"I see..."
Fu Changxiong was overjoyed. If he could eat fresh meat, who would want to eat dry, stale jerky every day?
He immediately grabbed the chopped pig hind leg and prepared to stuff it into the wooden bucket.
"Hey hey hey!"
Ye Feng quickly reached out to stop him.
What do you want to do?
"Hehe, let's stock up on more, that way we can eat fresh meat every day!"
Ye Feng scratched his head helplessly.
"Use your brain, Da Xiong! This wooden barrel is only so big, where can it fit everything?"
And do you think that with this brine, you can preserve the meat for a long time?
It only lasts for a maximum of twenty-odd hours; after that, it will spoil just the same.
"Go, go, go chop your meat!"
"Like this?"
Fu Changxiong's face clearly showed some disappointment.
"But if it can only be stored for one day, then all that salt will be wasted."
Ye Feng's lips curled up slightly.
"Nonsense, how could I possibly waste such an important survival resource?"
After we finish eating the meat, we can just boil the brine back into salt.
Just leave it alone and focus on your own business.
Upon hearing this, Fu Changxiong fell silent.
But Liu Sisi blinked and an idea suddenly popped into her head.
"Brother Feng, don't you think the jerky is really awful? It's dry and tasteless, and eating too much of it can cause internal heat."
Ye Feng merely glanced at her.
So what? We're going to starve?
"Ouch~"
Liu Sisi picked up a long strip of meat.
"So why don't we salt these meat strips and then smoke them?"
That way, at least the taste will be much better.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng fell silent.
"Yes, the smoking process is to evaporate the oil and moisture from the meat."
Once the salt dissolves, it will blend into the jerky, which not only makes it taste better but also makes it easy to replenish the salt at any time.
Why didn't I think of that?
While feeling pleased, he gave Liu Sisi an approving look.
"Good idea, then you'll be in charge of this."
As he spoke, he handed over the salt as well.
Just as everyone continued with their busy work, the sound of raindrops began to patter outside.
Before anyone could even check...
"Splash!"
The rain began to pour down, and the various sounds from the surrounding woods immediately decreased by more than half.
Below the pitch-black mountainside, surrounded by lush greenery, a fire flickers in a treehouse six meters above the ground.
Even the torrential rain couldn't drown out their laughter and joy.
12 AM —
Ye Feng stood in front of the window, holding a freshly grilled pork belly skewer in his hand.
The room was filled with the delicious aroma of meat and cumin.
Everyone was all smiles. After nearly 5 hours of smoking, all the meat had been made into jerky.
They are enjoying the fruits of their labor, the result of a long day's hard work.
The expression on his face showed how much he was enjoying himself.
Ye Feng stared blankly at the heavy rain outside the window, a dusty smell filling the air.
He is in a very good mood right now.
Everyone's injuries have healed, the morale of the team has reached its peak, and there is plenty of food and various tools and supplies.
Basically, everything is ready.
But if at this time, there were also a weapon that could protect one's own safety.
This so-called survival game is just turning into a vacation, isn't it?
Looking at Ye Feng's preoccupied figure, Liu Sisi immediately guessed what he was thinking.
"Brother Feng, have you thought it through? When are we leaving?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stopped eating and looked at Ye Feng with complicated expressions.
In truth, they are not very willing to go out.
Having lived in the Amazon for so long, I naturally understand how dangerous the wilderness here is.
There are hundreds of deadly poisonous insects alone, not even counting the poisonous plants.
From the moment they step out of the treehouse, they have to be constantly aware of their surroundings.
It can be said that without this set of equipment and Ye Feng's leadership,
They've long since perished in some unknown corner, becoming nourishment for this jungle.
However, at the same time, they all understood that Ye Feng was right.
Right now, survival is no longer an issue, but the safety of life remains unprotected.
As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Those who have experienced a life-or-death situation know exactly what the problem is.
"brother."
Seeing that Ye Feng didn't respond for a long time, everyone assumed that he was worried about the future.
Fu Changxiong got up, walked to his side, and patted him on the shoulder.
Before he could even open his mouth, Ye Feng handed him the half-eaten skewer of meat.
"Da Xiong, your knife skills are terrible. I told you not to use fatty meat for skewers, but look at this huge lump!"
Fu Changxiong was taken aback; he hadn't expected Ye Feng to suddenly say something like that.
"This...this isn't the meat I cut, it was Sisi who was in charge."
Liu Sisi raised an eyebrow and blinked her big eyes at Ye Feng with a puzzled look.
"Brother Feng, so you've been researching this all this time? I was just asking you when we're leaving."
Ye Feng calmly bit into the chunk of fatty meat, chewing until his mouth was greasy. He mumbled something incoherently:
"Anyway, tomorrow won't work. Our work isn't completely finished yet, and the scale armor hasn't been made. I guess it will be the day after tomorrow."
"What other work is there? Don't we have enough food?"
Ye Feng looked down at the floor and gently stomped his feet twice.
"When we were building the treehouse, I was thinking that our defenses seemed to be lacking something."
Now I remember, what if one day we're besieged and the enemy sets things on fire?
Liu Sisi shook her head…
"Brother Feng, are you alright? This tree isn't dead. Unless they have a lot of gasoline, how can we set it on fire?"
"What if they don't burn the tree, but just light fires? If they light several fires under this tree, the smoke would probably suffocate us, wouldn't it?"
Liu Sisi didn't seem to care at all when faced with Ye Feng's question.
"What's there to be afraid of? We have four skylights and a smoke vent on the roof, and four large windows inside, so the smoke can dissipate easily."
"Okay, okay."
Ye Feng clapped his hands with a forced smile.
"As soon as we opened the window, they threw fire right in through the window."
Although our house is covered with mud, don't forget that the floor is made of wood.
Even if it doesn't burn, the smell would probably be unbearable, right?
"If someone burns poisonous plants, none of us will escape."
Liu Sisi fell silent; she did indeed know quite a bit about survival.
But since she doesn't like tower defense games, she was speechless for a moment.
However, Ye Feng had already made his calculations. Since he had decided to turn the treehouse into a fortress…
Therefore, the necessary defensive fortifications for survival must be perfected.
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