Chapter 8 Don't beep if you can do it
Shi Lei's life is dull and fulfilling. He gets up early every day to practice martial arts, organizes his memories, and accumulates energy, and transforms a queen of ants, scorpions and other spiders. He doesn't need to have many spiders. He just puts one of the houses he often stays in.
The number of scorpions is higher, not only to meet the needs of guarding each ant nest, but also to put some in their own house. Their tasks are not the same as those of spiders. Shi Lei needs their help to eliminate the arrogant mice.
These rats are almost in trouble. After the farmers arrived, they almost dispersed the animals here. These annoying thieves lived so unscrupulously without suppressing their opponents.
This may be why the families in Shu all have the habit of raising housewife snakes. This kind of non-venomous snake is a good mouse catching and has no harm to people, so it naturally replaces the domestic cat.
However, Shi Lei and the others do not have this condition yet. The snakes are usually raised by Shu people and are closer to others, so they cannot be found casually.
The ones that can be seen everywhere in this valley are all poisonous snakes with triangular heads. Many of them are fatal enough and they must not be taken home to raise.
The struggle and compromise between man and nature are particularly evident in the process of farmers' exploration of new land.
However, there are no annoying rats here in Shi Lei, who are here to disturb his tranquility. These little guys raised by Shi Lei are like iron buckets guarding around Shi Lei.
The rats who dare to appear in this range were all stinged by spiders or scorpions. They either became food for these two poisons or were eaten by ants.
Except for the first time Shi Lei went to arrange some ants to come into the house to clean the battlefield, every time Shi Lei woke up, he couldn't even see a little bit of the mouse residue, let alone a complete corpse.
Those greedy copper peas will shovel up and take away even the blood-stained ground to ensure that the ground is cleaner than Shi Lei’s own hands.
In general, Shi Lei's life during this period was very regular, and it was peaceful and comfortable for him. In his previous life, he was always busy and busy, and it was common for him to get up early and go to bed late. He had no time and energy at all, so he could breathe the fresh air freely.
Nowadays, these are not luxury goods for Shi Lei, but something that is easy to obtain, but Shi Lei cherishes such time even more.
It’s just that there is something wrong with eating. Now Shi Lei mostly cooks by himself. After trying Shi Lei’s skills, several uncles also decisively chose to come to him to solve his three meals a day.
After all, it was influenced by the country of foodies in later generations, and a fairly qualified chef. Compared with today's slightly monotonous diet, it is naturally much more attractive.
However, while Shi Lei was still mourning, he had to give up all kinds of meat that he loved, especially his favorite braised pork.
When the three uncles came to have dinner, they would bring some wild game they had hunted, but they never let Shi Lei handle it. They were all hunters who were also good at handling these wild game, and they did it in advance.
Whether it is baked or waxed, the hunter uncle is a good player, so Shi Lei didn't even have a chance to steal his mouth. He could only watch the three uncles feasting there, and he kept drooling.
Since the meat quit was executed thoroughly, Shi Lei had to think of other ways. Fortunately, everyone seemed to have not put all kinds of insects in the scope of fasting, Shi Lei had to satisfy his demand for animal protein in this regard.
In such a humid and primitive environment in Yazhou, there is naturally no shortage of all kinds of insects. Whether it is the gold-eating ants who have tasted the taste before or the scorpions who occasionally become Shi Lei’s targets for transformation, they have become frequent visitors on Shi Lei’s dining table, and the three uncles have also experienced their deliciousness a lot.
As for the fried spiders I felt during my previous life, they did not meet Shi Lei's taste, so I just made them for a few uncles to taste. Later, this dish was also unanimously excluded from the menu.
However, the fried beanworms, some cocoon seeds, that is, silkworm pupaes that have already formed cocoons, have won unanimous praise. If it were not for the conditions, Shi Lei would have wanted to try the "Three Scratches" and "Dragon and Tiger Fight" developed by the Fujian people who were the most dared to eat. These two resources are also extremely rich in the valley. Unfortunately, this is also considered meat, and I still have no chance to taste it.
In order to satisfy his verbal desire, Shi Lei wasted part of the energy of the transformation system and transformed several large bee colonies around him. Of course, they were just the transformation queens. The harvest was naturally a large bucket of honey, and some of the initial bee pupae.
The weather here is like spring, which ensures that there are seasonal flowers in all seasons, and honey resources are naturally very rich. So, the seemingly remote place has very rich natural resources.
Shi Lei did not leave all these honeys. Except for those who left for himself and the three uncles, the others were allocated to all the merchants like the ants before.
The transformation of bees did not proceed in the direction of increasing their attack power. Of course, there are also "killer bees" in this regard. This kind of crazy killer of hybridization can be referred to. However, Shi Lei's purpose is relatively pure, and it only increases their ability to produce honey.
