329: Sheep the wool of God

Lu Yu told Jiang Fei, "I lied to Sister Lu and said you were out. She asked me to tell you to go to her house when you get back."

Jiang Fei did not carry a walkie-talkie with her when she was planting medicinal herbs in the Supermarket.

Lu Yu had no way to contact Jiang Fei, so he could only wait for her to come out and talk.

Jiang Fei glanced at the weather outside.

Today was spring.

It was neither cold nor hot, so she wore a light jacket when she went out.

She drove to Sister Lu's two-story brick house.

The main gate was not closed, so Jiang Fei walked in.

Sister Lu was sitting on a chair, counting the seeds on the table.

Noticing someone had entered, Sister Lu looked up.

Seeing it was Jiang Fei, she asked her to sit opposite her.

"Sister Jiang, where did you go this morning?"

Jiang Fei blurted out a lie, "My boss came, and I went to see her."

Having heard that Jiang Fei had a mysterious boss, Sister Lu didn't suspect anything and asked,

"Do you want to join us in harvesting the wool?"

"It can now be confirmed that the new natural disaster is the extreme change of the four seasons."

"I've found all the seeds of the Black Night Gang: sweet potatoes, cabbage, corn, tomatoes, radishes, and eggplants."

"We'll plow and sow today and tomorrow, and they'll be ready for harvest by autumn the day after tomorrow."

"In less than three days, we can harvest a large batch of grain."

Sister Lu spoke with sparkling eyes.

Wasn't God inflicting disasters to torment them?

Then she would harvest God's wool and ensure everyone in the Black Night Gang could survive!

"Coincidentally, my boss gave me two high-yield special potato seeds today."

"I kept one, and you can plant this one in the Black Night Gang."

Using her pocket as cover, Jiang Fei took out a potato seed and gave it to Sister Lu.

It was still the one that Teacher Kang Ansheng had given her.

She wondered how Old Kang was doing.

His health was already poor... "Sister Jiang, I won't take them for free; take these seeds back with you."

Sister Lu packed a small bag of vegetable seeds for Jiang Fei.

"Your yard can plant a lot of crops. If you lack tools or manpower, feel free to come to me."

"Okay." Jiang Fei accepted the seeds and went home.

She told everyone about Sister Lu's plan, and after a simple lunch, they took their tools to the yard to loosen the soil.

Ling Zhaorui had an injured left arm, but his right arm could move, so he could help with the work.

Lu Yu's foot was injured, and he couldn't even walk, so he was abandoned in the living room.

He held Da Huang with his left hand, stroked Xiao Hei with his right, and looked down at his injured left ankle.

He also wanted to go out.

But Fei Fei said that he would hinder their work outside.

He hoped his sprain would heal quickly.

Lu Yu prayed in his heart.

Besides the four of them, the other members of the Black Night Gang were also tilling the land.

They didn't Miss any place that could grow crops.

Even the open space around the outhouse was not wasted.

With many hands, the Black Night Gang planted the seeds in the middle of the night.

By noon of the second day, which was summer, all the crops had fully grown.

Jiang Fei could hear excited shouts from outside while in the yard.

"Sister's plan worked! We don't have to go hungry anymore!"

"I haven't seen corn in so long; it smells so good."

"Hurry and harvest the crops, or they'll start to wither after midnight."

"Right, right, we can't let our hard work go to waste."

Everyone snapped out of their excitement and quickly harvested the crops.

When the seeds ran out, they planted using cuttings and rootstocks.

They had thought that when winter came, the ground would freeze, affecting their planting.

Unexpectedly, after midnight, the ice and snow melted at a visible rate, evaporating completely.

By around nine in the morning, the ground was completely thawed, not affecting planting at all.

Spring plowing, summer weeding, autumn harvest, winter storage.

Three days of work, one day of rest, it wasn't too tiring.

It was much better than being famished and drinking water until they vomited stomach acid.

The only annoying thing was the temperature.

One season a day meant that people wore long sleeves and long pants today, then tank tops and shorts tomorrow, sweaters and wool pants the day after, and padded jackets and pants the day after that.

They changed clothes more often than they showered, which was tormenting.

Fortunately, there was food to comfort them.

They weren't afraid if they accidentally caught a cold either.

They all had medicinal herbs in hand; if they got sick, they'd chew a handful.

Whether they could continue to live was all up to fate.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fei was continuously planting crops in the yard.

It was a rare opportunity to take advantage of the natural disaster, and she couldn't possibly let go of this good chance.

No one would complain about having too many supplies.

As for Su Liuyuan, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia, she sent them to work in the Supermarket.

Their main tasks were planting rice and wheat, and improving their living area.

The Supermarket had places to live and things to eat, so the three of them stayed inside and didn't come out.

