Chapter 28 Silt Fertilizer Whole Pig Feast
Cheng Zhiyu suddenly sat up and instinctively called out to Xiao Tie and Xiao Er. Xiao Hei was obviously awake as well, and jumped to the window in a few steps to look outside.
Tian Qiao, who was sleeping next door, was obviously woken up by the noise and came out to see what was going on.
Cheng Zhiyu took Xiao Hei out the door and met Tian Qiao in the courtyard.
Tian Qiao yawned and complained, "Are these zombies crazy? If they're going to show up, they should show up during the day! They just keep bothering us at night! They only care that they don't need to sleep!"
It was clear that he was very resentful about being woken up.
Cheng Zhiyu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's finish this quickly."
Tian Qiao nodded, and they cautiously made their way to the source of the noise. It was from one of the village's farmhouses, where things were smashing to pieces on the ground with a loud crash.
After seeing what it was, Cheng Zhiyu and Tian Qiao suddenly relaxed, exchanged a glance, and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
It's not a zombie, it's a fat, heavy pig!
Xiao Hei looked at the foul-smelling creature with disgust, covering its nose with its paw, completely baffled as to why Cheng Zhiyu and Tian Qiao seemed so happy.
He patted Cheng Zhiyu on the shoulder, asking him to explain.
Cheng Zhiyu knew exactly how to tell the foodie Xiao Hei: "The Dongpo pork you ate before was made from this meat."
As expected, Xiao Hei became interested. The next moment, a bolt of lightning struck the starving pig. The pig let out a wail. Because of its large weight, it was not killed immediately, but the pain drove it mad, and it began to run around wildly.
Cheng Zhiyu: "Don't electrocute him, it's better to stun him."
Wanting to finish the fight quickly, Xiao Hei unleashed over a dozen bolts of lightning, causing the pig to collapse to the ground with a thud. Its legs twitched a few times before it fell still.
Cheng Zhiyu, who had no chance to make a move, twitched at the corner of his mouth. It seemed that Xiao Hei really liked the Dongpo pork he had made before.
Perhaps finding the pig smelly, Xiao Hei was disgusted. After killing it, he used his paw to wash the pig with his water-based supernatural power, like a high-pressure water gun. It was very effective, and in the blink of an eye, the pig became very clean.
Cheng Zhiyu silently gave Xiao Hei a thumbs up.
Little Black calmly flicked its tail and made a request: "I want to eat...meat again tomorrow."
He forgot what the meat was called, but it was meat anyway. After saying that, he secretly glanced at Cheng Zhiyu's expression and was relieved; the other party probably didn't realize he had forgotten the name of the meat.
"Alright." Cheng Zhiyu rubbed his hands together. "Tomorrow I'll make ten ways to cook pork."
Tian Qiao swallowed hard, "Oh my god, please don't mention oranges anymore, I'm already craving them."
Cheng Zhiyu laughed and said, "Stop drooling, hurry up and slaughter the pig and bleed it."
Bleeding is a necessary step. It's not that pork will have an off-putting smell if it's not bled; in fact, that's irrelevant. However, pork that isn't bled will have a darker color and will spoil more easily.
While the pig is stunned by the electric shock, it's the perfect time to bleed it. That's why Cheng Zhiyu didn't let Xiao Hei kill the pig with the electric shock; it would be harder to bleed it if it died.
"Okay, okay." Tian Qiao said that he would leave it to him. Although he had never slaughtered a pig before, bleeding it was not a difficult task. He cut the pig through the neck, placed a clean basin underneath, and collected the blood in it. Pig blood was quite delicious.
This pig looks like it's from a farm; it's probably starving and has gone crazy, making a huge commotion while searching for food.
After draining the blood, Cheng Zhiyu and Tian Qiao carried the pig back into the house, preparing to process it the next day. Since the temperature was low at night, they weren't worried about it spoiling.
This pig has probably been hungry for a while; it doesn't look very fat, but it's a domesticated pig after all, so it still has a lot of meat, enough to feed them for quite a while.
The two people and the dog were all in a good mood as they watched the pig self-sacrificing (?), completely ignoring how irritable they had been when they were first woken up.
Despite their excitement, they were also incredibly tired. However, they carefully removed the smell of pig blood to prevent attracting zombies before returning to their previous room to sleep.
They had cleaned those two rooms, but the other rooms were too dirty and messy to live in.
Xiao Hei was already so sleepy that he nestled in Cheng Zhiyu's arms and fell asleep. He was in cub form now, and his spirit was more like that of a cub, so he was easily sleepy.
