The convoy drove out from the war-torn country, passed through the channel of neighboring countries, and headed for a port on the seaside.
There were five cars in this convoy. When they saw Zhu Yu and his two cars rushing towards them, they were a little wary and stopped immediately.
Immediately after getting off the first bus, a middle-aged man wearing glasses waved a five-star national flag to show his country.
"Don't be afraid, we are Chinese too!" Zhu Yu lowered the window and said, "Don't worry!"
"That's good, that's good!" The other party put away the flag and looked at the pickup truck behind with some caution.
"We are all our own people." Zhu Yu waved back, and Qin Fei and Cao Dalong in the car behind also lowered their windows, showing their unique faces of the Chinese nation.
"You also want to evacuate?" The other party felt relieved and greeted enthusiastically, "Going to the capital?"
"Yes." Zhu Yu got out of the car and started chatting with the other party, "Did you just withdraw from there?"
"Yes! If the war breaks out, our project will have to be suspended. I don't know what will happen when we go back there when the war stops." The middle-aged man with glasses smiled bitterly, and then stretched out his hand:
"Hello, I'm the manager of an oil project over there. My name is Xu Chenghui. Most of the people in this fleet are people from our project department and their families."
"My name is Zhu Yu, and I'm here for a trip." Zhu Yu stretched out his hand, "Since we meet together, it's fate. It's not easy for us Chinese to meet together here!"
"Yeah, then... together?" Xu Chenghui asked tentatively.
"Let's take advantage of you together," Zhu Yu said with a smile: "With a large number of people, we can easily solve any problem. At least we can scare others!"
"That's right. Of course, the national flag is also very useful! We made two plans when we evacuated." Xu Chenghui had a say and taught Zhu Yu his experience, "When we crossed the border, we said we were Chinese. We put the national flag on Show it to those who keep the cards.
I heard at the time that their generals had studied in our country, so I thought they should be able to go out. If you really can't get out, then go to the warship.
Unexpectedly, as soon as people saw our national flag and heard us say a few words, they gave way. "
What appeared on Xu Chenghui's face was uncontrollable pride.
Zhu Yu can understand that feeling.
This is just like the old man in South Africa. After the nuclear explosion, he was invited to the front row of the bus to enjoy high-level treatment - the country has become stronger, and the people at home do not clearly understand it. On the contrary, it is the Chinese people abroad who understand it the most.
"Will you come again in the future?" Zhu Yu asked.
"Come on." Xu Chenghui smiled bitterly, "Most of my wealth is invested here. I just hope that the two warring parties have a longer-term perspective and think more about how to develop after the war and don't damage our infrastructure. When we come back, some It’s good that things still work.”
"Are you sure?" Zhu Yu asked again.
"About 60% to 70%. After all, everyone knows now that we Chinese people are here to engage in construction and common development. Those capitalists only have a zero-sum game in their minds and do not understand what a win-win situation is."
Having said this, Xu Chenghui waved his hand and said:
"Okay, let's talk after we camp. How about you join the convoy... join the back of the convoy and hold us back?"
"Okay. After all, a few of our young men have served in the military, so there will definitely be no problem after the break."
"That's great!" Xu Chenghui's eyes lit up, "Then I'm so happy. Although nothing happened along the way, I was frightened. After all, no one can guarantee whether there will be any little thieves. If you join us, we will Your safety is much more guaranteed!”
After hearing Zhu Yu say that those few had been soldiers, Xu Chenghui's smile suddenly became much more sincere.
There is no way, the three words "People's Liberation Army", for the Chinese people, the bonus of positive energy is too sufficient.
Especially when there is a major disaster.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people in society deceiving people under the guise of being soldiers. Many soldiers who started their own businesses after retiring from the army will consider themselves veterans.
SUVs and pickup trucks joined the convoy, which moved on.
Xu Chenghui used the intercom to explain to the people in other cars, and explained that there were several veterans in the car joining behind, which made the people in other cars feel much calmer.
The convoy moved forward for just over an hour before stopping again.
A car broke down.
The convoy was parked on the side of the road. There was no village or shop in the area, and there was no way to find a place to repair the car.
