Volume 2 Survival in the Forbidden Land Chapter 8 White Rice and Wild Vegetable Porridge
It's just a pot of porridge, but it's always a hot meal. Everyone couldn't wait to start the meal, and even if they could hold back, they were secretly swallowing their saliva.
"Alright, let's eat. Ling Chen greeted everyone, and the five of them gathered in front of a pot, looking at the gruel in the pot, a little embarrassed for a while.
The crystal clear white rice porridge, coupled with the green wild vegetables, already exudes a burst of fragrance, tempting everyone's taste buds. However, the fire under the stove has not been removed, and boiling bubbles are still rising on the surface of the gruel. This feeling of watching the food right in front of you, but helpless, is scratching your ears and cheeks.
"What are you eating?" Wang Qingyun looked at Ling Chen, and the others also looked over. Since Ling Chen chooses to cook rice, he must have bowls and chopsticks, otherwise how can he eat this. Is it too far-fetched for a group of people to grab gruel and drink it with their hands?
"I only have three pairs of chopsticks. Ling Chen looked at everyone and tilted his head.
Before they could make a decision, Ling Chen had already taken out three pairs of clay bowls from the storage ring, and took three pairs of bamboo chopsticks, which were distributed to Xu Ziqing, Ning Yuanru and Wang Qingyu.
"Then what should you do?" Wang Qingyu asked as he looked at Ling Chen and Wang Qingyun.
"I've got a spoon. Ling Chen, as if playing a trick, took out a small wooden spoon again. As he spoke, he began to serve gruel to the people. Ling Chen fished out the white rice for them, and gave them as much dry goods as possible to fill their stomachs. After the three bowls, there is only a little visible rice soup and some wild vegetables floating on the top of the pot, and there should be white rice below, but it is estimated that there is not much left.
"The rest is ours. Ling Chen looked at Wang Qingyun and picked his head.
"This..."The three people holding the enamel bowl looked at this scene and felt a little uncomfortable, as if their hearts were blocked.
Ning Yuanru stepped forward, took the wooden spoon in Ling Chen's hand, scooped out a spoonful of white rice from his bowl, and put it into the pot. Seeing this, Xu Ziqing and Wang Qingyu also scooped a spoonful and put it back into the pot.
"You said that you guys are polite to come and go for a meal, what are you doing?" Wang Qingyun stepped forward, took the wooden spoon, and scooped a spoonful from a bowl by one person. "Hurry up and eat, you still have something to do after eating, don't shout that you are hungry and have no strength. ”
Although the three of them felt uncomfortable, they no longer shirked and quietly ate gruel. The rice is not much, there is no salt, so the taste is very light, and the leaves are a little bitter, but several people are too hungry, and these taste flaws are not much cared about, and the rice fragrance is real.
Removing the cauldron and putting it aside, Wang Qingyun looked at Ling Chen and said, "Let's have dinner too, right?"
"You eat first, and I'll keep the rest. Ling Chen said.
Hearing this, Wang Qingyun scooped a spoonful with a spoon, blew it for a while and drank it in one gulp. "I'm full. ”
Ling Chen looked at Wang Qingyun, paused, and said seriously: "Old Yun, now is not the time to joke. ”
"Wow! You haven't called me that in years. I think about it, well... After the Purple Soul is gone. Yes, it's been more than two years since then. Wang Qingyun said with some surprise.
Ning Yuanru was quietly drinking porridge on the side, and when she heard this, she glanced at Ling Chen a little intentionally or unintentionally, but she didn't show much of it. The other two drank porridge silently, and their hearts seemed to be a little panicked.
"Hurry up and eat, what a lot of words. Ling Chen didn't seem to care, and let Wang Qingyun continue to drink porridge.
"In that case, how about you take a sip and I'll take a sip?" Wang Qingyun said.
"Brother, why are you so disgusting. Wang Qingyu suddenly interjected on the side.
Wang Qingyun frowned, and didn't even look at Wang Qingyu, "Little girl, what are you talking about." ”
"What did you say?!" Wang Qingyu put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and walked towards Wang Qingyun.
Then came Wang Qingyun's incessant screams.
"It hurts, it hurts...."
Ling Chen was helpless, took the wooden spoon and ate it by himself.
Lunch time passed like this, and several people casually washed the pots and bowls with the water left over from washing wild vegetables. They already have no extra water to squander. After a short rest, Ling Chen began to arrange the next tasks to everyone. The first is to find water, which is the most important thing at the moment. He poured all the water of the five people into a water bag, and then took everyone's containers, including some sealed bottles and cans, and Ling Chen took them away. The second is the problem of overnight accommodation, it is impossible to camp in the open air like last night, at least there must be a roof that can protect against the cold and rain. So Ling Chen ordered a few people to cut down some branches to build a house. After all, they're going to be staying around for a few days, and it's nice to have a makeshift shelter. In the end, Ling Chen also said that if they really didn't know, they would collect as many materials as possible, vines, branches, and trunks.
"Lao Yun, come with me to find water. Ling Chen greeted Wang Qingyun.
"Okay. Wang Qingyun rolled over and sat up and patted the weeds on his buttocks.
