Chapter 39: Big Fish Stewed in an Iron Pot
As everyone expected, strong winds and heavy rain began to fall again on the second day, and the plan to continue moving forward had to be put on hold again.
After a period of rest, Ding Manman's spirit gradually improved. In addition, Qin Muxue gave her a lot of spiritual spring water. Now she is full of energy. After learning that she has healing abilities, she is looking forward to fighting side by side with Qin Muxue, Qu Yanbai and others next time.
Qu Yanbai was still teaching Wu You how to fight. Wu You was learning very well, and even his old father started to learn from him. "I also liked martial arts when I was a kid, but I didn't have the chance to learn it. Now I'm going to learn from you guys."
While teaching him martial arts, Qu Yanbai said to him: "If someone bullies you in the future, you must remember to fight back. Never allow yourself to be bullied!"
"But Dad said to be kind to others."
Wu Yong scratched his head. He used to teach his son this way. But after going through so many things, he felt that the phrase "be kind to others" was no longer appropriate.
"You have to know, Wu You, that those who bully you are all bad people. Bad people must be beaten. How can they be taught a lesson if they are not beaten? And you have to protect Dad and Grandma, right?"
Wu You nodded, thinking. He was a precocious child. As long as Qu Yanbai said it, he immediately understood. "Uncle Qu, I understand."
Captain Huang was debugging the satellite phone signal and the radio message. They were only about 200 kilometers away from the shelter, but they were moving so slowly and were not receiving any information.
Qin Muxue knew that satellite phones were no longer of any use. Since the disasters began, the satellite phone signals had completely disappeared. Perhaps those satellites in the universe had also encountered other disasters.
At this moment, the radio suddenly received a signal, and a man's cry for help was heard from it. Captain Huang's originally happy expression instantly turned lonely.
Nowadays, everyone can hardly protect themselves, so how can they have extra energy to save others? They should take more care of themselves when they have time.
The shelter couldn't receive any information, and after contacting many people above, he had no idea about the situation of his wife and daughter. Captain Huang was trembling with fear every day, feeling quite depressed.
Qin Muxue saw this and found a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes in the space. "Qu Yanbai, go give Captain Huang a pack. I think he's been quite anxious lately."
At this moment, everyone is anxious. There is a vast ocean outside, homes have been destroyed, and attackers appear from time to time. But everyone has family by their side. Qin Muxue has Ding Manman and cats and dogs by her side, Qu Yanbai has her grandmother by her side, Wu You and his family are a family, Chi Ze and Zhang Ziyu both came from an orphanage and have no ties. Only Captain Huang cannot be with his family, so he is naturally more anxious.
Captain Huang saw Qu Yanbai threw him a pack of cigarettes and said, "Don't worry! I'm in good condition. I have to hold on for them." After taking two puffs of the cigarette, his melancholy dissipated a little.
Everyone was sitting around a fire, warming themselves. Qin Muxue had just thrown in some sweet potatoes and potatoes, and they would be ready to eat.
She picked out the sweet potatoes and potatoes and began to peel them impatiently. As a result, she burned her hands. "It's so hot!"
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Ding Manman carefully peeled the skin for her, and they both ate the roasted sweet potato happily.
The rest of the people also took a piece each. This was what Grandma Qu had insisted Qu Yanbai bring, saying that they were grown in her own fields and it would be a waste if they were not taken away. It seemed that Grandma Qu had foresight, but it was a pity for Qu Yanbai, as he didn't feel tired carrying so many sweet potatoes.
All of Qu Yanbai's other supplies are kept by Qin Muxue. Qin Muxue is holding his life-saving supplies. Fortunately, Qin Muxue has a clear distinction between love and hate. Besides, Qu Yanbai has saved him many times, so she would not covet his supplies.
After eating the sweet potatoes, several young people decided to go fishing nearby with fishing rods.
Chi Ze grinned and said, "Let's go catch some fish to improve the food."
The rain is a little lighter now, but I don’t know if I can catch any fish in the flood on a rainy day like this.
Qin Muxue just wanted to try out the fishing rod, so she and Chi Ze, Zhang Ziyu and others took a net, fish food, and fishing rods to a house not far away.
