Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

This time, there is more meat to be braised than before. Two stoves were set up in the yard for pork alone. Beef and mutton were stewed in the kitchen on the first floor, and braised pork was being cooked in the induction cooker on the second floor.

Almost all the marinade packets are the same, with a spicy taste. The marinade packets alone use three pounds of spices, including peppercorns, cumin, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, fennel, and about eight or nine other spices. Even the smell is so good that even the leather shoes are cooked with them.

When Liao Yunyun got up in the morning, she found that the unpleasant smell in the yard was gone, almost without a trace, as if no pig had been slaughtered here yesterday. Not even a trace of the fishy smell left after slaughtering the pig could be smelled.

In fact, it is no wonder that Liao Yunyun was surprised. Even Yan Fan, who got up early in the morning for his routine morning exercises, found it incredible. Logically, there should still be some smell left in the yard at this time. After all, the fishy smell yesterday was so strong that it could be vaguely smelled from outside the yard before going to bed at night.

The main reason why the smell dissipated was due to the blood vines released in the yard. Usually, the blood vines live in dark places, and they like quietness. They will usually stay in one place without moving, and their smell is perfectly hidden. If Gu Tongwan, as the host, was not connected with their consciousness, perhaps even she would not know where these blood vines are hidden. Therefore, if she did not have a very strong mental power, she would not be able to discover their existence at all.

Gu Tongwan got up at 7:30 in the morning and started busying himself in the kitchen. He waited until Yan Fan finished his morning exercise at 8 o'clock before he started to set up the pot in the yard.

She took out these two big iron pots from the space. She hadn't used them much since the last time. Each of them can braise about 60 to 70 kilograms of meat. She processed so much pork yesterday, and this time she planned to use most of it for braising. The rest can be made into various cured meats and smoked meats, and she will also try to make some of it into bacon and ham.

"Wanwan, this is really a big deal, won't it attract other people's attention?" Liao Yunyun raised her chin worriedly, her eyes fixed on the villa area less than 30 meters behind.

Gu Tongwan was holding a large spoon in his hand and stirring the meat that needed to be stewed evenly. He said without raising his head, "It doesn't matter. Apart from the villa area, the nearest self-built building near me is more than 100 meters away. That villa is where Chen Yanxi lives."

"What? Chen Yanxi lives in this building?" Liao Yunyun's jaw almost dropped. She really didn't expect this, and it was too much of a coincidence. Wanwan looked like she knew something, but she didn't know what she was thinking. Sometimes she felt that these two people obviously had feelings for each other, and they were just about to break that layer of window paper, but one of them still stayed where he was, and the other was willing to continue waiting. It was unknown when she would be able to eat their wedding candy.

Liao Yunyun then walked to the backyard and looked up at the blue and white villa building in front of her. It had two floors in total, but each floor covered a large area, at least more than 300 square meters. However, she heard that Chen Yanxi was currently living with the members of his team. His famous "Hunter" team seemed to have a total of seven people including him, and all the members of the guard team were top-notch psychics. At least according to the information she had learned, the "Hunters" only accepted missions above A-level, and even set new historical records in the operations to suppress the beast tide many times. They were extremely powerful not only in the Jiangcheng base, but also in China.

Gu Tongwan was still adjusting the firepower, muttering, "It would be great if there was a fire-type mutant."

Yan Fan couldn't help but twitch his lips after hearing this. So Sister Wanwan wanted all kinds of superpowers to cook for her?

The wood for burning was all purchased from the outer circle, and a large part of it was thrown into the space after being chopped in Xiaoxi Village. In addition to the aroma of braised meat, there is also a strong smell of burning wood in the yard. Fortunately, there is wind today, otherwise the whole yard will be filled with smoke.

In the apocalypse, many people still burn firewood, even in the inner circle. After all, gas is expensive at this stage, and electricity is not enough to cook. It is still quite popular to build a stove in the yard of self-built houses and cook by themselves. Before, Gu Tongwan drove past some self-built houses nearby and saw stoves set up in the yard. Not only that, sometimes in the evening, you can see wisps of white smoke rising in the distance. Such situations are actually more common in the outer circle.

While they were busy here, Liu Hun was attracted by the smell and ran out from the balcony on the second floor of the villa area.

Last time, the neighbor next door was preparing delicious food, and this time, there was this kind of aroma that made the heart, liver, spleen and lungs burst. How could this neighbor behind them torture them like this every day?

