System into the end of the world

Chapter 28

In a few days, it will be the Lunar New Year. Originally, few people could remember the date, but an outdoor electronic calendar was erected next to the north gate of the foundation, which clearly marked that it was already the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.No matter who it is, they can see it at a glance, and then everyone suddenly remembered that the Chinese New Year will be a week away.

At this time in the past, every household should have prepared new year's goods long ago. Even if there is no such condition, every family will try their best to stock up some food.The trading center also posted a notice in advance: On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, quick-frozen dumplings with various fillings will be sold, and the quantity is limited, while stocks last.

Just a simple task made Yu Nan discover her major shortcomings when facing zombies, and she didn't plan to take any more tasks during the Chinese New Year.On the one hand, I want to increase training and build strength, and on the other hand, I want to prepare well and have a safe and stable New Year.

One after another, they moved a lot of ingredients to the house overtly and secretly. Yu Nan started to work in the house early in the morning.Chop minced meat, marinate meat, pack octopus and so on.It is a custom in Yu Nan's hometown to fry some fried goods in advance every Chinese New Year, such as fried five-spice meat, fried fish, fried lotus root, etc., which can be eaten cold or reheated.She didn't quite know what the New Year's customs in this space were. Anyway, as long as Yu Zhensheng didn't ask, she didn't intend to talk about it, and even if she did, she would just find an excuse to confuse it.

I think of the scene when I was looking forward to the New Year when I was a child, and my grandma was frying fried goods by the stove, and she was eating by the side, but now I miss it very much.

There are not many types of traditional fried goods. With the improvement of living standards, people are no longer satisfied with the old ones. There are also more types of fried goods sold in various fried goods stores, such as fried shrimp, fried squid rings, fried chicken rack, fried tofu and more.This time, Yu Nan also specially prepared some.

It can't be finished in one day, so Yu Nan is going to pick up lotus root, shrimp, meatballs, etc. and fry them out in a short time. to continue frying.The glutinous rice balls smelled the fragrance and kept spinning around, but she yelled at her and ordered her to lie in the distance and not move, so she lay down on the ground aggrieved, looking at her pitifully, without even turning her eyes.

"The scent has drifted downstairs." Zhan Xuyang entered the door with a bunch of red things in his arms. Yu Nan looked up and saw that there were pendants, garlands and so on, all of which were decorations for the Spring Festival.

"Could it be that someone is squatting outside our house and drooling?" Yu Nan said with a smile.

"Not exactly, but it's almost there." Zhan Xuyang put down the things in his arms, picked up the thermos bottle on the table and poured himself half a cup of boiling water, then mixed some into the bottled water next to him, and mixed it into warm boiled water. Down half a cup in one go.

Yu Nan stared at him dumbfounded for a long while before she came to her senses, "Isn't it? It's not an exaggeration to say that life is more difficult now, right?" As long as the labor force in the family can account for half or more of the population base, It is absolutely no problem to want to add some meat to the daily meals.That's why she dared to boldly come up with such a "luxury" lineup. Isn't it Chinese New Year now, there is absolutely a reason to be extravagant.

"Anyway, the family members I know next door are asking me what new year's goods are prepared, and those who don't know each other, smelling the smell in the air, their eyes are green." Zhan Xuyang approached and took a look, took a Picking up the chopsticks, she took a lotus root from the pot she fried, put it in her mouth and took a bite, "Huh...it's really hot...it tastes good." He praised while blowing.

"Really? I haven't tasted it after frying." The lotus root in the pot was almost ready, so Yu Nan picked it up with a strainer, controlled the oil, and poured it into the basin next to it.Put the next batch of lotus root into the pot, and there was a creaking sound in the oil pot, "Is it salty enough?"

"Enough, it's just right to stutter."

Yu Nan nodded, "The lotus root is too salty to eat. Make it light and eat it quickly, so as not to spoil it."

Zhan Xuyang laughed, "Don't worry, even if it's as salty as pickles, I guarantee there won't be any left."

Yu Nan slightly raised the corners of her lips, but didn't reply, she just lowered her head and turned over the lotus one by one attentively.She has a system against the sky, so she has never considered in her heart whether she will not be able to eat one day. Although she tries to save money like others on the surface, she is just "like".

Sometimes she will be hypocritical and think it is shameful to eat alone, but what can she do otherwise?She is not the Holy Mother, and the premise of everything is to protect herself before she can do it. What about merciful to the world, saving all living beings, etc., let the real Holy Mother, White Lotus, do it.She is beyond her powers, and she can barely take care of the people around her, which is not bad.

Lunch consisted of steamed buns and freshly baked fried goods. After eating and drinking enough, Zhan Xuyang wandered off to work again.He is not like Yu Nan who can stay in the house. In his own words: it is better to go out and earn some points if you spend all the time getting moldy in the house.It happened that the base recruited temporary order administrators, and he signed up with 2 points a day.

After feeding the glutinous rice balls, Yu Nan washed his hands, heated up the oil pan, and then put the small amount of shrimp and squid rings that had not been fried in the morning into the pan to continue working.As soon as a pot was fried, I heard someone knocking on the door of her house.

Soothe the barking glutinous rice balls, "Who is it?" Yu Nan turned off the fire and asked.

"it's me."

Knowing that it was Zhang Xiaoyu's voice next door, she frowned fiercely.Zhang Xiaoyu was the woman who volunteered that she could drive when Yu Nan was about to give away her Hyundai car. She had a one-year-old child with her.When I was choosing the room number, I happened to meet Zhang Xiaoyu. After waiting for them to choose the house, I immediately booked the room next door. After the formalities were completed, it would be too deliberate to change the room. In desperation, the two families became neighbors. .

