Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 160 The Mountain is About to Wake Up

The night wind grew colder.

Even if there is a direction to move forward, it is still very difficult to walk. Only when the person and the dog have the same judgment can they move forward.

During the operation, Yu Qiutang's worries continued to grow.

The trees in the forest all look similar.

He can tell the difference because his sense of smell and identification ability are stronger than those of ordinary people, and he has a dog to help him.

But the children were in such a mess that even if they wanted to go back, it would not be an easy task.

It is very likely that you will deviate from your target direction as you walk.

The situation is more dangerous than expected.

At this time, Wang Haofeng stopped talking and carefully identified the bloodstains on the ground.

After walking for about thirty more minutes, the trees in front became sparse.

Continue forward and you will see several forks in the road among the woods.

By this stage, there were no traces on the ground, and judging by footprints was impossible.

The ground was covered with heavy leaves.

If you step on it, it won't leave any trace at all.

"There's no other way. Let's go our separate ways. Tangtang, I'll take the dog with me, and you're more experienced, so how about you go alone?"

Yu Qiutang shook his head, indicating that there was no need to rush.

He stood at the fork in the road and looked at the environments of the three forks respectively.

"Take the path on the left."

"Why, when most people see a fork in the road, don't they first think of the middle?"

"Do you think the trees on both sides of the middle road are taller than those on both sides?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"I think when people are nervous, they generally won't choose places that can bring them a lot of pressure. Look at the middle road, with trees on both sides, doesn't it seem very stressful?"

Wang Haofeng compared them separately and found that it was true.

But soon he had a new question, "If that's the reason, why can't you go to the right, but have to go to the left?"

Yu Qiutang thought about it and shook his head.

"This is an illusion. I feel that when people are too nervous, they will subconsciously lean to the left, probably because the human heart is on the left.

Then let’s do this, you and the dog go on the right, and I’ll go on the left.

But be careful.

If you can't find me, let the dog lead you to find me. If something unexpected happens, just shoot to make a noise."

"Okay, I think this is a good idea. We can take both paths together. If one of us makes a mistake, it won't waste time."

The two finished their discussion.

Go your separate ways.

Yu Qiutang did not insist with Wang Haofeng, but he was actually very convinced that his judgment was correct.

This is human instinct.

When two people are about to collide head-on, they will almost subconsciously avoid to the left, so that they can just avoid each other.

If one is on the left and the other is on the right, they will collide with each other.

Without Wang Haofeng and Gou Zi, he did not slow down, but continued to move forward quickly.

He had a new idea.

These three children will definitely not leave forever.

Even if there were three healthy children, they were only eleven or twelve years old after all. They were sleepy, hungry, and some were injured. How far could they walk?

I'm afraid it has collapsed at this moment.

If there is a place that can shelter them from the wind and rain and allow them to rest temporarily at this time, it is probably inside.

So, when he saw a shabby branch house under a tree, he immediately determined that the children were inside without any hesitation.

His expectation was completely correct.

When he walked around to the front of the house, he saw three children huddled together, shivering and sleeping.

One of the children had a scarf wrapped around his ankle. It should have been light-colored, but now it was soaked in blood and turned dark.

Probably no one expected that they would perform such a heroic deed after school in the afternoon. Only the injured child was dressed warmly, while the other two children only wore thin clothes.

It's estimated to be less than ten degrees Celsius on the mountain now.

Really frozen.

Yu Qiutang squatted in front of the three people and looked at the electronic watch. It was already past four in the morning and there were still two hours until dawn.

Patting one of the children on the face, "Hey, Liuzi, wake up!"

This Liuzi was the only child he knew well.

He should be the son of the woman from that tribe who is on the team.

"Ah~!"

Liuzi was startled and opened his eyes suddenly. He suddenly saw something squatting in front of him. It was dark and he couldn't see clearly. He immediately shouted "Woo woo" and pulled his friend beside him while shouting.

At his shouting, the other two children also woke up.

The three of them shouted together again.

They didn't stop until Yu Qiutang told them to behave themselves.

"Don't you know me?"

Yu Qiutang continued to speak to Liuzi.

The other two children didn't recognize him either. In the middle of the night, the fear he brought to them was not much better than that of a wild beast.

Liuzi then used the flashlight to carefully identify it.

"You are... Master Qiutang?"

The kid is a little unsure.

The main reason was that Yu Qiutang stayed at home most of the time and seldom went out. Although he was only a few years older than the child, he was not familiar with him.

"If not me, then who?!"

"what!!!"

Liuzi was happy now. While laughing, he pulled the arms of his two friends hard, pulling this one and that one.

