The leg essence should be removed, and the winter food should be prepared.

Autumn is an important season for the ant tribe to prepare winter food, and without the food for winter, the worker ants in the anti-sperm burrow are likely to not survive the winter. After the last war, half of the sesame power of the anti-sperm cave was lost, which was a very big blow to the anti-sperm cave, which had a small labor force.

Xiao Ran pondered about the winter food, the Artemisia grass has been occupied by the Empire, after the last war, the Empire has strengthened the vigilance of the Artemisia Grass, and now the worker ants in the anti-sperm cave have even secretly collected grass seeds from the Artemisia Grass, it has become impossible, let alone reserve other winter food.

Xiao Ran came to the edge of the Land of Death, looking at the scenery in front of him that he was once so familiar.

That's right!

Why don't you come and play big?

In the season of October, the persimmons are already ripe. Although there are not many persimmon trees in this mountain, fortunately, there is a persimmon tree not far from the old house.

With a persimmon tree, it is natural to make persimmon cakes.

The persimmon cake is completely preserved until winter, and only one persimmon cake is needed to feed the more than 40 worker ants for half a month.

It is very simple to make persimmon cakes, the persimmons that are not fully ripe can be made into persimmons by repeatedly turning them or roasting them slowly, sealing the persimmons, putting them in a cool and dry place, and slowly, a layer of hoarfrost will form on the surface of the persimmons.

Persimmon lowers blood pressure and stops bleeding, clears heat and moistens the intestines, which doesn't seem to be of much use to yourself who has become an ant. But its sweet and dry taste will definitely become a favorite of the ant tribe.

But more than 30 worker ants, how to carry hundreds of grams of persimmons back from under the persimmon tree has become a big problem, which is almost an impossible task.

But now that grass seeds can't be collected, and bamboo shoots can't be stored in winter, Xiao Ran really can't think of any better plan.

"I want to launch another expedition. Xiao Ran said to the ants.

"What expedition?" asked Peppercorn.

"Expedition to the persimmon tree, and bring back a thousand persimmons weighing grass seeds. Xiao Ran said.

"A thousand grass seeds weigh !!" Hua Jiao was obviously surprised, "I can carry up to 6 grass seeds at the same time, and the worker ants that can work in our anti-sperm hole are only 32 ants, even if 32 ants are dispatched at the same time, the most items that can be carried are less than 200 grass seeds, and the food that can be carried by a thousand grass seeds is like burning wood and shackles!"

"But at the moment, this is the only way to store food for the winter. Xiao Ran said.

"yes, it's pretty good that you can come up with that idea. I was just thinking about how I could secretly collect grass seeds to survive this winter. "Pepper Road.

"I'll go with you. Xiaoshan said suddenly.

Now, no matter what Xiao Ran does, Xiao Ran is willing to follow, and it seems that Xiao Ran has decided that Xiao Ran has walked out of the shadow of being expelled from the Empire.

"It's hard for two ants to make a big deal, and this matter needs to be considered in the long run. "Pepper Road.

"Yes, don't talk about two ants, even if these 32 ants are combined, it is difficult to shake an undried persimmon. Xiao Ran said.

However, Xiao Ran already had an idea in his heart, and now the intelligence can know that the leg spirit may also haunt at noon and after dusk, and the Lishen and his party who fled back to the empire do not have enough information.

Xiao Ran analyzed, if it weren't for Lishen's forcible request for the last sixteen bamboo shoot worms, there would not have been the last war of soldiers and workers, let alone the harvest of the leg essence after that. There is the shock of the leg essence, and for a while, the force god should not dare to attack the anti-sperm hole, so as long as the leg essence is predetermined, it will be fine.

Xiao Ran arranged for Jiuli Xiang to be sentry in a high place, and as soon as the leg essence appeared, he would tell everyone in whiskers. In this way, the worker ants can return to the sperm prevention cave to hide before the leg spirit reaches the place of death.

Fortunately, the sun in autumn is enough to make popcorn through a magnifying glass and Jianlibao cans.

At noon, Xiao Ran gathered all the worker ants and made popcorn from all the corn kernels that had recently been in the land of death. He brought six pieces of popcorn to the mansion of the four brothers of the Shi family, this was his promise to the four brothers of the Shi family, he promised the four brothers of the Shi family that after making a kerosene stove, he would repay him with a grain of popcorn.

Shi Jiataro seemed to smell the scent of popcorn and ran from afar to greet him.

When they saw six popcorns, the whole worm was excited. When digging the kerosene stove, Xiao Ran promised one popcorn, but now he has sent six, how can he not be surprised.

After welcoming the workers, Shigataro pushed the popcorn back to their mansion in a position of pushing the flame.

"This is our father, Shi Dazhu!" After returning to the mansion, Shi Taro introduced the old man to Xiao Ran and his party.

"Hello. Xiao Ran said hello.

"Oops!" Shi Dazhu walked up to the popcorn, "This, tsk!

With that, he sniffed the scent of popcorn—the smell of sunlight mixed with earth.

"It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant!" Shi Dazhu sighed.

"Dad, you call me?" Shi Zhenxiang came out from behind a door.

"No, no, not to call you. Shi Dazhu was a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly added: "Come on, come on, Zhen'er, see what this is?"

Shi Zhenxiang hurriedly stepped forward and took a deep breath, and then her harath flowed. She hurriedly turned around, wiped her mouth with her back to the ants, and then turned around again.

"This! Is this really the legendary popcorn?" Shi Zhenxiang became excited, she moved excitedly, and shouted again, "Second brother, third brother, come out, come and eat popcorn!"

Is this a broken step? Is this the dance step of the Red Shovel clan? Xiao Ran was a little puzzled.

The four Shi brothers gathered in the hall of the Shi Mansion, and together with their father Shi Dazhu, they feasted on popcorn.

After eating a whole piece of popcorn, Staro said, "It's enough to have your friendship! ”

Xiao Ran was silent when he heard this, he turned his head to look at the peppercorns, and then turned his head to look at the peppercorns and the hills.

"What's the matter, pretty boy! Staro said.

"There's really one thing I need your help with. Xiao Ran said.

"What's the matter?" asked Staro again.

Xiao Ran described in detail the battle in the land of death, such as preparing winter food, and emphasized that if he did not go on another expedition and prepare persimmon cakes, the worker ants in the sperm prevention cave might not survive the winter.

"I can't survive the winter......," Shi Zhenxiang muttered.

Then, as if she had suddenly come to her senses, she raised her voice: "In other words, if you don't survive the winter, then you won't be able to eat popcorn again, right?"

"Forehead ......" Xiao Ran was speechless.

Shi Taro stepped forward, with a proud face, he said: "Don't be afraid, pretty boy!

"Ahem! yes. Shi Dazhu's voice was a little old, "We are guarded by the sacred flame of the Red Shovel clan, and we will not only protect the holy fire, but also protect the incomparably precious friendship." This favor must help. ”

Xiao Ran was a little moved, but he didn't expect that it was the soldier ants who attacked the worker ants, and it was the red shovels of the foreign race that helped the worker ants.

"However, even if the four brothers work together with our remaining worker ants to transport the persimmons 500 meters away from the anti-sperm cave back to the anti-sperm cave, it is quite a difficult task. And we also had to guard against leg semen. Xiao Ran said.

"That's right...... It seems ......" Shi Dazhu had a smug smile on his face.

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