Chapter 348 The Time Is Almost Right
August is a hot month in other places, but in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, the heat will not last much longer.
The autumn in this place is short, just like the summer is over. There is only time to pick some autumn fruits before the cold winter comes.
"I say, these fruits are not ripe yet. Some are red, some are green. Can we pick them?"
They were the young men from the three villages that Du Ruo met in the mountains last time.
At this time, the fat photographer was still holding the camera and taking pictures, while the tall and short young men were standing aside around a tree.
The tree was densely covered with fruits. At this moment, two people were picking the fruits skillfully, one holding the branches while the other one was picking the fruits.
"You know nothing. This is wild Schisandra chinensis. They are all like this. Just pick them."
The short young man stood on tiptoe, holding the branch with one hand and plucking the fruits on it with the other hand.
"It's so exhausting to pick this stuff, why not just cut the tree back?"
The tall young man was not very busy either. He picked a bunch from the tree, then broke one open and put it in his mouth.
It has to be said that the three of them have many natural advantages at the foot of Lesser Khingan Mountains. The mountains are rich in various natural resources, and the way these three young people speak and act is also quite pleasing.
So after the New Year, the traffic exposure of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan also exposed the accounts of the three people.
Although most people just went there to watch the fun, there were also many people attracted by what the three of them filmed. Now their account has over one million followers, and the videos they post every day also receive a lot of support.
"Hiss, it looks so red, but tastes sour, why would I pick it?"
The tall young man didn't spit out the Schisandra chinensis in his mouth, but just frowned, not liking the taste very much.
"Cut the tree down and don't pick it next year. This is Schisandra chinensis, so of course it tastes sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. Go back and dry it in the sun, then soak it in water in winter."
The short young man didn't even look at the tall young man, and kept picking the fruits with his head down.
The three of them were just hanging out, and although they didn't pick many Schisandra chinensis, they did manage to shoot a lot of footage.
"Okay, we have almost enough materials. If we continue collecting, it will be dark. Uncle Xiong said that the management has been strict recently. We are not allowed to go too far up the mountain, and we are not allowed to stay for long."
After all, it was mainly for video shooting, and they really didn't come here to pick these wild fruits, so when the shooting was almost finished, the photographer, who had gained a lot of weight compared to last year, turned off the equipment in his hands, and then prepared to ask everyone to go back.
"Well, okay, we're not too far from the cabin, Uncle Xiong told us to use the cabin as a guide and not go too deep."
The short young man shook his hands. Picking fruits from the tree was not an easy job. He had to keep his head up and hands raised. It was not easy.
When they came originally, the village chief tried to stop them because a document had recently been sent down from above prohibiting people from going up the mountain casually. But he could not resist the three young men's nagging.
After all, the three of them were also selling some agricultural products while bringing exposure to the village, so Uncle Xiong finally agreed to let them wander around the foot of the mountain.
The boundary is the small wooden house where Du Ruo used to live, and we can't go any deeper.
The three young men were not the kind of people who were ignorant. They had grown up here since childhood and knew that there were many wild animals in the mountains, so they did not go up the mountain without permission.
In fact, the three of them quite liked the cabin and originally wanted to use it as a base for their filming. In that way, they would have a base, and it was also where Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan had lived. Although the two of them are rarely exposed now, they still have some traffic.
But Uncle Xiong was very determined and insisted on his life or death. He would even go up to clean up occasionally, so they had no choice but to give up.
"No...right? Forget it. Go down quickly. You still need to...get...the schisandra!!!"
The photographer was originally just standing there looking around, but when he looked around, he discovered a big treasure squatting not far away.
He was so frightened that his hands started shaking and he let out a scream, but his professionalism was still there. Even though he was so scared that he didn't know how to speak, he didn't forget to capture the big tiger crouching beside the tree in the camera.
"Haha, what are you talking about? Schisandra chinensis is for drying in the sun, but if you want to... fuck fuck fuck fuck!!"
The tall young man was originally laughing and joking, but when he looked in the direction of the photographer, he saw a huge tiger looking at the three of them with an expressionless face.
