Chapter 12: Hunt for Prey
It was still early, and when Qin Mianmian went out, the entire Wansheng Village was still shrouded in a thick white mist.
Walking up the road from yesterday's downhill, she was still a little nervous.
If the rope nooses didn't work, she would really have to find another way to make money.
Now it seems that this merit system is really a bit unreliable, and it is okay to deduct points if you don't agree with each other.
After earning money first and solving the urgent needs of the Fu family, she will study how to use this merit system well.
With these in mind, her steps couldn't help but speed up a little.
No matter how fast she walked, Fu Jingbo, who followed behind, could always keep up with the right steps.
After walking on the hillside path, Qin Mianmian knew for the first time that the path would be slippery when the fog was thick.
The fog turns into dew and hangs on leaves, grass, and wildflowers, and the dew falls down these carriers.
Where the leaves or grass are particularly dense, the dew that falls will soak the soil and turn it into a wet mud.
She didn't walk the mountain road often, and she was anxious, so she accidentally stepped on a wet mud and slipped it.
'Yes. She cursed in her heart, and waited for herself to squat with a big ass.
At this time, she didn't forget to throw the firewood knife in her hand in front of her, saving herself from scratching herself when she fell.
It's too late, but it's just a matter of a moment for her.
The imaginary pain did not come, but fell into a piece of warmth.
When she opened her eyes, she saw that Fu Jingbo was looking at her with a scruffy face.
'Huh', inexplicably, Qin Mianmian's ears turned red.
Fu Jingbo still looked expressionless, Rao is Qin Mianmian fell into his arms, his eyes were still clear, and he didn't waver at all.
Embarrassed to get up, Qin Mianmian tidied up her clothes and continued to move forward.
If you ignore the flush that is getting higher and higher on her face, she really walks as fast as if nothing else.
Fu Jingbo waited for her to go away, and a trace of pleasure flashed in his eyes, and then silently picked up the firewood knife that she had thrown away, and followed again.
The place where the rope sleeve was put was actually not far away, and with the experience of sliding once, the next road Qin Mianmian walked very smoothly.
As soon as she arrived at her destination, she went straight to the place where she had put the noose, if nothing else, just to check the results.
And Fu Jingbo has a different obsession with firewood, and when he saw Qin Mianmian go to the place he had been yesterday, he started to chop firewood, and the ones he picked were all thick and strong.
His speed of chopping wood is fast, and Qin Mianmian's speed is not slow. In a matter of moments, she inspected two places where the nooses were placed.
Unfortunately, the first noose was not found, not only was it nothing, but the noose was not even touched.
What she was like yesterday when she put it down, and what it is now.
The second one was a little stronger, the position of the noose was off, and the noose was also tightened, but there was no prey in it.
Probably the prey that fell into the trap was too alert and escaped before the noose was tightened.
Qin Mianmian did not doubt the speed of these animals, they could survive in the wild, and these things must have super high alertness.
However, the fact that there are traces of movement means that these things are not completely useless.
These rope nooses seem to be placed in random places, but in fact, they are all places she chooses according to her first instinct.
As soon as she approached these places, she had an instinct in her heart that something would pass by.
This should be the result of her adding points to her hunting skills, but because there are still too few points added to this skill, it only depends on feeling.
Seeing a little hope, she continued to move on, her expectations were not high, as long as a noose could reach the prey, it would prove that she could use this method.
There are six rope sleeves in total, and the place where they are placed is not far away, but it is not close to it.
Because after seeing these rope nooses that have been passive but have not caught prey, they need to be removed and found a suitable place to place them, which delays a lot of time.
Qin Mianmian went from the mist all over the mountain to the sun hanging, and finally saw a prey at the fifth rope noose.
It was an animal she had never seen before, about the length of an arm, as round as a hedgehog, and its hair stood upside down.
The point is, it also has a nose similar to that of a pig.
Is this the badger pig???
Qin Mianmian wasn't sure, but it was a good thing to be able to catch prey.
Neatly lifting the noose that bound one leg of her prey, she walked happily towards the sixth.
If you bring this thing to town later, you should be able to exchange it for some money.
As for how much she can exchange, she will not know until she compares the price of the three.
Qin Mianmian was already very happy to get a prey, who knew that when she walked to the sixth rope sleeve, there was still a surprise waiting for her.
In fact, she had heard movement before she even got close to the sixth noose.
Walking briskly to see that there was another thing with a pig's nose struggling there.
It's just that this time it's much bigger than the previous one, and it looks like it's about a hundred pounds.
And the appearance is also very different!
Qin Mianmian could see at a glance that this was a half-sized wild boar!
Get rich, get rich!
She doesn't know how much the badger pig in her hand is worth, but this wild boar must be valuable.
No matter how you calculate it, it won't be cheaper than the domestic pigs at home.
The moment he saw the wild boar, Qin Mianmian was so excited that he almost jumped up.
But after the jump, she was worried, this pig weighed more than 100 pounds, how could she move it alone.
And the boar had obviously just been tied up, and it was struggling a lot.
If you approach rashly, you will be bitten if you are not careful.
After standing in place and struggling for a long time, Qin Mianmian finally decided.... Seek help.
Yes, help.
Anyway, she and Fu Jingbo have communicated a few times, and instead of struggling here about how to move the pig back, it is better to go to him.
Although the man was not very smart, he was victorious because of his strength.
When he comes, fool him into knocking the boar unconscious, and then carry it away.
She calculated as she walked, and before she could get to the place where Fu Jingbo was chopping wood, she ran into him head-on.
The moment he met those clear eyes, Qin Mianmian shook his head.
"Where are you going?" She paused, stunned.
Fu Jingbo didn't speak, just looked at her fixedly.
Qin Mianmian felt a sigh in her heart again, could this person be preparing to find herself.
As soon as I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel funny when I saw the firewood knife he was holding tightly in his hand.
How could this person go to find himself, most of him felt that the firewood in that place just now was not good enough, and wanted to find another place with good firewood to continue chopping firewood.
"Don't chop wood yet, can you come with me to do me a favor?" Taking a breath, Qin Mianmian coaxed in the most gentle tone possible.
Fu Jingbo: ......
looked at the badger pig she was carrying, expressionless.
"You come with me." Qin Mianmian spoke again, and then turned her head and walked back with the badger pig in her hand.
After taking two steps, he didn't forget to glance back at Fu Jingbo to see if he had followed.