I'm Hoarding for the Apocalypse

Chapter 567: A Chicken a Day

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

If it was someone else who said this, Zuo Mingdong might not be moved. However, he knew He Xing and knew that he was capable. Since he took the initiative to lend him the well-drilling equipment, the effect of this equipment must be extraordinary. “Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you. I’ll use it well! Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to pay the appropriate rental fees.”

Xia Ju, who had been silent at the side, suddenly lit up when she heard the word ‘rent.’ “How will you pay for rent? Can you pay with chickens?”

“What chickens?” Zuo Mingdong was confused, then he finally understood what she meant.

“It’s the chickens you raised before! Didn’t you bring those chickens with you when you moved?” Xia Ju said anxiously. At the mention of chickens, she was extremely excited.

Zuo Mingdong finally reacted after hearing this. He smiled and said, “We did, but there were too many of them and we couldn’t bring them away alive. We slaughtered most of them and made them into smoked chicken. If you want to eat it, I’ll use it to pay the rent. I’ll give you a chicken for a day, okay?”

Before Du Yue and He Xing could react, Xia Ju nodded excitedly. “Alright! Let’s do it this way!” Zuo Mingdong smiled at her, but his eyes still turned to He Xing and Du Yue, silently asking for their opinions.

Seeing that Du Yue and He Xing had agreed, Zuo Mingdong smiled and nodded. “Alright, when we settle down, I’ll come back to borrow the equipment to dig the well!”

There were many people in the first base. It was not easy to settle down. Zuo Mingdong had to worry about many things.

From that day onward, the grassland began to become lively. The first base had a large population and a large labor force. They worked day and night without rest. Other than the noise, there was nothing bad about it. However, Du Yue did not let down her guard.

Just like that, three days passed by. One day, there was suddenly a commotion outside. Xia Ju liked to look outside with binoculars when she was idle, so she was the first to notice when someone approached the courtyard. “Du Yue, come quickly! There are a few people sneaking toward us!”

He Xing was studying his new car. There were only Du Yue and Xia Ju in the RV. Du Yue was not interested in the outside world, so she was watching videos. Just as she was engrossed in watching, she suddenly heard Xia Ju calling her. She immediately picked up the binoculars and looked outside.

As expected, she found a few people outside the courtyard. They were lowering their heads and moving toward their courtyard stealthily. Just by looking at their shifty-looking faces, one could tell that they were up to no good.

Du Yue and Xia Ju did not make a sound. They just quietly waited for their next move. To catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, they had to know what they were aiming for before they could make a move.

Soon, those people moved outside the fence. However, they had no intention of breaking in. Instead, they stopped on the grass and squatted down. Seeing them like this, Du Yue guessed their intentions this time. They should be here to pluck the grass.

Just as she was thinking about it, they saw those people put on gloves and began to pluck the grass carefully. “Are they going to pluck the grass and bring them back to eat?” Xia Ju asked with a puzzled expression.

“I think so.” Du Yue continued to observe their every move as she spoke. After staring at them for a long time, she confirmed that those people were indeed secretly plucking the grass. They filled all the bags they brought with them before turning around and leaving. Du Yue watched them walk out of her sight before putting down the binoculars. “We won’t be able to live a peaceful life in the future.”

“What’s wrong?”

“There are so many people in the first base. Today, this group of people came to pluck the grass. Tomorrow, it’ll be another group.”

Xia Ju frowned slightly. “It’s indeed a little annoying. Why don’t we say something about it to Captain Zuo?”

Du Yue waved her hand. “Forget it. They can pluck the grass outside the courtyard if they want to. The next time Captain Zuo comes over, we can give him some grass seeds and let him bring them back to plant.”

If it were vegetables, not only did they need to create lighting conditions, but the crops also needed to be carefully taken care of every day. However, the green grass did not require much care and grew quickly, which was more suitable for the current environment. The most important thing was that it was comparable to real vegetables in terms of taste and nutrition.

Du Yue was not in a hurry to look for Zuo Mingdong. She waited for him at home. However, she did not expect that after waiting for more than half a month, she still had yet to see Zuo Mingdong. From this, it could be seen how busy Zuo Mingdong was now..