20demayo Chapter 237 Dwelling in a Snail's Den
Chapter 237 Dwelling in a Snail's Den
"I know, I know!"
Zhou Yang was so happy that he didn't have to get up, and nodded repeatedly.
After turning on the heater, Shen Zechuan changed his clothes and went straight out.
After Shen Zechuan left, Zhou Yang obediently stayed in bed for another half hour until the room temperature reached a level she could tolerate before quickly getting up to change into warmer clothes.
By the time he finished washing up and went out, Shen Zechuan had already returned and was tinkering with the steamer in the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Yang asked, yawning.
"I got a few bags of frozen buns from my aunt, I want to steam them." Shen Zechuan finally finished studying the steamer, put a large plate of buns on the table inside, and set the timer. "Oh, right, I just cooked a pot of porridge, so I'll have the buns with the porridge later."
Zhou Yang nodded: "Okay."
"By the way, are my aunt and uncle alright?"
"It's alright, we've made plenty of preparations this time. When I went to wake them up, they were still asleep. They'll all come over for breakfast in a little while."
"That's good."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang finally felt relieved.
While the steamed buns were still steaming, Zhou Yang boiled a large pot of hard-boiled eggs and also instructed Shen Zechuan to wash an apple for everyone.
By the time the two of them finished, the steamed buns and porridge were almost ready.
Just as I was about to call for help because I was worried the food would get cold, Yu Jing and the others from across the street came over first.
They were all wrapped up like dumplings, especially Gu Yaoyao, who was practically a ball.
Xu Zhiyi was dressed the lightest among them. As a fire-type ability user, he was not afraid of the cold as long as he had enough energy in his body. He could even train his ability at the same time, which was a win-win situation.
Everyone else was envious.
Shortly after, Yan Fei and the others downstairs also came up, similarly covering themselves up completely.
However, Lu Yanwen, who was walking at the back, was dressed just as lightly as Xu Zhiyi.
As expected of an ice-type ability user, they are not afraid of heat when it is extremely hot, and they are not afraid of cold when it is extremely cold.
Zhou Yang suddenly felt that ice-type ability users were the most cheating species in the apocalypse.
Once everyone had arrived, they immediately sat down and began eating breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of steamed buns and porridge made by Shen Zechuan, a large bowl of boiled eggs cooked by Zhou Yang, and an apple for each person.
However, just before serving, Zhou Yang added an extra bowl of fried dough sticks and gave everyone a plate of soy sauce to dip in.
After sitting down, Zhou Yang first served himself a bowl of porridge, then skillfully peeled an egg and put it into the soy sauce.
This move immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The northerners looked at Zhou Yang as if he were a rare species.
Lu Xingye exclaimed in surprise: "Eggs dipped in soy sauce?!"
Zhou Yang was taken aback when she heard this: "Ah, that's how we eat it where I'm from. Otherwise, why would we eat boiled eggs with porridge when they're so bland? We also eat fried dough sticks with porridge dipped in soy sauce. It's so delicious."
After saying that, he picked up half an egg dipped in soy sauce and put it in his mouth. Then he grabbed a fried dough stick, dipped it in the soy sauce dish, took a bite, and then drank a big mouthful of congee.
Taking a big, warm bite warmed him from his stomach to his heart, making Zhou Yang sigh with relief.
Tsk, this is the most comfortable way to eat, it's so delicious!
Seeing how much Zhou Yang was enjoying his food, Shen Zechuan thought for a moment and then picked up a fried dough stick to try dipping it in soy sauce.
One bite and your mouth is filled with a salty and savory flavor. Then take a sip of the congee, and you'll find it has a unique taste. Eating congee like this is really quite good.
Then, he peeled an egg and put it in soy sauce. He imitated Zhou Yang by using chopsticks to cut the egg in half, and then ate half of the egg in one bite. His eyes lit up immediately.
Just a little soy sauce, and the bland boiled egg immediately tasted different.
Seeing this, others followed suit, and this opened the door to a new world.
After breakfast, since Xu Zhiyi didn't need to take He Shanshan to the clinic for the time being, everyone decided to stay at Zhou Yang's house for the whole day.
Due to the extreme cold, the base clinic is temporarily closed. It is said that it will be moved to the underground parking lot in the next few days, so He Shanshan can rest at home for a few more days.
Only then did Zhou Yang have time to look at the view outside the window.
The heavy snow was still falling outside, and the world had become a vast expanse of white, with everything covered in a layer of silver.
Just one night later, the entrances to the first floors of the several residential buildings in front of the building were all buried up to a quarter of their original size.
I imagine their building is in the same predicament.
……
With the city locked down by heavy snow, going out has become a difficult task.
So, in the days that followed, everyone in the base lived a cramped, cramped life.
The same applies to the Hidden Dragon Squad.
Almost everyone stayed indoors, except for Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan who occasionally went to the military headquarters to help Gu Tianqi with some matters at the base.
Meanwhile, Chi Feng and the others upstairs would only come down to get the food when it was time to eat.
However, because the ambient temperature is so low, every time I bring hot food home, it freezes before I even get inside, so I have to reheat it when I get back.
Food always loses some of its flavor after being heated.
So after thinking it over, Chi Feng shamelessly brought enough rations for four people to come and negotiate with Zhou Yang again, requesting to join the Qianlong Squad at the big table for a meal.
If they can't sit at the large table, we can set up a small table next to it for them.
Every day, the hot dishes I take out turn into ice crystals the instant they're frozen, and when I reheat them at home, they taste burnt. It's just too unbearable.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang burst into laughter and mocked Chi Feng relentlessly for a long time.
These days, there are still people who can burn food just by heating it up!
Zhou Yang laughed until Chi Feng's face turned pale and then red, and only agreed when he saw that the other party was about to get angry.
However, there's no need to set up a separate table.
Zhou Yang had already replaced the dining table at home with the largest size round table, which could seat more than 20 people without any problem.
Their entire team, including Gu Yaoyao, only had 15 people. Duo Chifeng and his group only had 4 people, so there was definitely enough room for them.
And so, Chi Feng and the other three started eating with Zhou Yang and the others, and occasionally, if they got up early, they could even get a free breakfast.
The two teams became increasingly familiar with each other, and even Ni Fan, the socially awkward hacker, became much more outgoing with everyone.
Due to the extreme cold, the base headquarters had basically nothing to do except clear snow from the main road every day and perform regular patrols.
Gu Tianqi finally had some free time, and could come over for a meal every now and then.