Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 104 The Difficulty of Hunting in Summer

The four of them walked forward without seeing any prey on the road. They saw two snakes, a black-tip snake and a mahan (black-browed golden snake), but because his father was there, Lin Heng didn't catch them either.

And they are not big, so there is no point in catching them.

There are a lot of bugs, the humidity in the forest is heavy, there are a lot of millipedes, centipedes, ladybugs, beetles and so on.

Lin Wei caught a one-man show and studied its peculiar shape for a long time.

"That swarm of bees I found on the hillside over there."

It was about eight or nine o'clock, the sun had just come out, Lin Heng pointed to the slope not far away and said.

"I hope we can also find two nests of wild bees this time." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Grandpa, how far is it?"

Lin Wei was a little tired and asked.

"We've only climbed two mountains, and we still have to walk at least three or four more." Lin Heng glanced at him and said with a smile.

"If you can't walk, you can still go back now." Lin Yue glanced at him.

"No, I just want to know the distance." Lin Wei said quickly, he didn't want to go back.

But this hunting was indeed not as fun as he imagined. He had been walking for two hours and hadn't seen a single grouse.

Lin Heng led Xiong Ba around in search of prey, and his eldest nephew Lin Wei also ran with him.

Lin Yue and Lin's father were together. Unlike Lin Heng, the purpose of their trip was mainly to collect valuable herbs, supplemented by hunting for prey.

"Second father, this hunting is too difficult."

Lin Wei said dejectedly, it felt like his feet were scratched, and he didn't find a single prey.

Lin Heng looked at him and smiled: "Sometimes you can't see the shadow of your prey for several days, but it's much harder than this."

"Well, this isn't what I expected."

Lin Wei shook his head, feeling depressed.

"Let's go slowly. It's not far away anymore. Just wait until we get there. This journey is indeed very far." Lin Heng patted him.

They had been searching all the way, and now the sun was above their heads, and they were just approaching Sanchagou.

Of course, the search area this time was much smaller than last time, and it was almost dark when we arrived at Sanchagou last time.

Mainly because the things he carried were heavy, Lin Heng didn't do much searching. He picked up a Ganoderma lucidum along the way, and the other fungi were basically rotten.

"Dad, brother, let's find a good place first, put the things away and then look for it slowly."

Lin Heng found his father and eldest brother and suggested.

"Okay." The two of them were a little tired.

No more searching, walking in a straight line was much faster. Lin Heng was not going to go to Baishi Beach this time.

They searched below the Sancha ditch last time and almost dug out the herbs. This time he went directly to the waterfall where he picked Dendrobium officinale.

Set up camp nearby. To the southwest, you can search at the foot of Taibai Mountain. To the east, you can search in the swamp wetland near the waterfall where the pig badger was found.

To the northeast was the mountain range where he had discovered the forest musk deer.

After listening to Lin Heng's analysis, Lin's father and others thought it was feasible, and the group followed him.

By the time they got there, the sun had already set in the west, probably around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Heng and the other three had just arrived, and they ate some dry food on the way.

Fortunately, my lord, Lin Wei has already fallen down from exhaustion after walking farther than this.

"This place is nice, let's set up camp here."

After searching around, Lin Heng found an open and airy small flat land two hundred meters away from the stream.

"No, I'm going to die of exhaustion."

When Lin Wei heard what his second father said, he sat down.

"I guess Lin Wei will never come again next time." Father Lin looked at his grandson and said with a smile.

Today we walked more than [-] kilometers of winding mountain roads, which was really difficult for a five-year-old child.

"This is because I was walked several times by him and had to rest many times, otherwise my feet would have blistered."

Lin Yue looked at his son and shook his head helplessly.

"Let him rest while we chop down trees and build a shelter."

Lin Heng said, let alone Lin Wei, Xiong Ba was so tired that he lay down motionless.

He was tired too, but he had to get the shelter up before dark.

In summer shelters, mosquitoes are the most terrifying. They brought two large mosquito nets from home, otherwise they would not be able to sleep in the forest.

"Is it a triangle or some other shape?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng and asked.

"It's triangular, just raise the two sides a little."

Lin Heng said that if the triangle is elevated, it will be equivalent to a pentagon, because if you want to live longer, it must be done well.

In this high mountain and deep forest, you don't have to worry about being too hot. There are trees providing shade during the day, so it may be a little stuffy at night.

