84.Chapter 84: The Dangerous Scavengers

Huang Cheng seemed to have thought carefully about the possible consequences of his decision, so he was not surprised by the conclusion given by Ding Chen, he clenched his fists and said, "Someone can live in the wild, and of course I can too." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Of course." Ding Chen looked at him and said, "I have lived in the wild for three years. So I know how hard it is. ”

He looked at the three people around him with shocked expressions, and said slowly, "If you don't want to die, it's best to go find a campsite now, and then start stockpiling food." "Stock up on food for at least a month, because after a heavy snowfall, you may not be able to go out and forage for food, and you will have to fight hard." ”

"But the people who pick up the garbage can make a living." Huang Cheng said unconvinced.

"That's how many people you don't know how many didn't make it." Ding Chen still said unhurriedly: "Also, scavengers will not spend the winter in the wild, let alone in a strange place. ”

He thought for a while, and then said to Huang Cheng: "To give you a suggestion, after the people in the apartment have finished harvesting the crops, you can go to the fields again, especially the potato field, if you look carefully, it will be greater than the harvest you hunt." When it snows, you can also use the grain to trap prey. ”

Speaking of which, he glanced at Rogge, and from the fact that Rogge couldn't fish, he could see that her skill tree was obviously off. A mistake that many people make is to think that when in the wild, the main source of food is hunting.

But in reality, the amount of food obtained from hunting is very erratic and the process is dangerous. In fact, the easiest way to get food is to collect edible plants, and then to fish, because fish in rivers are relatively more numerous and safer than wild animals in forests.

As for the fact that hunting small beasts is actually more efficient than large beasts, it is an advanced skill, and to explain this, Ding Chen could write a book.

Of course, he wouldn't say these things to Huang Cheng, he looked at Huang Cheng and said: "The most important thing is that be careful of the waste pickers, who are the people you said to pick up garbage." ”

"Why be careful of scavengers?" Huang Cheng asked puzzled, "Will they attack me?" ”

"If you don't listen to me and stock up on food, it won't necessarily." Ding Chen said: "But if you want to survive this winter on your own, then you will." He stared at Huang Cheng and said softly, "Believe me, after all, I have been with them for three years, and the time is much longer than the two of you being robbers." ”

After Huang Cheng and Rogge failed to rob Ding Chen the day before yesterday, they also privately guessed Ding Chen's identity, and basically opened their brains whether they were reliable or unreliable, but the only thing they didn't expect was that Ding Chen used to be a scavenger. After all, the apartment has nothing to do with waste pickers.

Anyone who has ever worked with a scavenger knows that almost every scavenger who lives a little longer is a legend.

So when Ding Chen walked into the apartment for the first time, Li Xiang and the others would be so wary of him. At that time, they didn't even know that Ding Chen had ever worked as a waste picker.

Later, after Hoth found out that Ding Chen looked very healthy after washing, he immediately invited him to keep offspring, which was also for this reason. After all, it is easier for the strong to leave healthy offspring.

So when the three people at this time heard Ding Chen personally admit that he had been a waste picker, they all felt awe-inspired. Huang Cheng thought about it carefully, and his face changed color in shock. If the combat effectiveness of the scavengers is the same as Ding Chen's, then once he is targeted, it is almost impossible for him to have a chance to resist.

Ding Chen saw his concerns, comforted him and said, "Just don't let them find where you live." When it snows, scavengers don't move around to conserve their stamina. At that time, you'll be safer, and most importantly, you'll not get into the scavengers' territory. ”

Then, he advised Huang Cheng for the last time: It's too late to change his mind.

Huang Cheng said to Rogge without hesitation: "I won't change my mind." ”

Rogge snorted and said to him with a straight face, "If you die, I won't miss you." ”

Huang Cheng said resolutely: "I won't die, we will meet again in the spring." ”

Ding Chen sighed in his heart, thinking that this was another stupid boy.

After lunch, the three of them returned to the apartment with the corn, because it was still early, Ding Chen pushed the cart to the field to help transport the harvested crops.

Because yesterday the hired refugees harvested most of the potatoes. Ding Chen's trial corn thresher is expected to be successful again, so the autumn harvest operation that has been plagued by tight manpower here in the apartment has finally become less urgent, and after the last wave of potatoes is harvested today, Dad asked everyone to call it a day early and take a break.

The distribution of supplies here in the apartment is a bit complicated, and the crops must be collected in the warehouse. But all those who have participated in the labor are recorded, and then converted into a unified unit. Then adjust the corresponding quantity of materials for each unit according to the inventory in the warehouse at that time. This plan is relatively fair, but it requires a lot of competence from the financial staff, which is why Carlo's position in the apartment is so important.

On a normal day, people can use these records to pick up food from the warehouse. In addition, each family is encouraged to go out and find food on their own, and the food obtained from this way is owned by the individual, and the apartment does not charge a commission.

So today, when Ding Chen and the three of them went to the river, the steamed buns given by Carlo and the corn roasted by Ding Chen were all regarded as public consumption, and they should be counted in the normal consumption. In contrast, the fish caught by Li Jing can be owned by him personally and can be used at his own disposal.

Strictly speaking, Ding Chen was actually not allowed to invite Huang Cheng to eat corn, because he was not eligible for this treatment.

But if Li Jing invited Huang Cheng to eat fish, then there would be no problem.

It's a pity that Ding Chen certainly doesn't care about this kind of detail. Rogge and Huang Cheng didn't understand this kind of talk at all. Li Jing, the only one who will pay attention to the difference, although he is young, has a lot of eyes, so naturally he will not say it in a bad way.

Li Jing has a very capable father, and of course there will be no shortage of food at home, so he doesn't care much about the four fish he brought back. According to his idea, Ding Chen is his master, and if there is a harvest, of course, the master must pick first. Rogge is a companion, and the so-called seeers have a share, so the four fish are given to Ding Chen, and he and Rogge each have one.

Ding Chen naturally refused to take advantage of the children, and besides, the current work is very large, and it is no problem to come to the apartment to take care of food for a few days, and it is not difficult to go out to find food in the future, so there is really no need to share Li Jing's things.

The two of them excused themselves, and Ding Chen thought that it would not be easy for Rogge to take his sister, so he simply accepted Li Jing's distribution plan, and then divided his two fish to two people, and asked them to take two fish back each.

By the way, he asked Rogge again, knowing that she really didn't know how to use the gas stove. and asked Li Jing to teach her by the way.

Rogge actually wanted Ding Chen to go to his room for training alone, but after a conversation by the river today, she obviously became a little more cautious and did not take the initiative to provoke Ding Chen's displeasure.

In the afternoon, the refugees had all left the confines of the apartment, and they should have arrived in the old city tonight, Su Ying had already brought people over, on the one hand, they bought food from Xu Shuidong's hands to pay the price of buying refugees, and on the other hand, they also had to discuss with Cheng Bin how to send the bought people back, it is likely that this time the route of the caravan will be shortened, and even directly interrupted may be possible.

In addition, a comparative test of corn threshing has also come out, and the conclusion is that the effect of the two is about the same. Of course, in Ding Chen's opinion, the accuracy of this test is still very doubtful, but in the eyes of Daddy and others, it is already very good. Even the crushed corn cobs can be transported back directly to fill the digester, saving a lot of labor.

So Dad found Ding Chen before eating and asked him if he could modify all the threshers in the warehouse.