Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 313 Ambiguity

"We have almost caught all the big rabbits here. Let's take a break and go to the other side to catch some." Gu Fengyue pointed to the road ahead and drew a rough range for the two of them.

After seeing it, Song Chunlin felt for the first time that the mountain was really big and there were so many rabbits.

The two were walking on the road when suddenly one of them missed a step and actually stepped directly into a rabbit hole.

Song Chunlin pulled out his foot with great difficulty, and also pulled out a few little rabbits.

"Hey, was the big rabbit in this house caught? There are only the little rabbits in there." He lay on the ground and looked inside. Indeed, there was no big rabbit, only a nest of little rabbits.

Gu Fengyue helped the man up: "Don't look at me, let me see if you are hurt."

Song Chunlin shook his head. The mud on the ground was very soft. It didn't hurt, but his clothes were dirty.

Gu Fengyue also noticed that the two of them had only been out for a few days and were already covered in dirt.

"We came at the wrong time. It just rained in the mountains not long ago. The moisture hasn't dissipated yet. The mud on the ground is also wet. Chunlin, do you have any clean clothes with you?"

Song Chunlin naturally brought clothes with him, not only clothes, but also shoes and underwear. However, on this muddy road, no shoes would work well as they were a bit slippery. In addition, the rabbits did not have any regular pattern when digging holes, so if he was not careful, he would step into a hole like he did just now.

Song Chunlin asked Gu Fengyue to wait for a while while he searched the space, and finally found a few pairs of waders.

Gu Fengyue took the shoes and found that they were very smelly, with an indescribable strange smell. He was deeply suspicious that if he really wore these shoes for a whole day, when he took them off at night, the sour smell...

No, no, I can't think about this matter too much.

Song Chunlin was already sitting on a wooden stool and had put on his shoes. Seeing that Gu Fengyue was still hesitating, he asked him what was wrong.

"Isn't that your size?" Song Chunlin said, and took out a pair of shoes one size larger. "If they don't fit, change to this pair. This is what rubber shoes smell like. They stink, but you don't have to worry about stepping on mud. We'll go to the stream next to us and wash them and they'll be clean."

Since Song Chunlin said so, Gu Fengyue had no choice but to bite the bullet and change into the pair of smelly shoes.

The two changed their shoes and shuttled through the woods again. The side they came to today was the back of the mountain, where the sun didn't shine much. There were many plants growing on the ground, and the road was a little difficult to walk on. However, thanks to the rabbits, it was still easy to tell where the rabbit nests were.

"It is said that rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows. It is true. There are rabbit burrows in these places where the grass is lush." Song Chunlin excitedly captured a fat rabbit alive from a hole.

It seems that not many people would come in here, so the rabbits are not afraid of people and are very innocent. Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue can almost catch one every time, without even using smoke.

The two men specifically picked out the fattest ones, and when they passed through the forest, they stopped by a small stream. This was the camping site they had chosen early in the morning, the shore was relatively flat, suitable for setting up a tent.

Song Chunlin came to the stream carrying a bled rabbit. They planned to roast a rabbit today. Although they had caught so many rabbits, they had never roasted a wild rabbit outside.

The skinned and gutted rabbit was stuffed with deodorizing spices and skewered on peeled branches. Gu Fengyue had already started a fire and the rabbits were placed on racks on both sides. In addition to the rabbit, Song Chunlin also got out some tender corns to roast together.

While waiting for the food to be cooked, Gu Fengyue finally couldn't wait any longer and took off his rain boots. As he expected, his feet smelled strangely, so bad that he ignored the cold and put his feet into the stream, trying to let the water take away the smell.

Song Chunlin saw his behavior from the side and found it very funny.

Gu Fengyue was a little helpless: "It really stinks, don't take your clothes off yet, you are a kid, don't touch such cold water, go get a kettle, I'll boil some hot water for you to wash."

Song Chunlin readily took out a kettle. Gu Fengyue took the kettle, walked to a place upstream, filled the kettle with water, and burned it directly next to the fire.

The rabbit that Song Chunlin chose was very fat, and the fat came out of it after a short while. He took out the barbecue seasoning and brushed it on the rabbit, and the aroma in the air became stronger.

