Almost every day, people wait next to Building C for frogs to fall down. They have no choice, because the frogs they catch from the muddy water will make them sick if they are eaten.
The frogs in Building C are not only delicious, but they also don't get sick.
Every household, even the stairwells, had basins placed there...
The bullfrogs started croaking, and the sound was quite loud. Bai Jiu found it a bit annoying, but Bai Shuang still tried to persuade him.
Let them raise them. Earning food through labor is their way of trying to save themselves. They're not stealing or robbing, which is already quite good.
Conversely, if they have no food and become hungry wolves, it would definitely not be a good thing for us.
Bai Shuang's principle is that she can help them within her ability, but she will never let them gain anything without working for it, and she will never give anything away for free.
As for whether they can survive, that depends on their own abilities.
Survival of the fittest is the law of nature, and Bai Shuang is not a saint; she can't concern herself with all that.
Every household has bullfrog breeding basins on their balconies, and even the rooftops are full of them. Anming's family has also raised quite a few.
Wang Xiu even brought out her own stool, placing a basin on top and another basin underneath.
People followed suit, using any usable shelves or dining tables to expand the space.
Bai Shuang was incredibly impressed by people's ability to save themselves.
One day in mid-July, Lu Yu arrived. He and his two guards were shocked to see frogs everywhere, both upstairs and downstairs. He always felt that wherever there was white frost, it was a blessed land.
When he announced that all the frogs in Building C had been exchanged for food by the military camp, the entire building erupted in cheers.
Each family was in a hurry to process their own frogs, hoping to exchange them for more food. As they were processing, they started arguing.
Aunt Wang: "Put it down, this bowl of frog eggs belongs to our family."
Aunt Li: "This is clearly ours. All our bowls are blue."
Aunt Wang: "You have blue bowls, but we don't?"
Finally, Liu Zhongyi stepped in to stop them, saying, "If you keep arguing, you two families will lose your frog fry."
The two immediately fell silent.
After they finished cleaning up, two soldiers carried the buckets, and everyone went to help. Wang Xiu quickly went to find her son as well.
Wang Xiu's son's leg was operated on by Bai Shuang and An Ming, and it has already healed.
For lunch, Lu Yu and the others wanted to eat grilled bullfrogs, and Bai Shuang stared at them speechlessly.
Snow leopard: "Woof woof," They want to eat our food again!
People raise frogs to make a living, and they usually can't bear to eat them. Aunt Wang downstairs only cooks one frog for her grandson every day, and she eats it all, bones and broth.
Hey guys, how much do you eat in one meal?
Lu Yu seemed to know she was reluctant, and hurriedly said that the meal cost would be deducted from the gold bars.
Bai Shuang reluctantly took out 10 jin (5 catties) of slaughtered meat from the refrigerator, or rather, from her spatial storage, and mixed it with seasonings.
Take the oven out and let them bake on their own.
I also prepared vegetables, porridge, and steamed buns.
I must say, the roasted bullfrog was really delicious; even the snow leopards were fighting over it.
The other residents in Building C could smell it, but could only sniff it out. They thought to themselves, "This time we've switched to feeding them grain. We'll wait until next time. Next time, when they're bigger, we'll definitely roast them."
Bai Shuang, her two companions, and their dog, along with Lu Yu, his two companions, and the two brothers upstairs, made a total of eight people and a dog. They devoured all ten pounds of roasted bullfrog, leaving not even the bones, and also finished off the porridge, vegetables, and a dozen or so steamed buns that Bai Shuang had prepared.
Bullfrogs reproduce quickly. After bullfrog farming was promoted in the military, it was soon promoted among the general public. Agricultural scientists also found several other species, such as stone frogs and forest frogs, to promote together.
Because there were relatively few frog species, they were initially allocated in limited quantities, with each community receiving only one share. Lu Yu had someone deliver a separate share of the seedlings to Bai Shuang.
Bai Shuang put the varieties that weren't originally in the space into the Spirit Spring Pool, and kept the better ones in large pots outside, always trying to keep them hidden from view.
Because of the shortage of frog seedlings, the residents of Building C traded their own frog seedlings for food from residents of other buildings at a high price.
This elevates the idyllic paradise of Building C to another level.
On another day when the border market opened, Bai Shuang took Bai Jiu and the others to take a look and relax. An Ming also took his wife and two children, but he didn't bring Xue Bao, as it would be too conspicuous.
People are starving, and you're still keeping a dog? Aren't you just asking for trouble? So, snow leopard, you'd better just stay home and guard the house. "I'll treat you to fish when I get back this afternoon."
Children need to go out and explore; staying at home all the time can lead to depression.
As soon as they entered the market, the chubby apprentice of the scalper greeted Bai Shuang, though he wasn't chubby anymore. He asked Bai Shuang if there was anything else she wanted.
The paper-making machines made them a fortune last time, so this time they looked at Bai Shuang like they were seeing a god of wealth.
Bai Shuang actually went to their stall to see if there was anything she could use, and she saw a jadeite rough stone that even had a window cut in it! She touched it with her hand and felt its texture.
How much is this?
"One price, two hundred catties of grain."
Before the natural disaster, planting this kind of water-grown crop in Ruishi would have cost 10,000 yuan, but now it only costs 200 jin of grain.
In the apocalypse, food is a lifesaver.
"Two hundred kilograms is too expensive."
Fatty: "I really can't go any lower. The boss told me to."
Bai Shuang then looked at the nearly new fishing net beside her, "What about this one?"
Five catties of grain.
Bai Su didn't stock up on this kind of thing back then; there was a fishing net in his space that someone from the same building went out and retrieved.
"I'll give you a total of 200 jin of grain."
The fat man thought for a moment and nodded.
Bai Shuang casually tossed the raw stones and fishing net into her bag (space), saying, "I'll send you the food later."
It's impossible to carry 200 jin of grain in a bag; it has to be disguised.
There was a long queue of armed soldiers selling frog seeds. Bai Jiu went over and asked. They said that one pound of grain was equivalent to half a pound of frog seeds, and each person was limited to half a pound.
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