Chapter 104 Landing
"What is that..."
Everyone in the dining car naturally knew the news Jiang Qian had shared. They were so busy that they were naturally happy to have a new colleague to share the workload. Thinking that the new colleague might be arriving soon, everyone woke up the next morning looking forward to it.
So, everyone who was always paying attention recognized Li San as soon as he entered the dining car.
Old Master Xia first distributed the work clothes, and then took time out of his busy schedule to take them to choose a dormitory to live in. Before he could even say anything about asking them to take more rest, he saw the tall and thin young man in front of him put the luggage bag in his hand on the table inside, then turned around and followed him out, and took the initiative to ask to go to work.
Old Master Xia looked at him with his still clear eyes, and judging that he was speaking the truth, he beckoned him to follow him.
This was the second day of the food truck's opening, and while fewer people came than on the first day, it was still quite a crowd. Therefore, everyone, including the helpers, came to the kitchen as usual.
Everyone in the kitchen was surprised to see the person following behind Old Man Xia.
"Uncle Xia, what is this?"
Old Master Xia pointed behind him and said, "Young people want to come and take a look. I thought everyone has been busy lately, so it would be good to have one more person to help."
After explaining a few words, Grandpa Xia looked at everyone and said, "Everyone has come early this morning. Now that Xiao Li is here, let's take turns to rest. Xiao Jiang, don't you still have a child to feed? Go ahead and come back at three in the afternoon."
Jiang Wan was stunned, a little surprised and a little moved, but when she thought of the other people around her who had arrived early in the morning like her, the corners of her mouth lowered again.
Mrs. Wu pushed her from behind and said, "Go ahead, don't be embarrassed. The child is hungry and can't wait."
In today's environment, milk powder is expensive and hard to find, and babies basically rely on breast milk to feed them. They don't have any objections to a mother who needs to breastfeed.
With that in mind, she pushed the little girl next to her and said, "Yi Ran, you should go back and have some rest, just like your sister Xiao Jiang. Come back this afternoon. You're young and still growing, so you can't endure it like us."
Xia Yiran didn't expect that there would be something for her to do. She blinked her watery eyes and looked at her grandfather.
When Grandpa Xia saw the dark circles under his granddaughter's eyes, he swallowed back his disapproval. "Then you can go back with Xiao Jiang. Everyone will take turns. Come back on time at 3 pm to take over, so that your other uncles and aunts can have a rest."
Huang Liping saw Jiang Wan and Xia Yiran still standing there in a daze, so she gave them a push with her elbow. The two of them took in everyone's expressions before leaving.
It was mid-morning, just as breakfast was over and lunch preparations were about to begin. There weren't many guests in the dining car, but there was a lot of work to do in the kitchen.
On the way back, Grandpa Xia had already figured out Li San's background and knew that he had not learned any skills properly. The reason he ranked second was not only because fewer people chose to cook porridge on the day of the assessment, but also because he relied on his practice of making breakfast every day for decades since he was a child.
Therefore, on Li San's first day, he did not assign him any important tasks right away. He planned to let him take over from what he was good at and then progress step by step.
"Xiao Jiang is washing and cutting vegetables, so you can take over her job first! I see you are about the same age as Xiao Tong, so if you have any questions, just ask him."
Seeing that the other person understood, Mr. Xia nodded, then slowly strolled away.
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After Li San arrived, the five chefs in the dining car kitchen were finally assembled. After a few days, when the popularity of the dining car had died down, Grandpa Xia began to arrange shifts.
Each meal is prepared by two chefs and two helpers. Although the actual operation is a bit busy, it can be considered as an eight-hour work system.
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In mid-August, just two or three days after the food truck was up and running, Jiang Qian gathered her family together again. The reason was simple: the conditions for setting up a new station had been met.
The location of the new site was agreed upon last time. It is another resettlement site in Jingming Mountain, City N, and it is also where Ren Ru's parents may be.
That night, after the train completed its last leg of the journey and all the passengers got off, it took off again without any warning.
The staff on duty, who had guessed this long ago, immediately reported it to their superiors. Soon after, all bases within a hundred miles of K City received the news.
Since learning of City K's actions, bases with ulterior motives have been intent on securing train stations within their bases. Two or three, in the space of less than two weeks, expanded their bases by more than ten kilometers towards City K in order to secure a station.
But this time, the train didn't have any station signs set up in advance, so no one knew where the next stop was. Now, after hearing the news from K City, people at the nearby bases who knew the news couldn't sleep.
In the brightly lit conference room of the base, a helicopter sent out for patrol and reconnaissance near the base would bring new information every twenty minutes. The leaders of the base sat behind a square table with their hands tightly clasped.
