Chapter 10: Unexpected Incident
At 7:30 that evening, the two rushed back to the villa to taste the food with everyone.
Cheng Yaoyao ordered some of the best-reputed signature dishes nearby. The authentic old-style sweet and sour pork was from the Northeastern Restaurant, the Huangshan stinky mandarin fish was from the Anhui Restaurant, and there was also Hong Kong-style fish maw chicken, Beijing roast duck, Hunan-style braised pork, Sichuan-style twice-cooked pork...
A large table was filled with food, and everyone placed orders based on the amount of food left on the table. If there was hardly any food left, there was no need to stock up. For those who had finished their meals, they would place orders for 300, 500, or even 1,000 portions.
Luo Jiu asked everyone to have a good rest and get up early tomorrow to continue trying breakfast.
We agreed to go to bed early, but on the first night of rebirth, it seemed that everyone slept restlessly.
In a group called "Apocalypse 101", a few new messages pop up from time to time. Everyone is chatting casually, and the words between the lines imply concerns about the end of the world.
Zhong Jialing: "Are you used to sleeping in your room? If it's cold, there are quilts and electric blankets in the closet. Alas, I don't know if there will be extremely cold weather after the end of the world."
Cheng Yaoyao: "It's not cold, it's hot. Summer is coming soon, and I was just worried whether we will encounter extreme heat. I ordered an ice machine and some heatstroke prevention equipment, and updated them to the shared table."
Feng Qi: "Natural disasters are for the future, let's consider zombies first. I died early in my previous life and didn't even experience a natural disaster. If I can experience one this time, it'll be a win for me."
Luo Jiu sorted out the list of various medicines and placed orders for more than 2,000 kinds of medicines, working until 3:30 in the morning. He opened the shared spreadsheet several times and was prompted with updates.
At 1 a.m., Zhong Jialing placed an order for 100 mink coats, 100 mink hats, 200 pairs of gloves, 500 thick Xinjiang cotton quilts, and 200 polar cold-resistant down jackets.
At two in the morning, Cheng Yaoyao placed an order for hot pot ingredients, barbecue ingredients, marinade ingredients, and baking utensils. Chili sauce, pickles, condensed milk, salad dressing, and many other kinds. Zongzi, mooncakes, and many different flavors. It seemed that they were ready to celebrate traditional festivals in the end times for decades to come.
At three o'clock in the morning, Feng Qi placed an order for 100 fine steel long knives. According to the requirements of the relevant departments, all the knives sold on the market were unsharpened. So she immediately ordered five knife sharpening machines.
We bought like crazy day and night for three days, and finally we saw the light.
On the fourth day, all the pre-ordered goods had basically arrived and the space utilization rate had reached 90%.
The cardboard boxes from the unpacked packages filled up a large room. Feng Qi was about to throw them away, but Luo Jiu said, "Keep them. They may be useful."
I just kept it. Anyway, the villa is full of things everywhere, so one or two more won't make a difference.
Sun Feng'e has been busy these days, pickling sauerkraut, making preserved meat, pickled salted eggs, etc. She used to sleep less due to her age, but since she came here, she has been busy from morning to night and has to sleep a lot every night. She goes to bed at six or seven o'clock and wakes up at dawn.
Today, the workers came in and installed top-level anti-theft windows on the first floor, second floor and underground light wells.
All windows within ten meters of the ground that could be broken by zombies were reinforced. The three-meter-high courtyard wall was installed with barbed thorns and connected to an electric grid. No matter whether it was a human or a zombie, as long as it was a living or semi-living creature, it would be skinned alive if it wanted to enter this courtyard.
The four of them stood on the large balcony on the third floor and looked down, feeling very safe.
Feng Qi: "I spent half the night last night sharpening knives and sharpened dozens of them. The wooden stakes I bought have also arrived. Starting tomorrow, you will practice knife skills with me."
"Okay," Luo Jiu said with a smile, "Our women's broadsword team will definitely be able to fight their way out in the apocalypse."
Zhong Jialing still felt a little regretful. "It would be great if we could buy some weapons with high lethality. If we had guns and cannons, we wouldn't be afraid of any zombies. I still get goose bumps when I think about fighting zombies in close combat."
Luo Jiu patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be so pessimistic. The purpose of practicing close combat is to be prepared for everything. We have such a solid fortress, maybe we don't have to go that far."
"I hope so." Cheng Yaoyao clasped her hands together and bowed devoutly in all directions.
