Chapter 42 Delicious Snail Noodles
"Where?"
Qu Yanbai pointed to a mountain not far away and said, "Not far from here is the largest ski resort in Dajiang City. I've been there skiing before. There are many snowmobiles and various tools used in blizzards. I just don't know what the situation is like there now. There used to be a forest nearby, but the creatures in the forest are unknown and may be in danger."
While you can get a lot of useful supplies, you may also encounter many dangers.
"Given our current situation, we still have to find more supplies."
On the other hand, they must find more crystal cores.
More creatures in the forest means more challenges, and the more polycrystalline cores there are, the more challenges there are. There are so many plants there, it is Qu Yanbai's home ground, and his ability to control plants can be maximized.
Captain Huang nodded, "In that case, let's go together!"
Chi Ze and Zhang Ziyu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Sister Qin, please take us with you! We can help too."
"If we all go, what will happen to these remaining people? They need someone to take care of them!" Qin Muxue patted them on the shoulders. "This is the biggest task left for you. Take good care of the elderly and children." The two could only nod helplessly.
Qin Muxue took out several submachine guns, sniper rifles, and several bullets and handed them to Captain Huang. After spending some time with him, she also knew what kind of person Captain Huang was. "Please take good care of them. We will be back soon."
Suddenly, a familiar stench filled Qin Muxue's nose.
Grandma Qu shouted, "Children, wait a minute, you haven't eaten yet, come and eat something first!"
It turned out that Grandma Qu had just cooked a pot of snail noodles. They had found a whole box of them in the office building before. Grandma Qu had just cooked a big pot according to the instructions and added a lot of braised duck feet into it.
Chi Ze covered his nose and said, "It stinks! I don't want to eat that stuff."
"Let me see if you want to eat it!" Qin Muxue filled a bowl with pickled bamboo shoots, pickled cabbage, fried peanuts, dried radish, black fungus, cardamom, and fennel. Although it smelled stinky, it tasted extremely good.
Although it is fast food, such food is already precious in such an environment.
"This is my first time eating snail noodles. It stinks so much, how can I eat it?" As a native of Northeast China, Qu Yanbai was also a little resistant.
Nowadays, they have sufficient food supplies and more food choices.
Even Pearl, who was standing nearby, smelled the scent and started digging the ground, as if she was burying poop.
Baozhu had just felt better, and when she smelled this scent, she sat beside Qin Muxue in high spirits, looking at her with anticipation, even drooling.
"Baozhu, you dogs can't eat this food."
"Woof woof woof." (My master is so stingy. He didn't leave any delicious food for me!)
It seems that Baozhu really mistook the snail noodles for something else, which could not be explained to a dog. Qin Muxue could only take out some pet snacks to coax her and make her calm down.
Now it seems that Baozhu's body has almost recovered and she can even get up and shout.
Qin Muxue said as she sipped the powder: "Whether it tastes good or not, you can try it and you will know."
The taste of snail noodles is slightly spicy, which is just right to drive away the cold.
It was also Wu You’s first time to eat snail rice noodle. After taking a bite, he liked it. “Wow, it tastes really good.”
Qu Yanbai also tried a bite and said, "I didn't expect this noodle to look so bad, but it tastes pretty good."
Ding Manman was also attracted by the stinky smell and started to eat the noodles happily.
Now Chi Ze was the only one left, eating dry bread. "Is this so delicious?"
He swallowed, but how could it taste good when the smell was so bad?
Qian Xinran had already served him a bowl, "Try it! Eating hot food can warm your body."
A real man can bend and stretch. Chi Ze took the bowl and frowned at the first bite. But after taking a bite, the slightly sour and spicy taste, coupled with the delicious powder, immediately relaxed his brows. "Mm, it smells really good."
In the end, he ate three bowls by himself, even drinking up all the soup, and he enjoyed his meal more than anyone else.
Qin Muxue shook her head. "I don't know who said it was too smelly and not tasty."
Chi Ze scratched his head embarrassedly, "Isn't this because I am short-sighted? If I knew it tasted so good, I would have eaten it a long time ago, hehe."
