Chapter 6: Life
Life is very fulfilling, but also boring. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info boring, because the current days are far from being compared with his usual life after all, there is no electricity, no network, no mobile phone and computer, there is no place to play, and there are not even many people to talk to, he is used to the colorful and beautiful days of the past, he naturally can't adapt to today's life, just fighting for food and personal safety every day, in fact, he has nothing to choose, and he has to work hard to adapt himself.
Originally, at night, he was either lying in bed looking at his mobile phone, or playing on the computer, or going out to eat with friends, karaoke, or going out to travel, in short, the night was the time to play, occasionally the company worked overtime, life was very comfortable and casual, and it was never so busy as it is now.
Weaving straw shoes is definitely a very useful skill, no one knows in the future, but at least now, he needs a pair of straw sandals, which can temporarily replace his wet sneakers, so that he will not walk barefoot, so at night, Xu Zhengze also learned to weave straw shoes, and although it is dark, in fact, it is only about seven o'clock in the evening, and he is used to nightlife, which will not sleep either.
A very boring night passed, and when he got up the next day, Xu Zhengze's shoes were still wet, and Xu Zhengze, who was helpless, had to put on straw sandals, he actually didn't want to wear this thing, it leaked air, frozen feet, and pierced people, he couldn't get used to it, but he didn't have the qualifications to be picky.
After eating in the morning, it was still boiled fish, Xu Zhengze ate a little crookedly, but the two brothers and sisters ate it deliciously. After eating, he took the two of them to the mountain, he didn't know if the bamboo in the north grew well, whether it could grow an inch thick, I remember that some were planted in the square in the center of the city, it seems to be transplanted from the south, it does have an inch of thickness up and down, but it is a long sickness.
There was no need to have much hope for this, but there was not much to do, and he still wanted to walk around instead of nesting in the village - although he didn't like it very much, he understood that Wu Lake was not a refuge or a utopia, it would always be affected, he didn't want to be passive, he wanted to take the initiative, maybe he could meet something, maybe he could bring some change, it was better than doing nothing. It's not that he's restless, or ambitious, but the main thing is that it's still difficult for him to get used to the current hard and suffocating life, and people who are used to enjoying happiness are really unwilling to endure so much hardship.
People say that Wangshan runs dead horses, and Xu Zhengze estimates that there are five or six miles at the foot of the mountain, but in fact, he feels a lot tired when he moves. When they got closer, it was obvious that it was uphill, and at their speed, they ran for an hour before they came to the front.
The mountain has a ridge, which is where the watershed is located, and there are canyons on both sides, and the rainwater that flows down the watershed flows down the canyon and gradually merges into streams.
When entering this valley, it was not surprising to find a stream, much smaller than the stream Xu Zhengze saw yesterday, not much water, and at this time it merged into puddles and lakes between the mountains and valleys. As you can imagine, when it rains, the amount of water rises sharply, and I am afraid that it will form a flood. However, he also saw that there was a ditch on the side of the road that led to water, which was very wide and more than one person deep, and at this time it was overgrown with weeds, and it was seen that there was no water underneath.
This is the trace left by people in order to fight against nature, and they may have multiplied here a long time ago, and they tamed the flood and used it to irrigate the fields, so that the fields below the mountains were not free from floods and droughts, and their original lives were safe and healthy, if not rich. How can people be scattered like this today, and the fields barren?
There is some light green in the valley, but if you look closely, you can't see it, and in the corners where the sun can't shine, there is still snow left.
In the Zhongtiao Mountain area, from time to time you can still see the green pines and cypresses that do not wither in winter, the two little brothers and sisters have not been here a few times, and they are not deeply impressed, the two stop from time to time to chatter and argue a few words, and then determine the direction and continue to look for it.
Bamboo grows in a wide range, but it is not very common in the north, and a few people turned around for a long time and found a bamboo forest on a hillside.
The bamboo forest is very small, there are few bamboos, and the length is very thin, which can be used to weave large brooms, and it is far from being used as weapons.
The two brothers and sisters were a little disappointed, Xu Zhengze looked at it, and it was not necessary to have bamboo, long wooden sticks or something to do, the main thing was to find something to do, of course it was better to find.
In a short period of time, he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, Wu surnamed Lake is more than enough to support a few people, not to mention that there is still wheat planted in the field, and the amount is also quite a lot.
In this case, he naturally has time to look for a little longer, just go back before dark.
I took my two little brothers and sisters around the valley and stopped and found a few bamboo bushes along the way, all of which did not grow much, but found a lot of fruit trees. If there were any fruit hanging on the tree, he would know that the leaves would have fallen long ago, and that he would be able to tell whether an apple tree or a pear tree, or a mulberry tree, or a peach tree. The vines can't be mistaken, anyway.
