There were many plants and various tree seeds on the mountain. They collected some and were about to go down the mountain when they ran into Ma Mengjia and Ma Mengxiang who had just come up.
Ma Mengxiang saw her and immediately waved the sickle in her hand. "Hey! Miss Pei, you came to the mountains to hunt and chop firewood too! Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you need firewood, I have plenty at home. I come up here every day to chop it. There's always more than enough! If you want to eat meat, didn't we catch a big wild boar yesterday?"
"We came up here to find some seeds to plant in our yard."
"Oh, sure. We don't have anything here, but we have a lot of plants and game. There are seeds and jujube trees everywhere, as well as a lot of vegetable seeds. We have so many dogs, we pick them up in the mountains, and we grow them ourselves, so we can definitely guarantee three meals a day!"
"Um."
Ma Mengjia also saw them. She was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't help but secretly glance at Duan Xiaolin. Then she said, "I just picked up some flower seeds on my way here. Does Miss Pei like flowers? If so, I'll give you some."
"Yeah." Pei Xiqing nodded.
Ma Mengjia came up, raised the basket in her hand, and said softly, "Look, the seeds inside are all carefully selected by me. There are many types of flowers. This one is a rose, and this one is a jasmine..."
Pei Xiqing selected with her.
I got a lot of flower seeds.
Ma Mengjia added: "These flowers are easy to grow and they grow very fast. They are easy to keep alive, but they also need careful care."
She took out another handful of delicate and beautiful flowers from the basket and stuffed them into Pei Xiqing's hand: "I grew these myself. I originally wanted to keep them for beauty products... I'll give them to you."
"Thank you." Pei Xiqing took the bouquet of flowers and sniffed it gently.
It's not a strong aroma, but it has a unique flavor.
Ma Mengjia pointed to the side and said, "There are still quite a few over there. The fog will soon clear. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
"Can."
Ma Mengxiang said nearby, "My cousin isn't very good at other things, but when it comes to growing flowers, she's the best in the village. Many people want flower seeds and flowers to grow, but she refuses to give them to them."
Ma Mengjia glared at her: "Go away, you're disgusting."
Pei Xiqing looked at her hurriedly leaving figure and couldn't help but curled the corners of his mouth.
Ma Mengxiang carried the large sickle in her hand and said, "She didn't sleep at night."
"What do you mean?"
"I feel guilty." Ma Mengxiang laughed, "Hahahaha, sister, you are so amazing that you can even make her wake up from a dream in the middle of the night."
Pei Xiqing: "I shouldn't be that scary."
Ma Mengxiang said: "No, she has something to hide. Who knows? Anyway, she was scared to death. She must be feeling guilty."
"Hmph, forget about her. If you need firewood, just tell me and I'll deliver it to you every day."
The electricity in the village is all generated artificially.
Everyone has to take turns operating a gasoline truck to generate electricity every month. After all, they have been cut off from the outside world for a long time, so they can only use the most old-fashioned method. Power is also a very scarce resource in their village. Basically, they use firewood to cook if they can. In winter, they also use it to heat the kang. They only use electricity when they have no other choice.
"Thank you, but I'm sorry for the hard work. I'd feel bad if you did that. Besides, we're just friends from now on, so don't try this on me."
Ma Mengxiang scratched her head: "Hey, you are really weird, the weirdest outsider I have ever seen!"
Soon, she was about to go chop wood. Seeing Pei Xiqing going to Ma Mengjia's place, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said quickly, "Oh, Sister Pei, and Brother Duan, we heard that the world outside seems to be much more stable, and those zombies are not as rampant as before. We want to hear what you say about the outside world. We also have some great news!"
She couldn't contain her joy. "Uncle Liu's son at the village entrance is coming back soon! He'll definitely bring us a lot of goodies! I heard he's serving in the army and has superpowers!"
"Sister Pei, do you know what a mutant is? You've been out there for so long, you should know."
Pei Xiqing paused, "Someone is coming back?"
"Yes," Ma Mengxiang said, "He left for work five days ago and hasn't been back since. He finally contacted our village yesterday and said he'd be back to visit us in the next few days. My cousin and I grew up with him, so he might bring us something."
After saying that, Ma Mengxiang ran away happily.
Someone else is coming.
Will the people outside recognize Brother Duan?
Moreover, why did he choose to go home at this time instead of earlier? The situation outside was not optimistic at all. It might not be so easy to come back now.
Pei Xiqing subconsciously glanced in the direction of Duan Xiaolin.
Seeing that the man looked normal, she only asked: "Did you scare Ma Mengjia on purpose?"
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