After attending Tang Lun and Xiaoya's wedding, and having a delicious breakfast made by Aunt Fang the next morning, the group prepared to set off and continue heading north.
Uncle Song and Aunt Fang were reluctant to see them out of the village gate. As they walked along the road, they handed them a heavy little package.
Aunt Fang smiled and said, "There are white rice cakes inside. When you want to eat them, just roast them over the fire. There are also a few pieces of smoked meat. Take them with you on the road."
Huo Shen and his friends had plenty of food in their space, so they wanted to refuse. Uncle Song saw that they didn't want to accept it, so he pretended to be serious and said, "It's not a lot, it's just a little token of our appreciation. You have to accept it, otherwise your Aunt Fang and I will be unhappy!"
Seeing Uncle Song's serious expression, everyone felt it was difficult to refuse for fear of upsetting the old couple, so they had no choice but to accept it respectfully, thank him, and accept it.
Only after watching the young men take the things did Uncle Song and Aunt Fang smile with satisfaction.
When they arrived at the village gate, Tang Lun and Xiao Ya were already waiting for them, having come specially to see them off.
Tang Lun looked at Huo Shen and the others, pursed his lips, his face showing reluctance, and whispered, "Have a safe journey everyone."
They nodded lightly, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Take care. After we finish our work, we will return to the Miao village and we will get together then."
Tang Lun nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the Miao village!"
Sang Chi and Lu Ziting smiled with their big white teeth and joked, "Of course, and then you will have to teach us to sing folk songs."
The two of them spoke in a relaxed manner, blowing away the sadness of parting, and a smile appeared on Tang Lun's handsome face.
Then he bent down, reached out and gently rubbed Sangsang's little hair, and said softly, "Sangsang, we will see each other later."
Sangsang raised her head and looked at Tang Lun with clear eyes. She hummed softly and said reluctantly, "Brother Tang Lun, Sangsang will miss you."
Tang Lun brushed her hair with his slender fingers and said in a low voice, "I will miss Sangsang too, so you must be with me in the future."
My buddy is coming to the Miao village."
"I will!" Sangsang nodded, clenched his fists and waved vigorously, with a determined look on his little face, "I will definitely come to the Miao village to see you again in the future~".
When Tang Lun heard this, a happy smile appeared in his eyes.
After saying goodbye, the brothers took Sangsang and prepared to go down the mountain.
However, when they just reached the foot of the mountain, an urgent and loud call came from the village, "Sangsang, wait a minute! Wait for me! Don't go yet!"
A few people looked back in confusion and saw that it was a chubby little boy running towards them from a distance.
When Sangsang saw that it was him, her eyes lit up, she let go of her brother's hand, and ran towards the little fat boy with her short legs.
She said in surprise, "Brother Xiaoqiang, you are here to see me and my brothers off too!"
"Yes, you are leaving soon, so of course I have to see you off," the little fat boy wiped the sweat from his forehead and said breathlessly, "and I have something else I haven't given you yet. Here, this is for you."
As he spoke, the chubby boy handed a bag in his hand to Sangsang, "Take these flower cakes I promised you."
Sangsang blinked, and her long eyelashes trembled. She stretched out her little hand to take the bag handed to her and said softly, "Thank you, Brother Xiaoqiang."
"You're welcome," the chubby boy replied, waving his hand.
Then he hesitated for a few seconds, and then asked in one go, "Will you come to the Miao village again?"
"I will come. After I finish my work with my brothers, I will come here again." Sangsang's big watery eyes curved into beautiful little crescents, and she replied in a baby voice.
The little fat boy nodded, and then asked curiously, "When will you be done?"
"I don't know," Sangsang pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "My brothers are not sure about the time."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little fat boy hung his head in disappointment.
Sangsang blinked his eyes, stretched out his little hand, gently touched his head, and comforted him, "Brother Xiaoqiang, don't worry, I will definitely come back here to see you."
The little fat boy hummed, and a smile reappeared on his chubby face, "Then let's make a deal, you can't go back on your word."
"Yeah, it's settled!" Sangsang smiled with her eyebrows curved, and the dimples on her lips were sweet and cute.
Hearing this, the chubby boy nodded and said happily, "Goodbye, Sangsang! I'll wait for you in the village!" The two children said goodbye and everyone walked down Moon-Watching Mountain.
In the open space at the foot of the mountain, Sang Chi took out the off-road vehicle, got in, drove out of Shuangyu Town, and continued heading north.
"Sangsang, when did you and your brother Xiaogang get along so well? He specially ran to the door to see you off, and even brought you some delicious food."
Sang Chi looked at his sister, then opened the bag and looked at the fragrant flower cakes inside, and said with a slightly sour tone.
In Sang Chi's heart, his super cute sister has always been very popular, but if his sister is too popular, he, as a brother, will get jealous.
"He is jealous, he is jealous," Lu Ziting looked at Sang Chi with a look that showed he had seen through everything, and he spoke with a smile.
Then Lu Ziting reached out to grab the bag, took out the box inside, and after opening it, he saw that it contained flower cakes that were baked golden on the outside and fragrant.
