Survive in the beast world

Chapter 71 Assembly Hall

The picking workload on the second day was much less, and Yu'am and the others basically finished it in one morning, but Li Shizhen didn't send out any more males and cubs for some reason.Just tell them that there will be surprises in the future if you keep the small sign that was sent to them that day.

Even those females who had passed the ceremony were sent back to the hot spring area by Li Shizhen, and did not participate in the morning picking.After all, there are a few pregnant females from Asha left in the hot spring area. Li Shizhen is not at ease. These females will just be replaced after they go back.

Drying starts in the afternoon, and there are special rakes in the valley to turn the pine nuts. All the steps have been passed down for countless generations. The girls do it every year, and they are very familiar with it, and there is no need for young people to participate.

This allowed the young man who had been tired for a long time to finally rest for a while.Li Shizhen and Bai Du agreed not to arrange other work.

It is also because of the work of picking and processing fir fruit every year. Although the Aims have no concept of counting, they can clearly feel that although the number of fir fruit on the tree is much less this year, the last they collected Not much less than last year!You can tell by looking at the drying area. The border reached in previous years is almost the same border this year.

Ah Chao's holy fir wish has really come true!

This time is different from the oolong that Bai and the others came back that day in the snow cave, this is a wish that has truly come true.For a while, Li Shizhen's three wishes were repeatedly mentioned by everyone in the valley, and the girls seemed to let go of the deepest worry in their hearts, and all smiled.If the yield of fir fruit is obviously reduced, so much more can be harvested, so the males must be able to come back from the south with their prey!

To Bai's surprise, rumors quickly spread to Li Shizhen.There are quite a few young females who are close friends with Li Shizhen. Everyone pushed each other, and in the end, Aman was the most courageous, and asked Li Shizhen this question: "Ah, do you have the blessing of the Holy Spirit? Is it true that your wishes are all the same? Can it be realized? Eminem said that there are really as many pine nuts as last year, and it was the Holy Spirit who told you about the place where the fruits are stored."

Li Shizhen was a little dumbfounded for a while, he didn't expect that what happened yesterday was spread so outrageously, it shouldn't be, those cubs should know it, but they didn't make it clear to the family.

In fact, there is nothing surprising to put it bluntly. Of course, this is not the blessing of the Holy Spirit that is popular among the people.Li Shizhen just thought that the holy fir fruit in his hand seemed to be pushed down by small animals like squirrels. It can be seen that the fir fruit did not ripen at the same time until this time, but should mature one after another. Although Mei is a little green, she is obviously about to mature.

But they have neither seen it on the tree nor picked it up under the tree. Thinking about the active animals in the woods, it is not difficult to imagine where these fir fruits have gone.Li Shizhen knows that animals have the instinct to store food for the winter. He just asks the cubs who are free and curious to carefully observe the habits of small animals and see what their diet is like. Where did he hide the fir fruit.

Li Shizhen has reason to believe that these fir fruits that have matured and been hidden in advance are not rare. After all, the ripening of the fruits on a tree must be different. In modern times, he has heard that it is necessary to pick several times. If It is a picking, and it will definitely use the method of ripening under the tree.At least that's true for most fruit trees, and fir trees are unlikely to be accidents.

The food of the small animals brought back by the cubs shows that these small animals live in warm valleys, and in fact there is plenty of food in winter. None of the small animals live only on fir fruit. Their diet Quite complicated, insects, vegetables and fruits, less fir fruit, just less spare food, will not endanger survival.What is really affected should be the number of fir tree seedlings that sprout from these forgotten fir fruits in the coming year.

Because of this, Li Shizhen did not ask the males to collect these fir fruits this morning. Even though this heavy snow season may seem long, their food seems to be sufficient at present. This is an ancient motto of the Chinese people, and Li Shizhen dare not forget it even in a different world.

So he will remember not to cut down the big trees and small fir trees, and not to allow the orcs to salvage excessively, even if it is the spare food of the small animals in the forest.Leaving some leeway, viewed from a materialistic point of view, is the so-called sustainable development, viewed from an idealistic point of view, is awe of nature.

Li Shizhen doesn't care about idealism, but in this world where the rules of survival are extremely fair, the survival of orcs should not be based on exploiting the living space of other species. Li Shizhen only hopes that the development of the earth will be a fork in the road. Don't have to go through it again.

At this time, he thought of the blessing of the Holy Spirit mentioned by the people in the valley, and Li Shizhen thought of the holy fir fruit that reminded him of these things. Maybe there is an inexplicable providence in the dark, and the will of the Holy Spirit may be true. What about the existence?It's just that it's not simply the will of Holy Fir. It should be the will that allows all species to reproduce and survive fairly under the hidden laws of nature.

