110 free-range
Early in the morning, Lawrence got up.
As soon as she got dressed and sat on the edge of the bed and tied her leggings, Sophia sat up on the bed.
"Master, are you going to raise honey?"
Lawrence continued to tie the long piece of linen and said with a smile, "It's to put the beehive, and when the bees build their nests in it, they will collect the honey in it." ”
"If you want to eat honey, you have to wait until autumn."
Sophia was still very excited, "You can eat honey in the fall?" ”
"Yes." Lawrence smiled affirmatively.
Sophia asked expectantly, "Honey is sweeter than butter?" ”
"Yes." Lawrence put on his shoes and stood up, looking at Sariel, who had already sat up with the same expectant expression, "Let's go together, I lack two helpers to help me carry the box." ”
Originally, it was only Salavin with him, but seeing Sophia and Sariel's expectant expressions, I wanted them to follow along.
Sariel asked, "Doesn't it matter what happens at home?" Why don't I stay and watch? ”
Lawrence said: "It's okay, now the main thing is to build a house and gather wild vegetables, and today let them fish in the river, collect wood, burn charcoal, we need a lot of charcoal." ”
Charcoal has many functions, the demand is also high, and the production is simple.
Lawrence is not in a hurry about the wooden house, so he works hard to improve the quality of life for the sake of these two girls, and occasionally they should go out for a walk together.
Lawrence is willing to spend more time with Sariel and Sophia and live a comfortable life together.
After Sariel and Sophia got Lawrence's affirmation, they quickly got up and dressed, and it was obvious that they wanted to "raise" honey with Lawrence.
Lawrence began to prepare things, ropes, hooks, sticks, face-shielding clothes, pine resin.
Pine resin can repel insects, and Lawrence didn't know this, but thought it was useful from the smell of pine resin.
The strong and pungent smell itself is easy to cause harm to small creatures, and if you encounter wild animals and troublesome snakes and insects on the way, the pine resin in the jar is an excellent insect repellent fragrance.
Lawrence handed Sophia the ratskin purse that held the pine resin, "Put this away, and take it out when you encounter a beast or a flying worm." ”
"Yes! Master! Sophia happily accepted it and put it in the small pocket of her apron.
Lawrence stepped aside to wash his hands to remove the smell from his hands, so that the smell of rosin would not get on the box.
There is no rush to put the beehive, the bees here are not active until noon.
And there is no need to deal with bees, just drop boxes in some places where bees will nest, and the bees will choose the right boxes to live in.
This kind of thing can't be 100% certain, so put a few more boxes.
In nature, a stable place to shelter from the wind and rain is not easy to find, especially in the mountains.
If there is a wooden box that seems to be perfect for bees, then the bees will definitely want to build a nest here.
After eating, Lawrence set off with Saliel and Sophia, as well as Seravon carrying an empty wooden box.
Saliel carried two empty boxes, Seravin also had two, Lawrence carried only one to make it easier to get things, and Sophia carried a basket weighing more than ten pounds with rope and axes in it.
For the girls of their own size, Lawrence Baby is tight, and when he goes out with them, he will choose the safest route.
It is difficult for a normal person to understand Lawrence's loneliness as a traveler.
Lawrence likes to cuddle with Sariel or Sophia to sleep together at night, so that he doesn't feel lonely.
In the relatively open and free civilized world, if you don't fall in love and don't have a girlfriend, you basically live to the age of 30 and have no one to hug.
In this era, it's similar, or even more uncomfortable, even if there is a woman, the other party will not understand the subtle emotions of men.
Lawrence is not one of those savage men here, and after finding that he can't find a family partner or friend to hug, he naturally chooses a slave girl who is easier to hug.
Sariel's appearance was an accident, and Lawrence did not expect to meet a barbarian woman like Sariel in this barbarian country.
"Gah!"
As the group walked, the cry of a crow caught Lawrence's attention.
There were a lot of crows nearby, and Lawrence had driven away a dozen crows who wanted to steal chicken feed.
Lawrence looked up and saw the crow in a tree more than a dozen meters away.
"Gah!" The crow also looked at this side, and quickly lowered his head to clean his feathers, completely unwary of the few people in the distance.
Lawrence felt that the crow was a bit like the crow that had run away before.
Sariel also looked at the crow and said to Lawrence beside her, "Is it the crow?" ”
Lawrence smiled, "Don't worry, let's continue to find a suitable place to put the beehive." ”
Sariel saw Lawrence walking in a direction that was not with the crow, so she followed and said, "Maybe it's the crow from before......"
"It's okay." Lawrence was relaxed, "It will come back if it wants to, and if it's hungry, it can go to our place to eat, and since it's still here, we're sure to meet it more often in the future." ”
"As long as it's still there, it doesn't make a difference if you can't live in the house."
