Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 142: Able to enjoy happiness and endure hardship

"Ah."

Lu Xian smiled at Yao Wei and nodded.

He could see that the sincere Yao Wei was not only comforting him, but also speaking the truth from her heart, so he said:

"Yeah, I really don't want to put that big gas pump nozzle in my mouth. I don't want to have a mouthful of gasoline, and then have to spit it out and then rinse my mouth out."

Yao Wei said, "If the gas pump doesn't work in the future and the oil pump is broken, and there's really no other way, I can do it."

Lu Xian said, "Stop talking. The oil pump is fine. Why are you saying it's broken? You're hoping it won't work. You want to give it a try, right?"

Yao Wei could tell that Lu Xian was joking, so she wasn't angry and said, "No."

The two of them stopped talking and concentrated on pumping oil.

Lu Xian was responsible for holding the oil pump, while Yao Wei was responsible for switching the full oil barrels and oil cans back and forth, and then pouring them into the car's fuel tank after they were full.

Pumping oil in this way is naturally not as fast as using a gas pump.

But fortunately, Lu Xian and Yao Wei were patient enough. They slowly filled the tank and poured the gas in. It took them quite a while until the tank was full and they filled the gas barrel with gasoline.

Then Lu Xian took out the oil pump, straightened the pipe, let the oil inside fall back, and handed it to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei carefully took the oil pump and looked at the oil tank, which was full of gasoline and seemed to have not changed at all. She felt reluctant to take it away and sighed sadly, "There's so much oil, but I can't take it away..."

Lu Xian said: "There's nothing we can do. We're not driving a tanker truck. And even if it was a tanker truck, we wouldn't dare drive it around in this world."

But no matter what, after filling up the car with gas and the gasoline tank, both of them were still very satisfied.

Lu Xian closed the valve of the oil tank and inserted the anti-theft bolt before leaving.

Yao Wei had simply cleaned the oil pump that had just played a huge role, and put the oil pump and the oil barrel back into the car.

Although this thing is simple and rough, it is very useful. It is an indispensable treasure for her in the future. Of course, she is reluctant to throw it away and puts it carefully in the car.

And Lu Xian said to Gouzi: "Gouzi, make a mark."

The mechanical dog's eyes lit up and it was marking.

Lu Xian glanced at the mechanical dog, sighed, and said to Yao Wei: "If we have the chance to come to this place again in the future, we might have to be more careful.

"I seem to have heard before that there are certain requirements for the air quality in oil storage tanks, and they need to be checked at all times. If they are not suitable, it will be very dangerous and may cause fire and explosion.

"The oil tank has been opened, and no other measures have been taken. After the oil is pumped out, it is simply closed. I estimate that the danger level will increase sharply in the future.

"I don't know if my impression is correct, but it's better to be careful."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and took note of what Lu Xian said.

So she returned to the car, sat in the passenger seat, and opened the World Atlas 1 and made some marks on it.

And when marking this gas station, a circle was deliberately drawn to indicate that there might be danger here.

But Lu Xian did not set off immediately.

It was already dark by then, so there was no need to rush on. There were not many people in Xifang Village, so it would be better to rest here tonight.

He drove the car into the village and stopped between two storefronts in the alley so that the car would be blocked from view by the houses. If anything happened, he could immediately drive back on the road and step on the accelerator to leave.

After stopping the car, the sun had already set and the originally hazy moon was finally covered with light.

Seeing that night was falling, Lu Xian and Yao Wei had no intention of lighting another fire.

Lu Xian asked: "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Yao Wei took out the local specialties from Mengxin City and said, "Why don't you try this? I've never eaten it before."

This specialty is naturally grass cake.

People in Mengxin City boil the weeds until soft, then knead them into cakes, roast them over fire, and dry them in the sun to make stored food.

Lu Xian had only seen this kind of stored grain in the urban area of ​​Mengxin City, but not in Tongzhou County. It seemed that people in Tongzhou County did not like to use it as food.

But he judged that there were no grass cakes in Tongzhou County, and Chai Xin was very good at making grass cakes, so he didn't know what was going on.

Could it be that Chai Xin studied in the urban area of ​​Mengxin City?

Lu Xian couldn't guess the connection, but he felt that Chai Xin was not lying.

Although Chai Xin had not made any grass cakes during this trip, he did explain in detail the method of making them and said that he would show off his skills if he had the chance.

She even said that some people would add other things to the grass cakes to enhance the taste and texture.

For example, wolf meat, other animal offal, etc.

Unfortunately, when we finally parted ways, neither of us had the chance to taste Chai Xin’s grass cakes…

"Okay, then let's eat straw cakes. We all have to be able to enjoy happiness and endure hardships."

