Chapter 52: Co-opting the Hedgerat Clan
Xiao Qi's appetite can only be regarded as ordinary compared to them, and the last seven or eight pieces of meat, it only ate two pieces before it was full, and the rest of the meat was hidden in a corner of the house by it, waiting to be eaten when it was hungry.
Xiao Qi's mother finished eating the last piece of meat and looked at her child with a smile, she was really happy today.
Not only did I find my child, but I also ate such a delicious meal.
Its gaze looked at Xu Shiying, who was busy and non-stop, and its eyes flashed with a strange light.
Xu Shiying didn't know that Xiao Qi's mother's eyes were staring at him, and he was processing the remaining five rabbit skins at this time, which he had concocted in the same way, propped up on the tripod, and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
Doesn't Zhuge Dali need fur?
These furs should be able to exchange for a lot of supplies, right?
Xu Shiying picked up the rabbit meat in the bowl and thought about it while eating.
With the help of this group of hedgerats, the number of timbers cut down today was exceeded, almost a hundred, and he counted the points, a total of 92.
If he had cut down the trees himself, let alone a day, it would probably take at least three or four days to complete.
There are more than a dozen rabbits caught today, and there are 11 left except for the two rabbits in the animal pen.
Because he had to entertain the hedgerats, he ate six of them, and there were five left, and he did not rush to deal with these five rabbits, nor did he put them in the corral.
He kept the rabbits for tonight, and waited until tomorrow night, still preparing a bonfire barbecue to treat the group of hedgerats.
With these rabbit meat, I believe that this group of hedgerats will be happy to help tomorrow.
He cooked some wild vegetables in the pot and ate them with rabbit meat.
The taste of the wild vegetables was a little bitter, causing the broth to be somewhat bitter, Xu Shiying frowned slightly, he really wanted to pour out the wild vegetables in the pot.
But now there is a shortage of food, and it is not enough to eat meat and not wild vegetables.
Wild vegetables can replenish the nutrients needed by the body, and at the same time can relieve greasyness.
The barbecue is a little greasy, and if you don't eat vegetables, you have to drink a lot of water.
Although water can also relieve greasyness, if you drink too much, you will be prone to diarrhea.
However, he doesn't seem to have poop in days?
Xu Shiying thought about it, he never felt pooping from the first day he came here, until now, even if he ate unhygienic and unhealthy food at the beginning, he didn't feel diarrhea at all.
This is not normal.
He felt that one day he had to eat something that could be excreted and release it.
After eating, Xu Shiying simply cleaned up the mud bowls and chopsticks and other things.
Then he added some wood to the campfire beside him, drew a flaming stick, went into the house, and set fire to the wood from the fireplace and the kang bed.
Then he took some wood into the house, then closed the door, and sat down on the ground without an image, leaning against the campfire, looking up at the brilliant starry sky, and the breeze blowing, and he suddenly felt that it would be good if there was a beer poured at this time.
Leaning against the campfire, even if the wind is strong at night, he can't feel a trace of cold, and the whole person looks lazy.
"Squeak!"
"What's wrong, Xiaoqi?"
Xu Shiying, who was emptying his head, heard the voice, turned his head, and saw Xiao Qi coming to him, and behind Xiao Qi, there was still his mother.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Xiao Qi turned his head to look at his mother, and after seeing his mother nodding, Xiao Qi squeaked.
"You mean, your mother wants to bring your people to my shelter and set up camp?" Xu Shiying said curiously.
Xiao Qi nodded.
"Great, don't worry, in the future, if I have a bite to eat, you and your mother, and your people will eat a mouthful, let's run together to eat meat every day."
Xu Shiying was excited when he heard this, he thought that he still needed to use the method of mouth escape in order to successfully turn this group of hedgerats to the right.
Unexpectedly, they actually took the initiative to join, and it seems that today's barbecue plan is right.
The effort was not in vain.
Xu Shiying was extremely excited, but he quickly calmed down, except for Xiao Qi's mother because Xiao Qi was here, it was more worried about Xiao Qi's safety, so she was willing to stay here.
The group of hedgerats are willing to stay here because they eat.
When they have meat, they are cute, they may leave when they don't, or they may sneak up on you in the middle of the night.
Because in their eyes, human beings are just a piece of meat.
Thinking about this, he lost his previous excitement, but calmly communicated with Xiao Qi's mother.
Xiao Qi acts as a translator between them.
After about ten minutes of communication, it was temporarily settled.
Xu Shiying is responsible for providing them with enough food, whether raw or cooked, they are not demanding, they only need to be fed.
At the same time, they want to live in the yard, anywhere, and Xiao Qi's mother feels that this place is much safer than where they were before.
If they can set up camp here, their hedgerat clan will become brilliant again.
This is also the main reason why Xiao Qi's mother decided to stay here with her clansmen.
Xu Shiying thought about it, this problem is not big, and with the existence of this group of hedgey rats, the shelter is equivalent to having a natural protective barrier.
Besides, these guys have sharp teeth, sharp claws, and ordinary animals, and they are really no match for them.
It can be said that the advantages of taking them in outweigh the disadvantages.
So Xu Shiying nodded in agreement.
At the same time, in order to win the respect of Xiao Qi's mother, Xu Shiying decided to build a simple cabin for them.
Put a small stove or something in it, so that when the cold air comes, you don't have to worry about them freezing to death.
It just so happens that I brought back a lot of wood today, so I set aside some of it to make a simple cabin, which is not a big problem.
It's just that he doesn't have a saw, so he has to trouble the hedgerats.
Xiao Qi conveyed his thoughts to Xiao Qi's mother, Xiao Qi's mother wanted to refuse, the more humans in front of them did for them, the more they would be inseparable from the humans in front of them, which was not a good thing.
As the speaker of this group of hedgers, Xiao Qi's mother is very fresh-minded.
However, Xiao Qi is also persuading her, let it agree, in its opinion, this is a good thing, if you can let your mother live in the conditions, better, Xiao Qi is in favor of raising his hands.
Besides, it's good for the clansmen!
Recently, the weather is getting colder and colder, and there is a small cabin to block the wind, and there is a small stove to bake the fire, isn't it fragrant?
Xiao Qi tilted his head, very incomprehensible, what his mother was hesitating about.
Xu Shiying was not in a hurry, he knew that the hedgerat clan was good at digging holes, and suddenly changing the way of living was naturally not suitable and needed to be considered.
If Xiao Qi's mother happily agreed, he would have to consider whether there was fraud in it.
didn't let him wait too long, Xiao Qi's mother nodded, and agreed.
It felt that Xiao Qi had a saying that was very right, now that the weather was getting colder and colder, it was always good to have a small cabin to shelter from the wind and rain.
It can't just think about itself, but also about the people behind it.