Chapter 72: Another Squad
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On the outskirts of City D, in a dormitory in a factory.
A whole table of delicious dishes, although there are no delicacies of the mountains and seas, but both the hue and the fragrance are not far from the treasures, and the smell makes the mouth water.
The table was already full of people, and almost everyone was looking at the food and swallowing their saliva, but no one was the first to move the chopsticks. The reason is simple, people have not yet arrived.
The atmosphere lasted for an unknown amount of time in depression and thirst, and on the way, the little boy Xiaoman had asked his mother more than once to taste a bite of rice because he was hungry, but he was rejected by the woman, and there was a posture of "if that person doesn't come back, we won't eat".
While absentmindedly playing with chopsticks, Xiao Lihuatou looked out the window from time to time, as if hoping for a figure to come back soon. Lan Xingai, who was sitting next to her, had been holding her other hand, sometimes patting, sometimes touching to comfort, but the anxiety in her own eyes could not be hidden.
Wang Zemin's eyes were slightly closed, his expression was calm, he neither spoke nor moved, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Ai Ziqiang, who was sitting opposite him, was much more irritable, his fingers were changed to "da-da-da" back and forth on the table, which made people feel depressed, and the movements under his feet did not stop, kicking the table legs back and forth, making the table vibrate with a **, which annoyed Zhang Chengang beside him grinning.
I don't know how long it took to wait in such an awkward and long wait, but I saw that the sky outside the window had become hazy, and finally someone was the first to break the silence.
It was Shen Kang who spoke out. He hated the person who made him wait more than the wait itself. He slammed the table a few times, making a deafening "clang" sound, and even the plates on the table shook a few times, instantly attracting the attention of the whole table.
"Hey! I say! He frowned and exclaimed impatiently, "You don't really have to wait forever, do you?" He didn't keep time and didn't come back on time, so why did he want us to starve together! It's a big deal, let's eat first, and then we will have some leftovers at the end, and wait for him to come back and give him hot food, isn't it the same! ”
Although Shen Kang's words were direct, he was also supported by many people at the table for a while, including Ai Ziqiang, who had always been at odds with him, and also shouted a few words of "yes, yes".
Facing Shen Kang's questioning, Xu Lin put down the chopsticks that he had been holding in his hand. She looked directly at Shen Kang and said, "No. Don't forget what we said at the table, no matter what, since we are fortunate enough to survive together in this time of great tribulation and have made a common choice, we will be each other's brothers and sisters from now on. Since we are brothers and sisters, how can we eat alone and let our younger brother eat leftovers? ”
She said this in the style of the head of the family, but Shen Kang didn't buy it this time. Because as early as ten minutes ago, when Gao Meng proposed to start the meal first, she persuaded everyone at the table with this set of rhetoric, and now she uses this set again, not only is her ears tired of hearing, but her stomach is not convinced!
Immediately, he didn't plan to bow to Xu Lin anymore, and retorted directly: "But teacher, we can't wait indefinitely, right?" If he really forgot the time and came back in the evening, are we really waiting for him to go in the evening? We're all going to have to eat the leftovers! ”
Ai Ziqiang came out at this time, took over the conversation and continued: "Who said it wasn't. Besides, even if we can wait, the child can't wait, you see, the child stares at the table full of dishes and drools, but can only watch and not let people eat, isn't this no different from child abuse! ”
Hearing that someone was talking about her son, Yang Wei pulled Xiaoman into her arms and said firmly: "It's okay, you just treat Xiaoman as the same person as everyone else, how is everyone, Xiaoman can be the same, there is no need to treat it differently." ”
Xu Lin glanced at Yang Wei with guilt. Although my mother said so, she didn't necessarily think so in her heart. Seeing the little boy who was obviously hungry but had to endure the pitiful appearance of not being able to make noise, Xu Lin was finally embarrassed to stop him anymore. However, she also doesn't want to give up her inner principles so simply.
After thinking about it, she made her last insistence: "Since everyone can't wait to eat, let's wait for his last ten minutes." If he doesn't come back by then, we won't wait for him to start the meal! ”
Seeing that the stubborn Xu Lin made concessions, Shen Kang, Ai Ziqiang and others didn't want to make an inch, so they closed their mouths and waited silently.
