Before going into the mountains this time, Luo Xuan went to Dai Hongmei's home agency store and bought a pack of "Chun Lei" brand cigarettes on credit.
Luo Xuan planned to give this cigarette to Captain Bu and the unknown guide as a token of his gratitude.
A box of "Chunlei" brand cigarettes costs 1.6 cents.
At that time, Luo Xuan planned to stay in the mountains for about 3 or 4 days at most.
Calculating it this way, if I use a cigarette as a reward for the well-known guide, it is barely justified.
In addition, Luo Xuan also had 1 yuan, 7.5 cents on him, which he planned to use to pay for lodging and meals at other people's homes.
Yi Luoxuan estimated that after entering the mountains, he spent most of his time sleeping in the wilderness.
In this way, I can only eat 2 or 3 meals from others at most, and convert 1 yuan and 7 cents into food stamps for others. In terms of meal money, it is almost enough.
But I never expected that as soon as I entered the mountain, I would be cut off by my uncle and his daughter, Eucommia ulmoides!
Now.
He just gave Du Zhong a cigarette, but Du Zhong and his daughter thought that this was Luo Xuan's reward for them.
Luo Xuan did not agree with this.
He only thought that it was just a normal exchange of favors, but Luo Xuan thought that he still owed money for a meal and a night's stay.
now.
Du Juan, on the grounds that Luo Xuan and her are in an employment relationship, wants to attribute all the gains from this trip to his own name?
Holding such a valuable prey, Luo Xuan felt a sense of indebtedness in his heart.
A person's life is neither long nor short.
Some people will disappear as you walk with you. Some people will owe you a debt of gratitude for a lifetime...
Luo Xuan had no intention of accompanying Du Juan for the rest of his life, let alone being in debt to such a favor.
So Luo Xuan sighed and said: "Sister Juan, I didn't give you any reward. The rhetoric you just said doesn't seem to work! Let's do this. As the old saying goes, 'Hunting on the plains, everyone who sees you has a share.' You can contribute more."
, I'll draw four or six with you, you get six."
"I'm six times your size! Let's go, what's allowed and not allowed? This is the rule in our mountain! Even though my grandfather was born in a bad way...cough, they actually pay special attention to rules.
If anyone breaks the rules, the lightest punishment will be a beating with a yellow wattle stick; if the severity is serious, a sky lantern will be lit!"
As Du Juan said this, he put down the old turtles and crabs that had been tied up with thatch in his hands.
Then he reached out and took the sack from Luo Xuan's hand, and said coquettishly to Luo Xuan: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and get the bamboo tubes to put the fish in. Do you want to keep all the Pipa fish in the sack?"
When Luo Xuan heard this, he knew that Du Juan would probably not change his mind.
People in the mountains are basically kudzu. Resilience is what makes a good person!
How could a straight person like Du Juan change her mind so easily?
Since Du Juan did not accept her proposal to share the prey equally, she would have to find a way to compensate her later.
only.
Du Juan's unintentional remark just now about "Keeping the Pipa fish in a sack" made Luo Xuan's mind flash, and he suddenly had an idea.
"Sister Juan, you said that if we keep these fish in sacks, tie their mouths, and then we put them in this creek.
Luo Xuan said: "Wouldn't it be much easier when we continue walking into the mountain?"
The hornet's nest that I and Du Juan obtained earlier was also put in a sack and kept in place.
Just wait until the two of you go back and pick it up along the way.
Now this Angler Fish can do the same thing.
When Du Juan heard this, she immediately clapped her hands and applauded: "Okay, you people who have read books are still smart, why didn't I think of this method?"
Said.
The cuckoo carried the sack and pulled down a few thatch and dead vines from the shore, then tied the mouth of the sack with three strokes.
Then he found a stone and pressed the upper part of the sack on the stone in the stream.
After finishing all this, Dujuan clapped her hands.
He smiled and said: "Luo Xuan, find a place to put the bamboo tube, put the old turtle in a sack, and keep it in the water! Then lift up the crab. We will eat crabs and gnaw bamboo rats at night."
Luo Xuan looked at the big crabs in his hands and thought that there were indeed crabs.
Where is the bamboo rat?
However, since Du Juan said this, Luo Xuan also believed that she would definitely be able to catch the bamboo rat.
In this way, the two people walked, stopped and walked in the ravine.
In the afternoon, when the sun was no longer so fierce, Du Juan led Luo Xuan slowly up the hillside.
Along the way.
Luo Xuan and Du Juan didn't harvest many valuable things in the afternoon.
The wild eucommia bark on the hillside is also worth a little money. But this medicinal material must be dried before it can be sold to the purchasing station.
Luo Xuan thought the freshly peeled Eucommia bark was too heavy and took up space, so he had no interest in peeling it off.
If Du Juan was not in front of him, Luo Xuan would be willing to buy a sack of Du Zhong skin and exchange it for a few dollars.
Anyway, it doesn't take much trouble to put it into the space.
But if you have to carry dozens of kilograms of bark on your back, and then walk dozens of miles of mountain roads to sell it in Hongxing Township, even Luo Xuan would not be willing to do this loss-making business!
Since Luo Xuan is not even willing to touch Eucommia bark, Luo Xuan is even less willing to touch the even more worthless yellow cypress bark.
As for medicinal materials such as Houttuynia Cordata, cicada sloughs, and dragon bone fossils, Luo Xuan and Du Juan didn't even bother to look at them.
Along the way, Luo Xuan only dug up a dozen Sichuan clams.
There are a lot of wild Sichuan clams during this period, and it is completely a state of "supply exceeds demand".
Therefore, the dozen Sichuan clams dug by Luo Xuan could not be sold for more than a few yuan.
But it’s easier than carrying tree bark, and it’s more valuable, right?
So throughout the afternoon, Luo Xuan focused on selecting medicinal materials that were lighter and more valuable.
When they reached a place called "Eagle's Mouth", Du Juan stopped.
She pointed to the low canyon walls on both sides and said: "Tonight, we will stay here. You see, opposite the cliff is the scorpion's lair. And this side is where we will sleep at night."
It’s sheltered from the wind and there are no scorpions here.”
Said.
With Du Juan in front and Luo Xuan following behind, they walked towards a cave halfway up the slope.
When we arrived at the entrance of the cave, we took a look.
It is a small grotto. The stone floor is flat and smooth, and there are many traces of pots and stoves left over from the past.
In the corner of the cave, there were actually a lot of dry firewood piled up, as well as straw used to start a fire or as a bed for sleeping!
Dujuan put down the package and said to Luo Xuan: "A long time ago, this place was an observation post for those 'banglaoer' (bandits). Later, it became a place for those people who went into the mountains to collect herbs and look for mountain products. You are here first.
Wait here while I go find some firewood and come back."
Luo Xuan pursed his lips toward the pile of firewood, meaning that there was ready-made firewood here, why would he go out to find firewood?
Dujuan smiled: "This is dry firewood, prepared for those who come here when it is too late to search for firewood.
There is also firewood prepared for those who encounter rain on the way and are really unable to go out to look for dead branches.
After they have used it, the next day, or the next time they come here, they will replenish the firewood they used previously. If they really can't find so much firewood, they will make up for it.
Put a little money in the pile as compensation."
"If you don't believe it, just take a look."
As he said this, Du Juan pointed at the pile of firewood.
Luo Xuan took a closer look and saw that there were indeed a few cents mixed in the firewood!
