When it was just getting light, Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang had already entered the mountain again.
On the days before heading into the mountains, mountain herders usually get up very early.
No one can guarantee that they will always have good luck and encounter good prey when they enter the mountains. Sometimes they are unlucky and cannot encounter good prey even after searching for a whole day.
Similar to fishermen, no hunter wants to go home empty-handed.
"Awang, which way are we going?"
When they reached a fork in the road, Chen Dazhuang looked at Chen Wang with an inquiring look.
The gains from the previous two hunting trips made him more willing to believe in Chen Wang’s good luck, and this time he came mainly to collect herbs.
After a brief thought, Chen Wang suggested, "Let's go along the stream we walked along last time. The octagonal lotus usually grows by the river."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Chen Dazhuang nodded with a smile and walked straight to the road on the left leading to the stream.
"I encountered a black goat there last time, maybe I can encounter a big one this time!"
"Just hope it's not another black goat. We haven't finished eating the mutton at home. We just had a mutton hotpot yesterday."
"Shabu-shabu? Damn, you're living such a good life!"
Chen Dazhuang turned his head and looked at him with envy.
"People live their whole lives just to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. Given these conditions, why not eat better?"
Chen Wang smiled and said.
Chen Dazhuang was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "That makes sense. Next time I go to town, I'll buy some hot pot seasoning and a pot!"
"Then you have to get the good stuff first, come on!"
"come on!!"
The two cheered each other up.
Chen Wang remembered what Qian Xiangrong said and told it again to Chen Dazhuang.
After all, they are hunting together, so they both need to agree on how to deal with the prey.
"That's a good thing. I definitely have no objection."
After listening to this, Chen Dazhuang nodded decisively in agreement.
If you take the meat to town to sell, not to mention whether anyone will buy it, it's quite difficult to get it there.
Now that someone is buying it directly from them, that would of course be great.
As they chatted and laughed, the two of them were almost at the stream and were walking through a dense forest with yellow leaves.
Xiong Mountain has 85% woodland and a forest coverage rate of about 70%. Walking into the woods here will make you feel like you are in a primitive jungle, and you will instinctively feel tense and stressed.
The two of them unconsciously slowed down their pace and lowered their voices when talking, always keeping an eye on the movements around them.
Having a good hunting dog around would make them feel much safer.
"rustle……"
Suddenly, there was a sound of rustling leaves.
The two of them stopped almost at the same time, concentrating their attention and looking in the direction of the sound.
I saw a gray-white animal sitting steadily on a branch of a tree not far ahead.
"Shit, that's... a monkey?"
Chen Dazhuang had a shocked expression on his face.
“It looks like a golden monkey.”
Chen Wang was also surprised and looked at the monkey.
“Why is it white?”
"It seems that white animals often appear in Bear Mountain."
"Yeah, I've seen white muntjacs before!"
Chen Dazhuang nodded thoughtfully.
Chen Wang often saw in the news in later generations that a white "auspicious beast" appeared in Xiongshan.
For example, white deer, white bears, white turtles, and even white weasels.
"What do you mean? Fight?"
Chen Dazhuang asked in a low voice.
"What the hell, don't you know that it and we may have the same ancestor?"
Chen Wang said unhappily.
There are already preliminary animal protection laws these days, but golden snub-nosed monkeys should not be considered protected animals.
But no matter whether it is or not, Chen Wang is not going to hurt this thing.
Even if he makes a living in the mountains, he will not do anything to make money.
Nowadays, the domestic laws in this regard are not perfect enough, and people's lives are hard, which leads to many poachers taking risks.
In particular, the poaching and fur smuggling of the national treasure giant panda has reached an appalling level.
"Actually, I wasn't prepared to fight, I just asked casually."
Chen Dazhuang smiled innocently.
He didn't mean to say that, he really wasn't prepared to fight, his shotgun was still hanging on his back!
"Let's go and take a look!"
Chen Wang walked over.
What was surprising was that the golden monkey clearly saw them, but did not seem afraid. It just sat on the branch and watched them.
Only when the two of them were getting closer did the golden monkey start to get nervous and uneasy. It jumped nimbly on the tree and quickly reached a higher branch.
"Hey, don't be afraid, we won't hurt you."
Chen Wang raised his head and waved.
The golden monkey had a pair of gray-white eyes that were similar in color to his fur, and it stood there staring at him curiously.
Chen Wang thought of something, took off the medicine basket and took out a boiled egg from it.
This was the breakfast Lin Xiuqin prepared for him, and he took the two unfinished boiled eggs with him.
"Here, give it to you."
Chen Wang raised his right hand, holding an egg in his palm.
The golden monkey was obviously attracted by the egg in his hand and wanted to take it, but did not dare to get close.
"I threw it up, you catch it!"
Chen Wang made several egg-throwing movements, then found the right strength and angle and threw the egg up.
This golden monkey seemed very smart. It chirped and swayed left and right on the branch. Then it suddenly reached out and grabbed the egg with perfect accuracy.
"Damn, that's awesome!"
Chen Dazhuang was stunned.
The golden monkey on the branch looked at Chen Wang, then looked at the egg in his hand and scratched his head.
"To eat it, just tap it, then peel it and eat it, like this!"
Chen Wang then cracked the eggs and peeled the shells.
The golden monkey actually understood what was going on. It knocked the egg on a nearby branch, then sat down and began to peel the eggshell skillfully.
Bird eggs are also part of their diet; it has become an instinct.
"Is this even possible? This thing is too smart!"
Chen Dazhuang's face was filled with disbelief.
"Monkeys generally have the intelligence of a three or four-year-old child, and some particularly smart ones can even reach the age of ten."
Chen Wang smiled and gave him some basic knowledge.
"Is that true? Isn't that smarter than you were before?"
Chen Dazhuang blurted out.
The smile on Chen Wang's face disappeared and he looked at him expressionlessly.
"Ahem... Wrong, wrong, I was just kidding."
Chen Dazhuang grinned and said.
Chen Wang rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go!"
"Leaving now?"
"What else? You're going to spend the night here with it?"
"That should be you. He's obviously closer to you, but I don't know if he's a male or a female."
“Get lost!”
"Hahaha……"
The two continued walking forward while arguing with each other.
Seeing this, the golden monkeys in the trees hurriedly stuffed the peeled eggs into their mouths, and then passed them around from tree to tree, following them like this.
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