Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 227 The baby by the roadside, Yao Wei's practice tool

There were still quite a few scraps of cloth on the vehicle. Lu Xi'an replaced the cloth in the box first. He didn't throw away the dirty ones, but planned to wash them and keep them for later use.

When it arrives at Institute 923, it will be handed over to Luo Ping and his team. They will be able to take care of the children and probably find it useful.

Lu Xi'an drove the car to the riverbank, stopped the car, and carried the baby and the box down.

The mother wolf also got off the bus, defecated and urinated nearby, and then obediently returned to the car.

It's much more comfortable inside the car than outside, and the two humans even share some of their food with it when they eat.

Although there aren't many, the important thing is that we don't have to find food ourselves.

As the saying goes, orcs will never be slaves unless they are provided with food and lodging, and this she-wolf understands that.

The only downside to being in the car is that sometimes that human will suddenly slap themselves.

But the mother wolf had already figured out that as long as her eyes were clear enough, the human wouldn't hit her.

Seeing that the mother wolf was so sensible, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei ignored it.

Lu Xi'an put the box down by the river, preparing to take out the baby to wash, but Yao Wei stopped him and said, "I'll do it, you go and add water to the tank."

Lu Xi'an said, "You go and add water. Leave this dirty work to me."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I'll practice a bit. I still need to take care of our children in the future."

"..."

Lu Xi'an was speechless for a moment and could only listen to Yao Wei.

He got into the car, took the bucket down, then went around to the other side of the car, opened the outer cover of the water tank, unscrewed the water tank cap, and poured the water from the full bucket into the water tank.

The RV's water tank is quite large; once filled, it's more than enough for Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei to take a shower. However, they had used quite a bit of water before, and even after emptying the bucket, the tank wasn't full yet.

Lu Xi'an then went around to the back of the car again, intending to fetch some more water from the river and pour it in.

When the results came out, Lu Xi'an was completely stunned.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw that Yao Wei had already taken off the animal skin from the baby, and with her hands supporting the baby's arms, she put the baby's bottom into the river.

"Crash, lala, lala -"

The water flowed down the baby's bottom, turning slightly yellowish.

Lu Xi'an had no choice but to go upstream to fetch water and said to Yao Wei, "You're just going to wash like this..."

Yao Wei said, "I'm being careful not to let his butt touch anything hard."

Lu Xian: "..."

The baby in Yao Wei's arms had woken up and seemed to find it quite amusing, laughing "ga ga ga" and shaking its head. It would laugh for a moment, then look down at the baby, and then look up again and laugh "ga ga ga".

Seeing that the baby was so happy, Lu Xi'an shut his mouth and said no more.

He filled the bucket with water and then carried it to refill the water tank of the RV.

After making two round trips, I filled the buckets with water and then put them back in the car.

When she came out again, Yao Wei had already cleaned the baby, wiped it with some scraps of cloth, wrapped it in animal skin again, and put it back in the box.

She intended to wash the shredded cloth that had been changed, but Lu Xi'an stopped her.

"I'll take care of this. You take the child and get in the car."

Lu Xi'an said something and immediately squatted down to wash.

Yao Wei had no choice but to carry the box onto the car.

To be honest, Lu Xi'an was somewhat disgusted by washing these dirty strips of cloth. When washing them, he would stretch out his arms straight and keep the strips of cloth far away from him.

The outdoor environment was open and there was no foul smell, but he inexplicably felt that the stench seemed to have entered his nose.

He thought that if it were his own child, he wouldn't be so disgusted. He'd just have to bear with it for now. Once they got to Institute 923, they could drop the child off and neither he nor Yao Wei would have to worry about anything.

The car door was open and let in a smell for a while. After washing all the strips of cloth, Lu Xi'an hung them on the shelf next to the bed.

While he was at it, he washed his and Yao Wei's clothes, then tied a rope to the windows on both sides of the garage in the car to make a clothesline, and hung the clothes on it.

In this way, the garage was filled with supplies, children, clothes hanging out to dry, a mother wolf huddled in a corner, and three wolf cubs.

Before reaching 923, the two did not plan to sleep on the back bed.

The baby had already nursed from the mother wolf again. After Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei finished packing everything, they drove off south.

As they walked along the mountain path, they saw argali sheep again.

This time it wasn't on the opposite side, nor below, but on the cliff above the mountain path on their side.

This made hunting much easier for Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

The two passed by without missing each other. Lu Xi'an stopped the car, and Yao Wei shot down the argali with a short needle, tied it to the roof of the car, and drove off.

They drove out of Yubei City and into Pingchuan City, finally stopping in the afternoon to deal with the rock sheep.

After having a good, hearty meal, they didn't plan to eat anything else and would go straight to Institute 923.

