Chapter 568 Mountain Fun
Six people, one rabbit and one chicken, a crazy meal, really no worse than a lunch.
If Zhang An hadn't let go of the sturdy spicy strips out of kindness, I guess this meal would have been more substantial.
After Fatty and Ding Yi finished making love, they ran to a spring, rolled up the remaining taro leaves as a water scoop, and gurgled a lot of spring water into their stomachs.
The mountain spring water here in Shuijingchong is not only sweet to drink, but also under the shade of the trees, it tastes ice-cold and refreshing. It is more comfortable than eating ice cream.
After eating and drinking, the three of them lay down directly on the dam. Through the treetops above their heads, they looked at the dusty sky with no clouds passing by, and the constant breeze in the forest. The weak mountain breeze drifted over, and everyone who had been hiding in the shade in the forest felt even more refreshed.
Su Ying and the other lesbians did not pay any attention to their manners like Zhang An and the three rough guys. They sat together dignifiedly and took care of the two little kids.
"Let's go, let's keep catching crabs. I just caught a few crabs, and they're not enough to fill my teeth."
After resting for a while, the fat man got up from the ground.
He originally thought that after lying down for a while, he would start to doze off.
Unexpectedly, after blowing the cool mountain breeze for a while, I became more and more awake, without feeling sleepy at all.
So he grabbed Ding Yi and got up with Zhang An, preparing to search for the mountain crabs that he had just failed to capture. He did not forget the spicy mountain crabs that Zhang An said.
Although he had been catching in the stream for a long time, except for the small ones, what was really left was only a little over half a catty, not much.
"Sure, let me play with you."
Zhang An looked at Fatty and Ding Yi who were very interested, readily agreed, found a stick as thick as his thumb, and So I joined the crab touching army.
Quan thought it was just to play with them, since he was out to play today anyway.
Speaking of which, Zhang An has not come here to touch mountain crabs for many years. In this life, the last time he came to the mountains to touch mountain crabs was already more than ten years ago.
At that time, Zhang An was still a student, especially when he was in primary school in the village. The favorite thing for children of that age was to go down the river to fish and go up to the mountains to catch birds. Of course, catching crabs in the mountains was indispensable.
Because children at that time were not like children now or in the future, they had more time after school. Most of the boys of Zhang An's generation went to the mountains to herd cattle after school, and when they finally returned home , you have to cut a basket of grass to take home, while girls carry baskets on their backs to the fields to get a basket of pig grass to take home, and then are responsible for cooking and washing clothes.
I don’t have much time to play, and there are very few entertainment methods, let alone toys.
Therefore, things like catching birds and fishing have become the favorite childhood things of this generation.
Zhang An still remembers that when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he and Zhou Yang brought back a bunch of mountain crabs. The family was too busy to cook them, so they fed them.
But unfortunately, out of a large number of mountain crabs, only three or four survived in the end, and the rest were all dead.
But the good news is that among the surviving crabs, one female crab successfully laid eggs.
At that time, Zhou Yang and Zhang An were very excited when they looked at the densely packed crab eggs under the belly of the female crab.
Finally, I wrote an essay through observing the raising of these crabs, and was given a very high score by the teacher, who truly praised me.
This made them both excited for a long time, and they were even more devoted to those mountain crabs.
Unfortunately, although the baby crabs produced by the female crab hatched out, they also died after a short time of raising them.
However, this incident did not have any impact on the two of them. After all, they have been used to catching birds and fishing since they were young. They have raised sparrows many times, and they have suffered countless deaths and injuries. This kind of thing cannot be tolerated. A little ripple in their hearts.
The three of them were bending down by the stream to search carefully. Zhang Zilin became interested in them and joined the crab touching team.
"Hey, Zhang An, how come you found them so quickly, and they are all so big?"
When the fat man straightened up and twisted his waist to relax, he found that Zhang An had already grabbed a lot of mountains. Crabs, and they are not even small.
"What's the point? When we were in elementary school, we liked to touch it whenever we had free time. We could touch it with our eyes closed. If you touch it a few times, you can become so skilled."
Zhang An chuckled. Although the skills he mastered many years ago have not been used for a long time, they are just a little rusty. Compared with Fatty and the others, they must move much faster.
“Why don’t we call it a day, we’ve already caught a lot.”
