Orphaned and working tirelessly for three years, I finally bought my own house only to face the apocalypse. For the second time, I must endure the same catastrophic disaster.
But this time I ...
"It was all done by Minister Men. He bribed people in the slums to incite emotions and take the opportunity to remove the original leaders of the base so that he could seize power. He robbed people at the base's intersections to make money."
Zhou Pin shared everything he had learned in the group chat, then turned off his communicator. That was all they could do: when poor, cultivate your own virtue; when successful, help others.
The two set off again, this time deciding to travel by water so they wouldn't have to worry about being stopped. Once they reached the northern province, they planned to settle down in a place with mountains and water.
The two first went to Jinshi Wharf, rented a small fishing boat, and pretended to go out to sea. Thanks to Zhou Pin's previous connections, they easily rented the boat.
To prevent people from taking the boats away to "smuggle" people across the border, small fishing boats are not allowed to carry fuel. The fuel on board is only enough for one day, and they must return home before the fuel runs out.
Because of the intense sunlight, there were no other fishing boats on the sea. Zhou Pin steered the boat to a place far from the shore, and Xu Lin took out a speedboat from her spatial storage. They got on and set off.
The fishing boat was still adrift at sea. Xu Lin considered taking it back, but reason told her that taking it back would only make things worse.
If a boat is stranded at sea and the people are gone, they might simply have perished. But if the fishing boat and the people disappear together, that's a supernatural event.
Xu Lin brought out an 8-seater speedboat, which was quite spacious, and then she wanted to catch seafood.
Zhou Pin operates the speedboat while Xu Lin fishes behind him. When they encounter a big fish, the two of them haul in the net together.
Sometimes when they got tired, the two would turn off the engine and float on the sea, enjoying the scenery. Sometimes they would cook their spoils together.
For example, if Xu Lin catches oysters, she will clean them thoroughly, including the shells. She will pour a suitable amount of cooking oil into a pan, and when the oil is slightly hot, add chopped scallions and minced garlic, frying them until golden brown. She will then add a small amount of steamed fish soy sauce and cooking wine, stir-frying continuously before transferring to a plate. Next, she will steam the cleaned oysters over high heat for about five minutes, and then drizzle the prepared garlic sauce over them.
Next, make stewed oysters. Add a little cooking oil to a pot, and once the oil is hot, add star anise and Sichuan peppercorn powder and sauté over medium heat until fragrant. Then add the sliced meat and stir-fry until it turns from red to white. Add the pickled cabbage and stir-fry for about two minutes. Pour in bone broth, bring to a boil over high heat, add the oyster meat, and once it boils again, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add salt to taste and it's ready to serve.
I also make pan-fried oysters. First, clean the oysters thoroughly, and wash and chop the chives. Beat the eggs and add the oysters, flour, and chopped chives, stirring in one direction until a batter forms. Heat a pan, add some olive oil, pour in some of the batter, spread it into a round pancake, and fry until both sides are golden brown.
If you catch scallops, that would be even better. Prepare garlic, glass noodles, salt, scallions, oyster sauce, scallops, MSG, bell peppers, ginger, light soy sauce, etc.
Gently pry open the prepared scallops with a knife, then set the shells aside and remove the scallop meat into a bowl. Because scallop meat is constantly in the water, it will inevitably contain a lot of sand. Add water to the bowl of scallop meat and slowly stir in one direction with chopsticks. Each time you stir, a lot of sand will come out; you can stir several times until there is no sand left.