the beginning of the end

Thinking of the appetite of the men at home now. After cooking the meal for the two little guys, Mrs. Mu simply found out the old steamer at home and planned to knead the dough and steam the buns.

Although Mrs. Mu's cooking skills are not very good, but the steamed buns she steamed are excellent, and she really earned a lot of money by relying on this skill. Later, if the child's father hadn't suddenly become seriously ill and died early, the family had to pay for it. He owed a lot of money for his medical treatment, so the eldest son insisted on giving up his studies and enlisted in the army. Later, she really had no choice but to pay for the elder son's retirement money for the younger son to study and go to college.

Speaking of which, it was because of this skill of making steamed buns that she was chosen by the child's father.

When Mu Qiangguo approached the kitchen, he happened to see Mrs. Mu staring blankly at the steamer. Of course, he knew what his mother was thinking. Because of this, his mother insisted on letting him retire and asking him to give his younger brother the money to go to college. He understood his mother's helplessness, so he never thought of blaming her for so many years.

What's more, to go to college, to be successful, until death, is the wish of his father for him and his younger brother.

"Mom, why did you take out this steamer?" Mu Qiangguo knew that his mother had always cherished this steamer, and she wanted to take it with her even when she moved to the city. , she had to give up.

Even if she didn't take it away later, the old lady treasured it and wrapped it in canvas, keeping it well.

"I thought that if guests came to the house, the pot would not be enough to cook rice directly, and it would be too ostentatious, so I just found out the steamer and steamed a few baskets of steamed buns to make sure it would be enough." Mrs. Mu said Said, while carefully wiping the edge of the steamer with a cloth, the old lady is also smart now, and she has a plan in her heart. She feels that two strangers have come to the house. There is a lot of rice. The rice is so expensive now. As for the flour, she heard from her godson that most of the army's staple food is pasta.

In fact, the old lady's plan was exactly what Mu Qiangguo thought in his heart. He originally planned to come in and tell his mother what was in his mind, but unexpectedly, the old lady had already thought of it and made a decision.

It's not that Mu Qiangguo is reluctant to part with the rice, but that Yin Yi and Gangzi really don't understand their personalities, and they don't want to spend a lot of money in front of outsiders, pretending to be local tyrants.

"It's still mom who is thoughtful." Mu Qiangguo said, his words were really sincere.

Mrs. Mu was also happy to hear that her son agreed with her actions.

"Mom, since you plan to steam the steamed buns, why don't I chop some meat stuffing and wrap some meat buns to steam together. I still have a piece of mutated animal meat at home." Mu Qiangguo thought of something and asked the old lady for her opinion.

Mrs. Mu thought for a while, and felt that steaming only steamed buns was a bit slow to treat guests. The family members were also carnivores, and they would be strong enough to eat more meat, so she nodded hurriedly. Besides, both steamed buns and buns Steaming, at most it takes a little effort to make the stuffing, with the eldest son helping, it is not a troublesome thing.

The mother and son made an agreement, and they moved quickly. Mu Qiangguo didn't let Mrs. Mu intervene in the labor-intensive work of kneading the dough and chopping the stuffing. He did it all by himself, and the old lady Mu just helped wash the vegetables. , instructing the eldest son on how to knead the dough, how much water to put in, and how to make the flour firmer.

When making the noodles, Mu Qiangguo also steamed the eggs for the two little guys, and made some meatballs for his son, planning to make soup later.

Vegetables are some durable dry goods, such as mushrooms, kelp, and some dried fish. Fresh vegetables are stored in Shen Xi’s space. There is no need to take them out for the time being. The main dishes are almost all the meat of mutated animals.

However, if it is produced in this way, it will be very rich in the last days if it is paired with steamed buns and meat buns.

As the steamed buns were steamed, it didn't take long for everyone sitting and chatting in the living room to smell the fragrance. Especially after Du Ziteng and Li Gang had been busy for a day, the tempting smell came out, and their stomachs immediately sang the empty city plan.

The two were not embarrassed, they just said that Mu Qiangguo was good at craftsmanship, rubbed their stomachs, and laughed.

