448: To make fire by rubbing sticks together.
Shen Yan looked at Xiao Niannian with admiration.
“Mhm, I brought a net in my own bag.”
Hearing this, Shen Yan looked at the net in Xiao Niannian's hand and said with a smile.
“If we run into a Wild Chicken later, Sister Xiao, let me borrow your net.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Niannian nodded with a smile.
Just as Shen Yan was about to speak, he slipped and almost fell, grabbing wildly with his hands.
“It's ginseng.”
Xiao Niannian saw a root of ginseng not far behind Shen Yan.
Shen Yan got up, and upon hearing Xiao Niannian's words, immediately rushed over.
“Is it really ginseng?”
“Sister Xiao, should we tie a Red String around this? Will the ginseng run away?”
Military Doctor Shen heard the noise, walked over, and scolded his younger brother with a hint of disdain.
“Shut up, stop talking.”
Shen Yan immediately dared not speak again.
“I'll dig up this ginseng.”
Military Doctor Shen said.
Hearing Military Doctor Shen's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.
Military Doctor Shen looked up at his younger brother and said.
“Xiao Yan, watch and learn.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Niannian walked to the side, wanting to see if there was any more ginseng nearby.
There was quite a lot of accumulated snow here, and some bushes were pressed down by it, but some leaves were still exposed outside the snow.
She saw one.
Xiao Niannian saw another root; its leaves were much larger than the previous one.
Xiao Niannian immediately took out her tools and started digging. If this were planted in her Space for a few years, it could produce a large patch of ginseng.
Although its size wasn't as good as those from Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province, the quality was still decent.
Soon, Xiao Niannian discovered another root, this one even smaller.
“I'll dig it.”
Lu Jing's voice rang out.
Xiao Niannian moved aside and watched Lu Jing carefully begin digging for the ginseng.
After watching his older brother dig up the ginseng, Shen Yan also ran over now.
“Sister Xiao, if you find any more, tell me. I've learned how to dig ginseng.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Niannian searched for a while longer and indeed found two more roots.
“This one is for you.”
After Xiao Niannian finished speaking, she started digging up the other larger one.
About twenty minutes later, Shen Yan held up a complete root of ginseng.
“I dug this! That's great.”
Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing looked at Shen Yan, smiles on their faces.
After walking for a while from there, they found a slightly larger area.
Although it was winter, the firewood in some places was still relatively dry, and they had collected some kindling while climbing up.
Shen Yan volunteered to rub sticks to make fire.
Xiao Niannian watched Shen Yan find a branch, then use a small knife to make a small hole in a larger piece of wood, and then treat some bark. A drill was quickly made.
Shen Yan had known how to rub sticks to make fire since he was young, but today, whether because the firewood was too wet or for some other reason, he couldn't get a spark after a long time.
He changed to another piece of wood, then searched for some fallen leaves and dried grass on the ground.
But it still didn't ignite.
“That's strange, why hasn't it lit up after so long today?”
Shen Yan was extremely puzzled.
Xiao Niannian looked at his appearance, pulled out some cotton from her bag, and gave him a little charcoal.
Shen Yan looked at Xiao Niannian gratefully.
Before long, the fire was lit.
Shen Yan shouted happily.
“It's lit!”
He looked excitedly at Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian and said.
“It's lit! Sister Xiao, Brother Lu, look.”
Lu Jing hummed in acknowledgment.
Lu Jing found a pile of firewood himself, then took out a basin from his backpack, squeezed the snow nearby into chunks, and put them into the basin.
Watching the fire gradually grow, Shen Yan said happily.
“Brother Lu, come over here to get a fire started.”
Lu Jing refused.
“No need.”
Shen Yan looked at Lu Jing in confusion, only to see Lu Jing take something from Xiao Niannian's hand. He widened his eyes—was that a Tinder Tube?
“A Tinder Tube? Sister Xiao, Brother Lu, you actually have such a good thing and didn't take it out?” He looked at them, feeling wronged.
“You couldn't even light a fire. If Niannian hadn't given you cotton and charcoal, who knows how much longer it would have taken...”
Hearing Lu Jing's voice, Shen Yan felt even more wronged.
It had been snowing heavily for the past few days. He knew they were coming here, but he hadn't planned on staying in the mountains for several days. Moreover, with his older brother, Brother Lu, and Sister Xiao present, why would he need to lift a finger?
“In the future, no matter where you are or who is beside you, you must do things yourself...” Military Doctor Shen scolded his younger brother mercilessly. He was also utterly disgusted. If it were them, they would have lit the fire in one or two minutes.
Not slow and sluggish like him.
Shen Yan felt extremely wronged.
Xiao Niannian didn't speak. Lu Jing had made this Tinder Tube, given one to her, and kept one for himself.
Lu Jing said that Military Doctor Shen had also made two, one of which was intended for his younger brother. If his younger brother could quickly light the fire, he would give it to him, but if he couldn't successfully make fire by rubbing sticks after several minutes, Military Doctor Shen wouldn't let Shen Yan use the Tinder Tube.
Lu Jing made two fires: one for Xiao Niannian to warm herself, and one for cooking.
Shen Yan was sent aside to pluck the feathers from the Wild Chicken.
“Sister, I'll save these pretty feathers for you.”
“Okay.”
Military Doctor Shen was faster; he directly used a knife to skin the Wild Chicken.
Afterward, he chopped the Wild Chicken into small pieces.
Xiao Niannian saw Lu Jing take seasonings out of his backpack.
Before long, the meal was ready.
There was Double Pepper Chicken, Vermicelli Stewed with Cabbage, and steaming hot rice.
Xiao Niannian felt that the taste was even better than what was cooked at home. This wasn't a trip to gather herbs and climb mountains; this was a trip to enjoy life.
“This dish is really delicious, Brother Lu, your cooking skill is amazing! If I join the Special Forces Brigade in the future, I want to go on missions with you...”
Xiao Niannian laughed upon hearing Shen Yan's words.
Military Doctor Shen looked at Shen Yan with an expression that suggested he was looking at an idiot.
This stupid younger brother didn't know that usually, when they went on missions with Old Lu, Old Lu wasn't the one cooking, right? It was only because Niannian was present that Old Lu would show off and willingly cook.
Otherwise, ordinarily, there would be no chance to eat the food Old Lu cooked, unless the mission was completed and everyone was safe, then Old Lu would occasionally step in to make a delicious meal.
Hearing Shen Yan's words, Lu Jing also smiled and glanced at Shen Yan, then handed two chicken legs to Niannian.
“You eat.”
Xiao Niannian looked at Lu Jing.
“There's more in the pot.”
Xiao Niannian looked at the weather, feeling that it might snow again tonight, and she said.
“As for tonight, we'll be staying on the mountain. Are there caves in this mountain?”
“Yes.”
Lu Jing said with a smile.
“Mhm.”
After eating and cleaning up the area, the group put on their backpacks and headed further up the mountain.
After walking for a while, Xiao Niannian saw a house not far away.
“There are people living there.”
“Mhm.”
Shen Yan was a little curious and said.
“Let's go over and take a look.”
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