Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 60 Two Big Buckets

When he returned to the village entrance, Yu Qiutang was still grateful for what had happened.

He is a man who is used to walking in the mountains and has a deeper understanding of the struggles between animals and between animals and humans.

Many times, when the two fight, it is not about their fighting strength, but about all aspects. If we remove the scene at that time and only judge the fighting strength of the two based on weight, bite force, speed, etc., it is just a theory.

In the real world, when conflicts arise between two animals, including between humans and animals, it is often not as simple as putting numbers on the table, like a fair fight in the arena in a TV drama, or comparing numbers in a game.

In the alpine forests of the real world, the reason why two wild animals collide violently is not just because they want to defeat each other. In most cases, the only thing they want to do is to kill each other.

When facing death and life and death, the explosive power of all animals is completely different from their daily life. Just like in human society, a strong person may be killed by a child.

Therefore, Yu Qiutang would not be like many reckless young hunters who, relying on their past experience of hunting, lose their proper respect for the mountains and forests, and thus, after a failure, be injured by wild beasts or lose their lives.

There were many hunters within a hundred miles. According to Yu Qiutang's memory, few of them could escape unscathed. For them, every time they encountered different prey, they would hunt it if they could, and look for the next target if they couldn't.

But for wild animals in the mountains and forests, failure often means death, so they must work harder than hunters.

In addition, the hunter's age has a fatal impact.

Hunters who are too young have good reactions and strength, but lack experience. Hunters who are a little older are experienced and have a good grasp of all environments and wild animals, but their physical fitness is not good.

Yu Qiutang happened to have mature hunting experience and knowledge. Not only was his body in its golden age, but it had also been corrected to a certain extent. He could be said to be a natural hunter.

The only things missing were a few good dogs and a good gun.

If he had a gun in his hand today, or even a crossbow, he would not be so nervous. Even if he had a head-on conflict with the jackal, he would not retreat in panic.

"No, we need to speed up the pace of making crossbows. Without a suitable weapon, coming to the mountains would be an adventure." He thought all the way until he reached a fork in the road. He left a wild rabbit and a wild pigeon, and asked Yu Xiaowei to carry the other wild animals back home.

He wants to find Yu Qiujiang.

The crossbow mechanism that I asked you to help make a few days ago should be almost done. By the way, let's discuss the creation of the subsequent crossbow arrowheads.

Holding something in one hand and stepping on the weeds beside the ridge, he walked slowly towards Yu Qiujiang's house.

"It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival~"

A cool breeze blew over the unharvested corn stalks in the field, making a rustling sound, which was slightly chilly. There was also a rustling sound from the sorghum field next to it, as if some small animal was stealing food from it again.

This is the case when growing crops at the foot of a mountain. They are easily stolen.

There are a lot of wild animals that steal food nearby, from small ones like squirrels, weasels, and various birds to slightly larger ones like yellow-throated martens and sables, and even larger ones like badgers, dogs, etc.

If something unexpected happens, wild boars will occasionally rush down the mountain.

These omnivorous animals run down the mountain during this season and not only steal food, but also lure carnivores that feed on them down the mountain. This is why the tragedy of children being taken away is most likely to occur every autumn.

Generally speaking, once all the food is taken away, these animals will slowly return to the mountains.

If they really can't wait, the villagers will organize people to drive them away.

I guess this is probably the reason why we saw jackals in the oak forest at the foot of the mountain today. Otherwise, why would this ferocious carnivore that likes to live at an altitude of one or two thousand meters run to the birch and oak forests?

"Dang~dang~dang~"

The sound of iron forging could be heard from afar, and Yu Qiutang saw Yu Qiujiang still standing by the iron forge, swinging the hammer. He smiled and quickened his pace to go over.

"coming."

Yu Qiujiang smiled innocently and didn't say much. The misunderstandings between them had been cleared up last time, so this time it would be much simpler.

Yu Qiutang handed the thing in his hand to Yu Chunju who was boiling water nearby, "Here, Chunju, I made it from the mountains. I'll give it to you to improve your life."

Yu Chunju smiled shyly, took the things and went next door.

"Why don't you keep it for yourself? Why are you giving it to me?" Yu Qiujiang glanced at the prey. "Stupid girl, you don't even know how to say anything after taking someone else's food. You look so stupid."

When Yu Qiutang saw him talking about his sister, he thought that he was not much better.

"I still have some. I'm leaving this for you. How about the crossbow machine I made for me?"

"Okay, wait for me, it will be done in a few minutes."

"Okay, no rush, take your time~"

Yu Qiutang was walking around the blacksmith shop when he saw a newly made bucket on one side. It was missing two ears, so he asked, "Why, you can make buckets?"

Yu Qiujiang turned around and looked at Yu Qiutang as if he was an idiot. "A bucket is the most basic thing. What can't be used to make it? As long as it is used at home, I can basically make it."

"That's it."

Yu Qiutang felt a little regretful when he remembered that he had bought some iron products at the market in the previous episode. Knowing that his cousin was good at fighting, why did he need to look for others? The good things should be used in his own fields.

All I can say is that after he and Yu Qiujiang became estranged, he had forgotten a lot of things and didn't care about too many things.

Looking at the bucket, he thought of his own water problem. Until now, water still had to be carried back from a mile away, which was not only troublesome but also a waste of time.

The water consumption at home was fine before, but now we need to make the magical tofu, which consumes more water. I have to use two small buckets to scoop the water slowly, and it is really not enough.

It would be nice if he could pick up a lot at once. He suddenly thought of an idea and his eyes lit up, "Brother Jiang, can you help me get two buckets?"

Yu Qiujiang didn't even turn his head. "If you need a bucket, go to the corner and get one. I have some ready-made under the blanket. Take a few back."

"No, no, I don't want this small bucket. I want you to help me get two big ones."

“There are also larger ones.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Qiutang lifted the blanket in the corner. Underneath were some newly finished products, including a cast iron stove, some pig iron farm tools, buckets and washbasins made of rolled iron sheets, and so on.

Among them, there were buckets that were almost half the size of ordinary buckets. Yu Qiutang remembered that these buckets were mainly provided to restaurants or roadside snack stands to hold slop or garbage.

But these barrels were still not what he needed.

"Take whichever you like." Yu Qiujiang had finished beating the things in his hand. He picked them up with tongs and put them into ice water to quench them, while glancing at Yu Qiutang.

Yu Qiutang still shook his head, "These are still too small, not good enough, can you help me get two bigger ones?"

(End of this chapter)