Chapter 49 Murder to Silence
The next morning, not long after Jiang Li got up, Gu Jin came to pick her up.
Jiang Li opened the door and let Gu Jin in.
"I'm not done yet. Wait for me a moment. Come inside; it's warm in there."
"good."
Following Jiang Li's footsteps, they arrived at the master bedroom.
"Please sit down, I'll go wash up first."
Jiang Li asked Gu Jin to sit on the bed. There were quite a few things in the room, and Jiang Li usually either sat on the bed or on the carpet. Asking Gu Jin to sit on the carpet felt a bit out of place.
"Okay, go ahead, no rush."
After Jiang Li finished washing up, Gu Jin looked around the bedroom. This was Gu Jin's first time entering Jiang Li's room, and she was a little nervous sitting on the bed.
The bedroom was small and could be seen at a glance. There were pink sheets and curtains, a white blanket, a small table on it, and a cartoon pillow next to it. Jiang Li decorated the whole room very warmly.
Jiang Li returned shortly afterward and sat on the blanket by the bed.
Have you had breakfast?
"Yes, I've already eaten."
"Wait for me a moment, we'll leave after we've finished eating."
"Okay, no rush, take your time."
Jiang Li took out a bowl of millet porridge and two steamed buns and slowly began to eat.
"Actually, you didn't need to pick me up. It's so close, I can get there quickly."
"Isn't it normal to pick up and drop off your girlfriend?"
Moreover, she also wanted to spend more time alone with Jiang Li.
Jiang Li glanced at Gu Jin and thought, "Hmm, this boyfriend is very competent and has a high level of awareness."
Jiang Li quickly finished eating, put the unburnt charcoal in the stove into her spatial storage, then turned off all the other electrical appliances, closed the door, turned on the power to the iron gate, and finally went out with Gu Jin.
Upon reaching the first floor, they encountered two people who had just returned from outside. Upon seeing Jiang Li, they reacted as if facing a formidable enemy and quickly ran back into their room on the first floor.
"Do you know them?" Gu Jin asked, noticing that the two of them had only gone back to their room in fear after seeing Jiang Li.
"I don't recognize them. I've never seen them before."
Jiang Li also saw their expressions and felt confused. She didn't seem to have had any contact with them. Could it be before the apocalypse? But she didn't remember that either.
Seeing that Jiang Li didn't know either, Gu Jin could only tell Jiang Li to be careful, and Jiang Li agreed.
Those two were Luo Da and Luo Er, the ones who saw Jiang Li make a move in the car when he first entered the base.
When I saw Jiang Li just now, I momentarily thought that he had discovered they were being spied on and had come to kill them to cover it up.
Looking back now, Luo Da noticed that Jiang Li's expression was also blank. He probably didn't know it belonged to them, otherwise he would have come looking for them long ago.
Meeting him here can only mean one thing: Jiang Li also lives here.
"Brother, is the female demon here to see us?"
Luo Er said tremblingly.
"No, she should live here too."
"Everything lives here!!! What are we supposed to do? Should we move to another place?"
Luo Er became even more frightened.
"Stay calm. Judging from her expression just now, she probably doesn't recognize us. Besides, it was so dark that day, there's no way she could have seen us."
"Really?"
"Um."
In truth, Luo Da wasn't entirely sure either.
Meanwhile, Jiang Li and Gu Jin had already arrived at the villa.
Gu Jin and the others led Jiang Li to a room next to the living room, then moved a cabinet on the floor, revealing a hole underneath.
"This is?"
Jiang Li asked Gu Jin.
"There are some weapons we store down here. Wait a moment, I'll go down and turn on the lights."
Gu Jin went down the stairs and then turned on the lights downstairs.
"Come on, sister, this is all our possessions." Fang Qingxun waved to Jiang Li and went down below as well.
There wasn't much space left inside, so Shi Lin and Shi Yuan didn't go in.
Jiang Li followed them downstairs and saw a basement full of weapons, in huge quantities.
"Girl, these are weapons we worked so hard to bring back. I made several trips." Fang Qingxun said proudly to Jiang Li.
"Since you've told us your secret, of course we have to tell you ours too."
Fu Xiaxia walked to Jiang Li's side and said to him, "Trust is the most important thing between friends."
"We've discussed it. Can we store these weapons in your space? You can use whatever's inside whenever you want. Consider it like we're renting a place to store the weapons. What do you think? We can come and get them when we need them."
Gu Jin said to Jiang Li.
"Sure, but you all want me to put them in my spatial storage? Aren't you afraid I won't give them back to you after I put them in my storage?"
Jiang Li was surprised that she was allowed to store everything in her spatial storage; the temptation was too great.
“We kept some for ourselves, and we trust you just as you trust us. Besides, it’s much safer to keep them in your space than here.”
Shi Yuan explained to Jiang Li.
"Alright, since you trust me so much, I'll put them all into my spatial storage."
Jiang Li never expected that they would trust her so much, giving her all their weapons.
Jiang Li approached the weapon and spent a considerable amount of time gradually storing everything into his spatial storage.
After collecting the items, Gu Jin stepped forward and asked Jiang Li with concern.
"How are you feeling? Is there anything that's bothering you?"
"Don't worry, you won't feel uncomfortable using it like this, it just takes a little physical exertion."
Jiang Li knew that Gu Jin had been worried that using her spatial abilities too much would be bad for her health, but it really wasn't a problem.
Seeing that Jiang Li's face was rosy, he breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that she didn't have time.
After collecting their weapons, the group returned to the ground. Shi Lin and Shi Yuan, who were standing nearby, saw them come out and put the cabinet back in its original state.
The group then began processing the wild boar.
Having learned from the experience of dealing with wild boar last time, everyone drove their cars outside the villa today to make room for dealing with the wild boar.
In the middle of the yard, two temporary platforms were set up to be used as tables for processing wild boars.
Fortunately, the yard wall was high enough to keep the wind out, and there was no snow, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to do it in the yard.
Even so, the group wore several gloves while working, otherwise their hands would get frostbite, which made their movements a bit slower.
Jiang Li first took out two wild boars, and the group worked together to remove the lean meat from the boars, which would be used to make jerky later.
The fatty part can be used to render lard, while the bones have many uses; they can be used for braising or making soup.
It takes several people several hours just to disassemble a pig, not to mention the delicate processing required.
While they were processing the meat, Jiang Li prepared the seasonings they would need later. With so much meat, they would need quite a few seasonings.
It took a long time just to peel the garlic. After peeling, I chopped up the ginger, garlic, and scallions and put them in boxes.
Then take out the seasonings such as star anise, cooking wine, light soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorns, oyster sauce, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, and chili powder and set them aside for later use.
Today I'm planning to make the spicy flavor, since everyone likes spicy food, so I'll start with this one. Then I'll make one different flavor each time, so we can mix and match them later.
I took out the pig's stomach from the space and planned to start stewing the soup first. I used the same big pot that I had brought before.
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