The floodwaters came almost to the top of the house, so they could fish while standing on the roof.
Several people wearing raincoats actually started fishing in the drizzle.
Qin Muxue first scattered a handful of fish food, and soon bubbles appeared on the originally calm water surface.
Qin Muxue's fishhook was pulled heavily. She pulled the hook hard and actually caught a big black carp weighing about 10 kilograms. Because she couldn't control the fishing rod, the black carp almost escaped.
After Zhang Ziyu saw the big fish, he excitedly scooped it up with a net. Qin Muxue breathed a sigh of relief, "You can really catch fish here. It's amazing."
There is a reservoir not far from here, and the dam has been collapsed, so the fish naturally escaped here.
"We can really have fish tonight."
Chi Ze looked at Qin Muxue unwillingly. He knew that Sister Qin was powerful, but he didn't expect that she was omnipotent and could even fish. His desire to win came out immediately.
"Sister Qin, why don't we have a competition? Let's see who can catch more fish!"
"Of course you can, but what do you want to bet with me?" Qin Muxue didn't mind playing with kids, it was just a game anyway.
Chi Ze wiped the rain off his face, it seemed that he had nothing to bet on.
"Sister Qin, if I win, I will do hard labor for you, and I will be the one to carry your things from now on." He seemed to have only some useless strength left.
In fact, Qin Muxue didn't care. She was quite strong. She was just pretending to carry a bag. There was nothing heavy in it.
"Not worth it." Qin Muxue replied nonchalantly. Her attention was now focused on the fish in the river. While they were talking, Qin Muxue caught another bighead carp, also known as silver carp. This one was even bigger, weighing about ten pounds.
"How about this! If you win, you can help Sister Xinran take care of the baby."
"Taking care of a baby?" He was only nineteen years old and had no idea how to take care of a baby. Moreover, looking at Qin Muxue's fishing trend, it seemed that she would catch fish soon, while he had not caught anything yet.
Forget it, let's take a gamble. Now that I've said it, I can't go back on my word. "Okay, if I win, Sister Qin, can you lend me that game console to play with?" He scratched his head embarrassedly.
It turned out that this guy's target was her game console. The console was not big, so she kept it in her backpack. She also had a portable charger, so it always had power.
Having been in the flood for so long without much entertainment, it was no wonder that Chi Ze was interested in his game console. After all, he was still a 19-year-old boy.
"No problem, now let's see how strong you are!"
As a result, Qin Muxue caught eight or nine fish one after another, and each of them was very fat.
Chi Ze was watching anxiously and found that he had just caught a small crucian carp. Seeing that Qin Muxue fished so easily, he thought it would be easy for him to catch one too, but it turned out to be not as easy as he had imagined.
Until his fishing rod moved, and something was pulling on it. He, a 150-pound man, was unable to pull the other party. "There seems to be something in the water?" He felt that the other party was competing with him in strength.
Zhang Ziyu also started to help Chi Ze pull the fishing rod. Fortunately, the quality of the fishing rod was good, otherwise it would probably break.
The two men had used up all their strength and the fishing line broke, but they still failed to pull the creature out of the water.
Qin Muxue did see a huge crocodile, which was most likely escaped from the zoo. However, the crocodile moved very quickly and immediately dived into the water and escaped after the fishing line broke.
"What is that?" Chi Ze had also seen it just now. He opened his mouth in surprise and did not react for a long time.
"It should be a crocodile!"
However, the two had never seen such a huge crocodile before. Fortunately, the crocodile had escaped.
Qin Muxue stood up and said, "Let's stop here today! And you lose."
When they returned to their temporary residence, Qin Muxue was carrying the fish in the net bag. Everyone was excited when they saw it. They actually caught so many fish. Now they could enjoy a feast.
Grandma Qu immediately decided to make a Northeastern fish stew, so she set up an iron pot. She also had flour and corn flour for breakfast, so she mixed the two flours together and made a corn tortilla to eat with the stewed fish.
Thinking of this, Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu were ready to deal with the fish. They only killed two fish and placed the rest in the flood water, tying a net bag aside to keep them. After all, dead fish would smell fishy, and fresh ones would taste better.
