The night deep in the Daqin Mountains is primitive and desolate.
Under the starless night sky, in the dark mountain forest, only pairs of green eyes are shaking, and there are intermittent roars of beasts, mixed with the screams of night owls from time to time, which looks extremely... Creepy.
This place is too far away from human habitation and is a world of wild beasts.
There are packs of jackals and wolves at night, and there are also leopards and bears roaming in the forest. It is very dangerous to sleep in such deep mountains.
Chen Ling did not find a place to rest tonight. He left the wolf cave and drove away the big lynx, then saw a pack of wolves above the ravine.
Originally, he thought that since he met a lynx, it would be good to catch Duodongtian and raise it, and he could also help the newborn wolf cubs get out of crisis.
I didn’t want this thing to be too slippery, so he fired two shots but failed to hit. The figure was as light as if it was floating. In the blink of an eye, it was ten meters away, and he couldn’t even aim the gun accurately. Not to mention Chen Ling himself getting close.
Chen Ling chased for a while unwillingly, passing through several obvious animal paths in the mountains. He met the wolves on the animal path in the open area above the ravine.
There are about fourteen or five wolves in the pack. Under the leadership of the alpha wolf, they run quickly through the mountains and forests, and emit bursts of desolate howls from time to time.
They are gathering a team, the target is a group of sika deer.
The wolves attacked head-on, and the sika deer fled in panic.
Sika deer are the elves of the mountains. They can jump high, run fast, and fly through the mountains and forests. There are very few that can compare with them.
But they are fast, and the wolves are not slow either, and they are extremely patient.
So the wolves quickly captured an old and weak sika deer.
Sika deer already belong to the category of large grass animals. More than a hundred kilograms of food is enough for this group of wolves to have a full meal.
But they were keenly aware of Chen Ling's aura.
Being cautious, the wolves did not come over to offend. Instead, after looking warily in Chen Ling's direction, they dragged their prey down the mountain.
Chen Ling sighed at the intelligence and caution of these wolves, thinking that maybe they smelled gunpowder. After all, he had shot the lynx just now and knew that he was not easy to mess with.
When there was food, they dragged it away. Maybe they were afraid of robbing it themselves?
It was rare for Chen Ling to witness the hunting scene of wild beasts in the mountains with his own eyes. Now that he was immersed in the scene, his heart was filled with excitement and he couldn't think about it anymore.
Just slowly follow the wolves down the mountain along the animal path, following far behind.
Of course, he didn't follow very closely, so when the wolves found out, they would probably continue to wander around in order to get rid of him.
But what I didn’t expect was...
As soon as the wolves dragged the deer down the mountain, they encountered a blind bear.
No, not one, but two.
They're not just one big and one little girl, but a black bear couple with both very strong physiques.
One after another, one was confronting the wolves on this side of the stream, and the other roared out from the other side of the stream.
When a male and female bear appear together, it must be the mating period.
At this time, they value their territory the most.
The wolves thought their food was being spied on, and the two sides immediately started tit-for-tat.
The wolves howled and the black bear roared, and the two sides faced off for a long time.
The furious male bear finally couldn't hold back his anger and slapped him. The wolf couldn't avoid it and fell down on the spot.
Of course the wolves stopped when they saw this and launched a direct counterattack.
Under the dark night, beside the stream, the two sides were fighting together.
The sound of splashing water, roars, screams, rough breathing...
They all surrounded Chen Ling's ears.
He was lying on the big stone in the forest watching the show attentively, and he didn't mind the coldness of the stone.
Five small yellow-skinned beasts were also beside him, watching curiously.
After experiencing this time, they are no longer afraid of these ferocious large beasts, but are eager to try them one by one.
A little bit like the boldness of the yellow-throated marten.
Most of the time, battles between beasts are quick.
They are all sensible.
Know that once injured, it is fatal in the mountains.
It’s all about driving the opponent away, driving the opponent far away, that’s enough, try to fight as little as possible.
So the two sides soon stopped fighting.
