War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 158 Hunters who know how to do business
In the early morning of the third day of the Inta trip, the strong reindeer was picked off by the hunters with a beautiful copper bell, and the wide sled and the hunters and tourists sitting on it entered the snow-covered coniferous forest , trying to search for possible prey.

And on the sleigh cart controlled by Ji Ma, Wei Ran and Sui Sui also pointed their cameras at the girls in furry clothes and holding the same furry rifles in their arms, and pressed the shutter again and again.

Obviously, for these girls, whether they can leave good-looking photos is more important than whether they can catch prey.

The reindeer pulling the sleds slowed as they moved deeper into the forest, while white camouflage tarpaulins stretched over each sled.

As one of the hunters patted the reindeer's buttocks, the reindeer, which had formed a conditioned reflex in the usual training, immediately raised its neck and let out a sound that was definitely not pleasant.

It didn't take long at all, and a similar response came not far from the front left.The leading hunter discerned the direction of the wind, and stretched out his hand to point to different directions for the other hunters.

Under the command of the hunter, several sleigh carts slowly spread out in different directions, slowly surrounding the hunting target of this trip.

And in their respective sleigh cars, these girls who came to Inta for the first time also became extremely nervous.Although a forest ranger specially invited by Aliri had explained to them in detail the significance of proper hunting of reindeer to their population protection before departure, but the anxiety of easily taking a life away just by pulling the trigger And guilt has been torturing these sentimental girls.

Gradually, there were bite marks on the trunks of the surrounding pine trees, and potholes appeared in the thick snow as if they had been robbed.

And under the tree that one of the sleigh cars passed by, there were still large bloodstains and reindeer carcasses that had been gnawed out of their internal organs and meat, leaving only fur and bones.

In the shots of Wei Ran and Sui Sui and the shutters pressed again and again, the sleigh car stopped slowly, and the male hunter in charge of pulling out an ax from his waist, he cut down the carcass of the reindeer neatly The only head that was barely complete, calmly wiped off a little blood on the fur with snow, put it in a snakeskin bag, and tied it to the railing outside the sleigh.

"Although it is only the head cut off from the carcass of the reindeer, as long as it is processed a little and sold as a specimen, it is enough for their family of three to spend for a week."

Jima sighed when he said this, and continued to whisper in a voice that could only be heard by Wei Ran and Sui Sui, "But it will take at least ten days to make such a reindeer head specimen."

Wei Ran sighed slightly, looked at the sleigh that was running again, and finally could only pick up the camera again, and silently pressed the shutter.

As the distance between hunter and prey grew closer, the scattered sledges grew slower and quieter.

Gradually, more than [-] reindeer of various sizes appeared in the forest clearing in front of them.Wei Ran saw clearly with the help of a telescope that these reindeer were not in good condition, and some of them were even skinny, as if they would fall down at any time.

In no particular order, the hunters sitting on the sleigh cart each took out a thick black cloth pocket to cover the eyes of the reindeer pulling the cart, and then took out some beans from their pockets and delivered them to their mouths.

Until these big guys were comforted and fell down on the soft snow, the lead hunter's lowered voice came from the radio channel, "Car No. [-] and No. [-] shoot first, No. [-] and No. [-] wait for the next time. We give priority to hunting those who are injured or too thin. Not only will they not be able to survive the long winter, but they may even hinder the migration of the reindeer herd. In addition, pay attention to remind the girls not to shoot at the deer, otherwise they will be very dangerous. You may have to pay a fine to leave."

Hearing this, Sui Sui hurriedly announced in a low voice in English and Chinese respectively on the radio channel, and she didn't tell the leading hunter until all the girls gave affirmative replies.

After waiting for a short time, the four girls assigned to the No. [-] and No. [-] cars aimed at the target they wanted to aim under the careful guidance of the two hunters in their respective cars, and then pulled the triggers one after another.

