Lu Qingyang seized the opportunity, locked his eyes sharply on the squirrel's head, lightly pulled the trigger with his finger, and with a crisp "bang", the bullet penetrated the target accurately.

He picked up the squirrel carcass. The fur was intact and not damaged, which was a good start.

As they went deeper into the forest, squirrels became more and more common.

Following the lead hound, they literally entered a squirrel's den.

There were several other male educated youth who joined the hunting team with Lu Qingyang and Sun Xiangqian. Two of them were already veterans, having joined the hunting team the previous year, so they were familiar with the route.

One is called Cao Hongbin and the other is called Ge Erniu.

Another name is Ren Ziqiang. He has always been hostile to Lu Qingyang. After all, the two are rivals in love.

Hu Shengli did not join the hunting team out of spite, perhaps because he realized that he was not cut out for it.

The last time he hunted a bear, he was so scared that he had a fever when he got home. He never mentioned joining the hunting team again.

Wang Dagang took a large iron pot from his horse's back and said, "It's afternoon. Let's take a break here, eat some hot food, and then continue on our way!"

The firewood in the forest was soaked and difficult to light, so experienced hunters would carry some dry firewood with them in case of emergency.

Uncle Tie skillfully ignited the hay in his hand. As the flames jumped, the campfire began to rise, adding some vitality to the quiet forest.

He carefully picked up a few handfuls of clean white snow and slowly put it into the iron pot, waiting for the snow water to gradually boil under the heat of the fire.

"Come on, everyone, drink some hot water first."

Soon the pot of boiling water was emptied, and everyone rushed over to enjoy the rare warmth.

Lu Qingyang covered his ears with his hat, leaving a slit for his eyes, observing the surrounding situation.

When it was his turn to heat up the rice, the salted fish gave off a fragrant aroma, and it went really well with the sorghum rice. After finishing the meal, Lu Qingyang stuffed another toffee into his mouth.

After a short rest, they set off again.

Although the legs of a steamed bun are short, it runs fast and is very clever.

When a squirrel suddenly emerged from the woods, Mantou chased after it without hesitation. After a few jumps, he returned triumphantly with his spoils in his mouth.

"Not bad. I thought this guy was still very young, but he can even catch a greyhound." Wang Dagang couldn't help but praise him.

The lead hound suddenly started barking towards the north, and Wang Dagang's expression suddenly became serious.

"Laifu smells something, everyone, get ready, let's see what good stuff we have this time."

Lu Qingyang followed behind Wang Dagang and slowly stuck his head out to peek at what was happening in front of him.

What came into view was a huge reindeer, its gray fur shining in the snow. Its belly was slightly bulging, and it seemed to be frightened, observing the situation around it cautiously.

Winter is the time for reindeer to migrate. I am afraid that this reindeer has delayed time and separated from the main group, so I keep walking north, trying to find the migrating group.

Ren Ziqiang was about to load his gun, but was stopped by Wang Dagang, "We have to follow the hunting rules. This reindeer is pregnant."

Ren Ziqiang was puzzled: "How can this deer with horns be a female?"

"Mother reindeer have horns. Foraging is a physically demanding job. Mother reindeer have no choice but to do it. Over time, they grow horns."

"Xiao Lu is right. When reindeer come, the females always lead the way."

Ren Ziqiang reluctantly put away his gun.

Wang Dagang saw that he was unhappy and said, "Don't give any opinions. Just follow this pregnant female reindeer first."

Lu Qingyang immediately understood Wang Dagang's idea. He wanted to follow the female reindeer to find the reindeer herd.

The lower ones rode their horses, following the female reindeer not too far away.

Lu Qingyang had never ridden a horse before. He started learning after joining the Liuxi Brigade. Unexpectedly, he was so good at it.

When we passed a hill, we saw a herd of reindeer at the foot of the hill.

Wang Dagang hid himself excitedly and whispered, "When you find me, tell me what to do."

"Be prepared to pick the single one."

Reindeer antlers are not just for show. If you are surrounded by reindeers, it is difficult for one person to escape even with a gun. This requires tacit cooperation between teammates and hunting dogs.

Uncle Tie reminded: "Pick the fat ones!"

Male reindeer have larger feet than female reindeer and are slightly larger in size.

Lu Qingyang walked slowly in the grass without any haste, and first let the hunting dogs go out to drive the herd of deer.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Lu Qingyang aimed at a lone male reindeer and decisively pulled the trigger.

As the sound of gunfire rang out behind him, the bull reindeer quickly prepared to run away.

Lu Qingyang turned around and realized that it was Ren Ziqiang who did it on purpose. He deliberately scared the bull deer away because he didn't want Lu Qingyang to gain anything.

Ren Ziqiang raised a smug smile and said provocatively, "What do you think? You can do it."

Lu Qingyang snorted coldly and walked up to him with steady steps.

"No, you don't. Don't you think it's a pity to miss the opportunity because of personal grudges?"

Ren Ziqiang muttered in his heart: "What a pity! No matter what, I will never let you succeed easily."

Just as this thought came to his mind, Lu Qingyang lightly pulled the trigger, a crisp gunshot cut through the air, and the bullet hit right beside his feet, splashing a cloud of mud and snow, startling Ren Ziqiang.

"You, you, you... Lu Qingyang, we are teammates, you want to kill me?"

Lu Qingyang sneered and said lightly: "It was just a misfire."

"Do you still remember that we are teammates? Then how do you explain your actions just now?"

Ren Ziqiang was furious and pointed his gun at Lu Qingyang, "I'm warning you, if you do this again, I will really shoot you!"

Lu Qingyang remained calm, and continued to load bullets into the gun without stopping his movements. His tone was so cold that it made people's hair stand on end: "You can give it a try, or just kill us all at once. Otherwise, if your murder is exposed, your fate will be a hundred times more miserable than yours."

He did this because he was not afraid that Ren Ziqiang could save him. This month's luck value was still 100, and he hadn't used it yet.

And Ren Ziqiang, in the final analysis, was just a cowardly man. He was finally scared and reluctantly lowered his hand holding the hunting rifle and left in a huff.

Lu Qingyang thinks the most important thing now is to train the deer.

Mantou has a strong learning ability. When he saw other hunting dogs driving reindeer, he immediately imitated them.

But the animal it was driving was a young reindeer.

Lu Qingyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at least something was better than nothing.

The little reindeer didn't have horns, so its attacking power wasn't strong, but that didn't mean it had no attacking power. It turned around and knocked the bun out in one go.

However, his strength was too weak and he just rolled over a few times in the snow, but he was not injured.

Lu Qingyang heard Sun Xiangqian's voice coming from behind him: "Qingyang, behind you."