Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 86 Fruit Freedom
"Litchi, Dad and I have discussed this. We're going to use the pit in front as the boundary and fence off the entire area behind, including the orchard."

Jiang Minglang stretched out his hands and gestured forward, backward, left and right. "It's the end of May now, and it's the season when fruits and vegetables are ripe, not to mention corn and wheat. If we don't fence it off, we won't be able to defend ourselves against the survivors in Yunxi Village, let alone those outside."

In fact, Bai Xiangtian already had this plan before they came back.

At that time, he didn't know about animal mutations, but he felt that the disaster of zombies alone would not be over in a short time. For the sake of his family, there was nothing wrong in enclosing his orchard, vegetable plot and fields.

His daughter and her family came back last night, which made him more determined in this idea.

Coincidentally, Jiang Minglang thought so too.

"It's only the first month of the apocalypse, and everyone hasn't finished eating all the food and vegetables at home. They haven't felt the effects of the things in our fields yet, so we should protect what we can quickly."

Most of the land in their village is located in the south of the village. It used to be used to grow vegetables and crops, but in recent years it has been rented out by some people to build factories. Although the factories also process agricultural products, a part of the land has been wasted, which is a pity.

Another part was trampled to pieces by zombies when the apocalypse just came, and was basically destroyed.

As for the remaining part, Bai Xiangtian reminded Bai Xiangyuan today to organize people to protect it, as they might have to rely on these lands for their livelihood in the future.

It’s up to him whether to listen or not, but I have said everything that needs to be said.

"The construction of the fence is quite large. While we are looking for diesel, we will go to the steel, cement and brick factories to have a look. If we are going to build it, we will make it as solid as possible. As for the manpower for building the fence, I will go and look for the masters I know to see if they are still there."

After Bai Xiangtian finished speaking, he reminded Bai Li, "We may be back late today, so you should take care of the house. If anyone gets hurt, you know what to do anyway."

When he said the last sentence, the expression on his face was a little dull, obviously remembering the miserable look he had seen after being tormented by Bai Li's green radish early in the morning.

You naughty girl, you have no respect for your elders!

Even though he was thinking this, the corners of his mouth were curled up, and he was obviously very proud of his daughter's special ability.

Bai Li glanced at her father and poured cold water on him mercilessly, "Where's Bai Xiangyuan? If you build a wall to keep him outside, won't he make trouble? It's almost 40 meters from our front door to the big pit, and it's all ours. He will definitely not agree. Of course, we don't need him to agree now, but isn't he the village party secretary? You haven't torn your face with him. What will you say when the time comes to start construction?"

Although the village party secretary is no longer useful, he still feels useful.

She had sharp ears and sharp eyes. Although she left later in the morning, she still heard her father promise her good uncle that he would help clean up the zombies in the yards of the dozen or so households in the south of the village the next day.

She knew that with her grandfather around, her father was unlikely to fall out with her uncle.

"I have my own way, don't worry about it."

Bai Xiangtian had his own considerations in mind, and he didn't really want his daughter to interfere in their affairs. Although it was the end of the world and he didn't have to worry about his reputation, it was not something he couldn't solve on his own, so there was no need for her to interfere.

I helped him before because I was concerned about the old man. Although I still have to be concerned about him now, it is the end of the world after all, and the old man’s ideas are very different from before, so it is easy to deal with.

Before getting on the bus, Jiang Minglang reminded Bai Li, "When Dazi comes back, ask him to build a simple earth wall at the big pit in front to test the water."

Test the water?

Bai Li understood, she nodded, "Okay, I'll take Da Zi around when he gets here."

This is good. Once the wall is built, it will be convenient for them to bring things back from outside without having to always be on guard against outsiders.

The truck drove out from its own cement road in the north, and when it turned onto the highway leading to the city, the approximately five-meter-wide intersection was suddenly entangled by three vines from left to right on the barbed wire on both sides.

The emerald green leaves lay across the middle of the road, swaying from side to side, looking really weird.

There are orchards on both sides, one is an apple orchard, the other is a pear orchard. One ripens in November, the other in October.

Fortunately, these two orchards are still in good condition so far and have not been affected or destroyed by the end of the world.

Unfortunately, they are very close to the road.

It is definitely not possible not to build a wall, but there is also a disadvantage that cannot be ignored, which is that it will be very eye-catching.

However, Bai Li only thought about this question for a moment and did not dwell on it for too long.

Anyway, with her father and Jiang Minglang around, they would solve any difficult problems, and she didn't need to worry about the easy ones. She just regretted that she came back a little late and missed the strawberry picking.

Although there were a lot of fruits left for her in the cold storage, the ready-made ones were not as delicious as the ones she picked herself.

Bai Li turned her head to look at the apple tree inside the wire fence and blinked.

This is a Red Fuji apple. It ripens in November and is then hit by frost. It is super sweet and delicious.

The apples at home now are all from last year. Although they are still fresh, they are not as crispy and sweet as those that have just ripened.

so.
Before Bai Li's brain could give her any instructions, she had already bypassed the barbed wire and walked into the apple orchard.

Then she placed her hand on the fruit tree nearest to her.

The apple tree had already bloomed and been pollinated, so it bore fruit much faster than Bai Li had expected. In less than three minutes, the tree had produced big red apples.

The whole tree is full of them.

Bai Li retracted his right hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and couldn't help grinning as he looked at the tree full of apples.

Does this mean that she has achieved fruit freedom ahead of time?

She picked an apple, wiped it with a tissue, then put it in her mouth and took a bite. As the juice splashed out, Bai Li's eyes lit up.

Crispy and sweet, the crispiest and sweetest I’ve ever seen!

She picked a few more and held them in her arms, then turned around and excitedly went to the cherry orchard to find Qiqi and her second uncle and aunt.

But before she could reach the cherry orchard, an uninvited guest came to her house again.

Bai Li stopped, turned around and walked home with a cold face.

The Bai family’s front yard.

"Oh my, whose parrot is this? It's so smart and can even eat melon seeds. It's really capable."

The old man was sitting in the yard, handing melon seeds to Fengbao. He praised Fengbao every time it cracked one, and Fengbao cracked them with great enthusiasm.

Click, click.
Soon the yard was covered with melon seed shells.

The old lady was peeling peanuts nearby, planning to cook salted peanuts for lunch.

At this moment, someone knocked on the locked door.

"Uncle and aunt, I see you, open the door quickly."

The old man and the old lady looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

He came here quickly because he saw his eldest son went out.

The person who came was not Bai Xiangyuan, but Bai Xiangyuan's wife He Hua.

"Hua, what's up?"

The old lady didn't stand up, but the old man held Fengbao and turned around, with his back to the door.

He Hua, who was standing at the door, saw their attitudes through the crack in the door and couldn't help but curse them in her heart, "old stuff."

But she looked pitiful and sad as she said, "Second Aunt, do you and Second Uncle look down on us so much now? You won't even let us in?"

Old Mrs. Bai still didn't stand up, but just said, "Hua, your second uncle and I are already in our seventies and almost eighty years old, and we can't help you with anything. So you should go back if you have nothing to do. It's different now than before, and it's quite dangerous outside."

"Aunt, I'm fine. I'm just feeling anxious and want to talk to you. Could you please open the door?"

(End of this chapter)