Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The two squirrels were not very big, so Lawrence carried them out of the forest.

"These two together don't have as much meat as a pullet. They can probably pick out a pound of meat."

The harvest this time was not considered rich.

Squirrels are too small and look plump and fluffy, but in fact they don’t have much meat.

The smile on Lawrence's face proved that he was very satisfied with this harvest.

Even one pound of meat is worth one day's harvest. Even harvesting one pound of meat in two days is considered a good deal.

Paired with some wild vegetables and fruits, and some potatoes and oats, this meat can actually be eaten for three days without any problem.

The important thing is that you get what you pay for!

Lawrence tied the dead squirrel around his waist, went to look at the new home address, and picked up some wet branches.

"It's better to go back to Andrew's place to deal with these squirrels. Although there are trees and shrubs here, there isn't much firewood to burn."

Lawrence did not go back immediately. He first looked around the pine forest and planned to build a temporary residence among the pine trees.

The distance between the pine trees is not large, which can save a lot of trouble when building a shed. First of all, a wooden board is needed to protect it from wind and rain.

Once you have a roof, the rest will be much easier.

Lawrence checked around, focusing on checking whether there were any traces of large animal activity.

While doing this, Lawrence felt like urinating and wanted to just release the water as before. Anyway, no one else was watching here.

But after seeing the big trees that were planned to be eradicated, Lawrence suddenly had an idea!

"If the fertilizer water doesn't flow into other people's fields, it would be a waste if it flows outside. Let's see if we can burn these pine trees to death."

Lawrence quickly walked to an outside pine tree and released a flood on the crooked pine tree that had lived for unknown ages.

Withered trees are definitely easier to chop than growing trees, and it is easier to get dry wood fuel from withered trees.

Of course it won't work once or twice, but if you add up, you can always burn down one or two big trees and save the durability of the ax and chopper.

Materials for building a shed were quickly found near the river.

Just like Salil said, there are some sharp blades of grass with leaves like long swords growing on the slope near the river beach.

It looks like a blooming cactus and is very easy to obtain.

The people here call it sword-leaf grass, which is a good weaving material and a good toiletries.

Lawrence knelt down and looked around, and quickly found a similar name.

"This is tequila. When I was drinking, I heard people boast that it has the effect of stopping bleeding, but I don't know how to use it."

Lawrence determined several effects of this sword-leaf grass, but he had no idea about the other ones for the time being.

Although it should be applied externally, it is still unknown whether this thing is useful and whether it really has that effect. Lawrence is still unsure about some of his thoughts.

Many medicinal materials are said to have certain effects, but they certainly cannot be obtained by using them directly. Some methods must be paid attention to.

Lawrence carefully picked off a few leaves. These leaves were like sharp thorns. They were not sharp, but they were easy to twist.

Split the leaves vertically, and sure enough, after tearing, the smooth white flesh like aloe vera is revealed.

These things should be inedible, and Lawrence was not that hungry. He quickly searched around and took more than ten minutes to find a flat stone more than ten meters away.

Processing hemp rope is a very trivial process. Lawrence picked six leaves and disassembled them separately. As if making handicrafts, he placed the torn strands of grass on the stone slab and slowly pressed them to remove the moisture inside.

This cannot be done by just relying on hands and stones. It needs to be washed and dried repeatedly, and then rubbed.

Lawrence didn't have that much time to do these things. After collecting a portion of the sword-leaf grass, he put it into the frame behind him and then returned to Andrew's house.

Returning along the original path, by the time we could see Andrew's house, the sun was already slowly setting.

"Time flies so fast. One day passed before I knew it. Mainly because I spent too much time on the road and collecting."

As soon as he reached the farmland on the hillside, he saw a girl with a ponytail running over quickly.

"Master!" Sophia ran towards Lawrence excitedly and greeted Lawrence loudly.

Lawrence smiled and raised his hand, "I was lucky today and caught two squirrels."

Sophia's eyes were filled with light, "I'll help the master get it!"

"Okay." Lawrence handed the two squirrels that had been removed long ago to Sophia. "It seems that we don't have time today. Eat both of them tomorrow. Give one to me and you can eat one by yourself tomorrow."

Sofia nodded in agreement and led Lawrence towards the house.

Before she even got close to the house, Sophia shouted loudly: "Sister Salil! The master is back, and we caught another prey today!"

Salil did not appear. As soon as Sophia's shout ended, Andrew walked out of the house, his face full of doubts and curiosity.

"Lawrence, are you lucky again? Does the rabbit on the mountain like young people that much?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "It has nothing to do with rabbits, but it was indeed good luck. I caught two squirrels."

"Oh, it's a squirrel." Andrew felt a little relieved, as if he heard that his friend who got 100% in the test only got 90%, and praised: "I often see these little guys too, they are so small. , they ran very fast, so I didn’t catch them.”

Sophia quickly brought the two squirrels in front of Andrew.

Andrew looked at the two squirrels, took them and weighed them, "Not bad. These two pieces of leather can be used to make a hat."

Hats are a necessity in the mountains and forests, especially when it’s windy in winter. Without a hat, it’s easy to get blown out of your head.

Sofia quickly shouted, "Let me do it! I'll learn how to make hats from Saryl!"

Andrew smiled, "Okay, Lawrence, how do you plan to eat these two squirrels? Roast them?"

Lawrence told Andrew his idea, "One will be made into dried meat and I will go out to eat it. The other will be eaten by Saryl Sophia tomorrow. The fur will be mine."

Andrew nodded, "Okay."

There was still half an hour before dark, and when Lawrence entered the house, he found Salil sitting by the window making clothes.

The material of the clothing is wool and linen, and most of it has been knitted. It looks like a woolen waistcoat.

When there is not enough fabric, the arms and other parts with relatively slow perception are naturally not so important, and the waistcoat on the stomach and back is the most suitable.

In my memory, the West likes to wear a white shirt on the inside and a black waistcoat on the outside, which looks neat and tidy.

Lawrence sat down to wait for his meal, and also glanced at Salil who was making clothes.

Sariel quickly looked at Lawrence, "Did you catch a squirrel?"

Lawrence said, "Yes, two squirrels, but not much meat, not much gain."

As Salil continued to weave, she said: "It's already very good. The best hunter here will come back empty-handed once after going up the mountain three times."

Lawrence felt that this was a compliment and said in a good mood: "I don't think it is difficult to catch. After all, even the beast's waiting and sneak attacks can fill his stomach. As for humans, be prepared. You can succeed once out of seven or eight times." It’s normal.”

"If you have the tools and assistants, you can be just like the best hunter here, and you can bring home your prey two times out of three."

"By the way, what do the hunters here usually gain?" Lawrence was more curious about what the real hunters were like.

"I heard my father say that you are a real hunter if you shoot two foxes every month or two wild boars in a year," said Salil.

Lawrence asked, "Where's the bear?"

Salil stopped sewing in her hand and looked at Lawrence seriously.

“No one can hunt bears here yet.”

"If you see a bear in the mountains, you better pray you can run away, and you must do it! Or else, die!"