While Jing Yao and Bai JunFei were busy collecting gasoline, An YiZe, Liu RuiCheng and Jiang Lei went to the nearby fields to try their luck in finding edible wild vegetables. In the end, they came back with a small handful of ginseng roots and a bunch of purslanes.
And because Gu MingYue claimed that she did not know how wild vegetables were to be prepared, according to the original group rules of taking turns to do house chores, it was Xi Wei and Liu RuiCheng’s turn to prepare dinner tonight.
A pot of gnocchi soup mixed with wild vegetables served with a little salt did not taste particularly delicious, but in the apocalyptic days, as long as their stomachs were filled, nobody would put much care into the taste of the food. Hell, at such times, it was considered luxurious to be able to live with a full stomach every day.
Gu MingYue held the bowl full of soup in her hand, and after a few sips, she realized she could not take it anymore. It wasn’t because she could not get used to the taste of the bland wild vegetable soup, but because ordinary food did nothing to relieve her hunger at all.
What she needed desperately was life energy.
However, the soup somewhat reminded her of the times when she lived with Xie Lang in the mountains and had tasted almost every single edible wild plant known to humans. The reason why she claimed that she could not cook now was that her looks were too exquisite, as if there was no way she would’ve known or ever learned how to cook a proper meal, as she looked as if she’d lived a luxurious and proper life before the apocalypse.
In fact, having such skills would’ve seemed too abrupt and unnatural to the group, after all, she had supposedly been ‘living off the food in the supermarket while relying on the ability to not be detected or attacked by zombies.’
“I’ve had my fill, anyone one of you want extras?” Gu MingYue placed her bowl on the table while the soup within seemed almost untouched. Jing Yao glanced at her and frowned slightly, obviously taking her action as a dissatisfaction with the food.
Xi Wei looked at the only woman in the group and hesitated slightly, however, upon noticing his glances, Gu MingYue generously pushed the bowl towards Xi Wei and said kindly, “Hurry up and eat.”
However, Xi Wei only wanted to remind Gu MingYue that life wasn’t easy at such times, and that she should always finish her food as there was no guarantee that they would find food daily. His actions were mistaken as wanting her food, but staring at the woman’s kind and smiling face, he could do nothing except to nod dully, thanking her as he poured the soup into his own bowl.
Xi Wei did not wish to waste food, so he ate it swiftly and happily. WHat he did not understand was the weird and satisfied look on the woman’s face as he ate his fill. And under Gu MingYue’s scorching gaze, the genius scientist, who had never been good at communicating with people, almost choked on the soup in his mouth.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gu MingYue watched Xi Wei eat with hawkish eyes as she decided that before they reached his fiancée, she would make sure that he was raised healthily, together with a normal sexual orientation. But before she could achieve that, it was best to have a good relationship with him, as that would be helpful for her ideological education. And, sharing food was a good way to initiate a new friendship.
Her thoughts were all about her task, but her reactions were unknowingly causing an imaginative arousal in the people around her, which was making Xi Wei blush.
After the meal, the members of the group cleaned up the place quickly and got ready for bed. In order to prevent the zombies in the distance from sensing the light source, and also to save energy, everyone here followed the natural primitive law of turning in at sunset.
As night fell, the members of the group usually took turns being on duty while the others rest and recovered their strengths. Tonight was Jiang Lei’s turn to be on duty for the first third of the night. While An YiZe and Gao Jing would be on duty for the rest of the night.
Gu MingYue had originally wanted to sleep next to Xi Wei shamelessly in order to protect his chastity, however, Xi Wei was too introverted and shy, as he was not used to women at all. Also, Su ShaoYuan had proceeded to hold on to her like a clingy pet, and she was finally half-dragged to the Bedroom at the upper level of the bus. The area was spacious, with six bunk beds attached to three sides of the wall and all of them had thick curtains, which could provide the person sleeping on the bed with a personal space when pulled close.
At this point, she was somewhat impressed by the group’s modifications done to the bus, as the necessities were all in place and it would not feel too crowded even though nine people were living in such a small space.
Everyone who did not need to be on night duty would sleep on the upper level. And as Gu MingYue lay on the bed while being hugged tightly by Su ShaoYuan, Bai JunFei climbed up the ladder and lay down right next to them.
After a while, as the sound of steady breathing began coming from Su ShaoYuan, Gu MingYue gently pushed his arm, which was placed over her waist, slightly in confusion, only for the man to turn over to the other side with a peaceful expression on his face and leaving the puzzled woman in awe.
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