Chapter 1138: Twenty Pieces of a Bowl of Noodles
"No, no, we only have a little bit, just enough for us to eat for one meal now. Duan Jinpeng waved his hand through the window.
The little bit of food has been put under the seat by Duan Jinpeng, as if he is afraid that he will be robbed if he does not hide it.
Facing seven or eight men and women outside the car, Hu Mingchen is no longer generous and a good person. Because he knew that their little food and water would not be enough for so many people. What's more, the two groups of people who came in front of him were for the sake of children and the elderly, and Hu Mingchen could still have an excuse to respect the old and love the young, but now those people outside the car window are all adults, and Hu Mingchen is not so great as to sacrifice himself to feed the eagle.
Those people pestered for a long time, and when they saw that Hu Mingchen and Duan Jinpeng didn't let go, they left one by one.
In fact, there are so many cars jammed on this road, and many people bring something to eat, after all, most people go home for the New Year, and they will bring something with them. If everyone squeezes in and deals with a day and a half, it shouldn't be a big problem.
The biggest problem now is that we don't know how long the road will be closed, and when the road will be opened, which is closely related to the bad weather. At the same time, there are no towns and shops nearby, and those who do not bring food with them cannot find a place to buy it, even if they have money.
"Hu Shao, it's not that I don't give it to them, it's that we don't have enough, and I don't know when this road will be opened...... "After those people left, they were worried that Hu Mingchen would be unhappy, so Duan Jinpeng explained to Hu Mingchen.
"I know that you are doing the right thing, if you can't protect yourself, how can you protect others, but fortunately you have foresight and prepared some in the car, otherwise, it will be our turn to ask others. Hu Mingchen not only did not blame Duan Jinpeng, but even praised him twice.
After receiving Hu Mingchen's praise, Duan Jinpeng blushed, excited and embarrassed.
Duan Jinpeng didn't foresee that he would be stuck in traffic on the highway at all, but because he often had to drive on business trips, and sometimes he didn't have time to go to restaurants, so for his convenience, he stored some things to eat and drink, but he didn't expect it to come in handy now.
"Ouch, I'm thinking about it, I didn't even think of making a phone call to Mr. Hu to inform him of our situation, I'll hurry up and tell him now. Suddenly, Duan Jinpeng remembered that he was blocked on the road and told Hu Jianqiang.
"Forget it, I'll call him and tell them not to worry, at this time, there is nothing he can do to help us. Hu Mingchen patted Duan Jinpeng's seat, and then took out his mobile phone.
However, Hu Mingchen's phone had not been dialed yet, and his third uncle Hu Jianqiang's phone call came first.
"Where is Xiao Chen, I should be home soon, right?" Hu Jianqiang's voice on the phone was full of enthusiasm.
"Third uncle, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back for a while, I'm blocked on the highway. Hu Mingchen said in a calm tone.
"Is there a traffic jam on the highway?" should you be fine?" Hu Jianqiang asked with concern.
"Of course I'm fine, it was an accident, but...... It is also related to the weather, the road is closed by heavy snow, and the highway is not open to traffic. It's just that you don't worry, by the way, tell my mother that they don't have to worry, just wait for the road department to open the road, and there will be water and food in the car. Hu Mingchen said as relieved as possible.
"It's snowing on our side, and the sun is still out. Hu Jianqiang wondered.
"You're in Duge, our Duge place, I'm afraid there won't be a snow in seven or eight years, hehe, it's indeed snowing heavily here in Guanbao. As soon as he heard Hu Jianqiang say that there was no snow and the sun was out there, Hu Mingchen guessed that he was in Duge's hometown.
The town of Dug is low-lying, hot in summer, low temperature in winter, no snow and freezing all year round, the temperature in summer is usually seven or eight degrees higher than in the cool city, and the difference in winter will be more than ten degrees. Because of this contrast, it is comfortable in the cool city in the summer, but in the winter, Duge's side is much more comfortable than in the city.
After the winter, Hu Jianqiang often lived in Duge with his wife and children, even if he had to deal with work affairs, Zhou Yuxian also stayed in Duge with his children, and Hu Jianqiang went out to run errands by himself.
"I'll send someone to pick you up. ”
"Forget it, it's freezing this day, the highway can't work, and the other roads are probably not going to be able to go. Besides, this situation, the relevant departments are estimated to deal with it, if they can't handle it, then what can you do if you send someone, I'm still waiting patiently, anyway, there is air conditioning and blankets in the car, no big problem. Hu Mingchen rejected Hu Jianqiang's kindness.
It's not that Hu Mingchen really doesn't know what to do, but what he said is the truth, if all the roads are blocked, then Hu Jianqiang can't get to this place even if he wants to send people. Relatively speaking, ZF's power is strong, and it depends on them.
After chatting with Hu Jianqiang for a few more words and asking him to help appease his family, he hung up the phone on the grounds that his mobile phone did not have much electricity and saved electricity.
