Chapter 13, No. 13: Lamb Noodles
Chen Pengfei was a mild-mannered person, and seeing Li Yanxi's reaction, he put away his things and remained silent.
He glanced at Yu Yanyan, wanting to say something but then remained silent, turning back to continue packing supplies.
Anyway, we've added each other as friends, so let's chat later. I won't bother you now.
Li Yanxi released Chen Pengfei, then shamelessly approached Yu Yanyan and asked, "Sister, can I take some supplies here? How much can I take?"
The way she addressed him as "sister" was both natural and respectful.
Chen Pengfei glanced at Li Yanxi with a complicated expression.
A grown man calling a clearly young and delicate woman "sister"... he's really quite the opportunist.
Yu Yanyan: "Take whatever you like."
Li Yanxi started praising like a sycophant, "As expected of you, sister, you're so generous! Thank you for the supplies, hehe!"
After saying that, he took out a box and started working.
Yu Yanyan shook her head and smiled, then lowered her head to start packing the sweet potatoes.
Although Yu Yanyan said to take whatever she wanted, Li Yanxi and Chen Pengfei didn't dare to approach her while she was taking vegetables. They just rummaged around on the other side looking for anything usable.
"Hey bro, can you leave me some cookies? I love those mung bean cakes, give your big brother some!" Li Yanxi said with a grin as he approached Chen Pengfei.
A tough, muscular man grinned menacingly at him, giving Chen Pengfei goosebumps.
"Here you go, here you go." If you don't want to laugh, then don't; it's really scary!
Chen Pengfei shuddered and moved to a different spot to retrieve the supplies.
Li Yan packed two suitcases of things and went to the liquor and tobacco cabinet, ready to raid it, but then stopped and looked at Shen Xingzhi.
"Hey sis, bro, wanna have some cigarettes or alcohol?"
Yu Yanyan looked at Shen Xingzhi, and Shen Xingzhi nodded.
"Then go get it," Yu Yanyan said and then ignored her.
Cigarettes and alcohol are considered luxury items in the game, but they are not noticeable in the early stages. They become extremely expensive as they become scarcer in the mid-to-late game.
Yu Yanyan was too lazy to hoard things; she didn't need them, so there was no need.
When Shen Xingzhi went to collect cigarettes and alcohol, Li Yanxi immediately gave up his spot and told him to choose first.
The liquor sold in the corner store is cheap liquor that has been gathering dust for years, but actually, it is all pure brew and not of inferior quality.
Shen Xingzhi's goal was very clear: to obtain only the highest-grade products.
Li Yanxi was a shrewd man. After Shen Xingzhi took the wine, he started to introduce cigarettes.
"These are the cheapest but the strongest. This one has a flavor capsule. These are milder and have little flavor; they're for ladies. Which one do you like, bro? I'll get you a whole carton from the cabinet."
Shen Xingzhi ordered two brands, both of which were the most expensive ones.
Li Yanxi immediately flattered him: "Brother has a good eye; these two are the best among them."
Shen Xingzhi completely ignored Li Yanxi, but Li Yanxi fawned over him, and Chen Pengfei was speechless at his sycophantic behavior.
Yu Yanyan glanced up at Shen Xingzhi and thought to herself, "The system is really amazing. The character settings are so detailed, and it knows so much about this world."
Shen Xingzhi didn't take much. After he left, Chen Pengfei came over to join in the fun, wanting to take some to exchange for supplies, but was glared at by Li Yanxi.
"Are you even an adult? What kind of kid smokes and drinks like that!"
Chen Pengfei shrank his neck, but straightened his back when he saw Yu Yanyan. "I'm an adult!"
Li Yanxi cursed, "You brat!"
Chen Pengfei pretended not to hear or see, took three points, and quickly left.
Li Yanxi kept babbling on and on, but his hands were moving by no means slow.
The shop didn't have much stuff, and all four of them had boxes, so they quickly ransacked the place.
Yu Yanyan left some vegetables for them and received a barrage of compliments.
"It's getting late, let's go back." Yu Yanyan closed the system page and left with Shen Xingzhi.
