The construction of the fishpond is progressing steadily. They throw all the small fish fry they catch each day into the pond, and if there is enough food that day, the larger fish will also be thrown into the pond for breeding.
Chen Yang believes that when the fishpond can reproduce naturally, it should meet the requirements for aquaculture.
Although there are fish ponds, planting and livestock breeding still need to be carried out.
They cleared land, and Jiang Yining was in charge of planting and management; so far, they've only planted potatoes. Next to the fields, they also fenced off a livestock farm, but there aren't any animals there yet.
Moreover, Chen Yang is already considering establishing a new shelter.
Although they have cabins and can exit the micro-world at night, they still need shelter during the day to rest, and sometimes they can sleep directly in the shelter at night.
That day, the group watched the sunrise together, and Jiang Yining remarked with emotion.
"It would be great if I could wake up naturally in the micro-world every day and then log out."
This gave Chen Yang the idea of building a new shelter, but their current situation was not suitable for building a new shelter, and staying in the micro-realm at night would only be a waste of energy.
Compared to real survival, their biggest advantage is that they can leave the micro-world at any time and don't have to endure the hunger and cold of the night.
New shelters can only be built once the food supply is stable.
"For the next two days, our task is to gather food as much as possible. We can't let the newcomers go hungry. Yining, once you've finished weaving your grass skirt, go and collect wild fruits and some edible plants. Su'er, you continue hunting. Brother Wang, come with me to go a little further and see if we can find anything new."
"Yes, boss. Whatever you say goes."
Li Su'er was clearly dissatisfied with her work arrangements, but Chen Yang ignored her.
Chen Yang and Wang Bing left with their weapons, heading to a more distant place in search of food. Little European Emperor also left with them; perhaps its sense of smell would lead it to something.
"Su'er, what do you think of Brother Yang?"
After Chen Yang and Wang Bing left, Jiang Yining suddenly asked.
Li Su'er paused for a moment, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Why do you ask that? Do you like Brother Yang?"
Jiang Yining said, "Don't worry, I won't fight you for it."
Upon hearing Jiang Yining's words, Li Su'er's face instantly turned red. She did not deny it, because she knew she could not hide it from Jiang Yining.
"I think you've realized you like Brother Yang these past couple of days. I woke up earlier than you yesterday, and you were calling his name while you were sleeping. You little wildcat in heat."
"I...I...I wasn't in heat, I just..."
Li Su'er's voice was as soft as a mosquito's murmur. She didn't dare to look up at Jiang Yining. She knew her face must be very red, and she could feel her ears burning.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Do you really like Brother Yang?" Jiang Yining asked.
Li Su'er hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know myself. My heart just races when I see him, and I always want to be with him. I think this must be love. I've never been in a relationship before, and this is the first time I've felt this way. I didn't even have this feeling when I had a crush on the class heartthrob when I was a kid."
Jiang Yining gave a helpless wry smile, "In every way, Chen Yang is quite good. He has a good temper, is good-looking, more mature than his peers, and is also rich. I don't object if you want to pursue him, but..."
"But what?" Li Su'er asked anxiously, as she hated the word "but" the most.
“I’ve talked to Brother Yang, and he doesn’t want to be in a relationship for the time being.”
Li Su'er breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "It's good that you don't dislike me."
“Our Su’er is so cute, who wouldn’t like her?” Jiang Yining couldn’t help but pinch Li Su’er’s cheek, and then continued, “Brother Yang used to have a girlfriend, Ye Wu accidentally revealed it, her name was Mo Xi.”
“Mo Xi…”
"That's right. Given Brother Yang's personality, he won't fall in love easily. If he does, it's definitely with his whole heart. And there seems to be quite a story between them, which is probably why Brother Yang doesn't want to be in a relationship."
"Ugh... I hate this kind of thing the most. Ex-girlfriends are always the best, right? Maybe Mo Xi is still his first love."
Li Su'er said with distress.
"It's okay, don't worry. You're no worse than other girls. If you really want to pursue Brother Yang, I'll help you find out about Mo Xi. You just need to continue being yourself."
At times like these, Jiang Yining was always Li Su'er's pillar of support, and she nodded obediently.
"Come on, tell me when you started having feelings for him," Jiang Yining said with a suggestive smile.
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Chen Yang, who was lying in the grass planning to attack a wild rabbit, sneezed. Hearing the noise, the rabbit instantly disappeared without a trace.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, so we need to take precautions against the cold. Grass skirts alone are not enough."
Wang Bing said.
Chen Yang nodded and then said, "What I'm most afraid of right now is rain. If it rains, the temperature will drop drastically, and food will be even harder to find."
"Before that, let's get everything ready."
The two walked straight ahead along the west side of the cabin.
Unsure of the location of the microcosm, they determined the direction of sunrise to be east, thus defining the orientation.
"The further west you go, the sparser the vegetation seems to become."
Chen Yang observed the surrounding environment the whole way.
They had been walking for a long time; judging from the position of the sun, it had been about three hours.
"Chen Yang, look, a beehive."
Wang Bing pointed to a cliff face not far away and said.
A tree grows obliquely on a cliff face more than three meters above the ground, and there is a beehive about half the size of a person at the base of the tree.
Where there is a beehive, there is bound to be honey. Honey is a high-energy food and it is very delicious.
After discussing it, the two decided to take the risk of harvesting honey.
No matter where in the world, humans generally use the same method to deal with bees: smoke.
Thick smoke can drive bees out of the hive and also prevent oneself from being stung by a swarm of bees.
"When I was a kid, I often poked at beehives. These bees aren't poisonous, but getting stung is still very uncomfortable."
Wang Bing was very experienced and worked with Chen Yang. He went to find mud to smear on his body, while Chen Yang was responsible for starting a fire.
The surrounding vegetation was sparse, and it took Wang Bing a long time to find wet mud.
The two covered themselves in mud, which would form a protective layer so that even if they were stung, the stings wouldn't go too deep.
Chen Yang used whatever materials were available and quickly started a fire. Wang Bing was truly amazed by his life skills.
"Let's get ready to go. You make the smoke, and I'll extract the honey. I'm tougher."
Wang Bing took the initiative to take on the higher-risk task.
The beehive is three meters off the ground, and you have to climb up the cliff to reach it.
They prepared two large clumps of leaves, all very damp, which produced a lot of smoke when lit.
One bundle was used to smoke out the beehive, and the other was used to protect Wang Bing.
"This is pure wild honey, with no additives whatsoever. You can't buy it even if you want to."
Wang Bing murmured.
The two arrived at the base of the hive and became somewhat nervous listening to the dense buzzing sound.
"Little bees, the fruits of your hard work belong to us. It feels so good to reap without sowing!"
(End of this chapter)
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