Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 200 Is Liuli pregnant?

The sudden drop in temperature completely disrupted everyone's planting plans.

Fortunately, the first crop of wheat and dry rice has matured and been harvested. It is unknown whether it was because of the addition of supernatural water during irrigation or the presence of supernatural-induced seeds, but the yield of wheat per mu after maturity was even higher than before the apocalypse.

As for the dryland rice, due to the temperature, only half of it matured, while the other half shriveled up.

Even so, it's still much better than Professor Leng predicted. After all, the weather these days is too strange, frighteningly unstable, and there's always the worry of rain or snow.

You have to understand that in the past, farmers depended entirely on the weather for their crops; if the weather was bad, they wouldn't have anything to eat at all.

He is currently planning with Bai Xiangtian whether they should also find some materials to build a few acres of greenhouses in Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan.

Otherwise, if a few more rains and snows come, this land will be completely unusable.

Without further ado, Bai Xiangtian asked Jiang Minglang to go find Li Nan and exchange some steel for building the greenhouse, as well as covering and insulation materials.

When Li Nan first took over the greenhouse area, he collected as many raw materials as possible to build the greenhouses. On the one hand, this was to prevent the previous greenhouses from being damaged and needing to be repaired; on the other hand, it was because of his own ambition to expand the greenhouse area.

Later, they did expand, but not by much. After all, the country was not yet stable and the trading methods were not yet established, so how could they do business?

This is more than enough for my own consumption, and there's even a surplus to give to Wei Lichuan.

Therefore, for Li Nan now, his biggest client is Wei Lichuan.

Jiang Minglang came to discuss with him about the raw materials for building three greenhouses. The two had just finalized what they would exchange when someone came to the door to deliver a message that Leader Ouyang was looking for them.

"The temperature was still 25 degrees Celsius the day before yesterday, but it suddenly dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius yesterday. The guards from Shimen came to report that ten bodies were found at the gate this morning, all of them frozen to death."

Although death has become almost a regular occurrence in the post-apocalyptic world, seeing someone freeze to death right in front of him still weighed heavily on Leader Ouyang's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Pengcheng is now famous far and wide. Although it has attracted many people before, especially survivors from the surrounding areas, almost all of them have joined Pengcheng.

But every day, many survivors still come here, drawn by its reputation.

Those who arrive late simply make do with sleeping at the entrance.

There were no more zombies in the vicinity, but mutated animals would still occasionally appear in small groups or even large numbers, and incidents of people being bitten or killed occurred frequently.

However, there are troops stationed at the entrance of Shenzhen, so mutated animals generally dare not approach this area.

Therefore, survivors who come to seek refuge usually choose to spend one night or a few days at the gate if they cannot enter temporarily.

I just didn't expect the temperature to drop so suddenly, and by more than thirty degrees, without any transition period in between.

Therefore, Ouyang's idea was to designate a special area within the city to house all the survivors who came seeking refuge.

This will affect the city's security, since opening the gates wide might allow all sorts of people to come.

Even so, they had to do it, because their existence was to provide a sanctuary for the survivors.

Fortunately, the Pengcheng Base Management Office has been established. The office director is someone he brought with him. He is the base director, and Jiang Minglang and Li Nan are both deputy base directors.

Li Nan is in charge of the emerging industry and the grain and vegetables in the greenhouse area of ​​the base. If there is any external business in the future, it will also be under his management.

Jiang Minglang is still responsible for guarding and defense. Base Commander Ouyang has given him full authority over the garrison, but he has not officially started his post yet, using the excuse that he needs to take a break.

Otherwise, the team leader in charge would have gone to report the situation at Shimen on the expressway long ago.

The more people there are, the more trouble there will be. Fortunately, Xu Bo used to handle all the trivial matters around Jiang Minglang, and now he just leaves them to him. With Lao Du also involved, it's enough to leave it to the two of them.

"Raise it a little higher, don't press it down over there, prop it up with that stick, oh, I said prop it up there, not over there."

Qiao Fei twitched his lips. Where? Where exactly?
Helpless, Song Huanyan turned to the white lychee growing on the half-acre plot behind her and said, "Sister Li, could you cover this plot with plastic film for me first? Otherwise, if you haven't finished growing it over there, it might freeze to death here."

After saying that, she turned to look at Qiao Fei and started to shoo him away, "Go do what you're supposed to do, don't help me anymore."

The disgust on his face was almost overflowing.

Bai Li was also quite disgusted. She walked to his left, picked up a small wooden stick about an inch long, used it to prop up a corner of the film, and then covered it with a few large clods of dirt. That was it.