The tender corns were the first to ripen. Gu Fengyue picked out the corns and fed them to fill their stomachs. By the time they finished eating one corn, the water had heated up.

Ask Song Chunlin to take out the wooden bucket and prepare to wash his feet.

Song Chunlin was soaking in hot water, looking at Gu Fengyue who had been busy for him. He had an idea and poked Gu Fengyue's thigh with his white feet.

It would have been fine if he didn't touch the other person, but as soon as his feet touched Gu Fengyue, he felt that Gu Fengyue's whole body stiffened.

I tilted my head and took a look, and saw that I was really blushing.

Song Chunlin had never been in love in his previous life, but at least he had watched old idol dramas. Seeing Gu Fengyue like this, he also felt like teasing her. His feet were just resting on the other's legs. Gu Fengyue could even feel the heat from his feet, which was caused by soaking in hot water.

As the foot went deeper and deeper, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air between the two of them. Gu Fengyue's face became redder and redder. Seeing that the other party couldn't bear it any longer, Song Chunlin slowly pulled out his foot.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, a hot big hand directly grasped his ankle.

Gu Fengyue has been training in the military camp for many years. There are calluses on his palms from holding weapons, and the color of the back of his hands is also a healthy wheat color. When compared with someone's snow-white feet, it is simply black and white.

Especially in their current posture, his rough fingertips gently kneading the skin of his ankles, the pink color of his joints slowly deepening with his movements. Neither of them dared to look at each other, but instead concentrated all their senses on each other's hands and feet.

The surrounding forest was deep and silent, the water was gurgling, and the only sound in the silence was the increasingly heavy breathing of each other.

"Well, no, let go!" Song Chunlin wanted to pull back his foot in shame and anger, but he had no strength at this moment and was pulled back by Gu Fengyue again. This time, he seemed to have stepped a little too hard, causing Gu Fengyue to gasp.

"Hiss, Hao Chunlin, don't move." Gu Fengyue's voice was hoarse and his eyes were red. He looked down at the snow-white instep of his beloved's feet and couldn't help but feel a palpitation.

It was unknown how much time had passed. Song Chunlin, who originally felt a little cold, now simply moved away from the fire and sat directly by the stream without even looking at Gu Fengyue.

Gu Fengyue sat next to him with a roasted rabbit in her hand. Song Chunlin instinctively wanted to hide, but he felt that there was nothing to hide. It was just a little game. He had seen all kinds of storms and waves. Why would he be afraid of this?

Thinking of this, he felt relieved and simply made the excuse that he was tired and asked Gu Fengyue to feed him rabbit meat.

Rabbits themselves do not have much fat. Even though Song Chunlin specially selected a big fat rabbit, after roasting it for such a long time, the little fat inside was roasted out, and the skin was roasted to a little crispy. When you take a bite, the taste of cumin and chili rushes into your mouth. After chewing it for a few times, you will find that it tastes more and more fragrant the more you chew.

"It's delicious, Gu Fengyue. I want to eat this rabbit again when I get home."

Gu Fengyue looked at him lovingly, smiled and said okay.

After eating and drinking, the sky gradually darkened. Song Chunlin used his mental power to check the surroundings and found no trace of large wild beasts. Then he and Gu Fengyue went into the tent.

At night, holding Song Chunlin wrapped in a sleeping bag, Gu Fengyue leaned over, kissed the other's forehead, and whispered softly.

"You need to grow up quickly."

Song Chunlin was in the space at this time and didn't pay attention to what Gu Fengyue was saying. After a while, Gu Fengyue fell asleep, so he didn't care anymore.

Dabao is now in Beijing and did not come with them, so the two can only communicate through space dialogue. When Dabao realized that Song Chunlin came in, he immediately accused him.

"Humph, you go out without taking me with you, Master, is it so fun outside?"

Song Chunlin seemed to have heard his resentment, and thinking of his previous interaction with Gu Fengyue, he felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and coughed lightly a few times before telling Dabao that they would be going back in two days and would bring Dabao a gift when they returned.

"...Whatever you have outside is not in my space, so bring it to me."

Song Chunlin held his forehead with his hand. This child had seen so many natural treasures in the space that he actually didn't care about these worldly gifts. Song Chunlin could only cater to his preferences and tell him that they were delicious. Only then did Dabao show some interest.

