Chapter 263: Timely Rain
Ming Qi heard the sound of snorting, quickened his pace, and rushed to the free-range chicken farm, only to see a huge open space surrounded by an iron fence, rows of chicken coops neatly and beautifully arranged, like a pocket village, a large group of roosters and hens are free-range in this open space, in terms of quantity, how can there be a hundred.
"Huh? So much?? They're all alive!? Luo Xue said in surprise.
"You see, these are not artificially fed, they all rely on the grass below to find their own food to eat, so they can survive!" Ming Qi said with a smile.
"That's good, we can't finish it all at once, so let's take some of it first. If there are any other livestock, let's see first, and then take them away together. Mr. Cheng said he also hoped to find some other animal species that were easy to raise, even if it was fish.
"Yes! Cattle, sheep...... And also...... That's right, bunny! Ming Qi thought about it and thought it would be more feasible to raise rabbits in an amusement park.
The group walked in again, and in the cattle breeding farm and sheep farm, dozens of cattle and dozens of sheep survived intact.
"Hahaha! All right! Wouldn't that be great!! Everyone's eyes lit up, "There are cattle and sheep!" Won't we have both meat and milk to drink in the future!! ”
And further inside, we also saw a relatively small rabbit farm. Rabbits of different colors are jumping around in the rabbit farm, which is quite cute! Luo Xue couldn't help but pick up a big rabbit and hold it in her arms.
"This rabbit is much heavier than expected." She said.
"That's for sure, these are free-range, and they're at least twice as expensive as the feed!" Ming Qi said.
The sky gradually began to darken, the dark clouds were already tightly knit, the heavy rain seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere in the air began to become dull, but everyone who had just discovered the animals was not depressed by the change in the weather.
And everyone also checked the office building by the way, and there was not a single survivor found in it, only traces of some people who had lived, such as the fire, the long iron chisel that roasted the whole rabbit, the bloody handprints of people, bloody footprints, etc., these signs prove that there may be some people who have survived here after the apocalypse, but for some reason, these people have left again.
Behind the office building is a high back mountain, which seems to be a little steep on the side facing the farm, Zheng Jieming noticed that it seems that there have been stolen rocks here, and he always feels that this mountain is not very stable.
But overall, the day's discovery was nothing short of a bombshell, and despite the dark clouds, everyone was smiling and even thinking of moving in.
"Isn't eating the basics? Instead of living in an amusement park, we might as well move the base directly to this side, where the cattle and sheep farms are ready-made, the chicken farms are ready-made, and the vegetable greenhouses are also ready-made, so why don't you come here to live? Zhou Jitang made a suggestion.
Zheng Jieming is not without this plan, but compared with the amusement park area, although the living conditions of livestock are better, there are many disadvantages for people. First of all, although the proximity to the mountain side makes zombie activity seem to be relatively infrequent, judging from the blood on the ground outside the farm, it is possible that at least people have survived and been attacked by zombies. Secondly, there is a lack of a good defense system, there is no suitable fence on the perimeter, if someone wants to enter, it is very easy, the amusement park is different, the west and north side of the storefronts isolate the park, the east side has a height difference, like a fortress, very strong; Finally, it is not suitable for human life, living only in office buildings or trading halls, and the water source is not clean, which is obviously not conducive to long-term treatment.
"It's better to move the livestock first, the amusement park is not necessarily smaller than here, and the weeds are growing fast, so there should be enough for cows, sheep, rabbits and chickens. At most, we have some livestock left here just to be on the safe side, and we only take some of them with us, which can reduce the risk. Zheng Jieming said.
This suggestion has been approved by everyone, after all, people are also willing to pursue comfort, the bed in the express hotel is so soft and so comfortable, and now to move away from the crowded farm, and have to sleep on the ground, obviously there is a psychological barrier for everyone. What's more, even if those present agree, there will definitely be many survivors who will object.
And ask these animals to move the nest, it seems that it is not easy, everyone into the sheepfold, by Ming Qi to start, the sheep to drive out, with the pleasant sound of "baa ......", these domestic animals are very naughty running around in the field, refusing to accept Ming Qi's command, anxious his head oozing sweat.
"Hahaha, they don't listen to you, and people don't want to move!" Luo Xue saw the sheep running back and forth, smiling brightly.
Zheng Jieming looked at Luo Xue, only to see Luo Xue pick up a handful of grass from the ground and carefully walk towards a smaller sheep.
The white sheep squinted, saw the grass in Luo Xue's hand, leaned over and smelled it, then turned around and walked away.