People in several cars got out, some people gathered around to watch, and some people moved their bodies.
Zhu Yu and others also came over to see if they could help.
"Puncture!" Someone immediately saw the problem.
"Not only is the tire punctured, there is also a problem with the engine." The driver said with a grimace, "I'm just a novice, so I can't see any faults. I haven't changed this tire before..."
Xu Chenghui came over, looked at it, and then said:
"Let the people inside come down first, let everyone take a rest and have something to eat. The drivers will come over, and we will have a consultation to see how to fix it. After all, three cobblers are nothing like Zhuge Liang!"
Obviously, Xu Chenghui is quite prestigious. When he said this, the drivers of all the cars gathered around him.
The driver of the car in question opened the hood, and a wave of heat poured out.
"Come on, come on, let's all take a look." Xu Chenghui said, "By the way, this new guy is called Zhu Yu. Come on, let's meet each other. We are destined to meet each other. Outside, we Chinese people must unite.
Xiao Zhu, come on, let me introduce you. "
Xu Chenghui introduced several other people to Zhu Yu.
Car No. 1 was driven by the company's driver, Ma Jun, and sitting on it were Xu Chenghui, a technician, and a translator.
The accident was in car No. 2, driven by a new college student named Huang Huidong who had joined the company. He had a driver's license but had not been driving for a long time. The car was carrying two workers and a family member of the worker - a local black man, and he was holding a child.
Car No. 3 was a pickup truck driven by the company's logistics assistant Lai Yongxiang. It was carrying two chefs and a truckload of supplies.
Cars No. 4 and 5, like Zhu Yu and others, joined the team temporarily. Both of them went there to do business and resell China's light industrial products.
Both of them came as a family, with their wives and children in the car. They originally planned to travel together to make money, but unexpectedly they encountered a war.
After introducing the people, everyone began to analyze the problem.
Zhu Yu didn't know much about cars, so he asked Ran Jie to take a look.
"There's a puncture and there's something wrong with the fan. They all need to be replaced."
After Ran Jie glanced twice, he determined the problem.
"Want to replace it? We have tires, but we don't have spare parts for the fan!" When several drivers heard this, their claws went numb.
The tires are easy to talk about, after all, they are basically found on every car, but how to replace the fan?
Zhu Yu's mind moved and he said to Xu Chenghui:
"Manager Xu, if this car can't drive, why don't we squeeze it in and distribute the people to several other cars? We can squeeze out a few seats here."
Xu Chenghui was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether he was reluctant to part with the car or had other ideas.
Seeing Xu Chenghui's attitude, Zhu Yu stopped talking and waited to see what they would do.
After all, I joined later, so I just need to express my thoughts. There is no need to force others to obey.
Everyone has their own ideas, and you can't impose them.
Qin Fei and Cao Dalong also got out of the car. Although it's hot outside, there's a bit of wind at least, so it's not bad. The car was a little stuffy.
Seeing these people sitting in twos and threes on the back of the car and resting in the shade, Qin Fei and the others also took out water to replenish it.
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie also took bottles of water and drank them in one go.
At this time, Zhu Yu and the others discovered that the others were not drinking bottled mineral water, but water from large barrels.
The black woman fed the child less than one year old the same water.
Zhu Yu hurriedly took a few bottles of water and walked over and handed them to her:
"Give the kids this to drink. Your water... isn't very good."
He could tell that the water should have been obtained temporarily from a nearby water source. I don’t know if it is boiled or not. It will be fine for adults, but it will be a bit bad for children.
Zhu Yu guessed that these people ran away from the war and were not fully prepared with supplies, so that was why they were like this.
"Xiao Zhu, we are going to take another look and hold on." Xu Chenghui came over to find Zhu Yu, "The car should still be able to hold up after changing the tires. If we hold on to the nearest town, we might be able to find a fan."
"Then what do we need to do?" Zhu Yu nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Help me change the tire. It's not one tire that burst, but two."
"no problem."
