The crabapple trees forage for food in the vicinity, and the herbs are also mostly found nearby. Fortunately, with the identification system, finding them isn't too difficult.
"This herb..." As Haitang walked, she saw a small tree branch. She recognized the leaves of this herb, reached out, and took a bite...
【The fake news has disappeared...】 Hearing this, Haitang's lips twitched. She had thought it looked like that earlier.
The thing that was once about the size of a palm is now 1.2 meters tall. I can hardly believe it, but I still grit my teeth and picked it.
After picking the fruit, she started digging up the roots, which are poisonous. Since Haitang couldn't hunt at the moment, she could only use medicine to detoxify her prey. Of course, she also knew about antidotes.
After digging up the herbs, Haitang tied them up with a vine. There were no baskets back then; everything was made of stone. Under these circumstances, Haitang placed the herbs on the cloth bag.
Under these circumstances, they went to look for other food. There were wild fruits available. While looking at the wild fruits, they picked a few crabapples, but they couldn't find anything to eat today.
However, we shouldn't be discouraged, because we've found the herbs, which we can use when we go back to Shi Hu.
When Haitang arrived at the stream, she planned to catch a few fish to take back. Looking at the fish not far away, she put something and took a stone and circled around a spot.
They circle around it from behind, and when the fish bumps into them, they don't know to turn; they just keep spinning in circles.
I learned this fishing technique in the countryside. Fish don't know how to turn around, so it's the best time to catch them. The stream isn't deep, and Haitang caught two small fish and then smashed them to death.
They started clearing the area with sharp stones nearby. Fish were a rare food in this era; people only ate them when food was scarce. When food was plentiful, people didn't want to eat them.
Orcs have a naturally sensitive sense of taste, and the fishy smell is even more pungent. Of course, women would eat it, but they wouldn't know how to prepare it properly, making it unpalatable.
After cleaning the fish's internal organs, Haitang tied them together with a piece of grass before carrying the two fish back home.
"Sister...you're back." Upon seeing Haitang return, the twins nearby immediately ran to her side.
As Haitang looked at them, she reached out and ruffled the two children's hair. "Hmm, you're back. Were you good today?"
"Yes, we're being good, but Dad still won't eat." Shi Hu refuses to eat now, feeling that he's determined to just lie there and not eat, and if he dies, he'll just find someone to bury him.
"Okay, I understand." Haitang nodded and went straight to Shi Hu. After looking at him, she started preparing food: fish for soup and some wild berries for seasoning.
"I'm already like this, so let's not waste any more food." Looking at his daughter, Shi Hu said, "I'm eating your food..."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Father? In the beginning, we did nothing and let you support us. Why didn't you say we were useless? It is a father's duty to support his children, and it is also a child's duty to support you when your father is unable to move. This is fish soup, Father," Haitang said.
Shi Hu's eyes reddened as he watched his sensible eldest daughter cry so hard. Haitang comforted her and then had the twins watch over Shi Hu as he finished drinking.
Haitang used a stone bowl to crush the medicine, then carried it inside to untie Shi Hu's wound. Looking at the maggots on the wound, she couldn't help but frown, but quickly breathed a sigh of relief; these maggots eat rotten flesh.
After cleaning, medicine was applied to the stone tiger. One of the stone tiger's hands had been bitten off, which looked shocking. After Haitang applied the medicine, the stone tiger lay down and fell asleep.
He didn't seem too weak after eating something. He went out and made another fish soup. The fish weighed a pound, and the soup was quite a lot, but it didn't taste good.
But she was also very hungry and drank two bowls of water and ate some fruit. Her younger siblings were eating less, and she ate about a third of the fish.
The remaining three little ones ate some, but Haitang wanted her younger siblings to eat more.
The problem is that this is unrealistic. I need to go out to find food tomorrow. If I go out weak and listless, I'll be courting death. Although there are few wild animals around, I might still encounter some. Besides, without strength, I won't even be able to dig for wild vegetables.
The fish soup contained wild vegetables, which Xiaohe brought back. "Xiaohe, go and bring back some hay for your sister tomorrow." Haitang lay on the ground, where there were animal hides.
In the middle are the twins, and on the other two sides are Haitang and Xiaohe. "Um, sister, don't go too far."
"Okay, just stay in the village and don't go out," Haitang said. The next day, Haitang went out to find something to eat.
Halfway through her journey, Haitang set up a trap to catch fish. While searching for food, she saw some mudskippers by the river and walked over to them.
【Artemisia vulgaris, usable】 Hearing this, Begonia sighed, but now she knew that any plant in this world would grow taller than those in other places.
This wild vegetable is a good thing. It's already over a meter tall. Haitang broke off a piece and found that it wasn't old, so she started breaking it off directly, but she didn't break it all the way through.
After picking a lot, they started to tie them up with grass before going around to look at them.
In modern times, there are many things to eat. At least, as a food vlogger, she knows a lot of edible things. Haitang suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Not far away, I spotted a small turtle. Although I was still a child, I dropped the wild vegetables and carefully tried to catch it.
"Girl, what are you doing?" Hearing this, Haitang looked at the person not far away. This was her second uncle. Haitang looked at him.
"When will your father be brought out?" Second Uncle Shi Shui asked Haitang.
"If my father won't lift it, how about you catch that thing for me, Second Uncle?" Haitang said, as the water near the turtle was a bit deep and she couldn't go down.
Shi Shui frowned, not optimistic about something that had no meat, but nodded when he looked at Haitang. Actually, it wasn't that Shi Shui didn't want to see Haitang's father, but rather that winter was approaching and he had been hunting outside all day long.
"This thing has no meat at all, what are you going to do with it?" It's inedible even if you roast it, there's not a single bit of meat in it. Haitang smiled.
"I use it to make soup." When Haitang mentioned the computer, Shi Hu looked at the strange thing. The word "soup" was a bit unfamiliar. Was it for boiling meat in water? Meat was usually grilled, rarely boiled in water.
"Never mind, I'll go to my house later and get some meat. I'll let your dad eat more." Right now, his older brother is injured, and he's feeling bad too, but the problem is that his family has newborn cubs that they need to raise.
Hearing this, Haitang shook her head. "Second Uncle, no need. I still have food at home." Second Aunt was notoriously stingy; if she went to get some herself, she would cause a huge uproar.
Human relationships in this world are colder than anywhere else. Daughters almost never return home after marriage, and everyone thinks it's normal. Sons starting their own families and not supporting their parents is also considered normal. Of course, some do support their parents, but no one criticizes those who don't, because everyone has a hard life. When the elderly can no longer work, they often choose to leave the tribe and wait to die.
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