"Wait a minute!!" Just as Yue Zhong and the rest had left the checkpoint, a worker chased after them and called out to Yue Zhong.
Yue Zhong looked at the young worker and asked: "What's the matter?"
The young worker explained to Yue Zhong: "Currently, in Guilin City, only cars with a license plate can be driven on the streets! The car license plate costs a tonne of rations to purchase! Of course, you can also choose to leave the car with us or sell it directly. If you leave it with us, you'll need to pay a jin of rations a day. If you sell it directly, we can pay a hundred jin of rations! "
Yue Zhong pondered for a while, before handing a bag of rice to the young worker: "I'll choose to leave it then!! This is a hundred jin of rice! I'll leave it for a hundred days! "
Shi He received the bag of rations, and looked at Yue Zhong's group carefully. His gaze lingered on Ning Yuxin for a while, before he revealed a bright smile: "I got it! I'll call myself Shi He, let's be friends! "
Although Shi He was young, his eyes were sharp. From Yue Zhong and the rest, he could see a steadiness and composure that only a few experts could see. Furthermore, to be able to roam the world with a few people, Yue Zhong and the rest were definitely not simple people. There was no harm in befriending such people.
Yue Zhong smiled lightly at Shi He and said indifferently: "I'm called Yue Zhong! If there's time, let's meet up! I still have things to do, I'll make a move first! "
After that, Yue Zhong brought Shang Lun and the rest towards Guilin City.
"Yue Zhong?!" Shi He looked at the departing Yue Zhong, and decided that if there was a chance, he would definitely befriend this person.
As Yue Zhong and the rest walked towards Guilin City, along the way, they saw a scene that was different from other places.
In Guilin City, there were many shops that had closed down, but there were many new shops that popped up. There were shops that sold homemade bows, ropes, machetes, shields, there were dojos that taught close combat skills, there were even Mutant Beast hides that sold all sorts of leather armors. There were many small restaurants all over the place, and it was a flourishing scene.
Although it could not be compared to before the apocalypse, Guilin City was much more prosperous and orderly than many places Yue Zhong had seen. The prosperity of Guilin City was comparable to the Long Hai City that Yue Zhong had built up.
For Guilin City to be in such a state, it was mainly because of the 850,000 survivors within. Outside, there was Du Shan Xiong leading the army to wipe out the zombies, and inside, there was the government of Guilin City and Nanning City to maintain order. This was the reason why Guilin City looked so prosperous on the surface.
As Yue Zhong continued on, he could see the ugly scars hidden under the luxurious exterior. In every corner, there were survivors in ragged clothes, haggard faces, and emaciated bodies.
Yue Zhong even saw a few corpses on the side of the road, those who had died of starvation or suicide. However, such a scene was a common sight for the survivors in Guilin City, and no one bothered with the corpses, instead choosing to leave the area.
Before the apocalypse, the streets of Guilin City were currently filled with women who were willing to sell themselves for a living. Hundreds of them were dressed to the nines, and the moment they saw a man, they would come up to him, and once the terms were agreed, they would enter a small room to engage in the flesh exchange.
Although Guilin City was lacking in many aspects, it was still the most vibrant base that Yue Zhong had seen, other than the Long Hai City Base that he had single-handedly established. At the same time, there was something that Yue Zhong's base could not compare to, which was that Guilin City had a population of close to 900,000, while Yue Zhong's Long Hai City Base only had a few hundred thousand.
Yue Zhong and his party continued on their way, and finally came to Ming Sheng Garden District, Block 23, Unit 4, Room 607.
This was Ming Sheng Garden District, Block 23, Unit 4, Unit 607. This was the old house that Yue Zhong's parents had bought in Guilin City, and after they had been transferred to Nanning, they bought a new house. Yue Zhong guessed that if his parents had returned to Guilin City, they would have stayed here.
Yue Zhong stood in front of the house, and hesitated for a while, before knocking on the door with anticipation and fear. By now, it had been close to a year since the apocalypse, and this period of time was enough for many things to happen. He was extremely afraid to see a stranger in the room. That meant that his parents had most likely died in the mouths of the zombies.
The door opened, revealing the face of a middle-aged woman that Yue Zhong did not recognize. Seeing her face, Yue Zhong's heart sank.
The middle-aged woman looked at Yue Zhong for a while, and hesitated, before revealing a look of joy: "You're … Yue Zhong!! Aren't you Yue Zhong? You're back! Xiao Ning, Yue Zhong, Yue Zhong is back!! "
"What? Yue Zhong! Yue Zhong, is it really you? " Right at this time, a middle-aged woman walked out of the room, and when she saw Yue Zhong, her eyes were filled with tears, as she hugged him, sobbing, "You're back!! My son is still alive! My son is still alive! That was great! That was great! My son is still alive!! "
In this post-apocalyptic world, it was unknown how many families had collapsed. By the time Yue Zhong's mother Ning Li had followed her husband Yue Ming to Guilin City, she had already lost all hope of seeing her son again. When Ning Li saw him, she was truly moved.
