Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

It's already the beginning of August (in ancient times, people followed the lunar calendar).

It can be a bit chilly in the mountains at night and in the early morning, so everyone needs to put on more clothes.

It was just daybreak, and except for a few elderly people, women and children who stayed behind, and the strong man who was on duty last night who was resting, everyone else rushed to the chestnut forest. They would set off after noon, and by then the chestnuts would have been almost all picked.

The elderly people who stayed behind had to stay to cook porridge, dry the stored wild vegetables, and put all the boiled and cooled water in the water bags and jars.

The woman fried some noodles and made some steamed buns with wild vegetables to eat on the road.

They were delayed for another two days and had to travel further.

Strength lies in numbers, and we had almost finished picking the fruits before noon. Some people didn’t have time to shell the fruits, so they had to push the fruits along and do it when they camped that night.

Before leaving, everyone simply washed up. I don’t know when I will come across such good water again. I don’t want to leave such a beautiful place.

We hurriedly ate our lunch and set off. The further we went, the more mosquitoes there were, and some snakes would pop out at random.

The village chief instructed everyone to hold their wooden sticks and slap the grass on both sides several times. The strong men leading the way were also asked to pay more attention and wrap their hands, feet, and faces to prevent scratches and bites.

Liu Yuhan and Liu carried Xiaosi and Xiaowu on their backs respectively.

Liu Yuhan looked around vigilantly. The forest was blocked out by the sun, with only a little sunlight leaking through the gaps between the trees. Occasionally, he could hear a long cry from an animal. He didn't know whether it was an eagle or some other bird. It felt a bit eerie.

The children were a little scared, and some of them started crying and were scolded by the village chief and the team leader.

Before nightfall, they found a suitable campsite and everyone was busy again. The hunters and strong men prepared for defense, arranged patrol time and patrol teams, and everyone had a simple meal and rested.

The second, third and fourth days were all in a hurry. There were many wild animals in the deep mountains, so we had to get out quickly.

The hunter said that it would take about two days to get out of the depths of the forest and head towards the edge of Xiaoyan Mountain.

Everyone was exhausted from the long rush. Seeing that everyone was in a bad state, the village chief decided to stop after noon to find a place to stay and some water.

There's a big cave on the cliff side, so we'll squeeze in tonight. We've shared the roasted pork jerky over the past few days.

There were about 200 kilograms of chestnuts and yams each, all carried on the backs of several cows.

Liu Yuhan followed his parents and took ten young men to look for water. Soon they found a small stream between the mountain streams and asked everyone to fill up the water.

Liu Yuhan took his parents a little further away and took out three large winter melons and three large pumpkins that he had bought from the space, preparing to cook pumpkin porridge and winter melon porridge for everyone tonight.

As for pumpkin and winter melon, don’t ask where they come from. The only answer is that they are found in the mountains.

He also took out more than 30 eggs and cooked some egg and vegetable soup for the elderly and children.

The hunters only hunt nearby and dare not go too far. There are so many people in the village that they won’t be able to take care of anything if something happens.

When Liu Yuhan and his group came back, everyone had already cleaned up the camp and collected firewood. Old Mrs. Jiang called a few women to cook porridge together, and Liu Shiliu also went to help.

Liu Shiliu is a calm person, somewhat similar to her elder brother.

Her husband Yang Nianhua is a lively man. He has been running a noodle shop all year round. Businessmen always have to be sweet-mouthed. Although he is active, he is not cunning and treats people sincerely.

This is also the reason why Old Lady Jiang asked Liu Shiliu to marry him. They only have this one daughter, and they always hope that she will marry the right person and live a better life.

Facts have proved that over the past 10 years, Yang Nianhua has indeed been very good to Liu Shiliu, and also to her mother's family.

During the famine in recent years, Liu Shiliu has taken great care of the Liu family. She often brings her two sons back to her parents' home with Liu Shiliu.

His parents were no longer around, so he treated Liu Daling and Old Lady Jiang as his own parents. Liu Shiliu saw this and was delighted. Who wouldn't want their husband to treat his wife's family well?

When the teenagers had gathered enough firewood, they would follow Yang Zhi, Liu Guang, and Liu Lu, watching them read and learning simple Chinese characters. Many of them could already write their own names and those of their family members, which made their families very happy.

This is also what Liu Yuhan meant. She told the village chief that reading can help people understand human nature, reason, and know when to advance and retreat.

The village's teenage children are the hope of the future. If they can learn to read and understand more, wouldn't it be better for their future? So, as long as these children complete their small tasks, they can spend the rest of their time studying with the few who can read.

Liu Yao, Liu Yun and Liu Xiang also taught a group of young girls to read and write, and if they didn't understand something, they would ask Liu Yuhan.

Liu Yun and Liu Yao learned to read from Liu, just like the original owner, but the original owner was smarter and more hardworking.

