When the two went downstairs, they found everyone there. Jiang Li assumed they were all renovating their rooms.
"Come on, girl."
Fang Qingxun said as he saw Jiang Li and the others come down.
"Where are we going?"
Jiang Li was completely confused.
"Hey, didn't the captain tell you?"
Seeing Jiang Li's bewildered expression, Fu Xiaxia couldn't help but look at her captain.
Jiang Li also turned to look at Gu Jin.
"Sorry, I forgot to mention earlier that they know you're moving in, so they want to celebrate and invite you to the cafeteria. You can order food on the second floor."
Gu Jin had completely forgotten about this incident after Fu Xiaxia and the others had made such a fuss.
"Come on, girl, let me tell you, we've been to the cafeteria on the second floor a few times and the food is pretty good, but we definitely can't cook there."
Fang Qingxun couldn't wait any longer.
"Yes, thank you."
Jiang Li looked at them, knowing they meant well, and didn't refuse. Besides, she had been at the base for so long and had never actually eaten in the canteen, so she was quite looking forward to it.
Jiang Li knew where the cafeteria was, but she had never been inside before; this was her first time.
There are many people at the base, so the canteen is quite large. It's lunchtime now, and the first floor is packed with people. Although fewer people are going out now due to the thick fog, the problem of getting food still needs to be solved.
The first floor is like a university cafeteria, with several windows displaying cooked food. Whatever you want to eat, an auntie will serve it to you.
There were significantly fewer people on the second floor than on the first floor. There were many shops upstairs, including restaurants, noodle shops, barbecue shops, and so on.
The front of the shop has seating, with several shops sharing the same benches. There are also small private rooms, which are actually just partitions made up of screens.
The first floor is for filling one's stomach, while the second floor is for filling one's stomach and satisfying one's appetite.
Although the prices on the second floor are a bit higher than on the first floor, there are quite a few capable people in the base, so there are also quite a few people eating on the second floor.
Gu Jin and his group walked easily to the entrance of a restaurant. The menu was written on a blackboard at the entrance, and the dishes on it changed every day, with whatever was available being served.
The boss came out quickly. He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties. His surname was Ding. He had a smile on his face the whole time he came out. He seemed to be a very easy-going person.
The boss greeted Fang Qingxun and his group very warmly, and then led Jiang Li and the others to a small private room. It was clear that the boss was very familiar with them, especially Fang Qingxun, who was a very good conversationalist.
The boss noticed there was an extra person this time and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Li and Gu Jin holding hands.
"Is this your girlfriend? She's really beautiful."
"Um."
Gu Jin responded with a smile, then looked at Jiang Li, who returned the smile to Gu Jin.
Seeing how good their relationship was, Uncle Ding sincerely wished them well. It's not easy to find someone who likes you in this situation.
After everyone was seated, the owner handed each of them a handwritten menu. Jiang Li glanced at the menu and saw that there were quite a few dishes.
There are shredded potatoes, French fries, candied sweet potatoes, braised pork ribs, braised rabbit, and so on.
There were plenty of potatoes and sweet potatoes at the base, the pork was probably wild boar, and the rabbits were likely from the mountains as well. But Jiang Li also saw seafood, which Jiang Li remembered was not from the sea.
I doubt anyone would bring it all the way from somewhere else, and if they did, it would probably be broken by now, so I asked the shop owner.
"Boss, you still have seafood here?"
"Yes, yes, it's not fresh, it's dried goods. I don't have much here either. A few people brought it from S City a while ago, and I traded it with them."
The boss told the truth.
"S City, I remember there's a base there too, why did we come all the way here?"
Gu Jin voiced what everyone was thinking.
The owner and Gu Jin were acquaintances, and there weren't many people eating on the second floor, so it wasn't very busy. The owner chatted with everyone for a while.
"They seem to be people from a small base. They live by the sea and have stored a lot of seafood, but very little else."
Those people also told me that their base there mainly deals in seafood, so exchanging seafood for supplies is not cost-effective, and they wanted to try trading here.
Once the boss said that, everyone understood. It's the same reason why there are many wild animals in this area, but no seafood.
After the group ordered their food, the owner went to the kitchen to cook.
"I really want to eat fresh seafood."
Although Jiang Li has some in her space, there aren't many. She doesn't have seawater, so the only ones she can cultivate are the ones she bought from the store along with the seawater at the beginning. Although she has bred some, the quantity and variety are relatively small. Jiang Li ate some before, and there aren't many left in her space.
Jiang Li didn't plan to eat any of them for the time being, waiting until they reproduced more, so she was still quite envious when she heard there was seafood to eat.
"I also want to eat seafood."
"Me too."
Fang Qingxun and Fu Xiaxia also chimed in.
"Let's go to S City when the weather gets better, since we don't have anything to do right now anyway."
Seeing that everyone wanted to eat seafood, Gu Jin suggested that it was too dangerous to go out in the current situation, and that they should wait until the weather was better.
Fang Qingxun: "Great, I agree."
Fu Xiaxia: "I agree too."
Shi Yuan: "I agree too."
Shi Lin: "Okay."
Jiang Li: "Then I can raise some and bring them back, so I won't have to worry about food."
The group agreed with Gu Jin's suggestion, and were even happier to hear Jiang Li's words and the thought of raising animals in her space. They were all looking forward to going to S City.
The group didn't continue discussing this topic, but instead chatted about other things. Before long, the owner brought out the dishes.
The six people ordered 10 dishes. Everyone had a big appetite, and since there aren't many elaborate dishes in the post-apocalyptic world, the six people could definitely finish the 10 dishes.
Since there was seafood, the group was determined not to miss it, and the first dish was braised pork with dried squid.
The cooked squid was very chewy, but the pork was so tender it melted in your mouth. The owner did a great job, and it had both the freshness of seafood and the aroma of pork, making it especially delicious.
The second dish is braised razor clams with potatoes. It's a soup with a very flavorful broth. The potatoes were cooked until very soft and tender, soaking up all the broth. It was just delicious.
The other dishes were also cooked very well by the owner. No wonder Gu Jin and the others often came here to eat. It was indeed very good. Jiang Li felt that she had missed out on a lot before.
Everyone was too busy eating to chat, and soon all ten dishes were finished. All six of them were very satisfied with their meal.
The proprietress was also there when I paid the bill. She was very easygoing, and the two of them clearly had a good relationship.
"How was the meal? Was it alright?"
"It's not just good, it's absolutely delicious, isn't it, girl?"
Fang Qingxun immediately expressed that he was very satisfied with the meal.
"Mmm, it really is delicious. I regret not coming here to eat before; I missed out on so much."
Jiang Li continued, picking up where Fang Qingxun left off.
"Okay, I'm glad you enjoyed your meal. Come again next time!"
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