City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1552 - 1551: Beggar’s Chicken

Ye Qiu understood horse language and knew how to communicate with them, Zhou Wenting was aware of this, but she didn’t expect Ye Qiu could also imitate the sounds of birds.

When Ye Qiu stopped, shortly after, they heard a fluttering sound.

As he looked over, he quickly saw a wild pheasant walking out.

The feathers of this pheasant were very beautiful, it was unclear if it was a protected species, as most pheasants are protected animals now.

As Ye Qiu went over to catch it directly, Zhou Wenting asked, "Ye Qiu, what is this?"

"A pheasant!"

"Are you going to kill it?"

"Aren’t you very hungry? If we don’t kill it, should we catch a venomous snake to roast and eat?" Upon hearing about venomous snakes, Zhou Wenting and Wen Xin quickly shook their heads.

Compared to this pheasant, roasted venomous snakes were certainly much better.

Not long after, a few more pheasants and large birds flew over.

These pheasants could burrow around in the grass or fly up into the trees, and this season was likely their mating season. The sounds Ye Qiu made earlier were mimicking pheasants and bird calls.

However, with a few pheasants already caught, he decided not to catch the large birds.

"Ye Qiu, how do we eat this pheasant?" Wen Xin asked.

"Would you dare to eat it raw?"

The two girls definitely did not dare.

When Ye Qiu first used a machete to clear a patch of ground, and then collected firewood, the two girls didn’t know how Ye Qiu would start a fire.

After all, without a lighter or matches, how could there be a source of fire in the wilderness?

Talking about fire starting with wood is something most people couldn’t do.

However, for Ye Qiu, it was too simple.

"Wen Xin, Wenting, watch how I start a fire with wood."

Ye Qiu found two dried sticks, then collected some flammable pine needles to put aside. When Ye Qiu quickly rubbed the sticks together, while most people might not get a spark even after rubbing a long time.

But for Ye Qiu, it didn’t take long; just a few rubs created sparks, which lit the pine needles. Then by adding other flammable leaves and gently blowing, it quickly caught fire. More firewood was added after that.

During the daytime, the sun was still warm, but at night it started to get chilly up the mountain, just like for the two girls. Once the fire was lit, with its light spreading warmth all around, the two girls didn’t need to be so afraid.

After Ye Qiu added more firewood, as the fire burned brightly, he looked at the pheasants he had tied up in front of him.

Without water, it was impossible to pluck the feathers unless they didn’t mind losing the skin as well.

After Ye Qiu bled the pheasants, he collected wet mud, covered the pheasants along with their feathers in it, and set them aside. When the firewood burned down and turned to charcoal, he placed the pheasants on top and covered them with charcoal.

Ye Qiu built several fires around, as they could only rest here for the night.

If it didn’t rain, it would be fine, but if it did, it might be troublesome, and there was also a possibility of encountering thunderstorms.

Of course, if he were alone, he might continue looking for the source of the epidemic virus. But with the two girls not able to keep up physically, they could only rest tonight, replenish their energy, and continue searching the next day.

The three of them sat on layers of leaves and wild grass. However, Zhou Wenting and Wen Xin were still afraid of venomous snakes or other crawling animals. When the two leaned against Ye Qiu, he was just applying mud to the pheasants and had to wipe his hands on leaves several times, finally rubbing them on his clothes to get them clean.

When the two leaned against him, Ye Qiu wrapped his arms around them and asked, "Are you scared?"

"Not scared," Wen Xin replied.

Actually, all the tasks had been done by Ye Qiu just now, and it was hard for them to believe. Ye Qiu seemed to be just like them, having grown up in Jinling, and they couldn’t figure out why he seemed to know everything. If it were just them alone in the wilderness, they would be at a loss on what to do, just waiting for a rescue from outside.

"This is my first time in a place like this too, but by following books, many experiences summarized by predecessors are quite useful."

After about half an hour, Ye Qiu smelled the aroma and said, "The pheasants are done roasting."

"But you haven’t plucked the feathers and the innards are still inside."

Ye Qiu chuckled, and after taking the first pheasant out with a stick, he gently tapped it. As the outer layer of mud cracked open, all the feathers fell off with it.

This was authentic Jinling beggar’s chicken. It’s said that this is how beggars used to roast chickens as they roamed the countryside. The oven-roasted chickens with foil and plucked feathers aren’t the true beggar’s chicken.

Without using any seasonings or salt, the chickens had natural oils. Although these pheasants weren’t as fatty as domestic chickens, they had everything they needed.

When the two girls smelled the aroma and swallowed their saliva, Ye Qiu peeled off the outer layer of mud and feathers, took off two drumsticks and gave them to the two girls, who immediately began eating.

When hungry, everything tastes delicious. After watching the two finish eating, Ye Qiu then gave them the breast meat of the pheasant.

The pheasant caught earlier seemed to weigh four or five pounds, but after removing the feathers, it was under two pounds, including the innards. After roasting, it became even lighter.

The two girls ate but didn’t see Ye Qiu eating, so Wen Xin asked, "Ye Qiu, why aren’t you eating?"

"You two eat your fill first, then I’ll eat."

A meal or two didn’t mean anything to Ye Qiu.

After the two girls each had several servings of the main pheasant meat, they felt a bit full. Ye Qiu found that the roasted chicken broth inside the pheasant was still quite nice.

He ate two too, and then all the leftover chicken bones were buried in the mud to prevent animals from smelling the aroma and coming over.

After everything was tidied up, Zhou Wenting asked, "I heard from my grandmother that there are wild wolves on this mountain."

"With me here, we don’t have to fear even tigers." While there might have been tigers in the past, now they were all in zoos. As for wild wolves, leopards, and the like, this high mountain might actually have them.

While letting the two girls rest on his shoulders, Ye Qiu was thinking about how to avoid this labyrinthine trap. After all, he couldn’t stay here indefinitely; if the situation of the patients at the foot of the mountain worsened without his help, it could lead to fatalities.

The two girls were indeed very tired. Though resting this way wasn’t comfortable, exhaustion took over, and they soon fell asleep, leaning on Ye Qiu’s shoulder.