Chapter 187 Past Events
“Kill Xiongcangzi? Do you know where Xiongcangzi is?”
Hearing what Uncle Zhao said, Xiao Tao, who was next to him, couldn’t hold back and was excited before Yue Feng could take over. asked out loud.
Come to think of it, since Yue Feng got a gun, he has killed quite a few bears this year. He still has at least a few hundred kilograms of bear meat in his cellar. He sold part of it and divided the rest. Down.
However, these bears were not brought back by Yue Feng who led the team to kill Xiong Cangzi on his own initiative. They were brought back by others who failed to kill the bears, and Yue Feng heard the news or accidentally encountered them.
How to talk about this matter, there is still some difference between killing Bingtuozi and taking the initiative to kill Xiongcangzi. In addition to hunting valuable things such as bear meat and bear bile, the hunting experience and experience are also what hunters pursue.
This has never seriously killed Xiong Cangzi. Indeed, judging from his resume, he is just a little bit less interesting.
However, Xiongcangzi is not like the jumping cats in the village garden. As long as you want to find them, you can always make a few of them a day.
Either I came across this thing by luck, or I have been walking around in the mountains and forests for many years, and I have a certain understanding of the large mountain animals in this mountain forest.
You don’t need to ask to know that Uncle Zhao definitely belongs to the latter category.
"What you're asking is, I know better than the mountain god where there are livestock within a radius of thirty miles!
It's just a bear barn, it's not just three hands holding the snail, it's stable!" Zhao The uncle raised his head and said with some pride.
"Then...you also have a gun and a dog. You already know it. Why don't you go and fight?" Xiaowu also came up and asked.
Uncle Zhao curled his lips: "I'm a bad old man. I live in the mountains on weekdays. I just have enough to eat and drink. Why do I hunt so many prey?"
"To make money! A bear It’s worth a lot of money, even if you just sell bear bile, you can sell it for hundreds if..."
Xiaowu didn't think there was anything wrong with the first half of what he said, but he suddenly stopped halfway through.
The old man is alone on the mountain and does not go down the mountain. He rarely interacts with people at the foot of the mountain. In this case, it seems that no matter how much money he saves, there is no big meaning.
Seeing Xiaowu come to his senses, Uncle Zhao pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "You figured it out? Then your understanding is not bad!
This mountain is not your mountain, nor is it mine. The mountains are the wealth shared by all living beings!
Hunters rely on hunting these mountain animals to make a living. It is really a helpless act. What does it mean to me to hunt these mountain animals when I can have enough food and clothing? What?
I don’t have children either. No matter how much money I save, I will have a handful of loess in a hundred years! "
Hearing this, Yue Feng nodded: "No wonder you and Uncle Chen are friends. When Uncle Chen goes to the mountains to hunt, he only hunts black fur. He never touches deer or roe deer!"
I also heard him tell the story of hunting red deer during a famine winter when he was young! "
"It seems that Chen Erguai treats you as his own child. These old things have not been mentioned by us brothers for more than ten years together!
In previous years, he would come to the mountains to have a drink with me twice before and after Qingming Festival and National Day. This year, I waited for him for several days on National Day and never came. It turned out that there was an accident and my children were not allowed to go into the mountains. Got it!
It doesn’t matter if you don’t go into the mountains, you have food and drink at home, so why do you have to suffer this! "
"Uncle Chen has not forgotten you, my old brother, otherwise I wouldn't have known about your work here in Woniu Mountain. We, the younger generation, have flexible legs and feet. What do we need to bring with us in the future? We can help you bring supplies and other supplies when you go into the mountains! "
"That's a good feeling! I am getting older and my legs and feet are getting lazier. When I was ten years younger, it would only take me half a day to go down the mountain and back! Old now! "
"You don't look old in your body. You can carry a wild boar weighing a hundred pounds and several dozen pounds and walk in the forest like walking on flat ground! We are young now, but we are not that relaxed! "Yue Feng gave another sincere compliment.
"There is nothing wrong with what you said. In terms of strength, I, Zhao Dashan, have been like this since I was young in the village. There are hundreds of people in the whole village who work hard and fight with each other. I've never had a rival! ”
"Then...you used to live in the village, how did you go up the mountain? Although there are many wild animals in the mountains, life is not as convenient as in the village!"
Xiao Tao heard Uncle Zhao talking about the past. , and asked casually following the conversation.
When Yue Feng heard this, he knew it was not good and immediately pulled Xiao Tao: "Xiao Tao, what are you asking about!"
Uncle Zhao was rarely angry, waved his hand and said: " It doesn’t matter, this happened decades ago. There is nothing to hide in front of you juniors!
Back then, our Zhao family was considered an old household in Xinghuatun. Later, I fell in love with a girl from Fang'an Village.
In those days, hunters were poor, and their families had many mouths to eat, so life was difficult.
The woman’s family thinks our family is poor and they all come from Shabaozi background, so they disagree with this marriage.
My family didn’t want me to continue to quarrel with the Li family. Later, my dad even beat me because of this.
Not long after, the woman hanged herself. In anger, I stole her thin coffin and carried it up the mountain.
I have been here since I went up the mountain. Except for a few days when my parents passed away and came home, I have been staying on the mountain. ”
Hearing this, Yue Feng and others were a little touched. For the sake of a beloved woman, he had spent his whole life without getting married. Uncle Zhao was definitely a responsible man. "Is there anyone else at home?" After a pause for a few seconds, Yue Feng asked again slowly.
