Chapter 330 Chapter 332 The Great River Blocks the Road
"An autumn rain brings a chill. Calculate the time. It's already late autumn now. How cold it was when I opened the door just now? Go out and feel it and you'll know." Rong Xianxian's hair grew very slowly. After half a year, it was still just shoulder-length. She tied it into a simple and neat bun, and wore a high-necked lavender sweater on her upper body, a pair of slim, elastic and sturdy black leather pants on her lower body, and low-top ankle-protecting leather boots on her feet. The color of the sweater was clean and elegant, and it set off her fair face, red lips, sparkling black eyes, straight legs and slender waist. She looked beautiful, capable and energetic.
The vehicles from the main force drove out one by one. Rong Xianxian and the others packed their things into the cars and drove out.
"Oh, it's so cold!" Those who were wearing thin clothes shrank back due to the cold as soon as they reached the gate. They hurriedly opened the packages they carried, took out spare clothes, and put them on themselves one by one.
"Sister Rong, you are really a smart person!" Jiang Jie flicked his sleeves and said with a smile.
"Observe more and use your brain more. You may become a genius, but don't you see what season it is now? Maybe it will snow and freeze soon." Rong Xianxian said with a sneer.
"That's impossible. The temperature has dropped because of the rain. Once the sun comes out, the temperature will definitely rise again." Jiang Jie said as he got into the car driven by Wang Lin.
Rong Xianxian looked up at the azure sky. The sun was rising, and the surrounding clouds were tinged with golden light, like flower buds peeking out, half-bloomed and hazy.
The trees are still lush and green, the flowers are bright and the grass is long, each with its own fragrance, as if the low temperature has no effect on them. It is precisely because of this that many people survive the cold winter of food shortage by relying on these flowers, plants and trees covered with ice and snow, including her in her previous life.
After the heavy rain, the road was muddy and difficult to walk on. There were many puddles of different sizes on the bumpy road. In addition, monsters attacked from time to time, so the progress was slow and the car was shaking and bumpy, making it impossible to concentrate on reading. Seeing this, Rong Xianxian simply put down the talisman book in her hand and jumped onto the roof of the RV with Cui Lie to hunt monsters.
Cui Lie and Rong Xianxian were extremely efficient in killing monsters. After a short while, the roof of the RV was filled with monster corpses, and the pressure on the defensive personnel in the team around Rong Xianxian was greatly reduced.
The terrifying fighting power of the two of them shocked all the people who were paying attention to them openly or secretly. When they were on the road, Rong Xianxian stayed in the car to practice or read, and never showed up. Cui Lie also took action occasionally, but not with his full strength. After all, Jiang Jie, Wang Lin and Xia Kai were enough to deal with these sneak attack monsters.
"Sister Rong, look, there is a big river blocking the road ahead. We can't go forward anymore. I wonder if the large army ahead is going in the wrong direction, or has any other plans?" Cui Lie was using a high-power telescope to scout the surrounding situation when he suddenly handed the telescope to Rong Xianxian and said to her.
Rong Xianxian took the telescope and looked in the direction Cui Lie pointed. Sure enough, a wide river appeared in the field of view of the telescope, and the water was sparkling under the sunlight.
The map in Rong Xianxian's hand showed that the road they were taking now was the closest road to the Jindu Safety Zone, so the possibility of taking the wrong road was low.
Could it be that the river ahead was formed by the heavy rain yesterday which flooded the low-lying road sections?
The depth of the river cannot be seen clearly through the telescope. If the rain has only flooded the low-lying sections of the road, then the water should not be deep. Most of the vehicles in the team have higher chassis and may be able to pass.
The team continued to move forward for about half an hour, and the wide water area appeared before them.
It was already noon, and according to the usual rules, it was time to set up camp and rest. The main force had already sent people to detect the length, width, depth, water flow and geological conditions of this area of water. Others were setting up camp, patrolling, and the logistics staff were cooking, each doing their own job.
The civilian team behind also followed suit. In order to hurry on their way, no one had eaten properly in the early morning and were now hungry.
The reserve firewood was almost burned out between yesterday afternoon and evening, so now it's time to collect some more firewood for storage.
Ming Tianlei and Xia Kai were building a stove, while Cui Lie and Rong Xianxian took their two children and little bird Aoao to pick up some dry firewood nearby. Rong Xianxian had just seen a patch of light yellow, bowl-shaped flowers growing nearby in the car. The seeds of these flowers were one of the important ingredients for making special sauces.
Rong Xianxian planted this plant in the misty space, but perhaps the planting time is still short, and the place where the seeds were buried is still bare.
However, the sweet potatoes and potatoes that Rong Xianxian had planted in the foggy space had already matured and been harvested. Rong Xianxian didn't find a good reason or excuse to take out the fresh sweet potatoes and potatoes and plant all the harvested ones. Now, a large area of land that can be planted in the foggy space is full of potato and sweet potato seedlings, and the group of wild ducks often stroll around nearby. Rong Xianxian didn't bother to care. Anyway, she planted a lot, and there would definitely be a harvest in time.
Under the shade of pale yellow flowers and emerald green leaves, plump and round seeds with black, white and green flower skins are densely packed together. The seeds are white at first, and slowly turn green and black as they grow. When they grow into three-color flower skins, they can be picked and used. Some seeds have turned completely black, and the spicy juice inside the black seeds has hardened, so they can only be planted and cannot be used as a condiment.
Rong Xianxian picked two seeds with different uses and put them away separately. She hoped that someone would discover the uses of these seeds in the future, and when they settled down in Beijing, they could plant a patch of them in the yard.
When Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie returned, the surveyors sent out by the main force had already returned. Several officers brought soldiers to convey the orders from their superiors. The water in front of them was connected to the mountains in the north and flowed into a fast-flowing river in the south. It was impossible to take a detour. They had to either go straight or return the same way. There was no other way to go.
When they heard that they might have to return by the same route, the civilian teams were immediately in an uproar. Fuel, food and other supplies were already in short supply. If they had to return by a detour, many teams, which already had a tight supply budget, would simply not be able to support it.
While others are considering the time cost and material reserves, Rong Xianxian knows that the weather will suddenly change tomorrow night, which will be the biggest dilemma they may face.
"Didn't you check the road in advance? How could this happen?" Someone in the civilian team complained to the officer who came to deliver the message.
(End of this chapter)
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