Chapter 186 Going up the mountain

It's good to go to the mountains. If something unexpected happens, it will be normal for the two of you to stay outside all night and not come back. It's freezing cold, and hugging each other is inevitable to keep warm. Once a man and a woman start hugging each other, won't their relationship heat up quickly?

A man and a woman were stranded outside for a night. The man was fine, but the lesbian's reputation was ruined.

Wouldn't it be natural for him to ask for responsibility then?

On the one hand, it was his own reputation, and on the other hand, he could tempt her with benefits, so he wasn't afraid that Xia Zhizhi would not agree.

As long as she nodded, he would quickly make the matter a done deal.

Sagawa looked at Xia Zhizhi calmly.

She is not the kind of majestic beauty that everyone recognizes nowadays.

But no one can deny that she is beautiful.

She has picturesque eyebrows and fair, delicate skin that glows brightly under the sun.

Sagawa's heart was wavering. Even though Xia Zhizhi was a little difficult to deal with, if he could really get her, the sense of accomplishment would be much stronger than hooking up with an ordinary girl who was easy to get.

Xia Zhizhi nodded, looking as if she was dazzled by the money: "Then let's go to the mountains. You wait, I'll go pack up."

Soon, Xia Zhizhi packed a backpack.

She was not someone who would bear to suffer, so her backpack was fully stocked with a hot water bottle, snacks, a small blanket, a lunch box, and an enamel pot.

She hung the backpack on the donkey's saddle and climbed up, then instructed Sagawa: "Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and lead the donkey!"

Sagawa often goes into the mountains and his walk is not slow. This donkey was also carefully selected. It was well fed when it came out and can walk at a good speed. Although the river water has melted a little now, the snow on the ground has not melted. The donkey will not slip when stepping on it and can walk steadily.

Sagawa was constantly determining the direction, and occasionally paying attention to Xia Zhizhi's condition.

Xia Zhizhi was like a curious baby, eating snacks while looking around, and didn't notice anything unusual.

Suddenly a rabbit scurried past in front.

Xia Zhizhi immediately pointed the whip in that direction and said, "Look, rabbit, go catch it for me!"

It's hard to walk on the snow, let alone a rabbit. He is not a dog.

Sagawa stood still and opened his mouth to explain to her.

Xia Zhizhi must not give him a chance to explain: "Go and catch it quickly. You can't even catch a rabbit. What's the point of having you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whip in his hand fell down: "Go and catch it for me quickly, I don't care, I just want that rabbit!"

Thanks to the fact that he was wearing thick winter clothes, the whip did not hurt him.

Seeing that they were still a little distance away from their destination, Sagawa gritted his teeth and coaxed, "Then I'll go take a look and see if I can find its nest."

Sagawa followed the rabbit's footprints with all his might, and Xia Zhizhi followed behind with the donkey.

The donkey walked slowly because no one was leading it.

Soon Sagawa disappeared.

After a long time, Sagawa found Xia Zhizhi carrying a rabbit.

Of course it wasn't the one he caught.

He had some skills, but they were not beyond the level of normal people. How could he catch a rabbit in the snow with his bare hands?

This was done for him by his companion.

Sagawa was panting, holding the rabbit by its ears, and handing the rabbit to Xia Zhizhi like a treasure.

The rabbit had been hit on the head with a hammer and was already kicking its legs.

Xia Zhizhi glared at him in dissatisfaction: "The rabbit is so cute, how could you beat it to death? You are really too cruel. I doubt your character now. You won't beat your wife in the future, right?"

It took a lot of self-control on the part of Comrade Sagawa to stop herself from slapping the dead rabbit in her face.

I don’t know what the hell she’s talking about. Who was that guy from Spicy Rabbit before?

He could guarantee now that no matter who Xia Zhizhi married, she would be beaten three times a day at mealtimes.

Sagawa was tired and didn't want to argue with her, so he just said something nonsense to her: "I didn't beat it to death, the rabbit hit itself and died by hitting the tree."

"Okay, I'll trust you this time."

Xia Zhizhi tapped the tree next to her with a whip: "Guess what I saw again?"

"What?" Sagawa raised his head subconsciously.

I saw a black tumor growing on the tall and straight birch tree.

The black spot on top is

“Chaga?”

"That's right!" Xia Zhizhi raised her head proudly: "Am I awesome? I saw it at a glance and stood here waiting for you to come back. Unlike you, you ran over here and couldn't see anything good. What's the difference between you and a blind person!"

This thing is a medicinal herb that grows on the branches of birch trees. Sometimes it grows low, and sometimes it grows very high, it all depends on luck.

Seeing that he couldn't move, Xia Zhizhi scolded him: "What are you doing standing there? Why don't you go up and pick it for me? If you stare at it from below, will it fall down by itself or what?"

The birch tree was very straight, without any branches. It was freezing cold, and the bark was slippery. How could he climb up without any support?

Even if you climb up, it's so high that if you fall down without paying attention, you will die.

But Sagawa didn't dare to tell the truth, as he could already imagine how Xia Zhizhi would scold him.

He coaxed Xia Zhizhi in a gentle voice: "Zhizhi is really amazing. You found something good in no time. But I see it's already noon. How about we find a place to eat something first, and then come back to pick more after we are full?"

Xia Zhizhi's gentleness and thoughtfulness were only occasionally lost. They were precious and hard to come by. Normally, she would never be so easy to talk to. She immediately started to make a fuss: "No, you have to pick them for me now. You have no skills at all. I finally found something good, but you didn't pick it up quickly. If I follow you in the future, I can't just stay at home and live off my savings, right?"

Sagawa was really at a loss for words and could only nod: "Then I'll try it."

Try it first to see if it works. If it doesn’t work, just put the tree down.

He found two vines and hemp and tied them to the soles of his shoes to increase the friction of the shoes. He also used the hemp rope to tie himself and the tree in a circle. This way, when he needed to get out of trouble, he could push against the tree trunk with his feet, lean back and take a break.

Then he put the hatchet on his lower back, grabbed the tree trunk with both arms, pushed his legs on the tree, and climbed up with great effort.

He was indeed quite capable. When he had climbed up about five or six meters, his feet suddenly slipped and he was about to fall. He quickly pulled out the hatchet he was carrying and chopped it down on the tree, using it as a support point and managing to hang on.

Xia Zhizhi shouted from below: "Wow, it's so high, be careful, don't fall down!"

Sagawa ignored her, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to climb.

It was more than ten meters high, and he climbed up after slowing down several times. Then he got stuck on the branches and cut down the large piece of birch mushroom.

Chaga is considered a valuable medicinal herb. This large piece weighs about 10 kilograms and can be exchanged for a lot of money if sent to the supply and marketing cooperative.