The pair of huge tiger eyes looked over at them without any emotion. Not only that, the huge tiger eyes seemed to have a deterrent effect. Just staring at them made them panic, their legs weak, and their minds blank.
The tiger at this time was completely different from the tiger that Xiang Yuanyuan had ridden on before. Its body was a whole circle larger. Not only that, its expression and majesty had also undergone earth-shaking changes.
If this tiger was just an ordinary tiger in front of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan before, then this tiger now has the aura of a mountain king, so the three of them really didn't recognize this tiger for a moment.
Besides, what would it matter if they recognized her? They were not stupid and would not naively think that they would not have to run away just because Xiang Yuanyuan could ride.
"You are still looking at the yarn... run quickly."
Only the short young man was a little calmer. Due to his height, he could not look the tiger directly in the eye. He dragged the three people and did not dare to take any tools. He crawled down the mountain.
The tiger didn't know whether it recognized the three people or was full, so it didn't move. It just waited for the three people to leave, and then sniffed at the three people's tools and the basket containing Schisandra chinensis.
"Ouch!!!!"
The tiger lowered its head and roared, then bit the basket and slowly walked towards the wooden house.
"Oh my god, that basket was left by Boss Du and his friends. We refused to sell it despite many netizens offering high prices. It's over. I just forgot to take it."
The three of them had been running and crawling for a while, and when they saw that there was no tiger chasing them, they were just about to relax. The short young man even felt a little sorry for the basket that Du Ruo had given to the villagers when he left.
Who knew that a low tiger roar would come from where they were standing.
When the tiger's roar sounded, the mountain area, which was originally filled with the chirping of insects, became silent in an instant, and no insect dared to make a sound anymore.
Not only that, after the tiger's roar was heard, some dogs in the village three to five hundred meters away were all frightened and collapsed on the ground, and some even defecated and urinated.
"There's still a basket... run quickly!!!"
The tiger's roar was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the three men. They did not dare to stop for a moment and crawled down the mountain without daring to stop for a moment.
I have to admit that the roar of a completely wild tiger is so powerful that it cannot be compared to the imitation sound of Du Ruo.
The tiger roar made by Du Ruo is definitely louder in terms of sound waves, but its actual power is far less. Du Ruo's tiger roar can kill small animals directly, but it can't be like a tiger's roar, which can directly make the dogs at home piss and shit.
The fact that a tiger had come to the village could not be concealed. Although no one was injured, the tiger stayed near the cabin.
Not only that, in the evening, they went into the village, destroyed a farmer's sheepfold, caught a sheep and ate it.
The village is at the foot of the mountain, and the nearest house and cabin are only about two hundred meters away. A tiger lurking at such a close distance made the villagers panic-stricken and they dared not live at home. After Uncle Xiong reported the matter, everyone else in the village left.
Those who had relatives went to their relatives' home, and those who had no relatives went to the town to seek sponsorship. In short, no one dared to live in the village.
People came from above very quickly, or rather, they were not people coming from above, but there were people already arranged nearby.
The forest has already strengthened the presence and management of the military and research institutes to prevent such incidents from happening.
Now, as soon as the report is made, someone will come with real guns and ammunition immediately.
Through drone reconnaissance, we can see the tiger taking a nap in the open space in front of the cabin from a long distance. If it weren't for its huge size, it would look really harmless.
It was very easy to find it. It is impossible to kill a creature like a tiger directly, not to mention that this tiger did not actually cause any harm to humans.
Killing a tiger not only requires considering its rarity, but it is also likely to cause major changes in the ecology of the area, leading to other animals, such as wild boars, continuing to wreak havoc. Some herbivorous animals also have no natural enemies and will reproduce wildly, so the first thing these people consider is to drive the tiger back into the depths of the forest.
The method is actually quite simple, and you don’t even need people to be there. A drone with firecrackers hanging on it and setting them off in the air can effectively drive away the tiger.
Unfortunately, this move, which is very effective on other beasts, has no effect on this tiger.
The sound of the firecrackers did make the tiger panic at first, and it ran up the mountain for a while.
