Chapter 014: Hunting

Xiao Yu was full and had a few flatbreads, turned to Xiao Yucheng and said, "If it's not enough, I still have it here." ”

Xiao Yucheng shook his head and said, "I also have a lot here." ”

In fact, because he was worried that the two of them would not have enough to eat, Xiao Pei prepared more dry food for them according to the amount of two meals, so both of them had leftovers.

Xiao Yu wrapped the extra bread and filled the water bag again.

"After resting for a while, I went down the mountain, I picked a lot of medicinal herbs today, and sold them enough for half a year. It will take a long time to go back, and if it is too late, I am afraid that there will be wild beasts coming out to feed, and Sister Ah will also be worried. Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yucheng heard a faint roar from the depths of the mountain forest, and nodded again and again. The branch he held in his hand was randomly scratched on the ground, picking open the unkempt dead branches and leaves next to his feet, and a clump of white mushrooms came out of his way.

Xiao Yu's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw it, and he squatted down to take a closer look.

At first glance, this mountain mushroom is white, but in fact, the middle of the umbrella cover is smudged with earthy yellow, and the small mushroom that has just grown is slightly blue, which is the pine mushroom that the nearby mountain people often eat.

Pine mushrooms are very delicious whether they are stir-fried in soup or stewed in the sun.

Xiao Yu immediately asked Xiao Yucheng to do it together, picking all the pine mushrooms and putting them into a cloth bag. It's not the first time she has gone into the mountains to pick up mushrooms, and she knows that mushrooms like to grow in piles, so she said to Xiao Yucheng: "Look for it nearby, pine mushrooms are nourishing things, pick more and go back to stew soup, Sister A should also make up for it." ”

The two of them searched around for a while, and found a few bushes of pine mushrooms, and picked them all. Xiao Yu carried a heavy bag of pine mushrooms, overjoyed.

Xiao Yucheng carried a few bags of herbs and said, "Let's go back." ”

Xiao Yu responded: "Okay." ”

The two of them put their things in order, hung a bamboo basket with a cloth bag on their backs, and walked back the same way. Xiao Yu's attention was no longer focused on the herbs, and he admired the scenery in the mountains.

The light is dimly shaded by the lush ancient trees, the vines hang from the trunks, some of them have bright flowers, the underside of the trees is covered with shrubs and grasses, and the bare roots are covered with green moss and occasional mushrooms.

From time to time, there are bird shadows passing overhead, and when you calm down, you can also hear the melodious birdsong in the forest.

The forest is filled with the scent of veins mixed with leaves, grasses and wildflowers, with the smell of dampness and decay of dead leaves, giving people a strange feeling.

"Hare!" Xiao Yucheng suddenly shouted excitedly and chased after him in a few steps. I've seen some beasts of similar size before, but they all fled into the wild grass without seeing clearly.

When Xiao Yu heard this, he looked up, only to see the small bushes in front of him swaying, and the hare was long gone. She pushed aside the wild grass and saw a small and smooth path underneath, inspected it, and said, "The rabbit's nest is probably nearby, follow this road to find it." ”

Xiao Yucheng cleared the barren grass and shrubs that were blocked, but the path gradually disappeared.

"Look around the neighborhood." Xiao Yu said. In fact, there is no need for her to say more, Xiao Yucheng has been carefully looking around.

Xiao Yu took a careful look around the surrounding wild grass, followed the subtle traces, and finally found that there was new soil under the dense grass.

"Here it is."

Xiao Yucheng rushed over with an arrow step.

Xiao Yu hurriedly handed over the medicine hoe and advised, "Be careful, I'm afraid that there are snakes and the like in it." ”

Xiao Yucheng nodded and carefully picked up the mound. A gray hare sprang out. Xiao Yucheng quickly caught it, grabbed it by the ear, and smiled happily: "Caught it!" ”

It is a fat female rabbit with a very smooth tan coat, a white belly, and a very short tail.

