Chapter 291: Primitive Society: Farming and Infrastructure Construction 06
With the help of Qingniu, Jiang Lan and Ayu quickly reached their destination.
The lake is not very large, and there are circles of silver-white salt belts around the lake, like a string of white pearl necklaces worn on the salt lake.
In the process of the salt dissolved in the water migrating from the basin to the salt lake, as the water in the salt lake gradually evaporates, the concentration of salt water continues to increase. Once it reaches a saturated or oversaturated state, precipitation will occur.
"It's salt, it's really salt."
Ayu rushed over, grabbed the salt soil on the ground, and shouted excitedly.
This is salt soil, but in addition to salt particles, there are also many impurities.
If eaten directly, in addition to the bad taste, it will also be harmful to the human body.
The Kurosawa tribe is near the salt lake, but they didn't find this treasure. It's really a bargain for the Huangyan tribe.
What can I say?
This is fate!
Or technology is the primary productivity, otherwise the resources are useless.
Normal sea salt and lake salt are all obtained by drying in the sun. Build several salt drying pools and store the salt water in them. As the concentration of the salt water gradually increases, it becomes brine.
Then transfer this salt water to the lower crystallization pool, and the salt gradually settles at the bottom of the pool. After crystals are formed, they can be collected.
The terrain here in the salt lake is wide, the sunlight is sufficient, and there is no human habitation around, which is very suitable for making salt fields.
Jiang Lan estimated the lake water concentration, sunlight and temperature conditions, and estimated that salt would be produced in one day.
"Let's get started, take the stuff out."
Modern salt ponds are made of cement, and there is no such condition now.
Fortunately, there are many large rolls of plastic sheets in Ayu's space. With a few plastic sheets and wooden racks, you can make a few small salt ponds that can store water.
Having space is easy. Ayu used the containers in the space to draw water and soon filled several salt ponds.
"Here is the drying salt. Take out the iron pot and we'll go boil the salt over there."
Ah Yu was a little confused. "Isn't it faster to boil the salt? Why do we still need to dry the salt?"
"Your pot is so small, and how much wood do you have to burn?"
Modern people can still use tools to cut wood, but primitive people can only pick up some dead branches and old dead trees to burn,
and the combustion efficiency of trees is very low, which is incomparable to coal.
Drying salt is less troublesome and labor-saving than boiling salt, and almost no supervision is required throughout the process.
Of course, it is best to do both at the same time, such as what they are doing now.
If the Kurosawa tribe is taken down one day, a salt field can be built, which is a sure-fire business.
Under normal circumstances, one ton of seawater can produce 30 to 35 kilograms of salt.
The salt content of the salt lake here is obviously higher, and one ton of lake water can produce 50 kilograms of salt.
Ayu and Jiang Lan worked hard for several days and the harvest was full.
With these hundreds of kilograms of salt, it is estimated that the tribe will not lack salt for a long time.
When Jiang Lan went back, she still used the leader of the blue cow as her means of transportation.
This cow has been subdued by her. She stayed in the salt lake for several days and thought it would escape back to the territory by itself.
Unexpectedly, this cow brought its family and waited in the old position. When it saw Jiang Lan coming out, it shook its tail and looked very happy.
"You will be a registered cow from now on. Your name will be Ah Qing."
Jiang Lan brought Ah Qing and its tribe back to the Huangyan tribe, which really surprised everyone.
The warriors on the tribal watchtower saw a group of blue cows appear and blew the horn immediately.
When everyone took their weapons and prepared to fight, they found Jiang Lan and Ah Yu on the back of the cows.
"What's going on?"
"This is a partner given to us by God."
Jiang Lan patted Ah Qing, "This is Ah Qing, the leader of the blue cows, and you will be one of our tribe from now on."
Ah Qing raised his head, mooed, and shook his tail to show his recognition.
"Aren't blue cattle used for eating?"
"What else can blue cattle be used for?"
Blue cattle are of course very useful. They can help the tribesmen move things and plow the land. One cow is equivalent to several adult laborers.
After having cattle, Jiang Lan was not idle.
She caught a lot of pheasants and ducks and domesticated them, and slowly developed the breeding industry.
With salt, meat is no longer afraid of spoiling.
All the meat brought back by the hunting team was pickled into jerky and preserved.
In order to ensure that the tribesmen can spend the winter safely, Jiang Lan also mobilized everyone to go fishing by the river.
"Lan, fish is not tasty, why do we catch fish?"
People in the tribe don't like to eat fish, because fish has more bones than meat, and it has a strong fishy smell and a bitter taste when bitten. It is a very unpalatable food.
Except for the elderly and children who are very hungry, young people almost never eat fish.
"God told me that the way we eat fish is wrong."
Jiang Lan held a kitchen knife in one hand and grabbed a fish with the other hand, and began to clean it up in front of everyone.
"You can't eat the fish's entrails. There's also a bitter gall inside, which you can't eat either."
"When you cook the fish, you need to add some seasonings, so it will be delicious."
"Ayu, give me some seasonings."
"Okay." Ayu immediately took out a bunch of seasonings, "I have some more here, you can use whatever you want, I like spicy food."
Jiang Lan nodded, put the fish in the pot, and then put the chili and salt in.
Frankly speaking, Jiang Lan's cooking skills are terrible.
If it were placed in other planes, nine out of ten people would complain that it was pig food.
But with her level, she would be a first-class chef in primitive society.
It's not that she's a great cook, it's all because of the seasoning. Even if she cooks a pair of slippers, the taste is amazing.
The most delicious thing the people of the Huangyan tribe have ever eaten is meat grilled with coarse salt.
They have always felt that no food can surpass the status of barbecue in their hearts.
Until today, they ate the fish and fish soup cooked by Jiang Lan.
It turns out that this fishy and bitter fish is so delicious, so delicious that everyone wants to swallow their tongues.
Jiang Lan cooked several large pots, and they were all snatched up.
The tribal warriors have a big appetite, and this little fish soup is just a sprinkle.
They looked at Jiang Lan eagerly, holding up their bowls, hoping to eat more.
"No more, there are only these few, we have eaten them all, everyone should catch more tomorrow."
Jiang Lan's purpose is to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm to catch fish, not to be a cook for them.
"Everyone try to catch fish, as long as we catch enough fish, we will definitely get more delicious food."
"Good, good, good!" The warriors in the tribe shouted happily.
The power of foodies is indeed huge. With the encouragement of delicious fish soup, everyone is particularly concerned about catching fish.
The next day when everyone went fishing, they were also very active, and they all jumped into the water to spear fish.
They grew up by the river since they were young, and they are very good at swimming. Besides, the water downstream is not particularly deep, so there is no need to consider safety issues at all.
Seeing the buckets of fish being caught, Jiang Lan quickly arranged for the women in the tribe to kill the fish, intending to make all of them into dried fish.
"Why make dried fish? Just put it in my space, it won't go bad."
A Yu came to Jiang Lan, a little confused as to why she did this.
Jiang Lan smiled and asked her, "What if your space can't be opened one day?"
A Yu was stunned, her mood instantly became low, and then she honestly went to make dried fish with others.