hunting in 1986

Chapter 22 Chapter 22

The nine people hurried through the mountains and forests, and finally arrived at Diwozi just as the sun was about to set.

"Quickly, renovate the nest, and then bury the pot for cooking!" Uncle Man, with a serious face, assigned tasks to several young people-collecting firewood, washing rice, guarding the nest, tidying the nest, and so on.

The mountains and forests were rugged and sultry, and it was very painful to drive a road. Some people had big blood blisters under their feet.

But seeing Uncle Man's face full of frost, no one else dared to touch him, and they all started to work hard.

Wang Yuan was on guard.

He climbed up a big pine tree not far to the right, and looked around the forest vigilantly with a shotgun in his hand. The work assigned was relatively easy, but it was also a guarantee of safety.

"This time, I don't know if I can find the big stick." Wang Yuan thought to himself.

The mountains and forests in the evening are quite beautiful, the rays of the setting sun dye the leaves of the trees golden, and the wind rustles.

He looked around condescendingly, and then looked at Diwozi not far away.

Uncle Man came here the year before last, and the diwozi was left over from that time. It was dilapidated and dilapidated, but it can be lived in after simple repairs.

After a while, the food was cooked, and Wang Yuan was called down from the tree to eat, but before eating, he was led by the old man "Uncle Man" to defeat the old man's temple.

Just now the old man was in the Laoye Temple of the Lishan God. The Laoye Temple stands in the northeast corner of Diwozi. It is made of several stones, and three homemade grass incense sticks are inserted in front of it.

After worshiping Laoye Temple, the nine people sat around the fire to cook rice—rice with pickles, and one person had a piece of jerky.

At this time, the sun had completely set, and the forest was dark, and the shadows of the trees seemed to be devils grinning in the darkness.

The light of the fire shone on the face of the old man, and he told everyone the rules of "calling the mountain", "pressing the mountain", "receiving the mountain" and so on, and finally said:
"If anyone makes a mistake tomorrow, don't blame me for kicking him!"

"Ahem, I understand."

"Don't worry, we all remember."

"Well, who among you can cook?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Wang Shuai was the most active. He raised his hand before he swallowed the hot food in his mouth: "I, I, I know how to cook."

"Okay, then you are the one who serves the pot. From now on, you don't have to go into the mountains every day, just be responsible for cooking."

In an instant the air was suddenly quiet.

The others snickered slightly, and Wang Shuai's face turned green, but he didn't dare to refute.

Uncle Man looked around and said, "Wang Yuan, Liu Hui!"

"exist!"

Wang Yuan and Liu Hui quickly agreed.

"You two are side sticks."

"it is good."

Wang Yuan and Liu Hui looked happy for a moment, and the side sticks were similar to the role of the old man's assistant. Apart from standing on both sides when pressing the mountain, they also helped the old man with some chores in the team.

"The others are waist sticks. Well, go to bed early after eating, and start pressing the mountain tomorrow morning."

The veterans, the side sticks, the waist sticks and the pot-handlers, the whole small team has a very strong organization and division of labor.

Lying in the nest, people who are bitten by grass crawlers and lice are uncomfortable, the cold wind howls outside, and the sound of snoring in the nest is loud, but after all, it is a tiring day, Wang Yuan soon fell asleep after turning over a few people up.

As the "pot holder", Wang Shuai got up earlier than the others, and when the veterans, Wang Yuan, Liu Hui and others got up, the rice in the pot was almost done, and the mountain was filled with the aroma of rice.

It is very cool in the mountains and forests in the early morning, and the melodious chirping of birds can be heard.

"Chirp chirp~"

The nine people kowtowed and kowtowed in front of the Laoye Temple, praying for the blessing of the mountain god. After eating, they stood on a stone slab, facing north and shouting at the top of their voices.

"Hi-"

"Yeah ah~"

The voices of the nine elders were loud and long, and the waves of their voices were rolling and rippling to frighten away flocks of wild birds.

This is the shouting mountain before departure!
Shouting to the mountains can not only dispel drowsiness, boost morale, and gather spirits, but it can also scare away wild animals in the mountains and forests, which is very important.

After shouting the mountain, under the watchful eyes of Wang Shuai, the "pot holder", the other 8 people carried bamboo baskets on their backs and walked northward with sling sticks.

"Hey~ I won't just keep cooking when I go to the mountains this time."

Wang Shuai sat on the stone slab with his shotgun in his arms, looking at the vast forest around him. He was a little afraid that a blind man would suddenly appear and eat him.

Speeding all the way, I soon came to the old man's favorite place of Yashan.

Bian Gun Wang Yuan is on the left, Bian Gun Liu Hui is on the right, the old man stands in the middle, and the other waist sticks stand between the three.

The 8 people lined up in a row, with a distance of about 2 meters from each other. After the old man shouted the command, they walked forward in unison, and moved the surrounding grass with a rope stick while walking.

It's not a slow search, but a very fast speed, no one speaks, and no one dares to speak. I have explained many rules clearly before, and if I make a mistake again, I may really be beaten.

bell bell~
A red thread is tied to the one-meter-long rope stick, and copper coins are tied to both ends of the red thread. Occasionally, the copper coins make a crisp sound when they hit.

As if there was a dog chasing after him, he searched a large area in a short period of time. After a long time, he stood up straight and did not speak, but clapped his hands three times heavily.

"Bang bang bang~"

After attracting the attention of others, he always said: "Squat."

Then he immediately took out "get cigarettes" and "get water".

During the whole process, only the boss spoke, and none of the other seven dared to speak.

In an instant, everyone relaxed, and began to gather together in twos and threes to rest, and they could also drink water and smoke while talking in low voices.

Taking a squat—it means resting. It is regarded as an expert in ginseng harvesting. When pressing the mountain, the words often contain the words "holding" and "lifting".

The rest is almost over, and then continue to look for ginseng.

They brought enough dry food, took a rest after "taking food" at noon, and then continued to search for ginseng. Their current position was far away from the morning position-true carpet search.

Everyone has been focused and focused on searching with the rope stick, so the efficiency is extremely high. Even Wang Yuan, Liu Hui and others were surprised to be able to search such a large mountainous area.

In the evening, when everyone was about to go back.

The side stick Liu Hui suddenly shouted excitedly: "Bandstick!"

The forest was very quiet, but the sudden shout startled everyone, and they hurriedly gathered around "Kaiyan'er".

Liu Hui covered the ginseng with a broken straw hat full of sweat, and his face was full of joy.

When you encounter ginseng, you shout "Bangchui", which is also "Shouting Mountain". It is said that ginseng is "taboo" and will be stunned for a short time after being called out by its real name.

It's like when someone yells "handsome guy" on the street, many readers will be stunned for a moment, looking back and thinking - can I no longer hide my handsomeness?
The situation is similar.

The veteran suppressed his excitement: "What?"

Liu Hui answered the mountain and said, "Eh, slap."

Wu Qian hurriedly shouted: "Quickly be quick!"

Kuai Dang comes from Manchu, which means auspiciousness and congratulations, but the slap is so small that it is obviously not worthy of congratulations, so the old man gave Wu Qian a hard look, and the latter shut up instantly.

　I'm very sorry, I will only update it today, and I will make it up later when I have time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)