As soon as Xia Lunong said this, several people looked surprised.

Yan Xinian immediately went to the window, stuck his head out and looked around, making sure that no one was around, then he immediately closed the window, pulled the curtains, retracted his head and looked at Xia Lunong, and asked in a low voice: "How did the superpower grow a little? Did it grow in quantity?"

"Yes." Xia Lunong also lowered her voice and whispered, "In the past, when I sprinkled the superpower down at once, it could probably give birth to two bamboos. Now it should be able to give birth to two and a half, but it's just my feeling, and it may not be accurate." "

You must know your body best, and your feeling is generally not wrong." Yan Xinian said, "We'll know when we go back and experiment."

"Okay." Xia Lunong asked in a low voice, "Brother Xinian, how did you talk with the top management of Yacheng? Did they make things difficult for you?"

"No, they even treated us to a dinner." Yan Xinian said, "The situation outside is so dangerous now. We don't have any fundamental conflicts of interest with Yacheng. They have no intention of making things difficult for us, so don't worry."

Xia Huo said, "After all, our strength is still a little weak. We are always worried every time we come here. If we were strong enough, maybe we wouldn't have to worry about this and that."

Xia Lunong didn't agree with what his brother said, and said seriously, "This time it was an accident, and it has nothing to do with strength. Brother, you are so worried. The burden is too heavy. It’s not easy for us to live now. It’s too hard to think about this and that.”

As soon as Xia Lunong said this, Yan Xinian patted Xia Huoqu on the shoulder and said to him: “Right, I said you are too strong-willed. How can you be perfect in everything? Yacheng is so strong. Look at how many contradictions they have internally. They have even given up on planting. They are not stable at all. If something happens one day, they may not even have food to eat.”

Xia Huoqu glanced at him indifferently and ignored him, but he didn’t look too happy.

Yan Xinian put his elbow on his shoulder and smiled softly, and stopped talking about this topic.

Yan Xinian said, "It's good that nothing happened. Let's go to bed early today. It's inconvenient to do anything in someone else's territory now. Let's talk about it after we get back."

Kong Zhi asked, "When are we going back?"

Yan Xinian said, "It depends on whether we can set off early the day after tomorrow. Lao Liu and the others have come along for a trip, so we have to give them time to walk around Nha Thanh tomorrow."

Xia Lunong said, "Let's go for a walk too. We have basically finished watching all the novels and movies that we saw in Nha Thanh last time. Let's see if we can find any new stock tomorrow. The weather is getting cooler, and we have to buy some more clothes."

Xia Huoqu nodded and ordered, "Well, don't move the snake in the car fight. If you want to exchange something, just use rice."

The operation performed by Xia Lunong was not complicated, and the cost of the operation was not much. The biggest expense was the cost that Lao Mo helped them to arrange.

They had made sufficient preparations when they came. After the arrangements and the surgery, they still had more than half a truckload of rice left, enough for them to spend.

Xia Lunong nodded and asked, "Brother, are you going to socialize tomorrow? Do you want to go shopping together?"

"You guys go, we're too conspicuous and it's not convenient."

Yan Xinian saw Xia Lunong's disappointed look and comforted her, "It's not necessarily that you're completely busy. Let's see what's scheduled tomorrow. Maybe we can go shopping together in the afternoon."

Xia Lunong nodded, "Then we'll talk about it tomorrow afternoon."

Xia Huoqu said, "When you go out shopping, buy something for Dr. Ou to thank her. It's not easy for her to accompany us out for a trip."

The next day, Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu woke up and went out to socialize.

Old Liu and his friends also went out.

Xia Lunong, Kong Zhi and Dr. Ou were left in the base.

Xia Lunong asked Doctor Ou to go shopping.

Doctor Ou looked at the strangely dressed people on the streets of Yacheng Base, then looked at the badge on his chest, and sighed quietly, "This place is really uncomfortable."

"It's better to be equal and relaxed in our base." Xia Lunong said, "Their survival pressure should be greater than ours." "

I guess so."

They chatted quietly on the street.

Many people around looked at them.

