Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 193 Home was stolen

The wind was a bit strong, blowing the snow on people, and Lin Heng's hands and feet were cold.

Fortunately, there was no shortage of firewood in this deep mountain and old forest, so I found a lot of it.

When he came back, Li Baiquan also used rosin to light the fire.

The weak flames swayed in the wind, but fortunately there was enough rosin to give the fire enough strength to keep it alive.

After adding firewood, the flames finally grew bigger, and all three of them felt a little warmth.

It's just that the wind is too strong. It's hot in front and cool in the back. It doesn't warm me at all. I'm still shivering.

Uncle Gao rubbed his hands and said, "Build a shelter quickly, otherwise you won't be able to carry it. Find some trees nearby. If you can't find them, cut them down."

"Well, that's all we can do." Li Baiquan nodded.

"Woof woof~"

Xiong Ba howled and shook his fur, almost turning into a big white dog.

If it doesn't snow we can still go hunting and find other things to eat. But with such heavy snow, there was no point in going out. "

Li Baiquan rubbed his hands and said with emotion: "It's finally warm, it's really terrible."

Uncle Gao agreed and handed the double-barreled shotgun to Lin Heng.

After it was built, the three of them couldn't wait to get into the shelter.

When we walked out of the shelter, there was still light snow falling outside, but it was lighter than yesterday and could be called light snow.

I'd been hungry all night, so I didn't have to worry about it for a while, so I got some firewood and continued roasting.

"It's really a leaky house, but it rains all night, and the boat is late and encounters a strong wind!"

Lin Heng took a look at the gun and set it facing the open space outside.

As their bodies gradually warmed up, the stomachs of the three of them began to growl.

Today was indeed too thrilling, almost everyone was killed.

First put big wood, then small wood, and finally put rotten leaves or moss on it and it's done.

He looked at Xiong Ba like a hungry wolf, which scared Xiong Ba and hid behind Lin Heng.

I didn't fall asleep until after ten o'clock in the evening because I was hungry, and woke up at six o'clock the next morning.

Even with three people building it, it took a full hour.

When it got light at seven o'clock, Li Baiquan couldn't wait to run out and get some "life-saving food" to eat back.

Back in the house, Lin Heng looked at Uncle Gao and said with a smile: "Uncle, lend me your gun. Let's eat some meat to replenish our strength before leaving."

Lin Heng had already picked up a lot of wood, so he didn't want to feel comfortable this late at night. Just build a cone-shaped shelter to survive temporarily.

Uncle Gao shook his head: "We can only make do with it for one night, there is no other way.

There was no more firewood in the house, only some coals were burning.

Within a few minutes, two sparrows came outside. Naturally, it was far from the time to shoot.

Lin Heng smiled bitterly. He didn't encounter any prey on the way back at night, so even if they lit a fire, they would still be hungry.

Lin Heng said nothing, warming himself by the fire and thinking of his wife and children.

It was still dark outside at this time, and the three of them were hungrier than yesterday. Xiongba was also whining with hunger.

Find a rattan and three pieces of wood as the main frame, and then continue to fill the gaps with wood.

"it is good."

"This doesn't add much nutrition, so I'd better shoot some birds."

He couldn't bear to eat just this thing, even if it was a sparrow.

Uncle Gao is the most tolerant, because he once had the experience of being hungry for half a month and only drinking water. As a veteran, he has overcome all difficulties and obstacles.

But this is too unbearable. When people are hungry, they feel panicked, feel weak all over, and wish they could eat three cows.

The so-called life-saving food is the fruit of the Pyracanthus tree, which is red in color and has a sour taste. It is the easiest to find in the mountains.

Li Baiquan handed the pyracantha fruit to the two of them and said with a smile: "If you are hungry, it will be sweet if you eat it. Sure enough, the old saying is true. Even if you are hungry for three days, pig food will taste delicious."

Uncle Gao shook his head. Fortunately, he woke up in time. This was considered a brush with death.

Although Li Baiquan looks older than Lin Heng, he is actually the youngest among them. He tossed and turned in hunger, sighing.

Lin Heng picked two large handfuls, went outside the shelter to clear out an area of ​​soil, and then scattered the pyracantha fruits in it.

Lin Heng and Li Baiquan also understood that they could only go hungry.

Although Lin Heng looks young, he has been through two lifetimes and has experienced hunger. The worst part of my life was spent picking up trash for a living.

Li Baiquan shook his head and sighed: "No, I will bring more food next time. I won't be hungry even if I die. It's better to eat chaff than this."

We traveled lightly today and didn’t bring much dry food, so we finished it long ago.

