SFS Chapter 131: Escape from Danger
Chapter 131: Escape from Danger
After hearing what Li Chongwu said, everyone was afraid to breathe and moved back little by little.
Lin Wan's heart was pounding as if it was about to jump out of her throat.
But she still did not forget to pull the two siblings around and protect them as they walked forward. The two siblings followed closely, not daring to relax at all.
"Don't make any noise, go slow, and stay steady." Li Chongwu said softly.
At this time, the two birds were pecking at each other on the soapberry tree, chirping non-stop.
Li Chongwu glanced back and saw that the giant python was attracted by the two birds and had already half of its body come out. The snake's body was as thick as a bucket and was moving rapidly towards the two birds on the tree.
They took the opportunity to speed up their pace, wanting to escape from this dangerous place as quickly as possible.
However, just when they thought they were about to escape successfully, one of them accidentally stepped on a dead branch, and the crisp "crack" sound was particularly clear in the silent forest.
The python instantly stopped attacking the bird and turned to look at them.
"Oh no! Run!" Li Chongwu shouted.
Everyone was running wildly like wild horses. Lin Wan could only feel the wind whistling in her ears and the road under her feet became more and more rugged.
Lin Wan slipped and fell forward.
"Sister-in-law!" the two siblings exclaimed.
Li Chongwu rushed over, not caring about the difference between men and women, and pulled Lin Wan up and continued to run forward.
Everyone had only one thought, which was to run forward without stopping for even a moment.
Lin Wan felt like she was suffocating and her chest was heaving violently.
After running for about a quarter of an hour, Li Chongwu didn't hear any movement behind him, so he stopped and looked back.
Then he gasped and said, "No need to run, the python is not chasing us."
When everyone heard this, they collapsed to the ground like deflated balls, gasping for breath.
Lin Wan's face was pale. She sat against a tree, her inner clothes soaked with sweat.
When she recovered, she asked about the two siblings: "Are you two injured?"
The two siblings shook their heads to indicate that they were fine.
"That soapberry tree must be the nest of the giant python." Lin Wan said with lingering fear.
"About that. No wonder we didn't see any animals in the second half of the journey. With the python guarding here, other animals dared not show up."
Li Chongwu felt extremely regretful and blamed himself for being negligent.
He always thought that he was born strong and could handle things easily in the mountains, but he didn't expect to encounter such a big python.
Moreover, he brought so many people with him, so they didn't dare to take the risk of fighting with the giant python.
After Lin Wan recovered, she looked around and found that they had been in such a panic that they didn't know where to go.
She saw a large camellia forest with white flowers in front of her. She recognized it at a glance because when she was a child, she often went to the camellia forest on the back mountain with her friends to suck nectar from the camellia stamens.
At that time, they broke off the fern moss growing under the camellia tree, pulled out the core, and used it as a straw to suck the nectar from the stamens one by one. This simple activity of sucking nectar could keep them entertained for half a day.
The sweet taste is so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
Every spring she can go to the camellia forest to pick tea ears and tea bags. She really has many memories of the camellia trees.
A gust of wind blew by, and the camellia flowers swayed. I could see the camellia fruits swaying slightly among the flowers.
Lin Wan thought that this should be the end of the camellia blooming period.
You can pick some, take them home to dry and make tea. And if possible, it would be best to make an instrument to extract the floral dew so that you can make camellia floral dew.
The camellia fruits on these wild camellia trees should be ready to be picked at this time.
When she was a child, she only had memories of sucking nectar and did not pay attention to when to pick camellia fruits. Later, one of her good friends planted more than ten acres of camellia forest.
Lin Wan went to her home to experience the traditional method of oil pressing and learned that the camellia tree blooms and bears fruit at the same time, that is, the flower buds are already conceived when the fruits are just ripe.
Lin Wan looked at the camellia forest and had an idea in mind.
"Do you see the camellia trees not far away? Let's pick some camellia fruits and flowers and store them for oil extraction later."
Lin Wan didn't know if there was anyone living in the cave who knew how to extract oil using the traditional method, so she thought about picking it up first.
The camellia forest covered the entire hillside, and everyone could see it when they recovered and looked up, but they were too tired from running to pay attention.
Now that Lin Wan reminded them of this, they all focused their attention on the camellia fruits and camellia flowers.
"Yes, now is the season for picking camellia fruits. Several families in our village have planted them on the mountains. The mountain land you bought has a camellia forest, but unfortunately everyone has hidden in the mountains and has no time to take care of it." Li Chongwu said with a sigh.
When Lin Wan bought the mountains, he was also present and knew clearly which mountains she bought.
Luo Fang agreed, "Yes, otherwise you can produce a lot of oil on the mountain, but everyone thinks camellia oil has a smell and cooking is not as delicious as lard, so they prefer lard."
Luo Fang's words reminded Lin Wan that when she was a child, her family didn't like camellia oil, saying it had a strange smell. When she grew up, camellia oil became a high-end oil like olive oil.
"Let's pick some today and then organize some people to come and pick more tomorrow. I think everyone's home doesn't have enough oil now," Lin Wan suggested.
Everyone stood up, carrying their backpacks, and walked towards the camellia forest.
Maybe no one picked the camellia fruits in the deep mountains, so a lot of them fell to the ground. It must have grown like this year after year to form such a large patch.
Lin Wan asked the two siblings to pick the good fruits on the ground, while she began to pick camellia flowers from the trees.
Li Chongwu and Luo Fang are picking ripe fruits from the trees.
After picking for a while, Luo Fang found that there were too many intact fruits fallen on the ground. In order to avoid wasting them, she turned to pick up those that were intact.
She looked up and saw Lin Wan picking camellia flowers, so she asked curiously, "Why are you picking flowers instead of fruits?"
"I'll pick some camellia flowers, dry them and make tea with them. I also want to try making something to wipe my face." Lin Wan answered while picking flowers.
When Luo Fang heard that there was something she could use to wipe her face, she immediately stood up and approached Lin Wan, smiling and asking:
"Can it make the skin whiter and softer? Can you let me try it if it's ready? You gave me a piece of pig pancreas soap last time and it worked great for bathing."
After using the pig pancreas soap for a period of time, Li Chongwu said that her skin became delicate and smooth.
In order to thank Li Chongwu for getting her pig pancreas, Lin Wan gave Luo Fang a piece of pig pancreas soap. Unexpectedly, she liked it very much.
I don’t know if she publicized this matter, but the young ladies and girls living in seclusion in the cave all wanted a piece of pig pancreas.
It eventually evolved into Li Chongwu and Luo Dashan going out to hunt wild boars and take pig pancreas.
It also indirectly stored a lot of meat and lard for the cave, and everyone was busy making bacon during that period.
Lin Wan was amused by her eagerness. "I'm not sure if it can be made, but if it can be made, it should make the skin better."