It was already afternoon when I got back to my self-built house.
However, I only realized it was almost dinner time after checking my phone.
In the post-apocalyptic world, every meal is eaten earlier than usual, and it's truly a life of not knowing where the next meal will come from!
"Ah Jing, you're finally back?" Yang Muyi walked over with a candle in her hand.
"We've made salted fish stew, come and eat!"
Shen Jing never imagined that one day she would be eaten.
Glancing towards the kitchen, Shen Jing slowly shook her head, "I'm not hungry..."
"These are all supplies we found in the warehouse during the mission that day. We discussed it and decided that we could share some of them. You're a big contributor, how can you not eat with us?"
Yang Muyi shut her up with just one sentence.
She pulled Shen Jing along as they walked towards the kitchen, saying, "Old Xie's cooking skills are truly unparalleled!"
Meanwhile, Butler Xie, who was still busy in the kitchen by candlelight, was standing tall and had long since lost the slump he had shown after the fall. "This dish, Master and Madam said, was a delicious treat for them when they first started their business. Salted fish hot pot was their daily delicacy. And the little miss also loves to eat fish after she started teething!"
As Butler Xie recounted the past, Shen Jing couldn't help but sit down.
Seeing this, everyone resumed their previous busy work.
Gu Yan originally wanted to turn around and go back to the second floor.
But before he could leave, he was stopped by Zhang Xiaonan from Sheniu.
She pressed him down to sit opposite Shen Jing, saying, "We finally get together, so no one can be missing!"
"With so many zombies outside, it's hard to say what will happen in the future..."
Before Xie Zhizhou could finish speaking, Chen Zhen, who was peeling garlic, covered his mouth.
Two children were peeling sweet potatoes next to Yang Yitong.
But when they saw the garlic in Chen Zhen's hand, they exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.
"You foul-mouthed Zhou-gege, hahaha!"
"Mom! Your hand! Your hand!"
Xie Zhizhou leaned against the wall, pretending to vomit, but Zhang Ze brought him a glass of water to rinse his mouth. After gulping for a while, he looked at Zhang Ze with a pale face and asked, "This water, it wasn't used to soak the salted fish earlier, was it?"
“Yeah, don’t waste it! It’s not like we’re soaking salted fish…” Zhang Ze said dismissively.
However, Xie Zhizhou found it quite difficult to explain.
Do you really want to soak him in that kind of "salted fish" water?
The candlelight flickered.
Everyone burst out laughing when they saw Xie Zhizhou's expression.
Zhou Tong asked, still puzzled, "Besides food, what other kinds of salted fish are there?"
Zhou Hui explained to his sister, "That's the person who died!"
"Ugh... Disgusting..."
Children speak without thinking, children speak without thinking, Xie Zhizhou pressed his temples and fell silent.
Yang Mutong smiled and leaned closer to Shen Jing, "Isn't your game ID just 'a salted fish'?"
“You still remember?” Shen Jing also helped peel the garlic.
"Of course! Back when we were playing the game, we always wanted to run into you."
"Yes, yes! It's a pity you don't show your face during your live streams, otherwise you would have become an instant sensation!"
Zhang Xiaonan added from the side.
Xie Zhizhou sat down dejectedly, covering his mouth, which reeked of garlic, with his hand.
"Which game? I might have played it too."
"It's the kind of movie that's been really popular in the last couple of years, about post-apocalyptic survival, and it has zombies in it too!"
"Not only are there zombies, but also mutated vines and the like."
"Oh! I just finished the college entrance exam and just remembered I wanted to play games with my classmates!"
Shen Jing felt a little uncomfortable listening to them talk about games.
Gu Yan looked at her with a half-smile, "There's still a zombie king inside. Killing it will end the apocalypse."
His words made Shen Jing's body tense slightly.
Zhang Xiaonan immediately chimed in excitedly, "But very few people have seen him! He only has one code name: Zero!"
"I registered a game account because Zero was so beautiful."
Hearing Yang Mutong say that Gu Yan was handsome, Shen Jing smiled and said, "Isn't it because you support me?"
Yang Mutong was dazzled by her smile and immediately pretended to flatter her, saying, "It's also to support you, Shen Jing, and the school heartthrob, Su Huan. Anyway, after I went to play, I finally understood what the apocalypse is."
After she finished speaking, she stared intently at Shen Jing.
This is the first time in two years that I've seen Shen Jing so energetic.
Before, I was either on my way to stay up late or pulling an all-nighter.
Yang Mutong felt like she hadn't seen Shen Jing smile genuinely in a long time.
Later, when chatting with her roommates, everyone felt that something must have happened to her to become so engrossed in the game.
On the eve of the apocalypse, she felt Shen Jing's estrangement even more.
Unexpectedly, after the apocalypse, everyone in the dormitory received a large gift package of supplies from her.
Yang Mutong couldn't help but hug Shen Jing tightly, "Ah Jing, it's so good to have met you."
Two girls, one with a pretty, gentle baby face, the other a radiant beauty as if made of water. Watching them hug each other, the boys present all lowered their heads, their ears turning slightly red.
Beside the stove.
Yang Muyi and Xie Lao only brought out potatoes and sweet potatoes.
It's truly fortunate that these didn't spoil in the warehouse.
The two carefully examined the potatoes by candlelight, not missing a single sprout.
Even though it's the apocalypse and we don't need to pay attention to too many details, poisoning is no joke. Especially now that there are no hospitals, you can only save yourself from poisoning. Mild poisoning might be bearable, but severe poisoning will leave you bedridden.
Yang Muyi picked up the potato and smelled it, but didn't find any strange smell.
She simply took out a large pot, intending to steam the potatoes and make mashed potatoes.
Usually, the chef is the first to taste it, so even if someone gets poisoned, she'll be the first to be affected. She pierced the potato with chopsticks to make sure it was cooked through, then tasted it with a spoon. It was very bland, mostly starch, and the texture was just average.
However, this thing can be eaten as a staple food, just like sweet potatoes, it's very filling!
But it really has nothing to do with food.
Moreover, the staple foods available for purchase at the base are becoming increasingly scarce.
Sprouted potatoes have also died, but many people in the base have died from various causes. Apart from their loved ones, who would care how these people died?
Yang Muyi used to think that she would be satisfied as long as she could support two children.
But now that she has a younger sister, she can't just abandon her.
There is hatred.
But looking at that face, she found she couldn't let go.
Grandpa Xie was processing sweet potatoes, kneading the steamed sweet potatoes into sweet potato cakes and sweet potato flour.
They had experienced hunger before, and the old man felt that having sweet potatoes was already a blessing.
The flour found in the warehouse was kneaded with sweet potatoes to form a dough, which was then used to make sweet potato sesame balls and sweet potato glutinous rice cakes. Alternatively, mung beans could be boiled until they bloomed, then sweet potato dumplings and honey could be added for a delicious treat for the children.
Shen Jing never expected that Butler Xie had this trick up his sleeve.
Moreover, he makes a variety of dishes.
Compared to Yang Muyi's substantial presence, Gu Yan's alluring and refined charm is striking.
The food he prepared was more suitable for the tastes of the refugee babies.
Zhou Tong and Zhou Hui immediately surrounded him, their eyes lighting up, calling him "Grandpa this, Grandpa that," which made Butler Xie smile like a Buddha. The old man loved children, especially those who bravely survived the apocalypse.
"Each of you has a steamed bun. Start eating now."
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