Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Zizizi!

The bear meat on the grill gradually turns golden under the flames, emitting bursts of tempting aroma.

Hu the bricklayer's throat was constantly rolling, and he felt like his saliva was about to flow into a river.

Oh my god, is this bear meat? It smells so good!

"Almost done, let's eat!"

Chen Changfan sprinkled a handful of homemade seasoning on it, which immediately brought out the aroma of the bear meat.

The two men took out the wooden chopsticks they had just sharpened and each picked up a piece of bear meat and put it in their mouths.

"Mmm...it smells so good...whoosh, hot! Smells...smells so good!"

Hu the bricklayer was burned so much that his teeth were grimacing, but he still kept picking up the chopsticks unconsciously.

There’s nothing I can do about it, the barbecue made by my boss is just too delicious!

He had always heard Aunt Liu say that the boss’s cooking was first-rate and delicious, and he thought Aunt Liu was just flattering him. But now that he had tasted it himself, he realized it was truly a delicacy!

"Hey, Lao Hu, do you have any wine?"

Chen Changfan ate a few pieces of bear meat and exclaimed that it was delicious. However, the taste was immediately reduced by half because there was meat but no wine.

"Yes! The new stonemason loves to drink. He even tried to sneak a drink while working, so I confiscated it."

Hu the bricklayer chuckled and got up to get some wine from the shack.

Chen Changfan took out his bow and arrow and shot two arrows at random. Immediately, several wailing sounds were heard in the darkness, and two wild wolves that came over after smelling the scent were killed instantly.

"Still want to snatch meat from my mouth? Then leave your life behind."

After a while, Hu the bricklayer carefully took out a pot of wine and handed it to Chen Changfan as if it were a treasure.

Chen Changfan opened the lid and smelled it. There was only a faint smell of alcohol and a sour taste.

That's it?

He took a sip in disbelief and found it bitter and astringent.

It's a bit like the fake beer in the buffet restaurant in the previous life, and the alcohol tastes even worse than the fake beer.

He took a sip and handed it to Hu the bricklayer. Hu the bricklayer wiped his mouth, took a sip of the wine, and immediately made an extremely refreshed sound.

No, is it that serious?

Chen Changfan expressed disdain in his heart.

However, the winemaking technology in ancient times was not sophisticated enough, and food was in short supply. No one would be willing to use the best food to make wine, so most of the wine was bitter and astringent.

But for the vast majority of working people who have never tasted good wine, this is already considered a fine wine.

"Once I've settled my family, I'll brew a few jars of good wine and store them. Wine these days is like fake wine."

Chen Changfan was eating barbecue and couldn't help thinking in his heart.

"Boss, most of the stairs have been built, and the holes in the rock wall have been chiseled. They can be installed tomorrow."

Bricklayer Hu suddenly straightened his face and reported today's project progress to his boss.

Chen Changfan nodded. "There's no need for the stonemasons to come tomorrow. As for the carpenters, assign them some other tasks. It's just you and me who will install the stairs."

"What? Boss, if it's just you and me, I'm afraid it will take us ten days or half a month."

Bricklayer Hu was a little puzzled.

"The pit below is not a cellar, but an air-raid shelter where we take refuge. I don't want too many people to know about it."

Hu the Bricklayer is obviously one of the people on Chen Changfan’s list of shelters, so it doesn’t hurt to inform him about the shelter in advance.

"Air-raid shelter? Boss, what is an air-raid shelter?"

Bricklayer Hu was confused again.

"You can think of it as a cave isolated from the outside world. Even if there's a flood outside, we can stay safe in the air-raid shelter."

Chen Changfan gave a simple explanation, but Hu the roofer was greatly shocked.

When did the boss find such a deep air-raid shelter? He is indeed a boss, and he is very far-sighted.

After eating the barbecue, Chen Changfan explained the future project plan to Hu the roofer.

Underground buildings, above-ground buildings, fences, simple buildings, warehouses, etc. must be built step by step.

Hu the roofer was stunned. Doesn't the boss want to become the king of the mountain?

Of course, if the boss really did this, he would follow the boss's lead without hesitation.

He believed that if he followed his boss, his life would get better and better.

"Do your best. If you think there's a craftsman you can trust, you can assign some important tasks to him. But don't let anyone know what's going on under the stairs."

"I see, sir. I told them that there is a cellar underneath."

Hu the bricklayer was also very tight-lipped. Chen Changfan was not worried about this, but building a staircase with such great fuss just for a cellar would inevitably arouse the suspicion of some interested people.

Therefore, he did not let the two stonemasons go deep into the pit today, and outsiders would not be allowed to participate in the construction of stairs in the future.

After giving a few instructions, Chen Changfan signaled Hu the bricklayer to go into the shack to rest, while he went underground through another pit and continued to use sulfuric acid to corrode the stone pillars that bound the Nether Crocodile.

During this period, he checked the growth of the lantern grass again. Seeing that the latter had regained its vitality, he knew that the transplant was successful.

"At this rate, I estimate that in another five or six days, the stone pillar will be corroded to 80% to 90%. By then, the Nether Crocodile will be able to break free through its own strength."

Now, the Nether Crocodile has been completely tamed by Chen Changfan and is as well-behaved as a big dog. Naturally, Chen Changfan wants to release it as soon as possible.

For some reason, he always felt that there seemed to be some other creatures in the dark river. After the Nether Crocodile escaped, he asked him to thoroughly sweep the dark river.

He didn't want something to suddenly emerge from the river after his family moved in and scare his wife and daughter.

……

Busy days pass quickly.

Five days passed in a flash.

Chen Changfan has been busy in Xiaofeng Mountain these days and pays little attention to what is happening outside.

I heard that the county government has been recruiting people to form a so-called bandit suppression team.

He didn't hold out much hope for this. Those unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials were just trying to make money under the pretext of suppressing bandits.

Most of the debt went into the pockets of the two of them, and I wonder how much will be left for the bandit suppression team?

As the saying goes, there is always a brave man under a big reward. If you are willing to pay money, you can still build a team with good combat effectiveness.

But if there is no money, who would risk their life?

I guess those who were recruited would be weaklings who are not up to the standard.

However, since the government has not yet found him, he is happy to have some free time and is working overtime in Xiaofeng Mountain to catch up on the progress.

During these five days, the fish stall and noodle stall made a lot of money, mainly from tiger and bear meat, totaling two thousand taels of silver.

This greatly accelerated the progress of the project. Chen Changfan hired many laborers and built a wooden wall on the top of Xiaofeng Mountain.

The wall is rather crude, about one person high, and covers the core area of ​​the hilltop, which is about two thousand square meters.

The cost of building this wall alone cost a thousand taels of silver.

Of course, there were a lot of expenses involved, as he had stockpiled a lot of wood.

There will be more construction work in the future, so it is better to stock up on building materials in advance to be prepared.

Chen Changfan looked up at the small hill. With the wall around it, his sense of security immediately improved a lot.

Although the wall is not very high and can be climbed with some effort, the climbing time is enough for the people inside the wall to notice the clues and react in time.

In addition, some small wild animals are also blocked outside by the wall, which greatly improves the safety factor.

Of course, this is just the simplest wooden fence-style wall with average defensive power. If it were an earth wall, it would be much stronger, but the cost would be unimaginable.

"It turns out that anyone who works in engineering needs a solid foundation. This expenditure of funds is really too huge."

Chen Changfan withdrew his gaze and turned to look in the direction of the pit.