hunting in 1986

After preparing the tools, Wang Yuan and the others set off on horseback.

The morning breeze is blowing, and the fragrance of wild flowers floats on the vast grassland.

Xiao Suhe was running on the right side of the horse, and some iron clips on his back made rattling and rattling sounds as they collided.

"The weather is really nice today. We're sure to catch a lot of marmots. Be careful later, those little creatures can not only bark, but also bite when they're anxious."

Riding all the way to the southeast, crossing several shallow ditches, wading through a small river, and seeing a large marmot mound standing on the grassland in the distance.

Marmots are groundhogs, the kind that can yell "Ah~", the fat and fat ones are quite famous on the Internet in later generations.

Little creatures like to live in groups, and a big family can often build a huge underground palace. The tunnels extend in all directions, which is very difficult to find.

da da da~
The morning is the time for the marmots to forage. A large number of fat marmots come out of their caves, looking for fresh grass leaves, and eating the grass roots.

Marmots are about half a meter long, and they eat a lot of food in a fat day, but in order to reduce the danger as much as possible, they don't stay outside the cave for too long.

Eating very fast, Wang Yuan heard a rustling sound before he got there.

The little girl was hugged in front of Wang Yuan, and she also saw the group of marmots in the distance, a dozen or so marmots grazing on the grassland was quite spectacular.

"Ah, such a big mouse, how much rice do they eat?"

"Haha, they don't eat rice!"

Little Su He is a master at hunting marmots. Although riding a bumpy horse, he still accurately aimed at a marmot with a small crossbow.

"Yeah~"

The marmot that was letting the wind stood upright, and when it found Wang Yuan and the others who had malicious intentions, it screamed at the top of its voice, its voice was high-pitched, thin, and extremely penetrating.

The other marmots were also very alert. They started to flee crazily the moment they heard the alarm, and they burrowed into the nearest cave without even having time to swallow the tender grass in their mouths.

swoosh~
The sharp brown arrows tore through the air and accurately hit a marmot, causing the marmot to scream.

"These little things run really fast. It's not bad that you can shoot one of them."

Xiao Su got off his horse and strode over. He was obviously very satisfied with the marmot he shot, and after giving him a good time, he began to prepare to catch other marmots.

Wang Yuan and the others came to play with them, take pictures, help Xiao Su to do things together, and broaden his horizons.

Wang Yuan and Xiao Su had caught marmots together the last time they came here, and it's still quite interesting to catch them again now.

Looking around, I saw that the surrounding area is not flat, except for the large and small marmot hills, there are some bushes, and a lot of stones lying on the ground, and many holes are next to the bushes or beside the stones.

"Let's see if we can smoke them out. Two were smoked out last time. I don't know if we can smoke out two more this time."

Xiao Suhe was very relaxed and enjoying himself. Catching marmots was one of the joys of his life. He cut a lot of hay and skillfully buried some holes and placed iron clips on other holes.

"Ignite a fire from this hole later, blow all the smoke in, and the marmot will come out if it can't stand the choking!"

Xiao Suhe had an "evil" smile on his face, and a lot of dust stuck to his trouser legs. He didn't care about these things and lit the fire quickly after setting everything up.

"Huhuhu~"

Xiao Suhe lay on the ground and blew, the smoke made him cry.

"Is it really possible?"

Li Yan stood on the right side of Wang Yuan with her hands on her hips, and took a look at Wang Yuan. She felt that this matter was so unreliable.

The marmot mounds are made of the soil dug out by the marmots. Looking at the oversized marmot mounds, you can know that there is a lot of space inside, and how much smoke is needed for such a large space.

Wang Yuan laughed loudly: "Is it okay...don't pay too much attention to the result, let's experience the process, come and help quickly."

After inquiring about Xiao Su, Wang Yuan and the others found two more holes for marmots, dug them bigger with a shovel, and lit them with hay to continue smoking.

The little girl was the most active in this matter. She cuddled on the ground and blew vigorously, but soon she was covered in dust and her face was smoky.

Kacha~
Wang Yuan took a picture of the little girl lying on the ground. The little girl puffed her cheeks and blowing smoke was a little cute. Of course, if this photo was seen by her parents, the little girl would definitely be beaten.

"呖~"

There were a few big birds circling and flying in the sky, Wang Yuan looked up and found some eagles.

