Chapter 212 Encountering an Exhibitionist in the Jungle! (Two chapters combined)
After crossing the mountain behind Lijia Village, the group stood on the mountaintop. Looking down at the rolling hills and the boundless forest, they felt a sense of awe.
Gu Shu pointed into the distance: "There used to be wolves, tigers, and monkeys in here. My grandma said that during the famine, all the animals here ran away. Even now, no one has seen a single one, even if you go deep into the area. So it's still very safe."
"Even the Ten Mile Mountain Range is nothing special. Let's go down and take a look." To be honest, this was the first time Chu Yan had ever seen such natural scenery. It was on a completely different level from some parks and such. It was truly breathtaking!
It is said that going up the mountain is easy but going down is hard. Everyone had already discarded their wooden sticks and held onto grass taller than a person the whole way down to prevent slipping.
The deeper they went, the wetter the ground became. After walking for about half an hour, they reached the mountains.
"Are all these pine trees? Did they grow naturally, or were they planted by the villagers?" Chu Yan picked up a pine cone and looked at the endless jungle.
Gu Yin kicked the decaying pine needles on the ground and saw traces of mushrooms. They were all small; the larger ones had already been picked.
“The outer area was planted by the villagers, but further in, it’s not pine trees anymore; they’re all naturally growing trees. Judging from these marks, someone must have been here before. Let’s go a little further in and see what’s going on.” Gu Yin finished speaking and took the lead.
"Wow! Here! Come and see!" Gu Hua's voice came from not far away. When everyone walked over, they saw that a forest had been cleared away. The fallen leaves and weeds on the ground had all been burned, leaving only some tree roots. Next to each tree root, there were fist-sized mushrooms growing! They were growing very evenly!
"Are these cultivated or wild?" Gu Yin was immediately uncertain when she saw these things; they were too neat and uniform!
Upon hearing this, Gu Shu squatted down, picked one, broke it open, smelled it, and grinned, "Wild! Quick, pick some! Remember to put some pine needles in the basket! In case you bump into these white mushrooms while walking!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin went to the side to get some pine needles, and when she turned around, she saw Chu Yan behind her.
"Bring me your basket, I'll put some in for you."
Chu Yan picked up the basket and told Gu Yin to get busy, while he went to get some more and put them in Gu Yin's basket, spreading them out for her as Gu Yin had done.
After picking all the mushrooms in this field, everyone's basket was one-third full!
Since they had just arrived, none of them were thinking about going back right away.
With their success, everyone became even more excited. They split into two teams: Gu Shu, Gu Hua, and Xiao Hua were on one team, while Gu Yin, Gu Le, and Chu Yan were on the other.
The two teams walk in opposite directions, keeping a distance such that they can hear each other when they shout.
"These pine needles are slippery, be careful," Gu Yin reminded Chu Yan as she bent down to search for mushrooms.
Just after he finished speaking, Chu Yan grabbed a dry branch, which caused him to lose his balance and stumble. Because the forest was damp and the pine needles were slippery, he fell flat on his face!
They had been walking uphill, which was like climbing a hill, but Chu Yan fell and slid straight down!
Below were trees and some unknown thorny vines. Fearing he would get hurt, Gu Yin quickly slid down, intending to reach out and grab Chu Yan. However, the pine needles under her feet were too thick, and she couldn't stop! Instead, she also fell down!
After Chu Yan fell and slid down, he had just stepped on a stone to steady himself when Gu Yin in front of him suddenly kicked his thigh, sending him sprawling to the ground!
As a result, Gu Yin slid right under his body again. Chu Yan frowned, forcefully flipped her over, and then the two of them slid to the bottom.
Gu Yin was held in Chu Yan's arms, completely unharmed! She got up and saw him frowning, so she worriedly turned his head over.
Are you injured anywhere?
Gu Le was stunned to see the two of them fall down together, and hurriedly ran downstairs: "Are you hurt?!"
Chu Yan looked at Gu Yin straddling him, his eyes momentarily glazed over. After hearing Gu Le's voice, he moved his legs and said, "I'm fine. You, you get up first."
Seeing that he was uncomfortable, Gu Yin followed his gaze and looked down. Realizing that her posture was rather indecent, she immediately got up and squatted to the side.
Chu Yan stood up and saw that her knees were covered in mud, so he reached out and patted it off for her.
Are you injured anywhere?
Gu Yin shook her head: "What about you?"
Chu Yan felt a burning sensation on his back, which was probably from the scratch, but it was still within his tolerance range, so he shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Gu Le handed them two fallen wooden sticks: "Cloth shoes are slippery on pine needles, so let's use these sticks for support! It'll be safer that way!"
