After a comfortable night’s sleep, Xu Song woke up feeling as if he were immersed in warm water. When he fully regained consciousness, he remembered how this tranquility had come about…
Helpless, he covered his face.
Something significant seemed to have happened last night…
“Awake?” A gentle and familiar voice came from behind the door, causing Xu Song, who was huddled under the covers, to stiffen.
“Breakfast is ready. If you can’t get up, should I bring it to you?”
“I can get up!” Xu Song quickly sat up in a “scooting” motion. They didn’t really… do anything last night. They just helped each other, so why couldn’t he get up?!
As he sat up, he saw Yue Zheng standing on the ladder with a teasing smile. Xu Song blushed again… even if they didn’t do anything, their relationship had just experienced a new breakthrough. For Xu Song, who had been innocent for over twenty years, it was still quite nerve-wracking.
Lowering his head, Xu Song climbed down the ladder. The two little ones were sitting on the couch, yawning incessantly. The small tree still extended half of its roots outside the window, absorbing nutrients, and a large part of its canopy reached out, basking in the morning sun. For a plant, its current appearance was truly remarkable.
“How did you guys sleep last night?” Trying to divert his own embarrassment, Xu Song asked the two children directly.
Mo Tiancheng raised his head with a mischievous smile. “I initially wanted to sleep on the top, but then Tianyou also wanted to come up.”
“And then?”
“And then when we woke up, we found out that we both slept on the bottom!” Mo Tianyou raised the small spoon in his hand.
“We’re going to sleep on the top tonight!”
“Yeah, on the top!”
It seemed like they had a joyful time.
Xu Song felt relieved. Since they liked the two single beds so much, he didn’t have to worry about the two children insisting on sleeping with him and Yue Zheng.
Thinking of this, his mind involuntarily took a detour, stealing a glance at Yue Zheng. Seeing him smiling while holding a freshly cooked porridge, everything seemed normal as usual.
And so, Xu Song’s wandering mind finally returned to its intended path.
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After tallying the quantities, types, and expiration dates of these items, they found a large bag… of “condoms” in one of the storage compartments below.
“Oh my God… I thought we had found them all in the car yesterday… didn’t expect there to be so many under the vehicle!” These people were truly self-propelled machines!
Yue Zheng chuckled and said, “This also indirectly indicates that at least they still have a concept of prevention.”
Yeah, in a chaotic battle with seven people, if someone falls ill, none of the seven can escape. And there’s also the issue of pregnancy. Given the current external conditions, it’s not a good time for conception and nurturing the next generation.
After tallying the items in the car, the two of them took out some stored things from the tree hollow and put in some temporarily unnecessary ones. After categorizing them properly, they were ready to hit the road.
Xiao Shu’s tree hollow is their secret space where the four of them store the most important things. As long as they’re still together and Xiao Shu doesn’t get lost, they can take them out at any time. Comparatively, the car is not as safe. Therefore, it’s necessary to allocate the items reasonably.
“I’ll go hang the bicycles at the back.” Xu Song made sure he had completely memorized the storage locations of all the supplies before getting up. There’s a spot at the back of the RV for hanging bicycles, and Yue Zheng followed Xu Song to the back. After trying for a while, they confirmed that only two bikes could be hung there. Fortunately, the children’s small bikes are compact enough to fit in the compartment under the car.
Even with this RV, the two of them had no intention of abandoning the bicycles. After all, if they reach a place where the car can’t go forward, the bicycles would come in handy.
Just before getting back into the car, Xu Song suddenly walked towards the back.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m removing the license plate.” This car came from Province L, City Z. If they continue forward, they will pass through City Z. Who knows if there are people there who have a grudge against or know those people? What if they are mistaken for them and get attacked?
Yue Zheng raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. Actually, this car is so big and conspicuous, that in the apocalypse, whether there’s a license plate or not, people will take notice. Whether they are enemies or friends of those people, anyone with ill intentions will come up with any excuse to cause trouble.
But it’s better to remove it, so they won’t have to explain themselves later.
“Let’s drive! Drive the car!”
The RV started and headed north along the main road.
There’s more than one road that leads to Longshan, but there’s only one that is relatively wide and should be easier to travel on. Now that they’ve switched to cars, it’s not a good idea to go down remote paths to search for other roads. They might even get the car stuck in strange places and not be able to get out.
Yue Zheng sat in the driver’s seat. Well, with this new big car, Yue Zheng, who hasn’t driven in a long time, was eager to try it out, so Xu Song considerately sat in the passenger seat, accepting the uninterrupted harassment from the two little ones plus a tree.
The car is very big and looks sturdy. The two little ones continued their game from yesterday, running from the front to the back of the car and then back to the front.
Although there are currently only two small solar panels installed on the roof of the RV, they can barely supply power for the car vehicle. Previously, those people tried to save power so that they wouldn’t even be able to lock the car once the battery was depleted. So, things like air conditioning and in-car refrigerators were never used.
Now that they have these two solar panels, they can at least maintain the normal functioning of these appliances.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to eat frozen fruits yesterday? Plant some in the flower pots at the back and I’ll freeze them for you after cleaning.” The two children were being too noisy, so Xu Song had to shift their attention.
