Chapter 1932 Letting go
“Your idea is a bit extravagant.” Wu Renzhong looked around: “Let’s enjoy these two days first. Shama’s leave is not in vain, too It’s worth it! Where should we camp?”< br>
In fact, the location was easy to choose. Two streams formed a small triangular peninsula with a platform on it. Autumn and winter in Liangshan Prefecture are dry seasons, so there is no need to worry about heavy rains and flash floods, so everyone decided to camp on the platform. at the end.
There is a higher step there, far away from the waterline, which is very safe. After discussion, Zhou Zhi and Azi decided to set up the tent on a high ground, with tables and chairs placed on the waterside platform, so as to facilitate movement. Said that the living area and accommodation area were also separated.
According to Wu Renzhong, with such conditions, it would be enough to live in a big hotel.
Another important reason for choosing here is that the wind direction will send water vapor to the Cailin area upstream of the hot spring, which is relatively dry.
Zhou Zhi likes this kind of activity very much. In the past, when the conditions were so poor, he and his friends would run to the virgin forest around Jiachuan. Now that the conditions are good, of course, we have to buy everything that needs to be purchased.
Today, China has not developed various convenient peripherals specifically for camping. Many things have to be ordered from abroad, or designed and customized by domestic manufacturers.
With Su Datou, who is engaged in mechanical technology in Jingyang, Zhou Zhi's numerous ideas can become reality in his hands.
Soon Zhou Zhi pulled up a tent on the high ground. The tent could sleep two people. An inflatable mattress with pillows could be stuffed inside, and two sleeping bags could be placed side by side.
After teaching Wu Ren how to set up a neutral tent, the other two were left to do it by themselves. Zhou Zhi took the equipment to the waterside platform to set up folding tables and chairs, an oven, a cooking area and many other odds and ends.
The girls couldn't wait any longer. They got in as soon as the first tent was set up. After a while, they put on their swimsuits and got out. Because the temperature in late autumn was still relatively low, they ran screaming into the hot weather. In the water, move towards the warmer hot springs.
The intersection of hot and cold water in the pond forms a cold water area, a warm water area, and a hot water area. The temperature in the hot place is about fifty degrees, while in the cold place it is only about ten degrees. Between the lowest temperatures, people can stay wherever they want.
Wu Renzhong was struggling with the metal poles and ropes of the tent. He was so envious when he saw the girls enjoying themselves happily. He shouted: "Hey! Where are the mushrooms we agreed to pick?! Why did they get soaked? ?”
Azi smiled: “Throw the basket down for us! There are more mushrooms over there!”
"Pick it up in a swimsuit, be careful of catching a cold!" Zhou Zhi quickly reminded.
"Let's soak in the heat before we go! We won't catch the cold!" Ah Zi smiled and caught the basket Wu Renzhong threw to them: "Don't worry! Brother Jiuzi remember to let the horses go and feed them beans! "
"Hey, I'm not familiar with this place -" Zhou Zhi shouted.
"You let go of the horse, they will know it themselves——" Jike Azi had already turned around and pushed the basket and swam to the other side.
At this time, the benefits of Zhou Zhi’s equipment are revealed. A small package, when opened, contains some alloy rods. In a few clicks, a shelf can be assembled, and an aluminum alloy plate rolled up like a bamboo slip can be seen. Open the card and go up to see a small rectangular table.
There are also chairs, stoves, barbecue pits...Wu Renzhong was amazed: "Aunt Gillette is right, you can become famous in anything you do."
In the stove Throw in a piece of solid alcohol and pile it on top Put on the charcoal to light the fire, fetch water from the cold water stream and boil it. Zhou Zhi went to loosen the reins of the horse and shouted "Toot!". The big green horse in the lead snorted, shook his head, and said slowly He crossed the cold water stream and walked towards the other side of the pond. Zhou Zhi had no choice but to ride on the tail horse and follow the horses across the stream.
After crossing the stream, the horse did not go far, and soon found a lawn full of crabgrass by the stream.
Crabgrass is a gramineous weed that is deeply hated by farmers in Jiachuan. It is extremely tenacious. Once it grows in the ground, it is almost impossible to root it out.
However, this kind of grass also has its advantages, that is, it can be used as feed, not only for horses, cattle, and sheep, but also for pigs, chickens, geese, and ducks in the old season.
But in Jiachuan, this kind of grass is at most a supplement during the grass shortage season. When my grandmother complained about natural disasters, her favorite words were: "In the entire Dajing Township, crabgrass cannot be found. One tree!”
But since the implementation of household responsibility system, farmers in Jiachuan no longer use pig grass, and only use green fodder for raising pigs. From sweet potato vines, cowhide vegetables, and even large white radishes, this caused my mother to lament when she returned to Dajing Township, "There are pigweed everywhere. When we were children, we would have died of joy!"
This kind of grass likes moisture, is fat, and loves light. The place where it grows best is along the Meigu River. It was the main source of food for the sheep of the fellow villagers.
At the same time, it is also a "pioneer population" of ecological change. Generally, they are the first species to resume growth on the potato slopes where the villagers take turns to abandon the cultivation.
After Zhou Zhi began to promote high-quality forage in the countryside, he usurped a large amount of crabgrass's living space through plowing and sowing, and replaced it with higher-yielding wild rice, ryegrass and some green corn. Now it has changed some ecology and in turn robbed the living space of crabgrass. There is plenty of living space for crabgrass in many villages.
The reason why this kind of grass is called crabgrass is that horses like to eat it very much. Eating it feels like eating candy, hence the name.
The first horse stopped when he came here, turned to look at Zhou Zhi, meaning to take off the halter quickly, I want to eat!
“You are really spiritual!” Zhou Zhi smiled and jumped off the tail horse: “You know how to find a place, but you just don’t think about how I will go back soon!”
Big Qingma Fighting He snorted, which seemed to mean: "I don't care about you so much!"
Take off the saddle and place it at the entrance of the lawn. This is considered to mark the activity range of the horses. This is the careful method taught by Lao Chiri. Well-raised horses generally do not encounter special circumstances. If the herd is not exploded, As long as the grass is not eaten up, they will not run around.
There was fresh and sweet crabgrass, and there was no need for beans. Zhou Zhi hid the bean bags under the saddle: "It's not that I won't feed you. You have found such a good piece of land. Let’s save the beans for another meal tomorrow!”
The horses no longer paid attention to it, and lowered their heads to happily eat the grass.
After taking care of the horses, the only thing left is to prepare dinner. Everything else is fine, but the fuel brought is enough for tonight and tomorrow. It will definitely not be enough, so Zhou Zhi has to go Get firewood.
There is a lot of fuel in the pine forest, and it doesn't matter even if it is a little wet, because the pine trees have a relatively high oil content, so they can still burn even if they are not dry enough.
But if you want to barbecue, you have to use charcoal. Pine charcoal is not easy to use. The best charcoal is Qinggang charcoal.
So on the way back to the camp, we made another small circle last week and walked through the woods on both sides. When we came out, we had an extra load of firewood on our shoulders.