Rebirth before the doomsday: I quietly emptied the city of supplies

"July has a 31st, so today is already August 14th..." Chen Yu thought about it and began to calculate. This should be the right date..."Ah!! It's already July 14th!" "Doesn't that mean that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Ling Qing suddenly realized and said.

If she hadn't suddenly remembered to ask today, they would have almost forgotten that tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival!! "Yes, tomorrow is indeed Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Chen Yu nodded and spoke.

Because I was quite busy these days, and I only needed to remember the time to survive, so I didn't remember anything certain. Now that Ling Qing said this, Chen Yu remembered...

"Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, so should we go find some other food and have a good Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow?" Ling Qing looked at Chen Yu expectantly and asked.

"Well, you are right. Let's go find some things today and celebrate the first Mid-Autumn Festival in the wilderness tomorrow." Chen Yu nodded and said.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival left over from the Tang Dynasty in my country. It means reunion... But now, reunion is a luxury for me, something I dare not even think about. "Yeah, okay, we will enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes at that time." "By the way, you can even make steamed buns, so you should be able to make moon cakes, right?" Ling Qing blinked and asked expectantly. "Little Kiss, let's go, let's go explore and find food now..." Chen Yu also said what he meant, and directly picked up his backpack, bow and arrow, and machete. This has now become Chen Yu's standard equipment when he goes out! After being surrounded by bears on the ranch last time, Chen Yu now carries a machete with him even when feeding goats.

"By the way, please give us some buns and steamed buns. We will use them as dry food on the road. We may not be able to come back at noon." Chen Yu reminded.

After going out today, it is obvious that I will not be able to come back at noon.. "Yeah, I know!"

Ling Qing carried his backpack, took a few bottles of water, some sugar cane and steamed buns, and the two set off...

Maybe it was because they were too familiar with the surroundings, so after walking for an hour and a half, they didn't find anything at all...

After walking for another half an hour, the two finally found some fruits and vegetables that could be used.

"Chen Yu, look, is that an eggplant?"

Ling Qing suddenly pointed to a few purple-black fruits and vegetables beside him and asked Chen Yu. This thing is exactly the same as the round eggplant they planted before! "Yeah, it is indeed a round eggplant." Chen Yu nodded.

It seems that today's trip will not be fruitless... He still likes to eat eggplants. Tomorrow, he can make some minced meat eggplants, or grilled eggplants! "It's not easy to come here once, so I'll pick more." Ling Qing hurried over and started picking eggplants.

This thing should be considered their first vegetable in the true sense!

In fact, from a biological point of view, eggplant should be classified as a fruit, but more people like to classify them as vegetables... Over time, they have become a vegetable!!

After Ling Qing picked most of the eggplants, the two continued to set off, searching along the way, but the harvest was not very large. After an autumn rain, it seemed that many wild fruits had withered...

Logically speaking, this situation should not occur in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It seems to be related to the climate and environment of Tswana Island!!

After walking and stopping for eight or nine hours, the two finally returned to the shelter. When they returned to the shelter, they were exhausted!

Although we walked a long way today, the harvest was still good.

In addition to some round eggplants, we also picked some wild peppers, some sturdy fruits, blueberries and the like... In addition, there are some other wild vegetables!!

Although there is not much food, it will definitely be a rich meal tomorrow as it is Mid-Autumn Festival.

"It has rained these few days ago. I wonder if there are any winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo hut. If there are, we can add a dish tomorrow." Chen Yu said as he looked at their harvest on the ground.

Although it’s not bad, it would be even better if we could add one more dish... "Yeah, maybe we really have it now." Ling Qing nodded and said.

Winter bamboo shoots usually mature during the Frost Descent, which is around September 20th of the lunar calendar, and the best time to harvest them is in February of the following year.

Of course, there is a popular saying about digging winter bamboo shoots: Winter bamboo shoots rot in spring before September, and they flourish during Qingming Festival after September...

The meaning is very simple. It means that winter bamboo shoots before the ninth month of the lunar calendar generally cannot be transformed into spring bamboo shoots and will rot in the fields. However, winter bamboo shoots after the beginning of winter will almost always be transformed into spring bamboo shoots.

Therefore, the best time to dig bamboo shoots is before the winter solstice!!!

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Although it is only the middle of August in the lunar calendar, the climate on Tswana Island is already like late autumn, approaching early winter. The climate on this island is a little different from other places. It gets cold earlier. Maybe there are already winter bamboo shoots. "Well, let's try our luck and go and have a look..."

Chen Yu nodded. If he didn't have it, he would just take it as a walk. If he did, it would be even better! "Yeah, let's go!" Ling Qing nodded and followed Chen Yu.

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Half an hour later, Chen Yu and Ling Qing appeared in the dense bamboo grove.

"Take a closer look. Generally, if the soil around is loose or has cracks and feels soft when you step on it, there may be winter bamboo shoots..." Chen Yu reminded him. This is the simplest common sense! "Yeah, I get it!"

Ling Qing agreed and began to look for loose soil. In fact, she had dug winter bamboo shoots when she was a child, so she knew a lot of precautions. For example:

It is pointed at both ends and curved in the middle, and it will rot into pulp in spring. It is thin at the top and thick at the bottom, and it will become a new bamboo in the next year.

Bamboo shoots with curved shapes, thin bases, or dry, cracked, and aged shells will basically not transform into spring bamboo shoots, but they can be dug up.

Those with plump bases, well-developed roots, tender bamboo shoot shells and tightly wrapped bamboo shoots are the root of the transformation into spring bamboo shoots, breaking through the soil and promoting the prosperity of the world next year, so it is best not to dig them up...

Moreover, digging winter bamboo shoots also requires some rich experience and skills. Otherwise, it is difficult to dig winter bamboo shoots!

First, you need to dig bamboo shoots in a place with sufficient water, sufficient sunlight, dense branches and leaves, and dark green leaves! Winter bamboo shoots here usually have cracks, and some are unearthed....

When digging, you should follow the bamboo shoots and dig deep. You should observe whether the bamboo shoots are new or old, and whether they are yellow in color, not gray or black!

Secondly, find bamboos that are more than two years old and less than four years old, and determine whether they are male or female. If the first branch is single, it is a male bamboo, and if it is double, it is a female bamboo. Determine whether it is a pregnant female bamboo! Of course, these are all experiences gained from years of digging bamboo.