Chapter 345: The Most Unprofitable Time
"Dinner’s ready, and Chen Shaonan and the others are back."
Seeing how many cages Gu Pan and the others brought back, everyone came over to look and also told Lu Ruisheng about the traces they’d been tracking for the past two days.
Lu Ruisheng explained to them how to use these trap cages, which were available in various sizes. They actually didn’t want to capture large, untamable animals like tigers or leopards, and besides, those might not even be present. Their targets were sheep and chickens, which were suitable for domestication. As for wild boars, it would depend on the situation. There was a large cage available, but it was uncertain whether they could actually catch anything.
The wolves they had captured earlier were neither safe to eat nor use as bait, so they had to be discarded, which also cost them a few ropes. This was definitely the most unprofitable part of their trip.
During lunch, they discussed the division of labor for the afternoon, splitting into two teams to set traps. The cages needed to be carried, so it wasn’t convenient to have too many people.
After eating and resting for a while, they started their operation.
Once all traps and snares were set, it was evening by the time they came down the mountain. Gu Pan had instructed them to return before sunset as it was too dangerous after dark, and there was no need to take unnecessary risks.
The weather had been really good these past few days, good enough for them to sometimes forget it was the apocalypse.
Sometimes, Chen Lang would forget to wear his helmet, but Duan Shumei would quickly scold him. While everyone laughed, they also reminded each other to take care of themselves.
Two days later, their traps had caught two black goats, three wild chickens, five rabbits, and a silly roe deer.