They were just going into the sea to pick up some seafood, so they didn't know what Jiang Lingling and Fang Jiaren were nervous about.
It was Xia Zhimu who explained with a straight face: "They are afraid that Madam will be swept away by the waves."
Although it was a small wave, it frightened these two people.
Wen Xian got rid of the shackles of the two of them, waved her hands and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I am sensible. You two just need to go back to the cave and send back the things I have and the things you picked up."
She felt that if they hadn't been told not to go into the sea at this time, the two of them would have had to rush down.
She put away her excitement and introduced to several people one by one what they were and how to eat them.
When talking about kelp, she also specifically asked: "It will be okay to dry and store the kelp until next year. I just want to take it back and let your elder sister cut the kelp into small pieces. Put it in the hole to dry in the sun first, and then collect it and store it after it is dried." Eat slowly."
Jiang Jingwan was pregnant, and the cave needed someone to guard it, so Wen Xian left her in the cave.
Splitting kelp can be done even while sitting down, so it would be perfect to leave it to Jiang Jingwan.
Two meters long and half a meter wide kelp, divided and stored, is enough for them to eat for a long time.
If the kelp is soaked in the sea for too long and there is no fresh water to soak it in, it will definitely become very salty.
Thinking of this, Wen Xian's desire to get fresh water became more intense.
After sending Jiang Lingling and Fang Jiaren back, Wen Xian returned to the water again and continued shopping for overseas goods.
Unfortunately, I was unlucky. Apart from picking up some sea urchins and asparagus, there were no other seafood.
There were a few rocks that were densely covered with oysters. Only when the tide receded completely did she start to pry the oysters.
"Madam, I'll do this job." Sheng Lian'er rolled up her sleeves and was eager to try.
In her eyes, oysters are much more delicious than clams. She is very strong and can pry oysters without much problem.
Wen Xian thought for a while, handed the dagger to her and said, "Be careful, the dagger is sharp, don't hurt yourself."
She was a little worried, so she stayed aside and taught Sheng Lian'er how to pry oysters.
After Sheng Lian'er got familiar with it, she turned around and dug clams and cat's eye snails on the beach.
Specially dig at the places with holes and bulges, and pick one accurately, and soon the basket will be full.
Occasionally she would encounter a crab lying on the sand, and she would tie it up and throw it into a straw basket. It's a pity that they are all swimming crabs, not as good as blue crabs.
But something is better than nothing, better than nothing. To her surprise, when the trip to the sea was over, there were actually twenty crabs in the puddle at the entrance of the cave.
With a wave of her hand, Wen Xian decided to steam crabs in the evening, one for each person. Add refreshing shredded jellyfish mixed with wild vegetables and kelp, which is a hearty meal.
Chef Fang Jiaren was still the chef for this meal, and Wen Xian dictated how to prepare it.
Unfortunately, crab meat is less troublesome. Except for Jiang Jingwan, who loves to eat it, everyone else is not interested. They prefer to eat transparent jellyfish shreds and kelp.
It's a pity that there is little seasoning, only salt and spiciness.
Seeing that Jiang Jingwan wanted to eat the rest of the crabs after eating two crabs, Wen Xian quickly stopped her.
"Crabs are cold in nature, and eating too much is bad for your health. Pregnant women should eat less and just taste them." Wen Xian continued, "The pheasants have laid eggs tomorrow, and I will steam an egg with an island for you to try."
The pheasant didn't lay any eggs today, and I don't know whether it was because it was frightened or if it really had no eggs.
She dug some worms from outside and fed them to the pheasants. After raising them for a while, if they still didn't lay eggs, she would kill them for stew.
Hearing her words, Jiang Jingwan's face turned slightly red, and she said a little embarrassedly: "I listen to Madam."
Everyone else ate half of their crabs and left the other half sitting there.
Wen Xian couldn't stand their waste, so she watched with a straight face as they finished solving the problem themselves, and then her expression softened.
Then I had something to eat, and my delicate princess disease started to set in. When the day comes when there is no food, let’s see where they go to cry.
After dinner, while it was still dark, Wen Xian led a few people to continue digging holes.
There are three pits filled with collected seafood, and most of the clams and cat's-eye snails are lying in them and vomiting sand.
The banana leaves placed on the side are also filled with seafood. However, most of them are kelp and asparagus.
It’s not long to keep other seafood in banana leaves, so you have to hurry up and dig a few more holes.
Of course, the most important thing is that there is no seafood pit from beginning to end.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the pit, which is about one meter in diameter, has been dug to a depth of two meters.
Wen Xian knelt down, stretched her hand to the edge, jumped into the pit vigorously, took the sharp wooden stake handed down from above, and nailed the stone to the bottom of the pit.
Sheng Lian'er was the most suitable person to do this strenuous work, but when she was digging the hole, she ducked, and Wen Xian didn't dare to let her make any big moves again.
After the six wooden stakes were driven down, Wen Xian carefully climbed up the pit with the help of Wu Junlan and others.
After doing this, the two new pits next to it have begun to take shape.
Wen Xian looked up at the already dark sky and called a few people to go into the cave to rest. If you don't go in, it will rain soon.
"Is it going to rain?" Fang Jiaren said excitedly.
Wen Xian nodded and replied: "Looking at the sky, it's probably going to rain. Okay, hurry up and pack up and go back to the cave. Nowadays, more and more holes are being dug at the entrance of the cave. Please pay more attention when you go, don't step in accidentally." "
Especially in pits with traps, a wild boar may not survive if it falls, let alone a human.
"That's great. When it rains, we can collect rainwater and we can have soup." Fang Jiaren excitedly pulled Jiang Lingling into the newly dug pit and touched the black banana leaves and stones.
All-purpose banana leaf cloth is placed around it to cover some of the soil in the pit, so that the collected rainwater can be used after cleaning.
Looking at the busy concubines, Jiang Jingwan, who was holding a torch, turned her head towards Wen Xian with a smile in her eyes: "Madam has long expected that it will rain tonight, so she asked everyone to seize the time to dig more holes?"
Therefore, Madam also has another skill, that is, she can observe the weather.
Wen Xian:......
The corner of her mouth moved slightly, and she couldn't help but explain: "I just saw that there were dark clouds tonight and the moon did not show up, so I made a rough guess. Whether it is accurate or not, I don't know yet."
She's not that awesome yet, otherwise she wouldn't be reduced to this.
But Jiang Jingwan's meaningful eyes showed that she didn't believe her.
Wen Xian, just, very helpless.
It was late at night, and the first half of the night was destined to be short. Everyone unanimously decided to let Wen Xian and Fang Jiaren stay up half the night.
After all, everyone has watched the night, except Fang Jiaren, who is about to start a new round of night watch.
Wen Xian woke up in the middle of the night for two consecutive nights, and everyone felt sorry for her.
Wu Junlan and Xia Zhi took the initiative to take charge of the second half of the night.
Wen Xian did not refuse and accepted everyone's kindness.
Not long after the vigil started, as expected, there was a sporadic sound of rain outside the cave.
However, before Wen Xian started to get excited, some other familiar and terrifying voices came simultaneously.
