Chapter 203

In the south, there was a saying that a single mouse was worth as much as three chickens. This showed how mice were highly regarded as a delicacy among the southern folk. Wild mice were even more rare. Ryan was certain that these holes of all sizes were indeed mouse burrows, but he wondered how he could catch them. Should he flood the holes? Ryan observed the mouse holes and realized they were higher than the stream. Their structures seemed to go upward, so flooding the holes wouldn't work. However, this didn't stump Ryan. If flooding wouldn't work, he could use fire instead. When he was a child, mice would hide in their burrows after harvest seasons, so Ryan and his friends used to smoke the burrow entrances. This resembled a chemical attack and would force the mice inside to flee. To catch the mice, Ryan had to go back to get his lighter. It was very damp in the jungle, so it was difficult to start a fire using the friction method with wood. The women were digging tra