Chapter 128
After a leisurely breakfast, Qiao Sheng and Li Mu prepared weapons, medicines and tools, and fed the animals upstairs and downstairs, and then began to open the floating board to fish and collect supplies.
Since the blessing of the wooden hairpin, the number of drifting bottles Qiao Sheng has caught has been qualitatively improved, and it is no longer the situation of catching other people's leftovers.
"How about we switch jobs today? I fish and you go to collect?" Qiao Sheng suddenly had an idea, wanting to see if Li Mu could catch more.
"Where should I take it?" Looking at the wooden hairpin handed over by Qiao Sheng, Li Mu touched his short hair.
Finally, Li Mu held the hairpin in his left hand and used his right hand to collect supplies. When one hand got tired, he switched hands. Qiao Sheng fished leisurely, reminding him from time to time to hold the hairpin tightly and not drop it.
Because he had to pay attention to the hairpin in his hand, Li Mu's movements were restricted, and he was not as fast as before in collecting supplies. However, the number of drifting bottles did not decrease, but was much more than before because of the bonus of 30 luck points.
"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, Teacher Li, you have left me with no motivation to work." Qiao Sheng put away the fish, and the fishing rod in her hand just disappeared without a long time, so she got up and went to the tool rack to get a new fishing rod.
"With such strength, I am also innocent." Li Mu put the colander on the ground and the wooden hairpin on the small tea table with water cups between the two of them. He
stood up to take the wooden basin full of fish that Qiao Sheng had caught, put the fish outside to freeze, and took the frozen fish back to prepare to hang it on the trading system.
Standing at the bow, he could already see the shape of the island. This island was different from the ones they usually encountered. The mountain on the last Wang Family Mother and Child Island was already very high, but now it was far away. If he drew a line, it was much higher than that mountain. He called Qiao Sheng to come out to see the mountain.
"Why is it another mountain climbing project? It's so high. You know, I would rather go to the beach than to climb mountains when I travel. It's really hard to go up and down the mountain." Qiao Sheng wailed. She really didn't like mountain climbing. No matter how beautiful the scenery on the mountain was, it couldn't offset the pain of climbing up and down. "
It's not a big deal. I'll make you a trekking pole later. If it doesn't work, I'll carry you up." Li Mu squatted down and put the frozen fish into the basin.
"I'm afraid that the trekking pole will become a burden in my hand in the end. I have no place to put it, but I can't bear to throw it away." Qiao Sheng recalled her few mountain climbing experiences. She really relied on functional drinks to replenish her physical strength to climb up.
Li Mu reminded her that she had a wrist bag and a shoulder bag, so she didn't need to put them in the bag. It wasn't in reality. Qiao Sheng felt relieved after hearing this, and asked Li Mu how to make a simple version of electrolyte replenishing water.
After searching in the trading system, she actually found some dried lemons. After getting them, she soaked them in warm water at Li Mu's reminder, and then poured them into glass bottles. She added salt and sugar, and put ten bottles in her wrist bag. Only then did she feel relieved.
When she was cooking at noon, she deliberately made some extra food for easy carrying, and then she thought of a very important question. If they arrived in the afternoon, would they be able to climb such a high mountain?
Li Mu assured her that they would explore the route today and start climbing early tomorrow morning. If they climbed for a while today and found that they had not collected any supplies, they would not climb tomorrow. It would definitely not be difficult for them. She
also went to the first-floor cabin to open the drive equipment. It seemed that they had to arrive early, go up the mountain early, and go down the mountain early, and try not to spend the night in the mountain.
After the propulsion equipment was turned on, they reached the shore not long after lunch. They dropped anchor, packed their things, told Jiashazi and Shuanzhu to stay home and take care of Xinxin, and then took Yousu and Ah Dai off the boat. It
was hard to feel it when it was far away, but only after landing on the island did you realize how big the island was. It was a pity that it was winter and everything was bare. The mountain was quite far from the shore, and Qiao Sheng and the others had to pass through a forest to get there.
The trees in the forest were quite dense, and even if the leaves had all fallen off, it still affected Ah Dai's flying, so before entering the forest, Ah Dai flew around the island, and then squatted steadily on Li Mu's shoulder.
Qiao Sheng touched Yousu around her neck, stroked its fur, and told it that she might not be able to take care of it when she went up the mountain. After all, she knew her own experience in climbing mountains. The last mountain was already the limit, and the next one was really insurmountable.
There was nothing to go around in the barren forest, and the two of them almost went straight to the mountain. There were actually snakes on the road, which was something neither of them had expected. Shouldn't snakes hibernate in winter? Why were they still wandering around?
When Qiao Sheng cut off the head of the fifth snake, the two of them were a little nervous. This island couldn't be a snake island. It was too strange to see a non-hibernating snake every few steps.
After cutting thirteen snakes, they finally reached the foot of the mountain. Li Mu changed from using branches to pack snakes to picking them up directly with rabbit leather gloves.
As for the snake heads, the two were still very cautious. Every time, they took a large stone nearby and smashed the snake heads into pieces.
Qiao Sheng prepared himself mentally and started to climb. Fortunately, the mountain was relatively flat and not too strenuous to climb. They encountered many animals on the mountain.
Since the beginning of winter, they haven't seen many rabbits during the day. On the way up the mountain, the two have shot more than ten wild rabbits. They climbed up with confusion.
