Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Fourth Day
The sky was bright, Uncle Ni got up early as usual, walked into the kitchen after a simple wash, and turned on the switch of the gas stove.
Now there is a power outage in the residential building, although the natural gas and tap water are still supplied normally, but it is not guaranteed when it will be stopped, so for the sake of insurance, Uncle Ni cooked as much raw rice as possible, cooked it in oil and dehydrated it to make rice cakes.
In this way, not only can it be eaten at any time, but it will not spoil in a short time as long as it is stored properly.
"Ha~"
Lu Yu was woken up by the movement in the kitchen, stretched on the sofa, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he found a fleshy foot girl appearing in front of him.
"This little ancestor ......"
Lu Yu muttered silently in his heart, carefully moved Xiao Ran's feet away, and sat on the sofa for a while before walking towards the bathroom.
The wound on his back had scabbed over and healed, and it wasn't a big deal other than a few minor pains.
Even the part where Mr. Hara had pustules grew a thin layer of new flesh, and it seemed to be recovering well.
After brushing his teeth with mineral water and washing his face with tap water, Lu Yu felt a little clearer, looked at himself in the mirror, and touched the sparse stubble on his chin.
The razor kept running in his hand, enjoying the silky experience brought by the three-ring curved knife net, coupled with the residue of sleepiness, Lu Yu couldn't help but be a little intoxicated, indulging in this rare tranquility.
"Bang!"
The door of the bathroom was kicked open and slammed against the wall, and the loud noise frightened Lu Yu all over, and the razor in his hand almost fell into the toilet.
"Eh, Brother Yu, morning! Let's get a huh, I'm on a tuba ......"
Zhang Ning yawned, moved quickly in his hand, untied the belt of his trousers, and saw that Lu Yu had stepped aside, so he stepped forward, took off his pants, and sat on the toilet with a big golden knife.
"Damn, what are you eating, the thing you pulled stinks so much!"
Lu Yu was about to protest against Zhang Ning's behavior, but seeing that the other party had used biological and chemical weapons for no reason, he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose and exited the bathroom, and kept protesting in his mouth.
"Hehe, I'm sorry, I may have eaten a little too much last night, and the rice crackers made by Uncle Ni are so delicious......"
Zhang Ning smiled apologetically at Lu Yu, he was telling the truth, although the rice crackers made by Uncle Ni looked ordinary, they were extremely crispy when they were bitten, and there was a faint salty taste when they tasted it, which made the mouth full of relish, and they never got tired of eating it.
"Zhang Ning! You're occupying the toilet again early in the morning! ”
After Lu Yu closed the door of the bathroom, Xu Xiaoxiao's complaint came from behind him.
Looking at the girl whose hair had turned into a chicken nest, Lu Yu shrugged helplessly, saying that he couldn't do anything about it, and slowly came to the bedroom.
Zhang Jike and Ma Long were still asleep on the bed, and the recovery of their injuries seemed to have exhausted the physical strength of the two soldiers, if it was before, the sound of Lu Yu's beard shaving would have been able to wake up the two, but now, Zhang Ning made such a big movement, and he didn't wake up the two.
Gently closing the door of the bedroom, Lu Yu followed the aroma of rice in the air and came to the kitchen.
"Morning, Uncle Ni."
"Xiao Lu, good morning, am I making noise to you, I'm really sorry, old man, I woke up early, I can't sleep, so I want to come to the kitchen to work hard......"
Uncle Ni smiled, and while greeting Lu Yu, he did not delay the stir-fry in his hand, and after a while, a pot of fragrant beef fried rice was formed in the pot.
"Let's eat some first, I'll get some nori soup later......"
Uncle Ni gave Lu Yu a bowl of fried rice very quickly and handed it to Lu Yu.
Taking the fried rice, Lu Yu looked at the sky outside the window and spoke.
"Uncle, today is the fourth day, it stands to reason that communication should be restored today, let's turn on the radio and see if we can receive any news."
"I've seen enough of choking......"
When Uncle Ni heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then looked out the window, there were still many zombies wandering back and forth around the community, and because there was no stimulation from the outside world, they did not leave far.
Uncle Ni's idea is very simple, judging from the current situation of the city, if you want to restore communications, you must send someone to repair the communication base station, or drive a signal car to come, no matter how bad it is, you must first restore the power supply.
Judging from the current situation of zombie siege, the probability that the above ideas can be realized can be said to be very small.
Lu Yu also looked into the distance with Uncle Ni's gaze, and couldn't help but agree with the old man's statement in his heart, in the past few days of waiting for the communication to be restored, Lu Yu has been observing the surrounding situation, and the imaginary situation of a large number of troops entering has not appeared, and not even a single soldier with a gun has appeared on the street.
If it weren't for the appearance of Ma Long and Zhang Jike, two big living people, in front of him, Lu Yu might have felt that the government had given up the rescue operation and left the survivors in the city to fend for themselves.
"Let's turn on the radio first, maybe the government will have other means to restore communications, if it really doesn't work, then discuss it with Zhang Jike and them, and then make plans."
After pondering for a while, Lu Yu spoke.
That's all I can do now.
"Okay, then I'll speed up the production of some rice into rice crackers while the natural gas supply has not been cut off, so that even if the fire is cut off, I can also ensure the food supply for a period of time."
