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Chapter 530: Several Batches of Ye Kaishan Keys

In the quiet mountain forest, small bites were floating in groups in the air, and the breeze occasionally blew through the treetops. In a leeward depression, Xu Ning and six other people had purple and pink scarves covering their heads to prevent the small bites and grass crawlers. They were all wearing long sleeves and long pants, with leggings tied around their trouser legs and connected to socks, and work gloves on their hands, so that no one was exposed.

At this moment, the mother roe deer stood in front of the baby roe deer, and used her head to push Xu Laonian who was sitting on the ground, while Liu Daming hit the mother roe deer's back with a branch as thick as his arm. Xu Ning had just reminded them not to kill the mother roe deer, otherwise Liu Daming would definitely hit her head hard!

Li Fuqiang rushed forward with his spear in hand, and used it as a stick to smack the female roe deer on the buttocks, shouting, "Get lost!"

Wang Hu and Guan Lei also rushed to the front and said, "Uncle, get up quickly!"

The female roe deer allowed Liu Daming and Li Fuqiang to beat them, kicking the ground with their legs. If its hooves touched Xu Laonian, Xu Laonian would be crippled by the kick. Even though the female roe deer did not have horns, it was still very strong, just like a mule, horse or donkey. If it kicked the right place, it could kill a person.

Xu Laonian quickly rolled back twice, landed on his feet, and stood up with one hand on the ground. Seeing this, Xu Ning said, "Stop fighting, let's retreat! Let it go quickly."

Li Fuqiang and Liu Daming turned around and stepped aside. Xu Laonian frowned and asked, "What do you have to say? This is meat in your mouth."

"You went to the mountains to hunt down the mother roe deer that was feeding her cub? This little roe deer is only a little over a month old. Why did you bring it back? If you use your brain, you will know that the mother of the little roe deer is nearby."

Xu Ning put away his gun and drove the female roe deer away, "Go, go quickly..."

Xu Laonian curled his lips when he heard this: "Then I just wanted you to eat some meat, am I wrong..."

Liu Daming pulled him and said, "Brother-in-law, you are definitely right, but we have to listen to Erning now, right? He is the boss, right?"

"Well, there's nothing wrong with what you said, but I'm still his father." Xu Laonian didn't dare to speak loudly, but just muttered softly.

The mother roe deer pushed the baby roe deer to stand up and walk quickly. The baby roe deer can walk when they are more than one month old. Generally, the cubs can eat half a month after birth, be weaned at two months, and their weight can reach 20 kilograms at three months.

This little roe deer was obviously hidden in the haystack by the mother roe deer, so that the mother roe deer could go out to forage for food with peace of mind, come back from time to time to feed the baby, and then move the baby away...

The six people watched the two roe deer leave. Xu Ning withdrew his gaze and said, "If you encounter anything in the future, talk to me first, don't be so self-centered."

Xu Laonian grinned and said, "Hey, you're still angry, but I'm doing this for your own good."

"Don't do me any good, hurry up and pack your things, it will be dark soon."

Xu Laonian took a deep breath, still smiling, and turned around and said, "See? The power is in the hands of others. We are just soldiers, we can attack wherever they point us. We haven't figured out the matter yet, and we still have to smile..."

"Brother-in-law, you are redundant. I just told you not to take it."

"Get out of here! You were laughing more than anyone else just now, but you're just playing with hindsight. Hurry up and collect firewood. What are you thinking about?"

Xu Ning was in a calm mood while setting up the tent. He had already thought that it would be troublesome to take Xu Laonian into the mountains and carry the hammer, but he did not expect the trouble to come so soon.

It was getting dark. The tent had been set up. Wang Hu spread branches on the ground and covered them with tarpaulin and mattress. Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang walked around with guns on their backs. When they found no traces of large wild animals, they returned with peace of mind.

Xu Laonian and Liu Daming were smoking beside the tent, watching Guan Lei prepare tomato soup. Xu Ning walked to the stove and said, "Let's cook some beef when it gets dark. This place is a bit damp, so we might get some rich guys."

"Well, let me think about it."

At this time, Guan Lei had already prepared the tomato soup. Everyone took their lunch boxes and made the soup and moved away from the fire. Guan Lei took off the towel around his neck and wiped the sweat off his face.

They squatted or sat aside, eating and chatting.

"There's no water in the kettle. There isn't much soup tonight. If we can't find water tomorrow, we'll all be thirsty..."

Xu Laonian did not mention the word death. The Gang strictly forbids people in the mountains to say words like death, yellow, snake, dig, etc.

