When you reach the foot of the mountain, you can see various wild vegetables scattered among the weeds. Some of them are so old that they are almost yellow, or some are so fresh and tender that you don’t know if they can be put together into a pot.
Zhong Yuxiu led the two up the mountain. When they reached halfway up the mountain, they did not choose to continue climbing; instead, they took a detour and walked into the mountains from a small path. Not many people walked on this path, so it was overgrown with weeds, and one could only vaguely tell that it used to be a path.
"Comrade Zhong, we will go in front and you will go behind." For safety reasons, Fang Guozhong took the most favorable protective measures.
Zhong Yuxiu was about to say no, but seeing Gu Lingguo nod seriously, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She silently made way for them to go ahead. As they walked, she kept her mental power flowing, using it to drive away snakes whenever she encountered them. She didn't like eating snakes. Although they were very nutritious, she also didn't like their soft bodies.
Finally, I crossed the trail and arrived at a relatively open forest. I used my spiritual power to explore and found that this was already deep in the mountains. Few people came here. There were plenty of mushrooms, wild vegetables, and firewood, which were much better than what could be picked from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.
"Comrade Zhong, it turns out that the good stuff is in there." Fang Guozhong enviously used local materials. Wild vegetables grow all year round in the forest covered by trees. They have no lack of sunlight and are very tender. The difference with the wild vegetables outside is too great. Even a grown man like Fang Guozhong couldn't help but envy them when he saw them.
"Indeed."
Zhong Yuxiu quite agreed with this statement. Since few people come to the deep mountains, more things can be preserved there, such as firewood, wild vegetables, game, mountain products, etc.
"Let's collect the samples separately. I'll go with Comrade Zhong, and Comrade Fang can go alone, right?" Gu Lingguo was the first to make a suggestion.
Fang Guozhong nodded, "I'm fine."
"That's it, let's meet here in an hour." Gu Lingguo held a carrying pole in one hand and a hemp rope in the other.
Zhong Yuxiu had nothing in her hands, Fang Guozhong only took a hemp rope and went over. The three of them split into two groups; Gu Lingguo and Zhong Yuxiu went further inside, while Fang Guozhong wandered around alone. It was not convenient for him to act alone, and there were many wild vegetables, mushrooms and other things around.
It’s more than enough for one person to clean up.
However, how to pack these things was a problem. Fang Guozhong was embarrassed for a moment and chose to take off his coat; fortunately, he knew he was going into the mountains, so he put on an extra thin coat.
Zhong Yuxiu released her mental power and led Gu Lingguo deeper into the room. They had no intention of collecting the things they had brought with them, as they would return the same way later, so there was no need to collect them and add weight to themselves.
“All…”
Gu Lingguo had sharp ears and eyes, and when he heard the unusual sound, he quickly protected Zhong Yuxiu behind him. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a patchwork of dry weeds and fresh grass, and the sound came from inside.
"Comrade Zhong." He lowered his voice and signaled Zhong Yuxiu to step back.
Zhong Yuxiu raised her hand to push him back, but found that the muscles on Gu Lingguo's arm were very stiff. "Don't be nervous, it should be a pheasant or a rabbit."
"It could also be a snake, a wild beast."
She pressed her mental force on the hare in the grass, and she had already walked past Gu Lingguo; Gu Lingguo hurriedly followed her, holding a gun, following her closely, ready to attack at any time.
Zhong Yuxiu bent down to pull away the grass, but Gu Lingguo had already used a carrying pole to pull it apart. When he pulled it apart, he saw a fat rabbit inside, covered in gray and numbness. It was lying on the ground unconscious, and he didn't know what it had been through.
"Comrade Zhong?"
Gu Lingguo turned his head to look at the people around him, "The rabbit seems to be dead."
"Not dead." Zhong Yuxiu walked forward and picked up the gray rabbit, her soft and plump body stretched out. "It's quite heavy, about six pounds. The food in the mountains must be good."
Gu Lingguo's eye twitched. "This rabbit is so fat, the others should be no worse."
"Yes, let's take another look." Zhong Yuxiu handed him the rabbit in her hand and continued to move forward with great interest; Gu Lingguo followed closely behind with things in both hands.
The further you go, the more wild vegetables you'll find, both old and young; there's also more game, including pheasants, rabbits, and even roe deer. Zhong Yuxiu used her mental power to hunt three rabbits, two pheasants, and a roe deer, a rich harvest.
"Let's go back." Zhong Yuxiu looked into the distance and saw that it was almost noon, so it was not appropriate to continue walking inside.
Gu Lingguo had no objection and even wished to turn back sooner. They had already walked a long way. On the way back, his hands were full of things, and he did not forget to be alert to his surroundings, for fear of encountering large wild beasts.
Large beasts attack humans on sight, a subconscious way of protecting their territory. Their first visit, deep in the mountains, made them unfamiliar with the area, and they knew nothing about the terrain. They had to be extremely vigilant, and the slightest sign of trouble would send Gu Lingguo scurrying to Zhong Yuxiu's side.
Along the way, Zhong Yuxiu was actually the most relaxed; her mental power was constantly exploring the surroundings. Unlike Gu Lingguo who was nervous and alert, she was completely relaxed and at ease.
The two people form a sharp contrast.
It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Gu Lingguo that there was no danger and that there was no need to be so nervous; it was that Gu Lingguo didn't listen. His profession meant that he could only trust his own judgment, and in the end she was too lazy to say anything.
While Gu Lingguo was worried, the two returned to the moment when they had just entered the mountains.
"Comrade Zhong, Comrade Gu, you are finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have gone in to look for you." Fang Guozhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them and hurried to greet them. The first thing he cared about was whether Zhong Yuxiu was okay.
Gu Lingguo said, "We went a little further in. There are more wild vegetables and mountain products there, as well as more game. No one has come here to search the mountains, so it's relatively peaceful, and the wild animals don't feel a strong sense of crisis."
"I'll go with you next time." Fang Guozhong nodded and pointed to the mountain products nearby. "I picked a lot of mushrooms and wild vegetables, and also two bundles of firewood. I was afraid you wouldn't see me when you came back, so I didn't go anywhere else."
"flap......."
The sparrows in the tree were startled and flew up. Zhong Yuxiu looked up and saw that the birds were flying in the other direction.
"Get your things and let's go down the mountain."
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong also noticed something unusual. The birds in the forest suddenly scattered in large numbers. There must be something that frightened them.
Fang Guozhong picked up his coat on the ground, which contained wild vegetables and mushrooms; since he didn't bring anything with him, this was all he could pick.
“Ouch…”
"There's a wolf!"
Gu Lingguo handed the collected game to Zhong Yuxiu and escorted her back the way she came. "Comrade Zhong, hurry up."
As he was speaking, six nimble wolves came out of the woods.
Zhong Yuxiu was very surprised. Her mental power had not detected any trace of wolves along the way. Unexpectedly, six wolves suddenly gathered around her. Each wolf had a very agile figure, and it was obvious that they had lived a good life for many years.
The appearance of these wolves reminded her that her mental power was not strong enough; if she used her mental power for a long time, she could only explore a small range, and she would be powerless if the range was too large.
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