As agreed, he would bring a roasted rabbit for Dabao. The next day, Song Chunlin roasted several rabbits for Dabao. They were all the fattest ones. When they were roasted until they were sizzling with oil, he put them into the space for preservation so that he could take them out and eat them directly when he returned.

In addition to rabbits, they also found several persimmon trees in the deep mountains. The temperature in the mountains was not high, and because the persimmon trees grew on the hillside, they received enough sunlight every day, so they barely bore fruit.

Song Chunlin directed the mutant vines to pick a few fruits and found that they were quite sweet. He immediately picked all the ripe fruits, leaving only some unripe small fruits hanging on the branches.

"I didn't expect there were such good things in there. At least I didn't just catch rabbits this time. God knows those people in the military camp are almost killing themselves like rabbits."

Gu Fengyue smiled and said, "That's not what they said when they were eating."

Song Chunlin rolled his eyes. "Of course not. They are all very greedy. A thousand rabbits can only last for one day. They are all animals. Do you Gu's army also eat so much?"

Gu Fengyue thought about it and came up with an answer: "No, it seems that the Gu family army is not as good as the Song family army under your command."

Song Chunlin widened his eyes to show his disbelief.

"Impossible. You have so many people and the amount of training is also very heavy. How come there is no food for us?"

Gu Fengyue said helplessly: "Because their general, that is, me, does not have the luxury of giving them meat often."

"Chunlin, you have relatively few people now, and you focus on eating well. But I have a large number of Gu's army, more than ten times as many as you. So, what we need more is to be able to eat enough. Compared with the two, naturally, we can't eat as much as you do."

Okay, Song Chunlin accepted the idea.

"But potatoes and sweet potatoes are now popular, right? There is also corn. I remember that the emperor sent people to other counties to plant corn last year. So what do you think? What does the Ministry of Agriculture say?"

Gu Fengyue was not interested in this kind of news, so he only heard about it vaguely.

"Not bad. At first, those people wanted to plant corn according to past experience, but they were scolded by the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture. Then they changed to your method. The yield is not as much as that of my uncle, but it should be considerable. When I went to court, I heard the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture say that they will continue to promote these crops next year. By then, everyone can have enough food, and it will no longer be a dream."

Song Chunlin smiled and said nothing. "Just having a full meal? What a simple wish. I hope the emperor of Dajing can really do it."

They had been catching rabbits for several days in a row. This time they covered a wider area, but the number of rabbits they caught was not as good as last time. It seemed that the number of rabbits in this mountain had been initially controlled.

"We need to come back for more inspections. Look at these holes on the ground. After a few more rains and heavy snowfalls, these holes will completely disappear."

Song Chunlin felt his scalp tingling when he looked at the densely packed rabbit holes. If there were no rabbits discovered by them, there was no telling how rampant they would become. In his previous life, he heard that a certain foreign country had introduced rabbits, and as a result, there were too many rabbits, and they dug holes crazily in the fields, resulting in a reduction in crop yields. Although nothing was grown here, if the mountain was hollowed out, it would easily cause mudslides when heavy rains occurred.

There is an official road next to this mountain, and not far from the official road are several villages scattered around the mountain. Once a mudslide occurs, these villages and the official road will be the first to be hit.

But logically speaking, there are so many rabbits in the mountains, why don’t the villagers come up and catch them?

Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue were both puzzled and could only force an explanation that there were no hunters in their village.

"Is it because you hunted the king of the mountain last time? Those people were originally afraid of blind bears, so they didn't come up the mountain."

Song Chunlin's forehead was black: "Can it be explained this way?"

"Then why haven't we seen a single blind bear in this mountain yet?"

Song Chunlin was silent. Okay, what he said made sense, but Song Chunlin refused to admit it.

After returning to the creek and having one last dinner, the two packed up the tent, put out the fire, got on their motorcycle, and started heading for the capital city while there were few people around at night.

After being away for so many days, it was time for Gu Fengyue to attend court again. He planned to rest for a day at the Song family after returning, and return to the capital the next afternoon, so that he could catch the morning court on the third day. It was perfect.