Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 143 New delicacies, feed them when they are needed

The video is a movie, a very hard-core gun-fight movie, without much emotional drama.

Lu Xian discovered that the action and gun battle movies and TV dramas in this world are very focused, and they just do the work without easily inserting any emotional scenes.

So Yao Wei felt relieved, but Lu Xian felt sorry that he couldn't take the opportunity to improve their relationship.

But actually think about it, with Yao Wei's personality, even if there are emotional scenes, it probably won't help to catalyze emotions and atmosphere.

Yao Wei has too much self-control and is too vigilant.

——Of course, she was not wary of Lu Xian.

Lu Xian is very clear about this.

What Yao Wei is wary of are all factors that may pose a threat to safety.

Because of this situation, Yao Wei rarely watches emotional dramas after she came into contact with the videos on the computer, and she would immediately change her mind when she saw them.

This woman also wants to learn something from action dramas and gun battle dramas.

Lu Xian reclined the chair, found a comfortable position, covered himself with the sheet and lay down.

The sheets had already dried and were now clean and very comfortable to cover themselves with.

In the night, the only light was the moonlight outside the car and the fluorescent light of the laptop screen inside. As for the sound, the only sound was the movie dialogue coming from the laptop.

Lu Xian stared at the screen and listened to the sound. As he watched, he felt a little confused.

He felt a little nostalgic for a moment. It had been a long time since he had felt this way...

When you fall asleep while watching TV or watching videos, the gradually blurred video images and sounds become the best hypnosis tools in the state of half-awakeness and half-sleep, making you slowly fall into a deep sleep.

Lu Xian let himself sink into this feeling, letting the light of the screen and the sound of the movie slowly hypnotize him.

I never thought I could have this kind of experience again...

Yao Wei had been sitting in the passenger seat and did not lie down like Lu Xian.

While watching the movie, she kept an eye on Lu Xian. After making sure that Lu Xian was completely asleep, she turned off the laptop.

I didn't finish the movie, but watching it for a while that evening was enough.

Yao Wei doesn't aim to finish watching a movie in one night.

Firstly, Lu Xian was asleep, and she was afraid that if the movie kept playing, it would wake Lu Xian up. Secondly, she was reluctant to waste so much electricity. This computer, which relies on solar charging, charges very slowly.

Just like Lu Xian said, there is still a lot of time in the future, so there is no need to rush now.

I'll let the laptop bask in the sun tomorrow so I can continue watching it at night.

So I put away the computer, gently reclined the chair, lay down, covered myself with the sheets, closed my eyes and went to sleep.

During the entire process, Yao Wei tried her best not to make any sound.

It was so quiet at night, and when I woke up the next day, it was still warm.

Lu Xian couldn't figure out what was going on in Jianshan City, but he always felt that there was less cold weather in the Jianshan Mountains than in Mengxin City, Yubei City, and places further north.

"Could it be that the further south you go, the less extreme cold there is?"

After waking up and washing up, Lu Xian asked Yao Wei this while roasting corn.

——There was still a lot of water in the pot, and the wok was full of corn kernels. It was not convenient for them to use the pot to boil the corn, so they had to roast the corn.

The firewood used for roasting corn comes from old cabinets and tables dismantled from abandoned houses, which are also very useful after being chopped into firewood.

After the fire started, Lu Xian and Yao Wei, in order to save trouble, did not use anything to roast the corn. Instead, they simply threw the corn into the fire, turning it once or twice from time to time.

This job was assigned to Yao Wei. Lu Xian said he would make something good for Yao Wei, so Yao Wei took on the job with full of expectations.

When she heard the question asked by Lu Xian, she shook her head and replied: "No, there are also many cold times in the south.

"When I passed through Jianshan City as a child, there were many cold days here. We must be lucky."

Lu Xian smiled and said, "That's good. My luck has always been good, and I guess I'll be lucky in the future too."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and smiled, as if she had benefited from Lu Xian's good luck and was very happy.

Lu Xian spread his bed sheet on the car seat and poured all the corn kernels in the frying pan onto it to store temporarily.

——With nothing else to use now, this was the only method he had. In the apocalypse, there weren't that many things to be particular about, and I was sure Yao Wei wouldn't mind.

Then he opened the lid of the cooking oil barrel and poured some oil into the wok.

"Do you want fried corn?"

Yao Wei asked.

Lu Xian smiled and said, "Yes, you figured it out."

Yao Wei asked, "But we've already roasted the corn. Wouldn't it be a waste?"

