diskusbooks Chapter 158 Exploration
Chapter 158 Exploration
The bonfire was lit, and the children gathered around it, laughing and dancing happily.
Because today they almost all participated in the whole process of catching fish and picking up wild duck eggs and enjoyed the joy of success.
After cleaning the fish, put them all on tree branches and place them around the campfire.
Li Lanzhen listened and heard Shanxing say that they had not had any good food to eat in the past few years and she felt sorry for these children.
So I took out a lot of wild vegetable cakes and black flour cakes.
Two large iron pots were set up, in which cornmeal and black flour porridge were boiled.
The children also put wild vegetable cakes and black flour cakes on tree branches and roasted them over the campfire until they were soft and fragrant.
Li Lanzhen took out a small packet of seasoning, spread it on the grilled fish, and roasted it over the fire. A unique aroma filled the valley.
Older children can still hold it in, but they keep swallowing their saliva.
The children smacked their lips and drooled.
Li Lanzhen felt both distressed and amused when watching this.
Xue Bao wrapped the wild duck eggs in lotus leaves, covered them with mud, and buried them all in the fire.
Li Lanzhen took a look and realized that this was the way to eat beggar's chicken.
Should this be called beggar's wild duck egg?
She laughed in her heart, this boy really knows how to eat.
When the food was cooked, the children dusted off their bodies, washed their hands and faces, and sat obediently beside the fire, holding their own bowls, waiting for the food to be distributed.
After Shanxing and his family came to live here, they brought some pots, pans, and bedding with them.
So it is very convenient to eat for so many people.
Li Lanzhen first gave each child a full bowl of flour paste made from black flour and corn flour.
On several large lotus leaves were placed soft and fragrant baked wild vegetable cakes and black flour cakes.
Xue Bao said to them, "The grilled fish is placed next to the fire. Anyone who wants to eat can just take one.
If you put it on the side, it will get cold and not taste good. ”
The children puffed out their cheeks and agreed in unison.
They held the bowl and sipped it carefully, mouthful by mouthful. Because the paste was too hot, they kept turning the bowl in their hands, putting their mouths on Wanyan and sucking slowly.
The children in Lishu Village were especially grateful. They had not had any food for several years. Now when they held a bowl of porridge, they cherished it very much and ate it carefully.
It seems like after I finish eating it almost, I will never be able to eat it again.
Li Lanzhen said to them, "Eat, there's more in the pot. Each person can have two bowls, but don't fill your stomach."
His joke made the older children feel embarrassed, while the younger children touched their bellies and giggled.
The laughter was clear and cheerful, echoing in this empty valley.
Shanxing, your eyes are red!
I haven't heard laughter for several years!
These 11 children have no smiles on their faces and no laughter all day long. They have been living like this day after day until now.
She turned her head and looked at Li Lanzhen.
At this time, Douhua and Datou were sitting on Li Lanzhen's left and right sides.
Li Lanzhen was so kind and smiling. She held a grilled fish in her hand, tore the meat off it and fed it to the two children.
I kept reminding them, "Eat slowly, be careful of the thorns!"
This scene made Shanxing shed tears silently.
She missed her grandfather and the folks in Lishu Village.
After eating and washing up, I put all the children to bed.
Xue Bao saw that Shanxing had not rested yet.
"Shanxing, you go to sleep, I'll keep watch."
Li Lanzhen also said, "Yes, you go and rest. Xue Bao and I will take care of the first half of the night, and the other will take care of the second half."
Although Shanxing said that this valley is very safe, we still have to keep watch at night, especially the campfire, which must not be extinguished. People cannot come in, but that does not mean that wild animals cannot come in.
So be careful and be safe. There are 20 children of all ages here.
The snow leopard sat beside the campfire, guarding the first half of the night.
Li Lanzhen was lying on the grass beside her, looking at the starry sky, thinking in her heart.
How should she tell Shan Xing that she wants to live here?
Li Lianzhen took a fancy to the land here.
The land on both sides of the reed marsh is just right for growing rice.
On high ground, you can plant crops such as wheat, corn, and sweet potatoes.
She discovered that because the valley was surrounded by high cliffs, the temperature in the valley was warmer.
If we want to settle down here, we must get Shanxing's consent, because this valley was discovered by Shanxing's grandfather after all.
The second question is, when we return to Forget-Your-Trouble Valley, how should we tell the old village chief and the others?
It's not impossible if everyone moves here.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Lanzhen couldn't think of a good solution, so she simply gave up thinking about it. She believed that there would always be a way out when she reached the mountain.
Let’s take a look at the situation around here tomorrow and discuss it with Shanxing.
As for how to tell the people in Forget-Sorrow Valley.
We'll have to wait and see what happens after we bring the children back.
At worst, the whole village can be moved here.
When Li Lanzhen woke up, the second half of the night had already passed.
Looking at this kid Xue Bao, he was still wandering around the valley in high spirits.
He must be afraid of falling asleep sitting there.
"Xue Bao, go to bed quickly. Auntie got up late and you won't be able to sleep for long."
Xue Bao laughed and said, "It's okay, auntie, you can sleep a little longer.
I'll just need an hour or two of sleep."
Li Lanzhen watched Xue Bao fall asleep. She did not sit next to the campfire. She took out a few thick wooden sticks and threw them into the campfire.
She walked slowly back and forth along the valley.
Walking while thinking about something.
Suddenly, she thought of the man in black in the space.
The black man's face was covered with burn scars.
I don’t know what kind of misfortune he has encountered.
Let’s wait until we get to Forget-Your-Trouble Valley and let him out and see how it goes.
I don't know how his injuries are.
In a hurry that day, we applied anti-inflammatory powder to him and wrapped him with a bandage, so he shouldn't bleed.
In fact, it stands to reason that when a living person enters the space, he or she will fall asleep.
Then, the wounds on the human body should not get worse, right?
Also, I don’t know what the situation is like with the king’s uncle in Youzhou City.
Whether he is dead or alive, the emperor will send the prefect to the government office to take over.
If the officers and soldiers in the mountains can't find anyone in Lishu Village, will they expand the search area or call in more reinforcements to search the mountains?
None of this is known.
We can only wait until we get out of the mountain.
When it was almost dawn, Li Lanzhen added water to the pot and prepared to make porridge.
Continue to eat wild vegetable pancakes. You can put a few wild duck eggs in the porridge today to nourish the children.
Just as she was preparing all this, Lihua woke up, washed her face, and came to help her make breakfast.
The children woke up one after another, washed themselves, and found things to do.
People collecting firewood, digging wild vegetables and washing wild vegetables.
Li Lanzhen looked at the fresh wild vegetables and thought about making some cold wild vegetables for the children to eat.
Therefore, breakfast is still rich.
A few wild duck eggs were beaten into the black cornmeal paste. Li Lanzhen was afraid of the strong fishy smell, so she secretly sprinkled pepper on it.
A large bowl of cold wild vegetables and wild vegetable pancakes.
The children enjoyed the meal and their little tummies were plump.