Endless Road of Corpse - C75
After we finished burying Lv, and with Yang Yufan’s strong request, we placed a large stone in front of Lv’s grave as a tombstone. However, when we were about to engrave the words on the stone, no one actually knew Lv’s full name. In the end, only the words “Lv’s Tomb” could be carved onto the stone.
Following that, we randomly ate a bit of lunch made by the Uncle Feng and the others, and while the snow was falling heavily, we quickly repaired the wall of the courtyard. Fortunately, the construction materials such as cement, yellow sand, bricks and the like were all readily available in this half-built factory. At this time, it also reflected the importance of knowing a trade in this society where modern civilization had already died. Big Power and Monkey were both from the countryside, and had more or less done the work of a cement maker. On the other hand, San Mao, Yang Yufan and I had never eaten pork before, we had never even seen a pig run before.
We were busy until dark, when the moon came up, and then we repaired the wall.
The long, fucking day was finally coming to an end, and I felt empty inside, thinking of MaggieQ’s warning in the morning, as if it were from a previous life. The Aunt Chen asked Little Casey to come and call us to eat. When I walked into the room, I found that the house had already been tidied up neatly and the messy stuff, as well as the weapons thrown on the ground by the black-clothed man had all disappeared. Zhang Yiling and Xiao Jie were squatting on the ground, wiping the last bit of blood off the ground with a cloth.
Dinner was already cooked on the stove and as usual, it was mixed porridge, but it looked like there were a lot of vegetables, I think that the Aunt Chen must have saved them from the vegetables that had been ruined. It would be a waste not eating them, but when I thought about how these vegetables had been trampled on by those disgusting Zombie before, I lost all my appetite.
Aunt Chen still went ahead and poured some porridge for San Tu to send over. Today, San Tu had volunteered to stand guard on his own accord, so he said in his own words, “You can’t just eat and not work.” I agreed after thinking about it. After all, without Lv, he could make up for the deficiency.
Then, Aunt Chen continued to scoop the porridge one by one until it was ready for us. When I took the bowl of porridge, I saw that Aunt Chen’s hands were trembling and her complexion wasn’t too good. Her face was pale and she looked weak and weak.
I took a sip of the congee. It was so salty that I almost puked it out. I was about to make a joke about whether the salt bowl had been overturned today, when I heard a sound of ginkgo. The bowl of porridge in Aunt Chen’s hands fell to the ground.
Everyone was shocked. Uncle Feng shouted and rushed over to pull his hand.
“Quick, put her on the sofa!” I shouted.
Uncle Feng and San Mao moved Aunt Chen onto the sofa together. I went over to look and saw that Aunt Chen’s face had suddenly turned red. I touched her forehead.
“This is bad!” I couldn’t help but shout out. San Mao, who was at the side, also raised his head and looked at me, his eyes filled with anxiety and fear.
At this time, Uncle Feng had calmed down. He first looked at Aunt Chen’s hands and arms, then fumbled downwards to check his legs. At this time, I saw that there were some torn marks on Aunt Chen’s pants at her left ankle.
Uncle Feng obviously saw the crack in Aunt Chen’s leg, he grabbed Aunt Chen’s pants and pulled. I couldn’t help but take in a breath of cold air, seeing a bite mark on Aunt Chen’s ankle!
I heard Uncle Feng groan and knelt down. He held Aunt Chen’s hand and pressed his forehead against Aunt Chen’s hand, not saying a word for a long time.
I looked at Aunt Chen’s wound again. The wound isn’t really deep, but it’s obvious that it’s broken and bleeding. According to our previous experience, if you were to be bitten by a Zombie, as long as you see blood, even if it’s just a little bit of oil, you would be doomed to die. Generally, corpses will strike at least eight hours after being bitten, or at most twelve hours after you get bitten!
I secretly calculated in my heart. From the time MaggieQ brought us to the moment we escaped till now, it’s already been more than 6 hours, which means that there isn’t much time left in Aunt Chen!