Lu Xian said: "It's okay, you'll know when I finish frying it. This thing can be stored. After frying it, you can store it in the frying pan and eat it slowly later."

"Ah."

Hearing Lu Xian say this, Yao Wei felt relieved and looked forward to it.

How nice it would be to have food that you can save and eat later!

So she continued to stir the roasted corn in the fire, while watching Lu Xian holding a wok on the fire, heating the oil, and then going to the car to grab the corn kernels on the bed sheet and put them into the pot.

After putting it away, Lu Xian walked back and continued to hold the frying pan on the pot with one hand, and the other hand held the spatula, stirring and frying in the pot.

This time they wanted to save trouble. They just wanted to light a fire and roast some corn, so they didn't even have a rack. Lu Xian could only use his hands as a rack and hold the wok in his hand all the time.

Fortunately, he is a Type A new human, so this little thing doesn't require much effort. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they really wouldn't be able to do it.

——As I said before, the Type A new humans are really useful.

Yao Wei watched the corn kernels in the wok swishing around as Lu Xian's wok stirred. Not much had changed after a while, so she asked, "Is the fire a little low? Do you want some more wood?"

"Need not."

Lu Xian said, "When frying corn and beans, you have to fry them slowly over low heat. If the heat is too high, they won't fry well.

"If that's okay with you, how about we stay here for another day? Let's fry these corn kernels so they'll be convenient to eat later."

In his previous life, when he was a child in the village, he saw his grandmother fry corn beans.

At that time, he was always anxious and waited impatiently by the stove. His grandmother would cheerfully tell him not to be anxious, because corn and beans should be fried slowly over low heat, otherwise they would not be cooked well over high heat.

These scenes were deeply engraved in his memory, along with his anxious attempts to grab the fried beans when they were ready, his burned fingers, and his grandmother's scolding voice.

"Look! I'll let you hurry up! Are you burned?"

At that time, grandma would tell him about family matters while frying beans, saying which family fried beans in a certain way, which family fried beans differently, and which family added sand when frying them, and which family boiled the beans first and then fried them. All were acceptable and edible, but it was easier to fry them directly this way.

But since it was something deep in his memory, Lu Xian couldn't remember it all at once.

This time, when I was preparing to cook this morning, I found that both pots were occupied and could not be used. I was thinking about what to do, and I thought of frying corn beans, and then I recalled those scenes.

I never thought that those childhood scenes would come in handy at this time.

"Ah."

Yao Wei had no objection and thought it was a good idea. It was a perfect first try, and it saved her a lot of trouble later. This day's stay was definitely worth it.

She quietly fiddled with the roasted corn on the fire, occasionally leaning over to take a look to make sure it was roasted well.

The rest of the time, he was paying attention to Lu Xian's movements and the corn kernels in the wok whose color was gradually darkening.

The roasted corn was cooked first. Yao Wei leaned over for the umpteenth time to confirm that the corn was cooked, then used a branch to pull the two ears of corn out of the fire.

After letting it air dry for a while, Yao Wei picked up an ear of corn and cleaned it. Then she handed it to Lu Xian and said, "Here."

Lu Xian said: "You eat first, I can't free my hands."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "It took a lot of effort to heat it up, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

She changed her mind and came up with an idea. She stuffed the roasted corn into Lu Xian's mouth and said, "You bite it first."

Lu Xian was caught off guard when an ear of roasted corn was stuffed into his mouth, causing his eyes to widen for a moment.

——But you know what, this corn is roasted very well, it tastes pretty good, and it feels cooked when you put it in your mouth, but not too burnt.

Yao Wei has already learned this skill in the shelter in Xiaogang Village and has now become a master.

But what is going on now?

Lu Xian couldn't stop his hands and continued to stir-fry, but he had a big corn cob stuffed in his mouth, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

He watched as Yao Wei picked up another ear of corn, cleaned it, took a bite and chewed it carefully, then grabbed the ear of corn in his mouth again.

"I'll hold it, you eat it."

After Yao Wei swallowed the bite she had just taken, she said this to Lu Xian.

Lu Xian: "..."

Lu Xian's mouth was full of corn and he couldn't speak.

But what else is there to say now? The food is already in your mouth, so just eat it.

So Lu Xian stir-fried the corn kernels in his hands and chewed the roasted corn in his mouth. Yao Wei also sat aside, silently chewing another ear of corn.

She kept paying attention to Lu Xian, and after Lu Xian finished eating and swallowed it, she took the corn over again.

