Chapter 80 Myrtle and the Deer
Yellow peaches were made into sweet and delicious canned goods.
Some of the remaining peaches were dried in the sun. These kinds of sweet dried fruits are perfect as snacks.
Whenever Su Yun went out to work and couldn't come back for a while, she would pack some dried fruit or two jars of syrup in a bag, and then take them out during her breaks, and she and Ye Feng would sit by the roadside and share them.
"Can only peaches be made into canned fruit? Can longan be made into canned fruit?" Ye Feng asked curiously, seeing that Su Yun had only made canned peaches.
"Sure, the principle behind making canned goods is to kill bacteria with high temperatures and high concentrations of sugar, thus achieving long-term preservation. Longan can also be made into syrup, but the taste isn't as good as peaches, and you have to remove the pits, which is more troublesome. Would you like some? I can make some for you."
Night Breeze hurriedly shook her head frantically, refusing: "I don't want to eat longan anymore..."
Su Yun's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Okay. Let's make dried longan then. Oh, and shall we have something spicy tonight?"
"Mmm!" Ye Feng nodded vigorously in agreement. He had eaten too many sweets and his mouth was feeling a bit greasy. He wanted to eat something spicy.
The chili pepper harvest is bountiful; making spicy dishes won't be a problem.
Su Yun went to the backyard, picked a handful of bird's eye chilies, and a few fresh cucumbers, intending to make a hand-smashed cucumber dish.
Cut the cucumber into cylindrical sections, smash them with a knife, mix with chopped garlic, minced chili, a little sugar, a little salt, and a little mushroom soy sauce. It's very simple to make, but tastes especially delicious, especially in summer, it's so addictive.
Su Yun remembered that she didn't like spicy food, but she had a particular fondness for smashed cucumber. Once she took the first bite, she couldn't help but take a second.
After mixing it, Su Yun took a bite. Hmm, it was refreshing, fragrant and spicy—the pickled cucumber tasted good.
It's just... almost sour vinegar.
The taste was completely different from what I remembered. Although it was very fragrant and spicy, it just didn't feel like it was missing that little bit of addictiveness.
However, they didn't have vinegar, nor did they know how to make it, so Su Yun encountered a technical problem.
There was no other way, so Su Yun handed the freshly made smashed cucumber to Ye Feng, feeling a little uneasy: "Ye Feng, try it, is it good?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and then narrowed his eyes slightly, commenting with great satisfaction, "Mmm, delicious, very fragrant and spicy, very tasty."
Su Yun thought to herself, thankfully her kitten wasn't a picky eater, and that was enough.
"Hehe, then I'll fry some small fish, and we can eat soon."
"Uh-huh."
Dinner consisted of pan-fried small fish, stir-fried dried papaya with chili peppers, and smashed cucumber, all of which were spicy and flavorful, completely washing away the sweetness in Ye Feng's mouth.
So we can have sweet soup again.
Summer nights are always exceptionally lively; the chirping of crickets, the chirping of cicadas, and the croaking of frogs combine to create a noisy yet tranquil symphony of summer nights.
The house was a bit stuffy, but the courtyard was cool. A cool night breeze gently blew through the house, so Su Yun asked Ye Feng to move the bamboo sofa into the courtyard. The two of them casually lay down on the cool sofa, drinking sweet soup and admiring the magnificent starry sky above.
The stars are dazzling, and the constellations are shifting.
Before he knew it, Su Yun realized that he had been here for quite some time, almost half a year.
Suddenly, she had a wild thought: if she hadn't transmigrated yet, she would probably still be squeezing onto the subway, exhausted, walking back to her cramped rented room.
Looking at the small courtyard, the vast starry sky above, and the cat's tail circling around my legs.
For the first time, Su Yun felt that this kind of life might not be so bad.
I have a cat, a house, and someone I love...
May is the season when myrtle blooms, and the hillsides are covered with purplish-red flowers. By August, the purplish-red flowers have all turned into purplish-red berries.
These fruits are not very big, with round, bulging bellies. The largest is no bigger than a thumbnail, but they are abundant and grow all over the mountains and fields.
"Wild growth is better than careful cultivation. Look, it's everywhere." Su Yun was so envious of the wild fruits covering the mountains and fields that she almost cried. The yield of her carefully fertilized and watered vegetable garden couldn't even compare to these wild fruits that had nothing at all.
