Chapter 58 Return with a Full Load
Two tall SUVs drove into a familiar neighborhood. The trunks could no longer be closed, the roofs were piled high, and the back seats that were not visible to outsiders were also filled to the brim.
This trip can be said to be a fruitful one.
As she walked along, Rong Xianxian seemed to be able to feel the eager gazes of the people hidden in different buildings.
This time the car drove directly into the underground garage and drove to the area near their destination. The bloody smell of fresh meat on the car seduced the monsters in the darkness and they were ready to move. After repelling several waves of monsters' attacks, they soon arrived at their destination.
Rong Xianxian looked at the four large glass bottles around her that contained the bright, flame-like red fruits with gratitude. The glass bottles not only preserved the fruits' freshness, but also isolated the red fruits' sweet and tempting smell.
Rong Xianxian checked the sound transmission talisman in her hand and found nothing unusual. She then sent Wang Lin back to the villa to check the doors, windows, and rooms. After making sure that there were no abnormalities, she asked Xiao Luo and Xuan Xuan to return to the villa before they began to transport things into the villa.
Rong Xianxian, Cui Lie, and Xia Kai were on guard to resist the dark monsters that were ready to attack, while Jiang Jie and Wang Qirui were passing things up from below.
By the time they moved all their harvest into the villa, they found that it took about an hour.
Looking at the various wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, and fresh meat spread out on the floor, all my fatigue turned into deep joy.
Rong Xianxian secretly felt that there is strength in numbers. In her previous life, she survived the difficult winter by quietly collecting, drying and storing wild vegetables and fruits on the road of escape.
In winter, the snow fell for about a whole month, and the dried vegetables, preserved fruits and dried fruits in the safe zone were sold at astonishing prices.
The day when the weather changed was April 21st. Now more than a month has passed and it is already June.
The temperature on the balcony was scorching hot from noon until six or seven in the afternoon. It only took two or three days to dry all the leftover wild vegetables into dried vegetables.
From the first floor to the third floor, although the light on the first floor balcony is a little worse, the temperature is not much lower. Most of the wild vegetables are moved to the balcony to dry, and those bright poisonous mushrooms are placed in a deep basket and placed on the roof to dry separately to prevent them from being seen by the children.
Wash the collected medicinal materials, and sort out those that need to be sun-dried, those that need to be air-dried, those that need to be dried in the shade, and those that need to be dried in the oven.
On the way back, Rong Xianxian took a monster to test the toxicity of the wild mushroom. A small mushroom poisoned a monster that was more than two meters tall.
Judging from the monster's reaction, these mushrooms have a certain hallucinogenic effect.
The usage and dosage still need to be explored.
By the time the things on the ground were cleared up, it was time for dinner. Rong Xianxian started two stoves and a barbecue grill at the same time. She cooked wild vegetable dumpling soup on one stove and steamed wild vegetable dumplings on the other stove. Large chunks of marinated meat were roasted in the barbecue grill.
As usual, we ate and chatted.
"We are going out of the city today too? What do you think?" Rong Xianxian spoke first.
"The road outside doesn't seem right. We were clearly following the road leading to the Xichong Expressway, so why didn't we see the expressway after leaving the city?" Xia Kai asked worriedly.
"Could it be that we have taken the wrong road?" Wang Qirui said.
"This road was the flattest, widest and straightest before, so we shouldn't have gone wrong. Besides, there are so many of us, so one person might have remembered it wrong. Could it be that so many of us had remembered it wrong?" Wang Lin shook his head.
"Do you recognize those flowers, grasses, and trees we saw outside the city today? Why do I feel like I've never seen many of these plants before?" Jiang Jie asked in confusion.
"What's so strange about this? Haven't you seen monsters outside? Could these strange things have also landed with the monsters?" Wang Qirui guessed.
"They are just monsters, but some of the trees are as thick as my waist. Their root systems are so developed. If they fell from the sky, how could they have grown their own roots? It should be that the original plants were impacted by spiritual energy and mutated, right?" Xia Kai retorted.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Rong Xianxian couldn't help but think of Shang Yuege's theory of the ancient earth.
Spiritual energy is reviving, the ancient Earth is resurrecting, and the land where humans live is expanding.
Can this be true?
"Looking at the road conditions today, cars can't pass. If you want to go north, you can only find another way." Rong Xianxian said with a frown.
"Oh my God, this is a big trouble. If the original road is blocked, do we need to open up the mountain and pave a new road?" Wang Lin seemed to have thought of something and his eyes widened.
Wang Lin, Jiang Jie and others are all veterans, and they have done a lot of disaster relief work in the army.
Know what it means to have no road?
"No wonder Sister Rong said that there has been no news sent back from the advance troops sent out by the army? If we have to open a road first before we can pass, this period of time is indeed not long." Wang Qirui glanced at Rong Xianxian and said.
"Could those bones we saw today be..." Wang Lin said as if he had thought of something.
"No, those bones should belong to the civilian team that wants to return to Binyang." Rong Xianxian interrupted Wang Lin's guess. The army has a large number of people, and even if some people are killed by monsters, their comrades will not let their bodies be left there.
"You only saw the bones but not the car?" Xia Kai asked puzzledly.
"The car must have been driven away by the survivors. I don't know whether they returned to the base or took another route." Rong Xianxian guessed.
"Then should we leave the city? Or should we go to the safe zone to get some information first?" Jiang Jie asked.
Several people looked at Rong Xianxian.
"I have to go out a few more times just for this bite of food." Rong Xianxian said with a smile. If she doesn't eat green leafy vegetables for a long time, she will definitely lack vitamins. She feels that she will get oral ulcers if she doesn't eat some vegetables.
The fragrant and tender wild vegetable dumplings are served with a garlic vinegar sauce that is sour, spicy and fresh, making you not want to stop eating after just one bite.
"So are we going out tomorrow? Or are we going to explore along the same direction as today?" Jiang Jie said after swallowing a mouthful of soup and putting down the bowl.
"These things are everywhere. There are no signs of road building in the area we explored today. I think we should still look for the path the army has taken." Wang Lin expressed his opinion.
"The troops that left the city have not returned. Although the road they took may not be safe, vehicles should be able to pass through. The army should open a road towards the capital. If they leave the city, we can find the road the army took. However, we are just scouting now. We cannot spend the night in the wild and must return before dark." Rong Xianxian agreed with Wang Lin's point of view.
"Is there any new news from the safe zone?" Jiang Jie asked. After all, the news Rong Xianxian received was only a few days ago.
If there is new news, they can save some effort and avoid unnecessary trouble.
(End of this chapter)
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