They never imagined they would collect things from these houses.
Now that Li Xiao brought it up, my mind started racing.
That's true. These things are useless here. We might as well take them back and see if the base can use them.
After all, metals are still quite useful.
Upon realizing this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"I think it's a good idea."
Zheng Yongnian looked at Meng Yang.
"Uncle Meng, do you think we should break in?"
"Why not? Isn't it always first come, first served?"
"That's true. Besides, it's useless to leave it here. We might as well take it back and make it useful."
"In that case, let's get started."
With Yu Yanbin's order to get started, everyone found a room and began working.
The door handles, the metal decorations in the room, and the windows—the windows were a bit difficult to deal with, though; they were hard to pry off.
They were piled together, and Li Xiaolai collected them all.
People who initially thought they had nothing to do are now incredibly busy, eager to roll up their sleeves and get to work.
They started by cleaning from the top floor down, but only managed to clean two floors early in the morning.
It was already past one o'clock, and everyone gathered in the hall to start preparing dinner.
The hall had been cleared out, leaving only the empty floor and walls, which looked very lonely.
Li Xiao took out all the things she used every time she kept them together, and Xiao Peng consciously stepped forward to prepare to cook.
When He Yunzhen saw the pots and pans on the ground, she immediately got up to help.
Each time Li Xiao made a move, she would throw out the vegetables she wanted to eat, various kinds of seafood to be cooked, and the large crab that she always ate.
Now two more people have been added, increasing the number.
I always have to make steamed buns and dumplings whenever I go out, so I'll make some today too.
"Hey, should we do it later today or when?"
Li Xiao asked.
Xiao Peng replied to her, "How much do you have left?"
"There's not much left, just enough for today and tomorrow, and only enough for one meal tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll do it tonight."
"good."
Upon hearing their conversation, Yu Yanbin said, "Let's clear out this hotel this afternoon and find another place to rest. We can do it later; the doors and windows are all gone, and the wind will be very strong tonight."
"oh."
When you think about it, it makes sense.
The windows upstairs have all been pried open. If it's windy at night, I really don't know if I'll be able to sleep.
They ate quickly, everyone pitching in, and it was a fast meal.
It was an hour later when we finished eating the hot meal.
If we work quickly, the afternoon will be much faster once we have the morning's routine.
I was busy until 5 o'clock, and there were still several floors downstairs that I hadn't gone to.
"Shao Jie, stop for a moment."
"What's wrong?"
"Go and see if there's a suitable place to rest for the night nearby. We need to find a place to sleep now. Go and find one, and let me know when you find one."
"Okay."
Upon receiving Yu Yanbin's words, Shao Jie immediately ran out.
The rest of the people were busy with their own things and didn't pay any attention to anything else.
After a while, Shao Jie came looking for him.
They had reached the next floor; Shao Jie was moving quite fast.
"How's it going?"
Shao Jie found Yu Yanbin, and Yu Yanbin asked him a question as soon as he saw him.
"I looked ahead, what do you think is a good spot?"
"Hmm. Tell me, what kinds of places are there?"
"There's a clothing store not far ahead, the location is decent and it's clean. Further ahead there's a fast food restaurant, that's alright too. And there's a home furnishing store, see which one you like."
As long as the location is suitable, no one has any objections now.
I just need a place to live; I don't have any other requirements.
"Where do you think we should go?" Yu Yanbin asked the busy team members, having not yet made a decision.
"Anything is fine, oh, any one will do."
"Let's go take a look."
After thinking about it for a while, Yu Yanbin finally decided to go to the home decoration store.
The main reason is that the shop is big enough, and the second floor has few windows, so it's better for keeping warm and sheltering from the wind.
That hotel hasn't been cleaned up yet; it will take time to pry open the windows and break the door locks.
It gets dark early now, and with so many floors, the speed isn't as fast.
Before 5 o'clock, it started to get dark.
By the time they reached their resting place, it was completely dark.
"Clean it up quickly."
With everyone pitching in, they were quite fast and cleared the second floor in just half an hour.
Li Xiao packed everything away; all that was needed was to clean up the empty space.
When you're traveling, there aren't that many rules to follow.
Xiao Peng and Yu Yanbin helped make the beds, and Li Xiao threw out everyone's bedding.
Each person took their own belongings and placed them on the bed.
Only Cheng Feiyue and He Yunzhen were doing a mission with them for the first time and were not very familiar with the procedures.
However, seeing how everyone else did it, they followed suit and started doing it too.
After everyone had made their beds, Li Xiao started taking out things on the other side to prepare a meal.
This floor is divided into two parts, left and right.
Rest on the right side, and use the left side for cooking and other daily tasks.
A fire was lit in the middle, and immediately the temperature on this floor began to rise, and it wasn't so cold anymore.
The windows were all sealed off, so no air could get in.
The passageway to the upper floor was left open and not blocked to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
"Let's eat first, and then we'll work on storing food," Li Xiao said.
"Okay. Let's eat first and then talk."
Xiao Peng thought this was a good idea, and started cooking.
It's still hot pot. In this kind of weather, only hot pot won't freeze right away.
With generous portions and plenty to eat, Li Xiao has never been stingy when it comes to food.
She doesn't need it, why is she being so stingy?
The food was steaming hot, and everyone ate until they were completely full.
After tidying up, everyone started the next round.
Preparations are underway for future food storage.
"Auntie, do you know how to make steamed buns and dumplings?"
Li Xiao asked He Yunzhen.
He Yunzhen nodded, "Ah, yes, I can. How could I not?"
Li Xiao was delighted. "That's great! Perfect timing, you can do this. None of us are very good at it, and it's always Peng who has to do the main work. It's too hard on him."
"Hey, what are you talking about? What's so hard about this? Is it harder than killing zombies?"
That made everyone laugh.
"That's right, what's the big deal? We have plenty to eat and drink, this is a life even the gods wouldn't trade for. Right, Brother Yue?"
Meng Yang brandished the rattan cane in his hand, which was wrapped with several kitchen knives, and chopped the filling for steamed buns on the cutting board with a trembling sound.
"Yes, that's for sure. I've figured it out now; no one can compare."
"Haha, you guys see it clearly now, don't you? Seeing is believing."
Cheng Feiyue nodded earnestly, "Yes, I didn't believe it at first, but now I have no choice but to believe it."
Everyone present burst into laughter upon hearing this.
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