Chapter 187 How to bear the gusty wind and the chilly cold
After finishing the meal, everyone sat on the ground and shook their heads with emotion: "This meal is so delicious."
It's such a blessing to have such a great meal in such a cold mountain.
In the past, it was not possible to eat such delicious food during the Chinese New Year.
"What should we do with those pig organs? These things can't be cured." Lin Yue asked.
Grandpa Gao waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. It won't go bad in such cold weather for ten days or half a month. It's enough for us to eat here."
"If the weather stays like this, it won't get bad." Li Baiquan nodded. It was cold enough in the mountains, so it would be difficult for the weather to get bad.
Li Baiquan didn't want to go home, he thought it was more fun in the mountains.
Grandpa Gao also wanted to have a good time in the mountains. He had no shortage of food, and he went hunting in the mountains mainly to reminisce about the past and kill time.
Lin Hengze understood that his elder brother thought that the internal organs were good things and wanted to take some back to share with his family.
Compared to him, his eldest brother had three sons, and there was never enough meat in the house. Every bit of meat had to be calculated carefully, and he always thought about leaving some for the children no matter what he did.
But he couldn't say this. As soon as he asked, Uncle Gao would definitely ask his elder brother to take some home, which wouldn't be good.
After thinking for a while, Lin Heng said, "Brother, come with me tomorrow."
"I'll stay here and watch the meat while you guys go. I can't catch anything anyway." Lin Yue shook his head. He couldn't let the bacon be smoked without anyone watching.
"Okay, that's fine." Lin Heng nodded. Guarding the camp was also a credit, and he would be able to get some shares later.
Li Baiquan interrupted with a smile: "Let's go together, the three of us, so we can take care of each other."
He didn't gain much today. After listening to Lin Heng's explanation, he felt that Grandpa Gao was capable and wanted to join him in the search.
"Okay, let's go together." Grandpa Gao nodded, took a cigarette, lit it and started smoking.
Lin Heng hated the smell of cigarettes so he went out for a walk. The environment in the camp was actually very bad, with stinky feet, cigarettes, and sweat.
But this is unavoidable. The conditions in the mountains are like this, and hunting is a suffering most of the time.
There was a half moon in the sky today, and the woodland was particularly clear and bright under the reflection of the snow.
Lin Heng turned around and missed Xiulan in a somewhat useless way. He wanted to be hugged by her and sleep with her.
"Alas, my whole life has been ruined by her."
Lin Heng shook his head and sighed.
But he has to work hard and cannot go back. He has to make this family better. He wants to make the Lin family turn around in his generation.
When he turned to leave, he suddenly saw a different light in the woods.
Turning back, he saw a cat-like figure in the shadows of the trees in the woods.
The two sides looked at each other, and the figure suddenly turned around and ran away quickly.
"It turned out to be a big golden cat."
When this guy left, Lin Heng saw its figure clearly and thought of the lazy and gluttonous Jinbao from his home.
He didn't think much of the golden cat, as its fur was worth little. Most importantly, he had no chance to shoot an arrow, and by the time he went back to get his bow and arrow, the cat had already run away.
Looking up at the moon, he silently wished himself a good harvest.
After returning to the camp, everyone had rested. Lin Heng lay down and held Xiongba in his arms to keep him warm, then fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, he was woken up by the cold, and only a few bits of fire were left in the camp.
He got up and started the fire, and everyone else got up as well.
Grandpa Gao was exercising outside, and Lin Heng fried the pig intestines and made a bowl of pork intestine and sauerkraut noodles.
After the sour taste and the pig intestines neutralized each other, the flavors formed a wonderful fusion, and in the end, not even any noodle soup was left.
After dinner, everyone was preparing to go hunting when a golden sun appeared in the sky.
"It's over, the sun is out!" Lin Heng spread his hands, very distressed.
It's always cloudy when we need it, but it appears when we don't need it. It's really Murphy's Law.
"It will be difficult to hunt once the snow melts. This is such horrible weather." Li Baiquan looked unhappy and cursed the sun.
Grandpa Gao looked at the sky and shook his head, saying, "We must seize the time today and explore it properly."
"Well, let's go." Lin Heng nodded, with a bad feeling in his heart.
His eldest brother was in the camp, so there was nothing to worry about. The three of them took their weapons and dogs and went to the Sanchagou Canyon.
Although Li Baiquan and Lin Yue didn't gain much yesterday, Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao still want to give it a try today.
The cold wind was howling in the forest, and from time to time a tree was broken in half by the wind. If you look closely, you can see that it was the part that was eaten by the longhorn beetle.
Grandpa Gao wrapped himself in his windbreaker, quickened his pace and sang: "Alas, how can I bear the howling wind? The cold is unbearable. The rich families get their share of the moon, but I, a poor man, have nowhere to go for warmth."
"Haha, we are all poor guys." Li Baiquan laughed and thought the rhyme was good.
