Chapter 207 The Last Peaceful Time The Lion Opens His Mouth
The two trinkets were eventually thrown aside carelessly.
Rong Zhen then shifted her attention and began to observe the small room she was in.
Compared with the previous large flat, this two-bedroom, one-living room house with a total area of 50 to 60 square meters is indeed small.
But it should be enough for two people.
Like the one below, the two rooms here and the living room are equipped with a lot of supplies. The difference is that this time there are more things related to keeping warm.
There are hundreds of boxes of charcoal and alcohol blocks, along with various gas stoves, wood stoves and other heating and cooking equipment, which take up the three layers of shelves in the courtyard.
Even so, when Zhu Yan collected them, he still regretted that he didn't have time to get more coal briquettes.
That thing will last longer if it burns.
In addition, there are several large bags of polar down jackets, winter clothes, jackets, furs and other warm clothes that are enough to cope with extremely cold weather. They are all one-size-fits-all styles for both men and women. After being sorted out by Rongzhen, they are stacked one by one on top of the heating equipment.
After seeing these things, she actually had some guesses about the types of natural disasters that might occur next.
If nothing unexpected happens, it's probably extremely cold weather.
After everything was packed up, the overall layout of the house was finally revealed. The lower half of the walls was almost completely filled with radiators, and there was also a layer of floor heating under the floor, combining gas heating and water heating to ensure that even if it was freezing outside, the house would still be as warm as spring.
The prerequisite is that the gas and water supply in the house cannot be cut off.
But if extremely cold weather really comes, this is obviously impossible, so Zhu Yan prepared so many heating supplies.
After a busy day of sweating, Zhu Yan went to the bathroom to take a quick shower. After coming out, he rubbed his rumbling stomach and asked Rong Zhen, "Hey, can you cook?"
Rong Zhen was so tired that she lay on the ground and said weakly: "I don't want to call you hello, please call me by my name, thank you."
Zhu Yan groaned, stroking his damp hair, and asked again, "What about the golden mushrooms? Can you cook?"
Enoki mushroom? Who are you calling Enoki mushroom? Who is Enoki mushroom?
Rongzhen looked back at him with dead eyes. "I only know how to make roasted pork skin and stargazing pie. Do you want some?"
If you dare to eat it, it won’t poison you to death.
Zhu Yan successfully received the threat of her death gaze, and with a pout and disgust, he went into the kitchen and started working.
Listening to the sound of pots and pans clashing inside, Rongzhen looked out the living room window at the dark apocalyptic scene outside, then struggled to get up and go to the bathroom to take a shower.
Someone in the kitchen noticed and hurried over with a spatula in hand. They warned her through the door, "Use new toiletries, don't use the ones I opened. Also, unpack your towels and bathrobes and use new ones. The second bedroom is yours. If you need anything, get it from the courtyard. Got it?"
"Got it!" Rongzhen responded loudly towards the water.
If there was a second bathroom in the house, she would never share the same one with him. He disliked it, but she minded.
However, the truth was not what she thought.
Zhu Yan outside the door scratched his burning ear after receiving the answer. His nose twitched and he suddenly smelled a slight burnt smell. He couldn't help but wail: "Ah, my food!"
Upon hearing this, Rongzhen quickened her pace, took a quick shower to wash away her fatigue, and then wrapped herself in a bathrobe and ran to the kitchen to check on the situation, in case that guy didn't know how to cook and was messing around, and accidentally burned the house down.
The kitchen was filled with smoke and a choking sour and spicy smell. A tall and thin figure was frantically shaking a small, flaming iron pot.
Rongzhen saw that nothing serious had happened and the other party was acting quite decently, so she simply stood at the door and didn't go in.
Zhu Yan accidentally saw her and immediately ordered her to help. He couldn't bear to see her just standing there watching him work.
Even if you can’t cook, you can at least wash and cut vegetables.
Rong Zhen rolled up her sleeves and while he was making the spicy and sour fish, she slowly washed out two cucumbers and smashed them with the back of a knife to make a cold dish.
This was her only contribution to the meal, she could do nothing else.
