Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

Medical room.

Zhao Qingsong came here again.

"Officer Zhao! You've been coming to the infirmary quite often!"

When they arrived at the destination, Li Hongmei teased him.

Zhao Qingsong smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is busy!"

He then explained, "I borrowed a bicycle from Nurse Shen and was planning to return it to her a couple of days later. I came over to tell her."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongmei leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Officer Zhao, tell me honestly, how are you two doing now? I heard you two went to the skating rink yesterday."

"hey-hey!"

Zhao Qingsong chuckled sheepishly: "Yeah, I went there yesterday. Anyway, she doesn't dislike me. The rest is up to fate!"

"Hey! What do you mean by 'it depends on fate'?"

Li Hongmei rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Even a good woman can be won over by a persistent suitor. Wanqing is such a pretty girl, there are plenty of men eyeing her! If you're too slow, she'll be gone!"

"Okay, I understand! Then you'll have to give me some fresh air from time to time, sister-in-law!"

Zhao Qingsong said with a smile.

"Okay, go ahead! She's at the pharmacy!"

"good!"

Zhao Qingsong agreed, then, as if remembering something, said, "Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, I have two quilts at home, but the covers and linings aren't sewn together. Could you please help me put them on when you have time?"

"Putting on a duvet cover? It's no big deal. Okay, go get it for me when you have time."

"Okay, I'll take it over tonight."

After Zhao Qingsong finished speaking, he smiled and looked in the direction of the ward: "Then you go ahead with your work, I'll go to the pharmacy first."

"Fine, go ahead!"

Li Hongmei waved her hand and watched him leave before entering the ward.

……

In the pharmacy warehouse, Shen Wanqing was organizing things.

"Nurse, I need my medication!"

An aged voice came from over, and Shen Wanqing subconsciously looked up.

"Okay, wait a moment, you need to..."

Before I could finish speaking, I saw that grinning face and was speechless.

She gave him a disgruntled look: "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Qingsong clutched his chest and said, "Well... I'm terminally ill and desperately need medicine to save my life."

"Huh? Where does it hurt?"

Shen Wanqing was puzzled.

"lovesickness!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and her face instantly turned red.

"Are you... are you sick in the head?!"

"Yeah, didn't we say I was lovesick?"

Shen Wanqing glared at him reproachfully: "What are you trying to do? I'm still busy!"

Seeing this, Zhao Qingsong composed himself and smiled, "Oh, I just wanted to let you know. I borrowed your bike for a couple of days, and I probably won't be able to return it to you until the day after tomorrow or the day after that. I need to go to the countryside for some business. Is that convenient?"

"Oh? The work's done?"

Zhao Qingsong had previously said he wouldn't go back to the countryside, but after discussing work yesterday, he's going back today.

I guess that's what it is.

"clever!"

Zhao Qingsong smiled and said, "The coal station was hiring, so I took a job there. I'll go back tomorrow; walking would take too much time."

Shen Wanqing nodded gently: "Okay, you can use it first, I'm not in a hurry."

"Okay, thank you! Here, try this."

He smiled and took out a piece of oil paper and handed it to her.

Shen Wanqing curiously took it and opened it to take a look.

"What is that?!"

"You should try it!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wanqing put the item to her nose to smell it before taking a bite.

Then her eyes lit up: "Hmm, delicious, a bit like sausage! Did you buy it from the Overseas Chinese Remittance Store?"

"Oh, you've eaten there?"

"Yes, I've eaten it before. Back when Soviet experts were around, we could get remittance coupons and buy some imported goods. It feels somewhat similar, but also different. This one is softer."

Zhao Qingsong smiled and said, "A friend gave it to me. It's called a sausage, and it's imported!"

Of course! Just look at the membrane inside the sausage – that's why it's imported!

Then he placed a lunchbox there: "Here, this is what we ate yesterday. I forgot to give it to you at lunchtime. You can eat it, but remember, don't give it to anyone else. I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

After saying goodbye, he left.

"Why!"

Shen Wanqing called out, but Zhao Qingsong had already left.

She peeked out and saw Zhao Qingsong looking back at her even after walking away, so she quickly pulled her head back in.

Holding the lunchbox, a hint of girlish shyness appeared on her face.

