390: Too many to eat.

Jiang Fei explained helplessly to Lu Yu, “No one died; I just butchered a batch of poultry.”

Lu Yu relaxed and took out two gold bars from his pocket.

“I ran into Crippled Wang today while installing lights, and he asked me to give these gold bars to you.”

“Crippled Wang said he might not be able to help you find gold anymore.”

“The Sea Base has too little gold now; he collected for half a month and only got two gold bars.”

Taking the gold bars from Lu Yu’s hand, Jiang Fei put them into the Supermarket.

“Ding—Gold detected: 200g.”

The quantity was so small that the system didn’t even remind her of the progress bar anymore.

At this rate of unlocking, she wondered what year it would be until she could unlock it.

Jiang Fei went to shower and sleep, feeling a little melancholy.

When she woke up the next day, Lu Yu had already left to carry out his mission.

She brought the three cubs into the Supermarket to continue working.

The land in the plantation had been empty for a long time, so Jiang Fei planted new crops.

Wheat fields and rice paddies were temporarily not being planted.

Not counting the rice and flour produced by the Supermarket, what she had stockpiled in her Supermarket alone was enough for her to eat for dozens of lifetimes.

The aquaculture area’s green prawns, black fish, river crabs, and crayfish had long since filled the ponds.

The breeding ponds for river clams, abalone, and river snails were also almost full.

Jiang Fei drove an excavator and began to expand the ponds.

Midway, she didn’t forget to use the walkie-talkie to tell Lu Yu that she would be staying in the Supermarket recently.

There were instant meals and frozen dumplings in the kitchen outside, so there was no need to worry about Lu Yu’s meals.

After two days of work, Jiang Fei finished expanding the aquaculture area, left Big Yellow, Little Black, and Little Gray in the Supermarket, and exited by herself.

What should have been a bright morning was pitch black outside the window.

The daytime temperature was not as low as at night, probably around 15℃.

Putting on a light jacket, Jiang Fei went downstairs, got into the SUV, and drove towards the Central District.

She planned to make a deal with Director Ning to get rid of some of the aquatic products.

For example, green prawns have a short lifespan, generally only living for 14 to 15 months.

The natural lifespan of crayfish is 18 to 24 months.

If they weren’t dealt with quickly, they would die in the ponds like the green prawns and pollute the water source.

Although she could butcher them and put them in the Supermarket warehouse for preservation, there were too many aquatic products.

Not to mention there were other species.

Her teammates were all working now, and she couldn’t handle the aquatic products alone.

It would be better to sell a batch.

She would also ask Director Ning if there was any gold in the cities near the Sea Base.

If there was, she would go collect it herself.

Perhaps only after unlocking the Supermarket could she figure out why her mother had the gold-devouring system.

Jiang Fei thought, letting out a yawn.

Driving in the dark was more likely to cause fatigue and drowsiness than driving in the daytime.

Taking out a cup of iced coffee to refresh herself, Jiang Fei drove to the entrance of the Administration Bureau.

She got out of the car and showed her Rescue Team ID to the guard.

As soon as she walked into the lobby, she saw Mo Yan’an and Mu Qingzhou not far away.

Mo Yan’an was still holding a Sea Base points card in his hand.

Upon seeing Jiang Fei, a smile appeared on his face.

“Sister Jiang Fei, why are you at the Administration Bureau?”

“I came to see Director Ning.”

“What are you two doing?”

“Qingzhou lost his points card, and since my job at the Administration Bureau is to manage points cards, I helped him fast-track a replacement.”

Mo Yan’an suddenly said sorry.

“The day Director Ning held the welcome banquet for you all, my dad caught a cold, so I couldn’t go.”

“Uncle Liu told me about your adventures in Ling Province.”

“He’s now working as a driver, helping the Administration Bureau.”

“Thank you, Sister Jiang Fei, for saving Uncle Liu and the others.”