The will of the Holy Spirit is the holy fir tree that kept the ancestors of the valley alive in the long story, and it is also the holy fir fruit that fell into the palm of Li Shizhen not long ago.Whether it is to repay the kindness or leave room for leeway, these are all choices made by the ancestors of the valley and Li Shizhen in compliance with the will of the Holy Spirit.Nature has given them a glimmer of hope for survival, but they must not abuse this hope to deprive other species of hope.

Li Shizhen recovered from his contemplation, and smiled slightly. Maybe the blessing of the Holy Spirit really exists, but it is not Li Shizhen who blesses him alone, but the kind and hardworking group in front of him.

Seeing that Li Shizhen didn't answer for a long time, with a delicate expression on his face, Aman was worried that his question might offend the Holy Spirit, so he hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, Aman. Well, I just want to know if my Apa can Come back safely?"

For a while, the young females whose relatives went to the south all held their breath and looked at Li Shizhen, and even the young males who were playing around stopped and turned their heads to stare and listen.

The previous question was easy to answer, but Li Shizhen really couldn't answer this question, but saying that he didn't know would be too much of a blow to everyone's hard-won confidence.Li Shizhen smiled wryly. It seemed that he could only do it again. He smiled and said slowly: "Everyone, don't worry, everything will be arranged by the Holy Spirit."

Dodging responsibility and ambiguous words are really magical professional skills. Li Shizhen drove the ducks to the shelves, but unexpectedly learned without a teacher.

"No matter how dangerous the south is, all Apas are experienced hunters and will not be knocked down easily. The patrolling team will pay attention to meet them. The most important thing at present is our preparations for the heavy snow season. Now The snow season has just arrived. Although we have caught fish and picked pine nuts, we cannot relax in planting and breeding. After all, fish and pine fruits are limited, but planting and breeding can always produce output. If the Apas come back, Finding that we have enough food, they don't have to go hunting anymore."

The young females were calmed down by Li Shizhen, and realized the importance of their work, so they calmed down.

Bai didn't have time to stop Aman's questioning, but he happened to listen to Li Shizhen's words. Li Shizhen did not open the door and tell the facts as he always did. Instead, he used the Holy Spirit to appease everyone before using the facts. Speaking, obviously also carefully considered everyone's tolerance.

Bai nodded, and then looked at the group of young males who were obviously energetic and were too busy listening to the gossip of the females. For this group of guys, let’s just forget about resting or something, because they are not naturally suitable for resting!

Bai originally wanted to pull this group of guys out to hunt, but he hasn't found any traces of large groups of prey recently. It may take many days to go out. Li Shizhen's planting will not last for a few days and he may need manpower. It is not appropriate to go out at this time.

His heart moved, thinking that on weekdays, everyone would talk about things in the open space by the lake, and even have dinner together. For some big trees, it is better to build a big house at this time, and any big gatherings in winter can also be held here.

Bai went to Li Shizhen's side and said, Li Shizhen glanced at the males that Bai said "can't rest" in surprise. Sure enough, several of them were helping the girls to dry out. Since they don't rest, it would be good for everyone .

The two quickly discussed and decided. Li Shizhen considered that it was a place for people to gather and have dinner, and it was not good to sit cross-legged on the ground when the weather was getting colder. He also thought of a stool. This kind of stool is simple in shape, although it is not comfortable. But it can seat many people, which is more suitable for the current environment.

Building a house or something, everyone in the valley has done it before, and this group of young males are just when they can't run out of strength, this kind of physical work is also handy. Under Bai's command, it didn't take long for the entire bottom of the big house The frame was built little by little.

The females were watching on the side with hehe. Li Shizhen, who had experienced a labor shortage some time ago, felt that it was shameful to waste labor. The females were pulled aside by him alone and began to make stools. The females were ingenious. It is not slow to make it with stone tools, but the conditions are limited, and the stools made are not all the same.

Thinking that some old people in the valley would participate in these activities at that time, the stools might be too simple, so Li Shizhen took the lead in making some tables and chairs. It is cold in winter, and the chairs might have to be covered with a layer of animal skins.

The person in charge of the animal skins is Ying Amu, who is drying them in the sun. Li Shizhen is not in a hurry, and plans to ask Ying Amu for help when all the eunuchs are free.Speaking of which, In-Am is actually not very old in the valley, and she should be about the same age as Yu-Amu and the others, that is, Lee Shi-joo was the age of Uncle when they met in modern times. Staying in the valley, it seems that he followed Yang Apa and the others into the snow cave.