It's not that she can't do it, but she doesn't want to take care of three meals a day as soon as she arrives, and gradually make it a job she takes for granted instead of sharing it equally with the other person.
It's impossible to be the boss under her service.
Zhu Yan didn't know what she was planning. He served the prepared spicy and sour fish and poured a pot of tomato and egg soup. Finally, he turned off the rice cooker with satisfaction and called Rong Zhen to serve the dishes and start eating.
Rongzhen quickly helped to get the bowl and chopsticks, and when she took the first bite of the fresh, sour and spicy fish, she couldn't help but give a thumbs up to today's chef.
"It's delicious! Your cooking skills are amazing! It's as good as those made by professional chefs. Amazing!"
She showered him with compliments so freely that the chef felt embarrassed and suggested that she would do it next time.
"The smashed cucumber you made is also good, very refreshing." Zhu Yan tasted the cold dish and also gave it a good review.
The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries and quickly finished all the food. Amid the loud noise of the strong wind and heavy rain hitting the windows outside, they almost missed the slight movement coming from the door.
It was only when the smart cat's eye installed by Zhu Yan earlier turned on the red light to alert them that they realized someone was visiting.
Who else would come here at this time?
Either the person who came had bad intentions, or it was the two female protagonists.
Rong Zhen thought of the original owner's wish not to be a tool for giving away gold fingers, stood up to clear the dishes and said, "I'll wash the dishes."
"Then I'll go check at the door." Zhu Yan took the initiative to take over and assigned herself work. At the same time, she was satisfied with her tactfulness and knowing how to share the housework. She was not the kind of person who just eats and does nothing. That was very good.
So the two of them divided the work.
When Rongzhen was washing dishes in the kitchen, Zhu Yan opened the door and was not surprised to see Han Yilian and Yu Ruwei coming in together.
They all carried bags bulging with stuff, and they thought they were very sincere.
When Zhu Yan saw this, his face suddenly darkened and he said rudely, "Is this all you have? You're treating beggars like this!" Then he was about to close the door angrily.
Han Yilian immediately opened her backpack and argued, "Wait... wait a minute, little brother, take a look at what's in here. There are chocolates, compressed biscuits, candies, and canned goods. They're all hard currency. Do you really not want them?"
Looking at the things she showed Zhu Yan one by one, Yu Ruwei found it difficult to open the backpack in her hand, because she had stuffed some snacks, drinks and instant noodles that she didn't like into it. Apart from the instant noodles, the rest were flashy things, and compared with what Han Yilian prepared, they were not presentable.
But it doesn’t matter. They are also not interested in the backpack of things Han Yilian brought.
To be precise, it’s not that I’m not interested, but I think the portion is too small.
"If possible, the quantity must be a hundred times the current amount." Zhu Yan said something shocking.
Yu Ruwei was so shocked that she blurted out, "A hundred times? You're asking for too much?!"
If everything was fine outside, let alone a hundred times, even a thousand or ten thousand times wouldn't be a big problem considering her original family background.
But now the natural disaster has occurred, and the outside is almost becoming an ocean. The building they are in is like a lonely boat drifting in the ocean without any support. The available supplies are very limited. Where can they find him a hundred times more supplies?
Zhu Yan, however, refused to budge from the exchange terms and even said in a very infuriating tone, "Looking at the way you're acting, those two trinkets are probably not treasures. If you want to get them, how can you not spend a lot of money? Don't treat everyone like fools."
Yu Ruwei and Han Yilian's expressions changed when they heard this, and they asked in unison, "What do you know?"
"I don't know anything. I only know that I have what you want, and I can exchange it for the supplies I want." Zhu Yan smiled smugly, as if he was completely unaware of the suspicion and scrutiny of the two people outside the door. He looked like a villain who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Han Yilian didn't see any sense of vicissitudes in his eyes that was inconsistent with his age, and was sure that he was not reborn like her.
Yu Ruwei didn't see any signs of a time traveler on him. She tried a few secret codes, but he looked at her like an idiot and refused to answer.