Jiang Fei: “I was ordered by Director Ning to rescue survivors; you should thank him.”

“How is Old Mr. Mo’s health?”

“His cold is better, but his eyes always hurt.” Mo Yan’an’s smile faded a bit:

“Last year, I took my dad to the Hospital at the Sea Base to get his eyes checked, and the doctor said we missed the best treatment time and could only try our best to alleviate his discomfort.”

“But he didn’t take it seriously himself and went to the residential area to be a cleaner, coming back every day to show off what good things he had picked up.”

At this moment, Mu Qingzhou asked Jiang Fei:

“Miss Jiang, when you were out on missions, did you see my brother’s body?”

It wasn’t surprising that Mu Qingzhou thought his brother, Cheng Pingwei, had met with an accident.

He had asked the survivors rescued by the Newborn Squad, and none of them had any news of Cheng Pingwei.

The Comrades who went abroad to pick up compatriots also hadn’t seen Cheng Pingwei.

Mu Qingzhou found it hard not to overthink.

Jiang Fei said truthfully, “No.”

“Most of the bodies outside have rotted away or been buried by wind and snow due to natural disasters.”

“Even if we saw Cheng Pingwei’s body outside, we wouldn’t recognize him.”

Mu Qingzhou forced a smile: “I understand, Miss Jiang.”

“It’s possible your brother is still alive; they just haven’t met.”

Mo Yan’an comforted Mu Qingzhou.

Jiang Fei, meanwhile, went upstairs to Director Ning’s office.

Director Ning had just finished his official duties and was resting in his chair.

Seeing Jiang Fei, he raised his hand and poured her a glass of water.

“Girl, why do you have time to come see me today?”

“I want to sell something.”

Jiang Fei explained her purpose to Director Ning.

“What a coincidence; recently, residents have been dispirited and unhappy due to the Eternal Night, and the Chairman and I were discussing holding some event to liven things up.”

“But the Sea Base currently has no gold, and the gold in nearby cities was also collected by us before.”

“I can’t pay you for the aquatic products.”

A hint of disappointment flashed in Jiang Fei’s eyes: “Then consider it a donation to the Sea Base; otherwise, all the green prawns and crayfish I raised will go to waste.”

“If there’s gold in the future, I’ll send it to you immediately.”

Director Ning took Jiang Fei to the warehouse in the Central District and had the guards bring hundreds of water tanks.

After everyone left, Jiang Fei took out nearly half of the green prawns, crayfish, and black fish from the pond and put them into the water tanks.

Director Ning watched, dumbfounded.

“Girl, a donation is fine, but you can’t leave none for yourself.”

“No, this is only half of what I raised, not counting other species.”

Jiang Fei sighed: “I raised too many; I can’t possibly eat them all.”

Director Ning: “...”

He didn’t know why, but he felt like he was being shown off to.

—

Returning from the Administration Bureau, Jiang Fei released the cubs from the Supermarket and went to the kitchen to make dinner.

Mushroom stewed chicken, white radish duck soup, steamed river crabs and green prawns, garlic crayfish.

After making these dishes, Lu Yu and the others also came back from work one after another.

Jiang Fei called Su Liuyuan, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia to unit 102 to eat together.

She also had Lu Yu send a portion to unit 101.

Seeing the lavish dishes on the table, Su Liuyuan was a little bewildered:

“Captain, is today a special day?”

Jiang Fei shook her head: “Just consuming some of the Supermarket’s poultry and aquatic products.”

“You all come to my place for dinner after work in the evenings during this period; there’s plenty of chicken, duck, goose, and aquatic products.”

“Then we’re in for a treat.”

Ling Zhaorui said, yawning, his eyes dull with sleepiness.

Su Liuyuan and Xiao Chuxia also looked tired.

The constant darkness made everyone feel listless.

Su Liuyuan couldn’t help but ask Xiao Chuxia: “Has the Research Institute developed an artificial sun yet?”