C15

Wen Jingrong didn't take the same route she did before she entered the mountain. She took a detour and headed towards the woods on the other side of the mountain. Along the way, she was busy clearing the way with a firewood knife, and after half a day of hard work, she finally reached a distance of less than a mile. Just when she was regretting that she had chosen the wrong path, Wen Jingrong suddenly saw a large patch of wild grapes at the edge of the mountain stream not far away. The purple spots were faintly discernible under the cover of the green leaves, and when she got closer, she was able to clearly see the bunch of purple-colored fruits.

She randomly picked a large grape and tasted it. The skin was a bit thick, but it was much better than the wild grapes she had eaten in the mountains before. It wasn't that sour.

Wen Jingrong was glad that she had purposely carried a slightly larger basket on her back when she went out today. With so many grapes, even if the Wang family in the town didn't want them, she could still make a good wine by spending some money to buy some candies to brew later.

Wen Jingrong was full of energy at the thought of money and wine. First, she picked some grape leaves and spread them on the bottom of the basket. Then, she picked out grapes with large ripe fruit grains and carefully stacked them layer by layer in the basket. When the entire basket was full, there were still many ripe fruits hanging on the vines. He had to wait until the next time he came to pick them.

After memorizing the position of the vines, Wen Jingrong covered the basket with some grape leaves to protect it from the sun. As she bent over to cover her back, she heard a rustling sound coming from the underbrush.

After waiting less than half a minute, a black and yellow snake suddenly emerged from the grass, hissing.

It's a cauliflower." When she lived in the country, her grandmother used to hoe fields and fight for one or two. At that time, the internet was not that popular, and no one knew that snakes were easy to carry parasites. When the country people met the oil cauliflower, they would eat it as a plate of meat and vegetables, but no one had any problems eating it. Wen Jingrong had eaten quite a lot when she was young. The snake meat tasted a bit like chicken, but it was much more fragrant than chicken.

Seeing it reminded Wen Jingrong of her childhood memories. Her hands were quicker than her brain as she knocked the unfortunate snake unconscious with the back of her machete. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she looked at the snake corpse on the ground. How much did she love money? She remembered in such a split-second that she couldn't damage the snake skin, or else she wouldn't be able to sell it at a good price.

She picked up the snake and threw it into the bag. She carefully tied the bag and weighed it. Since their family only had three people, they didn't know whether they would be able to finish it or not.

This trip into the mountain could be considered a great deal. Satisfied, Wen Jingrong carried the basket on her back and the cloth bag containing the snake in her hand as she walked down the mountain. On the way back, she heard bees in the trees and looked up. On a branch six meters above the ground, there was a beehive the size of a soccer ball. Many bees were buzzing around it.

Wen Jingrong observed the tree. The branch where the beehive was located was not thick enough, so she was afraid that it wouldn't be able to bear her weight. However, she was an experienced player in this aspect, so it wasn't a problem for her at all. After putting away the basket and the snake bag, Wen Jingrong first found some dried branches and leaves and bunched them into a big fireball. After doing all this, she tied a handkerchief around most of her face and climbed up the tree with a few kicks. When she was about half a meter away from the nest, she tightly wrapped her legs around the tree trunk and took out the fire piston from her bosom.

Wen Jingrong stuck the black branch under the beehive, and the startled bees were quickly blown away by the smoke. Seeing that the bees were almost done, Wen Jingrong took out a small stone and threw it toward the connection between the branch and the beehive. The beehive fell straight down, just in time to be caught by her.

Returning to the surface, Wen Jingrong opened up the wasp nest and picked it up with a branch. She felt a little bit sorry, but she had to trouble these hardworking bees to create a beehive again. However, before the survival challenge, she quickly threw this small guilt aside. With one hand holding a snake and the other holding a beehive, and a basket full of wild grapes on her back, she went back much faster than up the mountain. In less than half an hour, he had returned to his cabin on the mountainside.

"Little Treasure returned so quickly today?"

Niu Dabao heard her footsteps and was obviously surprised.

"En, brother, I picked some grapes on the mountain. You'll remember to eat them after I wash them." I have to run back to town and see if the Wang family wants these things. "

As soon as Wen Jingrong arrived home, she gulped down two bowls of water and quickly washed the two of them with a bunch of grapes. She then hurriedly picked up her harvest from the afternoon and rushed back to town.

Wen Jingrong was afraid that the medicine store would close if she was late. As soon as she arrived at town, she headed in the direction of the medicine store. The shopkeeper was shocked when he saw the huge snake. According to the usual practice, the workers in the shop would peel the snake skin themselves. Since the shop assistant was not around, Wen Jingrong could only do it herself. The shopkeeper kept reminding her while she was peeling the snake skin. Be careful, don't break it, he was more nervous than her who wanted the snake skin for money.

In the end, the snake skin was exchanged for 300 copper coins, which was pretty good compared to the ones he had caught previously. Wen Jingrong thanked the shopkeeper and went to the Wang family. To her disappointment, it was obvious that the Wang family was used to wealth and did not care about the wild grapes she picked. He was rather interested in the beehive since both of the young masters had grown up in the capital and he was afraid that they had never seen where the honey came from.

The cook gave Wen Jingrong a tael of silver for the honey in the beehive. As for the other part of the beehive that could be eaten, she didn't take it. Instead, she gave it to Wen Jingrong.

Although the trip did not turn out to be a grape, the result was still satisfactory. Wen Jingrong walked around the noodle shop and asked for ten pounds of sugar. She also bought a jar and in the blink of an eye, only two hundred copper coins were returned.

By the time she rushed back to Niu Village, the sky was already completely dark. In this era where there were no electric lamps, Wen Jingrong had gotten used to walking at night after living in the ancient times for half a year. Seeing the flickering light from the mountain in the distance, she felt her heart warm up. She knew that Niu Dabao was waiting for her at home.

Every time Wen Jingrong went out and didn't come back when it was dark, Niu Dabao would light up an oil lamp so that when she was about to reach home, she could look up and see the light inside the house.