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Chapter 1148 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (29)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (Twenty-Nine)

Song Ning's question really caught Wang Kang off guard. He put down what he was doing and thought for a while before speaking uncertainly.

"I don't know about others, but I myself don't like staying in the base. Where there are many people, there will be backstabbing and infighting. My wife and I are not very smart. We both think that we can make a living on our own outside. It's simple and good enough."

"Oh, Han Shuang should be too. I think she used to work at the base and had a boyfriend, but then she came out on her own."

That makes sense, and Song Ning listened and thought about it for a moment before understanding.

If he were in his current situation, relying on the big cat for survival, he wouldn't want to go back to that kind of life at the base, even knowing that the base was actually quite good.

"That's true, but you and Sister Li are both very capable. It's not easy for the two of you to make a living outside."

He spoke from the bottom of his heart. He had thought about leaving the base before, but the hordes of zombies outside made him hesitate.

Not to mention that finding food outside was too difficult, so he gave up the idea.

He's currently only able to do so because of Big Cat's protection; otherwise, he would most likely have gone to that base to seek refuge.

Wang Kang was a little flattered by the praise, "Oh, we just barely make ends meet, nothing like the comfortable life you and Leopard live."

He was envious!

Song Ning smiled but didn't say anything, only becoming more certain in her heart that she had to treat Big Cat even better.

The cellar was completed on time. Song Ning went inside and saw that Wang Kang's craftsmanship was excellent. The entire cellar was built according to his requirements, with the entrance next to the house. The space below was much larger than a typical cellar and was divided into two rooms.

The larger room was intended by Song Ning to be used for storing ice. It was dug quite deep, and according to his requirements, only a space wide enough for one person was left. Song Ning estimated that the interior space was about fifteen square meters, and the exterior space was about ten square meters, so it could be said to be a very large place.

Song Ning came out satisfied, just in time to run into a big cat that had come out of hunting.

He smiled and leaned closer for a look. Today's prey seemed to be... some kind of cattle?

He didn't really recognize what kind of cow it was, but judging from its size, it probably weighed four or five hundred pounds. Although it was obviously leftovers from the big cat's meal, there were still at least two hundred pounds left. The big cat really had strength.

Song Ning originally wanted to help the big cat dispose of the leftovers and put them away, but as soon as he finished speaking, the other cat gave him a disgusted look, and it was not hard to tell that his suggestion had been politely rejected.

He then noticed that although it looked like leftovers, they were actually left in good places. Song Ning thought for a moment, "Was it left for me?"

The big cat came over and rubbed against his legs, then lay down as usual.

This means he was right. Song Ning glanced at it and saw that the remaining part was some ribs and two hind legs. The big cat might not necessarily like to eat ribs, but in the post-apocalyptic world, the former would be a part he liked to eat. The hind legs were also left intact, and the two hind legs would be enough for him to eat for several days.

Two of the four large freezers were still not full of food. Before they were completely frozen, Song Ning chopped up the ribs and the two hind legs so that she could take a piece to eat later. She didn't have the means before, but now that she did, Song Ning decided to properly divide and store them in pieces for convenience.

All the other meat was frozen and stored away, and Song Ning took the remaining piece of hind leg meat to test the new stove.

The new stove was built to fit the size of the pot in his room, and there's a slightly smaller spot at the back for boiling water, but it can still be used for cooking, just like it is now.

I wiped the pan with the oil I had rendered earlier and then put the piece of meat I had saved in there to fry slowly.

Song Ning couldn't quite identify what kind of cow it was, but as time passed, a rich aroma of meat kept wafting into his nose. He couldn't help but swallow hard, bend down, and take a closer sniff. The aroma became even stronger.

"smell good."

Even the big cat came over to take a look, seemingly quite interested.

"Brother Leopard, how about I get another piece so you can try it?"

Song Ning made the suggestion.

The big cat glanced at him, then turned around and lay back down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Okay, you should have eaten your fill since you just got back."

Song Ning took out another corn tortilla, thought for a moment, broke it in half, and put it back.

With meat and staple food, half a corn tortilla is enough.

He added some water to the cornbread in his lunchbox and cooked it into cornbread porridge. After the beef was fried, a bite of the fragrant beef paired with a mouthful of hot porridge made him feel much more comfortable.

"These days are so beautiful."

He would never have dared to dream of this before, and now that he has a cellar, he feels there is more hope for the future.

"I just don't know what the big market will be like in a few days. I wonder if I'll be able to go there and exchange some useful things for it."

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Song Ning felt that he had gained a little weight and his steps were more solid. Also, it wasn't as cold these past few days, or perhaps he had gotten used to it. So Song Ning simply accompanied the big cat on a patrol.

He had this idea a long time ago. Firstly, he wanted to familiarize himself with the big cat's territory, and secondly, he wanted to take the opportunity to see if there was any other place nearby worth plundering.

But you don't know until you go, and once you do, you'll be surprised.

The big cat's territory was larger than he had imagined. He even had to take a short break because it was too cold. It took him about four hours to walk back.

Back inside, Song Ning rushed over and roasted himself by the fire for over ten minutes, then took out clam oil and rubbed it all over before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He made a slight miscalculation this time. He didn't expect Brother Leopard to patrol such a wide area. However, Brother Leopard usually went out while he was sleeping, and their walking speeds were different, so he didn't think of it in advance.

Big Cat followed with a concerned look. He had also been out for several hours, but Big Cat seemed perfectly fine. He even circled around Song Ning, constantly checking on her.

Seeing that he had caused trouble for Brother Leopard, Song Ning quickly apologized.

"Sorry, Leopard Bro, I just wanted to go out and see if there was anything useful I could bring back. I feel too unsafe just sitting at home doing nothing."

He already knew the idiom "sitting and eating away one's fortune," and his current situation was essentially no different from that, in fact, the portion he was eating was even Brother Leopard's.

Song Ning pondered to himself that he still needed to find a way to do something, preferably by going to the market to exchange for some things, but what could he do in his current situation?