All the savage is jealous, I will farm

After walking for three consecutive days, the scenery around me has faded from lush green to bright yellowish, and the vegetation is decreasing.

Su Yao pressed his hand on the ground, and the message from his palm was that the water in the ground was gradually decreasing, while the salt content in the soil was getting higher and higher. All the signs showed that they were looking in the right direction.

The sky darkened, and the sound of the stream was heard not far away after turning over a gentle slope. The range of sight was less than three meters, and it was obviously difficult to go on the road. Su Yao ordered everyone to camp in place to rest.

Although they were tired, the soldiers were in good spirits. Those who picked up stones to build pots and stoves, and those who picked up dry branches around them to light the fire quickly cooked dinner.

The soldiers carried a lot of bacon with them, but they ate fresh wild rabbits and wild birds for dinner.

While on the road, they often encountered prey. Others could not catch them because of the heavy load on their bodies, but Zhongli was different. His archery skills were originally the best in the tribe, and he could kill many prey with a longbow.

The fresh meat they ate in the past few days was hunted by Zhongli. His superb archery made the soldiers look very jealous. Unfortunately, Zhongli is too difficult to get close to. Except for the special treatment from him, other people can see His cold, stinking face is always the only thing that makes anyone dare to ask him for advice.

But they are also very satisfied with the meat. The water in the pot is boiling, and the white and tender rice crackers are rolling in the water. The meat cutter washes the meat by the stream and throws it into the pot, and then skims it off with a wooden spoon. Sprinkle a little salt on the blood foam on the noodles, and find some wild vegetables around to cook together for the rest of the time.

Soldiers are used to gathering food everywhere when they go hunting, and this way of cooking has become commonplace.

Zhong Li is particularly stubborn when it comes to Su Yao's food and clothing. He doesn't want Su Yao to have too much contact with others, but Su Yao is an envoy of God and has his own goals and ambitions, so it is impossible for him to never deal with people.

Zhongli's stubbornness was transferred to food. He didn't want Su Yao to eat food made by others, so as long as the two of them were together, Su Yao's food was made by Zhongli himself, even if they were traveling for several days.

Zhongli made Su Yao's favorite iron plate barbecue, grilled bird wings, wild rabbit legs and wild pig pork belly. The honey sauce and spicy taste radiated out, making everyone salivate.

Zhongli took care of all the cooking work, Su Yao took out some strawberry seeds when he had nothing to do, the wood attribute spread from his hands, and dozens of strawberry seedlings sprouted on the ground in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the fluctuation of spiritual power, Zhongli looked back and saw the strawberry seedlings full of flowers, and reminded him: "Ah Yao, eat less fruit, the meat will be roasted soon."

Su Yao was using his spiritual power to shake the strawberry flowers to pollinate. Hearing this, he agreed, and the spiritual power in his hand didn't stop.

The flowers turned into small blue strawberries, and then grew and matured at a speed visible to the naked eye. The bright red strawberries were full of fruit, and soon the unique sweet taste of strawberries spread.

Su Yao casually took the wooden basin and picked the strawberries one by one, filling two large basins.This is not enough, Su Yao once again sent a lot of spiritual power to the strawberry seedlings. The strawberry seedlings with vine attributes extended their seedlings around, and then blossomed and bear fruit again.

When Zhongli finished roasting the meat and looked back at Su Yao, he found that there were fifteen large pots around him, each pot was as big as a person's arms, and the strawberries in the pots were piled up.

But Su Yao is still giving birth to strawberries in his hands. With his current cultivation level, giving birth to strawberries is just a matter of convenience, and it doesn't take much spiritual energy.

After harvesting another wave of strawberries, Su Yao casually spawned a few lettuces, and Zhongli took advantage of the opportunity to bring the roasted meat.

There is nothing to say about the deliciousness of lettuce and barbecue, and Su Yao will never get tired of eating it.

After dinner, Chu Shanqingshui and several team leaders stood in front of Zhongli in a row, smiling like a fool: God envoy sent them delicious food again, this time it was the kind of delicious and sweet food that still makes them feel comfortable fruit.

Several people expressed their thanks in unison, disregarding Zhongli's slightly cold face, and happily distributed the strawberries.

It's not that Su Yao is idle and has nothing to do to give birth to strawberries. After driving for a few days, all he eats is meat, rice crackers and dried roots. The intake of vegetables and fruits is pathetic.

These strawberries can supplement vitamins, and at the same time, the spiritual power contained in strawberries can also relieve fatigue, so as to reduce the physical problems of these people as much as possible.

As we go west, more and more bare sandy soils are exposed, and white crystal particles can be clearly seen on the soil surface, which is the manifestation of soil salinization and the goal of their trip.

Asking everyone to find a cool place to rest, Su Yao explored the condition of the soil again, and Zhong Li followed behind him to observe the distance.

"Ah Yao, you might find something if you climb over this mountain." Seeing Su Yao put away his palms, Zhongli suggested seriously.

Su Yao raised his eyebrows: "What did you find?"

"There is an obvious road there, it looks like animals often step on it." Zhongli pointed to the valley below the mountain.

The valley is very wide, and there is indeed a not-so-obvious path in the shadow cast by the sun, which is very messy and inconspicuous in this remote wilderness.

