Chapter 16 New teammates?
Ding Manman was washing rice while Qin Muxue was picking vegetables nearby.
This vegetable was sent by a nearby neighbor. It is covered with dew and still very fresh.
Ding Manman lit the straw and put firewood in the stove. Soon the aroma wafted out. "This rice is the most fragrant when cooked with this kind of firewood."
Then pour lard into the pot on the other side and stir-fry some garlic bacon. The bacon itself tastes very delicious, so you just need to add a little MSG.
Afterwards, she stewed some radish and bone soup. Northeastern cuisine is very different from southern cuisine. Ding Manman was busy as always, wondering if they were used to eating it.
Looking at the eggplants just sent by the neighbor, Ding Manman made some fish-flavored eggplants. She chopped the onion and ginger, divided them into two halves, used half for stir-frying, and put the other half into the fish-flavored sauce later. Put all the ingredients for the fish-flavored sauce in a small bowl and mix them well for later use. Crush a few cloves of garlic, chop them into fine pieces, and cut the green pepper into pieces.
Then take the pan off the heat, pour in a proper amount of oil when the pan is not hot, add the Pixian chili sauce when the oil temperature reaches 50% hot, and stir-fry at low temperature until the oil turns red. The oil temperature must not be too high otherwise the Pixian chili sauce will be burnt.
After the Pixian chili sauce has been fried for a while and the red oil has come out, add the minced ginger and chopped green onion. After the aroma comes out, add the processed eggplant. After three to four minutes, you can put the green pepper in.
After adding the green peppers, pour in the pre-prepared fish-flavored sauce and stir-fry together with the vegetables. Add the minced garlic before serving, and a fragrant fish-flavored eggplant is ready.
Ding Manman cleaned the killed sea bass neatly. She only knew how to cook fish, not how to roast it. She placed it on a plate, chopped ginger and red pepper, cut green onions into flowers, sprinkled the pickled vegetables, ginger and red pepper on the sea bass, boiled water in a pot and a steamer, put in the fish placed on the plate, steamed it over high heat for 8 minutes, took it out when it was cooked, added chopped green onions and pepper, boiled oil in a pot, poured it on the fish, and added light soy sauce.
Looking at the nimble Ding Manman, Qin Muxue couldn't help but admire her. She could kill people, but she couldn't kill fish, chickens and ducks. As expected, she could have good meals by following her best friend.
There was a table full of delicious food, and Qin Muxue was drooling at the sight.
Qu Yanbai came with Grandma Qu, and also brought freshly made dumplings and some fresh fruits. "Little girls, you are so warm and enthusiastic. You even want to treat us to a meal."
Grandma Qu looked at the delicious dishes on the table and nodded approvingly, "Not only are you beautiful, but your cooking skills are also great."
Qu Yanbai glanced at the food on the table and found that they were not Northeastern dishes. They were all delicious and clearly the work of a master chef.
Qu Yanbai brought some newly brewed rice wine. "This is freshly brewed rice wine. It's very sweet and suitable for girls to drink."
Several people sat around the table. Qu Yanbai poured a cup of rice wine and drank it in one breath. "Thank you for inviting us to dinner. Congratulations on your new home! I'll drink first."
Grandma Qu smiled and wanted to have a drink, but Qu Yanbai stopped her and said, "Grandma, you are old, so drink less!"
"It's just rice wine. Think about when I was young. You can't drink as much as I can now. It's okay for me to drink a few more glasses."
Grandma Qu drank a glass of rice wine and tasted a bite of the steamed sea bass made by Ding Manman. "This method is very rare. Here we usually eat it braised with some green onions and garlic, but it tastes very delicious." Grandma Qu nodded repeatedly as she ate.
Qin Muxue was already hungry. She ate the sauerkraut dumplings that Grandma Qu brought and found the taste very novel. The slightly sour taste with the aroma of pork made it more and more delicious. She didn't feel sick at all. "The sauerkraut dumplings taste good."
"If it's delicious, eat more and try this rice wine!"