Zhang An looked at the bag of crabs in his hand. There was at least two kilograms in it. The one on Fatty's side weighs four to five pounds, which is already a lot.
If we continue to catch them, I’m afraid we will drive the mountain crabs here to extinction.
“That’s it, listen to me, let’s pour it all into a bag for easy carrying.”
The fat man looked at his own harvest, then looked at the harvest of several others, and felt refreshed. 's agreed.
Not to mention the first arrest, let’s just say that after resting, they continued to arrest for more than an hour, and he had already had enough of it.
But I have to say that it feels much better to catch it yourself than to spend money to buy it, because every time he finds a larger mountain crab, he can be happy for a long time.
The last four people put all the mountain crabs they had caught into a bag. It was not much different from what Zhang An estimated. There must be more than 5 pounds.
"Let's go back and take you to the other side of the mountain. We won't go in here. There is the old forest over there."
Already staying here It had been a long time, and seeing that it was still early, Zhang An shouted to go look elsewhere.
So everyone quickly gathered up the things they had just spread out, and finally put them all on Xiaohu's back for him to carry.
Actually, Rong Gong didn’t bring much with him. Xiaohu was so tall that he could carry it easily.
Listening to the chirping of birds in the forest along the way, the two little guys who couldn't even speak started to imitate each other.
“Ah, there is a snake.”
While walking, Zhang Zilin suddenly screamed.
When she was walking just now, she noticed a soft feeling coming from the soles of her shoes. She thought it was mud, but when she lowered her head, she saw that it was a snake the size of a thumb.
This snake was originally huddled in the grass, with its entire body curled up into a ball.
At this moment, Zhang Zilin stepped on her, and most of her body and head were trampled on the soles of her shoes. Only her tiny tail was swaying outside.
Zhang Zilin just looked at the snake's tail that was constantly swaying and did not dare to let go of her soles.
That is to say, she was wearing sneakers today. If she were wearing sandals, the cold snake tail would probably make her jump up when it touched her instep.
"It's okay, it's just a young grass snake. It's not poisonous, so don't be afraid."
Zhang An took a look twice and found that it was a young grass snake that had just hatched out of its shell, and then He spoke to comfort Zhang Zilin, who was very nervous.
After hearing that it was not poisonous, Zhang Zilin calmed down a little, but she was still scared. After all, she had never been in such close contact with this thing before.
"I'll hold the snake's tail first, and then when I tell you to let go, you let go, so I can throw it farther away so as not to hit you."
It wasn't that troublesome originally, Just lift the little thing and it will crawl away on its own.
But Zhang Zilin is obviously very afraid of this thing. Now her feet are shaking. Is it possible to prevent her from touching it, so as not to leave a psychological shadow.
"Okay, okay."
After listening to Zhang An's words, Zhang Zilin calmed herself down a little more. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Just let go of your legs and hide behind me later."
The fat man is actually quite creepy, but in front of his wife, he has to show some responsibility as a man. , immediately stood in front to block Zhang Zilin.
“One, two, three, let go of your feet.”
Zhang An counted three times, and when Zhang Zilin let go of his feet, Zhang An pulled the frightened little Lift things up.
Although the little thing was not poisonous and was frightened, it showed its ferocity and held up its little snake head, preparing to demonstrate to Zhang An.
It was just shaken by Zhang An, and it collapsed into a small vertical belt.
Then Zhang An flicked his hand and threw the little thing far away.
This little thing is lucky enough to live here. If it were in the territory of the cauliflower snake that Zhang An encountered this morning, it would have been digested as snacks.
It should be noted that cauliflower snakes are still food regardless of whether they are the same species as you.
Especially for such a big one, it is estimated that the parents of this little grass snake are here, and they are also the prey in its belly.
Although the snake had been thrown away, Zhang Zilin was not as scared as before, but she still looked a little timid when walking.
People say that once bitten by a snake, they are afraid of well ropes for ten years, but she has not been bitten yet.
"Here, take this and hit it when you see a place with deep grass while walking. This way, even if there is anything in the grass, you will be frightened away."
Zhang An saw her In this way, he found a long branch on the roadside and handed it to her.
“Oh, I understand, this is called alerting the snake, right?”
Taking the branch handed over by Zhang An, Zhang Zilin looked like she suddenly realized something.
But with the branch in hand, I am obviously not as worried as I was just now.