The wolves continued to drag their prey away. It was obvious that they had compromised.
The black bear couple also walked slowly and staggered away.
The blind bear is gone, and so are the wolves.
There was only one seriously injured wolf, and the female wolf lingering here, licking her wounds beside the injured wolf, reluctant to leave.
“It turns out that the injured one was a wolf... No wonder the wolves compromised and left so quickly.”
When Chen Ling saw the female wolf reluctant to leave, he suddenly understood the identity of the wolf that was seriously injured by the black bear's slap.
Because among the wolves, only the alpha wolf has the right to mate, and they are monogamous and have the right to have offspring.
They are very loyal to each other.
If there are no accidents, they will be together for a lifetime.
As a result, the first wolf was seriously injured and died.
The she-wolf still stayed by his side for a long time, clinging to him for a while, reluctant to leave.
After a long time, the body of the first wolf turned cold, and the female wolf stood up and walked away slowly.
After walking for a while, I looked back several times before finally leaving.
It did not go to find its fellow wolves.
After losing the first wolf, the wolf pack may not be able to accept it again.
Chen Ling looked at the back of the female wolf and suddenly thought of the pregnant female wolf.
Thinking again of the two old wolves running down the mountain.
It is estimated that when they encountered various ferocious opponents, they were eliminated from the wolf pack and wandered alone in the mountains.
Yes.
With the increasing number of species of beasts in the nearby mountains.
Such cruel things happen every now and then.
At this moment, the female wolf who left alone let out a panicked howl.
Chen Ling shivered and looked over quickly.
It turned out to be a group of Qinling jackals rushing down from the mountains in the distance. They chased and bit the female wolf. They were silhouetted in the middle of the night and let out a terrifying roar.
“It seems that the pregnant female wolf is not the only one who is pitiful...”
"Perhaps I shouldn't even take care of the pregnant female wolf and her cubs."
Chen Ling sighed secretly, suddenly feeling that he was still far from a real hunter.
……
Outside the mountain, the sky is already bright.
There are several short thatched houses on the grassy slopes with small courtyards.
The early morning sun shines in lazily.
The steamer emits steam mixed with the aroma of meat.
Chen Xiaoer and his wife were busy around the stove.
Next to her is a smart and playful little girl, accompanied by two male dolls wearing thick clothes and little hats.
There are also two big dogs circling the steamer waiting for the big meat buns to come out of the pot.
"I'm asking you Zhenzhen. Seeing that you and Ruirui ran out to play happily so early, your brother-in-law must be back, right?"
Chen Xiaoer's wife smiled and patted Wang Zhenzhen on the head. , "I'm just looking at Baozi, so I won't burn you."
"Well, my brother-in-law came back before dawn. He brought back a lot of prey, and he also led several sika deers. It's Heiwa and Xiaojin. I went to the mountains to help him drive them back.
I was feeding them when I came here, and several of them were pregnant with deer."
Wang Zhenzhen replied, staring at the steaming steamer. After a while, he said to Chen Xiaoer: "Brother Xiaoer, the steamed buns you steam are so fragrant. Except for my brother-in-law, I have never smelled such fragrant buns."
When Chen Xiaoer heard this, he touched his bald head and almost lost his eyes from laughter.
Then he shook his head and said with a big grin: "I dare not say anything else about your second brother. There are two things that you are best at. One is these pork and green onion buns. The other is us. Lao Chen’s Chen’s Vinegar Braised Noodles.
I’ll let you try it some other time.” Open the steamer.
In the steaming white water vapor, he and his wife took the steamed bun sieve and started filling the buns.
“Come on, come on, let’s eat steamed buns.”
Chen Xiaoer yelled, put his hands into a bowl alone, and handed the bowl to Wang Zhenzhen’s hand: “Let’s dry it first. "Eat slowly, be careful not to burn it."
When Ruirui and Daxu saw Wang Zhenzhen holding a bowl and starting to eat steamed buns, they stood on tiptoes and stretched out their little hands to shout "wrapped paper" "wrapped paper". .