I originally thought that I would only see white smoke this time, but unexpectedly I saw two figures busy around two large pots in the backyard.

Liu Hun squinted hard, and could probably guess that the "two siblings" in the opposite building seemed to be cooking. But the aroma kept wafting over, in addition to the rich smell of spices, there was also the appetizing aroma of meat.

Liu Hun was chewing a sour tomato in his mouth and smelling the meaty aroma in the air. He didn't know whether it was because the tomato was too sour and stimulated his saliva secretion, or because he was too greedy and made his mouth water.

"No, I have to go and see what's going on. How can it smell so good? Aren't they deliberately not letting me have a good rest?" Liu Hun muttered to himself at a very fast pace. He was the only one in the villa today. Everyone else had gone out, but he was too lazy to go out and stayed at home playing games. In the morning, he just casually ate a few slices of hard bread.

Liu Hun ran downstairs wearing only a shirt and black trousers in slippers. The closer he got to the self-built building, the stronger the fragrance became.

Holding back the saliva that was constantly flowing, Liu Hun slowly approached the gate. It had been more than half a year since the house next door was built, and this was his first time walking into this neighbor's house.

When this building was first built, it caused surprise among many people around. After all, the previous owner ran away when only half of the foundation was built. When they first arrived at the Jiangcheng base, the opposite side was always surrounded by fences. Due to the high land price and the high cost of building a house, it would cost at least hundreds of thousands of yuan. Therefore, few people are willing to build their own houses in the end times. Firstly, the price is unaffordable, and secondly, it takes too long. Therefore, people who can own their own houses must have a wealthy family and like a quiet environment. Otherwise, few people are willing to spend time and effort investing in a house.

However, their neighbor seemed to be the type who had a lot of money and liked quietness, and no one knew what the two siblings did. He occasionally saw the boy riding an electric bike, and the girl even had her own car.

Not only are the backgrounds and identities of these two siblings mysterious, even their occupations are quite mysterious.

Liu Hun was just about to knock on the door, but unexpectedly, the door was opened by someone from inside, and a handsome young man appeared in front of him.

The two bumped into each other. Liu Hun subconsciously took a step back, probably because he felt guilty for running into someone else like a thief and being caught. Yan Fan frowned and looked him up and down: "Who are you?"

Liu Hun quickly glanced into the yard and saw a girl with her back to the gate, stirring the soup in the pot with a long spoon in her hand.

"I live across the street. I just saw smoke in your yard and came over to take a look out of curiosity." After Liu Hun retracted his gaze, he put on what he thought was an approachable smile on his face again.

Yan Fan was very alert, holding the door with his hands, and his whole body was lying across half of the door. He even moved his feet slightly to block Liu Hun's sight.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yan Fan's voice was neither cold nor warm. He would not show too much enthusiasm to someone he didn't know. He felt that one would not visit someone for no reason, let alone someone he didn't know.

Gu Tongwan, who was busy in the yard, heard the voice, glanced back, and stood up only after finding out it was Liu Hun.

"Are you Liu Hun?" Gu Tongwan walked to the door and nodded to Yan Fan first. The latter immediately understood and moved half of his body aside, just enough for Liu Hun to squeeze in.

She knew Liu Hun, or rather, she knew almost everyone in the Hunter team, especially Liu Hun who always looked carefree. She was very impressed by him. She had learned about the team members when she chatted with Chen Yanxi before. Chen Yanxi would describe everyone's personality traits in detail. She probably knew that she was interested in these things, so she would always pick out each person's characteristics to talk about.

When Liu Hun heard a clear voice like a yellow bell in the mountains calling his name in the yard, he shuddered all over and his eyes immediately turned to Gu Tongwan.

The girl in front of me looked to be in her early twenties. She was wearing a coarse shirt that had been washed to a bleached color. Her hair was casually tied up, but she had the purity and beauty of a natural jade sculpture without any fat applied. Her eyes, like the clear water of a pond, didn't look passionate, but made people want to look at her longer. What a beautiful woman with a cold temperament. She looked familiar.

Suddenly, Liu Hun's mind flashed with Chen Yanxi's equally superior but cold face. This time he shuddered and instantly realized that the woman in front of him was the boss's girlfriend.

