Farming for Survival in the Apocalypse

Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...

Chapter 612 How Many Mosquitoes Have You Seen?

Chapter 612 How Many Mosquitoes Have You Seen?

"Okay, then you can go quickly. It's getting late. You'll have to go back after chatting with Mr. Zhang for a while." Chen Shunwei said.

Shen Yanming nodded: "Okay, I'll come see you another day when I'm free."

"Okay!" Chen Shunwei waved goodbye to Shen Yanming and hurried back to continue playing cards with a few owners.

Although it is hot and humid this summer, it is much better because there are not so many mosquitoes.

Shen Yanming drove the car to the underground parking lot of Building 6 and called Zhang Heping.

In less than five minutes, this guy came out in slippers.

The moment he saw Shen Yanming, his eyes lit up again and again. The moment he saw Bi Qiaoan, he lost his composure.

"Oh my, my aunt, why did you bring two little ancestors here?" Zhang Heping shouted.

Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Why don't you bring it here for Uncle Heping to see? Otherwise, I will have to ask the neighbors for help, which will be very troublesome for them."

Zhang Heping was pleased by the words "Uncle Heping" and nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, you can bring them yourself, but you have to protect my nephews and nieces, don't let them catch a cold or get bit by mosquitoes."

Shen Yanming rolled his eyes at him and said, "Where can you go to catch a cold in this hot weather? Also, how many mosquitoes have you seen this summer?"

Having said that, Comrade Shen put mosquito repellent spices in the baby baskets of his two babies before going out.

Moreover, they also applied some homemade medicine on their bodies, which contained mint and other ingredients, and felt cool when applied on the body.

Otherwise, the couple would not dare to take the child out in such hot weather.

"Okay, why are you just standing there? Come over and help me move things." Shen Yanming said.

Zhang Heping said “oh” twice and walked away with a smile.

Hehe, since he was asked to help move, there must be a lot of stuff. And what Lao Shen took out, what wasn't good?

Shen Yanming opened the trunk and stuffed several bags of vacuum-packed rice and flour into Zhang Heping's hands.

Zhang Heping, who was originally happy about having more things, suddenly fell in expression, because he already had six bags on his arm, and Shen Yanming was planning to add more.

"Stop, stop, stop, I can't move it anymore. If you put it on top again, it will fall!" Zhang Heping didn't care about his face anymore. He only had this much strength, so he didn't care who knew what was going on.

Shen Yanming smiled, retracted his hand that wanted to continue putting food, and said with some ill intention: "I didn't expect that after practicing for several months, you are still such a weak chicken."

Zhang Heping wanted to refute, but when he thought about his small body, he curled his lips and admitted it.

As he walked towards the elevator, he muttered, "You're stronger, so you can carry more. I'm saving a lot of effort anyway."

Shen Yanming had good hearing and was almost amused by what he said.

He would be happy to care about it. If he wasn't his brother, he wouldn't say these words to annoy others.

But Zhang Heping just satiated his craving for food and forgot about it in a blink of an eye. He was the kind of person who had no heart or lungs. Just after putting a few bags of rice and flour into the elevator, he came over to help move the remaining rice and flour.

Chen Yanming did not refuse, and bent down to take out two small boxes from the back seat. He stacked them up and walked towards the elevator with him.

As for Bi Qiaoan, she didn't move anything, but just carried two safety baskets and followed them.

For her, all she has to do is take good care of her son and daughter; the rest is not her business.

Several people went upstairs together and went directly to Zhang Heping's house.

His place has already been cleaned, unlike my own home, where I have to clean again when I get back.

Shen Yanming put the two boxes of fruit on the ground, and then went to get the rice and flour in the elevator.

Zhang Heping quickly opened the door and welcomed Bi Qiaoan in.

After everyone entered the house, Zhang Heping said, "Old Shen, you are so thoughtful. You knew to bring me vacuum-packed rice and flour. Otherwise, when I get busy, they might go bad again."

Shen Yanming raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, is this really the case?

But I nodded calmly and asked him, "What about the spoiled rice and flour? Throw it away?"

Zhang Heping smiled awkwardly, "How can that be possible? I gave it all to Lao Ji, and he fed the chickens with it."

Shen Yanming was stunned, he had forgotten about this matter.

"He still raises chickens?" It's been several months, and I haven't seen him ask me to collect eggs!

Zhang Heping nodded: "Of course. It's hard to buy anything in this world. His chickens are really precious."

"Well, if you can, take good care of it. The eggs it lays can also supplement your nutrition. But if you want meat, you can just kill it and eat it. Don't worry, I will get you some chicks after you finish eating."

After Shen Yanming finished saying this, he found that Zhang Heping not only did not smile, but also had a sad face.

"What's wrong with you?" Shen Yanming asked.

"Old Ji said that the chickens must be kept for laying eggs and cannot be slaughtered for food, unless they are old hens that don't lay eggs." Zhang Heping said crying.

Shen Yanming wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know how to say it. He couldn't just say that our family has no shortage of meat.

So I could only divert his attention, "Hey, come and see what delicious food I brought you."

As he spoke, he opened the fruit box, revealing fresh fruits of various colors inside.

"Oh my god, where did you get rich, Old Shen? You can even get fresh lychees. I'm afraid even dried lychees are hard to buy these days. What the hell is this? How come there are grapes? You are really capable. You can even get this."

Chen Yanming didn't want to pay attention to this noisy fly, and just said: "Love or not, why so much nonsense."

Zhang Heping smiled as he took the box into his arms, patting it and saying, "Yes, yes, yes. I'll be angry with anyone who snatches it from me."

Chen Yan rolled his eyes in understanding: "Take the things away, leave the box behind, I will need it to pack things later."

Zhang Heping nodded: "Understood, I'll make room for you right away."

After that, he went home to look for the carton of instant noodles. Then he took out the fruits from the storage box that Shen Yanming brought.

Apart from the relatively rare lychees, the rest are the relatively durable cantaloupes and apples, and the less durable grapes and peaches. Although the number is small, there are many varieties.

After he emptied one storage box, he pointed to another and asked Shen Yanming: "This is for Lao Ji, right? Do you want me to help you vacate it?"

Shen Yanming nodded: "He is still working overtime, and I don't know if he will be back tonight. You can vacate it for him. I guess he will come to pick it up tomorrow morning."

"Okay, if he doesn't come, I'll send it to him."

Zhang Heping emptied the two boxes before asking Chen Yanming, "You two can sleep here tonight, so you don't have to clean up the house when you get home."

Shen Yanming shook his head: "No, I have to leave soon. I have training tomorrow night, so it's not convenient for me to skip class."

"It's only been one day of rest, and that was hard enough. What kind of training is that? Is it that important?"

"Didn't I tell you before? You just don't take survival-related things seriously. You should learn more while you're not busy." Shen Yanming said earnestly.