The fruit was sprouting out like crazy, as if it were free.
Su Yun couldn't help but sigh, feeling ashamed of her own incompetence. But all she wanted to say was that houseplants are just too difficult to care for.
Ye Feng looked at her very seriously and said, "Su Yun, you are also very capable."
Sigh, her cat seems to always unconditionally favor her. Su Yun blushed slightly: "Sigh..."
The firewood at home had almost burned out, so the two of them went to the back mountain to chop more firewood while the weather was sunny. They were surprised to find the mountainside covered with wild jujubes.
They didn't manage to chop much firewood, but the two of them picked up a lot of fruit along the way, eating and picking as they went, until their fingers were stained red.
Night Breeze: "It's sweet and delicious."
Su Yun: "You should eat less of this; eating too much of this fruit isn't good for you..."
Night Breeze: "Hmm? Why not?"
Su Yun: "Because if I eat too much, my intestines can't handle it. I can only eat one palm-sized portion a day."
Night Breeze: "Then why did we have to pick so many?"
The fruit has a thin skin and delicate flesh, and is full of juice. It's sweet and has no sour taste at all, making it a perfect fruit. However... eating too much of it can cause constipation.
Because the fruit contains many tiny seeds that the human body cannot digest, eating too much can cause the seeds to clump together, leading to constipation.
but--
"We can pick some to make wine."
"Oh, then let's brew wine."
Su Yun picked a full bag, and seeing that it was about to overflow, she said, "I'd better go back and get a basket."
"Then be careful."
"It's alright, there are traps and snares around here..." These past few days, Su Yun has dug out the animal traps he used before. He used them a few times when Ye Feng was injured, but he doesn't know if it was because of the wrong placement or something else.
They did not catch any prey.
Finally, after Ye Feng recovered and regained his fighting strength, the animal traps were basically no longer needed.
After her encounter with the peach trees in the grove, Su Yun felt uneasy, so she dug them up again and set some up along the edge of the forest where she frequented, also digging several hidden traps. This was so that if danger arose, she could run towards the traps, buying herself some time. Su Yun thought she was incredibly clever; with these arrangements, Ye Feng wouldn't have to worry about her anymore, and at least she could relax a bit.
Su Yun hummed a song as she picked wild berries and walked back, intending to fill her pockets first before heading back.
Just as she was happily picking things up along the road, a soft "crunch" sound came from the woods behind her.
Su Yun immediately turned around alertly: "Who?"
As she spoke, she drew a wood-chopping knife from her waist, turned around in an instant, and faced the woods behind her.
Immediately, a series of soft, dense rustling sounds came from deep within the shade of the trees, like some animal stepping on a pile of dry branches in the forest. "Who's there?" Su Yun asked again.
However, there was no response from the woods.
Su Yun slammed his machete against a bush, shaking it violently, and shouted again, "Who's there?! Come out!"
She bluffed, trying to scare the other party away. Sure enough, after a series of fine crunching sounds, the sound of hooves gradually arose, as if some animal was running away by stepping on fallen leaves and dry branches.
It sounded like the running of some small animal with hooves. Su Yun listened intently; it seemed to be running towards the trap...
Sure enough, half a minute later, a crisp "crack" sound rang out in the woods, followed by a groan, and the other person had indeed stepped into the trap.
"Could they have really caught them?"
Su Yun hurriedly followed to see what they had caught, mainly because the scream was so pitiful that it didn't sound like a wild beast, but more like the sound of some small animal.
Then, as she rushed over with her machete in hand, she vaguely saw a pair of struggling deer antlers.
"Ah, you caught a fawn? Really?" Su Yun asked with a hint of anticipation and joy, gripping his machete and parting the bushes.
However, behind the bushes was not a deer, but a long-haired "beauty" with antlers.
The other person had long, flowing hair, a pair of prominent antlers on their head, and deer ears with small white spots.
Where did this deer woman come from?
Su Yun was shocked!
"Who are you?"
Upon hearing Su Yun's voice, the other person seemed startled. With his back to her, he trembled and struggled to run away, but his foot was caught in the animal trap. Every movement caused excruciating pain, and he couldn't help but let out a low moan.
The "Deer Woman's" feet were caught and bleeding profusely, and she let out another painful cry.