Along the way, I also found a lot of caves, a few of them are still a whole stone bottom, clean and tidy, it must be very good to live in, but unfortunately the two children also said that there are wolves, so I can only think about it.
At noon, a few people took out the rabbit meat roasted last night and ate it, and when they were thirsty, they drank mountain spring water, which was a little icy, but it was also sweet, and after eating, they rested for a while, and then continued to turn. In the afternoon, I finally found a bamboo bush that grew well, and cut down almost all of it and took it away, so that only six could be used. However, for the time being, it is enough, and there are only three of them.
After a little repair of the bamboo, it was cut to a length of about three meters, leaving a lot of branches at the upper end, and the top was split into sharp corners, and the little brother and sister looked at the scary sharp corners from time to time. The bamboo was relatively light, one for each of the two children, Xu Zhengze carried the rest, and several people happily went down the mountain.
The two children don't know much about things, and what they say is often upside down, so Xu Zhengze is not very willing to talk to them, what does it mean to talk to himself, when he went down the mountain, he was happy for a while, and hummed a cheerful song to himself, and the little brother and sister also hummed indiscriminately, enjoying themselves.
When they arrived in the village, it was about four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost dark to see that the sky was getting dark, so a few people went to the trap laid in the field first, and saw that there was no gain, so they went home and packed up to prepare dinner, still boiled fish, just cooked to half, Xu Zhengze, who tasted a bite of fish soup, almost vomited out, mainly because the taste was too bland, and the lack of salt made the fishy smell heavy.
The first few times I cooked, there were also seasonings in the instant noodles that could be put in, and they tasted good, but at this time, the seasonings were used up, and even the salt was gone, and it was really unbearable to drink - of course, it mainly refers to Xu Zhengze, who was used to eating delicious food, and the meals on weekdays were far from comparable to today's.
The food has no taste, Xu Zhengze can barely bear it, anyway, he has no good way, there are no condiments here, and he can't survive in the wild, so he can't find wild vegetables to eat. But if you don't have salt, you can't do it, and if you don't consume enough salt, you will be tired.
The two brothers and sisters looked at Xu Zhengze timidly, I don't know where he is dissatisfied, the fish soup is very delicious, they think that being able to eat it once a day is simply a life of immortals, even the emperor can't compare. It's this big brother who is more picky than the gods, frowning from time to time, muttering very dissatisfied. Although Xu Zhengze has a good temper and has never bullied them, Xu Zhengze at this time is their backbone, talisman, and any movement from him makes them uneasy.
"Do you know where you can get salt?" Xu Zhengze snorted a few times, and then began to ask the two little natives around him, this question can't be sloppy.
In fact, he knew that there was a big salt lake over there in Yuncheng, and the salt production was very large, but in this situation, he was not willing to run hundreds of miles just to get some salt. If there is a way around, you can exchange something for some back, then it's good to change some.
The two sides exchanged several words, and the two realized that Xu Zhengze was looking for something salty and salty, called salt, and they said that there were people in the village. And coincidentally, that person turned out to be the man who had been bullying his little brother and sister all along.
Xu Zhengze decided to go to that person, he didn't want to seek justice for the two little brothers and sisters, everyone is struggling to survive today and tomorrow, where does the idle work fight, as long as he doesn't mess with himself, he doesn't bother to care at all.
Carrying a bamboo gun out of the house just in case, Xu Zhengze instructed the little boy to take two fish, and decided to salute first and then soldier, it is best to exchange for salt, and then think of other ways if the exchange is not available, but if that person has any inappropriate thoughts, he Xu Zhengze is not a vegetarian.
The man lived in a house in good condition, Xu Zhengze walked up to him, pushed open the door, and shouted "Is there anyone?" Soon a young man came out of the courtyard, and it happened to be the same man he had met yesterday.
This kind of person bullies, Xu Zhengze is unwilling to deal with him too much, and straightforwardly picks out the intention, two fish, in exchange for a pound of salt.
The man was reluctant, looked at two fish, two or three catties in size, thought for a while, and was only willing to give two taels of salt. Xu Zhengze was not lightly angry, he bought carp on weekdays, six or seven yuan a catty, salt, two yuan per pack, five hundred grams per pack, he was enough to give in. What's more, according to his thoughts, eating fish can be full, but salt can't, but this person is so hateful.
It's just that he doesn't know that people are more wronged, how expensive is salt, how expensive is fish? Besides, he lacks food? After all, the two are still not on the same channel.
In the end, Xu Zhengze, who was still thinking of peaceful coexistence, and the well water did not interfere with the river water, was very bright, he held a bamboo gun more than a zhang long, and poked it straight to the man's chest.