Tibetan Mastiff Notes

Chapter 7 This is the real mastiff (7)
Uncle Dorji told me that there was a little bear hiding behind the bushes. He called me just now to tell me to be careful not to hurt the little bear.

I pushed through the bushes, and sure enough, I found a shivering little bear hiding behind a rock. The little guy probably had just reached the full moon. When he saw a shotgun on my shoulder, he was so frightened that he kept trembling and shrank his head. , dare not look at me.Uncle Dorji said: "This is a brown bear. Black bears don't eat mutton, only brown bears eat it. It is estimated that those wolves have already taken their cubs away. The big bear may have gone there to find mutton to eat. The little bear didn't follow and was caught We bumped into each other."

I said, "Let's go. It's hard to deal with the big bear. It's 1.8 meters long, and it's as tall as me." But Uncle Duoji said, "What if a tiger or leopard comes? What about the little bear?" ? We have to send the bear over there."

I really admired Uncle Duoji's kind heart, so I nodded in agreement, twisted my sprained ankle, and patted the little bear's head.It doesn't matter if you touch it, the little bear barked loudly, and then I heard the roar of the big bear from the bushes, and the leaves of the trees rattled.Uncle Duoji yelled: "Go, the mother bear is here!" He grabbed the cub to block him, and then pushed the cub towards the mother bear.The mother bear thought that we had hurt the cub, so she slapped it with her palm, and the bear's paw was less than half a foot away from Uncle Duoji's head.

I know that bears are very powerful. That big guy weighing three to four hundred catties can slap half of a person's head off with a single slap, and even smash your skull directly.

At this fatal moment, Uncle Duoji still didn't forget to shout: "Don't shoot!"

In a crisis, I turned the butt of the gun, and the butt of the gun was thrown out, hitting an inch behind the bear's paw.We humans call that place the wrist. I don't know what the bear calls it, but I saw the bear shake its paw, retract the bear's paw, then turn around, aim at me, and pounce.

If it was a wolf or a young leopard, I might avoid its claws first, then twist its neck and twist it sideways, and the problem might be solved.But that's not the case with bears. They have thick skin, a strong body and a thick neck, so they are much stronger than me in size.

When a man fights with a beast, the beast often has the upper hand. At this moment, I am full of gratitude to the dustpan for torturing me at the beginning.When the bear rushed up, I put the butt of my gun against the she-bear's throat, but I couldn't resist. I dodged quickly, and the bear rushed forward again, and the bear's paw shook right in front of my eyelids, tearing my front placket. A large strip rotted, and I broke out in a cold sweat.

[-]. Accidents encountered on the road

The strength of the bear is really stronger than you can imagine.When I was fighting the enemy on a mission at the border, I could easily knock the enemy to the ground or break their necks, which was a fatal move, but at this moment, my physical strength was gradually exhausted in the confrontation with the bear .

Uncle Dorji caught the little bear and tried his best to make the little bear howl again.

Hearing the little bear's call for help, the mother bear finally gave up confronting me. It withdrew its huge body, pointed its head at Uncle Dorji, and roared angrily.The female bear understands that this is Uncle Duoji who wants to exchange hostages with it.

If it wasn't for my sprained foot, I might not be as embarrassed as I am now. With my skills, I am still sure about dealing with a bear.With my swollen feet, I walked to Uncle Duoji.Uncle Duoji patted the little bear's head, said a few words of comfort, then took out another piece of mutton from the bag, and put it near the little bear's mouth.The little bear didn't dare to eat it, it just shivered and howled in fright.

The female bear looked at us suspiciously, it didn't know what tricks we were playing.Uncle Dorji threw the mutton in front of the mother bear, and sent the cub over, saying in Tibetan: "We didn't mean it, we didn't want to harm you..."

I don't know if the bear can understand, but when I saw Uncle Duoji walking towards the female bear, I was so nervous that I gripped the barrel of the gun tightly. As long as the bear dared to attack the uncle, I would shoot.But Uncle Duoji came back safely, and the mother bear saw that we had no intention of harming it or the cub, so she picked up the piece of mutton and led the cub away.

