"It's getting late. If you don't move quickly, you won't be able to eat dumplings at night!"
"What kind of dumplings?" Zhaodi has no interest in anything else, but he is scared of hunger. Hearing that eating makes him stronger than anyone else.
"Don't worry about the dumplings. We have to move quickly. It's dangerous to go down the mountain too late. Yi Niang's house made delicious food. If we go back late, we won't have anything to eat."
"Then how much bamboo does Third Brother need to chop? Let's hurry up..." Zhaodi was so anxious that even Heibi kept jumping around after feeling Zhaodi's excitement.
"Let's take a look. These old bamboos that are a little yellow outside are very good. They don't need to be exposed to the sun. Let's cut four of these bamboos." Liang Chuan said, pointing to the straight and straight old bamboo trees on the edge of the bamboo forest. .
"Okay!" Zhaodi is a very good executor. He usually doesn't ask why, but only focuses on how to do it. As soon as Liang Chuan said it, he started to prepare to do it.
The newly bought hatchet is very easy to use, but it may be difficult to chop down trees, but it is very handy for chopping bamboo, which is much lighter in weight. You can cut the bamboo into two pieces in just three to five strokes. Zhaodi rarely goes into the mountains to cut down trees and bamboo, because he doesn't have much use for it. He can just pick up some fallen leaves on the ground for cooking, etc. Zhaodi is very average at chopping wood. , even Liang Chuan can see that the gap between him and a newbie like him is not too big.
Liang Chuan also found a good piece of bamboo. Using a big ax to chop the bamboo felt like killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. Because the ax blade was thick and thick, it was hard to bear the force when cutting it. However, it was easiest to use a hatchet. With Liang Chuan's divine power, he wielded the hatchet just like waving a grass stem, easily and freely. The blade was brand new and sharp, and with Liang Chuan's strength, he could cut it in one stroke, just one stroke! The slightly yellowed old bamboo broke open in response, the cuts were neat and clean, and the bamboo fell down with a crash.
Zhaodi was standing by, looking dumbfounded. Even Liang Chuan himself was frightened by his own strength. An ordinary person like Zhaodi had to chop several times. In Liang Chuan's hands, it was like chopping vegetables.
The bamboo forest was originally quiet, but Liang Chuan chopped down the bamboo with a knife. The noise of the bamboo falling was so loud that it frightened the birds and beasts in the forest and fled in all directions.
Hei Bi was squatting aside quietly, waiting for the two men to cut bamboo. He suddenly barked and jumped out like an arrow. Zhaodi shouted loudly, but it had no effect at all. Hei Bi was still fast. Rushed out.
Zhaodi wanted to chase him, but the black nose ran faster than a rabbit, so he couldn't catch up.
"Heibi found something again. This happened often before. I wonder if there are any ferocious beasts in this forest. We will be in trouble if we encounter wild boars and insects later."
"There are still big insects in this mountain?" Liang Chuan heard a term that made him tremble the most.
"Yes, some people in Fengshan said they saw giant insects in the mountains. Many people saw the giant insects' footprints, and some heard the giant insects roaring. The momentum was terrifying!"
"Did the big bug hurt anyone?"
"Hurt people? Then I don't know. Maybe all the people injured by the big bug have reincarnated..."
"Well..."
Black Nose came back not long after, with a big yellow-haired mouse in his mouth! This mouse looks relatively green, with a round cylindrical body, a blunt head, a big muzzle and small eyes, and its ears are almost invisible. There are long, soft and sparse hairs on the tail, and the skin is visible through perspective. This rat is twenty or thirty centimeters long, estimated to weigh several kilograms. The sight of such a huge rat can make one's scalp numb. Even a well-informed person like Zhaodi felt uncomfortable and cursed: "Heibi, where did you go to get this dead rat? It's about to be lost. It's disgusting."
Rats have always been the enemy of farmers in the agricultural era. They steal grain and destroy crops. Everyone shouts and beats a rat crossing the street, not to mention that this rat is so huge, it is like a giant rat! However, Black Nose was alert. The bamboo that Liang Chuan had just chopped down fell down. The noise was so loud that it scared the timid mouse out. It was like a dog catching a mouse!
"Wait a minute, let me take a look!" Liang Chuan took a closer look. This mouse seemed different from the common gray-haired mice. This mouse was stupid and fat. It seemed like he had seen it somewhere before, right! This is not a mouse, this is a bamboo rat. There was this thing where I used to work. This thing got its name because it eats bamboo. It likes to live in bamboo forests, masson pine forests and under the grass on sunny mountain slopes.
In the past, some farmers relied on this stuff to make a living. It is said that it is still a protected animal in the country. Now, if you want to eat it, you have to eat artificially raised animals. If you just catch it in the wild, you may not be sentenced! I actually came across it today. This thing is delicious!
Liang Chuan touched Heibi's head and looked at it with eyes full of love. He was really a good dog and could catch these delicacies every day. Hei Bi enjoyed being touched by Liang Chuan's big hand, and he whimpered, as if he was asking for credit from Liang Chuan.
