Jin Yan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He had only been out for half a month, and the mountain stream had changed.

Everywhere is bare, no trace of animals has been seen for a long time, and the river that has been flowing not far away has now dried up to the point where only a small stream remains.

The fish were all dead, and the surrounding area was dry and the ground was starting to crack.

Jin Yan took the things back to the cave first. Fortunately, he covered them up very well when he left, and no one has noticed them until now.

She went in and took a look. There was some dust, but it was nothing serious.

"Jiaojiao, please clean up here first, then I'll go outside and take a look."

Jin Jiaojiao nodded obediently, looking at this small cave full of curiosity.

This cave is really unique. It not only has a bed but also a table. I don’t know what is on the shelf next to it. There are baskets of hay.

There are many animal skins hanging on the wall, and each one is different.

"Did Sister Ayan live here before?"

Jin Yan looked at it with emotion, and somehow he remembered Jiang Yan, "Yes, I have lived here for several months. I will go out to find some water first, and you can wipe everything inside."

She carried a wooden bucket, ran to the river skillfully, and filled the bucket before returning.

Then she ran outside to take a look. There were people there before she left, but why were they gone all of a sudden?

She was extremely confused. A large area of ​​the mountain stream was deserted, so the place she could see became far away. However, she figured out the situation within an hour.

Those people must have been fighting, and she saw the corpses not far away. Although she didn't count them carefully, she didn't know if they were all dead, but there must be no one else in the mountain.

Jin Yan didn't know what was going on, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at the condition of the mountain stream. There were no fruits or anything, and even a bird was hard to see.

That river is hopeless now, even the fish are gone. I guess I have to go to the lake to have a look, maybe I can still find it.

Knowing this, she immediately rushed back and tidied up the cave with Jin Jiaojiao, then boiled a pot of hot water, took out the bacon she had made before, cooked it carefully, and fried it.

There is still half a jar of lard from before, but luckily I still have it, otherwise I would be a little sad.

Jin Yan took a wooden basin and kneaded the flour a little, then set up a stone slab to bake the buns. The buns could still be stored for a few more days and were considered as dry food.

Now it can be baked and eaten by two people.

"Jiaojiao, let's prepare supplies here in the next few days, and we can set off when everything is ready."

Jin Jiaojiao nodded, she listened to Jin Yan in everything.

The two of them ate simple grilled buns and bacon in the evening. After eating, Jin Yan told her his plan.

In fact, there are only a few things that need to be prepared, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.

They have several sets of clothes now, but most of them belong to other people. They can't just wear them directly. They always feel guilty, so they take advantage of the water here to wash all the clothes and take them away.

Winter is about to come, and there are no thick clothes, quilts or blankets. This must be solved.

It is necessary to prepare more dry food for three to five days at a time, because they will not be given the opportunity to cook casually on the road, and they may not even be able to find water.

Then cooking is even more troublesome. Firstly, it wastes resources. Secondly, it is easy to attract other people's attention. It is best to prepare dry food for the next few days when there is sufficient water.

You can bake some steamed buns and keep them, and you can keep the rice. If you have a chance, you can steam some if you want to eat it in the future.

As for meat, we still have a lot of bacon at home, and we can also make salted fish, but we need to prepare more oil and salt urgently.

But these meats couldn't all be marinated in salt, and they would taste salty when eaten later, so she looked for things in the cave and prepared to make some meat sauce and chili sauce.

From now on, the only place to live is a carriage. The current carriage is too small and the storage function is not very good. She needs to renovate it and improve its defense capabilities.

The rest is up to God.

After hearing this, Jin Jiaojiao consciously took on several tasks. She had just learned how to bake buns, and she had seen her mother do it when she was young, although she had never mastered it.

But she is a native girl from the Xihu country, so as long as Jin Yan gives some guidance and moves more slowly, she can still do it.

Jin Yan was quite pleased. Jin Jiaoyao had always been very sensible. Not only did he not cause trouble to others along the way, he would also always help her with things.

After a brief discussion, the two went to the river to fetch water. The water in the river was really small, and it would take a lot of effort to fill a bucket.

What's more, they are busy with many things and can't guard the river all the time, so they go directly to the river to sit when they have time.

By the way, I washed their clothes.

Jin Yan found the soap he made in the cave. After demonstrating it once, he asked Jin Jiaojiao to wash his own. The two of them were not fast, but they wanted to be careful.

Early the next morning, Jin Yan took Jin Jiaojiao to fetch water from the river and filled the water tanks in the cave. Then she went to the rock salt and knocked down a large basket with a pickaxe.

Then she took Jin Jiaojiao to learn how to make salt in the cave. She didn't have high requirements for Jin Jiaojiao, just don't be sloppy in every step.

After all, although the process of making salt is simple, if the rock salt is not handled well, it is easy to cause accidents when eaten.

Then she went to the lake herself, and the fruit actually dropped by more than half, and she also saw two corpses exposed on the shore.

She averted her eyes, muttered "Amitabha" in a low voice, and returned with a basket full of big fish.

After Jin Jiaojiao finished making salt, he followed her to learn how to make salted fish. The fish she brought back were all plump and big, and they were the kind with fewer spines.

It took her a while to get started.

After giving the task of making salt and salted fish to Jin Jiaojiao, Jin Yan started to do his own work.

She went outside to find some strong and wear-resistant wood and then cannoned the wood into wooden boards.

The prototype of the carriage was actually pretty good, almost 90% new, but she wanted to expand the space.

The carriage is two meters long, 1.3 meters wide, and the height, excluding the wheels, is 1.5 meters.

The wood she chose was relatively light and durable, replacing the original heavier materials, and focused on strengthening the wheels and friction issues to make the carriage move more steadily and easily.

The wood itself has a certain degree of toughness, so it can create some flexible space at the joint between the wheel and the frame, thereby achieving a buffering effect.

The entire carriage is enlarged, and the items inside must be as light and durable as possible, but not too bulky, so as to reduce the weight.

In the future, if you rely solely on attracting wealth, what should you do if your horse is exhausted?

The entire carriage space was raised upwards, and a 30-centimetre-deep locker was built at the bottom. It was divided into six compartments and could be used to store some things. It looked a bit like a tatami.

From the outside, it looks like there is just one more staircase after getting on the carriage. The space of the carriage has been reduced from the original 1.5 meters to 1.2 meters. It is a little low, but it does not hinder the appearance.

The left and right walls of the carriage are equipped with storage cabinets above the bottom of the windows. There are four cabinets in total, one in front and one in the back. The specifications are quite neat.
Chapter completed!