After hearing what Qiao Qingqing said, Shao Shengan's discomfort disappeared. He sighed, "I've seen people eating each other several times before. Some of them ate dead people, and some of them ate living people..."
Qiao Qingqing said: "Then we can console ourselves by saying that at least we didn't eat people directly."
Shao Shengan smiled bitterly, then calmed down and asked, "Should I tell mom and the others about this?"
"Tell them a little so they can be mentally prepared and not be startled when you kill fish next time."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
It was easier for Shao's father and mother to accept than Shao Sheng'an imagined. The three of them were separated from Qiao Qingqing, and they only had three backpacks of supplies. They suffered more in terms of food, and they realized more deeply how rare food was. People were dying, and they didn't dare to eat people, but they had a little psychological barrier to eating fish that might have eaten dead bodies, but they were not unable to eat it.
Shao's father was a practical man: "A lot of fish are meat. It would be a waste if we don't eat them. Many people can't afford them."
Shao's mother said, "Yes, don't waste it."
Qiao Songzhi also had some constructive ideas: "If it's really disgusting, we can make it into feed for our chickens and ducks in the future. Then we can eat the chickens and ducks later, and maybe we'll feel better."
"Mom, this is a good idea." Shao Shengan clapped his hands.
Shao Shengfei agreed: "I'll feed the ducks!"
Seeing that everyone agreed, Qiao Qingqing said, "Then let's continue killing the fish."
"Don't keep those two buckets of fish anymore. Just kill them and put them away." Shao Shengan looked at Qiao Qingqing.
As for hoarding food, Qiao Qingqing liked it the most. She nodded with a smile.
All the fish caught were freshwater fish, grass carp, crucian carp and black carp. After the big ones were slaughtered, they were stacked whole one by one, filling a bucket, and Qiao Qingqing put them into the space.
While one side was busy killing fish, the other side was where Qiao Songzhi and Qiao Qingqing were cooking.
For dinner, everyone had fish fillet porridge. After the fish slices were cooked, they were marinated with a small amount of salt, cooking wine and ginger for half an hour. A lot of side dishes were added during the cooking process, such as shredded tofu, shredded carrots and shredded lettuce, as well as some diced preserved radish. Some pepper was sprinkled on it when it was served, and it tasted very delicious.
"I don't know how the fish in the sea grow, there are so many of them." Shao Shengan said, "I heard from Liu Zhen that they are going to dig a pond on the ground to put the fish in, so we won't dig. After my brother and I catch the fish, we will kill them all while they are fresh and let Qingqing store them in the space. What do you think?"
No one objected, and Shao's mother suggested: "We can also dry it into salted fish and eat it with rice."
"Good idea!" Qiao Songzhi agreed with a smile.
After dinner, Qiao Qingqing cleaned up the dishes and Shao Shengan took over: "Let me wash them."
The couple squatted down to wash the dishes together. Shao Shengan asked Qiao Qingqing: "What is the situation with the food supplies in the space? Can you tell me more about it?"
Qiao Qingqing had just taken inventory and spoke in a very organized manner.
It has been ten years since the end of the world due to natural disasters. Rice, flour, grain and oil are the major purchases, with high consumption and large reserves. There is also abundant reserves of grains, so there is no need to worry.
Except for a few pounds of beef, a few pounds of pork, and a few fish, all the other meats have been consumed. Fortunately, the family has worked hard in the past few years and earned a batch of canned meat, hunted a batch of crow meat and rat meat (these meats have never been eaten), and raised a batch of chickens. They also sold the house in Ping'an Community and used the proceeds to buy ten pigs. The ten pigs are now the most precious meat assets of the family.
The consumption of vegetables and fruits was also high. Only 10% of the vegetables were left, and the variety was limited. The remaining vegetables were mainly cabbage, potatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes, and a large number of inexpensive green bean sprouts. There were also two sacks of chili peppers. Chili peppers were durable. When you wanted to eat spicy food, you could chop one or two and throw them in. It was very delicious and consumed relatively slowly. It was not a big problem to wait until all the vegetables were eaten. She stored a large number of seeds, which could be planted as long as the conditions were right. At worst, she could use green beans to grow green bean sprouts to eat.
There were more fruits left. She bought 1,000 watermelons, cantaloupes, coconuts, 200 durians, apples, pears, cherry tomatoes, bananas, etc. The durians were all gone. Watermelons and coconuts were consumed very quickly during the hot summer. But you can't eat them every day, let alone every meal. One watermelon is enough for the whole family to share. The watermelon rind is also dried and used to soak in water. After ten years, there is still half of the reserve of these large fruits.
There were only a few small fruits such as apples left, but there were still a lot of bananas. That year, there was a bumper banana harvest in a certain place and the price was extremely low. Qiao Qingqing bought a lot of them, and there are still several hundred kilograms of them in the space, still green and crispy as when they were put in.
There were a lot of seasonings left, enough to last another twenty years. She had been hoarding a lot of seasonings, and buying them in bulk was much cheaper than buying meat. Qiao Qingqing thought that there might not be a lot of rich food to eat in the future, but at least when she got tired of eating white rice and porridge, she could still have soy sauce to add some flavor. Even if she had to eat dirt when she was penniless, she could still eat dirt with the flavor of barbecued cumin.
