"Your sister, I dared to come in because I was confident that I could protect myself, but the villagers haven't learned martial arts, and they are not strong enough. If they really encounter a big beast, they will easily die."
"I've never seen what a wolf really looks like, but I've heard others say it looks similar to a dog, only wilder and more aggressive than a dog." She couldn't say that she had only seen a video about wolves from memory.
"Think about it, if the big dog in the village really jumped up and bit someone, could an ordinary person dodge it? Wolves are even more powerful than dogs."
"I've also heard from the elders in the village that blind bears like to stand up and wave when it's dark, so that people with poor eyesight will think they've met one of their kind."
"Think about it, if a person were to meet someone of their own kind in the mountains and wave, wouldn't they be curious and go over to take a look?"
Shuanzhu thought for a moment and thought, if he were in the mountains and saw someone waving at him from afar, he would definitely go over to take a look. So he nodded and said, "Yes."
"Yeah, when they got close, they realized it wasn't a human but a blind bear. Unfortunately, it was too late to escape then. A blind bear is more powerful than a wolf, runs faster and has more strength, and can kill someone in one blow."
Shuanzhu became a little nervous after hearing this: "Sister, isn't this West Mountain too dangerous? You should never come here again." What if his sister meets a wolf or a blind bear?
"I'm not going inside. Unless there are special circumstances, those dangerous animals won't come down the mountain. As long as you are careful, it will be fine."
"If you encounter these animals, just find a sturdy tree and climb up, which will basically ensure your safety."
"Sister, I remember. Sister, what are we going to do in the mountains? Hunting?" He just saw a gray rabbit running away, why didn't his sister catch the rabbit.
Rabbits are not uncommon. Villagers often see rabbits in the back mountain where they go, but they can't catch them because they run too fast.
"No, I set the trap. You can just take a look when you come down later." She didn't dare to be tied up and left alone to chase rabbits.
"There's a stream a little further in. I built an earthen kiln by the stream, thinking of firing some small jars or something."
"Sister, what is an earthen kiln? Is it the same as the one used to make bricks?" He and his grandfather had been to a brick factory and had seen the kilns used to make bricks.
"It has similar effects, but the one I made is very small and can only be used to burn small items at home."
However, children should all like the process of playing with mud before firing.
The person tied up had short legs but quite good endurance. At least he never cried out that he was tired: "Sister, I hear the sound of running water. Are we almost there?"
"Yes, we'll be there in a little while. The view there is wide and it's relatively safe. You have to be obedient and don't run around alone. Remember?"
"I understand, sister. I'll be obedient." The tone was full of excitement.
Sure enough, after walking for a while, the view became wider. It was no longer just tall tree trunks and knee-high weeds.
"Now that we're here, you can play somewhere without grass. I'll clean up."
Shuanzhu nodded quickly, but he didn't care about playing by himself. Seeing his sister go to a small shed to get something, he hurried over to help.
"Sister, I'm with you."
"Okay, take that small bucket," the soil was too heavy so she had to do it herself.
When the reddish-brown soil was poured with water and began to mix, Shuanzhu was eager to try: "Sister, can I come with you?"
"Yes, together, but be careful not to get it on your clothes."
The brother and sister worked together to make mud. When the mud reached the right hardness, Chen Ye took out the simple wheelbarrow she had made and began to shape the mud. She first made a few smaller ones to try.
She is now a newbie who only has theory but no practice, but it seems very simple to watch others do it.
Chen Ye looked at the rough pottery jars he had made on the ground and was quite satisfied with them. He just didn't know what they would look like after being fired.
Shuanzhe's entire little face was covered in mud: "Sister, is this okay?" There was also a bowl in it that she had made herself.
"It's OK. I'll put it in the kiln in a while." Actually, it would be better to apply a layer of glaze, but the glaze-making process is too complicated and the materials are hard to find. It's enough to use coarse pottery at home.
She glanced at the sun in the sky and thought that she could really burn a kiln today. She would just have to wait until tomorrow to open the kiln and take a look. If the things she made were usable and did not leak, she could make some more and keep them at home as a backup.
Thanks to the fact that there hasn't been any heavy rain recently, the dry wood she had brought over can be used directly.
Taking advantage of the break in the kiln, Chen Ye walked around and caught a few rabbits. One of them had a big belly. Fortunately, the rabbit was only injured in its feet, and the rest of its body was fine.
Shuanzhu volunteered to watch the fire. When he saw Chen Ye come back, his face was already red from the roasting. "Sister, you're back! Wow, so many rabbits? Are we having rabbits tonight?"
"I'll roast it for you right now. There's also a rabbit with its cubs. Do you want to go back and try raising it?"
It is impossible to eat it. Hunters do not have the habit of eating animals with cubs. If they accidentally catch an animal with cubs, they will let it go.
Shuanzhu's eyes lit up: "Yes, can I support you?"
Chen Ye didn't know either, but it seemed like no one in the village caught wild rabbits and raised them. He probably thought they were difficult to keep alive. "Give it a try. If you can keep them alive, you'll never lack meat in the future. But don't tell anyone."
At this time, the family asked to raise three chickens, and they didn’t know whether it was okay to raise rabbits, so they thought it would be best to raise birds.
"I know, sister, but sister, how can Huzi's family raise lambs?"
"Oh, Huzi's family raises sheep?"
"Well, Hu Zi said that his mother made him drink goat milk every day, but it was not good. It was too smelly. But Hu Zi's mother kept forcing him to drink it."
Chen Ye immediately thought of the nutritional value of goat's milk. Not to mention that this thing is quite nutritious for the body, why didn't she think of goat's milk? As for the mutton smell, she actually had a way to remove it.
"Then do you know where the sheep in Hu Zi's family come from?" There is no milk at this time. If we can get a ewe, we can use goat milk to nourish our bodies in the future.
"It seems that they exchanged it from the village where Hu Zi's grandmother lives. Why are you asking this, sister? Hu Zi said that goat milk is not tasty anymore."
"That's because Hu Zi's mother doesn't know how to make it. Goat milk would be delicious if it was cooked well." She had actually drunk goat milk when she was little. She only drank it because the doctor said she could.
However, the goat milk she drank at that time was processed goat milk powder, which was different from fresh goat milk.
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