After eating the clear soup noodles, Su Xin stretched her body, put on her colorful and gaudy clothes and prepared to go out.
There was no way. Although the production of oil was unlimited, the amount of food she could eat decreased rapidly. The bread and biscuits were all gone on the third day, and only a small handful of noodles was left.
If Su Xin continues to stay at home, she will go hungry tomorrow. Besides, the health condition of her body is not optimistic. If she really goes hungry for a few days, she is not sure whether she can wake up.
In order to stay in this world for a longer period of time and find out everything Helena has experienced, she must keep her life.
"And if I die...won't they have nothing to eat?"
Su Xin thought very clearly that if she wanted to survive here, she had to solve the food shortage problem at home by tomorrow noon at the latest.
When she explored to the left before, she only found a small shop. Although she brought back some daily necessities, there was no food at all.
Given the remote location, Su Xin couldn't walk too far, otherwise the round trip would take too long and her body might not be able to handle it.
So she thought about it and asked the children coming from the street on the right before leaving.
"Did you see anyone else or anything edible on your way here?"
Little Santiago nodded, "There are people! There is food! But they are far away from here, and the food is not delicious, not sweet at all, just the taste of grass..."
Su Xin tilted her head to look at Little Helena, and as expected, she received additional explanations from him.
"There is a small town, but it's quite far away. If...if you walk, including the time for sleeping, it will take three days to get there..."
"What she ate...was wild fruit that Santiago found on the grass by the roadside because she was greedy. It was small and red...well, it looked delicious, but she spit it out after taking a bite."
It is small and red, and doesn't taste sweet, just the taste of grass. Plus, it grows on the roadside, so it's very likely to be snakeberry.
Snakeberry is edible, but it is not delicious because it has no sweetness or bitterness. It tastes a little astringent at best. But for Su Xin, it is better than nothing.
And the three days that little Helena mentioned was the walking time. Now that oil resources are abundant, she can let the tall Anchorage carry her on her back to continue her journey.
After Su Xin made up her mind, she first asked Anchorage for his opinion, "Are you willing to run with me on your back? Very fast..."
Anchorage didn't understand why she was asked this question, but she still nodded without hesitation, "Yes... yes..."
Since scientific research ships have not been built in history, there is no data record of their speed, but according to the average level of heavy cruisers, it is definitely enough to travel.
Su Xin estimated the approximate distance and made sure that she could make a round trip today before she spoke up to discuss with the children.
"It's like this. The food at home is almost gone. I'm a human being. I'll starve to death if I don't have anything to eat. And there's no food around, so I have to go to town."
Seeing that the children were calm, Su Xin continued, "Because we are going to buy things, it is not convenient to bring you with us. They may deliberately give us a higher price, so I plan to go with Anchorage."
The youngest Wen Yue was a little flustered, but she believed that her elder sister, who had slept with her for many days, would not abandon her, so she pinched her fingers and did not express her opinion.
Little Santiago actually wanted to go too, mainly because he wanted to go out and play. There were too few things in the yard to kill time, and it was not as lively as outside.
But before she could open her mouth, Helena interrupted her and said, "We will wait for you at home..."
"Eh? But I want to go out and play too..." Little Santiago said in dissatisfaction.
Little Helena grabbed her friend's hand and said, "No... I have to go find food and talk to the adults. Don't you hate them the most...?"
"this..."
"Besides, what if you get lost while playing around and your sister can't find you? Not only will you be hungry, but you will never see us again."
Little Santiago shrank his head and responded obediently, "I know..."
Su Xin was relieved to see that the children understood her. She raised her hand and gently touched the very sensible little Helena. "Well, it's like this. We will be back at night at the latest. Don't run around, okay?"
"Yes! Santiago is very smart and will look after little sister Wen Yue!"
"...I understand. I will take good care of them both."
Little Helena put on a serious expression with her childish face, which looked quite funny. Su Xin couldn't help but stretched out her hand to pinch her soft face, "Hmm, be good."
After a brief explanation, Su Xin and Anchorage came to the gate of the courtyard, said goodbye again and quickly set off.
The two children turned around and went back to play in the house. Only little Helena stood at the door for a long time, "...Sister, please come back..."
