Chapter 21 Second Career
This bag of rabbit food weighs twenty pounds, and four portions would be eighty pounds, all labeled in Chinese.
The front had two large Chinese characters printed on it—"Rabbit Food. "
By the moonlight, Qin Ziwen could read the instructions on the back of the packaging.
"This stuff is just supplementary food, used to improve the rabbits' nutritional intake and help their digestive system function normally, but it can't be used as a staple food? The staple food still needs to be hay or fresh grass. You two shouldn't eat this."
Qin Ziwen was dumbfounded. Cat food and dog food could be staple foods, but this rabbit food couldn't.
He quickly picked up the two rabbits, who seemed to have been reincarnated as starving ghosts
. Once lifted, the two rabbits kicked and twisted their bodies frantically, snorting and gurgling incessantly.
Qin Ziwen took the opportunity to scoop out half of the rabbit food.
Then he put the rabbits down, watching them run to the feeding trough and eat incessantly.
"I need to go pick some grass, but at this hour..."
Standing by the bedroom window, the forest was exceptionally quiet at night, with birds and animals occasionally flying overhead.
He drew the curtains and went to the living room balcony, where he could see the night view of the neighborhood.
A gray metal card appeared in his hand.
After glancing at the description, he tossed it back into the daily settlement warehouse.
A level 1 farmland requires a 20*20m square area.
Even if he cleared out his entire house, he couldn't gather that much space; he couldn't build farmland anytime soon.
Glancing downstairs, Qin Ziwen instinctively crouched down.
He saw someone downstairs, heading towards Building 8.
Someone still out at this hour?
Wild animals are active at night; daytime is safer for humans.
After confirming the person had entered the building, Qin Ziwen slowly moved to his front door, waiting until he heard footsteps in the hallway.
The footsteps grew closer, finally stopping on his floor.
"Knock, knock, knock."
A soft knock came from across the hall.
A moment later, he heard the door open.
Then the door closed gently.
That must be Wang Xiaoli's house. What was someone doing at Wang Xiaoli's house so late?
Qin Ziwen suddenly stroked his chin, completely puzzled. Could it be Xie Jun's other relatives or friends in this neighborhood? Luckily, he had gone to bed late.
"Squeak—"
It sounded like the door across the hall had opened again.
Immediately afterward, a man and a woman were talking in the hallway. Although they were both speaking in hushed tones, Qin Ziwen could still tell that the woman was Wang Xiaoli.
"Is this hallway safe? What if someone sees us?"
"Don't be afraid, be brave."
Then came intermittent voices from the hallway.
Qin Ziwen was stunned. So Wang Xiaoli had developed a second career.
Two minutes later, accompanied by Zeng Ge's long, soothing sigh, the man's attitude was noticeably less gentle than before: "Why are you still worrying about that at a time like this? Let's see if we live to see that day. Alright, here are two packs of instant noodles on your table. I'm leaving."
The sound of footsteps fading away downstairs gradually disappeared. You'll never believe why I moved to… SukkurMy life in emojis: ✈️, 🏄, 🍣, 🚵♂️ This little incident dispelled his idea of going out to weed, so he decided to rest early and weed the next morning.
However, he still needed to marinate the meat before bed; the crocodile meat he'd harvested this time needed to be smoked and dried, otherwise it would spoil easily.
After finishing, Qin Ziwen kept yawning; he was very sleepy. It was already past one o'clock when he was done.
The salt he'd received during the last settlement was almost used up.
Marinating meat used a lot of salt, and until he obtained new salt, he didn't plan to continue marinating meat the next time he got a large quantity.
He could use it to exchange for vegetables and live animals suitable for livestock.
In fact, Qin Ziwen was already considering whether he should simply check the daily settlement every morning, otherwise, going to bed at midnight every night was causing sleep deprivation and daytime drowsiness.
In the early morning, Qin Ziwen was woken up by his younger brother. After lying in bed for a while, he got up and rubbed his sore eyes.
He went to the bathroom and opened the door.
After more than a day of accumulation, a layer of clear spring water had gathered at the bottom of the spring.
He scooped up a small handful of water, poured it into his mouth, and rinsed it.
After breakfast, Qin Ziwen said to his younger brother, "Xiaowu, you've learned how to smoke meat, right? Go smoke this meat on the roof this morning. Remember to lay out a sheet so you don't give yourself away. I'll come up to find you later."
Qin Ziwu was a little worried about his older brother: "Okay, brother, you also need to be careful. Don't go head-
to-head with the crocodiles." Qin Ziwen patted his brother's shoulder, "Yeah, I know. By the way, come with me outside to get some firewood, and we'll also pick some grass to feed the rabbits."
The two carried the polished zinc-coated steel pole to the south gate.
Outside the south gate, Huang Tao and his team had been working for a while. Taking the long pole Qin Ziwen had sharpened,
Huang Tao said, "Great! That's the taste! Today, that beast will never return." He then continued, "Old Qin, I've talked to Boss Yang. If all goes well, we should finish the pit by noon today, and then we'll lay spike traps at the bottom.
Yesterday there were some unexpected incidents, and several neighbors are worried that the bird and crocodile might come back while we're working. So, I'm thinking of hiring a few more people to keep watch from above and into the river. There are some elderly people sitting at the entrance of the community; they're not good at physical labor, but they should be fine for surveillance. What do you think?"
Qin Ziwen was taken aback. Why was he being asked this? But he quickly realized that hiring people naturally required payment.
At this stage, nothing was more attractive than raw meat.
The original distribution plan was that the meat from the giant crocodile would be divided among the neighbors who set up the traps. Now, with these extra jobs to share the rewards, it naturally caused dissatisfaction among the villagers.
Qin Ziwen pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Huang, it's up to you. I'm fine with anything."
Huang Tao hesitated for a moment, then laughed heartily.
"Alright, I'll go ask the others for their opinions."
Qin Ziwen stopped him. "By the way, Brother Huang, my brother has something to do this morning, so he won't be participating in digging the traps."
Huang Tao hesitated, looking somewhat troubled. "Brother Qin, I actually have no objection, but many neighbors are participating this time, and everyone is keeping an eye on each other. We agreed that the more you
work, the more you get." Qin Ziwen laughed heartily. "Rules must be followed. He participated yesterday, but he didn't participate today. When it comes to distributing the meat, he'll take what he's entitled to. I won't make things difficult for you."
Huang Tao said with satisfaction, "Brother, you..." "It's good that you understand."
After Huang Tao walked away, Qin Ziwu felt indignant on behalf of his elder brother: "Brother, this Huang guy was so friendly calling you 'brother' at first, but yesterday you were grinding the railing so late, and he didn't even give you a credit."
Qin Ziwen chuckled and comforted his brother: "It's all just an act. Don't trust anyone here."
He then accompanied his brother to pull up a lot of tender grass near the gate, gathering different kinds of weeds to see what the rabbits liked to eat, and then selectively pulling weeds later.
After his brother left, Qin Ziwen joined the pit-digging team, working all morning.
Finally, at noon, the trap pits were completed, and sharp "spears" were inserted into the bottom, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
(End of Chapter)