But not long after, after the firecrackers stopped, the tiger ran out again.
And after many times, the tiger got used to the sound. When it heard it again, it would just put its big paws on its ears, then turn over and continue sleeping.
Then things became a little troublesome.
It would not be a good idea to leave such a big tiger at large on the outskirts of the village, and it would not be appropriate to ask all the villagers to move away either.
Finally, someone suggested using a tranquilizer gun to knock the tiger down and then transport it to a zoo or research institute.
However, due to the special status of the tiger, this proposal was only half adopted. In the end, the tiger was tranquilized with a tranquilizer gun and then transported to the depths of the forest by helicopter, far away from the village. …
Du Ruo was not aware of what was happening far away in Lesser Khingan Mountains.
After he and Xiang Yuanyuan came down from the mountain, life went on.
But in recent days, Li Qiyao said that she wanted to go back for a few days, and then she left with some medicinal wine prepared by Xiang Yuanyuan and some basic secrets copied from the study.
Now Xiang Yuanyuan is the only one left in Du Ruo's family to supervise Yaya in practicing martial arts.
However, Du Ruo has done some research on studying his own aura.
Du Ruo made his "spirit" more restrained and stopped actively accepting signals from the world.
This made Du Ruo no longer in a state where his "spirit" was exuding outwards. His invisible aura began to be restrained. Although he was still eye-catching standing in the crowd, he no longer had the ever-present sense of oppression.
Of course, the most obvious feature is that if someone mentions him accidentally now, Du Ruo will not notice it.
Unless the prayer is very deliberate or the person has a deep connection with Du Ruo, Du Ruo will not be able to hear or sense it.
This is also a good thing. It can make Du Ruo feel a lot more peaceful and he doesn't have to deliberately block it.
This also caused Du Ruo to look a lot different. Under normal circumstances, when there were no emotional fluctuations, Du Ruo seemed to be no different from an ordinary person except that he looked a little more energetic.
Yaya seems to be a child with no worries. When she has a mobile phone or TV to watch, she and Maomao can watch it with great interest.
But if she is not allowed to watch and is asked to take interest classes or practice martial arts, she will not resist. If you even tell her that she will be able to eat fish after she has practiced well, she will be even more motivated.
Except when facing math problems, she seems a little dull, but if Xiang Yuanyuan teaches her, she can learn very well.
In Xiang Yuanyuan's words, Yaya just lacks mathematical thinking. She is actually very smart and can be cultivated slowly.
Li Qiyao just happened to be home, and Yaya wouldn’t let Xiang Yuanyuan feel bored at home.
As for Du Ruo, it was not known whether it was because of his research on the restraint of his spirit or some other reasons, but his presence had diminished from his original brilliance.
Except for the fact that he remained unchanged in the eyes of Yuanyuan and the little animals, sometimes when he sat there, even Yaya would subconsciously ignore him.
As time went by, Li Qiyao came back again, but Yaya was taken back by her sister Duna.
Primary school students are about to start school again, and Yaya’s happy days are over.
……
That day, Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo came back from Yangjia Village.
They just reconciled the accounts of the B&B and the pub at the pub, and then paid the wages to Yang Ling and Yang Juan.
There are only a few days left in the summer vacation, and the B&Bs and pubs are about to enter the off-season. It seems to have become a pleasure for Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan to come over every two days.
Sometimes Du Ruo would find a small corner in the pub and call Yang Chenguang to have a drink, although occasionally some tourists would recognize Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan.
But it's just a greeting or a photo, and it won't be too much of a disturbance.
As Xiang Yuanyuan rarely posted videos and Du Ruo rarely showed up online, their popularity began to fade and they began to return to reality. This kind of life is what Du Ruo wants now.
"Hubby, let's have hawthorn jelly and fermented rice balls for lunch today."
On the way back from Yangjia Village, Xiang Yuanyuan held Du Ruo's arm. At this time, Xiang Yuanyuan was nearly five months pregnant and her belly was very obvious, but this did not have much impact on her.
