Chapter 143: Unlock new prey, a battle of wits and courage
"What on earth is it?" Lin Heng asked, it was really abominable to keep it a secret.
Xiulan also hurriedly said, "Dad, brother, please tell me quickly."
"We cast our nets and saw several wild boar babies by the reed marsh. Thinking that you were good at hunting, we came to call you," explained Chen's father, Chen Changxia.
Lin Heng was a little shocked. Are the wild boars in Lushui County so rampant? "How big is it? Have you seen the female wild boar?"
My eldest brother-in-law Chen Zhidong shook his head and said, "No, we just saw three small wild boars weighing 40 to 50 kilograms, and came to find you. We think these are wild boars that have escaped from the herd."
"Just wait for me here, I'll be there soon." Lin Heng nodded and turned back to get the bow and arrow.
Half an hour later, he came over with a bow and arrow. Xiulan had already taken Xiaoxia onto the bamboo raft.
This bamboo raft is very large, about seven or eight square meters in size, and is surrounded by a circle of plastic bottles, making it almost impossible to capsize.
"I'll pull you!"
The third uncle Chen Zhiliang pulled Lin Heng onto the bamboo raft, and Chen's father and the eldest uncle paddled the fishing boat away.
The bamboo raft floated quickly towards the center of the lake, and many fishing nets could be seen in the water along the way.
"Dad, what is this?"
Xiaoxia seemed quite happy. If Xiulan hadn't pulled her, she might have jumped up and danced a few times.
Lin Heng glanced at the direction his daughter was pointing and saw several beautiful wild geese flying in a line in the sky.
"Those are wild geese. They are flying south." Lin Heng responded with a smile. They are too far away, otherwise we could catch two and eat them.
"Okay, okay!!"
Xiaoxia was still jumping around as the bamboo raft moved forward.
"Xiaoxia, look!"
Lin Heng saw a small stone on the bamboo raft, picked it up and threw it into the lake. With a splash, the stone disappeared.
"If you continue like this, you will fall to the bottom of the lake like a stone and you will never see us again." Lin Heng looked at her and said.
Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment, looking at the disappearing stone, and the lake water became scary in her eyes.
"It's scarier than the big bad wolf. If you jump again, you will be beaten." Lin Heng said again.
Xiaoxia looked at her mother. Xiulan's face had already turned stern, and she looked like she would hit her at any time.
I brought her up here on a whim to let her experience riding a boat, and she was so excited.
After the double warning, Xiaoxia didn't dare to jump anymore and was held by her mother obediently.
Soon, the bamboo raft arrived at the reed marsh. The tall white reeds swaying in the wind looked like a white ocean.
When he got closer, Lin Heng found that this was a swamp with very complex terrain, but he did not see any wild boars.
"Huh, we can't find it so quickly? It was here just now." Father Chen was stunned for a moment. Logically speaking, a wild boar couldn't run far in this kind of terrain.
"Let's look for it again." Lin Heng actually didn't have much hope for this.
Several people searched the bamboo raft along the reed marsh but couldn't find it.
The only gain was a few ducks, which saw the bamboo raft from afar and flew into the reed marsh, quacking.
"Then let's find a place to go ashore and I'll go take a look at the reed marsh." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
Father Chen shook his head: "Forget it if you can't find it. It's not good to get your clothes dirty."
"It's okay, Dad. We can wash the dirty clothes. If we kill the wild boar, we will have enough food to eat for several days." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He also wanted to explore this kind of environment to see if he could gain anything.
Xiulan saw that Lin Heng really wanted to go, so she said, "Dad, if he wants to go, let him go. I've got some clothes for him to change into."
Since his daughter agreed, Father Chen had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay then, let your eldest brother and third brother come along so they can take care of you."
"Okay!" Lin Heng nodded.
After finding a place, the bamboo raft docked. My brother-in-law Chen Zhidong went down first, and then took Lin Heng down.
"I'll go in front, eldest uncle and third uncle, you guys go behind, we'll search in a triangle, if you find anything, tell us quietly."
Lin Heng glanced at his eldest and third uncles, then went forward again with a bow and arrow in hand.
It is not particularly difficult to walk in this reed swamp, as there are paths walked by some animals. You just need to distinguish where you can walk and where you cannot.
After searching for twenty minutes, Lin Heng finally saw a prey. Strictly speaking, the prey saw him.