Ran Jie and Qin Fei stepped forward to change the tire. Looking at the time, Xu Chenghui said to the others:
"It will be a while before we change the tire. Let's get ready for lunch. Everyone in the company will prepare according to the previous division of labor. If you have the supplies, you can eat by yourself. Then we will act together."
Zhu Yu observed it and found out that the division of labor Xu Chenghui mentioned was the first three vehicles. They were from the same company, and everything they ate was in the pickup truck, so they were together.
Cars 4 and 5 have their own supplies, so they can take care of their own food.
After changing the tires, Zhu Yu and the others also started to prepare food. There were self-heating foods, which were convenient and fast.
There are also several half-year-old children in the convoy, who play and shuttle among the cars during breaks.
They are the only ones who are carefree.
Occasionally, adults would scold them, but it did not affect their fun.
The child's cry attracted Zhu Yu's attention. He saw a young girl in the No. 1 car passing by and talking to the black woman.
The black woman is anxious and shaking her head.
The young girl is the translator of the energy company. She wears glasses and has a somewhat anxious look on her face.
Qin Fei and Cao Dalong looked at the girl, and then Cao Dalong walked over and asked a few questions.
When he came back, Cao Dalong said:
"The child has not yet been weaned, but because of the war this time, her mother has no milk. The city supplies they brought did not have milk powder, only dry biscuits.
Now the child is hungry, so her mother soaks dry biscuits in water and gives them to the child, but the child doesn’t eat, so..."
Zhu Yu looked at the anxious black mother over there and the female translator who was asking questions in a car in the convoy, then turned around and went to the car. When he came out, he held a pack of rice lake and handed it to Cao Dalong:
"Go, give it to them. Dissolve it with warm water. The baby can drink it."
Cao Dalong was overjoyed and immediately ran over happily holding the Mihu bag.
"Boss, why are you still carrying this?" Ran Jie was a little curious.
"I didn't know why I packed up my things when I left." Zhu Yu said humorously, "I didn't expect it to be useful here."
Cao Dalong found the female translator. The female translator took the Mihu bag in surprise, and then asked Cao Dalong where the things came from.
Cao Dalong pointed here, and the female translator saw Zhu Yu's side face and Qin Fei who was facing her.
Qin Fei was eating self-heating rice with his head down and didn't pay attention, but the female translator watched for a long time.
At this time, the child's cry made the female translator hesitate to speak, and then went to the child.
Cao Dalong also followed and helped to rinse Mihu, referring to the instructions above to remind him of the dosage.
The three of them made the rice noodles together and fed it to the child at a suitable temperature. The child was very hungry and ate the rice noodles with big mouthfuls. The three of them all laughed.
"Thank you so much." The black mother breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the father of the child came over from Xu Chenghui, holding a package of crushed noodles in his hand.
Seeing his child eating rice lake, the man wiped his face and bowed deeply to Cao Dalong:
"Brother, thank you! Otherwise my child..."
"It's okay, it's okay..." Cao Dalong was a little panicked, "Our boss took this out, I was just running an errand - besides, we are all compatriots, the boss definitely doesn't care about this..."
The man insisted on coming over to thank Zhu Yu. When Zhu Yu saw the man coming, he put down his lunch box and stood up.
"Thank you!" The man choked and said, "My family is a single generation of three generations, and this child is my lifeblood... I didn't expect that this evil war... would...
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do. The child hasn't eaten much in two days! Adults can stand next to each other, but children can’t stand it! "
Zhu Yu waved his hands hurriedly:
"We are all compatriots, our own people, don't worry about it. Okay, let's go eat, we will be on our way later."
The child's father left with a lot of gratitude, but the female translator stayed.
Cao Dalong said enthusiastically:
"Translator Wen, do you want to eat with us? It's best to have some hot food outside. This self-heating food tastes good..."
Zhu Yu secretly gave a thumbs up. Cao Dalong has made rapid progress and now knows the family name. Is he planning to take the initiative to attack?
However, Translator Wen didn't seem to be too interested in Cao Dalong's enthusiasm. He shook his head perfunctorily, then walked up to Qin Fei and asked cautiously:
"Are you...Qin Fei?"