I let out a long breath, and asked Uncle Duoji why he didn't let me shoot just now. The situation was so critical that someone would die.Uncle Duoji smiled embarrassedly, and said: "It almost made you suffer, hehe, you can't beat it. Now many people beat bears for their skins, and the number of brown bears is decreasing year by year. They are the second largest species in our country." Super animal protection!"

I remained silent, stopped making any noise, walked to the small river, scooped up water to wash my face, and dipped my red and swollen feet into the cold river water, it was very comfortable.Uncle Dorji held my foot in his arms and kneaded it carefully. He said he knew some foot massage techniques, which were good for my injured ankle.The herdsmen on their grasslands often swollen their feet when they were young when they first learned to ride horses.Sure enough, after half an hour, my swollen ankle gradually calmed down, and when I stood up again, it didn't hurt so much.

When we returned to the tent, it was almost dark, so we asked the uncle's house to prepare a meal, and invited us to have dinner, and Dahei also went there with him.Yang Jin said: "I like Dahei very much, and I specially prepared lamb leg meat and bones for Dahei."

During dinner at night, Uncle Duoji mentioned the encounter with a bear during the day, and then praised my bravery.

The men on the prairie respected the real warriors, and they all admired those who dared to fight bears without shooting.Everyone gave me a thumbs up and shouted "hero".I felt so ashamed, I blushed a little, and felt that this was the most embarrassing thing I've ever done in my fighting career.

Little Nima actually ran over, put his arms around my neck, and kissed me on the cheek.Only then did Uncle and Uncle Duoji toast me.Holding the gun, Gesang kept envious, and kept saying, "I'm going to be a soldier when I grow up, just like elder brother."

I really felt ashamed, the kind that was thrown at home, I didn't dare to look up at everyone, so I ended up pretending to be drunk.One night, I didn't hear what everyone said clearly, or I didn't dare to listen.In fact, the real hero should be Uncle Dorji. In such a situation where his life could be lost at any time, he actually faced great danger and told me not to shoot. Only a hero can do it, but I am not.

I don't know when, I was really drunk, and it was Uncle Dorji who carried me back to the tent.

The temperature at night was very low. In the middle of the night, I woke up and couldn't fall asleep again.I know that there is another one who can't sleep outside the tent at this moment, and that is Dahei.Dahei is not sleepless like me, she is guarding the sheep conscientiously, she has never been lazy, and she has never rested overnight.

I went outside the tent, sat down beside Dahei, and slowly told her what happened during the day.

I, an old man, with a gun, a bear, and when the old man yells not to shoot, I'm putting the bullet in the gun... I'm not a hero, the old man is!

I was ashamed when I said it, but it was very strange, Dahei just listened quietly, Dahei, who always likes to despise me for pleasure, did not look at me with that disdainful look this time.Like a faithful listener and a priest, she listened to my confession with love.

I stroked Dahei's head and stroked her neck hair, but she didn't seem impatient.Sometimes a mastiff, or a dog, really is man's best friend and listener.

The night sky is so quiet, the stars on the grassland are particularly bright in the cold night, and a bright moon hangs alone in the night sky.The wind is blowing and the grass is swaying. On such a poetic night, I am sitting alone on the prairie, accompanied by only a mastiff.

I thought of my girlfriend who broke up with me not long ago. She said that I couldn't give her the happiness and hope she wanted, and then she flapped her wings and flew away, but abandoned me with broken wings, and Dahei Don't dislike me.Although sometimes, she would laugh at me and despise me, and I would grow up again amid Dahei's ridicule and contempt.

I was really cold, so I took out the army blanket from the tent and put it on my shoulders.The army blanket was fairly wide, and I put the other half on Dahei's shoulders.I put my arms around Dahei's neck, but Dahei didn't resist. He still sat quietly, alert to the wind and grass on the prairie.

It was a lonely night. A former soldier and a mastiff were wrapped in a blanket.

In the past few days, the uncle's body is not very comfortable. He seems to be sick. Both knees are swollen, and he often wakes up in the middle of the night with pain.I went to have a look and told him that this may be senile rheumatism, and there may be fluid in the cartilage endometrium of the knee. When it is cold at night, it is necessary to cover it with a quilt.