"Make it higher, erect four pillars directly, put a triangular roof on top to protect it from rain, and cover it with film paper and leaves.

Simply surround it with treetops, and then use rattan to weave two large hammocks fifty centimeters above the ground.

Otherwise, it would be unsafe to sleep on the ground if you are too short because of poisonous insects and the like. "Father Lin suggested.

Lin Heng pondered: "This is good, but the amount of work is huge."

"What are you afraid of? There are three grown men here. If you want to do it, just do it." Father Lin waved his hand and didn't care.

"That's okay." Lin Heng knew that his father had some obsessive-compulsive disorder.

After deciding, the four people immediately cut down the trees and opened the trunk. For support, they would use the chopped live trees. For the purpose of bedding, they would use the dry firewood they picked up.

Father Lin and his eldest son Lin Yue built a shelter, while Lin Heng went to the forest to cut pot vines. There were all kinds of vines in the forest, but this kind was the toughest and could be used to make a hammock.

Lin Heng cut more than [-] canes seven to eight meters long and took them back. Father Lin and the others had just set up the frame.

"Dad, I don't know how to make a hammock. You make it and I build the shelter."

Lin Heng threw the cane to the ground and said.

"Okay, then I'll do it." Father Lin nodded and walked over with a knife.

"I'm here to help, too." Lin Wei regained a little energy and walked over.

"Go and make a stove with Niba and cook later."

Lin Heng looked at him and said.

"Okay." Lin Wei nodded, he is good at playing in the mud.

The sun had set after the shelter was set up, leaving only a little residual light. This is when three people work together, and the square shelter is too laborious.

The roof needs to be reinforced tomorrow, and some branches need to be cut down to surround it.

The hammock made by Lin's father was also different from what Lin Heng had in mind. He wanted one made entirely of ropes.

Father Lin used two long wooden sticks as the frame to make it, similar to a stretcher.

But it is indeed more convenient. Nail wooden forks on the ground, put the wooden sticks on both sides of the hammock up and you can sleep.

After putting down the mosquito net, the two beds are ready, measuring two meters by one eight meters. Because they are made of rattan, they are quite soft to sleep on.

"I'm so exhausted." Lin Heng lay down on the bed to rest and was too tired to move.

Father Lin was really tired from herding cattle. After making the hammock without saying a word, he went to light a fire to cook.

Lin Heng lay down for a few seconds and quickly got up to help. He just had pickled cabbage noodles for dinner.

The sauerkraut is fried at home. It doesn’t go bad easily and you can eat it for a whole day without any problem.

After eating the noodles, the four of them all went to bed to rest, too tired to move.

Xiongba was too tired to eat, let alone people.

Fortunately, I had the foresight to take off the mosquito net at home, otherwise mosquitoes like this chorus could kill people.

If you are unlucky, you will get malaria, and you will lose money and people.

This is also the reason why people are reluctant to go hunting in summer. Not to mention poisonous insects and beasts, even mosquitoes and midges can bite people intolerably.

Especially in July and August, you can’t escape unless you go to the top of Taibai Mountain.

Early the next morning, Lin Heng got up early, and so did everyone else.

It’s not that I’m not tired, but I was bitten by mosquitoes.

Even if there is a mosquito net, as long as your arm or body comes into contact with a mosquito, those damn mosquitoes will put their mouths in through the holes to suck blood.

There are also rattan beds that can be crawled under and bitten.

"Damn it. Make sure you clean up the mosquito net today and spread palm leaves on the bed. These mosquitoes are killing people."

Lin Heng scratched his arm and cursed.

"You have to do it, otherwise it will be too fatal." Lin Yue said with a yawn.

"I didn't sleep well either. I must finish the house today." Father Lin also agreed. He rolled over and fought mosquitoes last night and didn't sleep at all.

Fortunately, there is a mosquito net, otherwise I would not be able to sleep at all.

Lin Wei lay on the bed and didn't want to move. He looked at Lin Heng and said with emotion: "Second dad, it turns out you are so tired from hunting. I thought it was fun."

Lin Heng glanced at him and said, "Of course I'm tired. It's easy to make money without money. Mosquitoes bite you in the summer, and the cold wind blows in the winter. Your life is in danger. So if you don't want to be like us in the future, just study hard." After taking a breath, Lin Heng continued: "If you don't want to run away, just rest here. We'll go out first. We'll check for animal traces in the morning and set up traps in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll look at things here." Lin Wei nodded, not wanting to leave at all today.

