Chapter 101: Discovering the Ruins

After speaking, everyone began to take turns to eat, two people pay attention to the surrounding situation, and two people clean up their things.

In a few moments, they were already on their way down the mountain. The further down you go, the more moss and dead branches and leaves there are, and many places are slippery, and in some places the bottom is empty, which scares people out of their minds.

Everyone was very careful to grasp everything that was standing, such as stones, such as trees and vines, and walked as steadily as possible so as not to fall.

Wolves and dogs are naturally not afraid of this kind of road, relatively speaking, they may feel softer and more comfortable, and consciously spread out to the front and back to the left and right to protect the safety of their owners.

Under a stone wall, everyone found several bushes of mushrooms, a bit like begonia mushrooms, but some of them are not like them, and after hesitating for a long time, they finally decided not to, in case it was a poisonous mushroom, it would be troublesome.

Further down, the ferns gradually increased, but the season of bracken has long passed, and the sandy ground has slowly turned into red soil, and the ground is very slippery like a light rain, probably because of the frost last night.

A lynx stood on a high stone pillar and looked at the group and the dog.

It had never seen any of these animals, and it didn't know if they were dangerous for it, so it could see that it was divine, and it had no intention of running away.

At this time, it was still far from the foot of the mountain, and it was not yet the time to hunt, so everyone looked at the lynx in a friendly manner, and walked quietly step by step, and neither the dog nor the little wolf made a sound.

After walking for more than an hour, the woods gradually became lively, with the cuckoo calling, the frolicking of the hidden bird, the cooing of the bird of bliss, and the croaking of the frog.

On a tree with dead branches, woodpeckers knock on the trunk, dig a hole, and stick their pointed beaks in to find insects to eat.

If the hole in the tree turns a corner, it will take a small piece of grass or a branch and poke it into the hole.

After a while, the bug couldn't stand the villain's encouragement, so he came out to see what was going on, and as soon as he came out, he was pecked into the mouth by a woodpecker.

The roar of the stream down the ravine is getting louder and louder, and the amount of water is getting bigger and bigger, and in addition to the fish swimming in the water, there are also small shrimps, jumping and walking in the water, which is very cute.

From time to time, there are turbulent frogs drilling in and out of the water and weeds, and sometimes they jump on the feet of people, looking stupidly at the behemoth in front of them. There was a dog who ran after the frog for a few feet but didn't catch it, I don't know if it wanted to find a playmate, or if it wanted to catch it and eat.

Only occasionally one or two larger animals ran by far away, and basically did not stop, leaving only a black, gray and gray figure.

There were also a few crested ducks who saw such a group of sub-animals coming, and flapped their wings and ran away with their flies.

At this time, the mountains and forests seem to be more and more calm and serene in the noise, as if they are old friends who have not been seen for a long time. Everyone has been in the mountain for so long, and they have never been so interested in looking at the scenery on the roadside while walking, and savoring the joy of life.

It's a great way to relax.

After walking in the mountains for a long, long time, because the trees overhead obscured the sky, and I don't know how long they walked, and it was estimated that it was noon, and they finally saw the valley at the foot of the mountain.

Thankfully, I finally walked out of the deep forest and down the mountain.

The patriarch breathed a sigh of relief. When you go to the valley, there is a lot of lawn on the ground, and the ground is very flat, as if someone has laid a foundation and built a house here before.

In the valley, there were not many trees, and when I looked up, the sun had already set west for an hour.

In terms of time, you have to find a place to spend the night as soon as possible, and if you don't have a place, you have to build your own.

The transverse of the valley is not big, from top to bottom step by step, like terraces, much smaller than the place of the castle at home, like a small canyon, the field of vision is not wide, the line of sight is very cramped, you can see the opposite side at a glance, there is nothing to cover in the middle, one side is a mud mountain, one side is a stone mountain, the stone is not a whole piece, but a stone mountain piled up layer by layer of fine sand-like stones, the sand and gravel are pressed very tightly and very dense and hard.

On the other side of the mud mountain is the mountain spring water that gathers from the mountain, forming a small stream that is a foot wide, the water is crystal clear, the water is very fast, the stream is looking for a way down the mountain among the rocks, and when it finds that it is blocked, it makes a loud noise, as if it is roaring.

My father was not in the mood to look at the sights.

It is imperative that you find a place to spend the night as soon as possible.

He divided the people into two groups, one group went upstream, and the other group looked down, to see if there were any ready-made stone caves, and agreed that whether they could find it or not, they would meet in the same place after a bag of cigarettes.

The father took his mother and three sons, four dogs, and two wolf cubs and walked briskly downstream. As the three of them walked, they divided into two groups to look at the left and right, while the father looked ahead, looking for a better path among the bushes, thorns, and weeds.

After going down five or six platforms, my father was delighted to find a few clumps of rice near a creek, the grains ripe as if they were about to fall to the ground at any moment.

I'm so happy to find this here! Judging from the condition of the plants, it is not the same as the wild rice I found last time, a bit like the conventional rice grown at home.

My father muttered to himself as he searched nearby, "Have you ever heard the old lady talk about it?"

The father called the mother and the third son, and everyone looked at it and walked away cautiously, telling the dog and the little wolf to be careful not to step on the plant.

Originally, I was looking for a stone cave, but I found regular rice, which made everyone very happy, but the task of finding a stone cave must continue, otherwise it will be troublesome to spend the night tonight.

After stopping for a while, they quickly walked down again, and there were also millet, sorghum, millet, wheat, mushroom, adzuki beans, flax and euphem, the front was eaten, and the latter two were eaten by squeezing oil and stir-frying, these were all layered layer by layer, that is, there were one or two kinds of grain crops on a platform.

Everyone was so happy that they almost jumped up, and they didn't expect to stumble upon such a good place.

My father was so happy that he even forgot the first task of finding the cave, but it was only thanks to his mother's reminder that he remembered it.

After walking down for a while, everyone noticed a row of stone houses under the stone wall on the right, which had indeed been inhabited by people before.

When I got closer, I saw that the house was neatly built up one by one, and there was no mortar or anything else between the stones, and the house collapsed badly, and many stones were weathered and rotten, but there was only one house that could barely live in it.

Judging from the quality of the house and the growth of so many crops just discovered, the owner of this house should not have been away for a long time, it is estimated that it will be one or two generations, and it will not be too long.

After watching for a while, my father hurriedly took everyone back to the road, and the time for everyone to make an appointment just now was approaching.

Everyone trotted all the way, and they ran out of breath.

Before they reached the place, they saw the eldest son and the three of them shouting on the platform above, and because the water was so loud that they couldn't hear what they were shouting, they quickened their pace and ran up quickly.

After the two people met, everyone quickly exchanged their findings, it turned out that the eldest son also found three houses dug out of stone caves upstream, which were completely inhabitable, and there were some vegetables next to the house, such as pumpkin, cowpea, bitter gourd, and leek, all of which grew sparsely.