Beginning Backpack [Farming]

It is not difficult to build walls. After everyone gets started, the efficiency will become higher and higher.Shen Huaijin had to stay on the opposite bank often, instructing everyone how to hoop out the frames of the doors and windows, and pay attention to keeping the flue of the fire pit well.

After the wall was built, the work of the ceiling began again, which required a lot of dry wood. Thanks to Shen Huaijin's usual attention to picking some good wood and sending it to the cave to dry in the shade, this could meet the needs of the entire tribe.

In order to live in a good house as soon as possible, everyone is working tirelessly under the scorching sun, without any intention of being lazy.However, judging from the current speed, it is still easy to live in a new house before the off-season. Everyone finally put back some thoughts on daily gathering and hunting.

Shen Huaijin also went out a few times to pick some radishes and sweet potatoes.The radish in this season is very crisp and sweet, which can relieve the heat and appetize, and is very popular with him.

And ever since An saw the "model" of the canoe demonstrated by Shen Huaijin, he has been thinking about making several large ones and rowing to the lake to pick fruits, which is what Shen Huaijin called lotus pods.

Every time Shen Huaijin heard it, she felt a little helpless, "Ann, what I said about building a canoe is actually just a suggestion, and you don't have to follow it. After all, the lake where lotus can take root must not be too deep."

"Jin, do you mean... you want us to go directly into the water?" An's eyes widened a little, and he waved his hands again and again, "No, no, we have never gone down that lake, and it is often hidden by lotus leaves so we can't see the water below. , there’s nothing to say inside, let’s go by boat.”

"That's up to you." Shen Huaijin shrugged, "I just think it's too troublesome to dig a few canoes for these lotus seeds."

An smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we prepared it by the way when we went to the wetland to collect, and we will come to you after digging."

Now that he said that, Shen Huaijin didn't argue any more. In short, as far as he is concerned, it is really not a safe thing to go down into the waters where he doesn't understand the situation.

Everyone is hurrying, time is still flowing.

Although the temperature of the day after the rainy season has dropped a bit, it is still hot and unbearably hot in general. The scorching heat of the noon sun is unbearable, and the greenery on the ground and branches is also wilted by the sun.

Taking advantage of the slight breeze in the morning, Shen Huaijin picked off the remaining fruits from the two peach trees in front of the house. After cleaning, a small part was boiled into peach jam for tea in the future, and the other part was made into peach jam. The preserved fruit was dried in the sun, and the white flesh was dried little by little, turning into a more attractive rose color.

Although Li said that he was also helping, he would eat a piece or two from time to time, which made Shen Huaijin drive him away impatiently, "Li, if you really want to eat peaches, I will go to the wetland to pick some fresh ones for you. Don’t steal these preserved fruits any more.”

The silver-haired orc stuffed the remaining half of the undried candied fruit into his mouth, and quickly made a gesture of begging for mercy, and said vaguely: "There is a lot of noise in the animal pen, Jin, I will go to graze first." After finishing speaking, He raised his legs and walked away very vigilantly, not giving Shen Huaijin any chance to "sneak attack".

Before he could go far, approaching footsteps came from behind Shen Huaijin, followed by An's brisk voice, "Jin, do you want to go to the wetland too? It just so happens that our canoe is almost dug. I'll let you go and have a look together."

When Shen Huaijin turned her head, what she saw was the smiling An in front of her and the eagerly awaited Asian beasts on the other side.

"So fast?" Shen Huaijin was a little surprised, "Then wait for me for a while, I'll be fine soon."

"Okay!" An Shun leaned to the side, waved to the other Asian beasts on the other side, and said loudly: "Jin is free, you can go with us."

Shen Huaijin took some gauze and covered the sun-dried preserved fruit to prevent mosquitoes or dust from being contaminated, and picked out a bamboo hat and rattan basket from the work shed, dressed neatly, and went out of the valley with everyone.

It was still morning, and the sun was not too hot. Everyone was walking fast, chattering and excited.

"Jin, what does the lotus seed you mentioned taste like?"

"It smells sweet and tastes slightly sweet, but if the lotus pod is old enough for you, the lotus seed heart will have a bitter taste, so you have to remove it in advance." Shen Huaijin recalled the sweet taste of tender lotus seeds while chewing. .

"Ah?" The Asian Beast next to him was a little surprised. When he heard the second half of the sentence, the corners of his mouth turned slightly, "The lotus seeds are still bitter? Then why do we pick them and eat them?"

Shen Huaijin said helplessly: "The lotus seed meat is not bitter after picking the heart. Don't think that suffering means that you can't eat it. The lotus seed heart actually has many effects. It can clear away heat and fire, and it can also help you sleep. It's so hot these days, and everyone You have to work in the sun, so eating some lotus seed hearts is still very beneficial."

"Listen to it, listen to it." An yelled jokingly: "It's a good thing Jin said a long time ago, otherwise I would just focus on digging the canoe?"

The little beast next to him made a face, "Ann, when Jin said that the lotus seeds might be bitter, I saw your expression. Then..." He made a big gesture, "...then Shocked and aggrieved."

When Shen Huaijin heard this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

When Ann heard it, her face turned red, and she became angry and wanted to catch the talkative little sub-beast, but the other party deftly dodged it.

During the back and forth between the two, the team was also disrupted, and everyone chased and frolicked one after another, making Shen Huaijin who was in the team at a loss what to do.