Cheng Zhiyu held Xiao Hei and unconsciously softened his movements.
Back in the house, he put Xiao Hei on the bed, took off his coat, washed up quickly, and got into bed.
Xiao Hei probably sensed his presence and subconsciously moved closer, its head resting on his hand, its breathing calm and even.
Looking at the tiny creature, Cheng Zhiyu felt a little soft-hearted and whispered with a smile, "Goodnight, Little Black."
Little Black's ears twitched slightly, as if in response.
The next morning, Cheng Zhiyu was awakened by the sunlight. He had finally been able to sleep peacefully for a while, and he really didn't want to get up. He pulled the blanket over his eyes and planned to continue sleeping.
Little Black snuggled closer to him.
However, after a while, the temperature rose, making it too hot to sleep. In addition, he was worried about the pork from yesterday, fearing that it might not taste good if he wasn't careful. Cheng Zhiyu couldn't sleep at all, so he got up, washed up quickly, and prepared to go out.
He didn't wake Xiao Hei, wanting the other to sleep a little longer. As a result, he got up, and Xiao Hei got up too, splashing water on himself and washing himself clean.
Seeing him yawn, Cheng Zhiyu said with concern, "If you're still sleepy, go back to sleep. I'll be back after I finish processing the pork."
Xiao Hei resisted the urge to stretch, his eyes wide open, and stubbornly said, "I'm not sleepy."
Cheng Zhiyu sighed helplessly, "Fine."
Little Black jumped into his arms, closed its eyes, and continued to sleep.
Cheng Zhiyu: "..." Who said I wasn't sleepy?
Upon exiting the door, Cheng Zhiyu was surprised to find that Tian Qiao was also awake. He knew his childhood friend well; this guy used to sleep until late morning. Since he hadn't had the opportunity to do so recently, Cheng Zhiyu thought that Tian Qiao would sleep in a little longer today.
Seeing his surprise, Tian Qiao immediately knew why. She yawned and said helplessly, "I would like to continue sleeping, but it's so hot, I can't stand it. I might as well get up."
Cheng Zhiyu frowned as he looked at him covered in sweat: "It feels like the temperature has been even higher lately. Before, it was only really hot around noon."
As they walked, they talked. Tian Qiao sighed, "Who knows what's wrong with this weather? It's unbearably hot during the day and unbearably cold at night. Seriously, if it weren't for the red and white cabbages at night, I don't know how I would have survived."
There were red and white cabbages, and the temperature at night was comfortable for them.
Tian Qiao dreamed, "If only there were some iced cabbages."
Cheng Zhiyu also wanted it, but the problem was that it wasn't something he could simply have if he wanted it.
Tian Qiao conjured up ice to cool the two of them down, which at least made them feel a little cooler.
The two found the pig from last night and started working on it. After resting overnight, they had recovered their strength and were able to clean it up quite quickly.
In no time, the pig was cut into pieces according to different parts of the body.
Cheng Zhiyu had freed up a lot of storage space, mainly because they had eaten a lot of the food inside, so it was just the right amount of space to put the pigs.
“Wait a minute, if that’s the case, why didn’t I put the pig into the storage space last night?” Cheng Zhiyu suddenly slapped his forehead.
Tian Qiao also realized: "That's right! Put it in your storage space, and you won't have to worry about it getting damaged. At least you won't have to rush to deal with it, and we won't have to run back and forth."
The two who had run over under the blazing sun: "..."
I was so exhausted last night that I completely forgot about this.
The two exchanged a glance, both ignoring their own foolishness, and walked back, silently discussing what to do next.
"I'll go check on how the silt is drying. With this much sun, I estimate it'll be dry in two days," Tian Qiao said.
Cheng Zhiyu nodded, and when he saw Xiao Hei peek out, he couldn't help but smile: "I know, I know, I'll go cook right now. Ten ways to cook pig, I promised you, I won't forget."
Little Black's ears twitched, and he coughed lightly: "There's no need to do ten kinds."
Cheng Zhiyu exclaimed, "Honey, are you feeling sorry for me?"
Little Black's ears burned, and its round eyes glared at him before it immediately shrank back into its shell.
Cheng Zhiyu chuckled.
Tian Qiao watched from the side, speechless. How come he never knew Chengzi had such a perverse sense of humor, and could even say such cheesy things? Really... ugh~
He rubbed his goosebumps, looking utterly miserable: "I'm going to work."
Cheng Zhiyu didn't feel embarrassed at all and waved his hand, "Go ahead."
The two parted ways, and Cheng Zhiyu went into the kitchen. After thinking for a moment, he took out the pork and started cooking.