The five senses of people who can transform into animals are very sharp. Kong Zhi put his hand on Xia Lunong's shoulder and gently pushed him forward two steps, whispering: "Don't talk about this."

Doctor Ou smiled, "Then let's not talk about it. Let me see what they sell on the street. The goods here are so complete, it seems that they have everything?"

Xia Lunong said: "Yes, yes, especially the clothes. Doctor Ou, let's go and see the clothes and shoes." Doctor Ou's

eyes lit up, "Where are the clothes and shoes? Let's go!"

The three of them rarely came to Yacheng to buy things, even Kong Zhi, who hated shopping the most, carried a lot of bags on his back.

At noon, the three of them ate Guoqiao rice noodles at a shop near the river, and sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Doctor Ou fanned himself with a menu, his lips turning red from the spiciness. "This Guoqiao rice noodle is delicious. We don't have such delicious rice noodle stalls in our market."

"We have a delicious steamed bun shop in our market!" Xia Lunong took a big sip of the soup. "So refreshing."

Doctor Ou exclaimed, "It's like going back to the time before the catastrophe. We can fly anywhere in the world."

"That day will come." Xia Lunong drank the last mouthful of soup in the bowl and asked, "Doctor Ou, are you full? If not, we can order more."

Doctor Ou blew the remaining soup, "If you are full, just eat something to fill your stomach."

Xia Lunong's eyes narrowed, "Then order another bowl for Kong Zhi, and we will have some snacks."

Doctor Ou looked at Kong Zhi with a smile on his face, "Don't you ask Kong Zhi?"

Kong Zhi put down the bowl, "I want another bowl."

Xia Lunong asked the stall owner to come over, and ordered another bowl of rice noodles and fried steamed buns.

After the rice noodles were served, Kong Zhi gave Xia Lunong a small half bowl and lowered his head to eat.

They ate and drank enough and returned to the small hotel.

Lao Liu and the others had already returned, and they all gathered in the room to eat steamed buns and chat.

Xia Lunong heard their loud conversation from a distance, walked over and knocked on the door gently, and asked: "Brother Liu, what are you talking about?"

"We are talking about the resources of Nha Thang. There are so many good things sold on the market in Nha Thang, and there are even more good things in the black market. We have been out for a whole morning, and our eyes are almost dizzy."

Xia Lunong asked: "Did you get what you wanted?"

Baniu answered eagerly, "I got everything. I also got a lot of bullets and arrows. If we had known this place was so good, we should have come earlier."

Old Liu laughed, "It's not too late to know this earlier. It won't be too late for us to come more often in the future. Then we can form a partnership, send some of the goods over to sell, and make a profit from the difference."

Xia Lunong saw that they were almost working out the terms of cooperation, and reminded them, "It's not peaceful outside recently. There will probably be more and more mutated and ferocious beasts. This journey is so long, and the danger will probably be much higher."

"We have to do it even if it's dangerous. It's a matter of making a living." Old Liu took a bite of his steamed bun fiercely. "Those beasts are fierce, so we can't give them the place."

Baniu said proudly, "Brother Liu is right! Let's use water instead of wine and finish this bowl."

Xia Lunong persuaded them a little, but it made them more and more excited. Seeing that they were about to take out the real wine to drink, he could only ignore them and go back to the room with Kong Zhi to rest.

They booked a double room with two beds in the room, but the two did not separate, but preferred to squeeze into the 1.5-meter small bed.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi stood side by side. They sighed, lay on their backs and looked at the ceiling, saying, "It feels like the situation has suddenly become complicated, and I don't know where the fate of mankind will go in the future."

"It's not sudden." Kong Zhi looked at the ceiling and said, "From giant ants to honeysuckle to giant pythons, and even from the tsunami, this change has been foreshadowed long ago."

Xia Lunong followed his words and thought deeply, and shuddered, "Do you think it will be a secondary change caused by the earthquake?"

"I don't know." Kong Zhi said, "But no matter what the cause is, we should live the same way as our predecessors, it's all a process of defeating nature."

Xia Lunong's heavy mood was relieved a lot by his words, "You are right!"