The modified bees also have significantly increased in size. As the key to collecting pollen, their brush-like legs are extremely developed and their flying ability has been enhanced to a certain extent.
Another obvious change is that their hives have become giants. When the bee colony is dispatched, it is like a bomber passing by the head, and it is buzzing constantly.
Now there is no need for the butler to give instructions, and no one will take the initiative to provoke these guys, including those naughty kids who jump up and down all day long.
It should be said that these naughty children are relatively obedient. I wonder if the merchants are accustomed to militarizing their children, or more education should be made.
Anyway, the butler told me last time not to touch the ant nest, no one has ever been injured by the ant.
There was no one who deliberately peeed and poured into an ant nest. It was hard to imagine what the consequences would be if a little guy had done such a thing last time.
Maybe because of the backlash of formic acid, the little birds' quiver will be destroyed. Shi Lei did not intend to show up a few more talents who could go to the palace to listen to it.
When the renovation was just completed, Shi Lei was very worried for a while. Until now, he had not heard of such a thing, and Shi Lei was relieved. Shi Lei also discovered that even if these little guys caught scorpions, they would deliberately avoid the range of the ant nests.
With the leadership of Shi Lei, the owner who doesn't seem to be very tuned, these naughty kids are very enthusiastic about catching scorpions. However, they are not all like Shi Lei, and they eat them most of them after they catch them. Instead, they soaked the scorpions and the ants provided by Shi Lei into high-altitude wine as a good medicine for preventing and treating rheumatism at home.
Scorpions soaking wine is also effective for rheumatism, which Shi Lei only remembered later. He immediately got two modified scorpions and stuffed them into the big jar of uncle blacksmith who soaked ant wine. This method slowly spread among the merchants.
Well, Uncle Blacksmith is actually a big speaker. If he knows these things, it means that everyone knows them.
Originally, the old soldiers who came from the battlefield were all addicted to alcohol, and they all had the habit of drinking, and the more they liked it, the more they liked it.
Now that the reason for medicinal wine is there, they drink more confidence. So it is rare for the parents to agree to catch scorpions.
In Shi Lei's opinion, although these naughty kids look a little naughty, the poor children have long been in the family. They climb trees to pick bird eggs and go down rivers to catch fish and shrimps. They seem to be playing, but to a certain extent, they also supplement their household income.
The light and dark rivers naturally bring rich fish and shrimp resources. Although most of the farmers from Guanzhong are not used to eating fish and shrimp as meat as main courses, they are also very good sources of protein and are simple to make, so it is good to improve the food.
There is a farmhouse with good archery skills, and from time to time, like the hunter uncle, he would go into the mountains to get some wild game. If he is used to team fighting, he will always take good care of each other and his harvest will not be bad.
So in such a place, the products are really rich. Even if the food is not yet mature, you can only rely on the little you bring to your back, and you don’t have to worry about being hungry.
Even when they were in Guanzhong, their living conditions were much better than before. At that time, the meat they could see on the dining table was not as high as now.
Moreover, with the land and climate here, as long as things are not deliberately ruined, more output than Guanzhong is expected.
As for the occasional sip of wine for the children, the merchants don’t care much. Didn’t they add seasoned honey to the wine? The naughty children stole a lot of honey before, but the adults didn’t say much, it was amazing to beat him up.
When you can do it, the old soldiers generally don’t talk to others. This habit is very useful whether it is to educate the enemy or educate the children. If there is any problem, it cannot be solved by a beaten blow? Then just beat it up.
Shi Lei was just glad that when he traveled through time, he had become alone, otherwise he would have to wait for the next meal like these naughty kids.
Shi Lei was extremely suspicious that his slap was beaten up by the devil's father. Now the three uncles, although occasionally they want to beat Shi Lei, they are not him after all, and they cannot do anything casually.
Of course, these emotions can be vented in the martial arts field, which is also to urge Shi Lei to maintain the motivation to practice martial arts. Facts have proved that this method is quite effective.
Shi Lei had nothing to say about this, so he could only silently remember the kindness of the uncles. Practicing kung fu harder and striving to beat the three uncles as soon as possible is the best reward for them.
Unexpectedly, all new bees came out. These unmodified worker bees cannot be wasted, right? Shi Lei quickly told the three uncles all the eighteen-hand information he knew about bee therapy.
Shi Lei, who later generations, also experienced this therapy, and his sourness is still fresh in memory. The stung part will not be swelling without pain for three or five days.
The operation method is very simple, but Shi Lei is definitely not as good as the three uncles who have been immersed in martial arts for a lifetime. So let the three uncles perform their own specific stings. Of course, you must choose to fully trust the three uncles at this time.
Chapter completed!