Chapter 44 Chapter 44
Ye Xun ranked several female rabbits, deciding which ones to pair with 1, 3, and 6, and which ones to pair with 4, 5, and 6, and let the male rabbits choose for themselves on Sunday.
Qin Wei, who was standing by, heard him arrange for the rabbit to sleep with the emperor just like the chief eunuch was giving the emperor a green card, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "At least give it a break. The donkeys in the production team don't work as hard as it does."
"It's not hard at all; it's a sweet burden. You don't understand." There is no male rabbit that is not lustful. He is not a rabbit, so how can he know the happiness of a rabbit.
Thirteen rabbits were packed and thrown into the space. They cleared out a piece of open space not far away and set up their tents there.
After the tent was set up, Wang Yu was left to guard the place. If there was any situation and they fired warning shots, he would just walk around the area and rush back immediately after hearing it.
There was still about an hour left until sunset, and Ye Xun wanted to try his luck. It was boring to sit in the tent, so he might as well go out and find something to do.
Qin Wei naturally had to follow, as he couldn't feel at ease leaving Ye Xun alone.
Ye Xun wanted to find out if there were any wild vegetables buried in the snow around him. Finally, about fifty meters away from the tent, he found several plants that looked like dandelions. Why did he say "suspected"? Because the leaves of the plants were at least twice as large as normal dandelion leaves, and there was a circle of sharp serrations around the leaves. If he hadn't been wearing gloves, he might have been cut.
It was very simple to check whether it was edible. Ye Xun took out a rabbit from the space, picked two leaves to feed it, and then made a mark here. It was getting late, so he took the rabbit back to observe.
The next day, Ye Xun went to check on the rabbit, and found it alive and well, as if nothing had happened. He then went to mark the location and dug up the dandelions with their roots.
I was lucky that day. I found two yam plants near the dandelion. The root system was well developed and the weight of the yam dug out was more than 30 kilograms. Yam is a good thing. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish the liver and kidneys, and can be used as a staple food when food is insufficient.
It is also easy to plant. Just cut a few pieces of rhizomes, put them in the soil and water them, and they will sprout.
Following the direction of the root growth, Ye Xun and Qin Wei found another yam. They took hoes and worked hard, not caring about the mud on their clothes.
Ye Xun took out an electronic scale, put three yams in bags on it, and 76 kilograms appeared on the display screen.
There are rabbits, yams, dandelions, and other vegetables to be grown at the base. I don’t know if the underground farm they are going to build is big enough.
He is only responsible for bringing the things back. As for whether the farm can accommodate them, this is a problem that the base leaders have to solve and has nothing to do with them, the ordinary people.
The harvest from this trip was pretty good, with a good balance of meat and vegetables. It would have been even better if we could catch a few more laying pheasants.
The pheasants in the mountains were very cunning. When they heard the slightest noise, they would flap their wings and run away wildly. Ye Xun and his men could not get close to them at all. They had no choice but to learn how to make traps. They scattered a handful of rice on the snow, and then put a basket and a wooden stick in it. They tied a rope to the stick and held the other end in Qin Wei's hand.
The three of them lay at the four corners of the trap's sight, waiting for the bait to be taken.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, and even less of a free lunch. Soon, a pheasant with grayish-brown feathers appeared. Its feathers were dull, so it must be a hen. The pheasant was so smart that it seemed to have become a spirit. It kept hovering around the basket, and from time to time it used its claws to pull the mibara out.
Ye Xun was watching anxiously from the side. Seeing that the rice grains on the ground were getting fewer and fewer, the pheasant finally moved and walked into the cage. Qin Wei seized the opportunity and immediately pulled the rope.
With a "clang", the pheasant was successfully covered.
They followed the same method and caught four more chickens. Three of the five chickens were hens, so their luck was pretty good.
However, it would be difficult to reproduce in large numbers, as chickens only lay one egg at a time. The fertilization rate, hatching rate and survival rate are all factors that affect the expansion of the flock.
It is a waste of time to spend all energy on catching chickens. Qin Wei has made improvements to the current trap. As long as a chicken pecks at rice, the trap will be triggered.
The small flat surface of snow was filled with baskets, and even the God of Death would have to take a detour.
Perhaps the temptation of rice was too great. When we came to inspect the next day, two-thirds of the baskets were covered, and no one knew what was in them.
Ye Xun put the basket and the things inside it into the space, and then took them out one by one, eight pheasants and two turtledoves. After checking the cloaca, he confirmed that they were all female.
This is the successful capture of ten greedy girls.
Wang Yu, who was also a greedy girl, drooled as she looked at the turtledove. She couldn't imagine how delicious the big, plump breasts would be if grilled.