Don't hit someone who smiles at you, and Qin Muxue couldn't do anything to him.
After eating, they were fully armed and ready to set off. Ding Manman felt much better after sleeping for a while. Just in case, she drank several cups of black coffee to perk up.
As the three of them walked outside, they were hit by a blizzard and the temperature seemed even colder than before. Qin Muxue took out the thermometer and saw that it was more than 20 degrees below zero.
The snow was still falling, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.
Qin Muxue put on five or six pieces of clothes and put hot packs all over her body, but she still felt a little cold. Fortunately, her down jacket was windproof and waterproof, so at least she wouldn't get wet.
Qin Muxue and Ding Manman sat on the back of the giant Pearl. Now Pearl is the best means of transportation.
Qu Yanbai's means of transportation is a ski board. He has learned skiing for several years and can move freely in the snow.
Baozhu watched them leave, and perhaps sensed something, so she broke free from the chain and insisted on following them.
"Baozhu, it's too dangerous outside. Besides, you are just in good health, you shouldn't go on adventures with us!" Qin Muxue touched Baozhu's head, asking him to be obedient, but Baozhu insisted on clinging to her legs, whining and refusing to let go of her claws. Qin Muxue had no choice but to take him along. Fortunately, although Baozhu was a sheepdog, he was also relatively cold-resistant. Qin Muxue also put clothes on him, so she didn't feel cold.
So the three of them, a dog and a cat set off. They put on goggles, walked towards the wind and snow, and then slowly disappeared in the wind and snow.
Captain Huang watched them leave and waved at them, "Have a safe journey!"
"Wu You, Wu You, where have you been? Captain Huang, Wu You is missing!" Wu Yong asked Captain Huang anxiously. He was clearly here before they set off, so how come they couldn't find him all of a sudden?
"Could it be?" Wu You had said before that he wanted to go with Qin Muxue, but Qin Muxue said that he was too young now, and if he grew up, she would take him out for adventure. He could only walk aside disappointedly.
Wu Yong had a bad feeling in his heart, "Is he hiding somewhere and following them?"
"Where can he hide?"
"That suitcase. Xiao Qin took a suitcase with him when he left."
But the snowstorm outside was getting stronger and stronger, and no one could see the three people anymore. If they followed them now, it would be tantamount to suicide for them without special powers.
Captain Huang could only comfort Wu Yong, "Don't worry, if Wu You goes with them, they will definitely take good care of him."
After all, they are all people with special abilities, so it will be no problem for them to take good care of a child.
Wu Yong was still worried. After all, this was his only child. It was impossible for any parent not to worry. He wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Grandma Wu. "Wu Yong, let him go!"
As a grandmother, she certainly loves her grandson, but now he is in such a harsh environment, they have no ability to take good care of the child. It is only because of Qin Muxue and others that Wu You can survive safely until now. It is also good for him to train in such a harsh environment. This is also the reason why Grandma Wu stopped Wu Yong.
"But..." That was his only child, and he was only ten years old. He would definitely be worried.
"When I was ten years old, I had already shouldered the burden of the family. The world is no longer the same as before. We can't protect him forever. It's good for him to go out and gain some experience with Xiao Qin and Xiao Qu."
"Oh." Wu Yong sighed, sat down on the ground weakly, and stopped talking in melancholy.
Everyone sat around the fire, and Grandma Qu could only comfort Wu Yong, "Don't worry! You know Yan Bai is a retired soldier, and he has a strong sense of observation. Besides, there are two other girls here, they know everything, and they won't let Wu You get hurt."
"I hope so!"
A man wearing a black down jacket, a black hat and glasses was walking slowly on the ice. Under the dark sky, the blizzard was roaring, but it did not change the man's pace at all.
He looked up at the light upstairs, took a step forward and knocked on the door.
When Captain Huang heard the noise outside the door, he immediately became alert. He picked up his gun and asked Chi Ze and Zhang Ziyu to be ready. If any dangerous enemy attacked, they were to shoot him to death.
Seeing no response from the door, the man seemed to have given up knocking. Just when Captain Huang thought the people had left, the man opened the door easily. Seeing several people holding pistols, he raised his hands high with a half-smile on his face, "I'm not a bad guy. I just came out to look for someone and got lost in the snowstorm."
