The weather finally cleared up, and there was a bright sunshine outside the house. The loose snow was blown by the wind, like clouds of smoke, rolling in the cold cedar forest.
Chu Beichen was armed. He pinned the weapon to his waist, took the two sharp spears of the original owner, and drove his primitive sled out.
Su Nian sat next to her husband. The two of them had taken many means of transportation, but this was their first time. It made her feel very Santa Claus-like.
The two men headed towards the shore of Silver Lake in the direction of the village. The bearded leader had said yesterday that there were a lot of prey there. Even if they were unlucky and didn't encounter any animals, they could still catch a few fish in the Silver Lake.
However, the two of them were lucky.
They walked a short distance before they saw a group of gray antelopes wandering in the forest, standing out against the white snow.
"Su Nian, sit tight, I'm going to speed up." Chu Beichen had never driven on the road, but he had ridden a horse before. He used all his horse training skills on the road and found that they were quite useful.
Men are inherently bloodthirsty and aggressive, and Chu Beichen is no exception. The first time he went hunting, he learned how to drive the sled very fast without any instruction.
These sika deer must have been driven by humans before. After a night of rest, they were full of energy and ran very fast. They soon caught up with the antelopes. The antelopes fled in all directions. Chu Beichen took advantage of the situation and threw out a spear, instantly stabbing an antelope.
Seeing the antelope fall to the ground, Chu Beichen pulled the reins happily, turned Ma Lu around, and returned to the prey.
The antelope's neck was pierced and it was already dead. Su Nian felt soft-hearted, but the current situation was that if they didn't hunt, they would starve to death, so she turned her face away and didn't look at this scene.
Chu Beichen laughed heartily, "Let's go to the Silver Lake. We can clean and skin this prey, and maybe we can even catch a few fish if we're lucky!"
The couple walked through the cedar forest and soon arrived at the edge of Silver Lake.
The lake water is crystal clear and sparkles in the sun. You can see fish swimming happily in it. The trees on the lakeshore are covered with white frost, but steam is rising from the lake water.
Su Nian laughed, "This is a great place to clean your prey!"
Chu Beichen had already untied the four sika deer. He could see that these deer had been well trained and would not run away on their own. Then he took out his dagger and concentrated on dealing with the antelope.
The couple worked together and quickly removed the antelope's fur, cleaned the blood, and then cut up the antelope meat, separating the internal organs and bones.
Su Nian found soft leaves on the shore and wrapped these things separately. Perhaps because it was close to the hot spring lake, the bushes on the shore still retained their green color.
It was still early at this time, so the couple worked hard and chose a flat place to dig, trying to find the roots of rejuvenation.
The mud by the lake was very wet, making digging effortless. However, the first time they dug a big hole, they found nothing. It was not until the second time that they found a large one.
These rejuvenation plants grew in the mud like water radishes, one after another. Su Nian dug out more than twenty in total.
Such a harvest made Su Nian very surprised. You know, in the original world, even though they had discovered the origin of rejuvenation, they did not dare to use this plant lavishly.
And now, it has become so luxurious that people can even eat rejuvenation as a dish!
"This place is not far from the village. Let's catch a few more fish," Chu Beichen hurriedly made a harpoon.
The power of the harpoon does not require the use of iron tools. Chu Beichen quickly made two harpoons using a hard wooden stick.
There is cool water in front of me, emitting bits of golden light under the sunlight.
The fish in the lake were unaware that danger was approaching and were still swimming around leisurely.
Chu Beichen stood on the shore with a harpoon in his hand, concentrating. He quickly aimed at his prey and thrust the harpoon. In an instant, a silver light flashed and a big fish was thrown onto the shore.
Su Nian clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Beichen, you are so amazing!"
After catching seven or eight big fish in a row, the two men stopped. Seeing that the sun had begun to move towards the west, they began to process the big fish by the lake. They had to return to the village before dark.
Seven or eight fish were quickly scaled, gutted, and cleaned.
The couple returned home with a great harvest this time. They caught the elk and walked home happily.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, Chu Beichen was surprised to find some prey thrown on the ground in the yard, including two wild rabbits and a wild boar's hind leg. In addition to these game, they also found a bag of fruit in a bark bag.
This fruit is bright red and looks like a cross between an apple and a peach, making people want to take a bite at first sight.
"This should be given to us by the villagers. They are afraid that we won't be able to hunt and have nothing to eat!" Su Nian was surprised and happy. After experiencing the indifference of modern society, she found it hard to imagine that this place still retained the helpful folk customs.
"Yes, let's put these things together," Chu Beichen smiled. He sorted out a fish and cut off a piece of fresh mutton and took them into the cabin. The other meats were taken to the storage room.
Su Nian carried the fruits and Huichun into the wooden house. Both of these things could not withstand the cold, so he just left them in the house and ate them.
There are wooden shelves against the wall of the storage room, which seems to be where meat was stored in the past.
Chu Beichen sorted the meats into categories and put the fish in the bottom shelf.
In just a short while, the surface of the prey was frozen. The current weather made the outdoors like a natural refrigerator, so there was no need to worry about the storage of the prey.
After storing the prey, the two men drove the elk into the barn.
Seeing that the sweat on the sika deer's body had turned into frost after running for a long distance, Su Nian quickly found a brush and helped the sika deer brush off the frost without any instruction.
When they went out, they only brought four adult deer with them. The fawns had been in the barn. When they saw the adult elk coming back, they were so happy that they rubbed their heads against each other.
Chu Beichen was very experienced in taking care of livestock. He skillfully wiped off the wet hay on the ground, laid dry grass on it, and then added feed to the trough.
Su Nian cut a few unknown wild fruits and sprinkled them into the stone trough like seasoning. As soon as the deer smelled the fragrance of the fruits, they all scrambled to eat them, obviously they liked the taste very much.
Today was a good harvest, and both people and deer had a good meal.
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