Chapter 265: Mineral Salt
This time, they came with a full set of equipment, raincoats and rain boots, all kinds of supplies, no need to be embarrassed like yesterday, and the speed of travel was also very fast, Gu Lao also specially brought dry food for everyone, ready for a protracted battle. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
They all remember the general direction, Yunli also secretly released electromagnetic force induction, if the spotted deer is moving nearby, he can quickly detect it, don't worry about the problem of chance collision, Xu Rui is a person who is difficult to hold back his words, he was bored all the way, so he asked Brother Chen:
"Brother Chen, your generation should have hunted and eaten spotted deer before, what is the taste of spotted deer, is it better than wild ducks?"
"Each has its own good, our spotted deer here in Spotted Deer Mountain is different from ordinary sika deer, ordinary sika deer have a tame temperament, can be domesticated, but spotted deer are not good, their temperament is very wild, like to cross the mountains and rivers to forage, the jumping ability is very good, they can often be seen on the steep slope of the cliff before, they also have a very special ability, that is, they can find the salt in the rock formation to eat, because they often eat this natural mineral salt, the taste of the meat is naturally incomparable to ordinary sika deer." Brother Chen explained to Xu Rui in a good mood.
"What is mineral salt? Isn't all salt dried out of the sea? Xu Rui was puzzled.
"You're talking about sea salt, most of the salt sold on the market now is sea salt, in fact, there are many kinds of salt, such as well salt, pool salt, mineral salt, etc., salt from different places, the name and taste are different." Gu Lao had a lot of research in this area, so he gave Xu Rui a lesson, and Yunli also listened carefully.
"Bamboo salt? In other words, can salt be extracted from bamboo? Xu Rui was surprised.
"Not necessarily bamboo, pine, pine branches can be, bamboo salt can be precipitated by high temperature baking, is a very important plant salt, as for mineral salt, also known as rock salt, as the name suggests, it is the salt extracted from the ore, the crystal of this salt is rich in mineral elements, which is very good for the body, but the refining cost is much higher than that of sea salt, so the price is very high, and the production is small, you young people should not have much contact." Gu Lao continued to explain that there was something to say on the way, which could relieve boredom for a while.
"So that's the case, then we follow the spotted deer, can we find mineral salt, then we can also dig some to extract it, since mineral salt is so healthy and beneficial, we will only eat mineral salt in the future." Xu Rui simply expressed his opinion.
"What is like this, you kid must have eaten mineral salt, more than ten years ago there were people in the village digging salt wells to make salt, but unfortunately the content of that well is very small, and then I have not found a good one, so we have not looked for other mineral salt wells, and mineral salt is not so easy to extract, there are many processes, and several families used to work together to harvest some mineral salt, which is a good thing that money can't buy." Brother Chen said with a look of reminiscence.
"And the quality of mineral salt is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, not every kind of mineral salt is so good, the poor quality is not as good as coarse sea salt, the good ones are all treasures, and the children who grow up eating this mineral salt have a better physique than others." Gu Lao also added.
"This is for sure, in the past, there was a shortage of materials, and people gave birth to a lot, there were several children in a family who wanted to feed, but how could there be so much milk, milk powder was not affordable for ordinary people at that time, everyone boiled gruel and added some mineral salt into it, children can eat with relish, many of our generation grew up eating this kind of thing, look at me at such an age than you hairy boy is more energetic." Brother Chen boasted to himself.
Yunli was amused when he heard it, but he didn't dismantle him, and asked with a smile: "What is the quality of the mineral salt found by the spotted deer, and is there any mining value?" I don't think I've ever eaten mineral salt, and I don't know what it tastes like. ”
"Nature is the best, these guys' mouths are more picky than people, specifically to find the kind of mineral salt with high calcium and trace elements, you also saw yesterday, their size is not as big as ordinary sika deer, but the limbs are very strong, can be like a goat in the mountains and mountains to run freely, hunting spotted deer in the past is a difficult thing, you have to work together with a group of people to have a harvest, people also rely on the characteristics of spotted deer to find a good mineral salt area." Brother Chen replied.
"Well, if we have the chance, we can also pick some mineral salt for our own consumption, having this thing will definitely add a lot of color to the meal, your old man must be also playing this idea, right?" Yunli said with a smile.
"Hehe, I know that I can't hide it from you, this kid, not only is it a lot of color, it's just the finishing touch, when the time comes, go catch a few wild ducks, roast them over slow fire until they are cooked, and then sprinkle them with a handful of mineral salt, I can't describe the taste, this is the ultimate practice of wild ducks, and after eating, I guarantee that you will never forget it." Brother Chen gushed endlessly, and the three of them swallowed violently, just listening to his description, he could feel the smell of meat wafting through his mind.