Qin Muxue looked at the turbid wine in the glass, smelled the faint aroma of wine, took a sip, it was slightly sweet and easy to drink, not as hot as she had imagined, so the two girls drank a little more.
"Don't drink so much, it's easy to get drunk." As soon as the words fell, Ding Manman was already drunk, her face flushed, and she lay on the table unconscious.
Qin Muxue's alcohol tolerance was quite good. She and Qu Yanbai stared at each other. For some reason, she always felt that this guy would take away her precious things, so she didn't like him no matter what.
Qu Yanbai, on the other hand, was very interested in the saber Qin Muxue had just used. "Where did you get it from?"
"Bought it!" Actually it was given as a gift when I bought the arms.
"This saber is very finely crafted, and it's a good collectible."
Qin Muxue wanted to say that this was what she used to kill people.
Then he saw Qu Yanbai wielding the saber skillfully, his fingers were very flexible, "Grandma and Manman are both drunk, who are you showing off to?"
Qu Yanbai was stunned for a moment and then smiled, "Miss Qin seems to be very hostile to me?"
Qin Muxue took the saber and easily copied what Qu Yanbai had done just now, even more perfectly than he had done. She couldn't help but show an admiring look, "Your technique is good."
More than good, he is a special forces soldier, so his movements are so agile.
But the girl in front of him claimed that she was an ordinary female college student. However, he saw that her movements were very agile and the muscles on her arms were not like those of an ordinary girl. They looked very much like the heroic female soldiers in the army.
"Has your house also been renovated?" Qin Muxue asked a strange question.
"Yes." In fact, Qu Yanbai was also a person who was reborn. In his previous life, he was a superpower, but was betrayed by his teammates. In this life, after retiring from the army, he did not choose to stay in the city, but instead chose to sell his house in the city and renovate it in the countryside.
He knew that after the end of the world, his wood-related abilities would soon be fully evolved.
Looking at the girl who had the same idea as him to renovate the old house, he began to have doubts. Moreover, the cat named Pearl had actually evolved superpowers. He could now vaguely feel her radio waves, but he didn't know what superpowers she had evolved.
The two men looked at each other, with suspicion in their eyes, but neither of them revealed it. They couldn't completely trust each other, and needed some time to observe each other.
Qin Muxue brought the sea bass steamed specially for Zhenzhu in front of her, and also took out a few large bones with meat and gave them to Baozhu. As long as they were by her side, and with her own strength, she was not afraid of Qu Yanbai at all.
If this man had any ill intentions, she would be happy to break his neck immediately, but there was no need for that now.
They haven't figured out the other party's background yet. If he is a trustworthy partner, he might join their team. They will have a strong teammate.
"What do you think about the rumors about the end of the world on the Internet?" Qin Muxue asked tentatively.
"I think no matter whether it's true or not, it's definitely right to be prepared. Disasters happen frequently nowadays. According to surveys, the number of disasters occurring in various places this year is more than 40% higher than in previous years. This is not a normal phenomenon. It's always a good idea to stockpile some food at home." Qu Yanbai replied nonchalantly, and even drank a few more glasses of wine.
Qin Muxue nodded, knowing in her heart that Qu Yanbai must be no ordinary person.
Grandma Qu was so drunk that she didn't know what they were talking about. She suddenly raised her head and said, "Yan Bai, if you don't get married, you will be sorry for your parents who passed away so early. I worked so hard to raise you. You must let me see your great-grandson or great-granddaughter in my lifetime."
Qu Yanbai finally showed a trace of embarrassment on his face. "Grandma is old and always likes to urge you to get married, but don't worry, I definitely don't have such thoughts towards you. I am just helping you as a neighbor."
Unexpectedly, Grandma Qu stared at Qin Muxue and shouted: "This girl looks too beautiful, she is really not easy to deal with, Yan Bai, you can't control her!"
Qu Yanbai could only say behind Grandma Qu's back: "My grandma likes to nag when she's drunk, please don't mind. And if you are interested in the topic of the end of the world, we will meet by the field we passed by tomorrow morning. I won't say much today, I'm going back first."
