Rebirth in the end times: The whole family keeps a low profile
Chapter 52 Enjoy your meal
The grandpa brought out a plate of fried soybeans. A few days ago, when they were cleaning the house, they found that there were only three or four pounds of soybeans left, so they simply fried them dry to satisfy the children's cravings. A little salt was sprinkled on it, and it was crunchy when bitten. This was a little thought of the grandpa's family. He knew that everyone hadn't eaten fried soybeans for a long time, so he specially prepared this delicacy. The soybeans were fried golden and crispy, exuding a rich aroma, which attracted everyone to pick up one to try.
The Su family really didn't know what the little grandfather's family had taken out when it was extremely cold, and no one asked each other about it. A tacit understanding had already been formed. After all, in this post-disaster world, resources were scarce, and everyone understood not to question each other too much. As long as they could share a little bit of food with each other, it was already a rare blessing.
Li Yimin couldn't help laughing when he saw the coffee: "Maybe no one in the family likes to drink coffee, so they kept it until now. This is good stuff, very refreshing." He likes to drink tea, and Zhao Min's love for coffee is self-evident. She has to drink a cup every morning to start a new day. The grandfather smiled when he heard Li Yimin's ridicule and lied that the coffee was left by his daughter, but he didn't like it and thought it was sour and bitter.
The grandfather was smart. He knew that his family looked like peasants and didn't seem to be able to drink coffee, so he simply pushed all the new and fashionable things in the house to his little daughter. He didn't know how his little daughter was doing at her husband's house, and whether she had followed him to the base. It was really worrying. He hoped that his daughter could live a good life and no longer suffer.
Su Ma and Su Xiaogu brewed a large pot of honeysuckle tea, adding some old rock sugar. The light sweetness made people want to drink more cups. In addition, drinking honeysuckle tea on a hot day can also help to reduce internal heat. Su Ma has always been simple in her way of enjoying life. She likes to brew tea with natural ingredients and feel the taste of nature.
There were too many delicious foods in Su Yun's space, and he really wanted to take some out to make everyone happy. However, spicy strips, popsicles, chocolate, soft drinks and pizza were too conspicuous, so he weighed the pros and cons and took out a few foods that were not so eye-catching and could be reasonably explained. He opened the package and took out a pack of vacuum-packed beef strips. After all, his family was in this business before the natural disaster, so it was not surprising that the family could not finish the goods. This was their homemade beef jerky, which tasted fresh and tender, and was full of meat fragrance.
In addition, Su Yun also took out ten green apple lollipops and several packs of popping candy. Although these snacks were not luxurious, in this era of scarce resources, having some sweets was already a luxury. Everyone had long been accustomed to a simple life, and they especially cherished these simple snacks.
Su Yun then took out a large bowl of brown sugar jelly. The jelly was made from the jelly fruit they picked when they went into the mountains for the second time. A few days ago, Su Xiaogu dried the core of the fruit and took some out to make some homemade jelly. The weather was too hot and it took a long time to solidify. The brown sugar water was boiled in the extreme cold. When it was made, I forgot to add ginger, so I never drank it.
Finally, Su Yun took out a plate of cold bracken. The bracken from the mountain can be brought back and boiled in water and then dried to make bracken, or it can be made into cold bracken. Recently, many people in the base eat bracken, but the ingredients may not be complete. This plate of cold bracken is bright in color, refreshing and delicious, making people salivate.
Three bunches of somewhat dehydrated sea buckthorn berries were also placed on the table. It was not uncommon to find them on this mountain. Su Yun deliberately took the ones that were not too fresh to avoid arousing suspicion. Everyone sat together, immersed in this rare moment of warmth and intimacy. They tasted the sweet and sour taste of the sea buckthorn berries and felt the health benefits of vitamin C and antioxidants for the body. Although these foods are simple, they have become precious and delicious in this post-disaster world.
At present, fewer and fewer people go up the mountain. It is said that the vegetation on the mountain has almost dried up, and even the snakes are nowhere to hide. The stream in the south has almost become a riverbed. Fresh fruits and wild vegetables are almost extinct. Most of the mountain products brought from the mountains have been dried and preserved.
