Li Xiaomin made lunch, with Grandpa Li and Li Erniu helping her.
Because there was one more patient, Li Xiaomin washed the pottery pot and planned to cook some rice porridge.
However, when Li Xiaomin saw only a few handfuls of rice left in the rice bag, she was stunned.
After putting the rice into the pot and adding water and firewood, Li Xiaomin went to find Uncle Lu.
"Uncle Lu, we are almost finished with rice."
Hearing Li Xiaomin's words, Lu Changhe paused, "How much is left?"
"It's still enough for a meal."
"What else?" Lu Changge asked again.
"I still have half a bag of flour, half a basket of potatoes, three heads of Chinese cabbage, five white radishes, and two pieces of dried meat. I've eaten everything else."
When they left Jincheng, they didn't put much in the carriage.
After all, Lu Changge, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin all knew that the other had a system.
However, they had no idea that Jin Bao and his two servants would leave together.
Now, even if they have enough food stored in their space, they cannot take it out at will.
After all, we have lived in the mountains for a month. It would be strange if there was still a lot of food.
"Not enough food?" Jin Bao on the side was a little confused and looked up at the guard who was coming over.
"I remember we brought two bags when we came here, Leng Yan, go get our food."
"Young Master, the food is gone." said the cold-faced guard.
"Ah? When did it disappear?" Jin Bao looked confused.
"Didn't you take them all out half a month ago?" Li Xiaomin asked doubtfully.
"Oh... I forgot." Jin Bao scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"What do we do now? Will we starve to death?"
"You won't starve to death. There are still plenty of food to eat in the mountains." said Grandpa Li on the side.
"Then let's go out and look for it after dinner." Li Tugen said, "Besides, the vegetables I planted earlier can be eaten now."
Of course, in addition to vegetables, Li Tugen can also grow other things.
For example, rice, as well as crops such as potatoes and taro.
But the normal growth period of these things is too long, and shortening the time will make others suspicious.
So far, Li Tugen can only grow some vegetables with a shorter growing period.
"Okay, let's eat first."
After dinner, Jinbao's uncle was still asleep.
The weather is nice today, but they can't be sure that it won't rain tomorrow like it did today.
Therefore, we can only take advantage of the good weather today to prepare the things we need next.
After packing up everything, everyone loaded their backpacks.
Seeing that his father and his brothers and sisters were all carrying things and preparing to leave, Tuanzi wanted to follow them.
"Daddy, where are you going? Tuanzi wants to go too!"
"I want to go too!" Goudan, who was standing nearby, was also interested when he heard this.
"No." Lu Changge turned around, frowned and refused.
"Why?"
"Because it's very dangerous outside, you should stay here and don't run around." Li Xiaomin, who was walking behind, also turned back and advised.
"Then... Daddy, when will you come back?"
"Be back before dark."
"Oh, then Daddy, you have to come back soon." The little dumpling blinked his big eyes and looked at his daddy.
"good."
Seeing the little guys sitting back on their stools, Li Xiaomin smiled helplessly.
Lu Changge, Leng Yan and Li Tugen are the main forces, and today their main task is to prepare the firewood to be used in the next half month.
The meat stored in the cave was almost gone, so they had to hunt some small animals.
Li Xiaomin and Li Erniu, brother and sister, followed Grandpa Li to find something to eat.
Li Xiaomin had only dug wild vegetables on the outskirts of the mountain before.
As for what to eat in the mountains, her knowledge is not as good as that of Grandpa Li.
"Grandpa Li, what food is there in the mountains at this time?"
"What are they? There are so many..."
Grandpa Li held a branch in his hand, swept the weeds around him, and slowly searched with his head down.
Not long after, Grandpa Li found a small piece of mushroom that had already bloomed.
Li Xiaomin and two others are looking for mushrooms, wild vegetables and fruits.
On Lu Changge's side, he happened to discover a pheasant's nest.
"What a pity, there are only six pheasant eggs." If the pheasants were here, we could still eat chicken today.
Despite saying this, Li Tugen still wrapped the eggs in leaves and carefully placed them in the backpack.
"It should be nearby." Leng Yan suddenly said from the side.
"Really? Then let's go catch him!"
Finally, Lu Changge and Leng Yan successfully caught two pheasants that were about to return to their nest after going out to forage for food.
When picked up, each one weighs about three pounds.
Lu Changge and his friends were not the only ones who took advantage of the good weather to go out and look for food.
There were other people who took refuge in the mountains.
There were more people there, so in order to find food, they had to separate from the others and look for it.
And there was a group of people who went directly towards the top of the mountain.
Over the cave
At about three o'clock, Feng Xunyuan, who had been drowsy, finally woke up.
The eunuch serving nearby saw it first.
"Young Prince, you're awake." The eunuch hurried over and helped his master up.
"Yuanfu?" Feng Xunyuan frowned, thinking that his brain had become confused.
"yes."
"Where is Jinbao? Where is this place?" Feng Xunyuan sat up and looked around.
"Your Highness is outside. This is a stone house in the cave."
Afterwards, Yuanfu and Xiao Wangye briefly explained what happened after they left with Master Lu.
After saying this, Yuanfu did not forget to flatter him, "Young Master, you are truly a man of foresight. Master Lu is truly not an ordinary man."
When the young prince was unconscious, Yuanfu asked the guards who followed him about the situation outside.