"Let's eat first." Father Lin said and went to light a fire to cook.

Lin Heng took Xiongba around for a brief exploration and found nothing on the land, only traces of some small animals.

"Hey, pheasants must have created this place, right?"

On a huge piece of stone skin and under a small shrub, there are some obvious traces of pheasants nesting. They probably turned over the soil to find earthworms or something to eat.

"Two hooks down."

Lin Heng thought for a moment and took out the fishhook he had tied at home from his backpack.

Not only can the hook be used for fishing, but it can also be used to catch pheasants and golden pheasants when put on a piece of corn.

After setting three hooks, Lin Heng left quietly.

Then a few more hooks were set in two other places with signs of bird activity.

The riverbed on both sides of this section of the creek is very gentle, with a gravel texture and a lot of green grass growing there, making people hesitant to walk in directly.

Lin Heng was also beating hard with a stick while walking forward.

After walking up a few hundred meters, the grass suddenly became shallower, and the waist-deep weeds turned into grass that couldn't even cover shoes.

"What a beautiful lawn." Lin Heng said with emotion.

The environment of this place is getting more and more beautiful, but it is a pity that it is too far from home, otherwise it would be so beautiful to bring my wife and children for a picnic.

After setting two more hooks and marking them, Lin Heng turned around and went back.

When we returned to the shelter, the rice was already cooked. In the morning we had sauerkraut noodles. I finished all the sauerkraut I got from home yesterday.

"Where should we go first after eating?" Father Lin asked while eating.

"You and I first go to the Sanchagou Canyon below to set up a rope trap. There must be something there, and there are a lot of it.

As for other places, you can do whatever you want, it depends on the situation. But you have to be careful, especially in Sanchagou Canyon. Old Man Tian almost died in it last time. "

Lin Heng said.

"Okay, let's go get it together after dinner." Father Lin nodded.

"Don't worry, we're not hunting, we're not that reckless, but you have to pay attention to safety." Lin Yue also said with a smile.

After eating, they told Lin Wei not to run around, and the three of them set off with their rope baskets.

They took a detour and descended into the canyon. Within a few steps, the three of them discovered that there were signs of being turned over everywhere.

"This is a new trace. There was none last time I came here." Lin Heng was a little excited and felt that there was hope in this trap.

"Then start the trap?" Lin's father looked at his second son.

Lin Heng nodded: "Dad, and eldest brother, do you know how to deal with the King of Hell?"

"I will." Father Lin nodded.

"I'm not very good at it." Lin Yue shook his head.

"Then you watch and learn, and the two of us will teach you."

Lin Heng said something, took out the rope and started to set up the rope trap.

The bullies were scurrying around, looking for pheasants and rabbits.

Three people can set up a trap much faster than one person. In more than an hour, the three of them laid about forty traps near this wetland, nineteen of them were hung by the king of hell, and the rest were all rope traps.

“What a huge pool of water!!”

Unknowingly, the three of them had arrived at the center of the wetland, and a huge weir pond covered with green duckweed appeared in front of them in the middle of the reeds.

"I'm afraid it needs to be more than an acre. We can set a few more traps nearby."

Father Lin looked at a few wild ducks in the distance on the water and said.

Lin Heng also thought it was good. He didn't come here last time and didn't find such a big weir pond.

"Pfft!!"

Just when they reached the water's edge, there was a sudden popping sound, and a burst of water splashed at the edge of the weir three meters away in front of the three people.

Xiongba rushed over, but the thing had disappeared and he found nothing.

"What?" Lin Yue was stunned.

"Maybe it's snakehead fish or catfish. These two types of fish are usually found in weirs and ponds like this." Father Lin commented.

"You'll know it when you catch it. I just happened to bring the hook."

Lin Heng chuckled, took out the tied fishhooks and gave them three to each of his father and elder brother, asking them to wear grasshoppers and other insects and lower them to the water's edge.

The big fishhooks I bought have barbs, so I don’t have to worry about them running away. I can just pick them up tomorrow.

"This fishhook is good." Father Lin praised, caught a grasshopper and threaded it through.

Lin Heng caught a small green-skinned frog and said with a smile: "The baits are different, it just depends on who can catch the fish."