"We can go back now. This is my Master Qiu Tang... Carpenter Yu's son!"

The other two children's expressions then relaxed and turned into surprise.

They said they didn't know Yu Qiutang, but the carpenter Yu Dejin was famous far and wide.

There are many things made by him in other villages, not to mention this village.

Yu Qiutang thought that if his father knew this, he might be very happy and feel proud.

But maybe not.

He just knew that his father was quite popular outside.

But I'm not sure whether my father enjoys this kind of favor and face.

"What are your two names?"

"Zhu Haofeng."

"Wang Xiaolu."

Yu Qiutang nodded, then turned to ask Liuzi, "Your name is Yu Liuzi?"

Liuzi complained in frustration, "Master, my last name is Li, and I'm not called Liuzi, I'm called Li Shiming."

Yu Qiutang was stunned.

"Li Shimin, your father really dares to stand up!"

Liuzi hurriedly said: "It's not Li Shimin, it's Li Shimin (Ming)..."

But because the people in this place generally have a strong nasal tone, Yu Qiutang was not sure what this guy's name was.

In the end, I could only continue to call Liuzi.

Li Liuzi is pretty good.

"Are you hungry?" Yu Qiutang suddenly remembered something.

“Hungry, hungry, hungry!!”

The three children said hurriedly.

"I'm hungry too."

Yu Qiutang put the gun aside, then picked it up again and fired a shot into the sky.

"Oh!"

The sound of five or six and a half seemed particularly exaggerated in the dark night.

It can basically be heard by half of the mountain.

The three children were so frightened that they trembled and stared at the gun in his hand, not daring to move for a long time.

Yu Qiutang thought that Wang Haofeng should have heard it, so he put down his gun, took out food from his backpack and started eating while sitting on the gun.

These are the buns that Miali brought him, they are really delicious.

I couldn’t get enough of it in my previous life, and I still love it in this life. Moreover, because I have been waiting for it for decades, I yearn for this taste even more.

The three children looked at him, stunned. What was going on?

It seems like you are eating it yourself and not giving us a taste.

So you asked us if we were hungry, and you deliberately bullied us to make us envious, right?

Who is that?

But they only thought about it in their minds and didn't dare to say it out loud.

The shot just now was from a real thing. They had not seen the real thing yet, but had only heard of it.

This guy has a gun. What if he doesn't obey and gets shot to death?
Yu Qiutang quickly finished a bun, looked at the remaining three, and then looked at the children, "Are you really hungry?"

"I'm so hungry, Master!"

It is obvious that Li Liuzi is more lively.

Relying on the fact that he was the only person who knew Yu Qiutang, he didn't have too many taboos. Besides, he was really hungry.

Yu Qiutang pointed at the buns and said, "Do you want to eat my buns?"

They all nodded.

Yu Qiutang smiled slightly.

There was no rush to give it to them.

He just wanted to let these naughty kids starve. If he gave them buns now, it would seem like he had done something great.

He looked at Zhu Haofeng in the middle.

This guy is short and fat with a strong body. Even though he lost so much blood, his face looks normal, as if nothing happened.

The scarf made a big difference.

"Now I have three buns, one for each of you, but I have to ask you three questions, and you can only eat if you answer them correctly."

The three swallowed and nodded in unison.

The children were hungry.

But Yu Qiutang’s buns contain meat, and the temptation is almost invincible and completely irresistible.

"First question, can you tell me where you went wrong this time?"

The three children looked at each other, and it was Li Liuzi who answered: "The teacher should not punish us for running away."

Yu Qiutang shook his head and looked at Zhu Haofeng: "Shouldn't you study hard?"

"What about you? You go ahead and say it."

Yu Qiutang still did not comment and turned his gaze to the child named Wang Xiaolu.

Wang Xiaolu looked more sensible. He was probably the poorest in the family. The clothes he wore had patches on the shoulders.

He lowered his head slightly to think about it, then stammered, "We shouldn't have come to the mountains."

"Just barely pass." Yu Qiutang gave the first bun to Wang Xiaolu.

“As for the two of you, your answers were not good enough, whether it was the teacher’s punishment or poor study, it was not the biggest mistake, but because of those things, you came to this mountain that you can’t handle at all, which is the real mistake.

Let’s not talk about how worried your parents are. Let’s just say that if I don’t find you tonight, you will really die in the mountains. Have you ever thought about it?”

The three children stared at him in amazement.

"Remember this in the future. No matter what happens, you must take good care of yourself. It doesn't matter if you can't defeat your parents or teachers today and they can't decide your fate.

