Chapter 42 Harvest in the Mountains
Xue Ning dragged the cart back, and it was just dark when she got home.
After washing up, I went to bed to rest.
In this era, there are no electric lights or mobile phones, and there are very few entertainment methods. Rural people basically go to bed early at night, but going to bed early and getting up early is good for health, so Xue Ning treats it as a health regimen.
Early the next morning, Xue Ning had a simple breakfast, then took the pancakes baked yesterday and pulled the cart up the mountain.
Their village is surrounded by mountains, and the further you go into the mountains, the more strange and strange things you find.
I heard that the most common prey in the mountains is large prey, such as wild boars, blind bears, wolves and so on.
Therefore, villagers generally do not dare to go into the mountains.
It is precisely because of this that the materials in the deep mountains are abundant.
Xue Ning didn't grab firewood as soon as she went up the mountain. She wanted to look for any valuable mountain goods on the mountain.
As a result, I searched around the outside of the mountain and found no wild vegetables, let alone anything valuable.
It is also conceivable that most people now live a life of eating one meal without finishing the next. The edible and usable things outside the mountain must have been washed over and over by the villagers. It is impossible to
Let go of valuable things.
Xue Ning stood there and thought for a while, and finally pulled the cart towards the mountains.
There are many dangers in the mountains, and no one comes there usually. Xue Ning almost became the first person who dared to go into the mountains alone.
She is not afraid. With the jade pendant that can control animals in her hand, she does not have to worry about being attacked by large animals.
Xue Ning dragged the cart into the mountains.
The further you go inside, there are quite a few things inside.
Xue Ning walked for more than twenty minutes and saw a wild loquat tree. The wild loquats were now mature and yellow, hanging in bunches on the branches. They were numerous and dense and very beautiful.
The loquat tree is not very young, with lush leaves and branches that extend very high and far.
This is a scene of abundant fruits that can only be seen in the deep mountains. If it were left outside, the leaves would have to be stripped off and boiled for water, and there would be no way for her to pick loquats.
Xue Ning put down the cart and climbed directly into the tree.
The branches are really high. Although she is quite brave, she still doesn't dare to go to the highest point.
Fortunately, there are a lot of loquats down there.
Xue Ning carried it with her clothes and quickly picked a bunch of loquats.
When she couldn't hold it anymore, she jumped down and put the loquats into the cart, and then climbed up the tree again to pick loquats.
After three or four trips back and forth, there was already a pile of loquats piled on the cart.
Xue Ning was not greedy. He felt that he had almost picked it, so he stopped.
After all, she brought too many things back from the mountains and had to hand them over, so she was too lazy to do anything good to benefit the whole village.
Put the loquats away and continue dragging the cart inside.
Since there are loquats, there should be other wild fruits too.
The mountains have high humidity and strong sunshine, which is most suitable for fruit growth, and the fruits grown are very sweet.
Xue Ning ate a few loquats just now. They were very sweet and not sour at all.
While walking, Xue Ning discovered another walnut tree.
Before walnuts are processed, the fruit is green. If you pry open the green fruit, you will get the walnuts we eat every day.
Xue Ning picked another pile of walnuts.
At this time, the sun had already risen in the sky. Xue Ning raised his wrist and looked at the time, which was 10:30 in the morning.
The time in the mountains goes by so fast.
Xue Ning stacked all the walnuts on the cart and continued to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.
She didn't deliberately look for fruit trees, after all, the purpose of coming today was not to eat fruits.
After entering the mountains, she discovered that there were not only wild fruits but also many mushrooms.
Alpine fungi, boletus, and even rare matsutake mushrooms can be seen.
In Xue Ning's opinion, these wild fungi are more valuable than fruits. These wild fungi can not only be used for cooking, but can also be bought and sold. If they are not used up, they can be dried and stored. Dried fungi can be stored for a long time.
Not bad.
When Xue Ning saw the wild mushrooms, he picked them all and did not let go of any edible ones.
After picking for most of the day, the most common thing was the gallinopsis fungus. This stuff is everywhere in the mountains, and it seems like it’s free.
By 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xue Ning had gained a lot.
The cart is already piled with wild mushrooms and fruits.
It was getting late, and Xue Ning was preparing to leave the mountains.
Before leaving, I picked up a lot of weeds and covered them all on the cart, covering the fruits and food on it.
After the cover was laid, Xue Ning pulled the cart and walked out.
When I got outside, I started collecting firewood.
There is no need to worry about things like firewood. This is the benefit of having a mountain at your back. You can find dry branches everywhere.
Cut the firewood into lengths that are easy to place, and place them on the cart one by one. Soon, a cart full of firewood will be loaded.
Xue Ning brought hemp rope over and fixed the firewood on the cart to prevent it from falling during transportation.
After doing all this, it was already 6pm.
She originally wanted to go back early, but she lost track of time while gathering firewood.
The sun had already set at this time, and because there were leaves covering the mountains, the surroundings seemed darker.
Xue Ning's heartbeat was a little fast, so she quickly pulled up the cart and walked down the mountain.
There are fruits and a cart full of firewood on the cart, so the weight is definitely not light.
Xue Ning's thin body was pulling a cart that was many times larger than hers, and she looked as if she was about to be crushed by the cart.
She thought depressingly, she really overestimated her ability! If she had known better, she would have done less.
As night fell, the originally cloudless clear sky suddenly changed. Dark clouds drifted in from a distance, and thunder followed one after another.
"Boom." An air-piercing sound exploded overhead, followed by huge raindrops falling from an altitude of thousands of miles.
"Hua la la." The rain poured down instantly.
People who were still working outside dropped their work one after another, took their tools and ran towards home.
In just such an instant, everyone was soaked in water.
When Muchenghe got home, his whole body was soaked.
Mu Yu quickly brought a dry towel to his brother, "Brother, wipe it quickly, don't catch a cold."
Muchenghe took it, wiped his dripping hair casually twice, and looked at the yard next door intentionally or unintentionally.
The rain was so heavy that it made pits and bubbles on the ground. The yard next door was hidden behind the rain screen and became hazy.
Before he could ask questions, Mu Yu also looked at the yard next door and said worriedly, "Today my sister took a cart to the mountains to collect firewood, and she hasn't come back yet. Brother, do you think anything will happen to my sister?"
Chapter completed!