NOVEL NEXT Chapter 198 Bitter Melon Naan
Mu Zhiyuan opened the way in front, followed closely by Mao Xi. They had not yet penetrated deep into the forest, and there were still traces of manual walking on the previous section of the mountain road.
Presumably, this mountain road is often traveled by people. There may be special local products in the mountains.
Mao Xi saw two tables and chairs made of stone in front of him and looked around. Maybe Luo Li had also stayed here.
This stone and the surrounding woods are covered with moss. From the branches to the roots, they are all green, which looks a bit scary.
"Brother Mu, the sun is shining brightly, why are the trees covered with moss?"
Mao Xi curiously touched the moss on the bark of the tree. It was wet and completely inconsistent with the current weather.
"Have you forgotten what Mr. Yamaguchi said just now? There are four seasons in the mountains. There is sunshine now, but maybe there will be haze later."
There are no traces of human use on these two stone tables and chairs, and there is also a thick layer of green moss on the table tops.
Mao Xi raised her head and looked around. She didn't know the type of tree. The tree was so thick and towering into the clouds, like forks piercing the sky. It was dizzying to look at it.
Mao Xi lowered his head and closed his eyes, and waited for two seconds before his body regained balance.
"Ah Shu, we can't stay here for long. We have to find Luo Li early." Mu Zhiyuan leaned on the branch and continued walking forward.
There is a stream ahead, and there is nothing wrong with following the stream.
"Brother Mu, look, are these Luo Li's clothes?" Shui Xi saw a thin strip of cloth hooked on the branch in front of him.
She took off the strip of cloth, which was a lavender cloak fabric.
Luo Li did pass here!
The two continued to walk up the river, and after walking about a hundred meters, the weather suddenly turned dark, and the branches turned black, like ghost claws.
The white mist floated over visibly to the naked eye, making it difficult to see even one's fingers.
Mu Zhiyuan was worried that Ma Xi was lost, so he held Ma Xi's hand tightly and intertwined his fingers.
"Let's stay where we are and don't go any further. If we go any further, I'm afraid we'll be heading in the wrong direction."
Mu Zhiyuan looked up and saw that the sun was covered by dark clouds. The water mist quickly cooled down the two bodies, and Mao Xi couldn't help but tremble all over.
If we stay any longer, if the sun is always covered by dark clouds, we may freeze to death here.
Mao Xi took out the roasted sweet potatoes from her arms. After touching the food, she brought Mu Zhiyuan into the space with her.
At this moment, this is the only way to isolate the coldness of the virgin forest outside.
Luo Li has been going up the mountain alone for an hour. How should she deal with it? We must quickly find a way to get her closer to Hexi.
Mao Xi opened the Universal Mall, found lighters inside, and bought two.
Not bothering to explain the working principle of the lighter to Mu Zhiyuan, she took one to Mu Zhiyuan and showed him how to use it.
"Brother Mu, this is a fire seal. The liquid inside can make a fire, similar to an oil lamp."
Mao Xi took her out of the space. The mist was not as big as before. Mao Xi began to pick up fallen leaves and branches on the ground and gathered them by the river.
After only a quarter of an hour, the mist disappeared and the sun was shining brightly again.
She had to find Luo Li immediately and go down the mountain. Mao Xi heard that there was still "miasma" in the virgin forest. She wondered if the water mist would be poisonous next time.
The two used lighters to ignite dead leaves and branches, and then covered them with dead leaves to create thick smoke.
Gray smoke floated upward, and Mao Xi hoped that Luo Li could see the smoke and find them.
In modern times, thick smoke would allow rescue helicopters to quickly locate and find lost climbers, but now there is no one to rescue them. Shui Xi kept praying in her heart that Luo Li could see the thick smoke.
The sound of the fire attracted the surrounding small animals. The pangolin dormant in the jungle ran out and swayed further away from the fire.
Several shiny four-legged snakes in the grass also crawled away.
This four-legged snake was often seen when Maoxi was digging bamboo shoots and picking mushrooms. It was only twenty centimeters long.
Xiaodouzi likes to hit them with a wooden stick. Even if his tail is broken, it can grow back.
The reptiles ran away one after another, but the warmth of the flame attracted the antelope on the other side. The two little ones drank water and looked at Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan. Suddenly, as if they were frightened, the antelope kicked off its legs and jumped into the jungle.
It turned out that a dozen gibbons were crawling high in the woods behind the two men.
"Brother Mu, they are apes, can they eat people?" Shu Xi stood up and backed away in fright.
Mu Zhiyuan took out the knife from his waist and stared at the group of gibbons.
This group of gibbons didn't seem to be aggressive. They watched the small fire set by Mu Zhiyuan and Miao Xi from a distance, raised their heads to the sky and cried a few times before running away.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm!
"Brother Mu!"
It was Luo Li's voice, coming from upstream of the river, and she followed the thick smoke to find it.
Mao Xi saw a small purple group getting closer and closer in the grass ahead. It was really Miss Luo Li.
She was holding four or five bitter melons in her arms. The moment she saw Mu Zhiyuan, her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
Taking advantage of the clear weather in the forest, the three of them extinguished the fire, buried it in the soil, and walked down the river, finally arriving at the mountain pass.
Luo Li put the bitter gourd on the stone table and wanted to rest on the stone bench: "Just now I was walking up the river and suddenly the world changed and it began to rain lightly. I lost my direction. Brother Mu, I thought I couldn't get out of the mountain."
"Miss Luo Li, let's go down the mountain first. We are lucky today."
"Wait a minute, I want to take these bitter melons down the mountain too!" Luo Li picked up the bitter melons.
These bitter melons are all yellow and have matured and aged. Mao Xi picked up the bitter melon and broke it into two halves, revealing the red melon naan.
"Miss Luo Li, these melons have aged and cannot be eaten for stir-fry, but melon naan is edible. Are you hungry?"
Luo Li nodded: "I haven't had breakfast yet. The old boatman said there are strange flowers and specialties on the mountain. I just wanted to come up and relax. When I saw these melons turned yellow, I thought they were ripe, so I wanted to pick some back."
Mao Xi took out a roasted sweet potato and gave it to Luo Li: "I also brought a roasted sweet potato. You need to satisfy your hunger first. Don't come back to this mountain again."
"The way down the mountain is just ahead. Let's wait until you finish eating before going down the mountain." Mu Zhiyuan also sat down and broke open a bitter melon.
The melon naan is sweet and not bitter at all.
"Miss Luo Li, did you just eat this bitter melon to satisfy your hunger?"
"I didn't know if this bitter melon naan was edible. I was so hungry that I gnawed the rind of a bitter melon stick."
It was already noon and Mu Zhiyuan and the others had not yet been seen. Xiao Yun was extremely anxious at the foot of the mountain.
She was planning to take a boat back to the town to ask for help from Brother Luda, but there were few boats coming and going by the rapeseed field. After waiting for two quarters of an hour, she didn't see a boat passing by.
The maid called "Miss" and Xiao Yun returned to the foot of the mountain, feeling relieved.
"Luo Li, why are you running up the mountain alone? Why do you want to travel alone? It's so dangerous..."
"Ayun, I'm fine. Thanks to Brother Mu and Shu Xi, they took me down the mountain."
When the old man who guarded the mountain heard that the person had been found, he muttered: "It will be good if the person comes back. You kids, don't be impulsive and enter the mountain rashly in the future. I am lucky today, and the mountain god will not show his power."
Mao Xi gave the remaining two bitter melons to the old man: "Grandpa, these are wild bitter melons from the mountains. Try them. The naan is very sweet."
Although the old man was a little annoyed, he happily accepted the two bitter melons.