Beginning Backpack [Farming]

Shen Huaijin's life became regular again.

Get up early to wash, cook and eat, feed livestock, dry fish sauce, go to the pharmacy in the morning to see the progress of Yu and Ming's studies, and then either go out to collect or work in the tribe, take a break at noon, the same in the afternoon, after dinner if If you still have energy, watch your phone for a while before going to sleep.

Today, Shen Huaijin planned to go to the Stone Forest with Li and the others to see how the limestone is distributed. In the morning, he was idle in the tribe, so he simply asked Li to take him out of the valley twice, cut a lot of fresh licorice and came back to boil sugar. piece.His stock of candy bars was indeed running low.

Only half a can of candy was boiled out in the morning, and Shen Huaijin didn't think it was too little. After all, he is not a sugar addict, and Li even doesn't like sweets. Unless they are making something like jam, the sugar they usually consume is not too much. many.

The two of them planned to rest at noon, but the weather was getting hotter and hotter. It was really uncomfortable to spread the animal skins under their bodies, but it was hard and rough wood. Shen Huaijin couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning, so he had to find a shady place outside. Take advantage of the cool breeze.

Shen Huaijin understood that the water season is actually not long. Although the water season is only halfway through today, the weather is not cool anymore. Shen Huaijin estimates that it will be at least 27-[-] degrees Celsius at noon. Just wearing a T-shirt, standing in the sun to work also has to sweat.

At least he wasn't too tired in the morning, so he didn't need to rest at noon.In the afternoon, he splashed the stream water on his face, regained consciousness and set off with the team.

The stone forest is to the west of the tribe, which is the direction of the Hengduan Mountains. To get there, you need to go through a large forest. Because there are few prey there and the environment is not suitable for the orcs to transform into beasts, they seldom go in this direction.

Along the way, the woods are everywhere, and everyone is driving in human form. Occasionally, when they encounter prey, one or two orcs will transform into chase.

Through the vast woodland, you can see the stone forest, and you can see the teeth of the mountain rocks in front of the bushes.The strange and uneven limestone has been eroded by the rain for thousands of years and has been eroded to the vicissitudes of life.The stone forest does not occupy a wide area, but it stretches all the way to the Hengduan Mountains.

"Is it the material you're looking for?" Li asked, although he didn't understand what these stones could be used for.

"Almost." Shen Huaijin nodded, picked up the limestone left by wind and rain erosion on the ground, and filled two rattan baskets in total.

Seeing his hard work, Li took the initiative to fetch a heavier basket and carried it on his back.

A young orc beside him asked curiously: "Jin, why did you and Li carry so many stones back?"

Shen Huaijin replied: "The stone can be melted into water after burning, and the white water produced in this way can be used in many ways."

The orc obviously didn't believe it, "If stones can melt in water, why are there still stones in the stream?"

Shen Huaijin shook her head with a smile, "The premise is that the stone must be burned for a long time with a very high temperature."

He glanced at the orc with a half-smile, "Which time Jin said is not true, just watch the result carefully."

The orc laughed a few times, and didn't dare to make trouble with Shen Huaijin anymore, so he concentrated on his way.

Since they hadn't hunted as much prey as usual, and it was early, they took some detours when they returned, and hunted enough prey on the way back.

Going back is a new road. Shen Huaijin walked with them, and entered a narrow crevice where only two people could walk side by side. They walked briskly for about seven or eight minutes. The previous stream rushes by, and the bamboo forests on both sides are dense and lush.

Shen Huaijin: There is such a good thing!

He couldn't hide his joy, and asked: "You should have been to this place before, have you visited the bamboo forest before?"

Li nodded, "It turns out that this kind of green plant is called bamboo. We have been here before, but because the plant is too hard for everyone to chew, we stopped coming."

If they hadn't made a detour after going to Stone Forest today, they wouldn't have come here specially.

Shen Huaijin said: "It must be because the last time you came was not at the right time." Then, he pulled his back and greeted the other orcs, and they all entered the bamboo forest together.

At the feet of the emerald tall and straight bamboos, where the ground is cracked, there is a brown figure that is protruding.

Shen Huaijin pointed and introduced: "These are called bamboo shoots. They are the young shoots of bamboo. They taste fresh and tender. They can be eaten directly as fried meat, or they can be dried and stored for cold season."

The orcs were very excited. They didn't expect them to "rob" the collection team's task when they came out to hunt.

Shen Huaijin wanted to dig some bamboo shoots and chop some bamboo back home, but she didn't bring the right tools.

Seeing his dejected expression, Li understood it all at once, and comforted him, "This place is not far from the tribe. I'll take you out when I bring the tools tomorrow."

Shen Huaijin felt relieved.

Afterwards, the road back to the tribe was flat. As Li said, from the bamboo forest to the tribe, only the orcs can walk for less than half an hour. If it is the speed of the sub-beasts when they come out to collect, it will only take four to five or 10 minutes.

After returning to the tribe, Shen Huaijin immediately told the three collection captains the news.They all said that when they have time in the near future, they will lead the team to bring tools to the bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots, and then ask Shen Huaijin to teach the tribe how to eat bamboo shoots.

Early the next morning, Shen Huaijin and Li took the folding saw and stone pick and went to the bamboo forest.

There was still mist and light dew in the bamboo forest, and it was a little damp, Shen Huaijin fortunately brought a coat.

