Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 169 Let’s Go Farm
Youyou politely asked Zhao Xiaoxiu: "Can I pick one of your flowers and give it to my mother?"

"Okay!"

Zhao Xiaoxiu agreed readily and asked him which one he wanted. Youyou chose a pink lily. Zhao Xiaoxiu ran into the house, got a pair of scissors, cut off a branch and handed it to him.

Youyou said in surprise: "Thank you Zhao Xiaoxiu!"

But as soon as he took the lily in his hand, he was pricked by the sharp thorn that suddenly appeared on the rhizome of the lily. He screamed in pain, and the flower fell to the ground. New roots quickly grew out, drilling into the cracks in the red bricks and into the soil.

The branch grew taller quickly, and soon there was a one-meter-tall pink lily swaying in the wind in front of the two people.

This was not what Zhao Xiaoxiu expected. She was afraid that Lily would release poison to Youyou, so she quickly took his hand to check.

Fortunately, there were only a few small red spots with blood on the fingertips, and there was no poison.

"How could this happen?" Youyou was so upset that he was about to cry. Zhao Xiaoxiu guessed that he was in pain, and she also blamed herself for forgetting that Youyou was just a normal human child, totally different from her thick skin.

"It's okay, I'll just get you a fungal patch." Zhao Xiaoxiu calmly ran back to the bedroom to get a piece of medical healing fungus, tore open the package, took out the mycelium inside and stuck it on his hand.

After a while, the wound healed and the pain subsided to the point where it was almost negligible.

Youyou looked at the pink lily on the ground, feeling angry but helpless, and muttered, "I want to give it to my mother."

Zhao Xiaoxiu walked around the yard in embarrassment. Meng Da, who was standing on the rooftop to build the canopy, reminded her, "Why don't you try to find a vase to put it in?"

Zhao Xiaoxiu smiled in surprise and said, "Yes, it would be fine if we could use something to separate the thorns."

He immediately ran to the utility room, found a long-stemmed ceramic vase, and cut the lilies again and put them in it.

This time, the spikes could no longer hurt people through the bottle.

Youyou eagerly carried the whole bottle of lilies to the entrance of the territory and handed it to two guards, asking them to take it back to his mother and then pick him up in the evening. He wanted to help Zhao Xiaoxiu farm.

"Farming?" The female guard frowned in confusion, "What to plant?"

"Planting flowers." Youyou pointed to the flower wall behind him and said, "Zhao Xiaoxiu wants to plant the branches of the Green Fairy at the border of the territory. This flower is her reward. I can't leave until I help her."

The two guards looked at each other, wondering if the director's child had been fooled.

But if both of them left, it would be impossible to leave him alone in the strange territory, so the female guard handed Lily to the male guard and asked her to stay.

The male guard looked at the fierce but beautiful lily in his hand. They all knew that the director had ulterior motives in arranging for them to bring Youyou to see Zhao Xiaoxiu. They nodded, left the female guard behind, called a patrol car through the intercom, and took the car back to the research base temporarily.

The evolved centipede stays here and can help in case of any accidents.

Youyou sent the lilies away, ran back to the yard happily and said to Zhao Xiaoxiu, "Let's go farm!"

Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded, called Sister Monkey to help, cut a full basket of green fairy branches, quietly prepared water mixed with her own blood, and placed it on the hoverboard.

She carried a small hoe and found a watering can for Youyou. She brought Monkey Sister to the border of the territory at the entrance, intending to start from here.

The entire territory is 300 acres, and planting green fairy branches along the border is a huge project for Zhao Xiaoxiu. With the growth rate of green fairy, Zhao Xiaoxiu plans to plant a branch every two meters, let them grow and connect, and a thorny border wall will soon take shape.

Zhao Xiaoxiu was responsible for digging the hole, and Sister Hou was responsible for handing her the branches with a clamp to prevent her from getting pricked.

Youyou only needs to water each planted branch with two buckets of water.

The two children treated this activity as a game of house. They worked hard and didn't feel tired at all. They just found it fun.

The female guard stood outside the border and kept a close eye on the scene. She felt that the scene before her was both outrageous and harmonious.

Although the branches of the A-level mutant plant are not as strong as the original body, they are not a toy that a little girl under four years old can grab with her bare hands.

The evolved centipedes under her were too scared to get too close to the human girl with her hands full of branches, fearing that the branches would attack and hurt them.

The female guard was on guard all the way, keeping her eyes on Youyou and didn't dare to relax for even a second, for fear that if he was not careful, the branches would attack him and she would not be able to explain to the director when she returned.

Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't quite understand why the female guard and the evolved centipede Harry were wary and cautious.

She looked at the green branches quietly lying on the hoverboard, and then looked at the branches she was holding in her hands, scratching the back of her hands affectionately with the tips of their leaves. They were so cute!
After an afternoon, Zhao Xiaoxiu and Youyou successfully planted the northern border of their territory with branches of the green fairy.

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with purple-pink glow, making people's faces look pink.

The male guard came back and reminded Youyou that he had to go back.

Zhao Gang and others also came back from get off work, and the back of the pickup truck was piled full of mutant animal corpses.

With Zhao Gang's permission, soldier Aji drove the car directly into the territory and parked it in front of Zhao Xiaoxiu's house.

In the past, they could just walk into the yard and wander around, but now, seeing the wall full of flowers, they hesitated and dared not go forward.

The romantic flower wall against the backdrop of the setting sun is like a beautiful trap, waiting for its prey to take the bait and be devoured.

Youyou was about to leave, but when he saw Zhao Gang coming back, he immediately stopped moving and looked at Zhao Gang eagerly.

Zhao Gang didn't even need to guess the expression, he knew at a glance that the little guy wanted to stay at his house and eat and drink for free.

There were too many people at home, and they had to deal with the bodies of mutant animals next. Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't want Youyou to see so much, so he grabbed his hand, led him in front of the two guards, waved and said, "Bye!"

Youyou looked at Zhao Xiaoxiu in disbelief, "Aren't we good friends?" He even brought her snacks, but she ate them and her father didn't even give her a bite of food!
Zhao Xiaoxiu walked home without looking back, and asked the Green Fairy to close the door.

Looking at the fence gate covered with green fairies, Youyou went back crying with the two guards.

The little guy clenched his fists and thought to himself, I’m never going to pay any attention to Zhao Xiaoxiu again!
As a result, just one night later, he came to my door early the next morning with a basket of food.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at him speechlessly. She was too kind. She motioned him to put down the ingredients, waved her hand, and said:
"Continue to help me farm today, and I'll ask dad to cook for us in the evening."

"Okay!" Youyou agreed impatiently, fearing that Zhao Xiaoxiu would go back on her word. He took the initiative to pull up the hovercraft, fetched the basket for the branches, and handed the scissors to Zhao Xiaoxiu with an innocent smile on his face.

The two guards witnessed everything, looked at each other, and were angry at the lack of resistance. This was too cowardly!