"Is it unable to speak? Or perhaps it can't understand human language?" Su Yun tried to communicate with it, saying, "Don't move, you can't break free. The more you move, the more you'll hurt yourself. Let me help you untie it."
"Ouch~" the other party let out a low cry of pain.
He turned around and looked at Su Yun.
When Su Yun saw "her" face clearly, he was shocked again. It turned out to be him, not her. This was not some deer woman, but a cute little boy with long hair.
But where did such a handsome and cute little boy come from in this desolate wilderness?
The little deer boy who suddenly appeared was extremely cute, with red lips and white teeth. He had long, soft, black hair draped over his shoulders, and a pair of doe-like eyes. His round, dark eyes were glistening with tears as he looked at her pitifully. His long eyelashes fluttered like little fans, making him incredibly adorable.
If it weren't for the timing and the setting, Su Yun really wanted to whistle for this handsome little boy.
No wonder it has such adorable antlers; it's a male!
Su Yun asked curiously, "Where are you from? What are you doing here?"
Before rescuing someone, you should at least ask questions, so Su Yun tried to communicate with the other party.
As soon as the other person heard her speak, they trembled like a frightened grasshopper, kept making low "yoyo" sounds, and kept backing away, as if they had seen some kind of flood or ferocious beast.
Even the jujubes beside him were crushed and scattered all over the ground.
Looking at the frightened deer man and the scattered berries.
Su Yun seemed to understand something.
She sighed helplessly, looking at the wound that was getting deeper and deeper. "Don't move yet, let me help you remove the clips first."
She observed that the other animal seemed to be a herbivore with non-sharp teeth, normal human hands, and normal human thighs. The mutation seemed to start from the lower half of the calf, turning it into thick and powerful hooves. Its only advantage was probably that it could run fast.
Su Yun thought to himself that as long as he didn't get kicked, there was nothing to be afraid of.
She took a deep breath, looked gently into the other person's eyes, wanting them to understand that she meant no harm, and then tried to soothe them with her gentle tone: "I have no ill intentions towards you, and I have no intention of hurting you. Be good, okay!"
"Yo yo~"
"Don't move around." Su Yun reached out and tried to touch the other person's trembling body, then carefully began to pry open the clamps. "Press down like this... and it will open..."
As Su Yun opened the clamp, she tried her best to explain how to operate it to the other person. If it hadn't been Su Yun, but someone else with malicious intent, the other person might not have been so lucky.
“Like this…” Su Yun carefully manipulated the clamp and finally released the other person’s leg from the clamp.
"Yo~" the other party murmured, it was unclear whether it was a response or a thank you.
He glanced at Su Yun a few times, then tried to slowly stand up, but—
My foot injury was too severe, and I fell down again with a thud.
Ah, so he was injured after all. Su Yun looked at the large, gleaming iron clamp and suddenly felt a little guilty.
She could only start looking at the other person's wound again. Sigh, there was nothing she could do since she was the one who put the clamps there.
To be fair, the person got hurt because they accidentally stepped on one of the traps she set.
"Let me take a look." Su Yun was quite experienced in treating wounds. She took out her water bottle and began bandaging the other person's wound, muttering as she did so, "Um... um... I didn't mean to target you. It's your own fault for not being careful, right... Although I was also at fault, I've tried my best to make it up to you..."
Regardless of whether the other party could understand, Su Yun earnestly "explained" the situation, then quickly washed the wound, applied hemostatic herbs, tore open the sleeve of her shirt, and barely managed to bandage the wound.
Seeing the other person with his floral shirt wrapped around his leg, trying to stand up shakily again, Su Yun "kindly" found him a thick tree branch to use as a crutch.
"Please, carry this while walking!"
Su Yun demonstrated it once, using a "crutch".
The little deer boy took the wooden stick, looked at it curiously for a moment, and then, imitating Su Yun's demonstration, slowly supported himself with the stick and stood up.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad, you can still walk. Then walk slowly, and we'll call it even now. Don't try to extort me." Su Yun waved with a smile, wanting to see the other person off.
But the little deer boy stared straight at Su Yun, blinking his eyes. He neither left nor spoke, only gently calling out "Yo-yo~" to Su Yun a few times.
What are they saying? Su Yun couldn't understand the deer language either.
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