webnovelvip Chapter 21 Escape
Chapter 21 Escape
Lou Ran followed Bai Lin and started back to the cave with the mighty crowd. He didn't feel it when he was busy, but now he saw that there were quite a few people here.Looking at these strong and slender men, Lou Ran couldn't help sighing that they were a solid labor force.No matter what, there are 200 people, plus women and children, it is quite a lot.
Thinking of this, Lou Ran finally realized something was wrong all along. He had seen men and children, but looking back on the past few days, he thought he had never seen a woman or girl, which is a bit unreasonable.Could it be said that in such a primitive place, it is necessary to follow the lady's code of "going out of the gate and not stepping in the second door"?Lou Ran felt terrified.
There is no land here, only relying on hunting and gathering, it makes no sense for women to do nothing, right?Could it be that the function of women here is to bear children?All women are locked up to live to have children?
Lou Ran raised his eyes and looked at the people all over the mountains and plains. He felt unprecedented panic in his heart. The uneasiness that had been hidden for a long time burst out, and he felt the blood in his whole body tumbling. After all, he didn't ask the exit.Lou Ran lowered his head slumped, Anfo's inner fear, non-stop self-hypnosis, this is just an unfamiliar place, the world is full of wonders, one or two unfamiliar languages, one or two different customs, one or two Two different races, nothing is impossible
Bai Lin happily shared the joy of harvesting herbs with his companions, and when he turned around, he saw Lou Ran lowered his head, exuding a gloomy aura, quickly ended the topic, and devoted himself to Lou Ran: "Lou Ran, what's wrong with you?" ?”
Feeling the strength on his arm, Lou Ran turned his head reflexively and put his whole body on alert unconsciously. When he saw someone he knew in front of him, he relaxed his vigilance and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all.
Bai Lin was first startled by Lou Ran's guarded attitude, and then startled by his preoccupied appearance. He quickly recalled how many times he looked at Lou Ran in the afternoon, and he always played with that poor little tiger cub with a happy face. , It was normal when we just said goodbye, why did it change in the blink of an eye?I left out?Being bullied?Molested by a male?Missing a loved one who passed away?
Various speculations were spinning rapidly in Bai Lin's head, and at the same time, he was also thinking about how to comfort this poor female.But after all, he had no experience in raising children, so Bai Lin couldn't do anything about his children's troubles, and even planned to ask a few close friends about how to get along with his own children after dinner.
Seeing Bai Lin's anxious face, Lou Ran's heart warmed up, and he smiled at Bai Lin: "It's okay, I'm a little tired, let's chat." After speaking, he purposely stretched and took a breath, and then smiled apologetically at the people around him. laugh.
Seeing that other people have regained their enthusiasm, Lou Ran took a deep breath, closed his eyes and told himself to calm down, although it was a strange environment, strange crowd, maybe a strange species, at least it was safe for now.Lou Ran vaguely felt that he was imitating insects to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, to avoid the cruel facts that may not be predictable, and to embrace the degenerate thoughts of passing by, but under the guise of not knowing the language.After all, no matter how strong a person is, there are times when they are weak, it’s just that the weak places are different, isn’t it?
While chatting, Bai Lin paid attention to Lou Ran's situation, seeing that his improvement has not deteriorated, he was half relieved.In the evening, the two of them cooked dinner together, and Bai Lin was completely relieved seeing that he was no different from usual, and that he was even more motivated to study than before.
In the next three days, the tribe's mopping up has expanded to a range of more than 5000 meters including several mountain peaks, and this snake grass movement has come to an end.The Snake Grass found only a small pile, but the wild vegetables and herbs piled up a considerable amount. Some delicate females complained repeatedly due to continuous work, and the culprit of this raid—the new female, became Some people hold a grudge.
Because there is no pre-determined collection plan, herbs can be dried into powder, and wild vegetables are indeed not easy to store, so the tribe announced that in the next period of time, most of the hunting team will prepare firewood for the winter, while the collection team will focus on collecting easy and crude food. The stored wild fruits are used to prepare for the coming winter, and during this period, except for hunting orcs, other orcs and females use wild vegetables as their staple food.So a vegetarian war started, and the tribe took it as the most urgent task to eliminate wild vegetables before they go bad.
After eating wild vegetables for several days in a row, and looking at the disheveled people around him, Lou Ran deeply felt that meat and vegetables are absolutely king, and in his dull mouth, he missed meaty dishes and rice flour. fragrance.Wiping off the drool that almost fell off, Lou Ran finally couldn't help opening her mouth when she saw the bland boiled vegetables in the pot for dinner.
"Bai Lin, why is there no meat yet?"
Bai Lin used bamboo chopsticks to stir the not-so-crunchy mustard in the pot. He was also a little depressed when he heard that. Although females like to be vegetarian, he couldn't bear to be a vegetarian for the past few days. This is definitely torture. .But on second thought, winter is coming, and a lot of things need to be prepared, and food is the most important thing, and it should not be wasted: "There are too many wild vegetables, we have to eat them up, and we can't waste them. Winter is coming, and the wild vegetables are gone. Now Eat more, and then eat until spring."
