Two days before entering the mountain, Chen Ling picked cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, beans and other vegetables grown around the hut in the cave, and piled them in the hut. The plants were dug out by the roots and tied with wires.

The shelves have also been dismantled. Anyway, these vegetables are only for my own consumption and are not intended to be sold for money. From now on, I will eat them and plant them immediately. When I want to eat them, I can just come in and plant some at any time.

Otherwise, the front and back of the hut will be full of these things, and their appearance is secondary. The key is that they take up too much space. There are many "treasures" in the mountains, so space must be made for these.

Very few people come to the area we visited this afternoon. There are many common medicinal herbs and wild fruits, and beautiful wild flowers are everywhere.

What Chen Ling is eyeing now is a few orchids. At first glance, they don't look too amazing, but they are very fragrant. They grow on the rocks beside the stream. The leaves are thick and the petals are round and plump, showing fine spots.

It is light red in color and has a golden outer edge on the edge of the petals.

After getting closer, the fragrance becomes more intense, with a sweetness and fragrance.

Carefully, he pulled out one tree and put it into the cave. Chen Ling was about to move to another place when he suddenly found several wild jujube trees. Wild jujubes are very common and can be found along the fields and ditches, but these few trees are not the same.

Too same.

It is a kind of wild jujube tree that is more vivid in his childhood memory. The local people call it Fengyaner. The fruit is very small, but the taste is quite good. Each tree often does not grow very big and bears very few fruits. Some trees are small.

In one year, only five or six dates grow, and birds often destroy them all.

When they were young, even if they kept thinking about it in their hearts, they could rarely eat it in their mouths.

Adults also like to eat it. Of course, some people have tried to grow it, but the taste is far behind.

Gradually, this kind of wild jujube can no longer be seen outside, and it only grows in remote mountains where there are few people.

The reason why wild fruits are called wild fruits is that they cannot withstand large-scale planting. Either the fruits are small or the fruit is difficult to bear, and many wild fruits taste sour and cannot be eaten. However, Chen Ling is not afraid of these. Since he encounters them, he will collect them.

In the cave.

"Puch!"

"Woof woof woof..."

Heiwa suddenly sneezed, shook his head vigorously, and let out a cry of frustration.

The sun was setting, and there were swarms of mosquitoes by the water, which both dogs couldn't bear to disturb.

Xiao Jin also started to groan irritably.

The two of them were not afraid of wolves, but they were helpless against these mosquitoes.

Chen Ling had no choice but to wave his sleeves to help drive them away and said, "Let's go, dig another small tree, and then we'll go back."

Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums must be gathered together no matter what.

However, the tree to be dug was either one of these, or a wild cherry sapling, which was not far away. Chen Ling quickly dug it up and put it into the cave. There were several big trees next to it, and there were a few large trees on the branches.

The clusters were dotted with small red cherries, which were very pleasing to the eye. Chen Ling picked out a few bunches, wiped the hair off them, and gave some to the two dogs, one person and two dogs, and ate them while walking.

Cherries, and wild grapes that were transplanted before.

He planned to leave the mountain and make some fruit wine. He would cultivate wild fruit trees in the cave for a while.

When the time comes, cherries, wild grapes, goat's milk, etc. will be sorted into categories, and each type will be brewed in a large vat. When I accompany my daughter-in-law back to my parents' home, I will bring some to my father-in-law.

Have a taste of fine wine and let the two elders take care of themselves.

Walking towards the place where he stayed, Chen Ling also looked for a lot of dead branches. No one had visited this place for I don't know how many years. There was a thick layer of dead branches and leaves, and he could easily pick up a bunch of them.

Break it into lengths of about one meter, then pull out some weeds, twist them a few times, wrap them together, tie them into bundles, and walk back carrying two bundles of dry firewood.

The wild grasses in the mountains grow very luxuriantly and are very tough and strong. If you put a few of them together and twist them a few times, they can be used as ropes.

As we walked back, further away from the stream, the mosquitoes gradually became less common.

The two dogs also became active and followed suit, helping Chen Ling collect firewood.

However, they have the nature of children and are relatively greedy.

Pick the big ones specifically.

Heiwa found a broken pine branch on the ground, which was about the thickness of a hand and more than one meter long. He was so excited that he picked it up and ran forward.

