"What is it? Is it ginseng?"

Lin Heng was stunned and ran forward quickly.

“Holy crap, it’s really ginseng, right?”

Lin Yue also ran forward excitedly.

However, when they reached the top, both of them were stunned.

What I saw was not ginseng, but a huge cave entrance. A large amount of water flowed out of the cave entrance to form a beautiful waterfall.

"Holy crap, this is real mountain spring water."

"No wonder I said this water ice is so bitter, it turns out it really comes from the mountains."

Lin Heng and Lin Yue were both shocked.

Father Lin had already reached the entrance of the cave above and said, "Come on, let's go in and see. Did you call me just now?"

The sound of the waterfall here is so loud that you can't hear other people's shouts at all.

"Let's go up." Lin Heng glanced at his elder brother and said. This kind of cave is naturally attractive to men, and the unknown makes people full of curiosity.

When they reached the entrance of the cave above, the three of them discovered that the cave was really big enough, with a height of six or seven meters, and it was even deeper inside.

It's not a pile of rocks, it's a natural formation.

A large amount of water in Hongfeng Mountain also seeps out from the mountain. There is also a large water outlet, but people are not allowed to enter.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Turning on the flashlight, the three of them walked along the cave. As soon as they entered, they were hit by a blast of cold air, which made people shiver.

"Dad, haven't you been here before?"

Lin Heng asked as he walked.

"No, this place is too far away, and we can only go this far if we live here." Father Lin shook his head. This was the first time he had seen such an environment.

The stream has always existed, flowing in an area more than one meter wide in the middle. The cave floor is earth and the walls are granite. As you walk inside, you can gradually see some domes formed by stalactites, as if sharp arrows are about to fall down at any time.

There will be water dripping down while walking, which is biting and cold. The further you go inside, the mountain walls on both sides begin to shrink.

After walking for about fifty meters, we reached the end. Water flowed out of a small hole in the ground. There was still a little space above the hole, and people could barely get in. You can probably tell that there is still a small space inside by shining a flashlight on it.

But none of the three had the idea of ​​getting in. They didn't want to get their clothes wet or be in danger.

After searching around, I didn't find any special treasures or anything like that, and I didn't see a single fish in the stream.

"It's a pity. It would be better if this cave was on Hongfeng Mountain."

Lin Heng shook his head. It would be such a wonderful thing if there was such a big natural cave on Hongfeng Mountain.

Lin Yue said with a smile: "Stop dreaming. If there was such a cave in Hongfeng Mountain, it would be impossible to allocate that place to us."

"That's right." Lin Heng laughed, turned around and said, "Let's go out, it's not suitable for people to live in this place, it's too cold."

"Yes, let's go."

Lin Yue and Lin's father were also a little disappointed. They thought they would find strange rocks, but they couldn't find anything.

After going out, Lin Heng took a look at the current entrance of the cave, turned around and said with a smile: "It's only three o'clock, keep exploring, maybe you can find ginseng soon."

Going into the mountains with the eldest brother and his father is completely different from going into the mountains with his wife. They are full of curiosity about everything and unleash the hunting and killing genes in their male bones.

As long as I have my brothers and a goal, I can explore all day long, enjoy everything purely, and chat.

"Yes, let's go."

Lin Yue nodded and followed Lin Heng out. The two dogs also jumped into the forest.

There are a variety of low plants such as ferns distributed under the forest. Finding herbs and Ganoderma require good eyesight.

"Hey, there's a big tree of wild peppercorns here."

Not far away, Lin Heng smelled the strong scent of peppercorns. Then when he walked in that direction, he found a wrist-thick peppercorn tree, which was full of peppercorns.

A few of them are red, most of them are green, and the ones with a strong pepper flavor are a bit smelly.

This is because the leaves of wild pepper also have a strong pepper flavor.

"Are you going to pick it?" Lin Yue asked.

"Yes, pick some and eat them back. The snails and chicken stir-fried with wild pepper are very fragrant."

Lin Heng nodded. Wild peppercorns are also called mountain peppercorns, vine peppers, etc. The taste is more unique than domestic peppercorns, but many people are not used to it.

"Then pick some, the things in the mountains are good." Father Lin came over to help.

The three of them picked the strands one by one with their hands. Lin Heng got five or six kilograms, and his elder brother also got two or three kilograms. Lin's father was not interested in this and didn't do it.

Instead, he found a lot of pine fungi on the ground here, and happily picked them up, planning to go back and make a chicken stew today.

