RLDRFH Chapter 23

The two pushed a supermarket cart with several baskets in it, ready to harvest.

The common vegetables grown in the field, such as rapeseed, cauliflower, cabbage, and cucumber, were all mature, so they picked most of it, leaving some for seeds.

In addition, the tomatoes, watermelons, and strawberries were also ripe.

He Zizhong tapped a big watermelon with green vines, and thought for a while: “Let’s keep the watermelon seeds. On the way back, we can sprinkle them on the back pasture.”

Fang Hao didn’t have any objections to the idea. “Okay, let’s plant more vegetables over there too!” He just discovered that the calves in the back have grown up a lot, and they can have cow and goat milk later!

The crops on the ground alone took up three carts to harvest. Fortunately, He Zizhong could use his mind to send things in his hands into the basement in the space.

Of course, when he moved things in the kitchen before, it was out of pure habit that he ran up and down purposely.

A lot of bright yellow corn was also harvested. The other grains were not yet mature, so there was no need to harvest them for the time being.

Pushing the cart to the back mountain, the two dug a lot of bamboo shoots before going up the mountain to harvest fruits.

The relatively low bushes were full of conspicuous berries, and Fang Hao picked them with his eyes open: “Cranberries, blackberries, blueberries… Senior, where did you get all these seedlings?!”

He Zizhong coughed, and turned his face to one side: “I bought them online.” He found two seed and sapling shops with everything, and purchased several of all the plants.

When he was sorting out the supplies a few days ago, he discovered that he also accidentally bought some seeds and saplings of ornamental plants such as wild roses, Chinese roses, and orchids.

However, due to limited time and space, they were not planted.

The fruits were packed into small baskets of varying colors, and He Zizhong put them into the underground storage one by one.

The two of them picked and ate, and when they were finished, they couldn’t fit anything else in their stomachs. There were no pesticides and insects on these!

They seem to have forgotten to leave room for curry…

He Zizhong silently thought his mouth was greedy. He didn’t have much interest in fruit before, and even suffered internal injuries from eating too many apples in his previous life. Now, he can only blame fruits grown in the space for being too delicious. The taste of ripe fruit is incomparable.

It can be said that the two of them shared the same warm thoughts…

After running around busily for the last few days, the couple decided to rest early. Washing up, they returned to the big bed on the second floor. Not to mention Fang Hao who was plotting wrongdoing, even He Zizhong was tempted. Not to mention he was not prepared to be a virtuous Liu Xiahui…

From a soft kiss to a strong intersecting of lips and teeth. They two finally reached a relatively safe temporary residence, and there was no worries about the near future. Not to mention, midnight is far away, and there are more important mental and physical things to take care of.

Fang Hao’s waist was very flexible, which is different from the softness of women. His skin is very smooth, but not excessively delicate. The faint scent of shampoo was exactly the kind he liked to use – fresh, natural, with the same relaxing warmth as the person himself.

The kiss grew deeper and deeper. Fang Hao subconsciously hugged He Zizhong’s neck, randomly touching his back, not realizing his clothes were growing fewer and fewer, and a man’s big hand had slipped somewhere.

Reaching out and grabbing a bottle of lubricant from the bedside table… He Zizheng admitted he had planned for a long time. After meeting Fang Hao again and confirming that he was willing to be with him, he bought other supplies. At the same time, he stocked a lot of this stuff.

Although it can be substituted with other things, it was dedicated for this purpose after all. Where can he find such a thing during the apocalypse?

Enveloped in the gentleness of his sweetheart, when Fang Hao he opened his eyes again, his eyes were misty. The person himself was a little dizzy, which was particularly attractive.

“Senior… come on…”

“Call me Zizhong.” He Zizhong leaned down and kissed his lips.

“Zi, Zizhong…” Fang Hao didn’t expect that one day he would call his name in person, just as he didn’t expect him to accept himself. Everything happening now seemed to be a dream. If there were no zombies outside, it would be simply the most perfect dream in the world.

“Zizhong, Zizhong, Zizhong…” The voice of the person in his arms rose up and down, accompanied by his actions, like a beautiful melody.

“A’Hao…I love you.” Holding the person in his arms tightly, He Zizhong was very convinced that he loved him. From his past life to this one, in the future, he will be with him steadfastly, and walk with him until the end of the last days.

The phone alarm on the bedside rang to wake up the two sleeping people. Because there was no nighttime in the space, He Zizhong was afraid of their circadian clock going into disorder, and set an alarm up.

Reaching out, he grabbed the phone and turned off the alarm clock. The person in his arms raised his head sleepily and rubbed his eyes: “Senior… is it time to get up?”

The white neck and the delicate collarbone with red marks made He Zizhong’s mouth, who had just tasted a delicacy¹There’s a phrase/idiom here about having tasted the pith or marrow, which should be a euphemism for sex. Tried to adapt it to a similar meaning in English, a bit dry. He lowered his head and kissed his forehead. “It’s just seven o’clock. You should sleep a little longer.”