Anchorage was well developed. He was thin where he should be thin, and had flesh where he should be fleshy but it never hurt people. Therefore, Su Xin felt quite comfortable on his back.
The main reason was that she had a "cushion", and Anchorage didn't run at full speed, so although it was a bit bumpy, her fragile body could still withstand it.
Su Xin thought that the next few hours would be spent like this, but she didn't expect that Anchorage would suddenly slow down after just a few minutes on the road.
"Um...what's wrong?"
Anchorage nodded, and said bluntly as if he didn't know what shyness was: "It's shaking... in front, it's not... comfortable..."
Su Xin had actually discovered it a long time ago. From her angle, as long as she looked downward, she would see the bottomless valley.
Although they are both girls, it's okay when they are still, but it would be embarrassing if she stares at it once it starts shaking.
She originally thought that she could just close her eyes and pretend to sleep, but she didn't expect Anchorage to bring it up first, "How about...slowing down a bit?"
Anchorage shook her head. "Sister...can you...help me...hold them..."
"No."
Su Xin decisively refused. She couldn't agree to it because, under the premise of confirming her sexual orientation, it seemed like she was taking advantage of him.
Of course, it's okay to face the child, helping to bathe and wash hair is fine, but Anchorage is just young in mentality, Su Xin can't regard such a person as a little girl
"Or maybe you should go slower."
"...No." Anchorage speeded up again, "It's dark...dangerous, we need to hurry...home."
Su Xin pursed her lips and sighed, asking Anchorage to stop. Then she took him to an empty ruin, took off her cotton jacket and rolled it into a strip.
"Lift up your clothes, and I'll tie them tighter for you so they won't shake."
Anchorage almost took off his underwear without hesitation. Fortunately, Su Xin stopped him in time and told him gently that it was okay to just show his belly.
Anchorage did as he was told, and Su Xin reached inside with her coat, wrapping the fabric around the softness, "Tell me if it hurts or you feel stuffy."
"...Um."
Su Xin tied the slightly rough coat tightly into a knot. Anchorage didn't feel uncomfortable. After putting down the clothes, he jumped on the spot and found that the situation had improved a lot.
"Sister...you are so smart..." She smiled warmly and took out another item from the space and handed it to her, "The wind...is whistling...very cold, sister...put on..."
"...You have clothes, why didn't you take them out earlier?" Su Xin felt that she had taken them off in vain.
Anchorage tilted her head, walked up to Su Xin and hugged her and rubbed her face, looking like a pair of sisters with a big age gap.
"I want to wear...my sister's..."
Chapter 651 Arrival in Town
Lying on the fast-moving Anchorage, Su Xin finally had enough time to observe her surroundings.
It took them several minutes to leave the ruined area where the courtyard was located and run out along the dry, solid dirt road.
Just as Su Xin thought, they were indeed in a fairly large village. After rushing out of the building complex, there was endless wasteland.
The flat dirt road under my feet was like a dividing line, dividing the muddy land on the left and right. It was full of weeds, some of which were estimated to be half a person tall.
According to the growing season of snakeberry, it should be summer or autumn now. If we really want to cultivate the fields, it is still in time for crops such as winter wheat. Su Xin plans to go to the town to look for it later.
The dirt road is quite wide, barely wide enough for two small cars to drive side by side. There is a slope at the end of the road. After going up and turning two corners, it merges into the concrete road.
The road is full of cracks, as if it was crushed by something heavy in the past. Now it is covered with yellow soil and there are no tire marks. It is estimated that it has never been used again.
The surrounding area was very desolate and uninhabited, with grass and trees growing everywhere. Many branches even extended into the road, forcing them to slow down and push them away to avoid scratching themselves.
Anchorage kept running and never complained of being tired. Su Xin noticed that there was no sweat on her forehead and didn't know whether it was because she had plenty of energy or because the wind had dried her.
Moving on land is not as convenient as moving on the sea. The two are like long-distance running and ice skating. The physical exertion of the two cannot be generalized.
Su Xin had no intention of letting the child run all the way to the end. Besides being happy and pitying for the child without saying a word, her own internal organs were almost displaced by the shaking.
Unfortunately, there was no place for people to rest on the road. After the sun rose, it was hot and scorching. There was wind when we ran, so it would be difficult to stop.
