Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 92: Chasing deer tracks is a waste of time
  The so-called deep mountains and old forests are actually no traces of people in the surrounding area. The ground is covered with thick dead leaves and covered with snow. Every step you take feels like you are stepping on cotton.

In addition to the crunching of snow, sporadic sounds of dead leaves and branches can also be heard.

Xu Ning, Wang Hu, Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing traveled eastward.

Passing through the valley filled with shrubs and grass, the field of vision immediately broadened, revealing a dense forest of red pine trees. The red pine trees grew straight toward the sky, each one standing at a height of about 20 to 40 meters.

Under the red pine, there is a world of smelly fir. The smelly fir, also known as the smelly pine, has fine texture, straight trunk, and lighter material. It is also a good material for making furniture.

The snow on the ground is unevenly distributed, deep in some places and shallow in others.

Not long after Xu Ning entered the forest, he found many messy footprints. These footprints were like chains, sealing off the forest.

Li Fuqiang looked at the footprints on the ground and said, "There are a lot of quacking cats here."

Chai Bing's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Brother, shall we set a trap?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's terrible. It's hard for us to take advantage of this situation. We have come a long way."

They walked forward since they entered the mountain, and were nearly three o'clock six or seven miles away.

Chai Bing was a little disappointed. Looking at these old dancing cats, he felt itchy and wished they could all go home to serve the food and drinks.

"Third brother, don't be a coward. We are here to find deer and roe deer. Please keep an eye out for the traces of these two animals."

Chai Bing nodded: "Yeah, I'm not bad either. I'm just looking at the animals and talking."

"Let's move forward."

"Got it."

In the middle of the red pine forest, in addition to the smelly fir trees, there are also many manchurian ash, yellow pineapple, schisandra, etc.

They are all the backbone tree species that make up the red pine forest.

Wang Hu ran forward and ran to a dead tree that had fallen to the ground and had moss on its trunk. It was an old red pine with a thick trunk about half a meter in diameter.

Wang Hu saw signs of eating on the moss on the old red pine lying on the ground. He walked towards the side and saw hoof prints at a glance.

He turned around excitedly and shouted: "Second brother! There are footprints! Look at what kind of footprints these are."

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing heard this and rushed over quickly.

When Xu Ning saw the footprints on the ground, he smiled and said: "I found it! It's really not easy, this is a deer trace!"

Chai Bing asked: "Deer traces? Brother, how can you tell the difference?"

Xu Ning pointed to a clear footprint and said, "Did you see it? The hoof print is like a pig's kidney cut in half, only connected at the back and diagonally pointed at the front. The roe deer's footprints are closed, do you understand?" "

"Yeah! Shall we chase him then?"

Xu Ning smiled and nodded: "Chasing! This deer trail has only been left for less than two days. I guess they haven't gone very far. If we don't find it by one or two o'clock after noon, we will turn back."

Chai Bing patted his legs and said, "Hey, it's okay. We didn't go far when we came out. We traveled seventy or eighty miles in the past few days. It's not far behind now."

"Be careful."

After listening to Xu Ning's words, Chai Bing was no longer stubborn. Although he was anxious, he had not yet mastered his skills.

"That's it, brother, it's whatever you say."

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "Third brother, why didn't I realize that you were so impatient before we met you?"

"Oh shit, why don't you just pretend for two days? Who reveals his true nature even before we get to know each other? We are already familiar and have a friendship. If it were someone else, I would have to pretend for two more days."

"Haha... Third brother is an honest man."

After the four of them spoke, Xu Ning followed the deer's trail and pursued it. Wang Hu, Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing followed closely behind.

Sometimes Xu Ning would stop and carefully analyze the deer tracks when he saw them scattered. Every time, the deer tracks would disappear for fifty or sixty meters, and Xu Ning would resume them again.

Chai Bing grinned and clapped his hands, calling his brother pissed.

He felt that looking for deer was more exciting than looking for wild boars.

Because Xu Ning would always tell them some private life experiences during the period, Chai Bing, Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang also took note of it carefully and muttered it in their hearts.

It was just after noon when the four of them were somewhat hungry, so the firewood soldier took out the lunch box. Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu hurriedly collected firewood and heated the meal.

The rice I brought this time was a large dumpling stuffed with white flour, cabbage and oil. They were also made from yeast dough, but in the shape of a fish dumpling.

Li Fuqiang wolfed down the food in his mouth, stuffing big dumplings into his mouth.

"Wangxing eats white flour and rice every day, but he is not allowed to eat it when he returns home?"

Wang Hu nodded with deep understanding, "I've gained weight these days. I didn't have much fat on my belly before. If you look at it now, the autumn clothes inside are tight."

Chai Bing laughed: "Hahaha... It's better to be fatter. You'll look stronger when you look at your body. It's okay. When you guys go back, I'll get you some thin white flour. I grind it all at home. Hey, you can just eat it." , how delicious it tastes!”

"Third brother, don't bother. We have been here for a long time, and every meal is delicious and delicious. It's embarrassing for us."

"What's the point? How can we lack such food? We should eat and drink."

Xu Ning answered, "Don't take anything to heart?"

Li Fuqiang was stunned when he heard this, "Hey, this is just a way of doing things. You should eat and drink as you should, and don't take anything to heart. Damn it, my heart feels so bright when I hear it!"

"Haha... Come on, let's keep chasing after we pick up what we found. We'll chase after a while and then go back."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

At this moment, their location was not far from Dagushan Mountain, separated by a low hilltop, and located northwest of Xiaobeigou.

Looking up, you can see Datu Mountain in the northeast, but it's quite far away, about twenty or thirty miles.

