Chapter 191 I Have an Idea
So they left Su Cheng to look after the loyal assistant, while the fox assistant and Ji Yanmo went out hunting or digging wild vegetables and roots. Lu Xingtang would search for herbs nearby, chop wood, or do laundry. If the loyal assistant and Su Cheng encountered any problems, she would be able to find out in time.
Assistant Fox followed Ji Yanmo hunting, and once again felt that the food in their mouths was hard-earned, because Ji Yanmo walked for nearly four hours to reach the mountain where he usually hunted. The mountain was lush and green, and they could hear the sound of birds singing when they reached the foot of the mountain.
Fox's special assistant looked at Ji Yanmo with eyes full of admiration. If they were looking for supplies, they would definitely not walk such a long way. He followed Ji Yanmo into the mountains. As soon as they entered the mountains, they saw many wild vegetables, all of which were very green.
He followed Ji Yanmo into the deep mountains. There were not many wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain, but after entering the mountains, he saw a lot of wild vegetables. He and Ji Yanmo dug wild vegetables together, chopped firewood, and looked for traces of prey.
After they finished digging up the wild vegetables, they put them into the bamboo basket woven by Ji Yanmo. When the basket was full, they started chopping firewood.
After chopping wood, they placed the wild vegetables and firewood on the path they had to take on their way home. They then went into the mountains to look for prey. Whenever they came across herbs, Ji Yanmo would let him dig them up. Soon they came to a dark and damp area covered with vines. But before they could get close to the vines, Ji Yanmo stopped him and said, "Don't go any further. Look carefully at what's inside these vines."
The fox's assistant took a closer look and his pupils shrank: "Is it? A snake!" He looked more carefully: "A giant python!" It was about 3.5 meters long, with a dark brown spear-shaped spot on the back of its head and neck, the ventral side of its head was yellow-white, and there were large clouded leopard-like spots with black edges on the back and sides of its body.
Seeing the fox assistant's hair stand on end, he took a closer look and found that the python was non-venomous. "Should we kill them?"
He remembered that Ji Yanmo had a gun in his hand. When they were hunting before, Lu Xingtang took it out of his bag and handed it to him in front of them. He saw it.
After Ji Yanmo carefully identified it and confirmed that it was non-venomous, he said: "Catch! But, it has discovered us!" It was spitting out its tongue towards them, identifying their location. Perhaps this python had not eaten for a long time, and its stomach was flat. Their appearance was perfect food for the python.
Ji Yanmo was very happy. He took out his pistol, pulled the trigger, aimed at the python's cervical vertebrae, and fired three shots in a row, hitting the python's cervical vertebrae.
If the cervical vertebrae were broken, the snake would undoubtedly die. This was Ji Yanmo's experience from hunting. If it weren't for the fox special assistant, he would have used his supernatural powers to kill the snake long ago.
The python was hit by the gun and kept twisting. The vines that covered it were pulled off and entangled with it.
Ji Yanmo and Assistant Fox immediately retreated far away and watched the python lose its life bit by bit.
The python was dead, but the two men did not approach immediately. Instead, they cut down a slender tree and touched the python's head. The python immediately opened its bloody mouth and bit the small tree, which was instantly broken.
The fox assistant knew the characteristics of snakes, but when he saw the python bite the small tree effortlessly, his heart skipped a beat. If he had not tried to touch the python, he would have been bitten in half and died together with the python.
Even so, they didn't immediately carry the snake. Instead, they used sickles to cut a lot of vines nearby, preparing to use the vines to tie the python up and take it back. With this python, they could make the snake meat into jerky, and then they didn't have to worry about the lack of supplies and could rest for a while.
When the time was almost up, he picked up some wood to test the python. Once he was sure it wasn't moving, he approached it, tied it up, and dragged it down the mountain. When they reached the place they had to pass on their way back, he put the bamboo basket on his back, placed the firewood on the python, and dragged it back home.
The return journey was much slower, taking five hours. It was almost dark, and Lu Xingtang came to find them.
The moment Lu Xingtang saw the python, he immediately set his sights on Ji Yanmo. Seeing that Ji Yanmo was safe and sound, he silently walked over and took the bamboo basket from him: "Dinner is ready, and we're waiting for you to go back and eat."
Back at their camp, they left the python aside, washed their hands, and ate. While searching for herbs, Lu Xingtang encountered a tree sweet potato in the mountains. The rhizome resembled a yam, but its flesh was starchy and also toxic. Lu Xingtang removed the toxicity and stewed it with the wild rabbit Ji Yanmo had hunted yesterday. The rabbit wasn't enough for five people, but the tree sweet potato was enough.
So everyone ate very well at this meal. After the meal, they did not deal with the python because it was too dark to do so.
But Fox's special assistant looked at Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo: "Ji Yanmo, Miss Lu, I have an idea!"
Lu Xingtang looked at the fox assistant illuminated by the firelight: "What's your idea?"
"I want to move to the place where we hunted today! I've observed that place carefully. There are many wild vegetables and herbs, and there are also many prey in the mountains!" The fox assistant said very seriously, without revealing his cunning character at all. "We walked back and forth for nine hours today. It took too long! To save time, to find more herbs to treat the puppy's illness, and to help the base commander recover quickly, let's move there!"
Puppy is the loyal assistant, he likes to call him that.
Lu Xingtang looked at Ji Yanmo and saw Ji Yanmo nodded: "Then let's move!" Anyway, living in the wild, it doesn't matter where you live.
It’s just a move, it’s not that easy.
They first processed the python and made it into jerky, then packed up their supplies and the bamboo house. Due to the health of Su Cheng and the loyal assistant, they walked slowly and rested as they went. Ji Yanmo and the fox assistant were the ones carrying the supplies, while Lu Xingtang took care of them. They could only carry a few supplies.
In fact, all their supplies were lost due to mudslides or landslides. During the time when Su Cheng and his companions were recuperating, they gradually found a lot of supplies. They didn't know which survivor was forced to throw away the supplies.
Although they had no food, the five of them became much richer because of these supplies.
They even built a bamboo house with a thatched roof for Su Cheng and his friends to protect them from wind, sun and rain.
Lu Xingtang really wanted to knock the three people unconscious, put them into the space, put all the supplies into the space, and take them to the mountain to survive temporarily.
As a result, it took them three days to move.
After moving there, they immediately rebuilt and reinforced the house. After that, they went into the mountains to hunt or dig wild vegetables. Lu Xingtang also found a lot of herbs in the mountains. Some of them were not found in the space, so he transplanted them into the black soil of the space and planted them.
Half a month later, Su Cheng recovered completely, and the loyal assistant also recovered, but they were left with the sequelae of headache. They did not leave immediately. Lu Xingtang used the resources in the mountains to recuperate them, including her and Ji Yanmo.
After their bodies had almost recovered, they began to prepare supplies, planning to leave Yuli District and live in a safer place.
(End of this chapter)
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