"You can't even do something this simple right? What can you men do besides fight?"

"Yes."

Qiao Feisheng sat listlessly on the edge of the field, watching the two women stretching and pressing on each other. They never said a specific direction, yet they did it perfectly, with perfect understanding.

It's really confusing.

How exactly did they understand each other's meaning?
He suddenly remembered that Bai Li and Cheng Siyun seemed to have spoken in the same way once. He was completely confused, but Lao Jiang was calm and composed, as if he could understand it too.

No, I'll have to ask Lao Jiang another day how he managed to understand this kind of communication between women.

Despite being disliked, Qiao Fei didn't leave.

Watching the two women cover the half-acre of seedlings on this side, and then go to encourage the growth of the other half-acre that wasn't covered.

Song Huanyan planted glutinous rice on this plot of land. The seeds were provided to her by Bai Li, which was considered a collaboration between the two. They agreed that half of the rice would be used to brew rice wine.

I just didn't expect that the temperature would drop so suddenly after the seeds had just sprouted, and the seedlings would all wither in just one day.

Seeing that she was about to freeze to death, Song Huanyan was heartbroken and called Bai Li over. The two of them discussed it and decided to try to induce labor.

Now that the seeds have been planted, we can't let them go to waste.

And that's how this scene came about.

The two women, one with a wood element and the other with a superhuman strength, didn't find it particularly difficult to cultivate just one acre of land.

Of course, the difficulty lies in the sheer number of seedlings; the white lychee trees cannot be forced to grow all at once.

So their plan was to induce labor on half of the babies today, and cover the other half with a roll of plastic film that Song Huanyan found in the storeroom in the yard, and then continue to induce labor tomorrow.

Qiao Fei, having nothing to do, volunteered to help, but before he could even get started, he was met with a look of disdain.

However, it can still be of some help.

Lychees ripened by the white lychee cannot be harvested, and once harvested, they cannot be carried home to dry.

So, in the end, he was the one who had to shoulder the burden.

Fortunately, each glutinous rice plant doesn't require much supernatural power to mature. After Bai Li finished cultivating half an acre of land, she used up about 70-80% of her supernatural power, which was just right. It was beneficial for recovery and wouldn't be too uncomfortable.

On the other side of the field, Gao Junyu was also helping his father to promote the growth of dryland rice, and He Meng was also planting a bunch of cotton.

Fortunately, they planted cotton. Otherwise, if the temperature dropped to minus forty degrees Celsius again, even with charcoal and electricity, without warm blankets, it would be difficult to survive the coming cold weather. Bai Li's family harvested one acre of cotton last month. Although they had enough blankets and cotton-padded clothes, there was still more than enough left after deducting what they gave to the soldiers.

Just to be on the safe side, Bai Xiangtian planted some as a precaution. Even if he didn't need them himself, he could use them to exchange for things later.

That evening, Jiang Minglang, who was about to go upstairs to rest after dinner, was called out by Qiao Fei.

"Why are you coming here in this freezing weather instead of going home?"

I just checked the thermometer, and it's already dropped to minus fifteen degrees Celsius. It's getting even colder.

"Hey, how did you understand all that Bai Li was saying when she was talking to you?"

Jiang Minglang looked completely bewildered. "What do you mean, 'this' and 'that'?"

Qiao Fei asked in surprise, "You don't understand?"

Jiang Minglang was speechless. "You didn't even explain yourself clearly. What the hell do I know?"

"Exactly, when she told you to put that over there, you didn't put it correctly, so she said it wasn't over there, it was over there. How did you understand that?"

Jiang Minglang still didn't understand what he was asking, and really wanted to kick him and tell him to get lost. He patted him on the shoulder, "Bro, if you're bored out of your mind, go home and have some fun with Liuli. Or you can chat with Miss Song for a bit. Don't be so damn idle and have nothing better to do than act like this. I'm going home to sleep."

Qiao Fei scratched his head and returned home dejectedly.

As I left Baiguoyuan and passed by the clinic, I saw Bai Yang and Xi Shuang walking out side by side.

Perhaps they were only focused on each other, so neither of the two young people noticed Qiao Fei standing in the shadows by the roadside.

After leaving the clinic, Bai Yang naturally grabbed Xi Shuang's hand and put it into his down jacket pocket. The two figures, close together, gradually overlapped in the dim light.

Qiao Fei couldn't help but click his tongue; young people really know how to have a good relationship.
In a daze, I seemed to see two younger figures walking side by side on my way home late at night, sitting on the back of a bicycle, passing through the city's streets and alleys, the crisp sound of bells even ringing in my ears.

