Xia Huoqu recalled the early days of the catastrophe.

He didn't know how he turned into a beast, but when he was forced into a desperate situation, he suddenly turned into a beast one day.

He didn't give a direct answer, but just rubbed his brother, "You can change when the time is right."

Xia Lunong was a little depressed, not knowing how to tell when the time would come.

The two of them lay on the sofa and rested for a while, and Xia Huoqu pulled Xia Lunong up, "Go take a shower and eat first, and come back later to let you sleep enough."

"Okay." Xia Lunong sat up, dragged her legs to get the bucket, and found some clean clothes to stuff into the basket.

When he passed the mirror in the bathroom, he walked out, then came back, stood in front of the mirror, stared at himself in the mirror, and raised his hand to touch his crew cut, "Brother, my hair is long, do I need to shave it?" "

How long is it? " "Oh." Xia Lunong was a little disappointed. Xia Huoqu came over and rubbed his furry head again, "You don't look ugly no matter how you shave your head." Xia Huoqu looked up at his brother's face. He had deep eyes, a tall nose, a narrow face, and thin lips. He stood there quietly, and he also had a fairy-like temperament about him. No matter where the aesthetics is, his brother can be said to be good-looking. He pinched the back of his brother's neck, with a smile in his eyes, "Let's go." Xia Lunong looked at himself in the mirror for a long time, and thought he didn't look bad, so he followed his brother's footsteps. The two of them took a shower and went to the cafeteria to eat. Today's basic set meal is steamed taro, cabbage rice porridge and stewed tofu with salted vegetables. This meal is better than what they had before. Xia Lunong had eaten three big meals outside, and looking at this big pot of rice, he had no appetite at all. He picked at the food and suddenly looked up and said to his brother, "Brother, let's cook for ourselves at home from now on?" "Huh?" Xia Huoqu paused while picking up the food and looked at him, "Aren't you tired of cooking every day?" "Why would cooking be annoying? If I don't cook, I have to do other things. It's not easy to find food, and we can save some ingredients if we cook for ourselves." "Don't worry about that, brother can make it." Xia Lunong disagreed, "I can make it, but this family can't rely on you alone. Besides, the big pot of rice is too unpalatable. Who wants to eat in the cafeteria all day with a family?" Xia Lunong insisted. Xia Huoqu thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's try it first. If cooking is troublesome, we will continue to eat in the cafeteria." Xia Lunong promised, "I definitely don't mind the trouble." Xia Huoqu smiled and said nothing. In the evening, Yan Xinian ate with them. When he heard Xia Lunong say that he would cook by himself, he smiled and said, "How about adding me, I will be a partner with you?" Xia Lunong subconsciously turned his head to look at his brother. His brother raised his chin slightly, indicating that Xia Lunong should decide for herself. Seeing that his brother had no objection, Xia Lunong said readily, "No problem, brother Xinian, you just need to pay for the food." Yan Xinian's eyes slightly curved, "I see that there are pots and pans at home, and we can start cooking by getting some firewood these two days." Yan Xinian said, gently nudging Xia Huoqu with his elbow, "It just so happens that we have nothing to do tomorrow, shall we go chop firewood tomorrow?" "I'll go too." Xia Lunong said first, "The last time we went to chop firewood, I've already practiced the skill of bundling firewood." Xia Huoqu looked at his brother and nodded. After dinner, Yan Xinian took the initiative to wash the dishes. Before they finished washing the dishes, someone outside called them, and his brother went out. Xia Lunong only heard someone talking outside, but couldn't hear clearly what was said. He wiped the table and went out, and the person who was talking had already left. His brother said, "Just now someone from the cafeteria came over and said that the pigs have been processed, and asked us to go get the meat." "Great." Xia Lunong's eyes lit up, "Shall we go now?" "Carry the baskets." Xia Huo said, "You stay at home, I'll go with your brother Yan Xinian." Xia Lunong wanted to go with them to see the excitement, "Anyway, I have nothing to do in the evening, I'll go with you." Yan Xinian smiled and said, "Let Xiao Nong go with us, and take some meat to Liao Cheng later." Xia Lunong nodded quickly. The three of them carried the baskets to the cafeteria. Along the way, more people greeted them than before, but few people chatted with them. Xia Lunong looked at Yan Xinian, who was walking in front with a pale face, and guessed that everyone was afraid of the actual ruler of the base, so they were a little reserved when greeting them. Their home was not far from the cafeteria, and they arrived after walking for a while. The pork had been cut up and placed on the chopping board, with a clean banana leaf underneath. The staff in the cafeteria explained to them in a gentle voice, "We kept the pig's head, lungs, and large intestines, and the rest are all here. The casings of the small intestines have been cleaned, and the thirty pounds of minced meat has been cut." Yan Xinian nodded, "Thank you." "Of course, Captain Yan, you can count them and we'll send them to you, right?" "No, we can just pick them up ourselves." Yan Xinian looked around and asked, "Do you have any straw? Thread a piece of meat weighing about ten pounds." The staff in the cafeteria nodded immediately, "Yes, please wait." As he said that, he turned around to find straw, came back and strung a piece of meat weighing about ten pounds neatly, and handed it to Yan Xinian. Yan Xinian handed it to Xia Lunong, "Take it to Liao Cheng on the way." Xia Lunong nodded. This pig was very big, and the meat alone weighed more than 200 kilograms. Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu each carried a shoulder pole, and the shoulder poles were bent. Xia Lunong followed them with the meat, and when they reached the fork in the road , they turned to Liao Cheng's house. When he arrived at Liao Cheng's house, Liao Cheng was still asleep. He opened the door with sleepy eyes, and when he saw it was him, he yawned and asked, "Xiao Nong, why are you here?" "I came to bring you meat." Xia Lunong was afraid that he would refuse, so she added, "Brother Xinian asked me to bring it."