Because Liu Xiang got along well with the original owner, she also learned some words from her aunt, which was something her father, the village chief, was happy to see.

After what happened along the way, Liu Xiang almost didn't recognize Liu Han. She thought she had become more powerful. In fact, how could she know that Liu Han was no longer there.

Liu Yuhan repeated his old trick, adding a little more rice to several large pots and then leaving them alone.

After everyone returned, they ate their porridge and sat down to chat. It was getting dark when suddenly a child's cry was heard.

"Ah, snake! Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Grandpa, get up and don't scare me. Dad and Mom, come quickly..."

When everyone rushed over, they saw that Uncle Liu, one of the oldest men in Liujia Village, was lying unconscious on the ground.

His grandson Tiedan was crying loudly beside him, saying incoherently that a snake bit his grandfather and that his grandfather helped him block the snake. The snake bit his grandfather, a long green snake.

"It's a bamboo pit viper! It's a deadly poisonous snake." shouted the hunter.

Everyone's face changed. No one had ever recovered from being bitten by this poisonous snake.

Uncle Liu's hand had become swollen and purple. The hunter used a knife to cut open the wound, quickly squeezed out the blood, and asked someone to flush it continuously with a water bag.

Liu Yuhan’s mind kept flashing whether there was any medicine to treat snake venom or detoxify in the space. If bitten by a poisonous snake, serum should be injected, but there was no serum. There were snake pills, snake pills!

Liu Yuhan took a box of medicine from the space, and without caring about anything else, he called his father aside, gave him 20 snake venom pills, and whispered a few words.

Liu Shinan walked over and told Uncle Liu's family that this was an antidote and they could only try it. If the poison was too strong, there was no guarantee it would be effective. The family members nodded quickly, and Liu Shinan fed Uncle Liu 20 pills.

Everyone worked together to carry Uncle Liu back to the tent.

Tiedan clearly said that it was a green snake with a slightly white chin. This is the most poisonous snake among the bamboo leaf green snakes.

Green bamboo snakes are a type of venomous cobra, and most of them are cone-shaped with the tip pointing upwards. If bitten accidentally, the toxin can quickly invade the human body's skeletal muscles, skin and mucous membranes, causing symptoms such as local severe pain, numbness, difficulty breathing, and heart paralysis. Severe cases may even lead to death from respiratory failure.

In modern times, if you are bitten by a bamboo pit viper, as long as you are not a special child or an elderly person, it is not a big problem if you go to the hospital in time to get a serum injection.

Liu Yuhan has snake medicine pills, but she is not sure if they can completely cure it.

Uncle Liu's son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren all surrounded him and cried.

Everyone felt bad watching this. Liu Yuhan still remembered that when they were having dinner just now, Grandpa Liu had a loving face and shared all his egg soup with his grandson.

Usually, Uncle Liu takes care of a few weaker children. These children have deep feelings for him and are crying beside him.

Seventy is a rare age. Uncle Liu, with his silver hair and equally silver beard, often takes the village children for cheerful walks, telling them stories they've never heard before.

Not only the children in the village like him, but the whole village respects him very much. How many elderly people in the village are as old as him and still in such good health? He is a treasure of Liujia Village.

It was late at night, and Uncle Liu's condition hadn't improved. Uncle Liu's family stayed by his side, while the village chief had told everyone else to go to bed.

At 5: AM, Liu Yuhan wanted to feed Grandpa Liu some more snake venom. She slowly walked over to see Grandpa Liu's two grandsons, tears on their faces, sleeping beside him.

Uncle Liu's son and daughter-in-law were both awake. Liu Yuhan explained the situation to them, and they were very grateful to him. Uncle Liu's son helped him up and, along with his wife, fed him the medicine.

I don’t know if it was because Uncle Liu was startled or because of the effect of the medicine, but he slowly got up and half leaned in his son’s arms.

His son was very excited and told him that it was Liu Yuhan who gave him the medicine. Uncle Liu smiled lovingly at Liu Yuhan and spoke softly to his son and daughter-in-law.

"It was Han's medicine that brought me back from the brink of death. I'm very happy to be able to chat with you for a few more words before I go... I know my health. You two... are both good children. Take care of yourselves, take good care of the children, and listen to the village chief and Han's words... Don't be sad, my life is complete..."

Grandpa Liu finished these words incoherently, panting with all his strength. Then he raised his hand with great effort and touched the heads of his two grandsons. His hand slipped down and never moved again...

Our parents’ lives were short and bitter, and the autumn wind and rain filled the hillside with tears.

Kneel down and kowtow a few times in front of the grave, will your ancestors sing for joy in the afterlife?

Everyone knelt and kowtowed before Uncle Liu's grave. Their hearts were filled with sorrow. Withered yellow leaves fell in the wind...