Li Shizhen was thinking about it, but the drying process of the girls over there was about the same, and they had to be put away at night, and they would be dried tomorrow. If the gods favored them, they should be ready for storage after a few days of drying.The frame of the house of the young males is almost complete, and only the walls of the room are repaired.

The work of the young females was good. So many people worked together, and now they assembled a few stools of different lengths and heights. Li Shizhen looked at them one by one. Although they were not very smooth, they still looked good. Reliable, let’s just do it first, relying on stone axes, stone hammers, etc. to work, the efficiency and precision can’t improve, so it’s good to make it like this.

In a few days, a decent assembly hall was set up. Bai's aesthetics were good. This was Li Shizhen's first impression after seeing the frame of the hall.It is not built into a square like the big wooden house in Yangappa. The assembly hall is actually built in a circle with a door open and a cone at the top. Looking from a distance, it is very distinctive and easy to identify.

In the hall, Li Shizhen led the females to make tables, chairs, stools and so on.The big animal skin used for setting up work was also moved into the hall by Li Shizhen.

It was the first morning meeting here in the morning. The young people sat on the benches and chairs, and they were very fresh. Li Shizhen and Bai sat on the top and waited for everyone's excitement to pass before starting to arrange work.

The first thing was that Li Shizhen announced that the pine fruit could be put into storage, and he calculated that this year's output was not much different from last year's. This news aroused excited cheers from everyone.After all, I guessed it myself, and the official statistics, the former is conjecture, the latter is confirmation, and the meaning is naturally different.This also means that the staple food of the heavy snow season, which everyone is most worried about, can basically be relieved.

Li Shizhen pointed to the big animal skin by the way and said: "In the future, our work will be placed on this animal skin. For example, if the picking work of this fir fruit is completed well, a leaf will be painted on it." A full leaf is drawn next to the icon of the fir fruit on the skin.The cheers of the crowd rose again.

After everyone calmed down, Bai poured some cold water at the right time: "Although the picking of fir berries and fishing went smoothly, everyone should not forget that there is still a long snow season. None of us knows what this snow season will be like." how long."

The crowd completely quieted down, and Bai Cai said unhurriedly: "Planting and breeding are still the focus of recent work. Don't relax."

Then he turned his head and glanced at the leaders of the hunting team: "The patrol is still the same, but the distance is farther, to see where Apa and the others are, and whether they can meet them, and at the same time, pay attention to the traces of prey, not just big animals, Ah Chao mentioned Some small animals lay eggs regularly, which can also provide a lot of food."

Until this moment, Li Shizhen subtly realized something. Bai didn't know whether the design of the hall was intentional or not. He built a table slightly higher than [-] to [-] centimeters right opposite the gate. He and Bai are sitting here now. On the stage, although it can't be said to be overlooking, it also distances itself from the people below.

The seat arrangement below is that the leaders of each group sit on the chairs in front, and the other young people sit on the benches behind the leaders.The formation of this order was natural, but it was subtly accepted by everyone at the first time.It may be because the height of the table is limited, and the chairs are surrounded by a large spliced ​​table. The communication between everyone is very smooth and there are no obstacles.

Sitting on top of the crowd like this, Bai's demeanor and tone, as well as the tone of the work assignment, did not feel disobedient at all.Although the first time he saw Bai's appearance, he was vaguely aware that this person's facial features were too sharp and aggressive, but probably because the two of them got along day and night, after getting familiar with him, this feeling was greatly weakened, and the big cat was still in his heart. that big cat.

But now that Bai has returned to his own group, Li Shizhen is a little distracted by such an expression, such a posture, and the convincing people around him. Maybe this is what a big cat should look like when it grows up?The king of the jungle, back in the group, is also the leader of the crowd?

Seeing that Li Shizhen was distracted, Bai Bai smiled secretly in his heart, and he didn't know what strange corner this female's mind had drifted to.Since Li Shizhen didn't recover, Bai continued to arrange work on his behalf. Anyway, they communicated with each other every day, and he was very clear about the hot spring area and Beishulin.

"Over the north forest, the fertilizer has been almost ready in the past two days. Today, there is no patrol team to fill in the fertilizer with other females. After a few days, when the weather is fine, the transplanting of corn seedlings will begin."

The faces of the young females wrinkled when they heard that it was necessary to fill in the fat. If Li Shizhen was arranging it, everyone would definitely do it, but it was inevitable to mutter a few words in a low voice.It's just that Bai said these words with a cold face, and the voices of the females swallowed back secretly, and even Aman didn't say anything.

Li Shizhen came back to his senses, and saw that the females were submissive, and found it a little funny. The big cat next to him didn't keep a straight face, nor did he raise his voice. Why did everyone have an expression of surrender.