When digging bamboo shoots, you should choose female bamboos with luxuriant branches and leaves, dark green bamboo leaves but a small amount of yellow leaves as the target for finding bamboo shoots. There must be bamboo shoots around such bamboos.When you see the bamboo shoots protruding, move the soil on both sides and dig down. When digging, you have to dig deep along the bamboo whip and observe the color. Generally, Shen Huaijin doesn't want the ones that are too old or too tender.

"Is this okay?" Li asked beside him.

Shen Huaijin glanced at it and saw that the bamboo whip was golden yellow and relatively dry. He nodded and said, "Yes, you can continue to dig, and use a hoe to break it when it is almost done. But don't just dig around a mother bamboo. If it is hollowed out, when it is windy and rainy, the mother bamboo will be uprooted and completely destroyed, so that we will have no chance to use bamboo or eat bamboo shoots in the future."

Li nodded, he understood this truth, just like when they were hunting, no matter how short of food they were, they would not finish hunting a certain kind of beast, otherwise there would be no mother beast to give birth to young animals, and they would not be able to eat this kind of meat in the future .

The two dug a total of two baskets of bamboo shoots, and when they were about to saw some bamboo back, they saw Yin and his team came to dig the bamboo shoots with tools.

The two teams greeted each other, and Shen Huaijin taught everyone the skills and points to pay attention to in digging bamboo shoots. It happened that there were many bamboo shoots around, so they could teach on the spot.

After everyone learned it, they scattered into the bamboo forest and went to dig bamboo shoots one after another.Yin smiled softly, "Jin, you guys came really early, are you planning to go back now?"

Shen Huaijin shook her head, "We still need to chop some bamboo back."

Yin was a little strange, touched the hard bamboo body beside him, and asked curiously: "Can bamboo be eaten even if it is so hard?"

Shen Huaijin was amused, "Of course you can't eat bamboo, I took it back to make tools."

Only then did Yin understand, and smiled embarrassedly.He actually wanted to chat with Shen Huaijin for a while, but he had to dig bamboo shoots, so he could only make an appointment with Shen Huaijin to show him the tools made of bamboo, and said goodbye to the two of them.

It is not too convenient for Shen Huaijin to saw the bamboo with a folding saw. In order to make it easier for Li to carry it, he directly sawed off the top, leaving a bare bamboo body about [-] meters long. The sawed bamboo was carefully tied into a bundle with bark rope.

While sawing bamboo, he also found a few holes for bamboo rats. If he hadn't run out of hands, he really wanted to catch two bamboo rats and go back to try something new.

When the sub-beasts were still busy digging bamboo shoots, the two of them carried two baskets of bamboo shoots on their backs and two bundles of bamboo on their backs. They greeted everyone and went back to the tribe.

Shen Huaijin decided to use these bamboos to weave bamboo mats first. After returning home, she instructed Li to split the bamboos in half, smashing all the knots in the middle, and then carefully split them into bamboo pieces about two centimeters wide.

He boiled vat after vat of boiling water, poured it over and over again on the freshly split bamboo slices, and then put it in the sun to dry, waiting for the follow-up treatment the next day.

Today the tribe has a bumper harvest of bamboo shoots, but no one knows how to eat this strange food, so after drying the bamboo slices, Shen Huaijin went to the other side to teach everyone how to cook bamboo shoots.

He decided to make fried meat with bamboo shoots and pork ribs with bamboo shoots soup.

The chopped fresh bamboo shoots must be blanched in water to remove the astringent taste, and then taken out for later use.

After pouring the oil on the slate and heating it up, Shen Huaijin poured in the garlic and shredded ginger and sautéed until fragrant, then poured in the washed and cut pork ribs and stir-fried until the color changed, then poured in the bamboo shoots and added an appropriate amount of salt, stir-fried evenly, then put it aside In a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water to submerge the ingredients. After the fire is boiled, turn to a low heat and simmer slowly.

The used slate does not need to be washed, add some animal oil, add the cut animal meat and stir-fry over low heat until both sides of the animal meat are golden brown, then he pours in seasonings such as shredded ginger, minced garlic, minced licorice, etc., and continues to stir. Stir until fragrant, increase the heat and add the prepared bamboo shoots.Stir-fry until the bamboo shoots are cooked through, then add salt to taste, stir-fry evenly, then add scallions.

The two dishes are not difficult to make. After Shen Huaijin taught everyone, he could sit down and eat with peace of mind.

At this time, the bamboo shoot and sparerib soup was almost stewed, so Li Xian filled a bowl for Shen Huaijin who was sweating from the smoke.

The light-colored soup is dotted with a few emerald green onions, which is appetizing just looking at it.Shen Huaijin took a sip and felt that it was bland but not bland. The pork ribs had been stewed until soft, and the bamboo shoots were still crisp and delicious, and they were very delicious.

Stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots is heavier and fatter, which is suitable for people who have done a lot of heavy work during the day.

Shen Huaijin was afraid that he would not be full, so she fried two extra steaks for him, and she took two more bites as well, so she could hardly walk after a meal.

After the meal, Shen Huaijin went to bathe in the stream with the beasts, took a walk with Li's house, and drank a cup of scented tea brewed with dried peach blossoms. Only then did she manage to digest her food and fell asleep in peace.

The author has something to say: the water season is really good, full of vitality, and more food!