Chapter 10 Uphill Foraging
Chang Ning walked down the mountain along the trampled path. There was a large field overgrown with weeds beside the road. It seemed that someone had tried to grow something before, and he could vaguely see the vegetable borders from the grass.

However, it may have given up later, and the wasteland reclamation stopped halfway.

Chang Ning poked a branch on the side of the road and poked the soil. The surface was very firm. If you want to grow vegetables, you have to loosen the soil well, and it takes a lot of effort.

This place is not far from her thatched hut, but it is very suitable for her. Chang Ning decided to go back and ask Cao Nianshun. If no one else is interested in this place, then she will decide on this place to open up wasteland.

Then Chang Ning continued to walk up the mountain.

The vegetation in the mountain forest is dense, and the sunlight penetrates through the leaves and can only cast spots of mottled spots on the path. In addition, the early morning wind is still slightly chilly. Not only is Chang Ning walking on the road, it is not hot, but rather chilly.

She walked for two miles, not to mention pheasants, hares and other living things, but she didn't see a single mushroom or wild vegetable.

It is estimated that it is too close to the village, and has already been looted by the villagers.

Chang Ning didn't want to go back so early to stare at Han Mingyuan, and didn't want to return in vain, so he walked another two miles into the forest.

Originally, there were trails that were specially trampled on the periphery, but as they got deeper, the road surface became more difficult to walk, and even many places could not see the path.

Chang Ning is not afraid of any ferocious birds and beasts in the mountains. Although she does not know the so-called martial arts, the things in the space chip allow her to protect herself.

It's just that she didn't want to bring future technology into this world after time travel and rebirth, so she tried her best not to use those things.

So Chang Ning stopped in resentment, not planning to go any further, and was going to take a rest before returning.

There was a mountain spring flowing down from the mountain beside the shade of the tree. Chang Ning was thirsty, so he went to the spring and took a sip of water with his hands.

The mountain spring that has not been polluted really tastes sweet and delicious. If you can pick up a bottle and take it back to the auction, it can sell for at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It's still ancient!Gold is everywhere.

After she drank to her heart's content, as soon as she stood up, she found a dark thing on the soil slope opposite the mountain spring. The sunlight refracted on it, and it even had a green glow.

Thinking of the rural life I experienced in the smart simulator, the word "land vegetables" instantly jumped to my mind.

Today's main course is ready!

Chang Ning cheered and ran towards the ground vegetables.

Ground vegetables, also known as ground fungus, grow in moist soil or on the surface of stones, and generally grow in flakes after it rains.

The whole body is brownish yellow, shaped like fungus, rich in protein, amino acids, polysaccharides and multivitamins, stir-fried with some clear oil, and added with some spicy millet, the taste is excellent.

The only disadvantage is the same as that of the fungus - the hidden sand, which needs to be washed back and forth many times to clean up the impurities inside.

Chang Ning gently peeled them off the ground, the cold and tender touch was like jelly, put them in the water to rinse, and the pieces were as translucent as emeralds.

She put the peeled ground vegetables evenly into the basket, sprinkled some water on them, and then covered them with a layer of leaves, so as not to dry them out when the temperature rose at noon.

Ground vegetables are much more fragile than fungus, and they will gradually wither and shrivel when the temperature exceeds [-] degrees. If the picking time is missed, they will quickly melt into the soil.

Chang Ning is glad that he was lucky today, and met the ground vegetables that grow by the side of the mountain spring.

Twenty or ten minutes later, seeing that the back basket was covered with a full layer, which was enough for the two of them to have an extra meal at noon and evening, Chang Ning stopped his hands contentedly, and then returned to the edge of the spring water with his butt pouted to wash off the mud all over his hands. sand.

At this time, there was a rustling sound from the small slope not far from the spring. Chang Ning didn't feel the wind, but the grass on the slope did not move automatically.

Rabbits in the wild like to dig holes and build nests on the slopes by the water, especially those with weeds at the door, which are as popular as the hardcover houses that can be moved in with bags.

Rolling up her sleeves, she tiptoed towards the grass, and when she got closer, she could faintly see a dark thing moving slowly through the gaps in the grass.

Chang Ning stared with bated breath, and then rushed forward.

After being frightened, the thing struggled violently and scattered grass clippings.

Chang Ning didn't see the whole picture of the thing until he felt the bare and slippery texture in his hand, where it was a rabbit, it was clearly a black-stalked snake.

Speaking of which, mid-March is now the time when snakes start to wake up. This snake should have just come out of hibernation to look for food, but it happened to bump into Chang Ning's hand.

Chang Ning pinched the snake's head with one hand, and grabbed its seven inches with the other. The black-stalked snake stopped struggling indiscriminately, but circled around Chang Ning's arm a few times, trying to strangle her slender hand with all its strength.

Chang Ning was a little uncomfortable being entangled, and his hands squeezed hard, directly crushing its heart.

It's really bad luck, but if you sleep in a little longer, you won't lose your life.

Although no rabbits were caught, the black-headed snake also has strong uses. It can be used to make soup and nourish, and it can also be used as medicine to maintain health.

It's just that Han Mingyuan's body is weak and cannot be replenished, so he definitely can't drink snake soup.

Now that the meat and vegetables are in hand, there is no need for Chang Ning to spend any more time on the mountain, so he puts on a basket and goes down the mountain.

When she returned to the village, she went straight to Cao Nianshun's house.

Cao Nianshun was sitting on the threshold rolling tobacco. He tore off a yellow-brown piece of tobacco to the size of half a palm.

He put the tobacco rod close to the small burning stove in front of him, saw that the tobacco was lit and shook his hand to extinguish the open flame, then put it in his mouth and took two deep breaths.

The tobacco sparks on the tobacco rod quickly burned, and Cao Nianshun exhaled a puff of smoke, frowning in dissatisfaction.

"Tsk, it's too soft."

As soon as he looked up, he saw Chang Ning walking towards him across the field ridge.

Cao Nianshun got up quickly, walked to the edge of the courtyard dam and shouted to Chang Ning: "Girl, your brother's wounds have been repeated?"

Chang Ning said with a smile, "No, he's fine."

Cao Nianshun felt relieved after hearing the words, and took another puff of cigarette, "Then do you need any help?"

Chang Ning had already walked in front of him, and Cao Nianshun noticed that Chang Ning was holding a dead snake in his hand.

"Village chief, take this snake to drink!"

Chang Ning handed over the snake in his hand, Cao Nianshun's eyes lit up, obviously a little happy, "You girl is really brave enough, you dare to catch the Black Mountain scythe!"

Cao Nian Shun scolded Chang Ning, but took it honestly.

The black-headed snake is non-toxic and gentle, and it doesn't bite people very much. Even if it is bitten, it is not a serious problem, but what Cao Nianshun didn't expect was that Chang Ning had such courage.

Not to mention that she looks like a delicate young lady, even the women who lived in the village since childhood are mostly afraid of snakes.

This was beyond Cao Nianshun's surprise.

(End of this chapter)

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