"thump!!"
A gray goose not far away saw him and not only did it not fly away, but it also pounced towards him head-on.
"Um?"
Lin Heng was stunned. This was an adult wild goose. How could this happen? Before he could react, the wild goose flew two meters in front of him and stopped moving.
Walking over and picking it up, Lin Heng discovered that the wild goose was still alive and there seemed to be nothing wrong with its body, but its eyes were dull, as if it didn't want to live at all.
"Oh, I understand." Lin Heng then remembered the reason.
Wild geese fly in pairs, and it is said that if one of the pair dies, the other will not survive alone, which means that the goose in front of us is deliberately seeking death.
"This is actually true." Lin Heng was a little surprised. Even in his previous life, he had only heard of it but had never seen it.
He estimated that the goose's mate might have died at the hands of a hunter.
"In that case, I'll give you a ride." Lin Heng picked it up and said with a smile. This was a big surprise for him.
As for sadness? People and geese do not share the same sorrow and joy! "Brother-in-law, come here for a moment."
Lin Heng shouted to Chen Zhidong who was looking for traces of wild boar in the reed marsh not far away.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Guodong heard the shouting and hurried over.
My third uncle on the other side also came over curiously.
Seeing what Lin Heng was holding, Chen Zhidong couldn't help but widen his eyes: "You caught a live goose?"
"I picked it up. This should be a goose whose partner died. It doesn't want to live anymore. You can take a look at it and see if there is anything wrong with it. If not, take it back and eat it." Lin Heng said to the two of them.
Third uncle Chen Zhiliang waved his hand and said affirmatively: "It's definitely no problem. I heard about it from the old people in the village. I didn't expect you, Lin Heng, to be so lucky."
He looked at Lin Heng with a new respect. In terms of luck, they were far inferior to him.
"Maybe when people are happy, they will have better luck." Lin Heng smiled and continued to move forward.
He has not eaten wild geese yet, but they are said to be very delicious. This can be considered as unlocking a new species.
After walking for a few minutes, Lin Heng saw a shallow pool of water. At first glance, there were many ground tigers in it, all of which were as long as fingers.
This made him somewhat envious of the aquatic resources here. Even the ground tigers were so big that he could probably catch dozens of kilograms by setting up a trap.
Although the ground tiger is disgusting, the quality of its meat is excellent.
As soon as he passed by the pond, Lin Heng saw traces of wild boar.
There are traces of being dug on the ground. Judging from how fresh it is, it is probably no more than half a day old. The soil has not been dried by the sun.
After walking along the trail for about a hundred meters, the clue was lost. Looking at the weeds and reeds around him, Lin Heng looked around in confusion.
At this time he missed Xiongba. With him here, the wild boar should be easy to find.
But there is no if. Lin Heng shook his head and continued searching. As it got closer to dusk, mosquitoes began to run rampant in the reed marshes.
After nearly an hour of searching, apart from a wild goose that fell into the trap, not a few pheasants were found.
When the wild ducks noticed the two groups, they ran away quickly and there was no way they could take action.
He looked at his watch and it was almost seven o'clock, so he took two more steps forward.
Suddenly, he saw something in a pool of water among the reeds, a big black fish more than half a meter long.
Looking at the five arrows in his hand, Lin Heng drew his bow and shot an arrow into the water.
Plop!!
A huge splash of water rose up, the black fish disappeared, and Lin Heng's arrow also disappeared.
"Missed? No way."
Lin Heng felt that his aim was quite accurate. After waiting for two minutes and not seeing any fish floating up, he turned around and left helplessly.
As an experienced fisherman, he knew very well that it was impossible for a fish to not float up for several minutes after being shot by an arrow.
He felt that this type of arrow might not be suitable for shooting fish, and also the black fish was a bit slender, so even at a distance of only six or seven meters, the accuracy was still a bit off.
Looking at the taller grass ahead, Lin Heng gave up exploring.
There is no way to go through the reeds ahead, so let's just give up. A wild goose is enough.
Lin Heng turned around and went back to look for his two elder brothers, preparing to leave. After walking a few steps, he saw his third brother-in-law Chen Zhiliang running towards him on tiptoe.
"Third uncle, have you found anything?" Lin Heng asked softly. This action definitely meant he had discovered something.
