Chapter 53 Distribution Box
According to Chen Mu’s original idea, he wanted to use the towels in the storage room to make some changes of clothes for everyone. After all, it is already very uncomfortable not to take a shower in this summer, and not even have to change clothes. It is indeed inhumane. .
Fortunately, in the past few days, everyone was under pressure to survive and didn't pay much attention to this. But as time went by, after food and safety were solved, hygiene problems began to become prominent.
But for now.
There is no good solution yet.
...
He Ying kept playing with the dagger in his hand at first, but as he got closer and closer to his destination, his mood became heavy.
Chen Mu understood.
She was afraid that something bad would happen to her three companions during her absence.
The journey was uneventful.
I met an earthworm, two groups of ants rushing to carry supplies, and a slow-moving caterpillar.
The squirming appearance of the caterpillar made even Chen Mu feel nauseated when he saw it, but He Ying didn't seem to have much reaction. Even Sun Yuan, who always liked to shout, seemed to be used to it.
It seems that these two people have spent far more time running outside than Chen Mu, and they have quite a lot of experience.
Chen Mu felt more and more that recruiting He Ying was a wise move. For the original nine people in Class 4, Grade 3, He Ying made up for a lot of what they were missing.
Chen Mu originally wanted to try to kill the caterpillar, because this kind of thing had already been included in the list of foods in his mind. If given the chance, he would really like to dissect it and see how many edible parts there are.
But thinking that there are more important things, I can only give up temporarily.
And that thing looks slow in movement. If it is really attacked, it will roll over and resist. If it is not careful, it may be injured.
However, he left not long after.
The three of them met a few lone ants.
This time Chen Mu didn't hesitate, he went up and killed one.
For humans at this time, ordinary small yellow house ants are only as big as mice in the past. Although the shell is indeed very hard and the strength is frightening, the difference in size is too big after all. Chen Mu, who has a sharp weapon, Easy kill.
Ants are said to be used as medicinal materials.
Of course there is nothing wrong with using it as food.
But when Chen Mu cut open the ant, he found that the inside was different from what he had imagined. There were two pipes in the chest, one thick and one thin. It looked like they should be the esophagus and nerves, and the stomach was almost entirely occupied by the stomach. Full, the rest is some intestines.
The structure is very simple.
But it doesn't look like there's much muscle.
"What are you doing?"
Although He Ying was not too afraid of insects and ants, she was a little uncomfortable with Chen Mu's behavior.
"See if there are any edible parts on it."
"Eating ants?" He Ying felt even worse.
"Well, the existing food will always be eaten up, whether it is instant noodles or flour and rice." Chen Mu sighed, stood up, and said: "Vegetarian food can be collected from natural plants, but meat can only rely on hunting. , but normal pigs, cattle and sheep are obviously not something we can handle now, so insects such as ants are the first choice." Of course
He Ying also knows this, but thinking about eating ants always makes her feel sick.
"So, you are dissecting it to find meat?"
"Yes." Chen Mu nodded: "But now it seems that ants are not an ideal food. Their internal organs and shell should be edible, but psychologically , I guess it’s not easy to accept.”
“It’s very hard to accept.” He Ying quickly agreed.
"You can also mash it all into meat patties, or dry it in the sun and grind it into powder. Let's try it again when we have the opportunity." "
Yeah, let's talk about it later." He Ying really didn't want to continue this topic.
"Are we almost there?"
The three of them walked for more than twenty minutes. Chen Mu estimated the time and found that they had probably walked for more than an hour.
"Well, it's just behind that little house."
We walked for another half hour.
Until we returned to the main building of the cafeteria.
Chen Mu just saw the silver-gray metal distribution box.
This thing is not big. In the past, it would reach a person's waist, but now it looks like a skyscraper. Of course, in comparison with the surrounding houses, it is not too big.
The floor-standing distribution box is located in the middle of a lawn, with a path passing through it.
In Chen Mu's opinion, this place is quite dangerous, and any insect crawling out of the grass would be scary enough.
But maybe that's why.
He Ying and others were so close to the canteen, and they were not discovered by anyone from No. 1 Middle School.
In addition, the metal distribution box is well sealed, and the entrance and exit are only through a ventilation hole that can only be climbed in and out by a single person, so I am not too worried about large animals.
As he got closer, Chen Mu became more vigilant.
He Ying's footsteps were obviously hurried.
"Under normal circumstances, the three of them will guard the ventilation hole on one side. If anyone breaks in rashly, they will attack directly. I will knock on the code." As He Ying spoke, he was going to knock on the
distribution box. metal shell.
But Sun Yuan stopped her: "Wait a minute, senior sister."
"What's wrong?"
"There seems to be someone else inside."
"Huh?"
He Ying not only did not stop, but was even more anxious to get in.
"Don't worry, let Sun Yuan listen first." Chen Mu grabbed her.
He Ying was also confused when he was concerned. When he calmed down, he realized that he had been too reckless just now.
"They seemed to be chatting and there was no conflict." Sun Yuan listened carefully for a while and said.
"What are you talking about?"
"It's hard to hear clearly because of a layer of metal. How about getting closer?"
They were about one meter away from the distribution box. Sun Yuan could hear the sounds inside. It's really not easy.
However, before Chen Mu could make a decision, a man slowly crawled out of the ventilation hole on the side of the distribution box.
"It's Feng Xiaoyu."
He Ying said, and then explained: "She is a sophomore in high school. Although she has no awakening ability, she is very clever."
A girl came out, and she crawled through the ventilation hole with difficulty. After coming out and standing up straight, he immediately waved in this direction.
"How did she know we were coming?"
"You can observe the outside through the gap in the power distribution box door." "
It seems that the person who came here does not have any malicious intentions, but it is better to be careful." Chen Mu saw the man named Feng There was no panic on Xiaoyu's girl's face, but rather some joy.
He Ying nodded.
The three of them walked up.
"Senior, you're back."
"Well, is someone here?" He Ying pulled Feng Xiaoyu closer to her and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, yes."
There was obvious excitement in Feng Xiaoyu's voice, and she smiled: "They are the people Li Xu mentioned before, our own people from Ziwei High School. They set up a huge camp on the playground, saying They are going to pick us up."
Chen Mu and He Ying were stunned at the same time and looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
(End of chapter)