If anything happened, they would contact Jiang Fei with a walkie-talkie.

Lu Yu, along with Da Huang and Xiao Hei, stayed outside to help Jiang Fei with the planting.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

This morning.

Jiang Fei was scattering seeds in the yard when Lu Yu came out.

His ankle injury had healed half a month ago.

Fearing he might have lingering effects, Jiang Fei insisted he rest for another ten-plus days.

Noticing Lu Yu was carrying a bag and had a gun tucked into his waist, Jiang Fei roughly guessed his purpose for going out.

"Are you going to look for those scavenging teams outside?"

"Mhm, I've been home for too long. If I don't go out soon, I'm afraid they'll forget me."

Afraid Jiang Fei would worry, Lu Yu opened his bag to show her:

"I brought smoke grenades, bombs, a submachine gun, and a walkie-talkie. I'll be fine."

Jiang Fei was still a bit uneasy.

After confirming no one was outside, she retrieved an armored car from the Supermarket warehouse.

"You should drive this car out. It's safe and bulletproof."

Lu Yu was both helpless and touched, so he smiled and obediently nodded in agreement.

After seeing Lu Yu off, Jiang Fei finished scattering the seeds and entered the Supermarket.

It had been a month; it was time to bring Xiao Hua Lao and the others out for some fresh air.

When Xiao Chuxia saw Jiang Fei appear out of thin air, she immediately ran over and grabbed her:

"Miss, come quickly! Liu Yuan, Zhao Rui, and I have a surprise for you."

Jiang Fei let Xiao Chuxia pull her along.

Four wooden houses had been added to the living area.

They were square and looked like large boxes.

There was one wooden house in each of the southeast, northwest directions, and a round table and benches were placed in the open space in the middle, serving as a courtyard.

Each wooden house had a wooden sign hanging outside.

The signs had names and numbers written on them.

Jiang Fei first walked into Xiao Chuxia's Room No. 2.

The area was about forty square meters, and upon entering, there was a small sofa.

Next to the sofa was a single bed, a wardrobe, and a set of small single table and chairs.

Further inside was a small bathroom.

It only had a squat toilet and a sink installed.

The shower was above the squat toilet.

The water pipe connected to a water tank outside the small window.

Since there was no sewage system, an open black plastic bag was placed on the squat toilet.

In a storage basket on the floor nearby, there were several bundles of black plastic bags, used for holding excrement.

Jiang Fei followed Xiao Chuxia to see Su Liuyuan and Ling Zhaorui's rooms.

The layout was exactly the same as Xiao Chuxia's.

Ling Zhaorui was in Room No. 3, and Su Liuyuan was in Room No. 4.

The last and largest wooden house, also Room No. 1 of the living area, had a different layout.

Its area was more than double that of the previous wooden houses, with a living room, a small kitchen, a bathroom, and a double bedroom.

The bathroom even had a bathtub.

Su Liuyuan and Ling Zhaorui also came over.

"Captain, this wooden house was specially built by us for you and Lu Yu."

"The whole house is soundproofed, ensuring not a single sound can get out."

"If Lu Yu ever makes you angry in the future, you can even lock him in here."

Saying this, Su Liuyuan opened a secret door in the kitchen.

The narrow space was pitch black, only large enough for one adult man to stand inside.

Jiang Fei pressed her lips together.

If Lu Yu knew, he would probably want to "thank" the three of them very much.

"What about the original two small wooden houses?"

Ling Zhaorui: "The smaller one was converted into a laundry room by us, and the larger one was converted into Chu Xia's infirmary."

"This way, if someone gets injured and needs bandaging, we won't have to run to the Supermarket warehouse to get things."

"Chu Xia can also prepare medicine there when she has free time."

"Oh, and Sister Jiang, Da Bai is pregnant. It's been a week, so in about nine months, you'll have a little calf."

Jiang Fei was pleasantly surprised and went to the cow shed to see Da Bai.

Su Liuyuan and the others had added nutritious meals for Da Bai.

Not only that, but the orchard, planting garden, wheat field, and rice paddies were all planted with crops.

The fertilized eggs in the chicken coop, goose, and duck pens were also sent to the greenhouse for incubation.

The hatched chicks, ducklings, and goslings were sent to the ordinary breeding area.

They also made a large batch of feed for poultry, livestock, and aquatic products, which was stored in the Supermarket warehouse.

Learning of the trio's achievements this month, Jiang Fei praised:

"You three are too capable."

Ling Zhaorui chuckled, "We can't just eat so much for nothing, right?"

Su Liuyuan: "If it weren't for our terrible cooking, we would have wanted to stock a whole shelf of bento boxes for you."

Xiao Chuxia took a glass jar from the infirmary:

"Miss, I have something good for you."