Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s

Chapter 611: Chapter 604: Delicious Jungle Vipers

Yuan Jin and Brother Qiao kept flipping the snake meat in their hands, the aroma of the meat mixed with the seasoning creating a peculiar scent, continuously teasing everyone’s noses. Everyone stared eagerly at the meat on the fire, just waiting for it to be cooked so they could feast.

Xiao Xu suddenly got up and started feeling his way outside, followed silently by Xiao Zhou. Yuan Jin just glanced but said nothing.

Soon, the two returned, and in their hands were two more snakes. It turned out these two had gone to find more meat. Brother Meng laughed so hard he stumbled, saying Xiao Xu and the others were sneakily mischievous, quietly going off to get things done.

"Sisi, what else do you have in your bag?" Unlike Brother Qiao who was reserved and quiet, Brother Meng was naturally sociable and a chatterbox. After spending a day with Sisi, he quickly became familiar with her.

"Water, special insect repellent, anesthetic, special hemostatic medicine, guns, sleeping bags, flashlight, milk, alcohol, chewing gum, clothes...."

Sisi listed off a long string of items, leaving Brother Meng wide-eyed in disbelief. This girl going out brings such a hassle, how could she carry so many things?

He instinctively reached out to lift Sisi’s backpack and was surprised—it was no lighter than his own pack, easily weighing forty to fifty pounds!

Who would’ve thought? This Miss He, despite looking delicate, had pretty impressive stamina. She carried all these things without falling behind and without asking anyone to help carry them. Truly commendable!

Brother Meng gave a thumbs-up to Sisi, praising, "Not bad, your stamina is better than that of most soldiers."

Yuan Jin laughed, "Don’t underestimate Sisi, she’s Instructor Luo’s disciple. How can she be lacking? Plus, Sisi is a sharpshooter who has been to the battlefield and killed many enemies."

"Instructor Luo? That Instructor Luo?" Brother Meng shouted in surprise.

Yuan Jin nodded, and the others looked at Sisi in amazement, their gazes turning fervent.

Sisi blushed; although taught by Luo Datou, she was quite inconsistent in her training!

"Don’t listen to Brother Yuan bragging about me. Instructor Luo is my uncle, and I just learned a bit from him. I haven’t even learned one percent of his skills. Uncle always says not to tell people outside that he taught me, to avoid embarrassing him."

Sisi’s modest words deepened Brother Meng and the others’ fondness for her. Initially, they had some reservations about Sisi, but knowing she was Luo Datou’s niece made her seem like family, very amiable. Even the quiet Brother Qiao, Xiao Zhou, and Xiao Xu chatted warmly with Sisi, always probing about Luo Datou’s exploits.

Sisi answered all their questions, sharing many of Luo Datou’s embarrassing stories, which made them burst into laughter. Who would’ve thought that their god-like Instructor Luo had such a rogue side?

The snake meat was ready, Yuan Jin cut half and offered it to Sisi, but she shook her head, refusing!

Head can be severed, blood can be shed, but snake meat is absolutely not to be eaten!

Seeing Sisi take out chocolate and biscuits from her bag, Yuan Jin didn’t insist, acknowledging that getting a girl to eat snake meat was indeed difficult.

The other five people savored four snakes, eating them with oil dripping from their mouths, exclaiming how delicious they were.

"Sisi, if you don’t eat now, you won’t have any after leaving the jungle," Brother Meng tempted Sisi while biting snake meat.

Not eating!

Sisi firmly shook her head again; she was a person of principle.

After finishing the snake meat, Yuan Jin and the others threw the snake bones into the fire, making crackling sounds, and everyone got up to prepare their sleeping spots for the night.

Yuan Jin moved the campfire and spread a thick layer of dry leaves over the burned area for Sisi to sleep on.

Unhesitant, Sisi took out her sleeping bag from her backpack and prepared it. She sprayed a considerable amount of her special insect repellent around the sleeping bag, made from potent herbs. Because they were in a tropical jungle, she added extra realgar and lime to specifically fend off snakes.

"Brother Yuan, this insect repellent I made myself; it can drive away ordinary insects and snakes. Spray some around your sleeping bag before you go to sleep."

Sisi tossed the medicine bottle to Yuan Jin, then climbed into her sleeping bag, exhausted after a day of walking. As soon as she closed her eyes, she fell into a sweet slumber.

She slept soundly until the next morning. Everyone was awake, packing up, and she was the last to get up.

Sisi smiled apologetically, quickly got out of her sleeping bag. She neatly packed the sleeping bag, and styled her hair, finishing in a minute.

"Chew some gum to freshen your mouth." She offered her chewing gum to everyone.

"This stuff is good; Old M’s soldiers love chewing it, doing so all day long; it’s quite annoying." Brother Meng happily accepted the gum, tore off the wrapper, and popped it into his mouth.

"Chew it but don’t swallow it; you need to spit it out." Sisi thought for a moment and decided to remind them. At this time, the people in Z country weren’t familiar with chewing gum, and Brother Meng and the others might not know how to consume it.

Luckily, Sisi warned them just in time. Xiao Xu chewed quickly, the gum halfway down his throat. After hearing Sisi, he coughed and tried to pull it out, eventually extracting it, teary-eyed.

"Actually, swallowing it doesn’t really matter, it’s not poisonous." Sisi added softly from the side.

Xiao Xu looked at her with teary eyes, why didn’t you say so earlier?

The morning had a cheerful atmosphere due to Xiao Xu’s incident. After a simple biscuit meal, they set out again.

By noon the next day, they arrived at the river where He Chengsi went missing.

The river was roughly thirty meters wide, but the current was quite strong. The surface had whirlpools with hidden dangers, and the bank was quite elevated, about five to six meters high.

There were many chaotic footprints by the river, and some darkened bloodstains, likely left by He Chengsi. The footprints probably belonged to the rescue soldiers.

Yuan Jin kept pacing by the river, sometimes lying on the ground to inspect it. Everyone silently watched him, waiting for his next command.

After a while, Yuan Jin spoke, "We’re crossing the river; Chengsi must have crossed."

Nobody questioned him why, because Yuan Jin was the King of Soldiers in the jungle, and if he said He Chengsi crossed the river, then He Chengsi certainly did.

In fact, Sisi also believed He Chengsi crossed the river. The military said they searched along the riverbank for five days, only the opposite bank remained unexplored. This indicated He Chengsi might have noticed something amiss and led his men across the river to evade the military search.

This also suggested there were definitely hidden enemies intent on seeing He Chengsi dead.

Sisi’s analysis wasn’t far from the truth. He Chengsi indeed noticed the military’s shift, prompting him to lead Dahai and Heizi across the river to escape.