Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

After entering the forest, you can see mushrooms on the ground, most of which are rotten, and they have no intention of picking them up.

Occasionally, they will bend down to pick up some green-headed mushrooms and egg mushrooms.

In the blink of an eye, they have passed the well ditch and came to the more primitive mountain forest. Many Ganoderma lucidum began to appear in the forest, which can still be picked up.

But it was just a side job, and there was no special search, because today's time was very tight.

The road to Birch Cliff was very difficult to walk, especially in summer when the grass and trees in the forest were very lush, and it took a lot of effort to walk.

But the good thing is that there are many Ganoderma lucidum in the forest here. You can find one or two after walking a distance. In addition to Ganoderma lucidum, there are also basin-sized tree tongues, flat-capped Ganoderma lucidum, etc., but these do not have much medicinal value.

This place can already be called a primitive forest. The trees are generally as thick as one person's embrace. Occasionally, you can see some super-large trees that four or five people can't hug, but these are often rotten in the heart of the tree and dying.

They had already arrived at Baishigou at around nine o'clock. There were few mushrooms here today, so they picked up a few egg mushrooms.

Because of the heavy rain, the water in the mountain stream was still very large, so they had to take off their shoes and hold up their pants to wade through. On this side were taller trees. Ancient trees and vines fought each other for sunlight. The ground was full of rotten fallen trees, and death and vitality complemented each other.

"Look there, the August melon is ripe."

Lin Heng saw the purple August melon hanging under the canopy from a distance. The August melon that had just turned purple and had not cracked was the most perfect.

Lin Yue looked up and said, "This tree is not big, let's just cut it down."

This is a small medicinal tree at the edge of the forest, as thick as a thigh, and about seven or eight meters high.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, took the hatchet and walked over to chop it, and it took less than a minute to chop down the medicinal tree.

With a snap, the whole tree fell to the ground, and the wax gourd vines wrapped around the tree also fell to the ground, and the beautiful wax gourds became easy to pick.

"We can't finish eating this tree. There must be 20 or 30 wax gourds." Father Lin said as he picked them.

"If you can't finish eating them, throw them away. If they rot, they will be fertilizer."

As Lin Heng said this, he opened a wax gourd and took a bite. It was still the familiar taste, without a little sourness, pure sweetness, even a little sweet.

This taste is still nostalgic, and you won't get tired of it at all. After sucking the juice of the pulp, you can open your mouth and spit out the seeds like a machine gun.

After eating three wax gourds in a row, they continued to move forward, eating the rest while walking.

Unknowingly, they climbed two more mountains. The forest became larger and larger, and the road became more and more difficult to walk. This year, a lot of Ganoderma lucidum was picked up. Lin Heng picked up five or six kilograms of fresh Ganoderma lucidum by himself.

This thing needs wood to grow. This kind of deep mountain forest is full of fallen trees, which is the best growth environment. Therefore, there are more Ganoderma lucidum than other places.

"Hahaha, I made a fortune today!!"

At ten o'clock, Lin's father suddenly laughed loudly, which scared Lin Heng and Lin Yue.

"What is it, Dad, you are so happy."

Lin Heng walked over curiously.

"Hehe, I picked up three or four pounds of Ganoderma lucidum." Lin's father laughed.

Hearing this, Lin Heng hurriedly quickened his pace and was shocked when he came over. In front of Lin's father, there was a big tree with a diameter of about 40 centimeters, and there were more than a dozen palm-sized red Ganoderma lucidum growing on the tree.

"It's really a fortune." Lin Heng envied.

"This is too much. This is the first time I have seen so many Ganoderma lucidum growing on a tree." Lin Yue was also shocked.

"Help me pick it quickly." Lin's father laughed.

The two nodded and helped to pick the Ganoderma lucidum and wrap it with the leaves of the kudzu vine.

After picking all of them and putting them in the bag and weighing them, they felt that it was even more than five kilograms.

Seeing their father picking up so many Ganoderma lucidum, the two of them also searched harder, but so many were simply hard to come by, and it would take a long time to find one or two.

Lin Heng found more than them because of Xiongba's help.

As they entered this old forest, some other Chinese medicinal herbs began to increase, such as Scrophularia, Polyporus, Paris polyphylla, Codonopsis, and Ginseng.

Sometimes you can also pick up cicada flowers, which are a kind of fungus born in golden cicadas. Like cicada shells, they are also extremely precious Chinese medicinal herbs, but because of their small number, they are difficult to collect.

