Gu Chao Bei bound the two wild pheasants and one wild rabbit, carrying them in his hands. The thought of having meat to eat made everyone's spirits soar.
Gu Qing Cheng then heard the system prompt: "Host, you have gained five Shuang points, source: excitement from hunting!"
Hu Lan Fang smiled, revealing her fangs, and said, "Perhaps the next snare will bring us an unexpected surprise."
As they neared the forest exit, they did indeed discover an unexpected "surprise": a python approximately 5 meters long, which was devouring a wild animal caught in one of their snares. It appeared to be a wild rabbit.
"Bastard, that's our family's rabbit!"
Hu Lan Fang, ever the bold one, rushed forward, grabbed a stick, and proceeded to beat the python mercilessly.
A community aunty is truly not just for show!
The python, enjoying its meal, suddenly saw a woman charging at it like a madwoman to beat it!
What?
What kind of situation is this?
The python flicked its tail, tightly coiling around Hu Lan Fang.
Seeing his wife in danger, Gu Chao Bei charged forward with his large dao.
Gu Qing Cheng, unwilling to let the python harm her mother, calmed herself, drew her bow, nocked an arrow, held her breath, and shot an arrow towards the python's head with a "swish."
It hit the mark.
It struck the python's eye.
Meanwhile, Gu Chao Bei roared and, taking advantage of the python's pain, directly pierced its heart.
It was the father and daughter's first time hunting in the wild, and their coordination was extraordinarily默契!
Attacked simultaneously in their weak points by the father and daughter, the python instantly lost its strength, its body went limp, releasing Hu Lan Fang. It then lay on the ground, twitching and losing its final resistance.
Seeing the python rendered powerless, the father and daughter quickly moved to surround Hu Lan Fang.
Gu Qing Cheng: "Mom, are you alright?"
Gu Chao Bei: "Wife, are you okay? Don't scare me!"
Having been coiled by the python, Hu Lan Fang's body ached all over. Fortunately, because the encounter was brief, she hadn't sustained major injuries. She calmly shook her head and said, "Oh, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine! Don't you worry!"
Hu Lan Fang said this, fearing she might frighten her husband and daughter, and even forced a smile of being unharmed.
Although she believed her smile was bright and radiant, to Gu Qing Cheng and her father, it was a grimace of pain.
The two were heartbroken. They went forward to examine her injuries, helped her lean against them, and offered her water.
Hu Lan Fang casually pushed them both away and stood up with a "whoosh." To prove she was alright, she forcefully kicked the python's head and said fiercely, "You stinking snake, how dare you try to harm me! I'll eat you!"
"Haha, it looks like the whole village can have a feast today."
Hu Lan Fang's words reminded Gu Chao Bei, who happily looked at the snake and mused.
This snake was over 5 meters long and weighed over a hundred pounds.
Their family weren't snake meat enthusiasts. The blood and gore... Gu Qing Cheng felt eating it once was fine, but eating it every day would be unbearable.
Moreover, distributing the snake meat to the villagers would serve a greater purpose.
Gu Qing Cheng felt that sharing the snake with the villagers was a good opportunity to initiate an event. She explained her thoughts to her parents one by one, who listened with delight and praised her, "Our precious daughter understands strategy now."
Gu Chao Bei, already a bit cunning, was overjoyed to see his daughter mature. He said, "She truly has my genes."
Hu Lan Fang listened from the side and chuckled.
Gu Chao Bei quickly flattered, "Wife and my genes each contribute half, which is why we have such a genius daughter."
Gu Qing Cheng, hearing them showering each other with affection, was speechless.
What kind of genius girl was she?
She was purely a product of her environment!
In such a harsh survival environment, if she remained a naive and sweet simpleton, she would probably not have survived past the first three episodes.
The original host was precisely such a naive and straightforward person, which led to her starving to death.
The current her was Gu.Niugulu.Qing Cheng!
Thus, the family discussed taking the snake meat out to share with the villagers, which would also earn them favor.
Besides, the tragic sight of Old Man Sun's sudden death earlier that day was still lingering in Gu Qing Cheng's mind. She was willing to do something for the villagers.
Furthermore, the reason their family was willing to do this, aside from not particularly liking snake meat, was that Gu Qing Cheng had her golden finger, and they didn't have to worry about starving to death. This was the most crucial reason.
Otherwise, if they were truly pushed to the brink of starvation like yesterday, with absolutely nothing to eat, they would have endured their disgust and stored this large snake for later use.
After all, snake meat is a high-quality source of protein.
The family of three happily walked towards the forest exit with their harvested prey.
Gu Dou was standing at the edge of the small forest, having unbuttoned his trousers to relieve himself. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound from the forest, followed by a large snake head emerging.
Gu Dou's legs turned to jelly in fright. He forgot to hold himself, and his urine lost control, flowing down his trousers.
"Help! There's a snake, a big snake!"
Gu Dou screamed frantically, and the villagers looked over in terror.
Indeed, they saw the most unbelievable sight since their escape:
A giant snake head emerged from the forest and was wriggling towards them.
For a moment, many were as terrified as Gu Dou. As they cowered in fear, they suddenly saw Gu Lao Liu's family of three appearing behind the snake's head.
Huh?
What?
Why wasn't Gu Lao Liu's family afraid of the snake?
As they steadied themselves, they realized the snake's head was tied with a vine by Gu Lao Liu and being dragged forward!
Seeing everyone looking, Gu Chao Bei shouted, "Everyone, come help! This python is too big; we can barely drag it. Let's eat snake meat together tonight!"
The villagers perked up at the mention of snake meat. They had been out for over ten days without a taste of meat. Hearing the good news of snake meat, they all rushed to help.
When the snake was finally brought to the riverbank with everyone's help, the crowd gathered around, marveling, "This snake must be a spirit! It's so big?"
"There's a lot of meat! Everyone can get a share of snake soup! It's been so long since we've tasted meat, I'm already salivating."
If Gu Qing Cheng hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to imagine a group of ragged refugees drooling over a large snake.
Hunger!
They were desperately hungry!
Forget snakes; even field mice were delicacies in their eyes now!
Gu Lao Liu had said they would eat it together, so naturally, no one was too polite to refuse!
Gu Chao Bei smiled and nodded, "Such a big snake, my family can't finish it all. It will spoil quickly if left out. I'll treat everyone to snake stew tonight!"
Gu Chao Bei's confirmation of sharing the meal caused a stir among everyone.
Instantly, the villagers came to help, each peeling, butchering, and processing the snake together.
Snake meat is nourishing!
But ordinary villagers truly didn't dare to easily catch snakes, especially a hundred-pound behemoth like this. If they weren't careful, instead of eating snake meat, they would end up as the snake's lunch.