Chapter 411 Wolf Pack
The traditional rule is that when guests come, women and children are not allowed to sit at the table, especially children who will be ignorant of manners and eat and drink as much as they want.
We drank some wine, ate some dishes, and had knife-cut noodles for dinner. The host only served good things to the guests.
Normally, life in this village is quite hard, and people often eat cornmeal, buckwheat noodles, etc.
Without good seeds and fertilizers, grain output is pitifully low, barely enough to keep people from starving to death.
After dinner, Lin Heng and the other two rested in a side room. Two of them slept on beds, and one slept on the floor.
Lin Heng had a hard time falling asleep so early. In the darkness, he couldn't help but recall his past memories and think about his future.
Of course, what I miss most is the soft and warm embrace of my wife.
He didn't know how he fell asleep, but he woke up just after dawn the next day. After getting dressed, he found that the hosts had also gotten up and started cooking.
I really live a life strictly following the principle of working from sunrise to sunset and resting from sunset to sunrise.
"Lin Heng, what time is it?"
Seeing Lin Heng coming out, Zhao Shouxi asked with a smile, the only timekeeping device in the village was a sundial.
"It's just twenty past six." Lin Heng said, looking at his watch.
Zhao Shouxi nodded and said, "It's great to have a watch. I usually estimate the time."
"You can go to the village to buy a watch. It's not very expensive." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Zhao Shouxi shook his head and said, "It's too far. Actually, we don't need it. We can just look at the sun to know the time. It doesn't matter whether it's accurate or not."
After a brief chat, Lin Heng washed his face and went out for a walk. The fields were filled with mist and the ground was covered with layers of white frost. At a glance, everything looked like it was covered in silver.
After watching for a while, he felt too cold to bear it any longer, so he quickly took Xiongba back into the house to warm up by the fire. In the morning, the Zhao family had made cornmeal buns and boiled some winter melon soup.
After dinner, Old Man Zhao and Zhao Shouxi made some simple preparations and took Lin Heng and the other two to the mountains to hunt.
"If you want to hunt black bears, let's go to Black Rock Slope. I often see black bear footprints there."
Old Man Zhao said as he walked up the mountain.
"Although you are holding a double-barreled shotgun, you still have to be careful. Black bears are too scary, and sometimes you can't kill them with just one shot." Zhao Shouxi echoed from the side.
Zhao Shouxi was holding a single-barreled shotgun in his hand. Although they lived in the mountains, they obviously had a good shotgun, but they didn't use it much to hunt small prey at home.
However, even with a single-barreled shotgun, Zhao Shouxi was still afraid of black bears. Those creatures have very strong vitality and if they cannot kill people, they will often get injured.
"We will definitely be careful. We have already killed two black bears." Lin Heng nodded.
Old man Zhao was surprised and said, "I have killed two bears. You can do it. I have only killed two bears in my life."
Zhao Shouxi also nodded and said, "Yes, that thing is not easy to fight. I have only fought one with my father for so many years."
They originally thought that Lin Heng and the others had never fought a bear before, but they felt relieved after hearing this. Fighting a black bear before meant they knew how ferocious it was, and it would be very troublesome for novices who had never fought one before.
Then they asked some more details, and after Lin Heng answered them one by one, they were basically certain that Lin Heng and others had indeed killed a black bear, otherwise they would not have been able to tell so many details.
At first, everyone was still chatting, but after walking for a distance, Old Man Zhao said, "Everyone, stop talking. Prey may appear next. There are a lot of prey in this area."
Everyone nodded and dispersed to look for prey. They moved forward while looking for prey. After walking for about two hours, Old Man Zhao made a discovery.
"We are lucky today. There are fresh wild boar footprints here. Follow me."
Old man Zhao picked up the pig manure, broke it open and looked at it, then said to everyone.
Lin Heng didn't say anything. He brought Xiongba with him but didn't let him use any strength. He wanted to see how this old man Zhao would find prey.
After walking for an hour, they came to a ditch. Lin Heng was exploring halfway up the mountain when Zhao Shouxi suddenly ran over and shouted, "Lin Heng, we found a white rice on the opposite persimmon tree. My dad asked if you want to come over and give it a try?"
"Bai Mi Zi, I'm coming right away."
Lin Heng was immediately excited when he heard this, thinking that this old man didn't find the wild boar, but he found white rice, which was not bad.