Xu Ning said, "Don't worry, we will arrive tomorrow. There is water nearby. Bring all the dry food and other things to the tent. I'm afraid the roe deer has not left."

"Okay, we have to keep the fire burning tonight, right?"

"Yes... after eating, throw the lunch box into the sack, load the guns with bullets, and we will take turns to keep watch."

"Huzi and I will guard the rest of the night. Brother, you go to sleep first," said Li Fuqiang.

"It's okay. I'm not that sleepy."

That night, the fire crackled, and there were insects chirping and rustling around. If you listen carefully, you can tell that it is the sound of livestock scratching grass leaves. Just as Xu Ning said, the mother roe deer did not leave, but took root near the camp with the baby roe deer. However, the mother roe deer did not get close to the fire...

Liu Daming and Xu Ning were on guard in the first half of the night, and Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei and Wang Hu were on guard in the second half. After daybreak at around 4 o'clock, all six of them got up, ate up all the remaining pancakes, left two boxes of pickles and half a box of salted fish, then packed up and set off.

The mother roe deer hid behind a tree and watched. When she saw that they had left, she nudged her baby roe deer and cried twice, then followed the crowd.

They walked along the slope towards the southwest and did not stop to rest until noon. After two days and two nights of travel, the six of them were a little tired, but no one complained. After all, they all knew that they were here to make money.

Where they stopped, there was a small river on the left and a forest of red pine, fir and other trees on the right.

Xu Ning unloaded the sacks, pointed at the red pine forest and said, "Let's go over there to pull the haul."

"Oh my god, we're finally here." Xu Laonian was a little excited. He put down his things and sat on the ground.

"Don't sit! Let's not set up the tent here. Let's make a fire and cook first. There's a small river on the left. Let's go get some water and then collect some firewood or something."

Xu Laonian stood up quickly and said, "I'll go collect firewood. Old man will do the work. If you're tired, take a break. I'll rely on you in the afternoon."

"Not really, Erning, you should take a rest. You didn't sleep much last night." Liu Daming said.

Afterwards, everyone left. Xu Ning and Guan Lei built a stove on the spot. There were not many stones on the mountain, but a tunnel dug out with a shovel could be used as a stove. After Xu Laonian came back, Xu Ning carried the 56 and a half and walked around with Liu Daming.

"There are pig tracks... This is where the pigs rub their bodies. We have to be careful when we sleep here at night."

Xu Ning shook his head: "Don't sleep here. Let's go into the woods in the afternoon and see where to set up the tent after we find the sticks."

After walking more than 200 meters along the animal trail, he saw many pig and deer tracks, and even a tree with its bark peeled off. This bare tree was barked by a black blind man. After glancing at the bark, Xu Ning estimated that it should have been no more than half a month, which meant that there was a high possibility of black blind men nearby!
After returning, Xu Ning told this story. Xu Laonian said, "What are you afraid of? If the black bear dares to come over, we can just cut it!"

"We still have to be careful. Even though we have two 56-and-a-half missiles and three old snipers, if we are attacked by a black bear while we are asleep, no one will be able to react. Did you react when that stupid roe deer pounced on you yesterday?"

Xu Laonian waved his hands: "Hey, why are you talking about that...then what do you think we should do?"

"Just don't be careless. The main purpose is to lift the mallet. Let's eat quickly. After eating, go get a pot of water. How much food do we have left?" "There are only six eggplants, five cucumbers, and a few tomatoes left. The rest of the vegetables have all been eaten."

Xu Ning said, "We can't eat like this. We have to control the amount from the next meal onwards. We only need to eat until we are 70% full. We can't eat too much. We don't know how long we can stay in the forest, so we should be prepared."

"Erning, how about Qiangzi and I go pick some wild vegetables? We can make do with it, right?"

"Okay, then let's go into the woods this afternoon and pick some wild vegetables if we see any. Just enough to eat, no need to get too much."

After the meal, Wang Hu and Guan Lei put the lunch boxes, big pots, ladles and other things beside the stream to wash. When they came back, Xu Ning glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go into the woods now. Don't talk nonsense after entering the woods."

"I know! Let's go quickly?" Xu Laonian urged.

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Dad, you are holding a 56 rifle. When you enter the forest, you don't have to keep staring at the ground. Keep an eye out for any movement around you."

"Okay, just wait and see!"

"Brother-in-law, please don't say that. It's better for us to be cautious."

Xu Laonian glanced at Liu Daming and said, "What do you know? This is called full of confidence!"

The six people walked down the mountain with their bags on their backs, and after crossing the ravine they entered the red pine forest. The terrain of this forest was relatively flat, without steep slopes or cliffs, and the ground was covered with green grass and wild vegetables.

