I opened a spicy hot shop in different time and space

Chapter 23
When everyone was done kiln, and put it into the kiln, Ye Luoyin felt that there were few mosquitoes in this place, so she decided to light the fire.

In the afternoon, Ye Feng took people to the pond to fish water chestnut again. This time, except for the sparse water chestnut leaves on the water surface, most of them were fished out, including the leaves and rhizomes above.

When Ye Feng brought people back, the people in front of the cave were busy.

There are two large pots set aside for blanching wild vegetables, mainly rhizomes and leaves of water chestnut.

This is also what Sun Cuizhi advocated. After blanching, the bitterness can be removed, and it is better preserved than direct drying.

Everyone doesn't care whether it's bitter or not, but it's good to keep it safe and listen to it.

In just one day, the people in Yejia Village had a lot more to eat.

Looking at the piles of food in the open space of the cave, the people of Yejia Village suddenly felt that it seemed to be better than the days before the flood?
Especially after eating and drinking enough, I really have endless energy.

So, after the water chestnuts are cleaned, no matter who it is, as long as there is nothing wrong, they will sit there and peel the water chestnut rice to dry.

Old Dutou is good at weaving, and he took a few people to weave dozens of bamboo rice sieves for drying and eating. Stones are placed underneath, and they dry quickly in the sun.

Ye Feng had divided them up in advance.

The cave and the open space in front of the cave are places to sleep.

A little further on, there are several large iron pots side by side, and there is an open space on the left to pick ground vegetables, and further forward is a large pile of bamboo, and the leaves are leading people to make the second bamboo raft.

The terrain on the right is high, which is used to dry wild vegetables and water chestnuts, and a little below is Yanlai Lake.

There is basically nothing to eat in the surrounding places where you can go, and there is a very dense shrub forest in the place you can't go. After the shrub forest is a swamp with no end in sight, it is almost here that the people of Yejia Village stop looking for food.

Then there is the bamboo forest to the west, after crossing the pond, go up a hillside, and after going down, there is a plain.

Lijia Village is there, and it is also a relatively large village closest to Yejia Village.

Ye Feng drew the surrounding situation on the ground, and thought about it for a while, now he is waiting for the water to recede, and see what the county magistrate of Yangshui County will do.

Can the imperial court come to the rescue?

Ye Feng is not very optimistic.

The patriarch and Mrs. Wu were not allowed to eat more wild vegetables at night, because people from the mountain came to report that the water level had risen instead of falling.

Ye Feng frowned, it shouldn't be like this.

After I went to see it, I found that the mark he made had been submerged by the turbid water. Visually, it was about three centimeters.

The patriarch looked at Ye Feng worriedly, "Boss, what do you think is going on?"

"I remember passing the Lijia Village is an official road, this road leads to the capital, and on the west side of the official road, there is a big lake, maybe the rising water of the lake will destroy the official road..."

Patriarch Ye nodded immediately, "Yes, it must be so."

Du Dazhuang, "I heard that the official roads are full of fleeing people, not only poor people like us who can't survive, but also nobles and elders."

Really, how many people have to die?

They watched for a day, but they didn't see anyone on the water.

Ye Feng stood by the water and pointed to the direction ahead, "It's not easy for people and livestock to rush to us because Yanlai Mountain has changed the direction of the water flow. Much safer."

"Why is it safe?"

Everyone looked at Ye Feng, and Ye Feng patiently explained, "...After the flood, there is bound to be a great plague, and our families must prepare in advance."

Great plague.

Everyone's face turned pale.

Yes, why did I forget this.

When a plague comes down, nine out of ten villages will be empty.

Ye Hai took Ye Feng's arm and confessed, "Brother, we two brothers must be together, I will do whatever you say."

Du Dazhuang looked at Ye Hai enviously.

It would be great if I were boss Ye's brother.

They all forgot that there were people who sympathized with Ye Hai a few days ago, and it was really bad luck for him to have such a big brother.

Ye Feng, "If my guess is right, and I really want to escape the famine, it's best to see the situation before we talk."

"Boss Ye, are you running away?"

"Not going for now."

Everyone immediately agreed, and they didn't leave. Du Dazhuang even wiped his tears, saying that he didn't know what was going on, and he should be panicked, but when he saw Ye Feng standing there, he felt calm and didn't worry about not eating. Yes, I don't worry about the plague, I feel like I can survive, and I don't fear the plague when it comes.

Although patriarch Ye felt uncomfortable, he knew that in just one day, Ye Feng became the backbone of everyone.

Just in response to that sentence, the prodigal son will not change his money when he returns.

Patriarch Ye immediately followed suit, "Boss, what should we do now?"

Ye Feng was silent for a moment, "First, remember what I said, don't touch anything on the surface of the water except wood. If you see someone, save it if you can."

Everyone nodded.

"You must be full of wild vegetables in the morning. As for the evening, let's follow the patriarch's advice and reduce the amount appropriately."

"Build a few more bamboo rafts, don't be idle if you can weave things, weave some usable ones, and when the water recedes, you can go to the town to sell them for food."

"Take good care of your family. You must drink plenty of boiled water. Remember to wash your hands before and after meals. There is no saponins, and you can grab a handful of plant ash. If you are healthy, you will naturally get sick less."

"The government doesn't allow the trees in the mountains to be moved, so everyone picks up more branches and leaves and saves them. You can't burn them right away, right?"

"..."

As a result, the panic-stricken people began to get busy again.

Ye Feng said to the patriarch, "We don't have a doctor, we will find some who know herbs, and I will take them to the swamp to see if there are any herbs..."

"Come on, listen to you, but the swamp is dangerous, don't go in."

Ye Feng nodded and agreed, he is not stupid, people can't do anything with nature, some places you can't just go if you want.

Three days later, the flood receded by half, but Yejia Village was still not visible, but the south-facing hillside was exposed.

It is separated from this mountain root by a wide river.

In the past few days, the people of Yejia Village worked harder and harder, and built three rafts, two of which were tied to the roots of the mountain.

Old man Du led a team to weave more than 200 bamboo products, wicker baskets and other objects. Except for the used ones, the others were kept in the open space for safekeeping.

However, Ye Feng led the team and found reeds in the swamp, and these people cut them back to weave mats.

They felt that what Ye Feng said was too true. After the flood, there must be many people who need to buy new things.

The big guys are even more energetic.

The hands that handled the bamboo sticks and reeds were cut with bloody mouths, and they laughed and didn't take it seriously.

The next day, the large swaths of dark clouds gradually disappeared, and a ray of sunshine broke through the sky, and the heavy rain that had ravaged the land for three months stopped completely.

(End of this chapter)