Chapter 4 Conversations
I didn't know what unknown creatures were in the river, Qin Yue didn't dare to get too close, stood behind the bushes and silently observed for a while, before putting the fish basket into the water on the river bank, and the opening followed the direction of the water.
She tied the basket with the branches hanging from the bushes, and as she approached the bank, she saw a few fish wandering leisurely and sometimes diving into the deep bottom of the river. A few waterfowl in the distance also had palm-length fish in their mouths, flapped their wings and flew away.
There should be a lot of fish in this river, Qin Yue couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Humming a song, he walked forward, and along the river, he picked a lot of wild fruits from the bushes, only the ones that had been pecked by birds, and most of the animals could eat were not poisonous.
The large and small ripe wild fruits were full of picks, and Qin Yue didn't stop until he couldn't take them.
Looking up at the tangled vines in the trunks of nearby trees, she pulled a few slender vines and began to weave a round basket.
The round basket is much simpler than the fish basket, she breaks the rattan, takes out the rattan of equal length and arranges it into a rice shape, and then uses a slender rattan to weave a strong bottom around the rice shape, and then begins to weave the basket into a cylindrical shape.
It didn't take long for a tight, sturdy rattan basket to take shape under her skillful hands.
She also used three rattan sticks to weave a rope in the shape of a braid, braided two of them, and tied them to a round basket to form a back basket.
Qin Yue stuffed a few huge leaves into the back basket, put all the wild fruits he picked into the back basket, filled half a basket, and went back along the way he came.
The herbs you see on the road are also thrown into the basket.
When he returned to the cave, Liang Jian hadn't come back yet, Qin Yue put the basket by the wall, took a leaf and wrapped it in a dozen wild fruits, and went to the stream to wash it.
These wild fruits come in different varieties, the big ones are a bit like plums, black and red, but they are the size of small apples, and they taste sweet and sour. The smallest one is like a wild mulberry, a big one, with a sweet taste with a little bitterness, very thirst-quenching, and the taste of mulberries is different.
On the way back with a handful of fruits, Qin Yue saw Liang Jian walking up from the foot of the mountain, carrying a hare with a pointed wooden stick in one hand and a few sharpened wooden sticks in the other.
The two walked back to the cave together, Qin Yue looked at the fat gray hare on the ground, there was no idea that the rabbit was cute and could not be eaten, and he was full of thoughts about how to bake delicious rabbit meat without seasoning.
"How did you catch it?" Thinking that today's rations had been settled, she couldn't help but give Liang Jian a thumbs up.
"I've also set up a few traps along the way with these branches, and there may be a harvest these days. ”
Liang Jian took off his coat that was torn by bushes and thorns, sat on the rattan mat, and raised his eyebrows proudly, looking refreshed.
Listening to what he said lightly, Qin Yue knew that the process must not be easy, the fish in the pool she inserted yesterday had broken several sharp branches, not to mention the hare with more sensitive movements and a wider range of activities.
"I'll go and clean up the hare, and you check the branches and come back, and we'll eat the hare later." Liang Jian didn't seem to be tired at all, and after speaking, he got up and carried the hare and left.
There are forests all over here, even if this is a halfway up the mountain where the trees are a little sparse, there are still a lot of dead branches and leaves, Qin Yue picked up a large number of dead branches and returned to the cave after a while.
Liang Jian also cleaned the hare and returned, and he used a rough wooden stick with a smooth ground to pass through the whole rabbit and put it on the large cleaned leaf on the side.
And he tied the tips of three thick branches tightly with thin vines, separated them and put them outside the stone that surrounded the fire, and in the same way he set up another stone on the opposite side.
He lit the wood in the fire and roasted the rabbit horizontally on the fire.
A fire surrounded by stones, burning with a raging flame, baked the fat of the hare, and before long the grease fell into the fire with a mouth-watering sound.
"Do you want to get some juice to spread on it?" Qin Yue handed over a wild fruit, she had tasted it, and the taste was very sour, like a wild lemon.
Liang Jian stretched out his hand to take it, cut the wild fruit in half with a knife, squeezed out the juice and dripped it on the roasted meat.
Qin Yue put the washed fruit on the blade on a large stone next to the fire, the stone was very flat, she asked Liang Jian to move in and prepare to use it as a table. With more than 20 years of civilized social habits, she is not used to sitting on the ground to eat.
It is not easy to roast such a large hare, and it is easy to bake on one side, and Liang Jian turns the wooden branch from time to time to heat the rabbit evenly.
Looking at Liang Jian's skillful movements, she relieved herself to hand over the job to him, preparing to use the remaining vines to weave another mat.
