Volume 2 Chapter 159 Complicated Feelings
I've only caught one or two catties of small fish before, but I didn't expect to catch two Big Macs today, which taste quite good, and they are also one of the few delicious fish that I admire.
Neither of the two big fish was eaten in the first place, and they couldn't completely solve the problem of meat.
I was ready to kill the sheep again, and all the lamb pickled for the New Year was consumed, and the number of sheep exceeded the standard again, and it had to be reduced.
Compared with previous years, eleven sheep are not much, not to mention that there is no supplement of crocodile meat, only fish and mutton supplementation.
Unfortunately, my thoughts are different from usual, after a few years of raising livestock, I feel deeply tired, and the double-digit flock is still too heavy for me!
With the introduction of fishing traps, it became easier to replenish fish, and the demand for meat was reduced due to the increase in various food types, and the number of sheep was decided to be controlled in the single digits after much consideration.
And the lambs will be in the single digits after they go to the ground, and the adult sheep are basically controlled at six to seven.
The total number of sheep in the flock was reduced to nine after two days in a row, and after two more sheep were reduced during the Chinese New Year, the number could basically be controlled.
After the problem of the sheep is dealt with, the next season's green vegetable seeds are cultivated into the ground so that they do not run out of green and yellow crops.
The temperature at the beginning of August was not suitable for going out, but it was very suitable for knitting clothes at home, but I still went out to the beach early, and it was necessary to come out to see the supplies after not being to the beach for a long time!
In summer, the weather is wilder, the sea is more active than in other seasons, and there is more garbage on the natural beach, especially if it has not accumulated for a while.
As soon as I had just advanced 300 meters, I picked up a paint bucket, and I picked up five or six wooden planks two or three meters long and twenty or thirty centimeters wide in the back, which made me very happy.
Several planks have been soaked to varying degrees, but none of them have decayed, and they are still in the stage of use.
After carrying them home two or three times, there was nothing worth mentioning for the rest of the trip, until more than an hour later when I looked down on the beach looking for something when I was disturbed by a sound!
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A "deafening" honk of a steamer's horn near the quiet desert island seemed so abrupt that it successfully interrupted my search for supplies on the beach.
Unlike the previous situation at the beach, today I was a little focused because of the large amount of supplies, and I didn't even notice a large ship passing by.
I don't remember how long it was since I last encountered a ship, but it was a long, long time in my memory, but for someone who has lived in modern times for nearly thirty years, its sound is unforgettable!
Of course, my reaction at the first time can be described as "shocked", I was startled by the sound of a whistle that sounded like thunder, and sat directly on the ground from a squatting position.
Then he got up and quickly glanced around the sea, hoping to find the source of the sound.
The long-awaited ship was spotted again, and its figure appeared at a distance of four or five kilometers from the island, looking like a big mountain!
It was an unusually large ship, laden with rows of containers, larger than one discovered a few years earlier.
Such a behemoth is only about five kilometers away, and it looks like it is in front of me, which is extremely shocking, but my heart is full of confusion at the first time.
I haven't seen modern scenes and things for too long, so I am a little out of touch with reality, and the first thing I think about when I see the ship is not to order wolf smoke so that the people on the ship can find me, but to worry about whether to go, yes, I am entangled again!
Human beings are thinking creatures, and they are the most active species of emotions and thoughts, which leads to new thoughts at every moment, such as the moment of self.
After living on the island for so many years, I have almost completely adapted to the current life, and what else can I do when I return to the city, and now I can't even speak a little.
Although I haven't completely forgotten my native language, it's impossible to speak as smoothly as before, and I'm afraid it's not as good as an elementary school student.
What's more, I am very panicked, I am very worried about being ridiculed by people on the boat or other people when I see them, people have an inferiority complex, and my inferiority complex has already arisen.
The tangled psychology is sometimes very delayed, and the ship is still moving forward without noticing, like an opportunity that leaves me when it is not seized, resolute and irretrievable!
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It's a pity, but there's no need to regret it to weep bitterly, and theoretically a huge ship won't stop for the wolf smoke lit on a desert island.
If it were me, I wouldn't, because there aren't many crew members on a freighter, not only are there fewer people who can spot the wolf smoke, but the chance of daring to stop and go to the island is even smaller, and sometimes fewer people means a lack of security!
This is the result of my deduction in my mind, as for whether it is like this, I don't know, and it doesn't rule out the possibility of shit luck, anyway, there is nothing to feel uncomfortable about it.