After standing up, the three of them began to carefully search for mushrooms.
Due to the unique climate, there are more mushrooms growing here. After searching for about an hour, the three of them filled their baskets with common mushrooms, including termite mushrooms, but they didn't see any.
"Ah Yin!"
Gu Hua's voice came from not far away. Gu Yin and the other two turned their heads and saw the other party in the hollow to their left.
Gu Yin stood up and waved: "We're here!"
"Come here quickly, there are chestnut trees! Lots of them! And wild grapes too!" Gu Hua held up a wild grape vine in her hand, gesturing for Gu Yin to come down.
When Gu Yin and the other two went down, they saw Gu Shu in the chestnut tree.
The book was covered with bunches of wild grapes, so many of them!
Because the vines were too high, few people climbed them to pick the grapes, so Gu Shu simply removed the vines to prevent the grapes from falling and getting damaged.
Seeing that Gu Shu was up there, Chu Yan took off his shoes and quickly climbed up to the fork in the tree trunk.
Gu Yin felt a tightness in her chest and dared not shout loudly, fearing that he might be distracted and cause an accident. Only after he climbed down and sat down next to Gu Shu did Gu Yin dare to speak.
"Be careful! Don't fall!"
Gu Shu was also dumbfounded: "How did you get up here! It's so high and dangerous!"
Chu Yan reached out and broke off a grapevine, laughing, "This is nothing, no problem! I'll pick the grapevines, you go and gather chestnuts."
Wilderness survival training is a compulsory course for the children of this family; climbing trees is a very simple thing!
Seeing that he was really not afraid, Gu Shu went to knock chestnuts.
Several people were busy picking chestnuts and catching grapes under the tree.
"What the hell is this?! Aaaaaah!! Get away from me! Get away from me!"
Gu Yin was looking down to find chestnuts when she heard Xiao Hua's terrified voice.
She looked up and saw a forty-year-old mentally challenged man from their village standing next to Xiaohua, taking off his pants!
Xiao Hua was so scared that she ran behind Gu Yin and the others!
"Get out of here!" Gu Yin picked up the wooden stick and shouted sternly!
The man wasn't afraid at all; after exposing his private parts, he ran towards them, shouting, "Wife! I want my wife!"
Gu Yinsu's face was solemn! The wooden stick in her hand was already raised.
Suddenly, with a whoosh, a cleaver reached Gu Yin from five meters away and cleaved straight into the ground!
The man screamed "Ahhh!"
When Gu Shu saw Chu Yan snatch the cleaver from his hand and throw it down, his heart nearly stopped in fright!
What if he accidentally hurts someone?!
Chu Yan climbed down the tree quickly with a blank expression. He stared intently at the idiot as he walked over and pulled out the cleaver.
The fool was stunned when he saw Chu Yan and Gu Shu. When he saw Chu Yan pick up a cleaver, he immediately pulled up his pants and ran into the depths of the woods, yelling and screaming!
Seeing that the person had run away, Chu Yan turned back to look at Gu Yin. Seeing her tense expression as she stood in front of everyone, Chu Yan felt a slight pang of sadness.
Aside from Gu Le, she is the youngest here, but everyone goes to her when they have problems. It seems that with her around, they are safe. Others may see that she is very capable, but he sees her as someone who always takes responsibility for everything.
If it weren't for this, their movements of taking their positions wouldn't be so practiced.
Chu Yan walked up to Gu Yin, his face cold, and looked at her quietly.
Seeing the madman leave, Gu Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she was skilled in martial arts, a madman was different from a normal person. Not only was he strong, but he wouldn't let go even if it hurt! Because he was mentally unstable, he wouldn't be held responsible for hurting people!
Normally, she would stay far away from people like that!
"What's wrong?" Gu Yin asked, puzzled when Chu Yan walked up to her without saying a word and exuded a cold aura.
Then, thinking that he was a young master who probably had never seen such disgusting and filthy things, she reached out and tugged at his sleeve: "Are you scared?"
Her initial agitation gradually subsided after she pulled on him like that.
Chu Yan reached out and ruffled her hair: "Are you scared?"
Gu Yin blinked, looked at him quietly for a while, then smiled and shook her head slightly, saying softly, "I'm not afraid."
Seeing that she was being stubborn, Chu Yan didn't expose her and said gently, "In the future, if you encounter something similar, don't be foolish and rush forward or confront them. If you can dodge, dodge; if you can run, run. Why would you fight with that kind of person? It's not worth it if he hurts himself! Someone will feel sorry for you."