"Sister Zhang is here? Come and sit down first, I'm working." Yu Nan opened the door and sat back by the stove, and she would help close the door without her deliberately reminding Zhang Xiaoyu.

"Oh, are these fried prawns? Tsk tsk, I told your grandson earlier. Speaking of which, there is no restaurant in our area that can have better food than yours." The grandson belongs to Zhang Xiaoyu My lover, whose full name is Sun Jiang, has the same temperament as his name, an honest person, completely different from Zhang Xiaoyu.

Yu Nan's hands paused, knowing that the autumn wind was coming again, and then she gave a distant smile, "Isn't it the New Year's Eve, no matter how tight the food and clothes are usually, you will inevitably have to spend extravagantly when it's the New Year's Eve." .Our family is taking out all the points in the card to exchange for food, and we can only work honestly after a few years."

Zhang Xiaoyu covered her mouth and smiled, and stared straight into the basin with her eyes, "The three of you in your family are all capable. Even if we want to use up our points to buy things like us, we can't buy much. Sigh , if it wasn't for taking care of Tongtong, I could go out and earn some points, and life at home wouldn't be so sad."

After being harassed by her again and again, Yu Nan also gained some immunity. Hearing this, she didn't answer her words, but asked about the child, "I heard from my little uncle that Tong Tong had a cold two days ago. Did you take him to the doctor?"

"Oh, don't mention it." Zhang Xiaoyu's face showed a trace of worry, "It was probably because he caught a cold the night before yesterday and had a fever of more than 40 degrees, and he fell into a coma. He was sent to the medical center overnight for injections and medicine. The fever is gone. It's cold outside, and I dare not take him out, it's not that I just fell asleep, so I have the time to come and sit with you."

"I heard that when children get sick, they need to keep up with their nutrition to get better quickly." Yu Nan paused, "It's better to boil a few more eggs for Tongtong to eat."

Zhang Xiaoyu sighed, "I also know that's the case. Yesterday your grandson went to the trading center to look, and the good things are gone, and there is nowhere to buy them." She looked around the room secretly, "I Seeing that your family has a lot of food, how about giving some to our family? Let your grandson and I have a good time. Anyway, there are only three people in your family, and you can’t eat so much. It’s a pity to waste it by then. .”

Such a small child can be used as an excuse by her, Yu Nan was a little unhappy at the moment, the smile hanging on the corner of her lips faded a little, "Tongtong is so young, how much food can be eaten, what is the unevenness. I don't know much about these things, how about this, when my little uncle comes back, I'll ask him to see what is suitable for children at home, and ask him to bring you some."

"Uh...thank you so much." A trace of displeasure flashed quickly in Zhang Xiaoyu's eyes, which happened to fall into Yu Nan's eyes.Yu Nan just pretended not to know, and concentrated on frying things, until finally all the things in the bowl of batter were fried, and when she heard the crying of a child next door, Zhang Xiaoyu walked away resentfully, and brought a hand with her when she went out. After catching two prawns and leaving, my hot fingers turned red and I didn't let go.

When Zhensheng and Zhan Xuyang came back, Yu Nan told them exactly what Zhang Xiaoyu had said.

"Now I tolerate her not because of Zhang Xiaoyu's character, but because Tongtong is really pitiful. A one or two-year-old child should be the age that adults pamper her, but who knows, she was not born at a good time. .” Yu Zhensheng took a carton of milk, a piece of fish, and the remaining half of tofu to the next door.

In the evening, Zhan Xuyang suddenly mentioned about the mercenary team. If he didn't mention it, Yu Nan would have almost forgotten about it.

"I saw Wei Huai today. It was he who mentioned that he wanted to form a mercenary team and invited me to join." Zhan Xuyang said the reason, "I rejected it."

Yu Nan was not surprised that he would refuse, remembering the few times she met Wei Huai, "That person is not simple." She said.

Zhan Xuyang nodded, "It seems that his skills don't look like he came from the army, but rather like a legendary mercenary." Yu Nan didn't know much about mercenaries, so after chatting with them for a few words, he changed the topic to The plan for the next year.

"If there is a task, we will take it. If there is no task, we will go out by ourselves. There are few people, so let's go around first. The most important thing is to learn to adapt to the apocalypse first. Especially you," Zhan Xuyang turned to look at Yu Nan, "I haven't stared at you recently, have you missed the basic training?"

"Of course not." She said immediately, "If you don't believe me, you can check and accept the results." Since returning, she has increased her daily training volume and trained with weights, but because the time is still short, the effect is not obvious.

Yu Zhensheng closed his eyes and listened to their discussion. Most of the time he didn't speak. He only opened his eyes to give some opinions when he was asked occasionally. "As long as I am a soldier, I am destined to obey orders as the first criterion. I can't go out with you to kill zombies, and I can't go on missions with you, but I hope that no matter what time you are, you can keep yourself safe. Put it first."

"I will protect Yu Nan well, don't worry." Zhan Xuyang solemnly promised.

Yu Nan was taken aback, then smiled, "I will also try my best to make myself stronger so that I won't be a burden to you."

Yu Zhensheng sighed, "Don't be too harsh on yourself, in the eyes of my little uncle, you will never be a burden."

"Well, I understand." Yu Nan replied with a smile, then turned to discuss the post-holiday arrangements with Zhan Xuyang.Finally, it was decided to use the zombies in the nearby cities to practice their hands first, and collect some urgent supplies by the way, then turned off the lights, and each of them packed up and went to bed.

(End of this chapter)