Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

Zhang Yuan put down the box and then went to carry two more boxes over.

"Here are three thousand bullets. There were originally three hundred bullets in that box. Two were just used, so there are two hundred and ninety-eight left now. The extra ones are for you as a gift since you bought a lot."

One bullet costs five grams of gold, so one hundred bullets cost five hundred grams of gold, which is exactly one catty.

How could Liu Ruoyan take such a big advantage of Zhang Yuan?

Liu Ruoyan silently took out a small gold bar from her pocket and placed it on the table. "This is neither more nor less, exactly five hundred grams."

Zhang Yuan, "..."

Do people just casually carry gold bricks like this in their pockets?

But looking at the big package of gold on the ground, Zhang Yuan felt relieved.

Zhang Yuan laughed. "Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Liu Ruoyan was more than happy that Zhang Yuan didn't stand on ceremony with her.

Even close brothers settle accounts clearly. Since they weren't that familiar with each other, it was even more necessary to make things clear.

Zhang Yuan helped Liu Ruoyan carry the several boxes into Liu Ruoyan's house. However, he only carried them inside the front door. He didn't go any further inside and didn't look around more.

"Yesterday I said I wanted to take a walk around the base. Do you have time a bit later?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Looking into Zhang Yuan's bright black eyes and then at the several boxes at her feet, Liu Ruoyan finally nodded. "Yes."

"Then I'll come to find you after twelve o'clock. It should be a bit cooler at that time."

"Okay."

After closing the door, Liu Ruoyan couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Originally, she thought that after having this meal, the two of them would owe nothing to each other.

But who would have thought that she bought weapons from Zhang Yuan again!

She couldn't just turn her back on him right after the deal, could she?

Although Liu Ruoyan had become a bit cold in temperament due to surviving in the apocalypse for ten years in her previous life.

She wasn't completely ignorant of worldly wisdom either.

Fortunately, although Zhang Yuan talked a lot and was a bit too familiar with people too quickly, he was still very sensible.

After the contact last night, they both found that each other had secrets, but they also had no intention of prying into each other's secrets.

Just as Liu Ruoyan wouldn't wonder how Zhang Yuan brought so many bullets into the base, Zhang Yuan wouldn't ask Liu Ruoyan why she carried a gold brick in her pocket.

Liu Ruoyan's gaze moved down and landed on the several boxes on the ground. Her eyebrows and eyes immediately relaxed.

It was useless to think too much about other things. Only these things were real.

Liu Ruoyan opened each box to have a look and then carefully put them into her space.

For the convenience of taking them out, she also placed these things on the same layer of the shelf.

After loading the bullets into the pistol, Liu Ruoyan played with it in her hand for a while before reluctantly putting it away. She placed it separately on top of the box.

As long as she had a thought, the pistol could immediately appear in her hand.

Although buying the pistol was a happy thing, Liu Ruoyan didn't forget her previous plan either.

She was thinking of cooking three meals a day by herself in the future. The prerequisite was, of course, to tidy up the kitchen.

The kitchen window was also pasted with heat insulation film, and there was a thick blackout curtain inside and a heat insulation curtain outside.

Even if Liu Ruoyan stood in the kitchen with the light on now, no light could be seen from the outside.

Because the window was closed tightly and couldn't be ventilated, the kitchen was already steaming hot even before starting to cook.

Liu Ruoyan had to take out two more air-conditioning fans, add ice and turn them on.

As soon as the air-conditioning fans were turned on, it immediately became much cooler.

Liu Ruoyan thought about it and decided to make some cold noodles and lo mein.

In this hot weather, it was better to prepare some refreshing food.

These things not only tasted good but also didn't have a strong smell.

Liu Ruoyan wasn't sure about the airtightness of this house. This was just the right time to test it.

If it was confirmed that the airtightness was good, stewed meat and hot pot could also be arranged.

Liu Ruoyan made buckwheat cold noodles. After cooking the noodles in the pot, she rinsed them with cold water, put them into a prepared large bowl, then added various side dishes and seasoning packets, put in some crushed ice, and finally poured in a full glass of Sprite. Thus, a bowl of buckwheat cold noodles was ready.

Liu Ruoyan cooked a lot of noodles and made ten bowls in one go.

The prepared cold noodles were directly placed on the shelf. She could take them out to eat whenever she wanted to in the future.

After cooking the cold noodles, Liu Ruoyan boiled water again.

When the water boiled, she put the hand-rolled noodles into it to cook.

During the previous half year, she couldn't cook in the apartment, but Liu Ruoyan wasn't completely idle either.

Liu Ruoyan would do some preparatory work for making pasta every day.

For example, after kneading the dough, she would roll it into noodles, or make a batch of leavened dough to make steamed buns and twisted rolls.

Even for the dough skins needed for scallion pancakes, egg-filled pancakes, and leavened pancakes, Liu Ruoyan had prepared a lot.

Not to mention dumpling skins, wonton skins, and steamed bun skins.

These things didn't have much smell. Liu Ruoyan did them slowly in the bedroom while blowing the air-conditioning fan.

Doing some every day, after more than half a year of accumulation, she couldn't even count how many there were.

Now that there were conditions, Liu Ruoyan simply cooked more noodles. The cooked noodles were respectively served in disposable lunch boxes.

Liu Ruoyan didn't cook any stir-fried dishes. After all, she was going out with Zhang Yuan later. She was afraid that the smell of cooking oil would stick to her body and be smelled by others.

Most people nowadays lack oil and water. Only a few can cook things to eat, let alone something as luxurious as stir-frying.

If others smelled the smell of cooking oil and food on her body, who knew what kind of trouble it would bring.

Liu Ruoyan wasn't afraid of trouble, but it was better to avoid it when possible.

After all, Liu Ruoyan wanted to live a stable life instead of fighting and scheming with people all day long.

By the time Liu Ruoyan tidied up the kitchen, it was almost twelve o'clock.

Zhang Yuan was a very punctual person. Just after twelve o'clock, he came to knock on the door.

Liu Ruoyan had also changed into her clothes and shoes. She nodded at Zhang Yuan, walked out of the door, and then closed the door of her own house behind her.

There was a big iron lock hanging on the iron fence. Liu Ruoyan gave Zhang Yuan a key so that it would be convenient for both of them to enter and exit.

After locking the big iron lock, the two of them continued to go downstairs.

Just as they reached the fifth floor, the door of the household on the east side suddenly opened, and an old lady stuck her head out. Her small eyes scanned Liu Ruoyan and Zhang Yuan up and down.

"Are you two the new neighbors who moved upstairs? Where were you from before? What jobs are you doing in the base now?"

Hearing the old lady's inquiries like checking household registration, Liu Ruoyan frowned slightly. "Do you have something?"

"Can't I ask if I don't have something? Young people these days really don't understand what respecting the elderly and loving the young means..."

Listening to her rambling, Liu Ruoyan's eyebrows twitched.

Liu Ruoyan wasn't afraid of people like Brother Dao or the bald men. She was afraid of this kind of gossipy and shrewd old lady.

Obviously not familiar, yet she had to ask about everything.

But Liu Ruoyan couldn't just kill her with a knife just because she asked a few more questions.