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In fact, even without the vicious eyes of those coachmen, Hong Tao was a little worried about this long journey, and his doubts mainly came from Feng Zhen's expression. When he took himself to go through the formalities in the morning, he always seemed to have something that he couldn't say directly, and he gave a warning in a very subtle way, commission!
This scalper, who specializes in stitching, forgot to ask for a 100% commission with himself after completing the formalities. Hong Tao absolutely didn't believe that he had forgotten, it wasn't like this when they met for the first time, and he shouldn't have forgotten to take money if he forgot to eat, this is professional ethics.
It's more likely that this guy can't say some things directly, or even tactfully, and can only remind himself with this very abnormal performance. From this point of view, Feng Zhen and the old man who drove the car are both good people, and they have both been caught up by themselves, and their luck is not bad.
Unlike the road I went to Langfang last time, the route I took this time was a little more westerly, and I took the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway for a long time. At first, Hong Tao was still wondering why he had to go far, but after crossing the Sixth Ring Road, he probably understood. Every 20 kilometers or so, there is a small army station of the alliance, which will probably garrison about a squad of troops.
According to Hong Tao's understanding, these military stations do not have much of an outpost role, but more to protect road safety. That is to say, this road is the main road leading to Jinmen in the capital, and I actually copied the road before, so I basically can't see other vehicles along the way.
"Didi...... Didi ......" Approaching noon, a loud whistle was heard in the distance, and the carriages pulled to the side of the road, and a tanker truck slowly drove along the road on the opposite side.
"This guy is still energetic, Brother Mouse, can we get one in the future?" The car was a tanker, but the front of the car was a tracked armored vehicle, and the tiger's eyes were shiny and drooling.
"I'm afraid it's enough to choke ......" Although this car has dismantled a lot of parts, and even the cab and rear body made of thick steel plates have been cut down a lot, Hong Tao can still see its true face at a glance, a tracked ammunition vehicle.
At present, the East Asian Union may not have access to a source of rubber, or it may not have the technology to vulcanize rubber, or it may not have the equipment to make tires. Anyway, most tires are unusable, especially with a large load capacity. As a result, the alliance has modified many tracked vehicles to reduce weight and use them for transportation.
Hong Tao really has nowhere to find an armored car to come back, and even if he finds it, it will be repaired, and he will not be able to stand the high fuel consumption, if there are not enough gas stations along the way, he will have to carry several large oil drums when running long distances.
"Is this a gas station?" But the reality soon gave Hong Tao a loud mouth, who said that there is no gas station, and the tanker truck is to deliver fuel to the gas station. It stopped outside the outpost, and was immediately greeted by someone who connected the leather pipe and poured the oil from the large tank into a small oil tank on the side of the road.
"Woo...... I'll go check it out! Hong Tao was really puzzled, so he simply stopped and came over. Don't go forward, that thing looks like a turret from the outside, but inside...... Those who are soldiers will not be allowed to enter. There is also a row of houses next to it, and a small oil tank is placed next to the house, and two middle-aged men are busy working.
"Big sister, are you busy?" Hong Tao didn't go near the oil tank, but entered the house with the open door. This is supposed to be a restaurant, and there is a middle-aged woman standing behind the counter and bowing her head to write.
"How many times have I said it, no boiling water without eating!" The woman didn't even raise her head, but just glanced through the curtain of her hair and threw it over.
"Oh, big girl, your temperament is not small, wow, this hasn't happened yet, I'm going to drive people out!" was scolded without saying anything, Hong Tao was not angry, he walked in with a haha, and looked into the small door behind.
"Hey, I said why you have no skin and no face, didn't you say it, you don't eat and don't boil water!" Seeing that the person who came not only did not walk but also came in to probe her brain, the woman put down the pen in her hand heavily, crossed her waist and walked over, blocking in front of Hong Tao.
"Who said I don't eat, you don't have a menu here, what should I eat?" Hong Tao looked at it and smiled.
This one is too likable, don't get me wrong, it's not beautiful, it's too ugly. Triangular eyes, garlic nose, thick mouth and big buck teeth, the hair on the lips is almost catching up with the beard, and there is a mole at the corner of the mouth.