“Hey, look at how greedy you two are.”
Chen Xiaoer glared at the two little boys in a funny way.
Then he picked up a big bun and broke it in half.
The meat filling is full of soup. The meat filling is as thick as a meatball. It is boiling hot and steaming when you break it open.
Even he himself heard a hiss from the heat, gasped for air, and quickly put it into two small bowls.
Then, under the eager eyes of Ruirui and Daxu, he put it on the small table and gave them two small spoons for them to eat.
The two little guys were so greedy that they couldn't even use a spoon.
I buried my face in the bowl and started to eat. The temperature in the mountains was low in the morning, so the steamed buns that were broken into two halves quickly stopped being hot.
The two little kids had their faces covered with oil and juice, like two little tigers, eating very enthusiastically.
Wang Zhenzhen also held the bowl and ate. After the buns were no longer so hot, he started to hold them. It was a satisfying meal.
When Chen Xiaoer and his wife saw this, they both looked at it with smiles, "Eat slowly, there is still more left after eating."
Then he and his wife served a bowl of millet porridge, a meat bun with pickles, took a bite of the fragrant meat bun, another bite of refreshing pickles, and finally took a sip of the hot millet porridge.
It’s so comfortable.
Chen Xiaoer had an idea very early on.
Find a place to live where there is no noise, no censorship, no competition for fame and fortune, and spend your time that truly belongs to you.
At least live your own little life.
Now he has achieved it.
Seeing the children gathered around the table and devouring the steamed buns made by himself, he felt warm in his heart and felt more satisfied than ever before.
“Rui Rui, are the buns made by uncle delicious?”
“Ah wow, so good.”
“Haha, how many will I bring back to your father later? Let him have a taste of our craftsmanship, so he won’t have to blame us all day long for his advantage.”
"Ah, mom wants it too."
"Uh, hahaha, good boy, good boy, no wonder people say you are smart, you know so much at such a young age."
Wang Zhenzhen hurriedly chatted after hearing this: "He knows a lot, and he still dislikes Lele and Kangkang for crying all day long. When he hears it, he plugs his ears, frowns, and sighs like my brother-in-law."< br>
After hearing this, Chen Xiaoer and his wife became even happier.
Smiled at Ruirui: "Oh, you little guy, you can still sigh."
Then he watched Wang Zhenzhen get up and get another big bun, sit back and gnaw on it.
Chen Xiaoer rolled his eyes and said to himself that Fugui, this boy, has killed so many prey this time, and must have stewed meat. His boy and sister-in-law have eaten so many buns from me, and this time they have a legitimate reason. Went to have a meal.
This is how he makes friends.
The more we treat them as true friends, the more stingy they act.
Since the children of the Chen Ling family came over for a meal, they must eat it back, and they must eat it several times, and they must make money.
Just as he was talking, he saw Chen Ling walking down the slope with a little green horse and a little white cow.
Chen Xiaoer saw it clearly.
When Chen Ling met Wang Juxiang, Wang Juxiang was recovering from his leg injury. At this time, he was driving Wang Laishun's donkey cart to load a donkey cart of corn from the wheat field. It was estimated that today would be A man who went to the countryside to deliver public food trembled nervously when he saw Chen Ling and almost bumped into Chen Ling.
After Chen Ling avoided it, he pulled Wang Juxiang from the donkey cart to the ground with a cold face: "You didn't have eyes on purpose or did you do it on purpose? You don't want your legs to be bad?"
Wang Juxiang was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was trembling all over. He just kept saying: "There are too many grains, and it is troublesome for the donkey to pull up. I didn't pay attention."
I didn't dare to say anything else to refute the complaint.
Chen Ling didn't do anything to him. Since we are all enemies, you almost bumped into me and you still don't allow me to speak out?
That doesn’t make sense.
"Hey, you kid, you are so scary, you are almost becoming a village bully."
