You are unlucky and I am tough

Wei Qinglang and Zhao the Hunter planned to go to the river to wait for prey. Cheng Fu and two other young men also expressed their desire to go, and the five of them set off with their tools.

In less than half an hour, Cheng Fu and his companions came back excitedly to report that they had caught some prey.

Cheng Shuang and the others went to the river. On the way, Cheng Fu excitedly said to the others, "It was so exciting. We saw a few wild deer by the river right after we got there. Unfortunately, the deer were too clever. Brother Qinglang shot an arrow but missed, and they ran away. Then we saw a group of wild goats. Uncle Zhao shot one in the thigh with an arrow. It tried to run, so Brother Qinglang shot it in the abdomen with an arrow."

When they arrived at the river, Cheng Shuang saw Wei Qinglang and Zhao the hunter carrying a goat from the other side of the river. The goat weighed about fifty or sixty kilograms.

The two men put the sheep on the shore, and a group of people immediately gathered around to discuss how to eat it. This sheep was enough for more than a dozen of them to have a full meal.

Wei Qinglang put the bow and arrow back on his back. "Originally I wanted to shoot other things, but then I thought we wouldn't be able to eat too many, and it would be hard to store them. So forget it. There are a lot of animals in the mountains. I'll just shoot them when I want to eat them."

There was someone in the team who knew how to slaughter sheep, and he called four or five people to help him clean up the goats.

Seeing him holding a knife to bleed the sheep, Wei Qinglang suggested, "Put the sheep in water and then cut its neck to bleed it. The smell of blood might attract wild animals in the mountains. Although there may not be any wild animals in the mountains, it's better to be cautious."

Several people did as they were told, put the goat in the water to bleed it, letting the blood flow into the river to wash it away, then they skinned it, opened its cavity, and cleaned out its internal organs.

The others worked together, collecting firewood and building a rack, and finally put the whole sheep on it to roast.

After roasting for more than two hours, the aroma of the meat filled the entire cave. Wei Qinglang cut it open with a dagger and took a look. After confirming that it was cooked, he began to cut the meat and share it.

The banana leaves that had been saved came in handy. Wei Qinglang used a sharp dagger to cut pieces of tender mutton and distributed them.

Behind her, Cheng Shuang also took a small dagger and squatted beside to help, cutting and eating at the same time. She was full after eating about half a pound of mutton. She watched as the remaining mutton was eaten up by the dozen or so people.

They still took turns to keep watch at night. The next morning, the team set out early, leaving the cave and continuing to move deeper.

Cheng Shuang understood the growing environment of the herbs and was responsible for observing the terrain. He would select a location and start a carpet search. After two days, the team found four more Gastrodia elata.

But one of them was too small. To be on the safe side, Cheng Shuang meant to find three more big ones to ensure that there would not be insufficient supply.

After a few days, the fear of the old forest in the team was significantly reduced. Apart from the encounter with a wild boar yesterday, where one person was almost attacked and injured by a wild boar, three more people suffered from headaches, and all of them were cured by Cheng Shuang's acupuncture.

The villagers found that there were no ghosts in the woods at all, and they became bolder. They dared to chase pheasants and rabbits in the woods, and even worked together to capture a pheasant.

They felt sorry for the wild boar that ran away, as they were almost catching it.

On the fifth day, the team had reached the junction of another larger mountain. The trees here were not as tall or dense as before, but the branches and leaves were very lush and there were many types of plants. They also found wild fruits such as pears, wild cherries and jujubes.

Everyone picked some and put them in their backpacks. There was no harvest in the morning, so during the noon break, the team began to look for water sources to wash the wild fruits and refill their water bags.

"Look, there's a huge waterfall ahead." Xu Daqing heard the sound of water, looked up and saw a waterfall not far away, and shouted excitedly.

Several people quickened their pace and ran upstream along the current.

"Wow, this place is really beautiful."

"I just haven't been to school, otherwise I would definitely recite some sour poems."

"Can we stay here tonight?"

"That shouldn't be possible. Didn't Qing Lang say that animals would come to drink water near water sources at night and in the morning? It's too dangerous."

There is a large pool below the waterfall. The water is as green as jade. The calm water surface reflects the surrounding green mountains, green trees, blue sky and white clouds. You can also see fish swimming in the water.

