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Chapter 1256 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (137)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (137)

With the new fertilizers and pesticides, the farm's crops are growing even better.

Song Ning actually admired the big shots at the base quite a bit. They had to teach students and children, manage crops, and even find time to develop new fertilizers and pesticides.

They're practically high-energy individuals plus superhumans.

However, he received similar evaluations from others, especially from the base, where his favorability towards him continued to rise, and those kids could be said to have made a great contribution.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal. With the fog lights back on, everyone's lives returned to normal, and the base no longer had to worry about anything, allowing them to focus more on developing the base.

About a week later, Song Ning discovered that the base had made new moves.

Along the roads planned for the base, there is a street lamp at regular intervals.

These streetlights are all fog lights, so even survivors without fog lights can safely set off and return home thanks to the fog lights.

He calculated the cost of these broken fog lights and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

Hopefully the base is actually doing something, but these expenses are really huge.

However, I heard that a lot of new survivors have moved into the base in the past week. These survivors probably brought a lot of supplies with them. I hope the base is trying to attract these survivors with the best treatment and keep them here.

After all, even Song Ning himself would find it hard not to feel a surge of goodwill towards Hope Base when he saw this batch of hastily installed fog-breaking streetlights, let alone the other survivors who had been wandering outside. They would probably be even more tempted by it.

The annoyance of the fog has been greatly reduced, and people are finally beginning to discover the benefits of the arrival of spring.

Everything is coming back to life.

The culprits that had tripped them up before have finally been noticed. After a winter of dormancy, the withered trees eagerly sprouted roots in the ground in the spring. Some unknown plant with tender green leaves swayed in the mist, looking particularly lovely.

Bamboo shoots, their tips just beginning to sprout, have grown tall and abundant in this vibrant spring landscape, not to mention the countless unnamed wildflowers, weeds, and vegetables.

Since there wasn't much work to do at Farm No. 1, Song Ning invited Tang Wei, whose foot had just healed, and the big cat to go out and dig for bamboo shoots.

"What are bamboo shoots? Are they tasty?"

Tang Wei wore clothes that were easy to clean today, and with Song Ning's reminder, he even took a small bamboo basket and followed behind Song Ning, unable to hide his happiness.

He was too young when the apocalypse came, and he really didn't know what bamboo shoots were.

"It's when the bamboo hasn't grown up yet. After you peel off the outer shell, the inside is crisp and tender, and the taste is amazing. It's especially fragrant when stir-fried with cured meat. You can try it when you go back."

Song Ning was just as excited as Tang Wei. He was also wearing durable clothes and shoes, with a thermos on his waist, a small hoe in his hand, and a basket on his back. He walked ahead, telling Tang Wei how to find bamboo shoots.

He wasn't actually very good at finding these kinds of things, but Lance knew how.

Before setting off, he made a special effort to brush up on his knowledge with Lance. When he didn't understand something, he would turn around and ask the big cat, his protector, behind Tang Wei. To Tang Wei, he seemed incredibly professional.

"I never knew that bamboo could be eaten before it grew big?"

"But if we dig up the bamboo that hasn't grown yet, won't it stop growing? Wouldn't that be a bad thing?"

Tang Wei chattered incessantly behind Song Ning, asking a million questions like a child.

The foggy weather hadn't improved, but there were streetlights in the area, and before setting off, Song Ning had even tied the broken fog light to his head with a strap, making it much easier for them to look down and search for bamboo shoots.

He carefully led Tang Wei away from the wildly growing plants, looking down to search for 'suspicious locations' while responding with a smile.

"No, bamboo grows much faster than you think. I remember when I was little, I heard the elders say that if bamboo is not taken care of, it can even become a disaster."

"So it's a good thing that we dig out more bamboo shoots to prevent too many bamboo stalks from growing and damaging the land or even houses."

Will it damage the house?

Upon hearing this, Tang Wei's eyes widened immediately, and he gripped the small hoe in his hand even tighter.

"That won't do, that absolutely won't do. The house is so important, it can't be damaged."

"If that's the case, then let's dig a little more!"

Seeing his proud and arrogant demeanor, Song Ning didn't try to dissuade him; after all, it was good to dig as much as possible.

After all, bamboo shoots are a seasonal food. If you can't finish them all at once, you can dry them into dried bamboo shoots. Dried bamboo shoots are also very delicious when stewed with meat.

Thinking about this, Song Ning felt incredibly motivated.

And speaking of Tang Wei, isn't he the same way himself?

The two started looking down at their phones, their fog lights piercing through the fog and shining directly onto the ground. Soon, Song Ning spotted a tree first.

"There's one here, and it looks pretty big."

He awkwardly dug a few times with his small hoe and just happened to unearth a perfectly round bamboo shoot.

Tang Wei immediately leaned closer to take a look, "Wow, it's so big! It's so cute and chubby."

He eagerly helped Song Ning pick it up, examined it for a while, and then put it into Song Ning's basket.

"Yes, this one is quite plump. I feel like it was the right decision to dig it up today. If we had waited a few more days, it would probably have been too old and had grown into a bamboo."

Song Ning was surprised by how smoothly things went, and her mood immediately brightened.

"Let's keep trying and see if we can find more!"

"Okay, I'll do my best too!"

Perhaps it was nature's reward after a winter, but they dug up three areas in total, filling two heavy baskets with bamboo shoots of all sizes.

They also encountered two or three other people who were out picking wild vegetables. One of them looked annoyed when he saw their full baskets.

Yes, now is the best time for bamboo shoots to grow. Why didn't she think of going out to dig for bamboo shoots?

Oh dear, she'll go back and pack her things now, and call her husband to come out and dig together. Look at how full their baskets are, there must be a lot of bamboo shoots waiting to be dug!

Song Ning didn't care what others thought; he and Tang Wei were both very happy. However, since Tang Wei and the others didn't know how to prepare bamboo shoots, they decided to have Tang Wei and the others contribute a piece of cured pork, and Song Ning and the others contribute a piece of cured fish. Both sides went to Song Ning's house for dinner today, where they not only taught Tang Wei and the others how to prepare bamboo shoots, but also tasted the first fresh flavor of spring together.

Stir-fried bamboo shoots with cured pork and stewed sweet potato noodles with cured fish—two ordinary dishes that made them eat so much they almost lost their eyebrows from the deliciousness.