The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

The next morning, as soon as the sky was a little light, the women got up and prepared to cook. Li Jingshu took her eldest sister-in-law, eldest sister-in-law, and fourth brother's wife to continue stewing the bones.

The rest of the women were kneading dough to make cotton cakes. Today, except for those for the children, all the others were made with grass seed flour. How good are these women at managing their daily lives?

Since we have the marinated pork ribs, it doesn’t matter if the cotton cakes are a little less delicious, because we still have the side dishes to go with them.

Even grass seed cotton cakes, when paired with the big pork ribs with a strong soy sauce flavor, will definitely taste delicious.

After everyone got up and had breakfast, they all set out to the bamboo forest, regardless of gender, age or status. The women, the elderly and the children went to dig bamboo shoots, while the young people went to cut bamboo to make bamboo beds.

The strong men also went to cut bamboo, but the first batch of bamboo was not used to make bamboo beds or bamboo rafts and bamboo frames, but to enclose a semicircle in the area of ​​1,000 meters in radius, because the cave they were in was backed by a stone wall.

Shen Zhiqiu didn't expect these railings to be able to stop any ferocious beasts, but in fact, many animals are looking for food, and when they come to a place where there is an object blocking the way, they will go around it or go in another direction.

Instead of coming here to destroy,

That's why they planned to fence it off and leave an inconspicuous door. At least the children can move around in this area a little, and they can feel more at ease. It's just the right way to surround the bamboo forest.

The men were in groups of several, walking out in a semicircle. The old people and women inside were not in danger. In this weather, the snakes were probably hibernating, so what else was there to say.

Those who cut bamboo cut bamboo, and those who dig winter bamboo shoots dig winter bamboo shoots.

Even the children, who might be short-handed, helped the adults move the bamboo shoots. Shen Yuanbao was the best among them. He could hold two or three such large bamboo shoots at a time, while the younger ones like Shen Luming could only hold one at a time.

The winter bamboo shoots in late autumn are buried underneath, and you have to dig up the top layer of soil before you can see them.

Father Shen said cheerfully, "We have water this time, and we have so many winter bamboo shoots, so we can live better in the cave in winter."

Hunter Gao grinned: "God is helping us too. We haven't had too much trouble on this journey. If we run out of water, we can dig for water. If we run out of food, we can still eat grass seeds."

Shen Dahai interrupted, "This is all thanks to Xiao Sanzi and Youyou, otherwise we wouldn't have died of thirst."

"Yes, that's right. It's all thanks to Xiao Sanzi and Youyou, as well as Mr. Li."

Gao the Hunter was not angry when he was refuted, but continued to dig bamboo shoots happily.

In fact, digging winter bamboo shoots is a technical job! First of all, you need to know some tips, such as the older the bamboo, the less likely it is to grow bamboo shoots underground.

So you have to find bamboos that have only been planted for two or three years and observe whether there are small tips.

In addition, the growth of winter bamboo shoots is also related to sunlight, and it is easier to find winter bamboo shoots on the side facing the sun.

If you see bamboo with lush branches and leaves that are dark green but also have some yellow leaves, then there is a high probability that there are winter bamboo shoots hiding there.

Winter bamboo shoots usually grow on both sides of bamboo shoots, and bamboo shoots extend from bamboo nodes.

There are usually cracks where there are bamboo shoots, so be sure to look carefully to see if there are any bulging dirt on the ground.

The experience of digging winter bamboo shoots is not unfamiliar to people in Shenjia Village, which has bamboo forests on the back hills. After all, they have been brought to the mountains to look for food since they were young.

With years of experience and feel, everyone can also dig out winter bamboo shoots.

However, they didn’t like to eat it before because they didn’t know they had to blanch it first. It would be very bitter if eaten directly, and sometimes even cause vomiting and diarrhea.

They will only dig winter bamboo shoots when there is really no other food.

Doctor Guo took a hoe, spotted a mound of earth and dug it out with a hoe. Then a plump white bamboo shoot appeared from the mud and skin.

The bamboo shoot was as big as a small arm, but he didn't take it down and just dug up the next one. Mr. Shen who was following behind him picked the bamboo shoot off and threw it into a pile first.

It's almost always this pattern, those who are strong enough just dig with a hoe and don't care about burying.

Following behind were girls like the old man, Sister Taohua, and Sister Daya who were responsible for collecting.

Each of their movements is quite skillful, which is really the result of training along the way.

Grandpa Shen held a white bamboo shoot in his hand and laughed: "There are so many bamboo shoots here. We can dig them out without searching carefully. Let's dig more and ask Youyou to make some sour bamboo shoots for us to eat."

In fact, Bamboo Shoots had already burst into tears: "You guys are really stealing bamboo shoots!"

Indeed, the skills of finding bamboo shoots that I learned from the villagers were not used much. I could dig up a bunch of them in a short time.

Ten old ladies from Shenjia Village sat together, holding kitchen knives, and cut the winter bamboo shoots right to the root.

The skin is peeled off with a crisp sound, and the whiter bamboo shoot core inside is peeled out. After cleaning the roots a little, it is thrown directly into the bamboo basket.

It is not a good time to dry bamboo shoots at this time of year. After blanching the bamboo shoots, take them out and let them cool. Then, clamp them on both sides with bamboo rafts and press them with stones. When the water is squeezed out, roast them over fire, which is also a good idea.

Shen Youyou was following her grandfather to pick bamboo shoots. As she was picking, she was thinking that her mother and the other women who cooked had all the wild boar ribs. They had stewed the big bones last night and this morning. If she could eat the ribs in the evening, stewing them with some bamboo shoots, it would be delicious just thinking about it.

I couldn't help but yelled to my mother, "Mom, make pork ribs and bamboo shoots stew tonight."

Li Jingshu was in a good mood and responded directly: "Okay, I'll arrange it for you in the evening."

Almost everyone heard it and worked even harder. They all swung their arms and dug the hole.

But I was still careful when I fell, for fear of damaging the bamboo shoots.

In such cold weather, everyone's head is sweating.

It is said that time flies when one is in a good mood. Before long, the morning was over and the men went back and forth several times, preparing to cut more bamboos and form another circle. They also had to dig some traps inside the circle and insert bamboo thorns inside.

Everything would be fine if the wild animals didn't come in. If they came in, they would poke holes all over our bodies. However, in order to prevent our own people from getting into trouble, we still made marks.

At noon, when everyone was eating together, Shen Mazi said, "There are a few wild pear trees and walnut trees in the east. The wild pears are very small and very sour, and the walnuts are not very big either, and the skins are very thick. Should we pick some?"

Shen Youyou immediately said, "Yes! Uncle Mazi, take us there after dinner."

It has been a long time since she last ate fruit. Not to mention sour pears, she can even eat sour lemons.

Everyone agreed. After dinner, let the girls go pick the wild pears and walnuts from the trees. Don’t worry about whether they are astringent or sour. Just bring them back first.

At least we can survive when there is no food. The most important thing now is to store food for the winter.

Although Yang Shenyouyou was said to be leading the team, the family members were still worried and sent Erhu to them. Erhu's skills were beyond doubt, and after picking the pears, they could search around to see if they could find anything else to eat.

Erhu followed behind Shen Youyou, secretly glanced at Wang Taohua who was talking to the young lady in front, and quickly turned his eyes away. A particularly subtle blush appeared on his tanned face.

If Shen Youyou saw it in the past, she would probably ask, "Brother Erhu, are you hot?"

Now there is no visible sign of blushing at all, and I am almost as tanned as Africans.