Chapter 145 Abnormality (23)
Lan Jin raised his hand weakly and said, "I want to ask a question. Where did the bugs come from?"
Yes, it’s so cold, and we haven’t even seen the rats and cockroaches they mentioned before, so where did these bugs come from?
Lan Jin's question made everyone think, but when they thought back further, they couldn't help but remember the insect plague period that everyone hated. However, the insect plague period was a bit far away from them. After all, before the extreme cold, they had experienced several months of heavy rain, and in the early stage of the heavy rain, the insects were all exposed to acid rain.
Of course, these insect powders are definitely not made from insects that have been exposed to acid rain. Acid rain was so corrosive that all the insects died after being exposed to it. They were corroded away without a trace in a short time. Even if you want to use it to make powder, you can't find the source.
But if it is not that batch of insects, it can only be an earlier batch. In other words, this batch of insect powder was actually prepared by someone during the insect plague period, and was waiting to be sold after the situation allowed.
These situations are just their guesses at the moment and cannot be confirmed, but the possibility is extremely high.
When I think about the fact that this flour is not only insect powder, but also has been stored for so long, I can't help but feel disgusted.
But it is their right to sell whatever they want. If you ask her to eat it, she will definitely not want to eat it.
"I don't know if there are any harmful substances in it, but my advice is not to eat it. The thought of the insects being dead or rotten, and then being mixed together and ground into powder makes me sick. We have food to eat, so I don't think it's necessary."
Ling Jiang, who was already feeling very disgusted, couldn't eat anymore after hearing what Lan Jin said. "Stop talking. I was still hesitating. How can I dare to eat it now?"
But if I don’t eat it, she has changed so much, it will all be wasted.
Lao Gao smiled and said, "We'll know if there are any harmful substances after eating it, but based on what I just tested, there shouldn't be anything. On the contrary, the insect content is very high, which also means it's high in protein. If you don't want to eat it, I'll eat it, and Grandma Ling can eat it with me. It's very nutritious."
Unexpectedly, when Grandma Ling heard this, she immediately said in disgust: "Oh, who wants to eat with you? We can eat nutritious food. If you want to eat, eat it by yourself. I won't eat it."
Old Gao didn't expect Grandma Ling to be so disgusted. He said innocently, "It's really nutritious, and I don't want it to go to waste. Speaking of which, could you please tell me what your granddaughter exchanged for it?"
I won’t mention what it was, but the pancakes made from the insect powder tasted really average. If I hadn’t been mentally prepared in advance, I wouldn’t have been able to swallow it, and I might have vomited it all out.
But if Lan Jin were to say it, it would be better for her to just spit it out.
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Lao Gao couldn't bear to eat such unpalatable powder twice a day, which resulted in more than half of the insect powder still not being consumed even after a week.
Lao Gao felt he had personally verified the nutritional value of insect powder. Not only did he not have any other problems after eating it, but he was even less sensitive to cold than before. The most replenished substance he gained was protein, indicating that all the nutrients came from the insect powder. "Really? This insect powder is really good! Ever since I started eating it, I've felt warm every day. Especially these past two days, I haven't even had to light charcoal during the day. I really think you can eat it with me."
Because of the charcoal making during the day, the room is warm. This work is done by everyone together, so there is naturally no need to burn charcoal alone at home.
But even though it was warm at home, they still couldn't take off their heavy coats. Lao Gao used to be the same as them, but after eating insect powder these days, his body temperature was obviously much higher. Not only did he take off his heavy coat, he also wore one less coat a day. After a week, he could stay safe in the minus 30 degrees cold wearing only long pants and a short-sleeved shirt.
Such a change made even Grandma Ling unable to help but grumble to them privately, "Something's not right with Xiao Gao. Don't you think there's something wrong?"
Of course they felt there was a problem, but they had said it and discussed it, but Lao Gao just didn't take it seriously. You can imagine how difficult it was.
As for Lao Gao himself, he was just hot, really hot. He couldn't put on any more clothes, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable all over.
Huang Jinghe approached her privately and said, "Sister Lan, no matter how nutritious protein is, it can't make your body feel hot. I've been feeling uneasy these past couple of days, like something's going to happen. Also, did you hear those 'bang bang' sounds last night? I don't know where they came from, and occasionally... like zombies screaming. It was really creepy. I actually heard it this morning, too, but I couldn't bring it up in front of Lao Gao."
Lan Jin didn't hear the zombie screams that Huang Jinghe described, but she did hear the "bang bang" sounds at night, and the sounds came from their community.
"Anyway, you'd better be careful. I feel like something is wrong here." Lan Jin glanced at the thermometer on the balcony, which pointed to minus 29 degrees Celsius very accurately. In such weather, even the combat X tribe would not wear short sleeves, let alone Lao Gao who has always lived in the south.
Lan Jin frowned and asked, "Didn't Lao Gao notice anything was wrong? Is he still eating the insect powder?"
"I didn't notice it at first. He would still eat even if we didn't persuade him. But now he seems to have noticed it. He didn't eat it last night, but the reaction has already come up. It's too late to stop now." Huang Jinghe said anxiously.
However, what else could she do at this moment? All they could do was to pay more attention to their own safety. "You live on the same floor as him, so you should be more careful. If you hear any noise, pretend you didn't hear it. Don't open the door. Lao Gao is not stupid. If there is anything, he will tell us on the intercom. After all, if there is something important, it is more useful to go to me and Ling Jiang instead of a child like you."
After that, Lan Jin continued, "When we're burning charcoal together, you should also pay more attention. I always feel that this matter is not simple."
Because it seemed that the abnormalities around them all started after eating insect powder, and people in this area might have eaten insect powder. They not only had to be careful about Lao Gao's reaction, but also had to be careful about the reactions of other people in the community who had eaten insect powder.
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After all these wild speculations, Lan Jin didn't bring Lan Qiaoqiao with her when she went to burn charcoal. Ling Jiang saw this and said, "You were right not to bring Qiaoqiao. I always feel like something's wrong with Lao Gao. Don't let anything hurt the child again."
(End of this chapter)
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