Yinyi and Gangzi have been busy treating the sick people in the village these days. They didn't eat much dry food at noon, and no matter how hungry they were, their stomachs were already empty. The kitchen actually believed Du Ziteng's praise of Mu Qiangguo's cooking skills, and had some expectations for this meal.

Shen Zhi couldn't stand the smell the most, so he went in directly under the pretext of helping out in the kitchen.

Even Mu Xibao sniffed, it was fragrant and smelled good, he gave up the action of playing games for the kitten, stood up, walked to Daddy's side, pointed at the smell of the kitchen with his little finger, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy Fragrant smell." At home, the little guy always knows that as long as he smells the fragrant smell, it means that his father is preparing delicious food for him.

"Baby is hungry." Shen Xi looked at his son.

Mu Xibao nodded, patted his belly, and stretched out his hand to hold Shen Xi's hand. In the past, whenever his father took him to the kitchen, his father would bring out delicious food for him and his father. The little guy always remembered it.

So, the little guy was naturally a little impatient, and pulled Chen Xi's hand hard with his little hand, because of the force, his face was red, and he wanted his daddy to take him to the kitchen to find his daddy.

"Even the baby is impatient. It seems that the little guy is hungry. Brother Shen should take him to the kitchen to see what to eat. Let the baby eat first." Du Ziteng saw the little guy's movements and knew Shen Xi took them into consideration and said immediately.

"Daddy." Seeing that Daddy still didn't move, Mu Xibao became even more anxious.

Hearing his son's anxious voice, Shen Xi pointed in the direction of the kitchen again, nodded in the direction of Du Ziteng, and followed his son into the kitchen.

Seeing that the master and the little master had forgotten it again, the little cat hurried up and followed closely.

Everyone was a little hungry and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Not to mention, brother Mu must have bought something delicious for this fragrance. Usually, when I come here, the smell is not so fragrant. It seems that brother Mu is hiding something from Xiao Li and me. This time I really owed Brother Yin and Gangzi's blessing, haha ​​```" Stomach sang the empty city plan again, Du Ziteng smiled and adjusted Mu Qiangguo, and joked to Yin Yi.

"Smelling this smell, I know what Brother Du said, Mr. Mu's cooking skills are indeed extraordinary." Knowing that Du Ziteng said this, it means that Mu Qiangguo and the others value themselves, and Yin Yi's heart naturally benefited from listening to good words, so he hurriedly agreed with a smile road.

"Brother Mu's cooking skills, the taste, I really didn't say it, brother, you'll know after a while." Hearing Yin Yi's approval of his words, Du Ziteng almost patted his chest to guarantee that Yin Yi and Gangzi would not be disappointed, Thinking of the jerky from before, after dinner later, I must ask the two brothers if there is any stock here, and I must order it back. Last time, I didn’t eat much, and it was all gone.

"Why did you come in?" Seeing Shen Xi and his son walking into the kitchen, Mu Qiangguo asked while continuing to stir-fry.

"Father." Seeing his father, Mu Xibao trotted up and hugged his father's leg.

"Baby, what's the matter?" Mu Qiangguo touched his son's head with his clean hands, and looked at Shen Xi wonderingly.

"He's hungry." Seeing his son coming in, Shen Xi ran to look for Mu Qiangguo, perhaps recalling what happened in the kitchen at home, and said awkwardly.

After hearing this, and looking at Shen Xi's expression, Mu Qiangguo smiled.

"So baby is hungry." Shen Zhi took the food that Mu Qiangguo put aside, said to Mu Xibao with a smile, then looked at Big Brother Mu and Big Brother Shen, and walked out with the food and a smile.

"Honey, wait a minute, dad will cook meatballs for you right away, let go of dad first, and go find dad, okay?" Mu Qiangguo knelt down and said to his son, seeing the little guy nodding, let him go to find Shen Xi obediently, and immediately Wash the pot to make soup.

"Mom, is there anything I can do?" Shen Xi stepped forward, grabbed his son who was running towards him, but looked at the old lady Mu who was burning the fire and asked. The conflict between the two had passed for so long in the last days , It's nothing for a long time, the old lady also admitted him in her heart, Shen Xi naturally didn't have anything to mind about the past.

This mother, is really sincere.

