Chapter 55 Soaking in Natural Hot Springs
"Hot springs?" Ding Manman was a little excited when she heard it. "There is actually a hot spring in this place. But let's wait until we take good care of the puppy. It's really pitiful that it has gastroenteritis at such a young age."
The golden retriever was originally very wary of this group of people, but now that they gave it food and water, bandaged its wounds, and even took care of the sick puppy, it slowly let down its guard and even cast a grateful look at Baozhu.
Wu You was feeding the puppies goat milk. The golden retriever mother had just taken anti-inflammatory medicine and was no longer suitable for feeding. The three puppies were nuzzling around Wu You and almost knocked him over. It was obvious that he liked them very much, but few people could escape the temptation of the puppies.
The deeper into the cave, the warmer it gets. Why don't the survivors here live in this cave? Is it because of this dog? There must be more terrible threats in here, but at least they are not threatened now.
Qu Yanbai was craving for a cigarette, and in order not to disturb the ladies, he would rather smoke a cigarette in the cold wind than walk away.
Thanks to Qin Muxue, he has never stopped smoking and drinking. He had no cigarettes in his previous life, but in this life he has everything and doesn't have to worry about these things. Moreover, he drinks good wine and smokes good cigarettes.
Seeing Shi Yan standing at the door, he handed him a cigarette, "Brother, want one?"
Shi Yan silently raised his head and looked at him without answering him.
"We are all teammates, there is no need to be so cold."
Qu Yanbai exhaled a lot of smoke, and Shi Yan could only walk aside. "I don't like the smell of smoke." He still had an expression of being too lazy to pay attention.
Qin Muxue once said that she hated men smoking the most, so he never touched cigarettes.
Seeing that he was unable to communicate, Qu Yanbai could only shake his head. He originally wanted to get some useful information out of him, but he refused to listen.
After settling these puppies and the golden retriever mother, Qin Muxue really wanted to eat hotpot, and she wanted to eat spicy hotpot.
She suggested: "Why don't we eat hot pot to get rid of the cold!"
Hotpot is a kind of food that after eating it, you can't help but think of the taste again a few days later, as if you are addicted.
She piled a few stones next to the fire and put the pot in place. She dug out some hot pot base, including spicy beef tallow, and added it to the water in the pot. After it quickly boiled, the aroma of the beef tallow filled the entire cave.
She feels very lucky that she can eat whatever she wants in her current life. Compared with her previous life when she was bullied, barely able to survive, and starved, it is much better.
Qin Muxue collected some tripe, duck intestines, shrimp balls, duck blood, fatty beef, beef balls, cheese rice cakes and other ingredients for hot pot from the space.
Qu Yanbai sat down in front of the pot without any hesitation, "Is it a festival? Why are you eating such a rich meal today?"
"When have we ever spent the New Year hungry? When has there been a meal without meat? Tell me," Qin Muxue rolled her eyes at him.
"Oh, there are drinks too." She remembered that she had stockpiled a lot of drinks. "What do you want to drink?"
Qu Yanbai naturally wanted to have a few sips, "Take out the foreign wine we collected earlier and have a taste!"
"Are you an alcoholic?" Qin Muxue couldn't help but shook her head, but when she thought that this guy might just be drinking to drown his sorrows, she still took out the wine and handed it to him, "This used to cost more than 50,000 yuan a bottle in the supermarket. Do you know how much you drank in this gulp?"
Qu Yanbai almost choked as he looked at the exquisite wine bottle. The wine tasted just average but was surprisingly expensive. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be willing to drink such good wine, but now, he drank as much as he wanted. He still remembered that he had collected quite a few bottles of such good wine.
Ding Manman said, "Wu You and I can just drink juice."
Qin Muxue gave them a bottle of Huiyuan orange juice. This brand of juice has the purest taste.
Wu You looked at the hot peppers in the pot and swallowed, "Sister Qin, this looks really spicy."
I almost forgot that there is a child here. Wu You doesn’t seem to be able to eat spicy food either. “Try it. If you think it’s too spicy, I’ll show you if there is anything else.”
There are still a lot of finished foods in her space. Because they are placed in the storage area of the space, they will not go bad and will remain as fresh as when they were put in.
"Shi Yan, what would you like to drink?"
