"What is this?" Gu Xingwu asked curiously.

Li Tingyun patted Heifeng's head, signaling it not to bark.

Heifeng took a few steps back to make way.

Li Tingyun lay down and listened to the sound below. After confirming that there was movement, she dug a hole at the other end along the movement.

After digging, they wanted to go back to find the backpack, but saw Xu Erhua bringing the backpack back to them.

She poured the bamboo shoots from the basket onto the ground, took out two baskets and placed them outside one of the holes.

He supported the backpack with bamboo, tied it with a vine, handed the two ends to Gu Xingwu and Xu Erhua, and put some herbs in the backpack.

"If you see a big rat running out from inside, pull it and hold the basket down once it enters. Never try to catch it with your hands. This big rat is called a bamboo rat and has sharp teeth. A bite from it will definitely be more painful than taking your life." She didn't mean to scare them.

Gu Xingwu didn’t understand why Li Tingyun was interested in mice. Can those things be eaten?

Xu Erhua's eyes lit up: "Tingyun, this bamboo rat is delicious when stewed. When I was a child, I went to the countryside with my grandmother and a relative invited me to eat it."

"Yes, that's delicious. Wait a minute, I'll get some food." Li Tingyun said and ran out of the bamboo forest with a smile.

When she came back, she had some dried chilies and herbs in her hands. She put the dried chilies at the entrance of the cave, brought some firewood, and put the dried chilies on the firewood.

She took out the bamboo tube she had just cut and placed it at the entrance of the cave. She lit the firewood and blew air at the entrance.

After a few puffs, she choked and started crying.

She was really out of her mind to eat a piece of bamboo rat meat.

Why choose peppers?

You are asking for trouble!

After blowing a few times, she found a leaf and started fanning the fire. The fire grew bigger and the smell of the chili became stronger.

A big bamboo rat rushed out of the cave over there. Xu Erhua quickly buckled the backpack and sat down on it.

The bamboo rat started to bump around inside. If it weren't for the good quality of the backpack, it would probably have jumped out.

The bamboo rat jumped a little and soon became silent.

Xu Erhua and Gu Xingwu knew that the herbs inside were working.

Li Tingyun was still fanning the flames at the cave entrance in front, but Xu Erhua and Gu Xingwu had been waiting for more than half an hour and didn't see any bamboo rats coming out.

Li Tingyun was a little tired, so he walked over to see how much he had gained.

As a result, she saw a bamboo rat. She put her ears to the ground again and heard some noisy sounds. She picked up a hoe and found another place to dig a hole. She asked Gu Xingwu to follow with the other two backpacks and herbs.

After everything was prepared, Li Tingyun continued to light the fire and smoke the peppers.

After the smoke made her cough violently, there was finally movement from Gu Xingwu's side, and a larger bamboo rat jumped out.

The same thing happened to the big bamboo rat. It became motionless after being locked in a bamboo basket for a short while.

After catching the second one, they waited a little longer, but didn't see any more bamboo rats coming out, so they had to give up.

After digging up enough bamboo shoots to eat for several meals, they hurried home with their baskets on their backs.

When they came back, many people had returned from the construction site, and the old branch secretary and Old Tang were sitting at the gate of their yard.

Li Tingyun and Xu Erhua happily went up to them, opened the yard door and welcomed them in.

After closing the yard door, they poured the unconscious bamboo rats out of the basket.

"Oh my God, where did you get two such big bamboo rats? They are not easy to catch. The last few times Old He went to the bamboo forest, he was almost bitten by a bamboo rat. Fortunately, He Fei reacted quickly. Unfortunately, he didn't catch any." The old branch secretary hadn't eaten bamboo rats for a long time, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva just looking at them.

It's rare to see the old branch secretary interested in something. Li Tingyun originally planned to make bamboo shoots and bacon tonight, but he decided to make dry-pot bamboo rats.

"That's right. This thing tastes good, but it's hard to catch, and it's particularly ferocious. Many villagers who tried to catch it before also suffered." Old Tang had given medicine to these people before.

"Heifeng found the cave entrance. We were lucky enough to come across a large nest. Unfortunately, we only caught two." Xu Erhua patted Heifeng's head and thought Heifeng was so handsome.

"Erhua, go boil some water. I'll take care of these two bamboo rats. Old Party Secretary, please go back and call Grandma He. Old Tang, please call Grandma Tang over as well. We'll have dry-pot bamboo rats tonight." As she spoke, she went to get firewood.

Old Tang also liked it, so he took the herbs he had brought back to the clinic. He and his wife brought some dried fish and some vegetables.

A bamboo rat weighs more than ten pounds, and even just one can feed a large number of people.

She asked Erhua and Gu Xingwu to call the team leader and the old village chief over so that everyone could have a good meal in the evening.

As for Xiao Zhuang's family, Wang's family, and He Fei's family, after it is ready, a bowl will be sent to each family.

Such a big bamboo rat is not easy to find, and even harder to catch, so she naturally wants everyone to benefit equally.

The team leader and the old branch secretary came together, and the team leader brought a piece of pork belly.

The old village chief had guests at his house tonight, so he didn't come.

The taste of bamboo rat stewed with pork belly is absolutely amazing.

As soon as the steam came out, the aroma was overwhelming. Fortunately, there was no one else nearby, otherwise someone would definitely come and knock on the door to ask them what they wanted to eat tonight.

When the meat was out of the pot, Li Tingyun took out the meat from the lunch box and delivered it to the old village chief and his family.

While waiting for Xu Erhua and Gu Xingwu to go out and deliver the food, she brought the iron pot to the fire rack and asked everyone to sit over and eat first.

The old branch secretary was naturally unwilling to do so, and everyone waited until Xu Erhua and Gu Xingwu came back before they started eating.

Xu Erhua and Gu Xingwu came back and harvested a lot of pumpkins.

She was so busy that she hadn't had time to make pumpkin pie, but she had made the sugar and would make it when she had time.

The Chinese New Year is not far away, so she has to hurry up and repay the favor.

It’s a rare opportunity to eat such delicious bamboo rats, so the old branch secretary and Mr. Tang had a few drinks.

Seeing their cheerful faces, Li Tingyun was happy. She liked the hustle and bustle, not the cold and lonely atmosphere at home. She really didn't want to experience that kind of loneliness in her life.

After eating and drinking, the old branch secretary was seven-tenths drunk and was finally carried back by Gu Xingwu.

However, it can be seen that the old branch secretary is very happy today.

After seeing off the guests, Li Tingyun and his family began to pack up their things at home.

There were a lot of dried pumpkins in the warehouse before, and now there are more pumpkins in the warehouse.

"It's still early. Why don't we deal with these pumpkins? It would be a waste if they are left piled up like this." Xu Erhua was a little worried that they would go bad when she saw so many pumpkins.

Li Tingyun also had this idea, but she didn't plan to dry the pumpkin, but to make some pumpkin cakes.

The busy work lasted until eleven o'clock, and at this time, there was a knock on the door and a familiar voice came from outside.