Chapter 303: Treasure 'Flying Dragon'
The next day, Lin Heng opened his eyes at around three in the morning, picked up the watch on the bedside table and found that it was only three o'clock.
After taking a look at Xiulan who was sleeping beside him, he closed his eyes and continued to sleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already past four o'clock.
He didn't sleep very well because he was worried about oversleeping. He yawned and sat up.
After a while, Xiulan also woke up yawning, pulled his arm to get up and said, "I'll go heat up breakfast for you."
The summer quilt slipped off her shoulders, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, and a stunning sight that even underwear couldn't restrain.
"No need, just continue sleeping." Lin Heng patted her and said with a smile.
"I want to make you a meal, and I will sleep during the day." Xiulan looked at him with her sleepy eyes.
Lin Heng touched her face happily and couldn't help but kiss her: "Thank you, my wife."
Xiulan smiled, put on a dress, washed up quickly and went to cook for Lin Heng.
Lin Heng came to help add fire, Xiulan heated up two pancakes for him, heated up the stir-fried pork with sour beans and mushrooms left over from last night, and finally made a loofah soup.
When the food was served on the table, Xiulan supported her chin and watched Lin Heng eat.
"Don't you want to eat?" Lin Heng looked at her and asked.
Xiulan shook her head: "I'm not hungry."
"Don't be afraid of gaining weight, try some mushrooms." Lin Heng picked up two chanterelles and touched her rosy lips.
Xiulan could only open her mouth and let him feed her, and then Lin Heng ate one and she ate one.
"I'll get you the chopsticks." Lin Heng said.
Xiulan shook her head: "No need to take it, I won't eat it."
Lin Heng picked one up for her and she immediately opened her mouth and ate it.
"But you fed me so much that I feel like eating." Xiulan blinked her big eyes.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Is it delicious?"
"Then don't you want to feed it?" Xiulan looked at him with her face tilted to the side, her eyes moist.
"How could that be?" Lin Heng smiled and fed him another one.
It was almost 4:30 after breakfast. Lin Heng fed the dog, but only half full. If the dog was too full, it would have no motivation to hunt.
"Be careful and come back early." Xiulan said as she tidied his clothes.
"No problem." Lin Heng leaned in and kissed her. The soft lips could linger for a long time. He put on his backpack and walked out with Fengshou and Laifu. Xiongba didn't need to be led, so he could play freely.
Xiulan blinked and walked him to the door.
As soon as Lin Heng walked out of the door, Lin Yue came over and said, "Brother, you are also right. I was just looking for you."
Lin Heng shone the flashlight on his elder brother and said, "Brother, go back and change your clothes. The shoulders of this shirt are a bit reflective. Green is best."
When hunting in the wild, you must not bring reflective items, and if you do bring them, you must put them in your backpack. Because these things will easily expose yourself and be discovered by prey in advance.
Military green clothes are the best, as they won’t be noticeable when hiding in the bushes.
Also, try not to have any smell on your body, and do not apply any strong-smelling mosquito repellents. These details may seem insignificant, but they actually greatly affect the success rate of hunting.
Generally, only experienced old hunters know these things, and novices like his brother don't pay any attention to them.
"I understand. I'll go back and change into something new." Lin Yue did not question it and turned around to change his clothes.
"I'm going back to sleep." Xiulan waved at him.
"Go ahead." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.
Xiulan went back to the room, locked the door and continued to rest. Lin Heng calmed the dog down and waited for his brother to change his clothes.
"Is this one okay?" After a while, Lin Yue came out after changing his clothes and asked.
“That’s totally fine.”
Lin Heng nodded, handed Fengshou to his eldest brother, and the two set off together.
The target is still Sanchagou, where there are swamp wetlands and there are many animals nearby. Also, he has to go to the place where he dug ginseng last time, so he will mainly travel in the morning.
As they hurried on, he explained some details about dog hunting to his elder brother.
They kept moving forward and soon it was five o'clock. At this time, Lin Heng had already brought his eldest brother across Hongfeng Mountain and climbed over another mountain. Because they did not explore on the road, the two grown men were still moving very fast.
At this time, the sky was already slightly bright, and in summer it was already light at 5:30. The forest was also particularly lively in the early morning, and all kinds of birds began to chirp and make noise.
The dew in the forest was very heavy, and their trousers were soaked from the thighs down. By 5:30, they were not far from the Sanchagou Swamp.
"It's finally light." Lin Yue took a deep breath.
Lin Heng nodded and said, "You have to be careful when walking now. This is the time when prey is out, so try not to make any noise."
