"Senior, I'm going to cook." Fang Hao washed his hands four or five times, and soaked them in disinfectant for a long time. Thinking of the ingredients prepared at noon, he became energetic.

"Just make some simple things for dinner. The things you made at noon were pretty good."

"En, I need to deal with the materials prepared at noon, and make more spare meals." Thinking of the glutinous rice, peanuts and other things soaked at noon, Fang Hao rolled up his sleeves and rushed into the kitchen.

Fighting zombies takes bodily effort, and both of them were exhausted. They had plentiful ingredients at home, so Fang Hao was very willing to add meat and vegetables into individual glutinous rice balls and rice balls. Stuffed pastries with various meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, eggs, and so on, were also made. It resulted in a big pile. He was also very bold and used a large piece of pork belly collected earlier, stewed it in a big pot, and simmered it slowly over the fire.

Not to mention, he told He Zizhong to chop two pork chops and three lamb chops with the momentum of chopping zombies. They were currently being boiled in water.¹re: to 'blanch' them in hot water to get rid of the bloody taste

He Zizhong, who felt his arms were a little weak, quietly fumbled out the door. Fang Hao's aura became full after he entered the kitchen, making it hard for people to move their eyes away from, but he...hehe, he just came out to rest his shoulders.

The scene in the space was still the same. The farmland in front was mostly empty, and there was no time to plant anything. The bamboo forest in the back mountain was growing very prosperously. The peach blossoms on the hillside have fallen, leaving peaches hanging on the trees; it is estimated that they will be harvested soon.

The growth rate of poultry and livestock was very fast. At least the chickens and ducklings were still bunches of yellow down and feathers, and looked cute. The cattle and sheep were also wagging their tails leisurely, eating lush pastures and various vegetables in between.

Crops in the space grew quickly. Even if He Zizhong only allocated a small plot of land to raise livestock, it was completely sufficient for them to consume.

"Let's go to the back mountain." Although there was a lot of fruit at home, most of it was collected from outside, and is completely incomparable with the food produced by the space. The collected things can be kept in exchange for necessities in the future, and the two of them can normally use the products grown in the space.

After a walking around the mountain, the number of trees bearing fruit is not that many. Compared with vegetable crops, the ripening period of fruit was not fast. But even so, if it took about a week or two, they should be able to gain a lot.²T/N: .......... if fruits ripen in a week it'll be LOADS.

Reaching the bamboo in the back mountain, he saw many bamboo shoots had drilled out. Once the bamboo grew taller, it can be cut down and made into fences, shelves, and other things.

"There are a lot of bamboo shoots growing in the back, so I dug a bunch out. What do you think should be done?"

Hearing the sound, Fang Hao's eyes gleamed and his head stretched out: "Let's put it underneath first. I will pickle some dried bamboo shoots later, and cook the rest slowly."

He went downstairs in response, and after entering the lower floor, He Zizhong had a headache again - there were a lot of things...

It was okay when he collected it before. Basically what he saw was what he took, but now... it's all piled up in a mess.

"Organize slowly." He sighed. Fortunately, things in the lower space can be controlled mentally.

Separating clothes, food, daily necessities, and non-staple food seasonings one by one, and then vacating those shelves to store space products for easy access at any time.

Fang Hao came downstairs when He Zizhong's reorganization was just completed. "What's up?"

"The meal is ready, and I'm just grabbing some fresh-keeping bags along the way to hold the rice balls and stuffed pastries." As he spoke, he saw the organized space and stuck his tongue out in praise: "Senior is great! Already done?"

He Zizhong used his mind to fetch two packets of small fresh-keeping bags, and pointed to one of the empty shelves: "The things you made earlier can be put there for easy access."

Fang Hao quickly nodded with bright eyes.

Their dinner was very hearty. The tomatoes produced by the space were fried with the cabbage produced by the space, which was delicious. Fang Hao also stewed braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and fried pork with bamboo shoots. Finally, there was a tomato and egg soup.

Looking at a table of home-cooked dishes, and then at Fang Hao who walked over after washing his hands, He Zizhong felt that tying him next to him after being reborn was really the right choice.

The dining table area was too big. The bamboo dining table with exquisitely carved patterns keeps the two hosts at a warm and close distance.

Fang Hao's craftsmanship is very good. After intensively fighting monsters today, being able to eat such tasty delicacies that replenished his physical strength... He Zizhong, who came back from the apocalypse, couldn't even dream of it before.

"What about after collecting things tomorrow? Where is senior going?" Fang Hao grabbed a bamboo shoot with his chopsticks. The crisp shoots were fresh and refreshing, with a unique sweetness, which made people unable to stop.

Seeing his cheeks banging, He Zizhong couldn't help but curl up his mouth in a smile: "Go to city A." In his previous life, city A quickly established a safe base. At least near city F, it was the quickest.

