Chapter 3: The Cave
Halfway up the mountainside, the howls of beasts in the distance became clearer.
In the dangerous jungle, it was really lucky that Qin Yue was able to find this cave to settle down temporarily.
This also made Liang Jian look at Qin Yue with admiration again, he had just taken a cursory look, the cave had been cleaned up, and there were traces of fire burning in the corners of the cave walls.
He consciously rekindled the fire and set up a fire, which burned so hard that he could only hear the crackling of the branches.
Qin Yue followed him silently, looking at the tall body in front of him suspiciously, there was no sign of weakness that had just woken up from serious injuries, and secretly admired the strength of his body.
"Doesn't it matter to you, do you want to rest for a while?" Qin Yue looked at him and said.
"Huh?" Liang Jian looked at her, suddenly thought of something, and raised his hand to touch his temple, "My head hurts a little." ”
He still had a simple strip of cloth tied around his forehead, and the material of his suit was very strong, although it was stained with a lot of dead grass and dust, but there was no sign of damage.
On the other hand, her skirt was still tattered and tied to her legs, and she was indescribably embarrassed.
Thinking that Liang Jian had not eaten during this time in a coma, and he had woken up and traveled for so long, he must have been hungry.
Qin Yue wiped a few wild fruits, handed them to Liang Jian, and then picked up a few small fish and went out.
She walked around the cave during the day and found a small stream hidden in the bushes, the water was crystal clear.
When Qin Yue came back, he saw that Liang Jian was already lying next to the fire, Qin Yue was startled, and hurriedly went to probe his snort, only to find that he was just asleep.
The light of the fire reflected on his face, reflecting the exhaustion and weakness on his face.
Qin Yue felt a little guilty inexplicably.
While he was asleep, Qin Yue chewed the herbs and changed the medicine for him again.
The cleaned fish has been grilled on the fire, and the fish here has a natural fragrance, so you can barely eat it without salt.
Liang Jian was awakened by a burst of thunder, and when he woke up and smelled the burnt smell of grilled fish, Qin Yue sat cross-legged next to the fire weaving vines.
It's already half-knitted, and it looks like a straw mat.
She liked this kind of handicraft very much, and when she came back from a trip, there would be a lot of handicrafts in the house, and after a few times, the house was already full.
But I don't want to, when I come to this kind of place, there is a place to use.
Thinking of this, Liang Jian couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
"What are you laughing at?" Qin Yue looked at him strangely.
"What is this?" Liang Jian sat next to her, pointing to something in her hand and asked knowingly.
"I made a mat made of vines, which I could sleep on the ground, and this was the first time I had made it. Qin Yue picked up the mat and spread it out to him, the material was simple, but she made it very sturdy and neat, and she had already made a large piece.
"Well, yes, reward you with a grilled fish. Liang Jian smiled and gave her a grilled and fragrant fish.
In this unknown jungle, there was a sheltered cave, a pile of burning flames, and he felt warm.
"This is my baked ......." Qin Yue lowered his head, muttered dissatisfiedly, and took him a few more, "Oh, there are several more, you can eat them too." ”
The two quickly wiped out a few grilled fish and the remaining wild fruits, and they were faced with the dilemma of having no food tomorrow.
"I'll go outside tomorrow to take a look, there are a lot of animals in this forest, and they should be able to hit the prey, you don't have to worry. Liang Jian stretched his slender legs and said his plan.
"How can you hunt without tools?"
Liang Jian didn't speak, got up and picked up a branch casually, sharpened it with scissors three or five times, and made a few strokes in front of Qin Yue's eyes.
Qin Yue spread the mat against the rock wall in the cave, walked up to him, and shook his head, "You want to use this for hunting? I can't even insert a fish with it today." "She thought he was too whimsical.
Liang Jian smiled disapprovingly and said, "In the poorest Africa, the people there use this kind of wooden spear to hunt and maintain the livelihood of their clansmen. ”
"Okay," Qin Yue couldn't argue if he didn't understand the way of life of Africans, but he was still a little uneasy when he thought of the deep scars on his forehead and legs, "What about the injuries on your body, it's true that I'm a doctor, but without strong medicine, your wounds can't heal in a short period of time, which means that your wounds are easy to get infected in the wild." ”
"The herbs here work well, and I'll be careful not to get infected with the wound. Knowing her concerns, Liang Jian felt that this was really a trivial matter, and his body knew it.
Seeing that he insisted, Qin Yue didn't say more, thinking in his heart that he would find more herbs tomorrow and dry them for later use.
Qin Yue took out his mobile phone from his bag and looked at the time, it was more than eight o'clock in the evening.
It seems that the time is still early, but tomorrow they have to continue, and they need to rest and replenish their strength, especially Liang Jian.
She asked Liang Jian to sleep on the mat, preparing to work on the ground for one night, and weave another mat tomorrow.
Liang Jian couldn't help but pull her over and lay down on the mat, "The temperature here is very low at night, let's sleep together to be warm." ”
Qin Yue was silent.