"Speaking of which, those wild ducks have been living quite comfortably lately, and their numbers have grown a lot, and they have all begun to divide into gangs, and several places are now their territory, and they are still stealing fruit to eat, and it is time to cure these bad guys." Speaking of wild ducks, Xu Rui reported to Yunli about their recent situation, he often shuttled between various fruit forests, and always kept an eye on their situation and knew them very well.
"Well, when we get the mineral salt out later, we'll grab a few and cook them for Brother Chen." Thinking of the smell of wild ducks, Yunli's stomach churned uncontrollably, and the taste was indeed unforgettable.
Under their protection, the number of wild ducks has increased several times compared to the beginning, and they have also found a place to live and reproduce very quickly.
"Discover the target, discover the target!" When Yunli was imagining, Gu Lao suddenly let out an excited cry, everyone was startled by him, Yunli listened to the words and looked intently, there was indeed a spotted deer activity reaction in the northern slope, and there was an adult spotted deer standing proudly on the top of the uphill to stop and watch, about a kilometer or so away from here, it had not yet noticed that someone was approaching them.
The reason why Gu Lao was able to find out was because he had been searching with a telephoto lens, and if he looked at it with the naked eye, the spotted deer appeared in their field of vision like a small beetle. After discovering the traces of the spotted deer, everyone lowered their bodies and continued to move forward, and Brother Chen took the lead in front and reminded the others:
"This spotted deer is on guard, the other spotted deer must be foraging and resting on the side of the hill, we must be careful not to be spotted by it, the spotted deer are very alert, the vision is very open, we can't get too close to them."
"They are very smart, they know how to choose this kind of place where they are open on all sides and there are high ridges, they can immediately detect any danger, and there are many options for escape, it is an excellent geographical location, and it seems that this is also one of the areas where they often move." Gu Lao analyzed while holding the "spear" to observe.
"No matter how smart they are, they can't compete with the cunning of humans, otherwise they won't be on the verge of extinction, and their ears are also very smart, so let's keep our voices as quiet as possible." Brother Chen sighed and reminded everyone again.
They slowly approached the area of the herd of spotted deer, and Yun Liling knew that there were only five adult spotted deer on the hillside, which should be the first group of spotted deer they saw yesterday, and the other group was probably active in other places, and they used this scattered strategic activity to improve safety, which showed that the intelligence of this spotted deer was indeed not low.
They stopped at a place where there are still more than 300 meters, and if they get closer, they are likely to be discovered, and the five spotted deer will take turns to keep watch to ensure that they can find potential dangers at the first time, and the others will hunt for food, although there are a lot of weeds growing on this hillside, but they are not the ones they like, the spotted deer are picky, and there are not many that can eat at all, after searching this hillside, they will scatter in formation and go to the next permanent location to continue foraging.
Yun Li wrote down the location, Brother Chen and Xu Rui went to sow seeds and plant shrubs, while Gu Lao was busy taking photos, the land here is all rock layers, it is not easy to plant shrubs, they have been tinkering for a long time, and only a few trees have been planted, and they immediately followed the group of spotted deer to the next location.
Their range of movement is not large, not far from the valley where they live, it is around this radius, and it is not known whether they will enter the southern mountains and forests to feed, there should be more options there, but the danger is not small. Watching along the way, they also encountered another group of spotted deer, and it seemed that this was the only group of spotted deer left in the mountain.
I followed the deer herd for most of the day, but they didn't go to forage for mineral salt, the weather today was not very good, and it began to rain continuously from noon, and the activity of the deer herd was not very interested, and they soon returned home.
After the four of them did their work, they also followed the deer back to the valley, to their surprise, the mineral salt they had been looking forward to was actually in the valley, in the rock formation next to the small pool, after the deer returned to the valley today, they all gathered here, stretched out their big tongues to lick the black rock crevices, and showed a very anthropomorphic expression of satisfaction.
"It turns out that the salt area is here, no wonder they chose this place as a residence, it seems that there are good mineral salts in this rock crevice, but we can't go to the idea of these salt mines." They came to the passage again, stretched out their heads and looked down, they could see the herd of spotted deer below, and even the two fawns had come out to play, Old Brother Chen looked at them intently and whispered.
"These guys are really likable, when can there be a group of people in the manor, then other manors are not comparable to us, your decision yesterday was right, it would be better if fewer people knew about it." Gu Lao was still holding the camera to capture the picture, and the two little spotted deer had become his new favorites, and he couldn't help but admire.