Chapter 70: Living off the Mountain
Everyone thought the same. Although they took a lot of things at the beginning, as the days passed, food was a consumable item, and no matter how much they saved, it would be used up quickly.
No one was worried about this anymore, and Li Laosan had a new problem.
Now he subconsciously relies on Shen Xiao, Sheng Ze, and Shen Qingqian. Whenever he has questions, he always asks them first, just like now.
"Master Chen, Brother Cheng, I've seen so much today. There's only so much food around us. I reckon we'll have eaten it all before Cheng Yun and the others come back. Do you think we should expand our range or what?"
Shen Xiao basically knew nothing about these things, and looked at Sheng Ze when he heard this.
Although Sheng Ze grew up in the mountains, he didn't need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. He also had only a vague understanding of this. He turned his head to look at Shen Qingqian, "Sixth Miss, what do you think?"
Shen Qingqian was pounding her sore calves when she was suddenly called. She looked up with a blank look in her eyes and exclaimed, "Ah!"
"Should we expand our search for food?" Sheng Ze raised his lip slightly. "The Third Master said there isn't much food around here."
"That's a must!" Shen Qingqian blurted out, "While Brother Cheng Yun and the others haven't come back yet, let's find as much food as possible, but..."
She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before looking up at Li Laosan. "If we expand the scope, we can't just split into ten groups. We can leave one-third of the people in the camp, and the rest can be divided into four groups."
The farther away from the camp, the more dangerous it is, and it is easy for something to happen if there are too few people.
Besides, there are supplies in the camp, so it cannot be left unattended, so someone has to guard it.
Of course, the people who stayed behind didn't do nothing. They also had to collect coal, weave straw sandals, etc., which was no easier than those who went out.
But this is not a problem, we can just switch when the time comes.
Sheng Ze and others understood her words after a little thought, and those who were slower in thinking also understood after being reminded by others, so the proposal was passed directly.
"Okay, we have a good harvest today, so let's have something delicious tonight. Aunt Wu, take out some hyena bones to make soup. The meat won't keep well in this weather, so make some for everyone to satisfy their cravings." Li Laosan said to Mrs. Wu immediately after making the decision.
The weather was getting hot again in the past two days. Li Laosan was afraid that the hyena meat they had prepared earlier would not keep well, so he reluctantly asked Wu to prepare some first.
"Okay, I'll get it right away." Wu stood up, dusted off her body, and walked towards the tent.
Shen Qingqian opened her mouth and wanted to say that she had applied enough salt so the meat wouldn't go bad, but she didn't say it in the end.
Forget it, let’s find a way to get more food in the mountains!
After a night's rest, Shen Qingqian and others set out again the next day.
Shen Qingqian is still leading the way today. With yesterday's successful experience, their team is full of confidence.
The saying "live by the mountain, eat by the mountain" is really true.
Especially this Qishan Mountain, it is not a single mountain, but a whole mountain range. Different locations have different geographical environments and different plants grow there.
Shen Qingman and the others were ignorant and had no idea of the benefits of this mountain, but Shen Qingqian was dazzled by it.
"This is a kind of fern, which can be eaten as a wild vegetable; this one clears away heat and relieves summer heat, and can be used as a medicinal material; this is..." She walked along the way, leading everyone to pick all the edible and usable things.
At first she would explain what these things were, but later she found that it was useless to explain them, so she simply stopped.
"Sixth sister, how do you know so much? I also studied with my grandfather, how come I don't know this?" Shen Qingning scratched his head and looked at Shen Qingqian with admiration.
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