Chapter 35: Liang brothers and sisters, don’t let him down.
After breakfast, Lin Mian was cleaning up the used pots and pans.
At the rear of the car, Jiang Jie found some clean sheets and changed them.
Inexplicably, there is a feeling that the years are peaceful and quiet.
"Knock knock knock."
There were two gentle knocks on the glass window in front of him. Lin Mian looked up and saw Liang Nan, who was standing outside the window, waving to him.
Out of politeness, Lin Mian also smiled at her, and the other party pointed in the direction of the car door.
He turned his head to look at the rear of the car. Jiang Jie, who was bending over to make the bed sheets, didn't even turn his head back, obviously not caring about him communicating with others.
Lin Mian turned off the faucet, shook the water droplets off his hands, walked over and opened the car door.
"Hi, how are you?" Liang Nan, standing under the car, waved to him again. "How are you? I was worried about you yesterday."
Someone he'd only met once expressed concern for him. Lin Mian wasn't sure how to respond to this enthusiasm, so he just curled his lips and said, "I'm fine, just a minor problem."
Clearly unwilling to discuss further, Liang Nan, while outgoing and familiar, wasn't one to pry into other people's secrets. "That's good. We didn't get to know each other yesterday, so let me formally introduce myself. My name is Liang Nan. Hello."
She said, and extended her hand towards the person.
Lin Mian didn't usually socialize much and was not used to shaking hands with people, let alone a lady. He hesitated for a moment.
But looking at the other person's enthusiastic face, he still extended his hand and said, "Hello, I..."
"Lin Xiaotu," Jiang Jie's voice came from the car, "Don't talk too much to strangers."
Lin Mian subconsciously retracted his hand.
Liang Nan's mouth drooped, feeling hurt. "Brother Jiang is really cold and heartless. After all, we fought side by side yesterday, and you actually said something about a stranger..."
She fought alongside her brother, how could that not be considered a fight side by side?
It seems that a lot of things happened when he was unconscious yesterday. Lin Mian was quite curious.
Liang Nan's sadness was only temporary. She quickly put away her "sadness" and turned her attention to another matter. "Lin Xiaotu? Your name is Xiaotu? What a cute name! You really live up to your name. You are also pretty and cute."
Lin Mian smiled awkwardly, not sure if this was a compliment to him or not. "Well, my name isn't Lin Xiaotu, it's Lin Mian."
"Oh, so that's it..." After hearing his explanation, Liang Nan touched the back of his neck a little embarrassedly.
Little Rabbit is so cute, it seems like it should be a nickname or something. She also wants to call him that, but her brother said that people should have a sense of propriety.
"Ms. Liang, why are you here?" Lin Mian changed the subject.
"Hi, why call me Miss? Just call me Liang Nan," Liang Nan waved her hand casually, "I came here to ask..."
"We wanted to ask where you two were going next," Liang Qun came up from behind her. He was still worried about his sister coming over to talk to others on her own. "We wanted to see if it would be on our way."
After a pause, he continued, "Hello, I'm Liang Qun."
"Hello." Lin Mian nodded and exchanged names with him.
"It's not on my way." Jiang Jie walked out of the car and stood behind Lin Mian, raising his hand and casually putting it on his shoulder. "If you two want to leave, feel free to do so."
"But we haven't said it yet..." Liang Nan wanted to say something, but his brother pulled his arm.
"Okay, we got it. Thank you very much, Mr. Jiang, for saving my life yesterday," Liang Qun said, bowing to him decisively. "I hope that if we meet again in the future, I can repay you in kind."
Jiang Jie smiled when he heard this and said meaningfully, "Maybe."
After asking all the questions that needed to be asked, Liang Qun stopped disturbing them and took his sister away.
Liang Nan turned around and waved to them reluctantly.
After watching them walk away, Lin Mian turned around and stared at the man behind him.
Jiang Jie lowered his eyes and looked back, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing much," Linmian thought for a moment about his words, "I just think Brother Jie is quite... friendly to them?"
How should I put it? During the time we were together, the other party looked at everyone as if they were trash. It was a rare kindness that he was kind enough to say a few words to me calmly.
And what did that person just say, "life-saving grace"? This is even more bizarre.
Jiang Jie did not answer this. He bent down and kissed his curious eyes, then took him back to the car.
He has no intention of creating a safe zone in this life. It would be a thankless task and very troublesome.
But there are many benefits to having a safe zone. News, transactions, the direction of various forces, and more covert official internal operations may change after rebirth, and we cannot rely entirely on the memories of the previous life.
All of these require a fixed force to find out. Now, he can wait for a ready-made one so that he can act conveniently when necessary.
There has to be some return for the small favors you give, right?
Even if others act like cattle and horses, he can still be free and unrestrained.
Liang brothers and sisters, please don’t let him down.
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I've gotten tired of eating fast food and pre-made foods for so long.
After leaving the service area this time, Jiang Jie did not rush into the city. He planned to go to some villages or planting and breeding bases to see if he could find fresh ingredients.
