Portable space

Old man Qian's "just ahead" was really unbelievable, and the crowd did not reach the end of the creek until the sun was hanging on the top of the mountain.At this moment, the sun has lost its heat, and the slanting light shining on the mountains looks cold.

At the end of the creek is a mountain wall, and the water flows out from the cracks in the rocks under the mountain wall. The wooden house is built on the mountain wall, and the setting sun is not shining.

If there is no water, this is a good place to settle in the mountains at night, but with water, it is easy to attract wild beasts that come out for food or drink at night, making this place a dangerous place.

"This is not a good place." Zhang Taiping looked around and said.

Qu Xiaoling asked, "Why isn't it a good place?"

Zhang Taiping pointed to the water source not far from the wooden house and said: "It is too close to the water source, it is easy to attract wild animals, and it happens to be surrounded by walls on three sides, once the wild animals come, there is no place to escape."

Old Man Qian shook his head and said: "This place may attract wild beasts, but it is surrounded by walls on three sides, and you can only enter from the direction facing the door of the wooden house. I'm worried that some animals will come and disturb me at night."

"That's true." Zhang Taiping nodded.

There are some dry rattan leaves on the wooden house, which looks very old, but there is no damage to the whole, so it is not a problem to shelter from the wind and rain.

"It's not bad to build such a wooden house in the mountains. It will be interesting to come and live for a few days when you have nothing to do." Qu Xiaoling said.

Humans live in groups, how can ordinary people live here alone?Zhang Taiping shook his head lightly and did not speak.

The old man Qian said with a smile: "It's just that you people in the city will have this kind of thinking. You have never been alone in the mountains. It's okay when you are on the road during the day or when you have something to do, but you will be sad when the night is dead. .”

Qu Xiaoling imagined that being alone in such a mountain cabin at night was indeed a bit intrusive, so she no longer supported the previous remarks.

When the old man Qian walked to the door and was about to open it, he suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face became serious.

"What's the matter, Brother Qian?" Asked the former who was beside him.

"Someone has been here recently." The old man Qian looked carefully at the wooden door and left and right.

Gan Xiaoxian also looked around a lot, everything was normal and there was no sign of recent visits, so he asked inexplicably, "Why do you know that?"

Old man Wang pointed to a place on the door and said: "This place is brighter than other places, obviously someone wiped it with their hands when they opened or closed the door recently."

Gan Xiaoxian looked carefully at the door, and sure enough, he said, "Maybe the people who went to the mountain to collect herbs recently rested here for a night."

The old man Qian looked around again, shook his head and said: "It may not be that simple." If ordinary people have been here, they would definitely not do it without leaving a trace, and said to Zhang Taiping at the back, "Marshal , look around to see if there are any traces."

Zhang Taiping nodded and let the four big dogs spread out to search together. Not long after, Ah Huang's barking was heard next to the water source below the mountain wall.Zhang Taiping ran over and saw Ah Huang pawing the ground with his claws.

Stopping Ah Huang's movements, Zhang Taiping looked at the ground. Although it had been covered up, the soil on the ground was obviously newly dug up.

Others also gathered around, and Zhang Taiping used the steel fork in his hand to pick up the surface soil, exposing the ashes inside.Evidently a fire had been lit here, which was then covered up with earth.

Old Man Qian said with a dignified expression: "These people seem very cautious, who are they?"

"How does Mr. Qian know he's not alone?" Qu Xiaoling asked.

Old man Qian said: "I couldn't find anything if I didn't pay attention before, but now I can find many problems after careful observation. There are several different footprints on the edge of the pool, not one person."

Once a person has doubts about something in his heart, his imagination is very rich. Gan Xiaoxian soon thought of the tiger, his face changed and he asked: "Could it be that he came to the mountain?"

Although he didn't finish his sentence, everyone knew what he meant.

Old Man Qian asked, "How do you know there are tigers here?"

Gan Qingxian said: "Mr. Zhang posted the photo on the Internet, and it has gone crazy. We also saw it on the Internet."

"If you know the news, maybe others will know it too." Old Man Qian said, "Your worries are not impossible."

"Ah!" Old Man Qian sighed and said, "Many rare animals are now extinct because of these people who are obsessed with interests." Tigers are full of treasures, not only tiger skins are valuable, but tiger bones are even more valuable. It is worth money, and there has never been a lack of these poachers for profit.

Seeing that the atmosphere was serious, Zhang Taiping said: "It's just a guess now, and it's not sure whether these people went into the mountain for poaching. Even if they were, Qinling Mountain is so big that they may not be able to find it. It's too early to worry about this problem. Now Let’s think about what to eat in the evening.”

Old Man Qian looked at the sky and said, "That's right, hurry up and prepare for the night, or it will be a bit difficult when it's completely dark."

Everyone returned to the wooden house, opened the door and went in. Several big dogs sniffed inside, which really showed that someone had been there.

Old man Qian looked inside the wooden house and said: "Fortunately, this wooden house is still strong, and there will be no need for air leakage tonight." He said to Gan Qingxian and the others, "Put your things down first and find some dry firewood nearby, but don't leave It’s too far away, and it’s still a little dangerous now that it’s dark. The commander-in-chief and I went to hunt some prey and came back.”

There are still many wild animals in the deep mountains, especially beside the creek. It is the time for animals to drink water in the evening. It is still easy to hunt larger animals such as wild goats, antelopes, and wild boars. Four experts in animal protection were there, and the two did nothing to make them unhappy. They just shot a few of the most common rabbits and the easiest pheasants to catch.Zhang Taiping also found a deeper pool and caught some fish.

After returning to the wooden house, they were doing leisurely work and they had picked up a lot of firewood. They were very surprised to see the two of them returning so soon.

Looking at the two carrying three rabbits, four pheasants and three fish, Gan Xiaoxian was really surprised and said, "You guys got so many things so quickly?"

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "As I said, uncle Qian will definitely not be hungry in the mountains."

What Qu Xiaoling was interested in was the three fish that Zhang Taiping washed and put on the steel fork.These three fish are not big, the largest one is only half a foot long, but the shape is different from the outside ones.

"What kind of fish is this? It's really not easy to survive in shallow water in such a cold day without any protection measures." Qu Xiaoling asked.

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "I don't know. Most of the things in the mountain are suitable for living in it. Naturally, they are somewhat different from the outside. Being able to survive in such a cold weather must be the result of years of changes."

Old Man Qian said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what kind of fish it is, what's important is that this kind of fish tastes very delicious after being boiled with fresh mushrooms."

"Then let's wait and taste Brother Qian's craftsmanship." Qian Qing said with a smile.

Old man Qian didn't need help from others, he just went about his business.First, I dug a hole to bury the pot in front of the wooden house, and then took the iron pot to the water source to wash it and brought back a pot of water.Take out various seasonings from the snakeskin bag and put them in, then put the three fish and the fresh mushrooms picked in the afternoon into it, and cover the pot.

Qu Xiaoling asked slightly surprised: "Mr. Qian actually brought so many seasonings? None of us thought of this."

"You don't go into the mountains often. If you go into the mountains a few more times and have more experience, the things you prepared will be more practical." The implication of his words is naturally that the four of you went into the mountains with a lot of unnecessary things.

After igniting the fire, let the fish pot burn and start digging holes next to it.

"What is this for?" Qu Xiaoling asked.

Old man Qian replied: "It's a bit slow to cook fish soup. Here we dig a new hole to roast rabbits and pheasants."

"Mr. Qian is still thoughtful." Qu Xiaoling complimented.

Old man Qian smiled and did not speak.