Chapter 43: Daily Preparations
On the other side, Lindsay has already embarked on her return journey.
He walked towards the cemetery church to the east and muttered:
"Joel's carefully crafted backpack, come and try it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lindsay activated the ability of [Carrying Bag] to transform this newly acquired backpack into a portable bag. Luggage.
The next moment, a surprise came.
In the past three years, Lindsay has tried to convert many backpacks into carry-on bags in the town. However, no matter what the material or size, the bags they transformed could only have 30 compartments at most.
But this backpack carefully made by Joel directly raised this upper limit by more than half!
It has a full 48 grids!
At the same time, because of Joel's use of skills, he created a very good separation and placement effect for items in the backpack. So after the conversion, there was an additional [One-Click Organizing] icon in the upper right corner of Lindsay's luggage.
Lin Ma immediately tried this function.
He clicked [One-click Organize], and the prey caught in the backpack, the sundries usually placed in it, and the supplies and water he prepared were immediately arranged neatly according to type, and everything was clearly visible at a glance.
At the same time, it also disrupted Lindsay's favorite placement order.
"..."
"Fuck!"
Lindsay had a dark look on her face.
He honestly rearranged the items back into their convenient order before getting back on the road.
"Joel is really attentive."
With emotion in his mouth, Lindsay quickly returned to the cemetery church.
However, he did not go home directly, but took a long detour to the woods next to the cemetery.
There are several tall and tall maple trees planted here.
At a height between one and a half to two meters, tiny drainage tubes are inserted into the trunks of the maple trees to guide the maple sap out. At the other end of the drainage pipe, a wooden bucket is hung to collect the maple sap flowing out of the drainage pipe.
This was set up by Lindsay to prepare the necessary syrup.
He removed the barrel filled with maple sap, stuffed it into his luggage, put away the drainage tube, and treated the wound before returning to the church.
"Mommy, I'm back!"
Lindsay greeted as soon as she entered the door.
Hongyue was still sitting in the chapel, performing her prayers that seemed to remain unchanged.
Seeing Lindsay coming back, Hongyue just nodded slightly and reminded:
"There is food left for you in the kitchen."
Lindsay has become accustomed to the way of communicating with Hongyue.
He nodded his thanks and went to the kitchen.
As usual, there was a piece of bread and a bowl of vegetable soup on the kitchen table.
Lindsay picked it up and placed the prey caught today on the chopping board in the kitchen while eating.
Five grouse, one hare, and three squirrels.
Because of the abundant harvest of a wild boar, Lindsay did not turn over other prey, but kept it in his own hands.
He skillfully bled his prey, plucked its hair and skinned it.
Then use a knife to separate the meat, offal, and fat.
At this step, the processing of the meat has basically been completed. After that, as long as it is smoked or pickled, storage can begin.
But Lindsay's moves didn't stop there.
After cutting up the meat, he took out the collected maple sap from his backpack.
Because there is no modern collection equipment.
The wooden barrel can't keep out the tiny flying insects that come to steal food.
At the bottom of the maple sap in the bucket, the drowned bugs sank there, as if there was a layer of fine sesame seeds.
"Why do you come to grab food from me?"
Lindsay curled her lips.
He didn't mind it either. After carefully removing the bugs from the maple sap, he lit the fire on the kitchen stove again and began to boil the maple sap.
The process is simple but lengthy.
The water in the maple sap is boiled away, and what remains is sweet maple syrup. Fortunately, Lindsay has the bonus of mastering level [Cooking].
This speed is much faster than ordinary people.
While the syrup was boiling, Lindsay took out the bowl and pestle from the corner of the kitchen and started grinding the flour herself.
Eventually, ground flour, animal fat, lean meat, molasses, and a little salt are mixed together. Lindsay picked up a bit of the mixture with her fingers, stuck out her tongue and tasted it.
"Hmm...it tastes just right!"
Immediately afterwards, Lindsay began to beat it repeatedly until it looked like a big brick.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Lindsay exhaled and took the brick of food outside.
It was already late at night, the lights in Hongyue's room had just been extinguished, and the starry night shrouded the autumn sky.
A breeze blew by, and the small courtyard inside the church felt cool.
Lindsay stretched and picked a good spot.
He spread a layer of linen on the ground, placed the food bricks he had just made, and covered them with an insect-proof cover.
"It's finally done."
Lindsay stood in the yard, looking up at the sky.
In this weather, it will take about a day for the mixture to set.
When the time comes, Lindsay will cut it into biscuit-sized slices, bake it in the oven, and then air-dry it a second time.
Wait until this step is completed.
The preparations are complete.
This is the ration that Lindsay prepared for herself - meat biscuits.
According to rumors, the first expedition to conquer the polar regions in his previous life used similar dry food, which can be regarded as a tribute to the brave man.
It's just about the taste...
Even with the bonus of [Cooking] skill, the salty, sour, astringent, greasy, and bitter meat biscuits are no joke.
But breaking through Montenegro is not something that can be done just by talking about it.
This is an expedition, and a truly long expedition across the world!
Even though Lindsay has good hunting ability.
But no one can guarantee that he will be in an environment where he cannot obtain prey. Therefore, dry food that is durable for a long time and can provide a large amount of energy is an indispensable preparation.
Even if the taste is lacking, as long as the effect is good, Lindsay can accept it.
And this is not the first time he has prepared meat biscuits.
After reaching the mastery level of cooking skills, Lindsay will occasionally hunt by herself to make this kind of meat biscuits.
Over time, a little becomes a lot.
Now in his backpack, there are 443 meat biscuits and a corresponding amount of water.
Also in response to other emergencies.
He also relied on the knowledge of botany taught by Finn to collect two types of vomiting seeds with different principles, three herbs that can quickly stop bleeding, a plant paint that repels mosquitoes, and coca leaves that can be used to refresh yourself in emergencies or anesthetize injuries. .
Boom--boom--
the time is about to reach midnight, and the bells ringing from the west side of the town.
At this time, the accelerated maple syrup is finally ready.
Lindsay put them into jars, put one in her backpack, and left the rest in the kitchen for Red Moon to use.
After cleaning up some more, he returned to the hut.
I carefully lit the oil lamp on the table and watched "The Explorer Fei and the Wild Girl of the Mountains" for half an hour by the light.
Lindsay's day finally came to an end, and then she lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
He has to go to the lord's manor tomorrow, so he can't stay up late any longer.
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(End of this chapter)