Chapter 54: Hot Pot

Chapter 54: Hot Pot



At the same time, when Long Yu walked into Yao Ran's apartment for the first time, he was surprised by the empty living room. Seeing that there was only a low table and a sofa there, he wisely didn't ask anything.

Seeing Yao Ran go to the kitchen, he followed her and put the rice bags on the floor.

"Thank you for your help. Let me make you something to express my gratitude. Do you have anything you like to eat?" Yao Ran asked while washing her hands.

Long Yu replied, "I can eat anything."

Yao Ran wiped her hands, put on her apron, and asked, "How about we eat hot pot? Now that the temperature is getting colder, it is very suitable to have a spicy hot pot."

Long Yu didn't object and nodded, "Sure. Do you need any help?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Although hot pot is delicious, it is quite troublesome to prepare the ingredients.

Since Long Yu had already offered to help her, Yao Ran pointed to the living room and handed him a basin and a pair of scissors, "Help me collect the vegetables on the balcony and the mushrooms in the planting room."

Yao Ran thought Long Yu didn't know where her planting room was and added, "I used the guest rooms as planting rooms."

"Got it."

While Yao Ran was preparing the soup, Long Yu came to the balcony with the basin and scissors and saw the lush vegetables. It had been a long time since he had seen vegetables growing on the soil. After coming back to his senses, he squatted in front of the planting pots and began to harvest vegetables.

After filling half a basin with various vegetables, he went to the guest room. When he opened the door, Long Yu saw that the room was filled with planting pots. Various vegetables and fruits grow there.

Jia Xiang took a bite of the tender fish meat and couldn't help but give Yao Ran a thumbs up.

She swallowed the spicy fish and said, "Yao Ran, the fish is delicious! There is a power outage everywhere. How can you still have fresh meat?"

Yao Ran pointed to the small freezer in the corner of the living room and said, "I have a small solar generator. The solar generator is enough to power some basic household appliances."

Others followed her sight and looked at the freezer in the corner. There was no electricity, and most of the meat had rotted away. Without Yao Ran, they won't be able to eat fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and meat today.

While eating, Long Yu and others recounted what happened after they left last night to Yao Ran. The situation inside Building 3 is already chaotic, but the situation outside is even worse.

The four of them arrived at the supermarket early despite the heavy rain. There were not many people at that moment, but more and more came, and soon, the supermarket became very crowded.

Many people want to steal their motorboat, but Long Yu and the others are not easy to deal with. They guarded the motorboat and finally waited until the supermarket opened. Although the price of rice and flour has increased twenty-fold, people still flock to the supermarket. They grab everything they can, whether it's on the shelf or in someone's hand.

There is no internet, and supermarkets only accept cash. Those who have cash are naturally happy, but those who don't can only pay with gold necklaces or bracelets, and checkout becomes slow and complicated.

Those who have no money, jewelry, or valuables can only grab their things and run away.

The police officers at the scene fired a warning shot and temporarily suppressed the commotion. However, too many people didn't have cash, and soon, the situation became out of control.

Due to limited supplies, the second wave of people rushed in quickly, grabbed the items, and fled. Everyone is scared, afraid that others will take away the supplies that they finally got.

Seeing the chaotic situation getting worse, Long Yu and others decided to leave. Yet, the water was packed with people, like dumplings in a pot.

Those people kept rushing over. Some wanted to snatch their supplies, and some wanted to grab the motorboat.