Kong Zhi stretched out his hand to hold his shoulder and hugged him in his arms, "Go to sleep, we will go out for a walk after we wake up."

Xia Lunong's head rested against his head, "Okay, this time it's just the two of us."

Xia Lunong and his friends had a great time in Yacheng this time. No one bothered them, and no one even paid much attention to them. Everything was just right.

In the evening, Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu came back and said that everything went well and they could set off back to the base early the next morning.

Xia Lunong yawned and counted on his fingers, "According to our normal driving speed, we should be back to the base on September 29th or 30th, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Then let's celebrate it. The mooncakes have been bought." Yan Xinian said, "It just so happens that the people in Yacheng sent a large mooncake. We can share it after we get back."

"There are so many supplies in Yacheng." Xia Lunong was a little envious, "Much more than us."

Yan Xinian rubbed his head, "That's because it hasn't been three years since the disaster, and the supplies left by civilized society are still abundant. As time goes by, they will find less and less in the wild, and their lives will probably become more and more difficult. We don't have to envy them." "

Yeah!" Xia Lunong said, "If we manage it well, our lives will get better and better."

"Yes." Yan Xinian said, "I won't chat with you anymore. Go to bed early and get up early tomorrow. We will try to compress the journey back within two days."

Xia Lunong and the others had no worries and slept well.

The next day, they loaded the things they had exchanged into the car, said goodbye to Lao Mo, and drove away from Nha Trang directly.

Xia Lunong and the other four were in the same car, and their car was in the front to lead the way.

Hu Wenxuan, Zhuang Nan and Doctor Ou were in the middle car, and Lao Liu, Liao Quannan and Ba Niu's car was at the back.

For safety reasons, everyone sat in the cab and strictly avoided acting alone to avoid any accidents. Everyone

was familiar with the road from the base to Nha Trang. They drove all the way back without any problems. They arrived at the base on the morning of September 30th.

Xia Lunong thanked Dr. Ou and the others earnestly, and distributed the mooncakes sent by Yacheng to them before sending them back.

Lao Liu and the others patted Xia Lunong on the shoulder one by one, their faces full of emotion.

Xia Lunong stood in front of his yard and watched them leave.

Before he finished watching, he heard a "dong dong" sound behind his head. He turned around and saw that it was the grown-up Xia Huajiao that jumped out of the tree pit and had already jumped behind him.

Xia Huajiao waved its branches and leaves "whoosh", angrily accusing him of not keeping his word and making it wait for so long.

Xia Lunong was blocked and felt a headache instantly.

"Whoosh!" The branches of Xia Huajiao moved without wind, and the grievances were about to overflow from its shaking crown.

Xia Lunong put his palm on its trunk and apologized earnestly, "I'm sorry, I'm injured and went to another base to treat my injuries. I didn't mean to ignore you."

"Swish!" Xia Huajiao didn't buy it, and the tree crown was shaking.

Xia Lunong explained to it what it meant to be injured, "My injury is a bit like your stem or root being broken. If you don't get treated, you may not survive. I must go to another base to treat my injuries, otherwise you may never see me again."

Xia Huajiao slowly stopped shaking, as if slowly understanding the meaning of his words.

Xia Lunong said it again, and asked it, "Can you forgive me?"

After hearing this, Xia Huajiao lowered its crown, bent its branches, and gave Xia Lunong a gentle hug.

It also rubbed Xia Lunong's shoulder gently.

It was the first time that Xia Lunong got a hug from it, and his heart was sour and soft, as if his own child had finally grown up.

He reached out and hugged the trunk, "It's okay now, I'm completely fine."

"Swish--" Xia Huajiao shook its leaves.

Xia Lunong input a piece of supernatural power into Xia Huajiao, patted its trunk, "Be good, go back first."

Xia Huajiao shook its branches "swish", jumped back obediently, and planted itself back in the soil where it usually stayed.

Xia Lunong looked at the wetness of the soil and said, "I'll go get some water and water it for you."

"Swoosh!"

Xia Lunong turned around and went home to get a wooden spoon.

