Chapter 352 Collecting Snow Vines

Snow mice, as the name suggests, are mice that live in the snow.

The meat of the snow mouse is tender and delicious. It is half the size of the steel-toothed rabbit, and its flexibility and reproduction speed cannot be compared with the steel-toothed rabbit. However, it has a venom sac that is more poisonous than cobra venom. A bite from it will kill you instantly.

Xia Xiaoman murmured, "Is their flexibility and reproduction rate weaker than that of the steel-toothed rabbits? Then there's no need to worry. I guess the snow mice will be gnawed to the bone by the steel-toothed rabbits before they start to infest."

Chen Peiqiong nodded. "That's right. Even if it's not bitten to death by the steel-toothed rabbit, it might be eaten by the snow vine or the skuas."

The Americans did not know that there was a kind of steel-toothed rabbit in the Xia country that ate everything. If they knew about this kind of rabbit, they might not have brought snow mice from afar to serve as a snack for the steel-toothed rabbit.

The two men and the wolf talked as they walked, and soon they reached the edge of the camp.

As soon as they approached the edge of the garrison, Xia Xiaoman and his companions saw a group of people struggling with snow vines. Judging from the small piles of snow vine segments on the ground, this group of people were quite capable.

"Hey, it's Fu Baiwei." Xia Xiaoman pointed at the person who was cutting snow vines in the crowd.

Chen Peiqiong looked in the direction of her finger and said, "There are too many people here, let's go to another place!" As she said that, she pulled Xia Xiaoman's arm and walked in another direction.

After walking for a distance, Chen Peiqiong asked, "Xiaoman, have you had any contact with Fu Baiwei recently?"

Xia Xiaoman shook her head, "No, I haven't seen her for a long time."

"That's good. Next time you see her, stay as far away from her as possible and try not to have any contact with her."

Hearing Chen Peiqiong's words, Xia Xiaoman looked at her curiously, "What happened to Fu Baiwei? Once... I saw her seeming to be robbing other people's supplies."

Chen Peiqiong sighed and said in a heavy tone: "She has been driven crazy by this world..."

In troubled times, few people can keep their original intentions. Fu Baiwei thought she had tried very hard to live, but fate always played tricks on her.

At the beginning of winter, Sun Haiyun was unfortunately infected with bird flu. His right hand had been amputated before, and his body was not well. The bird flu almost cost him half his life.

Fu Baiwei tried every possible way to find medicine and also sought help from neighbors.

But the neighbors not only did not help, but also wanted to keep Fu Baiwei at home after learning that Sun Haiyun was infected with bird flu. They said that Sun Haiyun was infected with bird flu and she might also have the bird flu virus. For the sake of everyone, they asked Fu Baiwei to stay at home and not go out unless necessary.

Fu Baiwei rushed out of the house with a machete, but the neighbors were no pushovers. To be alive today, they must have some skills. Fu Baiwei was outnumbered and was beaten back in a short while.

Finally, Fu Baiwei had no choice but to use her supplies and points to ask others to buy medicine for her. However, she had almost used up all her supplies and points, and she didn't buy any medicine. She watched Sun Haiyun die in her arms.

"After Sun Haiyun died, Fu Baiwei became a different person. She often hung out with those thieves and robbed other people's supplies every now and then."

Chen Peiqiong sighed again, "When Fu Baiwei followed Hong Shuangyan and the others to rob, at least they had a bottom line and only robbed those who had committed many evil deeds. Now they have no bottom line at all. No matter who the other party is or what their identity is, they will take action as long as they have their eyes on them."

"I tried to persuade her once, but she didn't listen at all. She even threatened me, telling me not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise she would snatch my things away." If it weren't for Sun Haiyun, she wouldn't bother to care about Fu Baiwei.

Xia Xiaoman was speechless. "Everyone has their own destiny. Sister Pei, just live your own life well. It's better not to interfere in Fu Baiwei's affairs."

Chen Peiqiong nodded, "I know, so I just leave when I see her now, and I'm too lazy to contact her."

"Okay, let's not talk about these bad things. Let's collect the snow vines here!" She pointed to the open space in front, "I'll go first, you follow behind me, pay attention to your feet, and immediately stab the tip of the knife into anything that moves. Don't cut it with the blade, it's hard to cut the snow vines."

Xia Xiaoman responded and looked down at Maodan, "Maodan, don't come over, stay behind and guard."

Maodan's claws and teeth are not suitable for dealing with snow vines, and following him will only hinder him.

"Ouch!" Maodan responded obediently and sat on the ground waiting obediently.

Seeing this, Chen Peiqiong smiled and said, "Maodan, I have a difficult task for you. You will pick up all the snow vines we cut down later. Don't leave any behind. Can you do it?"

Maodan looked at Xia Xiaoman, and when he saw Xia Xiaoman nodded, he readily agreed to take on the task.

Chen Peiqiong took off her rabbit fur coat, warmed up, and walked carefully towards the open space.

She got the news that the Americans did not dare to go to crowded places to avoid official investigation, so the snow vine seeds were scattered in remote alleys or on the edge of the garrison. There was a high probability that there would be snow vines in the open space in front.

Chen Peiqiong walked lightly and after taking a few steps, she felt like she stepped on something. The next second, the snow vine was wrapped around her calves.

She immediately raised her machete and stabbed the snow vine with the tip of the knife. At the same time, Xia Xiaoman found something moving on the snow and quickly pulled out her Tang sword to chop at the ground.

Xia Xiaoman and Chen Peiqiong worked well together, and soon the ground was covered with cut snow vines. Maodan was also smart, knowing that he couldn't beat the snow vines, so he waited until Xia Xiaoman cleared all the snow vines around him, then quietly came forward to pick up the cut snow vines and threw them together.

The two men and the wolf worked for more than two hours, but they were so cold that they reluctantly called it a day and went home.

The snakeskin bag they brought could not hold so many snow vines, so Xia Xiaoman skillfully sorted the snow vines one by one, tied them together with a longer snow vine, and carried them back.

On the way back, it was inevitable that people would be jealous. But those people could only be jealous, because Xia Xiaoman had a wolf half the height of a man beside her.

After returning home, Xia Xiaoman counted the snow vines she was given again. It was different when two people worked together. They got more snow vines than she did alone. It was a pity that the weather was too cold. Taking off the rabbit fur coat and moving around outdoors for two or three hours was the limit. If there were no weather restrictions, they could get more.

Xia Xiaoman only kept a part of these snow vines as fuel, and took the rest to the trading point to exchange for points.

She didn't know how to extract the substance from the snow vine that could replace gasoline, nor did she know how to make a snow vine coat into a winter coat. Instead of leaving the snow vine in the space to mold, it would be better to take it to the trading point to exchange for points.