The waterfall is surrounded by woods, and the breeze makes the leaves rustle.

Everyone put their backpacks under the shade of the trees and ran to the water's edge. Some washed their faces, some drank water, and some drooled at the fish in the pond, wondering if they could catch a few and grill them.

Some people also said they wanted to go swimming in the pool, but Wei Qinglang stopped them verbally.

Cheng Shuang was also attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The air was filled with moist water vapor, making people feel extremely fresh and comfortable.

Feeling comfortable in the cool breeze, she took the two pears to the pond to wash them, then returned to sit under the shade of the tree and took a bite of the pear. It was quite sweet.

The wind from the waterfall was so strong that the leaves around it kept making noises. Cheng Shuang didn't notice that something was approaching the tree. It landed on the trunk above her head and was looking at her.

Just as she was about to take a second bite of the pear, something suddenly pounced on her from the tree.

"what....."

Cheng Shuang screamed and was knocked to the ground. Something grabbed the back of her hand and pain spread instantly.

“There are monkeys.”

Cheng Fu witnessed Cheng Shuang being knocked to the ground, and his shouts and Cheng Shuang's screams rang out almost at the same time.

The others turned around and saw Cheng Shuang sitting on the ground with a monkey standing in front of her. They jumped in shock.

Wei Qinglang, who was standing by the pond, quickly took out the bow and arrow he was carrying, drew the bow and aimed the arrow at the monkey.

He looked at the grinning thing and said, "It's not a monkey, it's a baboon."

There was a cold look in Wei Qinglang's eyes. As long as it showed any sign of attacking Cheng Shuang, he would shoot its head off.

Cheng Shuang sat on the ground, not daring to breathe. The ferocious-looking baboon in front of her bared its teeth at her several times, then picked up the two pears that had fallen on the ground and jumped up the tree in an instant.

Wei Qinglang immediately collected the arrow and rushed over to help Cheng Shuang up from the ground. "Are you okay?"

Others also gathered around to show concern.

Cheng Shuang shook her head and just as she took out a handkerchief to wrap the scratched back of her hand, a low and penetrating roar came from the woods behind her, startling everyone.

In an instant, the leaves in the woods ahead began to shake violently, and a group of baboons came towards them. Seven or eight of them jumped down from the trees, landed where they had placed their backpacks, and began to take the things out of the baskets.

"No, they are trying to steal something."

As Wei Qinglang finished speaking, he raised his bow and arrow and shot a baboon. The baboon was shot in the shoulder and let out a scream.

Several baboons had already snatched the contents of the backpack and climbed up the trees, taking wild fruits, dry food, water bags, sickles, and everything else.

The others also reacted, picked up stones and threw them, then rushed forward to protect the backpack and quickly grabbed weapons.

Xu Daqing swung his hatchet at a baboon that was charging towards him, chopped its arm, and cursed, "Fuck you beasts! I didn't do anything to offend you."

These ferocious-looking baboons pounced on anyone they saw, and the others did not show any mercy and fought back against the attacking baboons.

The low roaring sound from the tree sounded again, and more baboons pounced down from the tree. Cheng Shuang held a dagger in her hand and hid behind Wei Qinglang, not wanting to cause trouble.

But her not causing trouble didn't mean the baboons wouldn't attack her. A big, strong baboon pounced directly at her. She knew she couldn't handle it, so she shouted "Here, here," grabbed Wei Qinglang, and turned in another direction.

Wei Qinglang kicked it hard, knocking it over, and then shot an arrow at it.

In a blink of an eye, another one pounced on him. He didn't have time to restring his bow, so he pulled out an arrow from behind and stabbed it directly into the baboon's chest.

The angry baboons rushed forward one after another. Wei Qinglang threw away his bow and arrow, took out a dagger from his space, and stabbed it into the chest of the third baboon that rushed over. He shouted to the others, "Don't be soft-hearted. Kill a few of them and they will become scared."

When the others heard this, they grabbed their weapons and fought back. The scene was filled with chaos and roars, and the bodies of more than 30 baboons fell to the ground one after another.

The smell of blood filled the air, and the baboon group finally became scared and began to retreat.

"Damn it, come on, don't run."

"If you dare to come again, I will kill you beasts."

The villagers, who were blood-thirsty, cursed at the retreating baboon group.