"It's a pity. If it wasn't too far here, we could bring the chicken and store it. It can definitely be stored for a longer time."

Thinking of chicken stew, Lin Heng recalled that cave again. It was really a natural ice cellar. It was only about ten degrees inside, and the water was colder than below.

"Yes, but it's too far."

Lin Yue also shook his head.

The three of them picked up fungi on the ground and picked Ganoderma lucidum. They kept looking for ginseng but couldn't find it.

It's hard to find prey in summer. There's too much green in the forest, so it's easy to be blind. It's also hard to track an animal trail once it's discovered.

Lin Heng has been setting up hell traps and wild boar traps on the animal path, placing all his hopes on them.

Where they are now, at an altitude of about 2,500 meters, some cicada flowers and other types of cordyceps can be found in the forest from time to time.

It is parasitic on many strange insects, some are spring tree insects, and some are unknown.

They don't know if this kind can be used, so they usually only pick up golden cicada flowers.

Lin Heng is now looking forward to going to Changping County to hunt black bears. They are already in the northwest of the Qinling Mountains. Changping is at the junction of the Qinling Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains. The environment is more inclined to that kind of high mountain and hilly environment, and there are not many trees.

There are real Cordyceps, Cistanche, Fritillaria, Angelica, etc. in that place. In addition, there are wolves and black bears, as well as various prey such as antelopes and musk deer.

After a while, they came to the top of the mountain here. It was more than four o'clock at this time, and they saw the endless mountains again. The three of them had the pleasure of conquering the mountains.

"The higher the mountain, the higher the peak!" Lin's father sighed, turned his head and asked, "Should we go to the ditch over there to take a look, or go back?"

Lin Heng drank a sip of water, looked at the ditch over there and said, "This ditch looks pretty good, let's go and take a look."

This ditch looks foggy, very magical, and makes people want to explore.

"Then let's go and have a look. It's not far." Lin Yue nodded. If they go back at night, they have a compass and are not afraid of getting lost.

"Yeah."

The three looked at the beautiful scenery and picked a few wax gourds to taste. There are too many wax gourds in the mountains.

There are not many red ones in the ravine, but there is plenty of sunshine on the top of the mountain, and all are ripe.

"Come on, there are wild persimmons here, all red."

After walking down for dozens of meters, Lin Heng shouted in surprise.

Without waiting for his elder brother and father to come, he climbed up the small persimmon tree with the thick wrist and picked off several branches with red persimmons hanging on it.

"This fire pot is very beautiful."

Father Lin took it under the tree and smiled.

They all call wild persimmons fire pots. They mature earlier and are very small, as big as a baby's fist.

"It looks like it has worms."

Lin Yue picked one and smiled and broke it open. Inside was the soft orange-red flesh like runny heart, mixed with many seeds, a big meat worm and a lot of feces.

But rural people are not afraid of these. Just use a knife to pick out the flesh of that part, and the rest can still be eaten.

"So sweet, it's worthy of being called a fire pot." Lin Yue smiled.

Lin Heng jumped down and picked one. He could eat it directly without insects. He split it in half and squeezed all the flesh into his mouth, then sucked the soft flesh and spit out the seeds.

A simple process, enjoying the ultimate deliciousness.

After a few fire pots, they can walk a long way again.

They are too lazy to pick more of the few in their hands, because there are many wild fruits on the mountain.

Xiongba and Fengshou also ate a persimmon. Fengshou didn't eat it at first, but he ate it when he saw Xiongba eating it.

Although the two of them didn't help catch any prey this time, they played a big role and often found poisonous bees and snakes in advance.

There are many kinds of hornets. The two most powerful ones here are "gourd bags" and "seven-son cattle". Hulu bags are hornets that make round white-gray nests on trees, and seven-son cattle are hornets that like to nest in caves.

Among them, the seven-bee bee is the most terrifying. It is a circle larger than the gourd bag. Two or three of them can sting a person to death, and five or six can sting a cow to death.

Moreover, the caves of this thing are not easy to find in the holes in the ground and trees. Once provoked, it will be miserable.

Dogs can often find and warn in advance, protecting their safety.

In addition, there are "snake skin" bees and "hemp arrow" bees whose nests are made into long strips, but fortunately, being stung by these will not cause death.

Not long after they walked, they found two huge "gourd bags" on a poplar tree, also known as hanging pots, and quickly went around to another place.

In addition, they are often stung by foreign peppers. These are some inevitable problems in summer and autumn, and they are not worth mentioning for rural people.

