Chapter 323: After Binding the Childbirth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 324: Cannon Fodder in the Natural Disaster Apocal

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

In the end, Wei Minzhi only worked for ten days before she extricated herself from that oppressive work environment.

Five days earlier than the originally planned half-month, Wei Minzhi was overjoyed, wearing a foolishly happy expression that only made Shen Yao's headache worse.

Shen Yao:... Sister-in-law has this kind of personality; in the future, she'll still need a bit more looking after.

With no burdens, Wei Minzhi rarely lazed about in the hotel for two days, then became anxious again.

"Sister-in-law, what should I do?" Just idling around isn't an option.

Besides, even Dad and Mom are working hard to live; her alone being able-bodied and lazy — this realization made Wei Minzhi feel unbearably ashamed.

"No rush. Your brother and I hope you can do animal husbandry, it's just that the house hasn't been settled yet." The best area for husbandry is around the suburbs; there, not only is land cheap, but the population flow isn't dense either.

With Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu's capabilities, buying a certain area of land in the suburbs isn't hard, but compared to the city, the suburbs have an obvious drawback: insufficient safety.

Hope City is a city expanded from the inside out; the urban area has a large population, a prosperous economy, and food, clothing, and daily necessities surpass even those before the End of Days.

The suburbs are sparsely populated, mostly park buildings, economically worlds apart, and still the breeding ground for petty thieves; living in the suburbs means daily keeping company with trouble, unable to easily extricate oneself.

These days, Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu have been keeping an eye on the houses around Hope City.

They picked out several places, but this one had that flaw, that one had this shortcoming; there's no such thing as perfect, so until now they still haven't made up their minds, and the whole family can only stay in the hotel continuing to spend money.

Hearing about animal husbandry, Wei Minzhi perked up — this was her specialty. "Sister-in-law, although husbandry looks tedious and troublesome, this work suits me very well." She didn't like dealing with people; if she could raise animals at home to improve life, it would be more relaxed and carefree than going out to work every day.

Hearing this, Shen Yao touched Wei Minzhi's hair, straightened her clothes. "It's precisely considering these things that your brother and I can't decide for the moment."

A house is an important asset; with their current capabilities, they can't have it all — they can only balance one aspect to perfection.

Most likely they'll still have to choose around the suburbs, preferably near an official park, to provide some meager guarantee as much as possible.

Putting away these considerations in her heart, Shen Yao and Wei Minzhi revealed a bit of their future plans, successfully soothing the somewhat anxious Wei Minzhi.

Wei Minzhi showed a smile. "Sister-in-law, I'll listen to you and Brother."

Shen Yao hadn't deceived her; on the contrary, Wei Minzhi had received many favors from Shen Yao. Since the matter was laid open this time, what was there to be conflicted about? Obedience it was.

Wei Minzhi happily played the salted fish, occasionally accompanying the three little ones to play; Wei Father and Wei Mother went out every day to gather information, and in the evening integrated what they'd learned to tell Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu who went out to work.

Until the family had stayed in the hotel for nearly twenty days, Wei Mingyu finally settled on their house.

It was a bungalow located near the suburbs, built of reinforced concrete, with an even larger empty space behind it for husbandry or planting.

Relying on connections, Wei Mingyu and Shen Yao successfully bought it smoothly; at the same time, they also retrieved their luggage and car, and moved into the new home before the hotel checkout.

"Should we raise a few dogs?" The suburban environment was still lacking; there were quite a few houses around but not much foot traffic, and most people looked unwell, mostly worried and bitter.

Shen Yao touched her chin, walked a circle, and visited the surrounding neighbors, concluding that they needed to display deterrent strength outward, otherwise they'd be harassed by certain people taking turns coming to the door.

Living here, one cannot be soft-hearted, because one cannot stop those with ulterior motives.

"Not just dogs; we can raise some other animals too. Now the policies are loose." The suburbs have some policies easier to exploit loopholes in than the city.

As personnel responsible for maintaining order, Wei Mingyu understands those twists and turns best.

Hands in pockets, he walked up to Shen Yao and pointed at the empty space behind the house. "We can plant some high-yield, fast-maturing grain. The weather's been good recently; wait a while until the cold season sets in, and grain prices will rise."

Hope City's original grain reserves aren't large, and future development trends must be considered; the market can't be fully opened for supply.

Since they bought a suburban house for husbandry, planting naturally can't be missed.

And there's a cellar under the house, a natural warehouse for storing grain; put there, it won't spoil for several years.

"We should also buy a house in the urban area as a backup, in case we can't live in the suburbs." There'd still be a place to land, so we wouldn't be completely at a loss.