This person always manages to touch the softest part of her heart. Gu Yin took a deep breath, smiled, and nodded. She didn't ask who would feel sorry for her.
"Are you alright!" Gu Shu climbed down from the tree and looked anxiously at the group. After they shook their heads, Gu Shu calmed down.
"Damn it, what's Li the Fool doing here! And acting like a vagrant! I never knew he had this habit before! From now on, if I see him in the village, I'll definitely stay far away!" Gu Shu said, then looked at Chu Yan.
"How are you so skilled! Aren't you afraid of accidentally cutting someone?"
Chu Yan squatted down to help Gu Yin put the grapes into the basket. She had knocked the basket over because she was in a hurry.
"I've practiced, so I have some accuracy."
Gu Shu exclaimed in amazement: "Amazing!"
Because of Li Shazi's incident, the group, who were initially happy, lost interest in continuing their search. After packing their belongings, they returned the way they came.
After leaving the deep mountains and preparing to climb the back of the mountain, Chu Yan sensed something. He turned back and stared at the path he had come from, but saw nothing unusual. However, he stopped leading the way and instead walked at the very back.
At the same time, Gu Yin also looked towards the back mountain, but didn't see anything. The two looked at each other, and Gu Yin followed her to the back.
"What's wrong?" Gu Hua asked, puzzled, when she saw her stop and looked back. Seeing nothing, she asked again.
Gu Yin shook her head: "Chu Yan and I will go to the back, it's safer there. Let's hurry up, it's already past four o'clock, and it will be dark by the time we get down the back mountain."
Gu Shu led the way, holding Gu Le's hand, and quickened his pace. Li Xiaohua also sensed the heavy atmosphere, so she stopped talking and quickened her pace as well.
It wasn't until they descended the back mountain that everyone's minds settled down.
When I got home, the old lady and the old man were already there.
They were all surprised to see them return with so many things.
"How did you find so many mushrooms! I can't possibly eat them all!"
Gu Yin put the things down and smiled, "There are some wild fruits too!"
When the old lady saw this, she indeed brought them separate basins to pack them.
Gu Hua was someone who couldn't hide her feelings. Once she was safe at home, she told everyone what had just happened.
The old man immediately started cursing, picked up his pipe, and got up, intending to go find Li the Fool.
"Come back! Where are you going! Are you going to let the whole village know that the kids saw him take his pants off!" The old lady immediately called out to the old man.
The old man paused, turned around, and sat down in his chair without saying a word.
"Grandma, Li Shazi wasn't like this before," Gu Shu asked in confusion.
Although he was simple-minded, he would only smile at people and never dared to get within two meters of any villager, for fear of being beaten.
The old woman said angrily, "Someone must have taught them! Some people in the village are jealous that Xiaohua's family took over our shop. These people are incompetent, so they keep telling Li the Fool that they want to find wives! The only girls left in our village are Xiaohua and the two in our family! They have malicious intentions!"
"Li the Fool started to resist, but some people talked to him every day, and some even took him to see movies! Even though he's stupid, he's still curious! His family is happy to see this happen, and even told him that if he wants someone to be his wife, he should hug her. How vicious! You should stay away from him from now on and not go near him!"
Gu Yin had witnessed similar incidents when she was searching for Gu Le in her previous life. These incidents mostly occurred in rural areas, and even in 2023, people in rural areas still valued reputation more than life!
Many women have lost their reputation and honor because of the village's mentally challenged men in various ways. Their families also feel ashamed and make them take a set of clothes to the men's houses.
sorrow!
Chu Yan thought of the idiot in the woods just now, whose hair was matted and whose body was so dirty that it could breed insects!
That kind of thing! And he dares to have designs on women!
Thinking of this, he said coldly, "Fools should go where fools should stay!"
After saying that, he took out his phone and called the mental hospital. After that, no one knew who he called.
The old lady was stunned when she saw what he was doing and said, "They won't go to the hospital to ask for money."
When he first went mad, his family had considered this possibility, but when they saw how much money it would cost, they brought him back.
Chu Yan smiled and said, "That's not up to him."
After dinner, everyone sat in the courtyard chatting.
As they were talking, they could hear shouts and heated arguments coming from outside the door from time to time!
The old man got up and said, "I'll go see what's going on!" Then he went out the door.
Gu Shu went out with them.
After waiting a while, Gu Shu ran back, panting, and said, "Li Shazi hugged a villager's wife at the village entrance! They're arguing there right now!"
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