Chapter 12: A noble hand

Xiao Huan had never been involved in farming, and Chen Qingqing had never had a hobby of growing flowers and vegetables.

But Chen Qingqing entered a shelter in the second year of the apocalypse and was assigned the task of farming.

After the insect disaster and severe cold in the first year, the number of grain and vegetable seeds decreased sharply.

The few seeds that were available were controlled by large bases. If small bases and shelters wanted to get seeds, they had to exchange them with a lot of supplies.

The seeds that were bought at a high price were naturally regarded as treasures.

So Chen Qingqing read a lot of books and learned a lot of agricultural knowledge in just one year, such as grafting, pollination, breeding, etc.

But this time Chen Qingqing did not plan to join any base or shelter, and self-sufficiency was the best.

However, as long as they have enough seeds, they can use them to exchange for any supplies with other bases, so they don't have to worry about vegetables.

Lin Bo: "If I had known this, I should have stocked up more seeds. This stuff is both durable and doesn't take up space."

Chen Qingqing: "It's not too late now."

In the first few days of the apocalypse, although there were many cases of zombie infection, they were still under control, and many supermarkets and shopping malls were not closed.

After Chen Qingqing collected enough soil, the family returned to the room.

Chen Qingqing took out two flower pots and placed them by the window of the hotel room, and placed four flower pots in the space for comparison.

One of the two flower pots outside was buried with seeds, and the other was placed with fresh vegetable seedlings just brought out from the kitchen.

The four flower pots in the space were also separated into twos, and seeds and vegetable seedlings were planted respectively.

It would be great if the vegetables grown in the space could grow the same as those grown outside.

Xiaohuan volunteered to dig a small hole for each seed, put the seeds in, and sprinkle two layers of soil under the guidance of Chen Qingqing. He used a special shovel to slightly press the soil.

Finally, he used a cup to water the soil thoroughly.

"Xiaohuan is great!" Chen Qingqing praised generously.

Huo Huo in her arms also clapped his hands and babbled, as if praising her brother.

Xiaohuan raised his head proudly like a little peacock.

"Go wash your hands, we're going out to buy something."

The family of four took the elevator downstairs. When they passed the door, Brother Li was standing at the front desk with a look full of resentment and hatred.

When the family passed by, he looked at them furtively. I don't know what he was thinking, but he definitely had bad intentions.

Chen Qingqing felt his hateful gaze and glanced back: "Why haven't you left yet?"

The front desk clerk's attitude towards Chen Qingqing changed 180 degrees and was very attentive: "Good morning, guests, he hasn't completed the resignation process yet, don't worry."

Chen Qingqing nodded and no longer looked at him.

Their car was parked at the location closest to the parking lot exit. After getting in the car, they went straight to the mall to buy clothes for Xiaohuan and Zhuozhuo.

Considering that people in the post-apocalyptic world have to snatch clothes to wear, Chen Qingqing bought several sets of clothes and shoes of various sizes for her two children, from small to large, and then used the compression bags she bought in advance to vacuum and compress them, which can save a lot of space. Chen

Qingqing and Lin Bo will inevitably kill zombies in the future, so the clothes should be light, strong, wear-resistant, waterproof and cold-proof.

In addition, they bought several sets of bedding and quilts for the family to use during the winter, but they took up too much space, so Chen Qingqing planned to exchange them from others in a while.

They carried their hands full, returned to the car to put them into the space, and then estimated how much space was left in the space and continued to buy clothes.

After all, after the apocalypse began, it all depended on luck whether production could resume.

In the previous life, it was not until three or four months later that some occupied factories would resume production after bases of all sizes were gradually built.

After buying these, they went to the farmers' market and bought a lot of seeds of all kinds of grains and vegetables that could be bought on the market.

Now the space was completely filled.

Chen Qingqing was still thinking: "It would be great if the space could be bigger."

Xiaohuan poked his head out: "Mom is so greedy!"

