On the morning of the ninth day of survival in the wilderness, Su Bai was woken up by Zhao Xinqing.
Even when he was sleeping, he was still very alert.
After feeling the restlessness of Zhao Xinqing in his arms, Su Bai immediately opened his eyes, raised his head and looked around. He found nothing unusual, and asked in a low voice:
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Xinqing whispered:
"You...you are so heavy that I can hardly breathe..."
Su Bai looked down and realized that he had suppressed Zhao Xinqing underneath him without even realizing it.
"Well……"
Su Baiqian laughed twice, quickly turned over and lay down on the other side, and explained:
"I...I didn't mean it!"
He didn't know when he fell on Zhao Xinqing in the dream.
Maybe it was too soft and a subconscious move.
Zhao Xinqing's weight was only about two-thirds of Su Bai's. If she slept on top of Su Bai, Su Bai would have nightmares.
But if Su Bai slept on top of her, it would really suffocate her.
Zhao Xinqing's pretty face turned red and she said "hmm" in a low voice:
"It's only after three o'clock. Let's sleep a little longer."
Su Bai thought for a while, shook his head and said:
"You're not sleepy anymore, why don't you get up and dig on the floor?"
"When the sun comes out, we will go fishing again."
Zhao Xinqing thought for a while and then went to the fields with Su Bai.
Because the two of them went to bed very early, they could wake up at three or four in the morning.
Although Su Bai has been competing with Jin Xuncheng for the past two days, he has been thinking about this fertile land.
Due to the restriction of storage capacity, a large amount of fish has no practical significance. What can really provide a considerable amount of food for the two of them is Zhao Xinqing's sweet potatoes and rice.
Now that he has figured out the depth of Jin Xuncheng's strength, Su Bai can spend some time with peace of mind to take care of things in the fields.
While digging the ground with stone tools, Su Bai chatted with the barrage.
When he saw the barrage saying that he should be careful of Li Jixian from the Bangzi Kingdom, Su Bai laughed twice:
"After watching the live broadcast for so many days, you still have so little confidence in me?"
Barrage:
【……】
[It’s true that survival in the wilderness depends more on skills and experience. Li Jixian’s combat ability may be really good, but that’s all. 】
[Do you see how stable Su Bai is? He already has one hundred and twenty kilograms of fish and meat, and he still gets up at three o'clock in the morning to farm. This kind of patience and perseverance is beyond the reach of ordinary people. ]
While chatting with Danmu, Su Bai suddenly heard Zhao Xinqing, who was also digging on the ground not far away, whispering:
"Su Bai! Come and see!"
When Su Bai heard Zhao Xinqing calling, his heart tightened, he quickly dropped what he was doing and ran to Zhao Xinqing's side.
Zhao Xinqing's face was filled with joy, she pointed at a mark on the ground and said:
"Su Bai, look, this should be the footprints of a buffalo."
"There are some here, and there too... extending all the way to the river..."
Su Bai looked at it carefully, nodded and said:
"So? Beef for dinner?"
"Yes!" Su Bai nodded seriously: "I did eat too much fish. I can improve my food."
"Let me think of a way to defeat this big guy..."
Zhao Xinqing punched Su Bai and said angrily:
"certainly not!"
“Humans have domesticated buffalo for thousands of years!”
"We bring back a buffalo, and then the buffalo can do the work of plowing the land!"
"If you are lucky enough to find a cow, you can still drink milk in the future!"
Su Bai was startled for a moment.
Ever since he plowed the sweet potato field, he has had a headache with this task.
I'm really tired.
And plowing the ground is by no means a once and for all thing. When the first crop of sweet potatoes matures, the second crop will have to be plowed again.
Going back and forth, although the benefits are considerable, it will also consume a huge amount of time and energy for both people.
If there is a cow at this time...
Things are very different!
"But..." Su Bai hesitated and said, "Although wild buffaloes are herbivores and not very aggressive, they are still very dangerous."
Su Bai, who was accustomed to going out into the wilderness, would never be so naive as to think that herbivores could be bullied casually.
Lions on the African savannah occasionally overturn when hunting bison.
After being hit hard by a bull's horn, flying three meters and then hitting the ground, few people could still breathe.
Barrage:
[What are you worrying about? Dr. Zhao is here!]
[Dr. Zhao has almost brought an owl and a snow leopard home. How could he not handle a mere cow? 】
Su Bai nodded:
"That's true, but owls and snow leopards both eat fish. We can seduce them."
"But cows don't eat fish."
"How to abduct someone and bring him home?"
Barrage: [I don’t know! But Dr. Zhao definitely knows.]
Su Bai raised his head and looked at Zhao Xinqing.
Zhao Xinqing threw away the stone hoe in her hand and said hehe:
"It's so easy, we have alfalfa."
"Humans may eat it normally, but herbivorous animals like cattle and sheep cannot resist the temptation of alfalfa!"
"There is only one footprint of this buffalo. It should be a buffalo that strayed from the herd accidentally and came here by mistake."
"As long as it hasn't discovered the alfalfa bush at the foot of the mountain, we can trick it back home!"
"What's more, looking at the size of the footprints, it should be a sub-adult calf."
"You're new to the world, so it's best to lie!"
As Zhao Xinqing spoke, little stars began to appear in her eyes!
Su Bai suddenly realized: "Oh! Then what are we waiting for?"
Zhao Xinqing rushed back to the camp in a hurry, took out a bundle of alfalfa, and stuffed it into Su Bai's backpack and her own fish skin bag.
The two of them followed the buffalo's footprints with the help of the dim skylight and walked all the way to the river.
When we reached the river, the footprints were broken.
Zhao Xinqing frowned slightly and said:
"Buffalo sweat glands are very underdeveloped, so they often need to enter the water to lower their body temperature."
"Therefore, buffalo prefer waters with a water depth of less than two meters and gentle currents."
"But... I don't know whether it went upstream or downstream of the river."
Su Bai thought for a while: "Downstream is the direction of our camp. The water is very deep, so it should be upstream."
Zhao Xinqing frowned and whispered:
"Upstream... after turning a corner, we are already very close to the brown bear's territory."
"If it enters the brown bear's territory... we have no choice but to give up."
Su Bai nodded slowly:
"We cannot leave our scent in the brown bear's territory, otherwise the bear may follow the scent and chase us."
"The trouble will be big then."
"Let's catch up and have a look. Maybe this buffalo isn't that stupid?"
The two of them searched carefully for an hour along the upper reaches of the river. When the sun rose, Zhao Xinqing's eyes lit up, she pointed to the ground and said:
"Here, there are buffalo footprints again!"
"This footprint is very fresh, it might have been here just now!"