Xu Song stood inside the RV, pinching his nose and opening the windows with a dark face. He felt that it was absolutely wise not to let the two children come up with them. After all, why was the hormonal smell still lingering inside the vehicle even after a whole night?
“We need to change these, and these too. This one is no longer usable, throw it away… When we get back to the city, let’s find a few toilet seats. These things are disgusting to look at.” Xu Song paced around the vehicle, his face unable to hide his disgust.
Yue Zheng nodded silently, equally speechless. Were those five individuals like constantly mating robots? Why were there traces of their activities everywhere, whether it was in the bed area above, the sofa area below, or even on the floor? It was a mess.
The RV they were in was a Type A motorhome, about the size of a bus. It had a larger bed above the driver’s cabin, as well as some living space. Inside the vehicle, there were living and kitchen areas, a bathroom, a toilet, and two single bunk beds. At the bottom of the vehicle, accessible from the outside, there were several separate storage compartments for various items, as well as a sizable water tank.
The price of this vehicle before the apocalypse would have been quite high, so they wondered where those people had gotten it from. But it seemed that due to water shortages and lack of electricity, everything inside was dirty. Combined with the constantly mating individuals, it resulted in a chaotic and filthy environment with an unpleasant odor.
“Let’s throw everything away. We’ll take out some things from the small tree and replace them, then let it produce more water.” Yue Zheng wandered around inside, remembering that there were a few fully charged spare batteries and two small solar panels in the tree hole.
“Alright! I’ll take care of it!”
Xu Song quickly got off the vehicle. The smell inside the car was far from pleasant. He wondered how those people could stand it. Perhaps once you got used to it, you couldn’t smell it anymore?
The small tree twisted its waist, extending its branches to retrieve items from the tree hole. Xu Song took out the deflated bedding and sheets, then turned back to the RV.
Of course, before getting back in, he didn’t forget to instruct the two children, “Stay down here and play. Don’t run around. The vehicle is too dirty and messy. Stay off for now.”
Cleaning the vehicle was a daunting task. Although the interior space of the vehicle wasn’t too large, the challenge was that many things couldn’t be easily removed and discarded.
The two of them tore some relatively clean clothes that belonged to someone unknown and turned them into rags.
They had the small tree collect water. Because of the huge amount of water used, the small tree simply digs its roots deep into the ground, absorbing water while releasing water, and even adding several branches to act together at the same time.
The entire day passed, and the four of them didn’t make any progress in terms of distance. They were stuck in the vehicle the entire time.
“Phew… Those two small solar panels can’t support this large vehicle at all.” Xu Song collapsed on the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted. Today, he had made some simple modifications to the roof of the vehicle and the internal circuitry. It was then he realized the practicality of his photographic memory. Just by briefly observing how soldiers modified vehicles with solar panels, he was able to completely improve the vehicle without damaging its structure.
“For now, we’ll have to make do. We can only look for shops selling these types of panels when we reach the next town.”
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“Well, we’ll have to manage like this for now.” Xu Song yawned, feeling his eyelids grow heavy.
“Daddy, daddy, can we drive the vehicle?”
“Daddy, daddy, I want to drive!”
Due to their excessive excitement, the names the children used got mixed up again. Each child clung to one of Yue Zheng’s legs and hugged tightly.
Yue Zheng was momentarily stunned, then turned to Xu Song and asked, “Did you happen to see the car keys when we were packing things today?”
“It seems… no?”
The two stared at each other, realizing that if they couldn’t find the car keys, all their efforts throughout the day would be in vain!
“I’ll go look!” Xu Song quickly got up, almost tripping off the sofa, and hurried towards the front cabin.
Yue Zheng… Yue Zheng didn’t have any thoughts because he suddenly remembered that last night, someone had incinerated all five men with a fire. If the two women could find the keys, they wouldn’t have attempted to escape secretly. So… the possibility of the keys being with those five men was quite high.
Indeed, reality proved that good fortune doesn’t always come in pairs. They managed to get the vehicle, but couldn’t find the car keys…
“Tsk, what do you think I do for a living? I don’t believe it. I can’t even handle a vehicle like this!” Xu Song rolled up his sleeves, removed the front panel, and decided to forcefully bypass the car’s locking system. As soon as he took off the panel, he was surprised to see that the car keys he had been searching for were hidden inside?!
The leader was a clever person. After each use of the vehicle, he made it seem like he kept the keys on him at all times. But the nightly activities made it impossible for him to ensure that his pockets wouldn’t be secretly rummaged through. Even if he kept the keys on a chain or hung them around his neck, he couldn’t guarantee that no one would sneakily take them while he was asleep.
Therefore, being incredibly clever, he found an absolutely secure hiding spot! Using the principle of hiding in plain sight, he would always tuck the keys into a gap in the front panel. However, he never expected to encounter someone like Xu Song, who attempted to forcefully bypass everything, exposing the keys in an instant.
In fact, the people who had been in the vehicle with him before had also considered other possibilities. They had searched through the sofa seams and even under the carpets, but they never thought to look here.