Uncle Duoji found me and Yang Jin, and he asked us to go into the mountains to collect herbs, mainly because he asked me to accompany Yang Jin, because it was not safe for a woman to go up the mountain.He takes care of the family affairs.

Uncle Duoji was still a little worried, and asked Dahei to accompany us, I said, "No need.

What about the sheep at home, what if the wolf comes again? Uncle Duoji laughed: "The pack of wolves won't come last time. Wolves are extremely territorial animals. Every pack of wolves will occupy a territory. Other wolves will not easily break into this territory." Come, unless they're famished.It is autumn, and there will be some other hungry animals at night.It's okay, Gesang and I are here!Besides, there was a shotgun. "

I didn't have much hope for the soil shotgun, but I trusted Uncle Dorji who had rich experience in grassland life.I am worried that Dahei will eat a lot of food along the way. Uncle Duoji said with a smile: "You can bring more food on the way, Dahei will also find food. Don't worry, she won't be hungry. If you and Dahei Released on the prairie, after a few months, maybe she will be the one who comes back alive!"

Before setting off, I followed Yang Jin's example and circled the prayer flags planted on the grass more than ten times devoutly. Yang Jin hung a piece of soil around my neck again.She told me it was tscha. The pronunciation of the word "chacha" comes from Sanskrit, and its meaning cannot be expressed literally. It refers to a small clay Buddha statue, which is a holy object for Tibetan compatriots to place their wishes on, and is also a kind of religion and art. combination.Sometimes people also carry tsabha with them as a talisman.

Yang Jin and I set off with Dahei, and Maomao yelled a few times reluctantly, watching us leave.

On the way Yang Jin told me: "I wanted to take Maomao there, but Dahei is more familiar with the environment here than Maomao. Maomao is impatient, far inferior to Dahei's calmness and wit, and Dahei knows the way, even if he is lost Yes, Dahei can also bring us back."

Dahei walked beside Yang Jin unhurriedly, not at all worried about what the road ahead would look like, she was completely mature.Dahei is such a mastiff, no one knows what she is thinking in her heart, but she can always calmly deal with sudden things.Her peaceful state of mind is what I hope to have but can't have. I always think about many unimportant things.Sometimes, I often think: why human beings have so many distracting thoughts, but not as good as a mastiff. Mastiffs can maintain a normal state of mind that goes with the situation, why can't human beings?

The mountain we are going to has no snow on the top yet, but it will be in winter.There is still broad-leaved forest at the foot of the mountain, and the trees will become thinner and smaller as you go up.Yang Jin also told me that it might rain on the road and told me to be prepared.

In the evening, we finally saw the mountain not far away.It was getting dark, and Yang Jin said: "If you don't go into the mountain at night, just set up a tent near the foot of the mountain for the night, and go to the mountain to collect herbs tomorrow morning."

This time I set up a convenient tent for traveling, which is the easiest to set up, just open it and shake it.I set up two small tents, one for Yang Jin and the other for me.Yang Jin took out food from his backpack and handed it to Dahei first.Dahei walked with us for a day, and was also tired, so he lay down and rested while eating mutton.She caught some mice and ate them along the way, and she was basically half full now, not much mutton.Yang Jin said: "We are herdsmen on the grassland. We seldom go to the mountains. Going to the mountains is like an adventure. We have to feed Dahei. We will rely on Dahei to lead the way tomorrow. Dahei has a good nose and knows how to avoid it." Something dangerous."

I handed the untouched meat to Dahei, and she readily accepted it.Although I was very tired and wanted to rest, but seeing Dahei accepting the food I gave, I was so happy that I was dying.

At night, the wind on the prairie picked up again, and Dahei stayed outside the tent to watch the night.I felt sorry for her, and I called her to my tent to rest several times, but Dahei insisted on refusing. She seemed to know that danger would come at any time on the prairie at night, and she was extra vigilant.

The night in the prairie was very cold, I got out of the small tent, lay on my back next to Dahei, and looked at the open sky on the prairie.Tonight there are no stars, not even moonlight, and there are thick clouds in the sky. Because there is nothing blocking the grassland, even though the sky is very heavy, the line of sight is still very wide.In the distance, I seemed to hear a gunshot. Judging from the sound, it was not an ordinary homemade shotgun. It should be an 81 rifle, or it might be a Type 56. It was too far away, and the gunshot seemed to disappear.I thought: It is impossible to import guns, such as the American M16 or the Belgian FNC. On this vast prairie, unless it is a professional international smuggler.