Domestic pigs also have long hairs that need to be removed. Cheng Zhiyu found it too slow to burn them off with fire, so he called out Xiao Er to help.
The waiter shook the pig and easily burned all the pig hair away.
Cheng Zhiyu happily praised the waiter a couple of times, while Xiao Hei, standing to the side, squinted and rinsed the burnt, blackened pigskin clean with water.
After finishing her shower, she pretended to be calm and sat there, looking completely unconcerned, but in reality, she was secretly glancing at Cheng Zhiyu out of the corner of her eye.
Cheng Zhiyu smiled, pretending not to notice Xiao Hei's gaze, touched his chin, looked at the pork on the cutting board, and pondered what to cook.
Pork tenderloin is used to make sweet and sour pork and boiled sliced pork; pork belly is used to make Dongpo pork and pig's quilt; pig's trotters are simple to make, just stewed pig's trotters; the front butt is used to make stir-fried pork; and the hind butt is used to make pork stew with vermicelli. The vermicelli was found at a farmer's house.
The last three dishes are cold pig's ear salad, twice-cooked pork, and a meat patty.
Ten dishes are just right. Let's make a soup too, hmm... pork rib soup.
Cheng Zhiyu pondered for a moment, then started braising the pig's ears and face meat, simmering the pork rib soup, and stewing the pig's trotter soup before getting busy.
Having just put on a show and been quietly waiting for praise, Little Black twitched its ears: What's going on?
He looked at Cheng Zhiyu, who was so busy he was dizzy, and could only accept his fate. Maybe the other party had forgotten because he was busy, but it didn't matter, he didn't care.
The little black tail drooped down, and the swaying became slower.
Cheng Zhiyu had just been teasing Xiao Hei on purpose, but now he had completely forgotten. Making ten different dishes was no easy task, especially since some of the dishes were quite complex. He was so busy that he was practically frantic, and the spatula was even sparking as he swung it around.
Once he's cooked a dish, he puts it into his space first. This way, he can preserve the flavor of the dish as much as possible after it's fresh out of the pot. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to cook ten dishes.
Xiao Hei wasn't idle either; he would make a plate out of water and help Cheng Zhiyu hand things over.
Cheng Zhiyu couldn't free his hands to pet Xiao Hei, but he praised, "Thank you, Xiao Hei, otherwise I would have been too busy to handle."
The little black tail wagged again: It's alright, anyway, he has nothing better to do.
While Cheng Zhiyu was busy with his work, somewhere else, he smelled the scent again. In the darkness, a pair of eyes glowed eerily, and he crushed the stone beside him into powder.
Cheng Zhiyu was completely unaware of this. If this were before the apocalypse, he would probably be working himself to the bone. After finishing the last dish, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Time to eat!"
Xiao Hei immediately jumped off the stool, produced a huge basin made of water, and wagged its tail: "Put it on top, I'll carry it over."
"Okay, thanks, Xiao Hei." Cheng Zhiyu had a moment to spare, so he picked up Xiao Hei and gave it a kiss.
Xiao Hei tried to dodge, but couldn't: Oh well... it's just a kiss, right?
He thought to himself, but his eyes darted around, and he didn't dare to look at Cheng Zhiyu at all. How strange, why does Cheng Zhiyu seem to be getting more and more handsome?
Cheng Zhiyu, oblivious to Xiao Hei's unusual behavior, happily placed the vegetables into Xiao Hei's water basin: "Go Xiao Hei, it's up to you now!"
Xiao Hei calmly strode out of the kitchen with its short legs.
Cheng Zhiyu curled the corners of his mouth. In fact, he could have easily put the dishes in the storage space and taken them out after he left, but who wouldn't like a little dog that can serve dishes?
"Why hasn't Tian Qiao come back yet? Xiao Hei, wait a moment, I'll go outside and check." Before Cheng Zhiyu finished speaking, Xiao Hei had already carefully placed all the dishes on the table, and in a few quick steps, it jumped into Cheng Zhiyu's arms: "Let's go together."
Cheng Zhiyu was in a good mood. He pinched Xiao Hei's ear and muttered, "Xiao Hei, you're so clingy."
Xiao Hei froze, as if struck by lightning: Did he have it?
Cheng Zhiyu took a few steps and saw Tian Qiao, who had dug up another large mound of silt. Why was this kid so diligent today? Cheng Zhiyu stood in the shade and called out loudly, "Time to eat, Tian Qiao."