He followed him down and came to Old Man Zhao. The old man was hiding in a bush. Seeing him coming, he whispered, "See that tree opposite with kiwis hanging on it? Bai Mizi is on it. Let me see the power of your bow and arrow."
Lin Heng took a look and saw that the civet cat was eating kiwi fruit at a distance of about 70 meters. It was not known whether it did not notice them or felt that the distance was too far and posed no threat.
Opening the bow bag, Lin Heng took out the bow and arrow under the watchful eyes of Old Man Zhao and Zhao Shouxi. After a slight adjustment, he nocked the arrow and aimed. He felt the wind in the ravine, and when the right moment came, he shot the arrow without hesitation.
With a whoosh, the sharp arrow flew through the air almost instantly, hit the civet cat, pierced through it, and stuck on the hillside behind it.
With a snap, the civet cat that was eating kiwi fruit fell down instantly and lost its life after moving twice.
"sharp!"
“This thing is amazing!”
Old man Zhao and his son Zhao Shouxi were stunned at first, and then they praised in unison. The power and precision made them jealous.
"Fortunately, if there is no wind in the open space, it will be no problem to go further." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Old man Zhao looked at Lin Heng and said, "Teach me during lunch later. I will try my best to help you find the black bear in the next two days."
"Well, no problem." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.
After saying that, the three men walked over and took back the civet cat and hunting arrows.
"This piece of white rice weighs eleven or twelve pounds. It's not bad." Zhao Shouxi said happily as he picked it up.
They were lucky today and caught a prey as soon as they arrived.
Old Man Zhao said, "I'll give you the skin, Lin Heng, and we'll take the meat."
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and agreed.
After killing the civet cat, Old Man Zhao continued searching. By lunchtime, he had shot a pheasant with a bow and arrow.
At lunch, I brought some cornmeal steamed buns from Old Man Zhao's home and ate them with the water and hot sauce I brought with me. After eating, Old Man Zhao said, "Lin Heng, teach me how to use your compound bow."
"Can."
Lin Heng nodded, took out a compound bow and began to teach Old Man Zhao how to use it.
Old Man Zhao was already an expert in using bows and arrows. He learned how to use them quickly. After shooting a few arrows with the bow and arrow, he was amazed: "What a good thing! What a good thing!!"
He was completely conquered by this compound bow. Its accuracy was so high that he deeply understood the value of this thing after trying two shots. When he looked at his original Mongolian bow again, he just wanted to throw it into the fire.
It is true that if you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods to others, you will throw them away.
"I'll play for a while."
After taking a look, Old Man Zhao picked it up again and continued practicing. The more he practiced, the more he liked it, and the more he couldn't let it go. He didn't want to return it to Lin Heng at all.
"How about letting me use it while we go hunting this afternoon?"
He asked reluctantly when he returned it to Lin Heng.
"Okay." Lin Heng thought about it and nodded in agreement.
After putting away the bows, they continued on their journey. Old Man Zhao had been a hunter all his life and was very familiar with the area. He knew mostly what kind of prey there was on that hill.
Two more golden roosters were found on the road, and Old Man Zhao shot them down with Lin Heng's compound bow. He was so excited that he wanted this treasure even more.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Old Man Zhao led them to a tall forest and said, "This is the forest. Black bears, sika deer and other animals often appear around here. There is a lot of prey. Maybe there is hope if we look for them."
Everyone nodded, and after searching for a while they found the black bear's footprints. Now everyone was sure that there were indeed black bears in this forest, and they all became excited.
If we kill another black bear, we will make another large sum of money. There are so many valuable things on the black bear's body.
Lin Heng also took Xiongba to search actively. He found that the old man Zhao was not lying. After searching nearby for a while, he found the feces of several animals. There were indeed more traces of animals than in other places.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that they searched until almost dark, and apart from the two grouse, there was no sign of any larger prey.
In the evening, Lin Yue said with emotion: "Old man Zhao, this place may not work. I have been looking for it for an entire afternoon and haven't found a single one."
Old man Zhao shook his head and said, "It's a matter of luck. As the saying goes, a good man has lofty ambitions, but luck is the only way to achieve them. Hunting depends on luck. If you are lucky, you can encounter big prey at your doorstep. If you are unlucky, you can search the entire forest but won't see a single living thing. You can't force it, kid."
"Yes, luck is unpredictable. I can only pray for the blessing of the mountain god."
