Chapter 027: Rabbits Are So Cute, How Can You Eat Them 

“Dad, since you finally have some time to rest, don’t rush into starting something new. Stay home and help me out for a month; I really can’t manage everything on my own. During this time, you can also think carefully about what you want to do next, right?”

Jing Shu decided to keep her father occupied for now. With the apocalypse imminent, starting any new venture would be pointless. It would be better to wait until after the apocalypse and work for the government. Not only would it provide job security, but the internal benefits would be better, and they would receive information sooner than others.

“Alright, I’ll help my daughter with her work first. How can I ignore it when her career is taking off?” Earning over ten thousand yuan every day made Jing’s father very excited. He was thrilled that his daughter was more capable than he was!

Thus, Jing’s father’s daily duties included driving his wife to her government job 30 kilometers away in the energy car each morning, handling customer service for Jing Shu by liaising with buyers from the live stream, mailing packages, and sometimes repairing things with Grandpa Jing—only to end up arguing due to their different worldviews…

Time flew by like this. It was December, and surprisingly, it hadn’t snowed in Wucheng yet; it was still warm like spring.

Global temperatures were rising, with regions expected to be 9°C higher on average than in previous years. Guangdong and Fujian remained at 30°C, Hainan approached 40°C, and northwestern Wucheng was at 21°C.

In the mornings, CCTV was busy banning various celebrities and confiscating their assets; at noon, they were busy with charity work, praising stars and enterprises who donated money or half of their wealth to public welfare.

In the evenings, they reported on which countries were in turmoil, while China was depicted as thriving. They also reported on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, driving less, and other measures to curb global warming.

The agricultural channel reported on ways to save crops. After all, some crops sprouted and grew leaves in winter, which meant they wouldn’t bear fruit in spring and summer.

The science channel boasted daily about the causes of these phenomena. Anyway, each had their own reasoning, but Jing Shu, a graduate of a third-rate art college, didn’t understand such profound issues.

But Jing Shu knew that after the disappearance of sunlight caused by the collision of stars, the Earth would heat up crazily, and the ecological system would be completely disrupted!

The four seasons would cease to exist. One terrifying natural disaster after another would mercilessly claim countless lives. The disappearance of sunlight would undoubtedly add insult to injury, creating a doomsday era that people called the apocalypse.

Cherish the last few days before the apocalypse arrives!

After pickling all the vegetables and filling 50 large jars, vacuum-packing and braising the chicken and quail eggs, and salting the duck eggs, Jing Shu slaughtered 60 rabbits that day, leaving only five in her space for breeding.

Jing’s father was responsible for killing the rabbits; skinning them had to be done by Grandpa Jing. The pelts had many uses and were hung to dry on the third-floor terrace. Jing Shu was in charge of chopping the meat into small pieces, and Grandma Jing fried them until they were golden and crispy.

The bloody task of skinning was left as a distant silhouette.

Early that morning, Grandpa Jing placed the rabbits they had brought back the previous day in front of the camera to educate the viewers. Besides singing opera and sitting on the massage chair, Grandpa Jing had added a new daily routine: showing off the ingredients each day. Just like how we take photos for social media, he wouldn’t be happy unless he showed off.

The rabbits, having drunk diluted spiritual spring water, were plump and fluffy—extremely adorable.

The viewers in the live stream thought there was a change in style today.

“Is my Sister Jing not making pickles to send to relatives today? Is she sending live rabbits instead?”

“These bunnies are so cute! How much for one?”

Just after asking, Jing Shu changed the live stream title: “For only 1998 yuan, you can be delighted to the point of breathlessness.”

Then, the cute rabbits were swiftly chopped into diced meat by Jing Shu, quickly fried to a golden brown, and stir-fried with chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, fragrant ginger, and green onions. The bright red chili paired with the golden rabbit meat, drizzled with sesame oil and sprinkled with a bit of sesame seeds—the delicious spicy rabbit dish was ready!

One moment they were saying, “Rabbits are so cute, how can you eat them?” The next moment, it became, “Give me a portion!”

“My Sister Jing’s live stream uses the freshest ingredients on the entire internet, bar none!”

The spicy rabbit meat was packed into sealed 2-liter containers, vacuumed, and refrigerated to keep the flavor unchanged for six months. With the spiritual spring water, it would last a year without any problem.

The 60 plump rabbits filled 125 sealed jars, and Jing Shu sold 20 of them.

The next morning, Grandpa Jing herded 50 adorable, plump ducks into the camera frame. The fat ducks quacked loudly, incredibly cute.

They were soon transformed into smoked and braised pressed ducks. First smoked, then braised, when they became sauce-yellow all over, dripping with oil and emitting a rich aroma, the tender and refreshing pressed ducks were ready, leaving an endless aftertaste.

On the third day, Grandpa Jing showcased over 70 flapping chickens in front of the camera, which then became wind-dried chickens, marinated chickens, vacuum-packed braised chickens, and so on.

On the fourth day, over 300 quails were made into braised, fried, roasted, wind-dried dishes, and more.

On the fifth day, when Grandpa Jing led two large black pigs, it elicited countless exclamations, fully satisfying his vanity. They even hired professional butchers for this. The two pigs were so large that it took two days to process them.

They ate stir-fried kidneys, spicy blood cubes, and pan-fried pork belly wrapped in lettuce leaves on the spot. Since Jing Shu had given her family the No. 4 spiritual spring water (1 drop + 1000ml water), everyone’s appetite had become surprisingly good. Of course, the No. 3 she drank to strengthen the body had even more obvious effects, and she ate more too.

They boiled the big bones into soup, cooled them and froze them, which could be used as broth or turned into meat jelly.

They packed braised pork ribs in sealed jars; braised pig head meat, ears, tongue, heart, stomach, lungs, large and small intestines. Pickled pigtails, trotters, and hocks were vacuum-packed and refrigerated.

They made smoked hams from the eight legs. Once smoked, they could slice off a piece whenever they wanted to eat some real ham—it would be delicious no matter how it was eaten… *Slurp*.

Oh, by the way, Sun Yinrui’s court verdict was announced.

Sun Yinrui’s wife wanted to divorce before the verdict to get all the assets but was rejected by the court. The court first confiscated all the money and real estate in the accounts of both Sun Yinrui and Yang Yunyun.

Although the new national policies had just been implemented in government and public institutions, theoretically, private enterprises like Sun Yinrui’s could find legal loopholes. However, the court was assertive and directly issued a judgment notice. They even said that Sun Yinrui was unlucky to be caught during the country’s crackdown. Even if he appealed to the Supreme People’s Court, the result would be the same.

Didn’t you see that CCTV was catching corrupt officials and tax-evading celebrities every day?

Sun Yinrui was deprived of political rights, recorded on file, and sentenced to five months in prison; Yang Yunyun and Sun Zijian were deprived of political rights, recorded on file, and underwent one month of re-education; Xiao Cao was sentenced the same as Sun Yinrui.

This is how the new national policy works: one person’s crime implicates the whole family. The most terrifying part is being recorded on file. After the apocalypse, they would only receive the worst food from the government, which aimed to keep this group from starving to death and causing trouble, while also utilizing their labor.

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Author’s Note:

1. Two updates today, with the next one at 7 PM. Starting tomorrow, we’ll aim for the rankings with daily double updates and additional chapters.
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