Chapter 335 The Taste of Home
Boss Heiyun was very moved when he saw Qiao Lan taking the initiative to do so much for his children.
So when I talk to Qiao Lan about future cooperation, I plan to give her more concessions.
"You really helped us a lot." It said bluntly.
"You have also given me a lot." said Qiao Lan.
She didn't accept the concessions offered by Heiyun. She was kind to Xiaohan and Dazhuang simply because she wanted to be good to them, without any personal gain involved.
The cooperation with Heiyun is long-term and comprehensive. Qiao Lan regards Heiyun as a strategic partner, and she hopes that the other party will have similar ideas as her.
Ye Qi's official base is rapidly and steadily expanding with the original Bloody Dawn as the core. It has already occupied two urban areas in City C. The future goal is to occupy all urban areas.
Qiao Lan's town is in the south of the city, and its territory is also expanding rapidly.
Further south is the mountain area of Boss Black Cloud, which occupies a large area in the south and west.
These three forces are the basis for a safe environment within a hundred miles of City C.
Further west is the radiation range of Wangguansu Town.
We are all close friends, having shared life and death, and our alliance is solid.
This controls a large area in the eastern region, and with this as the core, it will continue to radiate outward until it borders another official base thousands of miles away.
Let's work together to develop and build, guard against the enemy, and deal with roving villains. The future is promising.
The sudden decline in human numbers and the mutation of animals and plants have made it impossible for humans to dominate the environment as they once did. Beasts have their place, and so do plants. Now, in some places, the mountains and wilderness are completely dominated by mutant plants. Even powerful mutant beasts dare not easily penetrate the tangled and lush forests.
Therefore, because Boss Black Cloud seized the initiative and led a large group of mutant beasts in advance, they became a powerful force in the wilderness and will exist for a long time in the future and have a huge influence.
As long as it is here, other powerful animal and plant groups will not be able to develop here and will not pose a threat to City C.
Qiao Lan was glad that he saved Xiao Han and Da Zhuang, which gave them a natural advantage in cooperation. Otherwise, with such a large group of enemy beasts lurking nearby, they would not be able to sleep peacefully.
With such a solid alliance, they must of course work together for a long time. Qiao Lan is not greedy for small gains, but is looking for a positive overall situation. After a negotiation, they both determined the content of cooperation in the next year.
Including Qiao Lan continuing to provide breeding technology to the herd and expanding the newly completed livestock farm three times.
This factory was built in the mountains. It was a project that Qiao Lan had helped build for Heiyun. It already housed thousands of pigs, hundreds of sheep, hundreds of chickens, ducks, geese, and a variety of other common livestock and poultry, both normal and mutant.
This was rations for the carnivorous mutant beasts. Boss Heiyun had a long-term vision, knowing that hunting alone wouldn't support a large herd. He had long ago asked Qiao Lan to help build pig and sheep farms, and he planned to continue expanding them.
Another key collaborative project was the testing and research of edible mutant plants. Qiao Lan was responsible for both the technology and the technicians. The test farm was built in the mountains of Black Cloud Boss's territory, guarded by both human and mutant warriors to prevent the plants from spilling out and causing damage.
This is a long-term collaborative project to study the relationship between human food and vegetarian mutant food. The collaboration plan for the next year is to establish a branch of this test farm to specifically preserve aggressive plants and select controllable varieties for weapons research. Besides being a food source, plants can also be used as biological weapons.
In addition to these, there are also cooperation frameworks such as joint defense, joint military exercises, and mutual support in combat. Once a contract is signed, each party holds a copy.
After the cooperation was agreed upon, Qiao Lan also gave Heiyun a portable space before leaving.
Heiyun was quite moved.
He personally escorted Qiao Lan out of the territory and watched her and her companions get on their motorcycles and drive away.
"Boss, go back!"
When Qiao Lan drove far away and waved back, he saw that the big cat was still there.
He knew in his heart that Heiyun, his iron-clad ally, had become even more of an ironclad ally now.
Not only did they have a framework cooperation agreement with the Black Cloud Clan, Qiao Lan also signed one with Wang Guan, and even with Ye Qi.
The two of them may be in love, but when it comes to cooperation in the territories under their command, they handle matters impartially and according to the contract without showing favoritism.
Coupled with the support expressed by the capital and friendly interactions with official bases in other regions, Qiao Lan's town has become a relatively special existence in the apocalypse.
"My dear, you must have worked hard on your business trip. Mom made you a delicious braised pork. Come and try it!"
When Qiao Lan returned to the town from the Black Cloud Territory, he was stopped by Han Ying who lived in the villa on the way back to the small building and was taken into his house for dinner.
The small villa complex located in the center of the town has grown from a dozen buildings to more than thirty. There are community trails and fitness plazas around it, and unmutated flowers and plants dotted around it. The community environment is comparable to the boutique residential areas before the end of the world.
Some of the villas here belonged to Qiao Lan personally, for friends and family to live in. Others were open to the entire town, with clearly marked prices. Once you'd accumulated enough contribution points, you could qualify to move in, and then save up your salary to buy one. Qiao Lan owned the land; only the property rights to the houses were being sold.
The price is very high, but now more than a dozen households have moved in. They are all elites among the townspeople and soldiers. They have made great contributions, and their living conditions have been correspondingly improved.
As the town management, Feng Ting and Han Ying had not saved enough contribution points to live in a villa. But how could Qiao Lan let them work so hard to save contribution points? He directly gave them a small detached house, which was decorated and furnished, and let them move in with their bags.
The couple had never lived in a house like this before the end of the world. Now that they have recognized their daughter, they feel that they have not done anything to help the child, but are instead being raised by the child. They feel both relieved and guilty. Whenever they have free time, they find ways to take care of Qiao Lan, taking good care of her food, clothing, housing and other necessities. They wish they could raise her like a baby and feed her every meal.
After losing her adoptive parents, Qiao Lan finally enjoyed the love from her parents again. Although they didn't live under the same roof, she felt like she was at home, and the sense of security she felt was indescribable.
"I love the braised pork my mom makes the most. Come on, feed me!"
Qiao Lan couldn't wait to wash her hands, so she went into the house and urged Han Ying to pick up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.
"It's delicious! Even better than what Geng Duofu made!"
The sweet and sticky braised pork, not greasy at all, melted in the mouth, making Qiao Lan squint her eyes in happiness.
"Hey, my daughter just knows how to coax me. Xiao Geng is a professional chef." Han Ying picked up another piece of meat and fed it to her daughter.
Qiao Lan chewed the meat with big mouthfuls. "Professional ones are delicious, but home-cooked ones are even better. This is the taste of home."
These words almost made the couple cry.
It has been a long time since they recognized their daughter, but they are still often excited. Compared with the days when their daughter was not around, it feels like a dream.
Home, it’s home only when Qiao Lan is here.
Feng Ting sniffed, feeling embarrassed to cry in front of his daughter, and quickly changed the subject.
"Your mother's braised pork is truly top-notch. Back when she was undercover at the Temple, they ate mutant beasts, and she braised it for them, too. The messengers were drooling over it, praising it endlessly."
"Huh?" Qiao Lan was surprised.
"Mom, have you ever been undercover at the Temple?"
I haven't heard her mention it!
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