After several consecutive heavy snowfalls, there were strong winds for several days, which blew away a lot of snow that had not been cleared in the village yet. The old people said this was called a big smoke bubble.
Tian Cai often sees Qinling in the village recently. He is either carrying wood down from the mountain, or carrying a large bundle of dry branches, or holding a roll of straw.
After a few times, she couldn't help but ask him, "What have you been doing recently? Why are you only now preparing for the winter?"
"I was so busy lately that I didn't have time to go," Qin Ling said, lifting the wood on his shoulder. "Do you have time tomorrow?"
"I have to go to Qingshan Village for a follow-up visit tomorrow," Tian Cai said, glancing at him. "Why?"
"What about the day after tomorrow? I came across a herd of deer in the mountains. I'll find a few people and we can go together to hunt a few to eat during the New Year."
Tian Cai's eyes lit up and she couldn't help nodding repeatedly. Even though she was quite skilled, she didn't dare to go up the mountain alone in winter. Hunting rabbits on the nearby hills was no problem, but she wouldn't dare to go any further away.
If there are other people together and everyone hunts together, the success rate will be higher.
Tian Cai couldn't wait to go hunting in the mountains. She looked at Qin Ling expectantly and said, "Why don't we go tomorrow? I can go for the follow-up visit in a few days."
Qin Ling chuckled, "I'm afraid it won't work. I'll go find the captain later. After gathering everyone, we still need to make preparations. It will take at least a day. As for you..."
Tian Cai immediately said, "I'm a doctor. If you get injured, I can provide timely treatment. I'm also a good hunter, so I won't be a hindrance!"
Qin Ling looked her up and down with a smile in his eyes, and agreed reluctantly, "Okay then, you should pack your things too. Don't bring too much. If we go deep into the mountains, we may have to spend the night."
Spending the night! Tian Cai became even more excited. She had never had the courage to spend the night in the mountains before, so she happily hurried home to pack up. She decided not to go for a follow-up visit tomorrow. Hunting was more important, and the follow-up visit could be done in a few days.
Qin Ling put the large bundle of branches back home, making sure that there was enough firewood at home for the time being. Then he walked out while brushing off the dust on his body. He had to go to the captain's place.
Zhang Defa listened to Qin Ling's words, thought for a while and said, "Actually, I had the same idea this year. Before the snow fell, Baocai went up the mountain and saw wild boar footprints on the ground two hills away. This thing hasn't been here for many years."
"You should find more people when the time comes. The Wang brothers are both experts in this area, so bring them along. Then go to Tian Cai to get some more medicine."
Qin Ling waited for him to finish before continuing, "Doctor Tian can go with you. If there's any accident, she can handle it promptly there. Besides, she often collects herbs in the mountains and is familiar with the environment there."
Zhang Defa thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, so he discussed with him the manpower to go into the mountains. He had to go to Qingshan Village tomorrow, and if he really got something back, he would have to distribute it to the villagers. It would be better to ask Li Tiegang to send a few people up the mountain, and then go in two directions, so that no one would affect anyone else.
The militia battalion in the team is equipped with four guns. If they are divided into two groups to go up the mountain, each group can carry one gun, which can be used in case of any accident.
Tian Cai prepared some dry food at home to take with her up the mountain. She baked a few pancakes and took them with her. She also packed some pickled vegetables in a bamboo tube and picked out some seasonings for barbecue.
Anyway, there is plenty of game in the mountains, so there will be no shortage of meat to eat.
He also had to bring hemostatic drugs, needles, frostbite ointment, and Tian Cai even packed fever-reducing and detoxifying pills.
In the end, the result of the discussion between the two captains was that Qingshan Village and Kaoshan Village each sent ten people to the mountain. All of them were good hunters. On the day of the gathering, Tian Cai saw that more than half of them were from the militia camp. There were only four people who were not, namely Qin Ling, the Wang brothers, and the educated youth Yu Mingjiang.
Tian Cai is a non-staff member and does not occupy the ten quotas, so the actual number of people from Kaoshan Village who went up the mountain is eleven.
Everyone wore their thickest clothes, and several people even wore dog-skin hats. They carried dry food and tools and went up the mountain.
Tian Cai looked at their weapons. Some were holding shovels and hatchets, and some were carrying bows and arrows. Judging from the color of the bows and arrows, they seemed to be old and must have been left by the older generation in the family.
Tian Cai also brought his own weapon - a slingshot.
And Mimi is with her, so the team near the mountain village can consist of twelve people.
Many people in the village came to see them off, and everyone looked envious. If it weren't for the fact that too many people were not allowed to go into the mountains, anyone with a little strength would have wanted to go with them.
It is not uncommon for villages in the mountains to organize people to go into the mountains to hunt. This happens every few years here. Generally, footprints of wild animals are found near the village. In order to prevent them from entering the village and harming the villagers and crops, hunting in the mountains is also a deterrent. After each hunting trip, no one dares to approach the village for two or three years.
"Cai Cai, why can you go too!" Qu Ting felt it was incredible when she saw Tian Cai in the team going into the mountains. Every year when such things happened, the girls didn't even have to think about getting in front.
Tian Cai couldn't help but shake his head proudly, "Because I'm a doctor, and I have breasts."
Qu Ting’s envious look couldn’t be hidden, she wanted to go too!
"Go to Old Lady Zhang more often these days and help look after my eldest sister. I just gave her an acupuncture this morning. She will definitely be back in two or three days." Tian Cai instructed.
"I know, I know. It's not far from my home anyway. I can go there twice a day, okay?" Seeing that some people had already started moving, Qu Ting quickly agreed, fearing that if she dawdled for too long, Tian Cai would not be able to catch up.
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