Chapter 23: Meadow in the Clouds
The next day, everyone got up very late.
Shen heated up a few steamed buns, cooked a pot of millet porridge, and added a plate of pickles, and breakfast was ready.
"Mom, let's make more next time and I'll send it to Dad," Qin Zhen said in a low voice, a little tentatively.
Shen had been married into the Qin family for so many years, how could she not know what kind of life Qin Erzhu was living. When they were still in the Qin family, meals were prepared on time, and sometimes when Qin Erzhu came back late, they would stay for him, even though they would be looked down upon and scolded by Liu and Mei. Who would stay for him now?
Shen didn't say anything. She still hated him as a father for treating the child like that. Last time when Liu wanted to send Qin Zhen to that man as a concubine, he, as a father, actually helped to tie up the child. How painful it must be for the child. Even if the child forgave him, Shen still felt very upset.
After dinner, Qin Zhi went up the mountain.
Daliang Mountain stretches for hundreds of kilometers, and there are treasures everywhere. There are endless wild berries along the way. I caught several nests of little gray and white rabbits and kept them in cages in the space. Rabbits reproduce very quickly, and fortunately the space is large, so I bought a lot of cages. I beat pheasants and partridges when I saw them, and tied their wings with straw ropes and threw them into the space when they were stunned.
Today, Qin Zhi's goal was to reach the top of the mountain. According to Qin Zhi's observations some time ago, there should be a large number of blue sheep active on the top of the mountain.
The road to the top of the mountain passes through a large flat grassland, which Qin Zhi himself named the Meadow in the Clouds.
Qin Zhi had been here before. It was very rare to see a vast grassland like a prairie halfway up the mountain. Qin Zhi was instantly impressed by the beautiful scenery. Looking out, there was a grassland, and only in the distance could you vaguely see the mountain climbing up. There was a small river winding in the middle of the meadow.
Qin Zhi sat down by the stream to rest.
The fat fish in the river swam among the water plants, and there was a puffing sound coming from the reeds. It must be the wild ducks playing in it.
Qin Zhi became interested, so he took out a fishing rod from the tool room in the space and started fishing.
A breeze blew over, and the surface of the river sparkled, which was so beautiful that it was intoxicating.
Perhaps because no one has ever set foot here, the fish here are naive and stupid, one after another they are caught, and each one is extremely plump and delicious.
Qin Zhi was very busy and in a good mood. After a while, Qin Zhi had a bucket full of fish and kept them in the fish pond of the space villa. He would catch them whenever he wanted to eat.
This feeling of getting something for nothing is very good. Qin Zhi hadn't had enough fun yet, so he continued fishing, which caused the fish in the villa's fish pond to increase dramatically.
Qin Zhi put away her fishing rod and thought about catching wild ducks. She had just noticed that there were groups of wild ducks in the reed marsh, and each of them was quite large.
When Qin Zhi was studying Western medicine abroad, he watched a local documentary about catching wild ducks. The tool they used was similar to a fishing net. After pressing a button, one side of the fishing net would fly upward at a very fast speed to catch the wild duck.
Qin Zhi used his tablet computer to log on to a foreign shopping website and searched. He actually found this item and it only cost fifty points to buy it. Qin Zhi placed an order without hesitation.
Qin Zhi quietly put the fishing net in place according to the instructions, and then quickly pressed the button. The fishing net flew up and forward at a high speed, then fell down, catching most of the wild ducks.
Qin Zhi pulled the net in, bringing the net and the wild ducks into space. The ducks struggled in the net. Qin Zhi pulled them off the net one by one.
The wild ducks were very adaptable to the spatial environment and happily ran into the creek to play.
After dealing with these, Qin Zhi found a small tent in the warehouse and took it out of the space. Qin Zhi set up the small tent by the river and lay down in it to have a good sleep.
In his sleep, Qin Zhi felt the ground shaking. From far away to near. Qin Zhi quickly opened his eyes and heard the sound of the earth shaking.