"I understand." Lin Yue nodded.
After walking a few steps, he heard a noise. Lin Yue looked up and saw a red squirrel appearing on the top of the tall oak tree in front of him.
"This one is so big." Lin Yue whispered.
"Let me set a trap." Lin Heng took a look, picked up a tree trunk and placed it diagonally on the tree, then used thin wire to set a noose trap on the trunk.
He had no interest in squirrels at first, but this squirrel had particularly bright fur and was large in size, so he became interested.
Seeing his elder brother's puzzled expression, Lin Heng explained in a low voice: "This kind of cash is very useful. Squirrels are accustomed to taking shortcuts. If you build a branch diagonally, it is very likely to take this branch."
This is also what he learned from the hunting manual, and he plans to try it today.
Lin Yue nodded, and the two continued to move forward. Xiong Ba led the way in front. The two searched along the way but did not find anything good.
Xiongba discovered two footprints that were suspected to be those of roe deer and muntjacs. Lin Heng then found traces of them chewing leaves yesterday and set traps and noose nearby.
His eldest brother discovered the wild boar's footprints and also set a noose.
After entering the forest, the two dogs Lai Fu and Feng Shou did not bark, but followed Xiongba into the searching and hunting state, which shows that their genes are still relatively good.
In a blink of an eye, golden clouds appeared in the sky. It was the morning sun, and the sun was about to rise.
For Lin Heng and the others, Sanchagou was very close.
The Xiongba in front suddenly stopped and looked up at the tall trees in front of him.
Lin Hengyi raised his hand to signal to stop, pressed the blue wolfhound's butt to make it sit down, and slowly took out the bow and arrow while staring at the hazel grouse on the tree.
This guy is a very precious species of grouse, nicknamed "Flying Dragon". It is very popular in the market. Upper-class people like to eat "Flying Dragon Banquet", so one can be sold for more than ten yuan.
When the arrow was pulled out, the guy still didn't move, so Lin Hengshen breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were birds. Generally, they would not fly away as long as they were not close to a certain distance, which gave people a great opportunity.
Whoosh!
Even though he hadn't hunted for a long time, Lin Heng was still very fast at shooting arrows. It took him less than three seconds to nock the arrow, aim, and shoot.
With a crisp plop, the grouse was shot and fell from the tree, getting stuck in the middle.
"sharp!"
Lin Yue gave a thumbs up, walked over, kicked the tree a few times, and poked it with a stick before taking it down.
"It's more than a pound." Lin Yue handed it to Lin Heng with a smile.
"It's a good start." Lin Heng took out a dagger and cut the carotid artery in its neck. He gave all the blood to Xiongba as a reward.
If you don't drain the blood, the fish won't taste good, and it will drip everywhere when you walk, affecting your hunting skills.
After the blood was drained, Lin Heng put it into the backpack and the two continued to move forward. Soon they arrived at the entrance of Sanchagou. It was already seven o'clock, but unfortunately they met the hazel grouse on the road.
Although hunting in the morning and evening is very suitable, the mountains and forests are too large and luck is also required.
"Should we go into the ditch and take a look or go directly over the side?" Lin Yue asked Lin Heng.
"Just go straight over the side and come back to take a look." Lin Heng said. His goal was to dig ginseng and he didn't want to stay here too long.
The two men walked quickly through the woods beside the scene and found two traces of prey on the road. They set deep traps and clamps respectively.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the two men and three dogs arrived at the river above Sanchagou. The shelter they built last year was still there, but it was in disrepair.
Lin Heng was about to speak when Xiongba in front of him suddenly chased after him. Then a big yellow rabbit emerged from the grass by the river and ran upstream.
"Release the dog, brother!"
Lin Heng released the blue wolfhound Lai Fu first, and his eldest brother came later.
“Woof woof!!”
The two dogs were very excited and ran very fast when chasing prey for the first time, but this time they had no chance to show off. Before they could catch up with Xiongba, he made a handsome turn and bit the hare.
“Ouch!!”
Then it walked back with an arrogant look, looking at Fengshou and Lai Fu with some disdain.
"Awesome!" Lin Heng touched Xiongba's head in praise, and was so happy holding the rabbit in his hands.
This is the advantage of bringing a dog. When you encounter prey like rabbits and foxes, it is easy to catch them, which is better than using a shotgun.
"This must be around four or five kilograms." Lin Yue looked at the yellow-haired rabbit enviously. He hadn't found any suitable prey today.
"Got it." Lin Heng nodded with a smile, pointing to the riverside and said, "Sit down and have a rest and eat. We are so tired."
