The family was sitting around the table. Chen Fan stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth to chew. It was very chewy.
"Is it beef?"
He said in surprise.
"It's beef."
Chen Guodong explained: "That wild cow in the morning made the wolves eat a lot. The rest is less than a hundred kilograms. Our family has more, four or five kilograms, and they are all here." As for what was eaten by wolves, if there was no prey in the past few days, it would have to be... Fortunately, the prey was abundant, so they were all thrown away in the end.
"We also divided up dozens of kilograms of wolf meat, as well as the wildebeest meat you brought back yesterday. The total is estimated to be hundreds of kilograms." The woman's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.
In the past few years, there has never been a day like today when we have so much stock. If we just eat it, it can feed a family for a month.
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seems that in the short term, he no longer has to worry about food, but hunting must continue and he cannot sit back and rest.
After swallowing the beef, a message appeared in my mind.
"Potential point 0.2."
"As expected of beef, there are two pieces of rabbit meat on top of one piece." He thought to himself, picked up the second piece, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.
Chen Guodong and his wife also started eating.
While eating, the woman suddenly said: "Guodong, the rice at home is almost gone, and the salt shaker is about to bottom out. Do you think you should take some meat and go to Songjiabao to exchange for some?"
Chen Guodong stopped his chopsticks, nodded, and said, "I'm going to change some."
Chen Fan's ears twitched slightly, and some memories slowly emerged in his mind.
This Songjiabao, like Zhaojiabao, is also a relatively large camp, with one or two thousand people. The leader of the village is said to have some connections in Anshan City, a hundred kilometers away, and can obtain some precious living supplies, such as
Rice, flour, grain and oil, cigarettes, tea, and even drugs and weapons.
It seems that guns and ammunition are also available, but they are very expensive.
In some small villages around, you can exchange gold and silver jewelry, ferocious animal meat and other things for what you want. I heard that in some villages, women and children will be exchanged.
Of course, it is not possible to enter. There is an area in front of the fort for easy access. If you are setting up a stall, you will need to charge some stall fees, and the other party will guarantee your personal safety.
Therefore, Songjiabao's reputation in this area is much greater than that of Zhaojiabao.
"Dad, is the Songjia Fort very far away?"
he asked curiously.
"A little bit."
Chen Guodong thought for a while, "It's almost 15 kilometers, 30 miles round trip. If you want to go, it's best to leave at three or four o'clock. If you delay for a while on the way and can't come back until it gets late, it will be dangerous."
The woman was silent after hearing this.
But there's nothing we can do about it. It's okay if we don't have rice and meat to eat, but if we don't have salt, it will be very serious.
"Isn't that dangerous?"
Chen Fan's heart was raised in his throat.
"This is not dangerous."
Chen Guodong smiled bitterly, "In this world, even if there is enough food, it is dangerous to stay in the village without going out. In fact, it is not bad. It is not that we have never been there in the past. Except for a few times, some accidents happened. In most cases,
If you don't cause trouble, nothing will happen."
"Then, I'll go with you then." Chen Fan thought for a while and said.
"No need for this."
Chen Guodong hesitated for a moment and said: "I'm just going to change some things, not going out hunting. It's not as dangerous as you think. Besides, we have experience in this matter, so nothing will happen."
"Yes, Xiaofan."
The woman also nodded.
"Dad, I mainly go to see you." Chen Fan smiled.
In fact, he doesn't want anything to happen, but people's hearts are unpredictable and he can't tell for sure.
If he guessed correctly, in the past, people in the village used gold and silver jewelry to buy some things, such as a few kilograms of rice, a bottle of salt, etc., and hid them so that they could not be seen at all. Even if they were seen, it would not cause too much trouble.
Big attention.
This time was different. Everyone used prey to exchange for dozens of kilograms of animal meat. According to what my father said, one kilogram of the most common animal meat can be exchanged for two or three kilograms of rice, which is hundreds of kilograms of rice. Ten people, that is several dozen kilograms of rice.
It’s a hundred pounds, and it’s hard not to attract attention.
In this case, with him present, he can still help if there is real danger.
As for why the price is so high, it is because the rice and wheat in the past have mutated and cannot produce ears. Although substitutes have been found, the seed price is extremely high and Xiaozhai cannot afford it.
The most important thing is that if it is planted outside the city, it will be fine during the day, but it will definitely attract ferocious beasts at night, so it will be very difficult.
Things are rare and valuable, and some people deliberately control them, resulting in this situation.
In addition, he really wanted to go and see it.
"Okay, okay, after two days, if there are some more prey, you can set off with us."
Chen Guodong also felt that what Chen Fan said made sense. In his mind, if Chen Fan wanted to lead everyone to survive, he must be exposed to these things.
"Then, you should pay attention to your safety." The woman's heart tightened again.
"Don't worry, Mom, didn't Dad just say that there won't be any danger?" Chen Fan said with a smile.
"Yeah, don't worry, nothing will happen. It's not just once or twice."
Chen Guodong also expressed his condolences.
I don't know if Chen Fan wants to follow him, but he suddenly feels that this time, I'm afraid, it's not as simple as they thought.
But, what can be done?
Still going.
After a delicious meal, a family of four devoured the full bowl of meat.
Chen Fan ate about two kilograms of meat by himself, and his belly was round. In the past few days here, he finally had enough to eat, which is not easy.
Not only that, the potential points have also increased from 6 points to 28 points. Strengthening the body twice is probably enough.
"There are still two or three days left. It is best to reach the third level of body quenching. If it is not possible, the second level of body quenching will also work."
He secretly thought that if he reached the third level of body tempering, he could use that bow with a draw weight of two hundred kilograms. The limited shooting range was estimated to be more than two hundred meters, close to three hundred meters. Whether he encountered a ferocious beast or was being followed,
With such a strong bow in hand, the team has a much higher chance of escaping unharmed, and can even venture into what Uncle Liu and others call the "danger zone."
If you reach the second level of body tempering, you can still only use a bow with a draw weight of 100 kilograms. Of course, the effective range of 200 meters is actually not bad. It is more than enough to deal with ordinary people and some intermediate ferocious beasts.
In addition, it is best to upgrade the [Basic Archery] level by one level. If the hit rate of level 3 mounted archery characteristics has not reached 100%, upgrade it to level 4 to ensure that it is foolproof.
In short, I hope everything is safe and sound, but we must also be prepared for emergencies.
"Dad, I went to find Uncle Zhang to practice martial arts."
"Ah?"
Chen Guodong was startled, then looked up, and Chen Fan was long gone.
"This child..."
There was a wry smile on his face.
"He works very hard too."
The woman has a distressed expression on her face.
"Yeah."
Chen Guodong sighed. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire village now relies on Chen Fan's archery skills to make a living.
Even he is like this.
Chen Fan walked on the loess road and looked at the property panel.
Strength attribute, 18.51, just shy of 20.
He originally planned to use it when his physical strength is exhausted. Considering this situation, why not strengthen it first?
Because after the strength attribute reaches 20 points, you can use a 100-pound bow normally. If you practice archery with this bow, your proficiency will increase faster, right?