"Brother, since turtledoves can't be raised anyway, why not roast them tonight? They're so fat and must be delicious. I've never eaten turtledove before."
You sound like I've eaten it before, Ye Xun complained. Even without her telling me, I would eat it tonight, grilling one and stewing the other with some mushrooms. The taste of wild turtledoves is much better than that of domestic turtledoves.
Qin Wei was responsible for cooking it for them. This fat bird looked very greasy and would sizzle with oil when grilled for a while. He was not used to it.
After harvesting so much, they planned to go down the mountain. Instead of going up the same way, they went around and went down from the other side of the mountain.
Ye Xun learned from the map that this road would pass through a salt lake. The base was running out of edible salt and the price was rising every day. He planned to try to dry the salt himself and bring it back to trade with the base.
If people do not eat salt for a long time, they will have problems with their heart and kidneys, which may lead to death.
There was no need to look for supplies on the way down the mountain, so it was much faster than going up the mountain. The team soon arrived at the salt lake that Ye Xun mentioned. Because of the high concentration of salt in the water, the lake surface was not frozen.
Ye Xun had no documentation on salt drying, and he had not learned about the process in advance, so he could only guess what he had done based on the operations of the protagonists in the novels he had read.
It is unknown how long it will take to make salt by drying it in the sun, so his suggestion is to boil the salt, which saves a lot of time.
"Then I'll pile up stones to build the stove, and you and Wang Yu will be responsible for making the fire." Qin Wei consciously took on the physical work and left the easier work for the two of them.
In order to improve the efficiency of salt boiling, they put three pots in one go. The lake water was first filtered with filter cloth to remove impurities, and then boiled in the pot until the water completely evaporated to reveal the white particles. Then the filtered lake water was poured in and boiled.
After repeating this process several times and the salt in the pot reaches the desired amount, Ye Xun pours pure water into the three pots, filters it a second time, and starts boiling it a second time.
The salt cooked this time has much less impurities. Although it is still far from the bagged salt sold in supermarkets, it is enough for daily cooking.
Finally, it took two days to boil five kilograms of salt. The efficiency of boiling salt by the old method was still too low, so I had to tell Chen Guoan to send more people.
Before going back, Ye Xun took out all the harvested things from the space, packed them in snakeskin bags, and placed them in the bamboo basket hanging behind the motorcycle. He put the salt in a mountaineering bag and carried it on his back.
The motorcycle was running smoothly in the snow. The gas tank ran out in the middle of the journey. I got off the vehicle to refill it. Apart from that, I never stopped again. Finally, two hours before the sun set, I saw the towering walls of the base.
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky continued to cover the sky at an incredible speed, and the sky and the earth suddenly became dim.
Before Ye Xun could open his mouth to ask what was going on, a shiny, transparent object the size of an adult man's fist fell from the sky and hit him right on the shoulder.
It's hail!
Without taking care of his aching shoulder, he took the three people and the motorcycle into the space.
After they were safe, they finally had the energy to check the condition of their shoulders. The temperature in the space was maintained at around 20 degrees all year round. In just a short while, the three people were sweating as if they had just been fished out of the water.
The three of them quickly took off their clothes. Ye Xun couldn't lift his arm because his shoulder was injured. After taking off his outermost coat, he couldn't take off the sweater inside for a long time. Every time he moved, the nerves in his shoulder were pulled. He was in so much pain that he broke out in cold sweats and his lips were almost bitten through.
Qin Wei, who had stripped down to his long underwear, came to help. Fearing that his improper actions would cause secondary injuries, he took ten minutes to take off several pieces of clothing. Ye Xun's bangs were soaked with sweat.
The right shoulder was bruised and swollen, looking horrible. Without equipment, it was impossible to determine whether it was fractured.
Wang Yu staggered into the room and came back with a medical kit containing some bruises wine and ointment, but he didn't know if they could be used in this situation. Seeing Ye Xun's face and lips turned pale from the pain, tears welled up in his eyes.
Similarly, Qin Wei did not dare to act rashly, and did not even think about where this place was. His mind was completely occupied by Ye Xun's painful expression. Before examining the wound, he only dared to spray the wound with detumescent spray.
"Medicine box, there are painkillers in the medicine box. Give them to me when you find them. Two pills." The pain made Ye Xun unable to finish a sentence coherently. He could only say a few words before taking a breath.
Wang Yu was so panicked that she was at a loss for words. Qin Wei snatched the medicine box from her hand, found a box of ibuprofen at the bottom, picked out two pills and handed them to him.
Ye Xun took a quick glance and shook his head: "That's not it, Ibuprofen doesn't work well for me, I need acetaminophen."
