Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 273 Giant Lantern Fruit

It was already evening when they left Jiangcheng. By the time Zhao Xiaoxiu and his daughter reached the foot of the mountain, it was completely dark.

The valley is secluded and there is no road to get through. One has to climb over the steep cliffs to reach the valley.

As night fell, the temperature dropped sharply. With a full load of goods in his hands, Zhao Gang decided to find a sheltered place to rest for the night and then cross the mountains tomorrow.

Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't care. Even if she had to climb the mountain at night, she had experienced this before when she traveled alone. She could endure the hardship.

But there is a saying that goes, there is no need to force yourself to suffer.

When going out of the mountain this morning, Zhao Gang observed the nearby terrain and patted his shoulder. Zhao Xiaoxiu jumped easily and successfully jumped onto his father's back.

There was no one on the dark mountain road, only mutant animals with green eyes that dared not approach.

Zhao Gang just turned his hands into two thick black and red tentacles, and the pairs of green eyes in the forest disappeared instantly.

Zhao Gang carried his daughter on his back and climbed into a cave in the middle of the cliff. He threw out the big bird that originally lived there and placed his own cub inside.

The big bird circled near the cliff with a wronged look on its face, but dared not speak out.

The hoverboard was then lowered, and Zhao Gang took out the candle he had just bought and lit it. The father and daughter lay in the big bird's large grass nest, one eating candy and the other drinking nutrient solution. They chatted about everything and gradually fell asleep.

"Xiaoxiu, do you still remember the ancient poem that Dad taught you last time? Can you recite it?"

Zhao Xiaoxiu felt that she was about to fall into a deep sleep when these words suddenly rang in her ears.

The child was confused for a long time, struggled to open his eyelids, and recited with a numb face.

"The moon shines brightly in front of my bed, and it looks like frost on the ground. I look up at the moon and think of my hometown."

Zhao Gang: "That's great. Let's go to sleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, he could hear the sound of steady breathing in his arms.

Zhao Gang: “.” It seems like he’s really sleepy.

Countless tentacles extended out and tightly wrapped the sleeping cub, and the cold night wind could no longer disturb her.

Zhao Xiaoxiu had a very deep sleep and was unable to wake up. She was shaken awake by Zhao Gang. She opened her eyes and saw that the sky outside was gloomy and she didn't know what time it was.

"Dad, what time is it?" Zhao Xiaoxiu asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.

Zhao Gang saw that she was awake, handed her a bottle of warm nutrient solution, and said as he cleaned up, "Nine o'clock in the morning."

"Ah?" Zhao Xiaoxiu was shocked. She had slept for so long!
Zhao Gang laughed: "There is no farm work to do, so you can sleep as long as you want."

The old father has no other requirements for his cubs, as long as they can eat and sleep, that's enough.

Zhao Xiaoxiu felt embarrassed and quickly drank the tasteless nutrient solution. She then helped her father move all the supplies onto the floating board and secure them.

After everything was ready, Zhao Xiaoxiu climbed onto her father's back and held his neck tightly with both hands to prevent herself from falling.

Coming up at night and going down during the day are two completely different feelings.

Zhao Xiaoxiu felt like she was riding a roller coaster. The machine slowly pushed her to the highest point, and then suddenly began to drop rapidly.

The little girl's soft shoulder-length hair was blown up instantly, stimulating Zhao Xiaoxiu so much that she couldn't help but scream loudly.

But the cry didn't sound like fear, it sounded more like excitement.

As joy turns to sorrow, the cargo on the hoverboard could not keep up with the speed and scattered in the air like flowers scattered by a fairy. Zhao Xiaoxiu thought it was over.

The next second, countless tentacles appeared in the air, steadily caught the scattered supplies, and placed them neatly on the hoverboard.

Zhao Xiaoxiu patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. The things he exchanged for tens of thousands of points were almost all lost.

Zhao Gang coughed twice awkwardly, and the father and daughter tacitly agreed not to mention the matter and set off for home.

The big bird that had been circling above the cliff all night watched the human father and daughter walk away until they could no longer be seen, and then it returned to its nest.

Zhao Xiaoxiu followed her father over two mountain ridges, crossed a canyon connected by vines, waded through the river, and finally returned to the valley.

After this trip, Zhao Xiaoxiu regretted not bringing Peter Pan with him when he set out, otherwise he would have flown here much faster.

Zhao Gang intended to train the cub's physical strength, so he did not carry him on his back during the entire journey. If Zhao Xiaoxiu walked slowly, he would walk slower. If Zhao Xiaoxiu had the strength to run, he would catch up.

We set off in the morning and arrived safely at 2pm.

Sister Monkey rushed down from the tree crying. She missed the delicious food very much after not seeing her for a day.

Sister Monkey took the instant noodles down from the hoverboard and was about to go into the kitchen when she was stopped by Zhao Xiaoxiu.

"Sister Monkey, put the instant noodles at the door. I'll clean it up later. You and dad should install the doors and windows first, so that no drafts can enter when you sleep tonight."

Sister Monkey's shoulders slumped, and she was clearly arranged by the cubs.

"I'll have instant noodles at night." Zhao Xiaoxiu said with a smile.

Sister Monkey immediately became happy. Without even Zhao Gang's instructions, she moved the doors and windows down and placed them where they needed to be installed. After that, she moved all the other supplies into the house.

There were two doors and two windows, and the windows were easy to install. Zhao Gang finished it all in one hour.

The door needed to be filled, which was a little troublesome, but in order to prepare instant noodles in the evening, Sister Monkey actively shoveled back two large rattan baskets of sand and gravel from the lake, and Zhao Gang just filled it in.

Zhao Xiaoxiu placed the needed oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the stone stove, and put her and her father's toiletries on the simple washbasin rack behind the door. She moved the rest to the shelves in the storage room and placed them neatly.

If you need anything in the future, you can find it quickly by just taking a look.

Zhao Xiaoxiu also moved all the clothes and quilts she had bought to the bedroom on the second floor.

This bedroom is empty now, there is nothing in it, I can only put things on the floor for now, there is no way to tidy them up.

After completing all this, Zhao Xiaoxiu clapped her hands in satisfaction, ran downstairs, and thought about where to arrange Sister Monkey's room.

This is what she had promised Monkey Sister before. Now that the tree house has been built, if it is not used as Monkey Sister's room, it will get anxious.

Sister Monkey has similar habits to ordinary mutant wild monkeys, and she likes to sleep in trees the most.

Zhao Xiaoxiu thought of the huge plants growing in the valley. Why not find a ready-made one and put it on the tree to make a nest for Sister Monkey?

Zhao Xiaoxiu did it as soon as she thought of it. She ran to the lake, called out Peter Pan, put on the shower device, and rode the fish to look for suitable plants in the valley.

She remembered that when she came back today, she saw a huge mutant lantern fruit tree on the other side of the canyon.

The tree is full of golden lantern fruits, the largest of which is about 1.5 meters in diameter. Wouldn't it be perfect to get two and hollow out the flesh to make a nest?
The vegetation in the mountains has turned golden, and the ground is littered with ripe mutant fruits that have fallen from the trees. Birds come in groups, looking for food on the high mountains on both sides of the canyon.

A fish suddenly appeared among the flock of birds, leaving these mutant birds stunned.

Before they could react, Zhao Xiaoxiu decisively threw out a rope and tied two lantern fruits, allowing Peter Pan to deploy a floating magnetic field and fly back to the valley.