Obviously, Qingyan was not the only one to notice this problem.
Li Hao, Wang Qian and Wang Kun, who often travel outside, did not ignore this.
They had just given the medicinal powder they had brought to Yang Dawang and the other two people who had left before, and asked them to take it back to the place where they would rest at night, and spread it around the sleeping area to avoid snakes, insects, rats, and ants from coming over at night.
Because they were on the road the night before and didn't rest until the morning, they didn't take it out.
Although the place where they camped before was close to the water, it was relatively wide and there was not much grass. In addition, it was guarded during the day, so there were no wild animals passing by.
Some small animals will not come out during the day, and snakes that feed on small animals have also become nocturnal animals, so they are very safe.
The location here is closer to the mountains, and since there are goats, there will definitely be other beasts that feed on the goats, so it is more dangerous.
After everyone gathered the stones on the ground, Li Hao and the other three walked around to see if there were any traces of wild beasts on the ground.
Sure enough, some wild boar footprints were found a little further away.
They didn't notice leopards, mainly because animals like leopards have flexible and light bodies, and can sometimes scurry around in trees.
If the ground wasn't quite soft, it would be difficult to leave its footprints, and you wouldn't be able to see them if you step on the dead grass.
This is not the case with wild boars. Their bodies are bulkier and the front of their hooves are sharper. Unless the place they walk is on a stone, it is easy to leave footprints.
Li Hao and the others could tell from the footprints left by those wild boars that adult wild boars often appeared here. As a result, this place was somewhat dangerous.
After they came back, they looked at the place where the salt would be boiled. They found it was bare and not close to the mountain wall. It meant that it was completely empty on all sides, making it difficult to set a trap.
It would be great if there were two sides of the mountain wall. They could set traps on both sides, either digging traps or setting traps.
It's like this on all sides, so it's hard to say. The main reason is that they have to move back and forth themselves, and they will hurt their own people if they are not careful.
This is really a bit troublesome.
They talked about the situation with Yang Dashan and others, and everyone began to think about the situation together to see what best to do.
Afterwards, they decided that when refining salt, two people would be left alone to watch the work, so that they could give early warning if something happened.
Fortunately, this location is relatively high, and there are three sides that are lower than here. As long as two people are watching, it will be fine.
As for the side going down the mountain, they decided to dig a row of trenches there and insert sharp branches into them as traps. Once the wild boar ran over from the mountain, it would fall directly.
And if those from the bottom of the mountain come up, they will be able to see it from a distance and have time to hide behind the trap and wait for the wild boar to come to their door.
This is the easiest and most effective method.
They also discussed the matter of going back to change shifts and rest. They couldn't work for two hours and then change. Walking in the mountains at night would be more dangerous, so they decided that one group of people would work for one night first, and another group of people would rest during the day. Come back and change it again. It will be much safer to change it at dawn.
The men and women of their group plus Li Hao are almost balanced, so each shift only needs to arrange four people who are good at kung fu.
Although they knew Qingyan had kung fu, Li Hao and the others had never seen it with their own eyes, so they still felt uneasy and planned to take turns protecting these people.
Of course, it doesn't actually mean that the three of them are separated. It's just that Wang Qian and Wang Kun are separated and take turns going back and forth. One person must always be left to protect the pillar.
Qingyan had no objection at all. Although the number of people separated between the two parties was not large, there were only eight people in one wave, but if there was really a danger, she would not be able to take care of it all by herself. It would be best to have a helper.
Chou Chou, on the other hand, tries to stay on this side of the mountain. After all, it's more dangerous here. Even if it sleeps, it can just find a tree to sleep on, and it won't have to work. It just needs Chou Chou to act as a warning.
Shortly after the agreement, Yang Dawang and others came back with their people.
When the three of them went back before, they drove the donkey back, so when they came back, the pots and pans were put in baskets for the donkey to carry.
Except for Liu Sanli, Lanhua, her grandmother, and Yang Shuanzhu's wife did not come. Everyone else came. Of course, Chou Chou was still guarding there.
They gathered together and Qingyan demonstrated how to do it first. Everyone learned how to do it, and then they divided into two groups. One group stayed and the other went back to rest first, and replaced them every day during the day.
Qingyan looked at the pottery pot in front of her and felt a little headache. Not only was the pot not big, but it was also thick and easy to break. To be honest, it was quite laborious to boil the salt stone.
The problem is that there is no way to use anything else now. Even if there is clay here, it is too late to bake it now, and she really doesn't know how to do it.
She had only heard that pottery was made of clay, but she didn't know how to make it.
And even if she wanted to make a small move, there was no pot in ChouChou's space, only the large stainless steel pot she had used before, which was not as big as a clay pot.
