Before Han Laoliu set off, he asked Xiao Wuzi to help him remodel his wooden spoon. He used a red-hot stove hook to make a groove on the wooden spoon diagonally. After ironing, he polished it with a wooden file. This time, you can grab some objects with round handles, such as sticks, axes, and knife handles. You just need to put them into the grooves and your thumb can hold them.
This time he brought the most things with him into the mountains. He packed a big bag. Xiaowuzi made him a small sledge and tied the big bag to the sledge with a long rope. Xiaowuzi slung it over his shoulder. It is so light that it can be pulled even uphill and down ridges.
Xiaowuzi didn't plan to take them with him at first. One had a disabled hand and two were wounded who were not very good at hunting. Hunting in the mountains was very hard work. Xiao Wuzi felt sorry for these people because they were all his relatives.
There is a belt in Han Laoliu's waist, with a row of jacks on it, and five knives inserted side by side. This is a flying knife. Han Laoliu was famous for his flying knife when his hands were not damaged. Although it is not as flexible as before, the foundation is still there, and it is still accurate to throw a ball of ten to eight meters.
The remaining three people could all shoot with both hands. Except for Er Niu, who had trouble with his right hand and only had a box cannon, Xiao Wuzi and Lao Haishan both carried double guns.
In addition, each of them has a two-meter-long hardwood pole in his hand. This thing has many uses. It can be used as a crutch when walking and climbing mountains. When hunting, it can be a long gun with a knife attached. It can also be used as a pole when carrying things.
The weather they chose was just right, not cold, because the sky was very gloomy and it must be snowing. It won't be very cold when it snows. Generally, cold weather comes after it snows.
After entering the mountain, the snow on the ground was obviously much thicker, even reaching the ankles. After this snow fell, the snow on the ground became even thicker.
In Lao Haishan's hand, he carried a long whip used to drive carriages. All carriage owners in the Northeast knew this. It was best used to hunt birds such as pheasants and small animals such as rabbits in winter.
Lao Haishan and Han Laoliu were both old people from the mountains. They could tell what kind of birds were in which woods and what kind of beasts were in which mountain shape.
Although Xiao Wuzi knew a little bit, he was still a child after all and had limited experience. Erniu's eyes darkened and he didn't understand anything, so he could only follow along.
Not far into the mountain, the two old guys discovered the traces of pheasants on the snow, and then they dispersed. This is an expert, they were afraid that they would inadvertently injure one of their own if they got too close.
Although they didn't make any sound, Xiao Wuzi knew what to do as soon as he saw their actions. He grabbed Er Niu and stood there motionless from a distance.
Then there was a "plop la la" sound, and a colorful big male pheasant flew up not far from the foot of Laohai Mountain.
If ordinary people are guaranteed to be frightened and then let the pheasant fly away, who is Lao Haishan? It had been prepared a long time ago, and all I heard was "Woo... bang." Colorful chicken feathers flew everywhere, and the pheasant in mid-air was whipped down by a whip.
Xiao Wuzi happily ran over to pick up the prey. He was successful and got the first prey.
Although he could shoot down the bird at this moment, it would be a waste of bullets. Unlike this, he can only use a long whip to capture the prey. How economical it is! It seems that I still have a lot to learn!
Along the way, Han Laoliu told them about the traces of what animals and what prey would appear in what terrain.
Although Xiaowuzi knows a little bit, this is a live teaching, and he feels that his brain is not enough.
Another rabbit trace was found. This time, Xiao Wuzi did not use the two old ones. It was just him and Er Niu. They found the hole, lit a fire and fanned it. After a while, two rabbits were smoked out. Xiao Wuzi held down one and the other one. Erniu pinched Erniu with his left hand, but the rabbit's hind legs kicked off the sleeves of Erniu's cotton-padded jacket, and the cotton was turned out. Erniu was so angry that he threw his hands away and threw the rabbit against the tree trunk. died.
Xiaowuzi untied his leggings and wrapped them around the sleeves of Erniu's coat, laughing while wrapping them.
The two old guys were also watching the joke. Don't underestimate the hare in the mountains. A rabbit kicking an eagle is no joke. It can really kick an eagle to death.
The snow finally came down, not too heavy. After a while, a few people found a place leeward and lit a fire. They skewered the dry food they brought with them on tree branches to heat it up. Xiaowuzi cooked a rabbit. After peeling off the skin, I took it over and grilled it on skewers with branches.
There is salt in Han Laoliu's bag, which is the kind of large salt particles. They grind the salt particles into fine powder at home, then sprinkle it on the rabbit meat, and it will be fragrant when roasted.
Everyone was also hungry. Four people ate one rabbit, which was only half full. Fortunately, there was dry food. Only when we were full did we have the strength to continue on the road.
Han Laoliu went to find some rabbit offal that Xiao Wuzi had thrown away, and took out a wooden box from the bag. After opening it, he found cotton inside, with several round things wrapped in the cotton.
This is a small bomb made of the explosive in the detonator mixed with water, mixed with some glass particles. It is very sensitive and will ring when it is dropped.
