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Chapter 1252
Something was falling softly from above.
It's like rain, but finer and denser.
She reached out and caught one.
It was a dark, warm flake of volcanic ash. When it landed in my palm, it crumbled into powder with a gentle rub.
"Wanwan, it's too dangerous, come in quickly!"
Zhong Tiyun's voice came from inside the house, tinged with anxiety.
"Okay, here you go!"
"It's too dangerous outside, close the door quickly!" Zhong Tiyun pulled her, locked the door, and drew the curtains tightly. "When will this awful weather ever end?"
Zhou Shuwan patted her hand reassuringly: "It'll be soon, Mom. Look, the tsunami has already weakened, hasn't it?"
As she spoke, she took out various devices from her spatial storage.
Storage batteries, small generators, and air purifiers...
These were all devices she had stockpiled before the apocalypse, which she hadn't used much.
Now, it comes in handy.
"Dad, Mom, come lend a hand," Zhou Shuwan called out.
Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun immediately came over to help hand over the tools.
The three of them worked together and quickly assembled the equipment.
The generator hummed, and the air purifier started running.
In no time, the air in the room became much fresher.
The pungent smell of sulfur gradually faded away.
Zhou Shuwan was the first to remove her mask.
Take a deep breath.
The pungent smell became very faint.
Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai also couldn't wait to take off their masks.
Zhong Tiyun took a few deep breaths and couldn't help but sigh, "Ugh, wearing that damn thing is so suffocating!"
Zhou Jianghai relaxed his brow and picked up the bowl Zhou Shuwan handed him: "Are you all thirsty? Have some to quench your thirst!"
The bowl contained a warm rice wine and egg drop soup, sweet and fragrant with the aroma of wine.
He gulped it down in one go, smacked his lips, and squinted his eyes in satisfaction: "This is the real way to drink soup!"
Zhou Shuwan and her mother each drank a large bowl of rice wine and egg drop soup.
Then she took out several large meat buns from her spatial storage, which were plump, white, and still steaming.
"Dad, Mom, hurry up and eat something to fill your stomach."
The three of them sat around the bed, sharing steamed buns.
The meat juices overflowed, making one's mouth water with their aroma.
Although they didn't go hungry during these three days, they ate very restrainedly. They had never eaten so heartily before, so now even the food tasted even more delicious.
As Zhong Tiyun ate her steamed buns, she suddenly sighed, "If Xiao Yu had been here earlier, I really would have liked to let him have a couple too. He's in the command center, he definitely doesn't get to eat this well."
Zhou Jianghai nodded, then frowned again: "And what about Mu Mu? I wonder how she is. It's been three days, and there's still no news."
Zhou Shuwan paused when Mu Mu was mentioned.
Mu Mu has really suffered these past few days.
The atmosphere inside the Ding family's small house was extremely oppressive.
When the patrol team delivered supplies to the door, the leader was Zhao Qihu. When he opened the door and saw Mu Mu, his eyes widened.
"Hey kid! I was wondering why most of the patrols had returned to their posts, but you were nowhere to be seen! So you were hiding here!"
His gaze swept over Xiaoxue beside him without any attempt to hide it, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Mu Mu's face flushed slightly. She coughed lightly and straightened up. "Team leader, I'll go with you to deliver the supplies."
Zhao Qihu looked him up and down.
This kid has a sallow complexion, sunken eyes, and chapped lips; it's obvious he hasn't eaten or drunk enough in the past few days.
He immediately understood.
They must have given all the food to the father and daughter.
Zhao Qihu sighed inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. He grabbed the man's shoulder and said, "What's the rush! Have a good meal first. You'll have the energy to work when you're full!"
He pointed to the gray sky outside: "Don't you know what the situation is like outside? The volcanic ash hasn't dissipated yet, and the air is full of poison! We only dared to come out because we were wearing new air-conditioned suits and protected by mobile pods! Your protective suit, which you've been using for several days, is even running out of power. Going out would be suicide!"
"But..." Mu Mu wanted to say something more.
"No buts!" Zhao Qihu interrupted him, then turned and shouted to his team members behind him, "Give this family an extra supply!"
Zhao Qihu made this arrangement because there was one more person.
No one else objected, and the arrangements were made immediately.
Zhao Qihu patted Mu Mu on the shoulder, his tone softening: "Kid, stay put and wait until it's safe outside before you rejoin the team."
After saying that, he turned around and left with his team.
Inside the house, only Mu Mu, Xiao Xue, and Ding's father remained.
Mu Mu felt a warm feeling in her heart when she saw the extra supplies on the ground.
He squatted down, took a clean kettle, and poured water for Ding's father and Xiaoxue.
They have been lacking food and water for the past few days.
Especially with the water purification equipment broken and the air dry and scorching, they are all desperately thirsty!
Xiaoxue disregarded her own needs and took care of her father first: "Here, Dad, have some water!"
Mr. Ding lay on the bed, looking as if he had lost half his life; his face was frighteningly pale.
Hearing the noise, he barely opened his eyes.
Mu Mu and Xiao Xue worked together to help him sit up and carefully fed him water.
After swallowing a mouthful of water, Mr. Ding seemed to come back to life a little. He coughed a few times, and his breathing finally became more stable.
Xiaoxue's lips were also severely chapped and oozing blood.
After she finished feeding her father, she was about to wipe her mouth when Mu Mu handed her another bottle of water.
"You should have some too."
Xiaoxue paused for a moment, pursed her lips, took the water bottle, and whispered "Thank you."
She took a small sip, the sweet, fresh water soothing her parched throat.
Her eyes slowly began to moisten.
But she managed to hold back her tears.
After finishing her water, Mu Mu picked up a piece of smoked dried fish.