Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1181 Heading Straight to Daya Mountain

Wang An and his three companions had no specific purpose for going into the mountains this time. To put it bluntly, they just wanted to take whatever they came across, fight whatever they saw, and if they didn't encounter any trouble, they would just treat it as a leisurely stroll in the mountains.

Just as Wang An was gazing at the mountains, experiencing the exhilarating feeling that could only be felt after entering them, he heard Mu Xueli say to him:
"Brother-in-law, do you still remember those two bears that Lao Xiao Pao mentioned a month ago?"

Hearing Mu Xueli's question, Wang An snapped out of his thoughts and casually replied:

"What happened? Those two warehouses were raided? What kind of audacity did they have?"

If Mu Xueli hadn't brought it up, Wang An would have completely forgotten about it.

Wang An had absolutely no interest in the kind of dangerous, laborious, and ultimately potentially worthless task that involved only a pittance.

Mu Xueli nodded first, then shook her head and said:

"The day before my nephew and niece's one-month celebration, Su Zhanqiang and Su Zhansheng, two brothers from our village, went to dig up the Tiancangzi (a type of burial mound). They found a giant bear there, but it turned out to be a bear weighing over 800 jin (400 kg). And what happened? The two brothers killed it."

The word "tulu" has several meanings in the local dialect, but here it simply means that something was not accomplished.

For hunters, the most desirable prey is actually the celestial burrow, because celestial burrows are all in trees, and hunters can make ample preparations when raiding for them.

Furthermore, when a bear emerges from its enclosure, the hunt takes a considerable amount of time, so even if the bear is eventually killed, the person who killed the bear still has a high chance of escaping.

But underground caves are different, because they are all earthen or stone caves. No matter how long the hunters prepare, the bears can come out very quickly.

Therefore, not only is the hunter's hunting time shorter, but if the bear is not killed in time, it will be a disaster for the hunter once the bear leaves the cave.

Before Mu Xueli could finish speaking, Wang Li interrupted:

"Holy crap, that 800-pound bear has been killed! Aren't those two brothers going to get crushed by it?"

Whether it's a black bear or a brown bear, although they have a strong bite force, when they attack people or hunt other small animals, they usually grab their prey and put it under their rear end, using their weight to hold the prey down before tearing and scratching it.

After Wang Li finished speaking, Wang An rolled his eyes at him with displeasure and said:

"Stop talking nonsense, if he died sitting there, would the news even get out? Don't interrupt, let your brother finish speaking, okay?"

Wang Li blinked, scratched his head, and fell silent.

Seeing Wang Li being scolded, Mu Xueli seemed genuinely pleased, looking at Wang Li with a beaming smile before continuing:

"Our leader, Su Zhanqiang, was seriously injured. His scalp was ripped off by that bear, and his thigh was broken by the bear sitting on it. If it weren't for their leader dog protecting him and jumping up to bite the bear's nose and refusing to let go, Su Zhanqiang would probably have died in the mountains."

After listening, Wang An and the other two remained silent for a few seconds. After a while, Wang An asked with great regret:
"Is that loyal dog gone?"

Mu Xueli nodded and said:
"Yeah, the lead dog is gone, and so are the three accomplice dogs."

After a pause, Mu Xueli said with a regretful expression:
“The four wolves of those two brothers were born in the same litter, and they were born to the same mother as my three wolves. Their dogs were the third litter, and my three dogs were the fourth litter.”

Wang Li looked at Da Qing, who was running wildly alongside the sled, and said with a pained expression:
"Tsk tsk, such a good dog, what a waste, damn it."

It's important to know that, aside from the fact that Da Qing (the eldest) is a bit lazy and doesn't know how to sit still, Mu Xueli's three blue dogs are in no way inferior to Wang An's three black dogs in terms of strength. And if we're just talking about price, Wang Li's four yellow dogs aren't even worth as much as Mu Xueli's three blue dogs.

There's no way around it; with wild dogs, it's never about quantity, but quantity. Of course, the same goes for other livestock—only the best specimens are ever truly valuable.

For example, the price of a good horse can be as much as the price of a group of ordinary horses.

Wang An and his two companions briefly discussed the ordeal of Su Zhanqiang and his four dogs. Huang Zhong, on the other hand, remained silent throughout, listening intently to the conversation.

Suddenly, as if he had discovered a new continent, Wang An asked Mu Xueli with some excitement:

"Xue Li, do you know where that underground storage is? If you do, then we'll..."

Before Wang An could finish speaking, Wang Li excitedly interrupted:

"Yeah, Brother Mu, where's that earthen warehouse? Why don't we go and beat up that bear?"

Wang An rolled his eyes at Wang Li for interrupting, but didn't say anything to him. It wasn't a big deal, and Wang An really couldn't be bothered to beat Wang Li up.

Mu Xueli glanced at Wang An, then looked at Wang Li with a meaningful expression, because Mu Xueli had already anticipated that Wang An would teach Wang Li a lesson sooner or later.

Mu Xueli waited for a while, and seeing that Wang An showed no sign of making a move, she then said:
“I only knew the general direction. Old Xiao Pao told me that he had taken precautions against me the other day. I didn’t agree, so he didn’t tell me the exact location. He just said it was somewhere around Daya Mountain.”

Wang An pursed his lips, then nodded and said:
"Knowing the general direction is enough. Since that bear has left the granary, it probably won't be back for another ten days or so. Anyway, we're just wandering around aimlessly today, so we might as well go and take a look."

With their weapons and marksmanship, the three of them could kill almost anything they encountered in these mountains, except for tigers and leopards. So Wang An didn't take the ferocious bear too seriously.

Wang Li then chimed in with a grin:

"Yeah, if we can knock that big bear down, then we'll have a great start. It means we won't come back empty-handed from our mountain trips this winter, hahaha."

Going into the mountains without empty-handed is the wish of almost all mountain hunters, but for Wang An and his group, who have a large pack of dogs, this wish is not difficult to achieve.

And so, with the sled driven by Mu Xueli, the group of four, along with a pack of dogs and wolves, headed toward Daya Mountain.

About four hours later, the eldest horse was panting heavily, while Mu Xueli and Wang Li's horses were snorting incessantly.

It is clear that the three horses were extremely exhausted. Fortunately, the four of them were already near Daya Mountain.

However, there are several large hills near Daya Mountain, so finding that bear is not easy.

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