Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 99 Another Win-Win

Zhao Gang rented a set of electric drills, electric welders, and electric cutting machines from the supply station and brought four sets of batteries, which could be used for a whole day.

Spent 100 points.

If he bought a brand new set, the price would increase six times, which Zhao Gang felt was not cost-effective.

Because he knew that these tools could be found in abandoned human cities, and most of them could still be used.

Once the new home is arranged, you can take your cubs to the city to look for it when you have time.

By the way, you can also eat some advanced mutants as snacks.

Listening to how her father arranged his life in such an orderly manner and knew how to budget carefully, Zhao Xiaoxiu once again refreshed her perception of him.

Since one person had to complete an entire awning and could not use more tentacles, Zhao Gang chose to spend some points to hire a cheap worker to help him.

Sister Monkey expressed from the beginning that she could do it and was happy to help.

After all, it cannot start farming yet. Apart from taking care of the evolved plants in the greenhouse, it has nothing to do. It also has to eat the delicious food made by her father with the cubs. It is really uneasy living here.

But Zhao Gang said, "Just play with Xiaoxiu."

So, after Zhao Gang hired Hao Ran as a worker by spending only 30 points plus a dinner.

Sister Monkey followed the cub who was carrying an axe towards the river without any psychological burden and went to play.

Zhao Xiaoxiu listened to Sister Monkey's cheers and said seriously, "I'm going to work, not to play."

Sister Monkey scratched her head: Squeak?

Zhao Xiaoxiu walked out of her own territory, came to the loess road, and walked towards the stone bridge, her destination being the poplar forest on the other side of the river.

She explained to the bewildered Monkey Sister, "The weather is getting colder and colder. It will snow heavily when the time comes. It will be difficult to go out when it snows, so we have to prepare for the winter now."

"Dad is so busy now, I have to know something and help stock up on firewood and food."

Zhao Xiaoxiu took out two persimmons from her handbag and gave one to Sister Monkey and one to herself.

This thing can't be frozen without a refrigerator, and it's so delicious that it's impossible to resist for a human cub who has never eaten any proper snacks up to this age.

Not only she likes the soft, sweet persimmons, but also Sister Monkey and her father.

So I left ten for exchange points and ate the rest!

"Remember not to spit out the seeds. Save them for planting." While sucking the persimmon flesh, Zhao Xiaoxiu did not forget to remind the monkey sister who was "Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit."

Two "squeaks" were heard from the monkey, and the monkey sister indicated that she knew.

After eating a persimmon, there was still a long distance to the poplar forest.

Afraid that she would be too greedy and want to eat another persimmon, Zhao Xiaoxiu had no choice but to chat with Sister Monkey in a casual manner.

"When we get to the poplar forest, Sister Monkey, you have to help me. Let dad make loach soup for us when we go back tonight."

Sister Monkey: “Squeak!”

"Our task today is to cut down the branches first, and then bring the hoverboard back home tomorrow and put them on the open ground to dry in the sun."

Sister Monkey: “Squeak!”

"Ding, ding, ding! We're here at the poplar forest! It's such a huge area, right? They're all ours!" Zhao Xiaoxiu said proudly.

Sister Monkey also cooperated and nodded in affirmation.

The yellow leaves fall down, like golden butterflies dancing in the woods.

In addition to the withered mutant weeds, the ground was also covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves. There was a step from the roadbed to the forest. Zhao Xiaoxiu was very aware of her height, so she climbed onto the monkey sister's back and let it carry her into the forest.

The trunk of the poplar tree is straight, and its branches are concentrated at the top. It is not easy to cut down its branches for firewood.

But the main trunks are well grown and are top-quality wood, and Zhao Xiaoxiu is reluctant to use them as firewood.

Maybe burning it into charcoal would be good, but it was not something her short arms and legs could accomplish.

She instinctively felt that she could climb trees, so she slid down from Sister Monkey, put the bag of persimmons under the tree, swung the axe slung over her body, shook her hands and feet to fully mobilize her limbs, put one foot on the tree trunk, and pushed herself up. Her whole body was firmly attached to the tree trunk like a gecko.

Using both hands and feet, he climbed to the top of the tree in a few strokes, leaving Sister Monkey stunned.

It was not willing to be outdone. The place was full of trees, which was completely its comfort zone. It suddenly jumped onto a five-meter-high tree trunk and reached the top of the tree in no time. It squeaked proudly at Zhao Xiaoxiu.

When he noticed that she was looking at him, he immediately jumped from one tree to another, jumping back and forth between the trees.

Zhao Xiaoxiu suddenly understood a philosophical truth - primates are the best labor substitutes for humans.

Sister Monkey, who was happily leaping in the woods, suddenly felt a pang in her heart and had a bad premonition.

When he looked back, he saw the cub standing among the treetops, smiling at him.

squeak?
Zhao Xiaoxiu: "Sister Monkey, how about you try to break off all the branches of the tree in front of you and see?"

At this time, Sister Monkey had not yet realized the evilness of the human cub.

It is very happy to complete this kind of project that can show its strength.

After slapping its claws against its mouth and letting out an "oh oh oh" cheering roar, it showed its sharp claws, grabbed the nearest branch and started fighting.

It first twisted it with its hands, then pulled it with its body, and combined with its sharp teeth, it quickly broke a poplar branch.

Others followed suit, and after a frenzied and violent destruction, they soon uprooted the entire poplar tree.

On Zhao Xiaoxiu's side, she had just chopped off three branches with an axe.

Zhao Xiaoxiu was slightly shocked, and immediately said in an exaggerated tone: "Sister Monkey, you are so amazing!"

"No, I must surpass you!" The cub frowned and looked angry as if to say I will never lose to you.

Then he swung the axe and started chopping.

Sister Monkey was delighted at first, but then she noticed that the cub was speeding up the pace of chopping branches. She started to panic, thinking, "I can't let a human cub overtake me!"

He panicked immediately and quickly jumped onto the next poplar tree, swung his arms and started working!
While working, he did not forget to look back at the progress of the cub.

Zhao Xiaoxiu turned around and gave a provocative smile, "Sister Monkey, let's have a competition to see who can cut more branches before the sun sets."

Sister Monkey: “Roar, roar, roar!” It must be the first!

The long and strong arms were immediately swung into a whirlwind by Sister Monkey, and he wished he had eight hands.

The branches of the poplar trees began to fall down like rain, and soon a bald poplar tree appeared in the forest.

Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was waving the axe in a fake gesture, glanced inadvertently, dumbfounded.

It’s enough to have Sister Monkey here, why do we need a chainsaw?

From noon until sunset, Sister Monkey never stopped.

Even though it felt its arms were sore, it would only need to look back to find that it was already sweating profusely from exhaustion and could not even swing an axe. It sat under the tree trunk with a look of weakness in its eyes (Zhao Xiaoxiu: I was pretending), but when it looked up at its human cub, it would be full of energy again!
In the evening, Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was jumping and skipping, returned home with Monkey Sister, who was physically tired but mentally looked like she had won first place.

Hao Ran, the freeloader who had been observing the whole situation from the rooftop, thought silently in his heart, how is this not another kind of win-win situation?

(End of this chapter)