"It's too cold." Lin Heng shook his head. The melted snow was even colder than the snow itself. Coupled with the mountain breeze, it was hard to get warm even if you walked.
Soon, everyone arrived at the edge of the Sanchagou Canyon.
The three of them dispersed to look for prey. They didn't dare to go into the canyon, but the edge of the canyon was fine.
There are also some small evergreen shrubs in this area, which are most popular with some herbivores.
Not long after Lin Heng walked, he saw some sheep hoof prints and immediately showed a hint of joy, thinking that these were most likely from muntjacs or forest musk deer.
But he was soon disappointed, as he saw human footprints following the hoof prints, which meant that his brother and uncle had discovered it yesterday.
We continued forward and not far away we saw another pile of bones. It looked like a feline had died here, most likely some kind of wild cat.
In a blink of an eye, we had been exploring for more than an hour. The wind was blowing in the canyon, and we saw many birds of various sizes, but no larger prey.
The same situation happened to Li Baiquan. He looked at Lin Heng and shook his head, saying, "I think it was because I fired the gun yesterday that scared them all away."
When the two went to find Grandpa Gao, they found that he was holding a bamboo chicken in his hand.
"I didn't find any prey either, just this bamboo partridge." He shook his head.
"We can only change direction and go towards Taibai Mountain." Lin Heng shook his head.
"Well, let's go to the nearby kiwi fruit forest first." Grandpa Gao nodded.
There was also a kiwi fruit forest nearby, and everyone went to look for it, but found nothing.
"It's already noon, and we still haven't harvested anything. Should we go back to the camp?" Lin Heng asked, his stomach growling with hunger.
It’s too cold after the snow melted, and I seem to get hungry faster. It’s really bad to not eat in the middle of winter.
Li Baiquan said unwillingly: "Let's look for it again."
Grandpa Gao shook his head and said, "Let's go back and have dinner. We'll explore the direction of Taibai Mountain in the afternoon."
"Then let's eat." Lin Heng didn't hesitate and walked back together.
At noon, I used the pickled radish I brought with me to stir-fry pork intestines and pig stomach, and it was a great enjoyment to eat with rice.
"Luckily we killed two wild boars yesterday." Grandpa Gao said with a smile.
"really."
Lin Heng nodded. If it weren’t for these two wild boars, today’s food would have been greatly reduced.
After finishing their meal, the three of them headed towards Taibai Mountain, hoping to gain something.
The snow hasn’t melted completely today, but it may melt completely by tomorrow, so we have to speed up.
The mountain where they are now is already big enough, and the slopes are very steep. Slopes of 60 or 70 degrees are very common, and there are also rocky slopes of 80 or 90 degrees that require climbing.
As we approached the Taibai Mountain, the slopes were all close to 90 degrees. It was almost impossible to get down into the ditch, and it was also difficult to climb up the mountain from the ditch.
Lin Heng’s target has always been green plants. He wants to find traces of musk deer.
The three of them didn't dare to spread out too far in such a big forest. It was the same everywhere, and it would be very troublesome if they got lost.
If you are not careful, you will be completely stuck and unable to get out. Getting lost is also a big killer in mountainous areas.
Fortunately, Lin Heng and others grew up in the mountains. They might get lost in the city, but the probability of getting lost in the mountains is relatively small. However, it is only relatively small, not impossible.
At around three o'clock, everyone arrived at the top of a mountain. The slope here was nearly ninety degrees, and most of the ground below was gray-white stone.
"Look over there, there is a muntjac eating grass." Lin Heng had sharp eyes and saw a yellow muntjac eating grass on the hillside of a mountain opposite.
The mountains on this side of Taibai Mountain are higher, and there seem to be a lot more evergreen plants.
"Where is it?" Li Baiquan looked for a long time but couldn't find it.
The same thing happened to Grandpa Gao, he didn’t see it either.
Lin Heng pointed at it for a long time, and then the yellow muntjac moved, and then the two of them saw its figure.
"It's true!" Li Baiquan said in surprise.
Grandpa Gao shook his head and said, "It's a pity that it's too far. As the old saying goes, a horse will die if it runs too far. It doesn't look that far, but it will take at least an hour and a half to get there."
Lin Heng also nodded: "What a pity, let's just come here tomorrow. There is really no hope over in Sanchagou."
Before he looked at the environment here, he thought Sanchagou was pretty good. Now after taking a look, he feels there is more hope here.
"I've thought so for a long time, but pork is very troublesome." Grandpa Gao nodded.
I caught some prey on the first day, but it wasn't worth much, so it was really troublesome.
It is not right to go back, nor is it right not to go back. It would be very stupid to continue moving forward with the wild boar on my back.
"How about this, Lin Yue and I will go back tomorrow and bring back some pork?" Lin Heng asked.
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Grandpa Gao shook his head.
