Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 8 Bamboo Leaf Green

"Oh, so that's it!"

A smile broke out on Pan Lianhua's face. Then he raised his left hand to his mouth and whistled loudly.

Then, a hound came running from not far away and stopped beside her.

"Damn, this girl is very cunning and has an ambush."

Fang Wei muttered to himself, this hound looked unusual, silent and with a fierce aura all over its body.

The people in the Yao village have always lived a life of half farming and half hunting, and they usually bring hunting dogs when they go out hunting.

Hunting dogs are their good helpers, so there is a custom in the village not to eat dog meat.

"Brother Fang, this valley doesn't belong to the village. If you want to grow sweet potatoes, just go ahead and plant them. It's a deserted place, so no one from the village will come here.

If I hadn't taken a shortcut to visit relatives, I wouldn't have come here either."

The girl from the Yao village was generous and Pan Lianhua's words immediately dispelled Fang Wei's concerns.

"Thank you sister for telling me these things."

Fang Wei thanked him, and at this moment, his stomach suddenly started to growl.

After walking such a long distance on the mountain road, it is almost noon now. It would be strange if I am not hungry.

Pan Lianhua laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back, then she took out a small bag of rice and a piece of bacon half the size of her palm from her backpack.

"Brother Fang, I'm hungry too. Let's get something to eat."

Fang Wei felt a little embarrassed. He only brought a few vegetable dumplings with him when he went out, but he couldn't refuse other people's kindness.

As long as the people in the Yao village like you, they will be willing to give you anything to entertain you. You cannot refuse, as they will be very angry if you do.

Fortunately, he was not a stubborn person. After expressing his gratitude again, he went to the edge of the pond with the other party.

Pan Lianhua went to the outlet to fetch water, washed the rice and the bacon, and then took out a piece of bamboo tube from the backpack.

Then stuff the rice into the bamboo tube, cut the bacon into slices with a knife and stuff it in, pour some water in and seal the tube.

While the other party was busy, Fang Wei was very considerate and built a simple stove with stones, and picked up some dead branches to start a fire directly.

Pan Lianhua started to make the [bamboo tube rice], and Fang Wei also took out two vegetable dumplings.

Whether the food is good or not is another matter, but we should always have the spirit of sharing. It would be a bit embarrassing to eat for free.

"Sister, does the water in the pool come from an underground river?"

There are many caves in Dayao Mountain, and the water resources are very rich. There are many underground rivers (streams) inside the mountain. This is also an important factor in the water gushing that sometimes occurs when tunnels are constructed.

The large pool of water in front of us was formed by just a small amount of water flowing out of the mountain.

Fang Wei had a basic judgment, but he still asked for advice from this "daughter of the mountains".

The people in the Yao village on the mountain belong to a branch of the "Guoshan Yao". They live with the mountains and forests all their lives, and their understanding of the mountains must be better than Fang Wei's.

"Well, this water flows out of the cave and will eventually return to the ground."

Pan Lianhua responded casually. In her opinion, this was common sense and there was nothing to say.

Fang Wei fell silent, and soon the [Bamboo Tube Rice] was ready.

He put the two vegetable dumplings on the fire to heat them up, and opened a vent in the bamboo tube on the lotus side, and the aroma of bacon mixed with rice immediately wafted out.

There were two wooden bowls in Pan Lianhua's backpack. Fang Wei picked up a few branches and processed them slightly with the other party's waist knife, and two pairs of chopsticks were ready.

So the two of them ate bamboo tube rice and vegetable dumplings while chatting casually.

Only then did he realize that the village did not have to hand over live pigs. In addition, their half-farming and half-hunting production method meant that they had more meat than the villages at the foot of the mountain.

This is also the reason why Pan Lianhua always brings some bacon with him when he goes out.

After finishing the meal and tidying up briefly, Pan Lianhua said goodbye:
"Brother Fang, I'm leaving. Be careful and get down the mountain early."

