Hearing Meng Fei's serious tone, Qiu Bo, who was originally exhausted, suddenly woke up: "What's the matter, Gouzi, tell me!"
"When your forestry bureau was patrolling in the mountains recently, did you encounter wild animals being hunted on a large scale? They only killed them but did not eat them!"
"Large-scale hunting? Killing without eating??? I've never heard of this... What's going on?"
Meng Fei then recounted to Qiu Bo what happened to the animal carcasses he encountered over the past two days.
After listening to Meng Fei's story, the person on the other end of the phone was shocked for a long time, and then spoke after a while.
"I will report this to my superiors. Be careful when you go up the mountain alone!"
"Don't worry, I'm bringing the Siberian tiger into the mountains..."
The two chatted for a few more sentences and then hung up the phone. Meng Fei then sent the photos of the scene to Qiu Bo.
Looking at the more than ten corpses on the ground, Meng Fei took a deep breath, then turned and left, walking towards the poplar forest where he had picked mushrooms before.
On the way, Meng Fei encountered a large field of Eleutherococcus senticosus, so he picked some young leaves and filled half a backpack in just ten minutes.
Then Meng Fei picked some Acanthopanax fruits.
At this time, the fruits of Acanthopanax senticosus were ripe and black all over, a bit like the black Youyou he ate when he was a child.
He remembered that Qiubo's mother had always had trouble sleeping, so he picked some Acanthopanax senticosus fruits and sent them to her. Drinking this fruit soaked in water is particularly effective for insomnia.
After picking the Acanthopanax senticosus, Meng Fei went to the poplar forest and picked a plastic bag of poplar mushrooms and then hurried home.
After arriving home, Meng Fei gathered all the small animals in the backyard and said:
"I have something to do. I have to be out for two days. You should stay at home and behave yourself during these two days. Don't get into trouble. By the way, there are a group of wild beasts running rampant in the mountains at this time. You'd better go up the mountain in groups. Don't go up alone!"
Hearing Meng Fei's words, all the little animals nodded.
Then Meng Fei rummaged around in the warehouse for a while and found the used footrests, a large bundle of steel-core safety ropes, and mountaineering clips and other tools that could be used for rescue, along with wild vegetables and mushrooms, and threw them all into the trunk.
Of course, he did not forget the saber and carefully placed it on the passenger seat.
Before leaving, Meng Fei went to Erye's house and asked Erye to help take care of the small animals, and only then did he leave with peace of mind.
Because there had been heavy rain the previous two days, the rugged mountain road was full of potholes and puddles of various sizes.
Some places were extremely slippery and Meng Fei almost fell into the ditch several times. Fortunately, he managed to escape danger thanks to his superb driving skills and familiarity with the road.
It was supposed to be a 2-hour drive, but it took Meng Fei 4 hours to get to the town.
After arriving in town, Meng Fei's first choice was to go to Qiu Bo's house.
Qiubo's family lives in a low-rent building in the town. After his father died in an accident, the orphan and his widowed mother were left alone, so they had to apply for a low-rent building in the town.
On the one hand, the mother and daughter have a place to stay, and on the other hand, it is also convenient for Qiubo to go to school.
He was very familiar with the way to Qiubo's house. When he was in college, he would stay at Qiubo's house for a day every time he had a holiday. Qiubo's mother also welcomed Meng Fei very much and always prepared delicious food for him.
As soon as he got downstairs, before he went upstairs, Meng Fei smelled that familiar fragrance.
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms!" Meng Fei's eyes suddenly lit up. Although he could cook this dish now, he could not make it taste like Qiubo's mother's. It was an indescribable taste, very warm and comfortable.
Meng Fei quickly took out wild vegetables and mushrooms from the trunk and walked quickly upstairs.
Meng Fei climbed straight to the seventh floor in one breath and gently knocked on the door that he hadn't knocked for a long time.
“Boom boom boom!”
"Wait a minute! I'll put the chicken in the pot!"
Qiubo's mother's voice came from the house, accompanied by the crisp sound of the spatula hitting the iron pan, and the sizzling sound of the ingredients coming into contact with the hot oil when cooking, like a lively concert.
This tempting aroma was like a pair of gentle hands, gently pushing open the door and quietly entering Meng Fei's nostrils, making Meng Fei involuntarily take a deep breath, letting the wonderful smell fill every cell in his body.
A look of satisfaction gradually emerged on his face and his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had already tasted it.
At this time the door was pushed open.
"Oh! The dog is here. You go inside first, I haven't finished with my chicken yet."
While speaking, Qiubo's mother rushed back to the kitchen and started busying herself again.
"Aunt, where's Qiubo? Why isn't she home?"
"This guy was supposed to be on vacation these two days, but he received a phone call early this morning and rushed to work. It's almost lunch time and he hasn't come back yet. He acts like a boss every day, as if the company can't function without him."
After hearing this, Meng Fei smiled knowingly, thinking that Qiu Bo must have gone to the unit because of his matter, and quickly interrupted him.
"Auntie, what else are you busy with? Let me help you."
"Hey, what can you do as a grown man? Go to the sofa and watch TV for a while. I'll call you when the meal is ready. Let me tell you, all the dishes Auntie cooked today are your favorite!"
"Hahaha, I smelled the fragrance downstairs." Seeing that Qiubo's mother was determined, Meng Fei did not refuse. He sat on the sofa and sent a WeChat message to Qiubo.
"I'm here, when will you be back?"
As soon as the message was sent, there was a knock on the door, followed by Qiubo's call.
"Dog! Open the door quickly!"
Meng Fei quickly got up and opened the door, only to see Qiubo carrying a box of beer in one hand and two bags under his armpits.
"You...are you going to purchase goods?" Meng Fei couldn't help but chuckle and asked.
"Buying some bullshit, I don't even want you to come, I want some beer and duck goods or something, hey hey! Hurry up and take over! It's going to fall!"
Meng Fei caught the plastic bag that slipped from Qiubo's armpit, which made Qiubo smack his lips.
"Oh! Sure! You're really good now!"
"Hey, basic exercises~"
After putting the things away, Qiubo pulled Meng Fei into his room, closed the door, and his expression instantly became solemn.
"Gouzi! I reported what you told me today to my boss. He didn't believe it at first until he saw the photos you sent.
You don't know, when our director saw those photos, his face turned pale, and it took him a long time to regain color. Later he told me a story.
At that time, our director was a sent-down youth from Hubei. At that time, they were a bunch of southern kids who didn’t know the rules of the mountains. In order to get some meat, they took advantage of the mother wolf’s absence and dug out the wolf’s den. There were three wolf cubs in the den, and they roasted them all.”
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