The bamboo rat was as motionless as if it was dead when it was held by Black Nose. Black Nose did not exert any force and did not hurt this guy. As soon as he let go, the bamboo rat alertly gave up pretending to be dead and fled in all directions. Liang Chuan was quick to catch up with the short-legged little guy and grabbed it. Pick it up and see where you run away! Liang Chuan pulled a slender bamboo branch, bundled it up, tied up the bamboo rat directly, and hung it on the bamboo!
Bamboo rats are very good at digging holes, especially in places with soft soil like bamboo forests.
A pair of front teeth are sharp and hard. If you throw a piece of bamboo to it, it will snap in a few clicks!
"Thanks to Black Nose, I can add another dish!"
"Delicious?" Zhaodi looked at Liang Chuan in confusion. Could it be that he was eating rats? Oh my god, is that edible? It’s really annoying!
Liang Chuan looked at Zhaodi with a smile. People in this era cannot accept eating some relatively new food, such as eating bugs and cockroaches. Putting this thing in their mouths is simply harder than killing them, but after trying this delicious food, I’m sure they all can’t stop!
"Please eat it tonight!" Liang Chuan pointed at the bamboo rat and said.
"Third brother, are you kidding me? It's not like we don't have food to eat. We still have the dumplings you mentioned? Why eat mice? Only when there's really nothing to eat will anyone eat them."
"You'll find out tonight!"
Liang Chuan quickly cleared away the branches on the trunk of the bamboo, and after trimming off the other extra branches growing on it, he was left with a clean and long bamboo pole, as thick as the mouth of a small bowl, and about ten meters long. After Zhaodi chopped for a long time, he finally knocked down his own bamboo. Liang Chuan helped Zhaodi clean up the branches. Zhaodi was not that strong, and it took two or three cuts to cut a small bamboo branch. Chop it off.
The two people were flying up and down with their hatchets, just like cutting sugar cane. After a while of work, a bamboo pole was cut cleanly!
"Brother Zhao, put the bamboo rat in your basket and hang it up, otherwise the bamboo will be chewed and run away. Carry it in the front and I will carry it in the middle. This way you can relax. We have to go back quickly, otherwise God will It’s going to be dark, and the road will be difficult to walk later!”
"Third brother, can you carry it in the middle? The weight of the entire bamboo is on you?"
"Okay, it's okay, just walk ahead!" Now Liang Chuan has supernatural power, and the two bamboo poles look very heavy, but for Liang Chuan, they are just a piece of cake. Instead of letting his brother work hard, he might as well take them himself. Come down and free up Zhaodi. He can walk faster and spend less time getting back!
Zhaodi used little effort in the front due to leverage, and played more of a directional role. The two people quickened their pace. The winter sun set very quickly, and darkness began to slowly cover the earth. There was not much light in the mountains, and it became even more gloomy after the sun set. The forest is filled with the sounds of various beasts and birds, and the sounds come and go like a concert, very lively!
While Liang Chuan and the two were still walking through the forest, an earth-shattering tiger roar came from the forest! Tiger roars! The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the thunderous roar of the tiger echoes constantly in the mountains, faintly and endlessly! The tired birds returning to their nests in the evening were roared and flew everywhere. The forest suddenly became quiet, and all animal activities stopped! Lian Heibifu was so frightened that he trembled and whined. The fear of the king of beasts was deeply implanted in the bones of these beasts!
During the period of chaos in the country, many people wanted to run to Hong Kong. When they ran, they carried tiger excrement obtained by paying the animal administrator at the zoo. When the police dogs smelled the tiger excrement, The boy was so frightened that his legs shook like rice bran. He collapsed on the ground and started peeing. He stopped chasing him no matter what! Use this to get rid of the pursuit of customs and police!
When Brother Zhao heard the roar of the tiger, he knew something was wrong. He turned to Liang Chuan behind him and said, "Brother Three, it's not good! Let's leave quickly. There are big insects nearby!"
Liang Chuan had never seen the world and knew that a tiger's butt could not be touched. His feet were as if he were running, his legs were striding wildly towards the foot of the mountain. The two big bamboos in his hands were like dragging two brooms. He ran with striding strides and didn't even catch his breath.
The tiger did not appear. To be honest, Liang Chuan was still looking forward to the tiger's appearance. The tigers in the zoo in later generations have lost any dignity, and they have never been so domineering in the mountains and forests. I don't know what the real beast king is like!
Because of the roar of the tiger, even though they were carrying two bowl-sized bamboo poles on their shoulders, the two of them walked as fast as they could, and soon walked out of the forest and onto the original path up the mountain. Looking from the mountain to the foot of the mountain, Fengshan Township is surrounded by a group of mountains, like a small basin. The people here thrive in the water and soil, and the quiet Nanxi River flows through the middle, making it peaceful.
Looking down from the mountain, I saw Yi Niang's little daughter-in-law sitting in front of her house in the distance. The temperature without the sun was so cold that the night wind ruffled her hair. She couldn't feel the cold night wind and just looked at her. Anxiously waiting for the two of them to return.
Not to mention other things, the last time Liang Chuan went into the mountains, he was carried back, but he was a man who had healed his scars and forgot about the pain. He went to the mountains for so long and did not come back, and he even brought the child who had recruited his younger brother with him!