At the beginning, when he chose to be with Mu Qiangguo and made up his mind to give birth to his unexpected son, he never cared what other people thought.

"No, no need." Seeing that Shen Xi actually called her mother for the first time, Mrs. Mu panicked. She was really excited and awkward. For his family and his son, Shen Xi felt that the male daughter-in-law is also good, so he quickly responded "Hey". After thinking about it, he explained sincerely: "The things in the kitchen are almost busy, this earthen stove You can't even burn the firewood. Since the little guy is hungry, I cooked two children's meals in my pot just now. You take out a bowl and fill the child's stomach first. This child is growing up. You can't go hungry."

"Okay." Shen Xi listened carefully to the old lady's instructions, found a small bowl for his son, filled a small bowl of rice, and put it aside alone, intending to let the little guy eat by himself.

Seeing his father holding his own small bowl, Mu Xibao thought for a while, and then saw a small stool beside the kitchen, which he could just sit on, so he ran over immediately, sat obediently, and waited for the meal to be ready.

Seeing its little master sitting on the stool waiting for food, the little cat obediently sat next to the little master, waiting for the master to feed him. That upright posture made the three people in the kitchen laugh for a while.

The kitchen at that time was an earthen stove like the one in the countryside. There were only two pots connected together. The big one was used for steaming buns, and the small one was used for cooking.

When Shen Xi was serving the rice, Mrs. Mu put down the tongs, and guessing that the steamed buns in the pot were almost done, she simply took out the eggs that Mu Qiangguo had just steamed for the two children in the pot, and let the children mix the rice. eat.

Seeing his mother's actions, Mu Qiangguo smiled, seeing that the meatballs in the pot were almost in color, he took a bowl to serve the dishes.

Seeing how cozy the atmosphere in the kitchen looked, she peeked at Shen Zhi who hadn't come in by the door, stroked his chest, ran in cheerfully, and continued serving dishes.

For the dinner at night, you can tell whether you are satisfied with the speed at which everyone eats.

In particular, the steamed buns steamed by Mrs. Mu and the meat buns are very popular. Everyone sincerely praised them, saying that the noodles are very chewy. Even Shen Xi, who doesn't eat much, didn't I ate two steamed buns and three steamed buns.

While eating like crazy, Shen Zhi complained regretfully: "If I had known that my godmother has this skill, I would have eaten a lot more before."

"Eating can't stop your mouth, just give me what's in your bowl." Mo Cheng stretched out his hand to grab the steamed buns in Shen Zhi's bowl.

Shen Zhi walked away holding the bowl, didn't say anything, "chewed" faster in his mouth, and held an unfinished steamed stuffed bun in one hand.

The little cat was right behind Shen Zhi, seeing the bun in Shen Zhi's hand, his eyes were red, seeing that everyone didn't notice him, he jumped by ear, snatched the bun and ran away.

Shen Zhi was taken aback, the little cat had already disappeared without a trace, and immediately screamed "Aww", vowing to kill this wild cat that always likes to rob him for food.

Mu Xibao's Godfather Shen was playing games with the kitty again, and even barked, giggling immediately.

This scene happened so fast that everyone didn't realize it, but seeing Shen Zhi's loss, everyone couldn't help laughing.

After venting, Shen Zhi also felt a little embarrassed, and was shocked to realize that he had humiliated himself in front of outsiders this time. Under Mo Cheng's threatening eyes, he sat down honestly and continued to eat.

This time, besides the food for the two little guys, Du Ziteng also specially brought a bottle of good wine, as if he had planned to eat here.

Although you can't drink freely, it can also satisfy the appetite of several people.

After eating and drinking, Yinyi and Gangzi thanked each other and left.

Du Ziteng and Li Gang stayed and did not leave together. It seemed that they had something to say.

Mu Jianguo helped Mrs. Mu tidy up, and the rest of the people sat down.

"Did you have any trouble with that Yinyi before?" Du Ziteng asked in a reserved manner, but the expression on his face was very serious.

Shen Xi and Mu Qiangguo didn't intend to hide this matter from Du Ziteng, since Yin Yi and Gangzi reappeared in the village, Brother Du will know about it sooner or later.

