Find wooden boards.
and mud.
repair.
Although it looks nondescript, it is at least solid.
For today's Daxia, ordinary people don't have nails at all, and they still use some traditional carpentry techniques.
But Zhang Bao doesn't know how to do it at all, so he can only make do with it temporarily.
The badly broken door on the other side was simply fixed by Zhang Bao with wooden boards.
It’s not open very often now anyway.
Being able to stop the wolf from coming in is the most important thing.
After finally finishing his work, Zhang Bao collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.
But there is no way.
Zhang Bao stood up with force.
"You wait here while I go out to find something to eat."
"After I go out, you close the door."
"Unless I come back, other people, please don't open the door yet."
Zhang Bao asked Su Xiaoyue worriedly.
Think about it.
Returning to the house, he put the kitchen knife in his arms.
After what happened to Liu Mang, Zhang Bao was wary of people in this world.
Whether it's the scoundrels with bad intentions or the neighbors who stand by and watch.
In this world, human nature is selfish.
It has nothing to do with good or bad, this is reality.
Come out of home.
A gust of cold wind, carrying some frost, poured into Zhang Bao's collar.
Scattered snowflakes were already floating in the sky.
Zhang Bao looked at the dim sky. God really didn't give anyone a way to survive. If he couldn't find food, he probably wouldn't be able to survive for a few days in this kind of weather.
I guess the same goes for the wolves in the mountains. They only enter human villages when they are really desperate.
But hungry wolves are even more dangerous.
Zhang Bao walked along the road in the village and wandered around for a long time, but found nothing.
Finally, we stopped under a few dry old elm trees.
I don't know if these old elm trees are dead. The trunks are extremely dry, but the bark is basically intact and has completely cracked, just like the dry river beach not far away.
The bark of the elm tree is edible.
It can be used as medicine and has the effect of reducing swelling.
Good stuff indeed.
But unfortunately, there seem to be only a few old elm trees in the whole village.
Zhang Bao looked around and saw no one.
He quickly cut off the bark of the tree with a kitchen knife, then packed it with clothes and ran towards the house.
Watching Zhang Bao come back with a bag of things.
Su Xiaoyue quickly brought a bowl of hot water to warm Zhang Bao's hands.
Zhang Bao warmed his hands and asked Su Xiaoyue to unpack.
"This is……"
"Bark?"
Su Xiaoyue was a little surprised.
"right!"
"Have you eaten before?"
Zhang Bao looked at Su Xiaoyue's expression and seemed a little confused.
"Um……"
Su Xiaoyue nodded sheepishly.
"I heard from the old man before that during the great disaster years, they all relied on eating tree bark."
"I was... very hungry before, and I went to eat, but I couldn't eat, I couldn't swallow it at all..."
Su Xiaoyue said a little embarrassed.
"You silly girl, couldn't you just hug the tree and chew on it?"
Zhang Bao realized something.
"ah?"
"if not?"
Su Xiaoyue blinked and looked at Zhang Bao.
Zhang Bao was speechless for a while.
"Didn't I see a stone here before?"
"It's very strong and sleek. Where did it go?"
"You can smash all the bark first, then crush it into powder, mix it with boiling water and eat it."
Zhang Bao directed Su Xiaoyue.
have to say.
The stone Su Xiaoyue found before was round and strong, so it was quite suitable to be used as a hammer.
"Forehead……"
"I'll try and find it……"
Su Xiaoyue said as she hurried out.
After a while, he walked in holding the stone.
Silently following Zhang Bao's instructions, he smashed it.
Zhang Bao had just taken off his clothes and wrapped them in tree bark after exercising. He was already paralyzed from exhaustion and freezing.
Drinking hot water while relaxing.
He and Su Xiaoyue took turns smashing for a long time before smashing all the bark into powder.
It's not that detailed, but it's almost there.
Zhang Bao washed it with hot water.
It's really like flour.
He kneaded a piece of dough, roasted it on the fire, and ate it in his mouth.
Unappetizing.
It's a bit hard, a bit bitter, a bit scratchy, and has no taste at all.
Zhang Bao motioned Su Xiaoyue to try it too.
Su Xiaoyue had been impatient for a long time. She picked up a piece and ate it. She swallowed it before chewing it completely and almost choked.
"It's so delicious, just like dough..."
Su Xiaoyue was not picky, it seemed to be better than she imagined.
"correct!"
Su Xiaoyue seemed to have thought of something, so she ran to the yard and dug for a while, and then took out a round thing.
"Ms. sir, this is the pickle I hid. Just eat it and it will taste better."
Su Xiaoyue handed over the pickles as if she were offering a treasure.
Zhang Bao took it over.
It was as hard as a stone. I finally cut off two pieces with a kitchen knife. The two of them took a bowl of bark dough and ate it hungrily.
Not a moment.
An entire tub of dough was wiped out by two people.
In addition, the two of them drank a large bowl of hot water, and then they lay down contentedly.
“It feels good when you’re full!”
Zhang Bao touched his round belly.
I feel full of strength all over my body.
Su Xiaoyue seemed to have eaten too much. She kept rubbing her belly, squinting and smiling, with a look of satisfaction on her face.
"I'll go get all the bark back in a while before the people in the village start looking for tree bark to eat."
"Don't polish it first, scatter it and hide it first."
"I see you are really good at hiding things!"
Zhang Bao praised Su Xiaoyue.
Su Xiaoyue's face turned slightly red.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m full, or because of Zhang Bao’s praise.
"Also, when we cook in the future, we must close the door."
"Try not to let others see you."
"Lately we just boil water!"
"Then next time, let's soak these pancakes before eating them."
Zhang Bao ordered Su Xiaoyue.
"Ms. sir, why is this?"
Su Xiaoyue didn't quite understand.
"When I went out just now, I saw that although other people were slightly stronger than us, they were not much stronger. In this world now, it's almost like people cannibalize people."
"Defenses can not do without."
Zhang Bao said lightly.
Su Xiaoyue nodded in understanding.
sudden feeling.
The Zhang Bao in front of him suddenly grew taller and knew so many things.
It seems that from now on, you won’t have to worry about many things by yourself.
Before.
I have always been afraid of myself and felt that I could not see the future. Now that my husband is healed, I feel very safe.
and.
Su Xiaoyue never thought about it.
I can actually eat enough.
Although the bark Zhang Bao brought back was not delicious, I was finally full. The feeling of fullness was really comfortable, which I had not felt for a long time.
"By the way, I'll go out to cut tree bark, and you can help me do something at home."
"Count how many mouse holes there are in our yard!"
When Zhang Baolin went out.
He seemed to remember something and said to Su Xiaoyue.
"Counting mouse holes?"
"What is this going to do?"
Su Xiaoyue had a look of doubt on her face.
"Catch mice!"
"if not?"
Zhang Bao followed Su Xiaoyue's behavior before and said with a smile.