"It's an eagle. It's good to catch an eagle to help hunt... Hey, little Suhe, do you know anyone who cares for eagles?"

Xiao Suhe lay on the ground blowing a cigarette, blowing his head so dizzy that he was a little hypoxic, and he couldn't hear Wang Yuan's words clearly.

Wang Yuan said it twice before he could hear clearly. He sat down on the ground, pulled the water bag and took a few mouthfuls: "Old eagle? Yes, my Uncle Bagen has an eagle. His family's ranch In the south..."

Sudden.

Before Xiao Suhe finished speaking, a marmot suddenly jumped out of the hole guarded by the little girl, and a gray-haired marmot of about 20 kilograms jumped over the flames, directly bumped the little girl, and then quickly ran away .

"what!"

The sudden appearance of the marmot scared the little girl and screamed loudly. Xiao Suhe reacted, got on the horse and chased the marmot. Don't look at the marmot's fat and fleshy, but the four little paws quickly ran down a The hillside will soon disappear.

Wang Yuan rushed over to pick up the little girl, checked and found that the little girl was not injured, and he was relieved.

"Second brother, a big mouse hit me."

The little girl's pear blossoms are raining, and there are still tears on her smoky little face.

"Okay, okay, don't cry~ Xiao Suhe went after the marmot, and he can be caught later."

"Yeah, can marmot meat be eaten?" Speaking of eating, the little girl licked the corner of her mouth, and Li Yan and Li Ping immediately laughed.

Wild marmot meat is edible. It is very fragrant and tender, and it tastes better than pork. However, the marmot may carry the plague virus, so eating its meat is risky.

People who came into contact with marmots were infected with the plague and died. Such people also exist.

Soon after, Xiao Suhe came back on his horse, still holding the escaped marmot in his hand, he was tired and out of breath:
"This little thing is quite capable of running. It almost got him into the makeshift den, but I managed to catch him back with a clever move."

Marmots are very cunning, and they also have temporary nests in the wild, where they can hide in emergency situations.

However, the temporary nest is relatively shallow and short, so even if it gets into the temporary nest, it is easier to catch.

After waiting for a while, two more marmots came out, unable to bear the smell of smoke, and then there was nothing else.

Several people got on their horses and left here, and soon came to the next marmot hill, and continued to catch marmots.

The hunting tools in this era are quite simple, which also gave the marmots a chance to breathe. If in later generations, it would be very simple to catch marmots with technology.

Although fat marmots are cute, many grassland people hate these little things very much.

A large number of grass roots were gnawed by them, and the grassland was seriously damaged, and the cattle and sheep had nothing to eat.

……

A hunting operation caught 7 marmots, and a dark cloud floated in. The sky was gloomy. When Wang Yuan and his party packed up their things and rushed to the camp, they also encountered a wild rabbit.

bang~
Wang Yuan knocked down the wild rabbit with one shot, and galloped to pick it up on his horse. Wang Yuan smiled like a trumpet flower:
"Hey, this rabbit is quite fat. I'm afraid it weighs four or five catties. It's really a wild rabbit delivered to your door."

rumbling~
The depressing thunder sounded, and the dark clouds in the sky were getting darker and lower, and the scalp-numbing lightning flashed among the dark clouds.

"A heavy rain is coming, let's go back quickly." Xiao Su frowned tightly, looking at the dark clouds in the sky with a sad face.

He is not worried about himself, but worried about his father, old Suhe, who has gone to herd the sheep. The heavy rain may frighten the flock and run away. The flock is an important property of the herdsman. As long as the flock runs around, the old Suhe will definitely chase of.

But in such a horrible weather, if old Su He went to chase the sheep again, it would be very easy to cause accidents.

gallop all the way.

After returning to the camp, she didn't dismount at all, and the anxious Uzhina came over: "Little Suhe, hurry up and find you Abu, such a horrible weather..."

It's only 11 am now, but the cold wind is blowing, the dark clouds are rolling, and it's as dark as 7-8 pm.

There was no shelter on the grassland, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger. Not only did Uzhina, Li Yan, Li Ping and others' hair fly, but also some sundries rolled around, making crackling noises.

"Okay, I'll go right now and definitely bring my Abu back." Xiao Suhe was also very anxious, turned his head and glanced at Wang Yuan, hesitant to speak.

