Er Zhuang finally stepped forward to smooth things over. "Brother," he said, "why don't I take the ox cart and bring two wolves back to the village?" Xu Mingxuan immediately replied, "Er Zhuang, forget it. I'll do it myself. The ox has already exerted itself and is quite tired. Let it eat some feed and drink some water to rest."
With that, he picked up one of the wolves and placed it in the cart. Xiang Xi jumped three feet high in fright, dismounted his motorcycle, and ran far away. This amused everyone, and they burst into laughter. Er Zhuang, suppressing his own laughter, quickly helped move the other wolf into the cart.
Not long after, Xu Mingxuan returned on his motorcycle.
As it was getting late, the group wasted no more time and prepared to set off immediately. They loaded the feed and wooden basins onto the ox cart and departed.
Xu Mingxuan told Xiang Xi and Er Zhuang to ride their motorcycles ahead to the camp to report the news.
Chen Lan and Xu Mingxuan followed slowly with the ox cart. At first, Er Zhuang was still a bit worried, fearing the old ox would bolt as it had last time when it saw him leaving. This time, however, the old ox showed no reaction as Er Zhuang's motorcycle drove further and further away. Their figures were almost out of sight, yet the ox didn't bolt. Instead, it ambled along behind the motorcycle, still chewing, likely relishing the delicious meal it had just had. Sudan Novel Network.
In fact, the old ox, having its Ren and Du meridians unblocked, was not walking that slowly. By the time the couple reached the small grove in front of the camp, only Er Zhuang was waiting there. Xiang Xi, who had gone to the camp to report, had not yet returned, but it was expected he would be back soon, as Chen Lan could already hear the sound of orderly running.
Chen Lan dared not delay any longer. She immediately began taking supplies out of the system warehouse. The remaining over sixty thousand jin of corn were all brought out. Frozen fish and sausages were taken out in whole numbers: five thousand jin of frozen fish and one thousand sausages. The remaining fractions would be taken back to the valley.
Xu Mingxuan looked at the pile of supplies and said, "Lan'er, could you get some more edible salt?"
From a distance, they could see Battalion Commander Liu sitting on Xiang Xi's motorcycle. Chen Lan immediately turned her back, quickly opened the system with her mind, and swiftly placed an order for five thousand jin of salt, two thousand jin of pig fat packed in fifty jin bags, and over twenty wolves, along with a large brown bear.
Xiang Xi excitedly drove his motorcycle to Chen Lan's side and stopped. Just as he was about to brag to Chen Lan, he looked up and saw a ground full of wolves. Without even seeing them clearly, he let out a yelp of fright and ran far away.
Battalion Commander Liu calmly walked over, examining the wolves on the ground, smacking his lips, and saying, "Good heavens, Old Xu, you ran into a wolf pack? You're getting more and more capable. To escape from a wolf pack unscathed, that's remarkable! Huh! That's strange, Old Xu, why do these wolves have no wounds!"
Xu Mingxuan replied nonchalantly, "We gassed them to death! Before my wife came to the camp, my two younger brothers and my son gave them to your sister and brother for self-defense! I didn't expect we'd encounter a wolf pack in Dongshan, and it came in handy."
As soon as Xu Mingxuan finished speaking, Battalion Commander Liu let out a loud exclamation: "My god! A bear, Old Xu, you even encountered a bear! I really don't know if your trip this time was good luck or that... Sigh! Never mind!"
Then came more clucking sounds. Battalion Commander Liu couldn't help but start talking again, muttering to himself, "I say, Old Xu, to encounter both these ferocious creatures at once and still escape unharmed, no wonder everyone calls you a lucky general! I didn't believe it at first, but now I truly do! Sigh! Can't argue with that!"
By this time, the soldiers had also arrived one after another. Battalion Commander Liu immediately stopped talking and arranged for the soldiers to carry the supplies back. Xu Mingxuan and Er Zhuang also prepared to move the salt onto the ox cart. Chen Lan quickly pointed at the pig fat and said, "Er Zhuang, Mingxuan Ge, move the pig fat first!"
Xiang Xi threw a few bags of corn onto his motorcycle and drove off first. Watching Er Zhuang drive the ox cart away, Battalion Commander Liu and Xu Mingxuan each carried two wolves back.
Chen Lan stayed to watch the supplies. Sitting on a bag of salt, Chen Lan felt a bit hungry. Looking at the system time, she realized why she was hungry. It was almost half past one in the afternoon. The group had been so focused on traveling that they hadn't eaten lunch and were likely hungry too.
Chen Lan didn't bother with them. She took out a cleaver from the system warehouse, cut a few dry branches, and started a fire with a lighter. She then took out a knife, a large wooden board, and a large basket filled with bread and vicuña sausages from the system warehouse.
Using the knife on the wooden board, she chopped the bread and sausages into pieces, threaded them onto the branches, and began roasting them over the fire. It was true that roasting them over the fire made the bread and sausages release a wonderful aroma into the air.
Especially the sausages, as they sizzled over the fire, dripping oil and emitting an enticing fragrance. After a bit more roasting, the aroma of the sausages became even richer, truly wafting everywhere. The scent was unparalleled. Eating them hot was so much better than eating them cold. The skin was crisp, the meat tender, and the mouth was filled with the fragrance of meat.
Chen Lan ate while waiting for Xu Mingxuan and the others to return. Feeling a bit thirsty, she ordered a bottle of yogurt and a large barrel of water from the system.
The first to return was, naturally, our Comrade Xiang Xi. As soon as Xiang Xi stopped his motorcycle, he ran towards Chen Lan, shouting, "Xiao Lanzi, what are you eating? It smells so good!"
Chen Lan handed him a roasted sausage and a bite of bread, smiling. "Xiao Xigua," she said, "you're hungry now, so everything you smell tastes good."
Xiang Xi took a bite of the sausage and replied, "It's not like that, Xiao Lanzi. This sausage is really delicious when roasted. It has an indescribable rich fragrance! Did you buy this from the Russians? It really tastes different from the sausages you brought out before. This one has more meat. Look, one bite is full of meat."
Saying that, he took another big bite. Because he was eating too quickly, he choked. Chen Lan quickly ordered a bottle of beer from the system for Xiang Xi and opened it for him to drink and help him swallow.
By the time Chen Lan and Xiang Xi had finished eating, Xu Mingxuan and Battalion Commander Liu had returned one after another. Chen Lan called out, inviting everyone to eat their fill before they started moving supplies back.
Thus, Chen Lan became the chef, constantly slicing sausages with her knife. Xiang Xi threaded them onto branches beside her, while Xu Mingxuan and Battalion Commander Liu were responsible for roasting. Those who hadn't eaten stayed to roast bread and sausages themselves. Those who had finished eating took a skewer of roasted sausage and, after eating it, set off again.