Chapter 80: Difficult conditions
"Haha, that's right, then everyone eat more and recover their strength. I said with a smile.
"You're still laughing, how dare you eat more, where to find food in this place. Liu Yue said.
"There will always be a way, there must be animals in this place, eat enough first, and leave the rest to me. I said.
The crowd looked at me and didn't say anything more, but after eating I looked at the horse manure and thought I had to make something first.
"I'll go out for a while. I said as I walked out of the cave.
When I found a suitable tree, I began to cut it down, and at the end of the day I came up with two wooden shovels, during which I ordered the people to fence the horned zebras in the hole.
"The work of shoveling horse manure is the same as before, taking turns. I said.
The people took the shovel I made and looked at it for a while, and John said complainingly, "You will do this, why don't you do it sooner?" ”
"Hahaha, whoever asked you to pick it up, we all use bamboo chips. The women said with a smile.
"Haven't you been busy dealing with the enemy before, and now you don't know how long you'll be here, but you still have to do something. I said.
"I don't know if there are any animals in this place. The crowd said.
"Well, use the existing materials to make some cold gear for Blackface, and let Blackface go out to scout tomorrow. I said.
"Okay, then we'll work overtime tonight. The women said.
"Well, that's hard work for you. I said.
After saying that, they put the spiked barricade that John and Paul made when I was making a shovel at the entrance of the cave, and since the women were going to work overtime, the three of us men could just take a break.
Because tomorrow we can't be idle, we have to go and get some food for the horned zebra, this place must not live for long, we must find a new place to live.
I thought that the women would call the three of us to stand guard, but I didn't expect them to stay guard until dawn.
"Why don't you call us, it's embarrassing. I said, clutching my head.
"It's okay, it's always been your hard work, we should also make some contributions, do you see if the equipment for the black face is still appropriate?" said the women.
"Okay, good, I'll put it on. I said and began to gear Blackface.
The feet are lined with cowhide smeared with animal oil, and the inside is also padded with deerskin, and the body is a deerskin padded jacket filled with cotton, and the black face looks cute on the body.
"Alright, old man, I can only ask you to find food, whether you find it or not, you have to come back before dark, understand?" I said to Blackface.
Blackface's mind tells me it knows.
"Go ahead and stay safe. I said and patted it on the back.
The black face turned around and rushed out of the cave directly, running towards the depths of the snowy mountain.
"Let's go too, and get some food for the horses. I said to John and Paul.
"Where up?" asked Paul.
"Of course it's the Black Forest, where else else can I go?" I said with a wry smile.
"Either don't go, don't want these horses, or just eat them. The women said.
"Are you planning to live here for the rest of your life, what if the environment is better on the other side of the snowy mountain?" I said with a smile.
Then everyone shut up, and reluctantly watched us enter the forest.
"I don't think you'll meet the Great Black Snake, will you?" said John.
"It's so cold here, it's definitely not coming, don't worry. I said.
"But what are we going to do for the horned zebra?" said Paul.
"Yes, this place is gloomy, and there is not even fruit except trees. John said.
"That's because you didn't pay attention, and when we were resting, I saw a horned zebra eating a rhizome plant, which is available by the river, but I have to go in some of them. I said.
"Do you really think there is a better environment beyond the snowy mountains?" said John.
"This island is definitely bigger than we thought, otherwise it wouldn't be able to breed a monster like the Great Black Snake, so there must be other places to go. I said.
"Doesn't that mean there are other monsters?" said Paul.
"One step at a time, and now we can only move forward and maybe find a place where we can live. I said.
"Okay, okay, don't think about it, let's solve the matter in front of you first. John said.
"Are you talking about this plant?" Paul said, pointing to a plant.
We've come a long way between the conversations, and Paul is referring to exactly the plants we're looking for, but there's so little of it.
"That's it, but we have to go further, there's so little here. I said.
"Will it be any further?" said John, with some weakness.
"So find more at a time and take fewer risks later. I said as I walked briskly forward, and the two of them hurried to follow.
After walking for another hour, I finally found a woodland full of such plants.
"Take as much as you can, cut down bundles and take them away, and if the horned zebra is really willing to eat this thing, next time we'll ride it. I said.
"And next time? My back is wet. Paul said.
"Hurry up, stop complaining. I said.
Actually, I'm also worried about the big black snake, but I'm more worried about Qiu Xue, since she woke up from a coma, the whole person has become sullen, completely devoid of cheerful and lively atmosphere, I'm afraid that she will do something stupid, if it weren't for the women always paying attention to her, I really want to tie her up.
Fortunately, we didn't send anything back and forth, and the big black snake seemed to let us go.
"I didn't expect these guys to actually eat this. Paul said as he leaned on the fence and looked at the horned zebra.
"The horse's food has been solved for the time being, and now it's our food. I said, looking at the hole.
"Don't worry, blackface will be fine, it's so smart. Ling Han saw my concern and said softly.
"Well, I'm sure it'll find food. I said with a smile.
But seeing that it was getting dark, I went in and out several times, and I was stunned not to see the shadow of the black face, but to lower the temperature in the cave by several degrees.
"Yang, it's not a way for you to be anxious, the black face will be fine, you go in and out like this, and when the black face comes back, the place to warm up is gone. John couldn't help but say.
"I'm sorry, I'm just in too much of a hurry, okay, I'm not going out. I said as I added some firewood to the campfire.
Just as I was fidgeting again and getting up to go out to take a look, I heard the movement of my black face, not so much hearing as induction.
I looked hopefully at the mouth of the cave, and a white object came in with a skin, and I almost raised my bow to shoot, and the women screamed.
Fortunately, the head of the black face also followed, it turned out that the black face was holding a sheep in his mouth, looking at the thick fluff on the sheep's body, it seems that we can really cross the snowy mountains.
"It's amazing. I rushed over and hugged the black face tightly.
Blackface threw the nourishment in his mouth directly on the ground and licked my hand.
"I'll give you meat to eat right away. I said with a smile.
I sensed the blackface's resistance.
"Have you eaten?" I asked, confused.
The black face gave me an affirmative answer.
"That's smart!!" I happily touched the head of my black face.
The joy is not that it knows that it has eaten the food that no longer occupies us, but because it has eaten it itself, it means that the sheep should have a lot.
"Mutton hot pot, get it up. I said to the crowd.
In the midst of the cheers, the black face naturally became the biggest hero.
"Don't spoil the sheepskin, our big cotton coat depends on it. I said to John, who was processing the lamb.
"Don't worry, you go and get ready to get wet. John said.
"Hahaha, okay, let's have a luxury today and celebrate. I said with a smile.
This meal, everyone ate very comfortably, although the environment is a little worse, but the heart is steady, at least there is no enemy to harass us.
It's just that the smell in the cave is a little unpleasant, after all, now we are a mix of humans and animals, and the black face doesn't ask anything, it's those horned zebras, plus we cook mutton.
Fortunately, everyone's attention is all on my hot pot on the water, and seeing that everyone eats so deliciously, I naturally won't mention it.
The next day, I went out hunting with a black face, but I gave one more mission, which was to reconnoiter the terrain.
The three of us went to get food for the horned zebra as usual, and came back with some firewood.
The women stayed in the cave, one was optimistic about the autumn snow, and the other was to design and make clothes, shoes and pants for everyone to keep out the cold.