A touch of happiness

.People in Ge Lin know simple magic, because East is the territory of the God of Kami, and Kami is the source of all magic.

"Oops, pot!" The lunch box has been broken because it was put on the fire many times.Do you want to use grilled again?Just thinking about it makes me feel hopeless.Wait maybe in the closet.

With dust on his face, he finally found a saucepan and some tableware in the depths of the cabinet. "Wow, it's made of iron. It's the first time I've seen it." The cleaned pot was shining.Xiu looked at it curiously.Because iron ore is only found in the north of the forest, it is extremely expensive.

"However, who is the owner of the house?" Stars flashed in his eyes, as if worshiping. "So rich!"

However, the first task now is... "Okay, okay, let's start cooking." First heat the pot, add water, bring to a boil, then add chopped wild vegetables, then chopped salted fruits, Add a little honey, stir evenly, out of the pot, it's hot!

There are no plates and bowls, just eat in the pot. "Thank God for my food."

After eating, I started to clean up. "Sure enough, it's too sweet, too much honey." Xiu clicked his lips, recalling the taste.

The nights in early spring were still very cold, so I had to lie down on the bed as soon as I had just finished eating and my body was still warm.But there were no quilts or sheets, so they had to wrap themselves in blankets and curl up together.

Slowly fall into a deep sleep in the warmth.

A good night's dream, the flower bud in the dream opened.

"It smells so good." Xiu rubbed his eyes, and got out of the wrapped blanket.

A new day begins.Today will be very busy too.

Fold the twisted blanket first.Then scoop up some water to wash up, because there is no food, and I have to go out to find something to eat.

Facing the curved reflection in the water, shouted. "Come on, repair."

Put the vacated bag on your back, put the bamboo tube filled with water in it, put the bag in it, and finally tie the dagger around your waist. "Okay, let's go." Xiu cautiously went down the ladder, because when he was a child, he stepped on the air once and fell from a height of two meters. He broke his right hand and couldn't use it for two years.

It wasn't until I stepped on the solid ground that I felt at ease.

At this moment. "Yo, boy Xuan got up really early." It was Uncle Zhongyou, carrying a pannier full of things and holding a sickle, who seemed to have already collected.

"Well, good morning, Uncle Zhongyou." Xiu greeted him with a smile. "Oh, by the way, uncle, where do I go shopping?" While talking, I saw a bunch of mushrooms on the opposite side.

"You have to go to the market. However, for medicine, follow the path paved with small gravels over there, turn right at the first intersection and walk for a while, and you will find the second house. The signboard It's a good or bad store." Uncle Zhongyou waved to him and went west. "Goodbye then. My house is on the west side. You can see the door sign when you walk there. Goodbye. Work hard."

"Okay, goodbye, Uncle Zhongyou." Xiu hurriedly picked the pinch of mushrooms first. "Fresh mushrooms should be dried first, then add some wild vegetables and stir-fry. It would be better if there is some meat, ah..." Wiping the corners of his mouth, he was about to drool.

Xiu Zai found some wild vegetables from the haystack, cress, bracken, bitter herbs, and some dandelions.I found a bird's nest within a distance of five trees. There were five eggs in it, and I carefully exposed them to the sun. Only one was dead and could be taken away, and the others were gently put back.

The second rule of survival: Cherish everything God has created.

Well, with breakfast, my mind finally calmed down.The back basket is not full yet, so go back within thirty trees.

As a result, the sun rose very high before going back.Xiu washed things under the faucet at the door.There are a lot of harvests, a few handfuls of wild vegetables, a pile of mushrooms, seven bird eggs, some melon vines, and some thorn vines.

The door sill has been cleaned, and the mushrooms are spread out to dry in the corner.Then put things in the closet first.Three more eggs were boiled and eaten for brunch.

"Sure enough, eggs with yolks are the best." Although there is no salt, the yolks are salty enough and delicious.Xiu licked the corner of his mouth.

This time, let's go a little farther away. "It's fine with 150 trees. By the way, I should prepare some things to sell, so that I can exchange some necessities." Xiu thought for a long time, but he still couldn't make a decision because he didn't know how the prices were going to be here.

"Forget it, let's collect some food first, the salt fruit is gone." Thinking like this, Xiu started to work.First cut the thorn vine with a knife, peel off the dark green skin, rub it again, put it in the water and soak it.

