Having witnessed the death of Li Nana.
Aunt Fang and the others' views have also changed a lot.
Although they will still save people, they will be selective in how they do so. For example, at first, Shen Zhou and the others were unwilling to save Chi Ming's family; they only saved him because they wanted the address of the masked man.
It's one thing if these three people share the same hatred as them.
But they ran away during the crisis.
It's the end of the world.
Why should we tolerate this kind of person's bad habits?
As she spoke, Aunt Fang fired a shot that struck the iron gate's bars. The sparks from the gunfire startled the three people inside, who screamed and staggered backward: "Stay inside quietly, and I'll make sure you don't starve to death, but I can't guarantee anything else!!!"
The so-called "keeping them from starving" meant a bottle of water and a pack of compressed biscuits.
Old Man Chi got anxious: "You all eat so well, why are we given this? We want stir-fried dishes too."
Zhou Ya snorted coldly: "Are you worthy?"
After the Chi family was locked up, the neighborhood returned to its usual tranquility.
But in reality, no one felt quite at ease.
Those masked men wanted the three truckloads of supplies they had stolen. Although they escaped unscathed this time, it didn't mean they would be so lucky next time.
Nan Qiao suggested, "We can cooperate with the people in the courtyard across the street; they seem very capable."
Zhou Ya felt that she had already made enemies with the people in the courtyard when she took all the supplies left by Su Xinran for herself. She glanced at the courtyard and shook her head, saying, "The people in the courtyard across the way don't want to cooperate with us. They were willing to teach Chen Zhou how to grow vegetables because Chen Zhou saved them."
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.
In this apocalyptic world, everyone is in danger, and there is really no need to bring the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people from the small courtyard across the street.
Grandpa Li rolled up his sleeves and said, "Then let's think of a way ourselves, reinforce the walls and improve our defenses. Besides, there's no proof that Chen Zhou and the others have perished. Maybe they've already destroyed the masked men's lair!"
Grandpa Li's words ignited everyone's enthusiasm.
They all rushed to reinforce the wall.
In the small courtyard across from the residential area, Qiao An'an and the others were also worried that the masked man would retaliate.
Grandpa Gu Bei said, "When soldiers come, we will block them; when water comes, we will dam it. Worrying about things that haven't happened yet is pointless and only adds to our troubles."
Qiao An'an thought her grandfather was right. After a good night's sleep, she started harvesting the sweet potatoes that she hadn't finished harvesting the day before.
After harvesting the sweet potatoes, Qiao An'an and the others spread the pig and chicken manure they collected from the back bungalow onto the sweet potato field. Then they thoroughly turned the soil over to ensure the manure was evenly distributed before going to the cellar to get the potatoes.
Although the potatoes were in the cellar, several months had passed, and some had already started to sprout. Qiao An'an planned to mainly eat potatoes these days, eating the potatoes that hadn't sprouted, and cutting open the sprouted ones, dipping them in some wood ash, and then planting them in the ground.
After planting the potatoes, Qiao An'an prepared to wash her hands and cook.
She went to the rooftop garden and picked some peppers and eggplants.
Since using urine and rice water in the rooftop vegetable garden, the vegetables have become visibly plump and delicious.
She steamed some cured pork, stir-fried eggplant with chili peppers, and even chopped some garlic before serving, which immediately brought out the aroma.
The staple food is potatoes. She cuts the potatoes into long strips, blanchs them, drains the water, sprinkles them with potato starch, mixes them well, and then fries them in oil. After they are almost cooked, she takes them out, cools them, and then frys them again.
Sprinkle a pinch of salt on top after they're done frying, and you'll have a big bowl of French fries.
The elderly can't eat fried food very well.
After cutting the potatoes into chunks, Qiao An'an put them in a pot to boil. Once cooked, she took them out, mashed them, added a little vegetable oil and black pepper sauce, and had a very delicious mashed potato dish.
Ya Ya loves French fries. While eating, she said to Qiao An'an, "Mom, I want to eat French fries every day!"
Qiao An'an smiled and said, "If I let you eat this for two days in a row, you wouldn't say such things."
Although Grandpa Gu Bei said that they would deal with whatever came their way, Qiao An'an felt that they still needed to make thorough preparations.
She felt that the cabin in the forest was an excellent evacuation point.
If they really have to give up the courtyard, they can go to the cabin to take refuge in advance.
So, during her free time, Qiao An'an took Chi Xiaoyu and Gu Bei to tidy up the wooden house.
They had run out of the bottled water they brought back from the cabin, so to prevent running out of water when they got to the cabin, they filled about ten empty water bottles with water.
Chi Xiaoyu asked doubtfully, "Won't the water expire after a long time?"
Grandpa Gu Bei disagreed: "When I was young, I never heard of water expiring. At most, it might grow some bacteria, but it's still drinkable after boiling."
The three pushed the tricycle to the wooden house.
The cabin was unchanged from when they left.
There was just a layer of dust on the ground.
They first cleaned up the dust and tidied up the kitchen. Fortunately, the forest ranger knew how to collect wood for firewood before he died. In addition to gas, he also built a clay stove next to it, so they didn't have to worry about energy. There was plenty of wood in the mountains.
The only downside was that there was only one bed in the room, and although the bed was big enough, it wasn't enough for their whole family.
Qiao An'an went outside to cut some wood and made a simple wooden bed with Chi Xiaoyu.
While Qiao An'an and the others were making the wooden bed, Gu Bei went to the mountains to find some dried moss and laid it on the wooden bed, and a simple mattress was made.
Children are always drawn to new and exciting things, and Gu Bei couldn't resist lying down on it: "I really want to know what it feels like to sleep in the forest!"
Qiao An'an lifted him up: "Aren't you afraid of bugs if we don't put the sheets on yet? Besides, this is a place we have no other choice but to go."
After finishing all this, Qiao An'an led everyone back to the courtyard to continue getting things.
When they arrived at the courtyard, Grandpa Gu Bei had already prepared lunch and invited them to eat before they went to eat.
After a busy morning, the three of them were really hungry.
Then wash your hands and eat.
Grandpa Gu Bei made cold potato salad, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, and tomato and egg soup.
Ya Ya proudly told Qiao An'an, "Mom, I helped collect these eggs!"
Qiao An'an affectionately patted Ya Ya's head: "My Ya Ya is so amazing!"
After finishing their meal, Qiao An'an and the others packed some oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and spare food, and put sheets on the moss-covered wooden bed. They also changed the bedding on the bed where the forest ranger had stayed.
A curtain was installed between the two beds so that in case of an emergency, the three women could sleep inside the curtain, while the Gu family grandfather and grandson could sleep outside.
After tidying up the house, they also cleared the vegetable garden in front of the wooden house that was overgrown with weeds, and dug up some trees nearby to plant around the wooden house. So that once the trees took root, from the outside, it would just look like a forest.
Gu Bei was a little worried: "The book says that spring is a good time to plant trees. Will the ones we plant in winter survive?"
Qiao An'an replied, "Some will survive. There are many trees here. If all else fails, we can replant in the spring."
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