Qin Wei threw the medicine back into the box, dug out the medicine Ye Xun mentioned, and fed it to him personally.
Because he was in a hurry, he didn't pour the water, and he choked so much that he stretched his neck like a giraffe.
At this time, Qin Wei remembered to pour him some water.
After drinking the water, I finally swallowed the medicine, but I still felt a choking and uncomfortable feeling in my throat.
It would take about half an hour for the drug to take effect. In order to divert attention, Ye Xun took Qin Wei's hand with his uninjured hand and took him to visit the space.
"Originally, I wanted to tell you about this later, but plans can't keep up with changes. Now that you're here, I'll take you for a walk." Ye Xun spoke in a calm tone, but his unconsciously clenched teeth revealed the fact that he was in pain.
"If the price of knowing this is that you get hurt, I would rather be kept in the dark." Qin Wei frowned slightly, falling into deep self-blame, feeling that he had failed to protect his loved one.
Ye Xun thought more clearly than him. Man-made disasters can be avoided, and natural disasters can be avoided. This is not his fault, so there is no need to take all the problems on himself.
"Maybe fate has destined you to know. Well, let's not think about this anymore. I'll take you to my room." Ye Xun took Qin Wei towards the integrated house, and Bal followed closely behind them like a little tail.
The entrance to the space is in the opposite position to the integrated house. Along the way, you pass by lush farmland and cattle and sheep grazing. This is a secluded paradise.
The decoration and furniture of the three integrated houses all use warm colors, hoping to have a warm home in the cruel end times.
In order to take care of everyone's privacy, the three integrated houses are fifty meters apart from each other. Ye Xun's house is at the edge of the space and is also the quietest place, away from the noise of cattle and sheep.
After entering the room, Qin Wei hugged Ye Xun and sat down on the sofa, then went to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get a bottle of drink, wrapped it in a towel, and gently placed it on Ye Xun's right shoulder for ice compress.
Even though the force had been reduced to the lightest, even the slightest touch was painful for Ye Xun.
He couldn't help but flinch, and was immediately noticed by Qin Wei who had been watching him. He asked him nervously, "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
A little bit, but within an acceptable range. Ye Xun shook his head and denied it: "It's nothing, I just got a sudden chill."
It is undeniable that ice compress is effective and the pain is slightly relieved. Of course, it may also be that the effect of the medicine is gradually taking effect.
I applied the ice for about 20 minutes, but then stopped because it would be bad for my recovery. The first thing I had to do was go back to the base and ask Chen Guoan if he could take a film.
"You must return to the base for a checkup as soon as possible. Your injury cannot be delayed any longer."
Ye Xun felt a little regretful. What he brought back from the hospital at that time were all blood testing equipment, and he had never thought about these large-scale testing equipment.
But it didn't stop him from finding a way to have fun: "Do you think we can still use the X-ray machine from the hospital now?"
It is highly likely that it cannot be used. The delicate equipment cannot be preserved in extreme weather conditions. However, Qin Wei thought that it is better to be safe than sorry. "Maybe it will be good. If you want to go, we will go."
"Forget it," Ye Xun shook his head, "Why waste your energy on a trip?"
"I don't know when the hail will end. The situation in the base must be very bad now." He still had space to hide, but ordinary people in the base had no way to do anything.
Thinking of this, I can't help but feel depressed. Why is it so difficult for humans to survive?
Seeing that Ye Xun was in a low mood, Qin Wei avoided the injured part, picked him up by the waist, then kicked open the bedroom door and put him on the bed.
"Lie down and rest for a while. Go to sleep if you're sleepy. I'll go cook and call you when I'm ready." Qin Wei gently covered him with a quilt and spoke to him in a gentle tone.
Ye Xun was too tired and had no energy to speak. He nodded and fell asleep.
Qin Wei went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator door to see what to do. Ye Xun probably needed to sleep for a while, so he cooked some preserved egg and lean meat porridge over low heat, something light and not irritating to the wound.
As for myself and Wang Yu, we just made some fried rice with eggs to deal with it. Bal also prepared something for me, boiled beef and carrots, a balanced and nutritious dish.
After making the egg fried rice, he put a portion in a lunch box, brought it to Wang Yu's house and knocked on the wooden door.
"Dinner is on your windowsill, remember to eat."
Without waiting for the people inside to come out, he turned around and left. There was porridge still cooking in the pot and he couldn't leave it alone.
When he returned to the house, the porridge in the pot on the gas stove was bubbling. Qin Wei scooped a spoonful with a spoon, tasted it and found that it was still a little undercooked, so he turned on the high heat and continued to cook.
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