Their main daily tasks are weeding and catching insects.
These weeds are growing so fast, they seem to have endless vitality.
Simply cutting them is almost useless, because they will regrow at an astonishing rate.
They had to spend a lot of time every day, bending over and laboriously pulling out these stubborn weeds one by one.
Even with all this hard work, the weeds that are pulled out will grow back in a few days, like cockroaches that are impossible to kill, leaving people feeling helpless and exhausted.
Each of them is responsible for 100 square meters of vegetable garden, which is a daunting task.
If the task is not completed, the vegetable garden manager will severely punish the person.
Therefore, apart from eating and sleeping, these women work in the vegetable garden for more than twelve hours a day.
From the first rays of sunlight falling on the earth in the morning until the afterglow of the evening gradually disappears, they are working diligently.
However, despite how hard it is, these women cherish this job very much.
Because in this apocalyptic world, this place is safe enough.
There was no threat of zombies outside, and no fear of wandering aimlessly.
Moreover, they had plenty of food to eat.
Two ounces of rice per meal, though not much, was a rare luxury in this era of food scarcity.
There are also vegetables and pickles, which, although simple, can provide more nutrition.
Moreover, besides offering some of the insects to the steward, one could also keep some for oneself.
For them, who haven't eaten meat for a long time, even insects are a rare source of protein.
Those tiny insects seemed to have become a delicious delicacy in their eyes.
Tang Zi, with her delicate features and slender figure, was struggling to pull out the weeds growing from the ground.
Her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, her face was slightly flushed, and her hands were stiff from working for a long time.
But she still gritted her teeth and pulled hard at the stubborn weeds.
Suddenly, a centipede over forty centimeters long darted out from the side.
The centipede had a long, slender body, and its black exoskeleton shimmered eerily in the sunlight.
Tang Zi's eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a treasure.
She quickly picked up a stone and threw it without hesitation.
The stone landed heavily on the centipede, pinning it down and causing it to writhe.
Tang Zi's heart raced instantly. She had succeeded!
She picked up a wooden spear with a sharp iron tip and plunged it into the centipede's body.
The wooden spear, more than a meter long, pierced through the centipede's hard exoskeleton. The centipede struggled for a moment, then stopped moving.
A victorious smile appeared on Tang Zi's face. She looked at the large centipede, which was more than forty centimeters long, on the gun tip, and her heart was filled with joy.
As Tang Zi raised the wooden spear, those around her saw the enormous centipede on the spearhead and exclaimed, "Wow! This centipede must weigh several pounds! Its meat is a real delicacy, Zi Zi, you've struck it lucky!"
Tang Zi smiled slightly, looking at the giant centipede with satisfaction.
Before the apocalypse, she would have been terrified and kept her distance from even a small centipede.
But now, these edible centipedes are considered a valuable food source.
Even after deducting the half that goes to the vegetable garden manager, you can still harvest half a giant centipede, which is already a huge harvest.
Just as Tang Zi was preparing to put the giant centipede away, several men suddenly walked towards her.
Seeing the man at the head of the group made Tang Zi's heart jump.
"Tang Zi! You filthy bitch! I pursued you, and you didn't agree. Fine, I thought you were innocent enough, so I didn't force you. I was thinking of playing a dating game with you! But last night you actually went to serve someone else!"
The somewhat overweight man in the lead saw Tang Zi from afar and began to shout and curse.
Just then, Chen Cui, the vegetable garden manager who happened to be patrolling nearby, came over with several people and stood in front of Tang Zi.
Upon seeing the men, Chen Cui angrily said, "Liu Jin, this is not your warehouse department. I'm warning you, don't cause trouble here!"
Liu Jin glared at Chen Cui and cursed, "Chen Cui, did you, you bastard, make Tang Zi serve those outsiders?! Why did you have to choose Tang Zi out of our three thousand women?!"
Chen Cui sneered, "Liu Jin, I'm the manager here. How dare you, a mere warehouse clerk, speak to me like that?! If you want to talk to me like that, call your brother Liu Huo!"
Liu Jin was not afraid at all and sneered, "My brother is the head of the warehouse department. He even has 50 armed soldiers under his command. You, who is in charge of the vegetable garden, are you worthy of my brother's presence?"
After saying that, Liu Jin pulled a pistol out of his pocket, played with it in his hand, and said leisurely, "Chen Cui, I can give you a chance to explain. Otherwise, don't blame me for the gun going off accidentally. I might be punished, but your life might not be spared!"
Chen Cui's pupils contracted as she looked at the pistol.
Although everyone in this county was saved by the Blood Maiden.
But Lady Blood didn't care about these things at all; instead, she left them to her blood servants to manage.
The man in front of us, Liu Jin's older brother Liu Huo, used his good looks to curry favor with one of the Blood Maiden's servants and managed to climb to the position of the most lucrative warehouse manager.
Although Liu Huo's backer is only the Blood Maiden's Blood Servant, it is still a great honor to be the Blood Maiden's Blood Servant.
After all, the Blood Maiden has only 18 blood servants so far.
Not only are they beautiful, but the favored ones are also transformed into evolved beings by the Blood Lady using magical devices.
Moreover, they have unlimited amounts of evolved beast meat to eat every day.
Because of the Blood Maiden's doting affection, these blood servants are all superior people within her sphere of influence.
And his backer was also a blood servant of the Blood Maiden.
However, his status was far inferior to that of the blood servant behind Liu Huo.
In this situation, there's really no need to confront Liu Jin head-on just to save face.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Cui said calmly, "Don't try to scare me with a gun. If you dare to fire here, even your brother Liu Huo can't save you. Yesterday, a Blood Servant ordered that 50 suitable women be selected from the entire county to serve the distinguished guests. Tang Zi was selected, which is her honor and also her own choice."
Liu Jin roared, "If you hadn't reported Tang Zi, how could she have gone to the hotel?!"
Chen Cui sneered, "You want me to keep this from Lord Blood Servant? Very well! I will tell Lord Blood Servant this! If you have to hide something like this, you can imagine how many things you usually hide!"
Liu Jin realized he had been tricked and angrily said, "Don't try to frame me! I clearly didn't mean it that way!"
He didn't want to continue talking to Chen Cui. Instead, he looked at Tang Zi, his face dark, and said coldly, "Tang Zi, you bitch, you better give me an explanation, or I'll show you what cruelty is! Without Chen Cui protecting you, you're nothing!"
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