Tian Qiao was rolling up his trousers, his feet, legs, arms, and even his face were covered in mud, he was filthy. He agreed and immediately walked over, opening his arms to Xiao Hei: "Brother Hei!"
Xiao Hei glanced at him with disdain and roughly rinsed him clean with water.
Tian Qiao: "Awesome!"
Back inside, there was a table laden with ten dishes and a soup. Tian Qiao hadn't felt hungry before, but seeing all these dishes made his stomach rumble. He swallowed hard, "It smells so good! Orange, your cooking skills have improved! Even before the apocalypse, I wouldn't dare eat like this every day, let alone in this world."
He was deeply moved: "Orange, I absolutely love you!"
Before Cheng Zhiyu could speak, Xiao Hei hit him on the head with a small water ball, and Tian Qiao exclaimed dramatically, "Chengzi, look at him!"
In fact, it didn't hurt at all; he just wanted to complain.
Xiao Hei bared its teeth at Tian Qiao.
"It's all because you talk too much. Stop talking so much and eat your food." Cheng Zhiyu took sides.
"Wow, Orange, how could you be like this? You look so handsome and have such big eyes, yet you're so biased. Am I not your favorite baby anymore?" Tian Qiao deliberately tried to annoy people.
Cheng Zhiyu patted the ruffled black dog: "It's okay, don't mind him, he's just acting crazy."
Xiao Hei was successfully stroked, and even glanced at Tian Qiao, his expression somewhat provocative.
Unfortunately, Tian Qiao was so busy craving the meat that he didn't notice anything amiss.
Cheng Zhiyu said Xiao Hei was hungry because he noticed that every dish had been touched and seemed to be missing a piece or two. He guessed that Xiao Hei had eaten them, so he didn't pay much attention.
Sitting down on the stool, Cheng Zhiyu took out Xiao Hei's special bowl. Since Xiao Hei also had a particularly large appetite, the small bowl had been replaced with a large one. Cheng Zhiyu immediately put some food on Xiao Hei's plate and patted it tenderly, saying, "Eat quickly."
Little Black, completely unaware that he had been unfairly blamed: "?"
He twitched his nose and immediately buried his head in his food.
Although the dishes were made from the same pig, they tasted quite different. Xiao Hei liked to eat cold pig ears and pig face meat, which was particularly crisp and refreshing. Tian Qiao, on the other hand, liked to eat pig trotters, which she ate with great relish, but her eating manners were really unsightly, with food all over her hands and mouth, making it unbearable to watch.
As for Cheng Zhiyu, he likes to eat "Little Pig Covered with a Blanket". The pork is stewed until tender, and the thin pancake on top is soaked with soup. The pancake is very chewy, and you don't have to worry about it becoming soggy from the soup.
After finishing their meal, they didn't touch the food for a while. There were a lot of dishes prepared today, and even though Cheng Zhiyu made a little less of each dish, they were still stuffed.
Tian Qiao let out a breath, leaned back in her chair, and rubbed her bulging belly: "Sigh, I've eaten all my abs away."
Cheng Zhiyu was holding Xiao Hei and wiping its mouth when he heard this. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "You have abs?"
Tian Qiao said matter-of-factly, "Isn't this what I'm planning to do? With this much exercise every day, I'll have to get into this sooner or later."
Cheng Zhiyu smiled but didn't say anything.
Tian Qiao became interested: "Orange, do you have abs?"
Cheng Zhiyu: Yes.
Tian Qiao didn't believe it: "How is that possible? You've never done this before."
Cheng Zhiyu: "It's only recently been introduced."
He exercises every day, without deliberately training his abs, and they still came together. Although he eats a lot every day, he also exercises a lot, and his abs not only didn't disappear, but became even more defined.
Tian Qiao was taken aback: "How could this be? You're lying to me, right?"
Cheng Zhiyu shrugged: "If you don't believe me, then forget it."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it." Tian Qiao leaned closer and tried to pull Cheng Zhiyu's clothes: "Unless you let me see it, quick, let me see it."
He and Cheng Zhiyu were close friends and had showered together before. Boys are usually quite easygoing and didn't think much of it. However, Xiao Hei sat steadily in Cheng Zhiyu's lap, but his round eyes revealed a chilling light.
Tian Qiao felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively withdrew her hand. When she came to her senses, she felt a little embarrassed. Really, what was there to be afraid of about Brother Hei? They were all in cahoots!
So, Tian Qiao tried to make amends: "Haha, Blackie is just like me, he doesn't have abs either."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhiyu patted Xiao Hei's soft belly and laughed.
