Chapter 293 The Last Meal in the Cave

Three nights later, Shi Jiaojiao glanced at the time and then looked up at the moon in the sky.

It was already six o'clock and the sky was beginning to turn bright.

It seems that things are gradually returning to normal now.

However, the red sun has not disappeared yet. Although the daytime temperature has dropped a little, it still remains around 70 degrees.

The four of them were waiting for the moment when the polar day would truly end.

Everyone knows that the waiting time will not be too long, it may be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

During the waiting time, the four of them were busy. Wang Jia and Tang Wei's luggage had already been put into the space under the pretext of being Mu Ci's friends.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Shi Jiaojiao went out wearing a heat-insulating suit to measure the temperature.

The more times like this, the more careful she has to be. She doesn't want to go on the road injured.

Besides, the sun outside is not ordinary. If you expose your body to it for a while, you will get blisters all over your body.

Not only is it painful and itchy, it is also prone to infection.

Shi Jiaojiao, wearing sunglasses, carefully pushed open the door, intending to quickly put the thermometer out and then go back into the cave.

But the moment she leaned out of the cave, she felt something was wrong.

The temperature has dropped.

The temperature was around 70 degrees yesterday, but it suddenly became extremely comfortable overnight.

She looked up at the sun. The sunlight on her body no longer felt like needles, but was warm and cozy, so much so that she couldn't help but stretch.

She took off her sunglasses, covered her eyes with her hands, and looked tentatively at the sky through the gaps between her fingers.

When her eyes fell on the sun, Shi Jiaojiao couldn't help but shrink her pupils.

She even put down her hands in disbelief and looked up at the sky again.

The red sun really disappeared.

The sun was high in the sky, glowing slightly yellow, soft and warm, as if the red sun before was just a huge illusion.

This discovery made her unable to control herself and cheer out loud.

"The midnight sun is over!"

Mu Ci was originally cooking noodles in the cave, but Shi Jiaojiao didn't come back for a long time, and he noticed something was wrong.

Why does it take so long to measure the temperature?

Thinking of this, he immediately unplugged the induction cooker and rushed out of the cave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I came out, I saw Jiaojiao staring at the sky blankly.

Mu Ci frowned. If he looked at the sun like this, would he still need his eyes?

He was just about to rush over to pull Shi Jiaojiao away when he suddenly thought of something and looked in the direction Shi Jiaojiao was looking.

The next second, I heard Jiaojiao's cheers.

On the other side, Wang Jia and Tang Wei were having breakfast at this time.

Although they are not short of food, they still have to save it. Aloe vera and cactus are both hydrating and filling, so they are perfect for breakfast.

Because there was some distance between the two of them in the cave and the cave door was closed, they only heard Shi Jiaojiao's voice but didn't hear clearly what she said.

The two thought something had happened to Shi Jiaojiao and rushed out immediately.

After coming out, Wang Jia and Tang Wei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time when they saw Shi Jiaojiao standing there unharmed.

Wang Jia asked doubtfully: "Jiaojiao, I didn't hear what you just said."

Shi Jiaojiao's face was full of smiles: "Didn't you notice anything wrong outside?"

Only then did Wang Jia react.

Why has the temperature dropped outside?

Her mind raced, and she looked at Shi Jiaojiao in disbelief.

Shi Jiaojiao nodded decisively: "The polar day is over!"

On this day, the cold and hot worlds disappeared, the sun returned to normal, and the sky, which used to be slightly red, was now a deep blue.

All of this announces the complete end of the polar day.

The entire S city, the entire country, and even the entire hemisphere invaded by the polar day were filled with joy at this time. Human beings who had been hiding underground for a year finally saw the light again.

All the survivors had smiles on their faces and ran around to tell each other.

At this moment, there are no enemies, no opponents, and everyone is just an ordinary person struggling to survive in the end times.

Meanwhile, on the mountain, Wang Jia and Shi Jiaojiao were planning a dinner party.

The end of polar day means they are about to leave.

In the past, I looked forward to the end of the polar day, looking forward to leaving, and looking forward to the refuge base that I had imagined countless times.

But when it really came time to leave, everyone still felt a little reluctant.

The cave plays a vital role in allowing them to survive safely in the polar day.

So everyone decided to have one last dinner in the cave, both to put an end to the year's life and to cheer each other up to face the next disaster.

Moreover, after the polar day ends, the sun will not be in the sky 24 hours a day, so everyone will have plenty of time. They no longer have to wait until the morning or midnight to go out. If they want to have a meal together, they can do it anytime.

Wang Jia carefully took out a bag of seasoning and swallowed his saliva: "How about spicy giant rat meat?"

The bag was filled with dried chilies, which she and Tang Wei grew in Tiantai Community. They were reluctant to eat them all, so they simply borrowed Shi Jiaojiao's dryer to dry them all.

Shi Jiaojiao knew that Wang Jia and Tang Wei were both good at cooking, and the only function of the food they cooked was to fill their stomachs.

She smiled and said, "Sure, I have some spaghetti here, can you pour it over the noodles?"

Wang Jia couldn't imagine what this combination would taste like, but nodded anyway.

With Mu Ci’s craftsmanship, even the insoles he makes are delicious.

In addition to spicy giant rat meat, there are of course other dishes.

What everyone has the most now is giant rat meat, so the main dish is still meat.

It can be considered as eating giant rat meat eighteen times.

In addition, Shi Jiaojiao also made a special dessert for after-meal.

Peel the aloe vera and cactus, cut them into pieces and chill them. Then pour honey on them.

Wang Jia looked at Shi Jiaojiao and scooped a large spoonful of honey, feeling distressed: "That's enough, Tang Wei and I will just have a taste."

Shi Jiaojiao said: "Don't worry, I still have a few bottles. They are well preserved and can be used as heirlooms."

During this meal, all four of them had smiles on their faces.

There were no drinks, so everyone used honey water instead.

The staple food is pasta, which is cooked in a full pot, and you can choose what vegetables to pour on it.

Although it looks neither Chinese nor Western, it tastes surprisingly good.

Tang Wei sighed: "If I had known that pasta is so easy to preserve, I should have bought more in the past."

It was the first time he knew that he didn’t need to look at the expiration date on the back of the bag for pasta, because the noodles had been dried and durum wheat was not easy to deteriorate, so if stored well, the shelf life was very long.

Wang Jia also nodded.

She used to hate eating pasta the most, always feeling it was not cooked thoroughly and difficult to digest.

But who could have thought that the end of the world would come so suddenly?

The four of them ate and talked. They planned to stay in the cave for the last night and then leave.

No one noticed that the wind suddenly blew outside.

The wind wasn't strong, not even alarming.

This gust of wind only blew for a short while, not even raising much dust on the ground, and then it quietly subsided.