“Great! I want to eat strawberries!”
“I want to eat grapes!”
Although they could have planted these fruits in advance, planting a large tree at once would result in the remaining fruits quickly spoiling if not consumed immediately. Moreover, these fruits have a longer growth period compared to vegetables, so they generally don’t plant too many of these fruits that take up weight and space, while ensuring an adequate intake of vegetables.
Now, with the car, the children can play around inside without taking up everyone’s travel time. Plus, with the refrigerator, Xu Song no longer restricts them.
The seeds of these fruits were collected from fruit greenhouses along the way or obtained from small shops they passed by.
“You can go with them. Plant some oranges and make some frozen fruit juice for them,” Yue Zheng suggested.
“Are you sure you can handle driving alone?”
“Don’t worry, call me if there’s anything. Ask them to be alert and sense any threatening mutated plants or animals together.” Yue Zheng waved his hand, signaling Xu Song to go and entertain the children.
“If you get tired from driving, call me and we can switch. I can drive,” Xu Song said, getting up and following the two children toward the back.
The space where the TV and DVD player used to be had already disappeared when they took over the vehicle.
Well, considering they had to calculate their power usage on the car, let alone these power-consuming devices, if it weren’t for the fact that the refrigerator could be used as a cabinet and the range hood couldn’t be easily dismantled, those people would have probably thrown away all those power-consuming items long ago.
The space where the TV used to be was filled with gas canisters and some collected supplies from those people. Now that Xu Song and Yue Zheng had sorted everything out, they were all stored underneath. At the moment, there was a row of plastic boxes filled with soil, and the two children, Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou, were squatting beside the plastic flower pots, discussing what to plant.
“Let’s plant strawberries, grapes, and oranges for now. We can freeze some strawberries and grapes, but you shouldn’t eat too much every day to avoid stomachaches. I’ll make orange juice, and fresh fruits can be stored in the refrigerator for gradual consumption.”
Since they had the means, Xu Song naturally wouldn’t deprive the children. As long as they controlled the overall intake, they could freely enjoy the rest.
The two children cheered with joy as they hadn’t had ice popsicles or ice cream for a long time. Although the frozen fruits couldn’t compare to those treats, they were still delicious, especially in the scorching hot days and freezing nights of the current weather.
Watching the seedlings grow, bloom, bear fruit, and harvest little by little, Xu Song felt particularly content. One small orange tree had filled two large pots with oranges, while there were countless grapes and strawberries.
After cleaning these fruits using the water that Xiao Shu had prepared in advance (as Xiao Shu couldn’t directly access water from the ground during the vehicle’s journey), Xu Song froze a large portion of them and stored the remaining grapes and strawberries in the refrigerator. He filled two small containers for the two children to hold and eat. Xu Song held a container himself, with a strawberry in his mouth, and walked to the front driver’s seat to feed Yue Zheng.
Grapes need the skin to be peeled and their cores to be taken out, which is a bit troublesome to eat, so let him eat strawberries first.
“The taste is good, and they’re bigger than before,” Yue Zheng nodded in satisfaction. Previously, the strawberries either tasted hard and dry or were excessively sweet without any hint of sourness. The strawberries now tasted even better.
“Yeah, I froze quite a few of them. We should be able to have frozen strawberries to eat tonight,” Xu Song squinted his eyes. The grapes tasted good too. He thought for a moment, picked up a larger grape, peeled it and removed the seeds, then brought it to Yue Zheng’s mouth.
Yue Zheng opened his mouth to take it and accidentally touched Xu Song’s fingers. Xu Song’s heart trembled, feeling his face grow hot. He lowered his head and prepared to peel another one for him.
“There are many people ahead, mutants with abilities, and many, many mutated animals,” Mo Tianyou ran over, holding a small pot, bouncing on his toes and pointing in the direction of the main road.
Xu Song looked out the window and saw a z-city sign hanging diagonally not far ahead.
“We’re approaching the city area. Are they all gathered together?”
Mo Tianyou shook his head and pointed slightly to the left. “The mutants are together, while the animals are on the other side, quite scattered.”
“It seems there should be a small-scale survivor base here.” Xu Song analyzed while taking out the map.
Yue Zheng nodded, “They probably don’t have the means to retake the city area temporarily. Let’s see if there’s any way to bypass them.”
“Survivors?”
“Yes.”
Compared to the mutated plants and animals, they were more concerned about these survivors. Unless absolutely necessary, they didn’t want to provoke any trouble. Even though they had powerful destructive capabilities, Xu Song didn’t want to become a professional living cremator. That job had immense pressure, which he couldn’t handle at the moment, nor did he want to bear it.
Happy life on the road…through the apocalypse…hahahaha 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦗 Thanks for the update
Thanks for the chapter!
Insta-fruits and seeds. He’s got an awesome apocalypse skill.
Wait who peels 🍇. Eat the entire thing whole if seedless
I was wondering the same thing. Peeling grape skin makes no sense to me… the skin contains benefits that you lose by peeling them. Even the seeds can be chewed up or swallowed whole, and are good for you, though they don’t taste that great.
Cool, I’m not the only one that thought it was weird haha