Doomsday foresight

After killing the moose, half of the trip was completed. A group of people carried the moose away from here. They saw a creek before they came here, and they went back there to rest.

Jiang Chen took out the slender belt that he carried with him. Although Jinxi saw Jiang Chen's bag more than once, he didn't know what it contained. When the thing was pulled out, Jin Xi took a deep breath, then stretched out his hand to touch it with bright eyes, "Is this the Triangle Army thorn?"

"Well, like it?" Jiang Chen smiled seeing Jinxi's focused expression.

"I like it." Jin Xi nodded.

"I still have one, I'll bring it to you when I have the time."

General Jinxi returned the stab to him, and shook his head, "Forget it, I can't use this well."

"I'll teach you when it's all right." Jiang Chen felt that although Jinxi was not as physically fit as the other boys in the village, he was stronger than others in terms of combat awareness, just like when he killed the moose just now, his timing was very good. It is about capturing alive, so you may have to hesitate to change someone. In addition, several people were around the moose at that time, and they may have concerns and dare not shoot.Jinxi did a good job, neat and crisp.

Several people dragged the moose to the edge of the creek. Jiang Chen pierced the blood vessel in the moose's neck with a military thorn, and when it was pulled out, the blood flowed out quickly. Ye Ke and Jinkang took turns using the pot they brought to cook the food.

Jinxi set up a stove with two people, boiled water, and thought about eating before they came. They didn't need any tools for survival in the wild, so they brought a big pot directly, and Jinxi filled the basin with moose blood and put it in Before Yan, he picked some wild onions in the forest, chopped them, and added a little oil to them, and steamed them for eight to nine minutes, and it was ready.

Now that the weather is hot, the moose needs to be dealt with, otherwise the inside will be spoiled tomorrow, especially the deer blood, if left alone to solidify, it will not only waste the meat, but also affect the taste of the moose meat.

After steaming several pots in a row, everyone ate with the pancakes they brought.There are treasures on the moose, and this moose is very big, estimated to weigh more than 900 kilograms.The meat taken is enough for each family in the village to share eight or nine catties.

After dinner, a group of people tidied up the moose a little bit, rested for a while and then went back.After drinking the steamed deer blood, everyone felt hot and full of energy, so they didn't rest and took advantage of the dawn to catch up on the road for a while.

Before coming here, I saw a lot of wild fruits, blueberries, dry grapes, and lantern fruits. The most surprising thing is a large hazelnut forest, which occupies half of the hillside. People who have been here before remember that there was originally a hazel tree here. It’s just that because it’s wild, it doesn’t grow well, and no one came here to pick it, but now the forest looks different. Each tree grows better than the ones that were planted deliberately, with many fruits and branches. Saggy.There are four or more groups of hazelnuts under the leaves.

"It's almost there, wait two days to come and pick it." Ye Jinkang took a closer look at the hairy hazelnut.

"Well, when I go back and find someone to collect it quickly, it's almost there, and it won't grow much in a few days. I'm afraid that animals like pine trees will come over, and the loss will be great." Jiang Chen wandered around the edge, The footprints of some small animals can be seen on the ground.

"You're right. When we get back, we'll ask the villagers to come over. We can't collect such a large area." Ye Jinkang almost forgot that now is not the time for peace.

The hazel grove is too big and they don't have many people, they can't finish picking it, let alone transport it back.

A group of people have been optimistic about the lantern fruit forest before they arrived. It stands to reason that the harvest time of lantern fruit should be in June and July, but now the fruit is still hanging on the tree, which is just ripe. Presumably the change of weather has made these Tree growth periods have also changed.Not only lantern fruit, the fruit of many fruit trees matures at this time.The forest at this time is completely harvest season.

It was already very late at this time, everyone packed up the camp for the night to rest, and they would not be hungry after eating late before, and everyone felt hot and dry, so they dared not eat dry food such as barbecue. Jinxi cut the moose meat into pieces Chengsi, and then made a pot of soup with the wild vegetables picked in the forest, and it was dinner.

When they came, they brought some sacks, but the lanterns were afraid of being overstocked.Most of them know how to weave baskets and use local materials to weave baskets out of shrub branches for picking fruit tomorrow.We didn't go to sleep until twelve o'clock at night.

