Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 312

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I never thought you’d come after my jerky while we were sleeping.

“What kind of guy is that!”

-Tsrrrr!

-Kkuku! Kkuku!

As my anger reverberated through the main hall of the abandoned building, the children headed towards the hole in the corner and immediately began searching the surrounding area.

Hyang-i followed the hole to check outside, while Seol-i and Bing-i searched inside the hole thoroughly.

Hongdan-i started cutting the reeds that were piled up on one side.

But there was no way to find it.

No, it was meaningless to search for it.

It looks like something took it away, but even if I find it, I won’t be able to eat it again.

If a small wild animal or rat had bitten it, there could have been a sanitary problem.

‘Rats carry hemorrhagic fever and···.’

I don’t know if there is hemorrhagic fever here, though.

But apart from that, rats are not clean, so even if they find something they lost, they won’t be able to eat it again.

Because they are a breeding ground for many different types of diseases, from fleas to ticks.

“Oh, now that I think about it, that was all···.”

He looked at the wax paper that had wrapped the jerky and became angry, but soon his expression turned blank.

Because now there was nothing to eat.

This is an area where plains and mountains meet, so the village continues towards the plains, so emergency food supplies were prepared very simply.

Since the next village would appear after a full day of walking, there was no need to buy heavy food and carry it around, so I didn’t prepare any food other than beef jerky.

I don’t know when the rain will stop, but I feel like I’ll have to skip breakfast for now.

He spoke to the children who had given up and were stirring around.

“Guys, come back now. You won’t be able to find it anyway.”

-Tsuru! “Even if you can’t find it, you stole Dad’s stuff, so you have to find it and scold him!”

-Kukukuu!

-Beep!

The children agree with Hyang-i’s words that the meat is not important, but finding it and beating it is important.

But what’s the point of catching a rat and then beating it up?

It’s not something the guys can reflect on or eat.

“It looks like a rat, so just leave it alone, Hyang-ah. Rats are dirty. Get out of there quickly.”

Moreover, if you bite a rat while trying to catch it, you might end up carrying germs.

When I thought about it, it was obvious that the path where rats run would be dirty, so I called all the children.

-Tsrrrr!

-Kukukuuu!

The kids came this way because I told them to, but they were looking at the hole and grumbling.

Hyang-i and Hong-dan-i’s antennae stood upright, and Seol, Bing, and Dong-i’s tails swayed on their backs.

It was on alert.

I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of the children getting angry for my food.

Because it was something very solid.

‘Such wonderful guys.’

I think that moments like this are when you feel secure while raising a child.

At that moment, when I was feeling both cuteness and gratitude, I heard Hwa-eun’s voice.

“Ah. Little Dragon, do you have enough to eat? It started to rain here too, so I asked the Taoist monk, and he said that it rains a lot at this time of year.

If there are a lot of people coming, they say they are stuck at home for a few days. It seems like they might be stuck in a closed facility for a few days. Do they have enough to eat?

I thought two hours had already passed, but from what I heard, it seemed like he was curious about the food situation here.

I decided to tell a little lie to Hwa-eun so as not to make her worry unnecessarily.

“Yes, I can hold out for a few days.”

‘Ah, then that’s fortunate···.’

But at that moment.

The sharp cry of Hyang-i echoed through the group chat room.

『-Tsuru! (Dad lied!)

‘Gyaaaah!’

At Hyang-i’s scream, a scream that I had to let out without realizing it echoed through the group chat room.

Then, a chill spread through my heart, starting from the group chat room.

As I was shivering from the cold, I heard Hwa-eun’s cold question toward Hyang-i.

“‘Dad lied?’

-Tsk! Tsk! (Dad said lying was bad! Dad lied!)

When I was a kid, I used to think that it was bad to disobey my parents and go out to play and then lie about not going, so I guess that’s what came to mind.

They say you have to be careful what you say in front of children.

Oh my.

‘What a cold…’

This cold heart.

I had to explain quickly because my heart felt like it had fallen into an ice star.

The rat did take some food, but he lied because he thought Hwa-eun would be worried.

Because it was a small lie.

