Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 72: Alkali Field Hunting in Progress

Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming got up early in the morning to pack up their equipment and tools. They left the house with Dahuang in their hands and came to Wang Xiaoli's house. They called out Wang Xiaoli. When they saw Zhang Peng and Zhang Peng, they were carrying equipment and holding hunting dogs. Wang Xiaoli knew that he was preparing to go up the mountain, so he quickly said hello and went inside the house to get dressed. He said hello to his grandma, and with a word of caution for safety, he followed the two of them towards the direction of the Li family's shack.

On the way to the Li family's shack, Zhang Peng told Wang Xiaoli about yesterday's situation and today's task. This is what he needs to know, so that Wang Xiaoli will not be confused.

The three of them walked to the place where Zhao Decai mentioned yesterday, but saw no obvious footprints. The footprints would soon be covered by the wind, so they needed Dahuang to go out. They saw Dahuang sniffing towards the sky, but nothing happened. There was no response, so Zhang Peng took them and continued to wander on the road, hoping that Rhubarb could find the scent of the roe deer and follow it.

Even after they walked towards the Li family's shack for more than ten minutes, Dahuang still didn't speak, which made the three of them a little discouraged. This meant that the roe deer was indeed gone.

There was nothing that could be done. Even Rhubarb couldn't smell the smell. There were only two reasons. Either they didn't find the right place, or they should have been away for a long time and the smell had dissipated.

The three of them could only turn around and walk towards the previous cellar. When they were near the cellar, Dahuang suddenly spoke up. Zhang Peng let go of Dahuang with some excitement. Dahuang rushed out like an arrow from a string. Zhang Peng let go of Dahuang. Peng and others quickly followed.

Before Zhang Peng could follow him far, Dahuang had already ran back with something in his mouth. Zhang Peng and others quickly walked closer and looked at the small thing in Dahuang's mouth.

"Second brother, I thought it was something, but it turned out to be a rabbit."

Zhang Peng was also a little disappointed. He also thought that Rhubarb had found large prey such as roe deer or wild boar. Unexpectedly, it was a hare. However, it is better to gain something than nothing. He could only take out the hare from Rhubarb's mouth. The little guy has long since died.Let’s worship our five internal organs temple at noon today.

From morning to now, Zhang Peng and the others have not gained anything decent. They only got hare +1. Zhang Peng didn't get anything. This is normal. He greeted the three of them and walked to the cellar, only to find that the place had turned white. There is a piece of it, but there are no traces of animals.

The natural next step is to clear out all the snow around the underground cellar and Xieren Pillar. The surrounding fences are also seriously damaged and are swaying. It is probably caused by the day of the big smoke, but in the end there is nothing, except for the fence, Xieren The pillars and underground pillars are intact and have withstood the test.

After the three of them cleared the snow, they opened the door of the cellar and found that it was still dry inside. Zhao Chunming used the wooden tripots reserved in the cellar to light a fire and slowly dug into the cellar. The temperature rose.

"Second brother, this is your cellar. It's done well."

Wang Xiaoli looked at the layout inside the cellar with curiosity. As the temperature increased, the inside and outside of the cellar were two different worlds. They were clean and warm. He couldn't help but admire Zhang Peng and the two.

"Haha, what's this? It took me and my second brother two or three days to make it. We stayed here for a long time in Qiu. I will take you to a place later and you will be even more surprised." Zhao Chunming He smiled mysteriously, which made Wang Xiaoli even more curious about what place Zhao Chunming was talking about. Zhang Peng smiled beside him and didn't say much. He just packed up the earthen kang and covered it with the roe deer skin he brought over, because it was There are three of us, and this kang seems a bit small now, but it would be nice to have a place to stay in the wild, otherwise we can't live in a snow nest.

After the three of them cleaned up the cellar, Zhang Peng prepared to stew the hare first. In the winter, they didn't bring any ingredients, so they could only stew it in water and add some salt to taste.Fortunately, they don't live in the mountains permanently, so there's no problem if they persist for a few days.

After the three of them had lunch, Zhang Peng checked and packed their guns, locked Dahuang in the underground cellar, and then set off to the previous alkali field to see what was going on at the alkali field now. When the three of them arrived at the alkali field, However, they found that the snow in the alkali field had obviously been dug up, revealing the alkaline soil underneath.

However, no traces of prey were found. It seemed that they had not been here for a few days. The footprints were blurred, but traces of roe deer and wild boar could still be seen, and footprints of eating raw meat were also found, which meant that they had been distinguished. He couldn't tell what it was, but Zhang Peng analyzed that wolves were more likely, because for them, this place was their own backyard.

So they should be careful not to capsize in the gutter. Pan Li's fate would not be good.Wang Xiaoli was also very puzzled when he saw this alkali field. He had never seen this before. With Zhao Chunming's explanation, he knew the origin of this place and also understood the importance of this place. It is said to be an endless cornucopia.

At the same time, I am also very grateful to Zhang Peng and two people for bringing him here. This is truly treating him as one of their own. Otherwise, it would be such an important place. It would definitely be the secret of every mountaineer and would not be easily allowed. knew.

Zhang Peng suggested waiting for a while and trying your luck. Anyway, it's still early before dark, but the time is not suitable for going out for a walk anymore, so just stay here and watch. It seems that I haven't come here to lick for several days. Yes, they also need salt, and they can’t survive for a few days without licking salt.

After the three people discussed it, they stayed at the original ambush place. Zhao Chunming and Wang Xiaoli took their axes and chopped some pine branches around them. They grew densely and had a strong smell, which could slightly cover their smell.

And the wind-shielding effect is also good. A thick layer is spread on the ground, and a layer of roe deer skin is spread on top. This forms a natural bed. Because it isolates the cold from the ground, three people sitting on it will not feel it. What.

Then Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming pointed their guns at the open space in front, while Wang Xiaoli was always paying attention to the situation nearby, especially the situation behind him, always afraid of being hit by something in the back.

As time passed, there was no movement at all in front of them, which made them very frustrated. Moreover, in such a temperature, even though there was cover, they still felt that their bodies were freezing, so they had no choice but to move after waiting for a while. Hands and feet to prevent the hands and feet from freezing due to lack of blood flow.

Just when Zhang Peng felt that there was no hope today and wanted to go home, he suddenly found a figure slowly walking out of the woods in front of him. Looking at the thing that suddenly appeared, Zhang Peng and the other three people were shocked and immediately took aim. Seeing the prey that was about to appear, it seemed as if his breathing had stopped for a moment.

(End of this chapter)