Chapter 46: Ten Virtues (Seeking Collection, Seeking Clicks, Seeking Recommendations)

  I slept very comfortably.

  Song Wen woke up and felt refreshed all over, every pore and cell in his body was exhilarated, trembling with joy, it was truly wonderful.

  He stretched in bed and turned to see the little dog staring at him with curious eyes, and as soon as he woke up, it stuck out its tongue and licked him.

  Yesterday, I don't know how, but I ended up sleeping with the little dog in my arms, and it was quite comfortable. The little guy is fluffy and soft, and it's very cozy to hold him.

  He thought about it carefully and felt pitiful again. Everyone else was hugging their wives, but he had to come and hug a dog. How sad.

  Thinking of this, I felt a chill in my heart, and with one push, I let the little dog go wherever it wanted to go.

  Got out of bed and exercised, with a crackling sound in the joints, which is a manifestation of abundant energy. One punch was thrown, with a loud thunderous sound, as if the energy had increased again.

  Coming outside, I threw a few punches and felt that today's weather seemed to have warmed up a lot, not as cold as usual. Otherwise, in the past, as soon as you opened the door, you would feel a chill coming on.

  Came to the balcony and took a look at the orchid.

  Found the orchid leaves had a lot of dust on them, wanted to use a tissue to wipe them off, but then heard a car horn outside, followed by Song Hu's loud and hoarse voice coming in, so hurried downstairs to open the door.

  "Awen, it's so late and you're still sleeping. Are you trying to suffocate the bed bugs? That short old fellow came to find me early this morning. Hurry up, finish eating and head up the mountain, don't dawdle."

  As soon as he opened the door, Song Hu saw that he was still wearing his pajamas and started nagging.

  Song Wen knew he was in the wrong, so he hastily ran upstairs to brush his teeth and wash his face, then came down to cook breakfast.

  After finishing dinner, I prepared the things that needed to go up the mountain and then put on my backpack with Song Hu and others and headed towards the mountain.

  As he walked into the bamboo forest, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't told his parents, so he quickly made a phone call to them and asked his dad to come over to help take care of the gate, feed the chickens, ducks, cows, and dogs, so they wouldn't go hungry. Walking among the bamboos, the shadows of the bamboo swayed gently, the leaves rustled softly, and it was extremely quiet.

  The sky is still early, although sunlight has entered the bamboo forest, it still looks a bit gloomy.

  After a while, they walked out of the bamboo forest and came to a place bathed in sunlight. Looking back at the dark bamboo forest, it felt like they had come from hell to heaven. Song Wen took a deep breath, feeling his chest filled with the fresh scent of green bamboo leaves.

  Bamboo lady, her reputation is evident in her integrity, though not robust, but upright and resilient; unafraid of severe cold or scorching heat, evergreen for eternity.

  The ancients said: Bamboo has ten virtues.

  Its body is straight and unyielding, it does not bend or yield, this is integrity; although it has knots, it does not stop growing, this is striving forward; externally straightforward, internally open-minded, with a heart as vast as a valley, this is being humble; having flowers deeply hidden, yet facing the sky with a plain face, this is simplicity; one life, one flower, even in death there is no regret, this is dedication; jade bamboo standing tall in the wind, reaching for the sky and standing firm on the earth, this is outstanding; although it stands out, it does not resemble a pine tree, this is being good at cooperation; its texture is like stone, only then can it be made into a vessel, this is having a strong character; transformed into a symbol of authority, Su Wu holds it firmly, this is upholding principles; carrying the weight of passing on culture to future generations, shouldering both labor and blame, this is taking responsibility.

  In the bamboo forest, Song Wen felt that he had also been infected with a bit of the noble spirit of bamboo, and had a gentle and elegant demeanor. He shook his head and swayed back and forth, wanting to improvise a poem on the spot, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with one related to bamboo, and could only sigh "Knowledge is useless if not applied at the right time", wishing that he had memorized a few more poems when he was studying.

  Through the bamboo forest and into the mountain forest. Several people took out the machetes they had brought with them to clear the road, chopping at the thorns and small trees in the forest.

  Song Hu and his short brother were both wearing a set of jungle camouflage uniforms, including hats, and had bows and crossbows on their backs that they had somehow managed to obtain. In their hands, they even held what looked like authentic Nepalese kukris. Compared to them, Song Wen looked rather shabby, with a bundle of ropes wrapped around his body for no apparent reason, holding an ordinary machete, and carrying a faded denim backpack that was bulging with unknown contents.

