Cheng Zhi had never gotten up this early before. Feeling bored with no one awake to talk to, she opened Bilibili and clicked on a beginner’s vegetable gardening video.
No one knew how many farming videos she watched, but eventually everyone gradually got out of bed.
Yawning, Xiao Feiran poked out her head, her hair sticking up like a chicken coop.
“Holy crap, what time is it? Why is it still dark outside?”
Huang Yiyi looked full of energy. Wearing only her nightgown, she directly supported herself on the railing and jumped down from the top bunk, then pressed herself against the glass door and looked outside.
Cheng Zhi immediately shouted, “Hey! Your underwear’s showing!”
Zheng Wan added, “Not ladylike at all. You’re like an excited female gorilla.”
“…Stop roasting me already!” Huang Yiyi covered her ears, clearly unwilling to hear any more.
It was already nearly eight o’clock, yet outside remained pitch black.
Huang Yiyi knew this sky would not brighten for at least another week.
“My friends, stop staring and come eat.”
No one knew when Chen Siyu had entered the space, but steaming rice porridge sat on the table, while soup dumplings and eggs released mouthwatering aromas.
Cheng Zhi’s bed was number two, positioned in the middle of the dorm. By now, she skillfully pulled out the small folding table beside the cabinet.
Chen Siyu placed the food on the table.
Cheng Zhi set up the table and provided tissues.
Xiao Feiran distributed the porridge.
Zheng Wan peeled eggs.
Huang Yiyi contributed draft paper to sit on.
Everything operated in perfect order.
Maybe because they had gotten up early, sitting on the floor with only a thin sheet of paper beneath them still felt chilly.
As if she suddenly thought of something, Xiao Feiran picked up her phone and started scrolling through the school’s second hand marketplace group.
“Since we’ll be eating together all the time from now on, sitting on the floor like this isn’t a solution. We can’t even stretch our legs. How about buying a table?”
Cheng Zhi had a mouthful of egg and spoke unclearly.
“Where exactly are we supposed to buy one? Physical stores are closed, and online deliveries won’t arrive.”
After scrolling for a long time, Xiao Feiran finally found what she was looking for. She held her phone in front of everyone.
A fully automatic mahjong table appeared on the screen.
Looking at the photo, Zheng Wan slowly read the edited text aloud.
“Seventy percent new fully automatic mahjong table, self pickup at Room 832, Shuhui Building, East Lake Campus. Not 1,699! Not 699! Clearance price, only 99!”
“Woohoo.”
Cheng Zhi raised a thumbs up in admiration.
Chen Siyu repeatedly applauded.
“It really has to be Xiao. You can find literally anything.”
Praised by everyone, Xiao Feiran finished her porridge in just a few gulps and immediately prepared to go pick up the mahjong table.
“Won’t it be too dangerous?” Cheng Zhi looked worriedly outside the window. “The wind’s so strong. Feels like people could get blown away.”
Huang Yiyi was worried too. She grabbed a 1.5 liter bottle of laundry detergent from the corner and handed it to Xiao Feiran.
“Or… maybe add some extra weight?”
“…”
Xiao Feiran was speechless.
“Can you be a little more reliable?”
Looking at the detergent in her hand, Huang Yiyi fell into deep thought. She put down the detergent and instead picked up a dusty three kilogram household dumbbell sitting beneath the table.
The flashy pink dumbbell nearly made Xiao Feiran’s eyes hurt.
Patting Huang Yiyi’s shoulder, she said,
“I appreciate the thought, but I’ll pass. I’ve got a stable center of gravity. Room 832 is just diagonally across the hall. It’s only a few steps away. I won’t get blown off.”
Then she headed out.
Less than two minutes later, Xiao Feiran returned pushing the mahjong table.
Cheng Zhi circled the table and inspected it from top to bottom. She noticed a strange vent like grid on the table’s support column and had no idea what it was for. After searching online, she discovered it was actually a heater.
She plugged it in and switched it on.
Sure enough, an orange glow lit up, and within two or three seconds warmth began spreading out.
“This is amazing! We bought a table and got a heater too. Even if it gets cold later, we won’t have to worry.”
Cheng Zhi happily patted the giant table.
Because they had gotten up early, the morning felt especially long.
Still, Dorm 806 did not sit around doing nothing. They all plunged into the space and attempted to start farming.
Looking at the land that had doubled in size, the five girls began discussing.
Cheng Zhi picked up her tablet and started drawing and writing.
“Our land isn’t that huge, so we need to plan carefully.”
