Chapter Thirty-One: Mint Grass

  "Sir, can we sleep in the house tonight?"

  Lin nodded.

  The hunters arrived at Jiutan around 3 pm today, and after eating, the moon was almost on top of the trees. At this time, they naturally couldn't go back to Xishan Township. In ancient times, many people had night blindness, and it was pitch black at night, so it was not easy to walk in the forest. Therefore, they had to rest for a night. Originally, the hunters thought that they would just huddle together by the fire pit for the night, which is what they used to do. However, Lin Bei told them to go inside and sleep.

  Lin Bei's generosity left the hunters in awe, although they had built the wooden house themselves, but now it was the adults' residence, and the adults were willing to give it up, what kind of spirit was this?

  "This is the kind of spirit that lets you feel what it's like to have nothing in a room, no bed, no furniture, not even a flat floor, how uncomfortable it is." Lin Bei thought with some malice.

  In the afternoon, Ah Mu had already gone out once to check on the wood and was preparing to get things ready for Lin Bei early tomorrow morning. However, tonight everyone still had to make do, but in reality, Lin Bei underestimated people too much. These hunters were all professionals, and it was common for them to sleep outdoors when entering the mountains. Having a wooden house to block the wind and rain already made them feel quite good.

  Just as they were about to enter the house, the hunters heard a wild beast's howl coming from afar.

  At that moment, the hunters' bodies tensed up, and their hands unconsciously grasped their hunting knives. Cui Shi Alan made a listening gesture, and hesitantly opened her mouth: "Wolf?"

  "It seems like a jackal."

  "It's either a jackal or a wolf; everyone be careful."

  These hunters have extremely rich hunting experience, and as soon as they hear the sound of a wild beast, they can roughly understand the strength of the beast. Whether it's wolves or jackals, they are most famous for their large numbers. With so many, they don't even fear humans. Last time, Cui Jie was bitten by a wolf because of this. If not for the Shenggucao, Cui Jie would have been crippled.

  Lin Beiyu also heard what this sound was and quickly shook his tail at the hunters, indicating that nothing was wrong. The one outside was naturally the mother jackal from before.

  The mother jackal settled on the outskirts of Longtan, Lin Bei originally thought that the mother jackal was silly, but later found out that this guy wasn't silly either.

  After feeding the mother raccoon dog wild chickens last time, it was five days later that the mother raccoon dog came to the outside of the fence again with a hungry belly, preparing to guard the tree and wait for the chicken. Lin Bei gave food last time, so this time he couldn't bear not giving any either, so he still gave two wild chickens to the mother raccoon dog. After eating them, the mother raccoon dog came back two days later, and then it became a regular routine of coming every two days, treating Lin Bei as its nanny.

  Let the hunters be quiet, Lin Bei went to Fei Long Bi, caught two wild chickens, and then quietly approached Mother Jiao.

  Hunter has night blindness, Lin Bei doesn't, so he feels more sensitive and can see clearly. The mother jackal is lying in the bush, sniffing from time to time, looking very comfortable, because it knows that before long, wild chickens will fall from the sky.

  The beasts in the forest are all strong and resilient, with amazing recovery abilities. After a few days of hearty meals, the mother jackal no longer looks so thin, and her fur even appears smoother than before. However, her body has become heavier, as the little jackals in her belly are growing bigger by the day. At this rate, she may give birth any day now.

  Lin Bei threw the wild chicken over, and this time the mother jackal smelled the scent of the wild chicken. She didn't hesitate at all, directly starting to eat, not being polite in the slightest. Lin Bei retreated back, knowing that after the mother jackal finished eating, she would leave on her own.

  Lin Beizhong's actions were also seen by the hunters, who saw that the pheasant was gone. Cui Shi Alan asked curiously: "Sir, is it a wolf or a dhole outside?"

  "Jackal? The master just fed it a wild chicken? The master is really kind-hearted."

  The hunters have always been quite strange, this adult doesn't eat people, and also raises small birds, then prepares to hatch small snakes, now actually gives food to jackals, every thing is so novel in the eyes of the hunters.

  But for the hunter, this is a good thing. The adults in front of them are so concerned about the ferocious beasts, so they don't have to worry that the adults will eat them either.

  The moon is in the middle of the sky.

  These days people go to bed early, and the hunters also fell asleep early, making Lin Bei feel very relieved. There was no one on night watch because Lin Bei told them that he would be keeping watch.

  Lin Bei's energy was abundant, a reflection of his physical instincts. Lin Bei didn't think to suppress it; at most, he would just have his days and nights reversed.

  Doudou and Qiqi had already gone to sleep, they were no longer small now, their feathers were almost fully grown, but it was still not time for them to worry about food. Lin Bei planned to let the two little ones try flying in a few days, otherwise they would become too fat and birds that couldn't fly wouldn't last long in the forest.

  A night without words.

  The moment the sun jumped out of the horizon, the hunters were already awake. It was only six o'clock at this time. The forest never had a quiet moment. In the morning, it was the birds' turn to sing with joy.

  "Adults didn't sleep all night." Cui Shi Alan squatted by the river, washing his face with water.

  "I thought there would be a lot of mosquitoes in the house last night and I wouldn't sleep well, but unexpectedly I slept until dawn. This place is really good, not even any mosquitoes."

  Lin Beibei smiled to himself. Generally, where snakes pass by, mosquitoes are indeed scarce. Lin Beibei's aura was also unbridled and fearless, so the mosquitoes would instinctively stay far away.

  Hǔ tóu chū qù le yī zhèn, huí lái de shí hòu shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī dà bǎ cǎo, fēn kāi zhòng rén, Lín Běi jīng qí de kàn dào liè hù men qí guài bǎ cǎo zhí jiē pī duàn, fàng zài zuǐ lǐ jiù jiáo, yī gǔ qīng liáng de bò he wèi dào chuán le chū lái.

  Seeing Lin Bei's surprise, Cui Shi Alan raised the half-cut grass in his hand: "Sir, this is peppermint, very refreshing, can remove the strange smell in the mouth, sir haven't seen it before?"

  Lin Bei was shocked by the mint grass and also surprised that these hunters were so knowledgeable about hygiene, who said ancient people were dirty?

  In fact, from the Qin Dynasty onwards, people have been quite particular about hygiene. In ancient times, officials had several days off every month, known as 'Xiū Mù', which was later changed to five days a cycle, with one day of rest at a time. This is because in the past, people all had long hair, so washing once was quite difficult and also required drying. Our modern two-day weekend holiday is actually based on the ancient 'Xiū Mù' system.

  Seeing Lin Bei's curious expression, Hu Tou went out again and came back quickly, handing Lin Bei a large handful of mint leaves. Lin Bei put them in his mouth, chomping away, the mint leaves releasing their juice, feeling that the taste in his mouth was much more comfortable.