It just made me understand one thing, my current state on the island is not bad, even if there are many deficiencies due to technical and raw material problems, but most of the urgently needed materials can be solved through self-sufficiency!
All aspects of life are on the right track, and it's not bad to just live a step-by-step life.
But there is a prerequisite for this, everything is based on one's own physical strength, and now he is still young, of course, many problems can be solved directly, and his physical fitness is good, he can recover quickly from injuries, his reaction speed is also sensitive, and he can overcome dangers and threats.
But everyone has a time when they are old, and after a few years, when I am old, I can't do it anymore, and my physical fitness is not good, then I will be miserable!
When the time comes, you can only survive when you are sick, and you can't solve it when there is a big trouble, and you can't even collect the body until you die, you can only be like a stinky shark stranded on the beach.
Thinking of this, my thoughts are completely clear, and if I encounter a ship again in the future, I will send out wolf smoke for help as soon as possible, instead of struggling for half a day, and more than once or twice.
This time will be the last, and I have completely figured it out, and I will never hesitate to miss an opportunity when I encounter a ship in the future, even if it is only a 1% chance!
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When I came back from the beach, the work of making clothes had to start again, and I wanted to get another set of clothes out before the corn harvest.
The difference is that the clothes to be made this time are a little more work-intensive, with long pants and long sleeves.
As you get deeper and deeper in making your own clothing, you may have more and more complete styles in the future, with short sleeves, long sleeves, and even coats.
The key is the increase in speed, in which the speed of rolling hemp silk into a thread has been doubled, saving a lot of time.
One of the good news during the weaving period is that it is the season of mango ripening again, and the mango trees transplanted from the island were thicker than a wrist at the beginning, and now they are as thick as an arm.
The fruit-bearing trees accounted for only about half of the total, and there were not many hanging fruits, but there were fifty or sixty in a rough count.
The quantity is not much, but it is enough to satisfy the appetite, after all, the mango is ripe and the grapes are basically ripe, and the supply of fruit has exceeded demand recently!
The yield of the two grapes is always so stable, almost every year the yield is only about 20 catties, and this year because of the impact of the typhoon is a little less than last year.
While tasting the grapes, I also sighed a little, most of the grape seeds planted at the beginning of the year did not germinate, only about 100 plants grew, and even 100 plants were still missing.
Before planting, I was elated that the grapes would be eaten this year like other crops planted in the field, but I was slapped in the face.
Most of the grape plants have only grown to a height of about two meters, and the fruiting day is still far away, so it seems that it is impossible to eat the grapes in your mouth or even drink the wine this year, so you can only hope for next year.
As the days passed, the corn was ripe and ready for harvesting, and the previous clothes had fulfilled the goals set in advance.
Although the rhythm was interrupted by picking mangoes and grapes in the middle, the overall rhythm did not change, and I successfully made another set of clothes!
There is a set of summer clothes, a set of spring and autumn clothes at least meet the minimum requirements, and it is certainly not worth mentioning compared to how many sets of clothes are used in modern life.
However, the two sets of clothes are also the best level in recent years, and I have to thank linen for the huge change it has brought me!
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Except for the last typhoon, which lost about half of the corn, this year's weather is relatively mild, and there are no losses elsewhere, otherwise the yield would be even more ugly.
After losing half of the corn, the data is not so good, only more than 400 catties, and if it goes well, it may even reach the total output of 1,000 catties of corn this year.
There is also a reason for this great confidence, this season's corn is all planted in the middle of the ground to the sun, and the means and frequency of fertilization of the land are far more than last year.
It's a pity that a typhoon blew away 500 catties of corn, making the originally memorable year become commonplace!
Of course, the damage caused by the typhoon is only lip service, and it is not enough to linger, and more serious losses have been suffered several times.
Not to mention that the yield of various crops is very stable now, and the food is no longer as concerned as in the first two years!
I am relatively satisfied with the yield of four or five hundred catties, because before planting, I think it is good to be able to harvest two or three hundred catties, but it is really because of the typhoon that I always have no expectations for the yield of corn every year!
The corn harvest has not yet dried, and the peanuts are ripe shortly thereafter, in fact, by this time most of the crops have been harvested, or can be harvested, such as ginger, potatoes, most herbs, etc.
It's just that they have been ignored because of their area and yield.
There is no problem with this year's peanuts, and the output is decent, almost 300 catties.
This summer is not easy at all with the continuous harvesting of multiple crops, and in previous summers you can be lazy, but this year even the lazy time is used to make clothes.