After laying out the fishhooks, the three of them set up some more traps along the edge of the weir and pond, and were ready to find a way into the forest.

It's a pity that I didn't meet any rabbits or pheasants along the way, and Xiongba didn't show off his magical powers.

Just when they were about to enter the forest, a gray figure suddenly emerged from the thatch nearby and ran quickly towards the valley below.

"Wang!!"

Xiongba's eyes suddenly lit up and he chased after him. His running posture was like that of a cheetah. The distance just now was thirty or forty meters away, but it was now less than ten meters away.

Father Lin was both shocked. At first they were wondering if they could catch up. This rabbit is so fast.

Within a moment, their eyes widened with a look of shock. This was the first time they had seen a male tyrant hunt. His majestic posture and terrifying speed were exactly as the name suggests.

In just a few seconds, he had caught up with the hare. At the critical moment, the hare knew he couldn't run away, so he kicked back at a very high speed and made a sharp turn.

This is the rabbit's best weapon for escaping. It can use its small size to get rid of the enemy. However, as expected, the bully made a turn one step ahead and pounced to bite the hare.

Pfft!
  "Squeak!!"

After a dog and a rabbit rolled several times in the grass, the bully came back holding the hare in his arms.

"Awesome! This is really the Red Rabbit among horses, and Lu Bu among men, so powerful!" Lin Yue couldn't help but say.

Father Lin gave a thumbs up, with shock on his face: "This dog, I dare say there is no one more powerful than it in our village."

Lin Heng smiled proudly, took the rabbit that had been bitten to death, and rubbed the bulldog's head and chest fiercely: "Tonight you will not only have rabbit meat to eat, but also fish."

"Ouch!!"

Xiongba stuck out his tongue and was sweating, his eyes were very proud and happy.

"Dad, how much does this rabbit weigh?" Lin Heng threw the big gray rabbit to his father.

"Hey, this weighs four or five pounds. Xiongba is so awesome." Father Lin said with a smile.

"There is meat to eat tonight." Lin Yue was also happy. He caught a prey on the second day after arriving, which made him very optimistic about the next trip.

After praising Xiongba in turn, the three of them continued to explore. Their current location was on the mountain south of the canyon, and the shelter was in the southwest of the canyon.

Not many traces of prey were found here, so five or six traps were randomly placed on the forest path.

Although no traces of prey were seen, the size of the medicinal materials was much larger.

Lin's father discovered a piece of astragalus, and Lin Yue discovered a lot of heterophylla.

Lin Heng separated from them. He planned to go back to the shelter first, and then go to the north of the canyon from there, and lay down a few Hades at the place where he found Lin Sheng before.

He picked up three Ganoderma lucidum along the way. When he was about to return to the shelter, Lin Heng suddenly stopped.

He looked at the two plants growing in the bushes on the stone skin in the distance, and was a little unsure: "This should be Huang Jing."

The leaves are whorled, linear-lanceolate, slightly curved at the front, and look very much like Polygonatum.

"Whatever, just dig around and you'll find out."

Lin Heng looked at a wooden stick and walked over to dig.

Polygonatum is not very valuable, but its medicinal value is very high. The ancients highly praised it, and immortals used it to refine elixirs.

"It's unmistakable, it's Huang Jing."

After digging up the soil, Lin Heng saw the yellow roots, connected one by one, and each section had a depression, which was the trace of annual growth.

"It's not young. It may be seven to eight years old." Lin Heng was very happy. He dug more and more. This one was able to dig out four to five kilograms.

Polygonatum has the effects of nourishing qi and yin, strengthening the spleen, moistening the lungs and nourishing the kidneys. Even if you don't sell it, stewing chicken, ribs, etc. at home is still very beneficial to people.

The stone skin was covered with black soil and was very soft. After a while, Lin Heng dug out the first tree. It was a big plate, weighing four or five kilograms.

As a moral person, he kept the piece of root with leaves in the soil and cut it off with a knife so that it could still live and be dug again later.

He accepted the remaining four or five pounds with a smile.

Polygonatum grows into one piece as it grows, and its fruits germinate easily. At first, Lin Heng only found two of them. As he walked over, he saw four or five more, all of which should have grown from the largest Polygonatum.

"dig!"

Lin Heng dug each one, kept some, and took away the rest.

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