They walked until it was dark, and the five of them came to a place with an old tree. The tree was so thick that it took five people to hug it. It was not far from the cliff, about 100 meters away, so they decided to rest here.
Lian Xiaomin used her mental power to investigate and found out that there was a small river nearby with running water. She could check around later.
Everyone parked the trailers next to each other. They covered the trailers with simple straw mats made of hay to cover the prey, and then tied ropes on the outside to make them very sturdy.
Doubao and Huzi cleared a small space under the tree and made a simple stove to cook.
Wang Xintian and Zhang Wenyong found a place nearby and set some traps in the grass to see if they could catch some pheasants or rabbits.
In recent days, this guy has been so fierce that he has hunted so many big prey that he doesn't even care about the small ones. He has built five cars.
No wonder people say there are many prey in the deep mountains, especially in Yulong Valley. Not everyone dares to enter. The ecological environment is very good. If you meet a master like Lian Xiaomin to escort you, it is easy to get these good things.
Lian Xiaomin looked at the two men setting up the trap with hope, really hoping to shoot a pheasant so she could take it back.
In fact, in the port warehouse in her space, there are 80 cold-chain temperature-controlled and fresh-keeping warehouses, and there are also many pheasants, but they are definitely artificially raised pheasants, which can't be compared with the ones in the mountains and forests.
After a day of walking and pulling, everyone was exhausted. They had a simple meal, corn stubble porridge with bread and some pickles. Lian Xiaomin had five large goose eggs left on the surface of her basket, which she would eat tomorrow morning.
Everyone ate the most at this meal, because they had consumed the most energy that day. Four young men, each of them ate two full lunch boxes of porridge and five pancakes, which made Lian Xiaomin gasp in amazement.
She thought the porridge was delicious, with a refreshing fragrance. She couldn't bite any more of the pancake, so she only ate one.
They had almost eaten more than half of the bread they brought with them, but there was still sorghum rice and millet in the car, so they had enough food.
The original plan was about ten days, but now if everything goes well, they can go back several days earlier. Wang Xintian said that if they keep going at the current speed, they will definitely be able to go back in two days.
Lian Xiaomin ate little, so she put down her lunch box first and sat by the fire to roast potatoes.
She said to Zhang Wenyong, "Brother Sanyong, you haven't told me yet that our team is going hunting. Are you going?"
Zhang Wenyong also finished eating and rested against a tree, saying, "I'm not going. Our results this time are so bad, why should I go? I'm so tired. Besides, Wang Kui and his men are not going to Yulong Valley, they can't go that deep, they can only go to Bald Eagle Ridge, which is half the distance."
"Vulture Ridge? Can we get through it by taking that road?" Lian Xiaomin asked.
Wang Xintian said, "Well, we can go there to rest tomorrow night. I'll take you for a walk. There is a small valley over there called Wild Phoenix Valley. My grandfather has taken the three of us there several times before. We'll pass Bald Eagle Ridge the day after tomorrow, and we'll be able to walk faster from now on."
Zhang Wenyong saw that everyone had finished eating and was sitting by the fire to rest, so he said to them, "In two days, we will be out of the forest and back home. Remember, we can't let any word of our hunting trip to Yulong Valley leak out. Doubao, you can't tell your mother either. Just say we went out to hunt some small prey as usual, okay?"
Hu Zi is the only one at home. Wang Xintian likes quietness. His grandfather is at home and has built three rooms for this most favored grandson. The two of them live alone. The old man doesn't care about anything and just listens to Wang Xintian's way of life.
As for Doubao's family, his mother is too concerned about this oldest son, so she keeps a close eye on him. However, Doubao looks a bit timid, but he is careful and bold in doing things, and he keeps his mouth shut. They are all brothers in life and death, so he will also keep an eye on these few.
Seeing Doubao nodded in agreement, he continued, "In addition, everyone has seen Xiaomin's abilities. I will only say one thing. Everything about her, her abilities, her participation in this hunting trip, and all the outstanding things that will happen in the future, the four of us must keep it in our hearts and not say a word. Xiaomin is just an ordinary child from Sandaogou, our friend, our sister."
The other three people listened carefully, looked at Xiaomin seriously, and then turned their eyes to Zhang Wenyong who had a serious expression, and nodded vigorously.
Zhang Wenyong glanced at Hu Zi, and his sharp eyes stayed on Dou Bao's face for a few seconds. Dou Bao suddenly felt his hair stand on end and his neck felt cold. What was going on? Brother San Yong's eyes looked a bit fierce.
Zhang Wenyong stretched out his arm and put it around Wang Xintian's broad shoulders. He looked at him and said, "Xiaomin is only thirteen years old. She will be fourteen next year. She has such great abilities at such a young age. This is a blessing and a curse. Many things are unknown. We four brothers must do our best to protect her and not attract attention."
At this point, Zhang Wenyong turned his face to Doubao and Huzi and continued, "There is always someone better than you. We ordinary people, farmers in small places, are like beasts hiding in the mountains and forests. We can't easily show our edge, only then can we live in peace. As for her future growth, she will be free to fly freely in the sky."
Wang Xintian extended his broad palm, patted the thin shoulders of Lian Xiaomin who was sitting next to him, and looked at the others and said, "Sanyong has said it all. We are all very smart people and we know what's going on. Xiaomin saved Huzi's life. Let's not talk about benefactors or not. After a few days of getting along with her, she is one of us. No, we are all hers! With such a capable person, what else can we say in the future?"
Lian Xiaomin listened silently to what the two said. She stared at the fire in a daze, her heart filled with an indescribable emotion. If someone looked into her eyes, they would definitely find something sparkling there.
Hu Zi said, "That's right. We, the Five Tigers, must carry the revolution through to the end...protect Xiao Min to the end and never let anyone know that she is so special, until she grows up and no longer needs us."
Doubao said: "Why do you regard Xiaomin as a revolution? It's about saving lives, okay? If you save the tiger's life, you also save Doubao. Then, can we still go hunting with Xiaomin in the future? This way of living is really...no regrets!"
"That's to show my determination! And I think that from now on, when the four of us are in the village, we should not mention Xiaomin's name. Let's give her a code name so that it is safer to say and we can be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall and others may hear it." Hu Zi said sternly.
He is really smart, Lian Xiaomin thought, I almost have a code name, am I lurking in Sandaogou as an agent? Thank you.
Wang Xintian took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Everyone who is important has a code name. Xiao Min is just Little Mulan. It's ready-made."
There was laughter and several people nodded, and that was it.
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