Chapter 56

Here, the whole place was fully planted with chilies. Almost every nook also had been grew. Now it was the time to harvest. They had all turned bright red. And when they got close, they could smell the scent. Surrounded by the blanketing chilies, Xu Ran was wild with joy.

Collections of big and fresh chilies on the branches. However, as the best time to harvest had passed, many of them had already fallen to the ground. Xu Ran felt pity and picked up one of them with two steps forward. He found the fallen chilies were still fresh except some dirt, so he said to Liu Tong, “Tongtong, later let’s pick up the ones on the ground!”

Seeing Xu Ran picking up the fallen chilies, Liu Tong naturally didn’t object him, “Ran, let’s go find a place to get settled first. We’ll back to pick them later.”

“Alright.” Sure enough, now it was better to find a place to settle first as there might be some wild beasts in this place at night. Safety first was always the best policy.

At this time, the mountain was still almost covered by primordial forest. There were also fortunately many caves. After searching for a while, they found a small cave, which was not humid. More importantly, there were no traces of beasts staying, which might be safe for they to stay.

Liu Tong looked at the surroundings again and said to Xu Ran, “Ran, how about just staying here? I think it is a good choice as there were many trees nearby. If it was dangerous at night, we can also climb up the trees to hide. ”

“Alright.” As he was not familiar with this, he just listened to Liu Tong.

Liu Tong put down the pack basket and took out a bag. Then he took out a few steamed buns, water, and chili sauce preserved in the bamboo tube. With hand full, he went out with Xu Ran together.

It was still early in the morning, and it was not hot either so it couldn’t be more relaxed for them to pick as much as possible. And they also could come back early as they finished.

As long as they thought of the two kids at home, both of them were highly motivated.

When they felt tired, they would pause to take a drink. And when they were hungry, they would eat steamed buns with chili sauce. By the time the sun set, they two had picked for two big sacks, which looked about ono hundred kilos.

Looking at the fruitful result of the day, Xu Ran chuckled happily.

It was too heavy for only one man to carry so they just carried it together and moved towards the cave. Though it was not far away from the chili field, when they finally reached, two people were sweating on their foreheads. Xu Ran gracelessly flopped on the ground and said, “I’m really tired. It’s even tiring than picking chilies.”

Liu Tong walked over to massage Xu Ran’s shoulders, “You have worked hard all day. I know you must be tired. I’ll go find some firewood. You just take a rest.”

Extremely exhausted, Xu Ran had scarcely the strength to speak, so he just let Liu Tong have his own way.

Liu Tong seemed still quite energetic. He left away as if on wings. Looking at Liu Tong leaving, Xu Ran criticized himself for being too weak. Well, he was a tough man, yet he turned out to be weaker than his own Ge’er.

It didn’t take long before Liu Tong came back. Besides some firewood, he also brought back some wild pears, which looked quite delicious and juicy.

As soon as he saw the pear, Xu Ran was overjoyed. Despite having been in this era for so long, he hadn’t even eaten any fruits. It couldn’t be worse.

Xu Ran stood up and took the firewood from Liu Tong. Then he stared at the pears in his hand with eager.

Liu Tong knew what Xu Ran was thinking, so he smiled, “I’ll wash them first before eating. There are still some on the tree. Let’s pick some when we get back.”

“Alright,” Xu Ran nodded repeatedly.

Liu Tong washed the pear and handed it to Xu Ran. And Xu Ran took it happily and bit a mouthful, “So sweet.”

Yet, Liu Tong just held the pears and didn’t eat. Confused, Xu Ran said, “You eat it too! I can’t eat many by myself. ”

“Alright.” Liu Tong smiled and took a bite.

The pear was not big at all. It was easy to finish one in a few seconds. Most of the pears Liu Tong had picked back had almost got into Xu Ran’s own stomach. He was too full to have dinner.

Replete, Xu Ran just lay on the ground motionless while Liu Tong got up to gather firewood and prepare to make a fire.

As the fire was burning up, he used his little knife to deal with the chicken and the rabbit hunted on the way. There was no water here, so he could only have to do without. While roasting, Xu Ran also ran over to help. One of them was toasting the rabbit and the other was toasting the chicken. They kept their meat rolling, and soon the scent wafted in the air.

Liu Tong covered the roast meat with the chili sauce, which made the fragrance even more tempting and looked more delicious.

This night, both of them were extremely satisfied.

After getting full, Xu Ran held Liu Tong tightly in his arms. The two looked at the sky together. Xu Ran even asked Liu Tong to tell him what he had experienced during those seven years when he was a fool. So insistent was Xu Ran that Liu Tong finally gave in and told him all the things.

Then the two fell asleep in each other’s arms.