Chapter 30
To store the collapsed ice and snow blocks in the No. 10 space grid, we naturally cannot wait until tomorrow when we go to work and dig snow.
She wouldn't dare to be so blatant in broad daylight.
Gu Ran thought about it and came up with an idea: Didn’t she lie that she picked up a rabbit some time ago?
When eating the rabbit, the officers were given two rabbit thighs and ate them with gusto. When they heard about the rabbit nest, they allowed Uncle Mai and his son to touch it, but unfortunately they came away empty-handed.
If she said that she also found a rabbit nest when she went to the other side of the mountain yesterday, and asked the officer to allow her to go ahead and look for rabbits, should that be okay, right?
Gu Ran then went to find Li Jieguan.
Of course, in order to persuade Li Jieguan, Gu Ran also called Aunt Mai.
When Aunt Mai heard that Gu Ran had also found traces of rabbits on the other side of the mountain, she had no intention of questioning Gu Ran's statement that he had successfully picked up rabbits for free and had treated her family to meat, and immediately agreed to accompany Gu Ran to testify.
Today, Chen Jieguan took his officers and prisoners to dig a snow path. The ones who stayed in the camp to coordinate the overall situation were an adjutant from Chen Jieguan's side and Li Jieguan.
When Li Si, who had eaten rabbit thighs with Li Jieguan before, heard Gu Ran say they were going to catch rabbits, his eyes lit up immediately: "Uncle, I'll go with them."
Li Si is the nephew of Li Jie Guan from the same clan.
Li Jieguan glanced at Gu Ran, then at his nephew, and then at the mountain where the avalanche had occurred.
It’s not that they are not allowed to go, but in this situation, if they encounter an accident and lose their lives while touching the rabbits, it would be a loss of the greater good.
"Uncle, don't worry. I'm here to watch over them. Nothing will happen to them." Li Si, who was greedy for meat, patted his chest and promised.
"Sir Li, besides catching rabbits, we won't do anything dangerous, and we won't run away," Gu Ran promised. "Also, if we find a rabbit nest this time, we won't do it ourselves, but let Little Sir Li help catch it. Once we catch the rabbit, we'll present it to you, Sir Li, first. Okay?"
Li Jieguan waved his hand and the matter was settled.
Aunt Mai was very happy. She grabbed Gu Ran's arm and patted it hard. "Oh, Aunt Gu, we are so lucky to follow you. Let's go catch rabbits."
Li Si also grinned, "Let's go, Gu Erniang, before it gets dark. Hurry up and get the rabbit back. We'll have meat to eat tonight."
Gu Ran is quick to follow advice.
As they walked to the other side of the mountain, they told Aunt Mai and Li Si how they found the rabbit's tracks on the snow. As they talked, they got closer to the officials who were working.
According to what the Guru system said just now, space grid No. 10, as well as other space grids that will be unlocked in the future, can be accessed by simply being about ten meters away from the target object. As long as the object is a whole, it can be collected remotely.
She didn't know how much snow and ice were blocking the mountain passage or how long the road was blocked, so she could only stay as close to the mountain as possible.
In addition, it is not possible to collect all the accumulated snow and ice at once, otherwise the officials and prisoners would think they had seen a ghost if they saw the snow disappear out of thin air.
Gu Ran planned to leave a snow pile of at least three meters, and when it was their team's turn to dig the snow tomorrow, they would pretend that it was Li Jieguan and his men who dug it through.
However, Chen Jieguan and the officers who were on duty had not yet left their posts, and the prisoners were still working hard, so Gu Ran first took Aunt Mai and Li Sixun to the forest in the mountains.
Gu Ran did not lie about her experience in searching for rabbits in the snow. This happened in her previous life, when she was a cultivator. Her family was poor, and her father wanted to get some meat for her and her mother, so he took her to the snowy forest to find rabbits.
Rabbit nests are usually in tree holes, grass holes or soil holes. Although the snow will bury these holes most of the time, experienced hunters can still find these places from clues such as tree trunks and dead grass as long as they observe the surrounding environment carefully.
Also, because rabbits are not hibernating animals, even on snowy days, when they are hungry, they will run out of their burrows and look for food in the snow.
At this time, there will often be traces of rabbits walking left behind. It is often easier to leave clear rabbit footprints on the snow where few people walk.
By following these footprints, you can quickly find the place where the rabbits make their nests.
Gu Ran explained some precautions, and when he saw the soldiers blew the whistle to call it a day, he pretended to rush to Aunt Mai and Li Si and said, "As long as you do what I just said, you will definitely catch a rabbit. I saw a rabbit running around in the woods ahead yesterday. Let's split up and look for it."
"Search in different directions?"
"Master Li, didn't you hear that they seem to have finished their work for the day? It's getting late, we can't afford to dawdle. If we split up and search, we'll have a better chance of catching him."
"This..." Li Si was embarrassed.
He had promised his cousin that he would keep an eye on these two people under his nose. If they searched separately, wouldn't he be able to keep an eye on them?
"Master Xiao Li, we will not escape."
"It's freezing and snowy here, and we can't even recognize the road. How can we escape?" Aunt Mai also said.
She was still upset that her husband and Guai'er didn't find any rabbits in the rabbit hive. It was rare that Gu Er Niang brought her with her this time, so she had to catch two rabbits by herself.
"Besides, my whole family is in the camp!"