  Song Hu originally wanted to bring a tent, but after Shorty found out, he told him not to bring it, saying there was a place to sleep in the mountains.

  The dwarf brother is a frequent walker in the mountains, Song Hu knew he had a nest in the mountain, and after listening, he didn't bring it, otherwise that big pile of things would have killed him.

  Song Wen took the dog leg from Song Hu's hand and looked at it, then picked it up and chopped it to the side, feeling a bit awkward, not as handy as his cleaver.

  "Big brother, be careful, okay? This cost me several hundred bucks."

  Beside him, Song Hu looked at his rough use of the dog-leg knife and said with a heartache.

  "A knife is for cutting, what else would you buy it for?"

  Song Wen scolded with a bad temper, and after chopping a few more times, he weighed it in his hand and said, "The knife is okay, but for several hundred yuan, it seems a bit expensive."

  "Expensive, haven't even bought it yet?"

  Song Hu snatched the dog-leg knife in anger and inserted it back into his own waist.

  Look at him with that small-minded look, Song Wen was too lazy to talk to him, picked up his own axe and started chopping.

  The further in you go, the higher the mountains and denser the forest. The small paths that were originally visible gradually disappeared from view, and we could only slowly make our way forward by opening up a path.

  In the mountains, trees that can be hugged by one person or surrounded by two people are everywhere. Thick mountain vines entwine around the trunks, looking like a ferocious giant snake. Wild herbs and grasses are taller than humans, and if you're far away, you can't even see human figures.

  The movements of several people startled the wild animals in the forest, and from time to time, a rustling sound came from the grass. The squirrels that were still playing happily on the branches heard the sound and hurriedly ran back to their nests, quietly lying on the tree watching these few passing humans.

  Last night there was a light rain, although the ground wasn't even wet, but the leaves of the grass were all stained with some rainwater, and several people walked along the way, their bodies all had some water stains.

  The sky also became somewhat gloomy due to the light rain yesterday, and after entering the forest, the sun hid, making the originally dim mountain forest even darker.

  Because it's closer to enter the mountain from the bamboo forest side, the three of them chose this route. In front of this side is Song Wenhua's bamboo forest, usually people avoid suspicion and don't go up the mountain from here, so there isn't a path that can be walked on this side, they have to clear a way through to reach the pine nut forest. If they were to enter from the mountain road that Xiao Lao often takes, it wouldn't be as troublesome, but the journey would be half a mile longer.

  The three of them took turns leading the way forward, and as they went deeper, the trees grew taller and the wild grasses and mountainous terrain seemed to grow more menacing.

  When it was Song Wenkai's turn to clear the way, he lowered his head and went in the direction that the short brother had pointed out. Suddenly, a loud noise came from the grass, and a large wild chicken flew out of the grass, flying frantically to the side. It seemed that the sound of Song Wenkai chopping down trees had startled it.

  Song Hu beside him quickly took out his slingshot and shot it over.

  With a "ding" sound, the steel ball bullet instantly hit the pheasant, and the pheasant let out a miserable cry, falling down from above.

  He hastily put away his slingshot and hid in the bushes. In a moment, he emerged with a wild chicken in hand.

  "Hehe, we'll have something delicious tonight." Song Hu said excitedly, holding onto the wild chicken.

  "One is not enough to fill the gap." Song Wen struck back.

  "You try your luck." Song Hu said angrily.

  "I don't need to hit it, it will come over by itself."

  "Blow it, be careful not to burst the cowhide."

  Song Hu did not believe it, looked at him with disdain, picked up the wild grass next to him, rubbed a grass rope, and hung the pheasant on his own neck, looking very cool.

  Just then, a rabbit suddenly jumped out of the bushes, and it was unclear whether something was chasing it from behind. The rabbit collided with Song Wen, who was walking on the road, in a state of panic.

  Song Wen saw that there was such a good thing, stretched out his hand and quickly grabbed it, instantly grabbing the rabbit's ear and picking it up.

  "Hmph, Heaven has a road you don't take, Hell has no gate you insist on crashing into. In this world there's still your kind of stupid rabbit who doesn't know life from death, it's really strange." Song Wen pinched the rabbit's ear and spoke to the rabbit, but his eyes glanced towards Song Hu.

  Song Hu hummed and didn't say a word, because there was nothing good to say. Just now he was still talking about how he bragged. Now it's good, and there really is something that ran over by itself, he had never seen such a silly rabbit before.

  P.S: I mistakenly posted a chapter yesterday, now it's corrected. By the way, thank you for your collection, recommendation, and evaluation. Thank you all for your support!