Shiyue spent the last two days exploring and has now basically mastered all the tricks of the upgraded house.
Upon hearing her husband's question, she immediately searched for "chicken leg" in the food mall, and then selected the one that looked exactly like the one she had eaten before, called "Spicy Chicken Leg," from a large number of chicken legs that looked delicious just from the pictures.
Meanwhile, she couldn't resist the temptation and bought a double meal package titled "Super Value All-in-One Deal".
Almost instantly, two huge paper bags appeared on their table.
Before the bag was even opened, the couple were stunned by the incredibly enticing aroma emanating from it.
I had eaten fried chicken legs before October, so apart from being unable to stop drooling, I was fine.
He Lixuan had never eaten anything from later generations before!
He first opened the box containing the chicken legs.
Just like Shiyue back then, I was immediately stunned by how big the chicken leg was!
He held the chicken leg, turning it over and over, as if trying to understand the principle behind its large size.
At that moment, Shiyue took a bite.
As she ate, she urged her husband, "Eat quickly, it won't be crispy if it gets cold. It's so big because it's coated with batter!"
Although He Lixuan knew that his wife was not entirely right, even if the chicken leg was covered in flour, it shouldn't be that big.
Are chickens in later generations fatter than they are now?
But He Lixuan also knew that his thoughts were unsolvable, so he wasn't bothered by them.
Instead, just like his wife, he took a bite!
That one bite made him squint his eyes in bliss.
It feels so good to eat meat in big bites!
What's more, it's deep-fried chicken thigh meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of juicy meat!
In an instant, He Lixuan felt that his soul had been elevated.
Men in their twenties are at the age when they can eat a lot, not to mention that they usually lack oil and meat.
Even though he had already eaten dinner, He Lixuan still devoured a whole chicken leg faster than Shiyue.
Not only that, he also ate the "Soaring Beef Burger" from the set meal, as well as a large pork tenderloin skewer.
They ate until their mouths were greasy.
Shiyue has slightly larger eyes than belly.
She couldn't eat any more than one chicken leg.
Fortunately, there's a small hut, so there's no fear of wasting food; we can save it for later.
She put the chicken leg into the hut, then picked up a skewer of cartilage from the accompanying snacks and slowly began to gnaw on it.
The set meal included options like sweet potato balls and potato fries, but Shiyue glanced at them and immediately ignored them.
Why should we let her choose sweet potatoes instead of eating meat?
Unless she's gone mad.
After finishing the cartilage meat, Shiyue opened the bottle of 7UP sugar water and almost choked on the gas that suddenly burst out!
After she let out two loud burps, she felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
So she quickly handed her husband another bottle, which looked dark and like bitter medicine, called cola.
—After drinking Chinese medicine for so long, it's absolutely impossible to make Shiyue drink this stuff again!
He Lixuan didn't seem to care about the color.
He unscrewed the cap, held it to his nose, smelled it, frowned, and said, "It tastes like brown sugar water?"
Shiyue couldn't help but gasp when she heard about brown sugar water.
How much brown sugar must be in this brown sugar water that's this color?!
How sweet must that be?
Perhaps because of her husband's words, she immediately abandoned her previous statement that it was absolutely impossible and went over to take a sip as well.
It was indeed sweet, but the aftertaste still had a bit of a medicinal soup flavor.
She smacked her lips, handed it back to her husband, then shook the one she was holding, boasting, "Mine tastes better."
He Lixuan didn't argue with her, took the bottle back, and took two sips himself.
I must say, once you get used to it, this kind of carbonated sweet water actually tastes quite good.
The bottle wasn't very big, and the two of them finished it off in just a few gulps.
The couple felt a deep sense of satisfaction as they disposed of the food scraps and empty beverage bottles in the cabin's special trash can.
It's impossible to go to sleep immediately after eating so much.
Shi Yue was alright, but He Lixuan was so full he could barely sit up.
So the couple decided on the spur of the moment to go for a walk.
Of course, going far away is also impossible.
This is a military camp, and people are not allowed to wander around freely even during the day, let alone in the dark.
If we get caught by the patrolling sentries, wouldn't that just cause more trouble?
The two could only wander around their still empty courtyard.
Although there were few lights outside, the moon was very round and bright tonight.
A gentle breeze blew through the evening, making the courtyard even more comfortable than the house.
The couple strolled around the small courtyard, chatting idly as they went.
The conversation eventually turned to making money.
“I just checked the seaweed strips we processed earlier, and all twenty packs were sold out. Each pack cost five yuan and fifty cents, so after deducting the cost, we still made a profit of almost two hundred yuan,” Shiyue said.
He Lixuan naturally knew that the cost focus his wife mentioned referred to the system's commission.
However, after witnessing firsthand how the upgraded system refined and processed the kelp into semi-finished products, He Lixuan felt that charging only 10% processing fee was practically a favor from the system!
So he nodded and said, "That's good."
Shiyue couldn't hide her excitement and nodded in agreement: "I think it's great too. This way, no matter what we collect, we can just throw it in and we won't have to worry about it anymore. We can just collect the goods later. It's so convenient!"
“Then,” she paused, “we can also expand our acquisition scope and buy more things.”
He Lixuan stopped in his tracks.
Although the courtyards are quite far apart, they don't have to worry about being overheard even when they are talking outdoors.
But he still lowered his voice and said to Shiyue in a serious tone, "Don't get too excited. We don't lack money right now. Safety is the priority!"
Shi Yue smiled: "I know."
She tugged at He Lixuan's arm and said, "I want to go to town tomorrow."
"What are you going there for?"
"Let's go see if there's anything new or interesting there."
He Lixuan did not object, but thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go with you tomorrow."
"No need," Shiyue refused. "You go about your business. I'll go ask Sister Cui if there are any bicycles in the camp. I'll borrow one and go by myself."
When I came back today, I made a point of memorizing the route. There's only one straight road from the town to Tie Liuying, so it's impossible to get lost.
"I'll just follow the road; there shouldn't be any problem."
He Lixuan, however, was unwilling.
This is not just a matter of getting lost.
I'm a complete stranger here, who knows what might happen to me?
He could never allow his wife to be in danger.
So he said, "You don't speak their language, so who will translate for you if I don't go?"
Shiyue: "..."
The reason is so compelling that it's impossible to refuse.
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