"By the way, have we bought everything we need? Now we just need to check for any missing items and fill in the gaps?"
Luo Jiu: "Another batch of seeds will be delivered tomorrow, and they are basically all there. Considering that there is not much space left in the space, many things are still not stockpiled. After the space is upgraded, I will see if there is still a chance to go out and buy for free."
Zhong Jialing suddenly remembered, "Then let's stock up on some food. The food street is busy right now. We won't have a chance to go shopping there in the future. Let's go shopping there one last time."
Luo Jiu thought that everyone had been very hard-working these days and his mind was a little tense. He was so happy today and his grandma had gone to sleep, so it would be nice to go out and relax.
The four of them drove away and went to the city’s largest Beidu Night Market, where there was a wide variety of snacks.
Fried potato chips that look like poached eggs, long, crispy French fries mixed with spicy and sour zheergen, bursting cheesecakes, and invincible starch sausages...
The well-known double skin milk, freshly fried small dough sticks inserted into a large bowl of ice cream, durian pastry with large chunks of durian meat, stinky tofu, grilled cold noodles, fried yogurt, and various barbecue and fried food stalls.
The four of them walked from beginning to end and tried almost everything. They ordered all the delicious ones to be delivered to No. 88 Fengshan Road the next day.
Finally, Feng Qi bought a bowl of hot and sour noodles, and Zhong Jialing still had a portion of stinky tofu left in her hand. The four of them stood next to the trash can, taking turns to eat, and digested all the food.
Feng Qi: "Their hot and sour noodles are not as good as the ones we stocked up on. They are not as tasty."
Cheng Yaoyao: "Stinky tofu is okay, but we've already stockpiled it, so we can stockpile this or not."
Luo Jiu looked around and found a small barbecue restaurant at the end of the night market. It was said that the food was very good and all the skewers were marinated with secret ingredients, which was very tasty. They had already stocked up a lot of raw meat skewers, and if there were any that tasted good, they could stock up some more.
"Let's go sit in that shop for a while, try some kebabs, and then go home."
The four of them entered the store and found an empty table to sit down. Soon, several more groups of people came into the store, and the smell of alcohol and cigarettes became stronger.
Cheng Yaoyao's nose was a little sensitive. "I feel a little uncomfortable. Let's go."
Just as their skewers were ready, Luo Jiu asked the boss to pack them up for them to take home and eat.
The four of them stood up and put on their coats to pay the bill. Suddenly, a middle-aged man came over with a glass of wine in his hand, smiling, "Sister, I've been watching you for a long time. Why are you leaving without eating anything? I'll pay for you. Come on, come sit at our table for a while. Don't be in a hurry to leave."
As he spoke, he tried to pull Zhong Jialing's arm, but Zhong Jialing pushed him away, "What are you doing?"
Feng Qi stood in front of her, his face sullen and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
Luo Jiu was afraid that Feng Qi would get into trouble because of his impulsiveness, so he said in a hurry: "We can buy the bill ourselves. If you need to leave in a hurry, we won't keep it. Please make way."
The man was obviously unhappy. He patted his bulging belly and said in a bad tone, "Let's add WeChat, otherwise it would be disrespectful to my brother."
As he was talking, another of his companions came over with a cell phone in hand. "Come on, come on, let me scan you guys. I'll drive you out to play when I'm free. You look young, so you must be students, right? You look fair and clean, with delicate skin and tender flesh."
As the man was about to touch Cheng Yaoyao's face, Luo Jiu could no longer bear it, and slapped his dirty hand away, gritting his teeth and saying, "Go away, stay away from my friends."
The man laughed instead of getting angry, and said disdainfully: "Your friend? You are the boss, right? You are protecting all these people? Are you unhappy that he touched her but not you?"
Luo Jiu's eyes were like knives. "Shut your stinky mouth! Don't you have a mirror at home? Don't you look at yourself? You are old, but you still dare to flirt with a young girl. Do you think young girls are easy to cheat? Who would be interested in your stinky money? You have a face like a dog, and you still want to touch me? Get out! If you don't get out of the way, we will call the police!"
The two men lost their defense instantly and became angry. "Call the police? I'm going to give it a try today to see how powerful your mouth is."
He grabbed Luo Jiu's shoulder and raised his hand to hit him, but Feng Qi was quick-witted and picked up a beer bottle from the next table and smashed it on his head.
Bang! Glass fragments and blood splattered everywhere.
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