Chapter 17: Escape from the Troubled Times 15
Lin Xia and the other two stayed in the cave for thirteen days.
These ten days were the most relaxing and peaceful days she had lived since she came into this world.
It was cool inside the cave, providing a brief escape from the scorching heat. There was water and food at the bottom of the cave, and wild vegetables could occasionally be found outside the cave. The three of them were having a great time and didn't want to leave.
Later, because catching fish was too troublesome, Lin Xia and his friend invented a fish basket. Their harvest increased dramatically, from five or six fish a day to twelve or thirteen fish a day. Not only did the three of them have a greasy face, but they also had enough to make dried fish every day. Lin Xia was not stingy at this time and generously took out coarse salt to extend the shelf life of the dried fish.
With the abundance of food, Tiedan's cheeks, which had never had much flesh, became fuller. Lin Xia also felt that she could eat more and more, and it seemed that she was starting to grow taller again.
That’s right, I’m still young and in the growth stage.
In addition to recuperating from his injuries, Lin Xia's daily activity became chopping trees. Grabbing a weapon was only the first step, and he also had to become familiar with it. Even if he didn't know martial arts, he knew the most basic chopping, stabbing and stabbing. The most important thing was not to let the knife cut him.
During this period, she once again lamented how great it was to have a healthy body. She had never dared to imagine that she would one day be so strong.
The rest is to figure out the new golden finger space.
It is hard to say whether the space is black or white. Anyway, the boundary is translucent, and you can "see" everything inside as long as you think about it.
The things put in it seem to have no gravity. You can put them wherever you want without pressing down the items below. You can also put water balls in it. Once the water is put in, it will become a flowing object without a container and can be manipulated by Lin Xia at will. Even if it approaches other objects under Lin Xia's control, it will not be absorbed. However, if a wet cloth strip is put in, there is no way to separate the water molecules inside and make it dry in seconds. Maybe she can do it when she becomes stronger.
The most important thing is to keep the food fresh. Lin Xia secretly tested it with fish. The freshly killed fish was still as fresh as when it was put in four or five days later. Don't ask why she didn't use hot water. It was because she forgot. She put the fish in at the beginning and only remembered to collect the water later.
The ability of the space to preserve freshness does not mean that time does not pass inside. When testing it with fish, Lin Xia discovered that living fish can actually go in. As long as they are taken out at an extremely fast speed, they can still survive. Otherwise, they will die after a long time.
Judging from the situation, it seems that he was... suffocated to death.
Lin Xia guessed that a big reason why this space could preserve freshness was that it was in a vacuum state.
However, it takes a lot of energy to collect living things directly. Lin Xia tested that she could only put in live fish about 15 centimeters long at most, and it would not work if it was bigger. After putting it in, she rested for a whole morning before she recovered. Maybe one day, she would be strong enough to put a person in and kill him...
Although the space is not large, it is growing.
Before, the purple spots in the first rays of sunlight that Lin Xia absorbed every day did not bring any changes to her body, except making her feel comfortable and as if her soul was full of strength.
However, since the space appeared and absorbed the purple light spots again, the space began to expand.
Since the purple light spot meant so much to her, she began to go to an invisible place to meditate every morning under the pretext of constipation.
After meditating for thirteen days, the space doubled in size and its side length became 25 centimeters.
She divided the entire space into three parts, one third filled with boiled water, one third filled with rice, dried wild vegetables and a small dried fish, and the remaining one third filled with valuables such as silver, flint, needle and thread, toothpaste powder, Chinese medicine bags, precious maps, leftover oil and salt shakers, and freshly made mushroom powder.
When making mushroom powder, Lin Xia was not satisfied with using live fish for the experiment. Anyway, live fish would only be stiff for a day and then come back to life, so she tried a little bit. That night, when Aunt Ge was snoring loudly, she didn't notice that Lin Xia's eyes were empty and she was stiff like a paralyzed patient for most of the night.