Xiao Hei froze, hearing Cheng Zhiyu laugh along. He looked down at his stomach, which was soft and round. He was a little scared. When he could transform into human form, would he become a fat man?
Xiao Hei couldn't help but recall that he had never eaten like this before.
Cheng Zhiyu's voice came from beside her ear: "Xiao Hei, don't listen to Tian Qiao. It's too strange for a puppy to have abs. You're just fine as you are, so cute."
Xiao Hei didn't say anything, feeling a little annoyed; after all, he wasn't a real dog.
If he becomes a fat man, will Cheng Zhiyu still be willing to hug him so affectionately? The more Xiao Hei thought about it, the sadder he became. Cheng Zhiyu reached out his hand, and he opened his mouth and bit it.
The puppy gently nibbled at his finger, almost like it was begging for attention, and Cheng Zhiyu's smile widened: "Good boy/girl~"
Xiao Hei: "..."
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Cheng Zhiyu took a look at the silt he had dug up yesterday. The sun was obviously much stronger these days. He had originally planned to let the silt dry for several days, but when he looked at it again this afternoon, it was almost dry.
He looked up at the sky and estimated that the sun would set in a little over an hour. He planned to crush all the silt in the area then so he could use it as fertilizer for Xiaoqiang and the others.
Thinking this, he went to the system space. The vegetables he planted yesterday had already sprouted little teeth today, each one covered with water droplets, looking exceptionally cute.
He planted cucumbers and tomatoes around Xiao Er, potatoes around Xiao Tie, and watermelons around Xiao Huang.
Cheng Zhiyu took a closer look at the watermelon, curious about what changes it might undergo. After a quick inspection, he found that the watermelon seedling seemed to be growing normally. Since it had just sprouted, he wasn't sure what was going on, so he simply let it continue to grow.
Xiaoqiang's growth is still progressing very slowly, only reaching 12% today. Because its growth hasn't stabilized, Xiaoqiang hasn't reached maturity yet. It's still a small plant, looking a bit wilted, which is quite heartbreaking.
It was so fragile that Cheng Zhiyu barely dared to touch it, and whispered, "Keep going, Xiaoqiang, the fertilizer will be ready soon."
In addition to using silt as fertilizer, Cheng Zhiyu had also considered using meat as compost. There were many small fish in the pond, so he wasn't worried about not having enough materials.
Although meat compost is highly fertilizing, it takes a long time to ferment. They can't stay here forever, and if they want to leave, they can't take a whole bucket of fertilizer with them.
If the fertilizer is stored in a storage space, it will stop fermenting. But if it's not stored in a storage space, how are they supposed to carry a large bucket of fertilizer?
So after thinking about it, going there is not very realistic, and using silt fertilizer is more suitable at present.
As the sun began to set, Cheng Zhiyu and Tian Qiao got busy. Fortunately, they didn't have to work in the dark, as there were solar-powered streetlights along the rural roads, which could still provide light even without electricity.
Well... the streetlights are a bit dim, but it's better than nothing.
The two busied themselves crushing the silt. When Cheng Zhiyu saw that it was almost done, he took a small bucket, filled it with some fertilizer, and went to the system space.
Tian Qiao stayed behind to pack up the remaining fertilizer.
In the system space, Cheng Zhiyu asked the system, "System, is fertilizing the plants good for them?"
Based on his experience, it was definitely a good thing, but he was still a little uneasy, so he thought he would ask the system.
Since the system didn't speak, Cheng Zhiyu didn't pay any more attention. If there really was a problem, the system would definitely be more anxious than him. The fact that the other party didn't say anything meant there was no problem.
Thinking this, Cheng Zhiyu cautiously placed fertilizer around Xiaoqiang, not daring to touch it directly for fear of burning its roots. After waiting for a while, Xiaoqiang did not react.
Cheng Zhiyu didn't wait any longer and fertilized Xiao Er and the others again. Seeing Xiao Er happily swaying its branches and leaves, he smiled and thought, "It seems Xiao Er really likes it."
Since Xiao Er likes it, then Xiao Qiang... Cheng Zhiyu turned his head to look and, based on his experience, discovered that Xiao Qiang's life status had increased by 2% in a short period of time. He was a little surprised, but then he understood, after all, Xiao Qiang was not an ordinary plant.
However, he breathed a sigh of relief after proving that the fertilizer was effective, believing that with the help of the fertilizer, Xiaoqiang would soon reach maturity.
That night, Cheng Zhiyu slept soundly, completely unaware that a shadow was moving rapidly outside the door and stopping at the doorway.
Inside the room, Xiao Hei opened its eyes.
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