Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

"It's only five o'clock! Eat first, why did you come so early! You won't have the energy later!"

Shen Wanqing was complaining there.

"Huh? I thought we were going now!"

Zhao Qingsong gave an "awkward" laugh, then said, "Well... I'll treat you to dinner at my place. I'll treat you to dinner too. Feng Qian, you come too, I hunted a wild boar, and I still have some meat at home."

"Let's forget about it. The wild boar you hunted didn't yield much meat. You guys go ahead! We'll meet at the skating rink at 6 o'clock."

Feng Qian was unaware that he had hunted another wild boar and declined with a smile.

"It's okay, I shot another one, there are still quite a few left."

Zhao Qingsong said with a smile.

Feng Qian looked completely surprised.

"Another one hit? Really?"

"Hmm, are you going or not? If you are, let's go, we're in a hurry!"

"Go away! Go away! I..."

Feng Qian was excited, but halfway through her sentence, she looked at Shen Wanqing beside her and hesitated for a moment: "I...I'll listen to Wanqing."

Shen Wanqing looked at the two of them with some hesitation.

Going to Zhao Qingsong's house for dinner seems a bit inappropriate.

but……

Thinking that I was willing to give it a try, I finally agreed.

"good!"

"Let's go then!"

Zhao Qingsong smiled.

"Wait a moment, we still have some things to do, it might take a while."

"I'll go back and cook first! You can eat as soon as you arrive, okay?"

Shen Wanqing thought for a moment and then agreed: "Okay! Where do you live?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingsong gave the other party his home address, said goodbye, and then left.

……

After leaving the factory, instead of rushing home, I went to the cotton-fluffing place and retrieved two quilts.

Back home, I put the two new quilts in the basement.

Now we won't have to go through so much trouble.

What should I cook?

Let's make a stew with green radish and pork!

He likes to eat this, and it's really easy to make.

Light a fire and start boiling water.

I washed some radish and pork belly, and added some spare ribs.

First, blanch the radish. The radish in braised pork with radish must be soft and tender to absorb the flavor and taste good.

If you don't blanch it, it will take a long time to cook.

The radish has been blanched.

Sauté the ingredients in a wok until fragrant, then add soy sauce and water and radish. Let it simmer and wait.

"Officer Zhao!"

Lost in thought, someone called from outside.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Qingsong quickly took out the steamed buns from his backpack before heading out.

"Here it comes, here it comes."

The gate opened, and Feng Qian and Shen Wanqing stood at the entrance, with Shen Wanqing pushing a bicycle.

"Come in! It'll be ready in a minute."

Zhao Qingsong greeted him with a smile.

The two looked inside before going in.

Feng Qian laughed and said, "Your house isn't far from mine!"

"Oh, where do you live?"

"It's just two streets ahead, right behind the grocery store, not far away."

"Oh, there? It's not far!"

Zhao Qingsong suddenly realized that the area was full of self-built houses, which existed before the liberation. Obviously, Feng Qian's family used to live here.

Seeing that Shen Wanqing had parked the car, he smiled and said, "Let's go inside, the food will be ready in a bit."

After closing the door, the three of them entered the main room.

"Mmm~~ It smells so good! What did you make?"

Feng Qian was not polite at all. Her eyes lit up as soon as she came in, and she was practically drooling.

"Oh, radish stew with meat, it'll be ready in a bit."

As Zhao Qingsong spoke, he opened the pot lid, and steam billowed up, filling the room with a delicious aroma.

"Go inside and sit down. The kang (heated brick bed) is warm. Put the kang table on it, and we'll eat in a little while."

He was stirring the food with a spatula.

"Okay, let's get it done!"

Feng Qian agreed and led Shen Wanqing inside to tidy up the kang table.

The water evaporates very quickly when cooking in a large pot.

When it's almost done, sprinkle on some chopped green onions, add a little MSG, and it's ready to serve.

It was placed in a basin.

We'll save the extra for tomorrow or the day after.

……

"Come on, let's eat!"

Zhao Qingsong carried the dish to the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), where Feng Qian had already placed the bowls, chopsticks, and steamed buns.

Shen Wanqing was clearly a little embarrassed.

Zhao Qingsong immediately picked up a piece of pork rib and started eating, urging, "Eat! What are you standing there for?"

Feng Qian swallowed hard: "My goodness, we don't even dare to eat like this during Chinese New Year. There's so little meat, and it's shared among a group of people."

She thought it was just a little bit of shredded meat.

result……

A bowl of meat!

"It's okay! Eat up! I made it myself, I didn't buy it, so help yourself."

"Then I won't be polite!"

Feng Qian chuckled, having swallowed her saliva countless times.

However, she still thoughtfully picked up a piece of pork belly for Shen Wanqing next to her: "Wanqing, eat it! I'm only doing this because of you, I'd feel bad if you didn't eat it."

Shen Wanqing took a deep breath.

He laughed and said, "It's alright, I'll get it for myself, you guys eat yours!"

Seeing this, Feng Qian picked up a piece of radish.

"Mmm, delicious! This radish tastes just like pork, it's so good!"

Zhao Qingsong smiled and said, "If it's delicious, eat more."

I ate some myself too.

The group ate and chatted there.

"You just bought this house? I don't see any furniture?"

While eating, Feng Qian looked around the room and asked a question out of curiosity.

"Yeah, that's right! Gao Dazhi's house is unfurnished, we'll just get some furniture later."

After Zhao Qingsong finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Hey, Feng Qian, I have a question for you."

"Okay, go ahead!"

"Here's the thing, my parents are from the countryside and want to work here. Do you know any connections or opportunities?"

Feng Qian slowed down her eating.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "There's not much work right now, they're basically not hiring anymore. But... I heard from my mom the other day that the coal station is going to do some kind of reform and they're hiring. I don't know if they've filled all the positions, and I don't know if they're hiring people from the countryside anymore. It seems like they're starting to stop hiring people from the countryside now."

"Oh, so who should I contact about this?"

"Of course, it's the coal depot manager!"

"Where does he live? What's his name?"

"I don't know about that."

Zhao Qingsong didn't say anything after hearing this: "Alright, I'll find out myself later."

"Okay!"

Feng Qian agreed.

Shen Wanqing listened the whole time.

Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you have any requirements for... the job?"

Zhao Qingsong was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "What's wrong? You also have connections to find a job? I know your dad is the deputy factory director, so I can't ask him for help with finding a job. Otherwise, what am I supposed to do?"

Shen Wanqing was puzzled when she heard this.

She then realized what had happened, her face flushed slightly, and she stopped talking, quietly eating her meal.

……

After eating a few steamed buns, I also ate a lot of vegetables.

"Waaaaah!!"

Zhao Qingsong was clearing away the dishes when he suddenly heard crying next to him, which startled him.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying like that!"

Feng Qian looked aggrieved: "I haven't eaten this much meat in so long, it's so delicious, it's been years."

Zhao Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief and rolled his eyes: "It's just eating some meat, is it really that big of a deal!"

"How could it be that bad!"

Feng Qian recovered quickly.

"If someone let me eat like this once a week, no, once a month, I'd marry him."

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent after these words were spoken.

Shen Wanqing looked slightly embarrassed.

Zhao Qingsong's lips twitched.

"Come on! You think you're that easy to fool? If your parents knew, they'd be heartbroken. One meal of meat and they've eaten all the cabbages in the house. Alright, we're done eating. Let's go to the skating rink."

Feng Qian chuckled.

After packing up, the group headed to the factory.