"Okay, mom and her friends are back from their trip. I think she'll make some chicken soup for us today. Yaya, you have to finish the chicken soup now that she's back."
Du Ruo was holding the early-ripening hawthorns that she had just taken from Yang Chenguang's house in one hand, with a smile on her face.
The two children in Yang Chenguang's family are now able to practice boxing quite well. At the same time, Yang Chenguang also told them a good news today, that is, his wife confirmed yesterday that she is pregnant with her third child.
"It's okay. Qiqi has worked hard in martial arts training. Hehe, I will drink the soup and she will eat the meat."
Xiang Yuanyuan smiled. She still didn't reject chicken soup, even though her mother's chicken was always stewed with little soup and more meat. She could never finish it.
"Eh? That's? Grandpa??"
As they walked, they saw the balcony on the second floor of the house from a distance.
From a distance, Xiang Yuanyuan could clearly see Li Qiyao and a familiar figure standing on the balcony. When she could see clearly, Xiang Yuanyuan's face was filled with surprise.
"Don't be anxious, be careful not to fall. Grandpa won't go back so quickly after he comes here."
Du Ruo had known about Xiang Yuanzhang's arrival, but just wanted to give Xiang Yuanyuan a surprise, so he didn't tell her in advance.
Du Ruo now behaves more and more like an ordinary person. He no longer displays the ability to predict the future, and his elegant and refined temperament is gradually disappearing.
"Grandpa, why are you here?"
Du Ruo's persuasion was of little use, and Xiang Yuanyuan still trotted back, shouting as she ran.
"I came to check on you guys. You're pregnant so you don't have much time to go home, so I came here by myself. Go slowly and don't fall."
Xiang Yuanzhang was also very happy, especially when he saw Xiang Yuanyuan's belly becoming more obvious, the smile on his face became even more intense.
"Grandpa, you came here alone?"
When they reached the second floor, Du Ruo came forward to greet them.
Xiang Yuanzhang looked less energetic than before, with more white hair on his head, and even his back seemed not as straight as before.
"Well, I bought a plane ticket and came here like this."
Xiang Yuanzhang nodded at Du Ruo with a smile on his face.
"Grandpa, why didn't you call me? I could have come pick you up."
Xiang Yuanyuan still felt a little distressed when she looked at her grandfather. She didn't expect that he would come over without saying a word.
"I'm not senile yet. I just took a taxi and came here. Why should I go pick him up? Well, he looks healthy. How long will it take for the baby to be born?"
Xiang Yuanzhang waved his hand casually. That's how old people are. They don't want to cause trouble for the child. But after just a few words, he couldn't wait to talk about the baby again.
"It's still too early. The baby won't be born until the New Year."
When she talked about this, Xiang Yuanyuan subconsciously put her hand on her lower abdomen, her face filled with happiness.
"Well, it's good, it's good."
Xiang Yuanzhang smiled and nodded repeatedly.
Du Ruo was chatting with Xiang Yuanyuan and Xiang Yuanzhang. At the same time, Du Ruo began to look at Xiang Yuanzhang's physical condition.
After all, he is old and has been drinking all his life, although mostly medicinal wine. But no matter what it is, unless you have the physical fitness or digestion and absorption ability like Du Ruo, it would be too much.
Du Ruo could clearly sense that Xiang Yuanzhang's health was no longer as good as before. Not only his complexion, but even the "essence" fire on his body was not as strong as before.
“It’s a good opportunity to use this period of time to nourish the old man’s body with more spiritual energy, so that he can live a few more years at least.
Besides, the time should be about right, and those old guys will find the problem, and the full promotion of martial arts will not be far away."
Du Ruo was calculating in his mind that two months had passed since the spiritual energy began to revive.
It was still calm outside, and although more spiritual energy was being attracted, it would be impossible to meet his needs if it were just like that.
No matter how many people practice martial arts in the army, or how many family members practice martial arts, the spiritual energy they can attract is limited. It is absolutely different from the spiritual energy that can be attracted by hundreds of millions or even billions of people practicing martial arts.
And now Du Ruo feels that the time is almost right.
(End of this chapter)
