The mountains are undulating and covered with white snow.

Deep in the mountains, it is extremely difficult to walk.

Fortunately, Jiang Ping'an was wearing water shoes, and even so, the soles of his feet were stuck with thick yellow mud, which was extremely heavy.

After walking a few steps, rub your feet on the dry grass a few times to rub the mud off, otherwise it will slip.

There is no need to look at the outer areas of the mountain, and even if there is prey, it is very rare.

So Jiang Ping'an went straight to the mountains.

After walking for two or three hours, the number of animal sightings gradually increased.

Footprints, feces, hair, and so on.

But Jiang Ping'an still didn't stop, and continued to walk for nearly an hour before slowing down.

Coming to a boulder, Jiang Ping'an walked to the leeward place, rested, drank some hot water, and ate a few big buns.

When you regain your strength, you will lift your spirits and start looking for prey.

Today's Jiang Ping'an, within a radius of 100 meters, can't escape his detection.

After a while, Jiang Ping'an found a nest of hares in a bush.

He was overjoyed, and hurriedly put the musket into the space, intending to catch the hare with his bare hands and then put it in the space to breed.

Rabbits are nocturnal animals, they generally rest during the day and come out at night.

The hare's nest usually has at least three exits, just in case, and that's how the three holes of the cunning rabbit came from.

Jiang Ping'an first stood at a distance and looked around carefully, and soon found five exits one after another, it seems that there should be a lot of rabbits here.

Then, he took a deep breath and rushed up to the grass as fast as he could, his figure turning into a shadow in an instant.

As soon as they got closer, a gray shadow flashed out of an exit.

Jiang Ping'an's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the hare in his hand in an instant, and checked it, it should be three catties up.

Jiang Ping'an smiled, he didn't have time to be happy for too long, and another rabbit ran out.

He copied left and right, and in a short time, he caught seven hares in a row, and all of them were thrown into space.

"And one that's too scared to come out?"

Jiang Ping'an listened carefully for a moment, and hurriedly took hay from the space, lit it, and put it at the entrance of the cave to smoke it.

"Poof!"

With a muffled sound, the remaining hare finally couldn't help but flee out, and was caught by Jiang Ping'an.

"I caught it, raised in the space, there is no shortage of food, and there is no danger, why do you want to run?"

Jiang Ping'an muttered softly, turned around and continued to walk forward.

Next, Jiang Ping'an's harvest was full.

This place is worthy of deep mountains and old forests, and there are many kinds of prey.

In addition, Jiang Ping'an has grandmaster-level martial arts and space blessings.

As long as he encounters prey, few can escape.

In just two hours, he successively hunted 10 impalas, 8 yellow sheep, 12 pheasants, 26 hares, 8 deer, and 2 litters of wild boars, a total of 16 large and small.

Looking at the time, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.

Today's hunt went even more smoothly than Jiang Ping'an had predicted.

Compared to sleeping comfortably at home, he really didn't want to spend the night in the wilderness.

Besides, you can't be too greedy, there are many prey in this world, and you can't catch them all.

So without hesitation, Jiang Ping'an immediately returned the same way.

"There is still a fish farm that is not used, I am afraid that after returning to the city, I will go to the market to buy it." Jiang Ping'an thought as he walked.

Although the mountain road is difficult, it is still much faster to go back.

Even so, Jiang Ping'an hurried and rushed to Liangjia Village in the evening.

Instead of going home, he took a detour.

And took out three hares and two pheasants from the space, carried them by hand, and went to Qin Jingru's house.

He planned to send a hare and a pheasant to Qin Jingru's family.

For Jiang Ping'an, no matter whether he wants to marry Qin Jingru in the future or not, the relationship with her family cannot be broken.

After all, they are neighbors, and every time Jiang Ping'an returns to the city, it is Qin Jingru's father who comes to help him guard the house.

As for why they took out so many hares and pheasants, they were naturally used for appearance.

It was dark, and I couldn't see the road.

The cold wind hung and scraped on the face like a knife.

Qin Jingru's house was very quiet, and there was not even a sound of people talking.

Since the previous year, drought has persisted in most parts of the country, with farmland harvests plummeting and food shortages.

In recent months, Jiang Ping'an has been to the countryside many times, and he rarely sees people cooking on fires in the morning and evening.

Most of them only eat one meal at noon, and it is still corn porridge with clear soup and little water.

When the farm is not working, people huddle in their rooms, do not speak or move, and try to save their physical strength.

Jiang Ping'an came to the door of Qin Jingru's house, knocked on the door, and shouted loudly: "Uncle Qin, is Uncle Qin at home?" ”

"It's coming!" A rough voice came from inside the room.

Soon, the door opened, and I saw Qin Jingru standing behind the door with a smile on her face.

Jiang Ping'an was just about to speak, Qin Jingru's father, Qin Manguo, stood up from behind and pulled his daughter aside.

"Peace has come back from the mountains? Yo, what a good harvest today, so many prey! ”

Qin Manguo grinned, looked at the prey in Jiang Ping'an's hand and said with a smile.

Jiang Ping'an handed a pheasant and a hare forward, and said with a smile:

"Uncle Qin, I have indeed gained a lot today, so I will bring some over to supplement the nutrition of my sister-in-law and nephew."

Qin Jingru has a total of three brothers and sisters, the elder sister has been married, and the eldest brother has two children after getting married.

The little one, who was born a few months ago and is still breastfeeding, is exactly when it needs nutrition.

Qin Manguo shook his head and refused: "It's too precious, I can't ask for it!" ”

"Take it back safely, thank you for your kindness, but even if you don't eat it yourself, you can exchange it for food!"

It's not a joke that the grain is expensive this year, and if you talk about a daughter-in-law, three liters of wheat is more decent.

Of course, this is the countryside, and the market in the city is slightly higher, but the bride price is generally only three to five yuan.

As for the three turns and one ring, the vast majority of families are not in order.

It's not just about money, it's about tickets.

Jiang Ping'an frowned and said, "Uncle Qin, is this treating me as an outsider?" Your family has helped me a lot. ”

"I gave you a chicken and a rabbit to express my gratitude, Uncle Qin, you can't refuse, otherwise you will see outside."

After several prevarications, Qin Manguo finally accepted it and invited Jiang Ping'an to sit in the house.

"It's dark now, so I won't sit, we're so close, we can come over at any time in the future."

Jiang Ping'an smiled and left.

Qin Manguo couldn't keep it, so he asked his daughter Qin Jingru to send it away.

Back at home, opening the kitchen, Jiang Ping'an threw the remaining two hares and a pheasant to the ground.

lit the oil lamp, turned back to Qin Jingru, who was holding a flashlight to illuminate, and said with a smile:

"Just come here, slaughter the hare and pheasant, let's have a good meal!"

"Eat them all? What a waste! Isn't it good to keep it for food? Qin Jingru frowned and said distressedly.

Jiang Ping'an stepped forward with a smile and took the flashlight in Qin Jingru's hand, and then said:

"What's wasted? When you eat it in your stomach and replenish your nutrients, you won't waste it. ”

"Look at you, what a beautiful girl, but her face is full of vegetables and her hair is yellow, which is too unsightly."

Qin Jingru gritted her teeth and hesitated: "I haven't seen meat for a long time, if you eat meat like this, you will have diarrhea." ”

"A few days ago, you invited me to eat an omelette, and I went back to pull it for a day, but I was tortured miserably!"