Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

The new territory was finalized, and while Zhao Xiaoxiu was happy, she was also worried about the subsequent reclamation work.

But it’s getting late today, so I should find a place to tidy up first. After I’ve rested enough, I’ll consider where to start tomorrow.

Peter Pan stayed in the lake, Zhao Gang dragged the hoverboard, Zhao Xiaoxiu and the supplies were placed on it, and Monkey Sister followed behind.

Huge broad-leaved plants and charred wood dominate the entire valley. The small streams extending from the main river to the surrounding areas are like the veins of the valley, flowing in all directions, nourishing the mutant vegetation here and making them grow more and more luxuriantly.

When Zhao Xiaoxiu came down from the air to the ground, his first feeling was darkness, dampness and mud.

The huge leaves block the sunlight, and the sunlight that shines through the gaps between the leaves is very scarce, causing the entire ground to be wet all year round.

It may also be that the human body seems too small compared to these giant plants, so Zhao Xiaoxiu and his daughter walked on the ground and completely ignored these giant plants.

Instead, the mosses, vines, and fungi attached to the roots showed great "enthusiasm". The poisonous ones released poison, the non-poisonous ones had thorns, and there were also mushrooms that opened their big mouths and waited for their prey to come to their mouths.

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaoxiu suddenly stopped and tugged at the corner of her father's clothes to signal him to look back.

"The mushrooms in this mouth are edible!" the little girl said excitedly.

Zhao Gang smiled and signaled the cub not to be anxious, to find a place to stay for today first and then come back to collect.

"Dad, can you please cook us some mushroom soup tonight?" Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at her father expectantly.

Seeing him nod, he happily said to the mushroom that opened its mouth: "I'll pick you up later. Bye."

Open Mouth Mushroom: ???
The green fairy poked a sharp tip out from the gap in her bag, took a look at the stupid mushroom, and flicked the branches with disdain, "Idiot, you didn't even know you were about to be eaten."

In order to please her little master, the green fairy came out from more branches and secretly picked mushrooms from behind.

After picking a flower, he put it into his bag. Soon, Zhao Xiaoxiu's cross-body bag became bulging.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked down and noticed the Green Fairy's little action. She just smiled and said nothing.

The father and daughter walked in this dark and damp valley for more than an hour, but could not find a well-lit, dry ground.

Zhao Gang felt that it was not a good idea to keep searching like this, so after thinking for a while, he tied the cub's hovercraft to a dead branch extending from a huge charred tree, and signaled her to wait where she was and not to move.

"Where are you going, Dad?" Zhao Xiaoxiu asked with concern.

Zhao Gang replied: "Clearing weeds and branches."

Zhao Xiaoxiu was stunned for a moment. There were no weeds or trees here at all.

The confused thought just flashed through my mind, and the next second, the tall and handsome father in front of me was no longer in human form.

With his clothes scattered all over the ground, Zhao Gang regained his black and red body, which continued to stretch and grow until it was larger than a whole charred tree, then he stopped.

Countless tentacles spread out in all directions, and the tentacles rolled up the giant mutant plants around them, "boom!" and uprooted them.

The soil and stones were brought out by the roots and fell down with a crackling sound. Zhao Xiaoxiu felt that the ground was shaking under his feet and his ears were filled with the panicked howling of the mutated giant vegetation.

The dim vision suddenly became bright. The little girl hugged Sister Monkey tightly, looking at the sky above her head that was getting wider and wider, her jaw almost dropped.

So this is what my dad meant by clearing weeds and branches.
Half an hour later, there was no giant plant within a two-mile radius with Zhao Xiaoxiu as the center.

All that was left was a charred tree with a hoverboard tied to it and a giant lotus leaf next to the charred tree.

This mutant lotus leaf only has leaves but no flowers. It is like a green umbrella, covering the charred wood in the middle. Zhao Gang turned back into a human and said to his stunned cub while putting on his clothes:

"The weeds we cleared are piled up in the northwest corner to make compost, and the charred wood is placed in the north. When we have time, we will use tools to chop it into firewood. This way, we will have firewood for the winter."

"The ground is uneven, so I've roughly filled it in and will slowly reclaim and repair it later. We'll plant whatever vegetables Xiaoxiu wants to eat."

After that, Zhao Gang put on his clothes and took out a saw from the backpack of the hoverboard. He called Sister Monkey and said, "Let's go cut down some wood."

Sister Monkey looked at the open sky above her head, not daring to complain at all, and hurried to catch up.

The man and the monkey did not walk far. Zhao Gang dragged back a piece of charred wood that he had just pulled out and asked Sister Monkey to take down the thin branches, and he cut it flat with a saw.

After getting a pile of wood of the same length and size, he waved his hand and asked Zhao Xiaoxiu to stand aside first. He climbed up the tree and asked Sister Monkey to hand the wood up. Using the thick branches extending from the charred wood as the base, he began to build the wooden house.

Zhao Xiaoxiu asked in surprise: "Dad, do you want to build a tree house?"

Zhao Gang nodded. "Well, the ground here is quite damp, and it will take a long time to harden under the sun. It will be more comfortable to sleep on a tree for now."

After answering, seeing that Zhao Xiaoxiu was very interested, Zhao Gang said:

"Let's build a foundation today so we can set up the tent at night. Let's go out and find some materials and tools tomorrow, and then we can come back and build the house ourselves."

"Yeah!" Zhao Xiaoxiu was very satisfied with this arrangement.

The tree house in the forest seems so dreamy just thinking about it.

Looking at the huge lotus leaf umbrella next to the charred wood, Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't help but imagine the leisurely days of sitting on the balcony outside the tree house in the summer, enjoying the cool air and eating snacks.

"Dad, let me help you."

Zhao Gang patiently assigned tasks to his cubs: "Xiaoxiu, help dad pass the file over."

"it is good!"

At the supply station, Zhao Gang exchanged a complete set of tools and placed them all in a separate box.

Zhao Xiaoxiu rummaged through it, opened the box, picked out a file and put it around her waist, then climbed up the tree nimbly, handed the knife to her father and also gave him a candy.

Dad works so hard, we need to compensate him by giving him something good to eat.

Zhao Gang looked at the fructose handed to him by the cub, took it into his mouth, and ate it slowly, with the satisfaction in his eyes never fading.

In the absence of nails, Zhao Gang used the traditional mortise and tenon structure to build the foundation, with one piece of wood fastened to another.

If possible, use clips to secure the connection between the foundation and the charred wood branches. If not, tie it up with ropes first.

Sister Monkey was passing wood under the tree, and Zhao Xiaoxiu was helping to pass small things up and down, talking to her father, and providing sufficient emotional value.

Zhao Gang was full of energy and built a small platform four meters long and three meters wide before dark.

The hoverboard was pulled up, and Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father moved the things on it down and put them in order.

The tent was quickly set up and sleeping bags were laid out. Two camping lights were turned on, one hanging inside the tent and the other hanging on the treetop outside the tent.

The bright lights illuminated the surroundings. Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up at the huge lotus leaves above her head that shielded her from the wind and rain, then looked down at her father who was making a fire under the tree and cooking dinner. She thought silently in her heart: I have a home again. (End of this chapter)