Chapter 26 He just wanted to go hunting, and the gun in his hand was already fast...
Chapter 26 He Just Wants to Hunt
Yan Jiuru went out that night and came back saying, "We've reported in. Let's go to Erdaoling."
He planned to go deeper tomorrow. In order to prevent any big things from happening, he decided to bring a gun and bullets. He had to report the time and place in advance. Besides, except for a few basic militiamen, no one else could apply to come.
Firstly, the mountains are too dangerous, and secondly, we are afraid of accidentally hurting others.
Although the higher-ups don't allow this or that now, the common people live off the land and the water. After people starved to death in the past few years, these prohibitions have been accepted, and everyone just quietly does what they have to do.
Whoever makes a fuss or reports something outside will be the first one to starve to death, and no one, including his family, will be able to eat.
The next day, before dawn, Aunt Yan and Chen Yin quietly got up to prepare food.
"Here's warm water with a little salt and sugar. Here's a pickled vegetable pancake for a quick bite if you're hungry. And there are two boiled eggs for each person."
Everyone quickly finished their breakfast, tied their leggings tightly, checked their equipment again, and set off towards the back mountain in the faint morning light.
"Dahuang, don't run around!" This time Yan Jiuru brought the dog with him.
"Can Dahuang hunt now?" Wen Weidong asked.
"Occasionally I can catch a rabbit or a pheasant, but I still need to discipline it." This guy is too cheerful and will scare away small animals.
The dew was heavy in the morning. Not long after entering the mountain, the trouser legs of several people were wet. The morning breeze brought some coolness.
They went deep into the mountains, and did not attack the startled pheasants and rabbits they encountered on the way, as they were too cumbersome and would affect their speed. However, there were a few ungrateful snakes in their backpacks.
At sunrise, they had already reached the vicinity of Erdaoling. After crossing this ridge, they entered the deep mountains.
"Everyone, check your equipment. This is the morning when animals are drinking water and looking for food. Don't shout or act rashly if you see anything. Just follow the instructions."
Although he was carrying a semi-automatic rifle, he tried not to shoot if possible.
He led everyone through a bush, and saw Dahuang rushing out, growling and making other noises from his throat. When they followed, they saw Dahuang holding down a badger and fighting with it.
They wanted to train this little thing, so they didn't get involved.
When Dahuang came back with the badger in his mouth, Yan Jiuru patted the dog's head and praised him, "Dahuang did a good job!"
The two younger brothers happily tied up the badger, which was still breathing, and threw it into the backpack.
As he went deeper, Dahuang caught another rabbit.
Yan Jiuru let it eat by itself to ensure its physical strength.
They were all in good physical condition. They rested for a while when they crossed the mountain, ate some pickled vegetable cakes, drank some water, and continued to walk down the mountain.
***
"Shh~" Yan Jiuru, who was leading the group, gestured to the back.
I saw a group of roe deer leisurely eating tender leaves in the morning light at the edge of a valley not far away.
"Oh my goodness, one, two, three... there are seven of them, not bad!"
Yan's father's hands itched, "Surround them and shoot, don't shoot."
The reason why roe deer is called silly roe deer is that this guy is too curious. When other things are frightened, they will run away. After running a few steps and then reacting, they will look back stupidly to find out what scared them.
So, after the six people surrounded them, they shot two or three rounds of arrows. Three of the seven stupid roe deer ran away, and then came back to look stupidly.
In the end, none of them escaped.
Rushan and Rushong ran over excitedly to pick up the prey.
Their strength was not strong enough, and the roe deer they shot was pierced by four or five arrows and fell to the ground in a miserable state.
Wen Weidong was similar to Rushan and Rushong, and could only be considered as a practitioner. The others were shot and killed by Yan Jiuru, Yan's father, and Yan's second uncle.
It was pretty good to get all these at once, but the hunting had just begun, so it was obviously not satisfying.
Father Yan looked up at the sunlight and said, "That's all we got in the morning. It's a bit early to go back."
