Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 187 Going into the Mountains to Pick Pine Cones

After buying clothes, he took his wife and children to a restaurant.

After dinner.

Lu Jiansheng discussed with Bai Ruoxi and decided to go home tomorrow.

Thoughts surged.

Lu Jiansheng's clothes were suddenly tugged gently.

He was stunned.

Subconsciously turning her head, she saw Tangtang blinking, stretching out her little arm, and pointing to a small vendor on the street.

Lu Jiansheng took a closer look.

It's a cotton candy stall.

As the machine turned, there was a constant buzzing sound.

The vendor took a wooden skewer and walked around inside. After a while, he saw a large white marshmallow ready.

He inserted it into the stick made of straw.

The marshmallows were soft and sweet, making the two little guys salivate.

"Tangtang, I want to eat marshmallows."

The little guy swallowed.

He raised his head and stared at Lu Jiansheng with bright eyes.

Xixi also nodded.

He pointed at his round and round belly that he had just eaten.

"Xixi, I'm hungry, so hungry!"

"I want to eat cotton candy~"

Lu Jiansheng was amused.

This little foodie has a bulging belly.

He lightly scratched the bridges of the two little guys' noses.

Lu Jiansheng said with a smile.

He walked over and asked, "How much does one flower cost?"

"Two cents! It's so cheap! How many do you want, young man? Children like to eat it best!"

Lu Jiansheng turned his head and glanced at the first and second children.

"Come on two..."

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

"Three flowers, please."

he smiled.

The vendor quickly picked three flowers and handed them to Lu Jiansheng.

He paid the money, took the three marshmallows, turned and walked towards Bai Ruoxi.

"Hey, Tangtang Xixi, take it!"

The two little ones stood on tiptoe happily and took a flower each from Lu Jiansheng's hand.

Eat happily.

"Wife, yours."

Lu Jiansheng handed the remaining marshmallows to Bai Ruoxi.

"You, just buy it for them! I'm not a child anymore! Why would I eat this!"

Bai Ruoxi gave Lu Jiansheng a helpless look, but she was still happy in her heart.

I took a bite of the marshmallow, it was so sweet!
After eating the marshmallows, Lu Jiansheng took Bai Ruoxi and the little guy for a walk on the nearby streets.

After buying some small items and books, Lu Jiansheng and the other two went straight to the guesthouse.

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"Brother Jiansheng, we have walked such a long mountain road, let's take a rest first!"

Dashan walked up to Lu Jiansheng and said while panting.

Three days ago, Lu Jiansheng returned from Hejiang City with his wife and daughter. This morning, he decided to take Liu Shengli and Lu Erniu to the mountains to pick pine cones.
Because it takes a lot of people to pick up pine cones, Lu Jiansheng called Li Dazhu, Dashan, and Erdan from Kaoshantun. "Everyone, hold on for a while longer, we'll be at the top of the mountain soon. Once we get over the top, we'll be there soon."

Lu Jiansheng took a look and did not agree with Dashan's request. Instead, he loudly encouraged everyone.

This section of the road is uphill, and it rained two days ago, so the road is difficult to walk on. Everyone is very tired.
But this is not a reason to stop and rest. This is how it is when walking on a mountain road. You can climb slower, but you must not rest. The more you rest, the more tired you will be.

"Everyone, work harder. We'll be there soon after we pass this hill!"

Liu Shengli understood what Lu Jiansheng meant and joined in encouraging everyone.

Hearing that the hill was almost there, Dashan mustered up his strength and walked laboriously in the mountains.

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Liu Shengli's words. After passing one hill, there was another hill, and after passing another, there was another hill.

You know, the place they were going to was less than half the distance to Wild Boar Ridge.

But it would take most of the day to go back and forth, especially since the roads in the mountains are difficult to travel on.

Half an hour later, we finally climbed to the top of the hill.

"Okay, everyone take a five-minute break, then we'll go down the mountain."

As soon as Lu Jiansheng said this, everyone cheered and then sat down on the ground.

Erdan had the least physical strength and fell backwards on a big rock.

"Everyone, drink some water!"

After resting for five minutes, Lu Jiansheng asked everyone to get up and continue moving forward.

After walking over one hill after another, the group finally arrived under the old pine tree after two hours, and Lu Erniu tied up the reindeer.

"Everyone, this is it. You can take a rest first, and then start picking pine cones." Lu Jiansheng said to everyone.

Looking at the old pine tree that is so thick that it takes four or five people to hug it, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Especially when I saw the huge tree hole under the old pine tree, I was amazed at the magic of nature.

The arrival of the crowd startled the squirrels living in the trees. They crawled out of the tree holes one by one, jumped back and forth on the branches, and squeaking.

These squirrels, far away from human habitation, have no idea what the evil nature of human nature is.

He actually dared to jump on the branch and shout and curse.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Liu Shengli and Lu Erniu took out their slingshots and fired two slingshots directly at the squirrels on the tree.

You have to know that although Lu Erniu is very strong, his spear skills are completely random, and compared to Liu Shengli, he is only slightly better.

But I’ve been playing with slingshots since I was a kid, so the slingshots of two people are still very accurate.

The squirrels didn't know how to dodge, and two more of them were shot down by the slingshot.

Liu Shengli walked forward and picked up the squirrel, feeling quite proud.

“Don’t go anywhere else for now, just pick up pine cones under this old pine tree.

After we finish picking up the trash under this tree, we can move to another place." Lu Jiansheng told everyone.

You have to know that this location is deep in the mountains, and there might be wild animals hiding nearby. Just in case, Lu Jiansheng still gave a reminder.

"I see. I think this tree alone is enough for us to pick up."

Li Dazhu agreed with a smile.

The trunk diameter of this old pine tree is more than three meters, and the diameter of its crown is as much as forty to fifty meters.

This also results in the fact that there is no tree within a radius of fifty or sixty meters around.

The diameter of the tree crown is forty to fifty meters, which means that there are fallen pine cones within this forty to fifty meters.

It’s such a big place and no one has been here for so many years, how many pine cones can there be?

"Let's start working! I'm going to shoot some pheasants and prepare lunch for you." Lu Jiansheng said, asked Erniu for a slingshot, and walked into the pine forest.

This pine forest is rarely visited by humans, so there are not only many pine cones and squirrels, but also many pheasants.

In a short while, Lu Jiansheng had shot three pheasants and a sand chicken.

Then the pheasants and sand chickens returned directly to the old pine tree.

Lu Jiansheng went straight to the edge of the pond and slaughtered all the pheasants and sand chickens, cleaning out their internal organs but not plucking their feathers.

Then they dug a pile of soil at the foot of the hill and mixed it with water next to the pond.

He planned to make beggar's chicken. Conditions in the mountains were limited, so it would be more convenient to make beggar's chicken.

As for those sand chickens, they were perfect for making soup. Before coming, the few people not only brought steamed buns as dry food, but also other things. Now with meat and soup, the steamed buns will make a delicious meal.

(End of this chapter)