Chapter 35 Pinus tabulaeformis
The women dug through the dead branches and leaves under the pine trees, and picked up pieces of milky white pine resin mixed with dead leaves and soil and put them into baskets.
The men were holding various tools, chopping down the thick pines. They didn't chop down the pine trees one by one, but selected them one by one.
Pine cones are a natural firewood, and pine resin is a natural oil with a wide range of uses.
Soon, Lin Zisu was drenched in sweat, even the mask on her face was soaked. "Mom, I've been looking for a long time, why can't I see a single mushroom?"
Shen Xianglan wiped away the small bugs in front of her, wiped her face, and panted, "It didn't rain all the way, it was sunny all the way, it was too dry, without rain, how could we pick mushrooms."
Lin Zisu remembered that in her previous life, as long as there was enough sunshine and rain, there would be a lot of mushrooms to pick in the mountains in the south in autumn and winter. Thinking about the deliciousness and taste of mushrooms, tears came to her mouth.
The diet here is basically boiled, stewed and steamed. Stir-fried dishes are available, but ordinary people seldom do it because it consumes too much oil and there are not many delicious dishes to stir-fry.
The first stir-fried dish I had after arriving in this world was the day before I set out. It was stir-fried pork and poultry offal cooked by my father. So far, I have only eaten that stir-fried dish.
Every meal is stewed, boiled or steamed in one pot.
"This pine cone doesn't have any pine nuts." Lin Zisu picked up the oval pine cone, pulled it apart and took a look, but there was nothing.
"This variety has pine nuts, but it's just a thin piece and can't be eaten. Only the red pine in the north produces pine nuts. There are pine trees on the hill not far from Nanlin Village, and most of them don't have pine nuts. The pine nuts I ate in Nan County were shipped from other places." Shen Xianglan opened a pine cone, picked out a thin piece of pine nuts, and showed it to Lin Zisu.
Lin Zisu took it and looked at it carefully. "Is this a seed?"
Shen Xianglan nodded: "Yes, let's get to work quickly. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can rest. It's so hot!"
"Huh? Why are there so many grasses piled up here? Is it a bird's nest?" Lin Zisu poked it with the wooden stick in her hand and pulled it apart. . .
"Ah~ Don't go digging, go away!" Old Lady Wang, who had just stood up 2 or 3 meters away from Lin Zisu, saw this scene and rushed over to stop it.
"Could it be a pheasant's nest?" Lin Zisu grinned and leaned forward to take a look.
"Ah! Ahhhhh!!!" Shen Xianglan raised the stick and hit the grass nest with all her might.
A snake as thick as an arm slid out from the grass nest with a whoosh, raised its body, stuck out its tongue, opened its mouth wide, and made an attacking posture.
The men who were chopping trees and firewood heard the shouting and rushed over immediately.
When Lin Zisu realized something was wrong, she pulled her mother, who was frantically banging on the grass nest, and ran to the side.
The snake was not afraid of humans at all, and it raised its body and tried to chase and bite people. Unfortunately, it was no match for the beatings from several wooden sticks, and in the blink of an eye, its head was smashed and it died.
Lin Youfu panted and looked at the big snake on the ground, "Oh, I'm in for a treat tonight, stewing the snake!"
Lin Zisu was so scared that she was running around in the forest. She didn't know what she stepped on, and she fell forward, like a dog eating shit.
Shen Xianglan, who was following behind her daughter, was unable to pull her away in time, so she had to steady herself and not fall on her daughter.
Lin Zisu tried to get up, one hand holding her back, the other hand holding the hair, still moving. She was so scared that her hair stood up and her soul was about to fly away, "Ahhhhh!!!!" The wooden stick in her left hand slipped away, and she slammed the small shovel in her right hand on the ground. No matter what it was, she would kill it first.
Hearing the screams again, the villagers who were nearby rushed over with sticks raised.
Lin Xianben was following behind his mother and sister, trying to stop them from running away. Hearing Lin Zisu's scream, he rushed over.
After being knocked hard, Lin Zisu quickly stood up and ran to the side, but was grabbed by Lin Xianwen.
"Don't run. Don't twist your ankle." Lin Xianwen leaned over and looked at the ground. "You're just a rabbit. Why are you running?"
"Ah?" When Lin Zisu heard it was a rabbit, she turned around and looked. A big gray rabbit was lying on the ground with blood on its head, dead.
"Wow~ You are so lucky today! You won the jackpot!!! It was the right choice to go up the mountain!" Lin Xianwen looked at his sister with amusement.
Shen Xianglan stretched out her hand and pinched her son's waist, but Lin Xianwen dodged sideways. He picked up the rabbit on the ground with a smile and ran towards Lin Youfu.
Mrs. Wang hurried over and muttered, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" She patted Lin Zisu's chest, back, and touched her head.
Shen Xianglan poured the rosin from the two baskets into one basket. Lin Qiuyue picked up the rosin that was spilled on the ground and put it into the basket. Shen Xianglan carried a basket of rosin, pulled her daughter over, and said to Wang Pozi, "Mother, we are going down the mountain first."
Old Lady Wang: "Go! Go! Watch the road! Don't fall again!"
"I understand." The mother and daughter walked towards the team at the foot of the mountain. Lin Zisu followed behind her mother, taking one deep step and one shallow step.
Just as they were coming down the mountain, Lin Youcai was walking towards them. "My daughter! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Let's not go into the mountains next time!" He took the basket from his wife's back and led his daughter towards the RV.
Lin Xianwen came out of the RV, carried a bucket of water and handed it to his eldest cousin Lin Xianpeng, then carried another bucket of water himself, and the two of them walked towards Old Man Lin and Lin Youfu who were squatting in the distance.
They were processing snakes and rabbits and preparing a stew.
Before dark, everyone came down the mountain with a good harvest. Tian Dazhuang shot a gray wild bird, and several women picked some wild vegetables on the mountainside and added them to the pot of stewing snakes, rabbits and dried vegetables.
The iron pot was full, and each family got a big bowl. Although the snake and rabbit were caught by the Lin family, when they heard the screams, everyone rushed to help without saying a word. Whether it was human relations or some superstition, everyone had to share.
Lin Youcai asked Lin Zisu about this pot of food, and Lin Zisu agreed to share it with everyone. She didn't want to eat it at all, and had the millet porridge that her mother cooked for her for dinner.
She wasn't being pretentious, she was really frightened by the sudden danger. Who wouldn't be scared when suddenly attacked by such a big poisonous snake!
As the ancients said: Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
She had seen snakes outdoors in her previous life, but this was the first time she had seen such a large snake that would actively attack people. She had only seen it online in her previous life, but this was the first time she had seen it in this life.
Dad said it was a 3-meter-long snake, and its scientific name is King Cobra.
"Ah? This snake is also found in the north?" Lin Zisu remembered that the mountains were mainly distributed in the south.
"That's right. We should be in the north, but we don't know where exactly. And it's not certain. There are no such snakes here. We can't figure it out. Be careful when you go out of the RV and stay outside in the future. If you don't want to eat, just eat snacks in the RV. Don't eat instant noodles. The smell is too strong." Lin Youcai gave repeated warnings.
"I know, I know. I'll take a shower first." Lin Zisu took a shower, drank some millet porridge, and then fell asleep on the passenger seat.
She was half asleep, struggling to wake up, wondering if she was going to leave. Why didn't anyone call her?
Shen Xianglan made the small bed in the RV, carried her daughter on it and made her lie down, wiped her face, and put a cold towel on her forehead.
I took out Lin Zisu's armpit thermometer and looked at it. It was 37.6 degrees. The fever had subsided, but there was still a slight fever.