"This! What a shame! How did it go again! Luo Xue stomped her feet, smiling and angry.
"Either it dislikes the grass you give it and it's tired of eating it......" Zheng Jieming was just halfway through his words, and Zhou Jitang took the conversation over, "Either it's a ewe, jealous that you look better than it." ”
As a result, as soon as the three of them finished speaking, the sheep called "ble......ating", turned his head back, and took advantage of Luo Xue's inattention to bite the grass in her hand. She only felt that this force dragged the grass into the sheep's mouth, and her own hand was almost eaten by the sheep.
Zheng Jieming and Zhou Jitang smiled back and forth, "This sheep doesn't give you face!" ”
"Okay, don't make trouble, think of a way, hurry up and get a few back!" Wei Zilong reminded everyone, "The rain may fall now, I don't want to become a soup chicken!" ”
Although everyone was busy playing for a long time, they finally brought out a few sheep. One of them was responsible for pulling one head, and six of them brought out six sheep and tried to bring them to the cart.
"The pickup truck must not work, it was still a mistake before, this pickup, any kind of animal can jump off the car!" Zheng Jieming said with frustration, but he thought about it, can such a large ecological farm not have a truck?
However, in fact, they looked around, and the truck really didn't exist. Unbeknownst to them, the original survivors of the farm had moved out of the farm for various reasons, and had left in three trucks loaded with poultry and livestock.
"If you can't do it, put it in the van, and the cow will come back next time, and then get some chickens and rabbits later, which can be put on the pickup." Ming Qi said.
"What if the chickens fly out?" Luo Xue asked, "When you turn around and drive back, all the animals have run away, isn't it in vain?" ”
"Hey! You inexperienced people, we also used pickup trucks for delivery at that time, and it would be nice to put a layer of plastic cloth or net on top!! Ming Qi said, drove the sheep to the corner, let Zheng Jieming help watch it, and went to the office building to find it.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and a muffled thunder came from afar, and the color of the sky was slowly darkening. The cattle, sheep, chickens and rabbits that were not taken away also seemed to sense the coming of the rainstorm and began to drill into the warm and dry pens on their own.
"Do these animals find their own place to hide?" Luo Xue watched with interest as the animals hid on their own, "I was still wondering if they would be damaged in the rain." ”
"Animals are much sharper than people." Zheng Jieming said.
As he spoke, the rain came down with a loud bang, without warning, and suddenly and very quickly.
The six sheep brought out by everyone were "bleating", trying to find a place to hide from the rain.
"Let's go to the trading hall first!" Zheng Jieming said, "Wait for this shower to pass a little before leaving, it usually doesn't rain for long in the northern city." ”
Everyone drove the sheep to the trading hall, and then let the sheep walk around the empty hall.
Ming Qi ran to the office building, found a plastic sheet that could be used to block the pickup, blocked the cloth over his head, and rushed back.
"I'll go, this rain will fall, it's quite heavy!" Ming Qi said, "We haven't had time to get a few chickens and rabbits yet, wait for the rain to light up later, and hurry up and find a few more!" ”
Everyone agreed, nodded, and sat in the trading room, waiting for the rain to lighten up.
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On Geng Zhi's side, everyone has prepared a lot of empty buckets and basins in advance, all of which are neatly stacked in the yard to receive rainwater.
The men, covered in mud and blood, simply stood directly in the middle of the heavy rain, carrying shampoo and shower gel, enduring the cold, and happily washing all kinds of stains on their bodies.
"This blood has congealed on the body! Haven't washed it before! I'm afraid of wasting water, but now I can finally wash it properly! Hua Feng chatted with Geng Zhi, who was also washing, in the rain.
"It's good to have a little more rain! The agricultural products we planted before can also grow a little better! Geng said straightly.
Wang Xinrui was lying on the window, looking at Hua Feng who was drenched in the rain, her full figure made her heart full of joy, she also wanted to go down to the rain, but she was worried that she would catch a cold, and she felt embarrassed.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and soon the empty basins and empty barrels are all full, and the water level of the small lake in the center of the amusement park has also risen significantly, which is an absolute joy for everyone -- there is little rain in winter, and the source of fresh water basically has to count on this small lake.
"The stench of corpses in the air seems to have disappeared a lot, and this rain is indeed coming in time!" Xue Yongti sat at the window and looked out, "But...... Is it possible that the rain will cause some germs to spread and grow...... Or the downstream water source is polluted......" he thought ambivalently.