Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 645: The Songta Gang Encounters Black Blind Man
November 1984, 11, the 11th day of the tenth lunar month.

Suitable for: traveling, breaking ground, praying, offering sacrifices...

Taboo: burial, coffining, fire...

There is a proverb that says: If it is sunny on October 19th, it will be cloudy and rainy until Qingming Festival; if it is cloudy on October 19th, the soil will be moist until Qingming Festival!
As the saying goes, whether it will be cold or not depends on October 19th. If the sky is clear, then this winter will be quite cold. If it is cloudy on this day, then this winter will be warm.

Is it accurate? We don’t know, but based on Xu Ning’s life experience, this winter is likely to be much colder than last winter!
Why? Logically, it should have snowed a long time ago, but the weather was not good. It was sunny with white clouds and the temperature fluctuated. This means that the cold air in the northwest is circling and has not yet entered the northeast along the Greater Khingan Range. This will cause the temperature in the northeast to drop suddenly, turning into ice and snow with biting cold winds.

The mountains are undulating and rolling. Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu are walking on the ridge of Dongshan Mountain with cloth bags on their backs.

They were going to go along Dongshan to Ximaduozi, and then go around to Tiaoshitang and Xiazigou. This route was planned by Xu Ning. The purpose was to survey the places where black bears used to hide. If they could encounter any black bears, they would kill them directly. If not, just forget it.

Now the black bears have gradually been hiding in warehouses, but Gongyaolingzi is too big, and Xu Ning has never been to some places. It is normal that he does not know the specific places where the black bears are hiding. This is like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, and if it catches a mouse, the black bear is unlucky.

Most of the vegetation in the mountains has withered, and the few remaining green leaves are food for roe deer and deer. Hunters basically do not destroy natural plants when entering the mountains. These plants can attract livestock to come for food, so the green plants in winter can also be considered bait.

Wang Hu looked down at the wet ground and said, "Brother, it doesn't feel that cold in the mountains. Look, there's no frost on the leaves on the ground."

Li Fuqiang nodded: "This year is really strange. It would have snowed a long time ago. Hey, brother, you said it's not too cold now, can the black bears stay in the warehouse?"

"It depends on what the black bears are thinking. Maybe some of them haven't eaten enough and are still wandering outside."

"You can't be prepared! If the three of us run into one of these wandering around outside, we'll just take it down. Now we can get a pile of meat. When we get home, ask your sister-in-law to cut a few pieces for us to eat with wine."

"Even if you want to run in the mountains, it depends on whether God will give you food."

Wang Hu pointed to a tree in front of him and said, "Second brother, look at this tree and see if it is the one where we caught the two little black blinds last year."

"Yes, it was Little Red who led us here."

Li Fuqiang continued, "This old Mr. Fang is really a piece of shit. It's better for us to raise the two little black blind dogs ourselves than to sell them to him. At worst, we can send them to the city and let Uncle San find a place to protect wild animals to raise them. They will definitely live a better life than now."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "There's no point in regretting. Besides, we've got the money, haven't we? What's the point of saying these words of regret? In the end, aren't we just greedy for money?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened..."

Li Fuqiang nodded and said, "Shall I climb up and take a look?"

"Just let Hu Zi hit it with the stick. Why waste your energy?"

Wang Hu drew out his knife and knocked the tree twice with the back of the knife. The sound he heard was indeed that of a hollow barrel, but there was no movement inside.

He put away the knife and continued walking towards Heishitang with Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang. When passing Xiaoshi River, Xu Ning deliberately observed the water level. It was much higher than the previous few days, which meant that it must have rained in the mountains.

There were several traces of small animals on the shore, including pheasants, catfishes, greyhounds, and of course wild boars.

"This pig trace was from this morning, right? Brother, should we chase it away?" Li Fuqiang inferred after taking a quick look.

Xu Ning was surprised and said, "Hey, brother, your eyesight has improved. You can tell at a glance that it was from this morning?"

"I've been running with you for a year, and you still can't learn this trick? What do you think? Am I right?"

"Yes! Exactly. It was this morning. But we didn't go into the mountains for wild boars. Let's not waste time on wild boars. Let's find a warehouse quickly."

Now wild boars can no longer satisfy them, they must eat larger animals! Besides, although there are many wild boars in the mountains, they are rotten and cheap, how can they be as delicious as bear meat?
My mother at home was always looking forward to getting more bear oil, because there was a period of time in the fall when bear oil was completely out of stock at home. In the end, soybean oil was used instead, but soybean oil is obviously not as fragrant as animal oil when cooking.

At Tiaoshitang, the stream water gradually increased. There were several underground storage areas here. After the three of them explored them one by one, they did not find any trace of the black bear, so they could only walk along the mountain ridge towards the Blind Valley.

Blind Valley is next to 19leng Field. The three people standing on the top of the hill could clearly hear the sounds of chainsaws and shouting, so Xu Ning did not hesitate and headed directly to the east. The noise of felling trees in 19leng Field was too loud, and the livestock would definitely not hang around there.