Chen Zhiliang nodded excitedly: "Yes, I saw wild boars, the three we saw before, more than a hundred meters away, I didn't dare to get close."
"Take me to see it." Lin Heng was a little surprised. He could actually see it again. He was quite lucky today.
"Come with me." Chen Zhiliang nodded and walked over with Lin Heng.
After passing through an area covered with tiny thorns, we came to a small and soft grassland, and a large field of reeds appeared in front of us.
"Look, they are still there." Chen Zhiliang said in a low voice, pointing to a place in the reeds in the distance.
Lin Heng took a long time to identify them before he saw two black figures. They were hiding in the reeds and were difficult to identify. At this time, they seemed to be digging for earthworms or something else in the ground to eat.
There was another one that he searched for for a long time but couldn't find, probably because it was blocked too tightly.
"Can we hit him?" Chen Zhiliang looked at Lin Heng and asked.
Lin Heng shook his head: "It's difficult, it's too far, it's more than 150 meters away, it's not easy to get close."
"Indeed, the reeds are too deep, and the noise must be very loud if we pass through them." Chen Zhiliang also understood this problem, but he didn't want to give up, as these were three wild boars.
Lin Heng didn't want to give up, so he looked around and said, "Third uncle, you stay here and watch. I'll try to find a direction to see if I can get around it."
"Okay, if we can't get around it, then forget it. Safety first." Chen Zhiliang nodded.
Lin Hengxian walked a few hundred meters to the left and found that there was a two or three acres of rotten ditch that he could not get around.
I went back and went around to the right, and found that this side was covered with thorns, tall and dense. I climbed up a tree and saw that it was a large stretch, not as good as the left side.
With no other options, they turned back and made a big detour around the rotten ditch. The road here was not much better, with reeds two people tall all over, but it was barely possible to cross.
After a little thought, Lin Heng decided to go through. Halfway through walking on the reeds, black water suddenly appeared in front of him and he stepped into it with a splash.
Lin Heng: “…”
His new shoes are so difficult.
Fortunately, there were only a few meters ahead where he could get through the reeds, so he gritted his teeth and went straight through.
After passing through, there is a meadow covered with moth-cutting vines. It is easy to move forward, but your ankles can easily be cut.
"Damn it, this wild boar must die today!" Lin Heng gritted his teeth. He couldn't go back now that he had come this far.
After recognizing the direction, he tried to walk as slowly as possible. It was already eight o'clock, and the mosquitoes in the reeds were deadly, biting people through clothes.
After walking for another half an hour, the sun had already set completely. In another half an hour, it would be completely dark.
But at this time, Lin Heng finally came to a suitable position. Although the thick meat-cutting vine left many small cuts on his feet, it also effectively eliminated the sound of his footsteps.
After some searching, he saw the three wild boars, still rooting for food. He had not seen the third one before because it was closer to this side, almost out of the reeds.
Lin Heng’s target was also this one. It was only the second largest one, but it was in a good position with no reeds blocking it, making it easy to hit.
Now the two sides are about 70 meters apart. Lin Heng is no longer in a hurry and doesn't care about the mosquitoes anymore.
He was caught up in the thrill of competing with his prey in wits and courage. He moved slowly step by step, and it took him more than ten minutes to reach a very suitable position.
He picked the sharpest and best arrow and calmed himself down before drawing the bow. He only had one chance and he had to kill him with one arrow, otherwise it would be impossible to find his body in this reed marsh full of water.
Lin Heng drew his bow and loaded the arrow, his eyes calm and deep. He looked at the wild boar still rooting for food on the ground, then he took aim and shot the arrow without any hesitation.
"You lost this life game with me!" he muttered to himself.
With a "whoosh", a black arrow flew out like a beam of light, entering the wild boar's body three centimeters behind its front leg and piercing its lungs and heart directly.
“Ah!!”
The wild boar instinctively rushed forward two meters, then fell to the ground, its limbs twitching and unable to move.
The other two wild boars jumped into the reeds and disappeared.
"Success!" Lin Heng jumped up excitedly and punched in the air.
"sharp!!"
“That’s awesome!!”
On the other side of the reeds, my eldest uncle and third uncle shouted in unison and rushed over through the reeds regardless of anything.
Looking at the wild boar that was already dead on the ground, the two men patted Lin Heng's shoulders hard.
“Awesome, so awesome!”
