Chapter 40: Second watch
Dahei spent the next few days being beaten, and Lin Ling was pestered by Xiaolu every day asking when to go out to look for the TV.
Except for Xiaolu, Xia Mo also showed a hesitant expression from time to time, but he was afraid of offending Lin Ling, so he never dared to urge her.
Lin Ling pretended not to know, until the evening five days later, when she dug out a basket of potatoes from the ground, she officially announced: "Tomorrow we will go out."
When Xia Mo, who was quietly burning the fire, heard the news, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but he said briskly, "Then I'll bring some water tomorrow."
Xiaolu also heard the news, and pestered Lin Ling to ask: Are you going out to find a TV? Where can I find it? Is it the same village as before?
Lin Ling said, "No."
Little Green: Where are you going?
"We have been to the surrounding villages, and there is nothing left in them. Let's go to the city along the road to look for them." Lin Ling wanted to go to the city to have a look, find one or two large LCD TVs, and watch them later. See what you can use.
At the end of Xia, thinking of the city where he met Lin Ling back then, he raised his heart: "Which city are you going to?"
"No, it's too far away." Lin Ling pointed to the east: "There is a city a hundred kilometers along the road. We can go there relatively close from here, and we can run back and forth in two or three days."
Xia Mo's hanging heart fell, "Shall we go together?"
"Yes." Lin Ling hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips and asked, "Do you want to go?"
Xia Mo nodded: "I want to go."
"Okay, then let's cook some more potatoes." Lin Ling prepared food and water, and set off early the next morning with Xia Mo and the others.
Dahei watched Lin Ling and the others leave, and when they were no longer visible, he happily swam several laps in the pond: Great! Finally no more homework!
After leaving the village, Lin Ling rode Xia Mo and Brother Chou in a tricycle and headed for the eastern city along the highway.
After riding for an hour, I passed the village I arrived at before, and continued to ride forward without stopping.
I passed many villages along the way, but I didn't stop there, and kept running along the X city on the road boundary sign.
It took a day to reach the edge of this abandoned city.
Before night fell, Lin Ling found an empty house to live in. After closing the crumbling door, she felt a little more secure.
At the end of Xia, he huddled in a corner, secretly observing the deserted and dilapidated streets and buildings around him through the air leaking windows. Although he lived with Lin Ling for several months, his vigilance never diminished, and he confirmed that there was no one around. He sat down after signs of activity: "Nobody."
Lin Ling hummed softly, poured a little water from the kettle and drank it. After moistening her throat, she said, "After dinner, you should have a good rest. Tomorrow, you will have to walk around the city, and you will need physical strength."
Xia Mo silently swallowed the potatoes in his mouth, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I'll go to bed later." Lin Ling was not at ease. The houses and streets here are too dense, unlike their house where you can see the end at a glance.
Xia Mo knew that Lin Ling was going to watch the night, "Then I will replace you later."
"You sleep on yours. If a child doesn't get enough sleep, they won't grow taller." Lin Ling glanced at the ugly brother lying beside the door with his eyes closed. With her and the ugly brother, there is no need for Xia Mo at all.
At the end of summer, after eating potatoes, I lay down in the thick clothes I brought. It was still early, and I couldn't sleep for a while, and my fingers scratched the floor boredly.
Lin Ling leaned against the wall, watching Mo Xia's every move, "Can't sleep?"
Xia Mo opened his eyes, staring at Lin Ling with dark eyes, "We are usually in class at this time."
Xiaolu arched Xia Mo's arm: If you can't sleep, get up and do your homework.
At the end of Xia, he really remembered to do his homework, but he didn't bring his homework book and pen, "Xiaolu, do you want to do it?"
Little Green shook the leaves in resistance, finally she didn't have to do her homework, why did she still have to make a fuss?
Xia Mo reminded Xiaolu: "I still have to write when I get back."
Xiaolu shook the leaves: Then we'll talk about it when we go back.
Lin Ling glanced at Xia Mo and Xiaolu, who was a good student and who was a bad student at a glance: "Sleep."
Overnight.
Thin light shone into the room through the window, gradually dispelling the coldness left by the night.
Lin Ling opened his eyes, and what he saw was Xia Mo who was sleeping on the other side of the room, holding Brother Chou in his arms. When did this person and dog sleep together?
Lin Ling curled her lips, she was quite trustworthy.
Sensing her gaze, Xia Mo also woke up, opened his eyes and saw the ugly brother who was being held in his arms, an unnatural blush appeared on his cheeks, "It was too cold last night."
"Get up when you wake up, pack up and go out." Lin Ling stood up, moved her stiff body, and then packed up and left the room.
After the end of Xia packed up, the two walked towards the city facing the tricycle. City roads are littered with abandoned vehicles, overgrown with weeds and lifeless.
Although the apocalypse has been over for almost a year, and the country is slowly arranging for the restoration of their homes, the main focus is on restoring land cultivation. As for the city, it is estimated that it will take a few more years to slowly develop and build.
Lin Ling and Xia Mo were used to this. They bypassed the congested road, pushed the car to the non-motorized vehicle lane, and then started rummaging through shops one by one to find the supplies they needed.
When passing by a jewelry store, Lin Ling pointed to the hats hanging on the wall and asked Xia Mo: "There is a hat seller here, do you want to go and have a look?"
