Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 387: Helping Out in the Cooking Class

Chapter 387: Chapter 387: Helping Out in the Cooking Class

Everyone wouldn’t think too much into it, for if they took too much of the old stuff, they would be easily discovered by others.

She packed a backpack, and since her daughter was sleeping soundly, she didn’t wake her.

She took a basket and went to pick cherry tomatoes, which were the "Waterfall Cherry" tomatoes they had planted before.

They were ripe now, with not only red ones but also yellow ones.

Additionally, there were some that were slightly purple and could be eaten too.

All of these were seeds purchased online, whose maturation this season was owed to this space.

The proper temperature, combined with the excellent well water, had significantly shortened the growth cycles of the crops.

After finishing these tasks, Jhiang Yuan went back to sleep. The blankets, pre-sunned, were warm and carried a scent of the sun.

She drew the curtains closed; the room was dark and did not disturb her sleep.

The next morning, she got up and cooked a big pot of shrimp porridge in the kitchen.

This was nutritious and tasty, and there were still so many frozen shrimps in the fridge.

Then, she quickly stir-fried some bok choy and mixed a cucumber salad.

Qin Yue and Jingjing came in to eat even though they didn’t know where they were.

The young girl was very curious, but she didn’t look around wildly, afraid of upsetting Jhiang Yuan.

"My girl, your dad and the others won’t get to eat this today."

"Yeah, there’s no way around it right now, Mom. I’ll save some here.

When I get the chance, I’ll let my dad and Mianmian come in to eat some."

"Sigh, that’s all we can do."

Qin Yue worried about Jhiang Xingzhi; she could understand. The saying "youthful couples can be old companions" was about them, wasn’t it?

"Don’t worry too much, Mom. If the new living area is built, we can live together.

Later, I’ll take some canned meat or something to give to my dad..."

"Okay."

Seeing that Jhiang Yuan had thought of everything, she didn’t say any more.

Since they were not living together now, it was rather difficult for Jhiang Xingzhi to come visit.

The situation outside was unknown, and finding a chance to be alone was probably not easy.

She didn’t want to make Jhiang Yuan worry, so they would have to take things one step at a time.

They still had to go out for meals in the morning. Even though she was full, she had to put on a show to avoid suspicion.

However, during the mealtime, they gave most of their portion to a few male comrades.

Jhiang Yuan also took out the meat cans, giving one to each of several households.

But they couldn’t eat it here; they had to take it back with them.

If someone discovered them, it would be bad.

"Jhiang Yuan, have you eaten?"

Song Yi held a can of meat in his hands, feeling a warmth inside. This was something Jhiang Yuan had given him...

"Don’t worry..."

With a fox-like twinkle in her eyes, Song Yi knew she must have already eaten in the space.

That was good, and he smiled along with her.

Zhang Kaiyang watched their little exchange, feeling quite delighted inside, almost feeling like a matchmaker.

He had thought they would have a few peaceful days.

But as soon as they had returned, the female comrade from yesterday came over.

Everyone called her "Squad Leader Cheng," and she was now in charge of the women’s dormitory in the logistics area.

There were only thirteen people at the meeting, nine adults and four children.

There were four adults and two children in their group.

"This is the situation, we are just starting here and many things are not perfect.

In the next two days, the living area will be sorted out.

Our female comrades also need to help out... "

What the heck, they actually wanted them to work, which was really too much.

But it’s only fair, given the special circumstances.

If we didn’t work and still had to be taken care of, it really wouldn’t make sense.

"Squad Leader Cheng, what can we do when we have such young children?"

The speaker was a mother, still holding her child in her arms, who looked to be about seven or eight months old.

The child, presumably born before the disaster struck, was fine, but the mother looked like she had suffered.

Emaciated and sallow, she appeared to have been lacking in nutrition for a long time.

"We just need to do whatever we can manage, and we can bring the children along.

There aren’t many women at the base, and the cooking team is made up of temporary staff.

If possible, I hope you all can go there and help out..."

Plainly put, it meant going to cook for everyone.

That wasn’t a bad job, and you could do it while keeping an eye on the children.

The rest, eager to try their hands.

For them, this meant the possibility of getting a few more bites to eat.

This was a blessing, a great blessing indeed.

"Squad Leader Cheng, we can do it, all of us can go."

"Yeah, I can go too."

The rest began to agree, shifting the pressure onto them.

Jhiang Yuan, acting as their representative, took on full responsibility.

"It’s no problem for us either, as long as we can bring the children, doing some work is only right."

"Wonderful, on behalf of all the staff at the base, I thank you.

Don’t worry, if there are any new benefits, I’ll be sure to fight for them and get them to you as soon as possible."

With Squad Leader Cheng’s promise, and the prospect of working in the cooking team being quite a cushy job,

everyone was overjoyed.

Jhiang Yuan was indifferent; as long as it wasn’t too exhausting, it was fine. She had been thinking of getting some rest, but now that plan was scuppered.

Squad Leader Cheng even made it a point to speak with Ye Mianmian.

"Comrade Ye, since your arm is injured, be careful not to overdo it. Do what you can, but don’t push yourself!"

"Okay, I understand, thank you Squad Leader Cheng."

She seemed satisfied, nodded to indicate understanding, and told everyone to rest, adding that they would go see the workplace in the afternoon.

There were still some details to go over, like work hours and other key points.

Besides the baby just mentioned, there was also a little boy, probably three or four years old,

almost the same age as Xiao Nuan. She would have to give the two children a good talking to later.

While working there, she might not always be able to keep an eye on them, so safety precautions had to be strict.

Plus, the new year had passed.

The two children, one six and the other four, weren’t that young anymore.

Some basic things, they ought to know as well.

Fan Qing and Ye Mianmian didn’t go back but followed to their dormitory instead.

They still needed to discuss today’s matters.

"Yuanyuan, if we go work in the cooking team, does that mean your dad and the others will have to go out too?"

"Probably, there aren’t many survivors left, and it looks like everyone available will be put to use.

No matter how much or little we do, we can’t just sit idle.

Look at our shelter; most of the residents are from the military.

The dozen or so who turned up today are probably all the female survivors."

Excluding that little boy, of course, who was probably too young, so he stayed with his mother, which was pretty humane.

"So, you’re saying they didn’t find many survivors either.

That means this rescue base won’t get too crowded in the future, doesn’t it, Sister Yuan?"