The finishing touch is this mole, if it is placed on a beautiful woman's face, it is called a beauty mole, but if it is placed on her face, it is ugly by three points, and it is a little playful.
As the saying goes, one white covers a hundred ugliness, and one fat destroys everything. She's not only black, she's fat! is black and fat, with an ugly face like a living ghost, plus a little playfulness and a broken voice, but if you can find a trace of merit from her appearance, Hong Tao will dare to marry her!
But Hong Tao just likes it, likes it from the heart. If you can see her every morning, you will be in a good mood for the day. Her existence will always remind herself how handsome she is, and she is too noble to sacrifice herself!
"Also menu...... Buns, dumplings, egg soup, cider, how much? The woman didn't change her attitude because Hong Tao showed a sincere smile, but when she saw this person's face clearly, she didn't speak so impulsively. But the menu is still not available, just a few foods.
"It can't be filled with human flesh, right?" Hong Tao really didn't want to tease this dominatrix, but just slipped out a sentence. There is no way, so he rushed to this honor, and sold steamed buns, and involuntarily remembered Liangshan Sun Erniang.
"Hey, you stinky driver, how do you talk! Someone is in charge, someone is making trouble! ”
The speaker had no intention of listening, the woman seemed to hear something, and immediately became anxious, even if she didn't dare to directly do it with the fierce-looking big man in front of her, she didn't plan to suffer a dumb loss, and she took a breath of dantian qi and used the lion's roar.
"Coming, coming...... This brother, eat or stay? As soon as the roar fell, the voice rose again, and the man was about fifty years old, not tall, with a stocky body and dirty hands. glanced at Hong Tao, and then looked at the three carriages parked on the side of the road, although there was no smile on his face, his attitude was quite peaceful.
"Oh, and you can still stay in a hotel? In this way, first take two catties of vegetarian dumplings and one catty of cider, and then take me to the room to have a look. ”
Hong Tao really didn't come to make trouble on purpose, he just wanted to scan and listen to the situation on this road. However, these two shopkeepers are not very easy to speak, especially they seem to be a little resistant to the car, and it seems that they can't get anything out without spending money. It's noon, so it's not a waste to sit down and have a bite to eat.
"Okay, the dumplings may have to wait, the big brother will go with me first!" Hearing that Hong Tao really wanted to eat, the man finally had a smile on his face, waved at the woman, turned around and walked out.
It turned out that behind this row of houses was a courtyard, and there was a row of two-story buildings facing east, and the guest rooms were on the first floor. Hong Tao went in to take a look, but he was not very satisfied, the big shop in the water was black and dirty. I don't know what others think, but I'd rather sleep in a tent than touch those bedding.
"Boss, a few of us just worked in the transport team, and we don't touch the door with a lot of things, can you talk a little more?" Out of the yard, Hong Tao took out the cigarette again.
"I'll just say, I've seen all the convoys running this road, but a few of you are the only ones." The shopkeeper didn't save face, and the two of them stood at the gate of the courtyard and chatted.
What to talk about, of course, is to talk about this road. The owner is not a husband and wife, but a husband and wife. Is there a difference? Of course, they are two husbands and a wife, living together.
This thing must be absurd if it is placed in the old world, but at this moment, not only is it not absurd, but it is also envied by many people. Yes, the ratio of survivors to men is a bit disparity, and if it is monogamous, then a large proportion of men will not be able to marry a daughter-in-law.
The three of them were originally homeless, but because the alliance wanted to establish a heavy industrial base near Jinmen, people and goods flowed around the clock, followed by roadblocks, robberies, and murders. In order to protect this lifeline, the alliance has set up a series of watchtowers along the way, and stationed troops to protect the road.
But just for the use of sentinels, so much investment seems to be a bit wasteful, can you play the role to the extreme? The answer is a definite one. Quite simply, the watchtower can also provide refueling, repair, eating, drinking and accommodation services for passing vehicles, which is equivalent to an ancient post station.