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

Chapter 1182 Where Did They Go?
The group disembarked from the sled. Wang An glanced at his watch, then frowned and said helplessly:
"I have a feeling we're probably not going to make it back today. We'll have to spend the night in the mountains. Holy crap, this is really fucking terrible."

The four of them had gone quite a distance, mainly because they hadn't found the bear yet. Once they found it and killed it, they would definitely have to work late into the night to get back. Besides, it was uncertain whether they could even find it at all. That's why Wang An had this idea.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li said excitedly:
"I'm not afraid of spending the night there. I think spending the night in the mountains would be incredibly exciting and awesome, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Wang An was immediately furious, mainly because he had no intention of spending the night in the mountains.

The key point is that Wang An was still thinking about his two little darlings at home.

It has to be said that children change really fast; they can be different every day.

These two little ones, Happiness and Joy, are completely different from when they were born; they're practically like two different children.

The most noticeable change is that their faces have become fair and smooth, making them look both beautiful and adorable, and they can both smile now.

For more than a month, Wang An's main activity every day was holding the children, one after another, and he absolutely adored the two little ones.

Before heading into the mountains this morning, Wang An held each of his babies in his arms and cuddled them over and over again. The thought that he would have to spend the night in the mountains and wouldn't be able to cuddle his two little darlings today made him very anxious.

So just as Wang Li was laughing happily, Wang An quickly stepped forward, grabbed Wang Li's arm with his left hand, raised his big foot, aimed at Wang Li's buttocks, and kicked him, saying angrily:
"I'll give you excitement, I'll give you pleasure, I'll give you excitement, I'll give you pleasure."

After kicking him several times, Wang An grabbed Wang Li by the back of the neck and questioned him:
"Are you still excited? Are you still enjoying it?"

When Wang Li was kicked, Mu Xueli immediately burst into laughter, because Mu Xueli had long anticipated that Wang Li would get kicked sooner or later.

Huang Zhong was also smiling, but he didn't laugh out loud; he just pursed his lips and chuckled to himself.

After being kicked, Wang Li immediately became obedient. Upon hearing Wang An's question, he immediately and meekly replied:
"It's not exciting anymore, it's not fun. Actually, I didn't want to spend the night in the mountains either, but I had no other choice."

Wang An pushed Wang Li aside and said with a grim expression:

"Get the hell out of here! I know exactly what you're thinking. Let me tell you, if you dare to act cocky again today, I'll kick you."

To be honest, it's quite bizarre that Wang Li likes to spend the night in the mountains in this freezing cold.

Wang Li chuckled twice and then fell silent.

The four waited a while longer until the three horses had caught their breath before feeding them the fodder that had been brought on the sled.

After feeding the horses, Wang An turned to Huang Zhong and said:
"Xiao Zhong, are you going to stay by the sled or come with us to find the bear? Let me tell you in advance, once the dogs find the bear, we'll have to chase after them, so you'd better run fast, we can't wait for you."

Mu Xueli also chimed in:
"Chasing dogs is not a good job. If you can't handle it, you can stay in front of a sled."

Having eaten plenty of food and meat for so long, Huang Zhong now looks very healthy. However, perhaps because it has only been a short time, or perhaps because Huang Zhong was malnourished before, his height has not changed much and he is still about 1.4 meters tall.

It's unrealistic for someone of his size to keep up with Wang An and his two companions. But after they finished speaking, Huang Zhong said firmly:
"Big brother, I can run. I can run all the time without any problems."

As he spoke, Huang Zhong scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed, and said:

"I'm just not as fast as you guys."

Wang An thought for a moment and agreed:
"Alright, if you can't keep up, just follow our footprints. You'll catch up with us sooner or later."

Wang An ruffled Huang Zhong's hair, then whistled at Dahei and the other dogs. Once all the dogs and wolves had gathered, Wang An spoke to Dahei:
"Our main goal this time is to find a big bear, but we'll have to fight any other creatures we encounter. By the way, if you happen to find that big bear, stay away from it. You can't beat it. Alright, let's go."

And so, Wang An and his three companions, each carrying a Type 56 rifle and leading a large pack of dogs and wolves, began to wander around the vicinity of Daya Mountain.

To be honest, searching for a big bear in the middle of nowhere is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Wang An and his three companions had a pack of dogs and wolves with very keen senses of smell to help them, so they weren't completely lost.

More than an hour later, Wang An and his three companions, along with a pack of dogs, had circled all four hilltops. However, among these four hilltops, there was not a trace of a bear, nor even the footprints of common animals such as wild boars and roe deer.

Furthermore, the animal footprints that were seen were several days old and therefore worthless.

After exploring the fifth hill, Mu Xueli suddenly said, somewhat dejectedly:

“Brother-in-law, why don’t we stop wandering around here? These are all poplar and pine groves; there’s no way the bear could stay here.”

In fact, Wang An had also noticed this problem, because normally, when a bear that is hibernating in its den is startled out, the first thing it does is look for food.

Once they have eaten their fill, they will find another cave or tree hollow to crawl into and continue hibernating.

Places like poplar and pine forests don't have much food, so bears can't stay there.

Wang An glanced at the hills he hadn't yet explored and knew at a glance that they were still mostly poplar, pine, and elm groves. In short, there were probably no hickory, jujube, hazelnut, or wild grape trees there.

So Wang An, picking his teeth, said:
"Do you guys think that old Xiao Pao deliberately mentioned a place called Daya Mountain?"

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li began to curse and swear:
"I think so too. That old rascal is really unpredictable. He's an old gunner, but who can see through his tricks?"

Only Mu Xueli shook her head and said:
"I think what he said is probably correct, except that the bear disappeared after it came out of the cave."

Since things have come to this, giving up is definitely not an option. Wang An looked at the surrounding terrain and pointed to the west, saying:

“Let’s go that way. If the two Su brothers are coming down the mountain, they’ll definitely have to go over that hill.”

(End of this chapter)