coobybook Chapter 384: Journey into the Mountains
Chapter 384: Journey into the Mountains
Xu Han rubbed Mu'er's head and praised, "Mu'er is so good."
After saying goodbye, the three of them embarked on their journey into the mountains.
As we walked along, we could clearly feel that the bushes in the mountains had turned yellow and their leaves had fallen. It was already late autumn and the temperature was slowly getting colder. It was time to prepare for the winter.
As they walked, they chatted, "While we're hunting, let's see if we can pick some chestnuts, walnuts, pine nuts, etc. We've almost finished what we prepared, so it would be best if we can get some more."
Lu Chuan continued, "We did find some when we came here with the Taoist priest, but there weren't many. Let's see if we can pick some to take back these few days so that we can give the two children some snacks."
"Okay, pay more attention and try to pick more."
The Taoist priest also liked to eat pine nuts, but he ate them too quickly and they were almost gone. Later, Xu Han stopped giving him any more and saved the rest for the two children.
So when Xu Han suggested picking some pine nuts or something, the Taoist priest immediately agreed and even wanted to pick more.
If you want to pick these nuts and the like, you can't just keep staring at the ground while walking. These things grow on trees, so you have to look up to find them.
Fortunately, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest have often come to the mountains recently, and they are already familiar with all the directions and environments, and they roughly know what things are where.
With the guidance, they soon arrived under a walnut tree. The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan climbed up the tree, and then began to pick walnuts and throw them down.
Lu Chuan has been practicing with the Taoist priest for such a long time that his accuracy in throwing things has improved a lot. He can now throw the picked walnuts directly into the backpack that Xu Han has placed beside him.
As for the Taoist priest, there was no need to worry. Lu Chuan would sometimes miss the target, but the Taoist priest would never miss the target. He would always hit the target and throw everything into the backpack.
Seeing that there was nothing left for Xu Han to do, she found a wooden stick and started digging the walnuts on the ground.
However, because the trees in the mountains did not bear many fruits this year, and a large number of the trees dried up and died, there are very few nuts this year.
Moreover, Xu Han and his companions arrived a little late, and many good nuts had already been picked up by small animals such as squirrels in the mountains.
Fortunately, not only were there fewer trees, but there were also fewer small animals, so the few of them were able to pick up some.
The two of them climbed up the tree and picked all the walnuts in no time.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest jumped down from the tree nimbly. Xu Han put the walnuts in the backpack into another backpack, put it into the space and continued walking forward.
They stopped and walked along the way, and took a long detour to pick these things. By the time it was almost dark, they still hadn't arrived at the destination.
"It's getting dark. I remember there's a cave nearby, and it's pretty big. Why don't we go to the cave first? It's not safe in the mountains at night."
Xu Han wrapped her clothes around her and nodded.
After arriving at the cave, the three of them divided the work and worked together to quickly clean the cave.
Then Xu Han spread out the bedding that he brought with him, and Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest slept on the bedding, while Xu Han himself set up a tent in the cave and slept in a sleeping bag. It was more convenient for the three of them to live together.
After laying out the bedding, Xu Han asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
The Taoist priest said, "It's so cold, give me a bowl of hot noodles."
Lu Chuan quickly agreed, "I want noodles too. Noodles keep me warm."
"Well, if you guys eat noodles, I'll eat noodles too. The three of us will eat the same thing."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she took out a bowl of noodles with sweet potato leaves and shredded pork from the space, and the three of them ate without even raising their heads.
After eating it, I felt warm all over and very comfortable.
The next morning, after breakfast, the three continued on their journey.
Just like yesterday, they collected materials while traveling, and it was not until around four in the afternoon, when it was almost dark, that the three of them finally arrived at the destination.
"It's getting dark, so we won't go today. We'll go early tomorrow morning."
Xu Han agreed, "Okay, let's find a place to rest first and go tomorrow."
On the third day, with the participation of the Taoist priest, Lu Chuan and Xu Han stopped digging traps and went directly to hunt bison.
With the cooperation of Lu Chuan, the Taoist priest and the dogs, they finally hunted three bison. All three were adult bison and were particularly large.
Xu Han said, "Let's go back. These three bison are enough for us to eat for a long time, and there is still some beef in the space. We can't finish eating if we hunt too much. We can hunt again next time when we have eaten it all."
"Okay, it's still early, let's continue walking into the mountains. We can't just go back like this after coming here with great difficulty."
Lu Chuanyou agreed, "Yes, yes, it's still early, we can go hunt some wild sheep, and we'll have delicious mutton hotpot in the winter."
"Okay, then we'll stay in the mountains for a few days, hunt whatever we come across, and bring back some nuts. Anyway, there's still a lot of space in the space now, so it can accommodate everything."
"Then let's continue heading northwest. I remember there are a lot of sheep over there."
So the three of them continued to walk deeper into the mountains, picking fruits as they walked, and hunting prey when they came across them.
On the fourth day, the three men successfully hunted eight wild sheep and then changed direction and continued on their way.
On the fifth day, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan unexpectedly hunted four wild boars. It looked like a family of four, two adults and two children, a complete family.
On the sixth day, there was not much gain. We only hunted some pheasants, rabbits and the like.
On the seventh day, the three of them had walked a very long way. At least this place was one that Xu Han had never been to before.
Xu Han asked curiously, "Do you guys come so far to hunt now?"
Lu Chuan explained, "Yes, I have been here several times recently. This place is located in the center of the deep mountains. It is rich in resources and has many types of prey."
"Then you spend most of your time on the road, and then start hunting directly after arriving at this place, and then rush back home."
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "We walked much faster than you. Normally, it only takes us a day to get here. If you hadn't been with us this time, Xiaochuan and I would have arrived long ago."
"When the Taoist priest and I were alone, we would set out early in the morning and rush along without taking a break. It was still a long way to go."
Xu Han looked at the two people who were showing off, and rolled her eyes to the sky. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to hunt so many things."