After four gunshots at different intervals before and after, the reindeer herd scattered and ran into the depths of the forest, leaving only one reindeer with a sharp claw on its hind leg and a wound left after being scratched. In a pool of blood.

Among the four girls who shot, except for the Italian girl who used to shoot pictures of her ex-boyfriend with a machine gun, she happily gestured with her hand for chicken feet that only she could understand, the other three girls were relieved.

The three girls raised their guns at the same time just now, but they still couldn't bear to kill those reindeer who were struggling to survive.

And the hunters on the two sleigh carts didn't care, anyway, even if they couldn't hit anything, they could still earn enough money to be satisfied these days.If, according to the words of Misha, the daughter of the police chief, let every tourist leave with regrets, they may come to Inta again soon to make up for their regrets.

After the girls emptied the magazines under the supervision of the hunter, the crowd jumped out of the sleigh and rushed to the side of the only reindeer carcass.

First, I took a few photos of the Italian girl who hit the prey holding the antlers. While she was paying the hunting fee, several other girls also took a few selfies around the prey.

However, although the Italian girl paid a small hunting fee, she only bought the reindeer's fur.

As for its meat, it would stay where it was to help the nearby wolves overwinter, and the deer head, would belong to the hunter who taught her how to hunt.

Of course, you can also bring a bloody deer head back, as long as you find a way to get through the customs.If you want to bring a deer head specimen, it is easier, as long as you pay a production fee that is not cheaper than the hunting fee, and may even be more expensive. After waiting for about half a month, Shujin's travel agency can even help with the mailing problem.

And this is where Ji Ma's hunters really make money.Basically, it belongs to no loss anyway, it is nothing more than earning more and earning less.

No one knows whether the Italian girl was fooled by her ex-boyfriend, or if she had too much money and no place to burn it. In short, she paid a high fee happily and bought the stuffed reindeer head without even thinking about it. .

Naturally, such a high-quality customer has no reason to neglect. In the following hunting activities, driven by this Italian girl, almost everyone caught prey of different sizes.Even by the way, even the ingredients needed for lunch were solved by the way.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, everyone took the reindeer sleigh with bells on and returned to the hot spring camp with a rich harvest.

During the hunting activities on this day, basically every girl hunted a reindeer as she wished, and at the same time, like the Italian girl with a story, she willingly paid for the cost of making specimens.After about a month, they will receive stuffed reindeer heads, tanned reindeer hides, and a bone flute made from reindeer leg bones.

Those hunters who also harvested a lot, among other things, just watching them take advantage of the time when the girls went to the hot springs, surrounded Jima and Wei Ran and raised their glasses again and again to say various toasts. how happy.

After eating and drinking enough, after Alili flew the plane again and took them over the Ural Mountains to watch the aurora for more than an hour, Wei Ran took a comfortable soak in the hot spring and got into the tent early, and moved out the guqin again .

But this time, before he could pluck the strings, Sui Sui, carrying a vodka bottle, opened the thick tent curtain and got in.

"What are you doing?" Sui Sui, who exudes the aroma of shower gel, sat cross-legged on the thick deerskin blanket opposite Wei Ran, filled the glasses in her hand, picked up one of them without saying a word, and raised her head Drank it clean.

Wei Ran gently plucked at the strings, and then said in the melodious sound of the piano, "Isn't it right for a cow to play the piano?"

"Get out!" Sui Sui rolled her eyes, picked up the wine glass and handed it to Wei Ran, and then poured another glass on her own.

"What's wrong with you? Are you broken in love?" Wei Ran took the wine glass and joked with a smile.

"Single mothers and fetuses are also eligible for a broken relationship?"

Sui Sui drank the second glass of wine with a bitter face, and said pitifully while taking a breath, "I guess I will fail this semester, this year you find a way to go back earlier, no matter what method you use, in case the school sends you The report card is here, don't let your godfather and godmother see it."

"Are you still going to fail?"

