If Zhao Yu didn't know about Xu Menglan's poisoning, he might think that she was used to being abused.

But now, Zhao Yu could see Xu Menglan's behavior at a glance. She probably wanted to delay time, fearing that she would attack her third sister.

Zhao Yu shook his head and helped Xu Menglan up, "I'm tired, let's do it later!"

What you say now that I won't abuse you in the future is all meaningless. It's been a year and people don't believe it. They can only slowly change their ideas.

Xu Menglan stood there with a gloomy expression on her face, as if she was wondering whether Zhao Yu was really tired or was holding back some bad thoughts.

She turned her head and winked at Xu Xiulan, who was watching from a distance.

Xu Xiulan understood instantly, got up quickly, quietly came to the door of Sanmei's room, and knocked gently on the door with three long and one short strokes.

When the room gave the same response, Xu Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the bicycle to start generating electricity.

There is a pressurized water well in the shelter. Zhao Yu used it when he was a child and is quite proficient in using it.

Pour a spoonful of water into the pressure well and press the handle up and down. After a while, cold groundwater will spurt out from the water outlet.

"I'll do it..."

Xu Menglan still felt guilty at the moment, so she took the initiative to take over the task, scooped some water and put it into the kettle.

Ten minutes later, rice and two stir-fried vegetables were served.

There were still two kilograms of rat meat stored in the shelter, but Zhao Yu found it difficult to swallow, so he simply didn’t cook this dish.

"Have you eaten?"

Zhao Yu was about to use his chopsticks when he remembered that Xu Menglan was still standing next to him and asked casually.

"After eating, we have consumed less and are not hungry yet..." Xu Menglan smiled in a flattering way.

"Where's Sulan?"

"She fell asleep. She was too tired from the last shift of power generation..."

"Hmm!"

Zhao Yu didn't ask any more questions and just started eating.

The rice was okay. Apart from a musty smell, the texture was normal, but the vegetables were a bit too bland.

The condiments at home have been used up long ago, and most of the remaining condiments are expired and tasteless.

After a simple meal, Xu Menglan quickly came up to collect the bowl with quick eyes and hands.

Zhao Yu wanted to wash the dishes himself, but after looking at Xu Menglan's look, he thought about it and decided not to do it.

I checked the food reserves and found that there was indeed not much left. It could last for three days at most. This was still the case when the other three women ate very little. If they ate as much as they could, they would be able to consume it all in one day.

Zhao Yu pursed his lips. The most important thing at the moment was to go out and look for food.

Back in his room, Zhao Yu took out both guns, loaded the bullets one by one, put the holster on his waistband, and adjusted the pistol to a position where he could easily take it out.

"Honey, do you want to go out?" Xu Menglan had already finished washing the dishes and arrived at the door of the master bedroom at some point. She stuck her head and asked cautiously.

"Well, I'm going out to find food!"

Hearing this, Xu Menglan seemed to have remembered something, and hurriedly ran towards the end of the corridor.

Zhao Yu came to the entrance, opened the patio, and was about to climb up when Xu Menglan ran over again, carrying a covered iron bucket on her back, and there was also a smell that was wafting in all directions.

Zhao Yu glanced at her, said nothing, and took the first step, crawling along the patio toward the ground.

Xu Menglan was carrying a tin bucket and following closely behind her.

The patio is only a dozen meters deep, and there is an exit that looks like a manhole cover leading to the ground.

Outside the exit is a seemingly abandoned house, which was built by the original owner before.

When he came to the exit, Zhao Yu looked around at the lookout to make sure there was no danger, then opened the lid and got out.

In the patio, Xu Menglan also climbed up the ladder. When Zhao Yu saw this, he stretched out a hand.

Xu Menglan was startled for a moment. She didn't expect that Zhao Yu would want to pull her in. She was a little confused, but she didn't dare to refuse.

"Husband, I'm going to deal with this..."

After coming up, Xu Menglan did not dare to stay any longer and ran towards the door carrying a tin bucket filled with feces.

Zhao Yu saw this and followed him.

In the past, Xu Menglan would do this kind of thing alone, running to the woods more than a hundred meters away from the house on the ground to dump it.

When I walked out, the world outside was quite bright. There were three moons above my head. Although there were no lights, at least I was not afraid of tripping over stones when I walked.