In addition, it is much safer than other small bases because of its abundant troops, complete system, and rapid response. At least in the near term, He Zizhong had no other better choice.

He Zizhong’s advantage in rebirth is only half a year³There is a time discrepancy with what the author wrote in previous chapters. Before it was 1.5 years and now its .5 years or 6 months. Just treat it as a number. The time will be mentioned a few more times in future chapters too.. What happens later, he was also not sure. But no matter what, he now has the space and Fang Hao. The space is home for both of them, no matter what the future looks like, and he will also work hard to live with Fang Hao.

Fang Hao nodded when he heard his words: "Yes, although there are a lot of people there, after all, there are many troops stationed there. Once the leaders react, it should be safer than over here."

He Zizhong nodded silently. He also knew one thing. Those who were the earliest to leave or were kicked out, after a month later, if they wanted to enter the safe zone again, it would not be easy.

At the beginning, it took him and the team more than two months to arrive city A. At that time, he paid a lot of supplies and obtained the qualification to live in city A. But it also gave Dai Jun an opportunity to see that star…

A faint light flashed in his eyes. His purpose of going to city A, in addition to fancying its sturdiness, He Zizhong understood there was part of him still unwilling to let the past go so easily.

He died too aggrieved in his previous life. Even if he understands the reasons and positions of those people, he still can't really let go.

He does not want to fall into revenge with methods, such as framing or killing people. Instead, he wants to make trouble for those people. Making them feel suffocated can be satisfying - life in the future is very hard, and he doesn't mind using this kind of way to lighten his mood.

For Fang Hao, He Zizhong's decision was his goal. Now that he has planned the direction, he only needs to work hard to keep up with him and never cause trouble to senior!

Suddenly thinking of something, He Zizhong looked at Fang Hao: "By the way, do you have someone to look for?"

Fang Hao was taken aback for a moment and looked at him puzzled.

"I mean...family." This was He Zizhong's negligence. He remembered that he had asked about Fang Hao's family in his previous life. He didn't elaborate, but he also knew that the relationship between them did not seem to be good. Fang Hao didn’t want to talk in depth, so it was completely forgotten by He Zizhong...

Fang Hao's original smile disappeared, his eyes dropped, and his long eyelashes cast a distressing shadow. He Zizhong wanted to tell him that if he didn't want to, he didn't have to. Fang Hao said, "I... no family."

As he said, he took a peek at He Zizhong: "When I was six, my mother passed away, and I lived with my grandpa and grandmother until I was eight. When I went back, he had married a woman and his children were one year old. ... When my liking men was known by him, he gave me living expenses for eighteen years in one breath, and then left me alone. When I reached eighteen, he directly broke our father-son relationship."

Having said that, he paused, and laughed somewhat self-deprecatingly: "After they moved to city S, I didn't even know the phone number and address of his home."

"Then your university..."

"Work-study. I worked near the school...Oh! I worked in restaurants, so I learned a lot of dishes, and now I can cook for senior!" Fang Hao looked at him with bright eyes as if to sweep away the previous haze.

He Zizhong smiled and stroked his hair: "Okay, wait until city A and then slowly cook for me." High school? Before the age of eighteen? Then... he's afraid it was his confession to him. He was used by his father and stepmother as an excuse and bargaining chip to abandon him... In his previous life, in the previous life... what was his mood being next to him?

But no matter what, on their future road, he will work hard with him.

After dinner, Fang Hao went into the kitchen again. He still had a lot of food to cook. After that, the two of them will probably live in a crowded place. He must prepare all kinds of visually unremarkable, but also nutritious and delicious food!

Seeing Fang Hao entered the kitchen, He Zizhong decided to find some seeds to plant. The deliciousness of the fruits and vegetables in the space has now completely hooked his gluttonous self. He looked forward to growing more food so that Fang Hao can show his cooking skills.

He took a bag of rice seeds, and a small bag of corn. Because it was his first time planting such things, he was only going to try to plant a little tonight.

He Zizhong, who didn't know that there was a "seedling cultivation" step before planting crops in the world, very boldly stuffed a small half-pack of rice seeds across two long fields. After that, he rubbed his old waist with a distorted face and frowned: "If I knew I was so tired, I would have driven the planter to plant them."

His original intention was to try it out and note down their maturity time. After all, the amount of rice at home is considerable, and there is a lot of fragrant rice too. After the rice is harvested, it is very troublesome to hull. If it wasn't for researching the growing time, he wouldn't waste such time.

Looking at the small bamboo house half-hidden behind the grape rack and the melon rack, He Zizhong sighed. Fang Hao was working hard to cook, and he has to at least produce some results...

After sowing half the corn seeds on the edge of the dry land, He Zizhong straightened up. He heard the Fang Hao running towards him excitedly: "Senior! Senior!"

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