"Okay, we can weave baskets later. However, it doesn't seem like there are enough." Xiu wiped his wet hands on his trousers, put on his bag with the dagger and went out.About fifteen trees to the north is exactly where the thorns grow.You can also bring something back on the way.

visit neighbors

Xiu looked around, observed the terrain and plants, and could draw a map after buying paper and pens. "Ah." Just looking at it, I found a thorn bud that hadn't sprouted yet. "This is delicious, and it will be ready soon." I am very happy, there are many kinds of food.Xiu carefully counted the dry branches. "One, two, three... There are twelve in total."

When it's time to sprout, you don't have to worry so much about food.Whether it is stir-fried, stewed in soup, or used as a condiment to make sauce, the taste of the thorny sprouts is superb.

keep going.There is a bird's nest here, take the real eggs.Find a little green onion on the side of the road, shake off the mud on the root, and put it in the bag.It's finally here.After searching carefully, I soon found a hidden thorn under a pile of weeds.

The toughness of thorns is very good, and the weaving basket is very durable, and if you spend a little more time making it, the basket will be smoother and will not puncture your hands.

Until then, though.Xiu took a deep breath, stretched out his hand tremblingly and pulled out one, then pulled out a big piece in one go, folded it in half and folded it in half again, folded it about five times, and then cut it off neatly with a knife.I did this eight times and got a bundle of thorny vines of the same length.

but. "It hurts." Xiu looked at his hands that were scarred by thorns, and blood dripped from some of the wounds.

Just a little further past is a small stream, let's go there to wash first.Soak your hands in the water, the cold ice water suddenly numbs the wound and washes away the blood on your hands.The wind took away the moisture from the hands, and also caused the temperature of the hands to drop rapidly. The temperature was unbearably low. Xiu tried to dry his hands with the corner of his clothes. He was a little hesitant when he wiped the wound, but his hands were so cold that he couldn't feel it. Totally out of the way.

All people in this world have to go through these, more or less pain is impossible to avoid.Because this is life.

No one can help you grow, only you.

"Okay." The newly picked thorn vines have been treated in the early stage, and then they only need to soak in cold water for a day.Now let's make yesterday's rattan into baskets.

The skill of editing the baskets is very good, and I quickly made two, one is a big one and the other is a small side basket, and I also specially weaved the lid.

Now that you have the basics, you can breathe a sigh of relief.You can go visit the neighbors first.Carrying a newly made pannier, and some bird eggs, there is nothing else that can be used as a gift.

I visited Uncle Zhong You, but instead of accepting the gift, the enthusiastic uncle gave him a large bag of salt and a small bag of wheat seeds, and pointed out that there is another family in the southwest.

Then he knocked on the door, only to find that it was an elderly grandma.

"Hi, I'm a new neighbor. I live about [-] trees to the northeast. I will trouble you a lot in the future." Xiu greeted with a smile.

The old granny's hair had all turned silvery white, and her face was covered with wrinkles, but she was still very energetic and opened the door with a smile. "Oh, hello, I'm Granny Locke. I'm the only one here with my grandson Ake, but now he's still in the nursery, so I'm the only one these days."

After saying hello, Xiu sent Granny Locke six eggs. She was very happy and gave him some homemade flax ropes in return.

I don't know how to repair this kind of rope, so I finally asked Granny Locke, and after knowing the method, I went back happily.I found a small pond within the range of my belongings, and made a small trap with a rope, which happened to be hidden among the lush reeds.

"I hope I can eat meat." It's been a long time since I ate meat, and my heart is full of desire.Xiu wiped away the non-existent saliva, with a smirk on his face.

Seeing that it was still early, Xiu wondered if he should go to the store that Uncle Zhongyou had mentioned first.I don't know what can be sold for some silver coins.

A path of gravel was found among the low bushes, and the stone was deeply set in the ground, still very strong after all these years.

After walking along the road for a while, I saw a huge signboard painted dark blue with white characters.Xiu raised his head and read out. "Store anyway? Sounds weird."

And when I entered the store, I was even more surprised to find that standing behind the counter was a small thing, standing rather than floating.

The author has something to say: Happy New Year everyone, I wish you all the best.

Elves

"What's so surprising? I haven't seen it before." It's only half the size of a human, with dark green skin that looks wrinkled, weird blue eyes, and a tall, pointed blue hat.The tone was very sharp and mean.

"Hello." Xiu lowered his head in embarrassment.

"What are you doing here?" The elf turned around impatiently.

"Well, I'm new here, I live in..." Xiucai was caught in the middle of speaking.