Chapter 265: Sleeping in the Mountains and Forests
Zhou Tiantian's shout summoned Zhen'an Zhenhong and others.
When everyone looked at it, less than 30 meters apart, the two trees with small ball-like seeds on their heads were not the mountain ginseng they had dreamed of.
"Oh, brother, look, it's all six-pint leaves." Zhenhui exclaimed.
This can make Zhen'an Zhenhong and them excited, "I just said, Cousin Tian can always gain something when she enters the mountain, right?" Look, two ginseng trees are so big. ”
A group of boys were all grinning and giggling, and they couldn't see it.
"No, don't giggle there, okay? What about the red string? Tie it up. ”
Zhou Tiantian slapped her head, she really didn't want to admit that these people were her brother, they were so stupid.
"Oh, yes, yes, you see, I forgot."
When Han Zhenhong heard this, he hurriedly took out the red rope tied to the copper coin and tied up the two ginseng trees.
Then he took a deer bone skewer and carefully pulled the soil little by little, for fear of touching the mountain ginseng and destroying the integrity.
"At this time, someone has to go back to report a message, otherwise grandpa and they will see that we will not go back, don't you have to worry?"
Zhou Tiantian looked up at the sky, and then at the watch on his wrist.
It was Chang Yanzhe's, just now Chang Yanzhe took it off and put it on Zhou Tiantian's wrist in order to dig ginseng.
"It's three o'clock, it's still far to go back, grandpa must be in a hurry.
Second sister, otherwise, you and Cousin Zhenhui will go back to deliver the letter, and let Atai accompany you back. ”
Digging ginseng here, Zhou Yanyan can't help much, it's better to go back and report the news and then rest in the ginseng field, Zhenhui is young and has nothing to do.
As for Zhou Tiantian herself, she is too young, she is not light today, she walks too slowly, and it is not suitable to go back to deliver letters.
Zhou Tiantian's arrangement is very reasonable, although Han Zhenhui really wants to stay and watch his brothers dig ginseng, but he also knows the priorities.
So Han Zhenhui and Zhou Yanyan led the tiger Atai back.
One of the reasons why Atai was allowed to follow was to prevent any beasts on the way back.
After all, they are all far away this time, and no one dares to guarantee that there will be nothing on the road, and leading Atai with a shotgun is somewhat guaranteed.
On the other hand, Atai is a wild animal and has a natural acuity for remembering routes.
Zhou Tiantian was afraid that Zhou Yanyan and Han Zhenhui would not be able to remember how to go back, and it would be no problem with Atai leading the way, and they would definitely be able to go back.
Zhou Yanyan and the others left, and here Chang Yanzhe, Han Zhenan, and Han Zhenhong took deer bone skewers, carefully stirring the soil, and lifting the ginseng out little by little.
Zhou Tiantian and Han Zhenyuan walked back and forth among the three of them, looking at this side for a while, and looking at that end for a while.
On Chang Yanzhe's side, the mountain ginseng has already exposed the entire shoulder, it is very thick, and it looks very long at the bottom, and the weight is definitely not light.
Han Zhen'an and Han Zhenhong were there, and after a long time, they finally saw the shoulder of the mountain ginseng, which looked not small.
The children were extremely happy, and no one expected them to have such luck in meeting three trees at once, and each one was not small.
Lifting the ginseng out is not an easy job, time-consuming and laborious.
As time passed, the light in the forest became dimmer and dimmer.
When Han Zhenyuan saw this situation, he knew that he would definitely not be able to dig it up today, so he hurriedly went elsewhere to cut a few pieces of wood and tied them together to form a triangle.
Then they put the plastic sheeting they brought from home on top of it, and spread the other part on the ground to make a simple tent.
After that, Han Zhenyuan went to collect a lot of dry firewood and gathered a fire near the tent.
The fire is not for warmth, one is to protect against wild beasts, and the other is to repel mosquitoes.
Zhou Tiantian has been with Chang Yanzhe for a long time, and he knows some herbs some, and when he throws them in the fire, mosquitoes and insects are smoked away.
Han Zhenyuan wandered around the neighborhood again, found a place to fetch water, and hung the kettle on the fire to boil.
"Tian Tian, come and drink some water, there are pancakes and pickles, just eat as many bites, don't be hungry."
Before entering the mountain, they were very well prepared, everyone carried a lot of things on their backs, they didn't use it two days ago, and today it really came in handy.
It was past six o'clock, and I walked around the forest for a day during the day, and my physical exertion was serious.
Zhou Tiantian's chest was close to her back when she was hungry for a long time, and she didn't care about that, she grabbed the pancakes and nibbled on them.
A bite of pancakes, a mouthful of pickles, and a sip of water, I ate four or five pancakes, and finally I didn't feel so hungry.
"Brother Yanzhe, fourth brother, fifth brother, you can also come over and eat something, and then work after eating."
The dry food they brought was enough, and the ginseng had already dug up a lot, so it was definitely impossible to run, so it was better to eat first before they had the strength to work.
Chang Yanzhe half-squatted and half-knelt on the ground for an afternoon, and he was really tired, so after thinking about it, he threw down the deer bone skewer and went over to eat together.
The big guys all ate some pancakes hastily, as long as they weren't hungry anyway, and then continued to work with flashlights.
"Brother Yanzhe, how long do you think it will take to bring out this ginseng?"
Zhou Tiantian squatted beside Chang Yanzhe and asked while looking at the ginseng in the soil.
"There's no way to predict at the moment, you see it's been unearthed now, but the main body hasn't come out yet.
I feel that there is still a lot of length underneath, and with the ginseng whiskers, this ginseng can be lifted out quickly tomorrow. ”
Digging ginseng is not an easy task, you must be careful and careful, you can't break a little skin, you can't tear off a ginseng, this work, it is very time-consuming.
It was getting dark, and the batteries in the flashlight were running out.
At this time, they were in the deep mountains and old forests, and they didn't dare to run out of power, so they could only stop and rest in the end.
"That's it for tonight, and we'll get up and work again tomorrow morning."
Zhou Yanyan and Han Zhenhui left, and there were five people left, and the tent was not big, that is, three people were sleeping.
Besides, there must be a vigil at night, otherwise the fire will run out, and what if another beast comes?
Everyone discussed, and the five of them, except for Zhou Tiantian, kept vigil in shifts.
The night watchman sat outside the tent and tended to the fire, while the others slept in the tent.
Zhou Tiantian was really tired, and at this time, she didn't care about burying or not burying it, anyway, a layer of plastic sheeting was spread on the ground, and she just lay down with her clothes.
There was the rustle of the wind through the trees, and the crackling sound of sparks, occasionally mixed with the howl of a beast in the distance, and I don't know how long it took for Zhou Tiantian to fall asleep.
When she slept until midnight, Zhou Tiantian felt that there was something soft and fluffy beside her.
She didn't wake up, so she hugged her directly, and it was warm and comfortable, so she slept sweeter.
It wasn't until the next morning that she found out that she was sleeping with Atai in her arms. "Atai, when did you come back?"
Ah Tai couldn't speak, he would only use his head to arch Zhou Tiantian, Zhou Tiantian got up and came out of the tent, but found that Old Man Han and Zhou Anhe were both outside.
"Grandpa, Dad, why are you all here?"