The few of them walked around the area again, and Lin Heng looked at the Taibai Mountains, which were so tall and majestic that they were awe-inspiring.
The ruggedness of this place is worthy of Li Bai's poem. Nowadays, the original Taibai Mountain is very dangerous. If you want to climb it, you must be prepared to lose your life.
The scenery here is nice. The snow that has not melted in the canyon looks like a white jade belt. There are many lush shrubs on both sides, which bring a bit of life to the cold and silent winter.
The black pines on the cliff in the distance are also vigorous and tall, and combined with the setting sun, they create quite a beautiful scene.
Lin Heng just took a look and lost interest. He wanted to hunt a bigger prey.
After searching around for a while, everyone turned back. It was easy to get lost in the dark and something could happen if you were not careful.
However, evening is also a good time for hunting. When it was getting dark, Lin Heng saw two golden roosters resting on tree branches.
After getting close, he killed one of the big ones without any mistake.
This little golden rooster was no longer a surprise to him, but he was content without the air force.
After going down the mountain and walking back along the stream, Lin Heng suddenly saw a dark shadow resting on a tree branch.
I thought it was a big crow, but when I got closer and saw it clearly, I couldn't help but smile: "It turned out to be a black crane. I was wondering how there could be such a big crow."
After drawing the bow, the arrow flew out with a whoosh, and the black shadow fell from the tree.
Lin Heng walked over and picked it up. It had long legs and a long beak, so it was definitely a black crane.
“BOOM!!”
Just after picking up the black crane, Lin Heng heard a gunshot not far away.
After a while, his uncle Li Baiquan came down with four bamboo chickens and said helplessly, "That's all we got today."
"It seems that the one who gained the most today is Lin Heng." Grandpa Gao said with a smile.
He shot a pheasant, and together with the bamboo partridge he caught in the morning, the weight was still not as heavy as the black crane that Lin Heng was holding. Judging from its size, the black crane must have weighed at least five or six kilograms.
It was already half past seven when we got back to the camp. We were looking for prey everywhere on the way back, so it took a while.
For dinner, he fried pig hearts and a pair of pig kidneys, and the rice became cornmeal steamed buns, which Lin Yue made in the afternoon.
It tasted quite good when fried with the hot and sour sauce and stuffed into steamed buns. Lin Heng hadn't eaten steamed buns for a long time, but he found them quite good.
During the meal, everyone talked about what they had discussed today.
Lin Yue thought for a moment and said, "It's too troublesome to go back. It took two days to go back and forth.
I'll just show you the pork here. I found a lot of wild yams and some medicinal herbs around here."
"Okay." Grandpa Gao was the first to nod.
He thought Lin Yue was a good guy, so he planned to give him more meat when he returned. He didn't need so much wild boar meat, and he couldn't finish it himself.
Seeing that Lin Heng was still a little hesitant, Lin Yue patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay, brother. This place is very safe, don't worry."
"Okay then." Lin Heng nodded. This was the only way. It was really not worth going back.
After discussing it, everyone packed up their things after dinner.
In addition to the food they brought, the three men took away most of the pig's offal and also took two strips of smoked bacon.
The next morning, the three of them made breakfast and headed towards the foot of Taibai Mountain.
They walked along the stream. The closer they got to Taibai Mountain, the steeper and taller the mountains on both sides became. Gradually, they could no longer see any other place in the valley.
But it doesn’t matter, this stream originates from the foot of Taibai Mountain.
We set out at 7am and arrived at the source of the stream at 3:30pm. We breathed in the cold wind from the canyon all day. Today was even colder than yesterday, and my cotton-padded jacket felt like it was made of paper.
But what was better than before was that they found a cave and could make a camp by simply building something outside.
"It's nice in here. It's warm without any wind." Lin Heng said with a smile.
This cave is about eight or nine square meters, we are so lucky.
"Oh my god, my legs have become thinner from walking." Li Baiquan put his things down and sighed.
Grandpa Gao looked around and said, "There are many caves like this in this area. The rocks are all hard. Maybe we can find a better one tomorrow."
"Then just surround the outside and take a rest first." Lin Heng nodded. He was also very tired.
If the road here wasn't so rugged, he would have ridden his red dates here.
After putting the things down, Lin Heng was responsible for daily life and cooking, while Grandpa Gao and Li Baiquan were responsible for building the shelter.
This time I got a lot of kudzu vines on the way, so I can just use two pieces of wood to make a rattan bed similar to a stretcher.
By building a frame on both sides, three people can sleep off the ground, and it is more comfortable than sleeping directly on the hay.
It was dark when the camp and beds were ready, and Lin Heng had also prepared the delicious meal.
I made fried pork belly with fermented bean curd in the evening. The meat was covered with fermented bean curd and spicy sauce. I could eat two big bowls of it with rice without any other dishes.
Sorry, it's too late to post.
(End of this chapter)
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