Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“Then why didn’t you come up to help?” Zhang Zhongmin asked bluntly.
The boy thought of the zombies with terrifying faces. Although they were scary in their entirety, it was still okay. The most terrifying thing was those zombies whose bodies had been half eaten away, and the blood was still flowing out of their bodies with every step they took.
His face suddenly turned pale, looking as ugly as if he was constipated.
Although Zhang Zhongmin stopped the boy, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Fu Ke. The boy was indeed selfish and that was why he was dissatisfied with Fu Ke.
But he knew that Fu Ke was a person with superpowers. Logically speaking, even if it was difficult to kill these zombies, she should not refrain from taking action.
Yet she stood aside and watched.
The boy was right about one thing, these zombies were attracted by Fu Ke. Although he saw at a glance that Fu Ke was targeted by the zombies because she was trying to save the mother and daughter.
But at the end of the day, it was her business. He was helping, but she just stood aside.
When Fu Ke saw Zhang Zhongmin’s eyes, she smiled slightly: “Thank you, Squad Leader Zhang, for today.”
She put down her backpack and only took away the seasonings and other things. The remaining food was given to Zhang Zhongmin: “This is a thank you gift for Squad Leader Zhang’s help.”
Immediately, Zhang Zhongmin’s doubts that had not yet been expressed were blocked.
It just so happened that the school was indeed short of food right now, so any little bit counted. He really couldn’t refuse Fu Ke with all his strength, and his dark skin seemed to become even darker.
“Thank you.”
Zhang Zhongmin looked at Fu Ke several times, but then he thought of the time when the school was almost surrounded by zombies. If it weren’t for this woman, they probably wouldn’t have been able to think of any solution.
“If everything is fine, I’ll leave first.” Fu Ke smiled, picked up her things and left the school.
The boy looked at her brisk steps and immediately looked at Zhang Zhongmin with resentment, but in the end, he didn’t dare to say anything.
In his opinion, it was not right for Fu Ke to bring zombies into the school. What’s more, she brought back a woman and a child! This was simply adding burden to the school.
They already needed to go out to look for food because of the lack of food. But Fu Ke was still adding burden to them!
Fu Ke had no idea of the boy’s resentment. Zhang Zhongmin didn’t know either.
Arrangements had been made for Chen Ju and her daughter, and starting tomorrow someone would train them individually, starting with the simplest and most basic training.
Even though Lin Xiaoya was still young, younger people had more shaping power.
A physical education teacher from before the apocalypse was arranged to teach Chen Ju and her daughter. Because there were only two of them, the training levels for the mother and daughter were also different. After all, Chen Ju was an adult, and Lin Xiaoya was still a child.
After just settling down, the next thing to face was training. Chen Ju had no time to think about anything else.
Fu Ke opened the door and returned to the Exclusive Restaurant, feeling a little sorry for the crystal cores in Zhang Zhongmin’s hand. However, when Fu Ke saw Zhang Zhongmin’s suspicious look, she became alert and naturally did not dare to pay attention to the crystal core anymore.
She took out a piece of pork belly with fat and lean meat that looked particularly good from the kitchen, then opened the recipe and cut the pork belly into cubes according to the recipe.
Because of her psychic powers, the blocks she cut were very standard, with almost every block being exactly the same.
Then she poured water into the iron pot and turned on the liquid gas to boil the water.
She hadn’t used natural gas before because she knew it would be cut off after the end of the world. So she prepared a lot of liquefied gas, not only in the restaurant, but also in the space.
When the water in the iron pot boiled, Fu Ke put the pork belly into the boiling water and blanched it for a few minutes, then took it out and washed it with cold water.
After taking out the casserole and washing it, she took out the fresh green onions from the space, cut them into long sections according to the recipe, sliced the dried old ginger, and placed them at the bottom of the casserole.
After placing it against the pot, put the pork belly skin side down in the casserole with scallions and ginger.
She then added rice wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar and salt strictly according to the recipe. Then put the lid on, brought it to a boil over high heat, then turned down the heat and simmered it slowly.
Time passed little by little, and Fu Ke watched the small burning flame tirelessly and listened to the sound coming from the casserole.
After an hour and a half, she turned off the heat and took the pork belly out of the casserole. At this time, the flesh of the meat had turned bright orange in color and looked very beautiful.
However, Fu Ke took out a small stewing pot, placed the pork belly with the skin facing up, poured the soup in the casserole into the stewing pot, covered it with a lid and steamed it.
This time she didn’t use low heat, but high heat and steamed it for a full twenty minutes.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Fu Ke took out some Chinese kale from the space, blanched it in boiling water, and placed it on a plate. She then placed the pork belly neatly on the Chinese kale and poured the soup on it.
She looked at the pictures in the book and then looked at the finished product she had made. Fu Ke thought that the one she made was much better looking.
Apart from anything else, the pork belly she cut was absolutely spot on. Besides, this water spinach was very pleasing to the eye. It grew very well in the space and was green and pleasant.
Moreover, Fu Ke specially selected the Chinese kale of the same size and weight.
Looking at the steaming Dongpo pork coming out of the pot, Fu Ke felt a little greedy. But she knew that her favorite food before the end of the world, she couldn’t eat it now.
She sighed in regret, then heard a voice at the door.
Fu Ke opened the door and looked, then immediately said with a smile: “Team Leader Zhang, why are you here?”
It was already late, and they had agreed to set off in two days, which would be the day after tomorrow at the latest. However, the food in the cafeteria had run out today.
Zhang Zhongmin took out several crystal cores he had made today and wiped them clean with a cloth. The black layer covering them was wiped off, revealing the original white color of the crystal cores.