However, it is not convenient to go deeper with these roe deer.
Yan Jiuru especially missed storage bags at this time. It was really inconvenient without any carrying tools.
He handed the gun to Yan's father and said, "Dad, can you and Weidong watch here? Let's go inside. If anything happens, just shoot into the air and I'll be back."
Yan's father was not happy. He came here to hunt, not to see things.
"Let Weidong and Rushan watch the things." One of them was too hasty in shooting the arrows and used too much force, while the other had no strength and was weak, so it was just right to leave him to watch the things.
Second Uncle Yan waved his hand and said, "I'll take Weidong and Rushan with me to watch over it. There are quite a few mushrooms here, we can pick some while we're there. You guys take the gun handles with you, in case there's something big inside."
"Alright."
***
Yan Jiuru and Yan's father walked into the valley with Dahuang and Rushong beside them.
After walking for about half an hour, we turned around a bush and saw from a distance two big wild boars with several half-grown cubs digging for something to eat.
"Thank goodness the leader didn't fire a shot, otherwise they would have been scared away."
Yan's father smacked his lips and said, "This thing has a thick skin and can't be penetrated by arrows!" Even if the bullet is far away, it may not be effective.
Rusong counted them excitedly, "Two adults and five children, this is a family."
Yan Jiuru and Yan's father didn't say a word. They silently estimated the distance between them and the wild boar and assessed the risks. Even Dahuang was staring at the prey quietly.
They were less than two hundred meters away from the wild boar, but this distance was only a few minutes for the wild boar, which was good at running in the mountains. If they couldn't hit the target quickly, they could only run for their lives.
Pigs are no less ferocious than bears, especially when there are so many of them.
"Rusong, go up the tree first." Rusong climbed up the tree without saying anything. Although he was small, he knew how dangerous this thing was.
Yan Jiuru discussed countermeasures with his father.
"Dad, how far can you shoot?"
"About a hundred meters."
"Well, let's dig the ditch first." When he said this, both of them understood what he meant.
Father Yan nodded, this was the best way.
***
When hunting, they might dig traps at any time, so they naturally brought shovel heads with them when they went into the mountains. They would just cut down two similar tree trunks, carve them into a handle, and then put it into the shovel handle and use it.
The two men walked forward for a few dozen meters, and when they found the right position, they carefully began to dig a trench.
The soil in the mountains was loose, and the two men quickly dug a trench. It was not too deep and only two meters wide, which was enough to cushion the impact of the wild boar.
Yan Jiuru threw the shovel aside and pulled out a heavy machete from behind. The back of the knife was thickened, and he had specially processed the edge and tip of the knife last night.
Father Yan took a look and said, "You are quite good at searching and found it."
This is the big knife given to Grandpa Yan by his master. It was hidden during the Four Olds Campaign and no one has touched it for several years.
Before Yan Jiuru awakened, he couldn't swing it much with the little strength he had, but now he can do it with his hands.
He weighed the knife in his hand and gestured to his father: Let's start.
Dad Yan found a high place, drew his bow, took aim, and shot an arrow with a whoosh, hitting the side of the neck of an adult wild boar.
Although it didn't penetrate the skin, it was enough to cause pain to the wild boar.
The wild boar suddenly raised its head, its small eyes quickly finding its target, and it rushed over in a rage. Another adult wild boar and five young wild boars also raised their heads and looked around.
Dad Yan took the opportunity to shoot another arrow at the little wild boar.
"Quick, get out of the way!"
The little wild boar was frightened and ran away screaming, while the first wild boar rushed over fiercely!
Father Yan collected his bow and arrow and quickly retreated to the side, ready to provide support at any time.
Yan Jiuru was lying in ambush at the edge of the trench. The first wild boar rushed over howling and dived into the trench. However, the trench was shallow, so it struggled to its feet quickly.
At this time, Dahuang had already pounced in front of him, crawling on the ground with his teeth bared and growling.
