ebookland Chapter 180 Earth Dog
Chapter 180 Earth Dog
What Xu Wenyan was holding in his hand were the seeds of the elm tree.
It is also one of the rare plants that grows seeds before leaves. The emerald green, flat and round ones we see, with notches on the top, and light green or white and yellow in color, are its seeds.
The seeds are in the middle.
Elm seeds are also a rare delicacy in spring.
You can pick a lot from one tree.
According to the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", Yu Qian has the effects of strengthening the spleen and calming the mind, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. It can treat loss of appetite, clear away heat and detoxify, has the effect of killing insects and reducing swelling, and can eliminate many parasites in the human body.
This is exactly what these refugees need, and the taste of elm seeds is not bad and is quite delicate, making them very suitable for improving meals.
In just a short while, Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin had a lot of elm seeds in their pockets: "Wife, is this delicious?"
"It's okay. It's good for frying eggs and steaming rice." Xu Wenyan grabbed his clothes tightly and jumped down from the tree.
"I often run in the mountains, and I've seen quite a few of them before, but I never thought that this could be eaten." Chen Sanlin steadied Xu Wenyan and pulled him towards him.
Hearing that Chen Sanlin knew where there was more, Xu Wenyan was also delighted: "Brother Chen, there is still some in the mountains. This thing can save lives now."
"I'll take you there tomorrow." Chen Sanlin looked at Xu Wenyan with some distress: "You haven't slept well these past few days, and your eyes don't look energetic."
Xu Wenyan also sighed. Who doesn't want to sleep until they wake up naturally every day? "Oh, I really hope this war will end soon."
Ermazi brought several burlap bags, which were reserved for use when harvesting corn. They could be used now.
After the refugees finished cutting branches and wood, Xu Wenyan and his team also picked elm seeds. They gave the bag to Chen Sanlin and asked him to put it in the military tent. Xu Wenyan himself took the refugees to the corner of the village.
"To build this shack, first use three pieces of wood as the frame." Xu Wenyan selected three pieces of wood of similar thickness, tied the tops with vines, and then slowly erected the tripod.
"Use your hoes and dig three holes along the stick."
If you want to teach others, you have to let them do it themselves. Only by doing it themselves can they learn.
Afterwards, Xu Wenyan set up the tripod in the hole he had just dug, and then organized people to compact the soil.
Select one of the three faces to make the door, then use some wooden sticks to place it along the tripod and fix it.
If you want to make it more secure, you can wrap the sticks with vines a few times, and then use branches to fill the gaps.
As for the door, it is even simpler. Use a longer wooden stick to fix one end, then arrange the wooden sticks neatly and intersperse them with vines alternately, and then tie the door to the stick with the vines.
If you want the shack to be even more perfect, you can go to the woods to find some moss to cover it, or mix leaves with yellow mud and smear it on the outside.
A shack is just a shack after all. The county will approve the land in the future, and they can then find a way to build the house themselves.
If there is demand later, Xu Wenyan will also expand the territory again.
As for those with more people, you can build two tripods first, and then put a thicker stick on the two tripods, which is equivalent to the beam of the house, and then arrange the wood along the stick. In this way, the space will be larger, but the materials consumed will naturally be more.
As for the materials, they have to figure it out themselves.
Afterwards, Xu Wenyan made a big one and three small ones. Ermazi learned everything beside him: "If you don't understand anything in the future, go to the military tent and ask this military officer."
Er Mazi, who was suddenly called, frowned and looked at Xu Wenyan.
Xu Wenyan raised his chin towards Ermazi: "You're welcome. I have to go prepare lunch. Bye."
In this situation, you should quickly shirk responsibility and leave. As long as you get away quickly enough, trouble will not come to you.
Walking along the path towards the military tent, many people greeted Xu Wenyan along the way. After getting to know each other over this period of time, everyone knew that Xu Wenyan had some relationship with those soldiers.
What's more, he also knows medical skills, so there is no one who doesn't want to have a good relationship with him.
As he was walking forward, Xu Wenyan saw a few children squatting on the ground, looking for something.
Xu Wenyan watched from the side for a while and saw a child guarding a small hole, patting the side of the hole gently with his left hand.
I took several shots in a row.
I saw a light brown insect running out with an obvious depression in the middle of the pronotum and red spots. The insect had short front wings and long hind wings, and its front legs looked very strong.
Xu Wenyan also recognized this thing at a glance, the ground dog, also known as the mole cricket. Mole crickets are widely distributed and can be seen in many areas.
This insect, called the native dog, can be eaten and used as medicine. It tastes salty and is cold in nature. It is used to treat various edemas and problems with defecation and urination.
It is not recommended to eat too much of any insect, but it is okay to eat some occasionally.
"Sister, here you go." The boy gave the caught dog to the youngest girl, who looked to be only three or four years old, a little younger than Chen Dong.
When the girl saw Xu Wenyan looking at her again, she tilted her head and looked at Xu Wenyan.
Xu Wenyan smiled and walked over: "How many have you caught?"
The little girl was a little scared and held the small cloth bag tightly and hid it behind her.
"Ah, brother, we've just started catching one." The little boy hurried over and protected his sister behind him.
Xu Wenyan knew that they were afraid that the insects would steal their food. This little bug tasted very ordinary, not as delicious as bamboo worms and cicadas, but it was edible and easy to catch.
Hearing the noise here, the other three children looked at Xu Wenyan with some fear.
"Well, you guys catch more." After saying that, Xu Wenyan left. He knew that this was a special period and the children were very alert.
You have to know that those who traffic children may be taken away by traffickers even in their own yards. Of course, being a human trafficker is also a high-risk profession.
If you are unlucky and get caught by the villagers, you will inevitably be severely beaten. In serious cases, the villagers will beat you to death and throw you into the mountains.
When he arrived at the military tent, Chen Sanlin was already sitting on the doorstep waiting for him. Seeing Xu Wenyan enter the yard, Chen Sanlin stood up and handed him a roasted potato and a bamboo tube.
"You're hungry, eat something."
Xu Wenyan really felt that the two of them lived different lives. Chen Sanlin would worry about her, and she would also worry about him. This feeling of concern was really wonderful.
For example, when you are hungry, he will wait for you patiently with roasted potatoes. When you are thirsty, he will immediately get you water and go to the mountains to find wild fruits to eat.
Maybe this is the meaning of the existence of a partner.
"Hey, I'm hungry."
Taking the roasted potato that was a little black, Xu Wenyan saw that the tip of Chen Sanlin's nose was a little black, probably because he accidentally rubbed it during roasting.
"Don't move." Xu Wenyan stretched out his hand to wipe Chen Sanlin's face, but he didn't expect that the hand became darker the more he wiped. Only then did he notice that he was holding the hand that received the potato.
"Pfft...little cat...hahahaha."
"Huh?" Chen Sanlin was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Xu Wenyan's dark little hands, and then he understood something.
He picked up Xu Wenyan and walked into the military tent.
"bad."