Chen Pengfei waved vigorously to Yu Yanyan, "Okay, goodbye, sis!"
Fearing that Li Yanxi would rob him again, Chen Pengfei immediately ran away.
But Li Yanxi ignored him and jogged after Yu Yanyan.
After catching up, he wisely walked on Shen Xingzhi's side and didn't get close to Yu Yanyan.
"Sis, I'm a whip master, and I often get randomly transported to the wild. Do you need any meat? I have rabbit, beef, and mutton!"
Yu Yanyan then turned her head to look at him, "What's your name?"
"My name is Li Yanxi!" Li Yanxi introduced himself with great excitement.
It really was him.
Yu Yanyan knew Li Yanxi, a famous poultry farmer in his previous life. He was clearly a combat player, but he played like a casual player.
He devoted himself to raising poultry, and later the trading market and chat hall data were connected to the entire server, and he quickly became famous throughout the game.
I'd heard he wasn't a good person, just a shrewd businessman, and seeing him today, I can confirm it's true.
This bullying and cowardly behavior is exactly the same as the rumors from his past life about how he divided goods into different classes and treated different groups and private players differently.
“Okay, you can ask me about any fresh meat you find in the future.” Yu Yanyan added Li Yanxi as a friend.
"I've added you."
Li Yanxi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw the three characters "Yu Yanyan" displayed on the system.
"Sister, sister!"
"Holy crap, you really are my sister!"
Li Yanxi was overjoyed, thinking that no wonder Chen Pengfei reacted so exaggeratedly back then. So that's why!
"Don't worry, sis, I'll definitely come to you first for fresh meat from now on!"
Seeing his exaggerated expression, Yu Yanyan couldn't help but smile slightly.
So this is what it feels like to be admired.
In a good mood, Yu Yanyan naturally gave a friendly look.
"Alright, it's getting late. Let's hurry back to the elevator, or we might end up stuck here forever."
Li Yanxi responded, but still followed Yu Yanyan and the other person for a few steps, and stopped after seeing them off.
Li Yanxi was in the opposite direction from the elevator. As he ran back, he shouted "Wuhu!" and laughed so hard that the fleshy parts of his face trembled.
Back in the elevator, the elevator doors closed.
Yu Yanyan clapped her hands and looked at Shen Xingzhi, "Let's organize the supplies."
Shen Xingzhi nodded, and the two went to the living room to start working.
Before long, my friend's messages started ringing.
"System, voice broadcast." Yu Yanyan was sorting snacks and didn't have time to stop and check the message, so she just called out to the system.
"Broadcasting a message from a friend... My friend Chen Pengfei, thank you for your help today, Sister Yu, I am very grateful."
"You're a pastry chef, you must need a lot of parchment paper, right? I happen to have some leftovers from practicing my skills. I'll give you a few packs; they're practically nothing, please don't refuse!"
Oil paper is indeed worthless, so Yu Yanyan didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it, then gave him a regular-quality cream bread.
Then I received a string of thanks.
"Sister, I have 2 jin of rabbit meat, 100 jin of beef, and 50 jin of mutton. How much would you like?"
Li Yanxi's news is all about selling goods, and it's very authentic.
Yu Yanyan was so tempted by the offer that she decided to buy it all and asked Li Yanxi to name a price.
On the other end, Li Yanxi slapped his thigh excitedly, thinking to himself that Yu Yanyan was indeed rich, and that he had found the right boss.
You should know that he used to sell meat little by little. The players were poor and stingy, and he hadn't sold a whole calf even after killing it for several days.
Luckily, the system's inventory can preserve the meat; otherwise, he would have been furious if it had spoiled.
After thinking for a long time, Li Yanxi asked Yu Yanyan for a lot of iron, some blue-quality cookies, drinks and cakes, and various fruits.
Yu Yanyan had plenty of supplies, so these things were nothing to her.
Li Yanxi upgraded the elevator with the iron and sold some fruit at a higher price, making a small profit.
Yu Yanyan handed the meat to Li Zhiyao and waited for a sumptuous dinner.
Li Zhiyao's mouth watered at the sight of so much meat, so she immediately made radish stew with mutton and cooked noodles in the mutton broth.