"Let's go to Shizuigou. We'll reach 17lengchang in just a little more walk."

Xu Ning nodded: "Okay, if we still don't see a warehouse by the time we get to the 17th floor, then the three of us will go home."

"to make!"

It was already past noon. The three of them had just finished their meal and their strength had been restored. They walked with considerable energy.

Shizuigou is a sad place for Dalaba, as three of his beloved dogs died in the battle here. The terrain here is mostly covered with shrubs, and there are ditches on every road. The mountains are not high, but they are full of cliffs. Generally speaking, Xu Ning is reluctant to stroll here, because firstly, it is not easy to walk, and secondly, if he is not careful, he may step on empty air and sprain his ankle.

"There are a lot of bubbles here. I wonder if there are any fish."

"Even if I have fish, I won't clean them. I'll go to the city and buy two cast nets when I have time. Then I can just cast the nets whenever I want to eat fish."

Wang Hu said, "Second brother, you can spread it now. It hasn't started to freeze yet."

"It should be over in two days. I was thinking of catching some frogs, but I forgot about it when I got busy."

Li Fuqiang nodded: "Not bad... At worst, I can just get some river shrimps, which are very crispy when fried!"

The three of them walked through Shizuigou and came to a red pine forest five miles away. This red pine forest was connected to Huolazi Mountain and bordered Wanye.

As soon as he entered the red pine forest, Xu Ning clearly heard a scream. His throat seemed to be strangled, and the sound squeezed out of his throat was very sharp.

"Black blind man! Hide quickly..."

This sharp sound echoed in the mountains and forests, and it was followed by a loud roar, which was obviously a bear's roar, making people tremble with fear.

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, and Wang Hu were stunned for a moment when they heard the sound, and then they quickly ran towards the source of the sound. At the same time, Xu Ning shouted, "Load! It's not far away..."

The two of them slid their gun belts from their shoulders to their arms, raised their hands and grabbed the gun handles, and while running forward, they opened the gun barrels with one hand and took out two single-headed bullets from their pockets. Xu Ning held the 56 semi-automatic rifle in his hand, crouched down and ran forward...

What happened at the front? This story starts from the first few days.

Previously, the team organized by Lao Wei to attack Songta was captured in the east of Nantun, near Xima.

Because there are usually forest rangers patrolling the forest, mainly to prevent fires or theft of wood. When the forest rangers find that the pine cones have been hit, they will tie a red rope on the tree nearby, meaning that if they find that you have taken things, don't come over again.

But Lao Wei only had eyes for the pine cones and didn't pay any attention to them. The forest ranger saw that this was not okay and reported it to the forest security department, who arrested all 12 members of his gang!

Afterwards, the forest farm punished them by making them harvest 5000 kilograms of pine cones, and the place where they were sent was in this forest.

At this time, Lao Wei and five other people were sitting on the flat ground smoking and taking a rest. Another three people were tying foot ropes on their feet to prepare to climb the tree. There were four people on the tree standing on the branches, using the nearly two-meter-long aluminum hooks in their hands to poke the tail of the pine cone...

Each red pine tree is more than ten meters high. Standing on the treetops and looking out, it feels like you are looking through the clouds and seeing another world.

Old Wei sat on the ground with a sad face, rolling a pipe, and said to the people around him: "It will be almost done in two days. If you still want to continue, we have to think of other ways."

"Brother Wei, what are you thinking? Now the forest farm doesn't allow fighting, and they treat us as key targets for observation. If we are caught next time, we will definitely be put in prison!"

"Yeah, I was a little scared. The security guy poked my teeth with the barrel of a gun. What a beast."

Old Wei rolled a cigarette, pulled off the butt, frowned and raised his head.

He was about to speak, but the words got stuck in his throat because he saw a dark creature on the slope about 30 meters away looking towards them.

"Black... Black blind man! Hide quickly..."

Old Wei hurriedly jumped up from where he was and turned around to look for the cloth bag containing the bombs.

Hearing the sound, others looked back and saw a black bear standing more than 2 meters tall, with its front legs resting on its chest and its mouth open roaring loudly.

The sound was so loud that the four people standing on the treetops almost fell down, and the three people who were climbing up the tree were also confused, not knowing whether to go up or down. The four people on the ground saw Lao Wei taking action and hurriedly asked: "Brother Wei, what should we do? What should we do?"

"Run! What the hell are we going to do? Where's my bag for the prickly ash? Plums..."

Li Zi's lips trembled as he shouted, "It's the place where we picked pine cones at noon!"

"Fuck, you don't know what to do, I don't need to lead you! Run... Don't climb the tree! Don't come down from the tree, don't move, the black blind can't see you..."

At this time, the black bear 30 meters away had already landed on all fours and jumped directly from the slope towards him.

Old Wei looked back and was immediately so frightened that his head was buzzing. He shouted, "Run separately! Don't stay together... Run around the tree, don't panic..."

"Who the hell isn't panicking? We don't even have a gun. Li Zi is running forward. Why are you running to the left blindly?"

