Chapter 339 Night Watch
After Shi Jiaojiao and the other three got off the car, they found a place with few people, set up an alcohol stove, and didn't take any other ingredients. They simply cooked a big pot of noodles. The seasoning was just salt, with a little bit of light soy sauce and sesame oil.
Even this simple food was a rare delicacy for Lu Yan and his sister. They ate without even raising their heads.
When those demons were still alive, they had no seasonings except rice and grains, and the porridge they cooked contained more grains than rice.
Although people will not die if they do not eat salt, their bodies will gradually become weak.
But for those demons, they wished the two children were weaker so that it would be easier for them to take action.
Lu Yan took a mouthful of noodles, swallowed it, and then drank a mouthful of soup. He almost forgot what normal food tasted like.
Before Shi Jiaojiao and the other three came, the only taste he had ever tasted was salty, which was the taste of his own tears.
It was only after Shi Jiaojiao came that he and his sister tasted salt and their bodies slowly recovered.
But how can the simple salty taste compare to this pot of noodles?
After serving noodles to everyone, Shi Jiaojiao quietly took out a bag of pickled mustard tubers from the space and distributed a little to everyone. This kind of thing has no taste and is not afraid of attracting other people's attention.
Although Qin Jun has mentioned that these survivors are talents with relatively high credit scores, she does not want to test people's hearts at the cost of her own safety.
Sure enough, when Shi Jiaojiao sat down with the bowl, she saw a survivor staring at them.
But when I looked over, the man lowered his head instantly.
Shi Jiaojiao lowered her eyelashes and said nothing, but her mind was on high alert.
After dinner, the soldiers and survivors found places to sleep. Some slept in the car, while others did not trust others and found a place on their own in an open space.
But no matter what, the last four military trucks in the convoy were always guarded tightly, and no one was allowed to get close.
After finishing their meal, Shi Jiaojiao and the other three returned to the car, planning to spend the night in the car. To them, the car was always safer than outside.
Before going to bed, the four began to discuss the order of the night watch. Although there were many soldiers in the convoy, no one could really feel at ease.
After some discussion, everyone finally decided that Wang Jia and Tang Wei would guard the first half of the night, and Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci would guard the second half.
Generally speaking, the second half of the night is more tiring than the first half, because you have to get up and keep watch just after a short sleep.
If you guard the first half of the night, you will have just finished your meal and will not be sleepy, so you can have a good sleep after the guard is over.
Everyone decided this because Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci were tired after driving all day and could take a break first. Then, when Wang Jia and Tang Wei were driving the next day, they could take a nap in the car.
Lu Yan saw that everyone had assigned the order of night watch, pursed his lips, then looked at Shi Jiaojiao and said, "Sister, I can help too."
He already felt bad for the other person who had been taking care of him, not to mention the meal they had just had.
Although he told them the location of the tomb where the grain was hidden, would they really not be able to find it if he didn't tell them?
And when Qin Jun came over just now, he also heard what the other party said.
Shi Jiaojiao said that she and her sister had food rations, but even if they did, they were only rice and coarse grains, not instant noodles. To put it bluntly, she and her sister had always been the ones who took advantage.
So now, how could he sleep peacefully while others were on guard?
Wang Jia glanced at Lu Yan, frowned, and wanted to refuse.
She meant well and felt that four people were enough and there was no need to let Lu Yan suffer from poor rest.
However, Shi Jiaojiao looked at Lu Yan and asked, "Then how long do you want to guard?"
Lu Yan had made up his mind just now, and said directly: "I'll guard the rest of the night."
He had considered that if there was any danger, it would be more likely to happen in the second half of the night.
Shi Jiaojiao nodded and agreed without saying much.
Wang Jia was still a little surprised. She couldn't understand why Shi Jiaojiao agreed, since they clearly didn't need Lu Yan's help.
Shi Jiaojiao was not looking for trouble. She noticed the uneasiness in Lu Yan's eyes. That uneasiness was not because of the fear of being abandoned, nor was it because of the fear that she and her sister would not be able to survive in the future.
It’s because the four of them helped Lu Yan too much. Although that help was nothing to them, in Lu Yan’s opinion, it was too much, so much that he felt uneasy and indebted.
After making the plan, Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci prepared to go to bed. As the space in the car was not small, they lowered the seat backs a little to make themselves more comfortable without disturbing the people behind them.
Lu Yan also hugged his sister and closed his eyes. Since he had already proposed to keep watch, he had to do what he said.
Wang Jia and Tang Wei didn't say a word for fear of disturbing other people's sleep, and only spoke in low voices when they saw something was wrong.
Time passed quickly, and Shi Jiaojiao felt that she had just closed her eyes for a short while when she was gently woken up.
She yawned and rubbed her eyes, trying to wake herself up.
When does time pass fastest?
During holidays, when exam papers are about to be finished, and when I fall asleep due to exhaustion.
Shi Jiaojiao took out two sips of water to moisten her throat. It was already one o'clock in the middle of the night.
Mu Ci has also woken up and is handing over to Wang Jiatang.
Shi Jiaojiao looked back. She originally wanted to wake Lu Yan up, but she didn't expect that he had already woken up before she could say anything.
Since the other party was awake, she turned around and said no more.
She had no intention of letting him sleep until he woke up. The siblings' parents had left, and it was the end of the world, so he could no longer regard himself as a child.
The four of them didn't care, and they could be nice to the two children, but what about after they arrived at the base? Not to mention being nice to the brother and sister, it would be good enough if they didn't take advantage of them out of spite.
After all, he will have to live on his own with his sister for the rest of his life.
He had to get used to dealing with adults, and this time it was good, exchanging his labor.
It's not that I'm too harsh, it's that this world is too harsh.
After Wang Jia and Tang Wei fell asleep, Shi Jiaojiao kept an eye on what was happening outside.
Time passed minute by minute, and perhaps because of the soldiers guarding the place, nothing happened that night.
Shi Jiaojiao raised her hand and glanced at the watch. It was already 3:30 in the morning.
The Qin army had already notified us yesterday that we would set out at 4 a.m. this morning. The food was distributed last night, so we had to prepare our own breakfast.
Shi Jiaojiao took a few pieces of chocolate from the space, ate one herself, and stuffed one into Mu Ci's mouth.
Lu Yan was looking out the window intently, not letting his guard down at all as time went by.
Suddenly, he heard two knocks on the seat in front of him and he looked over immediately.
He thought there was something he wanted to be told, but what he saw was a clenched fist.
Just as he began to wonder, he saw the fist slowly open, revealing two individually wrapped chocolates.
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