They had already returned home. These days, Liao Cheng helped them take care of the house and was talking to them in the living room.

Seeing Xia Lunong, Liao Cheng waved, "Xiao Nong, how are you? Come here and let me see."

"It's fine now." Xia Lunong said, "I'll go get a ladle of water for Xia Huajiao to water first, and then come in to chat with you."

Liao Cheng patted his shoulder, "Go ahead, Xia Huajiao has missed you a lot these days, and has been jumping around outside, and I'm almost tired of seeing you."

Xia Lunong sighed with emotion, "It's worked hard for it."

Xia Lunong took the bucket to the front yard to water the summer pepper, and then went to the backyard to see the honeysuckle.

The honeysuckle was growing well, and many tender shoots had grown. At this time, it was crawling forward along the fence.

Its tender leaves fluttered in the wind, and there was no trace of autumn bleakness. Xia Lunong was in a very good mood. After checking it, she watered it with two large spoons of water.

The soft vines of the honeysuckle curled towards Xia Lunong's ankles, as if whispering to him.

Xia Lunong used her supernatural power to explore the reaction of the honeysuckle, but did not find out much consciousness. She could only feel the primitive needs of the plant, such as needing water and fertilizer, etc., and emotions such as joy and excitement were relatively weak.

It seems that this little honeysuckle has a long way to go to have the same level of intelligence as the summer pepper.

After watering, Xia Lunong checked the plants in the yard and found that there was nothing serious, so she went back with the bucket.

Liao Cheng watched him carry the bucket to the kitchen and put it away, and said, "Xiao Nong, you are too responsible. You can't rest at all."

Xia Lunong said, "These are the plants I planted myself. I haven't seen them for many days. It's normal that you are worried."

"That's true, Xiao Nong, you are soft-hearted and treat animals and plants equally."

Xia Lunong sat on the sofa, "Brother Liao Cheng, don't flatter me. How are the crops in our fields? Nothing happened, right?"

"They are all fine, but your wheat has begun to turn yellow and drop grains. I'm afraid you have to hurry and harvest it quickly."

Xia Lunong had expected this, and was no exception when she heard this, "We will go to harvest the wheat tomorrow. What about the rice?"

"The rice is almost done. I think it has turned yellow. Cut the rice after harvesting the wheat, otherwise the rice grains will probably all fall to the ground."

Liao Cheng said in one breath, "The vegetable field is fine. The eggplant, pepper, tomato, carrot, etc. are all good. Don't worry about it for now. After you finish harvesting the wheat and rice, go and fertilize the grass and everything will be fine."

Xia Huoqu listened nearby and said, "Thank you for bothering you these few days."

"We don't need to be so unfaithful to each other. Besides, didn't you force rice on me? Even if you hired me." Liao Cheng thought, "By the way, the property management will help you deal with the snake skin, bones and meat of the snakes you left behind. After the snake skin is saltpetered, the old master at the base said it can be used to make leather armor."

Xia Lunong was very curious and asked, "How are they dealt with?"

Liao Cheng said, "The snake bones, gallbladders and brains are soaked in two large vats of snake wine. The snake meat is marinated and sliced ​​into thin slices and dried. It is now drying in the small square. It is estimated that it will take ten days to half a month to be completely dried."

The snake that Xia Lunong and his team took to Yacheng was also skinned and meated, and was being marinated.

They ate part of it on the way.

Xia Lunong could feel the heat surge in his stomach every time he ate snake meat.

The feeling after eating was also very good, and I felt refreshed.

Lao Liu and the others also reported that after eating the snake meat, there was an extra flow of heat in the body, and fatigue and pain were relieved.

This snake meat is indeed a good thing, and pickling it does not hinder its efficacy.

If it weren't for the high price they paid to get the snake meat, Lao Liu and the others would have wanted to go out and find these mutants directly.

Xia Huo said: "This snake meat is good stuff. You can prepare it and take it back home later. Eat some from time to time at home. It is good for your body."

Liao Cheng said: "No, this is too expensive. I can't take something that you exchanged your lives for."

