hunting in 1986

"Don't worry, you'll be fine. The doctor said that you will be discharged after a few days of hospitalization."

Wang Yuan entered the house exhausted, took off his coat and lay down on the kang, and soon fell asleep. He hadn't had a good rest in the hospital for the past two days, and he was too tired due to the huge psychological pressure.

"Meow~"

The big white cat was lying on Li Ping's lap, but now it must be more comfortable to see the position on Wang Yuan's chest, so it ran to lie down on Wang Yuan's chest without the slightest hesitation, and fell asleep beautifully in a circle.

"Hurrrrrrrr~"

"Silly cat, I'm giving you meat for nothing." Li Ping curled her lips dissatisfied, but there was nothing she could do.

When Wang Yuan woke up, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening.

The lights and TV were on, and Li Yan and Li Ping were knitting sweaters.

It was dark outside the window, and his daughter, Xiao Tingzi, was lying on her side next to him and fell asleep, her little hands still tugging at his hair.

Wang Yuan was covered with a quilt, which should have been put on by his wife Li Yan because she was afraid that he would be cold, and the heavy weight on his chest was a big white cat.

"Are you awake? There is still rice in the pot for you to eat."

"Well, this sleep is really comfortable."

Wang Yuan got up and set the kang table and brought food. He made a meal in a daze, and felt warm all over his body after the big porridge entered his stomach.

I talked to Li Yan about what I had seen and heard in the hospital these two days, and Li Yan listened very carefully, occasionally opening her mouth to ask a few questions.

But when she heard that Wang Yuan was going to find the blind man, she became worried again.

"Hey~ If you want to find it, go find it, but call two more people and pay more attention to safety."

"Don't worry, I'm going to call Huzi and Wu Qian, and then call Liu Hui. The four of them are armed with guns and dogs. Safety is guaranteed."

After wiping his mouth after eating, Wang Yuan put on his cotton-padded jacket and went to find Wang Hu, and after making an agreement with Wang Hu, he went to Wu Qian again.

The night was long, and Wu Qian's family was drinking, Liu Hui and the others were also there, and Wang Yuan was also dragged to the table to drink. When he returned home, it was already past eleven o'clock at night, and he was full of alcohol. .

Early the next morning.

After Wang Yuan and Gou Zi met Wang Hu, Wu Qian, and Liu Hui at Tunzikou, the four walked eastward on foot.

"Let's just walk there. It's better than taking a tractor. Taking a tractor can freeze a person to death."

"Yeah, the wind is so cold that it hurts people's head."

Walking on the snowy ground, overlooking the clear sky, birds flying, and the snow-covered pine trees in the distance are like beautiful works of art.

Wu Qian taught himself a half-baked Cantonese song, and sang directly. The loud sound shook the snow from the nearby branches, and Wang Yuan, Wang Hu, and Liu Hui laughed.

Traveling all the way, in the end, only a string of scattered footprints were left on the vast snow. When the wind blows, the snow particles half-buried the footprints.

It was almost noon when the four of them arrived at Wang Yuan's grandma's house. Grandpa was alone at home and quickly opened the door to welcome them in.

I prepared a lot of frozen dumplings at home before, and now they are just in use. Put them in a pot and boil them with two big flowers, take them out and eat them.

Wang Yuan and the others arrived too late and had a big appetite, so it would be too late if they made dumplings again.

"It's delicious, it's really fragrant."

A dumpling with a mouthful of garlic, Wu Qian ate very well. After walking all the way, he was really hungry and quickly finished a bowl of dumplings, filled another bowl and continued to eat.

"Where exactly was the bear found?"

"Out of the village, go south, and you will be there after crossing Liangdaogou." Grandpa also hated the black blind man very much, and he was also very happy to see his nephew brought a few people to hunt the bear.

"I'll take you there after dinner later, that blind black man is very fierce, you should be more careful later."

"Yeah, we understand... These dumplings are really delicious."

After several people ate and drank enough, they fed the dogs half full. The dogs who were about to hunt could not be fully fed. If they were full, they would not have so much motivation to hunt.

It's not appropriate not to feed, don't the dog be tired and hungry before he catches up with the blind man?

1 pm.

Grandpa took Wang Yuan and the four of them to set off on time. The whole journey was full of vigor, and the villagers in the village would say something when they saw it:
"Shoot the black blind man? There have been several waves of people looking for it in the past few days but they can't find it. That black blind man is not easy to find."

