Chapter 153 Chapter 153 Flood

The family stayed in the house for five full days.

But not to mention the rescue team sent by the authorities, even the flood showed no sign of receding, and the water level even rose a bit.

This is a bit scary.

Miao Yueze finished his morning training and, looking out the window at the still murky yellow floodwaters, muttered to himself, "Oh no! I wonder if Xiaoxing is right."

But with just a small kayak, it was a big question whether we could paddle out of Linshui County, let alone head north.

Miao Yueze let out a long sigh.

"Come and eat noodles. You two can take as much as you want from the pot. Lingyu, this is yours."

Su Guizhi handed a bowl of noodles with two eggs to Wei Lingyu, clearly showing her favoritism.

After the flood, the power went out at home. All the edible food in the refrigerator was eaten up, and the uneaten food was spoiled. Only a carton of eggs was left.

If not for my pregnant wife, who else can I give it to?

It’s just that Su Guizhi can be partial to her with a clear conscience, but Wei Lingyu cannot accept it calmly. Being pregnant doesn’t make her an emperor.

"Mom, you eat too. We'll each have one."

Wei Lingyu picked up a fried egg with chopsticks and was about to put it into Su Guizhi's bowl. There were only some pickles on the bowl.

"You eat it, I don't want it."

Su Guizhi immediately took the bowl away and refused repeatedly. Seeing that the two were about to push each other away, He Junxia bumped into Miao Yueze and gave him a look.

Miao Yueze understood his younger brother's intention accurately, took a step forward with the bowl and said cheerfully: "If you don't want to eat it, give it to me. I love it. Wife, please give it to me."

He winked at Wei Lingyu, who curved her eyes and pretended to pass the egg to him, which made Su Guizhi very angry.

"What's wrong with you? You're snatching food from your wife. I'm going to beat you to death." Su Guizhi put down the bowl and was about to beat someone.

How can a husband fight with his pregnant wife over food? He is such a scoundrel and it would be embarrassing to tell others about it.

Miao Yueze was reasonable and well-founded: "You don't want to eat it, she doesn't want to eat it, isn't it just right for me to eat it? Why are you hitting me? I'm helping you solve the problem."

He Junxia almost laughed out loud. No wonder the wisher always lost in arguments with his elder brother in his memory. He was also a wonderful person.

Su Guizhi took the bowl angrily: "You wish, I'll eat it, I won't give it to you."

Miao Yueze turned his head and raised his eyebrows towards his younger brother and wife, revealing a smug expression, as if to say: See, my actions are still effective.

He Junxia secretly gave a thumbs up.

But he remembered buying a box of vacuum-packed salted duck eggs with a 12-month shelf life, and a large box of pre-prepared meals in small bags.

There is no shortage of food and vegetables at home, what is lacking is fresh meat and vegetables. There is no need to fight over two eggs.

He Junxia thought so and said so.

Su Guizhi lowered her head and slurped a mouthful of dragon beard noodles. She rolled her eyes at her youngest son and said, "If you don't manage a household, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are. We have four adults in our family. How long can we eat that?"

"If the flood doesn't recede and rescue doesn't arrive, and I don't save some food, what will I do after I finish eating? Will I starve to death at home?"

"Also, experts online say we should eat less pre-prepared meals. To prevent them from spoiling, they add a lot of weird things to them, and eating too much of them can make you sick."

He Juanxia was helpless: "Mom, please trust less of those fake experts online. Talking about toxicity without considering the dosage is just a deliberate attempt to scare people."

"I don't care." Su Guizhi said confidently, "I won't let you eat until you're completely destitute."

"Okay, okay, you're the boss and you make the decision. We'll all follow your instructions."

He Junxia and Miao Yueze exchanged a glance and tacitly agreed not to bring up the topic again. They could just take out the vegetable dumplings and fry them. Mom couldn't just throw the vegetables away, so why bother taking advantage of her verbally at this time?

Su Guizhi, feeling she had won, snorted, but still took out a salted duck egg from the cupboard and handed it to the two brothers: "Each of you will have half."

He Junxia tore open the package and peeled off the eggshell, then used a clean fruit knife to split the white salted duck egg in half. The shiny orange-yellow oil gushed out, making people's mouths water just by looking at it.

He handed half to Miao Yueze and threw the other half into the noodle bowl and crushed it with chopsticks.

The salty, fragrant and shiny egg yolk is dissolved in the soup that has been almost absorbed by the noodles. Then stir it with chopsticks and mix in the small pieces of egg whites. A simple bowl of salted duck egg noodles is ready.

He Junxia rolled up a big mouthful of noodles and stuffed it into his mouth. The slightly sandy egg yolk and sticky soup hung on the noodles. As soon as he put it in his mouth, he could smell a light salty fragrance.

After thorough chewing, the sandy texture of the salted egg yolk gradually emerges, and mixed with the soft noodles, it has a unique flavor, and occasionally small pieces of egg white can be tasted.

The egg white is saltier than the egg yolk. It would be very greasy if eaten alone, and you would want to drink water after just a few bites. However, when mixed with noodles of the same color, it becomes a little surprise.

tasty!