The mother wolf also had a good meal with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei. Lu Xi'an gave her a large piece of meat to gnaw on, and also shared a lot of her internal organs with her.

While the two humans were making a fire and roasting meat, the mother wolf squatted on the other side, munching on her food and whimpering as she ate. She was probably thinking that getting on the bus with the two humans was the best decision she ever made, and that getting slapped a few more times wouldn't matter.

After finishing their meal, it was already dark. The mother wolf finished eating the meat and even carried a bone into the car, seemingly intending to eat it as a snack in her spare time.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei let it do as it pleased. After it placed the bones in place and lay flat on its side, they took the baby out of the box and put it under its belly.

This time, the mother wolf was exceptionally compliant, even carrying her three cubs in her own hands and reserving the best spot for the baby.

"This wolf is really shrewd," Lu Xi'an couldn't help but comment.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded.

The two watched as the mother wolf lay down again, resting her head on the bone, and nursed her cubs and baby until the baby had eaten its fill and was no longer hungry, before they picked the baby up.

"belch--"

The baby burped and smacked its lips twice, looking like it had thoroughly enjoyed its meal.

Yao Wei was about to put the baby back when Lu Xi'an suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait a minute. I've seen it before; it seems like you have to pat a baby to burp them after they've eaten."

He had seen it at a relative's house before.

A relative had a baby, and he went with his parents to visit. He saw the postpartum nanny burping the baby after eating, and she mentioned the benefits. He forgot, but burping the baby was always a good idea.

"How to shoot?"

Yao Wei asked. She was now filled with a thirst for knowledge about childcare and wished she could learn everything she could. She thought that now that she finally had a child to practice with, she should learn quickly so that she could take care of her own child in the future.

Yao Wei felt reluctant to use her own child as a practice subject.

—Although she doesn't have children yet.

"Give it to me, I'll try."

As Lu Xi'an spoke, he took the baby from Yao Wei's arms, then let the baby lie on his chest and held it securely, with the baby's head resting on his shoulder, and gently patted the baby's back.

"Be careful not to kill him."

Yao Wei offered a reminder.

Lu Xi'an replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Yao Wei remembered what she had said when she was rinsing the baby's bottom and laughed.

"Let me think...it seems like it's like this..."

As Lu Xi'an recalled the nanny's movements from her hazy, distant memories, she used her powerful control over her body to replicate them on the baby in her arms.

He gently patted the baby's back from bottom to top, feeling the baby's fragility as he did so.

Because it's too small, and also because it's not a Type A new human, this baby is far too fragile. If he used even a little too much force, this tiny baby would be killed instantly.

Therefore, Yao Wei's reminder is actually quite reasonable.

"Clap clap clap clap—clap clap clap clap—"

The patting motion from bottom to top formed a complete cycle. Lu Xi'an patted gently, round after round. As he patted, the baby suddenly let out another burp.

Seeing this, Lu Xi'an laughed: "See, it still works."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "I'll give it a try."

Yao Wei was watching the whole time Lu Xi'an was burping. She saw and remembered every detail of Lu Xi'an's movements.

So when she took the baby from Lu Xi'an, she followed Lu Xi'an's example and held the baby upright, letting it lean against her body with its head resting on her shoulder.

"Clap clap clap clap—clap clap clap clap—"

"belch--"

The baby was patted several times before letting out another burp.

The mother wolf, lying in the corner, kept watching Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei with a puzzled look in her eyes.

But as it watched, it subconsciously imitated it, raising its head, bending its neck, and patting its wolf cub with its hooves.

After the three wolf cubs finished nursing, they had fallen into a deep sleep, but they were woken up by being patted. They raised their heads one by one, looking completely bewildered.

"It should be almost done."

Lu Xi'an said after the baby burped again.

Yao Wei then planned to put the baby back in the box.

However, at that moment, the dog's electronic voice suddenly came from the RV's stereo: "Attention, the baby is about to poop."

Lu Xi'an quickly opened the car door and said to Yao Wei, "Here, give it to me."

Yao Wei had no experience, so she quickly handed the baby over to Lu Xi'an.

She followed Lu Xi'an out of the car, watched as Lu Xi'an squatted down to change the baby's diaper, then took the baby back, and mimicked Lu Xi'an's posture, squatting down to hold the baby steady, and asked, "Is this how it's done?"

"Yes, that's right."

Lu Xi'an said, and then got into the car with Yao Wei.

Yao Wei put the baby back in the box, while Lu Xi'an praised Gouzi, "Thank you, Gouzi, you're really good, you reminded me in time."

The dog replied, "You're welcome. Mechanical Dog 02 will absolutely obey your commands. Mechanical Dog 02 is at your service."

Ok……

It's reaffirming its name again.

Should I change my name to Mechanical Dog 02?

But it just doesn't sound right...

(End of this chapter)