Chapter 9: Continued Motion Sickness
The sun slowly rose from the east, spreading its golden rays across the earth. Early birds chirped and flew among the trees.
Li Ai woke up drowsily with the sound of birds singing in her ears. She reached for the watch beside her pillow, opened one eye, and checked the time: 7:03.
I quickly got up to go to the bathroom, and when I came out after washing up, Li Hao was still lying on the small bed, snoring.
Li Ai took out the electric cooker from the lower cabinet, plugged it in to boil water, and cooked noodles later. She walked to the front of the car and pulled down the privacy curtain. The morning light outside was bright and the sun shone in.
The sudden brightness made Li Hao cover his eyes with his hands.
"Brother, get up."
“...Yeah.” Li Hao squinted his eyes, sat up, tidied up, and put the two sofas back to their original state.
Li Ai leaned close to the car window and looked outside. When she saw no one, she opened the driver's door and got out. She climbed onto the roof with a telescope and looked around. She saw no one nearby.
Raise your hands high and stretch your body.
Today is another sunny day. There was no industrial pollution in ancient times, so the air is so fresh and pleasant! The air in the summer morning is even cooler and fresher, and the nose is filled with the smell of flowers, plants and trees. In the small ditch not far away, there are birds catching fish to eat.
"Ouch, my water!" Li Ai quickly got off the roof of the car, "Brother, please check the electric cooker!" He opened the passenger door and quickly walked into the car.
The noodles were already boiling in the pot. Li Hao opened the refrigerator and took out two bird eggs, cracked the shells and put them in the pot. He took out two bowls and placed them on the table. He began to add hot sauce and seasonings, and sprinkled some wild onions in the bowls.
I dug up some wild onions yesterday when I was taking a shit in the wild. Wash and cut them, put them in a fresh-keeping box for later use, and grab a handful when you need them.
Li Ai took advantage of the cool morning and fresh air to turn off the air conditioner in the car. She pulled up all the privacy curtains, opened the car windows for some fresh air, opened the middle door, pulled up the middle screen door, and blew away the smell of instant noodles left in the car.
"Are the noodles ready?" Li Ai washed her hands, sat on the sofa, waiting to eat noodles.
Li Hao brought the noodles over and put them on the table. "Go up and look around. Do you see anyone?"
"No, I just saw a few birds." Li Ai picked up the chopsticks and stirred the seasoning in the noodles.
"It's cool in the morning, so it should be a good time to do farm work."
"It's probably about 200 to 300 meters to the field. Anyway, I didn't see anyone just now. Let's eat quickly!" Li Ai picked up the noodles and put them into his mouth. After the noodles were out of the pot, his brother rinsed them with cold water. It was not hot, but warm and easy to eat.
"After breakfast, let's leave quickly. We can't stay in one place for too long. It's okay if there's no one around, but I'm afraid of running into someone. Sigh, with our fighting power, tsk..."
"...Eat quickly." Li Ai quickly finished most of the bowl of noodles.
"It's useless for me to eat these noodles. I'll vomit again later..."
"No way, it's been so many days. Wasn't yesterday better than the previous few days? You're getting better with each passing day."
"I vomited up all the jaundice water yesterday..." Thinking that he would get carsick again soon, the noodles in Li Hao's hand suddenly lost their flavor.
"You sit in the passenger seat, open the window and enjoy the natural breeze."
"It's like this every day... I still vomit..."
"I'm about to finish eating, you eat quickly, there's no point in worrying." Li Ai finished the noodles in the bowl in two or three bites, washed the bowl, went to the bathroom and wiped her mouth with a wet towel. After wiping her mouth, she rubbed the wet towel under water, hung it up, and continued to use it. These daily consumables are really hard to use because they can't be recycled.
"Oh, when will it end?" Li Hao swallowed the bird's egg, finished the last bite of noodles, and put the bowl and chopsticks in the sink to wash.
Li Ai locked the doors and windows, and the car started again. The car was swaying on the dirt road, and the HUD showed 30 yards. Li Ai stepped on the accelerator to accelerate. The car was shaking even more. This road was pitiful for the car and the passengers.
Li Hao was visibly uncomfortable. Li Ai felt a little sympathetic towards her brother, but also found it funny. “Hehehe…”
Hearing Li Ai's laughter, Li Hao turned his head from the car window, rolled his eyes at her, then turned to the window, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the urge to vomit.
After driving for more than three hours, there were two forks in the road ahead. Li Ai followed the route indicated by the HUD arrow, turned to the left road, and continued to drive forward.
The sun was blazing in the sky, and the dirt road was dry and dusty. If you didn't close the window, your mouth would be filled with dust. Li Hao had no choice but to close the window, and Li Ai turned on the air conditioner and continued driving.
The passenger window, which had just been raised, suddenly dropped down. "Ugh... Ugh..." Li Hao stuck his head out, took out the tissue and water he had brought with him, wiped his mouth and rinsed his mouth, and he was very skilled in the whole process.
I vomited as soon as I started driving, but I felt better after I stopped and took a breath...
It's difficult~
The HUD shows a simple carriage pattern. "Brother, the HUD shows a carriage pattern. Is there someone ahead?"
"Huh... then... don't... don't stop the car..." Li Hao's face was pale and he was weak, leaning against the back of the sofa half dead.
Li Ai held the steering wheel and turned into a dirt road. There were mountains on one side and fields on the other. After driving for a while, she saw people working in the fields. "Look, there are people in the fields."
“Hmm…” Li Hao felt too uncomfortable to look out the window.
People working in the fields heard the noise of the car and looked over. Li Ai stepped on the accelerator to speed past and saw a child running onto the dirt road to look around.
The HUD shows 50 yards, continue to accelerate and pass, turn a corner, the scenery behind is blocked by the mountain behind, and there is another fork in the road ahead, turn right according to the route shown on the HUD.
"... Hiss, stop the car, I need to go to the bathroom." Li Hao frowned and covered his stomach.
Don't ask why you need to go outside when there is a toilet in the car. The space in the RV is limited, the smell of going to the toilet is unpleasant and difficult to eliminate, and you need to put degrading agents in the feces and empty the ash water tank. So, if two people can go out to relieve themselves, try to go out to relieve themselves.
Li Ai slammed on the brakes, Li Hao picked up the roll of toilet paper, opened the door and rushed out of the car.
Today is the fifth day of their escape, and the two have long been accustomed to defecating on the road.
At the bend in the mountain road, you can't see whether there is anyone coming up the road even with a telescope.
Li Ai got out of the car and stretched, moving her arms and legs, and shouted, "Are you okay? What's been going on for so long?"
"Right away..." came Li Hao's dying voice.
"Hurry up, it will be troublesome if someone comes."
"It's almost there... stop rushing me." Li Hao scratched the bite on his butt, which was both painful and itchy.
Li Ai concentrated on listening to the sounds on the road, and her face changed, "It seems like there's a car coming up ahead..."
In the blink of an eye, a sound was indeed heard from the front, and the sound was getting closer and closer.