“‘What lie is that? Hyang-i? Tell me more.’

-Tsk tsk. (Yes! Mom. The rats took all the food, but I lied and said there was some!)

‘Hwa, Hwa, let me explain. There was a bundle of beef jerky, and when I opened my eyes as the scent said, rats had eaten it all.

I did that because I thought Hwa-eun would be worried.’

But I thought it was some kind of big lie, but maybe because it was such a small lie, or maybe because she liked my explanation, Hwa-eun said it with a slightly relieved heart.

『’···Little Dragon, don’t tell lies like this again. The kids are watching.’

‘Oh, I understand. Hwa-eun.’

‘By the way, what should I do if there’s nothing to eat? Should I take some food and go with Yeondoo? No, it would be better to take Chodo and come back together.’

For now, the crisis has been averted, but the problem is that there is still nothing to eat.

It would have been nice if Hwa-eun had come to pick me up as Hwa-eun had said, but the problem was that it was thundering and lightning outside.

It should be okay since they are immune to lightning, but Hwa-eun and Yeon-du were still at risk.

“It’s too soon to come and get you because there’s so much lightning outside.”

‘Then what should I do? I bet you’re hungry too?’

‘One meal is fine. If I have to stay here for a long time, I’ll look for something to eat depending on the situation.’

Hwa-eun seemed to hesitate for a moment at my answer, then answered.

“‘Okay, I understand. I need to keep you informed of the situation.’

“Okay, Hwa-eun.”

The conversation seemed to have ended well, but Hwa-eun spoke to Hyang-i in the group chat room.

“Hyang-ah, thank you for letting me know. Watch to see if Dad gets something to eat, and then tell Mom.”

-Tsuru. (Okay, Mom!)

As expected, it was Hwa-eun who couldn’t just pass by.

***

It was around lunchtime, but the rain was still continuing.

It was raining so much that I was worried about flooding, so I had no choice but to look around to see if there was anything to eat.

I guess I’ll have to spend the day here again, so I needed something to eat.

The rain was still going on, but lightning was moving sideways and thunder could be heard in the distance, so it seemed like a good time to go hunting.

First, I put on my raincoat and raincoat and thought back on the terrain I had seen while coming.

‘Let’s see. What did I see on my way here…’

The first thing that comes to mind is a valley.

The valley would have crayfish, shrimp, and fish.

But soon the valley was erased from my mind.

It was clear that the water would rise and sweep away rather than just block the way.

Of course, you should avoid valleys when it rains a lot.

‘If you go in for no reason, you’ll be in big trouble.’

If it weren’t for the valley, then I guess we’d have to go hunting eventually.

As I was wondering what I could catch in this rain, I heard the crying of my older sister Jeokwol on the wall.

-Cheese.

Then, as I was going hunting, Hyang-i, who was climbing onto my body, interpreted what Jeokwol-i said.

-Tsurut. “I told you to follow me if you’re going hunting.”

‘Follow me?’

I looked at my older sister with a slightly worried expression, thinking that even butterfly powder wouldn’t be able to do anything in this rain, but I had a feeling that she had a solution.

I quickly nodded and decided to follow my older sister.

“I’ll go with Hyang, so you four stay here and watch. If it looks like the fire’s about to go out, put in a piece of wood each. Got it?”

-Kkuku!

-Beep!

Since not everyone needed to get rained on, except for Hyang-i, the other children were left in the main hall and headed straight to the entrance.

-Flutter.

Then, my older sister flew up from the wall and flew towards the entrance to the main hall of the abandoned building.

The red moon, which had just flown up through the open entrance, circled around in the sky above the abandoned building, seemingly searching for something.

The rain was pouring down like this, but it looked like we were swimming in a clear sky.

After a while.

As I looked up at the sky, my vision blurred by falling raindrops, and I caught sight of my sister flying to one side.

‘What did you find?’

I carefully followed my sister to where she was, and she was clinging to a tall tree nearby.

I was worried that I might be disturbing them, so I watched from a little distance, and there my older sister was climbing down the tree upside down.