As a result, it walked sideways like this. After only a few steps, it tripped over a tree in the forest and screamed in panic.

Xiao Jin should be smarter.

Help it hold one end in its mouth, and the two guys just bite one side, one behind the other, and then lift it up and run forward.

A fight started between two dogs.

Chen Ling looked amused and followed behind, shouting slogans to cheer them up.

Sure enough, the two dogs ran more happily.

One person and two dogs, when they returned to their destination, everyone was dumbfounded.

Especially a group of young people who don't often go to Chen Ling's house. When they saw this scene, their eyes were filled with astonishment and wonder.

Not only them, but also Chen Dazhi couldn't help but stand up.

"Hahaha, good fellow, Fugui, your dog is so capable. It can hunt wolves, chase mountains, and collect firewood..."

"It will take another two years. If you exert more force, it might even fly into the sky."

Chen Ling put down the two bundles of firewood and said with a smile: "It's easy to fly to the sky, but you have to wait until they can grow wings."

Everyone burst into laughter and then looked around the two dogs.

One by one, they muttered: I don’t know how these two dogs from the wealthy family were raised, they can do anything, they are so capable.

Heiwa and Xiaojin no longer hear anyone praising them. They just lie at Chen Ling's feet, turning their bellies and rolling around on the ground, hoping that Chen Ling will tickle them.

The two guys were bitten badly by mosquitoes just now. They had several big bumps on their bodies, which were itchy, painful and uncomfortable.

...It's a pity that it gets dark too quickly.

The last bit of dim light was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the entire forest instantly became dark, as if a curtain had been blocked from the sky. There was no ray of light, and it was so dark that it was difficult to see even one's fingers.

After Chen Ling scratched the two dogs a few times, the surroundings fell into darkness.

He stood up and said, "Okay, okay, don't make a fuss. I'll give you some medicine when the food is cooked."

Then Yuqiang and others used flashlights to light a fire.

The fire was burning, and a clearing had been cleared around it. Chen Ling picked up two hares, and Chen Dazhi also took out the mountain rats that the local dogs had caught at noon and started playing with them.

As for grass deer and muntjac, they refuse to eat them.

Everyone comes to the mountains to make a living.

It all depends on bringing these big game animals to the market and selling them for money.

The so-called: seek their skin and flesh instead of enjoying it for themselves, and exchange it for the food and clothing of the family.

exactly.

...The deep mountains at night are so dark and scary.

The long howling of wild wolves, accompanied by the sad calls of birds, makes the place seem more and more empty and quiet, which makes people feel hairy.

A bonfire was lit in the forest here.

There are two bonfires.

On this side, Chen Ling dressed up the rabbit, put it on the fire, flipped it back and forth, and grilled it.

The fire was burning very brightly, and drops of rabbit fat fell into the fire, making a sizzling sound, and the rabbit meat was also dyed with a light golden color.

The fragrance gradually spreads out.

The hungry people couldn't help but salivate, and they were eager to eat it before it was even cooked.

On the other side, Chen Dazhi was roasting a mouse.

Three in a string.

Wearing three strings, he held a cigarette in his mouth and was smoking enthusiastically.

It took more than half an hour to roast the rabbit and mountain mouse.

Wang Lixian took out a small bottle of wine and drank it with the fragrant rabbit meat. Everyone took a small sip. The temperature in the mountains was low at night, and they felt comfortable after taking a few sips of the wine.

After the rabbit meat was divided, everyone also tasted the roasted mountain rat.

Mainly because the young people have never eaten it before and want to try something new.

The taste of mountain rat meat is quite good. It is crispy and slightly sweet. It is tender and delicious. After being roasted over fire, it is charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

Chen Ling just took a few bites to test the taste and stopped eating.

He can accept bamboo rats and eat them happily, but forget about rats.

Others were a little addicted to it, like Chen Yubin. This little man's eyes lit up after taking a bite. He ate all the rat paws and tails. When he saw others were full, he kept stuffing rat meat into his mouth.

The bones are crunchy and crunchy.

Hei Wa and Xiao Jin both stared at him with their eyes widened, as if they were curious, is this rat meat really that delicious?

Chen Ling ate and drank enough and heated hot water for everyone.

Then he turned around and made his own bed.
To be continued...