Gradually, the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Qin Zhi walked out of the tent, took out a telescope and looked into the distance.
Horses, wild horses. Lots of wild horses, thousands even, galloping over.
Qin Zhi closed his eyes and felt the scent of the wind. Waves of wild flower fragrance drifted over, drifting towards the herd of horses, and drifting towards the dust raised under their feet.
The herd of horses galloped towards the river, getting closer and closer to Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi was excited, and a little worried about missing out on these wild horses, but he was more determined to get them.
The wild horses ran to the river and lowered their heads to drink water. Their movements were as graceful as those of a prince, as if they were transformed from dragon princes, noble and elegant.
Qin Zhi raised his hand, and the powder drifting in the wind flew far away and scattered everywhere.
Qin Zhi took out another drone from the space. The moment the drone flew into the sky, white powder fell wherever it went.
The drone circled back and forth over the herd of wild horses.
After a while, all the wild horses on the grassland fell on the grass. Qin Zhi put away the drone and put every wild horse into the space.
Qin Zhi roughly cleaned up the horses and found that there were more than 4,000 of them.
Qin Zhi was so happy. If these wild horses were tamed, they would all be fine horses. It seemed that he had to save up some and send them to Zhan Xiao later. If these wild horses were tamed, they would all be good war horses.
The grass in the space is endless, the springs are all spiritual springs, and the air is full of spiritual energy. Wild horses will undergo earth-shaking changes after staying in there for a period of time.
The sun slowly sets, and the sunset glow in the sky is colorful.
Today was a great day, and Qin Zhi planned to camp by the river tonight. Fortunately, when he left home, he told Shen that he would not be going home tonight, otherwise she would be very worried.
Qin Zhi took out a set of outdoor cooking utensils and outdoor tables and chairs from the small space warehouse. He leisurely used local materials to cook a pot of fish soup. This fish soup was boiled with spiritual spring water, and the fragrance spread ten miles away. He also cooked a small pot of firewood rice.
Qin Zhi sat at the table, enjoying dinner in the picturesque scenery. It was so relaxing.
After dinner, Qin Zhi lay on a recliner, listening to the calls of frogs, insects, and water birds, the gurgling of the stream, and the sound of the breeze blowing across the grass. Gradually, he became fascinated...
woo woo woo woo……
The sound came from far away and got closer. Qin Zhi was woken up again. Damn this grumpiness when waking up.
Qin Zhi walked out of the tent, his eyes full of shock. Fifty or sixty meters away from the tent, there was a bright green light.
Even Qin Zhi, who was fearless, gasped.
How many wolves are there? They just knocked down a herd of wild horses, and now so many more have come. Qin Zhi really wanted to howl to the sky, "Oh God, can you give me a break? Please don't let me die here."
The wolves slowly approached, and Qin Zhi quickly found some wood from the space and lit it.
When the wolves saw the torches, they paused for a moment, but still walked over.
The white wolf in the front passed by Qin Zhi and ignored her. Instead, he walked to the bucket of spiritual spring water on the ground. The white wolf lowered his head and drank the water leisurely. The wolves behind followed respectfully and waited. Obviously, the white wolf was their leader.
After drinking the water, the white wolf walked to Qin Zhi's side and squatted beside him.
Immediately afterwards, the white wolf behind it also finished drinking the water and squatted on the other side of Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi was confused.
Are you going to be my left and right bodyguards?
The wolves were very united, and they drank the spiritual spring water one after another from the bucket. When they finished the water in the bucket, they looked at Qin Zhi eagerly.
Qin Zhi...
There is plenty of water in the river, do you have to drink the water in my bucket?
Qin Zhi simply used a bucket to fetch some water from the stream and placed it in front of the wolves.
Wolves...
Do you think we are stupid?
Qin Zhi...
Qin Zhi had no choice but to fetch another bucket of spiritual spring water, and the wolves began to line up to drink water again.
Qin Zhi was too lazy to wait for them. She thought the wolves wouldn't hurt her anyway, so she just went into the tent and went back to sleep.