Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 4 Shower

Boss Meng glanced at Zhao Xiaoxiu.

I thought to myself, Brother Gangzi, is this a sudden emergence of his sense of responsibility as a father?
He nodded to show his understanding. After all, having a child was indeed different from being alone as two bachelors.

His mother had a distant relative at the scrap yard and arranged a job for her.

So even if something happened to him and the second child, she would be able to support herself.

The friend that Meng Laoer mentioned is the daughter of the relative who works at the scrap yard.

He is from the hunting team and has a lot of contact with people at the base, so he is much more informed than them.

Meng Laoer also wanted to join the hunting team, but his mother and eldest brother disagreed.

After all, if you can use your points to exchange for a 'iron rice bowl' in a factory that is safe and has good pay, it is a very safe way to go.

Those people with connections in the unfinished buildings all go to the factory and not only do they keep it clean, but they can also get some benefits from time to time and bring back some fresh fruits and vegetables.

Those people in the building who were drinking nutrient solution paste saw this and their eyes sparkled with envy.

With the door closed, most of the noise outside was blocked out.

Only Zhao Xiaoxiu and Huodie were left in the dim and narrow room.

No, it's a human and a non-human.

Huodie pointed to the small stool in the room and arranged everything for Zhao Xiaoxiu.

Then he lit the stove and heated a kettle of water.

After the water boiled, a tentacle reached into the boiling hot water to test the water temperature. It was too hot, so it shook the fleshy bud left and right, signaling Zhao Gang to add some cold water.

Zhao Gang took out the only stainless steel basin in the house, poured half a pot of boiling water into it, added two scoops of cold water, and adjusted the water temperature to just 40 degrees.

He walked towards Zhao Xiaoxiu and grabbed her with his big hands. Zhao Xiaoxiu was like a cat with its fate strangled by the neck. He took off her clothes and pushed her into the basin of water.

Huodie gave her a bath and came out with a basin of black water.

At first, Zhao Xiaoxiu wanted to resist.

Who knows if the monster has mysophobia, that’s why it didn’t eat her yesterday.

It's all washed up today, isn't it a good choice?
But the big palm was warm and the movements were gentle.

Two tentacles emerged from his arms, sucked up the water, and sprayed it out like a shower for her, making Zhao Xiaoxiu so itchy that she couldn't help but smile.

Surrounded by hot water, all the dirt flows away.

Zhao Xiaoxiu felt that her breathing had become much stronger, and she had a feeling that her vitality was surging out.

The human cub, who was originally uncooperative, gradually softened and hung in the strong arms of his living father, allowing him to turn and move however he wanted.

Those two puppy-like round eyes were dazed, and his cheeks were red from the steam. He looked like he was drunk. In his hand, he was holding the deflated rubber duck that Boss Meng had given him, and he quacked.

Zhao Gang grinned and laughed.

That smile looked as stiff as flesh being pulled from bones.

The drowsy Zhao Xiaoxiu suddenly sat up, and the toy duck in his hand let out a shrill "quack!"

Zhao Gang still had a smile on his face, but his brows were deeply furrowed and his eyes were full of confusion.

What happened to the cub?
Is the water temperature not right?

The beautiful colorful bubbles are no longer visible, and only a little bleak halo remains in the gray world.

At this time, Zhao Gang still didn't understand that this kind of reaction of a human cub was called fright.

After wiping off the water with a dry towel, Zhao Xiaoxiu refused her father's attempt to put the pants on her head. She took the clothes herself and made an OK gesture with her little hand to indicate that she was okay.

The little girl sat on the bed, struggling to put on a not-very-clean long-sleeved top and big kid shorts that could be used as long pants.

He used the comb he picked up to comb the few sparse yellow hairs on his head, and looked at himself in the broken mirror hanging on the headboard of the bed.

Yes, it’s very good, the wet yellow hair is very smooth and not frizzy at all.

Zhao Xiaoxiu held her pink little face with her whitened little paws, hehe, satisfied~
'Zhao Gang' poured a pot of boiling water and placed it on Zhao Xiaoxiu's small children's stool, telling her to drink it when it cooled down.

Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded. She was a child who knew a lot of common sense.

Zhao Gang poked her rosy face after taking a bath again and saw her fall to the bed and roll around, emitting happy sounds of "ha, ha, ha".

He opened the door and poured out the black bath water. After being filtered, domestic wastewater can be reused.

A special sewage dumping pool was built in the building, with an opening left on each floor. The base stipulates that residents' daily wastewater must be dumped into the sewage recycling area.

Once violators are found, they will be punished by deducting 50 points.

Once 100 points are deducted, the base will revoke the person's right to live in the unfinished building.

On the contrary, residents can earn 50 points for every 5 liters of wastewater they dump into the cesspool.

The sewage pool has special measuring instruments, and the data can be automatically recorded by placing the points card on it. It is quite convenient, and residents are willing to abide by the rules for these 5 points.

Huodie went out to get some water.

Zhao Xiaoxiu, who had been rolling around on the bed for a few rounds to amuse herself, suddenly found that she had the opportunity to move freely.

She was stunned for a moment, then slid off the bed.

Put on your sandals and head out the door.

Two base guards in charge of patrolling the building walked out from the right staircase with guns.

Zhao Xiaoxiu stood in the aisle and met the eyes of two guards who were approaching.

Her mind flashed through her father's dead body, the blood-red wriggling tentacles, the fragrant barbecue, the peace of mind in her dreams, the tentacle shower that spit water, the stiff and scary smile
Take a deep breath and clench your fists.

The little guy's eyes suddenly became firm.

She told herself in her heart: Zhao Gang is dead, and this living father must be gotten rid of!

"police"

Just as Zhao Xiaoxiu opened her mouth, a woman's scream for help was heard in the corridor.

The two guards' faces changed, and they strode past the little girl in the aisle and rushed towards the source of the voice.

The cubicle door at the end of the corridor was violently broken open.

The guard pointed his gun into the house, but unexpectedly a dark shadow ran out of the house at an alarming speed.

As the black shadow appeared, it brought with it a strong smell of blood.

A young woman covered in blood rushed out of the house, crying and shouting at the top of her lungs:
"He's a ghost!"

As soon as the words fell, a panicked cry was heard in the corridor.

Humans infected with the virus have an extremely long incubation period.

It is only after death that the virus explodes rapidly.

If the body is not burned within two hours, it will become a "ghost".

These ghosts have no memory of their previous lives and are a completely new type of brutal creature.

Some of them even learned to imitate humans, hiding among them and devouring them silently when they are not prepared.

At this time, most of the young and middle-aged people in the unfinished buildings have gone out to hunt and scavenge, or to work in factories.

When a ghost appears in an unfinished building, you can imagine how dangerous it is.

The mother quickly grabbed the child who was playing in the corridor and brought him into the house and closed the door tightly.

People took out their weapons.

But some people were still unlucky and were knocked to the ground by the black shadow.

After a while of rolling and struggling, he unfortunately rolled in front of Zhao Xiaoxiu.

A severely deformed face with blood and flesh all over its mouth and face, caught Zhao Xiaoxiu's eyes without any warning.

But this was nothing compared to the horrific scenes she had seen in the past two days.

Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't even blink and was about to hide backwards.

His feet suddenly left the ground and someone grabbed him and lifted him up by the collar.

Zhao Xiaoxiu felt the touch of tentacles on the back of her neck, and she knew who was picking her up without turning around.

She looked at the two guards who arrived in time to subdue the ghost and rescue the innocent residents. Her little head drooped and she sighed.

(End of this chapter)