253: Would you like to be the cook at my house?

Not wanting Jiang Fei to spend money, Yang Zhanguo and Xu Qianyao only bought Hao Hao a toy car.

After finishing their shopping, Jiang Fei drove the two to Ping An Small Mall.

When Yang Zhanguo saw the dazzling array of goods in the mall, everything meticulously organized, he felt a surge of admiration.

As expected of Little Jiang, she can thrive anywhere she goes.

He could now truthfully report back to Old Kang and Director Ning, otherwise those two brothers would always be worrying about Little Jiang.

“Captain Xu Qianyao! Team Leader Yang!”

Su Liuyuan controlled his electric wheelchair and came over, greeting them excitedly.

Xu Qianyao was startled: “Your leg…”

“It’s just a fracture, not crippled. I’ll be able to remove the brace in a while.”

Hearing Su Liuyuan’s explanation, Xu Qianyao breathed a sigh of relief and started chatting with him.

Jiang Zhengkang and the others were not very familiar with Xu Qianyao and Yang Zhanguo, and with customers present, they didn't go over to exchange pleasantries.

Jiang Fei, on the other hand, used her walkie-talkie to contact Lu Yu, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia, telling them to come to the Small Mall for lunch after work.

Just as she was about to go to the kitchen in the lounge to prepare ingredients, she suddenly caught sight of a strange person outside the door.

Dressed in a black trench coat, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, his face was hidden, and he was loitering suspiciously at the entrance.

Taking out a mini pistol, Jiang Fei concealed it in her hand and walked over.

“Is there something you need?”

The person immediately took off running.

Jiang Fei instinctively gave chase.

After only a few minutes of running, the person in black couldn't run anymore. Just as he leaned against a wall to rest, Jiang Fei caught up and pressed the gun to his head.

“What were you doing loitering outside the Small Mall just now?”

“Don’t, don’t shoot…” The person in black panted as he removed his hat, mask, and sunglasses.

“Old Mr. Mo?”

“Why are you dressed like this?”

Father Mo awkwardly rubbed his nose: “The breeding method you had Mo Yanan give me last time was very effective. I managed to keep fish alive for the first time, so I wanted to come and ask you for some advice.”

“But Mo Yanan doesn’t want you to have much contact with me.”

“I was afraid of being seen by him, so I disguised myself.”

Jiang Fei fell silent.

She had thought it was a thief, or someone with ill intentions towards the Small Mall.

“I don’t have time right now; I’ll be free this afternoon.”

“It’s fine! You go about your business! I’ll just wait for you at the door.”

With that, Father Mo put his hat, mask, and sunglasses back on, looking like a suspicious character.

“You should take those off and wait for me inside the mall.”

“If Mo Yanan comes, I’ll explain to him.”

She didn't want to scare her customers.

Father Mo obediently complied and followed Jiang Fei back into the mall.

After entrusting him to Han Yang’s care, Jiang Fei went to the kitchen in the lounge.

Everyone had been eating a lot of meat lately and was a bit tired of it. Mushroom noodles would be a good change.

Mushrooms are delicious and refreshing, can cut through richness, and soothe the stomach.

She took out Cordyceps flower, morels, bamboo fungus, royal sun agaricus, velvet antler mushrooms, chanterelles, and porcini from the Supermarket. After soaking them in warm water, she put them into a large pot to boil.

Once the soup was ready, she just needed to add some noodles.

At 12:30, Lu Yu and the others finished work and drove over.

It was a rare reunion, and Xiao Chuxia chatted excitedly with Yang Zhanguo and Xu Qianyao.

Mother Xiao also joined in.

Talking non-stop, Yang Zhanguo couldn't keep up.

This mother and daughter were too talkative.

He would say one sentence, and they could say ten.

Fortunately, Jiang Fei came out at that moment to rescue Yang Zhanguo.

“Dinner’s ready. Come wash your hands and eat.”

Noticing Father Mo sitting in the corner, Jiang Fei invited him to eat as well.

She had cooked plenty, enough for everyone.

As soon as Father Mo entered the lounge, he smelled the rich aroma of mushrooms and consciously went to get a bowl and chopsticks to serve himself noodles.

The fresh, fragrant mushrooms paired with the smooth, thin noodles made Father Mo’s eyes light up: “Miss Jiang’s cooking is excellent, better than my family’s chef.”

“I wonder if you’d be interested in becoming my family’s chef?”

“I can offer you the best treatment.”

Jiang Fei decisively refused: “No.”

“If you have any questions, ask them now.”

Upon hearing this, Father Mo put aside the matter of changing chefs, took out his own small notebook, and asked Jiang Fei questions from it.

They were all questions about how to raise fish.

Jiang Fei answered one, and he wrote one down.

Ling Zhaorui also understood fish farming and occasionally interjected a few remarks.

By the end of the meal, Father Mo’s small notebook was almost full.

After finishing his noodles, Father Mo bid everyone farewell and went home to experiment.

Su Liuyuan couldn’t help but say: “Why is Mo Yanan’s father like an old child?”

“I thought the head of the Mo family would be a very serious old man.”

Xiao Chuxia: “Perhaps it’s because he doesn’t have to work and has no worries.”

“By the way, Captain Xu, how long can you and Team Leader Yang stay this time?”