After eating in the morning, everyone started picking fruits. In the past, people in the village may not have cared much about these fruits. They all said that they rely on mountains to eat mountains. In fact, those who are close to them don’t care too much. They used to have wild fruits on Dongshan Mountain, mostly children. I picked some to eat when I went to play.Now these things have become treasures. There are no fresh vegetables in winter. These fruits are dried or jam, which can supplement some vitamins.And anything that goes in your mouth is a good thing when food is scarce.

This batch of lantern fruit was picked at noon, and they first picked the small piece of blueberry that they had hoped for before. This is not much, and the total is more than 30 catties, but it is a good thing, and they divided it up directly. Part of the harvest must be distributed to the village. Rare and better things like this are not counted in the harvest.Then they went to the dry grape grove at the edge of the forest. There were more dry grapes than lantern fruits in this area. They planned to go back after picking these dry grapes.

The dry grapes in Jinxi's family are also ripe.Although it has been transplanted, it has produced a lot of fruit. Seeing the baskets of dry grapes, Jinxi thinks about the big field at home. This year, there is almost no harvest in the big field. So much corn is planted to make rations for livestock. of.They really couldn't understand the reason, especially seeing the wild plants in the forest grow so well, the comparison between the two is really disappointing.

Company Commander Zhao brought news from the south that there was no harvest from farming in the south, and their seeds germinated pretty well, but unfortunately weeds always grow in the land. If one harvests it today, it will still be lush and green the next morning. The food that has been carefully cared for But it looks like malnutrition, and there are many kinds of bugs in the south, and the food is almost eaten by bugs before it matures. The plants next to the forest erode the land little by little. There are many vines in the south, and these vines climb Climb the fastest, and there are bamboo forests, the growth is almost visible.

Compared with them, the changes here are really not big. This year, the forest has advanced more than 50 meters to the south. Because it is not close to them, it does not feel deep.However, Jinxi also saw that when he came here, the original barren hills were full of uncles and weeds. Maybe it won't be long before Jinxi and his village will be covered by forests.

They harvested a lot of fruit, and they couldn't take it away. Everyone worked together to make a wooden raft, and put the harvest on it to pull it away.Before leaving the forest, I went to see the traps. Although they did a rough job, they gained a lot. They caught five flying dragons, three rabbits, and four grouse, all of which were entangled by the fishing net lines they set.The biggest catch besides this is a half-sized wild boar that fell into a trap.Estimated to weigh fifty pounds.It was so ferocious that it had to be killed to get it out of the trap.

Such a bountiful harvest made everyone very confident that they would have enough food in winter before they came to the woods a few more times.

When we came to the assembly point, we saw that another team from their village was also dragging a wooden raft with things packed in sacks. Everyone saw that it was hazelnuts.In addition, their prey is much more, but most of them are birds such as grouse and wild ducks, and the larger animals only have a robe.Big and fat, obviously with Ye Xiaofeng in their hunting ability is much stronger than Jinxi and the others.

"Domesticated moose can't catch male deer. It's still so big, thanks to your guns, otherwise you will be injured." Ye Xiaofeng shook his head when he heard that they wanted to catch moose for domestication, "We also met a herd of moose, yes It is made up of doe and fawn, but this time the preparations are not sufficient, and when we go back, we will be ready to catch some doe and fawn to raise. These animals eat a lot and want to save feed for the winter. It is not that simple."

According to the first snowfall last year, they don't have much time left, so they must hurry up.

Company Commander Zhao and the others harvested more, and many large animals, even moose, they also killed seven. Other pheasants also harvested everything, but they didn't pick any fruit.

It was a bit troublesome for Dafeng to take it back. If there were too many prey, he had to let the driver drive the prey back, and the others walked back.

After walking for an hour and a half, everyone waited to pick up their car.It was already ten o'clock at night when we arrived in the village. People usually go to bed at this time, but now they are gathered at the brigade headquarters, waiting for them to go back and distribute the prey together.