"Mum, I'm back!!" Yue Zhong looked at his mother who was sobbing in front of him, and even though his heart had been tempered by the apocalypse, he could not help but tear up.
After the apocalypse, Yue Zhong was in Hunan. However, there was not a moment that he did not think about his parents in Guang Xi. It was just that the road was tough, with the sea of corpses blocking the way. He could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, and continue to evolve step by step. Originally, he had thought that he would never be able to see his parents again. Now that he could see his mother, his heart was filled with excitement.
"Where's Dad?" Yue Zhong calmed himself down, as he looked around the room, before asking Ning Li.
"He went to work! He hasn't gotten off work yet!! Yue Zhong, come, let's get to know each other, this is Sun Jie, Auntie Sun! When you were young, she even hugged you! " Ning Li cried for a while, before recovering from her emotions, as she pulled Yue Zhong to introduce him to the unfamiliar middle-aged woman.
Yue Zhong greeted Sun Jie politely, "Auntie Sun, how do you do!"
Yue Zhong had heard of Sun Jie's name before, and knew that she was a good friend of Ning Li's, and they got along well. Even after Yue Zhong's family had moved to Nanning, Ning Li did not cut off contact with Sun Jie.
Sun Jie looked at Yue Zhong with a face full of smiles, "Good! Yue Zhong, you've grown so big, and you've become a handsome lad! "
Sun Jie had a satisfied smile as she spoke to Ning Li, "Since Yue Zhong is back! How about letting Xiao Yun and the rest meet tonight? "
Ning Li also laughed, "Sure!"
Sun Jie chuckled, before looking warily at Ning Yu Xin, before turning to leave, "Then I'll go back first!"
Ning Li then noticed Ning Yu Xin and the rest standing at the door, and asked, "Yue Zhong! Are these your friends? "
Yue Zhong lied, "This is Ning Yu Xin, she's my classmate from university. These 3 are Bai Xiao Sheng, Shang Lun, and Ying Kai Shan. They're friends I made on my journey. It's all thanks to them that I could come back here. "
Yue Zhong couldn't possibly tell his mother the truth right away. Your son, Yue Zhong, is now a warlord who kills people like scything flax, and has close to 200,000 survivors under his command. These few are your son's spoils of war, and the other 3 are his subordinates.
Ning Li looked at Bai Xiao Sheng and said with gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you all for taking care of my son. You've just arrived at Guilin County, and definitely don't have a place to stay. If you don't mind our house being small, how about staying at our place? "
In Ning Li's heart, nothing was more important than her son. Since Bai Xiao Sheng and the rest had protected Yue Zhong, they were her benefactors. Although in this apocalyptic world, having 4 people living here was a huge drain on rations, she was willing to grit her teeth and bear with it.
Ning Yu Xin thanked her politely, "Thank you, Auntie!!"
Bai Xiao Sheng took a look at the room and said in a heroic manner, "Yue Zhong!! You don't need to care about the 3 of us!! We'll find a place to stay nearby! You just stay here! "
The house that Ning Li and the rest were staying in was a little shabby, and it was obvious that they weren't wealthy. On one hand, Bai Xiao Sheng didn't want to stay here, on the other hand, he didn't want to be a burden to Yue Zhong's family.
Bai Xiao Sheng turned around and walked out, "Let's go! Old Ying!! Old Shang!! "
Ying Kai Shan and Shang Lun's lips curled up, and seeing that Yue Zhong didn't say anything, they quickly left. They had already agreed on a secret mark beforehand, as long as Yue Zhong made a move, they would rush over at the first moment.
Ning Yu Xin hesitated a while, before leaving as well. She didn't want to disturb the reunion between Yue Zhong and his parents.
After Ning Yu Xin left, Yue Zhong began to ask Ning Li about his family.
Before the apocalypse, Yue Zhong's father was a low-level civil servant, and his mother was a staff member of a public institution. Their family wasn't poor, but they weren't wealthy either. After the apocalypse, they had fled back to Guilin City. His father was still a lowly official in the government, while his mother had lost her job, and was waiting at home.
The treatment of civil servants had always been good, and Yue Zhong's father could get 40 jin of rations, 1 jin of fuel, and 1 jin of meat every month. The entire family relied on this to survive!
Guilin City had a huge population, and the lack of resources was a huge problem. The daily consumption of resources for nearly 900,000 people was an astronomical figure. The current monetary system had regressed back to the planned economy era, and all consumption depended on tickets. (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to come to Qidian.Com and vote for it. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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