Chapter 32
Gu Ran was stunned.
She noticed it today when Pei Liuniang was grilling meat - not only she noticed it, but probably everyone noticed it.
She looked unhappy from the moment she peeled the rabbit, and she was unhappy even when eating the delicious rabbit meat. So this is what she was angry about?
"You don't trust me?"
really.
"Of course not." Gu Ran shook his head, glanced at Aunt Mai and her daughter, and leaned closer before saying, "Of course I trust you. We're accomplices, after all!"
Is there any relationship more trustworthy than that of an accomplice?
"Then why don't you ask me to go catch rabbits together!" Pei Liuniang continued to blame, and Gu Ran actually heard a grievance in her voice.
"At that time, actually..." Gu Ran suddenly felt a little apologetic for no apparent reason. "Actually, I wanted to find you, but you were busy, so I changed my mind and went to find Aunt Mai."
"real?"
"real!"
"Next time, don't change your mind at the last minute!"
"Okay, next time I touch the rabbit, I will definitely call you."
Seeing that Pei Liuniang was finally relieved, Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
Hey, Liu Niang, what's there to argue about over such a small matter?
But tomorrow they will go to work digging a snow path. Once it is dug through, they will probably have to hurry south again. There will probably be no time to catch rabbits anymore.
Sure enough, the next day, when Gu Ran and his companions were taken to the foot of the mountain to continue digging the snow track, Gu Ran was slacking off when he heard a surprised cry from the front, "It's open, it's open!"
"Master Li, there's no snow ahead. We can cross now."
"That's great. We don't have to dig snow anymore."
The prisoners cried with joy, and Gu Ran stood there with Aunt Mai and Mai Xiang, grinning foolishly.
Soon, Li Jie led the officers out of the snowy path. After carefully exploring the road ahead, he waved his hand and said, "Organize and return to camp!"
The officers and prisoners cheered and immediately followed the order.
When Gu Ran and his group happily returned to the camp, Chen Jie Guan and others, who were puzzled at first, immediately became happy when they found out that the snow path had been dug through.
This time, while escorting the prisoners, we were delayed at several places due to the snow. Now, we were delayed for a few more days in this mountain area, which we had not expected to stop at.
If we don't hurry up and set off, the journey ahead will be even more challenging, and we're afraid we won't be able to meet the deadline set by the government.
Immediately, the two chief officers ordered to continue to rest today, pay attention to packing bags, and the wounded to make preparations in advance, and set off early tomorrow morning.
While the prisoners were overjoyed at finally escaping, the Qin family's tent seemed gloomy and miserable.
Later, Gu Ran heard that the eldest son of the Qin family was seriously injured, and even if the officials brought back a doctor, it would be of no use.
The man who dug the snow path this morning died shortly after leaving.
When the tragic news reached the female members of the family, the old lady of the Qin family, who had just regained consciousness, blamed herself for killing her most beloved grandson. She died without catching her breath.
Therefore, the Qin family was in dire straits at this time. Even Mrs. Qin, who usually remained calm even when faced with a mountain collapsing in front of her, was heard wailing and cursing outside the tent!
But in exile, the host has no say in any funeral matters. Liu Jieguan wants to set off with the prisoner the next day, and the Qin family has no choice but to obey. So even though they are still in mourning, they can only hold the funeral in a hurry.
With the help of the officials, the Qin family moved the bodies of the young and the old out and took them to the snowy forest, where they were buried next to the graves where the deceased members of the second branch of the Qin family were buried.
Gu Ran glanced from a distance and saw Mrs. Qin, with a dark face, holding the hand of her grandson, walking slowly while wiping away tears.
She had no sympathy for them at all.
Thinking back to when she was in Qingyi, she hadn't traveled through time. The original owner was dead and that was it. The body would probably have been buried somewhere randomly by Mrs. Dou, and no one even knew where it was.
Mrs. Qin said that she would pay homage to the original owner when the time comes, but from the original owner's memory, she always looked down on the original owner and treated the original owner so cruelly and ungratefully. There is a high probability that she will let the original owner become a lonely ghost from now on.
Now her most cherished son and the ancestor who supported her are both dead. This might be retribution.
Gu Ran didn't think too much about it. When he returned to his tent, he saw Aunt Mai, Mai Xiang and Mai Dong were about to go out. Li Si and other officials were waiting for them.
"Mrs. Gu, we have to leave tomorrow. We're planning to go into the woods this afternoon to catch a couple more rabbits. Do you want to come?"
"go."
"That's great, with Gu Erniang here, we can learn more about how to find rabbits."
Gu Ran was just about to follow them when he remembered something and went into the tent. Sure enough, he saw Pei Liuniang there: "Pei Liuniang, we are following the official to catch rabbits. Do you want to come?"
Pei Liuniang knew that Aunt Mai and her family were going to the woods with the police to look for rabbits, but she chose not to say anything, wanting to see if her accomplice would keep his word.
Now seeing Gu Ran coming to find her, she turned around and stood up from the mat, with a smile on her face: "Of course I'm going."
Gu Ran agreed to go with them to catch rabbits, but he actually had another purpose.
Last night she went into the workshop to look at the ice and snow that had been stored in space grid No. 10. After storing them, the system had stacked them neatly, but it only filled less than one-third of the space. She planned to collect more when she went out into the woods.
It is now mid-January, and the accumulated winter snow will gradually melt.
The further south you go, the hotter the climate becomes. After this period of time and this distance, even if you want to store ice, there is probably nowhere to find it.
