doomsday survival

Chapter 44 Waiting
In the early morning, just as the first ray of sunlight greeted the sky, Xia Qing walked out of the door, stood and stared down the mountain, expecting to see Shi Jian's figure.

Unfortunately, apart from the snow-capped mountains, there are no moving objects.Xia Qing also knew that it was impossible for Shi Jian to come back at night, but if he didn't take a look at him, he would always feel restless.

This man is different from anyone in the tribe, although the men in the tribe are equally brave, and they can be covered with injuries without flinching in order to cover the escape of most people.However, apart from being brave, Shi Jian gave Xia Qing and Xia Rou enough respect, which in Shi Jian's words means equality.

Xia Qing will never forget that two years ago, a man sneaked onto her body at night. Although Xia Qing's shouts failed, the man who violated the tribal tradition was not severely punished.The reason is simple, there are too few men in the tribe, and it is impossible for a tribe with only eleven men to sacrifice a combat power for a girl who is about to grow up.The end result was that the man was fined to hand over the prey one more time per day, and then nothing happened.Later, some men wanted to rape Xia Qing, but the patriarch at that time repeatedly emphasized that Xia Qing was underage and resolutely maintained the tribe's traditions, which allowed Xia Qing to escape.

During the last migration, the patriarch brought other men to create opportunities for women and children to escape, and only two men escorted them.On the way to escape, no one had the heart to molest Xia Qing, and later they met the uncle again.The uncle who firmly supported the tribal tradition was so powerful that the two men did not dare to bully her.But Xia Qing could see his desire for himself from the uncle's naked eyes, and he wanted to treat himself as his prison.However, what's the matter, anyway, women still have to serve men in the end, only in this way, men will have more strength to protect them.

However, after meeting Shi Jian, everything is different.On the first night, Xia Qing took the initiative to hint to Shi Jian, hoping that Shi Jian could fully protect the two sisters.She even pretended to tease Shi Jian unintentionally, but that night, Shi Jian was like a god who doesn't eat fireworks in the world, and didn't surpass him in the slightest.Next, when Shi Jian gave them lessons, he taught her what is dignity, what is equality, and what is freedom.Only then did Xia Qing realize that human society should be like this, not like in the tribe, where the hierarchy is strict and the strong are respected.

This time when Shi Jian left alone, Xia Qing knew that he was looking for some sanitary napkin for himself. Although he was touched, he also felt a little disdainful. Such a man would never be the head of the clan in the tribe.However, as the day agreed by Shi Jian came slowly, and Shi Jian was still not seen, Xia Qing's disdain began to turn into worry, worried that zombies would follow him, and worried that without a man's protection, would Xia Rou and herself be able to survive? Live safe.Now that the agreed time has passed, Xia Qing began to worry about Shi Jian in his heart.

Xia Qing had been worrying about Shi Jian all day long, and Xia Rou's smile had disappeared from her face. Even a lone male roe deer was caught in a trap, but the sisters couldn't show a smile on their faces.

"Sister, is brother Jian okay?" Xia Rou asked countless times, "Today is the third day, and it's getting dark now."

"I don't know either." Xia Qing responded casually.

"Or, let's go find him." Xia Rou asked.

"Looking for it?" Xia Qing forced a smile, and patted Xia Rou's head, "Where to find it? What if we go and he comes back?"

Xia Rou was at a loss for words for a moment, she lowered her head and said nothing.

"Wait, we can't do anything but wait." Xia Qing comforted Xia Rou, and comforted himself.

At night, Xia Qing was lying on the bed, but his eyes were not closed, staring straight at the ceiling.Xia Qing was sure that if Shi Jian hadn't been killed, he must have been in big trouble, otherwise, how could it be that he hasn't come back for three days.

Xia Rou beside her kept tossing and turning, and she didn't seem to fall asleep.Shi Jian was not at home, Xiaomeng and Serena went out for a wander at night, only Langya was lying at the door.

Although Xia Rou is by her side, Xia Qing still feels lonely, without Shi Jian, it seems that the whole world lacks something.Thinking that Shi Jian might never come back again, Xia Qing felt a pang in his heart, as if his whole heart was being grabbed by someone's hands, and then squeezed one after another.Two lines of tears kept flowing down his cheeks, Xia Qing bit his lips tightly to prevent himself from whimpering.

