Chapter 22: Rain
It's just that he went to the sea to pick up some seafood, and he didn't know what Jiang Lingling and Fang Jia were nervous about.
Xia Zhimu explained with a face: "They are afraid that their wife will be swept away by the waves." ”
Although it was a small wave, it scared these two people.
Wen Xian got rid of the shackles of the two, waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion." You two are going back to the cave and bringing back the things I have and what you have picked up. ”
She felt that if she hadn't told them not to go into the sea at this time, the two would have to rush down.
She put away the emotion in her heart, and introduced to a few people one by one what she picked up and how to eat them.
When it came to kelp, she also specially instructed: "It's no problem to dry and store the kelp until next year, just bring it back and let your eldest sister cut the kelp into small pieces." Put it at the entrance of the cave to dry first, wait for it to dry, and then put it away and eat it slowly. ”
Jiang Jingwan was pregnant, and the cave needed to be guarded, so Wen Xian left her in the cave.
Dividing kelp can be done while sitting, and it is most appropriate to hand it over to Jiang Jingwan.
The kelp, which is two meters long and half a meter wide, is divided and stored, enough for them to eat for a long time.
That is, the kelp is soaked in the sea for too long, and there is no fresh water to soak in, so it will inevitably be very salty.
Thinking of this, Wen Xian's desire to get fresh water intensified again.
sent Jiang Lingling and Fang Jiaren back, and then Wen Xian returned to the water again and continued to shop for seafood.
Unfortunately, I was unlucky, except for picking up some sea urchin and dragon beard, there was no other seafood.
There were a few rocks that were densely packed with oysters, and she waited for the tide to recede before she started to pry the oysters.
"Madam, I'll do this work." Sheng Li'er rolled up her sleeves and was eager to try.
In her eyes, oysters are much better than clams. She has a lot of strength, and she doesn't have much problem priing oysters.
Wen Xian thought for a while, handed her the dagger and instructed: "Be careful, the dagger is sharp, don't hurt yourself." ”
She was a little worried, so she stood aside and taught Sheng Li'er how to pry oysters.
After Sheng Li'er got acquainted, she turned around and dug clams and cat's eye snails on the beach.
Pick at the place where there are holes and bulges, pick one accurately, and after a while, it will be full of grass baskets.
Occasionally, when she encounters a crab lying in the sand, she will also tie the crab and throw it into the straw basket. It's a pity that they are all pike crabs, not as good as big blue crabs.
But it's better than nothing, better than nothing. To her surprise, when the sea was over, there were twenty crabs in the puddle at the entrance of the cave.
With a wave of her hand, Wen Xian directly decided to steam crabs at night, one for each person. Then have a refreshing jellyfish shredded with wild vegetables and kelp, which is a hearty meal.
This meal is still the chef of Fang Jiaren, and Wen Xian dictated how to make it.
It's a pity that crab meat is less troublesome, except for Jiang Jingwan, who likes to eat it, everyone else is not interested, they prefer to eat transparent jellyfish silk and kelp.
It's a pity that there is little seasoning, only salt and spicy.
Seeing that Jiang Jingwan wanted to eat the rest of the others after eating two crabs, Wen Xian hurriedly spoke out to stop her.
"Crabs are cold, and eating too much is not good for your health. Pregnant women have to eat less and just taste it. Wen Xian continued, "Catch Ming'er pheasant to lay eggs, and give you a steamed egg on the island to taste." ”
The pheasant didn't lay eggs today, and I don't know if it was scared or if it really didn't have eggs.
She dug up some worms from the outside and came back to feed the pheasants, and raised them for a while, and if they still didn't lay eggs, she killed the stew and ate it.
Hearing her words, Jiang Jingwan's face was slightly red, and she was a little embarrassed and said, "I listen to Madame." ”
Half of the other people's crabs were eaten, and the rest half was left there.
Wen Xian couldn't get used to their waste, and watched them solve it by themselves with a straight face, and her face eased.
It's a bit of food, and the delicate princess is sick. Wait for a day and there is nothing to eat, and see where they go up and cry.
After dinner, while it was still dark, Wen Xian led a few people to continue digging the pit.
There were three pits full of salvaged seafood, and most of the clams and cat's eye snails were lying in them spitting sand.
The banana leaves on the side are also full of seafood. However, kelp and seaweed are the majority.
It is not a long time for other seafood to be raised in plantain leaves, so you have to hurry up and dig a few more pits.
Of course, the most important thing is this pit that has not been filled with seafood from beginning to end.
With the concerted efforts of everyone, this pit, which is about one meter in diameter, has been dug to a depth of two meters.
Wen Xian squatted down, pushed her hand to the edge, jumped into the pit vigorously, took the sharp wooden stake handed down from above, and nailed the stone to the bottom of the pit.
This strength work is the most suitable for Sheng Li'er to do, but she flashed her waist when she was digging the pit just now, and Wen Xian didn't dare to let her make any more big moves.
After nailing down the six wooden stakes, Wen Xian carefully climbed up the pit with the strength of Wu Junlan and a few people.
After doing this, the two new pits next to it have also begun to take shape.
Wen Xian looked up at the already dark sky and beckoned a few people to go into the cave to rest. If you don't go in, the rain will fall later.
"It's going to rain?" Fang Jiaren said excitedly.
Wen Xian nodded and replied, "Looking at the sky, it is estimated that it will rain." Alright, hurry up and pack up and go back to the cave. Nowadays, there are more and more pits dug at the entrance of the cave, so everyone should pay more attention when they leave, and don't accidentally step into it. ”
Especially in pits with traps, wild boars may not be able to survive if they fall, let alone people fall.
"Great, if it rains, we can collect the rainwater and we can drink the soup." Fang Jiaren excitedly pulled Jiang Lingling to the newly dug pit, touching the black cloth, banana leaves and stones.
The all-purpose plantain leaves are spread around to shield some of the dirt in the pits, so that the collected rainwater can be used casually.
Looking at the busy concubines, Jiang Jingwan, who was holding a torch, smiled with a smile in her eyes, turned her head to Wen Xian and said, "Madame has long expected that there will be rain tonight, so let's hurry up and dig more pits?" ”
So, Madame also has a skill, which is to be able to observe the weather.
Wen Xian: ......
The corners of her mouth moved slightly, and she couldn't help explaining: "It's just that I just saw that the clouds were thick tonight and the moon hadn't appeared, so I guessed about it." Whether it is accurate or not is not yet known. ”
She's not that godly, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen to this point.
But Jiang Jingwan's meaningful eyes showed that she would not believe her words.
Wen Xian, just, very helpless.
The night was deep, and the first half of the night was destined to be very short, and everyone unanimously decided to let Wen Xian and Fang Jiaren stay in the middle of the night.
After all, everyone had already kept vigil, except for Fang Jiaren, and a new round of vigil was about to start.
Wen Xian got up in the second half of the night for two consecutive nights, and everyone felt a little sorry for her.
And in the second half of tonight, Wu Junlan and Xia Zhi took the initiative.
Wen Xian did not refuse, and accepted everyone's kindness.
Not long after the vigil began, there was a sparse sound of rain outside the cave.
However, before Wen Xian could start to get excited, some other familiar and terrifying voices came synchronously.