Traveling through ancient times to survive

On the fourth day, Zhao Qing and his five companions saw a tiger that was thin but still had a formidable aura.

The group of people ran away in a thrilling manner, wishing their parents had given them a few more legs. When they saw the dangers of the mountains, the arrogance they had felt yesterday was completely shattered, and Zhao Qing led them to escape the tiger's territory in one piece.

"Oh my god, I almost thought I couldn't escape."

Zhao Deyu said while panting.

"This old forest is really as famous as it is said to be. Black bears and tigers can be easily encountered. We must be more careful."

Zhao Dewen was still in shock. It was really too exciting. His heart almost jumped out when he saw a tiger for the first time. Hunting was indeed not something that ordinary people could do, at least none of the five of them could.

On the fifth day, Zhao Qing no longer beat around the bush and led them to find a group of wild goats, and then fell far behind them.

The question marks in the eyes of several people were almost condensed into reality. Didn’t they say they would not hunt? Why did the boss want to run after the wild goats?

Although they were quite doubtful, they still obeyed the orders and tried their best to catch up with the group of wild goats.

Only when the herd of wild goats stopped to graze did Zhao Qing have time to explain.

"Are you wondering why I have to follow them?"

The five of them opened their eyes wide and nodded vigorously in confusion.

"Salt is essential for maintaining normal body functions, both for humans and animals. It is a pipe dream for us to find salt rocks in the vast mountains. However, these animals are different. They can survive from generation to generation and definitely know where to find salt. All we have to do is follow them and wait for them to lick the rocks. Those rocks are the salt rocks we need."

Suddenly, Feng Jin saw the light and praised: "So that's how it is! The boss is not only skilled, but also smart and knows a lot!"

Zhao Qing raised his hand: "Okay, hurry up and eat. You won't be as free as you were a few days ago. We have to follow them closely. We can only rest when they rest. If they don't stop, we have to run with them."

After finishing a quick meal and closing his eyes, Zhao Dewen, who was on the lookout, heard his urgent voice.

"Hurry up, they're moving."

A group of people followed the herd of wild goats. Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. The five people had painful expressions on their faces. Their clothes were not much different from those of savages. They almost couldn't hold on. When they began to doubt whether the boss was talking nonsense, the herd of wild goats finally behaved abnormally.

They stopped in front of a tall cliff. The ground in front of the cliff was bare, without a trace of green. However, the herd of wild goats stopped and began to lick the cliff.

Zhao Dewei, who was observing, was in disbelief. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and then cheered.

"Boss, we found it!"

The people who were eating froze, dropped the dried meat in their hands, and ran to Zhao Dewei.

Zhao Deyu burst into tears: "Wow, we finally found it, but it was so frustrating!"

These seven days were the most uncomfortable seven days for them. It was simply not a life for human beings. Not only did they have to sleep in the open air, but they could not sleep well. They were afraid that the wild goats would secretly run away, so they had to follow them anytime and anywhere during the day. They almost lost their lives during these days.

Moreover, they have excellent jumping ability and often jump in some mountain streams. Humans cannot catch up with them at all and can only take detours. They have lost track of them several times because of this. If it weren't for the boss's superb tracking skills, the mission would have failed long ago.

"Don't get excited yet, let's confirm it."

Although Zhao Qing was very sure that there was salt stone on the rock wall, it was too early to be happy as he had not actually got the stone for testing.

Zhao Qing and a few others walked towards the cliff in a swaggering manner. The herd of wild goats were startled and soon disappeared.

Zhao Qing walked to the cliff, broke off a piece of gravel and licked it. Several people looked at Zhao Qing nervously with anticipation in their eyes.

Zhao Qing replied straightforwardly: "It tastes salty, it is indeed salt stone."

Zhao Dewei swung his bag and screamed: "Ahhh! The valley is saved!"

Zhao Deming lay on the cliff and kissed the rocks to express his excitement.

Zhao Dewen lay back, looking at the sky, crying and laughing.

Zhao Deyu ran and jumped like a nimble monkey.

Feng Jin knelt on the ground and howled to the sky.

Zhao Qing looked at the strange behavior of this group of people and did not disturb them.

Zhao Dewen was the first to react, and he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"Boss, let's pick up the stones and carry them back."

Zhao Qing shook his head: "No, these salt rocks are heavy and have a lot of impurities. Let's refine them first."

The five people asked at the same time: "How to refine it?"

"Let me find the river first."

Zhao Qing left the cliff without stopping. Fortunately, there was a stream flowing quietly less than a mile away.

Zhao Qing found four millstone-sized stones by the stream. He wrapped his fist with a cloth strip, controlled the force and punched down, with his fist sinking into the stone.

He pulled out his fist, and a fist-sized hole appeared in the middle of the stone. Zhao Qing picked up a small stone and knocked on the stones around the hole until the middle was hollowed out, leaving a stone wall about as thick as a fingernail.

After making four stone pots in the same way, Zhao Qing called five people over and brought a piece of salt stone.

"Watch carefully how I refine salt. I will only teach you this once."

Zhao Qing wrapped the salt stone in cloth and crushed it into powder. He poured the powder into a stone pot, added water and stirred. After the powder was fully dissolved in the water, he filtered it with cotton cloth into another stone pot. He filtered it several times until the water became clear.

Light a fire and keep the fire low. Place the stone pot with the filtrate on the fire and stir while heating until the water gradually evaporates and white, slightly gray particles appear at the bottom of the stone pot.

Zhao Qing was slightly disappointed. Without specific chemical reagents to remove the soluble impurities, he could only achieve this level at best. It was impossible to achieve the snow-white refined salt of his previous life.

The few people who grew up in the small village had never seen this kind of salt. They used to use yellow crystal blocks, which tasted more bitter than salty.

I still don't understand what's in the stone pot. I keep my eyes wide open and dare not breathe loudly for fear of missing a step.

Zhao Qing pressed the bottom of the stone pot with his fingers, dipped a small amount of particles, and then put it in his mouth to taste it. It was salty with a hint of bitterness.

"Okay, this is the extracted salt, you can try it."

"Really? It's salt?"

Several people couldn't believe it and carefully imitated Zhao Qing's actions, reaching out to dip a small amount of salt. When the familiar salty taste and a slight bitterness came from the tip of their tongue, several people trembled with excitement.

Zhao Dewen's eyes were red: "It's really salt!"

Zhao Deyu was delighted and surprised: "It is much better than the salt we used before, with only a little bitterness!"