After the Earthquake of Rebirth

After staying in the mountain for 8 days, Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen picked the entire walnut tree.During this period, Du Cheng and Huzi received more than 60 wild rabbits, nearly forty pheasants, five roe deer, six roe deer, one wild boar, two sika deer, two whole hawthorn trees and countless dry firewood.

After picking the walnuts, the four of them set out to go back. This time, they didn't waste any time to set the trap, and hurried back to the cave. Even if there were dead branches blocking the way, Ning Qiyan would not put them back in the space anymore. Because the space has been filled to the brim, even the fence for raising livestock is occupied by more than half of the firewood that has no place to put it.

Counting the time spent going up and down the mountain, it took them 21 days to go out this time. Especially on the last day, it was obvious that the humidity in the air was extremely high, the sky was dark, and the wind was cold and damp. I am afraid it will rain. .Ning Xiaowen went directly into the space, while Ning Qiyan climbed onto Du Cheng's back after he couldn't keep up physically. Du Cheng and Hu Zi took turns to drive back, and finally returned to his cave before the rain fell.

Once they arrived at the cave, they locked the door again from the inside, and the three of them got into the space together.

Ning Qiyan drove Du Cheng and Huzi to take a bath first, trotting all the way and carrying him on his back, both of them were sweating, the temperature is low now, even in the space, the temperature is around ten degrees, don't catch a cold anymore .

Ning Qiyan drew a circle on November 11th on the calendar and recorded today's heavy rain. Not surprisingly, this rain will also be the last rain before winter this year. The firewood stacked in the space is cut into similar lengths, which is convenient for drying and bundling.Bundled firewood is easier to stack, whether it is stacked in caves or platforms, or in space, it can also save a lot of space.

After Hu Zi and Du Cheng finished washing, they took over the work of Ning Qiyan and Ning Qiyan, and Ning Xiaowen also went in to take a bath.

This rain only lasted for three days, but it was more difficult than the first rain.In the near-zero temperature, the rain is much colder than the snow, and the moisture in the air penetrates directly into the bones.During the period, the four of them planned to take a look at the situation of the platform. After all, the platform would not be wet by rain and snow, but it was just a rumor that Ning Qiyan heard in his previous life. If he didn't take a look in person, Ning Qiyan couldn't guarantee whether it was true.

As soon as they left the space, the temperature in the cave caused the four of them to shiver collectively. They opened the iron door tremblingly, confirming that at least the edge of the platform hadn't been wet by the rain so far, the four of them hurried back into the space.

"I'll go find the winter clothes." After pouring a whole cup of hot water, Ning Qiyan regained his composure.

Others are totally fine.

Not to mention that a long-sleeved T-shirt and a woolen vest are enough for each person in the space. Even on the way back from the mountains, they only had sweaters and jackets.Who would have thought that it would be so cold in just one day.

"It's only mid-November, our coldest period is the end of January and the beginning of February, what will it be like then?" Ning Xiaowen began to worry.

"It's been raining outside for the past few days, and it's so cold and wet. I took the temperature and took it out just now, and it only showed 0 degrees." Ning Qiyan explained.

Huzi laughed dryly, "This zero temperature has caught up to the usual minus 15 or 6 degrees."

Even though he had decided not to leave the space until the rain stopped, Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen still found the winter clothes together.

Fortunately, Ning Xiaowen can wear Ning Qiyan's clothes, and Huzi can also wear Du Cheng's clothes.Otherwise, there are not many clothes that fit and are warm after the earthquake.

"The leather hasn't been processed yet. After it's done, I have to hurry up and make leather clothes. The clothes can keep you warm against the wind." Ning Xiaowen said.

Ning Qiyan nodded, "Take advantage of the rain outside these few days, let's make bacon first, there is enough air-dried meat, then make some bacon, plus the venison and wild boar frozen in the freezer, enough for us to eat. Those raised at home should be kept for Chinese New Year or when you want to eat fresh meat and then kill them."

"Okay, anyway, there's nothing important to do now. I'll deal with the wood first." After Huzi finished speaking, he rummaged through the pile of firewood to find suitable wood.

Du Cheng was responsible for decomposing the meat according to Ning Xiaowen's instructions, while Ning Qiyan prepared the seasoning.

It is not difficult to make bacon, but it is more troublesome than air-dried meat. Prepare salt, sugar, soy sauce, star anise, fennel and other seasonings according to the proportion. Ning Xiaowen puts the meat that Du Cheng has decomposed into the seasoning and rubs it. Ning Qiyan can't do well, after all, he is an office worker, and his hand strength cannot keep up with Ning Xiaowen who has been working for a long time.

Knead to a certain amount, stir the seasoning, and put it in a large jar half a person's height. After all the meat is processed, the half-person height jar is filled with four and a half jars in total.

The beard in the yard has already prepared all the wood, stacked it in a new place, and burned it directly when it is used in a few days.

The heavy rain for three consecutive days finally stopped on the night of the 18th. After Ning Qiyan went out to confirm that the rain had stopped, he said to the three people who were putting the canned oranges into jars: "The rain stopped outside. Let's go out and pick mushrooms!"

After listening to his words, Hu Zi couldn't help but stop what he was doing, and stared at him with wide eyes.

"We only ate how many mushrooms we picked up last time, still picking them up? There are so many walnuts that have no place to dry, where do we hang them up?!"

Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen glared at him at the same time.

