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 835 The Future is Promising

Chapter 835 The Future is Promising

This is the first time An An has seen her mother cook like this, without any electrical appliances or kitchen.

"Come on, baby, let's go pick some vegetables." Bi Qiaoan took An An and took him to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms.

Although the plants in the space grow fast, some of the small seedlings have only been here for a day or two and have yet to bloom and bear fruit.

Bi Qiaoan looked at the corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes that had grown on the ground, licked his lips, and felt a little greedy.

After picking all the mushrooms, An An tugged at Bi Qiaoan's clothes and said, "Mom, I want to eat some fruit." He pointed at the mulberries on the tree and drooled.

Bi Qiaoan pinched An An's chubby face and reached out to pick some for him. He took it to the well and rinsed it before handing it to him: "Eat slowly."

Then wash the wild vegetables and mushrooms and put them aside for later use. Because the rice was steaming on the stove, I had to wait until it was cooked before cooking.

Bi Qiaoan looked at the yellowing rice in the field, went forward to pinch it, and felt that the grains were beginning to become full. She made plans for herself in her mind, and when she had time, she would either plant the fields or harvest them.

After the rice is steamed, Bi Qiaoan blanchs the wild vegetables and mushrooms in water, controlling the heat to just the right degree, and then either stir-fries or serves them cold.

Because they were blanched in water, the bitterness of the wild vegetables was basically gone, and the addition of salt, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame and chili seasoning instantly raised the wild vegetables to several levels. The mushrooms were also fried just right, and they were fragrant.

Bi Qiaoan went to the chicken coop and took out two eggs. Looking at the bright feathers of the pheasant, he had the urge to slaughter it.

In the end, she sighed with regret. Although Li Sikai allowed her to move everything here, animals were different from plants after all.

After Bi Qiaoan fried the two pheasant eggs with Chinese toon leaves, he called Li Sikai: "It's time to eat."

Within two minutes, the four of them entered the space together.

"There's nothing I can do. The food here is not as much as I imagined. I've tried my best." Bi Qiaoan felt that what he made was no different from what Li Sikai and the others gave him.

However, after tasting it, the few people were quite satisfied. Although the ingredients were the same, the taste was much better. At least no one thought it was unpalatable, and some even couldn't get enough.

"In a few days, these newly harvested vegetable seedlings will grow up and we will have food to eat."

Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Then I will have a lot of room to play in the future."

In the next few days, apart from ensuring three meals a day, morning, noon and evening, Bi Qiaoan spent the rest of his time cultivating the uncultivated land.

Although Li Sikai tried to stop him, Bi Qiaoan felt that since he was free anyway and someone was taking him around, he might as well do something within his ability.

Shen Yanming also came down the mountain these days. None of them thought that they would wander around in the mountains for so long. If they had known...

They hadn't known this earlier, but things had forced them to move forward.

"Okay, let's just part ways here. We can meet again in the mountains and rivers, and the future is promising."

The men did not cry like the women. They just hugged each other and went their separate ways.

Zhang Heping looked at everyone's backs as they left, feeling a little melancholy. He sighed and asked Lao Shen, "What should we do next?"

Shen Yanming showed an expectant smile on his face: "Looking for my wife!"

The people who stayed behind burst into laughter. Shen Yanming was not shy and asked directly: "What do you think, come with me, or go back to Hai City first?"

"We brothers will definitely accompany you, Tang Shunlin, Shang Haoqiang and others..."

"Let's go with you guys. Otherwise, it's pretty boring just being alone."

Shen Yanming nodded: "Then let's go together."

The two groups walked towards each other. Li Sikai and his group did not need to stop to look for food, so they moved very fast. Although Shen Yanming and his group were not slow, they were not as fast as the grown men.

Finally, half a month later, the two groups reunited.

Li Sikai released the mother and son in advance. Bi Qiaoan was extremely excited when she saw the little red dot on her husband's body overlap with her own.

She tried to suppress her emotions, but in the eyes of Li Sikai and the others, it was useless. Her curved eyebrows and slightly raised lips all showed that she was looking forward to meeting him.

When Chen Yanming knew that his wife was nearby, he was almost crazy with joy. He told Bi Qiaoan to wait there through the space, and then he hugged Nuannuan and ran towards the little red dot.

Two hours later, they finally saw the figures of several people. Shen Yanming excitedly stepped forward and hugged Bi Qiaoan.

Although they had some space, they hadn't seen each other for nearly a month. The moment Nuan Nuan saw her mother and brother, she burst into tears. She felt so wronged that she couldn't be comforted.

Bi Qiaoan hurriedly kissed and hugged her, trying to explain why she hadn't seen her in her "dream" during this period. Although baby Nuan Nuan didn't quite understand, she felt relieved after feeling her mother's nervousness.

This was also the time when Shen Yanming had the chance to greet a few people. He hugged Ji Kangyong and said, "Thank you, buddy!"

Ji Kangyong waved his hand: "I'm ashamed to say that it took me so long to find Qiao An."

Shen Yanming smiled: "No, just right."

He looked up at Li Sikai and asked as if he knew nothing: "Why are you here? We meet again, it's fate."

Li Sikai nodded: "Yes, I came here specifically to see you."

Shen Yanming pretended to be confused: "What's the matter?"

"Yes!" Li Sikai motioned Shen Yanming to follow him. Then he told the whole story.

Shen Yanming was not vague and took out a box from his bag: "Here, take the medicine in it, but I don't know if it will work."

He just randomly prepared some immunity-boosting pills, hoping that the spiritual spring water in them would be effective.

Li Sikai didn't hesitate and put the things into the space in front of him.

Shen Yanming's eyes narrowed. He never expected Li Sikai to be so bold. He grabbed Li Sikai's hand and said, "Be careful."

Li Sikai laughed and whispered in his ear: "Upgrading the space requires faith points. I can't hide it."

"That can't be made public!" Shen Yanming suddenly felt that this space was a little unfriendly. Even though it provided Li Sikai with a lot of conveniences, it was still like a shackle, binding him.

Li Sikai nodded with relief: "I know my limits."

The group of people rested on the spot, got to know each other, and then went around looking for food.

Li Sikai had no intention of letting strangers know his secret, so he followed the crowd and went hunting.

Unfortunately, the harvest was meager, and Li Sikai and his companions were once again hungry. However, when it was late at night, they hid in a corner and entered the space.

This was the first time Shen Yanming entered someone else's space. He looked around and said nothing.

Li Sikai fed the pills to Xiong Jianwei, and then ate some leafy vegetable buns with a few others. Then they went to work in the fields together.

An An Nuan Nuan hadn't slept yet, so the brother and sister held hands and went to look at the fruits under the tree. He had lived here for nearly half a month and was already very familiar with the environment here.

"Sister, let me tell you, the black and red mulberries here are delicious."