"Not really. I'm going to give two pounds to Lao Liu and the others, not to mention you. Take it."

Liao Cheng didn't bother to be polite with him. "Then I'll take it. Hey, don't just chat. It's getting late. You should eat quickly. Cook at home or go to the cafeteria?"

Xia Lunong said, "I don't want to cook. Let's go to the cafeteria and order some stir-fried meat. We can have a quick meal and then have a big dinner in the evening." Yan Xinian said

, "We have beef today. Let's ask them to make beef with pickled peppers and a roast duck. Today is a holiday, so we don't have enough time for lunch, but we can still have a good meal. Let's have two

meals to celebrate." Liao Cheng nodded, "That makes sense. I'll go home and get the wine I saved, and we'll have a good drink at noon."

Yan Xinian smiled and said to him, "We also have good wine here, let's take it to the cafeteria together."

Xia Lunong also had a few good meals in Yacheng, but it was a bit scary there after all. It was better to be at ease in the base, and he didn't enjoy the food.

After returning to the base, he completely relaxed. Even though he couldn't drink much, he was like a drunkard, dragging everyone to drink.

Yan Xinian was full of pride, "Come on! Let's drink! We won't go home until we are drunk at noon today. When we are drunk, we can go back and take a nap. Then we can have a second drink in the evening."

"Hahaha, well said!" Xia Lunong narrowed her eyes happily, "Brother Xinian, I want to have sex with you! You are like my other brother!"

"What do you mean like? I am your other brother! If you don't believe me, ask your brother if he is willing to recognize you?"

Xia Huoqu covered his face with his hands, not wanting to see them.

Xia Lunong was still grinning, "Then you are my other brother! I will call you the eldest brother from now on, and my brother is the second brother."

As soon as he said this, everyone at the table looked strange.

Xia Lunong couldn't drink much, and her face was full of redness and her eyes were blurred.

After saying this, regardless of whether Yan Xinian agreed or not, he firmly grasped Yan Xinian's cup with his left hand, and touched his cup with his right hand, grinning: "You will be my real brother from now on, big brother, drink!"

Kong Zhi and Xia Huoqu looked at each other, Xia Huoqu held the cup of wine, and his lips twitched slightly.

Kong Zhi, with a smile in his eyes, pinched Xia Lunong's neck to stop him from speaking.

Xia Lunong rarely indulged himself like this, especially when the disaster came. He had been suppressed for a long time. This was the first time he was drunk to this extent, and he was a little crazy.

Yan Xinian and the others were also a little drunk.

Yan Xinian met Xia Lunong's eyes and said, "Xiang Nong, Brother Xinian has changed his mind about you. Our Xiao Nong is really amazing, such a hero! If it weren't for you a few days ago, Brother Xinian would have died. Come on, let's have a fight."

Xia Lunong tilted her head and thought for a while, "No need to thank me, Brother Xinian, if you hadn't come to save me, I wouldn't be in danger."

"You're my brother, how could I not save you?! Come on, drink!"

"Drink!" The two clinked their glasses, and Xia Lunong said vaguely, "Then, I was so scared that I was afraid that I would die - I turned around and thought, no, I can't die there, if I die, my brother and Kong Zhi will go crazy."

Xia Huoqu scolded, "It's a big festival, why are you talking about death? Drink your wine honestly."

Kong Zhi said, "I think he has drunk so much that he can't tell the difference between wine and water. Pour him some water. Drinking too much is not good for the body."

Xia Huoqu nodded, "Pour him some honey water."

Kong Zhi stood up and changed it for him.

Xia Lunong pulled the cup, twitching his tall nose, and sniffed the taste of the water in the cup. After sniffing for a long time, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

He picked up the cup, stretched out his tender red tongue, and gently licked the honey water in the cup.

Compared to wine, Xia Lunong preferred sweet honey water. He licked his lips and gulped down the honey water.

After drinking the honey water, he sobered up a little and lay on the table, no longer drunk.

Liao Cheng left after lunch. Kong

Zhi took Xia Lunong, Xia Huoqu took Yan Xinian, and the four of them went home and slept soundly until the evening.