I don't know how long it took, but the whole hare was roasted to a bright brown and buttery color, the meat was delicious, and the cave was full of a rich smell of roasted meat.
Qin Yue smelled the fragrance on the tip of her nose, her stomach was empty, and her eyes couldn't help but stare at the barbecue above the fire.
Liang Jian picked the rabbit's hind leg with the most meat, cut it with a Mongolian knife and handed it to her, and then cut a piece of barbecue meat for himself.
The hare meat is chewy, has an original burnt aroma, and the juice tastes better, which slightly makes up for the lack of seasoning.
The two of them ate most of the roast rabbit and a few more wild fruits, and then they filled their stomachs.
The rest of the barbecue Liang Jian proposed to make jerky, Qin Yue agreed, the jerky is shelf-stable, and in this jungle, she was worried about eating it after eating, which made her feel very insecure.
"There's a river down there, and I've put a basket of fish in the river, maybe there will be fish. Qin Yue ate and drank to her heart's content, and began to plan for dinner.
"Well, there are fish in the pool, but there will be more in the river. Liang Jian nodded, paused, and said, "There are many species here, and I saw a lot of animals that I haven't seen along the way.
He was asking for her opinion, and Qin Yue didn't disagree.
Although they didn't dare to think deeply, and the two had no communication, it was still a not very friendly fact in front of their eyes.
There is no trace of human footing in this strange land, and they need to find other humans or intelligent beings, even if it is an unknown adventure, they cannot rest on their laurels.
The two of them cut the barbecue into slices and spread them out on the stones around the fire to dry, and the water could be left for a longer time.
They discussed it for a while, and prepared to hunt for food for more than two or three days, roast it into jerky, and then go north.
At noon, the sun was getting hotter and hotter outside, and the temperature was gradually rising, and neither of them went out.
Qin Yue spread the collected herbs evenly on the rocks above the cave to dry, and there was a gentle slope on the side of the cave entrance, so it was effortless to climb up.
But I didn't want to, and when I came down, I tripped over a protruding stone, and the whole person fell down the gentle slope.
At the last moment, a pair of strong arms caught her and helped her stand firmly on the ground.
"In the future, this kind of thing will be called to me. He looked her in the eye and said seriously.
Qin Yue nodded and thanked him softly.
When he stretched out his hand and was about to walk towards the hole, he felt a heart-piercing pain in his ankle, and he couldn't help frowning.
Looking at her appearance, Liang Jian understood in his heart, picked her up and walked into the cave, and put her on the thick rattan mat.
The slender hand took off her canvas shoes, and saw that her ankles were already a little red and swollen.
Qin Yue opened her mouth and wanted to refuse, but before she could say anything, she saw that he had no scruples to rub her feet to relieve the pain.
She lowered her eyes, a faint flush on her neck.
Tell yourself in your heart that they are husband and wife, and no matter how intimate things are, they don't care about such small things.
Reason told her that two people who were already about to divorce, and if they continued to be entangled like this, it would only be more troublesome in the future.
So, she silently reached out and gently brushed his palm, "I'll do it myself." ”
"What's the matter?" Liang Jian was puzzled, but she didn't take her hand, her ankle was very slender, and there were traces of thorns and scratches above her ankle.
"No, I'll do it myself, don't bother you. ”
Liang Jianjun's eyebrows furrowed slightly, seeing that she was obviously alienated from herself, she was very unaccustomed to it.
Suddenly thought of the conversation between the two before the car accident, she wanted to divorce herself, he didn't understand, and the two had a happy married life.
His parents liked Qin Yue very much, and when they returned to the weekend, they all told them to take their daughter-in-law home and let him take a look.
He is also very satisfied with this wife, and after getting married, the house was furnished by her with a very homely taste, and he would feel very relaxed when he came home from work.
As a husband, he asked himself if there was any dereliction of duty, and he didn't understand why she suddenly wanted to divorce.
If he can't figure it out, he asks, it's his habit.
"You want a divorce, why?"
Qin Yue was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked up at him with a solemn expression, not understanding why his thinking jumped so much.
But if you think about it, avoiding it won't solve the problem, it's better to be open and honest.
After thinking about the wording, it was quiet for a while, and her voice rang out. "We don't love each other, do we? Marriage was also arranged by our parents at the beginning, and a marriage without love will not last long. ”
She said it very tactfully, hoping that he could understand, find someone you love to marry, and don't compromise.
"Huh, are you wanting to divorce because of that?" Liang Jian frowned, disagreeing with her words, thought about it, and asked, "You like someone else?"
"What?" Qin Yue glared, a little angry, didn't this mean that she was cheating?
Obviously, he hides a golden house, and he also beats a rake!