After hearing what both of them said made sense, the desire to eat meat prevailed, and Li Si finally nodded. The two women were still wearing anklets, so they couldn't run fast. Besides, there were officials everywhere, so it wouldn't be easy to run away.
So Gu Ran pointed the direction to both of them seriously, and then he walked towards the official road along the mountain.
Soon, the three figures disappeared into the woods.
Not long after, the officers who were returning to the camp from work passed by the woods, escorting the exhausted exiles.
The officials sent out by Chen Jieguan to seek help yesterday have returned, bringing some farm tools and manpower for digging roads from the nearest village, as well as doctors and medicinal materials.
Therefore, we were much more efficient in digging the snow trail today.
After the shouts of the officers and the sound of footsteps with chains faded away, Gu Ran, who was supposed to go into the woods, quickly came back and walked quickly towards the mountain path where he was working.
The fallen snow and ice had been dug into potholes, and what appeared before Gu Ran was a straight passage.
After walking along the passage, Gu Ran arrived at the pile of snow at the end waiting to be dug.
Because it has been collapsing from the mountain for a long time, much of the ground underneath has turned into ice.
Gu Ran estimated the distance and collected everything behind the snow pile that could fit into the space.
Then they looked up at the snow-covered mountains. In order to prevent another avalanche when they left, they collected all the snow on the mountains.
After struggling for a while, Gu Ran didn't stay any longer and turned around and left in a hurry.
When they reached the woods where they were looking for rabbits, they happened to see Li Si emerge from the woods in high spirits, having actually caught three rabbits. Seeing her, he shouted, "Hey, Gu Erniang, you were so right! I did what you said, and you really found the rabbit nest for us. We finally caught three, but the others all slipped away!"
"That's great!" Gu Ran never thought that Li Si actually caught the rabbit. It can be said that this probably shows that Li Si is really capable.
"Oh, you're all here!" Aunt Mai also emerged from the woods, her hair covered with snow and straw, and she was holding two rabbits in her hands. She grinned happily: "Look, I caught two too."
"Hi, that's great!" Li Si shouted happily.
Gu Ran never thought that even Aunt Mai had something to gain, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
How come these people are so talented at digging out rabbits?
Li Si and Aunt Mai exchanged a glance, each smiling knowingly. Then they looked at Gu Ran again: "Second Aunt Gu, why didn't you gain anything?"
"My skills are not very good." Gu Ran said with a smile, "I am sorry to make you laugh."
"It's okay, it's okay. We were able to catch the rabbit thanks to Second Lady Gu." Aunt Mai smiled and bumped Gu Ran's arm. "You treated our family to meat before, this time it's Aunt Mai's turn to treat."
"That's right! If it weren't for what Gu Erniang said, we wouldn't have known there were so many ways to play the rabbit game. We missed this time, but we'll just have to catch it next time." Li Si was so happy that he didn't even notice that Gu Ran had just appeared in the wrong direction. He turned around and left: "Hurry up, let's go back and show everyone our harvest."
So, that night, the whole camp knew that Li Si and the prisoners had found a rabbit in the woods.
At night, the officers on Li Jieguan's side got two rabbits - the third one was given by Li Jieguan to Chen Jieguan and others. They divided the rabbit meat and roasted it around the campfire to eat. Gu Ran and Aunt Mai did the same.
Aunt Mai was reluctant to eat both rabbits and planned to keep one, but Uncle Mai immediately objected.
"Nowadays, there are many people and everyone knows that we have two rabbits. If you don't finish eating them tonight, someone might come and steal them. Do you believe it?"
Aunt Mai had to give up, but Mr. Xu spent fifty cents and asked for half of one of the rabbits, then sat on their side. Seeing that there was more meat than last time, Uncle Mai called Mai Liu over to join them in the feast.
Of course, before grilling the meat, after borrowing the daggers from Li Jie Guan and others and handing the two rabbits to Pei Liu Niang, everyone looked at her.
There was no way. No one else knew how to handle the rabbit, including the new guy Mai Liu, and even less so Xu Langjun.
Pei Liuniang had a sullen face and pursed her lips, clearly unhappy. However, she still swiftly peeled the rabbit apart. Then Xu Langjun said, "Hey, who wants my share of the rabbit skin?"
"Mr. Xu, you don't want it?" Aunt Mai asked.
"I don't want it, and I don't know how to get it. It's just half a piece of skin, so little, it's not worth much!"
"Liu Niang, we don't want the skin of this rabbit, so it's yours." Aunt Mai looked at Pei Liu Niang and said with a flattering laugh.
In her heart, Pei Liuniang was still such a cruel and ruthless character. Now she was ordering people around just for her stuttering. She was really frightened, fearing that she might lose her temper. However, after getting along with her for so many days, she realized that this young lady would not lose her temper easily, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
If you calculate it, Pei Liuniang is only one or two years older than Xiangxiang!
So his original fearful mood softened for a moment, and besides, she knew how to handle rabbits, which could be of great use.
The success of catching the rabbit gave Aunt Mai a boost of confidence. She felt like she had discovered a way to find meat to improve her diet. She decided to walk more often in the snow forest in the future. Maybe she could eat meat every day!
After everyone got some rabbit meat, they happily gathered around the campfire to roast it.
Before the food could even start to smell delicious, an unexpected guest showed up.
"Gu Erniang!"
Gu Ran turned around and saw that it was the original owner's husband, Qin Zhikai.
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