Han Laoliu carefully wrapped the powerful throwing cannons in rabbit entrails and placed them in several different places. If animals like wild wolves and foxes came to eat these pieces of meat, their mouths would explode.
He used a knife to mark the places where the bait was placed on the trees, and then the group continued to move deeper into the mountains.
Finally, in the second half of the day, I found traces of large animals, and there were more than one. Xiao Wuzi only knew that they were deer, not roe deer, because roe deer were relatively small, and the footprints were very large.
Lao Haishan told them that this was a red deer, and they could go home with it because it was big enough, about the same size as a horse.
This footprint is very new, which means that these red deer have just passed through here. Everyone dispersed, took out their guns and surrounded the red deer in the direction of the tracks.
Xiao Wuzi threw down the sledge and Han Laoliu watched. Han Laoliu also knew that he could not help without a gun, so he sat on the sledge and rested.
After turning around a forest, I saw red deer not far ahead, one male and three females, eating some hay with their heads down.
The buck was alert, as if hearing their footsteps in the snow, and raised his head.
Lao Haishan didn't shoot because it was a bit far away. The deer were more than 300 meters away from their camp, and the shell gun was out of reach.
The three people stood still, all using tree trunks to hide their bodies. The buck waited for a while and then lowered his head. The three people walked forward again, taking a few steps before stopping.
Who said deer were stupid? When the male deer spotted someone, he turned around, lowered his head, pointed his antlers at the person and charged towards the person. Then the three doe deer ran away into the distance.
Lao Haishan did not fire, but looked at Xiao Wuzi. He wanted to test Xiao Wuzi's shooting skills.
Xiao Wuzi calmly raised his hand, and shot the red deer through the eye with a "bang". The big red deer fell to the ground with a crash, and slipped far away on the snow, wading out a path in the snow. ditch.
This guy is quite big, weighing five to six hundred pounds, and the antlers alone are more than a dozen long.
When he heard the gunshot, Han Laoliu knew he had succeeded, and he also pulled the sledge over. Xiaowuzi took out his leg penis and peeled the skin and meat of Erniu together.
Han Laoliu cut out a piece of intestine and asked Er Niu to throw it onto a branch. Xiao Wuzi knew that Er Niu couldn't use his strength, so he took it and threw it on the tree. With a snap, it didn't hang on the branch, but stuck to the trunk. superior.
Erniu asked what this was for? Han Laoliu said that in order to respect the mountain god, all big things must be offered as offerings.
Lao Haishan took out the deer liver, cut it open with a knife and distributed it to everyone. He and Han Laoliu both stuffed it into their mouths and chewed it.
Erniu had never eaten raw meat before, so he asked Xiaowuzi if he could eat it? Xiaowuzi said: "Eat it while it's hot, you can taste the sweetness." After saying that, he took a big bite, Erniu took a small bite dubiously, tasted it slowly, and gradually tasted the taste. Not only was there no meat, It smells fishy, but it's actually a little sweet.
After they peeled off the deer skin and cut the meat, it was almost dark.
The four people worked together to find a leeward mountain col, and then built a semicircular snow wall half a man high with snow, lit a fire inside, and roasted the venison.
This deer can produce more than 400 kilograms of meat, which is enough for their family to eat during the New Year. They decided to go home early tomorrow morning.
Han Laoliu took out a wine gourd from his bag and took the roasted golden and crispy venison. Everyone drank the wine and ate the meat.
The little five used their hardwood poles to spread out the deerskin and roast it by the fire. The deerskin was so big that it could be used as a mattress for them in a while.
When the deerskin was dry, they divided the fire in two and moved it to both sides. Then they spread the deerskin on the hot ground and lay down with their clothes on. Several people crowded together and fell asleep.
When it was just dawn, Xiao Wuzi woke up, and he had the premonition of danger coming again. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Lao Haishan was also awake and loading bullets into the gun.
It was not yet bright, and the snow stopped for some time. Several people were covered with a thin layer of snow. Seeing that the two piles of fire were about to be extinguished, Xiao Wuzi reached out and added a few dry firewood.
Then I saw many pairs of green eyes outside the snow wall.
Lao Haishan said: "Don't be afraid, there are more than ten of them in total, not many of them can swim."
Erniu also woke up and took out his gun after hearing this.
This is a pack of wolves. The wolves in the mountains are so powerful that tigers have to hide away when they see them.
But they have met their opponents today. The people in this snow wall are all sharpshooters, and they have enough bullets.
Originally, this group of wolves came here following the smell of blood. When they arrived, they saw two fires and did not dare to attack rashly.
When they finally made up their mind, the people inside were ready, and five black guns were already aimed at them.
The largest wolf in the pack did not move in the distance, but the leader, who was smaller than it but larger than most wolves, launched a charge.
Lao Haishan said, I will hit the one on the left, Wuzi will hit the one on the right, and Erniu will keep an eye on the wolf and kill it when it comes.
The wolves rushed into the shooting range. Lao Haishan and Xiao Wuzi fired with both hands, and the sound of "bang bang bang bang" box cannons was heard.