"I'll take them around, hit them if they can, and come back if they can't." Grandpa smiled and smoked a big cigarette, and when he was a little far away from the villagers, grandpa turned to Wang Yuan and said:
"Don't brag about it before it's done, keep a low profile, and wait until you beat the black blind."

In an instant, Wang Yuan and the others all laughed.

creak creak ~
A few people stepped forward on the thick snow, and soon after crossing the two ditches, they came to the place where grandma and grandpa met the blind man. The surrounding trees were dense, bushes were overgrown, and there were scattered footprints everywhere.

Huhuhu~
The bleak cold wind blew past, and the thick snow on the pine trees fluttered down one after another.

"There are too many footprints here, can the dogs still smell it?"

"Give it a try, haven't they found any of the previous waves?"

"I didn't find it. The black blind man may have gone to the depths of the forest. Try it."

Grandpa adjusted his dog fur hat, squatted next to a stone and smoked dry cigarettes, the smoke fluttered, and it seemed that the cold wind was not so cold anymore.

Grandma tripped over the stone at his feet at the beginning. He wanted to knock the stone off, but found that the stone was too hard to handle.

In addition to human footprints, there are also a large number of dog footprints on the ground. The snow on the ground has been trampled down, and the dogs have nothing to gain from sniffing.

Sudden.

Wang Hu quietly approached Wang Yuan, staring straight at the big wolf who was still sniffing fiercely:
"Brother Yuan, did the big wolf find it? If the big wolf can't find it, then the other dogs will be useless."

"Give it a try, I hope it won't be a waste of time, and the traces will be almost destroyed... Alas? The big wolf has gone south, hurry up and follow."

The big wolf kept its nose on the ground, instead of running, it walked quickly, passing through several bushes and heading south quickly.

Wang Yuan and the others couldn't help being mentally disturbed for a while. It's not enough to just go around in circles. After having a direction, at least people have some hope.

"Grandpa, go back, don't wait for us, maybe we will spend the night in the woods tonight."

"Hey, then be careful."

Grandpa's legs and feet are getting weaker as he gets older, so naturally he won't be able to chase after the black blind man, and if he goes with him, it will only drag Wang Yuan and the others down. It's better to go back and stay comfortably in a warm room with less suffering. Woolen cloth.

Seeing Wang Yuan and the others leave with guns and dogs, grandpa went down the mountain carefully.

The white snow is vast, and it takes hours to chase it.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. When the sun is about to set, the four of Wang Yuan and the others still haven't caught up with Hei Xiazi, but they haven't lost track either.

This is also thanks to the big wolf, whenever he loses the footprints of the blind man, the big wolf can accurately judge the direction of the blind man's departure, and after a certain distance, he can often see the footprints of the blind man again.

"Clear the snow, gather firewood and cook."

"Okay~ We brought pots, millet, sticky bean buns, shovels, and small iron boxes... But we didn't bring tents, we're going to have a hard time tonight."

"The wind is really cold, just wait until tomorrow morning and don't freeze into ice skates!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, make the fire a little hotter and it won't be cold."

After staying away from the villages where humans live, there are more prey around. This place is too deep, and ordinary villagers would not come so far to hunt.

Several people work together.

Wang Yuan and Wang Hu went hunting, Wu Qian and Liu Hui were responsible for collecting firewood and cooking.

When Wu Qian and the others had just brought back a large amount of firewood, bang~ I heard Wang Yuan and the others shoot in the west, and the sudden sound of gunfire frightened the birds to fly away.

"Dahui, what do you think Xiaoyuan and the others hit?"

"Rabbits, pheasants, etc., hurry up and start a fire, it will be troublesome to use snow water."

bang bang bang
There were several gunshots again, and when Wang Yuan and Wang Hu came back after a while, they saw one holding a small wild boar and the other carrying a wild rabbit.

The little wild boar probably weighed about 70 catties, and it was his unlucky chance that he bumped into Wang Yuan's muzzle and became everyone's dinner.

"Yo~ It's a wild boar. The meat of this little wild boar is so tender... Let me clean it up. Let the people eat it first, and then give the dogs the rest."

Liu Hui gritted his fists to find it, his beard twitched in excitement, picked up the butcher's knife, took the wild boar, and went to deal with it in the distance.

The red sunset light passed over the treetops, a squirrel disappeared under the branch of the tree, a vigorous bonfire was lit, and the residual snow on the ground soon completely melted away.

Before it was completely dark, Wang Yuan and Wang Hu also went to trim the wood. There is no harm in trimming more wood, and the fire can be burned longer and more vigorously.