Wei Mingyu nodded. "Already looking, but requirements can't be too high." Like residential area, light brightness — they can't have both.

"Just pick one with high safety." If it really comes to fleeing to the urban area, the crisis will definitely sweep the whole Hope City.

Safety is the key to their survival; everything else is just icing on the cake.

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The family moved to the suburbs; from then on, their life in Hope City entered the right track.

Not to mention Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu, these two pillars who need to go to work daily, the other people at home have all found goals to strive for.

Wei Chengyan is responsible for taking care of Younger Brother and Younger Sister; Wei Father carries a hoe to the wasteland behind to farm; Wei Mother and Wei Minzhi run to the market to buy tools needed for husbandry and various livestock younglings.

When Wei Minzhi worked at the Animal Husbandry Garden in Rimu City, at first she took care of the most common chickens, ducks, and geese; later she was transferred to be responsible for cow and sheep milk production.

Now arriving at Hope City, with the funds from selling her job, she made a big purchase: several sheep and cows; chickens, ducks, and geese not a single kind less; even two sturdy piglets.

The empty space in the back courtyard and the vegetable garden in the front courtyard were separated into the land Wei Minzhi needed, and buildings required for husbandry were built on top.

Wei Minzhi entered her role extremely fast, without needing reminders, throwing herself in wholeheartedly, every day busier than when she was a cleaner at the Animal Husbandry Garden.

But this didn't make Wei Minzhi retreat; on the contrary, Wei Minzhi had even more passion, every day interacting with these animals with endless delight.

The dog-raising mentioned by Shen Yao was put on the agenda; Wei Mingyu spent some money to bring back two fierce-looking little puppies from a colleague's home.

Chubby and round, but with a fierce face — one look and you know they're not to be trifled with.

With new family members joining, the three little ones became even happier.

Because it's still summer vacation, they don't need to go to school yet; every day staying at home, they can only run back and forth between front and back courtyard, more or less a bit bored.

Now with two more little puppies, Wei Chengyan and the three had new toys; even daily must-do items increased by one; the whole small courtyard every day floated with the children's laughter and the puppies' immature howls.

Another new day; early-rising Wei Minzhi carried the mixed feed to feed the chickens, ducks, and geese at home, including the sheep and cows in the back courtyard and the pigs.

Busy until the sky was fully bright, curls of cooking smoke rose outside the rooms; Wei Minzhi stretched out a hand to wipe her forehead, turned and went inside.

Wei Mother didn't raise her head. "Go wash up; today after breakfast we still have to go to the market to buy some vegetable seeds."

The ones bought before were all replanted, but the ground wasn't enough.

Wei Father has to tend the fields; this task can only fall on Wei Mother and Wei Minzhi.

With a hum, Wei Minzhi took off her apron and washed her face with her own raised hands.

The cool water temperature made her feel refreshed; she picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush and brushed away, and once her whole body was clean, Wei Minzhi bounced over to Mother Wei's side to help tend the fire and serve rice.

The stove is the mainstay for cooking in the flat-roofed house; although there are also gas and induction, the stove's rice is more fragrant and delicious, so generally if there's nothing special, Mother Wei would choose the stove.

"Buy some more feed on the way back; the feed at home can still last half a month."

Wei Minzhi had miscalculated; she hadn't expected her breeding talent to be this strong — the chickens, ducks, and geese at home have gone from younglings to nearly grown in less than a month, much faster than a typical animal husbandry garden.

Once this batch of chickens, ducks, and geese goes to market, Wei Minzhi will not only earn back her capital, she'll also get a new batch of chicken, duck, and goose younglings for free.

"Besides feed, what else? Buy it all today; I heard it'll rain in a couple of days," Mother Wei looked up at the sky outside, then turned and ladled out the porridge from the pot.

"Then buy cement, have Dad help, and seal up all the nest frames at home," minimize water seepage and leaks as much as possible; these animals can't soak in water long-term.

Wei Minzhi voiced her idea, and after getting Mother Wei's agreement, she was overjoyed.

When Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu came out, the main room already had tables and chairs set out, and on the tabletop were the porridge and pickled vegetables they would drink today; just by appearance it was very appetizing.

Wei Mingyu ate while saying he hadn't come back these two days; work was busy, and he still had to be on duty.

Shen Yao has come back, true, but her work isn't little; she gets back in the middle of the night, most likely staying in the dormitory is more convenient.

Father Wei set down his bowl and chopsticks, "Today we installed the energy grid, and we'll repair the gate."

By then only the old, weak, sick, and disabled will be left at home; we still need more forceful measures to be safe.