After hearing this, Lou Ran became even more entangled. He ate green vegetables and occasionally added a few fruits for the past few days, and he could feel his body's protest against weakness when he was practicing fist, kick and knife skills.Is this the so-called easy transition from frugality to extravagance, but difficulty from luxury to frugality?It was not uncommon to be hungry before, and it was common to be hungry once or twice in three days.After a period of eating meat and drinking soup, it was only a few days off, but I began to dislike the bad food.
Thinking of this, Lou Ran only felt that the alarm bell was ringing. Although he had been exercising during this period, he had been too relaxed physically and mentally. If he went back at this time, he might say goodbye to this world as soon as he went out.
But having said that, eating wild vegetables without a staple food is really not good.Staring at the pile of wild vegetables half a meter high in the cave, Lou Ran felt deeply resentful, too much was too much.How can we save these wild vegetables so that everyone can improve their meals?
Bai Lin scooped up a big bowl of wild vegetables, handed them to Lou Ran who was wandering, and comforted him by seeing his resentment towards wild vegetables, "Eat more, I don't even want to eat in winter."
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The truth is true, but now I really want to eat something else!Lou Ran took the bowl, stuffed it into his mouth one by one, and finally hypnotized himself, this is noodles, this is delicious noodles with fried sauce, beef noodles... At last, it can be regarded as convenient and affordable instant noodles with vegetables!It would be great if it was instant noodles, Lou Ran complained from the bottom of her heart.
"Lou Ran, why don't you eat?" Bai Lin took a few mouthfuls of food, and saw Lou Ran standing there holding a piece of food with a blank expression on his face, "Lou Ran? Lou Ran?!"
"Ah? It's okay." Lou Ran regained his composure, with a look of surprise on his face, "Bai Lin, I figured out a way to save the vegetables and try after eating." With motivation, the wild vegetables are not so bad!
"Really?" Bai Lin's eyes lit up, and the movement of eating vegetables in his hands also sped up a bit.
As soon as he saw Lou Ran eating, Bai Lin couldn't wait to put down the bowl in his hand, pulled Lou Ran and began to ask, "How to save it? How long?"
Lou Ran looked at the middle-aged man full of thirst for knowledge in front of him speechlessly, shouldn't this age be a mature and stable rhythm?But it feels good to be able to pass on what you know to others.
The vegetable packs in instant noodles are dehydrated vegetables, and some are kimchi. The former is to dry or dry the water, and the latter cannot be implemented without measuring salt. As far as the situation here is concerned, dehydration is the best Choice, but the degree of dehydration seems to need attention.
After thinking about it, Lou Ran took out a large handful of wild vegetables from the pile of wild vegetables in the corner, put them on the stone beside the fire, and explained to Bai Lin with simple words: "Fire, dry it. Eat it, soak it in water. During the day , the sun is fine too.”
Bai Lin looked skeptical, he didn't believe it was that simple: "Really? How long can it last?"
Lou Ran was very conflicted. He didn't specialize in the production of dehydrated vegetables, but the conditions were right, how could he store them for a few months? "I haven't done it before, maybe a few months."
"How many months?" Bai Lin asked in amazement, he couldn't believe that dried wild vegetables can be kept for several months, and they can still be eaten.
"Try first, at least a month will not be a problem." Lou Ran replied sullenly, the sense of superiority that was similar to preaching at the beginning disappeared without a trace, and when the book is used up, the hatred will be less, the ancients did not deceive me.Knowing what it is but not knowing why it is, is indeed a tragedy.
"Ah? That's great! No, I'll tell other people!" In the end, the good news that wild vegetables can be stored overwhelmed rational doubts, and Bai Lin jumped up to convey the good news to the tribe.
Lou Ran was so startled that he quickly grabbed Bai Lin's arm: "Don't! If you succeed, let's talk. Tonight, rest!"
Bai Lin's excited mood was calmed down a lot by this pull, he thought he was stunned by the news that wild vegetables could be stored, if the final method didn't work, it would be bad to be happy in vain.But Bai Lin, whose excitement had not completely disappeared, stared at the two handfuls of wild vegetables on the rock with blue eyes, and asked if Lou Ran was getting better soon.Looking at Bai Lin's appearance, Lou Ran couldn't help but smile, no matter how he looked, he looked like a primary school student waiting for get out of class to finish.
Lou Ran had no choice but to divert his attention by learning from Bai Lin, but whether Bai Lin turned his eyes to the wild vegetables proved that the effect of this trick was not good.
In the dead of night, Lou Ran responded to Duke Zhou's call and went to sleep. Before going to sleep, he told Bai Lin to add some firewood, and he would know the result tomorrow morning.But how could the excited Bai Lin fall asleep, sitting by the fire, looking at the wild vegetables that hadn't turned into withered weeds over time, one can imagine how excited Bai Lin was.
Filled with two handfuls of firewood, Bai Lin lay on his stone bed, just closed his eyes, looked sideways at the wild vegetables beside the fire, then got up and went back to the fire, staring at the wild vegetables that had not changed so much , so repeatedly until dawn.