You will grow up eventually.

As you grow older, you will be able to control more things of your own.

But the premise is that you must ensure that you grow up safely, and you must not do anything that may put you in danger, understand?"

He looked at Li Liuzi and thought of his mother kneeling in front of him.

Li Xiaoliu was frightened by being looked at, "I understand."

"Didn't you eat?!"

Li Xiaoliu thought to himself that he hadn't eaten, but he still raised his voice, "I know!"

"Where are you two?"

"Know it!"

With Li Liuzi leading the way, the other two also answered in loud voices.

"Eat it, Wang Xiaolu."

Yu Qiutang took out the second bun.

"I suddenly changed my mind. This is the last bun. I want to eat the remaining one myself," he smiled cruelly at the two of them. "I will only ask one question. If you answer correctly, you can eat. If you answer incorrectly, you will go hungry. Do you understand?"

The two children looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"Okay, my question is, if you two only have this one bun, who would choose to give it up?"

The two children were stunned.

It's a question they haven't thought about at all.

They both looked at each other, and soon Li Liuzi made a decision, "Give it to him, he's injured, I'll go home and eat it later."

Zhu Haofeng hesitated for a moment, then quickly continued, "I won't eat it. I'm fat, so I can handle it. Give it to Liuzi."

"I'm not hungry, you eat."

"You said you're not hungry, but didn't you say you were starving to death?" Zhu Haofeng ruthlessly exposed his partner's words.

"That would be hunger, but now I'm not hungry."

"So, you are both willing to give it to each other, right?" Yu Qiutang asked with a smile.

"Ah."

The two children nodded in unison.

Yu Qiutang rolled his eyes and said, "I am very happy to see you two being so friendly, but I don't think you are very willing to give it to me. Forget it, just starve together."

Both children were dumbfounded.

Wang Xiaolu just took a bite of the bun and immediately didn’t know whether to chew it or not.

At this time, Li Liuzi suddenly said: "Then I'll eat. I'm really hungry."

Although Zhu Haofeng felt a little disappointed, he still forced a smile and said, "Give it to Liuzi."

"Okay, I'll give it to you then."

Yu Qiutang gave the bun to Li Liuzi. However, as soon as the bun was handed to him, Li Liuzi showed a smug smile. He quickly broke the bun into two and handed the bigger half to Zhu Haofeng.

"Come on, one bun, let's eat half each. We are good brothers and have a deep bond."

Yo ho.

It’s worthy of being the sixth son.

Everyone named Liuzi is so awesome.
Yu Qiutang smiled and gave him the remaining bun.

He originally planned to give everyone a bun, but he definitely took the opportunity to teach the three ignorant children a lesson.

Of course he was serious about what he said earlier.

No matter what happens, don't be rash.

When we were young, we didn’t know the preciousness of life and we wasted it carelessly.

The ignorant are fearless.

This is often how tragedy happens.

These are the three children he found with great effort, and he would feel like he was losing out if he didn't take the opportunity to educate them.

I could just take advantage of the time when Wang Haofeng hasn't returned yet to give him some inspiration.

But all three kids are actually pretty good.

It is truly a precious friendship that we can still help each other in times of crisis.

I hope they can stay like this forever.

Don't lose the true feelings of this moment because of the changes of time.

The three children then realized that Yu Qiutang was just teasing them, and the atmosphere became better.

Yu Qiutang also helped Zhu Haofeng treat his wounds.

I found that the wound was much lighter than I had imagined and it wouldn't be a big problem. I just needed to go home and get an anti-inflammatory injection.

What this kid said makes sense. A strong body is indeed helpful for resistance. If he were a thin person, he would probably feel dizzy by now.

After a while, I saw Heizi rushing out of the woods.

Next came Wang Haofeng, running fast.

He rushed over and saw the children. He was very surprised and slapped Wang Xiaolu on the head.

"Why are you so ignorant?!"

Wang Xiaolu was not afraid of him, but felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that they have the same surname, they may be related.

After chatting for a while, the group started to go down the mountain.

When going down the mountain, Wang Haofeng volunteered to carry the chubby Zhu Xiufeng on his back, but he was not as restrained as Yu Qiutang.

I am just born with a warm heart.

Perhaps due to the fact that he grew up eating at many people's houses, he is kind to everyone and cannot bear to see others suffer, but this makes him seem a little rash.

Maybe in the eyes of some calm people, he is a burden.

Yu Qiutang looked up at the eastern sky and seemed to be able to see some whiteness vaguely. The mountains were about to wake up.

(End of this chapter)