Defeat natural disasters with farming

The next day Ye Yu was woken up by the chirping of various birds. These clear and crisp voices could not be said to be pleasant to hear, but they were very energetic, which made him wake up as soon as he heard them.

After brushing their teeth with stripped willow twigs dipped in salt, the group was not in the mood to cook, so they continued to eat corn flour pancakes with boiling hot water. Ye Yu had no appetite in the morning, and couldn't finish eating half of it I can only wrap the remaining half with clean leaves and eat it when I am hungry.

Walking is a particularly boring thing, especially when the sun is very strong. If Ye He was still in the mood to chat on the first day, then today he is too tired to shut up, let alone chatting, and he doesn't even have the strength to open his mouth.

Seeing this, Ye Yu took out the mountain grapes picked yesterday from the basket and shared a few pieces each. As soon as he took it, the roots of his teeth were sour. Ye He frowned while eating, but he couldn't bear to spit it out.

After eating, the group of people really lifted their spirits, even speeding up a bit.

They slept on the mountain for another night, and on the morning of the third day, Ye Zhouyuan pointed to the corner ahead and said excitedly, "We're almost here, just go through this forest."

Hearing this, they hurried forward one after another, and the moment they left the forest, a sentence from Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" suddenly flashed in Ye Yu's mind, "Take a few dozen steps, and suddenly you will see."

Oncoming are two lakes, just like the "8" in Arabic numerals. The two are connected in the middle. The mountains and forests are reflected in the lakes. From time to time, there are fish jumping out of the lakes, and the crystal scales are shining in the sun. In the light of light, Ye Yu watched all kinds of beautiful birds chirp, spread their wings and fly down to grab the leaping fish in their mouths.

There are even a few swans crossing their necks in the lake, and their white bodies look extremely beautiful.

In addition to birds, there are also small animals such as grouse and lynx drinking water by the lake. What surprised Ye Yu the most was that he saw two black bears, one big and one small. Presumably they were mother and child. The rest of the animals enjoy the rare gifts of nature together with other animals of different sizes.

While he was looking into the distance, Ye Zhouyuan led them another two steps to the east, pointed to a water bubble and said, "That's right here. Look, there are still deer licking that stone."

Ye Yu heard the words and looked over, the water bubble was hazy, and I don't know why.

After he walked over, he knelt down and picked up a handful of soil and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff. The earthy smell contained a faint salty smell.

Others also began to look around.

At this time, Ye He, who was close to Shui Paozi, suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Come and take a look."

He held two crystal-like things in his hand, one pink and one orange-yellow, crystal clear, very beautiful, but Ye Yu knew that these were not crystals, but rock salt, the more transparent the color, the purer the texture .

"This thing is really beautiful, and it looks good as a decoration at home." Ye Er Er said with admiration.

"It can't be used as a decoration." Ye Yu pinched a piece of crystal and said, "Look at how soft it is, and it melts easily."

Ye He put the powder into his mouth and tasted it, "It's salty, could this be the rock salt we're looking for?"

"It should be." Ye Yu looked at the ground under his feet and continued, "If I'm not wrong, you can dig down to the rock salt layer." Rock salt is also called rock salt, but it actually means the same thing.

Rock salt is a typical mineral of chemical deposition origin. The ore layer is generally several meters to hundreds of meters underground. Ye Yu can only pray that the ore layer here will be closer to the ground, so that it will be easier to mine.

They first collected all the rock salt around the blisters, most of which were colorful, and only two or three pieces were transparent.

In order to know how the salt tastes, Ye Laoer and the others specially went to the lake to catch a grouse, boiled water to remove the feathers, and Ye Yu cut the grouse into small pieces and boiled it together with green onion and garlic Chicken soup. Fortunately, Jia Yi and Jia Er found a few mushrooms in the shade at the bottom of the tree. They were all non-toxic. They washed them and put them in the pot, and they cooked together with the chicken nuggets in no time.

The grouse chicken is tender and very suitable for making soup. Even if the ingredients are scarce at hand, it will be very delicious as long as you add a little salt.

Ye Yu heaved a sigh of relief as soon as he ate the hot chicken soup. The delicious taste instantly soothed his tired body and mind.

In addition, he likes to eat mushrooms in chicken soup, so Chu Xufeng put most of the mushrooms in his bowl, but no one robbed him, and the rest were eating chicken.

After eating, the group rested for a while, and then began to dig salt vigorously. Originally, Ye Yu wanted to participate, but his small arms and legs were disgusted by Ye Laoer and the others, so Chu Xufeng directly took the lead. He went to the side to play.

They really didn't play, so they regarded themselves as logistics staff, helping to boil water and cook. Ye Yu didn't know if he didn't look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it. Needless to say, there are also many rare mushrooms and wild vegetables.

While Ye Yu was obsessed with cooking, good news soon came one after another. First of all, the salt digger Ye Laoer and the others, the rock salt mine layer is located very close to the ground, only about five meters away, so they only used The crystals were dug out in one day, and the amount of rock salt that caught the eye was quite a lot, which is estimated to be enough for the whole village to eat for several lifetimes.

Secondly, when Yehe went down to the lake to catch fish, he took out a stick like a branch covered with mud from the lake.