“Yes, two sisters and one sister are married. I also have an eldest brother and two nephews!
When I was young, I saved my money from hunting in the mountains. Skins and other things were sent back twice a year.
But gradually, things changed. My nephew would go up the mountain every day, opening and closing his mouth to ask me to hunt and save things. I feel that it is natural for me to support my family.
One year, that little brat actually said that when I die, he will be sent to me (for funeral). Because of this, I had a big fight with my elder brother.
Later, my nephew stopped coming!
Moving forward, I also looked away. I lived in the mountains and had enough to eat and drink. Baal spent so much time collecting mountain wealth and feeding the white-eyed wolves, why not just let them live freely in the mountains. Woolen cloth!
Once this person falls in the eyes of money, family ties and friendships will no longer matter!
In the future, when I feel that I am about to die, I will dig up your aunt's grave, lie down in it, and bury some explosives. Once and for all, I don't need to expect anyone to send it for me! ”
After hearing Uncle Zhao's words about self-destruction, the atmosphere in the room became much heavier.
Love is regretful and family affection has deteriorated. Uncle Chen is burdened with these things and lives alone in the mountains. No wonder people outside say that this old mountain dog has a weird temper. It is impossible for these experiences to happen to anyone. There was no reaction at all.
In addition, Yue Feng, who is smart by nature, was frightened when he heard this.
It was a shame for me that I had taken the initiative to mention Chen Pao and Grandpa, otherwise Uncle Zhao would not have received me so politely.
These ten kilograms of loose powder are not worth much, but they are an active concern for me, which must be very important to the old man. In addition, he agreed to help him train an eagle, so the old man took the initiative to take them to kill Xiong Cangzi tomorrow in return.
Having lived on the mountain all his life, the old man knows every plant and tree around him. If he doesn't need them, he can keep them alive. When they are needed, he can come and get them at any time. This level of being a hunter is much higher than that of young men like Yue Feng. .
"There is no need to be so pessimistic! You are not too old now, and your bones are still very strong. The air in the mountains is good, and you don't have to worry about food and drink. You will have no problem living for another fifty years!"
"Haha, you little doll can comfort people! I am 66 this year. If I live for another fifty years, I will not become an old monster!"
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It gets dark early in winter, and the sun sets at around four in the afternoon, and the sky slowly gets dark.
Uncle Zhao dug out the roe deer he had hunted before from the snowdrift behind the house, soaked the wild vegetables he had dried in spring in snow water, and then took the ribs and elbows of the wild boar he had just hunted today and stewed them until they were strong. Really stewed a big pot of meat.
Yue Feng also took out the meat buns that he brought to the mountain as food rations, put them on the pot, and ate them together after they were hot.
Dijiazi has limited cooking utensils, so it doesn’t matter if it’s wild boar or roe deer meat, it’s a big stew and a full pot.
Even though life at home has been getting better recently and the four brothers are no longer short of oil and water, when the pot of meat was stewed and the lid was lifted, they were overwhelmed by the aroma.
Uncle Zhao took down two enamel cups from the wall and rinsed them with snow water: "These are the only cups for drinking on the mountain. Conditions are limited, take turns!
When you arrive at the uncle's house, no one should pretend. Eat some meat, drink some wine, and go to bed early after eating and drinking. This is the first time to walk from the foot of the mountain to my place. The road is not close. I can't rest well at night. I will have cramps tomorrow! ”
There is firewood stuffed under the stove in the cellar, and the crackling sound of burning comes one after another. The flames lick the fire wall, and more warmth spreads from the fire wall to the entire hut.
Pack wine. There were not enough cups, so the brothers came in turns, and there were not enough chopsticks for eating, so they temporarily cut pine branches with a knife to replace them. The brothers either sat on wooden stools, or moved wooden pillars as seats, just in this embarrassing situation. Under difficult conditions, we had an unforgettable meal on the mountain.
Uncle Zhao drank a lot. He drank the first two glasses of wine without much fuss, and drank the latter slowly. As he became drunker, his words became thicker and thicker, and more experiences and details from his youth were revealed.
But Yue Feng and the other young men acted as listeners, letting this lonely old hunter do his best. Talking about the past when I was young
The meal lasted from the moment it got dark to half past eight. Uncle Zhao, who had been chattering away not long ago, slowly stopped moving. When Yue Feng came to his senses and came over to check, he realized that Uncle Zhao was drunk and holding on to the table. Slowly fell asleep.
Yue Feng and Xiao Tao helped Uncle Zhao onto the kang, then covered him with a quilt, and soon there was a steady sound of snoring.
After the old man has made arrangements, the brothers are also busy. After clearing the dining table, briefly rinsing and washing the dishes, and putting everything away, prepare the place for sleeping.
The kang is a half-section kang, and it is just right for one person to lie down on it. It is a little crowded for two people, but it can be done just fine.
Yue Feng didn't want to sleep crowded on the kang, so he simply spread the bearskins and other things he had brought with him up the mountain for the night on the ground of the cellar.
The brothers closed the door, checked the fire in the stove, and left cracks in the windows to ensure that they would not be poisoned by carbon monoxide in the middle of the night. Then they lay down to rest with their bags on their pillows and their clothes on.
Under the influence of alcohol, the fatigue of walking up the mountain for most of the day came over me, and soon the brothers fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)