Wolf King

Before the heavy snowfall, the best manifestation of the human wealth of the tribes on the grassland is the cow dung, firewood, and hay for the overwintering of cattle and sheep. In the long winter of four months, if the cattle dung and firewood stored by the tribe are not enough and the heating cannot be guaranteed, the tribe will freeze to death, and some grass and forages are not prepared enough, and the cattle and sheep will starve to death. Regardless of the loss of tribes or cattle and sheep, it will hit the tribe.

This year's Snow Werewolf tribe's demand for cow dung and firewood is not as urgent as in previous years, and the forage still needs to be stored as much as possible. During Xiao Yun's pottery burning period, the people responsible for grazing have moved ants back to the mountains and piled up. Bales of hay were piled up on the open field outside the tribe. Standing on the front door of the mud brick house and looking to the left, the flat ground northwest of the tribe, the haystacks densely lined like mushrooms, are endless. These are the fruits of the labor of the tribes who have worked hard to harvest and dry back into the tribe since autumn.

However...Whether these forages are enough to allow the tribe's cattle and sheep to overwinter, Xiao Yun really has little confidence.

He hasn’t had a chance to go to the pasture to see the cattle and sheep herds by the tribe. So many days of side-by-side beating is enough for him to understand the wealth of the tribe’s biggest head. In the tenth year ago, the tribe was ruthlessly hired by the orc emperor grassland. A group of elite warriors including the original mother and mother were lost in the land. After that, the tribe went downhill. The grassland that was originally owned was eaten by other big tribes, and they had to relocate to the west for many times. Loss of cattle and sheep. When the tribe moved to the southwest border of the grassland half a year ago, the tribe had only 32 people (including the original owner), more than 400 cattle benthorn cattle and more than 1800 long-haired sheep.

A total of more than 2,000 cattle and sheep seem to be a good wealth, but... such a livestock on the grassland is really poor enough to be underwear, you know, the exiled cat youth Qingyan, the original 300-plus cat he stayed in The number of cattle and sheep owned by ethnic tribes is more than 40,000...

If Xiao Yun did not cross over, and the snow werewolf tribe could not get mud brick houses and fire kang, then in order to fight the long winter, no matter how careful they are, they must eat at least a quarter of the livestock in this winter. The days of next year can be described as poor.

In short, cattle and sheep are the big head of the tribe’s wealth. Xiao Yun has to serve these uncles if he wants the tribe to have a good life... Cough, then the first thing to do is to plan for winter forage.

"I remember that the daily fodder consumed by large livestock is about 3% of their own weight. The weight of an adult benthorn cattle is about 500 kg, and the weight of an adult long-haired sheep is about 200 kg. Then... on average, there are few Ten thousand pounds of forage can't stop-day!" Xiao Yun casually counted all the black lines on his forehead. "Why can't this be raised? Are these forages enough? In spring, all of them have to be hungry and thin?" !"

"Well, next spring, it's like how to find an excuse to run a trip to the Tauren tribe to see if we can get forage grass and grass, and if there is alfalfa, we don't need such a large grassland... Hey, it's too early, Consider winter first!"

"People aren't enough to eat, and certainly can't be used to feed cattle and sheep, so is there any other way to get other things to serve as feed?"

Xiao Yun thought hard with his hands clasped on his chest. The modern society has a well-developed aquaculture industry. It stands to reason that there should be countless natural plants that can be used as feed...However, Xiao Yun does not understand! He did not graduate from the Agricultural College, and his life in the countryside was limited to the winter and summer vacations in elementary school. He had never been interested in these things before. At most, he read a little through the novel and watched the outdoor survival video live broadcast.

"In other words, raised animals are so difficult to live through the winter, so what about wild animals? Those deer and roe deer on the grassland when it snows, what do they eat?"

"When the snow on the prairie rises, it can be half a person tall, and the grass is pressed down. The wild animals are either picking the grass and gnawing the grass roots? Well... it seems that the tribe will try to go out to graze when the snow is not very heavy, The big head still has to rely on fodder-hey!"

Xiao Yun scratched his scalp hard, and now he is a bit regretful. He already knew what to do if he didn’t go to the University of Agriculture and biology, and he was completely blind.

The grassland is not the green that Xiao Yun saw when he first wore it. As the weather cools, most of the plants also turn yellow due to the solar terms. The tribes in the tribe have left the tents with leaves. Most of them are yellow, and the fallen leaves fall on the top of the tent and the ground. If you don't have to live in this ghost place, Xiao Yun will also come up with a small fresh interjection when he sees such a scene: a little wild.

"...Huh, wait, the leaves change color?" Xiao Yun suddenly frowned, thinking of something. "Discolored leaves... When I went to pick up the pine branches two days ago, I saw a large red-brown forest, It looks pretty, that one seems to be... oak?"

"Ah! Oak trees!" Xiao Yun screamed violently.

Not far away, a few rivers of grass and grass were digging into the dug foundation and were filled with mud and stone.

"Isn't the oak tree the oak tree? Doesn't the oak tree have acorns! Lying in the trough, I watched the natural feed placed there but I didn't find it at all?!" Xiao Yun looked grim.

