Chapter 91: Hurry, drink it while it’s fresh
As a person who once survived alone in the wild, Sang Yu knew a lot of ways to quickly obtain natural salts and electrolytes in nature, and fish blood was one of them.
All she had to do now was to find the stream quickly and catch some fish. Even if there were no fish, a couple of frogs or non-venomous snakes would be fine.
She didn't delay on the way. She used a kitchen knife to chop off a straight sapling that was as thick as two finger joints, trimmed off the twigs and leaves on the trunk, and cut a double-forked tip on the thick end.
This stick will become her fishing tool. The kitchen knife is really worth buying. It has been used non-stop since she bought it and can be used at any time.
The last time he saw the white-headed viper, Sang Yu guessed that there must be a stream nearby.
This time she headed due west, a place she had never explored before. She had hardly gone far when she heard the sound of water splashing against rocks.
She was delighted and quickly quickened her pace. After passing through a lush forest, the view suddenly opened up and she saw a stream about three meters wide flowing from high to low.
There was a small muskrat digging in the damp riverside soil by the stream, looking for food. It was startled by the sudden movement of her coming out and ran away.
Under normal circumstances, Sang Yu might have followed to see if she could find the muskrat's nest and wait for it, but now she was only thinking about seeing if there were any fish in the stream.
The land along the stream is soaked by the stream water all year round. Coupled with the drought for several days, a fairly wide section of mud similar to a mudflat has appeared on both sides.
Sang Yu first took off his shoes and socks on the shore, then rolled up his trouser legs, and then walked down with a kitchen knife in one hand and a spear in the other.
Standing in the mud, she did not rush into the water, but observed the environment in the stream.
The stream water is very clear and you can see the bottom of the riverbed at a glance. This stream must have existed for a long time, and the pebbles at the bottom have been washed quite round by the water.
The stream flows down layer by layer along the depression of the mountain, with ups and downs from time to time, but there are three or four such places in a short section.
What Sang Yu wants to see are these places with big gaps.
When she came to a place with a big drop in height, her eyes lit up immediately and there was indeed a fish.
At the bottom of the stream under the rapids, a group of small fish were swimming happily. They had slender bodies, flat from the side, with a slightly raised back behind their heads, and were only about as long as the thumb and index finger stretched out.
She recognized it at a glance as a stream grouper, scientifically known as the smooth-lipped grouper, which prefers to live in rivers and streams with gravel bottoms and clear, fast-flowing water.
The good news was that there were not only fish in the stream, but also delicious grouper. The bad news was that the spear she made was useless against these small fish, which were only a foot long.
For someone who has not undergone a certain amount of training, wanting to accurately hit a small fish as long as a foot in the water with a double-pronged spear is nothing but a fantasy.
Maybe he would stab dozens of times in one breath, and there would always be a time when he would hit a dead mouse by chance, but that was not the result Sang Yu wanted to see.
She came here not to catch fish to eat, but for the fish's blood. It would be best to catch it alive.
Her mind raced, and soon she came up with an idea.
Looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Sang Yu took off his outer robe, used a kitchen knife to cut two branches from the tree trunk next to him, and covered the outer robe between the branches to make a net bag.
She had to hold something with both hands. She put the kitchen knife aside, but still carried the spear under her armpit.
She advanced slowly upstream from downstream, the stream was still very wide, and she was afraid of disturbing the fish and causing them to scatter in other directions.
When she reached a place not far to the lower left of the fish school, she took out the spear and stirred it randomly above the drop layer where the fish school gathered. The mud and sand quickly churned up and muddied a large area of the stream.
Seeing this, Sang Yu threw away the spear, held the branch tightly with both hands, bent down and held his breath.
The turbid stream water in the upper layer quickly flows to the lower layer with the continuous flushing of the water. The stream grouper likes clear water the most, so they avoid the turbid water and swim to the side.
Sang Yu looked at a group of stream groupers swimming towards her. She kept her composure and stood as still as a big rock that had always been in the stream.
A school of creek groupers gradually approached, until the last one was within the range of her open hands, and she moved instantly.
This was the moment he had been waiting patiently for. He exerted force from his waist and suddenly rose up, holding the branches with both hands.
Almost instantly, a large group of more than a dozen creek groupers were caught off guard and were covered in the clothes. They reacted extremely quickly and immediately rushed around with their heads covered.
The clothes already had holes in them, and since they were soaked with water and couldn't be closed for a while, a few holes were actually made.
Sang Yu didn't pay any attention to the fish that ran away, and was just concentrating on carrying out the actions he had planned in advance.
Bending over, exerting force, lifting the net bag, and throwing it ashore, the series of movements were smooth and flowing, as if they had been practiced hundreds of times.
The clothes net bag, which was not very tight to begin with, opened wide as it was thrown onto the shore. A dozen dehydrated stream groupers jumped around on it, but they couldn't jump back into the stream.
It was not until then that a smile appeared on Sang Yu's face. Done!
Her inner garment was soaked by the splashes of water from the fish when she caught the fish just now, but she didn't care as it would dry out soon in this weather.
I don’t know if it was her illusion, but the air seemed to have become even hotter since this morning. Even if she just sat still, she would sweat all over. She didn’t have to worry about catching a cold if her clothes got wet.
After getting ashore, Sang Yu picked up two fish that were about to jump to the stream and threw them back into his pocket, and also threw back the other fish that were jumping around.
After putting on his shoes and socks, he passed the spear through his pocket and cuffs, folded them together to make a small bundle, put it on his shoulder, picked up the kitchen knife and hurried back.
The series of actions sounded complicated, but in fact it only took less than two quarters of an hour in total.
After a short rest to cool down, Sang Yongjing's condition was obviously much better, but his face was still pale and his lips were dry, and he looked listless.
Hearing the slight sound of grass rubbing against each other, the two looked over there vigilantly. Sang Yu had told them more than once that they must pay attention to any sound in the mountains and forests, as it might save their lives.
When they saw Sang Yu, their hearts dropped to the ground, but they rose again when they saw that she was only wearing her underwear.
"Yu'er, why are you only wearing your underwear?" Xie Qiujin quickly stood up and walked forward to ask with concern.
Sang Yu never cared much about these things. She used to wear a tank top in the summer, and her long-sleeved shirt and trousers didn't reveal anything, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.
"It's okay, I caught some fish for Dad. Come on, drink it while it's fresh."
As she spoke, she put down the small bag she was carrying on her back and opened it to reveal thirteen creek groupers with twitching gills.
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