Then the old man arranged for his grandson and son to go out and have a look. The main purpose is to check if there are any wild animals in this seemingly small valley.
After all, in places like this where ordinary people rarely set foot, there are often snakes and other wild beasts. Also check to see if there are any other roads around where other animals can come in.
Wang Yiyi was a little worried about the operation of her father and his brothers and went to check it out. He also directly blocked the two slightly larger cave entrances with mud and stones. He also found a few handfuls of realgar from the space, wrapped them in the mud, and blocked the entrances of the caves.
Then I checked and found that there were no large animals like wild boars. There were only traces of some pheasants making nests and a hole.
"Master, master, there is a nest of rabbits here. I just saw Liu, and the rabbit went in through the hole." Wang Yiyi continued to look at the rabbit hole excitedly, then turned around and shouted to the old man.
Just kidding, although they are not short of food for the time being, there are still two months of cold wave. This small valley is in a small canyon. It can be said that it is covered in layers. It looks very safe, and it is outside the Dabie Mountains. , close to Qinya Mountain.
It can be said that it is the junction of two mountains. Almost no one sets foot there, and it can withstand the cold wave very well.
As the cold wave got closer and closer, the old man had discovered this strange phenomenon, so he called the boss directly, and the second boss said he planned to settle here for a while. Wait for the large number of victims behind to move forward. Now is not the time to do so. They are outnumbered and weak.
The old man took a good look at the terrain, found a cave and went in. When he entered, he found that it was relatively dry, with nothing else but some rabbit fur and snake skin.
Then let the eldest son and the daughter-in-law of the second son's family clean up the place and plan to live here.
This cave is very strange. There are rocks below that can be climbed up along the slope of stone and mud, but it is 4-5 meters high from the ground. It can be said that as long as the slope is blocked, basically no one will come up here. It’s just that it may be troublesome to use water for meals. But this can also save a lot of trouble.
The old man directly distributed it to the family members, who started doing their own business. Wang Yiyi was feeling depressed during this period, and she planned to take advantage of this time to go out and sneak something to eat. Then she followed the small slope down, and soon she saw a small pool.
The pool was glowing with sparkling white light, and spring water was constantly emerging from it, still glowing with a little bit of steam.
I tasted, well, fresh water.
spa.
Wang Yiyi's heart was filled with shouts of "I rely on me, I rely on me, I rely on me."
She actually found a hot spring or a living water hot spring. In this way, the place will not be frozen in winter, and there will always be a continuous supply of running water. And it's not very far from the cave where they live.
Wang Yiyi was very careful along the way, beating her with a stick before leaving. She walked diagonally upwards along the hot spring for a distance. From here, she could barely see the cave where they lived, because the cave was from It goes up a slope, so it looks quite obvious.
Then she discovered that there was a group of plants that she didn't know were here, and it looked like a brown wooden block was exposed on the ground. It turned out that she didn't recognize this thing at all.
Then she directly dug out a large piece with her hands, intending to take it back with the branches and leaves to the old man for identification. Fortunately, it was a virgin forest, and no one set foot there. All fallen leaves were piled here, and the soil was very loose. Otherwise, her hands would be useless.
Then she began to dig the thing, and the fruit got bigger and bigger. She found that the fruit was not only big but also very white, much like the legendary cassava.
She has also heard of cassava in modern times. Although she doesn't know where this thing originated, it is quite reasonable that this thing exists in the fictional world of novels.
Then it took her almost 10 minutes to dig out the huge cassava. Then she carried the cassava and walked happily to the cave.
As soon as she reached the entrance of the cave and before she spoke, she heard Wang Cuihua's jealous voice.
"Hey, isn't this the eldest daughter of our family? Why, now that we know you are back, everyone is busy. Do you really think you are the rich eldest daughter going out alone. You are so shameless." Wang Cuihua's voice was sarcastic and unpleasant.
Wang Yiyi was too lazy to talk to her and went directly to find the old man.
"Master, master, look what this is! I dug it out on the hillside. There is a pool of water there. The water is still hot. I have tasted it before." Wang Yiyi said as she walked towards the old man. .
The old man was also curious about what she was holding, so he came over and asked her to take it to the entrance of the cave to have a look.
As soon as they arrived at the cave entrance, the old man saw the huge cassava she was carrying. He asked very excitedly: "Girl, where did you find this thing? Is it too far or too far?"
The old man wasn't even that excited when he heard about water bombs, until he saw such a big cassava.
Wang Yiyi also understands the old man's excitement, because they won't be able to eat food for long, and there will be no wild vegetables after the cold wave comes, so she must ask the old man to get all the cassava back during this period, so that they can survive The cold wave of these two months.
"I still have it. I just put it on the hillside. There is still a lot of it. And the soil is very loose, so I used my hand to dig it. There is also a large piece that would be as big as half a cave."
"Okay, okay, okay, you girl, be careful. There are at least a lot of snakes in this valley. Remember to hit the grass with a stick to avoid being bitten by those poisonous snakes." The old man warned.
"I told you, there is a pool of hot spring water there. It has no other taste. I drank from it."
The old man was already happy when he heard this. Isn't the hot spring water the legendary hot spring? Tangquan is so good.
Rich people call hot springs hot springs. In ancient times, rich people usually used them to take baths. Generally, places with hot springs will be specially built as Zhuangzi.
But for farmers like them, this kind of hot spring saves a lot of trouble. You can collect less firewood and don’t have to worry about the water being too cold when washing vegetables in winter.
The day passed like this, and by noon on the second day, it was almost finished. Then the old man told everyone the news that Wang Yiyi went out to find cassava.
The old man simply asked everyone to work separately. He always felt that something was wrong with the weather, and it felt like it was getting colder and colder. It’s not just talk that people become better with age.
If he were a modern person, he would know that the temperature dropped too fast. After all, there was no concept of temperature in ancient times.
"Boss, you and your family can repair the slope and turn it into a ladder, and then build a larger shed about half a foot below the ladder for stacking firewood. "The old man gave the order directly.
At this time, the old lady also spoke up: "Let me take Laifu! It will save him from disturbing your work."
Wang Laifu is the youngest son of Uncle Wang's family. He is only three years old now. He is quite obedient and well-behaved. Wang Yiyi likes him very much and often gives him sweets.
Wang Yiyi was also worried that the firewood brought by her uncle's family would not be enough. So, she took her father, her two brothers, and her mother to a place where there were cassava and took a look at the small waterhole.
When everyone saw the waterhole and reached the cassava area, she left directly. She now had to stock up on some firewood as soon as possible, otherwise her family would freeze to death in two months. She also wanted to cut down some vines and use those wooden strips to make a door.
Her uncle can make wooden doors. What she needs now is to prepare these materials. Because the place where firewood is piled is built against the slope, her uncle digs the ladder for workers to go up and down, picks up some stones on it, and then directly Start building a shed.
In order to cater to the topography of the shed, the roof of the shed was specially made sloping.
It only took a long time for the three people to get out of the shed. The hay Wang Yiyi had prepared, as well as the mud she dug and the wood she chopped, were gouged out by her aunt.
Fortunately, her uncle was also sensible and could see her purpose immediately. But seeing how many preparations she had made, he knew it might be a two-story building. He saw how tall the grass was blocked over there. As well as all this mud, he had to admire his little niece's mobility.
In order to prevent wind and keep warm, the entrance of the cave originally protruded, and a small platform here was almost 20 square meters, and it was already full of these things.