"Drinking water will be fine." Everything he ate seemed to taste the same anyway, so there was no need to waste other drinks.
Qin Muxue threw him a bottle of Baishuishan wine. In fact, she had replaced the mineral water in it with spiritual spring water. The spiritual spring water tasted sweeter and also had the effect of replenishing mental strength.
Shi Yan hasn't slept for two whole days. Even a strong man can't stand this.
Moreover, he didn't eat much food, not even one-tenth of hers. Even if she did eat a lot and her mouth never rested all day long, she still felt that Shi Yan ate too little. If he didn't have the strength to deal with the enemy, their team would lose a great general.
“Come and eat hot pot together!”
He would never refuse Qin Muxue's words, but as he looked at the big pot of beef chili, he frowned but remained calm.
"Didn't you dislike eating chili peppers before?"
"That was all in the past. Later, I discovered the benefits of spicy hotpot and realized that I had lived in vain."
Qin Muxue put all the meatballs in the pot, and the pot started to bubble. She then added other ingredients, such as beef, tripe, etc., so that there would definitely be enough.
After boiling the tripe in the pot for more than ten seconds, she picked it up and put it into Manman's bowl. "Manman, how do you taste it?"
She suddenly remembered that the sauces had not been taken out yet, so she took out a lot of bottles and jars, including sesame paste, beef sauce, mushroom sauce, and everything else. Her signature seasoning is sesame paste, light soy sauce, vinegar, and a spoonful of sesame oil. This sauce is simply super fragrant.
Everyone also mixed the sauce according to their own preferences. Manman took the first bite of the tripe. It was crispy, smooth and tender, and although it looked spicy, it actually only had a slightly spicy taste and was completely edible.
Wu You also tried a bite, and a pleasantly surprised expression immediately appeared on his face, "It's not very spicy, and it's really delicious."
"It would be better for you to eat more shrimp paste."
"Thank you, Sister Qin."
Qu Yanbai ate duck blood in the hot pot with foreign wine, "This tastes quite authentic, just like what I ate in Yushi before."
Qin Muxue saw that Shi Yan hadn't touched his chopsticks, so she picked up some beef and gave it to him, "Eat it quickly, it will warm your body if you eat it hot."
Shi Yan took a bite of the beef. Actually, he couldn't taste anything at all. He still smiled and said to Qin Muxue, "It's really delicious. Thank you."
"You're so polite." For some reason, she always felt that Shi Yan was distant from other people, including Ding Manman. He was only normal towards her.
Qu Yanbai came to Shi Yan's side and said, "Brother, have you ever drunk such expensive foreign wine? It costs several thousand yuan a sip. Would you like to try it?"
Shi Yan wanted to say that he didn't drink, but Qu Yanbai leaned close to his ear and continued, "This is Xiao Qin's favorite wine. Look, she drank several glasses. Don't you want to try what she likes?"
What is Qin Muxue’s favorite wine?
Shi Yan watched Qin Muxue take sip after sip, eating it happily with tripe and duck intestines, and he became puzzled.
If it was her favorite wine, he would also like to try it and see her favorite flavor.
Qu Yanbai poured him a glass. He did not refuse and took a sip. It had the aroma of fruit and oak. The taste was not as spicy as white wine. Instead, it reminded people of the fruit orange. It was not as unpalatable as imagined.
The smells she liked were so special, reminding people of the summer when they first met. She was obviously a rich girl, but she was humble and even helped him collect his dropped homework books.
"I'm really sorry, it's my fault. I didn't see clearly when I was walking." Although her dress was very special, Shi Yan saw her pure eyes at a glance, as if they fell into the vast ocean.
"Classmate, classmate, can you hear me? Let me help you pick it up!"
"Oh, it's okay..." He couldn't even look her in the eyes.
It was not until Qin Muxue saw another boy coming over that she hurriedly stuffed the notebook into his hands and chased after him.
It turns out that she has someone she likes. Shi Yan felt a little disappointed.
But by some strange coincidence, they still became friends. Now, that scumbag is dead, he can finally stand by her side openly.
Qin Muxue didn't seem to be the same as before, but instead seemed like a different person. However, he liked her more this way.
Before he knew it, Shi Yan had finished a whole cup, and his eyes were spinning...