He Junxia and Miao Yueze happily ate a big bowl of noodles. Miao Yueze lay lazily on the sofa and suddenly felt that life was not bad now.

Although there are only a few things to eat and you can forget about taking a shower, except for a simple body wipe, you can still sleep until you wake up naturally, and you don’t have to face annoying customers and stupid bosses.

So cool!

"Go wash the dishes." Su Guizhi threw the dishcloth at Miao Yueze: "Save water."

Miao Yueze: ...

Well, it’s not that great, but at least he didn’t have to wash dishes when he came home from work. He could also enjoy a sumptuous dinner prepared by his wife or mother and a plate of sweet and sour fruit after the meal.

Miao Yueze picked up the dishcloth and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, but suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Aunt Su, are you home?"

The four of them stopped what they were doing instantly. The room was eerily quiet, with only four breaths, neither light nor heavy, to be heard.

He Junxia looked at him and asked: Who is it?

Su Guizhi thought for a moment and whispered, "It should be Xiao Zhang who lives downstairs, Haohao's father."

But what did he come here for?

Come to borrow food?

Su Guizhi responded, "I'm at home. Xiao Zhang, who are you looking for, Yue Ze or Yue Xing?" With two young and strong men at home, she was not too worried about them having bad intentions.

The person outside the door paused and said, "Auntie Su, we've been trapped by the flood for so long and have nothing to eat. Can you lend us your boat? We want to go out and find something to eat."

Su Guizhi hesitated.

If he came to borrow some food, she couldn't just turn a blind eye given the long-standing neighborly relationship between the two families.

But a boat is something that can save your life at a critical moment. What if it breaks down after being loaned out? It will be too late to regret it then.

Su Guizhi was hesitant and turned to look at her son and daughter-in-law to ask what they thought.

He Junxia said decisively: "Brother Zhang, we are out of food at home. There are a few people who plan to go out with you to find something. If there are too many people, I am afraid the boat will not be able to accommodate them."

"Not many. There are two besides me. One is Xiao Wang on the third floor, who you played with before, and the other is Uncle Li on the first floor."

He Junxia searched for information about the two people in the wisher's memory.

Xiao Wang's full name is Wang Weicai. He is the only son of the resident on the third floor. He just started college last year. Uncle Li Zhengping just retired this year and has been taking care of his grandson at home. Both of them have good personalities.

He Junxia: "Okay, you guys decide on a time, preferably in the morning, and I'll go with you."

Hearing that he agreed to lend the boat, the people outside the door were obviously relieved: "Okay, okay, I'll go discuss it with them now. Thank you for your help."

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away. Su Guizhi tiptoed closer to the cat's eye and looked through it. She turned around and sighed, "It's okay to borrow it. It's not easy for everyone. I can't just watch others starve to death."

Anyway, they have a boat at home.

Miao Yueze asked, "Xiaoxing, why do you want to go with them? We don't have any shortage of food at home. It would be dangerous to go out."

He Junxia explained, "We haven't seen any rescue teams in days, so it's a good idea to go out and check on the situation. Besides, there are four adults in our family. If we don't go out to look for food, it's telling everyone that we have enough to eat and drink."

"The residents on the first, second and third floors all live on the rooftop. With so many people, just the food is a huge expense."

"If there's no food at all, our family will be the first to suffer."

Miao Yueze was shocked and said hesitantly, "That's impossible."

"What's impossible? You've never lived through hard times. When I was a kid, there was a famine and bandits came down the mountain to steal food. When people are desperately hungry, they'll eat anything."

Recalling her childhood experiences, Su Guizhi still felt a lingering fear. At that time, people were no longer human, but mad beasts.

Wei Lingyu pulled her husband, she felt that her mother and brother-in-law were right.

Even if you haven't experienced it yourself, you've probably seen it on TV or in movies. In enclosed spaces like this, where there are no legal restrictions, horrific and vicious crimes can easily occur.

Miao Yueze is not stupid, otherwise he would not have started working in a bank right after graduating from university and successfully climbed to the position of junior manager.

My younger brother is right. People's hearts are unpredictable and we must be on guard. Even if there is no shortage of food at home, we must create the appearance of being short of food and clothing to the outside world and make a fortune in silence.

"How about I go with you?"

Miao Yueze was still a little worried about letting his younger brother go out alone.

At least most of the people in this building are familiar with each other, but there are too many weird monsters outside.

He Junxia shook her head: "No, one of us must stay at home. I'm worried about only Mom and sister-in-law being at home."

Miao Yueze was about to retort, but then he thought, if he and his younger brother went out together and something happened, or they were trapped somewhere and couldn't come back temporarily, and there was no young and strong person at home to support them, the consequences would be disastrous.

I think I have thought it through carefully.

Miao Yueze nodded: "Okay, you must pay more attention to safety. It doesn't matter if you can't find food. Safety is the most important thing."

But I was stupid before, but I became smart after returning from internship.

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Author's note: I got so craving it while writing that I showed off a big bowl of salted duck egg noodles [狗头]. My computer had a minor issue, so I simply restored it to factory settings. My second update might be at 9pm. [玫瑰]