Time flew by minute by minute, and ten minutes passed in a flash.
Seeing that there was still no sound of footsteps outside the door, Xu Lin's eyes looked out the window, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this, Qin Lan simply closed his eyes and used his spiritual power to probe. After a while, she opened her eyes and looked at Xu Lin, shook her head regretfully, and said, "No, he didn't come back." ”
More than a dozen pairs of eyes at the dinner table looked at Xu Lin together, waiting for her to make a final decision.
Xu Lin felt a trace of uneasiness in her heart. But no matter how worried she was at the moment, she knew that it was impossible to stop everyone from eating anymore. In this group of people, although they are the most trusted and prestigious, there is a limit, and now they have reached this limit.
She waved her hand apologetically and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I've been waiting for a long time, let's eat." ”
These words are like a whistle in a 100-meter race. As soon as the whistle fell, everyone who had been hungry for a long time stretched out their chopsticks impatiently, and soon the table sounded the sound of clanging dishes and chopsticks, which was extremely lively.
Lan Xingai raised the chopsticks, and was about to raise her hand to pick up the vegetables, but Yu Guang suddenly caught a glimpse of Chen Xiaoyan who was still stunned and stupid, and had no intention of moving the chopsticks, so he gently pushed her with his elbow and said gently: "Don't be stunned, eat quickly." He's so good, he must be fine, it's probably just that the search was too serious and he missed the time, and he will come back after we eat. ”
Listening to Lan Xingai's persuasion, Chen Xiaoyan still frowned, shook his head and said, "It would be nice if that was the case." But when I went to his room early this morning, I found that he was gone, and it had been almost ten hours now, and he had not even eaten lunch, and he would definitely be hungry, and he should be back with or without results...... What to do, I'm still worried about him! ”
Lan Xingai was silent. Although Chen Xiaoyan's inference is simple, it is not unreasonable. Even if people's physical fitness is strengthened, hunger has not changed much, and if anyone hadn't encountered any emergencies, they would have come a long time ago.
After a while, Lan Xingai made up her mind, patted Chen Xiaoyan's shoulder and said, "That's it, Xiaoyan, you eat first, and when we finish eating, find some more people, let's go outside to find him together!" ”
Hearing this, a smile bloomed on Chen Xiaoyan's face, but this suddenly became a little sour in Lan Xingai's eyes.
"Good! Listen to you, let's eat! Chen Xiaoyan finished speaking with a smile and started to use his chopsticks first.
It's just that the delicious food has no taste in my mouth, and there is only one thought left in my heart:
Han Bai, you must return safely!
At the same time, about a few kilometers away from the factory, a group of people were casually walking straight towards the factory.
On closer inspection, there were six people in the group, five of whom seemed to know each other, while the person who walked at the front looked like strangers.
If you want to ask why, just look at their expressions.
The faces of the five people behind the team revealed a sense of calmness and carelessness, as if they were not in a post-cataclysmic world, but just a wild outing. On the other hand, the leader of the team, his body was slumped along the way, constantly trembling, no matter how the five people behind him talked and laughed, he didn't dare to turn back and interject a word, only dared to blindly bow his head and lead the way. Looking at it in this way, you can see at a glance what the camp is, how high and low it is.
The first of the five in the group was not very old, about twenty years old, and he was dressed unusually non-mainstream: his hair was dyed green, there was a row of studs in each ear, he wore a "gold necklace" around his neck, and the number of bracelets on his hand was comparable to that of some ethnic minorities. Such a man, however, seemed to be the leader of the Five, and every word he uttered would be followed by a laugh from those behind him, even though some of them were as old as his father, and now they were only small attendants.
No, looking at the jealous eyes hidden in their sneer, maybe they don't even count as "followers".
The gray-haired young man laughed for a while, then suddenly turned to look at the leader in front of him, and asked impatiently, "Hey, who is that!" Haven't you reached the place where you said there was electricity, water, and food? I came out with you early this morning, Lao Tzu's stomach was already hungry! ”
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