Dressed as a vicious stepmother, the whole family is full of wealth

Chapter 55, The Danger in the Dark
Thinking of this, Xiao Qing smiled, not daring to go to bed too late. After picking tomorrow, she had to go to the county to deliver chili powder noodles, and to clean up the picked mushrooms and send them to Laibin Restaurant, so she If you want to go to bed quickly, you must go into the mountains before dawn, and you will not be able to survive if you don't go to bed early.

On the second day, the sky was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, Xiao Qing went to the deep mountain alone with a torch.

She followed the mountain road last time, thinking about the traces left every time she went up and down the mountain, and she was groping for the mountain road, and it was not difficult.

Soon, she came to the middle of the mountain, called out the system mall, bought sulfur powder, mothballs, animal traps, a few bells and some fishing lines, and after buying these, the system had finally accumulated from yesterday afternoon to morning The number of steps has been cleared again, but these things can guarantee her safety in the mountains in the future, and it is quite worth it.

The spray was not used up last time, and half of it was in my pocket, so the spray saved a lot of steps.

Having prepared these, Xiao Qing took advantage of the darkness to walk along the steep road last time by the light of the torch, and then walked towards the deep mountain.

With the previous experience, Xiao Qing came to the bottom of the mountain easily. She found a tree branch to fix the torch, then surrounded the area where she wanted to pick mushrooms, and set up fishing lines and bells around half a mile away. , and made a circle at the half-height position. After making the circle, Xiao Qing began to place animal traps, all in the bushes, in the grass, and behind various hidden and easy-to-hide trees.

After setting the trap, Xiao Qing calmed down a little, and grabbed the spray in her pocket, so that she could quickly press the spray in case something jumped over it.

Doing these requires physical work, and she spent nearly half an hour alone. Tired, she sat on a rock to rest, and picked up the fallen chestnuts on the ground.

After she rested, she picked up all the chestnuts around her.

She stood up and began to pick chestnuts from the tree by the light of the fire. She was very fast, and there was a wind in the mountains from time to time, like a dark wind, which made her hair stand on end. Although Xiao Qing was not afraid of evil spirits or beasts, he was afraid of some Unknown creatures spy on her.

Just like this time, she always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at her behind her, but she didn't dare to approach her, and was observing her movements.

This is scary!
The beast is coming, she has the animal trap and the fishing line bell, tell her the direction, wait for the beast to approach her and press the spray, depending on the terrain and trees, she can also avoid it, with the animal trap and the fishing line bell Even if three or four fierce beasts attack at the same time, she is not afraid, but this kind of staring at her from behind is like being peeped by someone, like a voyeur, you don't know where those eyes are, and what his purpose is. Scary!
Xiao Qing's heart was trembling, and he turned his head to look around, the boundless darkness enveloped the deep mountain, everything around was silent, insects and birds stopped when they chirped, occasionally insects crawled over the trees, and then fell silent after two puffs, nothing could be heard. No, she panicked and made mistakes in picking chestnuts, and she didn't know how many chestnuts she picked wrong.

But she can only pretend that nothing happened on the surface. It seems that the thing is quite patient. She doesn't know whether it is a human or a beast. Right now, she can only stop quietly and wait for the person or beast to lose patience and jump out by herself. She is not afraid of ghosts, even thieves. After thinking about it in her heart, she became more courageous, and the movements of her hands became unhurried again, and she stopped looking for those eyes.

When the sky was gray and bright, the bamboo baskets were almost full of chestnuts. Seeing the mushrooms everywhere, Xiao Qing started to pick them with both hands. According to the last memory, she picked some edible mushrooms.

Those eyes in the dark are still staring at her, and the dark wind blows into her neck from time to time, what is there in Yaoshan?Is it really as scary as the rumors say?

It suddenly occurred to her that there was food in the bamboo basket where she put the mushrooms. It was for the strong man, to thank him for saving his life last time. Stir-fried chestnuts with sugar will definitely be attracted by the aroma.

After she made up her mind, she took the food out of the bamboo basket, wrapped the food in a small sack, tied the mouth, and placed it on the branch of an elm tree with a wooden stick. The ferocious beast, presumably squatting on a certain tree and smelling the scent, will take the initiative to take it. At that time, she will be able to hear the movement clearly and see what it is. I don't know if he will take it away. If he doesn't take it away, I will change it next time and continue to repay his kindness.

After putting away the food, Xiao Qing put the mushrooms in the bamboo basket. About three quarters of an hour later, the elm tree behind him remained silent, and at the same time, those eyes seemed to be gone. Xiao Qing looked back a few times, eating All the while, she was concentrating on picking mushrooms. After a while, the bamboo basket was filled with mushrooms. She felt very satisfied when she saw the chestnuts and mushrooms full.

Then she looked back at the eater on the elm, which surprised her.

The food is gone!
At this time, the sky was also bright, and the surrounding sight could be seen more clearly. Xiao Qing observed the traps and fishing lines she had deployed, but there was no movement, except for the rustling wind, everything else was empty.

Not human!

After Xiao Qing knew that the other party was a fierce beast, she felt less nervous.

She left the two full bamboo baskets on the spot, and went to the place where the mung beans grew alone to see the growth of the mung beans. In addition, she looked at the soil and barren conditions of the mung beans. There was no chemical fertilizer in ancient times, and the land needed cultivation. Seeing the mung beans grow So good, presumably the soil here has enough nutrients, and it's not yet time for the land to cultivate.

She touched the tree next to her, stepped on the long withered grass, and walked all the way to the low-lying place deep in the mountain.

The farther you go into the mountains, the more humid it gets inside. Xiao Qing's heart skipped a beat when she smelled the air here. Last time, she thought that mushrooms and mung beans could grow in the mountains. There must be water sources here. If there are water sources in the mountains, She will be able to open up wasteland in the deep mountains in the future, and then she will change some fertilizers in the system mall, and she can grow peppers, mung beans, wheat, and rice.

The last time I took a look at the mung beans from a distance, this time I took a closer look, I just felt that the range of sight was too narrow. The wild mung beans here grow very well. Some shells are already black, but most of them are still green. One piece, it will take a few more days.

She walked south along the place where mung beans grew, and the more she walked, the happier she felt. There were a lot of mung beans growing here, with a few tall sorghum trees sandwiched among them, and there were some weeds among them. On the gravel road next to it, after walking for about a stick of incense, the mung beans are gone, and the road ahead is to go up the mountain.

Xiao Qing looked back at the road he had come, and made a rough calculation. This piece of land should have more than ten mu of land. Although there are still some gravel in the soil, when the time comes for reclamation, just pick up the gravel and it will be fine.

(End of this chapter)