Chapter 505: Is the end of the world coming to an end?
"While everyone is here during dinner, let's have a family meeting and listen to Jingshu's plans." Grandpa Jing took small sips of his cigarette. The end of the world almost took the lives of these old smokers. Fortunately, they grew tobacco at home, but it was very precious. Every month, they gave it away as gifts or exchanged it for food at a high price, and there was not much left. He had to share half of it with his prodigal son, so Grandpa Jing cherished the tobacco very much.
The villa belongs to Jingshu, all the food belongs to Jingshu, and even all the daily necessities are obtained by Jingshu. In this doomsday, Jingshu also brings home some fresh peaches and other fruits from time to time. Jingshu has ideas and insights, and everyone is willing to listen to Jingshu's opinions.
Grandma Jing took the fat chicken and used a towel to smooth down and clean the feathers that had grown with great effort. She pricked up her ears to listen to her granddaughter's words, while the fat chicken squinted its eyes and enjoyed the spa comfortably.
Jingshu took the milk and drank it in one gulp, then sat down at the dining table and greeted Wu Youai, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She subconsciously touched the base behind her ears, where her fingers were prone to sores. Yes, her skin was delicate and would get sores when it got cold in winter. They were itchy, painful, and pus-filled. The nightmare of her previous life was still vivid in her mind.
I don’t know if I will get sores again in this life, but no matter what, I still have to take corresponding precautions, prepare ointments and keep warm, and prevent them as much as possible.
"Why are we having a family meeting today? What happened? For the New Year, let's do as we agreed before and invite my eldest aunt, second aunt, and my eldest uncle's family over. This year, we can spend the New Year at my grandparents' three-bedroom, one-living-room house across the street. Even if it's my grandparents who are treating us, we should start preparing New Year's goods. Unlike previous years, we need to prepare more this year.
As for where to stay, the grandparents' house across the street is either empty or not, so we can just move in there. Our villa is already packed to the brim and can't accommodate any more." Jingshu narrowed her eyes and outlined the plan. The villa was fully stocked with supplies as the bottom line. Jingshu would never let anyone have any bad thoughts, and even if she did, she wouldn't let anyone see her.
Not to mention relatives, even Jing's parents don't know how much stuff they have at home. The basement and upstairs where supplies are stored are locked with security doors, and Jingshu keeps the keys. Jingshu carries some supplies out every once in a while. Her parents only know that Jingshu wholesaled a lot of things in order to become a food anchor.
After the end of the world, Jingshu did not live off the family's wealth. Instead, she and her grandparents planted vegetables, raised chickens, ducks, cows and other livestock, and even built a greenhouse to grow fruit. As the supplies at home increased, no one cared about how much stuff there was at home.
Grandma Jing counted the days on her fingers and said, "When will you bring her over? How long will she stay? I'm afraid your second aunt, who's so worried about me, will stay until the Lantern Festival and won't leave even if I tell her to."
The table was filled with sumptuous food, emitting an enticing aroma. Then Third Aunt brought out the last staple dish, a large bowl of longevity noodles topped with a dozen poached eggs and green onions. It looked very pleasing to the eye.
Today's meal is quite rich, and there is also a bottle of Xiaolaojiao, which is Jing's father's collection.
"Don't worry, grandma. They will go back in a few days. I promise." Jingshu raised the corners of her mouth and said with certainty. By then, the house would be flooded and no one would have the heart to stay there.
Grandma Jing didn't say anything else. Instead, she scooped a bowl of noodles and two eggs for Grandpa Jing. "Smoke, smoke, smoke, you've filled the whole house with smoke. Today is your birthday, so you don't have to eat anything else, but you must eat this."
Jingshu was stunned. It turned out to be Jingye's birthday! However, the old man used the lunar calendar, and she still couldn't figure it out. Every year, she would check the calendar on her phone to find out what day the Spring Festival was.
Grandpa Jing smacked his lips, put away his cigarette with a wry smile, and said, "Hey, isn't this just a little smoke to cover the rice? Old man Zhang across the street keeps asking me if we have big fish and meat every day... Ahem, birthday or not, we don't celebrate this, but I must have these longevity noodles."
Grandpa Jing slurped down a bowl of noodles and two poached eggs, and the whole family finally started eating. Grandma Jing cooked the entire table, with Third Aunt helping out: deep-fried small yellow croaker, green cucumber, bacon and garlic sprouts, smoked pressed duck, casserole with chicken, preserved eggs with chopped peppers, braised spareribs, braised catfish, and more, mostly meat and few vegetables.
Most of the meat is processed frozen meat. There are not enough fresh vegetables in the villa. Recently, the vegetables grown in the villa can not keep up with the consumption of the whole family. The vegetables grown in Jingshu space are all made into
Dried vegetables.
Jing's father handed over another small glass of wine and said with a smile, "Things are like this now. The news says the disaster is over and dawn is not far away. Wait two or three years until things return to the way they were before. Then we can celebrate your 90th birthday properly."
Master Jing tilted his head back and downed a glass of wine, smacking his lips in enjoyment and waving his hands. "As an old man, I think we shouldn't have spent so much money today. Look at this huge table of food... Oh, it's such a waste. I'm holding this family meeting today to get everyone's opinions."
Jingshu also scooped up a bowl of fried egg noodles. She took a bite of the round fried egg, and the yolk oozed out. She swallowed it down with a slurp. The egg, nourished by the spiritual spring, was particularly fragrant. She would never get tired of eating this delicacy every day.
"Grandpa, what advice do you want to ask?" Jingshu was curious. It had been a long time since she saw Grandpa Jing so serious about holding a family meeting.
The third aunt brought a large teapot, a specialty of Wucheng, and poured hot milk tea for everyone. Flakes of pure white milk skin floated on the coffee-colored milk tea. Since milk became available, everyone has gotten used to drinking milk tea as water.
Unlike pearl milk tea, the milk tea in Wucheng is made by cooking pure milk with the addition of fragrant tea leaves and salt, and then adding carefully cooked butter and milk skin. When you take a sip on this cold apocalyptic day, the rich and mellow aroma immediately spreads through your taste buds, and chewing the thick milk skin is so delicious.
Milk tea used to be an indispensable cold-dispelling drink on the dinner table in Wucheng. People drank it before meals, when they were thirsty, and when they were hungry. Now it is a luxury.
However, Jingshu also likes to drink pearl milk tea. The milk tea made with milk and black tea, plus rose water or chocolate, is like an afternoon dessert for ladies. The salty milk tea in Wucheng has a more mellow flavor. She likes them all, just like salty tofu pudding and sweet tofu pudding, each has its own flavor.
Jingshu's family had too much milk, so Jingshu boiled it into a can of milk skin, which was also an indispensable snack for Jingshu.
Master Jing raised his head and drank another glass of wine. While inviting everyone to dinner, he sighed, "There's been rumors lately that the earthquake was two or three months ago. Based on past behavior, there might be another disaster, but now there's no news at all... Is this just like what the news outlets say, the end of the world?"
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