Traveling through the mountains and farming

Around midnight, they entered the deep mountain area.

Luo Dashan then told everyone to stop and rest for a while, and told everyone that they could light torches and move forward later.

When everyone heard this, they felt relieved.

They each found a relatively flat place, gently put down the things they were carrying, and began to rest.

There was complete silence all around, with only the sound of everyone breathing heavily audible.

Lin Wan helped the two siblings take off their backpacks, and then handed them a bamboo tube filled with spring water so that they could drink some to quench their thirst.

The mountain road was extremely rugged and difficult to walk on, but the two little ones never complained of being tired, and just followed the adults' pace silently.

Lin Wan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off their faces.

Then, he touched their heads lovingly and said softly:

"Are you tired? Just hold on a little longer. We'll be able to have a good rest once we reach the secluded cave."

Li Chongle handed the water to his sister and responded:

"We can still hold on. We are used to picking fruits in the mountains every day. But this time the journey is much longer, and we have to keep going, so it is a little more tiring than usual."

After drinking a few sips of water, Li Ke looked up at Lin Wan and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, we can do it, don't worry about us."

Seeing that the two siblings were in good condition, Lin Wan felt relieved.

After settling them down, she asked others about the details of their family's previous transfer.

It turned out that when everyone was discussing at Uncle Li's grain storage place, Luo Dashan waited at the grain transfer point for a long time, but he never saw anyone else transporting grain there again.

He keenly judged that something might have happened in the village, so he immediately set out to rush back.

However, they unexpectedly met Aunt Luo and her group halfway. After exchanging information, they went to the grain transfer point together to wait for others to avoid getting separated.

After everyone arrived, they, under the leadership of Luo Dashan, took some food from the transfer point and safely arrived at the secluded cave.

After a moment, Luo Dashan stood up and said, "Okay, everyone get ready, and we'll continue our journey."

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and packed up the items they were responsible for carrying.

Everyone lit torches, and the bright light illuminated a small area around.

Let’s continue along the winding mountain road together.

Not long after they walked, they suddenly heard a rustling sound in front of them, and everyone became alert.

Luo Dashan signaled everyone to stop, gently put down the bag of rice he was carrying, took out the axe from his waist, and walked cautiously towards the direction where the sound came from.

When I got closer, I saw that it was a six-foot (two-meter) long rat snake coiled on a big tree, spitting out its tongue, which was a chilling sight.

Because of the torches, everyone could see the scene.

Someone was frightened and screamed, and Luo Dashan quickly turned around and signaled everyone to be quiet.

He carefully observed the snake's actions and thought about how to respond.

Lin Wan put down the wooden barrel in her hand, stood in front of the two siblings, and took out the dagger that Doctor Zhong had given her.

She was actually very scared now. The animal she feared most was snakes, especially such a big one.

Luo Dashan said softly to everyone: "Don't panic, let's go around it slowly and don't irritate it."

Everyone moved carefully, trying not to make any noise.

However, perhaps because there were too many people walking over, the light from the torches stimulated the big snake, and it suddenly rushed towards the crowd.

Some people were so scared that they ran away, but there were also some brave ones who drew sticks or axes and prepared to go up and help.

Lin Wan tightly protected the two siblings behind her, and while retreating, she paid attention to the direction from which the snake was attacking.

Luo Dashan immediately shouted, "Everyone calm down, don't be afraid! This snake is not poisonous. Shine the torch in the direction of the snake."

As he spoke, he replaced the machete with a bow and arrow, quickly drew the bow and shot at the big snake.

The big snake dodged nimbly and made a hissing sound from its mouth.

Luo Dashan was indeed an excellent hunter, and his first arrow hit the snake's body.

After being shot, the big snake fled frantically, but was soon hit in the head by the second arrow.

In this way, a big snake was easily solved by Luo Dashan.

Only then did everyone recover from their panic, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked for the things they had just dropped in their panic.

Li Chongle ran over, pulled Luo Dashan's clothes and said:

"Uncle Dashan, you are so awesome. I want to be as awesome as you in the future."

After saying that, he shook the slingshot in his hand. His bow and arrows were packed by his sister-in-law in the innermost part of the backpack, and he only carried the slingshot with him.

Although he was firmly protected by Lin Wan behind him, he still managed to throw a few stones by leaning sideways.

"Xiao Le, good, you are very brave. You were thinking about helping even when it was so dangerous just now." Luo Dashan praised with a smile.

Then he walked towards the big snake, tied it up with vines, hung it on one end of the pole, and lifted it up easily.

"Okay, let's continue on our journey. The sooner we get there, the more delicious the snake soup will be."

At this time, Lin Wan was still confused. She was most afraid of snakes and she looked a little dazed.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and she was covered in cold sweat.

Then, he hurried to check on the two siblings and found that they were quite brave. They didn't look frightened at all, but instead looked excited.

Especially Li Chongle was still talking to Luo Dashan with his hands and feet gesticulating.

When Li Ke heard about the delicious snake soup, he pulled Lin Wan aside and asked her if she had ever drunk snake soup, what it tasted like, and whether it tasted good.

Lin Wan looked at Li Ke's eager and curious look, couldn't help but smile, touched her head and said:

"I've never had snake soup before, but since Uncle Dashan said it's delicious, it must be very tasty."

After hearing this, Li Ke became even more excited.

At this time, Luo Dashan called on everyone to continue on their journey.

Li Ke was still discussing snake soup with Li Chongle as they walked, as if he had forgotten the thrill that had just occurred.

Lin Wan followed behind them, looking at their innocent appearance, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised.

Half an hour later, they passed through a dense forest and came to a cave entrance that was large enough for two people to pass through.

Luo Dashan told them that after entering through this cave, they would be able to see their future place of seclusion.

Lin Wan breathed a long sigh of relief, finally she didn't have to climb mountains and cross rivers anymore.

Then they followed into the cave entrance.

This is a long and narrow passage, about ten meters long.

After passing through, through the light of the torches, you can see that the view inside is very wide.

Afterwards, they passed a large gentle slope and saw a large cave from afar.

Although it was the second half of the night, torches were still lit in the cave.

Lin Wan thought to herself that this should be the secluded cave that had been talked about before.

Everyone walked down the gentle slope carefully.

Lin Wan saw that this was a vast space that could not be illuminated by a torch. She could still see grass growing on the ground and a few trees here and there, but it was not very clear what was further away.

When they came down the gentle slope, the people in the cave discovered it.

Uncle Li looked at the swaying torches from afar and became alert. Everyone in the cave immediately picked up the weapons at hand.

After they found out that they were their own people, they breathed a sigh of relief, put down their weapons, and prepared to go forward to help pick up the things.

Because everyone was worried because Lin Wan and the others hadn't returned yet, most people hadn't gone to bed yet.

At this time, Li Chongping, who had just been awakened by the urge to urinate, saw the fire outside.

He got up, rubbed his eyes and walked to the cave entrance. After seeing who was coming, he jumped and shouted happily:

"It's Brother Xiaole and the others. Great! They're back safely."

As he spoke, he ran outside to greet his brother Xiaole.