Captain Huang searched the man's body and found that he had no weapons, only a few packets of biscuits and water, nothing else. Moreover, his face was as pale as snow, and he did not look strong. He was handsome and good-looking, and it was obvious that he did not pose any threat.
However, Captain Huang did not let his guard down. Even if he had no weapons, he might have superpowers. If he did, they would not be able to fight him at all.
The man walked straight to the fire and started warming his hands. He looked around and saw the old man, the middle-aged man, and three people from the rescue team. None of them seemed to have any special powers, so he was not interested.
The only one who could sense the movement was a woman holding a child in the corner. The woman looked at him warily, and when she saw the man looking at her child, she held the child tightly in her arms.
It's just a child, he can't pose any threat for the time being, the man smiled.
"Don't worry! I'm just an ordinary person like you, and I won't hurt you. I just want to stay here for one night."
But Captain Huang's intuition told him that this man was dangerous and he couldn't leave him here. Captain Huang raised his gun and put it to his head, "You are not allowed to stay here."
No one dared to say anything. They had already witnessed the indifference of human nature. Now everyone was in danger, and Xiao Qin and the others were not there. They did not dare to take in a stranger easily.
"Okay, okay, I'll leave, but can you let me rest for ten minutes and give me a cup of hot tea? I'll leave right away after I finish drinking it." The man was not angry, and said calmly.
To be honest, he was not afraid of being shot and was trying to stay here for a few minutes to get some information.
Captain Huang nodded to Grandma Qu, and Grandma Qu brought out a cup of hot tea. The man took the tea and said gently, "Thank you." He took a sip of the tea, still with a smile on his face.
Captain Huang held the gun and didn't dare put it down.
"I told you I'm here to look for someone. I wonder if you've seen a man, he..." The man described his appearance and emphasized at the end, "He has a star tattoo on his neck. He's my eldest brother. If you see him, can you tell me which direction he went?"
Everyone looked at each other, but Grandma Qu knew that she had seen that person before.
In the frozen flood, she saw a corpse with its eyes open and a star tattoo on its neck.
"I, I think I've seen it, but be prepared."
"Oh?" The man looked at Grandma Qu in confusion.
Grandma Qu took a deep breath and finally prepared to explain to him tactfully: "Before, when we saw him on the road, he had already frozen to death."
The man sighed, a sad look on his face, and sighed, "I didn't expect that my eldest brother had died. We are not from Dajiang. We just came here to seek refuge with a distant relative. We didn't expect to lose our lives here, and we didn't even find our relative."
As he spoke, he continued to scan the situation here, "I don't know if you know a girl with a cat and a dog. She has very long hair, is very beautiful, and is very skilled. She is my distant relative Yuan. She also has a friend, a little girl who is about the same age as her."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became confused. Wasn’t what he described exactly the same as Qin Muxue and Ding Manman?
"Hey, that's not Sister Qin..." Zhang Ziyu blurted out, but was immediately stopped by Captain Huang.
"Shut up, we don't know them."
The man nodded calmly, as if he knew some useful information.
Captain Huang had been staring at the man, fearing that he would do something to hurt others. Fortunately, after he finished his tea, he stood up, dusted himself off, and bowed to them politely, "Thank you for your hospitality. I won't bother you anymore."
He opened the door, turned around, and disappeared in the wind and snow.
Grandma Qu next to him said, "He said she was Xiao Qin and Xiao Ding. Do you think this is true?"
Captain Huang immediately closed the door and locked it. "We need to be on guard against all strangers. Besides, we don't know whether what he said is true or not, so it's better to be careful."
Captain Huang discovered that the man had a layer of calluses on his hands. The location of the calluses was caused by long-term practice with a dagger. As a soldier, he knew that such calluses would only appear after long-term training, so he became wary of the man.
I would rather let him freeze or starve to death outside than let him have any chance of harming anyone here.
The man walked in the snow, his body seemed to be swaying, a smile appeared in his deep eyes, and he murmured to himself: "I found you."
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