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Since entering the red pine forest, the five people's eyes have been looking at Xu Ning. He pointed to the left and right and said, "We should be about two meters apart and use ropes to push forward. Now we have just entered the forest, you should adapt first."

Then, everyone took the sticks in their right hands, stood more than two meters apart, and moved forward while pulling.

At the beginning they were all very excited, but after walking for nearly two hours without seeing anything, they became a little listless and discouraged. However, they remembered Xu Ning's words and did not talk nonsense.

Xu Laonian just felt anxious. He came to the mountains to make money, but after running around in the mountains for more than two days, he didn't even see the hair of the club. How could he not be anxious?
Xu Ning looked up and scanned the surroundings. This was a good place that was sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. The terrain was very flat, and the trees were sparse and not densely packed. There was wind blowing, and there were relatively few mosquito bites...

He opened his mouth and greeted: "Dad! Uncle..."

Upon hearing the voice, Xu Laonian quickly turned his head. His stern face suddenly brightened up. He ran towards Xu Ning with a big grin on his face, saying, "Are you looking at anything?"

Xu Ning looked at the excited Xu Laonian and Liu Daming and said with a smile: "No, I asked you to stop. We will set up the tent here."

"Oh my god! I thought you were looking at Bangchui. I'm so excited about this guy. Look, my eyes are red." Xu Laonian said, slapping his thigh.

"Not bad, I almost shed tears!" Liu Daming said, wiping his eyes.

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Haha, I'm really worried about you guys... Don't worry, set up the tent first, otherwise where are we going to sleep at night?"

Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei came over and said, "Brother, did you let us practice just now?"

"Well, pulling a raft with sticks is a boring job, even less interesting than hunting. When hunting, you can chat, but when pulling a raft, you can only stare at the ground, and you don't even have time to chat."

"That's true. My eyes were dry just now."

Xu Ning said, "Okay, let's set up the tent here and get everything ready. We'll live here for the next few days."

"Okay!"

Afterwards, everyone began to set up camp.

The location is in the northeast direction of the red pine forest. According to Xu Ning's impression, this place is only more than three miles away from Laoxianzi.

He certainly couldn't go straight to Lao Xianzi, as that would be difficult to explain. Even if he said that an old man told him the location of the club, he couldn't tell him the whole place!

In the hot summer, the six people were sweating profusely and were soaked again. Xu Ning wiped the sweat from his neck with a towel and chopped off the branches with an axe. Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Liu Daming spread out the tarpaulin, tied the two ends to the tree and supported it in the middle with branches. In this way, a simple tent was set up.

Xu Laonian swung his knife to cut all the weeds around him. He turned around and asked, "How many days do we have to stay here?"

"Brother-in-law, do you miss home?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Dad, if you miss home, just go back by yourself."

Xu Laon stretched his neck and said, "Hey, why do you always want to chase me away? If you don't want to take me with you, why did you bring me here?"

"Hahaha, I'm not afraid that you'll argue with me. Let's go back after we finish carrying the mallet. We've been on the road for three days, so we can't give up halfway."

"It's impossible to give up halfway! I'll just ask." Xu Laonian said.

After cleaning the area around the camp, setting up the tents and the big pot, Li Fuqiang and Liu Daming had nothing to do, so they went to pick some wild vegetables. Xu Laonian, who couldn't help much in the camp, also went with them.

Xu Ning stood up and grabbed the 56-and-a-half and said, "I'll go for a walk with you guys to see if there are any signs of animals around. Shitou, you and Huzi stay here. One of you will cook, and the other will keep an eye on things with a gun."

"Well, second brother, don't worry." Wang Hu said, holding the gun.

At this moment, it is already past 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

The four people were more than ten meters apart, and they slowly moved forward with rope-pulling sticks in their hands. In fact, the regular way of arranging the sticks is to be about ten meters apart. Before, Xu Ning asked them to be two meters apart, just to let them get familiar with the process and not be at a loss when they get there.

It can be seen from the distance between their sticks that the four people are looking for wild vegetables while also paying attention to the mallets.

After walking about half a point, Liu Daming, the sidekick at the edge, suddenly shouted, "Bangchui! Bangchui!!"

Xu Ning was startled when he heard the voice. Seeing that Xu Laonian was so excited that he was about to jump up and down, he hurriedly asked, "How many batches of leaves?"

Liu Daming shouted back, "The key to opening the mountain!"

"How many seedlings?"

Liu Daming waved his hand, his eyes reddened, and said, "It's all over the mountain!!"

Then, Li Fuqiang and Xu Laonian shouted in unison: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)