Coincidentally, Yuan Yi opened the tent and called the two of them to eat. Zhang Xiaoqiang and Yang Ke-er got up and walked into the tent. There was a simple folding square table in the middle of the tent. Under the table were four folding round stools. There were four dishes and one soup on the table. There were two pots of green vegetables and a plate of cured meat from the mountain. Looking at the green vegetables in front of him, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt a little emotional.
It was already summer, and the air was always filled with a dry heat. However, Yang Ke-er's hands, which were wearing leather gloves, did not feel a trace of heat.
On the contrary, there was a kind of ice-cold feeling. With the coolness from the gloves, Yang Ke-er felt that the heat on her body had also disappeared. There was no discomfort in the pores on her body.
Yang Ke-er raised her head and looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang. Although it was getting dark and the expression on Yang Ke-er's face was not very clear, Zhang Xiaoqiang's big eyes shone with a hint of luster, which made Zhang Xiaoqiang take a closer look.
A pair of black leather gloves appeared in front of Yang Ke-er. Yang Ke-er looked at the things in front of her in amazement. Her hands involuntarily took the gloves from Zhang Xiaoqiang's hands. The gloves were a little loose because of Yang Ke-er's injury. However, when she fastened a few small jade-like bones on the gloves into the buttonholes on the gloves, they felt just right.
"How far is it from your home? We will leave at seven tomorrow morning. When will we arrive?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang asked the young worker behind him. The young man had already washed himself clean today. Although there was a little beard on his lips, one could still see the tenderness on his face.
"Today is the 14th of July." Yang Ke-er raised her head and looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang with a wronged expression.
As she spoke, Yang Ke-er thought of sad things and began to cry. Looking at the pitiful Yang Ke-er, Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart began to ache. This little girl had gone through the most difficult days with him without any regrets. She was like a hamster going through the winter with him, and they faced the D2 together. The scenes of the past flashed through Zhang Xiaoqiang's mind like a picture scroll.
"Erm, let me explain the characteristics of this pair of gloves. The biggest advantage of this pair of gloves is that it is not afraid of water, fire, swords, and bullets. In addition, if it encounters hot air, it will become cold. Conversely, if it encounters cold air, it will become hot …."
Zhang Xiaoqiang stopped halfway through his sentence. This was because Yang Ke-er was not listening to him at all. She was only looking at the gloves on her hands and giggling from time to time, like a little fox that had just stolen a chicken.
Thinking of how good Yang Ke-er was, Zhang Xiaoqiang became anxious. He did not know what to do. Even if he wanted to cook for Yang Ke-er, he did not have the ingredients to do so.
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoqiang thought of the things that he had taken from Wang Le.
The young man looked in the direction of his hometown with a complicated expression. Hearing Zhang Xiaoqiang's question, he came back to his senses and lowered his head. "We'll be there by 9 tomorrow morning. The key is that the road from J-City to our hometown is not good. If we had followed the road built by the army, we would have arrived long ago."
Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt sorry for Yang Ke-er. He had been busy with the matters of the base and had basically forgotten about her. Yang Ke-er was also very obedient and did not bother Zhang Xiaoqiang for no reason. She only played with the little girl.
"Hmm?
Is today a special day? "Zhang Xiaoqiang did not understand what Yang Ke-er was referring to.
Ever since the apocalypse, Fat Chef had been depressed. The ingredients were getting lesser and lesser. Even though he was a chef, he could not use the simplest food to create new dishes. Later on, when he obtained the vegetable seeds, he became a little obsessed. Other than the daily food supply of the base, he spent all his effort on the vegetable greenhouses. Even now, he could not guarantee the daily food supply for the thousands of people in the base. At least, he could let them eat fresh vegetables once every 10 days or half a month.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang heard Yang Ke-er's words, he was speechless. Women would not let go of any opportunity to be jealous, especially Yang Ke-er. She did not care about the preciousness of the gloves but was thinking about whether Yuan Yi and the rest had them or not.
"Little girl, what's wrong?" Zhang Xiaoqiang finally could not help but ask.
Fat Chef's efforts had already paid off. At least, Zhang Xiaoqiang had not stopped growing vegetables. He had already ordered people to clear some open space outside the base in preparation to expand the planting of vegetables. The funny thing was that Fat Chef had started to think about the big mice. Every day, when he had nothing to do, he would go to the mice's cave to see which one had grown fatter.
"Today is my 15th birthday. Every year at this time, daddy would cook delicious food for me and mummy would prepare a gift for me. But now, I have nothing, wuwuwu …"
Seeing Yang Ke-er looking at his hands in surprise, Zhang Xiaoqiang explained, "These are made from the skin of the King Rat. The skin of the King Rat is very difficult to make. This pair of gloves is made from the skin of the two front limbs of the King Rat. The remaining two hind legs are not suitable for making gloves, so Wang Le is going to use them to make shoes."
Zhang Xiaoqiang would never spit out what he had eaten. These people had already been assigned by Zhang Xiaoqiang to the combat logistics team that had disappeared for a long time. The original combat logistics team had all become construction workers. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not plan to integrate these people into the base for the time being. The reason was simple. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not lack manpower now. With more than a thousand people in the engineering team, what project could they not complete?
Originally, Zhang Xiaoqiang had planned to hollow out the two mountains, but now he decided to put it aside for the time being. If he could successfully get a ship and crew from Wuhan City, then he would take them out to sea. If not, then he would think of another place. Today, Zhang Xiaoqiang had brought more than 400 people to reclaim the missile base, so he did not plan to leave a way out.
Zhang Xiaoqiang walked toward the tent on the mound and saw Yang Ke-er sitting in front of the tent in a daze. Today, Yang Ke-er was not as carefree as she was in the past. Instead, she was quiet. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what was on Yang Ke-er's mind. He walked to her side and looked at her. Yang Ke-er did not notice Zhang Xiaoqiang, who was standing beside her. She only lowered her head and looked at the stone beside her feet.
"The road is built by the army?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little confused. Weren't all roads built by the highway bureau? Why would the army build roads too?
"That is to say, this pair of gloves is unique?
Haha, only I have it. Even Yuan Yi and the rest don't have it? "
"Yes, it has been built for many years. That road does not allow heavy vehicles to pass. It is said to be a special road, but it is not connected to the national highway. Outsiders usually do not know about it. At some intersections, many locals earn money by giving directions to drivers from other places. However, large trucks do not dare to use it as there are soldiers on the road."
Three brought a few people to set up a barbed wire fence around the perimeter. The barbed wire was connected to a sharp steel bar that was inserted into the ground, and a metal bell was hung on the barbed wire. This was the alarm device at night, as long as something touched the barbed wire, the bell would ring, and when the bell rang, the truck that was facing outside would light up its headlights.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not say anything. He did not understand these things. Furthermore, he had no military knowledge. He could only feel the stones to cross the river. The people below had already started to prepare dinner. The dinner for Zhang Xiaoqiang and the rest was prepared by Yuan Yi. When Yuan Yi was recuperating, he had been learning how to cook.