survival in the wilderness

Chapter 293 Ida Village

After squatting and guarding the horses for half a month, Lin Yan and Lan Yue followed suit and managed to catch ten horses.

With the addition of eight cows, everyone has a means of transportation.

Lin Yan picked out a strong white horse, which was handsome and spirited.

Lan Yue also chose a horse, and Wen Xue chose a cow. She felt that the cow was safe and riding a cow was more comfortable than riding a horse.

A team of men and horses, shotguns changed, marched towards the distance.

Lan Xing couldn't help but said: "Lin Yan, is this the right direction? We tamed the cows and ran far away, and followed the horses for more than 20 days. We really didn't get lost? The large grasslands all look the same. We really chose Right direction?"

No wonder Blue Star questioned.From the moment I left Mang Village, the place where I walked was a grassland full of wild grass. Everywhere I looked was the same. Walking in it, it was too easy to get lost.

Wen Si smiled and said softly: "Don't worry, the general direction must be right."

There are so many people here, they have studied for many years, and they are confident in judging the direction in the wild.

Although the places he walks are different every day, the sun above his head rises in the east and sets in the west, and the stars at night are all guiding the direction.

Lan Xing also knew this, but walking on the vast grassland, he felt a little less confident.

With the addition of oxen and horses, there is no need to go on foot, and the burden on the body is reduced. It feels too easy to go on the road again, and it is inevitable to be bored and think more.

Lin Yan looked around, and had to say that the view from the horseback was great.Compared with the past when we drilled around in the grass, our eyes were always green, and we couldn’t see what was a few meters away. Now, we can see at least a few hundred meters away at a glance.

If you encounter a herd of beasts, you can find it faster.

They didn't go fast, and safety was their top priority.At the same time, it observes everything around it, and if it finds a new species, it will stop.

Day after day, the sun rises and sets, repeating this is inevitably boring.

On March [-]th, during the lunch break, Lin Yan had nothing to do and helped Gao Qiang cook for dinner.

The condiments they had brought were gone, and only the salt remained.When I left, I brought a hundred catties of salt with me.

Everything else can be reduced, except salt, this is Lin Yan's insistence.Sure enough, they still came this far.

No matter how good Gao Qiang's cooking skills are, the rice he cooks will not be very delicious when there is only salt.He sighed, "Lin Yan, you still have the reputation of being a seer. There are still more than 80 catties of salt left, and I will definitely keep it safe."

Along the way, only two villages were encountered, and a few catties of salt were sent out, and they ate the rest.

He couldn't imagine, if there was no salt, would everyone still be able to eat the meat?

Since the introduction of salt, people in Sun City have gradually accepted it and can no longer tolerate food lacking in salt.A little bit of saltiness can make food taste better.

Lin Yan sighed, "I didn't find any other condiments along the way, so I can only make do with it. It would be great if I could find wild onions."

She has been eating bland food for more than half a month, and if she continues like this, she feels like she is going crazy.

Obviously before, even more unpalatable things could be tolerated.It is really easy for people to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

"That's right, I stared wide-eyed and searched for a few days, but I couldn't find it." Gao Qiang sighed and looked at the bubbling broth in the big pot in front of him, which had a strong fishy smell.

If no salt is added, it must be difficult to swallow.

But Lan Shu said: "Don't be dissatisfied, it's good to have a stutter in the wild. You can also drink hot soup and eat barbecue, which is already very lucky."

He is 25 years old and has deep memories of his early poverty.Compared with the hardships at that time, the pot of soup in front of me is already a delicacy.

Among these people, except for the young Wen Xue, they more or less remember the scene in their early years, drinking blood and starving.

A group of people lamented the old days.

Lanyue came back on horseback. She didn't rest and insisted on going nearby to check the situation.

"Come and have a bowl of soup and eat meat." Lin Yan beckoned Lanyue to come over, "I must be hungry after walking all morning."

Lan Yue dismounted and tied the horse, walked over, not in a hurry to eat, said lightly: "There is white smoke in the south, there should be someone."

After the words fell, everyone was still, looking at Lanyue expectantly.

Lin Yan was very excited, "Lan Yue, tell me quickly, what's going on, is there really someone?"

It's been two months and I haven't seen anyone. They are like lost lambs, running non-stop on the grassland.

"There is a low hill in the south, which blocks the view, but there is white smoke rising, there must be crowds gathered. The distance is a bit far, we will go there immediately after eating, and we may be able to arrive before dark."

This is really exciting news, Lin Yan laughed heartily, "Hurry up and eat, let's speed up later."

"Okay." Everyone responded loudly.

The meal was eaten very quickly. In less than 10 minutes, everyone packed up and set off.

Domesticated cows and horses have become more and more obedient along the way, but they have never galloped.

At this moment, they received the order, spread their hooves and ran, enjoying the joy of galloping across the frontier.

The people and things on my body have no influence on them at all, I just want to run faster.

Horses and oxen are happy, but the people on their backs suffer.

In the past, when walking slowly and hardly running fast, riding on the back of a horse or an ox was a joy.At this moment, when he was galloping, he felt a strong sense of bumps. If he didn't hold on to the reins tightly and stabilize his body, he would have been thrown off long ago.

At this moment, Lin Yan was very fortunate. After listening to Tian Zhong and Zuo Tian's words, they made a set of tools together, similar to a saddle, which was firmly fixed on the horse's back and the cow, so that people could ride and load things easily. Otherwise, someone would have suffered a long time ago. .

After galloping for nearly an hour, the horse and the ox got tired and gradually slowed down.

You can see the white smoke curling up in the distance. It may be cooking time, so there will be so much smoke.

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes and looked around. Judging from the amount of white smoke, it should be a big village.

Could it be the Jingtian village that old man Mu and the others mentioned?
They came all the way to find this village.Hope is in sight, and the hard work of these two months has not been in vain.

According to Old Man Mu and Pozi Hua, Jingtian Village is very large and has a considerable population.

Their rye and rice were brought back from Jingtian Village.However, there are too few people in Mang Village to protect the crops grown in the field.

Jingtian village is different. There are large fields, and they make a living by growing rye and rice.Ability to organize people to protect the fields from the scourge of beasts and birds.

There are also techniques such as weaving and clothing, all learned from Jingtian Village, but the time is too long.

No one from Mang Village has come to Jingtian Village for many years, so I don’t know what Jingtian Village looks like now.

No matter what, it must be a richer place than Mang Village.

Lin Yan even speculated that the level of productivity development in Jingtian Village must not be low. The best proof is that Jingtian Village can break away from the original way of hunting and make a living by farming.

With boundless anticipation and longing, Lin Yan and his party walked around the hills and arrived at the place where the smoke rose at around six o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)