Lu Xian agreed, turned over and found the straw cake from the back seat, took one for himself and gave one to Yao Wei.

"Click——"

I took a bite of the grass cake in my hand, and sure enough, the taste was not very good and the texture was terrible.

This grass-made cake is neither crispy nor soft, and can only fill your stomach.

In other words, the people of this world, if placed in the old world, would probably not be able to digest such things. Hmm...

Isn't it just indigestion? I'm afraid I can't chew it or swallow it.

After all, this thing is a special product of a special era and a special place. In the past, who would want to eat such a thing?
I wonder if the grass cakes that Chai Xin mentioned, which are mixed with meat or animal offal, will taste better?
He ate silently, and suddenly sighed with regret.

"what happened?"

Yao Wei heard Lu Xian's sigh and turned around to ask.

She had been silently munching on the grass cake, her expression as calm as usual. This food, which was difficult for ordinary people to swallow, seemed just an ordinary food to her.

Just as Lu Xian said just now, you can enjoy happiness and also endure hardships.

A woman with immense willpower can calmly accept anything that is beneficial to her survival in such a world.

So she could calmly chew corn in the morning, and now she can also eat grass cakes calmly.

She said, "If you're not used to it, you can leave it to me and I'll eat it tomorrow. Do you want chocolate or compressed biscuits?"

As she spoke, she turned around and tried to find some chocolate and compressed biscuits from the back seat to give to Lu Xian.

Lu Xian stopped her and said with a smile: "What do you think of me? I'm not that delicate. I can eat this thing.

"We share the good and the bad. How can I keep all the good things for myself and let you suffer?"

Yao Wei was very happy when she heard the two words "same" said by Lu Xian. She smiled slightly and said, "It's not aggrieved. They are all eating. There is no difference."

Lu Xi said happily: "Don't comfort me with this. If you say so, then we might as well throw away all the food in the car and eat grass exclusively in the future."

Yao Wei frowned immediately: "Not good."

"Of course it's not good."

Lu Xian laughed again and said, "Don't worry, I was not just sighing that the straw cake was unpalatable, but I suddenly thought of Chai Xin.

"Didn't she say she would make us straw cakes? But she didn't make any until she left."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded slightly and remained silent for a moment.

She nibbled two bites of straw cake and sighed, "I don't know how Chai Xin is doing now, or where he went.

"Do you think...will she be in danger? Will she run out of food and find more food along the way?"

She looked like an old mother who was worried about her children who had left home.

Lu Xian's thoughts were originally wandering, and he was thinking about Chai Xin who was far away, but when he heard what Yao Wei said, and glanced at Yao Wei's expression when she spoke, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Don't worry, Chai Xin has so much food on her. The backpack we gave her is full of food. Besides, there are still a lot of corn hanging on the old tree."

Lu Xian comforted Yao Wei, but what he said was also the truth.

He continued, "When Chai Xin was in Mengxin City, she was able to live alone for such a long time, and she wasn't a new human at that time, so she shouldn't have any problems now.

"I was actually more worried about her safety and whether she would get lost. But now both of those things should be fine."

“She has become a new human, and has completely learned to be invisible from the old tree. She won’t be reckless or provoke others on the road, so she won’t be in danger.

"Also, in case she gets lost, the route we drew for her is a straight line, without any twists and turns, so it's relatively easy to find.

"Plus, Lao Shu knows a little about Pingchuan City. With Lao Shu helping to watch the way, it should be possible."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and responded.

Hearing Lu Xian's comfort, she felt a little better.

After eating the straw cakes with a "crunch, crunch" sound, the two looked at the sky in silence for a while, both still thinking about Chai Xin.

It's also strange. We haven't been together for a long time, and we haven't had any life and death experiences together. Why do I miss that little girl with a hunchback so much when I think of her?

"Did you say her back was straight?"

Lu Xian asked Yao Wei again.

"do not know……"

Yao Wei thought for a moment and said, "It should straighten out. She's quite concerned about this. If she stops curling up when she sleeps and slowly corrects it, maybe it will get better."

Lu Xian turned his head and glanced at Yao Wei.

It seems that it's not just me, this woman is also inexplicably concerned about Chai Xin. Otherwise, with her personality, why would she be so concerned about Chai Xin's hunchback problem?
——Normally speaking, in Lu Xian’s impression, Yao Wei would only answer “I don’t know” to his previous question, and would definitely not add anything further.

This woman finally became emotional.

"What are you looking at?"

Yao Wei noticed Lu Xian's gaze, looked back at Lu Xian, and asked.

"nothing……"

Lu Xian said, changing the subject, "Let's not talk about Chai Xin all the time. Anyway, there's nothing to do, why don't we turn on the laptop and watch some videos?"

(End of this chapter)