Li Zi replied, "I'll go get the Ma Lei Zi!"

"Take your father's basket..."

Lao Wei grabbed Li Zi's arm and yelled, "Hurry up and run to the 17th floor!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man behind him slipped and fell to the ground. His chin hit a small stone, leaving a small cut on his chin. Blood immediately gushed out...

The middle-aged man raised his hand to touch it, looked down, and fainted immediately.

"... Lao Fan?"

Old Wei thought he had fallen and died, and his voice trembled when he called him.

Li Zi turned around and said, "He faints from blood!"

"What the hell? Fuck, I'm really unlucky!"

Seeing that the black bear was already more than 10 meters behind Lao Fan, Lao Wei picked up a branch from the ground and threw it over, yelling, "Fuck you, come here! Let's play..."

The black bear felt tickled by a branch and sneezed, then flew past Lao Fan on the ground and chased after Lao Wei.

When Lao Wei saw the black bear chasing him, he turned and ran, not forgetting to grab a handful of plums, "What the hell are you doing standing here? Run!"

Li Zi pointed to a red pine tree not far away and said, "My brother Zhou fell from the tree!"

"What……"

Old Wei looked in the direction of his finger and saw a man lying under the red pine tree. The man's face was pale and he was hugging his legs with his hands, but he didn't dare to make any sound.

"I'm really fucking convinced..."

Lao Wei was in a bad mood. He didn't expect that encountering a black bear would cause so many problems.

"Go to the 17th floor and call for help! What are you doing standing there? Go now!"

"Ah, ah! Okay..." Li Zi turned around and ran towards the 17th field.

Lao Wei hid behind a tree and threw small stones at Hei Xia Zi. Hei Xia Zi became impatient with the torture and wanted to turn back to lick the blood, but he had to deal with the man in front of him first, so he ran after Lao Wei.

"Fuck it, I really don't need to do this... I can just do it myself, why bother!"

Lao Wei turned around and cursed at Hei Xia Zi. Hei Xia Zi was chasing him closer and closer, so he quickly hid behind a tree, trying to use the tree as a cover to deal with Hei Xia Zi.

Although the black bear is bulky, it is not stupid. So when it sees Lao Wei running left and right, it turns around and pounces on the unconscious Lao Fan.

When Old Wei saw this, he started cursing, but Hei Xia Zi acted as if he didn't hear him and turned a deaf ear to him.

"Don't run! Come back!"

Old Wei was so anxious that he was jumping up and down, because once the black bear returned, it would definitely attack Old Fan, and then his life would be in danger.

At this time, someone on the tree shouted: "Brother Wei! Someone is coming! They have weapons in their hands!"

"Three people! Three people are coming!"

Old Wei was delighted and asked, "Is it far away?"

"Not far! Fifty or sixty meters..."

When the black bear was about to pounce on Lao Fan, Lao Wei picked up pine cones on the ground and threw them over one by one.

Originally, Hei Xia Zi didn't want to pay attention, but Lao Wei kept on pestering him, so he got on all fours and roared in Lao Wei's direction.

After the sound faded, the black bear raised his head and moved his nose, as if sensing danger, and ran towards the east in a hurry...

When Old Wei saw Black Bear running away, he immediately ran to Xiao Zhou who had fallen from the tree and asked, "What's going on?"

"My leg... my leg is broken."

"Fuck, I told you not to get off, why are you shivering?... Why is your crotch wet? It's not you..."

Old Wei was really speechless. He was so scared that he peed his pants while he was sitting in the tree, while the people on the ground were trying to run for their lives. He really didn't know what to say.

Xiao Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "How could I have known that I would run into a black bear? I was so scared."

The two men, who had just climbed five or six meters up the tree, slowly descended and immediately untied their foot ropes as they stood on the ground.

"Brother Wei, is Lao Fan okay?"

"Li Zi said he faints at the sight of blood. I'm really impressed. How can anyone faint at the sight of blood? I've never met such a person in my life! You two should go over and summon him."

"Okay...where did Li Zi and the other four go?"

Lao Wei said, "Li Zi went to the 17th floor to call for help. The three of them didn't know, so they should be back soon."

While they were talking, Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu came closer and were visibly stunned when they saw it was Lao Wei.

"Uncle Wei? Why are you playing pine cones here?"

"Oh, my god! I thought it must be you three. Just now a black blind man pounced on us and now it's running over there."

Xu Ning asked, "Were the two people on the ground attacked by the black bear?"

"No, he fell from the tree. The man fell down by himself and fainted when he saw the blood."

Li Fuqiang muttered, "How can you faint after seeing blood? This is the first time I've heard of this..."

Xu Ning glanced and asked, "Where did the black bear run to?"

"To the east! This black bear must be over 400 pounds, you should kill it right away, it scared me so much that I almost peed myself!"

The man pointed at Xiao Zhou with a broken leg and said, "Xiao Zhou was so scared that he peed himself. He slipped and fell down."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, and quickly carry Xiao Zhou down the mountain."

(End of this chapter)