For Lin Youniang, who was used to being diligent and thrifty, the loss of a donkey was extremely distressing.
When I was outside before, I was afraid of embarrassing Yun Chao, so I kept from crying.
Now when Yun Chao mentioned the donkey, he couldn't bear it anymore.
The tears were like broken pearls, crackling and falling down.
have to!
Yun Chao was most afraid of women crying, especially little girls, and he really didn't know how to comfort her.
"Young lady, don't cry. I will go into the mountains tomorrow to avenge our donkey!"
As soon as she heard that Yun Chao was going to the mountains to hunt bears, Lin Youniang held back her tears: "Second brother, how about we not avenge the donkey? Don't go into the mountains. Isn't it okay if I stop crying?"
"Haha, little girl, don't worry, your second brother won't die that easily..."
Lin Youniang covered Yun Chao's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense! Hurry up, you say bah bah bah..."
Yun Chao couldn't laugh or cry, it's so good to be young, those green years that have passed away!
…
The next day, because of what happened last night, Yun Chao's plan to go into the mountains to avenge Donkey failed.
Ahem, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that Yun Chao was overworked last night, it’s because it snowed last night.
Although the snow didn't fall heavily and only covered it with a thin layer, the traces left by yesterday's bear were completely invisible.
Looking at the snow-covered Beishan, Yun Chao was really unwilling to give in. The longer time passed, the fainter the traces left by the bear would become, and when the snow melted, they would be even less visible.
"Uncle Qiao, now that the snow has stopped, I must go into the mountain and take a look, just in case I can find the bear!"
Seeing that Yun Chao was determined, Uncle Qiao had no choice but to agree to take everyone into the mountains.
In fact, he was unwilling to do so. With so many capable boys as helpers, he had never dared to think of such an opportunity before. If he missed it this time, when would he be able to hunt bears next time?
Hunting bears is different from hunting wild boars. Yun Chao did not dare to be careless and brought all the original gang of boys with him.
Only the injured Er Lengzi and Chen Jian were left to look after the house and train the new boys.
A new group of boys also wanted to follow them into the mountains, but Yun Chao didn't agree, and Uncle Qiao didn't agree either.
Without experience in the battlefield, it is easy to panic once you are face to face with a bear.
After a battle with the Heisongling bandits, Yun Chao concluded that the more people in a war, the better.
Without enough training and morale, the more people there are, the more likely it is to cause trouble.
Uncle Qiao Qi told Yun Chao that a little snow would not affect hunting. On the contrary, it would make it easier to catch prey.
However, it has to have snowed for two or three days before it can be done. When it has just snowed, the animals are usually narrowed up, making it difficult to find them.
Yun Chao didn't care, he wasn't hunting other animals, as long as he could find the bear.
Unfortunately, the traces left by the bear yesterday were covered up by the snow. Uncle Qiao led everyone around the mountains for most of the day, but did not find any clues.
When everyone came out of the mountains, they only carried a dozen pheasants and hares.
Seeing a bunch of lads with wilted heads and brains, Uncle Qiao advised everyone not to lose heart. It is not that easy to go hunting in the mountains. It is normal to return empty-handed.
Don't think that every time a hunter enters the mountains, he will gain something. In that case, the hunter will have made a fortune long ago.
Failure to catch prey is normal, and catching prey is good luck.
Especially large beasts such as wolves and bears, the difficulty of hunting them is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Some hunters have never killed a wolf in their lives, let alone a bear!
With Uncle Qiao relieved, the mood of all the boys felt better.
However, Yun Chao could tell that Uncle Qiao was also very depressed and was just trying to comfort the young people.
When no one was around, Uncle Qiao found Yun Chao: "Brother Chao, this won't work. Who knows if that bear has gone to sleep somewhere again? If it doesn't come out to move around, we won't be able to find it all winter long." Can be found.”
"What should we do? Do we just give up like this?"
Uncle Qiao gritted his teeth and seemed to have made up his mind: "Brother Chao, I will go to the mountain village tomorrow and find someone to borrow two dogs!"
"good!"
Of course Yun Chao would not object. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools and sharpen his knife so that he can chop wood. If Uncle Qiao could borrow two hounds, he would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.
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The next day, Uncle Qiao set out early in the morning.
Yun Chao wanted to send two boys to go with him, but Uncle Qiao refused.
Although Uncle Qiao Qi is a bit old, he really likes to follow the trend. He was very curious when he saw Yun Chao leading a group of boys to practice skating. After getting Yun Chao's permission, he quickly learned it.
This time when he went to Kaoshan Village, Uncle Qiao's skating skills came in handy. Wearing the skates given to him by Yun Chao, he got off the Wolong Valley and was gone in the blink of an eye.
Along Wolong Valley, go northeast past Sanshui Town, turn north, and slide all the way to Shanghe Village.
From Shanghe Village, go ashore and walk about five miles northwest to Kaoshan Village.
The so-called backing village refers to Beishan, which is the same mountain as Wolong Village.
However, Wolong Village is to the south of Beishan, and Kaoshan Village is to the east of Beishan.
Unlike Wolong Village, Kaoshan Village is a real small mountain village. The entire village is located in a mountain depression in Beishan.
The backers eat the mountains. There are more hunters in the backers' villages than in Wolong Village. It is simply impossible to support so many people in the backers' villages by farming alone.
Uncle Qiao left quickly.
Came back very slowly.
It wasn't until the sky got dark that Uncle Qiao dragged his tired body up from Wolong Valley.
Hearing that Uncle Qiao Qi was back, Yun Chao took the initiative to greet him.
As soon as he saw Yun Chao, Uncle Qiao lowered his head in shame.
"Brother Chao, I didn't borrow the dog back."
"It's okay, Uncle Qiao, are you tired? Let's take a walk and eat first. If you have anything to say, it's not too late to wait until you're full!"
Uncle Qiao Qi was so moved that if it were Lai Zhicheng, he wouldn't care about your life or death. If you don't get things done, he will be scolded in full!
While eating and drinking, Yun Chao also learned about Uncle Qiao's trip.
Even though they are all hunters, the hunters in Kaoshan Village have never looked down on the hunters in Wolong Village.
There is no way, in terms of hunting, the hunters from the mountain village do have the proud qualifications.
Before Uncle Qiao Qi was injured and retired, he often clashed with the hunters in the mountain village, and the two sides did not deal with him at all.
This time Uncle Qiao bravely went to someone to borrow a dog, and the result was predictable. It was surprising that someone could lend him the dog.
Not only did he fail to borrow the dog, Uncle Qiao was also ridiculed severely.
It would be dishonest to say that he overestimates his capabilities and is missing one hand.
If you don't take a good rest, you still have the nerve to go hunting in the mountains.
Send yourself to death, don't hurt other people's dogs...
Hearing that Uncle Qiao Qi was so angry with him, Yun Chao couldn't stand by and watch. He was angry because of himself, and he had to recover this situation for Uncle Qiao!