Xia Lunong drank enough honey water and didn't feel a headache. He got up refreshed and ran out. When he saw Kong Zhi in the living room, he shouted, "Kong Zhi, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you?"

"Anything is fine? Let me decide the menu tonight?"

"You and my brother each order a dish, as long as it's available in the base, and I'll make the rest." Xia Lunong put her hands around his neck, "But you have to help, I can't do it alone." Kong Zhi

said, "Then stew a goose. We've raised the goose for so long and haven't eaten it. It won't grow any bigger if we raise it any longer. It doesn't make sense."

"Okay, let's make arrangements and go catch geese later." Xia Lunong said, "I'll go ask my brother what he wants to eat." Xia

Huoqu wanted to eat fried meatballs, so Xia Lunong decided to go to the cafeteria to exchange some pork and fry some pork and lotus root meatballs.

The lotus stalks and lotus roots they brought back were well stored and would not go bad for a while, so they could eat them slowly.

Before frying the meatballs, Xia Lunong wanted to go to the second floor to see how the wine soaked in the snake head was doing.

Yan Xinian rubbed his swollen head, "Let's go together, this thing is too dangerous, even if it is soaked into wine, I'm not sure."

Xia Lunong was still scared when he talked about this, because that was the closest time he was to death.

Liao Cheng said that the snake wine was soaked in a large vat, and they hadn't gone up yet to take a closer look.

Afraid of not being able to see clearly what was in the wine vat, several people even brought flashlights with them.

There were four storage rooms upstairs.

As soon as Xia Lunong walked into the storage room on the far right, she saw three large vats scattered around.

The large vat was at least as big as a round table, with a diameter of nearly two meters.

When Xia Lunong saw the large vat, her eyes widened in shock. She turned her head to look at this one, then at that one, "This wine vat is so big, will it collapse our floor?"

Xia Huo said, "The floor was reinforced at the time, so there's no need to worry."

"It's impossible not to be worried. It looks too horrible." Xia Lunong muttered to herself, and deliberately leaned over to take a look at the wine jar. "Isn't the building standard for residential houses 200 kilograms per square meter? This is going to exceed that."

Xia Huo said, "At this time, how can there be any building standards? If you are really worried, we can move the wine jar back downstairs later."

Xia Lunong thought for a while and said, "I can get two more wine jars to divide the wine out. It won't be so troublesome to move them all downstairs."

Yan Xinian interrupted their conversation and said, "Don't just look at the appearance, let's see what the wine inside is like?"

When Xia Lunong heard this, she retracted her outstretched hand.

He acted like he didn't care at all these days, but he wasn't as open-minded as he appeared to be. Even after several days, he still had nightmares at night, dreaming about that scary snake.

Once bitten by a snake, you'll be afraid of the rope for ten years. This is not just a proverb.

Seeing this, Kong Zhi gently pulled him behind him and said, "I'll do it."

Kong Zhi used a little force to open the lid of the wine jar.

After the lid opened a crack, a strong smell of wine came to his nose.

The wine was so overbearing that Xia Lunong felt a little dizzy just by smelling it.

Now he understood what repeatedly distilled liquor was.

Xia Lunong took a step back, "This wine smell is too strong, it's really pungent."

Yan Xinian said, "If the wine is not strong enough, the snake inside can't be soaked."

Xia Lunong nodded.

He knew that if the alcohol concentration of white wine is not high enough, the things inside will rot.

Xia Lunong took two steps forward and wanted to go over to see.

Kong Zhi put his arm around his waist and whispered in his ear, "Prepare yourself mentally, don't be afraid."

Xia Lunong was nervous because of what he said. He took a few deep breaths before saying, "I'm not afraid, you can open the lid."

Kong Zhi looked at him, put his arm around his waist, and turned on the flashlight to let him see the snake bones soaked inside.

The snake bones have been processed and there is a thin layer of flesh and blood on them. Each bone was very large, but because they had been cut open, they did not look hideous.

If they had not been specifically told that these were snake bones, Xia Lunong would not have guessed that these bones came from a giant snake.