Most of the steamed, boiled and fried dishes that we had made in the past were eaten up, leaving only half a bucket of Mapo Tofu, two buckets of sweet potato soup, half a bucket of eight-treasure porridge, two buckets of mung bean soup and other pre-cooked soups. The staple food included steamed rice, white porridge, and some homemade dumplings, of which only the dumplings were stuffed with cabbage and pork.
There are still a lot of steamed buns left among the quick-frozen noodle semi-finished products purchased directly from the factory at a low price, but the other quick-frozen lava egg yolk buns, brown sugar buns, and barbecued pork buns are gone.
There are also surpluses of other miscellaneous supplies, such as dried goods such as mushrooms, black fungus, kelp, various marinades, and wholesale pickled beans, dried radishes, and preserved radishes.
"...Except for melon seeds, all snacks are long gone. If you get tired of eating fried melon seeds, I also bought a lot of dried corn kernels. If you have time, you can make some popcorn yourself. There are also peanuts. These are delicious even if you fry them in oil and sprinkle them with salt..."
Other supplies, such as instant noodles, dried noodles, compressed biscuits, sausages, cereals, etc., were consumed less and a lot was saved. After all, it is better to cook for yourself when you live at home. Instant food is for emergency use and you don't eat it much except to satisfy your cravings.
All kinds of seeds are consumed less, as there have been fewer suitable opportunities and weather for planting in recent years. The same goes for fertilized chicken eggs and frightened duck eggs, which will have room for development in the future.
Qiao Qingqing also mentioned the convenience of medicine. The stock in this area is quite sufficient, but Qiao Qingqing also said: "There were ways to replenish it before, but the price was too high and it was prohibitive. Now even if I want to replenish it, there is no way. I can only find opportunities to find some wild herbs. A few days ago, I came across a hemostatic herb, but unfortunately there is only one plant. Later, I will show you some atlases of common herbs so that you can recognize them."
Over the years, their family has not been lying around on the space supplies. Everyone has been working hard and cultivating the land, otherwise the space would definitely not be able to store these supplies.
Qiao Qingqing finished her words quickly while washing dishes. She was quite optimistic: "We are already much better than others. We can always make a living if we manage our lives well in the future." Of course, the convoy camp in the distance is an exception among "others", but what's the point of comparing with them? If we really compare like that, many people will not have a chance to live.
Shao Shengan wrote them down one by one and had a clear idea of what was going on.
"Okay, I'll come and identify him later. My eldest brother and I are going to go fishing. Dad's foot hasn't fully healed yet, and I don't want him to go into the water. If he wants to farm, let him farm. You and mom should rest more and take good care of your health. There's no rush to raise ducks and chickens."
Qiao Qingqing laughed when she heard this: "My mom and I have agreed to start the incubator to hatch the eggs tonight."
Shao Shengan was helpless: "Why are you in such a hurry?" Then he thought that his parents and mother-in-law had different personalities, but they had a lot in common when it came to work, and they were both very busy. So he could only say: "Then take out the generator and incubator later, and I'll install them."
Of course Qiao Qingqing nodded to this.
After washing the dishes, Shao Shengan felt a little regretful when thinking about the fish porridge. He knew that Qiao Qingqing liked to add shrimp to her fish porridge. Shao Shengan whispered to Qiao Qingqing: "The sea is so big, I will look for shrimps and make fish porridge with shrimps when the time comes."
These words made Qiao Qingqing look tender.
"My brother and I will continue to fish tomorrow and try to get as much as possible and store it. It won't be so easy to fish when there are more people here."
"I will go with you to find sand tomorrow." She told him about looking for clay. Sand is definitely easier to find, and it would be best if clay could be found, so there would be no need to use the cement in the space, which would be better if used less.
Shao Shengan touched the back of her head where she had been hit before: "I'll come find it. It's quite cold underwater, so don't go."
"Then I'll meet you on the shore. You can take this opportunity to fill up some empty water tanks in the space with water." No matter how economical you use it, clean water will become less and less. The water in the sea may not be clean, but it is better to have water than to have no water. Just find a way to filter and disinfect it when using it.
Shao Shengan suddenly realized: "I neglected it. Are there enough water purification tablets?"
"It's enough, but after we settle down here, we can use some physical means to purify the water, and save the water purification tablets for later use." For example, when fleeing, there would be no time to slowly filter the water.
"I'll follow your arrangements. I'm never as thoughtful as you think." Shao Shengan decided to be more careful. Qingqing still had a wound on her head. It would not be good for her health to worry too much.
Qiao Qingqing patted his arm and said softly, "What are you thinking about? I'm happy to take care of these. Besides, the space is in my hands. If I don't pay attention to such a big golden finger, I would be ungrateful." He knew the materials in the space very well. Wasn't it normal for him to do so?
She encouraged Shao Shengan: "I will be happy if you catch more fish for me to save."
Shao Shengan was greatly encouraged: "I have thought of a way. I will try it out tomorrow. If it succeeds, I can catch more fish with less effort."
"What method?" Qiao Qingqing asked.
Shao Shengan smiled, and when he smiled like this, he and Qiao Qingqing looked like a married couple: "Give me some chicken feed, the fish are greedy. Just like the big grass carp I caught, it was still holding a grass stem in its mouth when I drove it into the fishing net." He skipped the gold ring he saw on the fish's belly when he killed it. Qiao Qingqing didn't mention that either, and supported his idea: "Okay, we have a lot of feed anyway, so there is no shortage of food for Dabao."
As they spoke, both the couple laughed.
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