Xu Song’s luck had to be commended; it was truly exceptional. Deep down, he also knew that even if he opened the panel, he might not be able to forcefully bypass the car’s locking system. Modern vehicles were not like before, where you could just hotwire them with two wires. There were various anti-theft measures in place.
He hadn’t studied vehicle mechanics at school, so although he knew some principles, he wasn’t skilled enough to bypass them easily. Of course, if he watched someone else perform the operation once, he could immediately memorize and learn it, applying the knowledge to similar situations.
Seeing Xu Song running back with a bunch of car keys, eyes shining brightly, Yue Zheng smiled at him and gently stroked his head. He packed the prepared food into several iron bowls, instead of using the seemingly fancy bowls and chopsticks in the vehicle, they preferred to use the iron bowls and chopsticks they had been carrying along the way.
Who knows how long it had been since those bowls and chopsticks were last washed?
Mocheng and Moyou cheered together and hugged Yue Zheng tightly, eager to taste the mixed stew he had just prepared. They enjoyed it with the mutant “big” rice that had been cooked in the vehicle.
The small tree had quieted down, extending some of its roots through the window and burrowing into the soil. Its entire trunk maintained a size of about one meter, and the Cricket joined in the meal, quietly perching on the tree canopy and nibbling on leaves.
On the table, there was a solar-powered flashlight, and Yue Zheng’s heartfelt dinner was served in the bowls. After several days camping in the wild, Xu Song finally felt the warmth of “home” once again.
Home doesn’t necessarily mean a two-bedroom apartment. As long as there’s a relatively peaceful place and loved ones by your side, no matter where you are, it can provide complete rest for your soul, that’s what home is.
“We want to sleep in the small bed!” After dinner, the two little ones looked at them eagerly.
“Aren’t you afraid of falling?” The size of the two single beds is not small, there’s more than enough space for both children to sleep. However, Xu Song hadn’t prepared the bedding for the two beds yet.
“Don’t worry, we’ll sleep with the small tree!”
Understanding that they were in a new place, Yue Zheng smiled and asked, “Do you want to sleep separately, one person per bed, or together? If you sleep together, do you want to sleep on the top or bottom?”
The two children immediately frowned, looking like they were pondering deeply. They were always together, so it would make sense for them to sleep together. But there were two beds… and they wanted to sleep on both the top and bottom.
“Never mind, I’ll make both beds for you.” Xu Song got up to fetch the unopened bedding and instructed the small tree, “Be careful tonight, don’t let them fall off.”
Actually, there were railings by the sides of the beds, so it wouldn’t be dangerous to sleep on the top. However, Xu Song was worried that the children might roll off while they slept, as they liked to curl up together.
The small tree shook its canopy, and the Cricket, who had just finished its meal, flapped its wings and flew away from the lively tree.
The two small beds were prepared, and the two children screamed as they rushed onto the beds, climbing up and down.
There were still many things inside the vehicle that the group had collected along the way. They hadn’t completely organized these items, and it would probably take them half a day to sort everything properly.
Feeling tired, Xu Song yawned and rubbed his eyes as he climbed onto the double bed above the driver’s cabin. But as soon as he lay down, he suddenly became wide awake again, wait, now they finally had a space where they could be alone together?
Actually, ever since they took in the twins… No, since they adopted the small tree, they had hardly experienced true alone time as a couple. And now, in this independent and small space, there were only the two of them… It felt awkward no matter how he thought about it.
Xu Song tossed and turned on the comfortable bed, unable to fall asleep. His mind was filled with various thoughts. Soon, Yue Zheng finished packing up and checked the situation inside and outside the vehicle before climbing up as well. Xu Song’s heart raced even faster.
The bed on the upper level of the cabin had a separate cabin door. Now that the door was closed, they could barely hear the noise from the children below, such good soundproofing!
“You’re not asleep yet?” Yue Zheng noticed that Xu Song’s eyes were still open and glanced at him sneakily, his face showing a hint of uneasiness.
“Uh… Well, you should go to sleep too.” Xu Song turned his back, flipping over.
The space on the upper bed was quite large, but Yue Zheng lay down right next to Xu Song, making Xu Song’s heart beat even faster.
“Tomorrow, let’s bring in some soil and fill the barrels and boxes they collected with water. The small tree and Tiancheng both need soil for planting.”
“Oh.” Xu Song responded, suddenly realizing that there was an extra hand on his waist.
“Are you tired today?”
A warm breath brushed against the back of his neck, causing Xu Song’s mind to go blank. Almost every night, they slept together, but why did it suddenly feel strange tonight? It must be because of the vehicle! The hormones from before hadn’t completely dissipated! It’s all because of those self-propelled machines!
“I-I’m… I’m fine…” As he was about to speak, his body was gently moved back, and in the darkness, familiar lips lightly pressed against his own, gradually transitioning from tenderness to passion. A large hand, which Xu Song didn’t know when it had slipped into his clothes, stroked his back while the other hand slowly moved downward, slipping beneath the fabric of his sparsely clothed body.
Xu Song felt his mind explode with a “boom”…
The night was long and exceptionally quiet.
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Is this.. looks at the chapter number
Earlyst this Authors Chars gotten together(R rating stuff wise) of the books I know of that is…
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