……

Zhao Qingsong returned to the department and stayed for a while before it was time to leave work.

He had told Gao Dazhi about asking Li Hongmei to sew his quilt, and after work, Gao Dazhi went to his house.

Zhao Qingsong wrapped the items in a cloth and took them out.

"Brother Gao, the quilt cover and quilt lining are inside, so please trouble your wife."

Gao Dazhi took the things: "It's no trouble at all. Come over for dinner sometime. Be careful going into the mountains tomorrow!"

"Okay, don't worry."

"I'll be going now!"

After saying goodbye, Gao Dazhi rode his bicycle away from the compound.

Seeing that the person had left, he closed the door and returned home, going to the basement.

The chicks and ducklings were leisurely eating inside the enclosure, with cornmeal scattered everywhere.

Seeing that the little ones were doing well, I added some water and cabbage leaves, and then left them alone.

Growing crops requires soil, so I went back to the basement, made several large wooden barrels from the worktable, and put them all into my space. Then I went back to the ground, locked the door, and rode my bike away from the courtyard.

It's difficult to excavate frozen soil now. The factory has been carrying out a lot of construction in the past two years, with many construction sites. However, due to the current shortage of food and materials, many construction sites have stopped work, leaving only key projects to continue.

He had already set his sights on a particular spot.

There's some excavated soil there; just bring some back.

He arrived at the place in the dark, hid in a corner and looked around to make sure no one was there before putting the wooden bucket out and starting to dig.

The mud here is frozen, but it's been dug before, so it's relatively easier to dig.

Once you break through some of the frozen soil, it becomes much easier to dig deeper underneath.

……

More than half an hour later, Zhao Qingsong finally put the shovel back into his spatial storage.

"Having more strength really makes a difference."

I don't feel tired at all.

He put the items into his spatial storage and headed home.

After returning, we took the wooden bucket out and shoveled the soil into the cultivation tank, which was even more laborious than shoveling soil into the wooden bucket.

After working for half a day, the soil was all prepared.

Begin sowing.

Looking at the three-tiered shelf, I thought about it for a moment and then started planting.

Scallions, ginger, garlic cloves, cilantro, chili peppers... Grow a little of each of these seasonings, just enough for yourself.

Next up are the peanuts.

This stuff is hard to make, so I'll just make some for myself as a snack.

Lettuce, eggplant, celery, leafy greens...

I don't grow too much of each kind, just enough for my daily needs. By summer, I won't lack these things.

The remaining half was used entirely for sweet potato seedling cultivation.

After everything was done, he took a broom and swept the muddy passageway clean.

First, fill the water tank with water, and then take out the tube of plant culture solution you obtained earlier.

This tube can accelerate the growth of plants in a Level 1 culture chamber by 10 times in 10 days.

10 days.

The growth cycle of most plants is around 100 days, so 10 times is 10 days, which is enough for most plants to complete their growth cycle.

Furthermore, points can be redeemed.

One point can be exchanged for one bottle, but he doesn't plan to redeem it for now.

After finishing all that, he went to the bathroom to wash up.

After finishing his work, looking at the pig intestines in the space, he thought it was time to make his own wooden bow and arrows.

Actually, one way to make bows and arrows is with animal intestines, and another is with horsehair. The steel mill's transport team has quite a few horses, so we can go and get some later.

Make two kinds.

Open the workbench, find the recurve bow, and click to make it.

Before long, a brand new bow and arrow appeared in his hand.

I took it and tried it out.

"Zzzzt!"

I tried launching it, and it felt alright. I'll find some cow horn and tendon later to make a better one, but it'll still be usable for now.

They also made several arrows from iron and wood.

He had originally planned to collect more pheasant feathers to make a down jacket, but now he's barely using them to make arrows.

The quality is somewhat poor, but it's usable to the point of being barely acceptable.

He took out a piece of wood and tried shooting it once.

With weapon proficiency, this thing is now considered part of the weapon's range, so it can be used normally. The accuracy is decent, but I don't know how effective it is at long range.

He was delighted to see that the proficiency level for basic weapon mastery in the system had also increased.

This is a bug!

Using a bow and arrow to practice your skill level would be a good idea.

With that thought in mind, he began to draw his bow and shoot arrows continuously.