Chi Ze and Zhang Ziyu were still discussing the crocodiles they had just seen. There were actually crocodiles in the water. It was the first time I saw such a big crocodile. It felt like it was bigger than two of me.
Wu You asked them curiously, children are very curious and want to know everything. "Brother, did you really see such a big crocodile?"
"Yes, yes." It is undeniable that Chi Ze added some exaggerated elements, but Wu You listened with great interest.
After hearing the baby's cry, Qin Muxue coughed a few times and hinted to Chi Ze, "If you are willing to accept the loss, what should the loser do?"
Chi Ze could only weakly walk to Qian Xinran's side and said, "Sister Xinran, do you want me to hold Qian Yan? Does he need milk powder? I can also help change his diaper, but I need your help and guidance."
Qian Xinran was a little surprised. Why did Chi Ze suddenly come to help? After all, he was still a young man who had just started out. It was not known whether he was reliable to ask him to take care of the baby.
Qin Muxue walked up to Qian Xinran and said, "Sister Xinran, this is the assistant I assigned to you. You can teach him more so that you can have your own time and do other things. It's tiring to be around children all day. Although Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu can help, they are old after all and can't compare to Chi Ze. Don't look at his young age, but he is very capable."
Qian Xinran then understood the whole story. It turned out that Chi Ze had lost the bet. She also understood that it was Qin Muxue's good intention to make her feel more relaxed.
Qian Yan is a very well behaved child. She doesn't make any noise at ordinary times, but she likes to cry in the middle of the night. As a result, she always has trouble sleeping at night and has dark circles under her eyes.
Chi Ze really took care of the baby seriously, and Qian Yan liked him very much. He would grin whenever he saw him. He had a strong learning ability and quickly learned how to prepare milk powder and change diapers without frowning.
Chatting and laughing with Qian Xinran made her feel much better.
Before dinner, Qin Muxue threw the game console to him and said, "Use it sparingly!"
"What is this? But Sister Qin, you didn't lose."
"Why, I'll lend it to you to play with, don't you want it?" Chi Ze nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, thank you, Sister Qin."
He turned on the computer excitedly and saw the familiar single-player game interface, feeling like he hadn't seen it for a long time.
Looking at Qin Muxue's back, Chi Ze's favorability towards her doubled. Not only was she beautiful and skilled, but she was also very friendly to him.
Qin Muxue didn't know that she had unknowingly gained a little fan.
Grandma Qu's iron pot fish stew is almost ready. After kneading the cornmeal, she divides the dough into small pieces, sticks them on the pot, covers it with a lid and simmers for a while. Soon the aroma of the iron pot fish stew spreads.
We had just had beef stewed with potatoes for lunch, and now we were eating fish stewed in an iron pot. It seemed as if we were not avoiding a disaster but coming on vacation.
Qin Muxue first picked up a piece of fish to taste it. The fish had been stewed well, and it was eaten with corn tortillas and dipped in the soup. It was so delicious that one couldn't stop eating it.
Seeing Qin Muxue's surprised expression, Grandma Qu asked, "Xiao Qin, how is it? Does it taste good?"
“It tastes really good.”
Ding Manman also started eating the tortillas in small bites, "It tastes like the ones my grandma made." Unfortunately, her biological grandmother had passed away a long time ago.
Her biological parents died in a car accident early on. When she suddenly thought of this, a hint of sadness appeared on her face.
Qin Muxue patted her shoulder and said, "We are here now."
"Uh-huh."
Her uncle and his family were most likely killed in the tsunami, but she was not sad about it. Some of the things they did were really too much.
Qin Muxue suddenly had an idea. How could there be no drinks when there was stewed fish? She took out all the sports drinks and other things she had collected before, and secretly took out a bottle of the best Moutai from the space.
"Ahem, look what I have here?"
When everyone saw the Moutai in her hand, several alcohol addicts were immediately tempted. Qu Yanbai exclaimed, "This is Moutai that I've stored for ten years. I want to taste it and see what it tastes like."
As a result, except for the child and Qian Xinran, everyone took a sip of the wine. Even Manman took a sip. Although she didn't taste anything delicious in it, she only tasted the spicy taste.
At this time, the heads of unknown creatures began to emerge in the flood around them.
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