When the sun had completely set and the sky was dim, Wang Yuan and the others gathered around the fire to roast meat.

gurgle gurgle~

The millet porridge in the small pot was bubbling, and bursts of aroma wafted out. Everyone's stomachs growled one after another. They only baked four of the sticky bean buns they brought, and they had to eat the rest tomorrow morning or at noon.

"Is the pork cooked?"

"Not yet, did you bring salt? It would be great if there was salt."

"Hey, I really brought it, not only salt, but also chili powder, cumin powder... Don't worry about roasting it slowly, if it is not cooked well, it will cause diarrhea."

"Xiao Yuan is right, let's roast slowly, I won't be going to bed early tonight, it's still early when it's just dark."

Everyone first drank millet porridge with roasted sticky bean buns. The millet porridge is delicious and easy to digest. After drinking it, the stomach will be warm soon.

The four people brought a total of 7 hounds, and the dogs were lying around eagerly waiting for food, their big tails flapping and swishing up bursts of residual snow.

When Wang Yuan and the others were sleeping in the barren hills, Wangjiatuner and Li Yan didn't sleep, but sat on the kang and watched TV.

"Yeah, Dad..."

After not seeing Wang Yuan for a day, his daughter Xiaotingzi missed him.

"Why do you miss your father? Even if you think about him, he won't come back." Li Yan squeezed Xiao Tingzi's face: "I don't know if your father hit a black blind man? When he hits you, bring the bear's paw back." give you to eat."

The little girl was ignorant, she snuggled up beside Li Yan and giggled, not knowing what she was laughing at.

"Little girl, what are you laughing at? You're still laughing."

"Will my brother-in-law and the others live in the forest?" Li Ping asked casually.

"Probably not. At this temperature, you can't freeze to death if you sleep in the wild." Li Yan looked out of the dark window, but a look of worry flashed in her eyes, just thinking about sleeping in the wild. In the picture, she felt cold all over.

……

On the other side, in the old forest covered with snow.

The four of Wang Yuan and the others sang loudly while roasting pork and feeding the dogs. They held the shotgun in their arms and the bullets were loaded, so they were not afraid of ferocious beasts coming.

"Wang Wang~"

Pieces of roasted meat were snatched by the dogs, and their tails wagged as they ate it. It was worth the hard work of the day.

A little pig was almost roasted and fed to the dogs. It was around 9 o'clock in the evening that everyone became sleepy.

"Huzi and I are on duty in the first half of the night, and Wu Qian and you two are on duty in the second half of the night. You two should sleep for a while. It's pretty warm by the fire."

Wu Qian and the others wrapped up their cotton jackets tightly, lay on their sides with their pillows on the wood, and soon fell asleep. The cold wind was still blowing, but because they were very close to the fire, everyone was not cold at all, but were roasted all over their bodies. It was so warm that even Wang Hu's forehead was about to sweat.

"Don't take off your padded jacket! If you feel hot, sit farther away. You can't take off your clothes when you're in the wild... The hot water is boiling, do you drink hot water?"

"Come on a little bit."

The two chatted in low voices while drinking the boiled snow water, beeping~ the wood was burning and making a sound, and there were occasional calls of night owls in the night sky, no matter how unpleasant it was.

In the middle of the night, Wu Qian and Wang Yuan replaced Wang Yuan and his brothers. When Wang Yuan woke up again, he found that it was already dawn, and he was holding a dog in his arms.

"I slept very well this time, and the silly dog ​​is still quite warm, ahh~ woke up."

Wang Yuan yawned and stretched himself. The dogs were bouncing around in the snow, and they were energetic enough to chase after the blind man again.

After breakfast and clearing the fire, the four of them continued to set off with the dogs. Along the way, they saw a group of silly roe deer, but their goal was the black blind man. Time was short, and everyone continued on their way with their heads sullen.

When it was almost noon, I crossed a small frozen river and just turned over a mountain ridge when I saw the black blind man.

"Look! To the right!"

The distance may be more than 400 meters. I saw a huge black blind man eating next to a big pine tree. It seemed to be a small wild boar that was eating, but I couldn't see it clearly.

wow~
In an instant, Wang Yuan and the others raised their guns, but the distance was too far, and it was difficult to hit the blind man.

"Go, come a little closer, it's really a big guy! It's winter, and he's fat and strong after eating."

Wang Yuan was very excited. He put away his gun and carefully walked down the hillside with a few others, getting closer to the blind man. The hard work of chasing it was really worth it.

"Wang woo~"

When the distance was nearly 100 meters, the dogs on the leash became restless.