Xu Ning hung the 56 semi-gun belt on his shoulder, put his hand into his pocket, looked back and saw that the three of them had extinguished the fire, and then walked ahead.

Logically speaking, one should not exercise too strenuously just after a full meal, but Xu Ning and the four of them only ate about seven to eighty cents full, leaving their stomachs open for the pickled cabbage pie. These days, the elder sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law are cooking in different ways. She has made home-cooked dishes, lard cakes, dumplings, pickled vegetable baskets, and pies!
  I'm afraid that the three of them in Xu Ning won't be able to eat well at home, and if they lose weight again, won't they make people laugh when they return to Qing'an?

Following the deer's tracks, we walked for more than a mile and came to a river valley with a wide view. All we could see were waist-deep yellow weeds and more than seven inches of snow on the ground.

This river valley was originally formed by erosion during the summer rains, and it will soon dry up in autumn, not to mention that it is already winter.

Even if there is a deep puddle, it has already been frozen into ice.

"Is there a bluestone lizi at this end?"

Wang Hu pointed to the mountain in the distance. There were several huge rocks stacked on the mountain. The top was covered with a layer of snow. Under the snow was a layer of moss, so the stones looked greenish-yellow from a distance.

"The moss is quite thick here, so we should have found the right place. Let's pull the bolt, load it, and prepare it."

"alright."

The four people quickly pulled the gun bolt more than ten times to restore the elasticity of the spring inside, then loaded a ten-round bullet, closed the gun chamber, checked that the safety was closed, and then hung it on their shoulders with confidence.

Xu Ning stepped forward and said: "If you see a deer later, don't let anything happen to you. This animal's ears are very good. It's not like a roe deer standing still and looking at you. The deer will run away after hearing the sound, and it's also very fast." "

"alright."

"Then let's wait and see if we can fight?"

"Fight, it's only a little after one o'clock now. It will be dark when we get back after the fight. We can't fight any later."

Wang Hu chuckled: "Then this is quite a coincidence."

"Then what else is there to say? My brother has become more stable. If we don't leave him alone as usual, he will have to stay until midnight!"

"..."

Just as Chai Bing was about to speak, a dog barked suddenly from a distance.

Immediately, Xu Ning was stunned, and there was a buzzing in his head as if he was stung by a wasp.

"broken!"

Li Fuqiang opened his mouth and cursed: "Oh, what the fuck, these bastards..."

Wang Hu was slightly confused, looked at Xu Ning and asked: "Second brother, what's going on?"

"What else can I do! Mad, I want to see who the hell is this dog, what a fool, I wasted all my time!"

Chai Bing gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck! This day, I kept my head down and followed the animal, watching the animal come to its mouth. This group of people must have become confused."

"Hey, this is fate! Third brother, we deserve this calamity in our lives. Listen to the dog barking, it is getting closer and closer to us, wait a moment."

Li Fu slapped his thigh angrily, "It's so annoying! We didn't bring the dog here, and all the dogs we brought were killed by these dogs!"

Xu Ning smiled. He knew that Li Fuqiang said angry words. When people are angry, they will say whatever they say that is unpleasant to them. It is normal.

"Okay, don't be angry. Don't look down when you meet people later. I was very angry when this happened. Think about it, that's all. It's like this. There are too many uncertainties."

After Xu Ning's words of persuasion, both Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing recovered, but they felt aggrieved.

He almost shuddered at the sight of these dogs getting mixed up.

In less than two minutes, four dogs appeared in front of Xu Ning, and they headed straight for Qingshilizi.

Li Fuqiang clapped his hands and said angrily: "You are really going after a deer! What should I do, brother?"

"Follow me and take a look."

"alright!"

Immediately, the four people took big steps and hurried towards Qingshi Lizi.

Just as they were approaching Qingshilizi, three people chased them from the way the four dogs came.

The other party was stunned when he saw the four of them carrying 56 on their backs, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, brothers, don't hug the fire!"

Xu Ning and the others stopped, turned to look at the three of them, frowned and asked Chai Bing, "Third brother, do you know him?"

"I seem to know each other... Oh my god, isn't this my eldest brother's hardcore brother Huang!"

Xu Ning turned to look at Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu, telling them not to be impulsive later, let alone cause trouble, otherwise it would make life difficult for the Chai family.

Li Fuqiang nodded slightly and turned his head to the side.

The three people quickly ran to the four people, one of whom was Huang Guofu from Xingguantun.

He saw that Chai Bing was a little surprised, "Third brother! Oh my God, who am I thinking of? Why did you put it on the mountain?"

Chai Bing said: "I and my three brothers have been chasing deer all day. As soon as we got close, we heard the dogs barking."

"Chasing deer tracks? You?" The voice of the person speaking was a bit arrogant and unpleasant.

Chai Bing glanced at the speaker, and Huang Guofu hurriedly introduced him, "This is the eldest brother of my uncle's family."

"Ah, Brother Huang."

This Brother Huang is Huang Daxiao from Taipingtun, Qing'an, whose nickname is Huang Guoxing.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang didn't know him, but Xu Ning had met him a few times in his previous life, but they didn't have a deep friendship.

As you can tell by the name Huang Da Xiao, his mouth is better than the Tunbu Radio. Anyone who wants to do anything has to be yelled out.

"Are you four chasing a deer? Can you chase it? Why, do you think my dog ​​has strayed and broken the deer's trail for you?"

Chai Bing frowned and glanced at Huang Guofu, because Huang Da Xiao's words were a bit unpleasant.

(End of this chapter)