Chun Tao has a good memory, and the two of them arrived at their destination in no time, carrying baskets.
It's no wonder that others didn't notice it; the rabbit hole is located below the earthen slope, opening downwards, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to see it even if they passed by.
Chuntao was discovered by chance.
Pushing aside the weeds that had been blocking the entrance to the cave yesterday, Chun Tao pointed to the entrance and exclaimed, "Look!"
"It should be a rabbit hole." Xie Qingyu looked at it seriously for a long time, even though neither of them had much experience.
"It definitely is. It looks similar to the rabbit burrows we saw in the field before," Chun Tao said with a little more certainty.
"Then let's look for other holes, leave one open and block the rest." Xie Qingyu also had some experience in catching rabbits.
"Okay, it should be around here. Let's look for it first." Chun Tao said, putting down her basket. Xie Qingyu did the same.
The soil layer is quite deep in the lower part of the mountain, so knowing there's a rabbit hole makes finding the location relatively easier.
Xie Qingyu soon discovered what appeared to be a rabbit hole next to another rock.
They called Chun Tao over to check, and then moved a stone to block the hole.
“There’s one here too,” Chun Tao called out.
"There shouldn't be any left, right?" Xie Qingyu came over, took a look, and then asked.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows; by now, that should be about it.
The main reason is that the two of them had explored this area quite thoroughly and found two.
"It should be gone..." Chun Tao wasn't sure either, and she kept looking to the side as she spoke.
“There’s one here too.” Xie Qingyu’s gaze fell on another hole, slightly smaller.
"This rabbit is really cunning!" Chuntao exclaimed. "Luckily, we found all four burrow entrances."
Chuntao checked the surroundings again to make sure there were no other holes before saying, "I'll smoke out the first hole. You cover this hole with the basket. After I'm done smoking, I'll cover this hole with the basket too. The rabbit will definitely come out."
Chuntao spoke with great confidence.
Xie Qingyu placed the basket directly onto the hole. This hole was a little smaller and closest to the one that was being smoked out, so it should be easier to clean.
"Then I'll begin!" Seeing Xie Qingyu cover the basket, Chun Tao excitedly started lighting the branches. She even specially selected some leaves with some decay at the bottom so that the smoke would be more plentiful.
Xie Qingyu held onto the basket on her back and nodded earnestly to Chun Tao.
The smoke from Chun Tao's side was indeed very thick; she herself was choked several times. When she felt it was almost enough, she quickly covered it with her own basket.
The two of them waited like that for a while.
There was no movement at all.
Chun Tao and Xie Qingyu each held a basket on their backs, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Perhaps we don't have enough cigarettes?" Chuntao asked.
"Then... shall we do it again?" Xie Qingyu hesitated a bit. "Or shall we wait a little longer?"
"Let's fumigate it again." Chuntao was very proactive.
They lifted the basket, lit some more ingredients, and smoked it for a while longer.
"I think I heard a sound!" Chun Tao exclaimed excitedly.
She immediately covered the basket with her hands.
Excitement filled their eyes, and after a while, the voice from Chun Tao's basket grew louder, "They're here! They're here!"
Chun Tao's voice cracked.
Even Xie Qingyu could hear the voices on her end, "It feels like there are several."
"We can eat meat now!" Chun Tao exclaimed excitedly.
After waiting a while and sensing that no more rabbits were running out, Chuntao's eyes lit up as she carefully and tightly moved her basket to the side, along with the rabbits inside, to prevent them from escaping from the burrow.
“Don’t you have any over there? Come to me, and we’ll catch them and tie them up,” Chun Tao said.
"There shouldn't be any." Xie Qingyu's basket was completely still; the rabbits had probably all escaped from Chuntao's side.
Xie Qingyu let go of her hand, lifted her own basket, and prepared to carry it to Chun Tao's side to put the rabbits in.
"Help!" The moment Xie Qingyu lifted the basket, she immediately closed it again, pressing it down tightly with one hand, but her body was moving away.
"What's wrong?" Chun Tao asked immediately when she saw her like this.
Xie Qingyu dared not let go, and gestured to her basket, "Snake, there's a snake underneath."
Xie Qingyu's voice was almost crying; she was genuinely terrified of snakes.
"Aaaaaah!" Chun Tao's reaction was even stronger than Xie Qingyu's. "Let go! No! Don't let go!"
Even without Chun Tao's words, Xie Qingyu dared not let go, her fingers gripping tightly, afraid that if she didn't hold on tight enough, the snake would slip out through the gap.
Thinking back to the scene of lifting the basket and staring at the monstrous snake's head, Xie Qingyu got goosebumps all over her body. She wanted to get away but couldn't.
"What should we do?" Chun Tao was still holding onto her basket, wanting to help but not daring to let go. The rabbit under her basket was still bumping against it, and if she let go, the basket might tip over.
Xie Qingyu looked around; the nearest movable stone was some distance away.
"This is a snake hole. Are there any other snakes here?" Chuntao asked.
"It's alright, just pack up your rabbits over there first, then bring over a stone." Xie Qingyu remained calm.
"I...I don't dare to reach out," Chun Tao said.
She was afraid there might be snakes under her basket, so she didn't dare reach in.
However, if the rabbits are lifted from the basket, they will definitely run away, so you can only reach in and catch them one by one.
The two sisters both had expressions of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Xie Qingyu was suppressing the urge to escape and pressed her hand against the basket on her back. The thought of the snakes below made her scalp tingle.
Chun Tao dared not let go, afraid the rabbit would escape, nor did she dare to reach inside.
For a moment, they were frozen in place.
The sun was already showing signs of setting.
"I don't want to let the rabbit go," Chun Tao insisted, but she really didn't dare to put her hand in. "Why don't we call for help?"
"Don't panic." Xie Qingyu was pressing hard with her fingertips. "You can move with the basket on your back, right? Look to your right, there's a rock there. Move the basket over there, then use that rock to cover the basket first, and then move another rock to me."
Chuntao looked over there and saw a stone that was the right size.
She slowly moved in that direction.
Moving around on the mountain was a bit difficult than on flat ground, so Chun Tao was very careful.
The stone was on the uphill slope, and she was moving it slowly and with little force. When she came over a noticeable hurdle, she stumbled forward, but couldn't let go, and almost hit the sharp, rebellious mountainside.
"Be careful!" Xie Qingyu cried out in alarm.
"What's wrong?" He Shen asked, seeing the scene before him and unsure of the situation.
Xie Qingyu and Chun Tao both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him appear.
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