After asking, I found out that the cave life that Yuanfu had always thought was boring and dull was actually the safest and most leisurely one.
After all, compared to people outside, they have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and beds to sleep in at night.
Even the places where you live don’t have to worry about being washed away by heavy rain.
"Well... help me go out and take a look."
Feng Xunyuan was helped out of the stone house by Yuanfu. As soon as she went out, she saw a clean and spacious cave.
There is also a stone house opposite.
The air was filled with the smell of food.
The surroundings are not damp and cold, and it is a good place to escape the heat even in the hot summer.
Yuanfu saw the young prince looking at the stone house opposite, so he explained: "The house opposite is occupied by Mr. Lu and his family, the one inside is occupied by Li Xiaomin and his family, and the one next to us is occupied by Li Tugen and his family."
"I heard from Guard Leng that these four stone houses were all carved out by Master Lu." Yuan Fu said with some admiration in his eyes.
This cave is not an ordinary mud cave. It takes a lot of strength to dig it out with bare hands.
Yuanfu, who has very little strength, expressed envy.
“It’s indeed not easy.” Feng Xunyuan nodded.
At this moment, Jin Bao, who came in from outside, saw his uncle at a glance and immediately ran over happily.
"Uncle? You're awake!"
Su Qingyun, who was sitting outside, heard it, stood up and walked in holding Erbao.
"There's some warm porridge in the pot. Eat some first. My husband has gone out to look for herbs."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lu." Feng Xunyuan nodded at him.
After drinking the porridge, Yuanfu helped the little prince go out to sit for a while.
After all, they would go out to sit whenever they had nothing to do, and were determined not to stay in the cave for too long.
Before reaching the cave entrance, Feng Xunyuan saw a one-meter-deep corridor on both sides of the cave.
A path was dug out one meter from the cave entrance into the cave.
Even if you sit there when it rains, the rain won't get in.
"Did he also carve this out?" Feng Xunyuan tilted his head and asked Yuanfu.
"It was dug out by Master Lu and Guard Leng together. Master, would you like to sit over there for a while?"
"Yeah." Feng Xunyuan nodded.
The adults who stayed in the cave included Su Qingyun, Yuanfu, and the little guard who came with Feng Xunyuan.
Apart from them, the rest are half-grown children.
The group who went up the mountain in search of food accidentally saw a cave in the distance.
"Brother Zhang, there seems to be someone in front." A sharp-eyed man pointed to a place not far in front of them on the right.
"There's someone here, let me see..." The man looked in the direction and saw it.
"You are all kids, come and take a look." Brother Zhang raised his hand and waved, asking the people behind to follow.
The closer we get, the clearer we can see the situation in the cave ahead.
"Wow...they even grow vegetables!"
"That cave looks so big, and there's even a place outside to cool off and take shelter from the rain. Brother Zhang, let's move in tonight."
"Okay, let's go and take a look."
It seemed like these people didn't notice that there were people living in the cave at all, and they unilaterally decided to take the cave into their possession.
A dozen tall men walked over laughing, and their voices quickly spread.
Tuanzi looked a little nervous when he saw a stranger coming.
"Brother Jinbao, are they bad guys?"
"It should be." Jin Bao said solemnly, "Let's go into the cave first."
"good."
When Tuanzi, Goudan, Sanya and Sihu heard it, they quickly ran into the cave.
Dahei and Erhei, who were originally dozing off nearby, opened their eyes and stood up after smelling the scent of a stranger.
Dahei and Erhei opened their mouths wide and yawned, revealing their sharp fangs.
Shaking off their fur, the two big wolfhounds walked to the front of the cave, staring sharply at the strange human walking towards them.
"Zhang...Brother Zhang, is that a wolf or a dog?"
"Is it a wolf? Can a dog be this big?"
"That's impossible. Have you ever seen a wolf guarding a door for a human?"
"So is it a wolf or a dog?"
The people at the back started talking a lot, and some even wanted to leave.
After all, wolves eat people.
"Stupid! That's a wolfdog!"
"Wolfdog? It should be more powerful than ordinary dogs, right?" someone said timidly.
"What are you afraid of? Just find something handy around and share it with us as a snack tonight." Brother Zhang said directly.
"good!"
"Okay, I haven't eaten meat for half a month, it's a good time to relieve my craving!"
While the group was discussing the whereabouts of Dahei and Erhei, the big vine climbing on the stone wall outside the cave quietly climbed down.
He crept silently through the knee-high grass around them and waited for his opportunity.
Seeing the group of humans getting closer, Dahei and Erhei barked at them a few times to warn them.
Seeing that the man still hadn't stopped, Dahei and Erhei jumped down from the stone steps and rushed over in a few steps.
Of course, they cannot be bitten to death unless they have harmed their owner's family.
As for Lu Changge, he was just about to walk a little further when he received a message from Da Teng.
[Master, seventeen male humans have arrived. They seem to want to occupy our cave.]
"That's all for today, let's go back." Lu Changge said, and quickly turned around and left.
"Hey? Isn't it still early?" Li Tugen looked up at the sky and asked puzzledly.
Leng Yan saw Lu Changge walking hurriedly with a serious look on his face, so he reacted immediately and followed him.
The author has something to say:
There is one more chapter in the evening.
I forgot to mention this before, but I'll mention it in this chapter. Hunting is fine in fictional ancient times in novels, but in our real world, hunting wild animals is not allowed and is illegal.
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