Yan Jiuru shouted at Da Huang to leave, flew forward, and slashed his heavy sword across the wild boar's front legs, causing the wild boar to fall into the ditch with a bang.
He turned behind the wild boar, but before he could continue, Yan Dad shouted, "Hide!"
Then came Dahuang's wild barking.
It was originally expected that the second big wild boar would protect the little wild boar and let it escape, but at this time it also rushed over. Dahuang bravely rushed up and fought with the wild boar.
Yan Jiuru gained a few seconds to delay and dodged sideways.
The second wild boar was smart enough not to rush towards the trench again, but turned around and ran towards Yan Dad despite Dahuang's obstruction.
Fearing accidental injury, Yan's father hastily shot an arrow, but it only grazed the wild boar's scalp.
The wild boar may have felt insulted, and immediately howled and charged towards him.
Seeing that things were not going well, Yan's father quickly ran behind a nearby tree, "You bastard, you're bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"
The wild boar chased him relentlessly, and the man and the boar circled around the big tree.
Dahuang also followed the wild boar, shouting and biting it.
This all happened in a short period of time.
Dad Yan was almost tripped by weeds several times, which was very dangerous. Fortunately, Dahuang was able to stop the wild boar.
Rusong was so anxious that he kept shouting in the tree. He managed to shoot a few arrows, but they all landed far away from the wild boar. The wild boar didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
He didn't dare shoot too close for fear of accidentally hurting his father.
Yan Jiuru quickly gave the wild boar in the trench a heavy blow and shouted to his father, "Dad, hide behind the tree and don't move!" As he spoke, he picked up the shovel and threw it at the second wild boar.
The shovel hit the wild boar's head. Provoked by this, the wild boar gave up on Yan Dad and turned around to charge at him.
Yan Jiuru rushed forward, jumped onto the wild boar's back, grabbed the pig's ears, and hit its head with a heavy knife.
With a "crack", the wild boar shook its head, staggered a few steps, and fell down.
Dahuang pounced on the wild boar and bit its neck, but unfortunately, he couldn't bite it off.
Yan Jiuru kicked the wild boar in the butt. The wild boar struggled twice and then stopped moving.
Father Yan hurried over from behind the tree and looked at his son. "Are you hurt?"
Yan Jiuru moved his wrist and said, "It's okay."
Rusong also slid down from the tree, patted his chest, and exclaimed, "I was so scared. Dad, please stop bragging."
He saw with his own eyes his father being chased by a wild boar. If his eldest brother wasn't strong enough, wouldn't his father have been eaten by the wild boar?!
"Go, what do you know? Dad is just cooperating with your eldest brother."
"You're great, Da Huang. I'll make you some stew when I get home."
I still had the mood to praise Huang, but I wasn't scared at all.
It's just that I was chased a little badly.
Yan Jiuru cut off the front legs of the two wild boars, so they could not escape even if they were not dead.
***
"Let's go and see what these wild boars eat."
The three of them approached the place where the wild boar had just been digging, and they discovered that it was actually a large area of wild yam!
This is also a good thing.
This thing is much better than potatoes and sweet potatoes, and can also be used as a tonic.
I have to dig some of this and bring it back, otherwise it will be eaten by other wild boars one day.
"It would take at least a long time to dig out this piece of yam, but these two big ones can't be left alone."
Yan Jiuru looked around and pointed to the hillside in the distance and said, "Let me see if there is any cave over there and find a place to store it temporarily."
"Okay, be careful."
***
Yan Jiuru ran towards the hillside with Dahuang.
He walked much faster. After more than ten minutes, scattered stones gradually appeared under his feet. According to the experience of mountain runners, if the mountain is broken into rock walls, there will most likely be caves.
"Huh~" There was indeed a hidden cave entrance on the mountain wall in front.
He casually swept his mind around, paused for a moment, and quickly loaded the gun in his hand and took off the safety, all in one go!
"Damn!" He just wanted to go hunting!
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