In addition, there are many Schisandra chinensis on the road, which are also red at this time. They taste sour and sweet. Because of these wild fruits, they are not too hungry.

At noon, they ate steamed buns. Lin's mother steamed them yesterday, and Lin's father took a lot today. It is a happy thing to eat a bite of wax gourd or Schisandra chinensis and then a bite of steamed buns.

Walking in the afternoon, Lin's father still focused on picking ganoderma and digging herbs, while Lin Heng and his elder brother shifted some of their goals to finding prey.

This time they came mainly to find ginseng, pick ganoderma, and dig herbs, but prey must be hunted, and even if they can't bring it back, it's a good choice to eat it on the spot.

After walking for more than half a day, Lin Heng finally heard a grouse call, and soon found a grouse foraging on the ground following the call.

The grouse in the deep mountains has not been educated much, and they didn't fly away immediately when they saw people. Lin Heng shot it to death with one arrow from more than ten meters away.

A two-pound grouse means they have meat to eat today, and Lin Heng is more confident about this trip. In fact, there are many golden pheasants in this old forest. Today, I saw several groups of small pheasants, but the leaves are too obstructed and it is not easy to hunt.

"It's here. I dug ginseng in this forest."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin's father said while looking at the forest in front of him.

Lin Heng looked at the forest and turned to look at his eldest brother: "This seems to be closer than the place where we hunted the black bear last time?"

Lin Yue identified it and nodded: "Yes, our shelter should be over this mountain, in the ditch over there."

Lin Heng looked at the two and said: "Then let's look for it carefully. If we can't find it, we will go to the shelter we built last time. It is close to the mountain stream and convenient for water."

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded.

The three of them separated and looked around. The seeds of ginseng have turned red during this period, so it is relatively easy to find. I hope we can get something.

At half past three, Father Lin found the pit where they dug ginseng last time. They searched carefully nearby, but found nothing else.

They had no choice but to separate and search again. It was more than five o'clock. Lin Heng shot a pheasant in the forest again, but he didn't see any ginseng. In the end, he could only rush to the shelter first and search slowly later.

At six o'clock, they came to the mountain stream here. The mountain stream had just rained and the water flow was very large. The sound of rushing could be heard from a distance.

The three of them approached quietly to see if they could find prey. Generally speaking, it is easy to find it by the water.

But they couldn't find it after searching around, only some footprints. When they came to the shelter they had built before, they found that it had been destroyed. It seemed that it was done by wild boars.

"Fortunately, the platform is still there. Just cut down the trees and build a new one." Lin Heng nodded.

"Hurry up, it's getting dark, and it gets dark quickly in the forest." Father Lin put down his things and started to cut down trees.

Lin Heng and his elder brother also put down their things and prepared to build a shelter. They had the film paper and rainproof tarpaulin brought from home as a canopy, so they didn't have to worry about waterproofing. The main thing was to block the wind. The early morning dew in the mountains was heavy and cold.

"Damn it! Earthen cloth bag!"

Suddenly, Lin Yue screamed, and Lin Heng turned his head to see his elder brother jumping away, and Fengshou was screaming there.

"What kind of poisonous snake is it? Didn't you get bitten?"

Lin Heng and his father immediately ran over with sticks.

Lin Yue patted his chest and said with lingering fear: "It's an earthen cloth bag. The dog didn't move in the grass. I was scared to death!"

"I'll kill this dog!"

Lin's father saw the snake slowly running away and hit it to death with two sticks.

After the snake was killed, Lin Heng stepped on its head with his foot, cut off its head with a dagger and buried it in the soil. The rest of the body could be roasted and fed to the dog.

This thing is the same as the pit viper that he almost got bitten by last time. They are both pit vipers, scientifically known as Agkistrodon acutus. They are very lazy and will not run away when people come, but wait until they get close to bite.

"We must get a hammock tonight. We can't sleep on the ground in summer."

Lin Heng looked at his elder brother's condition and said that the most terrifying thing in the wild in summer is the venomous snake.

Once bitten, there is a high probability that you will not survive. One is that it takes a day to go to the hospital in the mountains, and the other is that the hospital does not have the corresponding serum now.

Therefore, every time you see a venomous snake, you will feel the fear of death.

Lin Yue said slowly: "I think we should change places. There are many toads near the water, and venomous snakes like to come and catch toads to eat."