"Qu Yanbai, how could you persuade him to drink?" This was the only sentence she heard Qin Muxue say before she lost consciousness.
"He wanted to do it himself. I didn't force him."
Qin Muxue declared domineeringly: "You are responsible for keeping watch tonight!"
"Okay, okay, I'll keep watch."
Several people finished eating the hot pot, their stomachs were full, they didn't look like they were fleeing from disaster, but rather like they were on vacation.
Qin Muxue looked at the sleeping Shi Yan. It was good like this, at least he could have a good rest. Taking out a thick sleeping bag from the space, Qin Muxue and Qu Yanbai worked together to stuff Shi Yan in.
After Wu You finished eating, he began to feel sleepy. He lay down in the sleeping bag and soon fell asleep.
Qu Yanbai was keeping watch. He sat by the fire, holding a book and reading carefully. It was a classic fantasy novel with almost 10 million words. Anyway, he still hadn't finished reading it, and it seemed that it was not over yet. Now it was the end of the world, and he was afraid that he would not be able to see the ending in his lifetime.
Qin Muxue and Ding Manman prepared some clothes to change into and ran to the hot spring. This place was relatively hidden, so Qin Muxue also asked Baozhu and Zhenzhu to keep watch. If they found anyone coming, they would dig out their eyes first.
They tested the water in the hot spring and found that the water and sulfate components were those of a natural hot spring, with no dangerous ingredients present.
In this natural hot spring, bubbles are bubbling, and the temperature is just right for the human body. Moreover, the rocks here form a natural bathtub, where you can soak in it without restraint.
The water was crystal clear, and the two changed into their swimsuits and enjoyed the long-awaited relaxation in the hot spring.
The temperature in this narrow cave is very warm, and soaking in the hot spring, I didn't feel cold at all.
The two of them drank juice while lying in the hot spring with facial masks on. Their faces had started to turn red from the ice and snow in the past few days, so they put on the luxury facial mask for emergency treatment. Their life was so wonderful.
Qin Muxue was hungry and started eating the boneless chicken feet she had stockpiled. After all, soaking in a hot spring is quite tiring.
In such a comfortable environment, Manman also began to feel sleepy. Checking the dog just now had consumed some of her mental energy. She gradually fell asleep, and it was Qin Muxue who woke her up.
"Manman, wake up quickly. If we keep soaking in the water, our skin will become wrinkled."
Manman finally woke up and rubbed her eyes in confusion, "So I fell asleep again."
The natural hot spring is indeed worthy of its reputation. After soaking in it, I feel my skin is much smoother.
They put a few eggs in the hot spring just now, and now we should be able to eat the hot spring eggs.
Qin Muxue first peeled a few for Baozhu, who ate three in one go, one at a time. Zhenzhu turned her head away with a look of disgust. She didn't like eggs, she liked meat. Qin Muxue could do nothing about the picky eater Zhenzhu.
After changing their clothes, they went to see the golden retriever mother and puppies. They were all asleep, and the sick puppy was also asleep in its mother's arms.
Ding Manman fed the puppies some goat milk and let them sleep in Baozhu's arms.
Qin Muxue put a mat under where they slept because it was close to the hot spring and was warmer. "Let's come back to see them tomorrow!" Then she left carefully.
The two were just about to go to bed to sleep, but Qin Muxue found that Shi Yan had gotten up at some point and was still drowsy and not yet awake.
But after seeing Qin Muxue, he actually curled up beside her like a cat, and no matter where she moved, this guy would sleep next to her, and he even smiled foolishly at Qin Muxue.
Is this the aftereffect of Shi Yan getting drunk? It's really funny.
Qin Muxue finally moved to a position next to the wall, and Shi Yan still came over. Although his eyes were open, their clarity and purity were clear and pure. It didn't seem like he had any bad intentions. He just simply wanted to stay close to her without touching her.
As long as I sleep next to her, I will smile with satisfaction.
She changed places several times, but in the end she could only let him go. Qu Yanbai teased, "Are you tired? Just let him go! I feel tired just looking at him."
She could only sigh and silently accept Shi Yan sleeping next to her. Fortunately, there was no other abnormality with this guy. He just leaned against her to sleep.
Qin Muxue was also tired, and her breathing gradually became even. Only Qu Yanbai was left to keep watch in the firelight.
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