Chapter 5 Relatives
The tent is considered a luxury 'residence' among the various shanty houses of the Fifth Battalion.
This was what Tang Ling once bought a strange stone needed for a quark and exchanged it for from the quark.
That time, Tang Ling was entangled by a spider with a black spotted spider with human patterns, and almost lost her life.
But Tang Ling did not regret it. He could do anything to exchange for the best life for his mother-in-law and sister.
Seeing the familiar tent, Tang Ling felt a little excited and warmth in her heart.
I have been dependent on each other for too long, and I feel that I have to worry about three days after leaving.
Just as Tang Ling was about to reach his tent, a small figure rushed out quickly and rushed into Tang Ling's arms.
Tang Ling tightened his arms without thinking about the familiar aroma of dried cloves.
"Brother." The soft voice was a little aggrieved.
Tang Ling gently stroked the hair of her sister in her arms, her heart was full of softness, and she hugged her into the tent.
The tent was dark and cold. It was not until Tang Ling lit the oil lamp that he found that the fire pit in the middle had not set fire. A piece of nutrients that had been chewed halfway were placed beside the bed covered with dry crusts.
Nutritional blocks - the cheapest food, provided by the 17th safe area, only a few iron coins can be exchanged.
It is said to be nutritious, but in fact it can only keep people alive, and it has no taste and tastes like chewy wax.
It seems that I have less food to stay at home, and it is indeed impossible to last for three days.
Thinking of this, Tang Ling turned around and touched Shanshan's little face.
Shanshan looked at Tang Ling with her cute big eyes. When Tang Ling touched her, she started to smile.
It seemed as if everything would be fine as long as my brother came back.
A warm fire broke out in the fire pit. Tang Ling hung up the pot, broke the nutrient chunks, added some level 4 drinking water, and started to boil it.
No matter how difficult life is, Tang Ling must ensure that her mother-in-law and sister drink less polluted.
Some of the supplies hidden in the home are enough to make many people in the settlement envious, but they are all earned by Tang Ling with hard work.
Shanshan stared at the dried black-toothed rat meat and swallowed quietly.
Black-toothed rat meat is not delicious, but eating meat in a settlement is not easy, so it is also delicious.
Shanshan was not disappointed at all because her brother just brought back the black-toothed rat meat this time.
She was just worried, why didn’t my brother tear the meat into the nutritional porridge?
Tang Ling pinched her sister's face with a funny look, and almost without hesitation, she took out the uncontaminated flesh hidden in the tree trunk, which should be the red-textured black-skinned snake, and tore a lot into the mud.
Shanshan cheered. She liked to drink the paste with meat the most. This meat looked much better than the meat of the black-toothed rat.
"Where is mother-in-law?" Tang Ling wiped Shanshan's face with her sleeves. While staring at the pot with meat paste, Shanshan said that her mother-in-law had gone to pick up the scattered trash and had not come back yet.
Tang Ling sighed in his heart. As he was thinking, the curtain of the tent moved, and a figure with gray hair and a little hunched hunch appeared in front of the door.
It's mother-in-law.
Tang Ling quickly stood up and walked towards her mother-in-law. With the dim oil light in the tent, when her mother-in-law saw that it was Tang Ling, her eyes showed excitement, and her expression was both at ease and glory.
It's been three days since Tang Ling finally returned safely.
Since the accident with her son and daughter-in-law, she has been worried every time Tang Ling goes out.
"Mother-in-law, how are you getting something today?" Tang Ling was extremely reluctant to pick up the scattered family again, but he still smiled and asked in a pretended expectation.
No one wants to have any value in a difficult life, and the same is true for mother-in-law.
Unless you are strong enough.
Facing Tang Ling's inquiry, the mother-in-law said, "Today, I still picked up three kilograms of scrap iron."
While speaking, my mother-in-law put down the basket made of rattan on her back, and there were only a few pieces of rusted iron bars.
It’s not worth much, at most it can only be exchanged for two nutritional blocks.
In fact, according to the rules of the settlement, the scavengers must pay a certain proportion of the harvest to the scavengers, otherwise even this weak harvest will not be preserved.
Tang Ling was silent, while her mother-in-law held Tang Ling's hand tightly, as if she was afraid that Tang Ling would disappear, and all the warmth and care were all indifferent.
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Tang Ling's harvest brought a rare "gluttonous feast" to this poor home.
In the past, it would have been a great reward to be able to exchange for a pound of pollution-free meat. After all, life has other needs.
After packing up everything, Tang Ling held Shanshan, who was sleepy after eating, and sat by the fire with her mother-in-law.
The mother-in-law talked about the scavenging, and her guesses and yearning for the previous civilization.
The pre-civilization naturally existed, but people in the era where they lived without the right to learn were naturally no way to know.
But from the various "relics" and materials it left behind, we can always tell that it was a beautiful era. How did it become like this today? It is also puzzling.
At least the people in the settlement are puzzled.
My mother-in-law has said many times about the former civilization. Every time Tang Ling listens patiently and smiles.
But this time, Tang Ling had something to worry about. While listening, she was stroking Shanshan's black hair in a daze and uneasy manner.
Finally, he made up his mind: "Mother-in-law, tomorrow..."
The mother-in-law was stunned, Tang Ling's tone and expression made her slightly uneasy.
Tang Ling let out a long sigh and tried to say to her mother-in-law in a relaxed tone: "The safe area will start recruiting preparatory soldiers tomorrow."
The mother-in-law's expression changed. She was sewing Tang Ling's torn clothes on her hands, but she fell into the fire pit because of her loss of consciousness.
She hurriedly went to pick it up, but was burned by the sparks on her clothes.
But the mother-in-law didn't care. She grabbed Tang Ling's hand and asked nervously: "Are you going?"
Tang Ling lowered her head and patted Mars on her clothes. He looked up but had a determined look: "I'm going."
The mother-in-law's lips were trembling slightly, and she grabbed Tang Ling's hand and exerted more force.
Recruiting reserve soldiers sounds good. In fact, except for the soldiers who can enter the first and second reserve battalions, the rest are like "cannon fodder".
After a few months of training, they will be hurriedly incorporated into the warrior camp, and the next thing they do is to follow the Ziyue warriors out, either pioneering the territory, or collecting supplies.
In a year, no ten people can survive.
At the cost, their families can enter the safe zone to live, which is why people in the settlements are eager to become reserve soldiers.
However, the mother-in-law is absolutely unwilling to use Tang Ling's life to exchange for the qualification to enter the safe area to live.
She knew too well that the young man in the settlement would never have the chance to enter the First and Second Preparatory Camps.
It was a blessing in her heart that she was not selected.
But will Tang Ling not be selected? Others may not know it, but her mother-in-law understands it. Over the years, Tang Ling's support for life has shown his ability.
Chapter completed!