Long-lost memories suddenly surfaced in his mind, leaving Qiao Fei stunned for a while.

The childhood sweethearts who grew up together confirmed their relationship in high school and promised to get married after graduating from college, but they failed due to the long-distance relationship and couldn't even last two years.

I wanted to surprise him for Christmas during my sophomore year, but instead, I saw her hugging and kissing another boy amidst the beautiful snowy scenery.

Others say it's best not to pull any surprise attacks, because they might end up being a shock.

It is not.

That was his first love, so profound that he dared not touch upon love for many years.

It wasn't until later, when I gradually forgot about it, that I began to let go and tried to go on blind dates arranged by my boss or family.

As a result, he was cheated on again.

Thinking of this, Qiao Fei couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his head. What's going on? Is this head so easy to attract cuckolds?

He's not stupid; he can't see that everyone wants to match him up with Song Huanyan.
Well, I'm a little hesitant.

Having been cheated on twice, he was truly afraid to get entangled with women again.

However, Qiao Fei was also conflicted. If they were just ordinary roommates, Song Huanyan would definitely move out of his yard and find another place to live when the weather got warmer next time.

No, she had already found a place to stay, but because the house was too damp, she wanted to let it air out for a while, then scrape off the peeling paint, clean it, and ideally repaint it, cover it with old newspapers, or find some wallpaper.

He promised to help her with it, but he hasn't started doing anything since.

First, I couldn't bear to part with Liuli; second, I couldn't bear to part with the food she cooked.

Sigh, this is a bit difficult.

Qiao Fei wiped his face as he walked, wondering if there was a way to have the best of both worlds: to keep his aunt and niece and Liu Li here, while preventing others from thinking about their relationship in that way.

But even after he got home, he still couldn't come up with a good solution.

But a single sentence from Xiaoxiao inside the room nearly made her jump up in surprise—
"Auntie, look, isn't Liuli's belly a little big? Could she be pregnant?"

Are you pregnant?
Is Liuli pregnant?

Qiao Fei was immediately taken aback by the news. His previous worries vanished, and he rushed into the main room, asking Xiao Xiao with delight, "Liuli is pregnant?"

The little girl was wearing a pink coral fleece pajama, which made her face look even more fair and delicate. She squatted down next to Liuli, her eyes bright, and touched Liuli's belly, saying, "Uncle Qiao, feel it, is it rounder than before?"

Liuli lay on its back on its cotton cushion, its entire belly exposed, its four legs bent, its mouth open and tongue lolling out, laughing as it looked at them.

Compared to when he first arrived in Yunxi Village, Liuli has gained a lot of weight, and his fur is now glossy and shiny, making him look even more handsome.

Qiao Fei gently stroked its belly for a while. He didn't know if it was pregnant, but it was definitely much fatter than before.

Song Xiaoxiao looked at him expectantly from the side and asked, "Is it true, Uncle Qiao? Is Liuli pregnant?"

Qiao Fei also wanted one; he was practically going crazy wanting a fire-type puppy.

But he wasn't a veterinarian, and Liuli's belly wasn't noticeably big; how could he possibly tell just by touching her a couple of times?

After thinking for a moment, he asked Xiaoxiao, "Before this, did Xiaowu and Liuli, um, fight?"

Wearing the same coral fleece pajamas as her niece, Song Huanyan was casually leaning against the bedroom door frame watching the two of them make wild guesses about Liuli's chubby belly. But when she heard Qiao Fei's words, she was stunned. Then she kicked him in the butt and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

After being kicked and forced to sit on the ground, Qiao Fei wasn't angry. Instead, he gave a somewhat guilty smile and said, "Liuli is with Xiaoxiao every day. I was just asking. I didn't mean anything by it."

You've already implied something, you're practically saying it outright.

Song Huanyan glared at him with displeasure, and Qiao Fei touched his nose, not daring to ask any more questions.

Song Xiaoxiao, standing nearby, was confused. The little girl blinked and said, "No, we didn't fight. Xiao Wu is so mean. It thinks Liuli is no match for it, so every time it sees Liuli, it puts its nose in its nose at it, acting as arrogant as a fool. It's so annoying."

She paused for a moment, then added, "He's not even as good as Tiedan. Tiedan and Liuli are good friends now."

Iron egg?

That little teddy bear with long horns and healing abilities?
No way, no way, Liuli didn't end up with Xiao Wu, but with Tie Dan?

But the bodies aren't even in sync.

Today is Qingming Festival. There is a river behind our community. Seven days ago, someone jumped into it because they were feeling hopeless. Today marks the seventh day after their death.

Sigh, what could have driven you to this point?