"Well, go a little higher and find a dry place without grass." Lin's father also said.

Although the venomous snake has been killed, it still makes people feel scared.

They immediately found a new place, and they soon arrived at a very good place.

This place is located on the top of the hill. There is a barren black sand land with no grass. Going forward is a 90-degree cliff, where you can see the forest below and the winding ravine.

Father Lin nodded: "This is it. Although it takes 300 meters to get water, at least there is no grass around, so you can live here without worry."

Lin Heng also thought it was not bad. It was nice to stand on this cliff to see the scenery, and he could also observe whether there were prey in other directions.

In addition, the Ganoderma lucidum and herbs they picked up today can be dried here.

Lin Yue suggested: "Let's build a shelter in the shape of a human figure. It's hard to build a big one."

"Go cut kudzu vines and wood first, and then come back to build it." Lin Heng nodded.

The three of them dispersed and soon came back to cut a lot of vines.

Everyone first made a bed off the ground, tied one end with three wooden sticks and stretched it out to form a cone-shaped structure. This is a solid bed leg that does not need to be dug and filled.

After the four legs of the bed were made, two two-meter-long wrist-thick sticks were placed on them for support, and the middle was simply woven with rattan to make a perfect bed that would not be uncomfortable to sleep on.

After the bed was made, a human-shaped shelter was built around it, and the two sides were filled with trees, branches and pine needles, and the back was also blocked, leaving only the side facing the three people open.

The shelter of the three people was located in the center of the black sand in a herringbone shape, and the fire and cooking were done in the central area of ​​their shelter.

The film paper and rain cloth were not used, which was also a good thing. They could be carried with them in case of rain, and if the rain was too heavy, they could be placed on the shelter to prevent rain.

When the three people finished the shelter and lit the fire, there was only a slight orange-red in the sky, and the crescent moon and the stars had appeared.

At this time, there were all kinds of noises in the forest, and those who were not used to it would feel scared.

At night, I didn't cook, so I boiled a pot of water to scald the pheasant and grouse, and then stewed them with some water, adding some codonopsis, mushrooms, and yam eggs found on the road, and salt.

It's not that I like chicken soup so much, but it's hard to preserve wild animals in this weather, and stewing them by the fire can keep them longer.

They ate steamed buns with chicken soup at night. Fortunately, the steamed buns were dry and could be preserved for a day.

Xiongba and Fengshou ate roasted short-tailed pit vipers, some chicken bones and steamed buns, and their stomachs were full.

After dinner, the night sky was deep, and the sky was full of dense and busy stars. They were silent, and it seemed that only the sky was lively.

The insects in the forest were still howling, as if they were competing to see who was louder, and a few fireflies swam around in the woods. It didn't seem to be flying, but floating in the thick air.

After a day's journey, the three people sprinkled some realgar powder around and went to bed to rest. They fell into a deep sleep under the reflection of the bright fire.

Gradually, the sound of insects faded away, and the night was as quiet as a calm lake, without a ripple.

But this silence did not last long, and was soon replaced by the sound of birds, which made the three people who had not slept enough frown.

Gradually, Lin Heng could not bear it anymore, so he climbed up, picked up the slingshot and shot several rounds at the birds on the branches. When several birds fell to the ground and died, the surrounding area was a little quiet.

But Lin Heng was completely out of sleep, and Lin's father and eldest brother also woke up. The three rubbed their legs, Lin Heng lit the fire, threw the four green lake fish he had caught into the fire, and then the three went to the mountain stream to wash their faces and brought three pots of water.

Put the water into the chicken soup cooked yesterday, put the noodles in it, and eat chicken soup noodles this morning with the shrimp chili sauce brought from home.

After dinner, the three took out the Ganoderma and herbs they harvested yesterday and put them on the ground to dry.

"Today, the three of us will dig herbs and find ginseng together, and look for prey traces. Because there may be black bears nearby, it is too dangerous for one person to act alone."

Lin Heng said while placing the Ganoderma.

Father Lin nodded: "That's for sure, it's safe for three people to act together."

Lin Yue asked: "Then should we continue to go back to the mountain where we went yesterday to find ginseng or go somewhere else?"

Lin Heng thought for a while and said: "Let's go and have a look. Maybe we missed it yesterday. If we can't find it today, we will change places."

After making a decision, drying the things, standing on the edge of the cliff and looking at the endless jungle outside, the three of them set off with the dog to look for ginseng again.