Although the scenery on the mountain is no longer unfamiliar to Sun Chen, every time he comes here, he still feels comfortable.

In the early morning, there is still a faint mist in the mountains and forests, and the scenery in the distance seems to be covered with a hazy light veil.

The morning light falls through the gaps in the layers of leaves, leaving mottled silhouettes that are deep or shallow, and there are insects and birds chirping one after another to the soundtrack, so that every time Sun Chen enters the mountain, he will have an urge to settle down here and live leisurely until he is old.

Occasionally, when he saw a neighbor digging wild vegetables in the mountains, whether he knew him or not, Sun Chen would nod his head kindly and say hello.

"Ah Chen, why are you alone this time?"

It was Lin Jiaqi's wife, Lin Zhang, who spoke.

"Well, Uncle Tie Li and Da Zhuang have something to do, so I can only come out alone. Auntie, are you digging vegetables? "Lin Zhang's family takes a lot of care of Sun Chen's brothers and sisters on weekdays, and Sun Chen is obviously very happy to see her.

"I'll dig some amaranth and go back to get vegetable rolls, your Uncle Qi and your fourth grandmother love to eat this." After Lin Zhang's answer to Sun Chen's question, he frowned again, "No one has you as a companion, and you dare to go up the mountain like this alone?" It's too bold for you! ”

"That's it, I've heard that there are still people in the mountains who have seen tigers, and it's not safe for one person." The woman who was digging wild vegetables with Lin Zhang's family, Sun Chen could also be regarded as acquaintance, she and the Da Zhuang family were neighbors, and they also followed to dissuade her.

"Hehe, I'm just going to hunt some rabbits and pheasants, I can't go far, but I don't dare to go to the mountains!" Being cared for by others, Sun Chen felt warm in his heart.

"That's okay, it's a good thing that you can do it, but you also have to pay attention to safety, the second girl can count on you in the future." Lin Zhang nodded, "Then you go quickly, don't delay, we are also going down the mountain to cook." ”

"Well, then I'll go first, auntie."

Bidding farewell to them, Sun Chen continued to walk up the mountain.

In fact, the so-called gift that Sun Chen wanted to prepare was a set of bows and arrows that he had been optimistic about at Lei's blacksmith shop earlier.

The careful Sun Chen found that every time Lin Tieli went there, he would stop in front of the wall where it was hung, and he obviously liked it very much.

Sun Chen had asked him why he didn't buy it, although the price of three taels of silver was indeed not low, but he couldn't afford it.

Lin Tieli only smiled and said no, but Da Zhuang secretly told him that because his grandfather owed a famine before he died, their family had just paid off two years ago, and the second uncle still had to save money to marry a daughter-in-law!

Lin Tieli can be said to be his benefactor, if he hadn't taken him up to the mountains to hunt, and taught Sun Chen everything he knew without favoritism, maybe Sun Chen's brother and sister's life would be so embarrassing now!

To be honest, Sun Chen, who had just come to this world, was at a loss in his heart, and he knew in his heart that compared to the aborigines of this era, he did not have any advantage in means, or the skill of getting rich could allow him to live the life he wanted.

It doesn't have to be rich in the world, and there is no need to be powerful, Sun Chen has never had any big ambitions. What he yearns for is just a leisurely and worry-free life of a rich man. But he knew that even this would be difficult for him to do.

Although Sun Chen never revealed this kind of cognition in front of anyone, he was very depressed in his heart.

Lin Tieli's timely appearance played the role of a leader, allowing Sun Chen to rebuild confidence in life and himself, and such kindness cannot be repaid.

After only a few pheasants and four rabbits, it was already dark. Sun Chen didn't dare to go down the mountain in the dark, so he could only find a hidden cave to settle in while hunting.

The cave is for people like them, and most of it is very flat and slightly higher, making it ideal for lodging, and the best part is that there is a small pool of mountain spring water flowing through it in the lower area, because it is living water, you only need to drink it from the top, so you don't have to worry about being polluted by the sewage when cleaning up the prey.

The temperature of the water in the pool was slightly lower than that outside, which looked cool and refreshing, washing away Sun Chen's exhaustion.

There was also firewood left over from their previous stay in the cave, and Sun Chen cleaned a pheasant from the waterhole in the cave.

After burying the internal organs and chicken feathers, they are simply marinated with salty salt that they carry with them, and then they are skewered with branches and roasted over a fire.

After a while, the cave was filled with the unique scent of pheasants.

Although Sun Chen's craftsmanship is average, he can't stand the pheasant is indeed fat, after roasting, he immediately tore off a piece of chicken breast and tasted it, um~ Not bad, it's really fragrant!

First, he put the roasted pheasant on the cleanly cleaned stone next to him, and Sun Chen took out two corn tortillas from the back basket, which his sister had prepared for him. It is also skewered and baked over the fire, and when the cornmeal tortillas are baked until the skin is crispy, the mouth is full of corn fragrance.

He didn't care about eating at noon, and it wasn't until he finished eating a whole chicken and two corn tortillas that Sun Chen felt full.

Lying on the thick thatched pile, Sun Chen closed his eyes and thought about his belongings.

There is no shortage of food at home, and vegetables are self-sufficient. The hunting income is good, but because there are too many things to buy, I have only saved four or five taels of silver.

After removing the three taels that bought the bow and arrows for Uncle Tie Li, the rest is less than two taels. When the snow closes the mountain in winter, you can't go up the mountain anymore, and the money is still too little! ……

When he got up in the morning, Sun Chen carried his backpack down the mountain along the same road, and on the way he was lucky enough to meet a fox, and he shot an arrow with a bow neatly.

This is really an unexpected gain, picking up the fox Sun Chen thought happily.

However, the fox meat is too shameful, so it can only be kept and eaten by itself, and the fur also needs to be processed, but who will it be sold to after processing? Garment workshop? It doesn't seem to be in town!

This period of hard work has made his body much stronger, and it took him an hour to come to the town with only a little uneven breathing.

He first went to the back door of the county master's house, knocked and stood in front of the door.

Sold here, the price can be half higher than the price sold to Ruyi Restaurant, Sun Chen and they have hunted prey during this time, they all came here to ask before going elsewhere.

After a while, a middle-aged man in his forties came to open the door, and when he saw that it was Sun Chen, he was happy, and asked while pulling him inside: "I knew that you were going to come over in the past two days, what good things did you have this time?" ”

"It's nothing rare, it's just rabbits and pheasants." Sun Chen smiled shyly, "Uncle Tong, how many can you want in the house this time?" ”

"The old lady's relatives have lived here during this time, and there are several more people in the house, I'm afraid you don't bring enough, how many do you have?"

"Four rabbits, six pheasants."

"Okay, then let's all stay! It also saves you from running elsewhere. The middle-aged man who was called Uncle Tong said happily.

"Then thank you, Uncle Tong!" Sun Chen was also very happy, so he could sell a lot of money.

Uncle Tong led him to the back kitchen, and Sun Chen took out the pheasants and rabbits one by one to let the fat sister-in-law who was in charge of purchasing weigh them.

"Eh, don't be busy, let me see what you are?"

After taking the prey, Sun Chen was about to cover the fox with thatch, which had not yet been processed, when he was seen by the sharp-eyed uncle.