Xu Qianyao: “We’re leaving tomorrow morning. The Planting Base is still waiting for us to return.”

“If it weren’t for the mutated animals frequently attacking humans in groups, which would delay our journey, Team Leader Yang and I could have stayed two more days.”

“Once the animals return to normal and it’s safe to drive, we can still come to the Base to see you all…”

Xu Qianyao suddenly fell silent.

What if a new natural disaster occurred?

Would they still have a chance to meet again?

The others also thought of this, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became a bit subdued.

Jiang Fei broke the heavy silence: “Eat what you should, drink what you should. Just being alive now is enough.”

“The Captain is right! We must all strive to live! And try to gather once a year!”

Su Liuyuan changed the subject to lighten the mood.

After dinner.

Jiang Fei secretly went to the storeroom to collect the gold from Cheng Pingwei’s jewelry purchase.

[Ding—Gold detected: 3,658,888 grams]

Jiang Zhengkang and the others were cleaning up the kitchen, so Jiang Fei drove Xu Qianyao and Yang Zhanguo back to Mos Hotel.

“You two go upstairs and wait for me. I’m going to find my boss to get some special potion.”

After they left, Jiang Fei drove to the parking lot behind the hotel.

Confirming that no one was around, she took out a truck.

She loaded it with 50 barrels of 100-liter fountain water, 10 large boxes of salt and sugar, 5 large boxes of dried fruits and roasted nuts, and a limited 3 large boxes of fruit and vegetable seeds.

One hundred bags each of sweet potatoes and potatoes, each weighing 100 catties.

Locking the truck bed, Jiang Fei took out a travel bag and packed 2 grenades, 2 flashbangs, 2 submachine guns, and several boxes of matching ammunition.

This was all she could do for the Safety Shelter.

After an hour in the parking lot, Jiang Fei finally went up to find Xu Qianyao and Yang Zhanguo.

“The special potion is in the black truck in the parking lot. You can just drive that truck when you leave tomorrow.”

“The bag contains weapons. Take them for self-defense.”

“I won’t see you off tomorrow morning.”

Jiang Fei reminded them: “I heard from my boss that the experts at the Base predict that once the gray fog disperses, there will be an endless day, twenty-four hours of daylight. The Safety Shelter needs to prepare in advance.”

“If you notice plants growing wildly, that’s the warning sign for the endless day.”

There was no gray fog in her previous life, so she wasn’t sure when the endless day would arrive.

She only remembered that before the endless day, all plants grew wildly, then gradually withered and died.

Nothing could be grown in the fields anymore.

Xu Qianyao’s expression became solemn: “I’ll tell Director Ning and Director Zheng as soon as I get back.”

“Thank you for everything, Jiang Fei.”

“Team Leader Yang and I will help you move the gold into the car.”

“No need, I’ll just take the elevator down.” Jiang Fei left, pulling two suitcases.

Back in the parking lot, she stored them in the Supermarket.

[Ding—Gold detected: 55,000 grams]

[Current unlock progress: 48%]

As soon as Jiang Fei started her car and left the parking lot, Xu Qianyao and Yang Zhanguo came down.

They had intended to move their luggage into the black truck Jiang Fei had given them, but they froze after opening the truck bed.

Looking at the truck full of supplies, their noses tingled with emotion.

This silly girl…

The next day, no one came to disturb her, and Jiang Fei carried Big Yellow into the Supermarket.

Except for the timid rabbits, all the chickens, geese, cattle, and sheep were let out to play in the open space.

Once she confirmed they wouldn't fight, Jiang Fei went to the Supermarket warehouse and used an excavator to dig a pond for abalone farming.

Abalone are not easy to raise; if not properly cared for, they can all die. Jiang Fei only dug a small pond.

The depth was about two meters, ensuring the abalone had enough space to move around.

Since abalone cannot be farmed in fresh water, as they would die from absorbing water and bloating, Jiang Fei went to the Supermarket's aquatic section to get seawater from the tanks.

She selected 100 abalone and put them into the farming pond, then added some kelp.

Kelp is highly nutritious; abalone raised with it would have green shells, and it would also promote their growth and increase their reproductive rate.

After placing a wooden sign that read “Abalone Farming Pond,” Jiang Fei brought tools and built a three-story cat villa and a small wooden house at the Supermarket entrance.

The three-story cat villa was for Big Yellow, and the small wooden house was for Little Black.

Jiang Fei planned to reserve the remaining two breeding slots for Big Yellow and Little Black.

In case of an emergency, such as an earthquake or tsunami, or needing to escape, she could bring her two cubs into the Supermarket to raise them.

After building the cat and dog shelters, Jiang Fei planted new rice and wheat.

Now there was an automatic collection function in the Supermarket.

Not only could it process rice into grains, but it could also grind wheat into flour and store it in the Supermarket warehouse, making work much easier than before.

When she got tired, Jiang Fei would read the notes Kang Ansheng had given her.

Unbeknownst to her, she had been cooped up at home for half a month.

This day.

Before it got dark, Jiang Fei carried Big Yellow out of the Supermarket, took him back to the cat room on the second floor of the villa, and drove her pickup truck towards Ping An Small Mall.

She had saved up gold for so long; it should be enough to upgrade now.

As Jiang Fei was thinking, she suddenly heard a 'thump' sound.