My heart trembled suddenly, and Dahei pricked up his ears vigilantly, trying to identify the source of the sound carefully, but the sound was too weak, if not for my high sensitivity to gunshots over the years, I might You won't feel the mosquito-like sound at all.

Dahei and I were searching for the second shot, but it never came back.The wind suddenly picked up, and the small tent was blown upside down. Fortunately, the four corners of the tent were firmly secured, so it was not overturned.

The sunshine hours on the grassland are long, and the ultraviolet radiation is also high. Many animals come out to look for food at night.

I saw two leopard cats jumped in front of me in a panic and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, and a few skunks were poking around not far away.Suddenly, a drop of water fell on my face, and then the dense raindrops fell mercilessly, and it rained.

The night rain came quickly, so I got into the tent and called Dahei.Dahei seemed to hear something, she paced around the two tents, but still refused to enter the tent.Apart from being sensitive to gunshots, I was not very interested in other sounds on the grassland. I didn't notice anything unexpected, so I ran out in the heavy rain and pulled Dahei into the tent.

The raindrops fell down crackling, hitting the tent like peas, making a bang bang bang bang.In such a noisy environment, I couldn't fall asleep even more. Suddenly, too many thoughts came to my mind, so I slowly told Dahei.Tonight, Dahei also seemed to have something on her mind, she didn't take much interest in what I said, she was always looking around in the tent, and wanted to rush out of the tent a few times.I really couldn't bear Dahei to stand vigil in the heavy rain, so I had no choice but to tie the rope around her neck to my ankle.

In the middle of the night, I fell asleep in a daze, and the violent pulling on my ankle woke me up with pain. I turned over, turned on the flashlight, and suddenly found a thick python coiled beside my feet.This boa constrictor is as thick as a fist and seems to be two meters long. It may have gotten in from somewhere to shelter from the rain at night to keep warm. The boa constrictor is not poisonous, but it does not mean it is not harmful to humans.Perhaps because he was afraid of waking Yang Jin up, Dahei didn't yell hard, but just barked twice in a low voice, and then woke me up.I jumped off the ground, not daring to startle the python, the winding power of the python is astonishing, a huge python can completely crush a person's chest cavity.

At this time, the rain outside had lightened a lot, and the night was fading.The night on the prairie was very short, and I knew it would be dawn soon, so I took Dahei out of the tent to get some air.The prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, and the distant mountains are like Daisy.Yang Jin also woke up and was walking out of the tent. He asked me, "Why do you get up so early?" I said, "There is a python in the tent, and I couldn't sleep anyway, so I went out for a walk. It rained heavily last night, so I went in today. Mountain, the road must be slippery."

Yang Jin smiled and opened my tent. The big snake was still coiled in the tent, enjoying the last warmth before the night disappeared.Yang Jin said: "It rained last night, and the mountain road must be very dangerous. Today, we must enter the mountain early, otherwise there will not be enough time." Then, she took out a handful of spice-like things from her arms, took a lighter and lit it .The fragrance wafted through the tent, and the boa constrictor obediently slipped away after smelling the fragrance.I asked Yang Jin, "What is that?" Yang Jin told me that it was a herb passed down from the grasslands to repel insects and snakes. It has no name, and it is very common in mountainous areas.

We dismantled the tent and the rain stopped, had some breakfast on the spot and set off.

The mountain road is really difficult to walk. It rained all night, the ground is very slippery, and the mountain road is narrow and dangerous. If you are not careful, you may roll down the hillside.I thought I was an expert in climbing, but I can't do it here. I just grab it on the mountain wall, it's wet and slippery.It was also difficult for Yang Jin to walk, and I looked after Dahei while taking care of her.But Dahei doesn’t seem to worry me. I never imagined that a mastiff can walk so freely on the mountain road. Maybe it’s her wide feet that create more friction, or maybe it’s the sharp claws that are as sharp as steel hooks. She's very busy.

(End of this chapter)