Before they left last night, people from every family in the village worked together to study the distribution of prey. At this time, the village must be united and not just think about themselves, so these prey cannot all belong to the hunters. If that is the case, everyone in the village will be concerned Going out to hunt and pick fruits, the emptiness in the village will be taken advantage of by outsiders, and the people who stay in the village are also very important.

Therefore, the village made a final study and decided that one-third of all the harvest would go to the hunting team, and the other two-thirds would be distributed to each household in the village according to their head.

Of course, this is just the simplest method of distribution. Just before Jinxi and the others came back, the village counted the harvest and knew that they brought back more wild fruits. After learning about the situation with the driver, the village decided that there would be more wild fruits in the mountains. Some people do the picking work, the young and middle-aged people in the village go hunting and searching the forest, and some strong women and children aged [-] and [-] can do the picking work, so that they will gain more. In order to make these people motivated to work, the distribution is Be flexible and distribute proportionally according to each person's harvest.In two or three hours, they discussed a plan and tried to be as fair as possible.This is the long-term strategy.

Jinxi and the others entered the brigade headquarters and saw that shelves had been set up in the yard of the brigade headquarters, and pieces of meat were placed on them.Jin Xi reckoned that it should be five catties a piece.

Seeing them coming, the sixth uncle took a list, "Okay, they are back, let's start the distribution, get it done early and go home to sleep."

The sixth uncle first explained the harvest of the two teams. Large animals like moose are all processed weights. The distribution is according to the previous plan. The hunting team gets one-third of the prey, and the rest of the village Distribution, Jinxi and the others got about 25 catties of meat each.Small prey is enough for each person, and this will not be distributed.According to the number of people in the village, each family got five catties and ten catties.

All kinds of fruits are also overweight. According to this distribution, the Jinxi family really got a lot of things, not including the meat he and Jiang Chen got, and the family got about ten catties, because Jin Xi and Jiang Chen got moose meat, and the rest was I ordered wild boar and robe meat.In addition, the remaining bones and the water are also the hunting team's priority. Jinxi and the others only want big bones.Moose bone marrow is delicious and nutritious.

Because the harvest is huge, everyone will not leave after dividing the meat. Before counting the number of people who can go out to pick fruit and hunt, the village wants to go to the mountains quickly, so they will arrange the list tonight and set off early tomorrow morning.

This list is divided into two parts, one is the hunting team and the other is the picking team. Now the hunting team has fewer people and the picking team has more people. After all, you can’t just go hunting if you want to. Otherwise, everyone is willing to go out with the hunting team. How nice it is to get meat when you go out and come back.Therefore, we have to strictly check. Everyone discussed how to divide the hunting team into several groups. A group of seven people can be divided into twelve groups. There are only half of the patrol members here. Half of them are combined with these twelve groups.There are many people in the picking team, and they are all active old people and women in the village. The women in the village are no worse than men in their work. If they find the right place, they can harvest a lot in one day.This is also divided into two groups, in rotation.

Because someone had to take them with them, the hunting team and picking team still waited for a day, and those who went out last time took them out again.

Jinxi didn't go out, mainly because his second uncle Jinyang and grandpa had gone out this time, so they had to stay at home.The picking team was not demanding, and the second aunt Yingzi, sister-in-law and Sheng Nan followed.He, his grandma and a few children are left at home.Dabao followed Jiang Chen. Both he and Jiang Chen felt that few people in the village could match Dabao's strength and speed. God seemed to compensate him. His physical fitness was not comparable to that of ordinary people. From the very beginning, Dabao's intelligence has increased. Although some things are still unclear, he will do well if you explain them clearly to him.

Both Jiang Chen and Jin Xi felt that it would be a pity to use Dabao's strength to pick a team.So Jiang Chen took Dabao out. Anyway, everyone was relieved to see him, and the hunting team didn't say anything. Where is Dabao's strength? Even if he can't hunt, there is no problem with his work. More food should be allocated.

The food allocated to the family needs to be cleaned up. Yesterday everyone was at home. Jinxi removed the moose bones and a large piece of leg meat. The moose bones were very large and left for more than three hours, and then cut the bones with a saw. The bone marrow inside It came out, and it was delicious with a little salt.The remaining bones can continue to make soup.This soup is a little greasy because it is thick, add some green vegetables or stew with beans.