"I was too careless today, and I was too lax."

This night was destined to be difficult. There were no beds, so the three of them could only sit on two logs, lie on their knees and sleep around the fire.

So although he felt uncomfortable, he could endure it.

Continuing to wait, ten minutes passed, and three or four green-bearded squirrels and five or six sparrows came, and the number was almost complete.

Lin Heng was about to shoot when two more turtle doves flew from a distance. This made him happy and he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Click!

boom! !

With a loud noise, countless tiny pieces of iron sand flew out. Wherever they went, none of the birds flew into the sky.

They were all knocked to the ground motionless, too dead to die.

"It's done!"

Lin Heng was overjoyed and said quickly, his mouth watered when he saw these things.

"I'll pick it up!"

Li Baiquan rushed out and picked them all back up.

There were two turtledoves, four green-bearded doves, and six sparrows.

"Just throw it into the fire and roast it. There is no need to pluck the feathers or anything." Lin Heng threw the turtle dove in first.

The hair was crackling, and the smell of burning nails came, and all three of them felt it was particularly fragrant.

Uncle Gao and Li Baiquan also threw the sparrow and the green-bearded Diaozi in.

The sparrow is the first to mature. Use a knife to scrape off the burnt hair to reveal the burnt yellow skin. Cut it in half with a knife and feed the internal organs to the male tyrant.

The three of them picked up the meat and started chewing it, making a crunching sound even to the bones.

The feeling of hunger is so uncomfortable that they just want to fill their stomachs without losing any energy.

There was no seasoning, no salt, and the earthy smell of sparrow seemed like a delicious meal in the mouths of the three of them.

The three of them, the sparrow, the green-bearded Diaozi, and the turtle dove, did not let go until they had finished eating and burped before they stopped contentedly.

At this time, my heart no longer panics, and my whole body is full of strength.

Looking at the snow outside, Lin Heng finally had the energy to think about what to do next.

Uncle Gao stood up and said, "Let's go back and look for any prey on the way."

It's past eight o'clock now and it's already bright.

"Well, let's go then."

Li Baiquan also nodded.

The three of them packed up their things, put out the fire, and turned to leave.

The shelter will remain here, and those who are destined to see it can go in to take shelter from the wind and rain.

Although there is snow everywhere, the view is wide during the day and you can see far. It's still no problem to identify the way back.

"Fortunately, I didn't wander around last night. This is exactly the opposite direction from going back."

The three of them were a little frightened when they saw the mark left on the tree last night.

If they were really stubborn last night, the three of them would probably be three corpses today. The dangers of nature always arrive quietly, catching people off guard.

Maybe it's not as intense as a tiger or black bear attack, but once you're caught in one, there's almost no chance of survival.

The three of them walked back with a feeling of trepidation, but they didn't meet any prey on the way.

We returned to the camp at around ten o'clock. As soon as we arrived at the ravine where the camp was located, Xiong Ba discovered a new clue.

A series of wild boar footprints, one big footprint, and a dense pile of small footprints.

Li Baiquan looked at the footprints and exclaimed: "Damn, this direction is towards the camp. Is this group of wild boars going there?"

Pigs are omnivores and naturally eat meat. The camp not only has meat, but also the yams and medicinal materials they have worked so hard to dig, as well as rations for the next few days.

"It's very possible that we have to speed up the process." Uncle Gao nodded.

"There are too many wild boars in this mountain." Lin Heng shook his head.

Wild boars reproduce too quickly and have few natural enemies, so they cannot be killed all.

Less than five years after the wild boars were protected in later generations, pig damage became so widespread that people had to go to the mountains to hunt wild boars.

There is nothing we can do about it. It seems that the tigers are gone and the number of leopards is scarce. The only way to restrain wild boars is by people.

Lin Heng was also glad that he did not put ginseng and musk in the camp. If the century-old ginseng was eaten by a wild boar, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

The three people quickly quickened their pace and arrived back at the camp soon.

"He's really eating our food!"

Lin Heng's sharp eyes saw the wild boar in the distance.

Just as they thought, a big female wild boar and eight or nine piglets were eating wildly in the camp.

If we come back any later, the camp will be demolished by this wild boar.

Li Baiquan looked at Lin Heng and asked, "It's over. Lin Heng, don't you keep your musk in the camp?"

"No, I take it with me." Lin Heng shook his head.

"Leave this wild boar to me and I'll kill it first."

Uncle Gao said something and quietly approached with a shotgun.

Li Baiquan loaded the shotgun, Lin Heng took out the compound bow and carried the quiver on his waist.

They don't have any rules about not killing cubs. If they dare to touch their camp to eat their rations, then these guys will have to stay as rations.