Now is not the time like before when she was in Qingyi, when she could go out to sweep snow or look for firewood and collect snow without being noticed. So she has to take advantage of this time to stock up as much ice as possible, otherwise the space slot No. 10 she got by repairing the space card will be wasted.
After entering the woods, there are two assistants who have caught rabbits before - Aunt Mai and Li Si will explain the key points to those who come to catch rabbits, and Gu Ran will just add to the rest.
After he finished speaking, the experienced Li Si naturally wanted to catch more rabbits.
Although the escorting officers ate better than the prisoners, there was not much meat and they could not eat it at any time.
After eating rabbit meat twice in the past two days, they suddenly got the idea. Since rabbits are so easy to catch and they have Gu Er Niang's guidance, wouldn't it be better to bring more people to catch a few more?
So there are many officials coming this time.
Li Si said that when they dispersed, they knew that the Mai family they brought with them were well-behaved - except for Uncle Mai who was a serious criminal, so they were not brought with them even if they were under arrest. After the officers chose the gathering place, they did not keep a close eye on them and dispersed to look for rabbits without any worries.
Aunt Mai, who prided herself on her skills, went to look for the missing person on her own, taking her two children with her. Only Pei Liuniang and Gu Ran were left behind.
"Sixth Mother, do you think it is easier for you to find rabbits with me or by yourself?" Gu Ran asked hypocritically.
Of course, she wanted to act alone, but she was afraid that Pei Liuniang would see through her true thoughts.
"I think you should come with me to look for it. I'm worried that you, a little girl, won't know how to find a rabbit for a long time."
"No need, I'm also good at catching rabbits, just wait."
Pei Liuniang glanced at her, then went into the woods wearing her anklets.
So Gu Ran also took a look, found a different direction from everyone else, and went into the woods.
Gu Ran had a clear goal, which was to find a place with a lot of ice and snow, and collect them as he walked.
Because no one was watching her and she maintained a distance of about ten meters when taking things, she was not afraid of being discovered at all.
After leaving the outermost forest, Gu Ran saw a large expanse of flat snow in front of him.
Judging from the trend and shape, it is probably a frozen river.
Gu Ran stopped, squatted aside, brushed away the top layer of snow, and saw the thick layer of ice underneath.
River ice?
The river ice is great, much more crystal clear and cleaner than some of the snow that had been dug before.
Besides, I wonder if there are any fish in this river?
Gu Ran looked around and saw no one, so he collected all the ice on the surface of the river.
"Gulu, these are all good ice, but remember to keep them separate from the ice you put away yesterday."
【Okay, host.】
The Daxi River immediately revealed its original appearance, and the water level dropped a lot because the ice and snow layer was removed.
The river water is clear and transparent, gurgling and flowing, and you can see shadowy figures beneath the shimmering water.
But after a while, those seemingly sluggish shadows began to move, and soon, with a splash, fish jumped out of the water.
There are fish!
Not only from Gu Ran's place, but also from all over the river where the water was thought to be a whole piece of ice that had been taken away, there were exclamations.
It is estimated that they had been hiding under the river for the entire winter. Now that the ice was gone, the fish in the river took the opportunity to jump out to breathe air, resulting in the spectacular sight of fish leaping across the entire river.
"Oh my god, come and look, there's no ice in this river, there are so many fish!"
"That's not right. I saw ice on the surface just now, how come it melted in just a moment?"
"Are you dazzled? There's clearly no ice on the river!"
"This ice and snow are everywhere, and I just took a peek from a distance. Could it be that I'm really dazzled?"
"Why are you talking so much? Catch the fish, catch the fish!"
That fish is really eye-catching.
Few of those who came out to catch rabbits today found the rabbit's nest.
It is said that rabbits are very alert. Perhaps it was because Aunt Mai and Li Si destroyed the rabbit nest yesterday that scared the rabbits and made them hide deeper, making it difficult to catch them. However, they encountered fish that were visible to the naked eye, so many people immediately changed their route to catch fish.
Of course, catching fish is better than looking for a rabbit that you don’t know where it is hiding.
Some officers even ran back to the camp to call for help.
There are so many fish, and the prisoners don’t have to work today anyway, so let them catch the fish!
Catching fish can also improve their food, so I guess they would be happy about that.
Sure enough, after a while, there was news that there was a river with melted ice and snow and there were fish in the river. Not only did Li Jieguan bring people over, but Chen Jieguan from the other side also brought a lot of people over.
Suddenly, the riverside was filled with people who wanted to catch fish, and the quiet snow forest was filled with the clamor of people.
Gu Ran naturally took the opportunity to catch a few fish that fell on the shore, and then tied them up with the ropes in the studio through the gills. Then, while the officials were busy fishing, he said hello to Aunt Mai and took the opportunity to turn back. On the way, he turned a few corners and went into the snow forest that he had never been to before, and then collected a batch of solid ice and snow blocks.
Everyone went fishing, but Pei Liuniang didn't go fishing.
He heard the officers shouting "fish", but ignored them.
He boasted in front of Gu Er Niang that he was very good at catching rabbits, so he couldn't go back on his word and had to catch a rabbit and bring it back to show her.
At this time, Pei Liuniang had already caught two rabbits. Hearing the lively sounds in the woods, she thought that the harvest was enough and it was time to go back. Then she caught a glimpse of Gu Ran walking in with a string of fish. She was about to say hello when she heard a slight sound. She turned her head alertly and then her eyes widened: This rabbit nest was clearly hidden under the ice and snow just now, how come it melted in the blink of an eye?
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