Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 120 Brother Zhao, open the door

Grandpa Jiang was making a fire in the house using the scraps his daughter and son-in-law found.

The flames ignited the wooden boards and woven bags, and the dim room instantly lit up with orange light, and the cold house slowly warmed up.

The old woman heard some rustling noises behind her, but pretended not to notice anything. She laid a moisture-proof mat next to the fire and asked her granddaughter to sit over and warm herself by the fire.

Then he took out a tube of nutrient solution, bit open the package and poured half of the solution into the aluminum box, heated it on the fire, and handed it to his granddaughter to eat.

"Are you hungry?" Grandpa Jiang asked with concern.

Liu Miaomiao shook her head sensibly and asked her grandfather to drink the nutrient solution as well.

Grandpa Jiang did not refuse. He had been hungry for a whole day. If he didn't eat something, his body would not be able to take it. It would be bad if he became a burden to his daughter and son-in-law.

The grandparents and grandchildren took turns taking a bite, and each of them finished half a bottle of nutrient solution in two or three bites.

Liu Miaomiao felt like she was dreaming today, and asked quietly, "Grandpa, are we going to live here from now on?"

She didn't dare to expect too much.

It was not until I heard my grandfather's solemn response of "hmm" that I said happily, "I like it here."

Grandpa Jiang patted the child's thin back lovingly and hugged her tighter in his arms.

He likes this new place too.

Although there was nothing in the room in front of him, cold air continued to blow in from the broken doors and windows.

But compared with the dark, narrow, dirty, smelly and disorderly shantytowns outside the Taoyuan base, this place is like a luxury hotel.

The best house in the territory is where the landlord and his daughter currently live.

The remaining few houses are basically dilapidated.

But even for dilapidated buildings, the degree of damage to the buildings varies.

The two families chose the building with the least damage and decided to live together.

Firstly, there will be more people, and the two families can take care of each other and take turns to be on duty at night, which is safer.

Secondly, time is tight and the temperature is so low that we don’t have enough energy to spend. If both families pack up together, everyone can move in faster.

Last but not least, the other houses are in worse condition than this one.

So whoever occupies the better building will not be happy.

On the way here, the couple Qiu Bai and Wang Xiang kept showing goodwill to their family, wanting to form an alliance together.

After all, they came later, and the lords in front of them were already familiar with each other. If they did not form a team, they would easily be bullied by other lords.

His daughter Jiang Ning was also aware of the situation. She did not want the two families to lose their alliance because of fighting for a place to live, nor did she want to let her own family suffer.

So after looking at all the houses, the two families tacitly chose to live together in the best house.

Anyway, these self-built houses are large and have many rooms, just enough for one family to fit on one floor.

The Qiu Bai couple chose the first floor, and the Jiang Ning family chose the second floor.

The up and down stairwells are on the side of the house, so going up and down the stairs won’t have much impact.

Grandpa Jiang looked at the leaky room in front of him and felt extremely satisfied.

Even though the doors and windows are leaking, the door frames and window frames are still there. You can find a few pieces of wood or plastic sheets to nail up the leaking places and it will not be cold.

There are two bedrooms and a living room on the second floor. Each room has a door and there are some old furniture in the room. I really don’t know how much better it is than the small dark room in the shantytown.

As the sky darkened and the temperature outside grew colder, the grandparents and grandchildren snuggled by the fire in the house, feeling warmer and warmer in their hearts as they watched their new home being cleaned up.

For the entire afternoon, the two new tenants were excitedly preparing for their upcoming stay.

As the landlord who lives nearby, Zhao Gang, who was roasting melon seeds for his cub as snacks at home, was frequently disturbed by the new tenants.

First, Wang Xiang came over and wanted to borrow the planer and hammer.

At present, keeping the house warm is the top priority. The doors and windows must be sealed as soon as possible. Otherwise, with the increasingly strong wind and snow, I dare not sleep at night.

Zhao Gang knew very well how fragile humans were. He didn't want his tenant to freeze to death on his territory, so he not only lent him tools, but also sold Wang Xiang a box of nails.

One of the supplies salvaged from Jiangcheng Building Materials Factory, Zhao Gang sells one box for 50 points, and the sale can be put on account.

Wang Xiang really didn’t have many points, so he transferred 30 points to Zhao Gang and kept the remaining 20 points in his debt for now.

Before he left, Zhao Gang said, "If you can clean up the remaining houses, the remaining 20 points will be forfeited."

Wang Xiang was stunned for a moment before he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go after the house is cleaned up here."

As soon as Wang Xiang left, Liu Chuan came.

This man was a man of few words. He handed the half bag of low-level mutant wild chestnuts he brought to Zhao Gang and said, "I want to exchange this for some charcoal."

As he spoke, he saw a pot of charcoal fire burning in the hall. He didn't even need to get close to the pot to feel the strong fire.

If Miaomiao had a charcoal fire before sleeping at night, her condition would not have worsened and she might even have recovered faster.

Zhao Gang took the bag and weighed it, weighing a total of four pounds and six ounces.

As long as it was edible, the price was not low. Zhao Gang quickly calculated the value in his mind and said to Liu Chuan, who looked obviously nervous:
"I can give you 20 pounds of charcoal and 20 bullets."

Last time, he only bought 20 kilograms of charcoal, and some of it has been used in the past few days. Zhao Gang has to take care of the needs of his own cubs first, so the maximum amount of charcoal left is kilograms.

Liu Chuan didn't have much hope at first, but he was very surprised to hear that Zhao Gang was willing to exchange. He would agree no matter how much.

As for the other bullets.
"What models are there?" Liu Chuan asked tentatively.

Zhao Gang invited him into the storage room and laid out all the 'trophies' he had obtained before, including not only ammunition but also several guns for him to choose from.

Liu Chuan was secretly surprised. In his opinion, the new landlord was very mysterious and his strength was hidden.

He didn't dare to ask more questions. He selected the bullets he needed, took the 20 kilograms of charcoal that Zhao Gang had packed and handed to him, and hurried back to his new home to continue packing.

After seeing off this group of people, Zhao Gang thought that was enough for today. He closed the door and returned to the kitchen, picking up the roasted melon seeds and preparing to give them to his daughter who was watching TV on the second floor.

Unexpectedly, the knock on the door sounded again.

A blood-stained tentacles dancing behind Zhao Gang swung their bodies angrily, as if they were going to break through the wall and kill someone.

But he failed and was slapped away by Zhao Gang and put away.

Hao Ran, who had wrapped himself up like a ball, knocked on the door frantically: "Brother Zhao, open the door. I'm here to charge my intercom. The intercom I just got from the supply station is suddenly out of battery. Really, I don't feel safe at all."

The subsequent chattering was met with a cold glare from Zhao Gang.

Haoran gave a flattering smile and squeezed himself into the hall.

"Brother Zhao, your house is so warm because you burn charcoal. Why don't I have this effect at home?" Hao Ran exclaimed with envy while visiting the changes in Zhao Gang's home.

I heard that this was the first time Zhao Gang came here after electricity was connected to his home.

Look at the light bulb, it gives me a sense of security.

(End of this chapter)