In the end, Shen Zhou and Li Jianguo were responsible for leading Qiao An'an and the others away.
Ya Ya originally wanted to bring Da Hei along.
She hugged the big black dog's head and said to Qiao An'an, "Mom, I want to take the big black dog with me."
Qiao An'an refused, saying, "Although Dahei survived being shot, it has a limp and can't walk very well. What if it encounters a dangerous situation if you take it out?"
Ya Ya had been bitten by a zombie before. Although she didn't mutate because of her special constitution, it still hurt a lot. She liked Da Hei very much and didn't want Da Hei to be bitten by those zombies, so she could only reluctantly let go of Da Hei: "Da Hei, you stay here and keep Grandpa and Brother Gu Bei company. I'll play with you again when I come back."
Big Black seemed to realize that Qiao An'an and Ya Ya weren't going to take it with them, so it frantically circled the truck, whimpering incessantly.
Grandpa Gu was worried about their safety on the road, so he selected several good guns from the warehouse and put a lot of bullets and grenades in the car.
Besides weapons, he also instructed everyone to keep stuffing food and water into the vehicle, almost emptying the warehouse of all the self-heating food. After moving the self-heating food, he started frantically moving snacks.
Qiao An'an couldn't help but stop them: "There are too many. The carriage is packed full, and there's hardly any room to put your feet down."
After all that trouble, when they set off, Qiao An'an and the children could only squeeze into the second row of the truck and eat snacks like crazy.
The reason for the gluttony was that the bed in the back of the truck was piled high with snacks, and if they didn't use up some of the food in the back, they wouldn't even have a place to sleep at night.
Packaged potato chips take up the most space.
It became one of the first snacks to be eliminated.
But even though breakfast and lunch were both potato chips, Ya Ya exclaimed that she never wanted to eat potato chips again.
While eating barbecue-flavored potato chips, Li Jianguo asked Shen Zhou, who was focused on driving, "Will the road to J City pass through the Bohai Bay?"
Shen Zhou drove without looking to the side. After they came out of prison, they had switched from provincial roads to county roads, and now they were directly on rural roads. Many roads were either blocked by multiple vehicles, or there were broken bridges or landslides. He was anxious to find a way to go, and just gave Li Jianguo a perfunctory reply: "Probably."
Li Jianguo had never seen the sea before: "Wouldn't that mean I could see the sea?"
Upon hearing the word "ocean," two of the three little ones in the back seat immediately became excited.
Ya Ya grabbed Qiao An'an's arm and said, "Ya Ya also wants to see the sea."
Ye Jing had never seen the sea before. He hadn't even had much schooling, and his knowledge of the sea was limited to watching short videos: "Can we really see the sea? Does that mean we can't go beachcombing? I used to see videos on Douyin where people could catch king crabs, abalone, and lobsters while beachcombing. Can we catch those too?"
Although J City and D City are hundreds of kilometers apart and are both coastal cities, they are both located in the north.
Chi Xiaoyu gave Ye Jing, whom she usually didn't get along with, a cold look, and said to him using her knowledge: "Read more books and watch less videos. There are no king crabs in China. Chinese lobsters are distributed in the South China Sea and the southern part of the East China Sea. We are in the Bohai Bay, which does not produce lobsters. As for the abalone you mentioned, they generally live in cold water at a depth of 30 meters. It is impossible to find them on the beach."
Ye Jing was stunned.
Li Jianguo, who frequently watches videos of people gathering seafood at the beach, couldn't help but turn to look at Chi Xiaoyu: "Is everything you're saying true? Are those videos of people gathering seafood at the beach... fake?"
As everyone was talking, the car suddenly jolted, and then Chen Zhou slammed on the brakes and came to a stop.
The potato chips Li Jianguo had just eaten got stuck in his throat because of this unexpected turn of events, causing him to cough violently: "Chen Zhou, do you even know how to drive?"
Chen Zhou: "The children are here, so please speak more politely."
Qiao An'an also sensed something was wrong and asked Chen Zhou, "Why did you suddenly stop the car?"
Shen Zhou also found it strange. Their truck wheels were all tied with iron chains, so it was impossible for a tire to burst under normal circumstances, but it had just jolted. "It seems like the wheel is stuck on something. I have to get out and take a look."
They have switched to the country road.
Only a few scattered zombies could be seen when passing through villages.
The section of road where they stopped was surrounded by abandoned rice paddies. It was already evening, and the rising mist made it look even more desolate.
Even so, no one dared to be careless.
Qiao An'an first had the children climb into the truck through the window of the back seat. Then she loaded her pistol and, together with Li Jianguo, one climbed onto the roof to patrol while the other patrolled the side of the truck, creating a safe environment for Chen Zhou to get out and check.
After getting out of the car to check, Shen Zhou discovered that the iron chain on the wheel was firmly stuck in a trap. The car was bumping because of the vibration caused by the trap being knocked over when it was moving. The wheel and the iron chain were not damaged. He found the jack under the seat and, with Li Jianguo's help, removed the trap, and the car could continue moving.
However, Chen Zhou decided not to continue: "This animal trap is definitely man-made, which means there are living humans nearby. We don't know if these people are friend or foe. It's getting dark soon, and if we continue, we'll have to turn on our headlights, which will expose us to these people's sight. My suggestion is that we find a secluded place to park and wait until it gets light before continuing our journey."
Everyone thought Shen Zhou's suggestion was very reasonable.
Shen Zhou drove the car into a poplar grove. After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Qiao An'an led the children out of the car to stretch their legs.
After moving around for a while, everyone sat down in the open space and heated up a box of self-heating rice for each person.
Li Jianguo said he wasn't hungry, but after eating his fill of potato chips, he finished two large boxes with tears in his eyes.
After dinner, the children played around for a while, and then Qiao An'an let them get in the car to wash up and rest. After washing up, Chi Xiaoyu and Ya Ya slept on the big bed at the innermost part of the room, while Ye Jing lowered the sofa table and slept on it.
After settling the children in, Qiao An'an came out again: "I'm on duty tonight."
Shen Zhou said, "No need, Li Jianguo and I are enough to take turns."
Qiao An'an disagreed: "You and Li Jianguo will have to take turns driving tomorrow. Driving while fatigued is not advisable. For my safety and the safety of the children in the car, I must take the shift."
If you feel bad about it, go to sleep now and get some rest so you can relieve me early tomorrow.
Unable to dissuade Qiao An'an, Chen Zhou and Li Jianguo returned to the driver's seat, laid their seats flat and connected them with the back seats, and lay down fully clothed.
In the mountains of northern China in May, the night wind was still quite cool. Qiao An'an put on a thick coat, slung her longsword back behind her, checked the gun in her hand again to make sure it was okay, and then climbed onto the roof of the car.
The night passed slowly. The area was surrounded by mountains, and the nearest village was five kilometers away. The occasional calls of unknown birds and animals made the place seem even more desolate.
Just as Qiao An'an was starting to feel sleepy, some lights suddenly appeared in the distance.
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