And from between the trees at an appropriate height, he began to sprinkle butterfly powder on the ground.

Because the trees were so dense above, raindrops fell moderately on the lower part of the trees, and butterfly dust flowed down between them.

As the sprinkled butterfly powder neared the ground, the red sparkling powder quickly disappeared.

It seemed like Red Moon was trying to make my older sister invisible, but once that process was over, my older sister flew towards me and pointed her antennae.

-Cheese.

I could understand what he was saying even without Hyang-i translating it for me.

Maybe he’s telling me to follow him?

As I quickly headed down the tree my older sister was clinging to, I saw something brown crouching in a hole-like place under the tree.

I drew my knife and approached, and it was a small deer that was sleeping.

“Ohh···.”

It looks like this is how you hunt.

Are you unconsciously having powder with a sleep effect fall from above your head?

This was a no-brainer.

When I was impressed by my sister’s hunting skills, she pointed to a deer with her antenna and said,

-Cheeee.

I wondered what she meant, but when I listened to Hyang-i’s explanation, it turned out that she told me to cut the meat first.

But my older sister had been starving for three days, so I couldn’t touch her first.

If I cut it first, the beast will die, but when a living thing dies, its blood begins to coagulate, so if you want to drink blood, it’s better to do so while it’s still alive.

And am I not from the land of courtesy in the East?

“Sister Jeokwol, you should eat first. I can drink all the blood and take the rest. If I cut it first, the blood will flow and the animal will die, so it might be difficult for you to eat it.”

-Cheese.

Then, as if she liked my answer, my sister’s antennae gently drew a semicircle.

Perhaps he was in a good mood.

Immediately after, my older sister clung to the deer, stuck a rope around its neck, and slowly began to suck its blood.

After waiting for a while, I took care of the breathing of a small deer the size of a medium-sized dog that was sleeping after my sister finished eating.

This is my first time doing it myself, but I’ve done it before with lizards in Haenam, and I’ve seen it a lot while traveling recently.

I cut open the belly, took out the intestines, and took only the heart and liver that could be eaten.

Because the other internal organs were difficult to prepare.

As we returned with the deer in hand, Hyang-i’s report continued in the group chat room.

『-Tsuru. (Mom, Dad caught a deer!)』

Hyang-i reports to Hwa-eun without forgetting.

What a meticulous guy.

It seems that he resembles Hwa-eun in being meticulous.

***

Since we had caught the deer, dinner was a party.

Cut into bite-size pieces, skewer them on a branch, and grill them.

It was very tasty even though there was no salt.

“Ha, it’s delicious.”

I ate it with great excitement, thinking back to when I was in Haenam Island and how much I wanted to catch the roe deer and deer I occasionally encountered.

The deer wasn’t that big, but it was half full when sitting down.

‘It’s not even a chicken, but I can eat half a whole one while sitting down.’

After finishing the meal, they made a rope out of reeds and hung the remaining meat on the main beam.

I blocked the hole from yesterday just in case a rat came in, but when I woke up this morning, there was no meat left.

The remaining half of the deer disappeared without a trace.

“No, what kind of guy is he?”

Jeokwol said that she slept well yesterday because she had eaten well, and that she didn’t see any of the other children this time, so I wondered if I had to go hunting again.

The reason was that the guy had told his mother about the theft of meat.

But today, lightning keeps striking nearby.

While talking to Hwa-eun because he didn’t think he could go hunting, Hwa-eun told him about some good food.

“‘There are wild lilies blooming nearby?’

‘Yes, there were a ton of them in bloom.’

‘Then dig up the root and roast it over a fire. Lily roots are also used as a cooking ingredient.’

‘Really?’

‘yes.'”

The lily root was about the size of a fist and looked exactly like a whole garlic clove, but it tasted better than I expected when roasted.

It’s fragrant and has a texture similar to that of a sesame seed?

But on the evening that they dug up and ate the lily roots, strange things suddenly started to happen.

-Kudangtang!

Strange things started happening, like tiles suddenly falling from the ceiling, doors falling over, etc.

“What, what is it?”

I had a feeling that maybe there was a ghost in this place.