Chapter 38 Water Source
Chu Qiao: "As the saying goes, it's easier to go up a mountain than down, and the same goes for getting down a tree."
"When people get down from a tree, they unconsciously look downwards. They have to overcome psychological barriers and have difficulty putting their weight on the ground when getting down from the tree."
The drone camera turned and shot the ground from a height of more than 20 meters. The netizens who were afraid of heights felt dizzy instantly and got goose bumps all over their bodies.
"I can't watch this, oh my god."
"The cowards close their eyes."
"Master Chu must be careful."
"Don't fall."
Chu Qiao twisted his body like a monkey. In less than two minutes, he had descended to five meters from the ground. Chu Qiao took a deep jump and landed steadily on his feet.
"Master Chu, you..."
"Master Chu has become a bad person."
"I was worried for nothing."
Chu Qiao stood up, clapped his hands, and pretended to be serious, saying, "I'm afraid that others will see how easy it is for me to do this and imitate me, so I'm giving you a heads-up."
"Tsk, I don't believe it."
"It's just blatant showing off."
"The King of Versailles."
Chu Qiao bent down with a smile. Dozens of pine cones fell to the ground, half embedded in the soil. Chu Qiao picked one up and rubbed it on his body.
With a pry of his hands, a few brown pine nuts fell out from the half-open pine cone scales, no bigger than Chu Qiao's little finger nail.
“Is this edible?”
"It's so small, is it hollow inside?"
Netizens were very disappointed. They didn't expect that the fruits they had to work so hard to get were so small that they were almost invisible compared to the pine nuts bought in the supermarket.
Chu Qiao pinched it lightly, and the thin pine nut shell broke into two halves, revealing a pine nut the size of rice inside.
Chu Qiao knew everyone's frustration and consoled them, "In winter, it's good enough to be able to find something to eat. Besides, being small has its advantages. Bigger ones are harder to open, but smaller ones have softer shells, which saves effort."
As she spoke, she easily pinched open a pine nut and placed the pine kernel on a dry leaf.
Chu Qiao was peeling while chatting with everyone, and the moon was already high in the sky when he finished.
She grabbed half a handful of pine nuts and threw them into her mouth, nodding her head as she chewed them. There weren't many pine nuts, but she seemed like she couldn't chew enough.
Brother Feng in front of the screen swallowed his saliva: "Master Chu, is it delicious?"
Chu Qiao gave a thumbs up: "It's wild, how can it not be delicious?"
After saying that, she put the rest into her pocket like a treasure and lay down on the spot. The drone followed Chu Qiao's line of sight and switched the camera.
The bright moonlight shines in the ink-like sky, clusters of white clouds gather around, and the freshness of the unique leaves of the mountains and forests fills the air.
"Wow, the forest at night is so beautiful."
"There's constant smog in the city now, and you can't even see a single star."
"I envy Mr. Chu's freedom. I can only take care of the children."
"Master Chu is right. We should go out more often."
After a while, Chu Qiao's whole body trembled, and the north wind whistled and penetrated into her body through her collar.
"It's too cold. I'm in the shelter. Today is the first day. Although there's no water, everything is going well. That's all for today's live broadcast. See you tomorrow."
Chu Qiao ended the live broadcast amidst comments of people expressing that they were not satisfied.
Everything has just begun, she needs to conserve her energy.
The night was very cold, and Chu Qiao was half asleep and half awake, tossing and turning.
She couldn't fall asleep before dawn.
When the live broadcast system started automatically, Chu Qiao was already chewing on the pine nuts left over from yesterday.
"Oh, Master Chu is eating."
“It’s more regular than ours.”
"It seems that Master Chu is very comfortable this time."
"The person above is so naive. Even if Master Chu encountered a giant shark, he would still be so calm."
Chu Qiao shook the empty kettle, stood up, pointed ahead, and said, "Today's mission is very important. Let's set off immediately and walk to the foot of the mountain and look for water in the low-lying areas."
Along the way, Chu Qiao did not choose the easy horse path, but walked close to the mountain wall, touching the mountain wall with his right hand.
Netizens thought that she was afraid of encountering a wild beast and was leaning against the mountain wall to escape.
Chu Qiao felt around and suddenly walked slower and slower.
Just when everyone was confused.
Chu Qiao suddenly stopped: "This is it."
The camera turned to the rock that Chu Qiao was touching.
"There are three types of water sources in the mountains. One is spring water, which is generated by rain and fog seeping through the rocky soil. This spring water flows intermittently. Another is artesian springs, which are formed by the backflow of groundwater and are usually found in low-lying areas. The third is meltwater from high mountain glaciers, which usually appears when the temperature rises and the flow increases."
"The place I'm touching is very damp, and water should be dripping down intermittently."
Chu Qiao stopped and waited quietly for the water drop. Sure enough, after a while, a drop of crystal clear water slowly condensed at the bottom of the rock. Chu Qiao bent down and opened her mouth, and the water drop fell into her lips.
"It's so sweet." Chu Qiao exclaimed, and then she stretched her head to get some water.
Seven or eight minutes passed, and only about twenty drops of water had dripped down. Chu Qiao's mouth was moistened a little, and he straightened up and spoke:
"From yesterday afternoon until today, I didn't drink any water, and I ate too many pine nuts, which caused a sore throat. My throat felt like it was smoking, but now I feel much better."
"Master Chu, get the kettle."
"Yeah, what are you standing there for?"
"Upstairs, are you teaching Master Chu how to do things?"
Chu Qiao interrupted the internal quarrel and said, "I don't answer it because it wastes too much time. How many drops are needed to fill the kettle?"
"We just talked about three types of water sources in the mountains. Now it's winter, and there's obviously no water from the melting snow on the mountains. This kind of spring water is too slow, so we need to look for artesian springs that flow back underground."
Chu Qiao continued to move forward and walked towards the foot of the mountain. The temperature at the foot of the mountain was about four or five degrees Celsius, not below zero. The larger artesian springs should have the sound of flowing water.
After walking for a while, Chu Qiao clearly found that there were more trees here. She squatted down, picked up a stone, and dug down. After digging about ten centimeters, she saw the damp and red soil.
"It should be not far away." Chu Qiao said. She stood up and continued walking along the dirt road. The further she went, the more she could see traces of the land having been washed away.
Chu Qiao stopped, narrowed his eyes, and pricked up his ears.
"Huahua——" There was only a little sound, but she noticed it.
"There's a spring nearby." The tip of Chu Qiao's right ear twitched.
"It should be on the right." Without hesitation, she walked towards the deep mountain on the right. Because it was facing away from the sun, the whole place looked gloomy and eerie. From time to time, some bird made a "howling" sound, which added to the horror atmosphere.
"It's a bit scary."
"Don't go. If there are hibernating snakes or something in there, we're doomed."
"Don't be afraid. Only by following Master Chu can you develop courage."
The further they walked, the louder the sound of the flowing water became, but the people in the live broadcast room still didn't hear it.
Chu Qiao quickened his pace, almost running.
After running for a few dozen meters, the sound of flowing water was finally heard by the people in the live broadcast room.
"I heard it. There really is water."
"Is Master Chu a god?"
"I suspect she's a fortune teller. She calculated with her fingers that wealth will come from the north."
Chu Qiao smiled and shook his head: "If I had that ability, why would I still be trying to survive in the wilderness? Wouldn't it be better to just lie down at home and sleep?"
As she spoke, she took out a water bottle from her bag and took bigger steps.
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