The leaders of Jingmingshan were not aware of how other bases were prepared, but their Jingmingshan was still peaceful.
As a famous tourist attraction in the country and even the world, Jingming Mountain is not small, but due to its geographical location, it is not very large when used as a temporary base.
Furthermore, as one of the three bases in N City, the leaders in charge of managing Jingming Mountain do not think that after having a base in N City, the train will set up another station in Jingming Mountain.
Therefore, compared to other people who couldn't sleep or even got up at night after receiving the news, there was no pressure on Jingming Mountain.
There are few people in the scenic area, and they are located halfway up the mountain, making it truly easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are also rarely harassed by zombies. If it weren't for the various news coming from outside and the need for supplies to be sent from the outside world, it would actually be quite like a paradise.
Construction has begun on several key mountain passes leading out of the scenic area, and a meter-high wall has been erected surrounding the resettlement site. Those relocated to the scenic area have gradually become accustomed to the slower pace of life and have been experimenting with cultivating vegetables in the mountains. Everything is thriving, and everyone is very satisfied.
So, on this night when all the colleagues nearby were extremely nervous, everyone in Jingmingshan slept soundly except the guards on duty.
In K City, someone was waiting in a conference room watching the train go away.
Although the location of this station will have nothing to do with their K City, considering the joint development plans previously proposed to them by several other nearby cities, the location of the new station is crucial.
Finally, half an hour after the train departed, they received the latest news from a reconnaissance plane at the outermost edge of the city.
When they saw the train depart, everyone in the conference room had no idea what to do with it, looking at the map on the wall. But now, hearing that the train hadn't changed its direction, they looked at the place on the map that had been ruled out long ago and were stunned.
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The night sky in the mountains was clear, and the wind was cold. The soldier on duty was staring intently at the other end of the mountain road when he suddenly felt something flash across his vision.
The young soldier took a closer look, his mouth wide open as he frantically shook the arm of his comrade next to him, "Old Hu, look, look quickly!"
His comrade, who was standing with his back to him, was caught off guard and staggered. "What the hell is that?"
Before he could finish his words, he was stunned by the scene before him.
A long silver streak of light slowly fell from the horizon, and was about to land on the hilltop near them.
The old soldier called Lao Hu was surprised at first, then delighted. He pushed the young soldier beside him away and urged, "Hurry, go report it!"
The young soldier came to his senses and kept running back. Before he reached the camp halfway up the mountain, he saw that the base was brightly lit in the middle of the night, and many people came out of the surrounding buildings.
The young soldier went up the mountain and found that his leader was standing in front of the crowd, his eyes fixed on the falling train.
Well, you don’t have to report it yourself.
The train circled in the sky for a while and finally landed on a relatively flat winding mountain road halfway up the mountain.
Those who saw where the train was going to land also ran down the mountain. Soon, a group of people gathered around the train.
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In the car, everyone, including the Jiang family, stared intently through the windows at the scene outside, even though it was actually pitch black outside.
The moon hid in the clouds. All that could be seen through the window was the grass and trees within a few meters of the train, and the dark mountains in the distance that looked like a giant dragon lying down.
When the train took off, a group of people came to the dining car with their families and looked out curiously all the way.
After landing, Wu Dayong looked out the window and said, "How did we get to the mountains? It's pitch black."
Tong Yuanyang looked outside and said nothing.
Li San silently took out his cell phone and wanted to see where he was, but found that there was no signal.
Old Master Xia squinted his eyes and looked at the scenery outside the car window. He had some ideas, "This seems to be Jingming Mountain, right?"
Mrs. Wu blinked, a little puzzled, "Uncle Xia, how did you know?"
Old Master Xia smiled and explained, "When I was young, I worked for a while at a resort hotel here with my master, and the shape of this mountain looks familiar to me."
"Also, there's a very famous tower on the side peak of Jingming Mountain. Do you see a dark shadow over there?"
Everyone looked up and saw a towering dark shadow on the top of a mountain not far away.
But before they could praise the old man's eyesight, they saw many figures rushing down the hillside not far away.
Within two minutes, the numerous figures had completely surrounded the train.
Faces came into view of the train one after another, and Ren Ru watched them almost without blinking, trying to find a familiar face among them.
Jiang Dong was also standing by the window on the other side of the carriage, searching hard among the crowd.
【Author’s words】
Sorry, there was a power outage at 8 o'clock, so we're a little late.
This chapter is a little short, I will make up for it tomorrow.
Thank you all for your support, bow!
I've been busy lately and in a bad mood, so the quality of what I wrote is not very high. I'm very sorry to everyone who reads it.
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