This may be the legend, all fear comes from the lack of firepower.
A small spicy strip, not too big, was just a small incident along the way, and we never encountered it again.
After going around to the other side of the mountain, I started to meet other people on the road, and there were quite a lot of them, because this direction is the mountain road leading to Guanyin Mountain.
But before he had gone far, Qiuqiu, who had been shrinking in Xiao Siqi's arms, suddenly jumped onto Zhang An's shoulders, hissing and shouting urgently in front of him.
It is very unusual for squirrels to make this sound because it means they are giving a warning.
Zhang An looked in the direction of the little thing's hissing, and found two squirrels wrestling with each other on a tree not far away.
Emotional Ball is so anxious because it found two of its kind fighting.
In fact, squirrels are nothing unusual. Whether they are competing for mates during estrus, turf, or food, they all like to use force to prove themselves. They can often be seen in the mountains. .
"What's wrong with this little thing?"
Others also noticed something strange about Qiuqiu at this time, and came up and asked with concern.
After these two days of playing, they all fell in love with this clever little guy who likes to sell and swipe treasures.
"It's okay, it's just that Qiuqiu found a squirrel fighting in front of him and wanted to stop them."
Zhang An looked like he was watching the fun, pointing to the two squirrels on the tree in front and talking to everyone.
Suddenly, there were a few more melon-eating people watching.
Even on the way past, when they saw Zhang An and the others staring in that direction, they curiously stopped to eat melon together, and they looked very interested.
I don’t know if it was Qiuqiu’s warning sound that worked, or because the two little things on the tree noticed that there were more and more people watching below.
So after fighting for a while, they stopped and each stood on a branch looking at each other in the air.
However, although the two little things did not continue to fight, they still screamed and chirped when they faced each other in the air. Sometimes the barking was even like a dog barking, which made them The little tiger who was eating melons under the tree was in a daze after hearing this.
Maybe Qiuqiu stopped fighting when he saw them, and returned to Xiao Siqi obediently without making any sound.
"Listen, how dirty this is."
Because of Qiuqiu, Zhang An has some understanding of the squirrel's cry, and now he is explaining it to everyone. stand up.
The melon-eating crowd around them, who had clearly seen the two squirrels on the tree, couldn't help but become happy when they heard what Zhang An said.
The two protagonists on the tree scolded each other for a while, and then stopped. I don’t know whether it was because they were tired of scolding, or because there were more and more people eating melons under the tree.
Not long after, the two little things scampered and disappeared above the canopy of the tree.
Zhang An and the others also stopped and rested for a while. After seeing that they were no longer having fun, they continued to move forward chatting and laughing, but the two squirrels were still inseparable from the topic.
“Okay, we’ve arrived at the location, Fatty, why don’t you two go in and pay our respects?”
When we arrived at Guanyin Mountain, we saw the entrance of Guanyin Cave with people constantly coming in and out, Zhang An smiled half-heartedly and gestured to the fat man and his wife.
Needless to say to Zhang An, Fatty already knew what kind of place this was, because the entrance of the cave was carved with the three characters "Guanyin Cave".
"How about another day, we have nothing prepared today."
The fat man did not refuse, but was somewhat moved. In fact, even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter if he worships, but his hands are empty. When he came in, he felt a little embarrassed when he saw that everyone coming in and out had brought joss sticks.
“What’s the point? There are people buying incense over there, so you don’t need to prepare anything. Just remember, just be sincere and spiritual.”
Zhang An pointed to a stone platform next to Guanyin Cave and said to the fat man.
In the past, you had to bring your own incense when you came here to burn incense.
But now, someone in the village saw that more and more people came to worship Guanyin Cave, so they sold incense sticks and paper money here.
Of course, after taking this job, they also made sacrifices. At the end of every day, they would consciously clean the Guanyin Cave to thank the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Guanyin Cave.
Suddenly, this place was much better than before, and the smell of incense was much stronger.
"That's it, now that we're here, let's go and put incense sticks on the Bodhisattva to express our feelings."
The fat man stopped nagging and took Zhang Zilin and the two of them to the front to buy one. I put the incense stick and walked into Guanyin Cave to burn incense.
After half the payment, the couple came out after serving incense.
It’s not that they are slow, but because there are so many people here, you have to queue up a bit to go in and burn incense.
(End of this chapter)