"Are you tired?" Su Xin asked Anchorage in his ear, "Is it hot?"
"Not tired... it's a little hot in front..."
There is really no way to do this. The disadvantage of a chest binder is that it has too much fabric and is not breathable. You can only find a place to untie it as soon as possible and take a rest.
Fortunately, after running for more than an hour, the two saw a small village at the fork in the road ahead from afar. Most of the houses had collapsed, but they were enough to provide shade.
"Anchorage, shall we go down and rest for a while?"
"it is good…"
The scale of this village is smaller than that of the courtyard. The houses are not high, and there are even some mud houses with brick and mud walls.
Su Xin didn't expect to find anything to eat here. After all, there was no storage facility, and the food would have probably been eaten up by the small animals long ago.
"Come here." Su Xin stood in the shadow under the earth wall and waved to Anchorage, "I'll help you take that off."
Anchorage moved closer and lifted her clothes to her abdomen again, allowing Su Xin to reach in and take off her coat. "Well... it feels... cooler..."
Su Xin pinched the hot clothes, and her face turned red for no reason. She cursed herself for having wild thoughts, and shook her head to calm down.
"Um... can we take a ten-minute break? I don't know exactly how long it will take to get there."
Anchorage nodded, "Listen...to my sister..."
In fact, whether from the voice or personality, there is no doubt that Anchorage is a child. The problem lies in the body that is overdeveloped.
Su Xin was quite troubled before, because children are clingy and hugging is common, and Anchorage is no exception.
But every time there was physical contact, the physical feedback reminded Su Xin that the other person was an adult.
If she resisted the touch, she was afraid that Anchorage would be sad because of the different treatment, but if she did nothing, she would feel tormented.
But now...
Su Xin looked at Anchorage, and met his rose-red pure eyes. She saw herself in his watery pupils.
"..Hmm? Sister...what's wrong...?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly felt that... well, Anchorage is really a child... very cute."
Anchorage didn't understand the twists and turns, and felt that she was being praised, so she smiled warmly and childishly, "Thank you...sister..."
Su Xin no longer had any thoughts of embarrassing herself. A child was still a child. Even if she didn't look like one, her clear eyes had already proved everything.
She raised her hand and pinched Anchorage's cheek. The touch was tighter than that of a child, but just as soft and smooth. "Well, is it about time?"
Anchorage nodded, and lifted her clothes consciously. After being tied up in a few seconds, she exclaimed: "Sister...you are getting faster..."
Su Xin had no idea at all, she just smiled gently, "Well, after all, you are skilled at it."
After changing her mindset, Su Xin's attitude towards Anchorage became the same as when she usually coaxed Wen Yue.
In fact, after spending some time together, she discovered that Anchorage might be the person with the youngest mental age in the yard.
Because even the youngest Wen Yue speaks much more fluently than Anchorage.
Lafite and Eldridge are of the same type. Judging from their living habits and behavioral actions, they are both destroyers with high mental abilities.
But Anchorage is different. There are really many things she doesn't understand. She tries very hard to speak, and always responds clumsily to other people's kindness in a childish way.
If Su Xin was four or five years older, there would be no problem in raising her as a daughter. In fact, from the current perspective, their ways of getting along are quite similar.
This made her actions of caring for the other person more natural, and her tone became softer and gentler, "Are you tired? It's almost noon, do you want to rest for a while?"
Anchorage shook his head. "Almost... there..."
Su Xin did not force it. She gently wiped the sweat off Anchorage's forehead with a handkerchief and said, "Well, don't force yourself. Tell me when you are tired or hungry."
"good…."
"Well...is there anything you like to eat? Or...what don't you like? We can pick and choose when we buy it."
"Like...sister? Don't like...um...red, earthy..."
"carrot?"
"I don't know... what Helena digs... is not... tasty..."
Su Xin smiled and tightened her arms around Anchorage's neck, "Then let's not buy it. Let's buy something sweet and some meat."
"Meat...meat?"
"Mm-hmm, it's delicious. I can make it for you... uh, I can teach you how to make it."
Anchorage nodded obediently, and praised earnestly but without any new ideas: "Sister... you are really amazing..."
Su Xin laughed, and then started to teach Anchorage idioms. It didn’t matter whether they knew it or not, she could just tell stories to pass the time.