Mo Xia touched the broken hat on his head and shook his head.
"Let's take a look." Lin Ling knew that the broken hat on Xia Mo's head meant a lot to him, but one cannot live in the past, one has to look forward, so she went into the store and took two hats off the shelf. Fewer bucket hats, pulled hard, are quite strong.
She took a few more hats, ranging from black to blue to white, and threw them all into the tricycle: "Take some more and go back to change your belt."
Xia Mo glanced at the hat with a gloomy expression, and said silently in his heart that he didn't need it.
Lin Ling ignored him and took a few more mirrors from the jewelry store, as well as some worthless headgear and earrings. Women love beauty, and she is no exception. In the last days, there is no condition for running around. Now that she has settled down, she can dress up a little when she has time.
After leaving the jewelry store, they continued to walk forward. The clothes store, shoe store, and supermarket were all raided. They didn't go in either, and walked directly to a huge electrical appliance store around the corner.
There are the latest TVs, computers, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. from ten years ago, and there are labels with promotional prices of 8999, 6999, and 5999 on them.
Little Green looked left and right, but couldn't find a machine similar to the one that broke down at home. It asked Lin Ling in doubt: Why is there no TV?
Lin Ling pointed to the rows of ultra-thin TVs around him: "These are all TVs."
Xiaolu looked at these TVs with distaste: so thin? Will it break in two days?
"No." Lin Ling found the most expensive TV, and waved to Brother Chou: "Brother Chou, help me to see if this one works."
Brother Ugly flicked his tail and ran towards the new TV, opened his mouth to reveal his shiny silver canine teeth, and inserted it into the socket next to it.
With the power plugged in, the TV turned on smoothly. It has a 75-inch full screen, high-definition picture quality, bright colors, clear sound, and beautiful appearance, which is very in line with Lin Ling's aesthetics.
Xia Mo, who had been quiet all this time, was shocked by the TV screen, "Wow, it's so big!"
"Bigger is better, the one at home is too small." Lin Ling looked at some of the equipped cables on the back of the TV. There are sockets for external devices, which should be able to connect to old-fashioned VCDs. "Then we will choose this."
Xia Mo and Chou Ge nodded together: This is good.
Xiaolu looked at the other TV sets, and then pestered Lin Ling to get some more.
"What do you do with so much? Our tricycle can't hold too many things." Lin Ling said, going to the warehouse to find cardboard boxes to put the TV in.
Xiaolu stopped Lin Ling and insisted on getting a few more: We can use a few more for a long time.
Lin Ling was unwilling: "One can be used for a long time."
Xiaolu shook the leaves: What if Dahei ruined it again?
Lin Ling glared at Xiaolu, the crow's mouth, and went to get two more TV sets just in case.
In addition, after getting the TV, Lin Ling took a few more thin and light computers, and after taking them, he wandered around the nearby area. There is a super-large double-door refrigerator, a washing machine with air-drying function, and a super-practical air conditioner. , as well as rice cooker, microwave oven, oven...
want it all!
But can't move back!
Lin Ling thought that it would be great if she had a big truck, the one that doesn't burn oil and can be charged!
Speaking of charging cars, she thought of the electric and environmentally friendly cars that were common on the streets before the end of the world. If she could find them, she could drive them home tomorrow, right?
Look for it later, and if you can find it, come back and move it. Lin Ling secretly made up his mind to pay special attention to the vehicle in the next process of searching for supplies.
"Move the TV to the tricycle first." Lin Ling and Xia Mo laboriously loaded the three TVs onto the tricycle, tied them with ropes, and then pushed the cart to continue walking.
The two continued to walk forward and saw a furniture buyer at the corner in front of them. Lin Ling thought that the bed she was sleeping on was only a layer of wood, and she was a little moved. It would be great if she could move a mattress back.
Xiaolu saw that Lin Ling was so fascinated by these 'coquettish sluts' that she couldn't walk, and pushed her forward vigorously: "Hurry up and find useful seeds!"
Lin Ling said, "These are also useful."
At the end of Xia, he was full of doubts. What is the use of a cushion that is not useful?
Lin Ling sighed, it really is a sin to live a life of extravagance after living a stable life for a long time!
As she walked forward, Lin Ling felt more and more how important it was to have a big truck. She really wanted to move back all the things she liked. In the past, she used to buy things worth tens of thousands, but now she picked them up for nothing. Good deal.
Xiaolu dragged Lin Ling to continue walking, and saw a toy store by the side of the road, which was full of children's toys, colorful and very attractive.
Little Green stood on the dirty glass window, pointed to a piggy-shaped toy and said, "Look, that's Zhu Bajie!"
Xia Mo and Chou Ge also looked inside one after another: "Where?"
"I want a Zhu Bajie." Xiaolu squeezed in through the gap in the glass door, climbed up the shelf in twos and twos, rolled up Zhu Bajie and walked out.
But for some reason, it bumped into a porcelain cat next to it, and the porcelain cat fell to the ground with a loud bang.
There was no one in the whole city, and it was silent, but a sudden loud noise seemed very abrupt.
Along the way, they were all light-footed and didn't make any sound. Lin Ling didn't expect something to go wrong here. She subconsciously looked around and secretly prayed that there were no people or mutant beasts nearby.
But things backfired, two people came from the diagonally opposite street corner after hearing the sound.
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