Chen Wanbai instantly became alert, his body reacted instinctively, and he quickly looked around, looking for a place to hide. Before she had time to think about it, she saw a nearby big tree and climbed up on her hands and knees.
Fortunately, she still has the skills to climb trees. She climbed up like an agile monkey. His heart beat like a drum, and his breathing became rapid.
Just as she was about to climb to the top of the tree, the humming sound got closer and closer, as if she was very close.
She hugged the tree trunk tightly, not daring to breathe out, and stared at the direction of the sound.
Immediately afterwards, a dark figure appeared in her field of vision.
Good guy! It turned out to be five or six wild boars. They were huge and galloping forward menacingly, their tusks shining coldly in the sun.
Chen Wanbai was so frightened that she staggered and almost slipped. Fortunately, she hugged the trunk of the tree tightly with both hands and did not fall from the tree.
At this moment, her heart was in her throat, and she clearly felt her body trembling slightly involuntarily.
Several wild boars galloped past under the trees like a strong wind, bringing up a cloud of dust.
Just when she was about to let go of her high-spirited heart, the wild boars turned back unexpectedly. They shook their pig noses one by one and sniffed around.
One of the wild boars smelled the tree where she was, and then slowly raised its head and looked at her.
At that moment, the eyes of a person and a pig met, and time seemed to have frozen.
The moment their eyes met, Chen Wanbai's mind went blank. But she soon realized that she couldn't be afraid and had to calm down.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in her heart, and tried to calm herself down.
I checked what I had on my body, including bows, arrows, hatchets, and daggers.
His brain was running rapidly, thinking of ways to escape. Chen Wanbai knew that wasting it was not an option. He had not eaten when he went out in the morning. He was already very hungry. If he continued to waste his energy, he would be exhausted, so he might as well give it a try.
Her eyes quickly swept across the five or six wild boars under the tree, thinking secretly in her mind. She knew that she must first choose a suitable target to attack in order to break this stalemate.
Chen Wanbai's eyes finally fell on one of the relatively large and ferocious-looking wild boars, and she decided to "operate" on this wild boar first.
She took a deep breath, picked up the bow and arrow, and steadily pulled the string, aiming the arrow at the wild boar's eye.
Her fingers trembled slightly, because she knew that the arrow must hit, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow shot out like lightning and accurately hit the target wild boar's eye.
The moment the arrow was shot, Chen Wanbai slid down the branch to the ground.
The wild boar howled in pain, and the other wild boars were enraged by the sudden attack. They rushed towards Chen Wanbai crazily.
Without any panic, she quickly picked up the hatchet and held the handle tightly, preparing to face the impact of the wild boar.
The wild boar at the front was getting closer and closer to her. She saw the right moment, swung the hatchet with all her strength, and slashed hard at the wild boar's head.
The hatchet collided with the wild boar’s skull, making a dull sound, and the wild boar’s offensive was temporarily contained.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Wanbai turned around and ran away, while constantly looking back to observe the wild boar's movements. She nimbly shuttled through the woods, constantly using the cover of the trees to avoid the wild boar's pursuit.
While running, she drew another arrow and shot a wild boar in the leg again.
The wild boar was chasing after her. She ran in a panic, branches and thorns constantly cutting across her body. She felt a sharp pain, but she couldn't care about it at this time, she just wanted to escape from the danger as soon as possible.
Just when she was almost overtaken by the wild boar, she found a steep hillside. Without any hesitation, she jumped and rolled down the hillside. The wild boar lingered on the top of the slope for a while, and finally left reluctantly.
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Chen Wanbai was lying at the bottom of the slope, covered in scars and still in a state of shock. She gasped for air, her heart filled with fear of the thrill she had just experienced.
After taking a short rest, she felt alive again.
She first moved her limbs and felt the pain from everywhere, then gently pressed her arms, legs and other parts of her body to carefully check whether there were any serious injuries.
She found that apart from some bruises and abrasions, there was nothing serious, just some minor bumps.
After looking around, I found that this place was not suitable for staying for a long time, as it was still in a deep mountain area.
Choose a suitable stick, cut it with a hatchet, and use it as a crutch.
She limped away from here with a cane, and headed down the mountain with her good sense of direction.
After walking for about two-quarters of an hour, I felt physically and mentally exhausted, hungry and tired.
Having walked out of the deep mountain area, she saw a huge stone. She staggered over and sat down slowly, planning to rest for a while.
While she was sitting there resting, her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of something.
It looked familiar, but it was a little far away, and she wasn't sure.
Curiosity drove her to stand up and slowly approach the thing.
Following the footstepsAs she got closer, she gradually saw that it was a plant.
No, to be precise, it’s a large area.
Their height is even higher than hers, with bare branches supporting the green leaves straight and powerfully.
The shape of those leaves is palm-shaped and deeply lobed, the lobes are inverted lanceolate to narrowly elliptical, and the edges are slightly serrated.
She suddenly realized, isn’t this plant just cassava? The kind of unpretentious cassava she had seen in the mountains of her hometown, no wonder it looked familiar to her.
However, there is still a slight difference between the current cassava and the modern cassava, and it looks like malnutrition.
She stood in front of this cassava forest, feeling very excited. These are not just ordinary plants, they are clearly precious food! !
As expected, God treated her well and used this large cassava field to make up for everything she had just experienced.
At this moment, Chen Wanbai's arms were no longer sore, his legs were no longer painful, and he felt like he was exerting endless effort.
She didn’t have a hoe in her hand, and she was alone, so she couldn’t dig up all the land. However, it’s good to dig some back first for food and clothing. Just bring a hoe next time.
Chen Wanbai squatted down and first chopped off the branches with a hatchet, leaving only the roots. Then carefully insert the top of the hatchet into the soil and loosen the soil around the potato pieces bit by bit.
Then, she grasped the stem base with both hands and pulled the cassava roots out of the soil while shaking them.
Fortunately, the land here is relatively loose, making it relatively easy to pull out. But even so, she still spent a lot of effort to finally pull out a larger cassava root from the soil.
There were also some cassava roots broken in the soil. She decided to bring a hoe to dig out tomorrow. She really didn’t have that much energy to dig out the soil now.
I pulled out several more trees in one go.
After a while, the cassava she dug had piled into a small pile. Looking at this pile, I felt that it was almost done and I couldn't take any more with me, so I gave up.