Liu Hun didn't know the other person's name, so he could only stand there awkwardly and smiled at the other person, but he was shocked in his heart that his boss was so kind. He was reluctant to introduce his girlfriend to the team members even though she lived so close to him. Although everyone has their own social circle and private space, this is her future sister-in-law.

Gu Tongwan didn't know that Liu Hun's psychological activities were so rich at this time, but because he was a member of Chen Yanxi's team, and Liu Hun and Fang Tang were the earliest brothers who followed Chen Yanxi and had been with him through life and death several times before the end of the world, his impression of Liu Hun was improved a lot imperceptibly.

"You are the boss's daughter... the boss's friend, right? I didn't expect you still remember me?" Fortunately, Liu Hun is not a shy person. He can even be said to be a social expert. Before the end of the world, he worked as a salesman and ran a certain group. He even became a senior executive of the company for a time. His life has experienced many ups and downs, which is completely opposite to his always sloppy personality.

"Of course I remember. I remember everyone in your team. After all... they are all quite eye-catching." Gu Tongwan smiled, and his tone seemed to be a sincere compliment.

Liu Hun immediately laughed and naturally took over the conversation: "Really? Our team doesn't like to be exposed in front of the media, so most of the missions we carry out are confidential. Moreover, the personalities of the members vary greatly from place to place. You are the first one to say that we are eye-catching."

"My name is Gu Tongwan, just call me by my name." Gu Tongwan guessed that Liu Hun didn't know his own name yet. Seeing him occasionally distracted, he knew that he must be trying to recall his name.

"Name?" Calling her Xiao Gu would certainly not work. He was not much older than her family, so it was impossible for him to call himself an elder. Besides, this was his future "sister-in-law", and the seniority could not be messed up. Calling her by her full name seemed too unfamiliar, and calling her without the surname seemed overly intimate. If the eldest brother knew about this, God knew what the consequences would be.

Finally, he smiled and said, "I'm Liu Hun. Miss Gu, you can just call me Liu Hun, or Hunzi, that's what they all call me."

Gu Tongwan nodded and pointed at Yan Fan: "This is my adopted brother, just call him Yan Fan."

When Liu Hun heard that the two were not biological siblings, he thought that in the end times many helpless people would form new families or find each other to survive. In addition, Yan Fan looked only about sixteen or seventeen years old. If it was a few years ago, he would only be a half-grown child. Perhaps the boy in front of him reminded him of the time when he met Xuyang in the mass grave. At that time, Xuyang was only fifteen years old. He felt a little more pity for Yan Fan.

Yan Fan nodded to Liu Hun, then turned back to the two pots and swiftly scooped up the braised meat. As soon as he opened the lid of the pot, a mouth-watering aroma of meat wafted towards him. It was fresh, fragrant and spicy, and you could almost eat a few steamed buns with it just by smelling it.

"Miss Gu is braising meat? These two big pots must require a lot of meat, right?" Liu Hun's eyes were fixed on the piece of meat that Yan Fan had picked up. After braising, it looked to be about ten or twenty pounds, and a layer of bright red oil could be seen on the rich soup. No wonder it smelled so good, it really showed that Yan Fan was willing to put in a lot of spices.

Perhaps he was too absorbed in watching it, and a burst of laughter came from the side. Liu Hun scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Miss Gu, are you going to sell this?"

"Yes, I recently opened a fruit and vegetable store, and I was thinking of selling some braised meat, but I don't plan to sell too much. I plan to keep most of it for myself." This was true. She processed more than a dozen pigs yesterday, and only about two were used to make braised meat. The remaining small part was thrown into the space by her without anyone noticing, and the rest were frozen by Yan Fan in five or six foam boxes inside. With Yan Fan's ice ability and blood vines to remove the bloody smell, there was no need to worry about the meat spoiling or the production of odor in the room.

"This meat is so delicious. When will it be available for sale? I'll have everyone in my team go and patronize it."

As Liu Hun spoke, he couldn't help but stretch his neck to look in the direction of the cauldron. Gu Tongwan held back his laughter and personally went over to scoop out a piece of braised meat that weighed about 6 or 7 pounds, cut it into several long strips on the chopping board next to him, and then put it in a food packaging bag and handed it over. "Just think of it as you helped me last time, and this time I'm giving you a gift in return." Last time, I didn't find a chance to thank Chen Yanxi and his team for the incident with the Zheng family father and son, but this time I just happened to have the opportunity.