Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 74
"I see!"

Xu Dalang glared at Li Hongbing, and said to Dakui full of local arrogance, "Brother, this snake was sold to me, how about 500?"

A snake sells for 500 yuan. When I went to the mountain before, I killed more than a dozen or more than 20 snakes.

Da Kui was taken aback by the price, and quickly waved his hands.

"I can't make it, I can't make it, take it."

Seeing that the joke was almost over, Li Hongbing asked the silly boy to put the half-dead medlar snake into the bamboo basket, all the snake's bones were shaken off, and it was only half a breath away from death.

After the small episode of catching snakes, the following journey basically has no twists and turns.

After all, this mountain road is the only way for Caogou Village to run in the mountains. There are more people coming and going, leaving some popularity. For wild animals with a developed sense of smell, it is natural to hide as far away as possible.

At noon, everyone took out the dry food prepared in advance, took a bite, rested for a while and continued on the road.

In the evening, you can't go any further. The old forest is more dangerous at night than during the day.

Youcai led the team to a high slope forest.

There is a mountain runner's nest there.

Diwozi is a wooden house that is half underground and half above ground. The pine wood on the roof has not even removed the branches and leaves. If Youcai did not lead the way, most people would not be able to tell that there is a wooden house here.

"Come in and rest, we just passed through the wind two days ago." Youcai got into the wooden house.

I can finally rest.

Xu Dalang was walking on the verge of breaking down, the first half of the walk was full of enthusiasm, the second half was almost fatal, his legs were like a shot put, every step he took was a torment.

The inside of the nest is not big, and it is built with pine trees as a whole. It can barely stand at the height of an adult, and it is enough for a fool, so you can only bend over to get in and out.

With the afterglow of dusk, Li Hongbing saw a fire pit in the middle of the nest, a chimney with iron hoops on the roof leading to the outside, dry firewood piled up in the corner, and the rest of the space was occupied by a floor made of withered grass.

After entering the room, Xu Dalang didn't care if the straw shop was dry or not, he fell straight up, let out a comfortable sigh, and fell asleep snoring the next second.

"Boss Xu, the air in the nest hasn't dried yet, so it's easy to catch a cold when you sleep..." Da Kui reminded in a low voice holding the firewood.

"Forget it, let him sleep for a while. It's really hard for a big boss in the city to climb mountains and drill forests with us. Call him after the meal is ready." Li Hongbing waved his hand to signal Dakui to leave him alone.

"Okay!" Dakui nodded, and turned to start a fire with Youcai.

The blind man carried a half-dead wolfskin snake and left the cabin to peel the snake for its internal organs.

Seeing that he was fine, Li Hongbing picked up the bucket, and just after climbing the hill, he saw a small stream.

Call silly baby and bring big flowers with them.

Just like the landlord's son going out, he shouted and hugged, so lively.

Follow the hillside path to the stream.

Whoa!

When they arrived, the small animals that were drinking water were frightened and fled in all directions. The pheasants were more ambitious, and while continuing to drink water, they looked arrogantly towards Li Hongbing.

You are really not afraid of death!
Before Li Hongbing could make a move.

The little wolfhounds spread out silently, and rushed forward from the blind spot of the pheasant's sight with lightning speed, and the frightened pheasants rushed into the prickly bushes in a panic.

Li Hongbing knew Prickly Tree. People in the city call it Prickly Berry Vine, and people in forest areas call it Prickly Berry Vine, because its vines are covered with thorns, which can be found everywhere in fields, fields, and woods, and they grow nests very quickly. , a year can be reflected densely, and in June and July, the thorns will be covered with black, yellow, and red thorns.

The yellow thorn is sour, the red thorn is sour and sweet, and the black thorn is the sweetest. When Li Hongbing was a child, whenever the thorn was ripe, he would pick a tung tree leaf and nest it into a trumpet shape to hold the thorn. But every time he finished picking The spikes on the soaking stand will cause bloodstains on the arms.

It was bad luck for the pheasant to run into the thorn soaking rack. The thorn vines were criss-crossed and criss-crossed, as tough as nylon ropes, and the more they struggled, the tighter they were tied.

Faced with these few food that can be obtained by rubbing their hands, Dahua immediately lost the idea of ​​hunting, and had no sense of accomplishment at all.

The little wolf dogs disliked it, but the silly boy didn't dislike it. With long legs, he ran to the soaking stand in a few steps.

Pulling with the left hand and pulling with the right, the thorny vine was torn apart. The thorns that the thorny vine is proud of had no effect on the macho boy.

There are three pheasants, two males and one female. Li Hongbing released the female one. There is an unwritten rule in the forest area. When hunting in the mountains, the males are not the females. The females can reproduce and continue to hunt in the next year. .

Shawa ripped the belly of the pheasant and plucked the hair, and threw the offal by the stream. For some wild animals, these offal are undoubtedly a hearty meal.

Bringing the prey back to the nest, the fire pit has already ignited a raging flame, the damp air has been roasted away by the fire, and the nest has become warmer.

An aluminum pot hangs from the fire pit, and hot water is bubbling and gurgling in it.

Seeing the two pheasants in Shawa's hands, Da Kui couldn't help grinning, "Just now you said that one snake was not enough to eat, so you caught two pheasants and brought them back."

"The big flowers caught them." Li Hongbing patted the little wolf dog on the head.

"Good dog." Da Kui looked at the four and a half big wolfhounds surrounding Uncle Hong Soldier with deep envy. He used to have a few good dogs, but it's a pity.
Naturally, Li Hongbing didn't know that Dakui had so many emotional dramas in his heart, so he took the initiative to take on the job of cooking, "Tonight I will be a dragon and a phoenix, and everyone will try my cooking."

While talking, he rummaged in the bamboo basket and took out oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, green vegetables, sausage, bacon, and a bunch of seasonings.

Dakui and Youcai's eyes were straightened. In the past, every time they went into the mountains, they wished they could only bring enough dry food, just to pack more mountain goods. Li Hongbing was lucky, and wished he could bring the kitchen here.

Li Hongbing inadvertently raised his head to see the expressions of the two, and held up a bag of bacon in embarrassment, "I said no, but Xing'er insisted on pretending, saying that I am not used to eating in the mountains."

understand!understand!
The two nodded with a smile.

How much do you understand.

Li Hongbing curled his lips, just as the blind man entered the nest carrying the skinned codice snake, "Blind man, chop the chicken and snake into small pieces."

The blind man took the pheasant, drew out the hatchet from his waist, put it on the tree stump, and chopped it up.

Youcai looked at the blind man who was chopping meat quickly, and he cut the knife quickly and accurately. On the way, he heard from Dakui that the blind man's eyes were cured by Uncle Red Soldier.

At first I thought it would be okay just to look at things, but I didn't expect it to be cured so well. In the dark ground, with the help of firelight, the meat can be chopped so quickly, and the size is regular, just like a mahjong block.

Not for a while.

The pots were filled with pheasant meat and snake meat. Li Hongbing worried that there would not be enough food, so he added some bacon to the pots.

Next time, it was Li Hongbing's turn to perform.

Spoon in left hand, shovel in right hand.

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(End of this chapter)