HBWnovel Chapter 310 Rabbit
Chapter 310 Rabbit
Because Gu Fengyun really disliked Dali... Oh no, it was Ruyi Pills, but in the end Song Chunlin used his power for personal gain and stuffed it into the betrothal gift as he wished. Song Chunlin expressed that he was very satisfied and everything was ready, just waiting for the auspicious day.
Gu Fengyun had a bad health in his early years and he didn't get married until he was thirty years old. And Su Xiaoge had gone to the academy to study in place of his brother, and his biological father was a horrible person, so he naturally wouldn't arrange a marriage for him, so his marriage was also delayed. Brothers in their twenties were very rare in the Dajing Dynasty, and considering that both of them were already old, the steward of the marquis's mansion and Su's mother had the same opinion, and both hoped that they could get married as soon as possible.
Gu Fengyun also visited Su's mother in person with gifts and discussed the engagement date with her. Because they were in a hurry, the date was set on the sixth day of next month, a good day when everything was suitable.
Gu Fengyue, the younger brother, was more nervous than his biological brother. As the day was getting closer, he became extremely anxious. He would ask the housekeeper several times a day whether all the engagement items were ready. The housekeeper was annoyed by his questions and drove him to the Song family.
"My dear, you should go play with Young Master Song. It's a good opportunity to cultivate your relationship. I, your old servant, will not accompany you any more."
For the first time in her life, Gu Fengyue was driven out of the Marquis' Mansion by the housekeeper, and she actually went to find Song Chunlin. Now, whenever Song Chunlin saw Gu Fengyue, he was speechless.
"This is your brother getting married, why are you more nervous than your brother?"
Gu Fengyue hesitated and couldn't explain clearly. Song Chunlin had no choice but to take him to the mountains to hunt together.
"Come on, let's go hunt something rare to give your brother a gift for his wedding."
Gu Fengyue was confused and didn't know what to do, so he simply let Song Chunlin lead him. As they walked, he suddenly came to his senses and found that this road was not the one leading to the military camp, so he quickly stopped and asked Song Chunlin.
"Chunlin, did we go the wrong way? The mountain behind the military camp is not here."
Song Chunlin pulled him and asked him to continue walking.
"Of course I know this is not the road to the mountain behind the military camp, but I have hunted almost all the wild boars on the mountain over there to extinction. We can eat pork, but we can't let them become extinct, otherwise what will we eat next year? This is the road I took when I came back from the border. I hunted the deer and bear on the way back last time. Let's just camp outside for a few days. Don't worry, I have told my mother that we will go back in a few days, and we can use the hunted things as dishes for your brother's engagement banquet. I guarantee that this dish will be unique."
Since Song Chunlin said so, Gu Fengyue followed him. The two of them walked all the way to a deserted place on the mountain road. Song Chunlin immediately took out his big motorcycle. The moment Gu Fengyue, who was originally listless, saw the motorcycle, his eyes suddenly burst into two golden lights. Then, without Song Chunlin's call, he got on it very consciously, and even did not forget to call Song Chunlin to get on.
Song Chunlin was full of question marks. No, this kid is actually more skilled than me?
Facts have proved that Gu Fengyue is indeed very skilled. He drives even more steadily than Song Chunlin. Song Chunlin, who is sitting behind him, has begun to doubt his life. How can an ancient person drive better than him after touching a motorcycle a few times? This is unscientific!
Gu Fengyue had no idea about Song Chunlin's dilemma. He excitedly climbed over mountains and crossed rivers until there was no more road to ride on.
The two got out of the car and started walking in the woods. Song Chunlin released his mental power to search the woods for prey that could be captured.
Pheasants are too small, but even mosquito legs are meat. If you come across one, just collect it. They can also use it as a snack along the way.
Rabbits are not bad either. Rabbits have a very strong reproductive capacity. Song Chunlin discovered that there seemed to be a lot of rabbits on this mountain.
Gu Fengyue also discovered that they had encountered three rabbit holes before they had walked far from the foot of the mountain.
"Why are there so many rabbits in this mountain? Too many rabbits is not a good thing."
Song Chunlin also agreed: "Indeed, rabbits and mice like to dig holes. If there are too many holes on the mountain, it will cause dangers such as landslides."
Gu Fengyue reached out and grabbed a slow-running rabbit, weighed it in his hand, and found it was very fat.