Maybe they ate too much. This group of wild boars were very happy with their food. With such a wide field of vision, they all came closer to a position of more than 200 meters.

Uncle Gao used a rifle barrel, aimed at the sow boar and pulled the trigger directly.

There was a loud bang, and the bullet flew through the head of the female wild boar.

It only had time to turn its head, and then fell to the ground with a thud. Its four legs twitched for a few seconds and then stopped moving.

The rifle bullets are so powerful that it dies immediately after a headshot without any other unnecessary actions.

"Ouch!!"

"Ouch!!"

"Woof woof!!"

At the same time, these little piggies were all confused and fled in all directions.

Xiongba yelled and chased after him.

Lin Heng and his uncle also charged in.

Li Baiquan fired a shot at the two not far away. With a crash, one fell to the ground and ran away covered in blood.

Lin Heng drew his bow and shot an arrow through the one in front of him. After running two steps, it fell to the ground.

"Woof woof!!"

The wild boar cubs who were frightened by the shotgun all ran downstream, but Xiongba very cleverly blocked them there and drove them up again.

"Ouch!!"

Lin Heng shot one of the heads through another arrow.

On the other side, Uncle Gao also joined the battlefield. He used a Mongolian bow to kill the one injured by Li Baiquan, and then rushed over to fight alongside Lin Heng.

It was difficult to shoot at such a moving target. Lin Heng's shots at close range missed several times.

Fortunately, there were many bullies, so only two escaped in the end, and all the others were killed.

"Go and have a look quickly."

Not caring about the harvest, the three of them went to see the situation in the shelter.

"damn it!!"

After the inspection, Li Baiquan couldn't help but kick the dead wild boar a few times.

All the rice and noodles in the house were eaten. Some of them were eaten, and some of them fell to the ground. They were completely useless.

There is probably less than three kilograms of food to eat.

The same goes for yams. Not to mention they were eaten. Many of them were trampled to pieces, and almost none were intact.

The chestnut meat and bacon meat did not suffer, because they were hung relatively high and could not be reached by the wild boar.

They were already tearing down the camp, but they came back.

Lin Heng also kicked the dead wild boar twice and sighed: "Bring all the wild boars back first, then organize the things and see what happens next."

They first went out and brought back all the little wild boar cubs. These cubs usually weighed more than ten or twenty pounds without beating them.

A total of seven were caught, Lin Heng caught three, Uncle Gao caught two and a half, and Li Baiquan caught one and a half.

Including the sow boar, the spoils this time are quite rich.

It's definitely a blessing after all the hardships, but it's a pity that a lot of things are gone.

Then the three of them sorted the things carefully, and found that all the noodles were useless. After picking up the rice, it weighed four kilograms.

At least half of them were eaten and destroyed by wild boars.

Yams are the most unfortunate thing. We originally dug more than 40 kilograms of yams, but now we only have about five kilograms of good ones.

They are all rotten and must be eaten immediately, which means that the whole army is almost wiped out.

The medicinal materials were also half eaten, which was heartbreaking.

Five of the bags were damaged, two of which were beyond repair and had to be burned.

Li Baiquan said resentfully: "I originally said I would stay here for a few more days, but now it seems I have to go back."

Lin Heng patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Look away, uncle. This shows that God wants us to go back and celebrate the Lunar New Year with our family as soon as possible. The harvest this time is rich enough."

Uncle Gao also nodded and said: "Yes, it's time to go back. There are enough things."

The three of them discussed it for a while and immediately decided to leave tomorrow. They would clean up the place today and move their things to Sanchagou tomorrow.

It was only eleven o'clock in the morning, not yet noon, but the three of them felt powerless.

Hunting is great, but handling prey is not an easy job.

This female wild boar weighs at least two hundred pounds and is the most difficult to handle.

There were also seven little wild boar cubs, which were also very difficult to deal with.

Lin Heng looked at Uncle Gao and said with a smile: "Otherwise, we won't deal with the little wild boar cub. Anyway, we will go back soon. It won't be bad if it's so cold.

We can just deal with the female wild boar today, what do you think? "

"Okay, if the little wild boar's intestines are dislodged, it will be difficult to process the internal organs." Uncle Gao nodded.

Li Baiquan had no objection to the comparison. He actually didn't want to deal with the big wild boar.

But the wild boar is too big. If it is not dealt with, no one can take it back and it must be divided.

Uncle Gao looked at Lin Heng and said, "In this case, Lin Heng, you can cook first. The two of us will set up a shelf first, and we will take care of it after dinner."

(End of this chapter)