The noodles were purely handmade, very chewy, and Yu Yanyan and Shen Xingzhi ate them without even looking up.
Both of them are carnivores, and the large bowl of mutton that Li Zhiyao sent was completely devoured.
Yu Yanyan sent a message to Li Zhiyao, saying that she would make sure to eat this amount of food for every meal from now on.
[Li Zhiyao: Do you need them packed separately?]
Yu Yanyan: No need.
Having eaten her fill, Li Zhiyao, sprawled on the single sofa, rubbed her stomach, thinking to herself, "The big boss has already found someone to share a room with?"
Without giving it much thought, she turned around and started working on the recipe.
I need a batch of roasted beef and lamb skewers, cumin lamb, boiled beef, pan-fried steak, beef stew with potatoes, and braised beef!
The broth from the braised beef shank can be used to make noodles.
It just so happens that Sister Yu is selling her oven cheaply, so she can make crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside white rice cakes and eat them with braised beef!
Rabbit meat can be used to make sweet and spicy shredded rabbit or rabbit with green peppers.
Just thinking about the taste of those delicious foods, Li Zhiyao couldn't help but smack her lips.
Li Zhiyao opened the trading house and began her daily search for seasonings and side dishes. She bought whatever she found that was suitable, becoming a hoarder.
It was evening exploration time, and Yu Yanyan and Shen Xingzhi set off together.
Needless to say, with Shen Xingzhi around, even in the pitch-black, eerily quiet world of the apartment building, Yu Yanyan felt much more at ease.
He seemed to be able to see even in the dark, walking ahead to scout the way, which made me feel incredibly safe.
This floor was also a wilderness. After walking for a while, Yu Yanyan and Shen Xingzhi came to a river and decided not to go any further.
The river was completely frozen, and Shen Xingzhi, wielding his iron sword, quickly pierced out a large circle. He was so strong that he could cut through thick ice as easily as cutting meat.
Yu Yanyan marveled at her good fortune. Even with so much of her fighting power sealed away, she was still so powerful. How strong must she have been at her peak?
Tsk tsk tsk!
Yu Yanyan sighed in amazement, just as Shen Xingzhi pried up the ice, and soon a lot of fish jumped up.
"Wow, wow, what a great harvest!" Yu Yanyan beamed and squatted down to prepare to put the fish in the container.
As soon as he squatted down, Shen Xingzhi suddenly scooped him up.
Yu Yanyan was startled when her feet suddenly left the ground, but she didn't panic. She put her arms around Shen Xingzhi's neck to steady herself.
Although we don't know what happened, there must be a reason.
Sure enough, the next second a black toad jumped out of the ice hole, its body about the size of an adult cat.
"Master, be careful." Shen Xingzhi took a few steps back while holding Yu Yanyan with one hand, put her down, and gently pushed her to indicate that she should go ashore to a safe place.
Having said that, he took his iron sword and faced the mutated toad that jumped out of the ice hole.
The toad was so ugly that Yu Yanyan turned her gaze to Shen Xingzhi's sword.
Shen Xingzhi had no superfluous moves; every move was aimed at vital points, each step fraught with danger.
The swift, bloody, and violent movements, and the impressive way the fight was resolved in less than two minutes, made Yu Yanyan narrow her eyes.
What a great bodyguard! He's ruthless and capable, I love him!
"There are supplies." Shen Xingzhi waved his hand lightly over the toad's corpse and put the loot into his backpack.
"It is one pound of toad meat, which is edible."
Yu Yanyan immediately showed a disgusted expression. Just thinking about how that toad looked made her feel nauseous.
"Let's sell this thing." Yu Yanyan skating over to Shen Xingzhi on the ice, "Fishing, fishing~"
"yes."
A note from the author:
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The male protagonist smokes and drinks, but he's not enthusiastic about it; it doesn't matter to him whether he smokes or drinks.
He knew that cigarettes and alcohol were non-renewable resources, so he would definitely take them, thinking he would need them in the future.
"虫合蟆" is actually a censored word; even adding a slash (/) doesn't make it show up. I'm speechless. I had no choice but to change it like this. qwq
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