Chapter 131 Next time I'll be able to go to sea with you.

Not only did Zhang Yuan think so, but Liu Ruyan also held the same opinion.

"That's good. At least many people's lives won't be too difficult."

Although Wang Dacheng and the others were a bit too thin, fortunately, their mental outlook was quite good.

Presumably, the survivors in Haiqu City really had a much better life than those in Rehe City.

It was almost dinner time. Liu Ruyan was thinking about taking out water to wash up and then having a meal together.

But before Liu Ruyan could take any action, she heard footsteps approaching the door, and then a knock sounded.

"Brother, sister."

It was Wang Dacheng's voice.

Zhang Yuan stood up and walked towards the door. Liu Ruyan also stood up at the same time and put the bamboo mat on the bed into the space.

When Zhang Yuan, who had walked to the door, looked back and saw that Liu Ruyan had put away the bamboo mat, he reached out and opened the door.

Outside, Wang Dacheng still had a simple and honest smile on his face.

"Brother, did I disturb your rest?

Here's the thing. Our base leader is back and brought back a lot of good things.

Knowing that you're staying in the base, he asked me to call you over to have dinner together."

So enthusiastic?

What was the most precious thing in the apocalypse?

There was no specific answer to this question.

But food definitely had a place, and it was a very important one.

In this situation, they were actually invited to have dinner together. This couldn't help but make Liu Ruyan suspect the base leader's motives and intentions.

Seeing that neither Zhang Yuan nor Liu Ruyan said anything, Wang Dacheng scratched his head, and there was a hint of embarrassment in his smile.

"Our base leader is warm - hearted and kind - natured. He doesn't have any other intentions. Don't be afraid."

Since Wang Dacheng had said so much, it would be inappropriate to refuse.

After Zhang Yuan and Liu Ruyan exchanged a look, they nodded in agreement.

The two put on their backpacks and followed Wang Dacheng out of the room.

Under the thick fog, night fell even faster.

In just a short time, it had completely darkened outside.

Fortunately, there was electricity in the base, and quite a few streetlights were installed, so they could see the road conditions clearly.

Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan followed Wang Dacheng for more than ten minutes and entered the gate of a factory building.

After entering, they saw rows of tables and chairs inside.

Obviously, this was also the cafeteria.

At this time, there were already quite a few people sitting in the cafeteria.

Liu Ruyan took a quick look and roughly estimated the number of people. There should be about two hundred.

If these were all the people in the base, then the scale of this base was indeed not large.

When Wang Dacheng led Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan in, it quickly attracted the attention of others.

However, these people just glanced at them and then looked away.

At this moment, everyone's attention was on the open space near the food - serving window.

There were some boxes on the open space, and there were water stains on the surrounding ground.

Standing next to those boxes was a young woman.

She looked to be at most around thirty years old.

While Liu Ruyan was sizing up the woman, Wang Dacheng had already led them to the woman.

"Base leader, these are the brother and sister who are staying in our base today."

Hearing this, the woman looked towards Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan. Before she could speak, a smile appeared on her face.

"Hello, I'm the base leader of this base. My name is Feng Xiuli.

I took people out to sea today and caught a lot of seafood. Knowing that you're staying here, I asked you to come over and have dinner together."

Feng Xiuli's appearance was not particularly outstanding, but as her name suggested, her features were gentle and delicate.

She was not old, but there were already deep lines at the corners of her eyes, which were caused by her love of smiling.

When Feng Xiuli spoke, Liu Ruyan could only feel a sense of peace from her.

Liu Ruyan had also felt this feeling from Wang Dacheng.

So was it true that a base had the kind of members that matched its base leader?

Liu Ruyan was still thinking about this when Zhang Yuan spoke.

"Thank you, base leader, for your kindness. But food is precious, and we don't feel comfortable having a free meal."

As Zhang Yuan spoke, he unzipped one of the compartments of his hiking bag and took out a cloth bag from it.

"There are two catties of broken rice in here. One catty is for our accommodation fee, and the other catty is for our meal money."

Before Feng Xiuli could speak, she laughed first. "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. You can also taste our cooking. Although it can't compare with that of the Second Base, it's definitely not bad."

Just from Feng Xiuli's words, Liu Ruyan understood that she had mistaken them for people from the Second Base.

Although Feng Xiuli was wrong, neither Liu Ruyan nor Zhang Yuan had the intention to explain.

It was better to be mistaken for people from the Second Base than to tell them that they were from the First Base.

The First Base and the Second Base were more than a thousand li apart. Under the current circumstances, it wasn't just a matter of having a car and fuel to get here.

If people really knew that they were from the First Base, it would cause a lot of trouble.

There was still a big smile on Zhang Yuan's face. "In that case, we'll have the nerve to wait and eat. Thank you, base leader."

"You're welcome. In these tough times, everyone has a hard life. We should help each other if we can.

Dacheng, take them to find a seat and sit down!"

Wang Dacheng responded and then led Zhang Yuan and Liu Ruyan to find a seat and sit down.

As soon as they sat down, they heard Wang Dacheng say cheerfully, "The cooking skills of Aunt Chen in our base cafeteria are top - notch!"

As he spoke, Wang Dacheng gave a thumbs - up.

"Today, there are fresh seafood. The taste of the food goes without saying. You two are really in luck today."

Obviously, he was saying that Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan were lucky, but Wang Dacheng swallowed his saliva first.

His appearance was somewhat laugh - provoking.

Zhang Yuan, however, leaned over and asked curiously, "Do you often go out to sea by yourselves? With the thick fog everywhere now, isn't it dangerous to go to sea?"

"How could it not be dangerous!"

Wang Dacheng said with a sigh. "In the current situation, it's easy to get lost even on land, let alone at sea.

If we encounter waves or something, it's even more dangerous.

But what else can we do if we don't go to sea?

There are so many people in the base, so many mouths to feed.

Don't look at our base leader as a woman. She's more capable than a man!

Every time we go out to sea, it's the base leader who leads the way.

Before they go, everyone has to sign. If something happens to them and they can't come back, the rest of the base will take good care of their families.

Speaking of which, I'll be able to go to sea with them next time."