He wanted Wang Yuan to go with him, after all, there are more people and more power, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

For the herdsmen on the prairie, they feel that the status of the guests is high in their hearts, and it would be a disrespectful behavior to ask the guests to do something.

Although many herdsmen have never been to school and are illiterate, they are very clear about some etiquette issues.

"Xiao Su and I will go with you, Yanzi, take them into the yurt quickly, don't come out, just stay inside."

There was no problem when Wang Yuan raised it by himself, and he explained that he and Xiao Suhe rode away directly, the dust was flying, the grass and leaves were flying around, and soon Wang Yuan and Xiao Suhe could not be seen clearly.

rumbling~
The muffled thunder became more and more dense, and each thunder was like drums beating on the heart. Uzhina stood at the door and prayed devoutly to her husband, son and Wang Yuan:
"Great Longevity, bless your people, bless..."

Li Yan, Li Ping, the little girl, Tuya and Lakshin stood by, and the little girl was still holding the big white cat in her arms.

Li Ping whispered: "Sister, Brother-in-law Feng Feng is such a big brother, will they be fine?"

"It will be fine, don't worry." Li Yan imitated Wu Rina and prayed, her words were just to comfort herself.

Lakshin next to him looked at his thin arms. He was so thin that he didn't look like a prairie man at all. He sighed and made up his mind to exercise. If he can be stronger, he can help the family share more.

……

rumbling~
After nearly an hour, the sky began to rain.

The raindrops were very heavy, hitting the railings, the yurts, and the sheepfolds with crackling sounds.

At first, the raindrops were sparse, but soon the raindrops formed a line, and then formed a dense rain curtain.

wow~
The heavy rain was pouring down, and Wang Yuan and the others were not seen as far as the eye could see through the layers of rain curtains, U Rina and the others instantly became more anxious.

Like ants on a hot pot, the few people panicked and couldn't come up with an idea, and when they were about to go out to look for it, they saw the king from a distance. Far they are back.

The head sheep is an old sheep with only curved horns, walking slowly at the front, followed by a large number of sheep who endured the heavy rain and walked silently with their heads down.

"What~"

"Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah~"

Occasionally, a sheep blew, and some sheep couldn't bear the muffled thunder and heavy rain and wanted to escape, but they were all driven back by Gouzi and Wang Yuan.

Little Su was on the left of the flock, Wang Yuan was on the right, and Old Su was on the back. The hounds turned into shepherds and ran around. The situation was considered to be under control.

Looking at the camp in the distance, Wang Yuan, who was drenched all over, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and wiped the rainwater from his face. The soreness and pain in his butt made him want to get off the horse.

I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and my buttocks will be worn out after riding a little more in the past two days.

"It's finally back, as long as the flock doesn't suffer too much loss." When Wang Yuan and Xiao Suhe met old Suhe, the flock had already divided into several groups and began to flee. The thunder and heavy rain frightened them.

The anxious old Su He chased after him, but in the end he almost fell off his horse.

Wang Yuan and the others went there in a timely manner and recovered some sheep, but some must have escaped.

kaka~
After opening the wet sheep pen, driving the sheep in, and collecting some fodder to feed the hungry sheep, Wang Yuan and the three returned to the yurt.

The sheepfold has a roof, which not only keeps out the wind and rain, but also keeps out the cold. The sheep live well inside.

Wang Yuan and the others changed their clothes and drank steaming milk tea, like U Rina, Li Yan and the others told the story, Li Yan and the others listened with gusto, as if experiencing the excitement of chasing sheep as if they were in the real scene.

"The second group I was chasing had more than 20 sheep. That group of sheep was really stupid. The faster I chased them, the faster they ran. If I couldn't catch them back, I would lose a lot... Fortunately, I finally came back."

Xiao Su gulped down the milk tea, talking excitedly, he felt that he was a great hero.

Old Su He was sitting on the side, frowning and sighing. He was angry in his heart. He hated God for the sudden heavy rain. He also regretted that he was old and frail and not as strong as he was when he was young. Pity the loss.

Seeing nothing is pleasing to the eye, and finally vented his anger on his youngest son Lakshin:
"Go, go to the sheep pen and count how many sheep are left! No work at all... Miscounting one will break your leg."

The thin Lakshin trembled all over. Every time his father got angry, he took it out on himself and was powerless to resist. This made him hate this family and had the idea of ​​fleeing from this house.

Numbly walking out with his head down, Lakshin quickly left the yurt.