In this case, Han Yilian can only find another way.
She glanced into the room, which was tightly blocked by Zhu Yan, and raised her voice, "Those two pieces of jewelry are not yours. You can't decide, right? I want to talk to their real owner!"
Yu Ruwei's eyes lit up and she agreed, "Yes, it's not yours. What are you telling us here? Tell your friend to come out and tell us."
Rong Zhen came out from washing the dishes and happened to hear these words. She wiped her hands and replied loudly: "I have already given those two things to him."
So, hehe, I still have to get past Zhu·Shizi·Yan.
The two heroines: ...Bah, show off your affection and die quickly!
In the end, the two failed to achieve their wish and left unwillingly with their backpacks, which was seen by some people with ulterior motives.
After everyone left, Rongzhen curiously asked Zhu Yan, "Do you really need a hundred times more backpacks of supplies before giving them anything?"
Zhu Yan said indifferently: "It would be best if it can be done, but if not, it will take some time."
If the guess is correct, the two accessories are most likely space carriers. Instead of giving them to the heroine cheaply and letting them activate the golden finger to collect things in the building at the beginning of the natural disaster, it is better to delay it for a while so that they can collect supplies themselves.
Before the tsunami and rainstorm stopped, the supplies in the building were limited. The more the heroines collected, the less they could take.
In this case, what choice is there?
Rongzhen had no objection to this. She let him do whatever he wanted as long as it didn't affect her.
Then the two of them started to get busy again, busying themselves with turning perishable ingredients into cooked food that was easy to store and putting them in the thatched hut in the courtyard just in case.
It’s a pity that the courtyard space is not fresh, otherwise they wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble.
Fortunately, there are not many perishable ingredients. Zhu Yan probably considered this issue when purchasing, and most of the supplies he prepared are easy to store and can last longer.
Since Zhu Yan is a good cook, he will take care of the former part, while Rong Zhen will be responsible for the latter.
Rongzhen was inspired to play with rice and flour in various ways. Not only did she make various fried foods and steamed cakes with cooking oil, she also made a lot of emergency dry food such as fried noodles and fried rice that could be kept for a long time.
Zhu Yan was dazzled at first, but gradually his face turned sour.
When Rongzhen finished her work and stopped to rest, he walked back and forth in front of her holding a bowl of dough with stuffing in his hand, stirring it with chopsticks so vigorously that the bowl wall was clanging loudly.
Rong Zhen heard his commotion and asked helplessly, "What are you making a fuss about? If you have something to say, just say it."
The most annoying thing is making people guess. You are not a worm in your stomach. If you don’t say it, who will know what you are thinking?
"Who's making a fuss? No one!" Zhu Yan refused to admit it. He continued to stir the stuffing with his head held high and chest puffed out. Finally, he stopped in front of Rong Zhen and stared at the food she had already prepared.
Rongzhen's eyes flickered, and she deliberately asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to eat?"
When she did this, she smuggled a small amount into her own space. Could it be that he noticed that the amount was wrong?
"Which enoki mushroom said he couldn't cook..." Zhu Yan's questioning words instantly dispelled Rong Zhen's uneasiness.
She turned around and saw the resentment and dissatisfaction on Zhu Yan's handsome face. She breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Anyway, it's not me. I said I only know how to make roasted pork skin and stargazing pie, but I didn't say I can't make these snacks. You misunderstood me, it's none of my business."
Zhu Yan snorted coldly, picked up a piece of fried candy cake with his free hand and swallowed it.
Seeing this, Rongzhen immediately filled a large bowl for him. In addition to fried sugar cakes, there were also oil fruits, sazi, rice crust, rice popcorn, etc.
Zhu Yan was very satisfied with the meal and lightly put aside what had just happened.
It seems that this guy is easy to deal with if you stroke his hair in the right direction. Rong Zhen smiled secretly and took out the fermented dough and made small fried buns with him. After making them, they were fried in a pan and could be kept for several days.
The waves outside are surging and the wind and rain are still strong. This moment is probably the last peaceful time, and people can't bear to destroy it.
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