I didn't have this plan before because I couldn't store all those things even if I stockpiled them. But now that I have a space where time stands still, it's different. I can store as much vegetables and meat as I want.
It just so happened that Lin Mian’s space had expanded so much this time, so he didn’t have to worry about whether there was enough space.
After determining their next destination, they searched for the approximate direction and location and selected the nearest ones.
When asphalt roads were transformed into concrete roads, they had gradually entered the countryside.
Lin Mian looked out the window at the green wheat fields outside. Many of the wheat fields were leaning here and there and looked lifeless. He said with a bit of regret, "In another month or two, these wheat fields will be ready for harvest."
If it weren't for this disaster, the farmers would soon be able to reap the fruits of their six months' hard work, but now, it's uncertain whether they can survive.
Jiang Jie also looked out the window.
Some safe zones are also trying to grow these crops, including animal husbandry, later on, but because some mutations may occur, the risk is high and it requires the deployment of people with special abilities to manage them, which is very manpower-intensive and they dare not and cannot implement it on a large scale.
Moreover, compared to before the apocalypse, not only is the variety scarce, the quality is also greatly reduced, and the taste is incomparable.
As a result, these fresh foods were still in short supply in the later period, and any wilted vegetable leaves could be sold at sky-high prices.
Many of the things grown cannot reach ordinary people. First, they are taken by the top leaders in the safe zone, then by the people with special abilities. After going through so many levels, there is not much left.
Looking at these half-destroyed grains now, it is indeed a pity.
"Brother Jie, there is a river ahead." Lin Mian's attention was quickly diverted.
In fact, they had heard the sound of flowing water before, but they were still surprised to see it in person.
Lin Mian asked curiously, "I wonder if there are any fish in there?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan looked up at the midday sun and simply drove over there. "We'll know after we take a look. It's a good time to rest for a while."
The RV turned onto a barely passable dirt road and parked under the shade of a tree by the river.
When I left the air-conditioned car, it wasn't as stuffy as usual. Listening to the sound of running water and a slight breeze, I felt unexpectedly comfortable.
Lin Mian, filled with curiosity, immediately ran to the river. After observing for a while, his eyes lit up, "Brother Ji, there really are fish!"
Jiang Yan happened to come over and stand beside him, looking at the fish swimming in the river. He casually raised his hand, and the water flowed into the river, directly wrapping up the fish.
The fish swam in the water ball, probably still thinking that it had not left the river, completely unaware that its life was coming to an end.
Lin Mian, who was still wondering how to catch it, widened his eyes in surprise. Could superpowers be used like this?
Jiang Jie looked over and raised his eyebrows at him, "You can have grilled fish for lunch today."
Some basic camping equipment, including a portable electric grill, was given as a gift when I bought the car. It’s a complete set, which is just convenient for me to use now.
Lin Mianting's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
When they raided the supermarket before, they took some of all kinds of seasonings and had no shortage of them.
He jogged over to the car, opened the side storage door, and pulled out the necessary items: camp chairs, an omelet table, and a grill.
He also took out the folding bucket, unfolded it and placed it next to Jiang Jie to hold the fish for him.
Seeing him working happily, Jiang Jie's mood also improved, and he caught two more fish from the river.
Lin Mian supported his knees with his hands, bent down to look at the fish in the bucket, and sighed: "They are so fat, they look better off than those of us on the shore."
Jiang Jie smiled when he heard this. In fact, when faced with disasters, most of the time animals find a way out faster than humans. This is their survival instinct.
After watching the fish thrashing in the bucket for a while, Lin Mian raised his head and asked, "Brother Jian, do you know how to kill fish?"
"Yeah." Jiang Jie nodded. He has been able to take care of himself since he was very young. For a long time, he not only had to take care of himself, but also had to take care of his biological father. Of course, he also knew this basic life skill.
"Then let's go together, it will be faster." Lin Mian stood up straight, "I'll go get the knife from the car."
Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows as he watched him walk away. This little rabbit seemed to be less nervous in front of him recently and would even ask to assign him tasks.
He thought so in his heart, but there was no annoyance on his face. Without waiting for the other party to take the knife back, he hooked the fish with his finger and it was wrapped up by the water.
When Lin Mian got out of the car, he saw him controlling the water flow to clean a fish, removing all its internal organs, scales and everything else.
The man just stood there leisurely with his hands in his pockets, without even getting his hands dirty.
He looked down at the knife in his hand and suddenly felt that it was useless.
"Brother Sae," he moved closer to the man, "You are so good at using your abilities. I don't think anyone else is as flexible as you."
Jiang Yan turned to look at him and said without any guilt, "It shows that I have talent that no one can match."
Despite such arrogant words, Lin Mian nodded in agreement. The other party was indeed the most powerful person he had ever met. He seemed to understand and know everything.
He really believed it. Jiang Yan raised his hand and rubbed his hair. "Go fix the oven first. I'll kill the other two as well."
Even if you can’t finish it, you can put it into the space and it won’t be wasted.
Maybe after dinner, I can grab some more and stock up.
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