"Then let's all go to the market; buy whatever's lacking," Mother Wei settled it with one word, including the still-sleeping Wei Chengyan and the other two, who were also included in her sweep.

The two vehicles brought from Rimu City were driven off by Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu; fortunately they'd bought another two small trucks for daily transport and hauling.

This time going out, all the family's small trucks were driven away, leaving only the locked gate and the howling dogs.

Wei Chengyan felt a bit of heartache for the two dogs; they usually huddled together to play, yet they possessed a profound revolutionary friendship.

Wei Minzhi patted Wei Chengyan's little head, "When we get back, bring more cans."

The dogs like eating normal meals, but they're different from people after all; things like dishes with added salt can't be given too much.

"Buy canned meat; they love it most, use our pocket money," Wei Chengyan was reluctant, but who told him to feel heartache leaving the dogs at home.

His wrinkled little face scrunched into a ball, making Wei Minzhi stagger about with laughter.

As a novice on the road, Mother Wei had to remind them not to make such a ruckus; didn't they see she was nervous right now.

Wei Minzhi held back her laughter, reminded Mother Wei not to be so afraid; just like when Shen Yao had guided her back then, Wei Minzhi likewise guided Mother Wei to relax her mindset quickly, otherwise the more nervous, the easier to make mistakes.

Mother Wei: ……

The words are spoken like that, but who can guarantee they're truly not nervous; even brainwashing wouldn't work.

Mother Wei glared at the daughter she considered to be blindly causing trouble, turned her head, and focused intently on the road.

Fortunately, they reached the market safely despite scares along the way; several people got out smoothly and shopped until both small trucks were packed full.

Yo he, bought quite a lot; unknowingly, a large sum of money was spent directly.

Mother Wei called Wei Minzhi to get in the car and hurry back; the work in the fields isn't easy, waiting for them right now.

The family piled into the car again with a clatter, then the car started and returned home. At this time, the people Father Wei had called by phone had already arrived, waiting at the gate.

Seeing the owners return, they hurriedly adjusted the expressions on their faces, afraid they might accidentally offend someone; not getting this job's money is small, losing this work in the future is big.

In today's society, finding a decent job that can be done long-term isn't easy; several of them are all villagers from the surroundings, normally earning a bit of money to supplement household expenses; none of them wants to cause trouble.

Father Wei got out, opened the gate, and exchanged a few pleasantries with these people before him.

The price had been set from the start; the people who came also all brought tools.

Without wasting more time, they directly unloaded the cement and sand to one side; Father Wei took off his clothes, changed into his old work uniform, and got busy.

Wei Minzhi and Mother Wei would occasionally help, but most of the time they were in the back courtyard vegetable plot. It'll rain in two days; they had to take advantage before the rain comes to plant all the bought seeds.

Busily finishing planting the land, Wei Minzhi felt her waist sore and soft, unable to straighten up.

Wei Minzhi: …… Terrible, still pushed too hard after all.

It was truly too tiring from the work, and she hadn't rested fiercely; Wei Minzhi set down the hoe and iron hoe in her hands, and plopped down on the ground.

Seeing this, Mother Wei patted the dust off her own body, then pulled her up and sent her into the house.

"Go rest; I'll handle the rest."

Despising Wei Minzhi for not being up to the task; in the end, still have to rely on oneself.

Wei Minzhi's eyes welled with tears; she gritted her teeth and insisted on feeding the rest of the household livestock; those are the treasures that bring income to the family — whoever has issues, they absolutely cannot have issues.

"Alright, stop worrying about that; go see if your dad and them are done? It's dark; if not, arrange for tomorrow."

Mother Wei wasn't reassured leaving people too late; nowadays it's not a peaceful era; if someone gets bad ideas, their family of old, weak, sick, and disabled would only count as delivering vegetables.

Wei Minzhi nodded in response, turned and ran toward the front; but a moment later, she hurried back, "Everyone's gone back; Dad is finishing up."

The work went quite fast; including that circle of thick iron wire mesh on the front wall and the energy grid, already more than half laid out; just wait for tomorrow to finish the rest, and the home's safety will jump up a big notch.

"Mm, you go rest; I'll finish the vegetable plot business, then make the meal."

Mother Wei waved her hand, shouldered the mattock, and continued working with head down.

Wei Minzhi didn't disturb Mother Wei; today she counted as having been busy a whole day; her physical strength truly wasn't up to it.

Supporting her sore waist back to the room, she lay for a bit; Wei Minzhi got up and cooked rice and stir-fried dishes. Doing it while finding joy in hardship — truly improved a lot; before she'd still be groaning unable to get up, now she can grit her teeth and get all the work done.