"It's a fat rabbit, no wonder it runs so slowly."
Song Chunlin frowned. He had just used his mental power to check and found that the rabbit nests in this mountain were so densely packed that the ground was almost hollowed out.
"That won't work. Too many rabbits is a potential hazard. Why don't we stay here and catch some rabbits for a few days before going back?"
Gu Fengyue turned to look at Song Chunlin: "Why, you don't want to hunt that special thing of yours anymore?"
Song Chunlin shook his head: "No more hunting, let's get rid of these rabbits first, and isn't rabbit meat delicious? My father planted a lot of peppers this year, I'll get some Sichuan peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns, and we'll make spicy rabbit heads and cold rabbit for the guests at your brother's engagement party. I guarantee they'll never forget it."
Gu Fengyue had eaten these two things before. He recalled the taste and had to say that it was indeed quite unforgettable.
So the two of them hit it off and decided to sharpen their knives and attack the rabbit.
They first found some hay and figured out the direction of the holes. Then they blocked a few of them with hay, lit them up, and used a small fan to blow the smoke into the holes. Before long, the rabbits inside were driven out by the smoke. Song Chunlin waited for the rabbits at the hole. If one rabbit came, he would catch one. If two rabbits came, he would catch a pair. If a group came, he would specifically pick the fatter big rabbits and collect them, and let the smaller ones without meat go.
However, he plans to come here to collect a batch of rabbits every once in a while to ensure that these rabbits will not destroy the ecological balance.
The two worked at the foot of the mountain for an entire afternoon and harvested more than 300 rabbits. This was just the harvest for one afternoon. You can imagine how rampant the rabbits are in the mountains.
Gu Fengyue looked at the mountain full of rabbits with a frown on his face.
“Are these rabbits too fertile?”
Song Chunlin gave him a brief introduction: "Rabbits lay litters very quickly and can be pregnant with two babies at the same time. After one litter is born, the next one comes out. Even right after one litter is born, the next one is already pregnant. Shocking, right?"
Gu Fengyue was very shocked. He had only eaten rabbits but had never raised them. Naturally, he didn't know that rabbits had such an incredible ability to give birth to babies. No wonder they became such a disaster in the mountains.
Then Gu Fengyue seemed to be thinking about something. He remembered the bear that Song Chunlin hunted last time. From his description, it seemed that it was hunted in this mountain, so he slowly looked at Song Chunlin.
"Chunlin, I mean if, I have an idea, I wonder if you want to hear it."
Song Chunlin was busy cooking instant noodles. He didn't take it seriously and asked him to speak directly.
Gu Fengyue said slowly: "Tell me, is it because you killed the bear in this mountain that these rabbits have no natural enemies and are so rampant?"
Hearing Gu Fengyue's words, Song Chunlin stopped cooking noodles. He turned around and looked at Gu Fengyue, pointed at himself and said, "Are you saying that these rabbits in the mountains have suddenly multiplied so much because of me? No way... It can't be... right."
Gu Fengyue looked at him with burning eyes: "Maybe, this is part of the reason. I want you to take another look to see if there are any bears around."
Song Chunlin hesitated and used his mental power to scan, and was horrified to find that there was really not a single bear in the mountain. This was not right. If there were no bears in the mountain, there must be tigers, right?
"Why are there neither tigers nor bears in this mountain? Do bears eat rabbits? Don't they eat honey?"
One of the human stereotypes is that bears eat honey, but in fact, bears also eat meat, otherwise they would not be so big.
The two were puzzled. After thinking for a long time, Gu Fengyue finally made the decision: "It's useless to think so much. No matter what the reason is, let's continue catching rabbits tomorrow."
"Well, that can only be done."
After eating the instant noodles with ingredients cooked by Song Chunlin, the noodles were a little soft because they were cooked for too long, but in this remote place, it was still a very comfortable thing to be able to eat a bite of hot noodles.
At night, the two of them lay in the tent, each in a sleeping bag, with only their heads sticking out. Song Chunlin turned sideways and his head touched that of Gu Fengyue, and they chatted in low voices. As they chatted, Gu Fengyue fell asleep first.
Song Chunlin was not sleepy. He closed his eyes and did not enter the space. He released his mental power, covering the area within one kilometer around him. He also planted mutant vines around their tent as a warning, so the area outside their tent was safe.
