Zhou Lingyu, who was standing to the side, got very angry when she saw that Li Xiao didn't want to eat the cookies. She was already very unhappy when they joined the group.
She eats these things every day and never complains. Now, she comes in and gives people this attitude—what does that mean?
She immediately retorted sarcastically, "What's wrong? Is it hard to get into the village? Or do you not want to eat our food? We eat this every day. What's wrong with you? Are you some kind of pampered young lady? Can't you get used to it?"
Seeing Zhou Lingyu's mocking expression, Li Xiao was speechless.
I was just thinking about something, and my emotions probably got the better of me.
This person has sharp eyes. Is it really necessary to think of me like that? Does this person have a grudge against me? Why is this person always targeting me?
Before she could even speak, Cheng Shaolin, who was sitting next to her, heard Zhou Lingyu say that about her and comforted Li Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, don't mind her, she's sick. There's no time to cook now, but when we get to the next town, I'll cook you something delicious." He really needed to nourish Xiao Xiao; she'd gotten so thin and tanned.
Zhou Lingyu was furious when she heard Cheng Shaolin say that about her. "You're the one who's sick! We eat this every day and we haven't said anything, so why is she still so unhappy? Nobody's forcing her to be unhappy. Who are you trying to impress? If you're not happy, then don't join the team. Humph."
Upon seeing Zhou Lingyu's words, Yu Yanbin immediately turned stern and said to her, "Whether others eat or not is their business, you don't need to worry about it. Also, who joins the team is not your decision, it has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to tell them."
"Yu Yanbin, you~!" Zhou Lingyu was furious, but she couldn't say anything.
Seeing that everyone was looking at Zhou Lingyu angrily, Liu Xiaohan pulled Zhou Lingyu's arm, trying to stop her from saying anything more.
Zhou Lingyu forcefully shook off Liu Xiaohan's hand, almost causing Liu Xiaohan to stumble.
Seeing that he had nowhere to vent his anger, and just then Liu Xiaohan came up to him, he immediately vented all his anger on Liu Xiaohan.
"What are you doing? Are you sick? What are you doing? It's all your fault, you lunatic, you're all bad people..." He cursed loudly while pinching Liu Xiaohan.
Liu Xiaohan could only silently back away, trying to avoid Zhou Lingyu's hand.
Everyone was speechless at what they saw. What was this all about?
Li Xiao was initially very angry, having been inexplicably scolded. Now, seeing how things have developed, she doesn't know what to say anymore.
A feeling of unease simmered within him, stuck in a rut, neither rising nor falling.
...
Shao Jie and Qiu Fengyu both came over to talk to her. In this group, Qiu Fengyu and Zhou Lingyu were both women, but neither of them had spoken to her.
It's just that she feels that the woman and she don't get along and can't see eye to eye.
Although Qiu Fengyu seems aloof, she is not the kind of person who is arrogant. She is very willing to befriend those who are compatible with her.
People like Zhou Lingyu are out of the question, and none of the other three are worthy of her attention.
She actually found Li Xiao quite pleasing to the eye; otherwise, she wouldn't have helped Shao Jie get Li Xiao into the car earlier.
Li Xiao only found out after getting to know this seemingly cold and beautiful woman that she was actually quite pleasant to be around; perhaps they were both people with sound values.
Sitting together and munching on cookies made Li Xiao feel like she was making friends before the apocalypse.
It's always better to be in the right team to get along with people more happily.
It was lunch break time again, so everyone found a place to rest and would set off again later.
The journey was relatively smooth, thanks to Cheng Shaolin and his group, who had taken the same route on their previous trip.
It was tough coming here; we worked hard every day to clear vehicles and zombies from the roads. Now, going back the way we came is much easier; there are hardly any obstacles.
And so they slowly arrived at the nearest town, the closest town to Qizhou City.
It's a county-level city, and not very prosperous.
Having found a suitable place to rest for the night, everyone got out of the car and prepared to spend the night there.
This is a private building, a two-story house, located near the road.
The yard was clean, with nothing else in sight. There were no zombies or traces of them inside the house.
It's clean and tidy, perfect for them to live in.
The car was parked outside the yard, and everyone went inside.
Liu Zhigang did not follow them, but instead went to the house next door to rest.
It's also because Li Xiao's place doesn't have enough rooms; there are only a few rooms, just enough for their own people to rest.
Yu Yanbin and the others discussed going to search around to see if there was anything they could cook with, as they hadn't cooked in a long time and were craving it.
Li Xiao also wanted to go out and search for supplies, and Cheng Shaolin agreed to let her go with him, but she would go with him.
In the end, only Zhou Lingyu and the other two remained in the house and did not go out.
There were still some supplies in the town. There was some food that had been stored for a long time in the kitchens of the residential buildings and it was still edible. We brought it all back.
Tonight I can sit down and cook a proper dinner. (???)
Li Xiao was also very happy to go with everyone to collect supplies. She lent her knife to Shao Jie, who was overjoyed.
She and Tian Tian followed behind, loading supplies, and also managed to sneak some into their own space.
They happily returned to the small building and took out all the food they had found. Oil, rice, pumpkin, dried corn kernels, pickled vegetables, vermicelli, packaged ham, peanuts, soybeans... a whole bunch of miscellaneous things, quite a lot of stuff.
Xiao Peng carried back a big pot, which he had pulled off the stove, nearly making them laugh to death.
They set up two makeshift stoves in the yard, put pots on them, and started cooking.
One stove is used for stir-frying vegetables, and the other for cooking rice.
Xiao Peng took out the knife and cutting board he had taken and placed them on the table. He then took out several basins to wash the vegetables first.
Tian Tian stepped forward, put half a basin of water in each basin, and squatted down to prepare to wash the vegetables.
Shao Jie was very happy to see that Tian Tian had already prepared the water. He stroked his chin, wondering if he could take a bath later. (＾v＾)
Li Xiao also came to help. After asking Xiao Peng what dishes he was going to make, she started preparing.
First, wash the rice and cook it. Put half a pot of water in a large pot and bring it to a boil. Then put the rice in and cook it until there are only a few white spots left on the rice, which means it is soft. Then drain it.
This is how rice was cooked in the countryside in the past. Rice was drained until mostly dry using a bamboo strainer before being poured into a pot to steam, leaving a little rice water at the bottom. Firewood was burned underneath. This is what people later called "firewood rice."
This rice was very fragrant and delicious, but people who came after couldn't find it anymore. It was all cooked in an electric rice cooker, with the rice water mixed with the rice.
Rice cooked over a wood fire has rice water that has been drained out. This rice water can be drunk separately and is very nutritious.
Once the rice is put in the pot to steam, you can leave it alone and let it burn slowly over a wood fire.
In another pot, vegetables were being stir-fried: a pumpkin, a pickled vegetable, and a ham and vermicelli soup. Finally, some mung bean soup was made with the mung beans they found and put in the pot to simmer slowly while everyone else went to eat.
The dishes are simple, but that's rare these days.
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