Chapter 22 Sustainable Development
The vast expanse of cattails before them was enough to feed their family of six for a long, long time.
But now there is another problem.
Looking at the water surface that appeared and disappeared in front of her, Sang Yu couldn't help but fall into deep thought. How should she get in?
The ground in the swamp is full of dangers, and small animals or birds will not encounter any accidents because of their light weight.
But if it were a human being, it would be easy to get into the same situation as Sang Xingjia just now, and get stuck and unable to get out.
His eyes fell on the vines that Sang Xingjia had just untied, and Sang Yu suddenly had a good idea.
"Dad, big brother, do me a favor."
She asked the two of them to pull down another vine together, and then coiled the two vines into a circle, forming two oval mats about the size of a washbasin.
Then use the weeds nearby to tie the mat and legs together firmly.
"Yu'er, what are you doing?" Sang Yongjing watched her movements, unable to guess what she was going to do.
Sang Yu tried to take two steps and found that it was tied quite firmly. He nodded with satisfaction: "Dad, big brother, just wait and see. We can have something delicious tonight."
She slowly moved to the place where Sang Xingjia had been trapped before. The two people behind her looked at her nervously, afraid that she would fall down accidentally.
Sang Yu was not panicked at all. Although the swamp was dangerous, there were ways to deal with it.
At the same weight, the larger the contact area with the ground, the lower the risk of sinking.
The swamp that was originally full of danger seemed like a flat land with the help of the pair of vine insoles under her feet.
Sang Yu only needs to avoid puddles of unknown depth and walk on the ground to be safe.
She came to a cattail bush without any obstruction. The cattails were past their flowering period at this time. The cigar-shaped flower heads were open, and the fluffy seeds inside could be seen.
However, Sang Yu's target was not them. She directly grabbed the stems of a few cattails, and then with a little force, the whole cattail was pulled out.
The roots of cattail look very much like green onions. The part of the stem buried underwater is white, and the roots are also white, containing a lot of starch.
It can serve as a staple food after simple processing.
Sang Yu pulled out many cattails in a row until his hands could no longer hold them together, then he stopped and slowly walked back.
On the way, she also found three bird eggs in a meadow, which were laid by some unknown bird. They were about the same size as chicken eggs.
Unexpectedly, there would be an unexpected harvest. Sang Yu used his chin to press down the cattails in his hands, freeing up one hand to take the bird eggs.
The first one, the second one, when she was about to get the third one, she paused, hesitated for a long time and finally didn't take it.
If she had seen bird eggs before discovering the cattails, she would have taken them all without hesitation, but now that she had enough staple food, there was no need to be so drastic.
Leave one for the bird parents so that they can continue to come here to lay eggs and continue to develop.
Sang Yu guessed that there should be a lot of bird eggs in this swamp, but she really didn't have time to look for them now, so she would look for them later when she felt hungry.
Holding cattails in my hands, I couldn't see the road clearly, but fortunately there was not much water in this swamp, and it was mainly distributed in the middle.
She walked all the way out, and even if she couldn't see her feet, she wouldn't suddenly fall into a puddle.
Sang Yongjing had been waiting at the edge of the swamp. When he saw her coming over with a bunch of grass, he didn't care that it was dirty and just reached out to take it.
"Yu'er, is this edible?" How come he didn't know that grass was edible before?
When her arms were empty, Sang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She was not afraid of getting her clothes dirty. After all, no matter how dirty her clothes were, how dirty could they be?
The main reason is that I am afraid that if I fall accidentally, the two bird eggs in my hands will be broken.
"It's edible and quite delicious. We don't have to eat rice husks tonight." Sang Yu felt that as a food blogger, he still had to have certain requirements for the food he put into his mouth.
It just so happens that Sang Yongjing and his friends are planning to go chop firewood tomorrow, so she'd go along to take a look.
It would be best if she could borrow a stone mortar to husk the rice. She never wanted to experience the feeling of rice husks sticking in her throat like she did this morning again.
"Delicious?" Sang Yongjing was skeptical.
To him, these things looked no different from the weeds on the roadside, and were probably edible but bitter leaves like dandelions.
"Of course, I'll make it for you when we get back."
Sang Yu was very confident. She spread out her palm to reveal two bird eggs. "Look, I found some bird eggs. They'll be a treat for tonight."
Seeing the bird eggs, both father and son's eyes lit up. Sang Xingjia was even more excited and asked, "Yu'er, where did you pick them up? Do you have any more?"
They had suffered a lot along the way and had not eaten any meat or oil. Now, even a bird's egg was enough to make them excited.
"There should be some in the swamp, but they're too hidden to find. Let's come back next time when we're fully prepared."
Knowing that the vine mat under his feet was not a long-term solution, Sang Yu had already thought of other safer ways on the road.
Sang Xingjia still didn't want to give up: "How about I go in and look for it again."
"You are too heavy. The vines can't support you." Sang Yu refused directly.
The vine mat was made temporarily and was too heavy. She felt heavy under her feet with every step she took. As she walked, the mat seemed to be falling apart.
If Sang Xingjia were to use it again, it would probably fall apart halfway through, and by then, it would be difficult to save him.
Sang Xingjia had no choice but to give up.
Now that we have found the staple food, there is no need to explore further.
The three of them started walking back, and Sang Yu was quite satisfied with the mountain and forest environment around them.
She didn't find any large animal carcasses along the way, which meant there were no large beasts nearby and there was no need to worry about being attacked by wild beasts.
The cattails in the swamp can serve as their staple food source for a long time.
Overall, this temporary place is quite good.
However, one thing needs to be noted, swamps also mean that miasma will appear.
The so-called miasma is actually poisonous gas in mountains, forests and swamps, harmful gases and poisonous gas produced by the decay of various animals and plants after death.
They mixed together, with a large number of mosquitoes carrying malignant malaria parasites floating inside, and from a distance it looked like a ball of dark gas.
When humans and animals are bitten by them, they will be infected with malignant malaria, which has a very high mortality rate.
Although there was no miasma today, it does not mean that there will be no miasma in the future. Next time you go there, you should prepare some protective equipment in advance.
Sang Yu followed the two of them with his head down, thinking silently in his mind, when he suddenly felt that the person in front of him stopped.
She looked up in confusion: "Why aren't you leaving?"
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