The old men will not shout and scream, they will only find the foreign peppers and kill them, smear them with their juice and continue on the road, and at most curse a few more words.

"There are a lot of bees in this valley. There are damn seven-son cattle here. Run quickly."

After walking a short distance, Lin's father retreated and said that seven-son cattle are as scary as poisonous snakes.

"Next time I go to the city, I will buy materials and make a bee-proof suit to catch them."

Lin Heng said as he walked. This year, he asked about it, but there was no finished product. He wanted to make it himself, but he had no time to do it because he was busy with other things.

Although this place is dangerous, the three of them are still exploring, because there are many more Ganoderma lucidum than other places. You can pick one up after walking a few steps, and occasionally you can see two Hericium erinaceus.

The three of them chatted and soon approached the bottom of the valley. From a distance, the bottom of the valley felt a bit like a swamp.

"Come on, there are actually white fungus here!"

Suddenly, Lin's father's words shocked the two brothers Lin Heng.

The two ran over and saw that these fallen dead trees were covered with beautiful white fungus, most of which were light yellow.

"Dad, you are so lucky. You found the Ganoderma lucidum tree before, and now you find Tremella fuciformis." Lin Heng sighed.

Father Lin also laughed: "You are lucky. Come and help me pick it. We will share it when we go back to make porridge."

This Tremella fuciformis obviously can't be sold for much money. Now that he is not so short of money, Father Lin is too lazy to sell it.

The three of them worked for a while and searched the area. After picking up, they only picked about five or six pounds. After drying, they might weigh one or two taels.

Not as much as the Hericium erinaceus we picked today, which can weigh more than ten pounds.

When they found Tremella fuciformis here, the three of them looked around and found some more, but the quantity was very small.

The environment here is not suitable for the growth of Tremella fuciformis, but they found a lot of Auricularia auricula, enough to stir-fry two dishes.

When they came to the bottom of the valley, there was a lot of water seepage here, which was humid but not a swamp.

This kind of place is suitable for the growth of fungi, so they found a lot of Ganoderma lucidum and Hericium erinaceus.

They also dug a few yams that were one meter long and as thick as wrists. They found a lot of prey traces and saw traces of eaten leaves, but no prey.

Because the distance was far, they did not set traps and noose here. They searched around and then went back.

When they returned by the original route, it was dusk when they crossed the top of the mountain where they had just drunk water. It was not clear in the forest. They could only see half of the setting sun and a little orange sunset on the top of the mountain.

When they went down, they did not go to the mountain stream, but changed direction, hoping to gain something.

Walking in the new forest, they found a lot of chestnuts. The chestnuts in the mountains were ripe one after another, and those on the top of the trees began to fall, so there were a lot of squirrels in this place, and wild boar footprints could be found.

Lin Heng found several animal paths and set traps, and then the three of them walked down while picking chestnuts.

After walking for dozens of meters, the three people who were picking chestnuts suddenly froze. A wild boar that was eating chestnuts in the distance also froze for a moment when it saw them, and then ran away.

"Woof woof!!"

"Woof woof!!"

Xiongba and Fengshou were the fastest to react, chasing after them from the left and right.

Lin Heng and the others chased after them, running three or four hundred meters in a row. When they caught up, they found that the wild boar had been pinned down, Xiongba biting its neck, and Fengshou pulling its tail.

The wild boar's screams had become very weak.

"Awesome, good job, we'll have meat tonight!" Lin Heng shouted, running over excitedly.

"Damn, thanks for bringing the dogs, otherwise I would definitely not have caught it." Lin Yue also said excitedly.

Lin Heng ran over and killed the wild boar with a knife. Only then did Lin's father come over and stroked the two dogs drinking blood: "Two really good dogs, great."

Xiongba and Fengshou were well trained. When they were drinking blood, they would not show any signs of protecting their food even if someone touched their heads.

"It was too sudden. I couldn't see clearly in the dark. I only found it when I got closer. Fortunately, there were dogs."

Lin Heng shook his head and said, fortunately, they didn't turn on the flashlight, otherwise the wild boar would have run away long ago.

"Now we have meat to eat in the next few days, and we can stay for several more days." Lin Yue said happily.

Father Lin lifted the wild boar and nodded: "It looks like it's around 20 kilograms. We can really stay for a few more days. Find more ginseng and dig some Ganoderma lucidum."

After drinking a sip of water to restore his mood, Lin Heng asked with a smile: "Then will we hunt or go back to kill wild boars next?"

"Go on, this place looks good, but don't explore too late, and go back in another hour."

Lin Yue thought for a while and said.

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