Lu Xian glanced at Yao Wei and saw that Yao Wei also took another bite of her ear of corn, her expression calm, as usual.

He also took a bite silently, and then continued to stir-fry the corn kernels in the wok.

To be honest, this was the first time he was fed since he grew up.

Moreover, this person is the woman with whom he has shared life and death, and whom he somewhat likes.

But why was it that when this woman was feeding him, he didn't feel any emotion at all, but instead felt very calm, as if this was just a daily routine that he had long been accustomed to?
But it’s also good this way. They can finish the meal in peace and quiet, which makes the mutual help and tacit understanding between them worthwhile.

Yao Wei turned the corn cob several times so that Lu Xian could chew all parts of it.

She gradually synchronized with Lu Xian, feeding Lu Xian a bite and eating a bite herself.

After finishing the two ears of corn, Lu Xian finally fried the corn kernels in the wok. The surface of the corn kernels was charred black and looked really good.

Lu Xian poured it onto the bed sheet, separating it from the raw corn kernels to make sure they were clearly distinguished.

"It's a little hot. I'll pour it here to let it cool down. You can eat it yourself later."

As Lu Xian was talking, he asked, "How about some sugar for the second pot?"

"Ah."

Yao Wei had no objection and listened to Lu Xian.

She waited for a while, stretched out her slender fingers, pinched a grain of corn from the ripe corn, put it in her mouth and tasted it.

It was a little dry, but very tasty, with a charred aroma, but not like roasted corn.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Xian.

These fried corns would be really good if they could be stored.

"How about it?"

Lu Xian had already taken the sugar and put it in a wok, then put it on the fire and stir-fried it until it melted into a paste.

After turning the sugar into syrup, he took out Yao Wei's bowl and poured the syrup into it. He then took out the wok, poured oil into it and added corn kernels to stir-fry the second pot of corn beans.

While frying the beans, he was still keeping an eye on Yao Wei. After seeing Yao Wei taste the beans, he asked a question.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "It's delicious."

It's rare for her to add an extra word "very" to her comments.

Lu Xian smiled and said, "If it tastes good, eat more."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I just ate a lot, so I shouldn't eat too much. I'll save it for later."

Lu Xian knew that he couldn't persuade this frugal woman to eat fried beans as a snack, and he really felt that in such a world, it was a sin to treat food as a snack, so he stopped persuading her.

"what ever."

He spoke.

Yao Wei walked over and said, "Let me try. Let's take turns."

Lu Xian knew that Yao Wei was kind enough to help, and also knew the woman's determination, so he didn't refuse and handed both the wok and the stir-fry pan to Yao Wei.

He watched from the side and made sure that Yao Wei had already looked at it before and was operating it without any problems. Only then did he sit down to rest for a while.

Watching Yao Wei stir-frying the food constantly, turning the fire over from time to time and adding more firewood, the second pot of fried corn was gradually ready.

The two of them were not in a hurry to pour out the pot of beans.

Lu Xian poured out the syrup in the bowl and asked Yao Wei to stir-fry it again. After all the corn beans were covered with sugar and fried dry, he went to the car and placed all the fried beans on the bed sheet.

Due to limited space, they did not set up another stall and mixed the original fried beans and sweet fried beans together.

Then Lu Xian went to fry the third pot, and Yao Wei said, "Don't fry sweet things anymore, it's a waste of sugar."

Fried beans are delicious even if they are not sweet. There is no need to waste supplies like this.

Lu Xian accepted it happily and said with a smile: "I'll fry the third pot. Please wait a moment and try the second pot."

"Ah."

Yao Wei agreed.

So Lu Xian went to fry the third pot of corn. Yao Wei waited for a while, picked up a corn bean covered with icing sugar, put it in her mouth, and her bright eyes suddenly lit up.

This roasted corn, with its crispy aroma and sweet taste, is much more delicious than before.

The pleasure brought by the sweet food made her extremely happy, and she couldn't wait to share it with Lu Xian.

Seeing that both of Lu Xian's hands were still occupied and he couldn't free his hands, she didn't wait for Lu Xian to ask her if it tasted good. She picked up another one, walked to Lu Xian, and said, "Here, try it."

Lu Xian was slightly stunned, and Yao Wei had already stuffed the corn kernels into his mouth.

The scorched aroma and sweetness intertwined together, instantly giving the taste buds a great reward. Coupled with the fleeting warm touch on the lips, Lu Xian also became happy and said with a smile:
"Not bad, delicious."

(End of this chapter)