The two miniature pigs only weigh about 40 pounds now, so they can't be slaughtered yet. They have to be over 80 pounds before they can be killed and eaten.
Those seven chickens should definitely not be killed.
Now their protein intake comes entirely from those six hens.
As for the rooster, once it's killed, it won't be able to hatch chicks next spring, so it can only eat vegetarian food for now.
Qiao An'an scooped a spoonful of steamed egg custard into Ya Ya's bowl: "Steamed egg custard is also very delicious, Ya Ya, be good. When the uncle behind you leaves, Mommy will go to the mountains to find meat for you."
Ya Ya obediently scooped up the steamed egg custard: "Okay."
Hearing Ya Ya say she wanted to eat meat, Qiao An'an felt quite sad. Her original intention in coming to the courtyard was to ensure that Ya Ya could eat meat every day, but in the end, she still couldn't satisfy her.
As Qiao An'an was thinking, she suddenly heard something fall to the ground in the yard, followed by Da Hei's alert, low whimpering.
Seeing this, everyone rushed to the yard to check, only to find that the sound came from a dead rabbit. At that moment, Gu Bei, who was guarding upstairs, hurriedly came downstairs: "It was Li Jianguo. I saw him throw the rabbit into the yard."
Qiao An'an handed the rabbit to Grandpa Gu Bei to handle, then turned and went upstairs. Looking through the crack in the nailed-up door, she saw Li Jianguo sitting in the main room of the back bungalow, using discarded furniture to start a fire and roast a pheasant. As if he knew that Qiao An'an had come back to see him, he subconsciously waved to Qiao An'an and the others.
Chi Xiaoyu followed, squinting and coldly scrutinizing Li Jianguo inside the main room of the bungalow.
Gu Bei couldn't help but complain: "We always close the doors and windows when we light a fire and cook in the yard, afraid that the noise will disturb the zombies. How dare he light a fire in the open bungalow? Isn't he afraid of attracting the zombies back? If I remember correctly, he's limping, isn't he?"
Qiao An'an withdrew her gaze: "He's a born gambler. He's betting that he can get down into the tunnel faster than the zombies can pounce on him."
Gu Bei was somewhat incredulous; this guy was really reckless. However, Gu Bei still couldn't understand: "Why would he give us rabbits? Wouldn't it be better for him to keep them for himself?"
Chi Xiaoyu looked at Qiao An'an: "Is it to repay the compressed biscuits and water you gave him before?"
Although Qiao An'an gave Li Jianguo compressed biscuits and water, Li Jianguo also saved Ya Ya, so he could say that the debt of gratitude had been repaid.
Therefore, Li Jianguo gave them the rabbits not to repay a debt of gratitude.
Qiao An'an thought, "It's probably not about repaying a debt of gratitude, but rather it seems like they're trying to be friendly to us."
Gu Bei was puzzled: "He can catch pheasants and rabbits by himself, there is spring water to drink in the mountains behind him, and he also has a tunnel to hide in. Why would he want to be friendly to us?"
Qiao An'an shook her head.
She hadn't figured this out either.
Another week passed peacefully like this.
The zombies are currently concentrated in the residential area and on the road in front of it.
Li Jianguo truly lived up to his reputation as a skilled zombie fighter. Even with an injured leg, he could easily and swiftly deal with the one or two zombies that were occasionally attracted by the noises coming from the small courtyard. At the same time, the injury on Li Jianguo's leg had visibly improved, and at least he no longer needed to drag his right leg when walking.
Besides, Li Jianguo would throw some wild game into the small courtyard every few days. Qiao An'an didn't know how long Li Jianguo would stay in the back bungalow. She didn't dare to take out all of the wild game for everyone to eat. Instead, she would pickle the wild game with salt and only take out one piece each time to satisfy everyone's cravings.
Even on this day, Li Jianguo began harvesting the corn that Qiao An'an and the others had planted in the backyard. After he finished harvesting, he put all the corn in the tunnel, then walked to the window at the back of the yard that had been boarded up and spoke: "I know you were watching from behind the board..."
The people in the courtyard were indeed watching from behind, but no one responded.
Li Jianguo didn't seem to be waiting for a response from the people in the courtyard, and continued, "I've eaten some of your corn these past few days. I've collected the rest and put them in the tunnel for you. You can go in and take the corn after I leave."
Does this mean he's leaving?
Everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Li Jianguo is gone, but they can continue using the tunnel, and the corn hasn't been lost, so they can get through the winter well.
Just then, Li Jianguo spoke again: "My mother was killed by Wu Huifang's family. I only have one goal in life now, which is to kill Wu Huifang's family to avenge my mother. I've estimated these past few days that there are only forty or fifty zombies inside the community, but the area outside is teeming with zombies that came down from the highway. The number is too huge, and I'm not sure if I can get through the horde of zombies outside the community. The reason I've been bringing you prey these past few days is actually to ask you for a favor..."
The people in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment. Indeed, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Then, through the wooden board, Qiao An'an said, "Thank you for the game you've brought us these past few days. We really want to help you, but we're mostly old people and children here. I'm the only adult here. Let alone all those zombies outside, we can't even fight off a few of them. How can we help you?"
Li Jianguo hurriedly said, "I don't need you to come out and help me kill the zombies. I know there's a gun and a little girl who can shoot arrows. I just hope that when I rush into the neighborhood, you can help me fire a gun or shoot an arrow when I can't shake off the zombies."
Children tend to think in a simpler way; they only see good people and bad people, and they only distinguish between right and wrong.
Gu Bei has eaten quite a few of the prey that Li Jianguo has thrown in these past few days.
In addition, Li Jianguo had saved Ya Ya and collected all their corn into the tunnel, which made Gu Bei think that Li Jianguo was not a bad person. He said to everyone, "The community across the street already knows that someone lives here. I think that if we use sniper rifles and arrows to help Li Jianguo, we can repay his favor on the one hand, and on the other hand, we can also intimidate the people in the community across the street and let them know that we are not to be trifled with."
Grandpa Gu Bei had a different idea. He felt that Li Jianguo was only being humble because he needed their help. Their bullets and arrows were limited, and if they used them up to help Li Jianguo, who knew how Li Jianguo would treat them after taking revenge? "Your opinion doesn't count. What do you know, you're just a kid."
Chi Xiaoyu, who was always sparing with words, leaned against the wall, adjusted the string on her bow, and said, "I agree to help him."
Gu Bei happily said, "Sister Xiaoyu also agreed to help. Sister Xiaoyu is an adult!"
"What kind of adult is fifteen or sixteen?"
Grandpa Gu Bei turned his gaze to Qiao An'an, certain that she would not act so impulsively. "The children are immature, you explain."
Normally, Qiao An'an wouldn't help Li Jianguo, but this is an abnormal situation. Li Jianguo wants to take revenge on Wu Huifang's family, and she has to help him: "Listen to Xiaoyu."
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