There is also a bamboo forest on the mountain. Calculating the time, the two decided to cut the bamboo in the bamboo forest and dig winter bamboo shoots first.
They were used to this job. Qiao Sheng cut bamboos and Li Mu dug bamboo shoots. They worked very well together. They harvested the small bamboo forest in an hour. Qiao Sheng buried the bamboo shoots in the soil, waiting for them to grow. There were
still many wild fruits on the mountain, but neither of them knew them, and they didn't dare to pick them casually, for fear of eating something inedible and poisoning themselves.
The two were very cautious, but Ah Dai and You Su were very brave. They showed off as soon as they came up. If you didn't know, you would think they didn't have food at home. They usually had three meals a day, and two meals of fruit in between. They were more meticulous than raising children.
The two of them even gave themselves extra meals when they went out. Fortunately, no other players saw them, otherwise they would think they abused animals.
"No, think about it another way. Does it mean that the fruits they are showing off are edible?" Qiao Sheng asked uncertainly, looking at the two guys in front of him whose white fur was stained with red juice.
Li Mu also thought it made sense. Just because they didn't know the fruits didn't mean the animals didn't know them. Besides, Ah Dai and You Su were smarter than other animals, so there would be no problem following them to pick up wild fruits. Even
if they didn't like to eat the fruits, they could still provide a snack for the animals. It wouldn't be wasted anyway.
The rest of the way was Ah Dai and You Su showing off while pointing the way, while Qiao Sheng and Li Mu followed behind to collect fruits. The two guys not only knew about wild fruits, but also about various Chinese medicines. They really picked a lot along the way following them, but it was a pity that it was still winter, so there were not many types of fruits to collect.
"Is the temperature a little high here? Or am I too active? Why do I feel a little hot wearing a cotton coat?" Qiao Sheng slightly lifted the rabbit fur hat on his headJJZL, wiped the sweat off his face, and his clothes were also wet with sweat.
Li Mu also felt that he was overheated. The temperature was too abnormal. The two of them stopped and found a big rock to sit down and rest. They drank the electrolyte water prepared by Qiao Sheng in advance to replenish their water.
Seeing that the two of them were frowning, Ah Dai first pecked Li Mu with his beak, then picked up a long dead branch from the ground and flapped his wings to fly to the top of the mountain.
It is indeed much faster to fly up than to walk up. This guy flew down after a while, but he looked quite fierce. There were traces of burning on the edges of his feathers, and the branch in his mouth was still carrying sparks.
Qiao Sheng stroked Ah Dai's feathers distressedly. They used to be so beautiful, but now they are all black and burnt.
Li Mu looked up at the top of the mountain, then squatted down to touch the ground and rocks, picked up the branches that Ah Dai had just brought back, and told Qiao Sheng uncertainly that this mountain might be an active volcano.
Just now, they were at the foot of the mountain and could not see the situation above clearly. Now that they have climbed for a while, they can clearly see that there are no plants higher up, and all the animals and plants are at the foot of the mountain and in the forest below.
Although there are no plants on the volcano, there are volcanic mud and volcanic ash. The former is still quite useful, and the latter is good everywhere except for the human body. Inhaling too much is harmful.
Li Mu immediately decided to withdraw from the mountain with Qiao Sheng. This mountain is good, and they have to survive to climb it.
"Don't you want volcanic mud? Don't you want to continue climbing?" Qiao Sheng's knowledge of volcanoes is almost zero.
"No need to go up. As long as this volcano has erupted, we can stop the boat there and dig the seabed. It's all volcanic mud." Li Mu didn't read many books on this subject, and only knew some superficial knowledge. Hearing
him say this, Qiao Sheng went down the mountain very quickly. It was hot in this place with cotton clothes, and there were snakes from time to time, which made her always in a state of high alert. It was very tiring.
The speed of going up the mountain was not fast, and when going down the mountain, without considering the wear and tear on the knees, it was still quite fast all the way, mainly because there was no need to lift the legs and use strength. When they got down to the foot of the mountain, seeing that it was still early, the two of them walked into the forest where they could see the shore and started cutting wood.
It would be too bad to return empty-handed after going to the island. Since there are no crops to collect on the mountain, at least bring some wood back. In fact, wood is not the point, the important thing is tree seeds.
When they cut down the mulberry tree, the two of them still peeled the bark out of habit and got a lot of silkworm eggs again. Qiao Sheng looked at the eggs and wondered if it was necessary to collect so many. Aren’t those in the silkworm room on the boat enough for reproduction?
However, the mulberry paper making was interrupted by Tan Sanzhuo and his wife last time. It has not been continued yet. It can be put on the schedule when we go back.
After packing a lot of tree seeds in the bag, the two decided to return to the boat, dig the volcanic mud and retreat. The situation of the volcano is unknown. It is better to leave tonight, otherwise it will erupt when they are sleeping, and they will be deducted from it.
After returning to the boat, Li Mu started making dredging tools. It was actually very simple. He found a longer bamboo pole and tied a small iron basin to one end. The size also had to take into account his strength. If it was too heavy and filled with mud, he couldn't pull it up. The weight of the wooden basin was too high, which also had an impact.
In the end, he chose the rice bowl of the cassock. Seeing that the food bowl he used to eat was taken away, the little guy was quite unhappy. He hummed for a long time, but Qiao Sheng comforted him and said that he would make a new rice bowl for him later. Then he turned away honestly and continued to play the ear-biting game with Xinxin.