As soon as Wang Juxiang left, Chen Xiaoer joked on the slope.
Of course he had heard about the deeds of the Wang Juxiang brothers, and he also knew that the reason why this man was afraid of Chen Ling was that he was unreasonable and bullied his own brother, and was frightened by Chen Ling's beating.
So I don’t think Chen Ling is being overbearing, I’m just joking.
Chen Ling ignored this and let go of the horses and cows. When he saw his sister-in-law and son eating steamed buns at the table, he went over to get the steamed buns to eat without any courtesy.
“Listen to Zhenzhen, Fugui, you just came back in the middle of the night, come and have a bowl of porridge to warm yourself up.”
Chen Xiaoer’s wife went to deliver some to Zhao Yubao’s family on the slope. After making some steamed buns, when I came back and saw Chen Ling coming, I smiled and came over to greet him.
"Oh, don't bother sister-in-law, I can do it myself."
"Oh, you are so rude, you sit down and eat and drink."
Chen Xiaoer saw Chen Ling and took a sip. Half a steamed bun, I thought to myself, how many meals would I have to go to his house to eat this guy's appetite?
"Dad~"
Seeing Chen Ling drinking porridge, Ruirui also quickly came over, lowered his head and buried his head in the bowl to drink porridge.
When I get excited about drinking, my two oily little hands are about to hold the bowl.
Chen Ling quickly pulled away and used the tablecloth to wipe his hands with a frown on his face: "You, you, you, you really can't have these hands and face anymore, Da Xu comes and wipes them too."
< br>After wiping hands with the two little boys, Chen Ling raised his head and said: "Brother, you did a good job with the fenced courtyard. I went to the mountains for three or four days, and you finished it now. It was pretty fast. . ”
“Of course, you think I am really indifferent to all aspects of work. I can learn anything quickly and do the same thing.”
Chen Xiaoer said. He stretched his legs and gave himself a thumbs-up gesture with one hand: "We have no other advantages, except that we are smart, can endure hardships, and are self-reliant."
"You can pull it down."
Chen Ling glanced at him: "You really think I don't know who helped you repair your stove and roof?"
"Hey, that doesn't count. That does require skills, and I will definitely do it after slowly thinking about it."
Chen Xiaoer didn't feel guilty at all, and then changed the topic and asked curiously: "You are so happy with hunting in the mountains, you forgot. I ran out of time... Something happened. Didn't I say I'd be back the next day?
Why, it's the fourth day.
I heard Uncle Cunye say, didn’t you need to go to the city to pick someone up recently?
Have any relatives returned from Beijing after the National Day?
Ordinarily you would not forget this. "
"Yes, something happened and it was delayed. "
Chen Ling shook his head helplessly and talked about what happened in the mountains.
When Chen Xiaoer and his wife heard this, they were immediately attracted. Chen Xiaoer also forgot to tease Chen Ling again, and even put aside the thought of going to Chen Ling's house to have more meals. He just listened attentively.
The real hunter encounter revealed the true side of the wild beasts in the mountains to him.
This is something Chen Xiaoer has never heard of in so many years.
Especially when I heard that a pregnant female wolf was being chased by a black bear and was frantically looking for a place to give birth to her cubs, I couldn't help but feel unbearable.
Ask Chen Ling why he didn’t take the little wolf back.
Chen Ling just shook his head and continued to talk about his experiences in the mountains these past few days without further explanation.
When Chen Xiaoer heard the last word, he was surprised and said: "So that's it. It turns out that there are more wild beasts in the mountains, and those old and disabled ones were eliminated in the battle and ran down the mountain.
So, there will be more incidents like the old wolf and the old wild boar going down the mountain."
Chen Ling nodded. Needless to say, this is for sure.
Especially when winter is getting closer and there is less food in the mountains, I am afraid that there will be larger-scale fights between wild beasts.
But don’t be afraid of this.
When the time comes, I will bring Ah Fu and Ah Shou back.
There are dogs guarding the home.
is absolutely safe.