Lawrence doesn't have high requirements for the crow, and when he shouts to eat one day, he can fly back to eat.
Whether it's catching rats or keeping guards, there are hunting dogs doing it, and there is nothing urgently needed in material life today.
The spirit is also very satisfying, and the time spent with Sariel and Sophia has to be adjusted hard, and even if the crow returns to the house, Lawrence will not be able to talk to him as he did at the beginning.
Sariel didn't care when she saw that Lawrence didn't care, so she didn't care.
Saliel didn't really like the crow that on the wall, and only thought about it going back for the sake of Lawrence's face.
"Gah!" The crows soon flew away in search of food.
Lawrence looked for a suitable location in a place where he could shelter from the wind and rain, and the terrain was not easily visited by wild beasts.
Based on the location of the hives in memory, it is concluded that most bees prefer to build nests under the eaves and in the canopy of trees.
So the sunlight can't be strong, preferably in shade and shade locations?
Lawrence had confirmed the place before, and this time he made it again when he went to the place.
Five places were finally chosen.
Two are cliff pits dug before, and two are tied with ropes and hung on the branches of large trees more than ten meters high, respectively in two places in different directions, with a distance of more than one kilometer.
There is also a dilapidated house that I came to this place to look for, and although the terrain is gentle, although there is no shelter from the wind and rain, the beehive itself is a safe place.
If a rat is near something else, the bees will protect themselves.
Lawrence pad something, using clods and stones from the dilapidated house to slightly cover the beehives.
Each hive is washed and dried with water soaked in flowers, and Lawrence has no honey, so he can only rely on the location of the wooden crate to win the favor of the bees.
On the way back, Sariel asked, "Does this really attract bees?" ”
"Not sure, but it's possible." Lawrence said, "Don't think about it all day, just take your time." ”
Sariel nagged, "How can you not want to? Honey is delicious, and honey can also be exchanged for a lot of food, and Delen often asks people to find honey and use it as bait to hunt bears, which is very valuable anyway. ”
Lawrence frowned and said, "Haven't the bears around here been killed yet?" ”
"I don't know, it's a lot less anyway, and we can't let them eat all the time, or we won't have enough to eat," said Sariel. ”
Lawrence has never encountered a bear, nor has he encountered a three-meter-tall wild boar.
"Sariel, can we fight bears and wild boars now?"
"Wild boar is fine." Salil said very easily: "The wild boar runs away when it sees us, and the bear is more stupid, sometimes it can't run when it sees people, and it will take the initiative to attack people." ”
"But we're a lot of people, and bears don't usually come near us."
Lawrence asked, "And how many people do we need to hunt bears?" ”
"I don't recommend it." Sariel spoke her mind first, and then said, "I may be able to do it with you and Reglo, plus the others, but it's dangerous. ”
"If Doug is with us, it's fine."
"If we find a bear in the mountains and call out to Doug, he'll definitely come and help."
Sariel said how to deal with the bear.
Lots of people!
As long as there are more than five barbarians who dare to fight, they can hunt in a group, whether it is a wild boar or a big bear!
Lawrence was thinking about the bear hunt when he suddenly felt something fly down behind him.
"Gah!"
A black crow landed on the edge of the basket behind Lawrence, trying to spread its wings and keep its balance.
Saliel said happily, "It's the crow from before!" ”
Lawrence smiled, "It probably wants to go home for dinner with us." ”
The crow quickly flew up and headed for its position on the hill.
Lawrence sped back and found the crow standing on the roof of the stone house looking around.
Lawrence went into the house and put down the straw basket and walked outside with the feed pot.
"It's time to eat!"
Lawrence shouted loudly.
Placing the feed basin on the ground, Lawrence turned and walked back to the house to rest and sleep.
Soon after he left, the crow landed on the ground and pecked at the grains and beans on the ground.
Before I could take a few bites, there was a dangerous smell in the distance!
"Goo!" Chicken crows.
The big rooster and the old hen came running from the woods when they heard the call, and when they saw a crow stealing their meal, they rushed violently.
Over the past month, Lawrence has been consciously cultivating a eating habit.
"Wow!"
"Wang!"
The two puppies also waged their cheerful tails and ran to the door to wait, and they also knew what the sound of eating was.
The big crow quickly escaped and flew to the roof.
The next moment, the big rooster shook its wings and flew to the roof, full of wildness.
The domestic rooster was obviously more powerful than the wild crow, and this crow did not dare to confront the big rooster at all, and soon flew into the stone house and hid in the window.
Sariel said excitedly, "It's really that crow! ”
Now it's for sure!
Lawrence was glad that the crow was back, but he was also mentally prepared to keep the crow free-range.
Whether it's flying away when you're full, or continuing to stay, as long as you can come back for dinner, Lawrence will definitely welcome it.
(End of chapter)