Wei Ran looked at Sui Sui suspiciously, the godfather and godmother in her mouth were her real parents.In the words of their two elders, this little girl's academic performance is much better than that of Wei Ran back then. It stands to reason that it is only normal for Wei Ran to fail a course.

"I misremembered the exam time for two courses, and I chose a German course that I couldn't understand at all."

Sui Sui picked up the third glass of wine and poured it into his mouth with a resentful expression, then took out a bag of chicken feet with pickled peppers from the pocket of the padded jacket and tore it open, squeezed out a chicken foot and bit it hard, then pinched it again One stuffed into Wei Ran's mouth.

"Okay, what's the benefit?" Wei Ran jokingly asked while nibbling on the chicken feet.

"How about introducing my classmate to you?"

Sui Sui carelessly pointed to the tent door behind him, "My Italian roommate just fell out of love last week, and now is a good time to do it! Or my short-haired Huaxia classmate is from your hometown. Or else The one with the long hair, his father is a big mining man."

"Stop! Stop, stop! Pretend I didn't ask!" Wei Ran hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, he still couldn't figure it out, but he wasn't in the mood to provoke her yelling classmates.

Without waiting for Sui Sui to say anything more, Wei Ran hurriedly said, "In case your cheating school sends a report card, I will help you, but we will return to Inta early tomorrow morning, and you will bring your classmates to Inta How about taking them back to Kazan the day after tomorrow? Your mother will pick you up in Kazan."

"Aren't you going back?" Sui Sui snatched back her glass and poured the wine herself and asked.

"I have something to do here"

While Wei Ran was speaking, he helplessly snatched the glass that the other party had just filled and the half-empty wine bottle in the other hand.This little thing is just like her father Alexei. Don't look at the person who pretends to be a teetotaler, but when there are no outsiders, he can drink himself under the table. She doesn't have the drinking capacity like Professor Alexei, and she is a typical person with a strong food addiction.

"What's the matter?" Sui Sui immediately became interested, and didn't care that the other party snatched the wine glass and wine bottle from his hand. Anyway, it wasn't the first time such a thing happened.

"Don't worry about it." Wei Ran screwed on the bottle cap, "Anyway, if you don't want your report card to be taken to my aunt's office, you can honestly take your classmates back the day after tomorrow."

"I know, I know"

Sui Sui, who was already a little tipsy after a few glasses of wine, stretched out her pickled pepper-smelling fingers and plucked at the strings of the guqin, "When are you going back?"

Slapping the opponent's paw away angrily, Wei Ran thought for a while and said, "It's two or three days too fast, and I'll go back after three or four days if it's too slow."

"That's it!"

Sui Sui plucked the tight strings again, and said in a daze, "Play a song for the uncle!"

"Flick the back of your head!"

Wei Ran patted the opponent's paws away again, and frantically pulled out a pack of paper towels to wipe the strings, but when he took out the paper towels, a half-gnawed chicken paw was pinned to two strings In the middle, Sui Sui, who drank herself dazed after three or two cups, also lay on the folding table covered with a rabbit fur blanket and talked drunkenly.

"It's definitely Professor Alex's own."

Wei Ran shook his head helplessly, and wiped the pickled pepper juice on the opponent's fingers with the paper towel that was originally used to wipe the guqin, then threw the chicken feet on the strings aside, and took out a new one with a distressed expression. paper, carefully wiped off the stains on it, and put it back into the piano case.

He can see that this time in Inta, there is no chance to experience the elegant artistic conception of heavy snow falling outside the tent and the melodious sound of the piano inside the tent.

As for the nonsense girl still lying on the folding table, after hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran hugged her to the folding bed, took off her cotton clothes and shoes, covered her with a quilt, and then added some firewood to the stove in the center of the tent. The brightness of the gas lamp was adjusted to the lowest level, and he turned and left the tent.

　Thanks Cui Dasheng 225266 for rewarding 500 points

　　Thanks to book friends 160611143632790, Feiwushou, and Liuyueyu Ruyi for rewarding 100 points respectively

　　
　
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