"Because the mountainous terrain is complex and there are many wild animals, going into the mountains to make a living can easily lead to death."

Therefore, everyone lives in human settlements, and their food and drink are either grown or raised by themselves. Their main food sources are relatively fixed; besides pork, beef, and lamb, meat comes mainly from chicken, duck, goose, fish, shrimp, and crab. Other sources are limited.

For example, venison was previously prohibited from being eaten. However, due to the establishment of breeding farms, some of it has been included in the list of edible meats, but this is rare. Wild sika deer and red deer remain protected by law.

But we have just suffered a great disaster, and we are short of food and water. If we want to survive, we can only create every possible opportunity to fill our stomachs.

Warmly, the apocalypse is here, and the world will become increasingly cruel.

Humans not only have to contend with nature, but also with their own kind. Although Daddy hopes you'll always be a little angel, a little sun, in this apocalypse, there's no room for naive, innocent girls.

Shen Yanming was discussing this issue with Nuannuan on an equal footing with him, but the little girl was too young and only partially understood what he was saying.

Shen Yanming didn't force it. He would explain the reasons when necessary, and people would grow gradually through subtle influence.

Bi Qiaoan had just woken up when she heard this conversation. She sighed, rubbed An'an's little belly, and told him to get up.

Shen Yanming noticed the commotion and said with a smile, "Wife, the task you asked me to do is complete."

Bi Qiaoan: "...What do you mean I asked you to do it? I just wanted you to be able to eat well openly and honestly, didn't I?"

Shen Yanming quickly smiled ingratiatingly, "Yes, yes, yes, my wife is the most beautiful, my wife is the most adorable, my wife is the most considerate, my wife..."

"Stop, stop! You've got so many compliments to give! And these are the only two you've managed to catch?"

“There were three heads. Tang Shunlin and the others dragged one outside the cave to deal with it. Luckily, it rained here, covering up all the traces. Otherwise, I don’t know how we would have handled it.” Shen Yanming deliberately exaggerated the situation.

Bi Qiaoan's heart skipped a beat, and she also thought of some serious consequences. She said with a hint of resentment, "Since you thought of that, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Shen Yanming chuckled: "It's my wife's love for me, after all, so it's worth the risk."

He actually thought it was about to rain, which might cover up the traces. When he returned, he wandered around outside for a while and then went to sleep in the cave, thus openly distancing himself from the deer and arousing almost no suspicion.

Shen Yanming thought that the group, blinded by joy, probably wouldn't investigate the source of the joy. But who could have imagined that Meng Wu, this hothead, would be so unconventional?

Of course, Shen Yanming was unaware of this little incident at the time; thanks to a stroke of luck, he managed to get through it safely.

Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were chatting casually when Shang Haoqiang came in with several bottles: "Freshly made deer blood, who wants some? It's very nourishing, don't waste it!"

Upon hearing this, many people reached out their hands: "I'll drink it, I'll drink it! Let me try this legendary aphrodisiac and see if it's really that powerful."

"Hehe, I want to try it too."

"Okay, you guys drink, but don't drink too much. There'll be meat later, so be careful not to overdo it and get a nosebleed," Shang Haoqiang said with a smile.

"I know, I know, we'll just take one bite each, we'll be careful."

Shang Haoqiang nodded and left. The wild deer outside had stopped breathing; he had to go out and help skin it and gut it.

Not long after, the three returned carrying a pile of bloody flesh. Shen Yanming, worried that Nuannuan might be traumatized by seeing it, quickly covered it with his hand. But the little girl kept pushing it away, wanting to see.

"Sweetie, I'll show you after it's grilled." At least you won't see any blood then, so the visual impact won't be so strong.

Nuan Nuan said "Oh" and said in a soft, cute voice, "Daddy, didn't you say that since it's the end of the world, Nuan Nuan has to learn to accept the new rules?"

Shen Yanming was speechless for a moment. "Yes, that's right, but Nuannuan is only two years old this year. Dad wants to take care of you for another two years."

"So, that means I can watch these things when I'm four years old?"

Shen Yanming: "...Okay." We'll talk about it later.

After watching the whole thing, Bi Qiaoan concluded that although this father had principles, his principles were not very firm.

Soon, two fires were lit. Because it was raining outside, the cave wasn't too hot.

Meat was roasting over the fire, in large chunks. Tang Shunlin kept turning it over, afraid it would burn.

One of the small items was a bit special. Zhang Heping chuckled and joked, "Old Li, see that? That was specially prepared for you!"

Li Zhaozhao immediately understood, looked at Xu Yajing, and said with a smile, "I'm not fortunate enough to enjoy it, let someone else have it."

Zhang Heping winked and said, "Besides you, who else would be suitable? Among our group, only your wife is around, right?"

Li Zhaozhao rolled his eyes: "No wife, and no hands?"

Zhang Heping... I'm a coward, I want to run away!

"How about I betroth my sister to you?" Li Zhaozhao glanced at Li Wanwan and asked in a low voice. They had discussed this matter at home and reached a consensus, so they could make the decision at this moment.

Zhang Heping almost choked on his saliva. His face flushed, and he stammered, "Um, isn't this too, too hasty? How about we wait until we find your uncle and aunt?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhaozhao's face darkened.

Zhang Heping realized his slip of the tongue and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "I don't mean to look down on Wanwan, it's just that without the elders' approval, it feels a bit improper. Besides, your sister is so wonderful, we can't just... well, let's just leave her here in the middle of nowhere... there has to be some kind of ceremony, right?"

Li Zhaozhao smiled contentedly: "It's nothing, I understand. I was just thinking about how I still haven't heard from my parents, and that made me feel a little down."

Zhang Heping comforted him, saying, "Good people are always blessed; there will be news."

Li Zhaozhao nodded: "Yes!"

Shen Yanming, with his sharp ears, overheard their conversation. He smiled and removed his large hand from Nuannuan's eyes.

The little one saw the meat sizzling on the two fires, swallowed hard, and then sniffed it.

Shen Yanming looked at her greedy expression and was somewhat speechless. However, he still cut some meat for her after it was cooked.

Just a tiny bit, about the size of a chocolate bar. The reason given is that children shouldn't eat too much.

Nuannuan pouted and looked up at Tang Shunlin for help.

As a result, Uncle Tang, who had been scolding Dad during the day, changed his tune that evening: "Little darling, your dad wasn't wrong this time. You're still too young to eat too much venison. We've stocked up on some mushrooms, so Uncle will cook you a mushroom soup in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Nuannuan quickly shook her head: "Thank you, Uncle, but it's alright."

"Why wouldn't I use it? My baby isn't full, he'll definitely go hungry!" she said, and was about to go make it.

Shen Yanming stopped Tang Shunlin: "You eat yours, I'll go!"

He took out his stainless steel lunchbox, collected some rainwater outside, threw in a few wild mushrooms, and put it on the fire to heat it up.