"Do you still think there is too much to eat? You can exchange credits if you can't eat. Besides, mushrooms don't need to be dried in the sun. Now that the rain has stopped, the platform is so big, and there is no way to dry mushrooms?!" Ning Xiaowen said.

Huzi grinned, and decided to pack the canned food honestly, so as not to be talked about, didn't he see that Du Cheng didn't say anything, did he have an expression of "obeying the arrangement" on his face? !

Because there are too many canned oranges, and the induction cooker is too slow, Ning Xiaowen cooks directly in a large pot connected to the kang, and the two pots before and after are all cooked.This also made the kang very hot, and when they went to sleep at night, the four of them could not help but hum comfortably when they lay down.

"When it gets colder, let's burn the kang every day, it's so comfortable to lie down!" Ning Qiyan sighed.Living in the city since childhood, he and Du Cheng rarely had the opportunity to sleep on this kind of kang, and they never expected to sleep so comfortably.

"Okay, anyway, there is enough firewood, so you can burn it however you want." Ning Xiaowen agreed in the dark.

Ning Qiyan was the first to wake up in the morning, put on his clothes lightly, went to the lobby one by one to confirm that the cooled cans were sealed properly, and then started to heat up breakfast.

As usual, the four of them are used to drinking porridge in the morning, served with fried eggs and pickles. Du Cheng and Huzi eat a lot, and three steamed buns are enough.

After breakfast was ready, Du Cheng and the others also got up. After breakfast, they found out the big bags they had used before. For safety, even though there are not many people on the mountain now, Ning Qiyan does not plan to put things away directly outside When entering the space, Huzi was still responsible for carrying it, and Ning Qiyan and the other three were responsible for picking mushrooms.

Locking the gate, the four of them didn't go far, they started to collect from Wang Yang's cave. The advantage of the small number of people on the mountain is that the fresh mushrooms were packed into their pockets by Ning Qiyan and the others for a whole day. After coming down, the mushrooms picked were almost twice as much as last time, and there were still a lot of mushrooms on the mountain that were too late to pick. Seeing that it was getting dark, Ning Qiyan stood up and stretched his stiff waist, and called Du Cheng and Ning Xiaowen went home together.

On the way back, I met other people who were with me, and many of them were still discussing to continue picking tomorrow.

"Shall we come out tomorrow?" Ning Xiaowen turned his head and asked Ning Qiyan.

Ning Qiyan hesitated.

Although the existing mushrooms in their family are estimated to be enough to eat for several years, it feels too wasteful not to pick more of the ready-made free food.

But if you really want to come out and continue to pick, squatting for a whole day, the waist of the squatting will be broken, just for something they can't finish, and it feels a bit unworthy...

"You stay in the cave, Huzi and I went down the mountain to find some thick plastic film. I don't know if the temperature in the space will drop below zero in winter. If it is really below zero, we can build a greenhouse so we can continue to grow things. If there are enough materials, we can You can put a greenhouse on the platform. If you want to grow food on the platform, you have to find out if there are enough lights and solar generators. I noticed during the time when the iron gate was installed that the sun can’t shine on the platform at all. Without enough light, no food can grow." Seeing that Ning Qiyan hadn't finished tangling until he returned to the cave, Du Cheng directly helped him make a decision.

Once he and Hu Zi went down the mountain, Ning Xiaowen and Ning Qiyan couldn't leave the cave at will. Their force value was too sloppy, their physical strength was not enough, and they might not be able to run away when they encountered danger.

After hearing Du Cheng's words, Ning Qiyan was stunned for a moment, but did not refute.

He said before that he wanted to grow food on the platform, but he did ignore the issue of sunshine.

"Then you two, be careful on the road. If you really can't find it, don't delay too long. In case it snows, you two don't get stuck on the road."

"That's not the case. I plan to go to the city to look for it. Those people in the city haven't come back yet. We'll go back with them at the latest. Even if it snows, the government will definitely have a solution." Du Cheng comforted .

Ning Qiyan put down the mushrooms in his hand, didn't care to tidy up, and pulled Ning Xiaowen to start preparing to eat.

Now that the temperature is so low, Du Cheng and the others have nothing to heat up on the road, so Ning Qiyan really doesn't know what to prepare for them.

Seeing Ning Qiyan looking around, Ning Xiaowen didn't know what to prepare. After thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "Why don't we go together too? It's like going into the mountains before, and there are no room and board. Space, even if you find a lot of things, you can put them in the space and bring them back."

Ning Qiyan was a little moved, but before he could speak, he and Du Cheng were washing the mushroom's beard with water, and he directly denied it.

"The city is not like a deep mountain. Even if you two go with you, you can't easily enter the space. Now that there are so many people returning to the city in the urban area, it will be troublesome if they are seen. Besides, after we go down the mountain, we will go to the exchange point to ask Ask, if you can change it, you don’t have to look for it yourself. If you can’t change it, if it goes well, you can come back in three to five days at most. There are a lot of jobs at home now, maybe we will all come back. It's over!"

Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen looked at each other and sighed.

Not only this pile of mushrooms, but also the firewood picked up before should be dried before the snow falls, as well as the meat that is being marinated for making bacon and the walnuts that are still waiting to be peeled... After all these are processed, it is estimated that they will be dried The leather is almost done, it's time to make a leather coat...

Thinking of this, Ning Qiyan and the two immediately gave up the idea of ​​following.