"Ziqing, the task will be handed over to you. Ling Chen admonished, and then went on the road with Wang Qingyun. Early this morning, Ling Chen had already explored the vicinity, and there was no danger, and there was a wide field of vision here, and he could see it at the first time if there was danger, Xu Ziqing, as a seal repairer, still had the strength to protect the other two girls. So Ling Chen took Wang Qingyun away, and on the way, he also needed to tell him what he thought now. After all, he alone can't take care of everything, and he needs the help of a good friend.
"You guessed it all, right?"
Walking in the barren primeval forest, Ling Chen continued to move forward while cutting down the thorny shrubs that stood in the way with his sword. Suddenly, a sentence for no reason made Wang Qingyun stunned.
"Huh, what are you talking about?" asked Wang Qingyun.
"Don't pretend with me, I still know some of your details. Ling Chen continued to walk forward, the road was not easy to walk, full of thorns.
Wang Qingyun pursed his lips, and said after a while: "What if I know, I can still conjure up food out of thin air?"
"At least you can think of a way. Ling Chen said. "In many ways, you're much better than me, but you just don't want to show it. In such an environment, there is no point in pretending to be like this anymore. Ling Chen said.
"When you say that, I'm easy to float. Wang Qingyun laughed and said with some embarrassment.
"Old Yun, I need you to help me, otherwise we really won't be able to get out of here. Ling Chen stopped.
"I don't have any experience here, not as good as you. Do what you think is right, and be a brother who believes in you and supports you. Wang Qingyun changed his hip-hop tone and said seriously.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's not like they don't know anything. I can at least comfort you, Ziqing still has the strength to fight, my sister is okay, it's already good if she doesn't misbehave. However, Ning Yuanru, this girl is very noteworthy. Wang Qingyun saw that Ling Chen had stopped, and he simply stopped.
"What's wrong with Yuanru?" Ling Chen asked.
"She is very attentive and very perceptive. I can't guarantee the rest, at least for the lack of food, I think she guessed it too. Wang Qingyun said.
"I'm just afraid they won't be able to adapt to this sooner or later. By the time they got acquainted with the environment, I thought the food was almost finished. Ling Chen sighed.
"What did you say you thought at the beginning? One stone of grain, more than 100 catties, why don't you say a little more? I can't kill you. Feelings: Your storage ring is a high-end product without weight, right?" Wang Qingyun didn't have a good air.
In this world, storage rings and Qiankun bags are used as a space to store items. The former belongs to Yin Xiu and is driven by spiritual power, while the latter belongs to Wu Xiu and operates on its own with spiritual power. Wu Xiu can't use the storage ring, but Yin Xiu can use the Qiankun bag as a space tool, which has the problem of carrying weight. In other words, the weight of the items stored in the storage ring or Qiankun bag will be transferred to the owner himself. However, the more advanced the storage tool, the smaller the weight on the human body, and the more stable the space. However, it is still not possible to accommodate living animals, because living animals will cause spatial fluctuations and form unstable factors, which will eventually cause all the items in the storage tool to be involved in the spatial turbulence. Many low-quality storage tools can cause this kind of accident to a large extent, so people have carefully studied this aspect. Therefore, after the advent of the storage ring, its spatial stability is much stronger, but the price is also not comparable to the Qiankun bag.
"This storage ring was made to me by the second uncle, to be honest, within 100 catties, I don't feel the weight. Ling Chen said.
"Uncle Tianze, as an earth seal master, is not surprised that he can make a storage ring. But it's useless, maybe it will be a little lighter when you fetch water for a while. Wang Qingyun said.
Ling Chen shook his head, Wang Qingyun never gave himself an answer. In fact, Wang Qingyun is a very talented person, even more talented than Ling Chen. Possess extraordinary strength, active thinking, and strong decisiveness. But for some reason, he always hides or disguises his edge, turning himself into a stubborn scoundrel, and he is used to it. Ling Chen also saw his unknown side after many years of association with him.
Four years ago, they were only 10 years old. A very strange middle-aged man came to the town, like hob meat. On that day, this person killed two children of the same age as them, and injured one person, who was his sister, Wang Qingyu.
Afterwards, Wang Qingyun took Ling Chen and found the middle-aged man. Ling Chen didn't know what Wang Qingyun was thinking, and he didn't know what means he used, so he only pulled a piece of rope through the courtyard wall. Then the rope became so heavy that it could barely be pulled, and then the man was hanged from the rope. Ling Chen only had time to glance at the tragic image of the middle-aged man after his death, and was taken away by Wang Qingyun. Although Wang Qingyun's face was blue and swollen, his eyes were extremely indifferent, as if the disappearance of that life had nothing to do with him. Ling Chen was a little stunned, he was still young at that time, and after that, this incident made a big fuss, and even alarmed the local patrol. Therefore, Ling Chen did not dare to talk to anyone about this matter, and Wang Qingyun never mentioned this matter after that, and since then, this matter has gradually disappeared. However, Ling Chen will always remember that day, the indifferent Wang Qingyun made people tremble in their hearts.
The young man with slightly chubby cheeks in front of him was looking around boredly. The corners of Ling Chen's mouth twitched, and he seemed to smile.
"Let's go, it's time to find water. Ling Chen greeted and walked forward again.
"Hmm~. Wang Qingyun pouted and followed.