Chapter 116: A Few More Graves
Although the taste is nothing special, the portion is quite large.
All four of them were full, but there was still more than half of the food left in the pot.
Mu Qianqian glanced into the pot and said, "It's good to have leftovers. This way I don't have to cook tomorrow morning. I can just heat it up and eat it."
It is very cumbersome to prepare meals and eat them immediately, and it takes a long time to wait.
But heating up leftovers is much faster.
Mu Qianqian's words were agreed by everyone.
It wasn't too cold in the tent, but it wasn't particularly warm either.
Take the pot off the stove and put it on the ground. It won’t take long for it to cool down completely.
Mu Qianqian took the cold curry chicken outside and covered it with a large wooden board to make sure it would not be buried by the snow before returning to the tent.
"That's good. It will probably be frozen solid in no time. Not to mention spoiling, it won't even taste good."
At this point, Mu Qianqian couldn't help but sigh, "From this perspective, the weather now seems to have its advantages. Everywhere outside is a natural refrigerator! There's no need to worry about food going bad."
Nan Ci looked at Mu Qianqian with some amusement, "Then have you ever thought about how many people can have leftovers given the current situation?"
When Nan Ci said this, Mu Qianqian was stunned.
She really hadn't thought about this question.
After thinking about it seriously, Mu Qianqian came to the conclusion that, let alone leftovers, many people were not even full.
Although this is a bit cruel, it is also the truth.
Not to mention the distant future, just thinking about how many people can survive tonight is a question.
These things are very heavy. It’s okay if you don’t think about them, but once you think about them, your mood will be greatly affected.
The four of them were silent, and no one spoke to comfort anyone else.
Everyone who has lived to this day has a strong ability to withstand stress. They don’t need others to comfort them by starving them. They can figure things out on their own.
A few minutes later, the four of them spoke again, but no one brought up the previous topic.
After chatting for a while, Nan Ci found four sleeping bags.
"This is a sleeping bag that can be used for polar expeditions. Don't take off your clothes and sleep in it at night. It should be relatively warm."
Nan Ci said this and distributed the sleeping bags to the three people.
It was so cold and they couldn't take a shower, let alone take off their clothes to sleep. The four of them could easily sleep in one tent.
But both tents were filled with supplies, and no one would feel at ease if no one was guarding them.
After a brief discussion, the four of them divided into two shifts.
The old Taoist priest slept in the same tent with Zhou Ziyang, and brought the little turtle, Tangyuan and Baibai with them.
Nan Ci and Mu Qianqian slept in the same tent, along with Zizi and Tiantian.
The four cats all grew larger and, when they curled up, allowed the four people to lie between their bodies.
Being wrapped so tightly, it is a bit crowded, but it is really warm.
This was the first time that Nan Ci had spent the night outside the safe house since his rebirth, and also the first time that he had slept in the same room with someone else.
Nan Ci originally thought that she might not be able to sleep.
But after lying down, closing my eyes, I fell asleep in a short while.
Although I didn't fall into a deep sleep and my ears were still paying attention to the movements around me, I got a good rest.
In the end times, it is normal to sleep with one ear erect.
Not to mention sleeping with one ear erect, some people even sleep with their eyes open.
All of this is just a desire to survive.
I slept well that night and nothing unexpected happened.
The next morning, just as it was getting light outside, Nan Ci opened his eyes.
Her body moved slightly and Zi Zi noticed it, and his body shrank instantly, giving Nan Ci room to move.
The quality of this sleeping bag is very good, and with the help of the baby’s thick fur, I didn’t feel cold at all that night.
The moment he crawled out of the sleeping bag, the cold air instantly swept through his body. He felt so cold as if he was not wearing any clothes. Nan Ci even shivered.
"Nan Ci, you're awake!"
Hearing Mu Qianqian's voice, Nan Ci looked at Mu Qianqian and saw that she was also crawling out of the sleeping bag. There was a circle of dark blue around her eyes, and her eyes were full of red bloodshot.
Seeing Mu Qianqian like this, Nan Ci was a little puzzled, "What's wrong with you? Did you go out to steal?"
Although he said this, Nan Ci knew clearly that Mu Qianqian did not go out last night at all, and did not even turn her body or make any sound.
Mu Qianqian sighed, "I didn't dare to sleep the whole time, for fear that someone would come over in the middle of the night, and I was also afraid that the wind and snow would be too strong and the tent wouldn't be able to withstand it. I probably fell asleep in a daze in the early morning."
Hearing Mu Qianqian's explanation, Nan Ci felt both amused and helpless, "You think too much, but it's normal to have such concerns.
Now that you see that everything is fine, you should be relieved, right? "
"Reassured!" Mu Qianqian nodded vigorously, "Apart from anything else, Nan Ci, this tent and this sleeping bag are of really good quality!"
"Okay, stop praising me and get up! Wash up and have breakfast, then take a nap."
Luckily, there was some leftover rice from the night before, so all I had to do was heat it up and make some pancakes.
The pancakes are still made very quickly.
When the curry chicken is ready, the steaming hot pancakes are also out of the pan.
Because it is not a leavened pancake, the pancake is not soft enough.
But it tastes much better if you break it apart and soak it in curry chicken, letting it absorb the soup before eating.
The pancakes soaked in soup are salty, delicious and chewy.
After eating a few bites of pancake and then a bite of chicken, my body began to warm up.
After dinner, Mu Qianqian went to catch up on her sleep, while Nan Ci, the old Taoist priest and Zhou Ziyang started making ice bricks.
It is easy to make ice bricks, but it is not possible to make enough ice bricks to surround the tent in a short time.
Fortunately, they don’t have much now, but they have a lot of time.
The earthquake destroyed buildings and the ground, and heavy snow covered the ruins.
Even if they wanted to find supplies, they didn't have the conditions to go out. Apart from eating and drinking, making ice bricks became their only job.
Occasionally, people would pass by their tents. Some would come forward to ask for some hot water to drink, some would try to take the opportunity to stay, and some would even want to kill them.
No matter which one it is, the four of them can handle it calmly.
There was nothing new in the tent, but there were a few more snow mounds a little further away from the tent.
More and more ice bricks were made, and after more than ten days, they finally completely surrounded the tent where they lived.
The ice wall was close to the side of the tent, but under the eaves of the tent.
As more snow accumulates on the tent, it will slide down the outer surface of the ice wall and gradually wrap the tent in ice and snow.
(End of this chapter)
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