They had been walking for six hours since they set out at 4:30. Even the two grown men who often ran in the mountains felt tired and could hardly keep going.
"Yeah." Lin Yue nodded and walked to a large piece of clean bluestone in front to rest. Both of their pants were dry.
Placing the equipment on the bluestone, Lin Heng took out the fishing line and hook, put on the earthworms he brought from home, tied them to the top of a branch, and threw them into the still somewhat turbid and rushing river.
This was not for myself, but I wanted to catch some fish for the three dogs. The scallion pancakes I brought were not enough for them to eat.
"Brother, I brought some fermented tofu. Would you like some?" Lin Yue took out a small glass bottle.
"Of course." Lin Heng took out chopsticks and put a little on the scallion pancake, which immediately tasted much better.
The two exchanged steamed buns again. Lin Heng's was the scallion pancake stuffed with fennel, and the eldest brother's was the steamed bun stuffed with leek.
“We’ve got a fish!”
Just when he was halfway through eating, Lin Heng saw the fishing line being pulled. He walked over and pulled the fishing rod and caught a two-liang plum fish.
"Xiongba, I'll give it to you." Lin Heng threw it to Xiongba, who jumped up, grabbed it and swallowed it. The other two dogs licked their tongues and watched.
After throwing the rod down and continuing fishing, Lin Heng continued to eat. After the meal, he lay down and rested for a while. The sun was already very hot at this time. He felt warm after lying on the rock for ten minutes.
After sunbathing for a while, he took off his shoes and sat on the rock to fish. The fish here were not very big, but there were quite a few of them.
There were groupers, black carp, mandarin fish, and stream grouper. Lin Heng could catch one in a short while. The fish fed Xiongba until he was 80% full, and the remaining two dogs were 50% full.
At 11:10, Lin Heng put on his shoes and stood up and said, "Let's go, big brother. This time you go to the left bank and I'll go to the right bank. We'll meet up at the top."
Lin Yue nodded, looked at Lin Heng and said, "Brother, you keep trying to go up, are you looking for something?"
Lin Heng smiled mysteriously: "You will know when you get there. If you find it first then, it will be your luck."
"All right."
Lin Yue nodded and set off with Fengshou.
Lin Heng led Lai Fu and Xiong Ba led the way.
There were a lot of mushrooms in the forest, and all kinds of fungi could be seen. He didn't pick up any except Ganoderma lucidum. He was in a hurry to get to the forest where he dug up the hundred-year-old ginseng last year.
After a while, Lin Heng arrived at the place where he discovered a tree of shiitake mushrooms last year.
“It would be great if I could take this tree back!”
Lin Heng looked at the big tree with emotion. Although the number was not as much as last year, it was still quite a lot. He could probably pick about 20 to 30 kilograms.
It’s just too far from home, otherwise I would really move back. Wild shiitake mushrooms are one of the most delicious wild mushrooms.
As he had to continue on his journey, he chose not to add burden to himself and would pick them when he came back.
Boom! ! After walking for a while, a gunshot suddenly came from the other side of the river. Lin Heng looked over curiously. His elder brother was actually in front of him, but he was not completely visible because of the gunshot.
They sped up their progress, and as the river valleys on both sides became higher and higher, they gradually entered a large canyon. They were not far from the shelter cave set up by Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao.
It was at this moment that Lin Heng suddenly looked up and noticed some movement. He saw the sound of soil being rummaged under the bushes on the cliff above, but he could not see any prey.
Taking out the bow and arrow, he walked towards a small box in front of him. When he saw the prey, he was shocked. He thought it was an ordinary pheasant, but he didn't expect it to be another rare bird.
It has a red head, chest and tail feathers, and its back is covered with blue-gray feathers. This is not an ordinary pheasant, but the famous blood pheasant. Because its feathers are shaped like willow leaves, they also call it willow leaf chicken. It is also called Taibai chicken.
Blood pheasants like to live in groups. There are five of them under this bush. Lin Heng only regretted that he didn't bring a gun. His eldest brother was also on the other side of the river, otherwise he could have killed them all with one shot.
After aiming for a few seconds, he shot an arrow. One of the birds fell to the ground the moment the arrow passed by, flapped its wings and could not get up. The remaining three roared in fear and flew away while flapping their wings.
Lin Heng frowned slightly. He had made a mistake and failed to hit the target with one arrow.
“Hiss!!”
Accompanied by screams, one of them flew out not far and suddenly fell down, and its body seemed to be injured.
"I told you, it's impossible that nothing happened." Lin Heng became happy.
(End of this chapter)
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