Chapter 411

Wang Shuai smiled upon hearing this but remained silent.

One had to say, sensible people understand with a hint; there's no need to waste words.

Seeing the dogs run out, Mu Xueli and Wang Li also subconsciously wanted to run after the dogs, but seeing Wang An didn't move, they stopped their steps again.

The reason Wang An was so calm was that along the way of chasing the tiger, Wang An discovered that except for small animals like pheasants, rabbits, and hazel grouse, even roe deer and wild boars were nowhere to be seen.

This explained that the tiger, having passed by, had driven away all the larger animals.

It was estimated that in a short time, the animals that ran away wouldn't be able to come back.

Mainly, for animals, tigers were even more vicious than people, so in a state of shock, they would run for their lives; if they didn't run until they were exhausted, they would absolutely not stop.

And for small animals like rabbits and pheasants, their cognition of danger was indeed much worse.

Because they were the kind that would be shocked by any slight disturbance, but the duration would be very short.

And then, they would forget while running, and then they would do whatever they were doing.

So for them, whether it was a tiger or other carnivores passing by, it was all the same; after all, they were used to it, so they didn't take it seriously.

Actually, taking it seriously wouldn't help; if they weren't caught, they would live two more days, and if they were caught, it was nothing more than death.

Ten minutes later, the four people saw the three dogs sitting there.

And around the three dogs, there were seven or eight dead hazel grouse.

Hazel grouse, the reason they are called "stupid" is that this stuff, after running until tired or being overly shocked, would just find a place to stick its head in and then let it be.

The key is that when it sticks its head in, it often only hides its head and the front half of its body, and then its whole big butt is exposed outside.

So if one wants to catch hazel grouse, the best method is to let the dogs chase them.

After chasing them until they are exhausted, they will inevitably burrow into the snow or fallen leaves and withered grass; after the dogs bite some to death, one just grabs the rest and throws them into a sack.

The four people packed up the bitten-to-death hazel grouse and then searched around again; sure enough, seven or eight more hazel grouse had already hidden themselves.

Some burrowed into the bushes, some burrowed into the snow, and a few more powerful ones had already burrowed into the fallen leaves under the snow.

But without exception, they all had their big butts exposed outside.

Normally, a group of hazel grouse has a number of fifteen or sixteen.

Wang An and the four people and three dogs could be considered to have taken down the entire group.

"Finally, we can eat something normal, hahaha."

After catching the hazel grouse, Wang An couldn't help but laugh out loud and say.

Mu Xueli, upon hearing this, said: "This stuff isn't as delicious as flying dragon soup."

Wang An, who was quite happy, had his smile disappear directly after hearing Mu Xueli's words.

Only seeing Wang An roll his eyes at Mu Xueli and say crossly:

"I discovered that you are not very good, but you have many things to say. Everyone knows flying dragon soup is delicious, but can you catch it?"

Mu Xueli, after being scolded, wasn't angry; he scratched his head and said with a smile:

"I heard Old Xiao Pao say that flying dragons, before dark, either stay on low trees or hide in snow nests. How about we stroll for a while longer and see?"

Wang An blinked, looked at the sack of hazel grouse in his hand, and calculated in his heart, then nodded and said:

"Okay, anyway, since we have nothing to do, let's stroll for a while longer."

Hazel grouse, the reason they are called "half-jin" is that the weight of this stuff, as a whole, is about half a jin.

In other words, the biggest one is only half a jin or so.

And after removing the feathers and internal organs, each hazel grouse can only have three liang or so left.

But there are only 15 hazel grouse in the sack, and Wang An and the others have a total of nine people.

In other words, each person can only share one and a bit; if you remove the bones, how much meat can you eat?

So Wang An calculated and decided to go.

No matter what, let's try our luck first; what if we hit something?

Consequently, the four people and three dogs continued to walk forward.

Before they had walked far, Wang Li suddenly said: "Fourth Brother, look, there are winter mushrooms."

Wang An, upon hearing the two words "winter mushroom," felt a burst of explosive joy in his heart; it was definitely explosive joy, not just surprise.

He immediately asked eagerly:

"Where? Where? Where are the winter mushrooms?"

Winter mushroom,

Winter mushroom is a very magical mushroom; the magical part is that this stuff is not afraid of the cold.

And this stuff only exists during the transition between autumn and winter, or in this season, which is before the spring thaw is completely finished.

The temperature cannot be too low, because it doesn't grow if the temperature is too low, and it doesn't grow if the temperature is high; as long as the temperature is above zero, it still doesn't grow.

In the entire mountain, the number of winter mushrooms is not small; it should be said that there are quite a lot.

But even mountain people treat this stuff as a treasure.

Mainly, this stuff grows in the snow, so it's too difficult to find.

And what people can find are those that are exposed.

And this stuff, as long as it's found, won't just be three or five, but a large pile or a large patch.

Hearing Wang An's question, Wang Li pointed to a fallen tree and said happily:

"It's right there by that fallen tree."

"Hahahaha." Wang An laughed and flew toward that fallen tree.

Sure enough, the side of the fallen tree touching the ground and the sides were covered with dense winter mushrooms.

One had to say, this was truly an explosive joy; the key was that winter mushrooms were damn delicious, simply more delicious than meat.

Looking at the large patch of winter mushrooms in front of him, Wang An laughed subconsciously:

"Aiya, damn it, this is simply a fortune; let's drink a bit more later."

As he spoke, Wang An took out his hunting knife and started carefully cutting the mushrooms down.

Mu Xueli and Wang Li were almost the same as Wang An, taking out their hunting knives and starting to cut the mushrooms down.

And the faces of the two were also full of smiles.

For mushrooms, if you keep the roots, then under suitable conditions, they will likely continue to grow nine times out of ten.

Mainly, no matter how delicious the mushroom is, its root is just like firewood and cannot be eaten at all.

So Wang An chose to cut, not to pull.

Seeing the smiles of the three, Wang Shuai asked suspiciously:

"Looking at you three laughing, your mouths are about to reach your ears; aren't these just mushrooms?"

Wang An was concentrating on cutting the mushrooms and laughed without raising his head:

"Brother Wang, have you ever seen mushrooms growing in the snow before?"

Wang Shuai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

"That's true; saying it like that, this mushroom is quite awesome."

Wang An still didn't raise his head and said with a smile:

"That's a must; if it weren't awesome, could we three take it so seriously?"

(End of chapter)