Xia Lunong carefully observed the strong smell of alcohol, and the fear in his heart was relieved a little, "When can these snake wines be drunk?"

"Generally speaking, it can only be drunk after half a year, but these are just snake bones and snake gallbladders, so the soaking time is not so strict." Yan Xinian said, "The jar of wine soaked with snake heads and fangs can only be drunk after half a year."

"Which jar, the one inside?" Xia Lunong asked, without moving his feet at all, he was still a little nervous.

Yan Xinian raised a flashlight and went over to remove the lid on the jar of wine.

Compared to the snake bone wine, the wine soaked in the snake head has a faint medicinal smell. I wonder if it has something to do with the snake venom in it.

Xia Lunong couldn't resist his curiosity and went to take a look.

He Xia Huoqu and Kong Zhi both held his waist with both hands to prevent him from getting too close.

At this time, he had already seen the contents of the wine jar.

The huge snake head was lying face up in the wine jar, and the snake's two orange eyes were not closed at all, staring at them blankly.

Xia Lunong's mind was almost blank, and his cheeks lost color in an instant.

He seemed to have returned to the day when he was attacked by the giant snake and returned to the shadow of death.

Kong Zhi put his arm across his waist, pulled him back a little, and said in a deep voice: "Don't look."

"It's okay, I have to overcome my instinctive fear." Xia Lunong took a deep breath, "Aren't you afraid?"

Yan Xinian said: "How can I not be afraid? Such a scary thing, my legs are weak. Take another look, and I will cover it after you're done."

Xia Huo said: "I don't feel well either, let's cover it back."

Xia Lunong glanced at the snake's head and suddenly stopped: "Wait, is there something growing on this snake's head?"

"It has two horns." Yan Xinian moved the flashlight so that he could see more clearly, "We discovered it when we beat the snake. It looks like a deer antler, right?"

"Yes!" Xia Lunong was amazed. "These two horns are so small. If they were a little bigger, they would probably look more like deer antlers. I have a strange association."

"What association? I think it looks like a dragon?" Yan Xinian smiled when he saw Xia Lunong's expression of "how do you know?" "I thought so too that day, so I specifically told them that the snake's head should be used to make wine."

Xia Lunong looked at the snake and murmured, "We have simply returned to the ancient mythological era, with earthquakes, floods, and giant snakes that look like dragons."

Xia Huoqu patted his shoulder, "Don't let your imagination run wild. There were no flashlights in ancient times. We'll go change a few wine jars later and transfer some of the wine downstairs. It's too heavy and unsafe to pile them all here."

"Okay, you guys go, Kong Zhi and I will go catch geese and prepare dinner."

The four of them split up and went about their business.

The base was small, and the news of Xia Lunong's injury had spread throughout the base. When he went out, many people greeted him and asked about his condition.

Xia Lunong answered them one by one and thanked everyone for their concern.

After the people in the base knew that he was indeed seriously injured, they looked at him differently. Everyone stuffed fruits, vegetables or other things in their hands into his hands, forcing him to make up for it.

Xia Lunong originally wanted to go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables for dinner after killing the geese, but he didn't expect that everyone would be so enthusiastic to give him so much. Not only did he not have to pick vegetables at night, but he also had enough vegetables for the whole day tomorrow.

Xia Lunong was so moved that she said to Kong Zhi, "Everyone is so enthusiastic."

Kong Zhi said, "The base is so small, and everyone has already developed a bond. Today is a holiday, so we will naturally be more generous."

Xia Lunong nodded, "That's true. Let's go and catch the geese. After catching them, we can pick some peppers and tomatoes from the vegetable garden, pick some garlic, and stew some tomato beef brisket in the evening."

Kong Zhi looked at the sack in his hand, "We should have carried the load just now."

Xia Lunong took his hand, "That's not necessary, we can handle it."

It was already past five o'clock when Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi caught the geese and picked the vegetables.

There were four people in the family, so they naturally worked together when cooking.