Lin Bo corrected his son: "Mom is not greedy, she just wants to protect us too much."

"We don't need many things now, but mom and I still try to collect them, because this is the foundation for our family's future life."

Xiaohuan nodded, not quite understanding.

Although he didn't fully understand what his father meant, he realized that his mother did this for the family.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mom. Xiaohuan must grow up quickly and protect Mom and Dad!"

Chen Qingqing pinched Xiaohuan's cheek and said, "Mom knows what Xiaohuan means. You must eat well so that you can grow up quickly."

The family returned to the hotel and found that there were several more cars in the parking lot.

When they went upstairs, they always felt that someone was following them. They didn't need to guess who it was.

After returning to the room, they called Xiaoling to ask about the situation.

Xiaoling said, "A tour group came this morning, and there were quite a lot of people. We went out to visit scenic spots at noon and won't be back until the evening."

"If you want to use the swimming pool, try to go in the afternoon. There may be more people in the evening."

So in the afternoon, the couple took the children to the swimming pool downstairs to play for a while. While Lin Bo was playing with the children, Chen Qingqing planned a new escape route.

Xiaohuan patted the water happily, and suddenly thought of something, looking at Chen Qingqing: "Mom, have you seen the sea?"

Lin Bo smiled and said, "Your mother was born and raised by the sea."

Chen Qingqing grew up in a small fishing village in City A, and later came here to attend university.

But later she started a family here, and she had no relatives in City A, so she never returned to the seaside.

Lin Bo noticed his wife's dismay and took note of it.

When they dried themselves, put on their clothes and went back to their room, they saw several waiters staring at them and wanted to say something. When

they saw the family stop, they immediately swarmed over and begged Lin Bo and Chen Qingqing to be gracious and let them go. They didn't want to lose their jobs.

Lin Bo had just said it yesterday, mainly to scare them. The only person he wanted to deal with the most was Brother Li.

Seeing the people begging, he pretended to think, and nodded after a while: "It depends on how you perform."

Then they left happily.

Back in the room, the sheets and quilt covers had been changed, and the room was cleaned up.

Xiaohuan was about to jump on the bed, but this time he was stopped by Chen Qingqing.

Chen Qingqing stared at the tidy bed, her expression sank.

Lin Bo realized that something was wrong, and immediately lifted the quilt and searched the bed like a carpet.

Sure enough, thin needles were found on the three pillows.

Lin Bo and Chen Qingqing looked at each other, and they knew who did it without even guessing.

Xiaohuan was shocked to see Lin Bo pull the needle out of the pillow.

Chen Qingqing muttered, "We should find a chance to deal with it, otherwise it will be a disaster if we keep it."

Lin Bo took a deep breath, "Then let's do it tonight."

Xiaoling brought in dinner.

Xiaoling rushed in almost as if she was escaping. She leaned against the wall and gasped.

Lin Bo frowned, "What's wrong?"

Xiaoling finally calmed down and pointed outside the door, "A new tour group! They, they..."

"Speak slowly." Chen Qingqing put down her fire and walked over.

The tour group just came back half an hour ago, and the resort hotel that had been deserted for many days suddenly became noisy.

"Someone from their tour group was bitten!"

Xiaoling touched her chest, still in shock.

"I saw with my own eyes that they carried back a man who was completely paralyzed. There were bloody teeth marks on the man's neck!"

Chen Qingqing immediately looked at Lin Bo, helplessness flashing in her eyes.

They heard that a tour group had come to the hotel, and they had planned to find an opportunity to get rid of Brother Li tonight and leave early tomorrow morning.

After all, the more people there are, the greater the probability of potential infections, and the virus will spread faster after an outbreak.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Lin Bo asked in a deep voice: "Didn't anyone stop them?"

"There was a precedent yesterday, how dare you let someone with injuries in?"

Xiaoling couldn't help shedding tears: "Everyone stopped them from entering, and I watched them leave, but I don't know how they got in."