Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 225: Catching Locust (2)



Locusts have numerous health benefits, and since Yao Ran had a massive supply of food stored in her space, it was no problem to exchange some with her friends.

After hearing this, Huang Qian and the others eagerly got to work. Seeing this, Yao Ran and Long Yu also joined in.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

There were so many locusts that it didn't take long for Yao Ran to fill her first bag. After sealing it, she set it aside. In just an hour, Yao Ran and her friends filled over forty bags with locusts.

Yao Ran stopped and said, "I will go up and start processing them. You guys can keep going."

Hearing this, Long Yu also stopped to help her bring the locusts back to the 20th floor. With Yao Ran processing the locusts and the others catching them, they managed to fill over 200 bags by noon.

Looking at the bags piled up on the 20th-floor corridor, Huang Qian asked, "Yao Ran, how much food can we get from these locusts once they are processed?"

Yao Ran shook her head and said, "I'm not sure. We can just divide the food evenly later." After saying that, she added, "I had fried a plate of locusts for you all to try. Let's eat first." As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Qian and Jia Xiang swallowed and quickly followed her into the apartment.

Since her bedroom was too small to accommodate seven people, Yao Ran moved the portable air conditioner and the low table into the living room. She then went to the kitchen and brought out the food she had prepared earlier.

Yao Ran placed a teriyaki salmon rice bowl in front of each of them, then returned to the kitchen to bring out three more side dishes. Seeing her so busy, Long Yu stood up and went to help.

Watching the two of them work together, Shi Xuan teasingly said, "You two look like a newlywed couple."

Long Yu glanced at him without saying a word, while Yao Ran chuckled and replied, "Then consider this meal our treat."

Huang Qian's eyes widened when he heard her words, and he asked in shock, "Are you two dating? Since when?!"

Yao Ran didn't answer and went back to the kitchen to bring out the bowl of soup. After she placed the final dish on the low table, she sat beside Long Yu.

Long Yu took her hand, looked at his friends, and said, "We have been dating for more than two months now, and we are serious about our future together."

Clang!

As soon as he said that, Huang Qian's chopsticks dropped onto the table. He was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.

Jia Xiang rolled her eyes at him and reached out to close his open mouth for him. She then smiled at Yao Ran and Long Yu and said, "Congratulations, you two! It's about time you got together."

Shi Xuan, Huang Zhihui, and Deng Qiqi also congratulated them one after another. Huang Qian, seeing that no one else seemed surprised, asked, "You all knew?"

Jia Xiang rolled her eyes at him again and said, "We are not blind."

Huang Qian fell silent for a while, then hesitantly asked, "Are you saying I'm blind?"

Jia Xiang ignored him and raised her cup. She smiled and said, "Let's toast to Captain and Yao Ran. May you stay together happily ever after!"

Everyone raised their cups and said, "May Captain and Yao Ran stay together happily ever after!"

Yao Ran smiled and said, "Thank you for your blessing."

After sipping their lemonade, they began eating. While the others ate happily, Huang Zhihui and Deng Qiqi stared uncertainly at the fried locusts.

Noticing their hesitation, Huang Qian picked up a fried locust, put it in his younger sister's bowl, and said, "Eat. Don't just stare at the food."

After saying that, he continued eating and competed with Jia Xiang for the braised meat.

Seeing her elder brother eat several fried locusts without changing his face, Huang Zhihui took a deep breath and bravely tried a small bite. Initially, she found the idea of eating bugs disgusting, but to her surprise, the fried locusts tasted delicious!

At first, she was hesitant, but the taste was surprisingly addictive. After the first bite, she couldn't stop, and her chopsticks moved faster and faster.

Seeing her best friend eating happily, Deng Qiqi also picked one and took a bite. Although it was delicious, she found it difficult to swallow and silently put the half-eaten fried locusts into Huang Zhihui's bowl.

When they finished lunch, Long Yu and the others went downstairs to catch more locusts while Yao Ran stayed on the 20th floor to process them. Once she was alone, she stored all the locusts in her space.

Using her consciousness, her working speed increased significantly. When Long Yu and the others brought another batch of locusts upstairs, Yao Ran had already fried some of the locusts and was drying the rest in the corridors.

"Yao Ran, you work faster than us." Jia Xiang said in surprise when she saw that all the locusts were cooked and dried.

Yao Ran turned to smile at her and said, "Cooking them is easier than catching them." While they worked hard, other survivors from nearby buildings also came out to catch locusts. In fact, all the survivors in Juncheng City were busy catching locusts at this moment. When hunger is severe, people don't care what they eat. As long as it fills their stomach, they will eat it without hesitation. It is better to die with a full stomach than to starve to death.

Yao Ran and her friends worked until sunset before stopping.

Back on the 20th floor, Long Yu and the others looked exhausted, but the buckets filled with stir-fried locusts, dried locusts, and locust powder revived their spirits.

After washing up, they gathered in Yao Ran's living room for dinner.

While eating, Long Yu asked, "Ran Ran, how much food did we gather today?"