Su Ma brought a large pot of rice porridge, originally intended for lunch. However, it was almost time for dinner and everyone was hungry, so they just shared it. Zhao Min brought a basket of qingtuan, which was filled with peanuts and sesame fillings, and the aroma was fragrant. In addition, there were two bottles of Dukang Baijiu, with beautiful outer packaging. Li Yimin took out a box of Beihai salted duck eggs, and even the outer packaging had not been opened.
As the head of the base, he knew more about the inside information than anyone else. Before the natural disaster, his family had actually stockpiled a lot of durable supplies. He also put some of his favorite tea in the air-raid shelter.
Although foods that cannot be stored for a long time, such as meat, vegetables and fruits, had been eaten up long ago, there were still some canned meat left. However, the young people in the army loved meat very much and often applied for extra meals in various ways. Even the canteen would occasionally request extra meat meals. Since there was not much canned meat left, he would directly reject any application for extra meat meals as soon as he saw it. This made Guan Xiong and others as excited as seeing their beloved girlfriends when they saw meat.
Everyone sat together, enjoying this rare reunion and delicious food, while also deeply aware of the difficulties of life. However, they were still able to find a moment of joy and happiness in this desolate world. These simple foods represent hope and the courage to survive.
When Su Ma saw the qingtuan, she knew Zhao Min's cooking skills were not bad. She must often cook delicious food at home. Salted duck eggs are also good things. It seems that their family didn't stock them. It's perfect to break open one and give it to white porridge in summer.
701 looked at the dozen dishes on the table and his stomach growled even louder. In the past few months, they had been traveling on the road like refugees, with no food to eat. They hadn't had a decent meal in a long time.
First, she gave the children a bowl of white porridge. Seeing that the porridge was not enough for so many people, Su Ma had to add boiled water and stir it. The adults just had to drink the thin porridge.
Little Xingxing can also eat complementary food, so today we let him have some meat. We just teased him to lick some non-spicy beef strips near his mouth, and then Aunt Wang held the child aside and tried to feed him porridge. Little Xingxing is very cute, with a fair and clean face, a pair of big, bright eyes that often smile, and an especially pink and moist little mouth, which makes people want to kiss him. Soon someone else would rush to hold him.
After feeding half a bowl of porridge, Su Yun held Xiao Xingxing and coaxed her to sleep, so that the others could have lunch in peace. Most of the people in the Su family were chatting and talking about family matters. They symbolically ate some of the food on the table. After all, if they ate more, others would eat less.
After finishing a pot of honeysuckle tea, Su's father suggested drinking the two bottles of Du Kang as well, otherwise they wouldn't know what to do with the wine if it was just sitting there. After the children had eaten their fill, they grabbed the lollipops and popping candies on the table and hid in the small room, laughing and starting to compete to see who could suck their lollipop the fastest.
Five salted duck eggs were opened, and a large pot of porridge was quickly gone. The two beef strips per person were also gone. There were not enough green rice dumplings to share, so the adults and children shared them just to taste them. The dried sweet potatoes were eaten up by the children, who each ate a few strips. From time to time, someone would grab a handful of the fried soybeans on the table and chew them slowly in their hands. Half of the cold-mixed bracken was left, and the men drank white wine and chatted.
The atmosphere at the table gradually became lively, and everyone sat together and exchanged their experiences before and after the natural disaster. Li Yimin and Zhao Min listened with relish, and also felt more deeply the hardships and difficulties of the grassroots people.
They were very impressed by the grandfather's story of how he was able to keep going despite the difficult situation without any advance warning. They firmly believed that no hardship was in vain, and they also hoped that everyone could return to normal life as soon as possible.
As the two bottles of Du Kang were finished, the food on the table was eaten up. As a dessert, everyone rushed to taste the brown sugar jelly. When Zhao Min helped to clean up the tables and chairs, she couldn't help but sigh: "I used to find greasy leftovers when I cleaned up the table, but now I can't even find a melon seed shell. Now I want to chew up the melon seed shell and eat it."
