The little dumpling is five and a half years old, which made his father so angry that his head split

The three boys were all clever; after a little research, they figured out how to set up the tent.

Support it and secure it.

The group then took their sleeping bags out of their backpacks.

The sleeping bag was designed by Li Tian, ​​and Ye Zhao had it custom-made by a factory that makes down jackets.

Because it was quite practical, they also made one for Li Yuanchao.

It's not cheap, but it's essential outdoors.

After a long day of work, if you can't get a good night's sleep and catch a cold, it will directly affect your health, or even your life.

When it got dark, Liu Wei returned.

"We didn't find any water or fruit, but we dug up some roots and stems along the withered vines."

"Mr. Shen, do you think this is edible?"

Old Shen took the bag; it was quite heavy.

Several boys offered Liu Wei water and persimmons.

If they could find food, they must have walked quite a bit.

We also have to specifically travel to those remote places.

It was really tough.

Old Shen used the torch to take a look.

"There are many good things in the mountains, but many of them are poisonous."

"Never test a drug on yourself if you don't know it."

"These roots look a lot like wild yam, but they could be something else entirely."

Old Master Shen looked at Shen Yi with a questioning gaze.

"Tell me, what other similar examples are there?"

Shen Yi had also put in the effort and had a lot of knowledge.

"Similar to yam are pokeweed, white sage, and yellow angelica."

"Pokeweed is poisonous and should never be eaten. Solanum nigrum has lower toxicity, but accidental ingestion can still cause diarrhea. Sophora flavescens is also slightly poisonous and should not be eaten."

Old Shen smiled.

"Don't just talk the talk, come and see for yourself."

You can't tell if it's a yam just by looking at it.

Shen Yi took out a small knife from his pocket.

Pick up a stick and cut off a piece from the top.

"Snow-white and oozing sticky juice, this is yam, a good thing."

Li Tian, ​​Li Muchen, and Liu Wei all leaned closer to take a look.

This is life-saving knowledge; you must learn it.

Shen Yi picked up another irregularly shaped root, cut off a piece, and did the same thing as before.

Snow-white, with mucus.

After inspecting several long and irregularly shaped roots, Shen Yi picked up a relatively large root.

One slash.

Shen Yi leaned closer to examine the cross-section more closely.

The cross-section was slightly yellow, but no viscous liquid oozed out.

"This one doesn't have any mucus, so it's probably pokeweed or angelica."

Old Shen's eyesight wasn't very good, and he couldn't easily distinguish the subtle differences.

"Just throw it aside."

Shen Yi picked up another ball containing the rootstock.

Once he could see the color of the cut, Shen Yi immediately threw it far away.

"The cross-section is purplish-red; it's pokeweed, and this stuff is deadly."

Mr. Shen nodded in satisfaction.

"Since there's no water to wash the yams, let's just roast them."

Liu Wei, who knew how to roast sweet potatoes, took on this important task.

Start another fire, and bury the yams in the hot ashes from cooking the porridge.

Using an open flame actually makes it harder to cook through.

While the porridge was still hot, they each broke their flatbreads into pieces and soaked them in the porridge.

With a hoarse throat, I gnawed on a dry biscuit.

I simply couldn't swallow it.

Despite the meat jerky, Li Tian ate with great difficulty, only taking half a piece of bread.

The rest of my stomach was filled with yams.

Even without honey to dip it in, it's still more soothing to the throat than cornbread.

"Uncle Liu, are the yams cooked?"

Liu Wei glanced at his watch.

"Only twenty minutes have passed; it will take at least forty or fifty minutes to bake through."

Old Shen also had a lot of trouble swallowing the pancake.

Despite having suffered all sorts of hardships in the past, life is better now, and even if I were to reminisce about the bitter past to appreciate the sweet present, I still wouldn't like it.

"Haste makes waste. Yams cannot be eaten raw; they must be roasted or boiled first."

Ok.

She can wait.

After finishing the porridge, there was no water to wash the dishes, but we couldn't just leave them to air dry.

I poured a little water into the bowl, and then drank the water with rice grains still in it.

It saves water and keeps the dishes cleaner.

Li Tian was very impressed by the old man's wisdom in life.

She would never have come up with such an idea, because she had never experienced the hardship of water shortage before.

Liu Wei put down his rice bowl and stood up.

"I used plastic sheeting to build a device to collect dew."

Upon hearing this, the three boys became interested.

I followed behind Liu Wei to help him and broadened my horizons along the way.

They can collect water, so they don't lack water and can survive in the wild no matter what.

Liu Wei took all the plastic sheets out of his bag.

Let Li Muchen hold the torch to light up the road.

Several people went to the vicinity of the bushes.

There are bushes, so the humidity in this area is relatively high.

Tighten the plastic sheet to cover the shallow, low-lying pit.

The middle should be low, and the sides should be high, like a funnel.

The container for collecting water should be placed below the lowest point of the plastic sheet.

Five plastic sheets were placed around the bushes, with their five large enamel bowls placed underneath.

Used to collect water.

Once the setup was complete, Li Tian and the others understood what was going on.

"Uncle Liu, does the water vapor condense on the inside of the plastic sheet when it gets cold, and then drip down the plastic sheet into the bowl?"

Liu Wei nodded.

He knew that the children could understand it without him explaining it.

If there were water, that would be good; if we could get water, we wouldn't have to be so frugal like we are today.

only......

Even if it's dew, it's not something you can drink directly.

It should be filtered briefly before boiling.

But Li Tian hadn't thought that far ahead; she assumed she could find sweet spring water wherever she went.

Unexpectedly, there was no filtration device prepared.

"Uncle Liu, how do we deal with the water we've collected?"

Liu Wei scratched his head.

"We used to boil water directly after receiving it and drink it without any treatment."

There are no bamboo tubes here, so it's not easy to make a filter.

Li Tian decided to check the water situation the next morning before making any further decisions.

If there are visible impurities, you can first filter them simply with a towel.

As for bacteria and viruses that are invisible to the naked eye, you can only boil them for a few more minutes after they come to a boil.

After setting everything up, the group started walking back.

The moon is bright and the stars are few; a chill is creeping in.

Sitting by the campfire, Liu Wei used a stick to dig the yams out of the ashes.

Just to be on the safe side, he wore gloves and broke it in half.

A sweet aroma instantly wafted out.

Although it doesn't have the rich aroma of roasted sweet potatoes, it's still quite delicious in the wild.

Liu Wei gave half of the yam to Old Shen and the other half to Li Tian.

Then I dug out the remaining few.

Old Shen gave his instructions with concern.

"Eat slowly, and drink some water in between to help you swallow. This stuff is dry."

Li Tian held one end of the skin with her sleeve, and began to slowly peel it with her other hand.

After listening to what Elder Shen said, I carefully took a bite.

Soft and fragrant.

"Grandpa Shen, are there wild animals at night?"

Old Shen gazed into the dark distance.

"Probably not. There are few plants, so there are few herbivores, and large carnivores would have a hard time surviving here."

Liu Wei added a sentence.

"When I went out for a walk, I didn't find any animal droppings. Even if there were, they were probably from small animals. Besides, it's too cold at night this time of year, so there are basically no snakes or insects around."

"It's relatively safe now."