Everyone took out the pickles they brought with them to eat with the meal.
Everyone ate two bowls of thick porridge and drank the water in a bowl of porridge, finishing the whole pot of food.
It seemed that Su Weidong also followed Li Xu's advice and ate with great relish.
After dinner, everyone divided the work and cleaned up the scene quickly. The fire source was also covered with soil.
Everyone got on the car and set off again.
Li Xu didn't know how far he had traveled as he drove along.
It wasn't until dark that we stopped.
Everyone started busy preparing dinner again.
The firelight reflected on everyone's faces, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
As the steam rose and he smelled the aroma of rice, Li Xu felt as if all the fatigue of the day had disappeared.
It is worth mentioning that Su Weidong vomited again in the afternoon.
But he felt that the situation was much better this time.
He also expressed special thanks to Li Xu, saying that when he felt uncomfortable in the afternoon, he felt much better after putting a piece of candy in his mouth.
Li Xu didn't know whether it was really effective or just Su Weidong's psychological effect.
She took out a few more candies and handed them to him, and refused the money Su Weidong handed over.
In the end, Su Weidong didn't say much. He looked at him with gratitude and turned away.
After dinner, everyone arranged the staff on duty. Li Xu and the other two were on duty in the first half of the night, and there were only two people on duty in the second half of the night.
Under normal circumstances, there are two people, one at the front and one at the tail end of the convoy.
Li Xu and the other two were apprentices. For the first session, Xiao Jianping and Su Weidong were arranged together, and Li Xu was alone.
Liu Gang also took off his watch and handed it to Li Xu, telling him that he could call the person who was to take over the shift as soon as the time was up.
The most important thing is to fire a warning shot as soon as you see someone approaching. If the person still moves forward, shoot them directly.
Li Xu nodded, took his quilt, watch and gun and went to the car at the rear of the truck.
Li Xu leaned on the loaded rear compartment of the truck, covered with a quilt, holding a gun in his hand, his eyes still looking into the distance.
Many people nowadays suffer from night blindness. Although Li Xu does not have it, he still needs to pay close attention in the pitch-black environment at night to avoid being discovered by bad guys approaching.
Only at this time did Li Xu miss the era of mobile phones and computers in the future.
After all, he had to stay alone in such an environment for half the night, with only the occasional chirping of insects in the woods by the roadside to keep him company.
After a while, Li Xu couldn't stand it anymore and started to have wild thoughts.
"Everyone should be asleep, right?"
"I wonder if anyone will come tonight?"
"I wonder if you guys missed me today?"
Li Xu felt like he was going crazy, thinking that there must be a reason why drivers have such high salaries.
After waiting for a while, Li Xu was overjoyed when he saw the time displayed on his watch, thinking that it was finally time to change shifts.
Li Xu woke up the person who was taking over the shift with his things in his hand, then went back to Liu Gang's car to sleep.
I fell asleep in a short while.
I was woken up by Liu Gang in the morning.
Li Xu first went to the grove to take care of his physiological problems, then came back to get toiletries and washed himself, only then did he feel refreshed.
After a nice breakfast, everyone set off.
In the car.
Liu Gang continued to ask, "Yesterday was your first shift. How did you feel?"
Li Xu shook his head and said, "I don't feel very good. Now I finally understand why your salary and benefits are so high."
Liu Gang laughed out loud: "Boy, now you understand! People outside only see our high salaries and good benefits, and they envy us, but they don't think about why we earn so much."
Li Xu really experienced it this time, and he couldn't sleep well even at night.
"I think if this job didn't have high salary and good benefits, no one would be willing to do it."
Liu Gang nodded. "You're right, kid. Putting everything else aside, the monthly food we receive is more than what people get from doing heavy manual labor. That's because our work is more tiring and difficult. If we don't have enough to eat, we can't even turn the steering wheel, and our lives might even be in danger on the road."
Hearing this, Li Xu was shocked: "Uncle Liu, have you ever encountered anything dangerous?"
Liu Gang smiled contemptuously: "Go ask the people in the team, is there anyone who hasn't encountered this?
We're relatively lucky here, as our business trips last only a few days at most, most of the time just one or two days. Other units' motorcades are out for a month or two, and when they come back they're not only unrecognizable, but some even lose their lives."
Li Xu became even more curious after hearing this. "Uncle Liu, please tell me about it. This is the first time I've heard of it."
Liu Gang recounted an incident that happened a few years ago.
At that time, Liu Gang was not in the supply and marketing cooperative, but in the car team of another factory, often driving outside for a long time.
Until one time, the members of the car team had been driving outside for more than a month, and their mental and physical conditions were extremely bad.
One night, several armed bandits came and targeted the convoy.
At this time, there are still a lot of bandits and people who drive cars outside for a long time will often encounter them.
However, as soon as people discover something and fire their guns, they will generally retreat.
But who knew that the bandits they encountered this time were different. After they were discovered and retreated the first time, they came back again at dawn in the second half of the night.
But the person on guard thought that the person had left and would not come back, so he relaxed his vigilance and fell asleep unconsciously due to physical and mental exhaustion.
When the returning bandits saw this, how could they still be polite?
They started fighting right away, using knives to avoid waking up others.
If the accident had not happened to the second person, the others would have been awakened and they would have been able to repel the bandits with guns.
It can be said that Liu Gang himself was not sure whether he could survive.
But even so, the convoy paid a heavy price, with two people killed and one shot wounded.
It wasn't long after that that the supply and marketing cooperatives also formed a fleet of vehicles, and they were all short-distance, which greatly increased safety.
After Liu Gang learned the news, he asked his family to transfer him from the factory to the supply and marketing cooperative.
It can be said that even when it is mentioned now, Liu Gang still feels a lingering fear.
After Liu Gang finished his story, he said with a heavy face, "You must remember this clearly. If you keep watch again in the future, you must keep your eyes open and make no mistakes.
If firing warning shots doesn't work, then shoot. These are the lessons we've learned over the years, and you must keep them in mind."
Liu Gang's serious expression when he warned himself made Li Xu realize the seriousness of the matter.
At the same time, this passage was deeply engraved in my heart.
And he answered solemnly: "Uncle Liu, don't worry, I will definitely keep it in mind."
Liu Gang glanced at Li Xu out of the corner of his eye, nodded and said nothing more.
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