Cheeks rubbing against his arms, Fan Hao muttered vaguely: “I won’t sleep… It’s time to get up…”

In the end, He Zizhong pressed Fang Hao, who like a confused, bewildered kitten, onto the bed and let him sleep for a while, while he went downstairs to cook porridge.

He Zizhong might not be able to make other meals, but it was not hard to cook white rice porridge. Especially today, it’s best for Fang Hao to eat lighter foods.

He chose the best fragrant rice from the underground warehouse, and grabbed some pickles and kimchi, before going back to the kitchen to cook the porridge and prepare the vegetables.

Fang Hao slept for another half an hour before he woke up completely. He rubbed his eyes and went downstairs. He found that He Zizhong had prepared the side dishes and was struggling with the porridge in the kitchen. He couldn’t help but stand at the door of the kitchen, watching the man busy himself.

“Awake?” He Zizhong smiled at him. “Go wash first. It will be done soon.”

A smile hung on his usually slightly cold face, which made his whole person look particularly soft. Fang Hao was stunned by the gentle smile, and was stunned for a long time at the kitchen door.

“What’s wrong? Where is it uncomfortable?” Thinking that he was too eager last night, which caused Fang Hao to be injured, He Zizhong put down the spoon in his hand and walked to the kitchen door, bending over to test the temperature of his forehead.

Fang Hao recovered, lowered his head uncomfortably, raised his hand, and hugged his waist. It was tough and strong… Someone’s mind wandered for a bit, thinking of the heat last night, as his ears turned red.

“Senior… I love you…” After speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly called out again in a low voice, “Zizhong…”

“I love you too.” Lowering his head, he kissed him softly on the top of his head, and hugged him. The peace and warmth at this moment was something neither of them dared imagine before – until the porridge on the stove boiled. Fortunately, it wasn’t burned.

The two ate breakfast and packed up their dishes before returning to the villa outside.

The place they appeared was still the big bed in the bedroom. The two of them looked out from the windows to confirm that the villa area was still quiet as before, and there were no signs of zombies. But at a villa faraway, there were two zombies hitting the windows.

It looked like that villa’s glass was also toughened and very strong; the zombies won’t be able to break in easily.

“Let’s go.” The two of them planned to explore the neighborhood to familiarize themselves with the environment. After all, even in his previous life, He Zizhong did not thoroughly understand the layout and facilities present.

The various facilities and clubs in the villa area have not yet been filled. Except for a few houses that have just been renovated and have not yet had people moved in yet, the area was basically empty.

As the two drove out of the community, two zombies rushed towards them after hearing the sound. They were hit by and flew off the car to their deaths. Simultaneously, they harvested the crystal nucleus in their brains – after all, it was not far from the villa they chose. It’s better to clean up any zombies nearby.

Next to the villa area was a garden with newly transplanted saplings that had no branches or leaves.

There were several nearby high-rise residential complexes in varying stages of completion. In the middle were various functional buildings, such as banks, shopping malls, 24-hour convenience stores, kindergartens, and schools. It was a new type of community with complete functionality.

There were some scattered zombies wandering on the road at this time. When they passed through a high-rise community, they also saw two zombie dogs wandering around. The iron gates of that community were tightly shut. This should be why there are very few living and fleeing people on the road…

They drove to a large supermarket nearby. Because it was built in the wealthy area, the supermarket was not an ordinary one. Most of the things sold inside are foreign foods. All kinds of fresh meat and vegetables were also transported by air directly from the place of production.

“Someone should have been here.” Looking at the messy supermarket shelves, He Zizhong put down another zombie and took out the hard disk of the supermarket’s surveillance video. “Go to the warehouse and have a look.”

“Okay.” Fang Hao carefully scouted the way, and the two detoured directly to the supermarket warehouse.

It was filled with all kinds of foreign food packages, ingredients, and cans. All kinds of refrigerated and frozen foods were in the freezer, as well as whole rows of red wine, beer, and various well-known high-priced alcohols shipped from the place of origin.

“God, these are cigars?!” Fang Hao opened a very high-end wooden box, which was full of high-end cigars. He had never seen this thing with his own eyes before!

“This is a good thing.” These things were an absolute luxury no matter whether it was before or after the apocalypse. Perfect to give as a gift.

“It’s still not as affordable as cigarettes.” Fang Hao shook his head regretfully, closed the lid, and handed it to He Zizhong to store in the space.

“I think there was a tobacco and alcohol store on the side of the road just now?” They could go there next. Neither of them smoked, but these things are very useful for building relationships.

Hoarding once more.

 

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  There’s a phrase/idiom here about having tasted the pith or marrow, which should be a euphemism for sex. Tried to adapt it to a similar meaning in English