He said curiously: "It was found under the dead lotus in this lake. I remember, Brother Bao, don't you want to plant some lotus in the lake in our village? Is it possible to just bury this thing in and it will grow lotus?" Lotus leaf?"

The voice became smaller and smaller, because Ye Yu's eyes were already shining at this time, he couldn't wait to take it over, and washed the mud off the lake, revealing the original appearance of the thing, the thick stem is white with yellow, and there is a thick stalk in the middle. section and nine holes.

This is lotus root!

"Is there a bowl-shaped thing with many rounds on it?" Ye Yu asked excitedly.

Ye He recalled it for a while, and replied: "It seems to be there, I will bring it for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he plunged into the lake, leaving only faint ripples, and when he came up again, he was holding two green round tents in his hand.

Ye Yu introduced: "This is lotus root, this is lotus pod, and the balls in the lotus pod are lotus seeds, which can be eaten even if they are seeds."

He licked the corner of his mouth and continued: "Lotus root stew is delicious, and it's also delicious for cooking. It's crunchy and sweet. It's ground into powder like potatoes and sweet potatoes. It's lotus root flour. Add sugar and various pine nuts and hazelnuts. It can be washed into a bowl of sweet soup."

"The lotus seeds are also delicious, slightly astringent, but the lotus seed cores have to be extracted separately, because the lotus seed cores have a special bitter taste, but they have the most medicinal value."

Under Ye Yu's narration, the others swallowed greedily.

"When we go back, we will pick more lotus roots and lotus seeds, which can also be planted in the lake."

The lotus root is cut into thick slices and stewed with the chicken. The lotus root slices soaked in the soup are crispy and fragrant, and everyone eats it with relish.

The group stayed by the lake for five full days before barely digging out the salt they needed.

In order to bring these back to the village, Ye Laoer cut off the branches and made two wooden rafts. It is not difficult to make. You just need to cut the tail of the wood into a "V" shape with a knife, and the wood is fixed vertically with hemp rope. , the knot should be as strong as possible, or the raft will fall apart on the road.

On the way back to the village, Ye Yu could be said to be eager to go home. He always felt that his body stinks, and the first thing to do after returning home was to take a shower.

However, they encountered many wild fruits worth picking along the way, which seriously hindered their speed of returning to the village. Among them were two hawthorn trees, the hawthorn trees on which were already ripe, which attracted many birds to stop.

Ye Yu was not willing to give up, so they delayed here for half an hour, picked all the hawthorns off the tree, and filled two wicker baskets completely.

It was already evening when they actually arrived at the entrance of the village, and there was a layer of burning clouds floating in the sky.

Ye Mingde, the gatekeeper, hurried down to open the gate as soon as he saw their figures coming down from the mountain.

"Brother Bao, have you found any salt?"

Ye Yu nodded and motioned him to look at the raft pulled by the two horses, "But it's not usable yet, we have to deal with it."

There are still few colorless and transparent rock salts, and most of them are multicolored, which shows that there are many impurities in the rock salt and need to be purified before eating.

Ye Mingde smiled from ear to ear, "As long as there is salt."

After they entered the village, Father Ye rushed over quickly. He first supported Ye Yu's shoulders and nervously checked whether he was injured. Seeing that he was fine, he squeezed the rock salt and smiled happily. "You go home first. Get a night's rest and come back to deal with the salt tomorrow."

Ye Yu was indeed tired, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as he turned around, he saw the wild fruits he picked on the road, so he asked, "What about these fruits?"

"What you pick is up to you to divide."

Anyway, it is divided equally according to the head, they are not fussy people, it doesn't matter if there is more or less.

It's just a rough distribution, and they hurried back to their respective homes.

As soon as Ye Yu came home, Ye Yu was held in her arms by Ye Yu's mother for a careful inspection. From the face inspection to the hands, she felt distressed and uncomfortable after seeing the scratches on Ye Yu's hands from the branches.

"Does it still hurt?"

If Mother Ye didn't mention it, Ye Yu didn't even realize that he was scratched. He took a look at the scar on his hand, it was not deep but very long, and it hurt a little.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, don't worry." Ye Yu held Ye Mu's hand and said, "It will be all right after a little ointment."

At this time, Mrs. Ye opened the curtain and came over, "The water is already boiled, Brother Bao, go wash up, eat something and sleep well."

Ye Yu nodded when she heard the words, covered her mouth with her hands and yawned, then scratched her cheeks, and replied, "I'll go right away."

He stayed in the bath room for a full quarter of an hour, drowsy from soaking in the warm hot water, if Ye Mu hadn't called him outside, he might have fallen asleep in the bathtub.

Because of eating and sleeping outside, Ye Yu really didn't sleep well, so Ye Yu hurriedly drank a bowl of noodle soup and went back to sleep. The rest of the Ye family knew that they were very tired, and when they fell asleep, they all relaxed Move, start packing the things you brought back.

If you don’t know them, put them aside temporarily. Check the hawthorns one by one, wash and eat the ones with holes, and keep them as canned hawthorns. Wash all kinds of mushrooms and wild vegetables first, and then dry them in the sun the next day. Quantity Small wild fruits, such as mountain grapes and lantern fruits, are loved by the family, and they can be eaten in two or three days.