The husband taught his wife to hunt here, and their harvest was not bad.
After a summer, the vegetation here grew well, so there were also many animals breeding more here.
They hunted quite a few prey this fall, and this time they went out and shot two slightly larger wild animals.
This could basically cover the family's food for this winter.
The two of them were outside, dragging the prey and quickly rushing home.
The bloody smell would also attract other animals, such as tigers, bears, and wolves.
Before this, they had only encountered a bear once, and had seen traces of bears, but it was from a distance, and they had not reached a life-threatening level.
Moreover, it was now entering the threshold of winter, and the bears had eaten a lot of things this fall to store fat in order to get through this winter.
Fortunately, they did not encounter anything on their way back home. When they arrived home, the two children saw their parents bringing back prey and cheered, running up to help.
They were now proficient at handling prey, knowing where to skin, where to gut. Their skill in separating meat and bones was even more skilled than Wen Qian's.
But the husband and wife only came back to add some food and water, and after resting for one night with the prey, they went out again on the second day.
From south to north, what they carried the most was not food, but guns and bullets.
So until now, they were not worried about not having enough ammunition.
Of course, the more prey the better. Even in winter, they would still go out to set traps for hunting, as long as the weather was not too bad.
Even if they could not run too far, they would also try around their home.
Otherwise, it was impossible to just lie at home and do nothing all winter.
Before this, they had also asked Wen Qian how long the winter was here, but Wen Qian only had one winter's record.
Therefore, they had to prepare more, in case spring came late, and they could not catch any prey, then they would have nothing to eat.
This situation was possible, so no matter who it was, they or Wen Qian, they were all trying to store enough things.
Wen Qian had the Space, and also had enough prey and food, but she heard the gunshots from her neighbors, so she went out hunting too instead of being idle.
However, for two consecutive days, she only brought back small prey, and no large ones, but she was not discouraged.
When the first light snow fell, she encountered a few hares. Although the name usually has the word "silly" in front, Wen Qian felt they were quite smart.
In the end, she spent a long time catching one, and happily brought it home.
When light snow fell, she could still go out, but when the snow got heavier, she only planned to stay at home.
Even if the snow got deeper later, at most she would just walk around near her home, and spend the rest of the time indoors for the winter.
The kang bed heater and fire wall had been lit early, and Wen Qian burned the stove especially vigorously that day, making the whole house exceptionally warm.
Then in the kitchen, she boiled water and brought the bathtub to the bedroom, and after soaking, she came out to scrub mud, using the previously flattened loofah.
The dried gourds she had picked earlier were also sawed in half, hollowed out inside, polished smooth, and some were placed in the water barrel for scooping water, while others were placed in the grain barrel.
Wen Qian also made a relatively small gourd, half of which was made into a small water scoop to pour water on herself while bathing, which was quite useful.
The soap, toothpaste, and toothbrushes she had stored earlier were sufficient, so she did not need to make her own.
Moreover, her hygiene condition had also been quite good. It was just that in winter, she would not bathe every day, at most just wipe herself down.
The weather was too cold, and the conditions were not good enough for bathing every day, but scrubbing mud here was quite suitable.
After washing from head to toe, Wen Qian used a dry hair towel to wrap her hair, staying on the kang bed to warm up before dressing, as this was the only way for her to avoid catching a cold.
Only when everything was completely dry would she slowly tidy up her various belongings.
After it snowed, she did not go out much, and basically did not encounter her neighbors.
And her neighbors were fishing, whether the river was frozen or not.
The adults did the fishing, while the children did the angling.
As long as the wind and snow were not heavy, they would often come to the riverside to fish.
Their fishing frequency was much higher than Wen Qian's. Although they had enough food, whether it was children or adults, they could not stand just staying at home doing nothing.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that they had nothing to do. The children had no homework, no toys.
The adults did have things to do, but not much.
Fetching water, chopping firewood, cooking, and making clothes - the three adults shared these tasks evenly.
Plus, they could not go out hunting, so fishing was more of a way to relax and be active.
The children would stay outside for a while, then return home to warm up by the fire, and then go out again.
At first, they did not mind the children going out, but as the weather got colder and colder, they could not do it anymore, and the whole family was stuck at home.
So they also started weaving grass curtains, and the old lady even taught the two children how to weave grass shoes.
Unlike them, Wen Qian had books and paper, as well as a sewing machine to make clothes.
She even had various food ingredients, and could make whatever dish she wanted.
There were many ways to pass the time, so she did not feel lonely or bored.
She took the rabbit skins she had stored in the Space and laid them on stones, slowly scraping off the blood and flesh from the skins with a small scraper, needing to clean off all these fine things.
Currently, what she needed to do was this, as for later soaking in alkali saline solution, the concentrations.
Other processes of tanning rabbit skins required temperatures that were not suitable now, so she could only wait until after winter.
However, just processing the rabbit skins took a long time. After that, she began weaving grass door curtains, specifically the curtain for the kitchen door.
After finishing this, she also tried weaving grass shoes.
Whether processing rabbit skins, weaving door curtains, or grass shoes, she followed the steps in the books, one by one.
After finishing all these, she eagerly tried other crafts.
For example, the vines and thorny branches she had happened to obtain, she had thought of weaving something with them when collecting them initially, but only started in this winter.
Following detailed steps, she wove fruit baskets and wicker baskets, as these were essential tools in daily life. Wen Qian did not mind having to do it multiple times, for despite the errors and attempts, she eventually succeeded in making them.
This was also a craft, and perhaps in the future, these items could be used for barter.
Over the course of this year, Wen Qian became more familiar with this place, and she became more certain that she would settle down here.
The woven fruit baskets hung from the beam, filled with the fruits they would eat over the next few days, their fragrance bringing her a sense of peace.