Acorns, also called chestnut cocoons and acorns, have a hard outer shell, brownish red, and kernels such as peanut kernels. They have a higher starch content than beans. They were used as a backup food in special periods, but because of their indigestion and poor taste (astringent Large), and was quickly eliminated and reduced to industrial processing raw materials and feed... Acorns have been abandoned by Chinese farmers during the winter and summer vacations in Xiaoyun Elementary School, so he did not have much impression of this thing. But he has seen a documentary in which a country specializes in raising pigs with acorns, and the pigs raised are sold at high prices...He remembers this.

Acorns are used as feed for cattle and sheep. There must be no corn or soybeans for feed...Acorns can only account for 30% to 40% of corn in pig feed. But still that sentence, when there is no guarantee that you are still picking a fart. Xiao Yun did not stand here as a supervisor, let the green grass and horns optimistic about the irrigation foundation, called Shang Dahe and Qingyan to run to the edge of the forest again.

"What are we going to do, don't we build the house first?" Dahe ran back and forth, and 123 she still had to ask.

"You don’t need so many people to pour the foundation. While we’re free, let’s go to see if the acorns in the oak forest are enough to supplement the tribe’s cattle and sheep feed. If we can, we can organize more people and move them. Come back." Xiao Yun said.

"Acorn?" Dahe had never heard of this.

"The fruit of the oak tree just happened to be ripe this season. When it matures, it naturally falls on the ground and can be picked up directly." Xiao Yun showed her gestures. "Probably such a large oval fruit, hard shell, brown-red... Qingyan, have you seen it before?"

Qingyan thought for a while and said, "Is it a kind of knot whose leaves will turn red in autumn?"

"Correct."

"I have eaten that fruit, it's hard to eat, very dry, and it's uncomfortable to eat too much. Doesn't it matter to feed the cattle and sheep?" Qing Yan wondered.

"You can’t eat it directly, you need to hull and crush it after harvesting, and then soak it in water. At least two or three times of soaking and rinsing can reduce the bitterness, and then it can be used to feed the animals. 40% is almost the same." Xiao Yun said.

Dahe was in charge of grazing before giving Xiao Yun a coolie, and was surprised when he understood Xiao Yun's words: "Wouldn't it save a lot of forage?"

"Yes, when the snow is heavy in winter, the cattle and sheep will be hungry when the grass is not enough. If there is an acorn, the grass in the tribe will not consume so much." Xiao Yun nodded.

"But... can there be so many acorns?" Dahe hesitated.

"That's why I have to check it out," Xiao Yun said. "The oak forest I saw is still quite large. If the yield is high, the cattle and sheep in this winter tribe are not afraid of starving."

Jogging along the way, two hours later, the three of them rushed to the edge of the forest. Xiao Yun was also tired enough this time, but for the tribe's overwintering plan, he was quite energetic and drilled into the forest while holding his waist-then the big river pulled him Living.

"Ayun, are you going in?" Dahe warned.

"The oak forest is there." Xiao Yun raised his hand and pointed, "I have run here, can't say not to go in and see? Besides, isn't Qingyan still there, even if he was exiled, he was a cat anyway. Clan warriors, nothing can happen."

Qingyan shut his mouth tightly and didn't speak. The Black Panther warrior was just a wolf-shaped Snow Werewolf, but this cub Ayun wanted to use him as an excuse, and he wouldn't be stupid enough to cooperate.

"but……"

"It's nothing, anyway, we don't go deep into the jungle, just to see if we can find more animal feed. I will run away as a wolf at most. I don't care." Xiao Yun patted Dahe's arm and took her Pull it down.

Dahe was a little hesitant, and Ayun was right. The Snow Werewolf really wanted to escape. Not many people could keep it, hesitantly put his hand down.

Xiao Yun immediately raised his head and stepped into the woods with one foot-especially when he finally came in, it was wise not to bring green grass and horns!

Even if it is the outermost part of the forest, the new trees are estimated to be only a hundred years old, and the feeling after entering the forest is very different from the outside-the feeling of being stepped on by the thick deciduous humus layer on the ground and being careless It’s almost the same as entering the dry swamp. Although it’s late autumn, the snake, rat, and ant in the forest are still active, and the small creatures that come out after stepping on the humus are densely packed. Fortunately, all three people are wearing animal skins. Rattan shoes, otherwise it's disgusting to walk in barefoot, no wonder Snow Werewolves don't like to drill into the forest.

Rough weeds that are taller than people and vine branches that obscure the sight. Walking in the original forest will not make people feel romantic, but it is difficult for every step; because there are animal activities in the forest, the beasts step on The beast road that comes out can make people's feet more or less, but some trees that have been knocked down by large beasts will occasionally block the road. The overly lush plants will also keep people from stepping on the real place. You have to fall into a bad taste.

Fortunately, the oak forest was not too far away. After ten minutes of hard walking, the three of them walked into the ocean of acorns. This is not an exaggeration. It really has to be described by the ocean. The fallen leaves of the dense oak trees And the mature acorns laid a thick layer on the ground, and the ground turned brown and red.

"...Well, the issue to be considered now is transportation." Xiao Yun turned to look at Dahe. "All the hides in our tribe are made into leather bags. Can we put all these acorns back?"

Dahe held his chin and shook his head dully: "Should...can't."

Xiao Yun raised his hand and squeezed his brow. He could have expected the magnificent acorn sea in front of him. After all, the oak forest seen from the outside of the forest was so large: "Okay, then let the wool work overtime and make more of it. The large vine grass mats that dragged the forages were slowly dragged back... If we were to rely on us alone, we might be exhausted, and the whole family would have to fight."