Uncle Ni nodded, poured a bottle of mineral water into the pot, Lu Yu found that there was already half a pot of raw rice in it, Uncle Ni was planning to use the gas stove to cook the rice, and then dehydrate it to make rice cakes.
Holding the bowl in his left hand and the pot in his right hand, Lu Yu slowly put the things on the dining table in the living room, and without waiting for him to say hello, Xiao Ran had already smelled the aroma in the air and opened his sleepy eyes.
"Get up and have some breakfast, little ancestor."
Looking at the little Lori stretching her waist like a kitten on the sofa, Lu Yu's face unconsciously floated a smile, pushed his bowl of beef fried rice in front of Xiao Ran, and handed over a pair of chopsticks.
"Let's eat first, and then go brush your teeth and wash your face after eating."
"Oh......"
Little Lori didn't seem to be fully awake, but when she heard that she had eaten, she reflexively took the dishes and chopsticks in Lu Yu's hand and began to eat in small bites.
It's not that this little Lori is greedy, Lu Yu found that in the past few days, everyone who has been strengthened by the virus has generally increased their appetite a lot.
Himself, Xu Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Ran all had varying degrees of appetite.
Xu Xiaoxiao eats the most, and I don't know if it was because Lu Yu had explained to her that she had "let go of eating these days", or because her own appetite had become larger, in short, the girl who originally had a small appetite has now become a big stomach.
Take yesterday's dinner as an example, Xu Xiaoxiao killed half a pot of noodles alone, so that everyone didn't have much to eat, and finally had to fill his stomach with compressed biscuits dipped in soup.
In this way, after dinner, the girl ate eight chocolate bars and two packets of compressed biscuits one after another.
Xiao Ran also showed that the amount of food that did not meet the needs of a nine-year-old child.
Before she was infected by the virus, Lu Yu had breakfast with this little Lori.
At that time, Xiao Ran also ate a slice of bread and an omelette, and the rest was wiped out by Lu Yu alone.
But now, the fried rice in Xiao Ran's bowl has been reduced by two-thirds, and it is still decreasing, but Xiao Lori does not show that she is full at all, her sleepy eyes still glance at the beef in the pot from time to time, and secretly stretch out her chopsticks to pick up a piece and stuff it into her mouth.
"Could it be that after immunizing against the virus, the functions of digestion and absorption have become stronger?"
Thinking weakly in his heart, Lu Yu also pulled over the bench next to the sofa and filled himself with a bowl of fried rice, then thought about it, pressed the rice in the bowl with a rice spoon, and added a few more spoonfuls to the bowl, until a small sharp tip was piled up on the small bowl, and then he put down the rice spoon contentedly.
"Hurry up and eat, Xu Xiaoxiao will come in a while, but I won't be able to eat it......"
Lu Yu secretly scolded in his heart, Zhang Ning had already walked out of the bathroom, saw Lu Yu and Xiao Ran eating, and the pace of his feet also increased sharply, and after choosing a place to sit down, he began to pick up the rice spoon and put the rice in the bowl.
Zhang Ning's appetite is indeed a bit larger than that of Uncle Ni, Yan Shao and his wife, but according to his own description, before he turned into a pawn-level zombie, his food was also so large.
In other words, the changes in his body did not seem to have had much impact on Zhang Ning.
"Damn, it's good to eat in front of Xiao Xiao, otherwise I'll have to deal with compressed biscuits again......"
pressed the rice in the bowl down with a rice spoon, Zhang Ning also picked up the chopsticks and began to pick up the rice in his mouth.
Although his appetite hadn't changed much, if he hadn't served more first, he wouldn't have had a second chance to serve the meal when the sturdy girl came.
Seeing that there was still more than half of the fried rice in the pot, Lu Yu stopped the action of picking up the rice in his hand, took the three empty bowls, and put them aside after they were full.
This is prepared by Uncle Ni and Yan Shao and his wife.
The three of them are normal survivors who have not been fortified with the virus, and their food consumption has not changed much, and this full bowl of fried rice may not be able to be eaten.
As for Ma Long and Zhang Jike, the physical condition of these two wounded people is still unclear, and eating fried rice may have adverse reactions, and Uncle Ni will make porridge for them, so Lu Yu did not stay for them.
"Uncle, let's come to dinner first, and then be busy later."
After greeting to the kitchen, Lu Yu picked up the dishes and chopsticks again, walked to the bedroom of Yan Shao and his wife, and knocked on the door.
"Yan Yanben, Shao Xiuqi, get up and eat, it's going to be eaten up by Xu Xiaoxiao when it's late."
"Okay, I'll ...... right away"
Shao Xiuqi's answer sounded in the bedroom.
Seeing that Yan Shao and his wife had woken up, Lu Yu no longer urged, and slowly returned to the living room while picking up the meal.
Zhang Ning's position was facing away from Lu Yu, and from Lu Yu's point of view, he could just see the back of Zhang Ning's neck.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, it's shocking to see it.
On the back of Zhang Ning's neck, which was originally covered with jet-black scales, one of them actually fell off, revealing the purple-red flesh inside.
And in the center of this flesh and blood, there was a pencil-sized tentacle, about half the length of a finger, all inky blue, dancing in the air in small amplitudes, like aquatic plants at the bottom of the sea, constantly swaying with the undercurrent......