Chapter 24 Promotion of Chongmi
Amid the neighbors' screams, the body was carried downstairs in the community and the stairwell on the 16th floor was quickly cleaned up.
The three little ones who were locked in the room heard the noise outside the door, tears welled up in their eyes, and they prayed that their family would be safe.
In the end, the 16th floor won with the Doberman only slightly scratched.
Officer Yan walked towards Shen Qianxun and the other man, "Have you practiced?"
Chen Dabao, "I like to practice boxing when I have nothing to do."
Shen Qianxun smiled, “Ever since I heard about that incident, I’ve asked Dabao to teach me a few moves every day.”
Officer Yan nodded, "Yeah, that's good."
When the security guards arrived at Building 16, they saw the bodies neatly laid out on the assault boats.
Luo Baiwan quickly stepped forward to explain. The security guard asked a few simple questions on the 16th floor and left with the body without saying anything. The body had to be taken back to be burned to generate electricity and could not be wasted.
Luo Baiwan turned around and looked at the neighbors who were eating melons behind him. "Did you see those people just now? They were a bunch of hooligans who had just been released from prison. They wanted to massacre everyone in the building tonight. Fortunately, we and the people on the 16th floor helped them solve the problem. Everyone, just pretend you didn't see anything and go on with your business. We will protect everyone's safety from now on."
That night, the police found the criminals' lair based on the address provided by Luo Baiwan, rescued 26 trapped women and children, and arrested 12 criminals.
Luo Baiwan has already achieved political achievements before he officially took office.
Everyone who took action on the 16th floor will be rewarded with 1,000 points.
The fishing continued early the next morning. In the evening, the transport ship brought a large amount of supplies. From a distance, it looked like a large white area.
"These are foods made from mosquito eggs, also known as insect rice. They have been tested by scientific research departments and have no toxicity or other adverse effects. They are safe to eat."
"Keep sealed and store for 6-8 months."
Before the staff member finished speaking, it immediately sparked a lot of discussion.
"It's so disgusting. Even if it's not poisonous, I won't eat it."
"It's the end of the world, what's there to be disgusted with?"
"That's right, it's good to have something to eat."
“It looks clean, but I don’t know how it smells.”
Shen Qianxun brought Chen Dabao forward to try the food. Having survived in the apocalypse for twelve years, he had eaten everything.
"Give us a try."
Shen Qianxun looked at the worm rice in his hand, each grain was distinct and very clean.
The two of them drank it in one gulp.
Tang Yun asked, "How is it?"
Shen Qianxun said, “It doesn’t have much taste, but it has a very good texture, it’s crunchy, and it’s rich in protein. It should be more filling than ordinary snacks.”
Chen Dabao added, "It also has a hint of meaty aroma."
Luo Baiwan stepped forward and said, "Let me try it."
Then he took big sips, looking very savoring.
"It tastes better than fried rice, not to mention it actually has a meaty aroma."
"Is this true?"
An old lady pushed through the crowd and went forward to try the food.
"Hey, it tastes really good."
Soon, everyone gathered around tried it and all agreed that it tasted good.
I used to complain about people who don’t eat, “Just treat it as me farting.”
Many people asked how to buy it.
The staff patiently explained, "You can redeem the eggs you catch or purchase them with points. 10 kilograms of eggs can be exchanged for 1 kilogram of insect rice, and points purchases are 20 points per kilogram. Points cards will be issued soon."
"Before the points card is issued, the points exchange is strictly checked. If any unauthorized change of points is discovered, 50 kilograms of insect eggs can be exchanged for one kilogram of insect rice, or 100 points can be exchanged for one kilogram."
"Please rest assured, the worm rice is currently being produced 24 hours a day. Starting tomorrow afternoon, you can exchange or purchase it on the top floor of the shopping mall next door."
"You can bring the insect eggs you collect to the shopping mall for redemption."
One man disagreed, "Why is it only 10 jins for one jin? I might as well make it myself."
The old man next to him echoed, "That's right."
The staff smiled and said, "The production process is very complicated and some of it is wasted. Do not make it privately. It needs to be processed by a professional team before it can be eaten."
Some people believe it, some people don’t.
Shen Qianxun believed in the power of the state machinery and guessed that the exchange rate was like this, most likely because they were hoarding food.
With vacuum sealing and the use of additives, a shelf life of 10 years is possible.
The only bad thing is the taste. However, it is understandable that their country is not short of salt and is a major salt-producing country. Unfortunately, the flood submerged the lower levels, and with the high temperature of over 30 degrees, salt and sugar quickly melted in the water. The country had to stock up again, and most likely would not provide salt in the early stages.
The appearance and taste of worm rice are very similar to the fried rice in China. You can stock up some and make rice crust.
Sweet and salty, spicy and chocolatey, for Shen Qianxun and the others, it was a pure apocalyptic specialty snack.
Seeing that the publicity had achieved its desired effect, the staff rushed to the next apartment building with the samples for tasting.
After the air was quiet for a few seconds, a group of people rushed to their respective doors, determined to be the first to leave the apartment building.
Luo Baiwan bared his teeth and laughed, "My throat can finally rest for a few days."
Soon after, after the survivors from all over Country A had a taste of fried rice, most of the apartment buildings only left a few security guards, while everyone else went out to collect mosquito eggs.
There is no need to say much about the fighting power of the Chinese people, but what Shen Qianxun did not expect was that there were so many survivors in their area.
The water was filled with speedboats and rubber boats, and surrounded by greasy heads. With so many people, disputes were inevitable, and many people were arguing with each other over the ownership of a spoonful of insect eggs.
“I got it first.”
"Bullshit, it's obviously me."
What followed was a 5-minute verbal exchange.
The teammates couldn't stand it any longer, "Stop arguing, half each, there's plenty in the water, hurry up and fish it out, the neighbors are already ahead of us."
The two of them finally shut up.
After the poisonous mosquito lays eggs on the water surface, due to the weight of the eggs themselves, most of them sink into the water about 10 centimeters, which is much deeper than other ordinary mosquitoes. They are also 4 times larger than other poisonous mosquitoes. It is a species that has never been recorded on the blue planet.
In just one morning, the entire Jinjiang community was turned upside down. After all, it was their own community, so everyone was extremely careful and divided the area to ensure that nothing was missed.
Even the corners and crevices must not be spared, as many poisonous mosquitoes hide there, waiting to lay eggs at night.
Once discovered, they immediately called for help. Seeing that the disinfection personnel were too busy, many people took the initiative to provide barbecue flamethrowers and homemade torches, determined not to let a single poisonous mosquito go.
They were all wrapped tightly and wearing protective glasses, and they quickly eliminated the mosquitoes visible to the naked eye.
The woman behind me suddenly had an idea, "Can I eat this poisonous mosquito? I wonder what it tastes like."
The old man agreed, "We don't know either, let's go down and ask."
In the afternoon, Shen Qianxun and his group took the gauze net made by Grandma Deng and went to the suburbs. On the way, they saw people who were bitten by poisonous mosquitoes and were taken to the temporary medical clinic for treatment.
Although homemade gauze nets are not as good as professional fishing nets, they are better than kitchen strainers and can catch a lot of insect eggs at one time.
Finally, he returned to the community with a large number of poisonous mosquito eggs. As soon as he entered the apartment building, Luo Baiwan waved at them and shouted, "Sister Bao, Xiao Shen, you are back."
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