Doomsday foresight

"Hey, brother, do you know where this is?" A man in the camp walked up to another person and handed that person a cigarette.

The man took the cigarette and sniffed it fiercely, then hung it on his ear, "Hey brother, I didn't expect you to have stock there." After speaking, the man said to a group of people, "I also It's the first time I saw it, but the clothes they wear should be from the north, and their strength should be the people from Yecheng."

"Yecheng?" The man passing the cigarette muttered in confusion.

"Well, Yecheng was also named this year. I heard that it was developed in a village in the northern forest. In that year, people in the urban and rural areas in the northern area were unable to escape, and there were only a few people around the northern forest who could not go. Or if they didn’t receive the letter, their village was left intact, and their village didn’t know how to do it, but they didn’t starve to death or freeze to death, and started communicating with several surrounding bases this year.”

"It looks quite rich." At this time, the people in Yecheng had found an open space and started to set up tents.There are no houses here, and all the bases build snow houses or tents by themselves.Looking at the tents of Yecheng people, one can tell that Yecheng has strength.

"Yes." The well-informed person was also envious.

Yecheng did not build a snow house. They used the tents they brought with them. There are three tents in total. These tents are the same as the grassland tents before, with a base frame and a roof. It is three layers, canvas, felt, fur, and steel frame. When this tent is set up alone, it will never freeze if it is burned inside.The largest one can hold a small party of three to forty people.Moreover, the tent looks big, but in fact the frames are stretchable, very easy to carry and assemble. When they came here, they put up two small ones on weekdays and nights, enough to accommodate more than 40 people.

When setting up the tent, Jin Xi didn't step forward, his legs were not good enough, and the others didn't let him do it. Jin Xi stood in front of the camp and observed the surroundings. They were at the edge of the camp, and it was obvious that the camp was snobbish and divided. There are seven former military tents in the middle, which should be one of the three major bases. Opposite them is another faction. Their tents are self-made and made of fur.

Others are some small bases, most of which are built with snow houses. Obviously, as the temperature drops, the snow will get thicker and thicker, and people will also learn to use ice and snow.

The goods they brought were put in the tent and placed around the tent. The tent was also very big, and only 30 of them could fit in even if they put things in.

Jinxi enters the big tent. The tent is divided into two spaces, and the goods are placed at the back. There is a two-square-meter firepit in the middle of the front, which can be used for cooking.Jiang Chen found a few people to go to the surrounding mountains with a sled, got some firewood and stones, and surrounded the firepit with stones to prevent sparks from splashing to the side. Although there are fireproof materials around, they should not be careless.The firewood is freshly chopped and smoky, and it is brought in after being burned outside the tent.As soon as the charcoal fire was brought in, the tent immediately warmed up.

"The military tents in the middle are from the Changyuan Base, and the fur tents over there are from the Forest Farm Base. The Jingxi Base hasn't arrived yet." Ye Ke came in from the outside and told what he had heard. His arm was already healed. , because I have been bored at home for two months, so I have to follow what I say this time.

"Do you know what they have in their hands?" Jiang Chen asked.

"The forest farm base was actually built on the basis of the original forest farm, but they usually move on the grasslands. This time they come here to exchange dairy products and beef and mutton. We don't lack beef and mutton. But we can exchange some of those dairy products. Often The original base was originally established in Changyuan County in the south. They are next to the Changshan Mountains, and there is a lot of fur and meat, but what people care about is cotton. They don’t have many vegetables and grain seeds, but they grow cotton. This one can be exchanged. There is nothing to exchange for the others. I didn’t inquire about other small bases.”

Jiang Chen nodded, "Well, the cow and goat milk in our village won't be enough until next year. If the price of their dairy products is right, we can exchange some. Cotton is also needed, but it's a good seller, so I'm afraid it's not cheap." Calories of dairy products High, they always bring some high-calorie food into the mountains.As for the cotton, they are not in a hurry. Anyway, the cotton is not used this year and thrown away next year. The women in the village will always save it. After wearing it this year, it will be like new after being dismantled and re-stripped next year. A set of cotton jacket and cotton trousers can be worn for many years. What's more, each family now has a lot of fur, so it is no problem to keep warm in winter.If the price is expensive, they are not in a hurry to change it.

Jin Xi and Jin Qi made lunch, a big pot of meatball soup with pancakes, and potatoes in sauce.

"Look what this is?" Everyone was preparing to eat when Sai Yin suddenly came back from the outside with a leather bag in his hand.

"What? It can't be a bar." Jinxi guessed.

"Hehe, you guessed it right, it's wine. This is a bag of kumiss I exchanged for dried seafood. It tastes very good after you taste it, similar to what my father made."

"Taste it." Everyone cheerfully held their rice bowls.

Because the skin is not too big, each person can only share a little.After Jinxi drank it, he only felt a sour taste and a spicy taste of wine, but when he entered his throat, there was a milky aroma, followed by a touch of sweetness.The taste is not bad, but the strength of the wine is not strong.

"This is authentic kumiss." Baiyin nodded, "There is no blending in it."

"Hehe, there's nothing fake about what's there now."

While eating, they suddenly heard the sound of the ground shaking outside. Everyone walked to the door and saw a group of people walking in the distance. The most interesting thing is that these people came with a carriage and they also brought a bunch of horses. .

"This is the Jingxi Base." Jiang Chen looked into the distance and said.

"I don't know how to change this horse. If it is suitable, we will change some. If we breed a herd of horses, it will be more convenient for us to travel."

"It seems that the goods here are really varied, and we have little advantage." Ye Cheng frowned.

"It's okay, I just asked, everyone is short of salt, our salt is very useful."

"I saw him. It's the man on the black horse. He paid us to kidnap you." Wild Cat suddenly pointed to a man.

Jiang Chen and Jin Xi followed his hand and looked over there.The person sitting on the black horse is a tall and burly man. This man has a pair of small eyes and a Chinese character face. He looks a little majestic. He should be a high-ranking person.

"You've been away these few days, lest they see you." Jiang Chen said to the wild cat and the gopher.

These two people have been performing well recently. After a period of observation, this person really wants to submit to Yecheng.

"Well, we're not going out." The wild cat also knew that the two of them couldn't let each other find out, and if they saw it, they would be in trouble, after all, they regarded it as a deposit.

Jiang Chen looked at Jinxi again.

Jin Xi quickly shook her head, "I will wear a scarf, so they won't let them see me. And I'm so dark, they can't recognize me." Jin Xi smiled, he was too tanned in summer, although in winter He covered it, but he also had a wheat-colored face, which was too different from the image in the photo. If he put on snow goggles and put on a scarf, no one would see it.

Jiang Chen smiled helplessly, "It's okay to go out, we can't be separated together." There are people here who are eyeing him, and he dare not take risks.

Jin Xi nodded, he also wanted to go out to see the excitement.