dognovel Chapter 207
Chapter 207
"Wanwan..." Qi Mingyu hesitated for a long time, as if he was having trouble speaking, before finally saying, "You can trust me..."
Zhou Shuwan quickly gave him a sweet smile: "Brother Xiao Yu, of course I trust you!"
"That's not the kind of trust you're talking about!"
Zhou Shuwan was a little confused.
The other party did not say anything else. He sighed softly and raised his hand to touch her hair: "Go back, it's too hot outside! Don't come out if you have something to do in the future. Just go upstairs and knock on the glass room."
Zhou Shuwan smiled at him and went back.
Qi Mingyu was left looking at her back, standing silently for a long time.
In addition to the underground base where the Zhou family goes to work, there is also a shopping mall closest to the Dongyuan community.
There are two basement floors in the shopping mall. The first basement floor is full of shops, and the second basement floor is a parking lot. With a little renovation, they can become ready-made places to avoid high temperatures.
Other places in J City also utilized all available space to build underground bases.
The people in Dongyuan Community, including the property management, also moved to the underground base.
On the day everyone moved out, Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun practiced archery in the bedroom for a while, then looked out from the balcony at the almost empty downstairs and sighed, "It seems like everyone has left!"
Zhong Tiyun nodded: "That's right, I feel a little lonely now that everyone has left!"
Even the families of Uncle Zhong's second uncle and Aunt Zhong's third aunt moved to the base.
The two families had stockpiled a lot of supplies, especially solar power generation equipment and gasoline, and they entrusted both of them to Zhou Shuwan.
Zhou Shuwan still helps them preserve gasoline and motorboats.
Zhou Shuwan didn't say anything and promised to move these to the hiding place with his father.
Zhong Tiyun took her second brother and third sister's hands and reminded them again to be careful.
Uncle Zhong also advised Zhong Tiyun: "You should go with us. Although the underground conditions are not good and people are crowded, at least we can avoid the high temperature, which is the most important thing at the moment!"
Zhong Tiyun said, "Let's wait a little longer. Solar power generation is enough for us now. We can wait until the temperature rises again and go when there is really no other way!"
"That's fine! The Qi family next door won't move either, so you two families can take care of each other. Wanwan and Xiaoyu are both good at fighting, so there's no need to worry about their safety!" Uncle Zhong nodded, and then left with Aunt Zhong and the others.
Now that everyone has left, Zhong Tiyun has the illusion that they are the only few people left in the world!
Zhou Shuwan laughed and said, "This is what it feels like in the end times. People die every day, disasters happen every day, and there's loneliness and confusion everywhere. Only family members who stay together can feel warmth and support!"
Zhong Tiyun took her hand and said, "Fortunately, our family is together!"
Zhou Shuwan nodded seriously: "Yes, we will always be together!"
The advantages of not going to the underground base with the main force are obvious. Zhou Shuwan and the others can move freely at home, practice shooting and exercise, Mu Mu can study and read, and the family can gather in the bedroom to watch a movie in the evening.
Another thing is that now you don’t have to worry about being peeped at whatever you want to eat or do.
Only the Qi family was next door, so the Zhou family started cooking again, which had been put on hold for a long time.
In the evening, several electric rice cookers are used to steam rice, meat and ribs are stewed in pressure cookers, and various dishes are stir-fried in woks.
After they are done, they are placed one by one in the space.
When it is inconvenient to cook in the future, you can just serve it and eat it.
The refrigerator and freezer at home have never been out of power. No one knows how much meat was stockpiled before the end of the world. Last year, a large amount of fresh fish was stockpiled. Later, chickens were raised, and various vegetables and sweet potatoes were grown. Therefore, stir-frying and stewing meat would not arouse the suspicion of the Qi family. They would only secretly guess that their family had stockpiled a lot of goods.
Vacuum-sealed rice has a shelf life of three years if stored properly.
But the noodles have long reached the maximum storage period.
Last year, Director Wu specifically requested two bags of flour that Zhou Shuwan had exchanged for the fish tank. He tried every possible way to store it, but within two days, it all went bad. He felt bad about it for a long time.
But if you do it right, there are ways to extend the time it takes to eat pasta.
For example, at the Qi family next door, Grandma Pang would steam buns and press noodles during the flood season. She would put the buns in plastic bags, vacuum the air out of them, and then freeze them in the freezer. When she finished steaming new ones, she would take the old ones out of the freezer and eat them.
Qi Mingyu prepared several large freezers to store some food.
The noodles are dried in the sun, and when they are completely dry, they are packed into packages. Some are stored in vacuum bags in a cool and dry place, and some are refrigerated in the refrigerator.
It can also be made into pork buns and pork dumplings, which are then frozen in large bags.
Although these pastas may not taste as good as fresh ones after thawing, they are at least the pastas that northerners are used to eating, and are much better than just eating compressed biscuits.
In addition, you can also put the pressed thin noodles in a pan and fry them. When you take them out, they are very similar to instant noodles. Fried noodles can also be stored for a long time without worrying about spoiling.
As for various meats, in addition to freezing, they use methods such as pickling, smoking, and frying to try every possible way to extend their shelf life.
So, up to now, the food in the Qi family is still pretty good.
Rice, flour and meat can be eaten normally, and vegetables are also grown at home. The food standard is not much different from before the apocalypse.
When the aroma of stewed meat and stir-fried dishes came from the Zhou family, Grandma Pang was also busy in the kitchen and said with a smile, "Your Aunt Zhou is making delicious food again!"
The Qi family was not as extravagant as the Zhou family, and they installed an air conditioner in the kitchen.
They had a bedroom next to the kitchen, and the two of them lived in that bedroom.
Qi Mingyu dug a window on the wall between the bedroom and the kitchen. The air conditioner was always on, and the cold air was transmitted from the bedroom to the kitchen, so that the kitchen would not be so hot.
He also installed an air-conditioning fan in the kitchen and borrowed an ice maker from the Zhou family. He put ice cubes in the air-conditioning fan, and the wind that blew out was very cool.
Qi Mingyu was also helping with cooking in the kitchen. Upon hearing this, he said, "Before, there were so many people that it was inconvenient to do anything."
Besides, the Zhou family has a lot of goods in stock, so it’s not surprising that they take this opportunity to make more sumptuous dishes.
Grandma Pang took out four frozen steamed buns, thawed them and steamed them in a pot. She also stewed a pot of pickled fish with fish pieces, chili peppers, fungus, mushrooms, and bok choy. She then grabbed a handful of dried large noodles, added water and boiled them, then added some peanuts to make a pot of noodle soup that was very suitable for drinking in summer.
She has a small appetite, so one steamed bun is enough for her.
Qi Mingyu has a big appetite, and Grandma Pang is reluctant to deprive her grandson of food, so she always prepares three times as much food for him as for herself.
Just as we were about to eat, there was a knock on the door.
Zhou Shuwan brought a big bowl of braised pork with an electric fan hanging on her waist. It was freshly cooked by her father, and two big white steamed buns were placed on the meat.