Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Old Qiao buried Heizi's body while crying, while Chen Changfan silently retrieved the bodies of the five wild wolves.

By the time Old Qiao recovered from his grief, Chen Changfan had already dismembered the five wolf corpses.

With the perfected pig-killing knife skills, removing bones and skinning were simply a piece of cake. The five wolf skins were very complete, as if they were still alive, which looked a bit scary.

"Brother Chen, you are really rich now!" Old Qiao pointed at the wolf skin.

"Wolf skins are valuable! Especially intact ones like this, they're extremely rare! If I were to ask you, this one skin could fetch over ten taels of silver, and these five skins could fetch at least fifty!"

"And this wolf meat is said to nourish the five internal organs and strengthen the stomach. It's considered a traditional Chinese medicine. You should go to the pharmacy to ask for the specific price."

Chen Changfan nodded. He was also quite excited after hunting down five wild wolves.

Hunting wild animals in the mountains is a really exciting feeling. No wonder those rich young men are willing to travel through mountains and rivers to hunt.

Little did he know that those young masters' archery skills were far worse than his. They would be happy for a long time just by shooting a rabbit, not to mention that Chen Changfan had already started hunting wolves.

"This wolf fang is pretty good too. Pry it off and use it as an arrowhead! It must be quite powerful."

As Chen Changfan spoke, he began to collect wolf teeth. The arrows he bought were of very poor quality. Just now, he almost had an accident because of a broken arrow, so he came up with the idea of ​​making arrows himself.

"Wolf tooth arrows! They sound impressive, but making them isn't easy. We need a carpenter who's good at woodworking."

Old Joe had never heard of any hunter using wolf teeth as arrowheads. Just hearing about it sounded very unusual.

Chen Changfan smiled but said nothing.

A craftsman who is good at carpentry? Aren’t you one?

"Brother Chen, we encountered a pack of wolves right as we came here today. I don't think the situation is good. How about we go down the mountain first? I'll treat you to a drink and thank you for saving my life."

Although Lao Qiao managed to save his life, he was still frightened. He couldn't even draw his bow and just wanted to go down the mountain and go home.

"It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning. You can go down the mountain first. I want to try my luck again."

"Okay, then you should be careful. If you meet someone you can't deal with, just run away. Don't be a brave man." After he said this, he felt that he was redundant. Chen Changfan's archery skills were already superb, so why was he still preaching to him?

"Then I'll go down first, but you saved my life, I can't fail to repay this favor, let's go drink wine together some other day."

After being chased by wild wolves just now, Old Qiao's legs were really weak. He bowed solemnly to Chen Changfan and staggered down the mountain.

After collecting the prey, Chen Changfan rode his pony slowly in the forest, hoping to see a few more wild wolves.

It was a pity that only a few cute rabbits and pheasants were delivered to his door, so he had to accept them with tears in his eyes.

Arriving at the bottomless pit and tying up the pony, Chen Changfan dug up some plump silkworms for the little lizard to have a good meal.

Then one person and one lizard explored the pit separately, greatly improving efficiency.

I don’t know what’s going on, but ever since Chen Changfan had his epiphany that day, it seemed like he had established some kind of special spiritual connection with this little lizard.

He could vaguely feel the little lizard's emotions, and the little lizard could understand some of his simple commands, as if he had caught a Pokémon.

On this day, he and the lizard explored nearly a hundred pits. Although they still did not find the entrance to the underground cave, they harvested many lantern fruits.

There are a total of 45 lantern fruits, and they are all from the same year.

The value of these lantern fruits is at least 45 taels, plus the wolf skin worth 50 taels. Although the wolf meat has not been sold, its value is definitely more than five taels of silver.

We also have pheasants and rabbits, so there's no need to worry about selling them.

Calculated in this way, his income from hunting in the mountains every day was definitely more than one hundred taels.

What does it mean to earn a hundred taels a day?

This income is probably enough to cover the cost of a decent-sized inn.

However, the investment in an inn is huge, and it often takes several years to recover the cost. In addition, the inn also needs to bear land rent, taxes, daily maintenance costs and labor costs.

He was just one man and one horse, but he could get so much by hunting in the mountains with a bow and arrow. The feeling of secret joy was self-evident.

"The sun is setting soon. Let's explore one more hole and then go down the mountain."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Chen Changfan gestured for the little lizard to climb onto his shoulder. He took out a piece of wolf meat and fed it to him. The little guy ate it with relish, and a feeling of joy immediately came over him.

Although wolf meat is precious, the little guy has contributed a lot, so Chen Changfan is still happy to reward it.

After stretching his muscles, Chen Changfan went deeper into the pit again. Unexpectedly, this time the pit was extremely deep. He slid down along the rock wall for a long time, but there was no sign of reaching the bottom.

"Maybe this is the entrance to the cave." With a hint of anticipation, he couldn't help but speed up a bit.

The deeper you go, the deeper the pit becomes, as if there is no end in sight.

If someone with claustrophobia comes in here, they will probably go crazy after staying here for a while.

Chen Changfan held a tinder stick in his mouth and used his hands and feet to quickly climb the rock wall like a nimble reptile.

Squeak!

The lizard on his shoulder suddenly made a sound, and Chen Changfan felt a hot wind blowing from the front, and there seemed to be light coming from the front.

"It's almost the bottom, hold on tight!"

Chen Changfan reminded the little lizard, then controlled his body and gradually slowed down.

Finally, he stood firm and found himself in front of a cave entrance that was more than one person tall.

The entrance to the cave was not high from the ground, only about five or six meters, which was just out of the reach of the tinderbox, so he didn't notice this somewhat hidden entrance last time.

He could jump from a height of five or six meters without getting hurt.

But considering that he still had to go up through this cave entrance, he found a sturdy stalactite column, fixed it firmly with a rope, and climbed to the ground along the rope.

After landing, he used a fire to explore the surrounding environment. After confirming that it was safe, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The length of this pit is over a hundred meters, and it is unlikely that any other human or creature can go so deep.

In addition, outside the original cave he discovered, he found a very narrow gap.

After walking a few hundred steps through the gap, I suddenly saw a clear view.

"I didn't expect there was another space here, but this smell..."

There is a faint sour smell in the air, which may even feel a bit pungent after a while.

He felt something was wrong and put out the fire.

With the help of his extraordinary night vision, he found that the stones on the ground had a faint special luster. He bent down and felt around on the ground for a few times, only to find that these stones were very light and brittle, and could be crushed with a little force.

Just as he was wondering, a prompt sound suddenly came from his mind, which made him couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

[Discover a micro coal mine (orange quality), enlightenment point +1]