Everyone was working diligently, rarely looking up.

Now, no one is talking or chatting; there's only the rustling sound of chewing.

It's rare to get fresh vegetables, so it would be foolish not to eat them properly.

No one wanted to waste a single grain of rice.

In the apocalypse, food is scarce, and no one will waste a single grain of rice or a drop of oil.

In the end, they even ate the soup on their plates with rice; it truly was a "Clean Plate Campaign."

No need to scrub, it's already clean.

Everyone sat slumped in their chairs, their bellies round and full, looking completely satisfied.

"Oh, I'm so full."

"I'm so full, everything tastes so good."

...

Feeling sleepy after eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Li Xiao took out the mat from before. "Brother Peng, could you make a few square mounds on the ground like beds? The mats will fit perfectly on them and keep things clean. We can remove them tomorrow when we have beds."

"Okay, I'll get it done right away." Xiao Peng understood immediately. In the middle of the hall, a platform was to be built every half meter, about 10 centimeters high, 120 centimeters wide, and 200 centimeters long. The mats on them were just the right size.

After everyone had finished, Li Xiao took out everyone's belongings and let each person find their own things.

"I'll keep watch tonight, you all get some rest," Zheng Yongnian said, taking a chair and sitting by the window.

Yu Yanbin nodded, "Okay, you take the first half of the night, and I'll take the second half later."

"good."

Everyone else found a place to rest, lay down on the mats, and fell asleep before they could say more than a few words.

Li Xiao closed her eyes, her consciousness entered the space, and she began her busy day once again.

...

At that time of day, I naturally wake up.

Li Xiao opened her eyes and sat up after a few seconds of regaining her senses.

Several people have already gotten up, and Yu Yanbin, Zheng Yongnian, and Tian Tian are still lying down and sleeping.

Xiao Peng had already started making breakfast, which was simmering in a pot. Li Xiao quickly got up, filled a bucket with water, and started brushing her teeth and washing her face.

After quickly cleaning up, I hurriedly took out the side dishes and pickles I had prepared last night from my storage space.

"Brother Peng, I have a steamer. Can I steam some buns and dumplings? Make a lot so we can have something to eat when we don't have time to cook lunch."

Xiao Peng grinned. "Great! You have a steamer? That's wonderful, Xiaoxiao. It's still early, hurry up and get it out, I'll cook it."

"Uh-huh."

Li Xiao took out the steamer she had prepared beforehand, along with flour, yeast, eggs, baking soda, vermicelli, dried shrimp, frozen meat...

She didn't dare take anything fresh, and didn't want to explain. She only took what was convenient for her.

Xiao Peng was overjoyed to see how much food there was. "Xiaoxiao, we can finish this much sooner."

"Yes, make more and keep it here. That way you can eat it whenever you want, instead of making it every time, which is quite troublesome."

"Okay, make more." Xiao Peng was overjoyed.

Shao Jie and Cheng Shaolin came over to help knead the dough. Li Xiao and Qiu Fengyu helped with chores and preparing the filling.

Amidst the bustling activity, Tian Tian, ​​hearing the commotion, woke up and quickly got up to help with the washing and cleaning.

Waiting to eat freshly baked buns gives me so much energy to work.

Before long, Yu Yanbin and Zheng Yongnian also got up. With such a lively scene, how could they not get up?

"Let's go out later today and get the food ready first," Yu Yanbin said. Even if he hadn't said it, we wouldn't have gone out early today anyway.

Everyone went to steam buns and mantou with smiles on their faces, and some were already done.

Steamed buns are quicker to make, and since the filling isn't very plentiful, I made more steamed buns.

The steamed buns were also good; they were white, plump, and fluffy, with a delicious and savory flavor.

A bag of flour was mostly used to make steamed buns, with only a small portion used to make dumplings.

This is already pretty good; there are rice noodle buns, dried vegetable and dried shrimp buns, and scallion and pork buns.

There are about 30 of each kind, so that's almost 100. That's pretty good; it'll last us for many days.

Since they are steamed buns, they won't be eaten every day like regular steamed buns. So we have to be careful and eat them slowly.

Looking at the steaming hot steamer, even the heat inside the house couldn't dampen everyone's joy.

Everyone's face was covered in sweat, but no one was willing to leave the room and wait there. Li Xiao was speechless.

Staying here won't get you any food anytime soon. It's much more comfortable to wait outside. People would rather stay in a smoke-filled room than go out to cool off.

Ignoring them, Li Xiao pulled Tian Tian out of the room. Qiu Fengyu, who followed behind, was also covered in sweat.

She wiped her face and went outside to rest; it was just too hot inside.

My body was completely soaked in sweat; it wouldn't be good to stay inside any longer.

With nothing to do, the group went upstairs for a stroll, and surprisingly, they actually found something.

There were several chairs and two large square tables, as well as several quilts and mattresses.

When I returned, the steamed buns were already prepared.

"Hurry up, come and eat! Where have you been? I haven't seen you anywhere!" Shao Jie, with a steamed bun still stuffed in his mouth, reminded them to hurry.

Li Xiao found it somewhat amusing to watch him stuff food into his mouth without regard for the scalding heat.

"Eat your food properly, aren't you afraid of choking?" Qiu Fengyu glanced at him and turned to go to the kitchen.

Shao Jie was indeed hungry, and seeing such appetizing steamed buns and dumplings, how could he resist?

Everyone took a steamed bun or mantou and sat down to eat. They were plump, fluffy, and soft, and looked very appetizing.

"Brother Peng, this is delicious! Your steamed buns and dumplings are really good." Li Xiao doesn't usually like dry food, but she'll eat a little of the good stuff.

This time, the steamed buns and dumplings Xiao Peng made really suited her taste. Perhaps it was because she hadn't eaten them for a long time, but at this moment she felt that the steamed buns and dumplings were really delicious.

"Mmm, it's delicious." Tian Tian nodded in agreement, her mouth full of steamed bun.

"If you like it, make more of it in the future. Eat it while it's hot, and don't forget to drink the porridge too."

I just realized that I made porridge this morning; I had completely forgotten about it while eating steamed buns.

Each person served themselves a bowl of porridge and sipped it slowly. The porridge had cooled down now, so it wasn't too hot to drink and was quite pleasant.

I had a delicious meal. I have a big appetite; I ate six steamed buns and drank three bowls of porridge.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Li Xiao put the remaining steamed buns and dumplings into a clean storage box.

The storage box was previously used to store food. Now that the food is gone, it's empty, so it's perfect for putting steamed buns and dumplings in.

After packing their things, everyone was ready to leave.

It's already 8 a.m., which is considered late. But it's okay, I can rest outside for a while at noon and don't need to come back.

The group set off in high spirits. According to Li Xiao's map, the surrounding area was all residential and not suitable for searching for supplies.

Continue along the road you came in, and keep walking along the main road. There are many buildings on both sides, which should all be office buildings.

"Shall we go?" Li Xiao asked.

"We can go and see the situation before making a decision," Yu Yanbin said.

"Okay, let's go take a look there first."