"No wonder you're able to make a fortune, I admire your skills!"
The two of them spoke excitedly, one after the other.
"Hahaha, thanks to my third uncle for finding the wild boar." Lin Heng smiled slightly. After killing the wild boar, he was not so excited.
"Let's go and carry the wild boar back quickly. This one must weigh more than forty or fifty kilograms." Chen Zhidong pulled the wild boar's leg on the ground and said with a smile.
"Yes, it's getting dark, carry it back quickly." Lin Heng nodded. Not only were half of his pants wet, but there were also small cuts on his feet from the cutting vines.
…
Outside the reed marsh, Chen's father, Xiulan and others were getting a little worried because it was getting dark.
"Dad, how about I go in and look for it?" Xiulan's fourth brother Chen Zhicai said. He thought that maybe Lin Heng was embarrassed to come back because he couldn't get what he wanted.
"Do you know where they are in such a big reed bush? You'd better wait here. Your elder brother is not a person without sense of propriety." Father Chen shook his head and said.
Xiulan didn't say anything, but she held her daughter and looked towards the reeds.
"Chen Changxia, why don't you leave yet? It's getting dark!" A bamboo raft passed by nearby and the person on it shouted loudly.
"My son-in-law has taken people to hunt wild boars in the reeds. I'm waiting for someone here." Chen's father responded.
"Hunting wild boars? That's not easy." The man chuckled and was about to leave when he heard a noise in the reeds.
"Dad, Xiulan, Lin Heng is so capable, he killed a big wild boar!!" The excited voice of Xiulan's elder brother Chen Zhidong could be heard from afar.
"We really hit it!" Chen Zhicai, the fourth brother on the bamboo raft, was stunned.
A few people looked into the distance and saw three people walking out of the reeds. The leader was carrying a big wild boar, the second was holding a gray goose, and the third was empty-handed but very leisurely.
"Awesome!" Father Chen's eyes widened. He actually had no hope of catching a wild boar. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
"Dad, Dad!" Xiaoxia waved happily when she saw Lin Heng.
A bamboo raft in the distance came over directly, and an old man on it shouted in disbelief: "Did you really kill a wild boar?"
Soon, the three of them arrived at the bamboo raft. Chen Zhidong looked at them and grinned, "Help us catch it. This wild boar weighs about 50 to 60 kilograms."
Father Chen took the still bleeding wild boar onto the bamboo raft and asked, "Is everyone okay?"
"It's okay, go back quickly, there are too many mosquitoes here." Lin Heng waved his hands repeatedly.
"Okay, okay." Father Chen nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face. His son-in-law was really amazing.
Xiulan's three brothers were also impressed. Lin Heng's skills were amazing. No wonder he could become so rich.
Paddling the bamboo raft, they soon arrived at the shore of Liu Lake, carrying the wild boar and the wild geese back. On the way, Xiulan's third brother repeated the whole process again, and he was even more excited than Lin Heng himself.
The eldest and third uncles had asked Lin Heng about the specific process more than once when they were carrying the wild boar back to the bamboo raft.
Lin Heng took Xiulan and walked in front and went home to change clothes first.
When I got home, my three sisters-in-law and Chen's mother were all there.
Seeing Lin Heng so dirty, Chen's mother stood up and asked, "What happened to you? Why are you like this?"
Lin Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "I went hunting in the reeds and got dirty, but it was worth it. I got a wild boar back."
"Killed a wild boar?"
Chen's mother stood there in a daze, and the three sisters-in-law beside her stopped what they were doing and stared at Lin Heng with wide eyes, as if time had stopped.
Lin Heng smiled, didn't explain much, and went into the house with Xiulan to change clothes.
Not long after they entered the house, Chen's father and others came in carrying things, and there were also seven or eight villagers who came in to watch the fun.
Soon, heated discussions broke out in the yard.
"You see, this arrow is not simple. It pierced the heart and lungs and killed him instantly. It was so accurate!"
"Chen Changxia, your daughter has married a lucky man. He has only been here for one day and he has brought back a big wild boar for you!"
"You are so lucky, why didn't Lin Heng fall in love with my daughter in the first place?"
A group of neighbors were so envious that their eyes were sore, this wild boar weighed fifty or sixty kilograms.
"Hahaha!" Chen Changxia couldn't stop laughing. His son-in-law was really amazing.
(End of this chapter)
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