"Okay, I'll be leaving in a minute."

Fang Wei came here today just to take a look. If he wanted to plant sweet potatoes, he had to do a lot of preparatory work, including farm tools, sweet potato seedlings, etc.

So after Pan Lianhua left, he waited for nearly an hour before embarking on his return journey. Fang Wei had a rough idea of the valley's topography, soil, and other basic conditions. In any case, it was like having an extra escape route, potentially saving lives in a critical moment.

He doesn't care too much about the output and doesn't have time to cultivate the land meticulously.

Fortunately, sweet potatoes are relatively simple to plant. When transplanting, sprinkle some wood ash on the seeds and water them with "rooting water" after planting. Sweet potatoes are drought-resistant and do not need to be watered much at ordinary times.

The mountain road is difficult to travel and the distance is far, so it would be good if he could come here once a week.

The return journey was much easier than the outward journey, because he had already opened up a path when he came, so he naturally didn't have to fight his way through the thorns this time.

"This area is nice, let's set up some traps."

As he walked, Fang Wei discovered an area where small animals were active. Based on the traces, he re-designated a temporary [hunting area] in the forest.

Despite the small area, it's no problem to cover one of the traps.

After finishing his work, Fang Wei cleared his traces and carefully retreated back to the forest path.

After walking for another twenty minutes, we suddenly heard noisy voices coming from not far away.

He looked carefully and found that there seemed to be quite a few people, at least three or four of them were shouting something anxiously.

So Fang Wei left the forest path and walked towards the source of the sound.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

When he got closer, he found that these guys were the same people he met when he entered the mountains in the morning.

At this time, Zheng Hu was lying on the ground, and several of his friends were standing beside him, looking extremely anxious.

Fang Wei came out from behind a big tree and asked loudly.

"Brother Fang Wei, Hu Zi was bitten by a snake. Please find a way to save him!"

Several of the friends were almost crying, and seeing Fang Wei was like seeing a savior.

They wandered around in the mountains for a long time and finally caught two rabbits. On the way back, they encountered an accident. Zheng Hu, who was leading the way, was bitten by a bamboo green snake.

The snake had been killed by them, but they didn't know how to deal with the situation and were sweating profusely in anxiety.

"Let me see, the snake's fangs are almost broken inside. Does it hurt?"

Zheng Hu's face looked very ugly at the moment. He was bitten by a bamboo pit viper, and the main symptoms were local bleeding, swelling and pain, which were blood poisoning.

If not treated promptly, the venom can spread quickly and be life-threatening in severe cases.

When he heard Fang Wei's question, his lips began to tremble.

"Fang Laosan, no, Brother Fang San, I was a bastard and that's why I provoked you before. Please, save me!"

The original body's parents knew some medical skills, otherwise they would not have died accidentally while going into the mountains to collect herbs.

Fang Wei inherited the original body's memory and understood a little bit.

Apart from anything else, he could still provide emergency treatment in cases like the other person being bitten by a snake.

If it were in the 21st century, he would not dare to do so. The charge of "practicing medicine illegally" would be enough to get him into trouble.

"You all heard it. He begged me to save him. I will not be responsible if I fail to save him."

Zheng Hu wouldn't die for a while, so Fang Wei still had the mood to tease him.

But the other person didn't know and thought he was almost dead, so tears suddenly flowed out.

"Brother Fang, please save me. I don't want to die."

Several other friends also pleaded for Zheng Hu and promised to testify for Fang Wei.

"You're such a jerk! Be a good person from now on and stop causing trouble. You've offended everyone. If you run into an accident, who the hell is going to save you?
Don't just stand there, go build a small fire, I can help you."

Fang Wei continued to criticize Zheng Hu and took out a small knife from his body.

A few friends hurriedly made a fire. He put the knife on the fire and burned it several times, then washed it with clean water in the bamboo tube.

The conditions on the mountain are like this, we can only make do.

(End of this chapter)