But Song Chunlin was still a little uneasy. He was very afraid that what if it was really because he killed the bear that the ecological environment here lost its balance and the rabbits were breeding unscrupulously and were about to occupy the hill.
The next day, Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue were still catching rabbits near the foot of the mountain. They had not yet entered the hinterland of the mountain, but they had caught nearly eight hundred rabbits just at the foot of the mountain. This was the number Song Chunlin obtained after excluding the small rabbits. If the small rabbits that were released were included, the number would at least double.
After catching rabbits for two consecutive days, Song Chunlin's head was full of rabbits when he was cooking. Thinking of the gradually growing mountain of rabbits in the space, Song Chunlin felt that even if he only had the rabbit heads, he would not be able to eat so many rabbits.
"Alas, we were worried before because we didn't have meat to eat, and now we are worried because there is too much meat. Tell me, if I let those starving ghosts under my command eat rabbits for a month, will they vomit?"
Gu Fengyue thought about eating the same thing for a month and couldn't help but shudder.
"No, I think if they were to eat the same thing for a month in a row, they would definitely rebel."
That's not going to work. Song Chunlin was so worried. If he caught all the rabbits on the mountain, it would take a long time. Fortunately, his space was big enough, otherwise it would be a problem how to accommodate so many rabbits.
Gu Fengyue comforted him: "You have also caught a lot of white rabbits, haven't you? Rabbit fur is also a good thing. You can make a rabbit fur cloak for everyone in the family. It will be warm to wear in winter. If you can't use it all, you can make a rabbit fur blanket. It's also very good to use as a cushion or cover."
Song Chunlin fantasized about it and it seemed pretty good. There were so many rabbits in the space, and there were hundreds of white rabbits. The fur of the gray rabbits seemed okay, but the fur of some mixed-hair rabbits was not good. They were too ugly and could only be used as carpets.
Thinking about the future when he could have free access to rabbit hair and rabbit meat, Song Chunlin was no longer emo. He ate well and slept well, and the next day he was full of energy and followed Gu Fengyue to the mountain.
It took the two of them three or four days to successfully reach the halfway point of the mountain. As Song Chunlin had seen with his mental power, there were more rabbits on the mountainside and twice as many holes as at the foot of the mountain. Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue collapsed the rabbit holes with their feet several times and almost rolled down the hillside.
Just as they collapsed the rabbit hole once again, Song Chunlin couldn't help but complain: "It's terrible. These rabbits dig holes so recklessly. There are so many holes underneath that you can step on them if you're not careful. It's so annoying."
Gu Fengyue supported him so that he could pull his foot out of the hole. The moment he pulled his foot out, a gray shadow jumped out from the cave that Song Chunlin had stepped on. Gu Fengyue was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He hit the rabbit with a stick, and the rabbit lay on the ground with its four legs up in the air. Its feet twitched for a while, and soon it was completely motionless.
Song Chunlin put the rabbit into the space with a numb expression. Which rabbit was this? He couldn't remember, anyway, as soon as he entered the space, he could see a spectacular mountain of rabbits. For this reason, Dabao often told himself in the space not to catch more rabbits. It would take forever to eat so many rabbits.
Song Chunlin smiled in a bitter and amusing way: "If I had known earlier, I should not have gone hunting wild boars. It would have been better to come here and catch rabbits. Look at how many rabbits there are. Others say that if three thousand people ate them together, thirty thousand people, one rabbit each, would not be able to finish them all. There would even be some left over."
Seeing that he was still able to joke, Gu Fengyue knew that his mood had improved and he was no longer in self-doubt, so they worked even harder to catch rabbits in the following time.
Facts have proved that no matter how many rabbits there are in the mountains, they cannot withstand the crazy catching of these two people. Later, they were even too lazy to pick the size of the rabbits. They just caught all the ones they could.
After spending five days, Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue finally caught most of the rabbits on the mountain. As for the remaining ones, they were too lazy to look for them, so they decided to catch them next time.
"Next time, let's come again before winter. There will be fewer rabbits in the spring, so you don't have to worry about them then. Anyway, you have a car, so it's convenient for you to go back and forth."
Song Chunlin also nodded, indicating that he agreed with this method. The two of them rested for a while in the mountains, and as it was getting darker, they planned to rush back to the Song family directly at night when there was no one around.