She wasn't used to sleeping with him, and she hadn't been embarrassed to spend the last three years in the same room, but after that incident, it was always unnatural to get along with him.
But Liang Jian was right, although she was very close to the mat fire, her exposed calves and arms still felt cold, and she no longer pretended to be reserved.
After a long day's work, Qin Yue was tired and fell asleep after a while.
At night in the jungle, the temperature plummets, and the mountain wind blows through the leafy treetops, skips the boulders at the entrance of the cave, and pours into the cave.
Qin Yue was so cold that she hugged her arms and unconsciously shrank into Liang Jian's arms, Liang Jian hugged Qin Yue, silently looked at the back of her head, sighed, her face was close to her hair, hugged her slender waist more tightly, and soon fell asleep.
When she woke up, the two were still curled up tightly together, her back pressed against Liang Jian's sturdy chest.
Qin Yue pretended to be casual and got up and rubbed her eyes, there was still a hint of coldness in the early morning in the jungle, and she put the coat around her waist on her body.
At this time, Liang Jian had already woken up, got up sharply, and said hello to her.
Qin Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "I haven't opened your briefcase, do you want to see what else is inside?"
Liang Jian nodded, walked to the ground where the briefcase and her small bag were placed, picked up the briefcase, and searched for a bunch of documents.
Qin Yue, who was watching his movements without blinking, couldn't help but be a little disappointed, sure enough, it was a pile of documents, and he was expecting a saber or something.
All they could use now was her small scissors, but they were of limited use, and a lighter so they didn't have to drill wood for fire.
Mirrors, lipsticks, pens and notebooks, keys, mobile phones, etc., really don't work in the deserted wilderness.
Oh, and the phone can occasionally look at the time to determine when the sun will set, but the standby time for two days is less than 70% charged.
Liang Jian opened the zipper of the mezzanine, and with a bang, he poured something out of it.
He picked it up and smiled at Qin Yue, "It's a knife." ”
It was a silver Mongolian knife with a handle inlaid with fine sapphires, and she removed the delicately hollowed out scabbard, the blade of which was straight and sharp.
This knife is somewhat familiar to her.
Suddenly remembered that it was given to her by a friend who had returned from a trip to the Inner Mongolia grassland, and she had always thought it was gone, and she was sorry for losing her friend's gift.
"Why is the Mongolian knife here for you?"
Liang Jian smiled helplessly, "Last time you took it to my office, I thought it was a gift from you, it seems that I was self-inflicted." ”
"Now that I have this Mongolian knife, some things are much easier to do, so I'm going to chop some branches and come back. Without waiting for her to speak, Liang Jian walked out of the cave with a Mongolian knife.
Qin Yue was stunned, not knowing what Liang Jian meant.
They have been married for a year, and the two have no foundation for love, and one grows up in a big house but only knows the name and is not familiar with each other.
In her impression, Liang Jian is a responsible husband who has outstanding abilities and will go back to her parents' house for dinner on weekends, and rarely communicate too much.
She always thought that Liang Jian was a meticulous and serious person, but she didn't expect that he would joke with her in this completely unfamiliar place.
Suddenly felt that the relationship between the two had deviated a little from the original trajectory.
Taking advantage of Liang Jian's efforts to go out, Qin Yue kept cleaning up the cave in his hands.
There wasn't much wood left, and it was neatly placed in front of the rock wall on the side of the cave entrance.
Vines were piled up in front of the rock wall facing the entrance of the cave, and the fish baskets were next to the pile of vines, and the bags of the two were placed on rattan mats.
The fire had been extinguished the previous night, leaving only a pile of burnt ashes and a few half-charred branches, about a meter from the mat.
Qin Yue picked up a few big stones at the entrance of the cave, piled them around the fire, formed a circle, and moved about half a meter away to prevent them from splashing too close to the mat and sparks.
Thinking that she slept on the rattan mat on the ground last night, she was still panicked, so she took scissors and cut a lot of young shoots back, and spread a thick layer under the bed, which was soft and moisture-proof.
After looking at the time, an hour has passed, and Liang Jian has not come back.
Qin Yue thought about his tall and sturdy body, and didn't worry about him, so he walked out of the cave with the fish basket by himself.
In the morning forest, the air is damp, and the soil under your feet is mixed with fallen leaves.
She followed the stream hidden in the bushes, and went down in the direction of the current, waving a path with the thick branches in her hands.
The farther she went, the clearer the sound of the murmuring water became, the denser the branches in front of her became, and the trees above her blocked the daylight.
She didn't know how long she walked, but she reached out to push away the lush bushes and grass that blocked her vision, carefully avoiding the rotten wood on the ground, and following the sound of the water, she saw the stream merging into a channel several meters wide.
The river is lined with lush bushes, and the branches of the river hang from the shrubs, full of small pale yellow flowers, and the branches of the trees stretching from the banks reflect the dark green reflection on the surface of the river, and the distant waterfowl flutter their wings and peck in the river.
She looked up at the end of the river, and saw the meandering river disappear into the depths of the dense jungle, where it leads.