Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 38 Cleaning Mission
The sun has set.

The lights in the city gradually lit up, and the light-ball-shaped bird repellents on the high walls flashed crosswise in the darkness, emitting a dazzling light.

These lights can block the mutant birds' vision and at the same time destroy their own radar systems to the greatest extent, causing them to lose their judgment.

Zhao Gang hung the washed clothes one by one on the tree branches next to the cowshed.

Zhao Xiaoxiu stood by and called the dozen or so flying chickens back to the nest.

When she saw their plump bodies, her saliva began to flow uncontrollably.

But always keep in mind that this is the landlord's chicken and cannot be killed and eaten.

Perhaps because he was worried that someone would covet his chickens, the landlord repeatedly emphasized to the father and daughter that the chicken was hard and dry and not tasty at all.

However, Zhao Xiaoxiu had never eaten Feiji, so she didn't know whether what the landlord said was true or not.

Finally, a human cub's desire for food was too ferocious.

The landlord's dozen or so chickens refused to go back to the cowshed.

But they didn't dare go back to the wide fields when it got dark, and become food for other ferocious mutated animals and plants. They could only huddle pitifully at the door of the cowshed.

Zhao Xiaoxiu held the nutrient solution in her mouth and shrugged as her father, who had just returned to the cowshed after hanging up the clothes, looked helpless.

Zhao Gang touched his cub's little head and pulled out a chicken feather that had been stuck there at some point.

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at the falling chicken feathers and rolled her eyes in surprise.

Zhao Gang got two wheels from somewhere, pushed the bicycle out of the door, and replaced the flat tire in the light of the torch.

A small wooden stool was installed on the horizontal bar.

After finishing, he waved to Zhao Xiaoxiu and asked her to sit on it and try it.

Zhao Xiaoxiu ran over in surprise and stretched out her arms. Zhao Gang grabbed her armpits and lifted her onto the small wooden stool on the horizontal bar.

She was not very old, so she fit perfectly on the small stool.

Zhao Gang attached the flashlight to the handlebars of his bicycle and took his daughter for two laps on the village path.

The wheels whirred smoothly, the cool breeze caressed her ears, and her hair flew to the tip of her nose, causing Zhao Xiaoxiu to sneeze violently because of the itch.

"Ah!"

Tears and snot bubbles spurted out together.

Zhao Gang braked to a stop and tilted his head to look at his cub with concern.

The embarrassed Zhao Xiaoxiu: "."

Many low-level mutated glowing lantern plants were transplanted on both sides of the village roads.

The mutated lantern grass can repel mosquitoes, and the ping-pong ball-sized fruits on its branches glow by themselves and can illuminate.

However, the fruits are only available between July and October.

At this moment, the lantern fruit is still in the ripening period. The lantern fruit on both sides of the road emit an orange-red light. From a distance, they look like two colorful light strips.

Afraid that his cubs would get sick from the wind, Zhao Gang pushed the cart back to the cowshed.

Zhao Xiaoxiu sat in the car, swinging her legs and asked, "Dad, will you go with Uncle Meng and the others to do the cleanup task tomorrow?"

Before returning to the East District camp, Meng Laoer invited Zhao Gang to take on a mission.

Let Zhao Gang think it over and go look for them outside the high wall tomorrow morning.

When the time comes, he will talk to Shen Que and it will be 100% reliable.

The cleaning mission issued by Taoyuan Base this time has a wide scope, involves a large number of people, provides tools, and offers considerable rewards.

All supplies found in the cleanup area are considered personal.

Except for mutant plants and animals above level C, these things must be handed over to Taoyuan Base. If it weren't for the fact that Taoyuan Base does not accept individual participation in the mission, as long as the hunting team, more than half of the survivors of the Hope Base in the East District Camp would be gone.

Of course, we don’t want the hunting team of the rogues either.

As for Zhao Gang, the two Meng brothers were well aware of his strength, and Shen Que was someone he knew, so it would be no problem to bring one or two people into the team.

However, you still need to pay attention to the ways of the world.

In the words of Meng Laoer, when you get something good, remember to give some to the team leader.

Zhao Xiaoxiu was very tempted. Firstly, all the materials found in the cleanup area would become her personal property.

Second, she wanted to see what the large-scale cleanup of Taoyuan Base was going to do.

Zhao Gang saw Zhao Xiaoxiu's expectation at a glance, and nodded with a smile: "Let's go together."

Zhao Xiaoxiu was delighted and said, "Okay!"

As for whether the hunting team would accept her as a child, that was not her concern.

Huo Dad said that if we go together, there must be a way!
The father and daughter returned to the cowshed, parked their bicycles, wiped their faces briefly, and lay down on the bed of hay to rest.

The door of the cowshed was open to let in fresh air.

At the same time, I also have to keep an eye on the dozen or so flying chickens at the door to prevent them from getting into trouble and offending the landlord.

The security of Taoyuan Base is still very high.

Zhao Xiaoxiu slept soundly that night and woke up naturally at dawn.

I put on my clothes, especially wearing long sleeves and overalls to protect my arms and legs.

As for shoes, she only had a pair of rubber sandals that fit her feet, so she could only wear an extra pair of socks and tuck her trouser legs into the socks to ensure that her skin was not exposed and to facilitate movement.

Zhao Gang came in from the ditch behind the cowshed carrying a wooden bucket. He simply wrung out a handkerchief and let the tentacles wipe Zhao Xiaoxiu's face.

The river water looks very clear. Zhao Gang said: "Some people spray pesticides regularly upstream of this river. It is no problem to wash clothes, wash face and take a bath in it."

When he went to fetch water just now, he saw with his own eyes the people from Taoyuan Base spraying pesticides on the upstream embankment.

Zhao Xiaoxiu sighed: "This place looks better than Hope Base."

Zhao Gang did not comment. To him, the human world looked no different; it was all grayish white.

Only Zhao Xiaoxiu in front of me has a different color.

The tentacle took out a comb and rubber band to help Zhao Xiaoxiu comb her hair. Zhao Gang then took out the nutrient solution and watched her finish it.

The father and daughter packed up a little, emptied the backpack, took only the weapons and the empty backpack, locked the cowshed, and rode their bicycles towards the outer wall of the city.

The glow of the sunset appeared in the east, and white mist floated between the hills and plains. Large tracts of farmland extended in all directions with high walls as the center, with no end in sight.

The local residents of Taoyuan Base who got up early have already gone to the fields with their farm tools.

Most of the tools they use are the most primitive hoes, sickles, shoulder poles, wooden barrels, etc. Occasionally, you can see a few agricultural machines quickly harvesting on the land covered with green vines.

Zhao Xiaoxiu opened her eyes wide and found round potatoes the size of footballs appearing in the harvest trailer.

“There are potatoes as big as footballs!”

As soon as she saw the Meng brothers, Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't wait to share with them the new things she had just seen.

Boss Meng reacted indifferently, obviously he had seen it.

Meng Lao Er and Grandma Meng were very considerate and cooperated by showing surprised expressions.

Mother and son: "Really? Really?"

"It's a pity we can't buy it." Shen Que and his team members walked over with a joking smile, and spread their hands regretfully towards Zhao Xiaoxiu.

(End of this chapter)