Zhao Shouxi also explained, and then continued, "Let's go to the wooden house where we put our arrows. It's still a long way to go."
"Let's go, and come back to see the situation tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded without saying anything more.
Lu Honggang walked behind and didn't say much. He was always looking for prey. Lin Heng looked at his third uncle's hunched figure and thought that he would find a wife for his third uncle after he had made some progress.
It was getting dark as I walked on the road, but the moon was very bright tonight and I could see clearly without a flashlight.
"Is this a muntjac or a forest musk deer?"
Hearing the shouting coming from the opposite forest, Lin Yue asked curiously.
Old man Zhao explained: "This is a forest musk deer, but it is very difficult to hunt. Let's look for muntjacs, roe deer and the like tomorrow."
Lin Heng listened to the calls of the animals without saying anything. He wanted to find a pheasant or golden rooster nearby to shoot, but he never encountered one.
At 7:30, they arrived at the hunter's hut built by Old Man Zhao in the mountains. The hut was built under an old oak tree with a diameter of more than 50 centimeters. The whole hut was made of wood, and the gaps between the wood were filled with pine needles mixed with yellow mud. The area was about 20 square meters, and there was an iron pot inside.
“I’ll stay here every day when I come to hunt in the winter or summer.”
After lighting the fire, Old Man Zhao introduced his house. He built this house five years ago and hunted a lot of game nearby.
"Very good, I will build two when I go back." Lin Yue looked around the small house and said with satisfaction.
Lin Heng also nodded. It would indeed be much more convenient to have a hunter's cabin in the mountains. He wouldn't have to worry about where to stay when hunting nearby.
There are two simple wooden beds in the room, with mattresses made of palm hair. A fire is lit, so you won't feel cold when sleeping at night.
After chatting for a while, everyone took out some sweet potatoes and potatoes they brought with them and roasted them by the fire. Old Man Zhao also took out the golden chicken he had hunted and stewed it, and added some potatoes.
Before going to bed, everyone ate sweet potatoes and chicken, drank some chicken soup, and lay down to rest, feeling warm all over.
The next morning, everyone got up as soon as it was light, took out the sweet potatoes and potatoes that had been cooked last night from the stove, ate them, and went out to look for prey.
It was getting light outside and people were shivering from the cold in the mountains, but for the sake of prey, they still endured the cold and searched everywhere.
This time everyone did not gather together, but dispersed to look for prey.
Lin Heng took Xiongba and randomly found a direction. His elder brother was not far away from him.
Xiongba the outsider sniffed the scent and kept looking for traces.
When daybreak came, Lin Heng had already arrived at the edge of a valley. Just as he was about to leave, he noticed something unusual about Xiongba.
Looking in the direction Xiongba was looking, he saw a brown figure, who was eating hay on the ground in a bush.
"What a big yellow muntjac!"
Lin Heng was a little excited. This was also a good thing.
Looking at the distance, he found that it was still a little far away, so he took out his bow and arrow, prepared himself, and slowly moved closer.
“Yo!”
Just as Lin Heng got a little closer, the yellow muntjac suddenly discovered him, turned around and quickly ran into the forest.
“Oh my god.”
Lin Heng didn't expect the muntjac to be so alert, so he immediately chased after it with Xiongba.
But unfortunately, he couldn't find it after following it for a distance. Such a big prey slipped away. Lin Heng was so angry that he slapped his thigh.
This is like fishing for 30 kilograms of grass carp all day and then all of them ran away when they reached the shore.
“Yoyo!!”
Just when Lin Heng was sulking, a shout suddenly came from below the valley.
"There is still prey. Let's go and take a look." Lin Heng suddenly became excited.
This time he was more careful and brought Xiongba carefully to the bottom of the valley. When he saw that thing, Lin Heng held his breath.
Because he saw an incredible scene, a musk deer was being besieged by five gray wolves, and was bitten as soon as it got up. The cry just now was the scream made by the musk deer when it was being chased and bitten.
Lin Heng looked at his position and hurriedly took Xiongba back. His place was not safe, and he would not be sure of dealing with the five wolves if he was discovered.
This is obviously a family. They work together seamlessly and are many times more terrifying than lone wolves.
After moving to a higher and more secluded position, Lin Heng took a look and found that the musk deer was already dying. The wolves were eager to eat the meat and they were obviously starving.
(End of this chapter)
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