Yan Xinian killed the geese, Xia Huoqu chopped the meat, Kong Zhi selected the vegetables and lit the fire, and Xia Lunong was the chef.

Xia Lunong hadn't been so relaxed in the kitchen for a few days. Today was a holiday, so he used all his skills to try to make a delicious meal.

When they were busy in the kitchen, Liao Cheng came in with a big carp in his hand.

The big carp was still alive, and even though its gills were pierced by straw, it was still struggling.

"Brother Liao Cheng!" Xia Lunong poked her head out of the kitchen and called him, "You came so you came, why did you bring carp?"

Liao Cheng smiled, "Your brother asked me to exchange it with Lao Liu. Don't you like fish? Let's have a sweet and sour fish tonight."

Xia Lunong's eyes sparkled, and he turned to his brother and said, "Thank you, brother!"

Xia Huoqu put his arm around his shoulder, "After eating this fish, wish us surplus every year."

This time they invited Lao Liu and the others to go to Nha Thanh with them, and they also went to see Dr. Ou, which cost a lot of supplies.

In addition, they asked the base to help deal with the snakes, which required supplies, and they also needed supplies to exchange wine, which were all expenses.

The huge expenditure directly emptied their family's funds, and now they really need the blessing of surplus every year.

Xia Lunong felt a sense of crisis and counted the supplies left in the house on her fingers.

Apart from oil, wine, honey, honeysuckle and crops that had not been harvested in the fields, there was not much left in their upstairs storage.

It was estimated that the next time the storage was full, it would have to wait until after the harvest.

Old Liu smiled and said, "You are all working, so what should I do? Xiao Nong, you will arrange it?"

Xia Lunong came back to her senses and arranged with a smile, "Brother Liao Cheng, you kill the fish."

"Okay."

Liao Cheng joined the work.

The five of them worked together for more than two hours and finally cooked a large table of fragrant dishes.

That night, their house was brightly lit, reflecting the bright moon outside.

The table was filled with twelve dishes. Xia Lunong looked at the dishes and said, "Let's eat to our heart's content today to celebrate our reunion!"

Yan Xinian said, "Xiao Nong is right. Let's celebrate our peace and safety and another Mid-Autumn Festival together! Come, let's raise our glasses and have a toast."

Xia Lunong raised his glass and Yan Xinian looked at him and smiled, "Xiao Nong, you can't drink much. You can drink less. Just take a sip to show your appreciation."

Xia Lunong muttered, "That won't work. The first sip of wine today must be sincere."

Everyone smiled and clinked their glasses together.

Under the lights, everyone had a sincere smile on their faces.

Xia Lunong raised his head and took a big sip. The strong

liquor went down his throat, and the spiciness surged up, making his face and eyes red.

It was not easy for them to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together after such a long time since the disaster.

Xia Lunong was filled with mixed feelings, and words were on her lips, but she didn't know where to start.

He looked at his brother, then at Kong Zhi, and finally at Yan Xinian. He raised his glass and took another sip.

This wine is really good!

Authentic snake bone wine.

After drinking it, it feels like all the internal organs are unblocked, making the whole body comfortable.

Good wine!

It's a pity that only a few of them drink it. Xia Lunong thought of his past friends and relatives and took a third sip.

The strong liquor entered their intestines, and everyone seemed to have mixed feelings.

Kong Zhi held Xia Lunong's hand, "Don't drink anymore, come and eat. Today's fish is good."

Kong Zhi picked up a big piece of fish for him, the big piece from the fish belly, and picked out the bones for him and put it in his bowl, "Eat it."

Xia Lunong sniffed and picked up a piece of goose leg for Kong Zhi, "You eat too."

After that, he picked up a meatball for his brother and tomato beef brisket for Yan Xinian, "Everyone eats, Brother Liao Cheng, you don't be polite."

"Eat!" Liao Cheng ate a big piece of meat, "Nowadays, life is much better than before, and it will get better and better in the future. Let's eat!"

"You're right, it will get better and better in the future!"

They drank snake bone wine tonight. They were not sure about the effect of snake bone wine, and they were also afraid that this thing was too tonic, so no one drank too much.