Everyone shared a box of flower cakes while they were still hot. Lu Ziting moved his mouth and swallowed the flower cake. It was so delicious that he squinted his eyes and said with emotion, "Brother Xiaogang is so nice. He actually gave me such delicious cakes."
Sangsang's fair and tender cheeks puffed up. She took small bites of the sweet flower pastry, hummed softly, nodded, and said in a soft voice, "Yes, Brother Xiaogang is a very nice person~".
When Sang Chi heard his sister praising other boys, the delicious flower cake in his mouth suddenly lost its fragrance.
Heading north from Wangyue Mountain, you will see endless mountain ranges along the way, because this area is in a mountainous area.
After driving for four or five hours and approaching noon, Huo Shen looked at the nearby route and found a place near a small stream. He stopped the car and prepared to take a break and have lunch.
The location he found was very good, with a stream in front, a small forest behind, and a meadow with a wide view in the middle.
If a person or zombie comes, it can be discovered immediately, which is safer.
And if it weren't for the end of the world, this place would also be a great spot for a picnic and camping.
After everyone got off the bus, Lu Ziting looked at the beautiful scenery, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Having lunch here will help improve my cooking skills."
Among the group, Lu Ziting is the best cook, and he is basically the one who feeds the family three meals a day on the road.
So after hearing what he said, several people smiled and said, "Then we are in for a treat today."
Lu Ziting raised his eyebrows proudly, then asked Sang Chi for the ingredients and started cooking.
He stir-fried spicy and sour potato shreds and stewed fragrant beef brisket with tomatoes.
Lu Ziting’s cooking skills are good, and everyone likes these two dishes. Even Sangsang had a bowl of white rice.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they cleaned up the place. Then Lu Ziting thought of the white glutinous rice cakes that Uncle Song and Aunt Fang had given him. He said, "Let's not leave yet. Let's bake the glutinous rice cakes and take them with us to eat on the road before we leave here."
While speaking, Lu Ziting pointed to the grove and said, "There is a forest right in front of us. There must be a lot of dry branches and wood in it. Let's pick up some and roast the glutinous rice cakes."
It doesn’t take long to roast the glutinous rice cakes, and since we just finished our meal, it would be better for everyone to rest here for a while before leaving.
Lu Ziyun and Huo Shen nodded and said, "Okay, then you wait a moment, and we'll go pick up some branches.
After they left, Sang Chi took out a huge picnic mat from the space and spread it on the grass.
He helped Sangsang take off his shoes and sit on it. He stretched and said with a smile, "Now it really feels like a picnic."
Lu Ziting nodded and replied with a smile, "And the sun is shining brightly today. It would be nice to sit on the mat and bask in the sun."
Sangsang listened to her brothers' conversation, she blinked her eyes, and felt the warm midday sun shining on her body, making her very sleepy.
The little guy closed his eyes drowsily, tilted his body, and lay on the mat.
Pei Yu lowered his eyes and looked at Sangsang who fell asleep in a second. He curved his lips and smiled, then stood up and walked towards the SUV. He took out the small pillow she usually used from the rear driver's seat, and then he carefully placed the small pillow behind her head.
After a while, Lu Ziyun and Huo Shen, who were picking up branches, came back. When they saw Sangsang fell asleep in the sun, they subconsciously slowed down their movements.
Huo Shen and Lu Ziyun placed the branches in front of Lu Ziting, then took off their shoes and sat cross-legged next to Sangsang, just enough to block the scorching and dazzling sunlight for her.
Lu Ziting fiddled with the branches and set up a small wire mesh on it. After lighting the fire, he placed the square white glutinous rice cake on the wire mesh.
The branches crackled gently, baking the glutinous rice cakes.
After a while, the snow-white glutinous rice cake slowly expanded and turned golden brown, becoming crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. One bite filled my mouth with the sweet aroma of glutinous rice.
They had just finished their meal and were not hungry, but the glutinous rice cake was so fragrant, so after it was baked, everyone tasted a few bites while it was still hot.
"Once I finish roasting the remaining ground rice cakes, Sangsang will almost wake up and we can set off," Lu Ziting said while chewing the soft and sticky ground rice cakes.
Several people smiled and nodded, but at this moment, the roar of a car coming from a distance made their smiles disappear.
They looked at each other, put on their shoes, stood beside the picnic mat, and looked warily in the direction where the car was coming.
After a while, a huge car drove over.
The off-road vehicle driven by the group was not small in size, but this car was much larger.
The appearance of the car is very smooth and domineering, and it looks very tough.
Huo Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a military off-road vehicle with high protection performance. I don't know who is coming. Let's wait and see what happens."
The off-road vehicle that looked like a beast was parked at a distance from Huo Shen and the others. The distance between the two parties was very clever, not too close to make the other party feel uncomfortable, nor too far away to see each other's actions.
This behavior also indirectly shows that they have no ill intentions and everyone should just keep to themselves.
Therefore, the vigilance in Huo Shen and the others' eyes calmed down a little, and then they looked at the mighty and domineering military off-road vehicle calmly, wondering in their hearts who was in the car?
After the SUV was turned off, two people got out, and their subsequent actions surprised Sang Chi and the others.
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