Liao Cheng stopped yawning and waved his hand, "I didn't participate in the hunting and didn't contribute. How can I accept it? Take it back and thank Captain Yan for me."

Xia Lunong forced it on him, "Xi Nian brother thought you had it."

"That won't do. In fact, you don't have it. This rule cannot be broken. Take it back and I'll come to you guys for a meal someday."

Liao Cheng was very determined and nothing Xia Lunong said could convince him. In the end, he had to take the meat back.

When his brother saw the meat he brought back, he asked in surprise, "Why did you bring it back?"

"Brother Liao Cheng said that he didn't make any contribution during the hunting, so he refused to accept it." Xia Lunong put the meat back on the basket, went into the kitchen to find some water, and came out only after he had drunk enough. "Brother, what are we going to do with so much meat?"

"Forget it. Weigh out 60 kilograms later, and hand in this year's supplies. The rest will be used to make bacon, stuffed sausage, and some dried meat. Fry the rest and eat it in the next two weeks."

Xia Lunong focused on the first half of his sentence, and asked with wide eyes, "We still need to hand in supplies?"

"Of course. To keep the base running, it needs a certain amount of supplies. Soldiers who go out to gather and hunt have to pay the most supplies. Each person has to pay 30 kilograms of meat or 60 kilograms of grains equivalent to rice per year. People who farm in the base have to pay half of that."

"What if you can't afford it?" "

If you can't afford it, you can work for the base instead."

"Don't everyone have to perform base tasks?"

"Yes, that's another part. To maintain the base, everyone has to contribute." Xia Huoqu patted him on the back and pushed him out. "Okay, go ask your brother Xinian if he wants to pay together."

Xia Lunong pulled at the door frame. "Aren't I mainly farming in the base? How can I be considered a warrior?"

Xia Huoqu raised his eyes. "Don't you want to go out?"

"Yes!" Xia Lunong answered and ran away in a flash.

He ran to the next door to talk to Yan Xinian.

Yan Xinian smiled and said, "I forgot about this. Let's weigh it together. I'll take it to the management committee later."

Xia Lunong nodded.

Xia Lunong had a scale at home, so they started to weigh the meat. The three of them weighed all the meat.

Excluding the bones, they brought back a total of 217 kilograms of meat. Excluding the 90 kilograms to be handed over to the base, there were still 127 kilograms, of which 30 kilograms had been chopped and used to make bacon.

Of the remaining 97 kilograms, 30 kilograms were used to make bacon, 30 kilograms were fried to make brined meat, and the remaining 37 kilograms were fried and dried. They had to eat it within half a month.

Xia Lunong looked at the meat and swallowed her saliva, "Does this mean that the three of us have to eat more than two kilograms of meat on average every day?"

What a luxury.

"Not really." Xia Huo said, "We just changed into beast form. In the next three days, each person needs to eat at least three pounds of meat every day."

Xia Lunong counted with her fingers. Well, thirty-seven pounds is not enough for half a month.

It's really not easy to be the head of the family.

It's troublesome to deal with too much meat.

The three of them went to the base to borrow firewood, lit candles and worked until after twelve o'clock, pickling what needed to be pickled, frying what needed to be fried, and stir-frying what needed to be stir-fried.

The rich aroma of meat lingered in the house. After processing the meat, Xia Lunong couldn't help but feel greedy. She kneaded the dough and made noodles in the middle of the night, and cooked a bowl of noodles with chives.

The noodles were light yellow, the chives were emerald green, and the soup made from large bones was poured into the noodles. A few slices of brown meat were placed on top, and a small spoonful of chili oil and some fragrant vinegar were added. When it was served to the table, it smelled so good that it almost made people's eyebrows fall off. The