Yun Yiyi listened carefully, only hearing snoring and grinding teeth, no human voices. She quickly returned to her space and steamed some rice and fried some potatoes. Zhang's dumpling soup was fragrant, especially with half a snake in it, making it delicious. However, the Yun family had large appetites, so neither Yun the Butcher nor Zhang drank much of the half-pot of soup; they were probably only halfway full.

Yun Yiyi would come to the space for a snack that evening, and she drank two bowls. The rest was eaten up by the three Yun brothers. Yun Yiyi estimated that if Big Brother Yun and the others were only 70% full, they would be lucky. They were in their prime, and since they were strong, they ate more than their peers. They say that a young boy can eat his father out of money, and that's quite true.

As a housewife, Zhang was most familiar with the kitchen. She knew her family wasn't getting enough to eat, but there was nothing she could do. There was a shortage of food and water. No one dared to eat freely. If they truly ran out of food, they wouldn't be able to buy more even if they had money. With food prices so high, it was becoming increasingly difficult to afford it. Everyone was eating with wild vegetables and grass roots, just to fill their stomachs.

The Yun family, thanks to their well-informed butcher Yun, had already prepared a large amount of food. However, because the family's appetites were large, the food was consumed quickly. Therefore, Zhang's cooking now adhered to precise quantities. Therefore, the person in charge of the rice spoon in the family had the most challenging and wisest job. Their hands must not be loose, or else they would starve.

Yun Yiyi fed herself and went to check on the corn and peanuts. The corn couldn't be harvested yet, but she could chop some leaves to feed the donkey later. The peanut leaves were already turning yellow, so they would be ready for harvest in the next couple of days. After the peanuts, she would plant some potatoes and wheat. Yun Yiyi thought about how she must have harvested some cotton bolls during the apocalypse.

Once, everyone went to a remote village to collect supplies. They discovered a field of ripe cotton, a blanket of white, unharvested. Yun Yiyi spent half a day gathering it all and storing it in the interstellar warehouse. It was the beginning of the apocalypse, and everyone was busy gathering food and daily necessities. As for cotton, no one was looking.

The main thing is that after harvesting, you still have to pick the cotton seeds, which is quite troublesome. Nowadays, everyone buys clothes, and few people make them themselves. Yun Yiyi doesn't know how to make them, so she just thought she would collect them, just in case she needs them someday. The further you go in the day of fleeing famine, the lower the temperature will be, and it will definitely be harder to buy warm cotton clothes and quilts. So, it's better to prepare in advance. When the time comes, you can find an excuse to bring it out. Zhang will process the cotton and make clothes and quilts. Before fleeing famine, Zhang bought a lot of cloth, so she didn't have to worry about not having enough cloth.

Yun Yiyi went to the warehouse and rummaged through it. In a corner, she found three large bales of cotton, some fully opened and some half-open. She took the cotton to the side of the field and would collect the seeds when she returned the next night.

Then, Yun Yiyi picked up her wooden stick and started to practice the counterattack. She practiced it five times, and only stopped to take a shower when she was sweating all over. During this period, she had been practicing, and her body flexibility had improved. If it was when she first came through, it would probably take five or six hits to kill the snake today. But today, it was killed with one hit. Yun Yiyi, who came from the end of the world, understood the importance of fighting power. Therefore, she must practice well and practice hard.

Yun Yiyi changed her clothes and went to the place where the little donkey slept outside the door. Yun Yiyi slept there every night, and now the little donkey stopped crying when it saw her. The little donkey nudged Yun Yiyi's hand with its head, and then started eating corn leaves. Yun Yiyi brought out a basin of water from the space and waited for the little donkey to come over and drink. While the little donkey was eating corn leaves, Yun Yiyi went to the door of the main hall, peeked inside, and found that the two young men on duty were also sitting there dozing off. It was already late at night, and they couldn't hold on any longer.

Yun Yiyi gently opened the temple's gate and walked back two miles along the official road. The road was deserted, save for a few refugees sleeping scattered in the open space beside it. Yun Yiyi continued her journey back to the temple. Suddenly, she noticed someone resting against the wall to the right of the temple.

She crouched down and quietly walked over, only to discover it was the same grandparents and grandchildren from before. Yun Yiyi hadn't seen them on the official road before, thinking they'd fallen behind. Unexpectedly, they'd caught up. By dusk, they hadn't been seen yet. She probably arrived after dark. Yun Yiyi knew how arduous the journey was.

Thinking of this, she returned to the Earth Temple and took out 2 kilograms of corn kernels, 10 potatoes, and a can of water from the space. She quietly placed these things behind them and covered them with some hay so that they would find them when they woke up tomorrow.

After Yun Yiyi put everything away, she returned to the temple. The little donkey had eaten all the corn leaves and was drinking water. Yun Yiyi grabbed two handfuls of corn kernels and fed them to the little donkey. The little donkey happily began to eat. After the little donkey finished drinking the water, Yun Yiyi cleaned up the traces on the ground. She returned to her space, changed into her previous clothes, and lay down on the mat to sleep again. It had been a very tiring day. I could use a nap at noon.

"Yiyi, wake up and get up to eat. We'll be leaving soon." Yun Yiyi opened her eyes and looked around. It was still dark, but it was noisy, with the sound of adults talking and children crying. Yun Yiyi rubbed her eyes and got up. Yun the Butcher quickly gathered the mat, quilt, and pillow and put them on the cart.

Over here, Zhang's meal was ready. She fried half a snake, which she'd saved from the previous night, until both sides were golden brown. She sprinkled it with a little salt before serving, and it smelled incredibly fragrant. Then, everyone had a bowl of fried noodles, the very smell of which made their mouths water. Everyone happily ate breakfast. Although they still weren't full, they were very satisfied.

"Dad, when can we eat meat again?" Third Brother Yun asked the butcher, rubbing his belly. Upon hearing this, several pairs of eyes turned to the butcher. "Let's wait until we get to the capital. If we can get into the city, I'll buy some fat and ask your mother to make some fat for you to eat."

"Really, Dad?" Yun Yiyi asked happily. Since coming here, the number of times she'd eaten meat could be counted on one hand. Her stomach was starving. In Yun Yiyi's space, there was only food, no meat. Many animals in the apocalypse had mutated and were inedible, and the ones that were edible didn't taste good. So Yun Yiyi hadn't saved anything. Unexpectedly, after coming here, she was actually short of meat.