Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

They stood there and watched for a long time before heading towards the underground base again.

The people in the underground base had already noticed the fire on the horizon. Although it was not as terrifying as the fire on Cumulus Mountain, it still caused panic among the people.

When Zhou Shuwan and the others arrived, there were some people wearing air-conditioned clothing standing outside the base, pointing over there and saying something.

When I walked over, I heard those people say, "We've sent someone over to check. When they come back, we'll ask what happened."

Zhou Shuwan and the others checked at the entrance, took out their ID cards to verify their identity information, and then went in.

The last time I collected supplies, I said that I would come here to celebrate the New Year on the first day of the new year, just like last year.

So, when Zhou Shuwan and his group arrived, the two families were busy preparing lunch.

This year, because they planted a lot of cacti at home and exchanged a lot of supplies by making cactus powder, they also want to have a sufficient New Year.

Now that the inventory is dwindling, the two families usually don't want to eat the canned pork they stockpiled. But today they opened two bottles at once, poured them all into the oil pan and stir-fried them, then put in bean curd sheets, shiitake mushrooms, fungus, frozen meatballs, canned smoked fish, and hydroponic vegetables and stewed them. Finally, they put all the softened sweet potato flour on the bottom of the pot and kept stirring the bottom to prevent it from sticking.

This is the favorite stew of people in the Central Plains.

Those who are more particular will also steam a bowl of meat with fermented bean curd, which is three parts fat and five parts lean. A piece of meat and a piece of hawthorn cake are stacked in the bowl, and then poured with a large piece of red fermented bean curd sauce. It is steamed for forty minutes. Once the lid is opened, the fragrance can waft ten miles away.

Every time we sit down at a table, the most eye-catching dish on the table is this fermented bean curd bowl.

During the Chinese New Year, around the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, people who need to entertain guests or who are particular about food will steam a dozen bowls of fermented bean curd, freeze them in the refrigerator, and then take them out and steam them when guests arrive. They are bright red in color, rich but not greasy, fresh and juicy, and extremely convenient.

The stew that must be eaten during the Chinese New Year is also topped with a bowl of fermented bean curd. This will make the whole pot of stew infused with the aroma of fermented bean curd and meat, making the taste of the stew even better.

So, when they saw Zhong Tiyun take out a bowl of fermented bean curd that had not been completely thawed from the bag, the second aunt and the third aunt who were in charge of cooking were very surprised.

"This is what Dahai made before the New Year using frozen pork. He made a few bowls but never dared to eat them. So he brought one up specially for the New Year."

The Zhou family’s refrigerator has never been without power, so this reason is credible!

Second aunt waved her hands quickly: "Oh, Tiyun, that's too polite! Pork is so expensive these days, you can take it back and let Wanwan and Mumu eat it."

Zhong Tiyun placed the bowl on the table beside her. "The two children have already eaten for a few meals. Besides, if we cook now, they can still eat it later. Right now, you can't eat any meat except canned pork, canned fish, and ham. This can be considered as an improvement in the food for the New Year."

Only then did my second aunt stop talking and started cooking even harder.

As the pork belly was stir-fried in the oil pan, the rich and mellow aroma exploded in the kitchen, attracting many families nearby who were making lunch to come and take a look.

There were also families who didn't even have canned meat and could only eat compressed biscuits, and they couldn't help but swallow hard.

My second aunt moved her body to the middle, trying to avoid other people's sight as much as possible.

Zhong Tiyun stepped forward to help prepare other dishes.

Aunt Zhong San didn't say anything the whole time. After the stew was bubbling and tender and fragrant, she took Zhong Tiyun aside and whispered, "Little sister, do you have enough meat stored at home?"

Without waiting for Zhong Tiyun to answer, she continued, "Chunchun is craving meat. Every time Qianqian peels a sausage for him, he eats it and can't bear to let go.

Besides, the child is young, how can he get enough nutrition without meat! I know your family has everything, but I can only shamelessly ask you if you can exchange some for my family?

I'll exchange two kilograms for Chunchun, and every ten days or half a month, I'll have Qianqian fry some fresh meat for him to try."

Zhong Tiyun didn't agree immediately, but said, "Then I'll have to discuss this with Dahai and Wanwan when I get back. Third sister, meat is too expensive now, and we don't have much at home. Wanwan and Mumu only eat it occasionally to satisfy their cravings."

Nowadays, it is difficult to get pork or chicken.

Not to mention beef and mutton!

"I know, I know." Aunt Zhong San said hurriedly: "I am just shamelessly mentioning this to you. Don't worry, you know my temper. Even if it is to exchange for supplies, I will never let your family suffer any loss."

"Third sister, look at what you said. We are sisters, how can I take advantage of you?" Zhong Tiyun said angrily.

Third Aunt Zhong wiped away her tears and said, "I'm not being polite to you. It's just that when I think about when we first came here, we had nothing and your brother-in-law was gone. It was like the sky had fallen. If it weren't for you, Dahai, and Wanwan who worked hard to help us get by, how could we be living the life we ​​have now..."

Maybe it was because it was the New Year, Aunt Zhong San, who was always a bit sentimental, became even more emotional and started to cry.

Zhong Tiyun was busy trying to comfort her. Her second aunt was already used to dealing with this sentimental third aunt, and she yelled at the top of her voice: "Third sister, come quickly, the pot is about to burn, come and help!"

"Oh my! I can't let the precious meat get burnt!" Aunt Zhong wiped her tears and hurried over to take the spatula. She stir-fried the food for a few times before realizing, "Second sister-in-law, this is a dish of stir-fried vegetables!"

Second aunt and Zhong Tiyun looked at each other and smiled.

The Zhou family brought a bowl of fermented bean curd and pork, more than twenty frozen steamed buns and ten red bean buns.

Twenty steamed buns is not too much, because there are six for my family, so we have to eat six. The rest is enough to ensure that everyone has one.

Red bean buns are also a must-eat during the Chinese New Year. In the twelfth lunar month, you can steam several large pots of steamed buns, meat buns and red meat buns. They don’t need to be frozen. Just pour them directly into a large bamboo basket and cover it with a cloth. Take them out every time you want to eat them, and either steam them or heat them up in an electric griddle. Pair them with a stew that is a must-have every day during the Chinese New Year, and you can eat them until the 17th or 18th day of the first lunar month.

The ten red bean buns I brought were specially for the young people and Chunchun to eat.

The Qi family brought three pounds of rice and cooked it in two electric rice cookers to ensure that everyone could get a bowl of rice. If that was not enough, there were also white flour buns waiting there.

His family had originally run out of rice and flour; these were the rent the Zhou family paid for their underground safe house. Although they had been exempted from rent later, they hadn't eaten much of the initial rent, so they had brought some this time to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

When everyone was given a bowl of hot stew, a bowl of rice, and half a steamed bun in their hands, they all lowered their heads and ate with tears in their eyes.

This was the standard way to celebrate the New Year before the end of the world, but now, it has become a luxury!

While eating, everyone reminisced about the past and actually finished the whole pot of stew.

Originally, there were a lot of stews today, and my second aunt was planning to have them as dishes in the evening.