When Li Su'er and her team brought back the camellia seeds, the oil press was only halfway finished.
"See? I'm still the fastest," Li Su'er said smugly.
"It would have been faster if you hadn't led everyone astray," Ye Wu couldn't help but mock.
The reason they got lost was simple: Li Su'er insisted that she was right.
"Trust my intuition, this is definitely the right path, just follow me and you won't go wrong."
These were Li Su'er's exact words, which Li Sen shared in the group chat. Later, it was Li Ye who remembered the correct route and brought them back on track; otherwise, they probably would have taken two more days to get back.
“Even geniuses have flaws. Finding a way isn’t my forte, but I have Xiao Ye Ye,” Li Su’er said, rubbing Li Ye’s cheek.
After Li Su'er and her group returned, they immediately began hunting.
They modified their traps, and now they try to catch animals alive when hunting, and once they have enough, they release them onto the island to roam freely.
The time acceleration zone is limited in size and can only house a limited number of animals. Xu Meng plans to change the allocation of animal species here.
The deer herd could easily be moved to the meadow where they used to hunt horses on the island in the middle of the lake. Moreover, the deer are now familiar with humans, so even if they are allowed to roam freely, they can be easily found.
The biggest advantage of the island in the lake is that it is an island surrounded by water, so these animals cannot escape.
Although the island in the middle of the lake is not small, it is easy to find a group of animals, especially after they cleared out the large carnivores on the island, the herbivores on the island reproduced much faster.
However, even if they eat very quickly, Chen Yang and his group can still finish it. The population will increase in the future, so there is no need to worry about too many herbivores causing an overpopulation problem.
They'd been eating smoked and roasted meat for a long time and were getting a bit tired of it. If it weren't for the fruit and wild vegetables, they wouldn't have been able to eat anymore. So, fresh meat was the best.
The deer herd was moved to the island to graze on their own. Now, the camp only has chickens, ducks, rabbits, and sheep. The horses can graze while they are ridden out, making Xu Meng's work much easier.
The animals in the micro-world are mostly wild animals, unlike the sheep her family raises on the grassland, which are so obedient that they sometimes find their way back if they get lost.
Three days later, they finally finished making the oil press and were ready to start pressing oil. Before that, Li Sen had already taken Yun Hu and Grandpa Yun to collect more camellia seeds.
Grandpa Yun said he wanted to get some exercise, and since they were traveling by horse this time, the pace wouldn't be fast, which Grandpa Yun's body could handle. They would have to lead the horse slowly for many distances.
As for the management of the fishpond, Yunshi took over. It's springtime now, and many plants and microorganisms are starting to multiply, so there's no need to worry about the fish's food, making management very easy.
The camellia seeds that Li Su'er and her group brought have been drying for two days, but they are not dry enough and need to be stir-fried briefly.
Jiang Bo specifically consulted several experienced elders in the village and researched a lot of information, because this step was particularly crucial.
They don't have machines, so they have to control the heat and the dryness of the camellia seeds themselves, and the heat must not be too high.
He started by experimenting with a small amount of camellia seeds, and only began to roast them properly once he was satisfied with the results.
"This is really slow, but there's no other way."
Chen Yang kept stirring the food with a shovel, sweating profusely. After a while, Guo Zifeng took over his work, while Jiang Bo was responsible for adding firewood.
"Alright, let's continue tomorrow. Some people will stir-fry, and the rest will grind the flour. Luckily we have horses, otherwise grinding the flour would be another huge undertaking," Jiang Bo said.
After finishing his work here, Jiang Bo went to help Jiang Yining dry the hay. They needed hay to wrap the tea oil cakes; only when the tea seed powder was wrapped into cakes could the oil be extracted.
"The wisdom of the ancients is truly remarkable." Chen Yang touched the oil press machine he had helped build. After understanding how the oil press machine worked, he sincerely admired the wisdom of the ancients.
"Traditional methods are declining. Although modern people admire traditional oil pressing and various handicrafts, they cannot compare with the rapid technological development of the last few hundred years. No matter how sophisticated and complex the mortise and tenon structure is, it cannot build a skyscraper."
Yun said with deep feeling that it was precisely because he studied this field that he knew the difference between them.
"But you still studied ancient architecture, didn't you?" Chen Yang said with a smile.
Yun Shi said helplessly, "That's because my family is rich. There are only 7 students in my class. Although the ancient methods have declined, they still have their reasons for existing, and someone should carry them on."
Yunshi is studying at ZJ University, which is a top-tier university. However, his major is at risk of disappearing. He plans to go to Beijing after graduation to work on the maintenance and reconstruction of ancient buildings.
“At Microworld, I feel that my expertise has been fully utilized, an opportunity that even my mentor might not be able to encounter.”
In the real world, although you can still study ancient architecture by buying land and wood, you can't be as single-minded as you are in the micro-world, where you can focus solely on building a structure.
After chatting with Yun for a while, Chen Yang went back to his room to sleep, and everyone else did the same. They changed their habit of leaving and instead slept inside. Only now did the house they had built truly fulfill its purpose.
Everyone enjoyed the feeling of falling asleep in the micro-world. Although they were only on straw mats and wooden beds, and their pillows were made of bark covered with dry grass, they slept very peacefully.
Chen Yang couldn't sleep for some reason. He sat up, stroked the European Emperor beside his bed, and his thoughts drifted away.
"Godfather, aren't you asleep yet?"
When Chen Liu got up to urinate in the middle of the night and passed by Chen Yang's door, he heard noises coming from Chen Yang's room, so he gently pushed open the door and asked.
"I can't sleep a bit. You go to sleep, it's okay," Chen Yang said with a smile.
Chen Liu shook his head, then walked into Chen Yang's room and climbed into bed.
"I want to sleep with my godfather."
Chen Yang gently rubbed Chen Liu's head and did not refuse, letting Chen Liu lie in his arms.
Children fall asleep easily, and once they do, they fall into a deep sleep. Chen Liu quickly fell asleep in Chen Yang's arms.
Looking at Chen Liu's adorable sleeping face, he was just like an ordinary child at this moment, without superhuman intelligence or excessive obedience, like a naughty child sleeping in his father's arms.
After Chen Liu had fallen into a deep sleep, Chen Yang picked him up and carried him to Ye Wen's room.
He knocked on the door. "Ye Wen, are you asleep?"
Ye Wen opened the door and saw Chen Yang holding Chen Liu standing at the door. At that moment, she thought, how wonderful it would be if this were a normal father holding his child.
“This child insisted on going to pee by himself. I waited for him for a long time and was just about to go find him when I found out he had fallen asleep here.”
Ye Wen took Chen Liu's hand and said.
Chen Yang smiled and said, "I was worried you wouldn't be able to find him, so I brought him back. Go to sleep early, goodnight."
"good evening."
Watching Chen Yang turn and leave, and then looking at Chen Liu sleeping peacefully in her arms, Ye Wen sighed and went back to her room to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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