After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

With this half bag of food, the brother and sister spent two or three days in peace.

Today, the scar on Jin Chu's neck has lost its hideous color, leaving only a circle of light pink. The swelling in his throat has also completely disappeared, and his originally rough and hoarse voice has returned to its former clear and pleasant tone.

The most gratifying thing is that now swallowing steamed buns no longer hurts like pulling gauze through the throat, and eating is no longer like torture.

Taking food from that stingy woman Sun is not a long-term solution.

Now that I am healthy, I naturally need to go out and familiarize myself with the environment so that I can do things more conveniently in the future.

It is not Ye Jinchu's character to live off the resources and wait for death.

After telling Zhao'er not to run around at home, Jinchu went out with a bamboo basket on his arm.

Behind the village there is a winding river with clear and green water. Occasionally you can see small fish and aquatic plants in the water, hence the name Qingxi. Qingxi Village is also named after it.

The snow by the river has not melted yet, the river water is gurgling down, and large pieces of broken ice are floating on the surface of the river; a mountain with overlapping peaks on the opposite side of the river seems to be dressed in silver, crystal clear and shining under the sunlight.

That is Jinchu’s destination today.

Looking around, the river is about seven or eight meters wide at its widest point and about three or four meters narrow at its narrowest point. Not far away there is a simple and ancient stone bridge.

She followed the path across the bridge and headed towards the forest opposite.

As the saying goes: live by the mountain, eat from the mountain; live by the water, eat from the water; live by the King of Hell, eat from the devils.

Although the mountain isn't particularly high or large, it's an important source of income for the nearby villagers. Men go hunting, while women gather wild fruits and produce. They only stop for a few days in winter when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.

It was not a good time to go up the mountain. There was no one on the bridge except Jin Chu.

This is exactly the result she wanted. Now, the less people she sees, the safer she is.

She had asked Zhao'er before, there are mostly rabbits, pheasants and roe deer on this mountain, it is rare to see a wild boar occasionally, and as for large wild beasts, they are even rarer.

After a few days of eating vegetarian food, Jinchu's craving for meat had reached an unprecedented level. When she heard Zhao'er say there were rabbits on the mountain last night, she immediately made a decision.

Yes, today she is going to the mountains to catch rabbits!

In her previous life, she had an uncle who lived in the mountains. He was very good at making traps to catch small animals in the mountains. One day during the holidays, she went to her uncle's house and saw him catch several rabbits in a row with the traps he made.

She thought it was very interesting at the time, so she asked her uncle to teach her.

I remember that my uncle laughed at her at that time: "Xiaochu, your family lives in the city. It's useless for you to learn this. There are no wild rabbits for you to catch in the city."

Who would have thought that the curious act that was once regarded as useless would come in handy now?

So, it’s a good idea to keep learning as long as you live, and it’s always good to have many skills!

Jin Chu sighed as he walked, and before he knew it, he had reached the foot of the mountain.

Gravel began to increase, and the snow was covered with patches of withered and yellow grass stems. Going further up, slightly taller vines gradually began to appear. After walking for about another quarter of an hour, there were more trees around us, and the vines on the ground became more and more dense.

Jin Chu looked around for a moment and stopped. She found a clean place to put down the basket, took out a small knife about a foot long from it, and found a branch that was as thick as a thumb and very flexible. After testing its elasticity, she cut it down with satisfaction.

Then she cut off a slightly thicker branch and cut it into two pieces. She used a knife to dig a thumb-thick groove in the middle of each piece and cut the bottom into a wedge shape to make it easier to insert into the ground.

He took out the thin twine prepared in his pocket and tied one end of the branch that he had bent into a bow.

After doing all this, she stood up and looked around. After about a cup of tea, she found her target - the rabbit hole.

Jin Chu took out the trap she had prepared and first fixed two short wooden stakes on one side of the cave entrance, then drove one end of the bow-shaped branch deep into a slightly farther position; then fixed the other end of the rope tied to the branch into the groove on the two wooden stakes, and made a movable knot the size of the cave entrance with the other end of the rope and wrapped it around it; finally, she took out the cabbage leaves at the bottom of the basket and tied them to the bow-shaped branch hanging just above the cave entrance.

After setting the trap, she found a secluded place, sat down, and waited for the result.

After about a cup of tea, the two long gray ears at the entrance of the cave flashed and went down again. After seven or eight breaths, the ears popped out again, and the three-petal mouth also appeared. Jin Chu watched silently as it shrank back again.

After trying this three or five times, the little thing finally opened its mouth towards the fresh leaves. With a "snap" sound, the bow-shaped branch stood up, and the rope around the hole was lifted up, directly wrapping around the rabbit's neck and pulling it out alive.

Become!

Jin Chusan took two steps over and caught the rabbit that was still struggling.

They bought about four or five kilograms, enough for her and Zhao'er to eat meat for two days!

Jin Chu couldn't help but smile widely.

She looked up at the time. The sun was almost at its zenith and there was still plenty of time. Having tasted the sweetness, Jin Chu thought for a moment, quickly put away the rabbit and the trap, picked up the basket and continued to walk inside. Good things come in pairs, so she planned to catch another rabbit before returning.

A quarter of an hour later, she found another relatively hidden rabbit hole for ambush. After setting the trap again, Jin Chu walked leisurely towards the largest tree nearby.

Jin Chu had left home early in the morning and had been busy until now, so he was already hungry.

She tied the rabbit to her side, opened the basket and took out the steamed corn bread she had prepared earlier, opened a handful of pickles wrapped in oil paper, broke a small branch into two pieces to use as chopsticks, and went to a low, shady place to find a piece of unmelted snow. She first washed her hands with a snowball, and then made a bigger snowball to quench her thirst.

When she finished all this, she took the time to glance at the location of the trap, and as expected, there was no movement.

She sat back in her original seat and quietly ate the steamed buns with pickles. When she was thirsty, she gnawed on a few snowballs with gritted teeth. It was considered a meal.

After eating, I went to check again, but there was still no sound.

"Good luck doesn't always come." Jin Chu consoled himself optimistically.

Glancing at the rabbit fluttering around beside her, she asked earnestly, "Brother Rabbit, may I ask if you prefer spicy or braised food?" As soon as she finished speaking, the rabbit glared with its dark brown eyes and fluttered even more vigorously.

The warm winter sun made people feel lazy. Jin Chu leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes and dozed off.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard a ticking sound beside his ear. Jin Chu rubbed his ear, closed his eyes and said, "Brother Rabbit, can't you just quietly enjoy your precious last moments?"

Just as she finished speaking, there was another clearer "tick-tock" sound. Jin Chu suddenly opened her eyes and turned to look at the rabbit lying obediently and motionless beside her on the left. And on the right hand side, as her peripheral vision caught sight of it, there was a shocking drop of bright red on the huge dead leaf!