In fact, at this time, the traffic department is also anxious, if it does not snow, a crane will move the accident truck on the line, if it is not possible, you can also take a section of guardrail to walk in the opposite lane, to ensure two-way traffic.
But in the face of goose feathers and heavy snow, they have no problem. Even if it is a way to sprinkle salt, it will have to wait for the snow to stop, but the problem is that thousands of vehicles are blocked on this road section, and a lot of vehicles and passengers are stranded in the service area along the way, and the entrances and exits of several toll stations of nearly 100 kilometers are also blocked, and the command center has received dozens of accident alarms and calls for help.
Hu Mingchen still thought that the relevant departments would come to rescue them soon, he didn't know that there were too many places that needed help, and they were far away from the town, so if they wanted to get help, they had to go to the back.
Since he couldn't go, Hu Mingchen calmed down and slept in the car for a night, hoping that the snow would stop the next day, and he could leave then.
By the next morning, the snow had stopped, but the trouble was even greater.
"It's frozen, it seems, it's really troublesome. Hu Mingchen stood on the side of the highway, looked at the half-inch-long icicles on the roadside guardrail, and then stepped on the ground with his foot, he frowned deeply.
Hu Mingchen's feet stepped down, and there was a thick layer of ice underneath the snow, which was more troublesome than just snow.
If there is only snow, then it may be possible to barely pass, but if there is ice, let alone vehicles, it will be very problematic for people to walk.
"The ice is a bit thick, and it is estimated that the snow stopped in the middle of the night last night, but it encountered low temperatures and cold winds, so it froze. In this case, no one will come to our rescue. Duan Jinpeng stood next to Hu Mingchen and said.
Although there are many cars stuck in traffic jams, there are not many people standing outside the cars. It was too cold outside, and Hu Mingchen and the others had just gotten out of the car for a minute, and their ears were red from the cold, and their hands and feet began to stiffen.
Hu Mingchen raised his eyes and looked at the traffic that could not be seen in front and back, he began to worry about these people, so many people are frozen here, they have not eaten or drunk, it is okay if the time is short, once it is long, it is estimated that it will be annoyed, once someone gets sick because of this, the problem will be even greater.
"Hu Shao, it's too cold outside, let's hurry back to the car, don't freeze." Duan Jinpeng tightened his tweed jacket, rubbed his hands, and persuaded Hu Mingchen.
"Well, there's nothing I can do right now but wait. Hu Mingchen sighed and said.
Back in the car, Duan Jinpeng took a bag of beef jerky and handed it to Hu Mingchen. And Hu Mingchen is not polite, he hasn't eaten for a long time, so he will eat it when he tears it open. Duan Jinpeng himself ate a small bag of dried tofu, and seeing this, Hu Mingchen gave him a piece of dried meat. The amount is a little less, but the jerky is at least a little more calorie.
Originally, there were some bread and biscuits in the car, but they were given to other people's children and the elderly yesterday. All they left behind was beef jerky, dried tofu and a few packets of raisins.
In order to maintain their physical strength and the temperature in the car, they have been sitting in the car.
At noon, a few local people came from the side of the highway, and they came from the wasteland by the roadside, picking two baskets, and one carrying a basket.
"Instant noodles, does anyone want instant noodles?" After arriving at the side of the road, he put down the basket and basket and began to shout.
As soon as I heard that someone was buying instant noodles, it immediately attracted people in several cars close by, and people got out of the car one after another to see, and even Hu Mingchen and Duan Jinpeng got out of the car.
At this time, it is indeed good to have a bowl of hot instant noodles to eat.
"Fellow, bring me three bowls, there is hot water, right?" After the driver of a small car approached, he immediately paid for it.
"Of course there is hot water, how can you make noodles without hot water, don't you see that the boiling water bottles are all on your back? Three bowls, right, sixty yuan. The tall man yelled and said.
There were three people, two men and one woman, and they had eight boxes of instant noodles in their baskets and four thermos in their baskets.
"What? Three boxes of instant noodles are only sixty yuan, isn't it three yuan a box? Ten yuan is not bad. The car driver was originally paying for it, and when he heard that the instant noodles were twenty yuan a bowl, he put down his hand to pay for the money.
"Three pieces, brother, you don't look at what kind of environment it is now, we have come all the way here, you think we are usually in a big store. Twenty yuan is cheap, this is still to solve your difficulties, otherwise it will be cold, who wants to come. If you want to buy it, you can buy it, and if you don't buy it, pull it down. Instant noodles, who wants to buy them, after that, there will be no more, first buy first served. After making fun of the driver of the car, the man shouted again.
This man just saw the situation that he couldn't buy food even if he had money, so his price was so high, and it had multiplied several times. At the beginning, everyone would say a few words to each other, criticizing them for being coaxed and taking advantage of others. But when one person really paid for it, those who were still going to wait and see hurriedly bought it, afraid that it would be too late and not have their own share.