cultivating immortals and planting the fields

Chapter 173
After Zhang Xiuxiu and Li Qinglong finished washing, Mrs. Zhang brought out the fried poached eggs for everyone who got up early, and then she served a bowl of yellow and orange millet porridge for everyone. Everyone was full and carried their own equipment. Under Zhang Huaide and his wife's repeated urging to be careful and not to go too deep, the group of people walked to the mountaineering intersection at the entrance of the village and started today's [-] mountain adventure journey.

Zhang Xiuxiu and Liu Li each carried a small bag, which probably contained some snacks.The three of Li Qinglong each wore mountaineering expedition equipment, and each had a big backpack on his back, which was almost full, and even brought a tent for the outdoors.Besides these, Li Qinglong also carried a big black box in his hand.The three of them seem to be very good at this kind of thing, and their physiques are also extremely good, otherwise, it would be impossible to carry so many things to climb the mountain, and that bag of equipment weighs seven or eight catties.

Compared what Zhang Xiuxiu and Liu Li brought with Li Qinglong, the two girls stuck out their little tongues.There is no way, there is simply no comparison.The things they brought looked like special outdoor and practical objects, like the two of them, they were all snacks.

Although Zhang Wei doesn't carry a lot of things on his body, the weight of the wheel is not light. A machete weighs seven or eight catties. However, Zhang Shengli is the heaviest thing on his back. A long double-barreled shotgun weighs thirteen or fourteen catties, and there are some spare ammunition in the backpack.

Everyone has discussed before departure. Although it is an inner mountain, there is not much danger under normal circumstances, but the safety on the road still needs to be paid attention to. Besides, the mountain is not without danger, and there are generally few people walking on the mountain road. Weeds regenerated and thorns covered the ground. At this time, Zhang Wei's machete would be able to play a role.

Zhang Wei opened the way with a knife in front. Since the east of the village was on the road into the mountain, everyone followed the route drawn by Uncle Zhang Huaide.Behind Zhang Wei was Ye Leng, and he didn't know when he pulled out a machete from his body, so I added it to cut off the twigs where Zhang Wei made some mistakes.Behind are Zhang Xiuxiu and Liu Li.

Behind them are Wang Mengyao and Zhang Shengli, and Li Qinglong, who is carrying a big box, is the rear.The group of people walked along the mountain road for nearly an hour. At this time, it was considered to have entered the scope of the real mountainous area. The area ahead can only be regarded as a transitional zone, mostly weeds and bamboo forests. The road is also clear and obvious. It is a path that is often stepped on by people walking around.

As the traces of the mountain trails gradually disappeared, the bamboo forest gradually turned into a bushy area with various low shrubs, and a lot of various wild fruit trees were mixed in it from time to time.All kinds of fruits have different colors and sizes. However, the biggest ones are some wild apples, which are only as big as a duck egg. Others, such as green wild jujubes, are even smaller, about the size of peanut kernels, and the bright red wild strawberries are almost in full bloom. All over the mountains and fields, the whole mountain forest is glowing red.Liu Li is like a butterfly wearing flowers, picking some wild fruits and flowers for viewing from time to time. Fortunately, these wild fruits are not poisonous, and most of these fruits are green in color, so you can tell that they are not ripe at first glance. , can't be eaten yet, so Liu Li is just curious for a while, picking some for fun.

In these wild places, beside some dead trees, from time to time, some colorful mushrooms grow on those dead trees. It rained heavily just a few days ago, and this mountain forest is also very humid, which is very suitable for the growth of fungi. Also picked a lot of non-toxic fungi.It is said that it will only be used for picnics in the mountains later.

Everyone walked for a while, and it wasn't until after nine o'clock that the group finally reached the real mountain forest. Here, they just entered the hunting range.According to Uncle Zhang Huaide's narration last night.There are at most mice in the bamboo forest, such as bamboo rats and even boa constrictors. In the bushes, there may be more hares, game such as hedgehogs, and even poisonous snakes and mice.Generally there are no large animals.

When Zhang Wei and the others are at the current location, the wild game has really increased. There are already a lot of common wild game such as hares, pheasants, various wild birds, and roe deer. Even wild boars and wolves may be encountered, but The chance of encountering here is very small, and most of these ferocious beasts may be encountered after walking hundreds of miles forward.

However, the wild boar's skin is thick and durable, and if the wild boar cannot be defeated after two shots, the roles of hunter and prey will immediately change.There is even a high chance of dying because of this. Of course, under normal circumstances, most people go hunting in the mountains with two or three people, or even more. Solved, if you encounter wolves, it will not be so easy.

Most of the wild wolves in the mountains are in packs, ranging from seven or eight to as many as a hundred.If you encounter a small pack of wolves, as long as you kill the wolf head, the remaining wolves will usually retreat, but if there is a large pack of wolves, the wolf head will usually hide behind and direct the other wolves to attack desperately. Four or fifty people may not be able to survive the siege of a hundred or ten wolves.Therefore, in this mountain, the most dangerous animals are large-scale wolves.If you encounter seven or eight wolves, even lions and tigers, the kings of the forest, will go around.

Of course, the group of people at this time did not go to the place where the wolves would patronize. They were still on the outermost edge of the Shiwanda Mountain, and it was not far from the village. It is estimated that the most powerful beast, perhaps There are only a few wild boars.

"Let's take a break. It's still early anyway. We've already reached the edge of the forest. Don't be in a hurry. Rest for a while and wait until you have the strength to catch the beast. I can't walk anymore." This is the third time for Zhang Xiuxiu He proposed to take a rest, and at the beginning he led Liu Li alive and kicking like a monkey who couldn't stay alone.Point out to Liu Li the names of such and such wild flowers and fruits, what kind of taste they are, and what kind of wild flowers and fruits are edible.Even the colorful mushrooms on the roadside explained to Liu Li one by one.

The little girl who didn't know how to preserve her strength finally couldn't hold on when she was about to enter the range of the forest, and asked to take a break, but was laughed at by Li Qinglong, who was also sharp-tongued.Pouted and muttered for another twenty minutes.In the end, no one agreed, and only said that they were resting while looking at the empty space.Even Liu Li persuaded her, and although Liu Li's face was flushed, she was obviously struggling to hold on. Although Zhang Wei, who was leading the way, had carefully slowed down, the three or four hours of mountain road still made the two of them The girl who hasn't exercised much can't bear it, and even Zhang Shengli is faltering now.

Zhang Wei looked back at everyone, except for Li Qinglong, Ye Leng and Wang Mengyao who were just slightly sweating from the tip of their noses, everyone else was flushed, it seemed that they were walking.

Zhang Wei waved the machete in his hand, and with a few strokes, he cleared out a place for everyone to rest. Zhang Xiuxiu, the girl, sat on it before Li Qinglong and the others laid the mat.

(End of this chapter)