Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The next day, Lawrence woke up very late.

"I didn't do much yesterday, but I feel very tired. It's probably past nine o'clock now, right?"

Lawrence got up from the bed and looked out the window at the weather.

Soon Lawrence saw the farmland in the distance, where Salyl, Andrew and Sophia were busy carrying fodder.

The weeds and dried pumpkin vines that had been piled up before were placed in the ground. At this time, the three people were bundling them and carrying them to the warehouse.

"Why didn't you call me?"

Lawrence suddenly felt ignored.

"Maybe you saw me asleep and didn't want to trouble me..."

Even though he was thinking like this, Lawrence still felt a little uncomfortable. He had not done anything for this family, and he had no merit to sleep peacefully.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lawrence sighed.

"I'd better find a place to live as soon as possible. I always feel a little uncomfortable living here. Salil is a good girl. It's not good for me to continue to eat and drink here for free."

"Working and helping here can also gain Salil's approval, but compared to Salil's approval, I actually prefer to live a free life and be in control of my own family."

Lawrence realized the problem and could no longer disturb Salil's life.

If you don't have the idea of ​​barging in, then it would be too awkward to continue to work hard at someone else's home.

Salil is indeed a good girl. Lawrence walked out of the bedroom and saw the breakfast reserved on the dining table.

After having breakfast alone, Lawrence silently went out to look for a place to live.

I have visited many places on the mountain, but there are not many suitable places to live, and every place has many problems.

Lawrence could only keep walking further.

At noon, Lawrence sat weakly on the stone, looking at the tired mountains, green waters, blue sky and white clouds.

"You can't just go back and have an idle meal today, right?"

Lawrence was a little depressed, thinking hard about countermeasures.

"I'll find something to eat myself. Maybe I can make a trap and try to bring back some prey?"

In the final analysis, all problems are the lack of resources. Since the materials here are quite abundant, as long as you don't return empty-handed, the feeling will definitely be different.

Lawrence quickly took action. He had walked a lot in the mountains these past few days and it was not in vain. He also saw some potholes and traces of animals staying.

At different heights on the mountain, different animals and plants appear.

At the foot of the mountain is a green forest with many tall logs and fruit tree bushes suitable for building houses. It is said that there are also animals such as wolves and wild boars in the forest.

Above the forest zone is the alpine meadow zone, and above that are exposed rocks and snow-covered peaks all year round.

As the height of the forest area changes, the types of plants will also change from broad-leaved trees to fir and pine trees that are more wind-resistant and cold-resistant.

When building a house, the first choice is pine trees.

Firstly, it is close to the mountain and easy to find. Secondly, pine and fir are the main materials for building houses, and the quality is better.

Before winter, it is the time for small animals to store fat, and there are also many food storage experts like squirrels who are busy.

Lawrence walked for an hour on the mountain road and arrived in front of a pine forest. It was some distance from Andrew's place and no one usually came close.

This is a dense and quiet forest, surrounded by quiet and towering pine trees and unfamiliar trees. Large trees over 20 meters tall can be seen everywhere. After walking into this forest, you will inevitably feel that you are very small.

There was a thick pile of rotten leaves on the ground. Lawrence knelt down and took a look. Among the broken branches and leaves and the dusty soil and plant debris, there were many small insects busy.

There were sounds of insects and birds all around, and Lawrence looked around but couldn't find the bird making the sound.

Lawrence soon found what he was looking for near a pine tree.

Many exploding pinecones dropped randomly to the ground.

Lawrence looked closely at the cracked, dusty pine cones and soon saw black pellets of feces.

"The pine cones here must have attracted a lot of small animals. I can set some traps and see if I can get lucky!"

Lawrence began gathering nearby tree branches.

When he came from the city, he also carried a short knife and dagger for self-defense. Lawrence took out the hidden dagger from his waist and made a mouse trap in the woods.

The trap is a trigger-type tied trap. A rope is tied slightly from a flexible branch. The rope is tied to the end of a wooden stick, and an easily tightened loop is left in between.

The elastic branches will pull upward, so the stick should be clamped so that the looper opens around the trap.

It's like holding the strap of a water glass with one hand and pushing upwards. If the lid of the water glass is just stuck under the corner of the table, the force will tilt the water glass.

This is the case with the sticks tied at the tail end. The head end will tilt up under the pull of the branches, so insert two fixed branches on the left and right sides, thus forming three standing branches, and a horizontal stick tied at the top. the upper crossbar.

An upright mouth-shaped trap was quickly set up. When a small animal steps on the horizontal bar below, the balance of the wooden stick will be released. At that time, the elastic branch will move upward, and the looper will be tightened instantly. animal body.

The principle of the trap is very simple, it just takes a while to find a rope-like rattan.

Lawrence observed his surroundings.

"You can't be too short, otherwise even if you catch a squirrel, it will be eaten by other animals, such as wild boars and snakes."

Lawrence quickly selected a pine tree that was more than ten meters high. He chose it because it had a branch that could be pulled down at a height of three or four meters.

The branches are four or five meters away from the tree stump, so that after the prey is picked up, it will be suspended in the air without any access to the village or the back.

"Except for wolves and lynxes, other animals shouldn't be able to reach this height, right?"

"Forget it, let's just look at it like this."

"It's almost time to go back. Find some materials and make a few traps tonight. Bring them here to try tomorrow."

Lawrence didn't have any expectations. The trap's bait was pine cones that could be found everywhere, but he helped take the pine nuts out of the pine cones and placed the offal around the trap.

Lawrence quickly ran towards the foot of the mountain and successfully returned to Andrew's house before dark.

Andrew, Saryl, and Sophia were all sitting in the yard, and only stood up when they saw Lawrence coming back.

"Lawrence, you are finally back. Don't come back so late in the future. We are all worried about you."

Andrew seriously advised Lawrence, "Nights in the mountains are very dangerous. Never leave the house after the sun goes down!"

Lawrence nodded and said, "I understand, and I will remember this reminder."

Salil didn't want to say anything more. Everyone was already very tired after a hard day's work. "I'm going to rest."

She soon entered the dim room, and in a few minutes the farmhouse would be completely dark, making it impossible to do anything.

Andrew said: "I'll close the door. Lawrence, you can go eat. I have to check the sheepfold and chicken coop later."

"Okay." Lawrence was also very tired. The road on the mountain was not easy to walk, and he had not had much rest time in the past month.

Today's dinner is a piece of bread, a radish, and a bowl of boiled pea water.

Lawrence quickly devoured these and then entered the room where he was temporarily staying.

When Lawrence lay down tiredly, he soon felt someone approaching.

"Sofia?"

Lawrence could feel the figure of the other person. He was definitely not a man like Andrew, nor a big girl like Salil, but a relatively smaller girl.

Sophia nestled in Lawrence's arms and said nothing.

Lawrence was also tired, so he fell asleep quietly.