My little cousin who was cleaning the tables and chairs nearby almost choked on the pumpkin seed husks in his mouth. He smiled and said, "Yes, now even the pumpkin seed husks are treasures. You can chew them and swallow them. They must not be wasted."
Everyone's laughter and chatter echoed in the room. Although they were in a difficult environment, the happiness and satisfaction at this moment made them feel the warmth of home. Everyone temporarily forgot about the outside world and only focused on the happy moment in front of them.
"This meal is so delicious! Thank you for your hospitality!" Li Yimin patted Su's father on the shoulder with satisfaction. Su's father smiled and said, "Please come visit us often in the future. I have some tea leaves that are not good enough to be put on the table. If you don't mind, come and chat."
Su Ma saw the remaining salted duck eggs and decided to share them equally among everyone. As for the remaining coffee, no one was interested, so she let Zhao Min take it away.
After finishing the cleaning, it was the hottest time of the day. Su Yun decided to take the children for a nap. The entire base was unusually quiet in the extreme heat. There were almost no people outside, and the scenery in the distance was blurred due to the distortion of the air.
Su Yun stretched out her hand toward the window, and the heat immediately enveloped her sunscreen-covered hand as if it had substance. Everyone could feel the scorching air, and it was impossible to ignore the impact of the natural disaster on them.
After Su's mother cleaned up the pots and pans in the kitchen, she saw that Su Yun did not go into the house to sleep and could not help but said: Why don't you go in to sleep? Do you want to go out for a walk?
Su Yun said helplessly: Mom, please take care of your son. He snores after eating and drinking. How can he sleep?
So Su Zhangming was held up by his ears by his mother and locked in the small room next door to sleep.
Su Zhangming felt very aggrieved: "Mom, it's not okay if I stop snoring. Just let me go in and sleep. It's too hot outside."
Mother Su smiled and replied, "Son, you are a playful child. You snore when you are full and how can you sleep well? You asked for it this time when you were locked in the small room next door to sleep."
Su Zhangming protested angrily, "Mom, how can you treat your own son like this? Aren't you afraid of killing me with the heat?"
Mother Su snorted disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? I have your sister, and she's so nice to me. If you keep irritating me like this, I'll live two days less."
Su Zhangming responded angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! Our family's genes are good enough to last us 200 years."
Su Ma sneered, "Stop talking nonsense and be quiet! There's someone sleeping in the next room."
Su Zhangming felt wronged and couldn't help but post a message on social media to complain about his own mother.
Li Ergou: "It's hot, really hot! Who is more miserable than me, being imprisoned in a small dark room by my own mother? Even the leg hair is protesting!" Li Ergou attached a picture of the leg hair on his belly and legs that was magnified several times.
Zhang Lili, who was standing next to him, looked at Su Zhangming's social circle, and was so angry that she wanted to slap him to death. She thought that this guy actually went to the social circle to seduce boys and girls.
So, Pan Sidong also expressed her dissatisfaction: "It's hot, really too hot! I was woken up by my husband's snoring. Who is more miserable than me? Even the hairs are protesting!" Pan Sidong attached a magnified picture of a few hairs from an unknown part of the body.
The base was closed today to escape the heat, and the community was particularly active. The two had accumulated nearly 5,000 fans during this period. Suddenly, many people were following the trend, and the social circle was full of content showing off body hair. There were even a few people who took photos of their private parts, edited them into hairy bodies, and posted them.
The entire community became active because of this topic.
Li Yimin found it extremely offensive and angrily banned those users who spread pornographic content for a month. He glared at Li Ergou's social circle and wished he could lock him up in a small dark room as well.
He sighed inwardly, this kind of chaos always makes people feel helpless. As a base manager, he has been trying to maintain the normal order of the network environment, but there are always some people who have no sense of shame and wantonly spread obscene and pornographic content.
"Next time I must ask an expert to add a function that automatically identifies obscene and pornographic images so that those messy images cannot be uploaded." Li Yimin thought to himself.
He thought about how to better deal with this problem. After all, spreading pornographic content is not only against social ethics, but also harmful to the mental health of users. He decided to increase the crackdown on such behavior and also increase technical support.
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