He smiled and added: "I went to see it. The fermentation is almost the same, and the taste is not as strong as before. You can rest assured. And the corn seedlings are planted, which means that we may have a harvest after a while. Everyone Hard work is not in vain.”

After talking like this, the expressions of the females relaxed a lot, and it turned out that Ah Tuo was the most gentle!

Li Shizhen has never planted land, but seeing the fermented product that has completely turned black, he knows that it is time to toss these things.So he only said that he was groping. As for the amount of fertilizer, he couldn't grasp it well, but if the concentration was too high, it would burn the seedlings. He guessed that fortunately, there was not much fermented fertilizer, so it was divided into unit area. There will not be many.

So he just explained that the fertilizer should be evenly mixed into the soil, and by the way, turn over the soil again, and be careful not to use too much, etc. I am afraid that the specific problems should be checked at the scene.

After the explanation, everyone still received the farm tools according to their respective groups. The females covered their mouths and noses with animal skins in advance. Because the males were present this time, the difficult task of transporting organic fertilizer to the cultivated land did not need to be completed by the females. .

For Li and Yong, who often hunt and kill their prey bloodily, let alone now, even the smell of unfermented fertilizer is nothing. Although naturally much sharper than females, they are also much more tolerant of harsh environments.

What caused trouble at first was the new tools that Li Shizhen introduced.It really takes skill to use a flat log to pick up heavy objects at both ends.In the end, Li Shizhen saw that the males couldn't play with the flat log, so he changed it back to the trailer. Heck, he had picked it himself, but he couldn't pick it, and he tore his shoulder after a while.It can be seen that copying the experience in one's own impression may not succeed in everything.As for the trailer, the males have a lot of strength, so it's no problem towing this little fertilizer.

Some time ago, everyone has accumulated a little experience in digging the soil. They know that at least it is better to dig the soil softer. It is the same now, but it is not difficult to mix in the fertilizer while digging.And the females found that, as Li Shizhen said, after the fertilizer turned black, it really had no taste, and there was less resistance in their hearts, and everyone moved faster.

Seeing that Li, Yong, and Ah Che's organization was organized here, Li Shixuan took a trip to the nursery area. The corns had all germinated at this time, and two or three long strips of corn had grown one after another. The tender green leaves are very gratifying at first glance.

Ahu took good care of these fragile seedlings. Li Shizhen took a closer look. The foundation of these seedlings was not bad. After a general inspection, the germination rate was quite high. At least the corn seeds they buried horizontally and vertically Now they have grown into rows of neat seedlings, and only occasionally can one or two missing positions be seen.

The seedlings seemed to be thriving, there were no diseased seedlings, and there were no insects. Moreover, Ahu and the others were strict, and built a fence to enclose the seedling area, so that small animals that like to eat sprouts could not come and harass them.

After fertilizing, pick a warm weather, and these seedlings can be transplanted directly. Fortunately, the soil from the hot spring area was moved here. In order to prevent the soil from being infiltrated by the high temperature water in the hot spring area, wooden boards were placed underneath. Sometimes even the dirt can be moved over with a trailer.

Li Shizhen talked with Ahu for a few words, and roughly discussed the specific matters of transplantation at that time.After finding that there were no problems or omissions, Li Shizhen went to the breeding area again. Asha's belly did not change much, but the eyes of all the females looked at Li Shizhen with subtle differences, more kind, more respect.

Before, everyone just thought he was gentle and capable, but now thinking about it, they feel that he is worthy of the blessing of the Holy Spirit, and he always has so many wonderful ideas.Look, he came up with such clever ideas as planting and breeding.

Moreover, after the production of fir fruit was guaranteed, the rumors in the valley even said that Ah Chao's three wishes would come true, so wouldn't his own male come back safely?No matter how you say it, I have to thank Ah Chao for her three wishes.

Li Shizhen didn't pay much attention to this change. He focused on the animals in the enclosure, mainly concerned about whether there was enough feed in the valley, the growth status of the animals, and so on.

The rabbits in the cage are breeding very fast, and the little rabbits can already start eating grass. Asha and the others are more careful, and have divided the female rabbit and the little rabbits into separate cages.Some of the cages next to it were caught by the males when they had nothing to do when building the hall some time ago. If this trend continues, Li Shizhen estimates that the food for the children in the valley can be completely contracted by the breeding area.

The food intake of several herbivorous dinosaurs still made Li Shizhen a little tangled, but judging by their size, they had four thick and steady hooves on the ground, and their mouths were shaped like duckbills. Unlike Brachiosaurus, which swallowed food directly, they also had to chew. The largest one is estimated to be nearly three meters tall, so it would be a waste if it was only used as a meat provider.Looking at these very docile animals, Li Shizhen felt as if he had some other thoughts.