After putting the rice into the rice cooker, Qiao An'an took two fish from the fishpond and made braised fish. She also picked some garlic cloves and made stir-fried pork with garlic. She used the cracklings from the rendered oil to stir-fry some greens. Thinking that the fish in the pond had lost a lot of blood and needed to replenish their nutrition, she took out two foil-wrapped spare ribs to heat up.

After doing all this, Chi Xiaoyu woke up.

Chi Xiaoyu had stocked up on a lot of supplies. She hadn't lacked food in the two months since the apocalypse, so she didn't feel much about this meal.

The grandfather and grandson, who had been eating compressed biscuits for nearly two months, were essentially feasting on a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

Ya Ya was the happiest one, because so many people had suddenly come, and her little courtyard became lively all of a sudden. Ya Ya loves liveliness the most.

Gu Bei ate two large bowls of rice in one go, and when he wanted to eat a third bowl, his grandfather stopped him: "You're not allowed to eat anymore."

Qiao An'an quickly said, "You brought several bags of rice and flour, and you also saved Xiaoyu. This meal is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't be shy."

After thanking Qiao An'an, Grandpa Gu Bei replied, "In this world, people who are willing to risk their lives to save others are truly kind-hearted. I know you won't mind how much we eat, but I'm worried about the child. He's been hungry for so long, and his stomach won't be able to handle eating too much at once."

I see.

Seeing this, Qiao An'an stopped serving Gu Bei food and instead washed nectarines for them as dessert.

She then got up and took the leftover fish bones and fins to Big Black.

There were many people today, and many bones and fish bones. Big Black was eating with great enthusiasm, wagging its tail, and even its whimpers were full of happiness.

After feeding Dahei, Qiao An'an returned to the kitchen to clean up the dishes.

Chi Xiaoyu wanted to stand up and help wash the dishes, but Qiao An'an refused: "You should rest first. When you're better, you'll not only have to wash the dishes, but you'll also have to help me with chores!"

Seeing this, Gu Bei quickly started helping Qiao An'an clear away the dishes.

Qiao An'an quickly replied, "No need."

Gu Bei insisted on helping: "Grandpa just said he would take me away after we finish eating, but there are zombies outside and we have nowhere to go. I can do a lot of work. Can you take me and my grandpa in? Even if you don't take me in, taking my grandpa in would be fine too."

Qiao An'an's courtyard only has two floors. Downstairs there is a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom for guests. Upstairs there is a master bedroom with a bathroom and a second bedroom. She originally only wanted to take in Chi Xiaoyu.

There's only enough room left in the house for one more small fish.

The reason for letting Gu Bei and his grandfather in was simply to remove the bullet from Chi Xiaoyu's arm.

Faced with Gu Bei's request.

Qiao An'an didn't know what to do.

Grandpa Gu Bei noticed Qiao An'an's predicament and pulled Gu Bei aside, saying, "Don't make things difficult for Auntie."

Qiao An'an felt a mix of emotions as she listened.

While eating, Qiao An'an saw that the zombies that came off the highway had all entered the residential area opposite her house. Gu Bei and his grandfather could not return to the residential area after leaving the courtyard, and could only wander outside. Gu Bei was so young, and his grandfather was so old... But this is the apocalypse, and she really did not have the courage to take in someone she had only met once.

Even though the grandfather and grandson saved Chi Xiaoyu.

But who can guarantee that if danger arises in the courtyard in the future, they won't do things to harm her and Ya Ya in order to protect themselves?

Qiao An'an didn't want to take the risk, so she didn't answer Gu Bei's grandfather's question. She thought that if all else failed, she should give them more supplies.

After finishing their meal, Grandpa Gu Bei prepared to leave with Gu Bei: "When Gu Bei and I go out later, I'll need you to throw some more stones in another direction to attract the zombies' attention."

Ya Ya was too well protected by Qiao An'an and didn't understand the preciousness of food in the apocalypse. She only knew that she hadn't seen anyone other than her mother for a long time. The house was finally so lively, and Ya Ya didn't want them to leave: "Ya Ya doesn't want Brother Gu Bei and Grandpa to leave!"

Qiao An'an already felt guilty about sending Gu Bei and his grandson away, and after Ya Ya's commotion, she was even more embarrassed to speak. She only said, "You can leave after your grandfather has recovered."

After leaving Gu Bei and his grandson behind, Qiao An'an began to sort through the supplies that Gu Bei had brought back.

The two large bags of rice are each 100 jin (50 kg), and the three bags of flour are each 10 jin (5 kg). If nothing unexpected happens, these should last for one or two years.

Besides rice and flour, there were two miniature pigs with their limbs tied up and half a bag of dried corn kernels on the trailer. The miniature pigs weighed about seven or eight pounds at most, and the book said that these pigs could grow to fifty or sixty pounds.

Both ends weigh about 100 jin (50 catties).

You can kill it and eat its meat for a long time.

It was too late, so Qiao An'an decided not to make a pigpen for the piglets. Instead, she found a large cardboard box, put the two pigs inside, and added some water and leftover food.

The two pigs must have been starving for many days. When they saw the food, they rushed over eagerly, spilling the food bowl.

Ya Ya looked at the miniature pig snatching food with great curiosity. This was the first time she had ever seen a live pig, and the miniature pig was so small and cute. She poked the miniature pig's belly with her hand: "This is a pig, alive!"

Everyone was amused by Ya Ya's appearance.

Qiao An'an's sofa is the kind that can be folded up as a sofa bed.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qiao An'an helped Chi Xiaoyu to the second bedroom on the second floor to rest, unfolding the sofa into a sofa bed so that Gu Bei and his grandfather could make do for the night.

Then she took out a few of her own t-shirts and shorts and handed them to Gu Bei: "There is bathwater that I have boiled in the big pot in the kitchen. These are new and unworn items that I bought on Taobao. They are women's clothes, though. If you and Grandpa don't mind, you can change into them after you take a bath."

After Gu Bei waited for Qiao An'an, Ya Ya, and Chi Xiaoyu to go upstairs, he went to the kitchen to fetch hot water and took it to the bathroom on the first floor. He and his grandfather took a comfortable hot bath together.

This was the first bath he had taken since the end of the world.

After changing into clean clothes and lying on the sofa, he was still a little dazed. He asked his grandfather beside him in disbelief, "Grandpa, am I dreaming? Is this real?"

Grandpa Gu Bei hugged his grandson Xiao Bei closer with heartache. For the past two months since the apocalypse, his grandson had been taking care of him. But even though his grandson was very sensible, he was still just a twelve-year-old child: "It's true, it's all true. We are safe now. Get some rest."