I don't know who accidentally bumped into him during the chase and ran over in a hurry. Shen Huaijin was stunned for two seconds, and finally rushed into the crowd regardless, and started to play together.

Obviously there was nothing particularly interesting to enjoy, but a group of guys who couldn't be called young just started fighting in the wild, and even Shen Huaijin, who had always regarded himself as calm, put on a presumptuous smile.

Fortunately, they didn't forget the purpose of going out of the valley, and after chasing, they came to the vicinity of the wetland.

The green lake, which is mostly covered by the reeds in sight, is silent and there are only large areas of green lotus standing on the lake and the water. Where the water and the sky meet, white birds flocks occasionally pass by, startling the reeds.

Every time Shen Huaijin came here, he would be amazed by the quiet and delicate beauty of the wetland. He took a breath and looked at the subbeast beside him, "Ann, where is the canoe?"

Ann gave a look, "Go, come with us."

Shen Huaijin followed to the edge of the continuous reeds, and saw the sub-beasts pull out several canoes from the dense yellow reeds with a few strokes.When he looked carefully, there were as many as seven.

These seven canoes are all simple in style, with flat bottoms and big bellies, and slightly pointed heads and tails, in order to better get in and out of the lotus bushes.Probably in order to carry more weight, the trunks picked by the sub-beasts to make the boat body are very thick.

Shen Huaijin noticed that the inside of the canoe was pitch-black. Apparently, the sub-beasts first burned the part to be dug out with fire, and then used other tools to make a little trimming to make the shape.No wonder they were able to dig out as many as seven canoes in such a short period of time.

"Using fire to make a rough shape first really saves effort, why did I forget to tell you guys." Shen Huaijin knocked on his head with some annoyance, "Fortunately you know how to do this, otherwise it would be a waste of time."

"Ann told us that too." Ya Beast said, "This is the first time we have done this."

An raised her chest proudly, "I saw Jin making a wooden mortar like this before, and I thought it was a similar process, so I gave it a try."

"Thanks to you, Ann." Shen Huaijin looked at him and said sincerely, "You can find a method from one thing and then apply it to other similar things. This is a very precious ability."

Seeing this with his scorching eyes, An felt a little embarrassed. He touched the tip of his nose, and his voice was rarely lowered, "Just... I just learned from you."

Shen Huaijin patted him on the shoulder and said warmly, "Then keep it up."

He glanced at the canoe and the paired wooden oars on the ground, and said to everyone: "Come on, let's go into the water to pick lotus pods."

Hearing this, the sub-beasts quickly pushed the small boat on the ground towards the shore of the lake.Shen Huaijin didn't call out until half of it was already floating on the lake.

Although the canoe is narrow, it is not a problem to accommodate two people.

The sub-beasts carefully stepped onto the wobbly boat one by one. After sitting down, they were pushed by the people on the shore, and the whole canoe floated on the water.When the person sitting in it moved slightly, the wooden boat swayed, creating countless ripples.

Shen Huaijin and An took the same boat, each holding an oar, and rowed towards the direction of the lotus leaf.

From time to time, the exclamation of the sub-beasts would come from around, and An behind him couldn't help expressing emotion, "Jin, I really didn't expect us to be able to float on the water like this, it's so fun!"

The head of the wooden boat had already touched the edge of the lotus bush, and the stacked lotus leaves blocked their way. Shen Huaijin pushed the lotus leaves blocking the way ahead with a wooden paddle, and the boat entered the depths of the lotus bush little by little.

The sub-beasts on several canoes nearby also imitated Shen Huaijin's method, and the crowded lotus leaves were broken into one path after another, with greenery within reach and occasional delicate lotus leaves on both sides.

Shen Huaijin folded a lotus pod, raised it high and signaled: "That's it, the green ones are more tender, and the dark ones are old lotus seeds. You can pick according to your own preferences." After speaking for a while, he Added another sentence, "Don't pick them all up, save the seeds for this lake."

"Got it!" Everyone said with a smile, and the action on their hands had already started.

Most of the lotus pods in the lake were still tender, and there were occasional brown old lotus pods, and Shen Huaijin also picked some of them.The lotus bushes were dense, and it didn't take long before Shen Huaijin and An's feet piled up in clusters of lotus pods.

Shen Huaijin raised her neck to look at the situation of the other sub-beasts, and suggested loudly: "Everyone has almost harvested, so let's go back to the shore and save some time to collect other fruits."

"Okay!" When everyone heard this, they responded one after another, and their respective boats moved out of the dense lotus bushes little by little, and slowly swayed to the lake shore.

The moment Shen Huaijin stepped on the ground, Shen Huaijin's dangling heart suddenly stabilized.Everyone put the lotus pods in the belly of the boat into the rattan baskets one by one, and found that basically everyone can have more than half of the baskets, which can be said to be very rewarding.

Shen Huaijin put the basket on her back and said, "Let's go, let's pick other fruits."

There are a lot of berries and mushrooms in the wetland, and the taro is almost ready to mature. Everyone collects as they go, and the two baskets gradually fill up.

Shen Huaijin didn't collect any more, but picked more than a dozen peaches in a row, and then set foot on the road back to the valley with everyone.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-04-1623:47:33~2021-04-1723:47:10期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: Today is also a green y10 bottle; Jingxi 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!