"You have sharp eyes." Su Yao Taohua's eyes were full of smiles, and he praised Zhongli without hesitation.

Salt intake is one of the indispensable conditions for animals to survive. Smart animals naturally have their own unique ways to obtain salt in nature, and licking sand with high salt content is one of them.

"Notice, there will be no rest at noon, and we will continue to set off after eating." The road down the mountain was faster, and they reached the bottom of the mountain in a short while.

The mountain in front of me has traces left by the erosion of water, and the wide valley can vaguely see from the traces of the past that water once passed here.

And under their feet, a thick layer of white crystals was covered where the rain could not wash away, and such wonders can be seen everywhere in this entire valley.

"That's it." Su Yao was very satisfied with the scene in front of him. This is a naturally formed saline-alkali land, and it is also a gift from the wild land to his people.

"My lord envoy, are we here yet?" Chu Shan stepped forward and asked.

Su Yao nodded: "That's it. Let me tell you, prepare for the long-term camping. The first team and the second team are responsible for building brick stoves, the third team and the fourth team are looking for water sources, and the fifth and sixth teams are collecting firewood."

"Yes, Lord Envoy." Chu Shan saluted solemnly, and the soldiers quickly acted according to the arrangement.

The surrounding terrain is arid, and it took a long way to find a small stream. The water quality is a bit bitter and difficult to drink.But for refining salt, such water quality is just the best choice.

In order to facilitate water fetching, everyone moved the camp to the water source, and soon more than a dozen large stoves built with yellow mud and stones were set up.

The large stove is designed with a special firewood-burning stove and ash-collecting stove, which is convenient for a reasonable division of labor during salt refining without affecting each other.

Zhongli took the third and fourth teams who had found the water source to dig out the sand full of white crystals with large wooden buckets. There is also a trick to finding such sand. The sand contains more white crystals in places where the wind and rain are not easy to rain.

Fill a large wooden barrel with one-third of the sand, pour water and stir it, and set it aside. When the soil in the water settles, everyone carefully lifts the barrel and pours the upper part of the clear water into the pot.

After several times in a row, the water in the cauldron was finally full when it was dark. Everyone lit the fire and added firewood. The temperature of the water in the pot gradually rose, and the salt refining entered the most critical stage.

According to ancient records, the cooking method of soil salt is similar to that of sea salt. The previous processes are called "soil extraction and melting". process.

Soaking these soils with water is called "melting soil". At this time, the salt in the soil will be dissolved in the water, and the silt and sand will be thrown away, and the water will become the legendary brine.

Su Yao needs to lead people to evaporate the water in the brine by boiling. The crystals left after the water evaporates are coarse salt. Such coarse salt cannot be eaten and needs to be refined repeatedly.

The cooking process takes a lot of time and firewood. It takes a whole night to boil a pot of water into a small pot, and there is a layer of khaki-colored salt on the bottom of the pot that is visible to the naked eye.

According to the books, the salt content of seawater is about [-]%. When a pot of seawater is boiled, about [-]% of the water will be evaporated before the salt begins to precipitate.However, about [-]% of the water in this pot of brine has evaporated, and a lot of salt components have been precipitated, which shows that the soil here has an astonishingly high salt content.

Even though the salt content in the water was high, burning paper all night had already consumed nearly half of the firewood that everyone had picked up. There wasn't much firewood in the vicinity, so firewood consumption would definitely become their biggest need.

Su Yao also thought about using the high temperature during the day to make brine with a higher concentration, but the river course is full of silt, and the seepage effect is too good. The brine will seep out after a while, and it is too difficult to dry the brine.

"Ah Yao, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Su Yao was still in deep thought, Zhong Li stretched out his hand and tapped gently between his brows.

Su Yao sighed, and collapsed on the blanket: "It won't work like this, we still have to find a way to bask in the sun."

The two discussed the method of making salt together. His idea was similar to that of Su Yao. Although such a pot of cooking could produce enough salt for the tribe, both of them knew in their hearts that they had found such a good salt. Source, such crude refining is obviously not enough.

"Then let's find a way together." Zhong Li leaned against Su Yao, like a loyal and steady dog.

In front of Su Yao, Zhongli will always let go of his defenses and show his most soft and harmless inner self. If Zhongli meets others with such an attitude towards feelings, he will definitely suffer.

However, Su Yao has a soft-tempered temperament, and Zhong Li's clumsy and hard-working approach and overtures can move him the most.

Before the sun came out, Su Yao and Zhong Li took Xiaoman to the mountain to let off the wind and eat some fresh weeds. The two used their spiritual power to widen the road as they went up the mountain.

After leaving the plain, the cart pulled behind Xiaoman could no longer continue walking, so he could only temporarily hide the cart and use it when he returned. Fortunately, Manniu has a special physique and can walk up and down the mountain.Otherwise, Xiaoman would not be able to take it out like this steep mountain road.

After turning over the top of the mountain, they walked towards the top of the mountain when they came. At a glance, the mountains and ravines were criss-crossed, and the mountains became more green as they went towards the Huangping tribe. Yellowish brown like barren land.

Su Yao suddenly had a way to make a brine bed in his mind.

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