“We should grow more staple foods. Things that fill you up. Last life we went hungry for two days without finding even a grain of rice. I don’t want to eat dirt again.”
As soon as Xiao Feiran said that, Cheng Zhi and Chen Siyu’s expressions darkened.
Back then, when the three of them had been starving to the point they could barely walk, they really had eaten dirt.
That texture.
That flavor.
Just thinking about it made them unhappy.
Cheng Zhi immediately waved her hand grandly and assigned half the land.
“Then let’s use half the land for staple crops.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Zheng Wan dumped out all the seeds she had bought and searched through them before pulling out potato, sweet potato, taro, and corn seeds.
After another half hour of discussion, Dorm 806 finally finished planning the entire field.
Half would be used for potatoes and sweet potatoes.
The other half would grow lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
As for green onions and garlic, they could be grown hydroponically.
“Wait… I feel like we forgot something…”
Xiao Feiran frowned in confusion, rolling her eyes around as she tried to remember.
Then a chicken suddenly crowed from the cardboard box in the corner.
Only then did all five girls remember they had also bought chickens and rabbits.
The moment they opened the box, one chicken launched itself out and frantically flapped its wings while screeching at them.
It looked as if it were furiously condemning these women for completely forgetting about it.
“I can’t understand it, but I bet it’s cursing us pretty badly.”
Cheng Zhi looked at the chicken, then at the field, and turned toward Xiao Feiran.
“Master Xiao, it’s time to show your true skills.”
The four girls grabbed tools and started turning the soil, planting seeds, fertilizing, and watering.
Soon everything had been planted.
The hydroponic plants were also set up one by one beside the sink.
Meanwhile, Master Xiao dismantled bed boards from the space and built a chicken coop. She also casually made a small cage for the rabbits.
Everyone ended up sweating and covered in dirt.
But strangely, no one looked tired.
Looking at the still bare land, their eyes sparkled with hope.
In a few months, this field would definitely become lush and green.
And they would never go hungry again.
Because they had gotten up early and worked all morning, the five girls simply ate instant noodles and bread for lunch before collapsing into bed.
Their afternoon nap lasted all the way until evening.
When they woke up and checked the time, it was already almost five o’clock.
Cheng Zhi had slept too long and developed a headache.
She poked her head out from behind her bed curtain to get some air.
As the only person in the dorm with excellent cooking skills, Zheng Wan began gathering opinions.
“What should we eat for dinner?”
“I want McDonald’s!”
“I want spicy bullfrog!”
“I want Haidilao!”
“You guys really dare to dream.”
Zheng Wan calmly replied,
“Go back to sleep. Everything exists in your dreams.”
Then she turned and entered the space to prepare food.
But only half an hour later, Zheng Wan came back out and urgently instructed everyone to seal the gaps around the door.
Although they had no idea why, Xiao Feiran still grabbed a rag and started stuffing the cracks, though not very seriously.
The next second, everyone was stunned.
Zheng Wan carried out a plate of golden fried chicken wings and drumsticks, then a plate of glossy, fragrant cold spicy bullfrog.
Immediately afterward came a yin yang hotpot, half tomato broth and half spicy beef tallow broth.
“Oh my god… our dreams came true. Wan’s basically Doraemon.”
Huang Yiyi stared blankly at the feast.
After being stunned for two seconds, Xiao Feiran diligently stuffed the gaps around the door completely shut.
It smelled way too good.
If the surrounding dorms caught the scent, they would absolutely come investigate.
Stuff it tighter.
Not even a tiny bit of aroma could escape.
“This is seriously happening?”
Cheng Zhi picked up a chicken drumstick and bit down.
In an instant, crispy skin and juicy tender chicken exploded in her mouth. Rich meat flavor filled every corner of her senses.
She could not help exclaiming,
“Sister Wan! Mom Wan! You’re my eternal goddess!”
Chen Siyu also picked up a piece of bullfrog.
The meat was tender and smooth, while the spicy and savory flavors spread across her tongue.
She nearly cried.
“Waaah… Did I actually die already? Is this my final flashback before death?”
Zheng Wan gently patted Chen Siyu’s head.
After withdrawing her hand, she opened a bottle of beer.
Although she smiled, her expression was serious.
“We’ve been busy nonstop ever since coming back. We still haven’t properly celebrated getting a second chance at life. Tonight let’s have an amazing meal and celebrate.”
Everyone put down their chopsticks and raised their cups.
“To ourselves!”
“To the apocalypse!”