Gold and jewelry—everyone here paid their entire fortune and contributed their gold and jewelry to secure this place!
It hasn't been long since then, and either we've run out of food or we're being told to go out and find food and firewood.
We paid a high price to enjoy ourselves, not to be slaves!
We still have to eat this disgusting stuff!
Is he hiding away and eating normal food while he's paying for the money?
I……"
"Young Master Yan, I'm here now. I was dealing with some things, so I came for lunch." Qian Fu said, walking to the front and sitting down. Then he continued, "Besides, our base really is out of food. Look at how many people there are. At the beginning, there were even more, tens of thousands. How much rice do we need for three meals a day?"
We're out of food now, but everyone has given us everything they have. We absolutely must protect everyone and keep them alive.
The food we're using now has undergone special processing. It's not poisonous, it just doesn't taste quite right, but don't worry, we're already researching other foods. I believe it won't be long before everyone can try something different.
Besides, we eat the same food as everyone else. You can rest assured!
"Yes, yes. Chief of Staff Qian is right."
Yes. We'll get through this together.
"Commander-in-Chief, you've worked hard."
...
That short sentence changed everyone's tune in the cafeteria. Actually, there was nothing they could do if they hadn't changed their tune.
Given the current situation, how many people would dare to go independent?
They used to come from wealthy families and were prominent merchants. What abilities do they have now? All they have is a body covered in fat from starvation.
They can't carry anything on their shoulders or lift anything with their hands.
Yan Ge was originally the head of a large family, and in the apocalypse, he sought the protection of the highest military authorities, just like everyone else.
The requirement from above is to hand over all his possessions. His wife, children, and grandchildren are all in there. His wife died before, and his two sons died while searching for food. Now, only his grandson remains.
At this moment, Qian Fu and he exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
His expression seemed to say, "If I don't keep a low profile, I won't be able to explain what will happen next."
They're all old foxes; they all know each other inside and out.
The farce ended just like that.
The Yan family, grandfather and grandson, gritted their teeth and swallowed their anger.
...
"What?"
"You heard me right. We're having hot pot tonight!"
It's too cold. The sheep had gotten quite fat after being fed for over a month, so I decided to slaughter them.
After lunch, the men slaughtered the sheep, while the women processed the edible offal. The head, hooves, and offal were all braised in a large pot at once.
After slaughtering the sheep, removing the ribs and scorpions, leaving it outside for a while will make it hard and stiff.
Wang San San took the sharpened knife and began slicing mutton rolls.
The lamb spine bones were used to make a soup; we'll make one pot of clear broth and one pot of spicy broth for hot pot later.
Sheep's blood is simply heated until it coagulates, then eaten in a hot pot. Feng Ran also took some beef to make beef rolls.
In addition to vegetarian dishes, there are also bean products, such as tofu skin, bean curd sheets, and dried tofu.
Two large pots were set up in the greenhouse, and a large table of various dishes were prepared.
It wasn't until 8 p.m. that everyone was ready to eat.
Everyone's eyes are straight.
It smells so good!
"It smells so good!" Wang Xiaosi said, his eyes fixed on the pot.
"yes."
"Everyone, eat more! Don't hold back! Eat as much as you can! We might have more work to do starting tomorrow."
Everyone needs to work incredibly hard!
"must!"
"OK!"
...
Amidst laughter and cheers, everyone began to inhale deeply.
Regarding the base, Fengran has made the following reforms.
Aside from herself, two elderly women, and a child, everyone else had to keep watch.
She still uses a rotating system because she treats them differently, but if the monsters come in droves like last time, the girls will lack fighting power.
Therefore, everyone practices for an extra two hours every morning. And it's all sparring training.
Why doesn't she keep watch herself?
Because she likes to sleep. And since she provides food for everyone, she's in charge.
Second, after two hours of training in the morning, the women do housework at the base, including cleaning, cooking, and washing clothes. The men are responsible for chopping wood and hunting.
Third, Wang San San needs to take the lead in manufacturing weapons. Whether it's guns, ammunition, swords, or clubs, anything useful will do. Everyone who can help should follow Wang San San's orders.
Fourth, everyone cleans in the morning and does manual labor in the afternoon. We'll use the open kitchen and keep it clean. We'll also prepare various foods there every day.
After finishing their hotpot meal, Feng Ran announced his new rules. He then asked everyone if they had any opinions.
"Any weapon will do?" Wang San San was the first to ask. He had always enjoyed researching these things. However, the years in the apocalypse had extinguished his enthusiasm; he was too busy living and eating to have any time for anything else.
"Of course! As long as it works!"
"I'm planning to build a large crossbow! Using a cart, I'll mount something that looks like a bow and arrow, but it's actually a crossbow. If those giant monsters reappear, we can just move the cart to face the larger monsters."
This crossbow has a long range, high speed, and high pressure!
"Great idea! Not bad. Just tell them what materials they need or who can help.
Anyone who's had hot pot today, don't let me down!
"good!"
"Haha, definitely."
"Yes, I'll definitely help if you just let me know."
...
The new model was officially established on the second day.
Everyone started training at seven in the morning. Two hours later, Fengran went back to catch up on sleep. Those who needed to do their work went about their tasks.
The trees chopped down each day are far more than enough, so Qi Xie collects them into his spatial storage every night. He can use them as a backup in case things get inconvenient later.
The rabbits in the greenhouse have grown another batch. And two of them have even started plucking their fur.
They're expecting two more litters of baby rabbits. The two old ladies are overjoyed. They spend all their time caring for the animals, with the baby in tow. They're all thriving.
One night, Feng Ran even saw Gu Zhou's mother-in-law come out in the middle of the night to add fire to the animal shed.
Actually, Feng Ran was quite touched.
Everyone worked very diligently. Feng Ran was particularly satisfied, mainly because everyone's attitude was excellent.
The next afternoon, Gu Zhou returned, dragging a large wild boar in his arms! It was already dead. But behind him, Qi Xie was carrying five small wild boars, striped and fluffy, seemingly unfazed by the cold.
The person being mentioned was trembling uncontrollably, but their eyes were darting around everywhere.
"Great! Five little wild boars!" Feng Ran said happily, as another batch of rations was put into the bag.
"We caught it in the cave next door. The sow tried to seduce people, but Brother Gu punched her to death. The piglets are probably about a month old. They should be able to survive," Qi Xie said.
The two of them went out to chop firewood today. They were almost attacked by wild boars near the cave.
"Great! Then you'll have to work hard and build a big enclosure for the wild boars. Let's keep them in the rabbit shed for now."
"good."
The number of greenhouses has increased to three during this period.
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