I looked at Aunt Chen’s face. She had already fallen into a coma and her face was so red that it seemed as though blood would drip out at any moment. “I’ve seen this kind of symptom a few times before. First it was a high fever, and then it was a deep coma. Then, at some point, the patient’s breathing and heartbeat would stop, and she would explode, baring her fangs and desperately biting at the person next to him.
At this time, Zhang Yiling and Xiao Jie had also realized what was going on. The two girls immediately hugged each other and cried. Monkey, Energetic and Yang Yufan also had miserable looks on their faces as they blankly stood there, not knowing what to do. Little Casey was stunned blank for a long time at first, but only now did she regain her senses. She walked to the side of the Aunt Chen, grabbed her other sleeve and gently called out: “Grandmother … “Grandmother …”
I have never seen a child look so desperate and frightened!
He couldn’t continue like this! I thought to myself, Aunt Chen’s Zombie transformation can be completed anytime, but it’s not good if there is a violent injury.
“Uncle Feng …” My voice was hoarse, and I felt as if my throat were glued together with glue.
The Uncle Feng didn’t even raise his head, he just waved his hand towards me.
“Grandmother! “Grandmother!” Little Casey was still calling out nonstop, her voice was getting louder and louder, and the strength pulling on Aunt Chen’s sleeves was also increasing by the second.
“Yufan, bring Casey upstairs!” I said to Yang Yufan.
Yang Yufan vigorously nodded his head, and came over to carry Little Casey. Little Casey struggled slightly, and let Yang Yufan carry him upstairs, but kept her eyes opened wide as she stared at Aunt Chen, and did not say a word.
After a while, I was just about to call out to the Uncle Feng again, but he let out a long breath of air and raised his head. After wiping his eyes, he unexpectedly smiled at me, and said calmly:
“I know what to do.”
My eyes immediately turned red, and I choked up, unable to speak.
Uncle Feng waved his hand and said, “We are already old, we know that this day will come sooner or later.”
Then he stretched out his hand to caress Aunt Chen’s face and continued, “My entire life, useless! I didn’t make any money, I didn’t even let her live a good day, but she followed me wherever I went, and she never forgave me … As a person, she has never been impatient with others. She has always been good to anyone. Sometimes, when I’m in a temper, I would argue with others. She would always pull me along and say that it doesn’t matter if we suffer a loss … “I always thought that it was you who endured me for the rest of my life and let me win. When I’m old, I’ll accompany you and take good care of you …”
“Yuan …” Uncle Feng turned around and said to me, “I’ll have to trouble you to bring everyone to Lv’s side to dig another hole.”
“Uncle Feng …” San Mao said as his voice choked with emotions: “Are you going to leave for a while, and let us send you off?”
“No need.” Uncle Feng waved his hand and said, “I want to send her off on her final journey.”
“Got it …” San Mao replied softly.
“I’m sorry …” Uncle Feng looked at us again: “Can you let me stay with her alone for a while? I don’t want others to see.
I was stunned, I looked around, there wasn’t anything sharp, seeing that Uncle Feng’s expression was still relatively calm, I calmed down and nodded, then called for everyone to take their digging tools and leave the house.
But before we were halfway to the pit, we heard a gunshot from inside. Before I could think of anything, another shot followed!
This is bad! We all rushed back to our houses like madmen. The first thing we saw was Uncle Feng lying beside him, with blood flowing out of his temples. In his hand was a handgun left behind by the black clothed man!
This is the day that the Zombie sent their comrades away the most. We buried the Uncle Feng and them in a grave together, and even placed a big rock in front of the grave. However, just like Lv, no one knew their full names.
“Tomb of the Uncle Feng” All of us surrounded the tombstone and stared blankly at the three new tombs without saying anything for a long time.
“Hou He Wei!” “My real name is not Hou Jian, it’s Hou Ho-wei. My name is Wang Hou, the general of the royal family, congratulations, and great fame. If I am going to lie here one day, please inscribe this name!”