The remaining meat Jinxi is ready to be marinated. It is hot now and cannot be kept. Marinate the meat with salt seasoning for one night, and then put it in a cool and ventilated place.Jinxi directly vacated a simple room under the south wall, opened the windows and doors, and then hung the meat. Their place is very dry, and the meat can be dried easily.

After Jiang Chen and the others left, Jinxi spent the whole morning packing up the meat. After lunch, Jinxi started making jams. Few people on their side made jams. The villagers’ cooking was rough, and most of them were stews in large pots. , few people do fine food.

Jinxi first looked for a jar for jam. He didn't have a sealed glass bottle, so a ceramic jar was the best choice. Jinxi first boiled the ceramic jar in hot water, and then took it outside to expose it to the sun.

Remove the branches and leaves of the lantern fruit, wash them, and put them in a new stainless steel pot that he found out and never used. There should be no oil in this pot, and sugar is added when boiling. He is lucky that he bought a lot of sugar last year, and Jiang Chen also made it later. A lot came back, otherwise these fruits would be really hard to preserve.The jam is boiled slowly over low heat, and the time is a little longer to reduce the moisture inside.After boiling, Jinxi puts them in porcelain jars, keeping them as full as possible without leaving any space, then seals them with oiled paper, puts a lid on them, and then seals them with mud.Generally, the storage time of jam is one month. Jinxi makes it carefully to minimize the possibility of bacteria entering, and the storage time of jam can be extended.

The picking team came back that night. There were really too many things, and the hazel forest was enough for them to pick.

Four members of Jinxi's family went to the family, and they returned more than 300 catties of fruit. Because they couldn't waste too much sugar to make jam, Jinxi and the others dried the wild grapes in the sun.

Because of the harvest, the people in the village are very happy, and they can see people working every day.On the day Jiang Chen and the others came back, it started to rain lightly. This time the prey was really too big. Moose and red deer, robed pheasant and wild ducks, the number is astonishing. Everyone has studied this hunting before, and they still use nets to hunt , but we must learn from the last lesson and increase the range of pulling the net.The villagers also got long guns, that is, daggers and wooden sticks together.Carpenter Yao in the village has already started making crossbows.It's still the blueprint provided by Jiang Chen, and they can hunt more animals when it comes out.

Today, each household in the village got a lot of meat and fruit, but no one was excited. They packed up at home and set off at two o’clock in the middle of the night. It rained lightly yesterday. Today, there must be mushrooms in the forest. For food, the villagers also went to Dongshan to find some mushrooms to eat, and they didn’t take it seriously. This time, after listening to Company Commander Zhao and the others, everyone knew that in the future, food could not be obtained by farming, and they had to store more things. .

Mushrooms grow fast, especially now that there is plenty of sunshine. Generally, mushrooms cannot be picked at eight or nine o'clock in the morning when it rains.So there are fewer mushrooms this year.But it is different now, everyone has seen the benefits, and no one is lazy.Leave at midnight.

This time, except for the old and weak children and the rest of the patrol team, all were dispatched.They entered the forest early, but the place they went to was not the place where they hunted before, but turned west over a hill, and there was a pine forest over there, where there used to be a lot of pine mushrooms and hazel mushrooms.

This time Jiang Chen stayed behind, and the hunting team did not go hunting, because there were many people going, and the hunting team had to protect it.There were few people left in the village, and the sixth uncle was worried, so he asked Jiang Chen to stay in town.

It was already four o'clock in the morning when Jinxi and the others arrived at the place. It was already a little bright, and the rain stopped when they entered the woods. They were contaminated by the moisture of the ground, and everyone's pants were wet.

When you remove the dead branches under the pine tree, you can find a handful of mushrooms. As predicted by the old man in the village, the mushrooms grow very well, and you can use a small rake to remove the dead branches and you will find a small piece.

They had to finish picking the mushrooms before nine o'clock. No one spoke, and they all squatted there to work against time. Because the personnel were scattered, the hunting team was also scattered. They didn't pick mushrooms, but only guarded the periphery, paying attention to people not leaving too much Stay away, and be careful with large animals.