Qin Fei was originally observing the female translator secretly, but now that he heard her taking the initiative to ask, he looked at her directly, and then asked tentatively:
"Wen...are you Wen Ling?"
"It's me!" the female translator, Wen Ling, said happily:
"Is it really you? I feel familiar, but I haven't dared to recognize you! You...haven't you gone to be a soldier? Why are you here? What are you doing? I have been to your house and asked about you... …”
This series of questions not only confused Qin Fei, but even Zhu Yu and the others felt that there was a story in it! Only Cao Dalong looked confused at first, and then depressed——
Finally, he aimed at a target, but he didn't expect it to be Qin Fei's old acquaintance!
And from what the girl Wen Ling said, she seemed to have been interested in Qin Fei for a long time!
Seemingly observing everyone's reaction, Qin Fei blushed and said:
"This is Wen Ling, my high school classmate. After graduating from high school, she went to college and I joined the army..."
That's all he said and didn't continue.
But Zhu Yu and the three of them actually saw something.
Ran Jie took out a self-heating rice set from the side and handed it to Qin Fei:
"Old Qin, here, help me soak it!"
Wen Ling waved her hands hurriedly:
"No, no, we have food over there..."
"Don't be polite. Since you are Qin Fei's classmate, you are one of our own. Don't be polite to us. We have plenty of supplies. You can eat whatever you want!" Zhu Yu waved his hand:
"To meet Qin Fei here, your fate is not that deep. Don't think of yourself as an outsider!"
Wen Ling blushed and stopped talking. When Qin Fei finished her work and the rice was automatically heated, she asked persistently again:
"Qin Fei, where did you go when you were a soldier, and why are you here now? I looked for you, but no one told me..."
"I work as a special forces soldier. When you came to find me, I should have been performing a special mission..." Qin Fei thought for a while and said, "At that time, I couldn't contact the outside world."
Wen Ling nodded silently, seeming to acknowledge this.
"When I signed up to join the army, I heard that you were admitted to the University of Foreign Languages. Is this the language you studied?"
"Yes, I applied for a minor language." Wen Ling nodded and said, "Originally I wanted to work in a training institution, but I didn't expect that it was hard to find a job. Then the project here hired translators and the salary was high, so I applied. Name, I didn’t expect…”
When Qin Fei saw that the rice was ready, he poured out the water and heating bag, opened the package, poured it into the lunch box, and gave it to Wen Ling.
"Thank you!" Whether it was because of the attentive service or Qin Fei, Wen Ling thanked her with a smile, took the lunch box, and started eating in small bites.
A wave of happiness enveloped her.
Zhu Yu, Ran Jie and Cao Dalong can all see this.
"It's so delicious!" Wen Ling sighed sincerely after taking a few bites, "I didn't expect this self-heating rice to be so fragrant..."
"How many days have you been hungry?" Qin Fei couldn't help but ask, "If we weren't here, we wouldn't want to eat this stuff...so you must not have eaten well these days."
"Your analysis is really accurate, we have been hungry for two days!" Wen Ling's expression was a little pitiful, "Although we have supplies and food, we can guarantee that we will not be hungry.
As for whether it tastes good or not, we no longer think about it. It would be nice to have something to eat. Many of those who stayed in the war-torn country are still hungry! "
"If you think it smells good, eat more. By the way, there are also pickled mustard, shredded radish, and shredded kelp. It will be better if you just eat it."
"Why!"
…
Cao Dalong said to Ran Jie quietly with a grimace:
"Captain Ran, why do I feel like I was force-fed a mouthful of dog food? I was still thinking about it...but I didn't think about it..."
When he said this, Ran Jie naturally understood what he meant, patted his shoulder and comforted him:
"What's yours is yours, you can't even ask for what's not yours! You see, it will be your turn no matter what, don't worry! If it doesn't work, ask your sister-in-law to introduce one to you!"
"This is what you said!" Cao Dalong grabbed Ran Jie's arm and said, "I take these words seriously!"
"Okay, okay, no problem!" Ran Jie said confidently.
ps: The next chapter may be later