Shen Xi and Mu Qiangguo nodded, and Mo Cheng told Du Ziteng what happened before.

After hearing this, Du Ziteng pondered for a while, and said: "Since they failed to do any substantial harm to the village before, now, listening to Yin Yi's tone, since he stayed, he said it was a misunderstanding, and I'm afraid he didn't intend to If you are thinking about it, just pretend it never happened, just get along with him as usual, if he wants to make friends, you just go with the flow. If he doesn't want to, you don't have to get along, just don't offend him."

"Brother Du, is that Yin Yi the one in the village recently who cured those infectious disease patients?" Shen Xi asked directly.

Faced with the gazes of Shen Xi and the others, Du Ziteng nodded, obviously not surprised that Shen Xi knew Yin Yi's identity.

"I didn't expect that the man with the supernatural power of healing is actually him." Shen Zhi exclaimed in amazement.

Mo Cheng thinks it's nothing. Although the healing ability is good, his ice ability has strong attack power, which is also good.

In fact, Mu Qiangguo and Shen Xi had guessed Yin Yi's identity as early as when they used their spiritual sense to see clearly the two people brought by Brother Du. Did they remember that Gangzi was not clearly injured by Mu Qiangguo when he left the village? , the medicine at that time was not easy to find, it was possible to be alive and kicking so quickly, and there was no scar on the face, except that Yin Yi was the healing power user, other methods, it is impossible to make the scar on the face disappear so quickly Disappear.

The reason why Shen Xi asked was to get confirmation from Brother Du. He knew that Brother Du would not bring two strangers here for no reason to let them know. , get some benefits.

However, Du Ziteng didn't expect that they would have a feud with Yin Yi, that's why he said what he said just now, so that even if they can't make friends, they don't want to make enemies.

For Du Ziteng's consideration for them, Shen Xi and Mu Qiangguo did not say thank you, knowing that Brother Du is not a person who likes to be polite, so they just kept it in their hearts.

"By the way, the matter in the village is settled. It may not be a few days before the army will organize some people to go out to find food and hunt. When the time comes, you should also make arrangements to go out and show your face." Du Ziteng thought of the recent changes in the situation in the village. , I was a little worried, but I still didn't want to mention Shen Xi and the others.

"En." Mu Qiangguo nodded.

Du Ziteng thought for a while, and then said: "Recently, the army may form a team of supernatural beings, and I might be assigned to it too. Since you don't want to join the army, it's best not to be caught by others."

Du Ziteng didn't say this clearly, but how could Shen Xi not know that the most direct way to prevent the army from being in control is strength, and even more so, to have the strength to make the army afraid. That's why Brother Du said first, let them To go hunting is actually to show your face and let some people see their abilities.

After coming back to the village for so long, Shen Xi and the others have been doing well. Before the army came, the people in the village were pretty simple. Everyone had food in their homes, so they lived in peace.

Later, when the army came, the village gradually lost control, and there were more and more refugees. Later, many things happened in succession. The reason why the army did not take coercive measures was that it was not free, and the other was that they were not sure about them. How many supernatural beings are there in the family, and what are their strengths? Third, when the mutant animals rioted in front of them, Mu Qiangguo easily killed a mutant bird with a single shot. At the beginning, so many people were there, which can be regarded as shocking some people , let those people feel jealous, and their minds are also weighed.

At this time, everything will be settled. The biggest enemy of people is the scarcity of food and the threat of mutant animals.

Temporarily without the threat of external forces, in order to control everything here and build a base, the army must completely accept these supernatural beings. Even if they cannot accept them, they must keep these supernatural beings within their control range.

After all, once a person becomes strong, many people's hearts will also grow.

Shen Xi and Mu Qiangguo don't have any idea of ​​seeking hegemony, but they don't want to always be under the restraint and control of the army. The best result is that the two sides have nothing to do with each other without infringing on each other's interests.

"Don't think too much, in the village, you are not the only ones who don't want to join the team of supernatural beings in the army." Du Ziteng smiled meaningfully when he saw the two men's thoughts.

"May I ask Brother Du's ability?" Mo Cheng stared straight at Du Ziteng, suddenly curious.