After a while, Xia Rou seemed to have fallen asleep. Xia Qing got up gently, covered the animal skin that her sister kicked off, and then added some firewood to the stove.

Xia Qing stood by the stove for a while, picked up a burning log, turned around, opened the door and walked out.

Xia Qing built a bonfire at the back of the house facing the mountain, hoping that Shi Jian, who was rushing back, could see it so that he would not get lost and lose his way.Worried that the bonfire would go out, Xia Qing put in more firewood on purpose.

Xia Qing stood by the campfire and looked into the distance, but the surrounding forests were so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly.She tried her best to listen for Shi Jian's voice, but apart from the whistling wind, there were only a few cries of wild animals.

Xia Qing didn't dare to think about what might happen to Shi Jian, for fear that his imaginary would become a reality and he would never see Shi Jian again.

However, thinking is sometimes like a monster, it grabs you tightly, leaving you nowhere to hide.The more Xia Qing didn't think about Shi Jian, the more Shi Jian appeared in her mind more frequently, making her involuntarily guess what danger Shi Jian might encounter.

Thinking wildly like this, Xia Qing didn't fall asleep until midnight.However, Shi Jian still stubbornly appeared in her dream.After a while, Shi Jian came back with a large bag of supplies, and smiled and handed her a pack of sanitary napkins that he had never seen before.After a while, Shi Jian was bitten by a zombie and turned into a zombie to attack them.After a while, I saw Shi Jian being attacked by wild animals on the way back.One dream after another disturbed Xia Qing for a while, making Xia Qing happy for a while, sad for a while, and terrified for a while. She didn't wake up from the dream until Xia Rou pushed her to wake her up.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Xia Rou looked at her sister with concern and asked, "Have you had a nightmare?"

"En." Xia Qing shook his head twice, making sure that he had escaped from the dream.

"Did you dream about Brother Jian?" Xia Rou asked again.

"Yes. I dreamed that he encountered many dangers and turned into a zombie." Xia Qing still shuddered when he thought of the scene in his dream.

"You don't feel relieved, let's go find him." Xia Rou put forward her thoughts again.

Xia Qing leaned on his head with his hands, thought for a while, finally shook his head, and said, "No. We have to wait for him at home, otherwise, it is easy to go in two directions in such a large forest."

"Okay then." Xia Rou nodded reluctantly, lay down again and said, "It's not dawn yet, sleep a little longer."

Xia Qing didn't sleep, went out to look at the sky, the east had already seen white, today is the fourth day since Shi Jian left.Xia Qing felt more and more confident, and walked towards the bonfire with his head down.The bonfire that had been burning all night was faltering, and the faint light of the fire was no longer conspicuous in the morning light.

Xia Qing filled the bonfire with more firewood, hoping that Shi Jian could see the direction he was guiding him, and prayed: "God, let him come back quickly. If he can come back safely, let me do anything."

It is a pity that Shi Jian was still nowhere to be seen until the sun was shining.Xia Qing and Xia Rou didn't even go to the trap. Compared with waiting for Shi Jian to come back, collecting prey was so insignificant.

The two sisters just had a quick breakfast and sat there.It wasn't until noon that Xiaomeng and Xiaowei were scratching at the door before Xia Qing stood up.

Xia Qing thought it was Shi Jian who came back, and hurriedly ran to open the door happily.As soon as the door opened a crack, the lynx brothers who had been outside all night squeezed in. Xia Qing went out to look around, but didn't see Shi Jian, and walked back dejectedly.

Facing Xia Rou's expectant gaze, Xia Qing shook his head slightly, stood there thinking for a moment, then gritted his teeth resolutely, and said, "Xiaorou, let's go find him."

"Okay!" Xia Rou replied bluntly, "Bring on the wolf teeth, it can smell Brother Jian."

Once the decision was made, the two sisters quickly dressed up, called Langya, and prepared to go out to find Shi Jian.Xiaomeng and Serena seemed to know what they were going to do, so they hurriedly got up and followed behind.

Xia Qing closed the door, took a last look at the wooden house, and thought anxiously: "I don't know if I can come back safely after going out this time? However, if I don't go, I will never feel at ease in my life."

Just as the second daughter walked out of the defensive circle, a voice came from behind: "Where are you going? Can you carry me in first?"

When the two turned their heads, they saw Shi Jian standing there, tears streaming down the corners of their eyes.

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