A Handbook for Raising a Wife in the Last Days [Double/‌‌‍‍1‍‌‎v‎‎‌‍‌1‍‌‍‎]

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*The little guy he raised, he knows what he will do as soon as his eyebrows move or his eyes change.

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When the fog was full, it was like a monster that could devour space. Every minute and every second, an area of land fell and was shrouded in ominous gray haze.

After the earthquake, dust and sand filled the air. The clouds, fog and dust in the sky blocked the sun. People were not yet alert to such common smog and were just wondering why there was no sunshine.

Until today, thick smog has obscured the sky and visibility has dropped to only one or two meters. If you are not familiar with the road, you may bump into people or houses at any time.

The most terrifying thing is that after the earthquake, some deep cracks in the ground have not been filled. Some people did not pay attention to their feet and fell into them accidentally. If it was a shallow crack, it was okay because there were people nearby who could rescue them. But in a deep crack, people would break their legs or even die.

There was a family in the village where the elderly didn’t have enough energy to take care of the child, and the child wanted to go outside to play. Maybe they thought that children didn’t enjoy any blessings in the apocalypse, so they agreed.

The old man was dizzy and his legs were slow, so he couldn't catch up with the child for a while, and the child fell into a nearby pit.

The child was still conscious and able to call for help when he fell, but the old man who couldn't find the child panicked and used his old arms and legs to look for him everywhere and call for help, which delayed the best time for rescue and the child died.

The old man lost his grandson. He was already in poor health and suddenly went mad. He hanged himself under a dead tree. The child's parents lost their child. They would have divorced before the end of the world, but now they have to make do with each other and become a pair of resentful lovers. The neighbors hear them quarreling every day, and they even fight when they are excited.

It is unknown how many people fell into the pit, and how many broken families were left behind. The authorities responded quickly, advising people to reduce going out. If they must go out, it is best to go in groups, bring lighting tools, and be careful of cracks under their feet.

At first, people thought it was just ordinary smog that blocked people's vision and polluted the air. People just needed to go out less. However, some people who had to go out went out more often and started coughing when they came back. They coughed so hard that they almost vomited their lungs and then fell down.

After being sent to the hospital for examination, it turned out that there was massive bleeding in the internal organs, especially the lungs, which serve as respiratory organs. When the body was dissected and opened, it was found to be full of a pitch-black substance of unknown origin, which was oily and greasy. It adsorbed on the internal organs and rubbed against them, then squeezed into the blood vessels through the wounds and flowed throughout the body.

The hospital has always been short of staff. After the earthquake, many people already needed treatment, and now there is an additional difficult and complicated disease. The medical staff are busy as hell. If it weren't for the high salaries in the hospital that can support a family, they might have resigned and gone home.

There are still many people who need expensive drugs to stay alive. Not to mention whether the drugs are available, even if they are available, they cannot afford the prices. Some diseases that might have only required simple minor surgeries before the end of the world are now death warrants. Without drugs and conditions for treatment, they can only go home and wait to die. It is really sad.