“How much food do you have here? Look at my crystal cores, how much can you exchange for them?” There were only about ten zombies following here today, and Mr. Zhang Zhongmin and Mr. Zhou had nine crystal cores lying on them.
The crystal core was of no use to them, so Zhang Zhongmin brought the crystal core over to exchange for some food.
Fu Ke smiled and got the crystal core.
Zhang Zhongmin’s breath moved slightly, and the rich fragrance made him drool. He secretly cursed Fu Ke for being extravagant. He felt a little uncomfortable when he saw her at the school gate before.
But then he thought about it, Fu Ke had water-related abilities, and it was said that water-related abilities were not combat-related abilities. Then the uncomfortable feeling in his heart disappeared.
Fu Ke naturally saw Zhang Zhongmin’s inconspicuous action, but she really didn’t know what the food she made tasted like.
After all, she had never cooked before.
She turned around and walked in, bringing out the Dongpo pork on a plate: “Team Leader Zhang, come and try this Dongpo pork.”
Fu Ke smiled. If she could eat it, she would have tried it herself long ago. But as it was her first time cooking, she still found it very interesting.
Suddenly, she felt a sense of satisfaction from watching others eat something she made.
Zhang Zhongmin swallowed unconsciously, and his Adam’s apple rolled slightly. His eyes were uncontrollably fixed on the brightly colored and very appetizing Dongpo pork.
There was some water spinach placed under the plate, and the contrast between the leaves and the meat made it look even more appetizing. Not to mention the rich aroma of freshly-baked Dongpo pork.
But he didn’t move: “No, you’d better change it to something else for me.”
Fu Ke blinked and looked at the Dongpo pork in her hand. She was actually rejected!! You know, although no one knew how her plate of Dongpo pork tasted, it looked quite good.
She looked at Zhang Zhongmin suspiciously but saw that his eyes were uncontrollably glued to the Dongpo Pork.
After thinking about it suddenly, Fu Ke understood and immediately put the Dongpo pork on the table: “Please eat it, Sergeant Zhang. This is a special gift from me!”
She also considerately put a pair of chopsticks on the table.
There wasn’t much meat on the plate; Fu Ke only got four large cubes. During this period, he had been eating non-nutritious snacks to fill his stomach. Seeing this, Zhang Zhongmin felt like his saliva was about to fall out.
Hearing Fu Ke say it was a gift, he looked at Fu Ke hesitantly: “This is not good, I don’t want to take advantage of you.”
“…” Fu Ke narrowed her eyes, and she suddenly thought, what is it to be kind and upright? This guy is just a stubborn and rigid person, right?
“The weather is only going to get hotter. Standing outside in short sleeves will only lead to sunburn and peeling of the skin.” Fu Ke squinted his eyes and said, “If you eat this plate of Dongpo pork, how about I give you dozens of long-sleeved spring clothes?”
“…” Zhang Zhongmin looked at Fu Ke suspiciously, then looked at the very tempting Dongpo pork. I dare not eat it anymore!
If there is no problem, why doesn’t she eat it herself? He must eat it!
“Thank you, I think I don’t like eating greasy food.” Although Zhang Zhongmin couldn’t figure out what was wrong with the Dongpo pork, he didn’t dare to eat it.
He knew that the crystal core was very useful to people with special abilities, and he had originally planned to give the crystal core to Lu Xun. But the food in school was really running out, so he had to exchange it with Fu Ke.
Food was already precious in the apocalypse. Who would give you benefits just to let you eat something? If the other person was not stupid, then there must be something wrong.
Zhang Zhongmin took a look at the Dongpo pork and refused to eat it.
Fu Ke looked at his expression and felt a little depressed. She then went upstairs with a cold face and threw five boxes of instant noodles and several boxes of bread over to him. After Lu Xun’s supernatural power was exposed, Qiu Yingying privately found Zhang Zhongmin and confessed her water-related supernatural power.
Fu Ke, who had been observing the school, of course knew about it, so she didn’t give them mineral water. Although they were still short of water, with the water supplied by Qiu Yingying, it was barely enough.
The only thing in short supply was food.
“Thank you, Miss Fu.” Zhang Zhongmin glanced upstairs inconspicuously.
“You’re welcome. It’s just a transaction anyway.” Fu Ke’s mouth twitched and her expression was not looking good. She was not at all happy that Zhang Zhongmin rejected the dish she had worked so hard to prepare.
The key point was that she said that as long as he ate it, she would give him dozens of spring clothes.
Zhang Zhongmin was not a fool. The weather was getting weirder and weirder. It was getting colder at night and hotter during the day. If you stand in the sun for a while longer, your skin will feel hot and uncomfortable.
It felt like being grilled on a teppanyaki grill.
It looked like the weather was going to get weirder.
After Zhang Zhongmin left, Fu Ke went to charge her mobile phone and found that the power had been cut off. Suddenly she felt even more depressed and put the hot Dongpo pork directly into the space.
This way, whenever she took it out, it looked like it had just come out of the pot.
She took out a piece of crystal core and started chewing it, but judging from Fu Ke’s expression, she didn’t enjoy it at all. Instead, it looked a little ferocious, as if it was gnawing on the crystal core in its palm just like Zhang Zhongmin.
After Zhang Zhongmin returned with the food, he called Lu Xun over.
Then he asked Xiao Bin and the others to distribute food to everyone, half a bag of instant noodles per person, and if that was not enough, half a loaf of bread.
Pulling Lu Xun out alone, Lu Xun was a little confused: “Instructor, is there something wrong?”
“Well, you and Fu Ke are more familiar, so I want you to go ask her later.” Zhang Zhongmin’s face was very solemn.
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