Chapter 107 Maggots (Please read carefully during meal times, haha)
With food in her stomach, Chu Qiao suddenly felt strong. She suddenly jumped up, took the knife in her right hand, and instantly cut off a 1 cm thick branch. The tender green branch was very tough.
As he bent the branch into a U-shape, he explained, "Although there's less snow in this valley than on the mountain peaks, in order to increase speed and avoid falling into snow pits, we still need to make snowshoes that can reduce pressure."
As she spoke, she cut out several 10-centimeter-long branches, placed them horizontally in the middle of the U-shaped branches, and tied the U-shape and the horizontal stick together with a rope.
Chu Qiao made two. She tied the snowshoes to her own shoes to make them more secure. She also tied the simple snowshoes to her own shoelaces so that if they fell off, they would not be completely lost.
As the area of force increased, Chu Qiao obviously no longer sank when he walked, and he walked much faster.
Chu Qiao touched the fungi and sheath flower leaves on his back. Although the food supply did not contain any protein or starch and was not ideal, it was good to have something to eat in this living environment.
Chu Qiao broke off a branch from the fir tree. Like the pine tree, the fir tree also secretes resin.
Chu Qiao collected some, wrapped them with a few sheath flower leaves, and walked step by step towards another mountain.
Chu Qiao still needs to climb over a not-too-high snow slope to reach the foot of the north side of Tomur Peak.
Chu Qiao walked forward, and an almost vertical slope appeared in front of her.
Chu Qiao looked around, looking for the angle to climb, but as she looked, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
"If the slope was just a little steeper, climbing it would be manageable. However, judging by the traces at the scene, an avalanche has occurred here."
"avalanche?"
"I've seen on TV that even the largest animals can't survive if they're crushed by an avalanche."
"But the avalanche has already passed, so is it safe now?"
Chu Qiao turned and stood a meter away from the hillside, shaking his head. "Everyone seems to be calm now, but there's actually a hidden struggle going on. Gravity pulls the snow downward, while the cohesive force of the accumulated snow holds it in place. Once this balance is broken, even the smallest force, like the movement of an animal, a gust of wind, or even our shouts, could trigger a disaster."
"This mountain had already been hit by an avalanche and then a blizzard. If we triggered a second avalanche while climbing, we would be buried in the snow and suffocate to death."
Chu Qiao explained while observing his surroundings.
Although climbing is difficult, you might be able to find something interesting.
Chu Qiao walked along the edge of the slope, digging holes in the snow with a shovel and kicking the raised snow piles.
"What is Master Chu doing at the foot of the mountain?"
"Master Chu, if you can't go up, don't go up. Don't try. Let's go around it."
Chu Qiao's nose turned up, she stopped, took two deep breaths, and a foul odor came.
Chu Qiao took two steps back. The smell was even stronger, and his nose twitched like a puppy.
"There's something here."
Chu Qiao didn't hesitate. He immediately squatted down and rolled up his sleeves. While digging with a shovel, he continued to sniff to determine the exact source of the smell.
As they dug deeper, the foul smell became stronger and stronger. Chu Qiao felt a little dizzy. She tilted her head from time to time to get used to the stench.
Chu Qiao increased the speed of digging snow with his hands.
A small flesh-colored horn appeared in front of everyone.
"deer?"
Chu Qiao pinched the small horns and shook them, revealing its entire head, which was that of a little deer. Its eyes had turned into two empty holes, and they looked dark and scary.
Chu Qiao continued to dig down, and netizens unconsciously covered their eyes, leaving a gap, unable to help but watch.
The fawn's belly was covered in blood and flesh. The flesh was no longer red, but a disgusting white. The flesh on its belly smelled extremely bad due to decay.
Without the cover of snow, the completely exposed corpse made Chu Qiao frown deeply.
Everyone was a little uncomfortable. Some people felt disgusted because the fawn's body was in a terrible state, and some people couldn't bear to see such a small fawn die.
Chu Qiao held his breath and said, "This fawn was the unfortunate victim of the avalanche. Judging from the degree of decay of its flesh, it has been dead for seven or eight days. Its wounds must have been caused by a vulture or other carnivore."
"Master Chu, this is too disgusting, let's go."
"I can't talk about this. It's scary."
"I feel so sorry for it. Can it be buried?"
"Comrades, why do I feel like Master Chu is moving his mouth towards this deer?"
"I think so too. However, it's all rotten and you'll get sick if you eat it."
Chu Qiao beckoned and pulled the drone in. "It seems many people are expecting me to eat this deer. I'm afraid I can't fulfill your wishes. The deer has rotted and cannot be eaten."
Chu Qiao suddenly paused, "But..."
The drone filmed the rotten meat, and saw white maggots wriggling inside, as if the rotten meat was their Simmons mattress.
"vomit……"
"Master Chu, I can tolerate earthworms, I can tolerate socks and kudzu root, but I can't tolerate this."
"Ditto, if it really doesn't work, I'll go."
Chu Qiao squinted his eyes and said, "You guys are really ignorant. Are there any people from the south in the live broadcast room? Isn't this what our friends in Jiangsu love to eat the most?"
"I'm from Jiangsu Prefecture, but I... I can't stand this."
Chu Qiao continued to explain, "Spring Tide Surges. You may not be familiar with this beautiful name. It's a famous dish from Jiangsu Province. Just like its name, this dish is very refreshing."
"The artificially bred maggots are washed and fried in a pan until golden brown, like grains of golden rice. After they are done, you can sprinkle them with pepper, salt, or any seasonings and eat them..." Chu Qiao smacked his lips.
She continued, "It's crunchy and crispy in your mouth, and it's delicious."
Chu Qiao finished speaking with a look of enjoyment, while the netizens in front of the screen looked incredulous.
"Brother from Jiangsu, do you really have this dish there?"
"Could it be that Master Chu made this up to fool us?"
Jiangsu man: "To be honest, it does exist, and many people really like to eat it."
Chu Qiao raised his chin, looking confident that what he said must be correct.
"Master Chu, the ones that have been blown up are easier to accept, but this living, squirming thing... we can't accept it."
Chu Qiao's face turned serious. She didn't like these weird things, but the spirit of adventure was to not be afraid and to make use of all available resources.
When everyone saw Chu Qiao's face calm down, they knew that Master Chu was going to get down to business.
Sure enough, Chu Qiao rolled up his sleeves and reached out to the rotten meat.
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