Grandma Qu was still shouting, "Yan Bai, you must find a wife quickly!"
"I know, I know." Listening to the voice gradually fading away, Qin Muxue smiled and shook her head.
At least from this conversation we can see that Qu Yanbai is not a person with bad intentions, and he has a soft spot, which is Grandma Qu. People with soft spots will not be so cold-blooded and ruthless, and will be easier to control. If choosing teammates, he is a good candidate, but now we just need to see his strength.
Qin Muxue settled Ding Manman down. The house they lived in now was rather simple and had not been renovated yet, but the environment didn't matter to her.
She lay on the wooden bed, tossing and turning, wondering what kind of strength Qu Yanbai had...
Early in the morning, Qin Muxue cooked porridge and left a note in the kitchen. She changed into sportswear and went out for a morning run.
Life in the countryside made her feel full of vitality. She ran several laps on the country path and finally reached the agreed place. If this man did anything wrong, she had weapons on her.
Qu Yanbai seemed to have been standing there for a long time. Seeing Qin Muxue coming, he threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground, stepped on it and then attacked her swiftly. Qin Muxue reacted quickly. The money she spent on fitness and training was not in vain, and it had some effect.
"Quick reaction." Qu Yanbai slowed down his movements, but Qin Muxue discovered his flaw. If it weren't for Qu Yanbai's quick reaction, Qin Muxue would have sent him flying.
"Are you serious?" Qu Yanbai dodged aside.
"I thought Mr. Qu was here for real, so I came for real too."
"You have received systematic training and seem to be well prepared, but I tell you that this is far from enough. If it comes to the end of the world, you will have to deal with more than just humans."
Qin Muxue knew this better than him. After all, she was reborn. She suspected that the other party was also reborn, but she didn't know when he was reborn in the apocalypse.
Qin Muxue showed a suspicious look, "You are also reborn?"
"You too?"
The two looked at each other, feeling a kind of mutual admiration between the same kind. Qu Yanbai changed his usual attitude and began to look directly at the girl in front of him.
Both of them knew how cruel the end of the world was. Those disasters were so terrifying that they were suffocating. Many people were displaced and died in the disasters.
Qin Muxue narrowed her eyes slightly. If that was the case, Qu Yanbai was still a very suitable teammate. Both of them had experienced the end of the world and had experience. He was also a retired soldier. There seemed to be no more suitable candidate than him at the moment.
Both of them waited in silence for the other to speak, and finally Qu Yanbai spoke first: "As a teammate, you are qualified."
"Mr. Qu, what do you mean by this?" Qin Muxue asked, crossing her arms.
"If you and your friends bring cats and dogs, no matter how good the protective measures are, it will be useless. Being able to keep out the cold and resist earthquakes is far from enough. It can only temporarily avoid minor disasters. Those disasters are more terrible than you can imagine... So, let's cooperate!" He got straight to the point. "Besides, I used to be a mercenary, and I can take you for more formal training."
Qin Muxue was moved. The training conditions for mercenaries were so difficult that she couldn't imagine it. She nodded and said, "Mr. Qu, welcome to the probation period."
Qu Yanbai shook his head and said jokingly, "You are so sincere that you can only enter the probation period."
"Honestly, can you still fully trust the people around you now? You have experienced life and know how cruel human nature is."
He was telling the truth. Even if the two of them were working together, he still couldn't completely trust her. Even though she looked innocent, no one could tell how dark a person's heart was. He was betrayed and died in his previous life, and it seemed that Qin Muxue was the same.
"You're right, then congratulations to both of us for entering the probation period!" He stretched out his hand, ready to shake hands with the other party.
Qin Muxue smiled and said, "No need for unnecessary physical contact."
She glanced at her watch and said, "It's getting late. I have things to do. If you have any questions, please call me."
She did some stretching exercises and then went back the same way as if nothing had happened. She didn't know if she could fully trust this man.
So far, there doesn't seem to be anything else suspicious, but it does need to be investigated. Now, apart from Manman, Zhenzhu and Baozhu around her, she won't trust anyone else easily.
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