"There may be a litter of rabbits in the hole." Xiao Yu glanced at the female rabbit a few times, looked at the entrance of the cave and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Yucheng handed the hare to Xiao Yu, and the small medicine hoe reached in and probed, digging the hole in three or two clicks. There were literally four rabbit cubs lying on the hay inside.

"Sister, you're amazing." Xiao Yucheng took out the little rabbit and smiled.

"My father used to take my brother and sister into the mountains to hunt, and he said that a good hunter not only knows where his prey is found, but also can judge many things by smell, hoof prints, footprints, feces and hair. I've only scratched the surface. Xiao Yu smiled and said humbly. In fact, she can also be baited, of course, this is more interesting.

Xiao Yucheng praised repeatedly, made a few small holes in a cloth bag, packed the rabbit, and put it in the back basket. On the way, he kept happily asking her about hunting, and he was more excited than Xiao Yu when he saw the red grass.

Sure enough, he was only a half-old child. Xiao Yu thought to himself.

When going up the mountain, the path has been cleared, and it is much easier to walk down the mountain, but the two of them have more burdens on their backs and heavy feet, and it is not easy to walk.

On the way, Xiao Yu hunted two hares with a bow and arrow, one female and one male, both of which were shot in the abdomen, and they couldn't survive. Xiao Yucheng looked very pity, it seemed that he wanted to raise it.

Xiao Yu secretly likes to have delicious rabbit meat to eat.

This time the hare was caught in the same place. Because there is a mountain spring nearby, the rabbits are all pushing and lying down, Xiao Yu found one and looked for it carefully, and sure enough, he saw a few more, but most of them escaped.

There are quite a lot of hares in this mountain.

As they were walking, a red shadow flew in front of them, and the two of them were startled. The red shadow fell on the branch of the big tree next to it, but it was a male pheasant with a long tail feather with a green crown and a white neck. It had bright brown and red feathers, and its small eyes stared at the two of them.

Xiao Yu bent his bow and drew arrows early, and knocked it down the moment the pheasant flew away. Xiao Yucheng looked full of envy, and secretly decided to practice martial arts and learn bows and arrows diligently after going back.

The pheasant landed on the bushes in front of him and fluttered a few times. This distance was full of thorns, and it was difficult to walk over, so Xiao Yu tried to pull the hemp rope tied to the arrow and pull it over. This special arrow has a small ring at the end of the end that can be tied to a thin rope so that the arrow can be retracted after being shot. Xiao Yu brought a few into the mountain this time.

The rope didn't get entangled in anything, and the pheasant wasn't stuck, and was smoothly dragged back to Xiao Yu's feet.

Xiao Yucheng quickly removed the pheasant from the arrow.

Xiao Yu was very happy, now the chicken stewed mushrooms had fallen, thinking that he hadn't eaten such delicious game for a long time, and he was even more like an arrow.

"Can you still carry it?" Seeing Xiao Yucheng dripping the chicken blood clean and still tied it to his bamboo basket, Xiao Yu said with concern.

Xiao Yucheng said disapprerovingly: "Of course, it's not as heavy as a bucket of water." ”

Xiao Yu reminded him to open the cloth bag containing the nest of hares to breathe, and when he saw that the rabbits were still alive, he rested for a while and continued to walk.

The two of them went up to the mountains to collect medicine and hunt this time, and they returned with a full load.

Coming out of the mountains and forests safely, Xiao Yu obviously felt that Xiao Yucheng was relieved, his face smiled more happily, and his steps were brisk. She couldn't help but remember the panic of the first time she went up the mountain to hunt, and smiled slightly.

Wild beasts generally come out in the morning and at night, and rarely come out during the day, so she dared to take Xiao Yucheng into the mountain, but she still didn't dare to go far.

In fact, the most terrifying thing in the mountains of southern Xinjiang is not the ferocious beasts, but the miasma and all kinds of poisons.

If it weren't for Xiao Yu's good poisoning, she wouldn't have rushed into the mountain.

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