The ground is overgrown with weeds, and there are no traces of anyone cleaning it. The scattered houses in the distance are also silent and look very desolate.

Farther away, various nocturnal beasts and mosquitoes kept chirping.

Listening to these voices, the two of them felt a little more at ease.

Compared with wild beasts, mutant beasts are obviously more terrifying. Wherever there are mutant beasts, mosquitoes and beasts retreat, and the sound of screams means that there are no mutant beasts around.

The two of them worked in tandem and soon reached the target area. Xu Menglan knocked down all the filthy things.

Not far away, a dozen pairs of green eyes were staring here, making her body tremble and she turned around hurriedly.

"Let's go!"

Zhao Yu already had the pistol in his hand and stared at those eyes warily.

Although wild beasts are not as terrifying as mutant beasts, they often attack humans. He can deal with them with his bare hands if they are in small numbers, but if they are in large numbers, he will have to shoot.

But after shooting, it is very likely to attract large beasts or even mutant beasts, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Xu Menglan was startled by Zhao Yu's voice, but she didn't expect that he would follow her.

But at this time, she couldn't allow her to think too much and hurriedly ran towards the house.

Zhao Yu saw this and took a few steps back, then turned around and quickly followed.

Not long after they left, the owners of a dozen pairs of green eyes in the woods swarmed up and jumped on top of the pile of filth.

A creature that resembles a wolfdog. It is larger than the wolfdog from Blue Star, with sharper teeth and sharper claws. It is one of the most threatening beasts in existence to humans.

Fortunately, Zhao Yu has killed a few before, letting these creatures know that he is not to be trifled with.

He escorted Xu Menglan all the way back to the house, opened the patio, and after watching her go in, covered the patio.

Lying on the iron ladder, Xu Menglan looked at Zhao Yu through the lookout. She didn't come back to her senses until he disappeared from sight.

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"Why does he feel different..."

Xu Menglan was a little confused. Zhao Yu always felt weird today. Not only was he too polite, but he also escorted her back and forth.

"He must be faking it!"

Xu Menglan recovered quickly. She felt that this must be something bad Zhao Yu was holding back.

After all, one year of getting along has allowed her to see this person clearly.

After leaving the house, Zhao Yu put away his pistol, took out a dagger, and quietly moved toward the woods.

As he approached, a dozen pairs of eyes suddenly appeared where the filthy things had been poured.

Zhao Yu looked at the owner of these eyes, and then slowly walked towards the other side.

The target of his trip was not these pack wolves, but another beast in the forest, an omnivorous creature similar to a wild boar.

Zhao Yu walked deeper into the woods for more than ten minutes. He stopped and walked, and from time to time he would squat in front of a footprint left by an animal to observe and continue his actions.

The original owner knew how to hunt, but he was afraid of getting hurt, so he almost never touched these large beasts.

The only time, a few months ago, I killed several wolves with a gun.

As a result, the mutated beasts were attracted. Not only was the wolf meat deprived of food, but he himself narrowly escaped death and lay at home for a week before he recovered.

Since then, the original owner has basically only picked small animals.

In addition to hunting, another way to obtain food is to go to cities to search for supplies, and then go to human gathering places to exchange for food.

But now, the county closest to the town is occupied by several mutant beasts, and there is no trading space for the time being.

Further away, there is another county town more than 50 kilometers away. The road is far away and it is inconvenient to go back and forth.

In this era, even if there is a car on the roadside, no one dares to drive it, so we can only rely on our legs to drive.

It’s about 50 kilometers, and I can’t walk it every week, and I have to be careful about wild beasts that come out at night.

When the gathering place was still there, only some powerful forces could do this traveling between two counties.

In the apocalypse, living with a few people like Zhao Yu occupies the mainstream, but there are still some people who choose to stay in groups, with as few as thirty or fifty people, and as many as hundreds of people.

Because the original owner had three beautiful women and the shelter was relatively safe, he never thought of joining these teams.

After walking for a few more minutes, Zhao Yu stopped after seeing footprints that looked like flower petals.

I found a big, strong tree and climbed up easily using my hands and feet.

Sitting on a relatively strong branch, Zhao Yu rolled up his sleeves and lightly scratched his arm with a dagger.
To be continued...