Fortunately, I didn't get much contaminated and recovered in three or four hours. But on the second day, I felt dizzy and sore all over, and it took me half a day to recover.
This medicine is really strong!
Lin Xia is fine again. She has complete physical and magical equipment. Her sense of security is rising. If she is given a group of bandits... forget it.
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On this day, Lin Xia was checking her feet.
Everything is almost ready. They are preparing to set off tomorrow. Humans are social animals. Living in caves is comfortable but not a long-term solution. Although this forest is large, it is not an uninhabited area. Once a war breaks out, they will not be able to escape even if they want to.
"Aunt Lin," Tiedan ran over excitedly, "I just saw a rabbit on the slope over there, but it ran too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Tiedan's tone became regretful.
"Really? Take auntie to have a look. Maybe she can catch it."
"Come with me quickly, I will lead the way." Tiedan said like an adult.
Lin Xia was almost falling in love with this kid. She had hated children since she was little, but Tiedan was cute and well-behaved, and she didn't find that naughty kid annoying at all.
"Aunt Lin, look, my belly disappeared right here."
"Tiedan, I'm still talking about your rabbit. You must have seen it wrong." said Aunt Ge, who was looking for wild vegetables nearby.
"Grandma doesn't believe me. I am sure I saw it clearly. It is a rabbit. It has two long ears and its body is gray." Tiedan protested.
"Okay, let's not argue anymore. Tiedan, come with me to look for it and you'll find out." Lin Xia was also very bored and had had enough rest recently.
Search within 200 meters around the place Tiedan mentioned.
Suddenly, a rabbit pricked up its ears from the grass.
"Ah, rabbit!" Tiedan jumped up and screamed. "I said there was a rabbit."
The rabbit was quickly frightened and ran back quickly. Lin Xia also chased after it with big strides, only to see the rabbit hiding in a hole at an extremely fast speed.
Tiedan finally caught up with him using his short legs.
"Aunt, it doesn't matter if you didn't catch it. Rabbits run so fast." Tiedan comforted her when he saw that she had nothing in her hands.
"Tiedan, look, this is the rabbit's home. Let's look around to see if there are any more holes like this nearby. Rabbits usually dig several holes to make it easier for them to escape."
"Auntie, here is one."
Lin Xia searched the area and found one too. As expected, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
She first sealed up the rabbit holes with soil, then said:
"Tiedan, I'm going to go back and get something. I'll call your grandma over. You stay here and watch if the rabbit runs away. Can you do that?"
"Auntie, yes, I can do it!" the little guy promised solemnly.
Lin Xia quickly returned to the cave and picked up a sack. If there were not enough sacks, she used clothes instead.
When she returned to the rabbit hole, Aunt Ge was already digging the hole with her hands.
Lin Xia's face was filled with dismay, and she hurriedly tried to stop them. Then she cleared the weeds around the rabbit hole, and asked two people to guard each hole entrance, while she lit a fire to smoke the rabbits. As soon as the smoke started, she immediately ran to switch places with Tiedan, as Tiedan was too small to hold the rabbit.
In this way, the three of them had a meal of fresh rabbit meat in the evening. There were four rabbits in total, one large and three small. After eating, both parties shared the dried rabbit meat equally. The remaining rabbit skin was not wasted. The hair was burned, cooked, cut into thin strips and dried. Lin Xia took a small handful and left most of it to the grandparents and grandchildren.
But this doesn’t mean that Lin Xia doesn’t like to eat or is kind.
The fish basket used for fishing was made by her, and the salt and iron pot were also hers, so Lin Xia would get an extra 20-centimeter fish from the daily catch.
Everyone picked and ate their own wild vegetables. In a famine, every grain of food was extremely precious.
The reason why less dried skins and meats were needed was because Lin Xia learned a new skill from Aunt Ge - the traditional method of smoking furs.
After the clean leather is smoked, a soft leather can be obtained.
I’ve learned it, I’ve learned it. Lin Xia, who only knew how to pick up waste after graduating from high school, has gained some experience.
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