Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Soon, the half-pot of sugar water was fed to the fourth brother.

At least it provided some energy, and the fourth brother's eyes brightened slightly.

The fifth brother and the three brothers, Xiaoshan and Xiaoshui, were all serving him, while only Lei Laohu seemed a little hesitant.

The injured man is a laborer from the hunting team. To save him, we must get him down the mountain to the hospital as quickly as possible!
In that case, they won't be able to strike while the iron is hot when hunting that mutated tiger.

Yes, you read that right. Lei Laohu seemed worried about his companion's injury, but deep down he was worried about affecting the chances of hunting the mutated tiger.

This attitude from the other party also reveals a bit about Lei Laohu's character as the leader of the hunting team.

Hunting in the mountains is inherently risky, and joining a hunting team means acknowledging that risk from the very beginning.

If someone is injured or disabled, although the hunting team will cover some losses, the condolence money they give is more symbolic than practical.

The cost of compensation for a dead person is relatively low, but the cost of professional treatment for a teammate who is seriously injured like this is much higher.

Lei Laohu is the leader. He has a responsibility and obligation to treat the injured team members who went into the mountains. He should at least pay for the medical expenses. Whether the team members' families have the money is another matter.

Once this mindset of disregarding human life is opened, it's like opening Pandora's box, causing a serious misalignment of values ​​and making the scales in one's heart start to shake.

Lei Laohu remained silent for a long time, until the cigarette in his mouth burned down to the end, before he came back to his senses.

"Boss! What time are we going down the mountain?" Xiao Shan asked from the side.

Lei Laohu turned to the side and met Xiaoshan's gaze as he looked up, seeing his concerned look.

The fourth and fifth brothers, who were members of the hunting team and did manual labor, had not high positions, but they had been with the team for two years and their relationship with Xiaoshan, Xiaoshui, and Lei Laohu was not bad.

Xiaoshan asked this question perhaps because he sensed Lei Laohu's slight hesitation, which is why he spoke up.

Lei Laohu took a deep breath and said, "We went into the mountains during the day and walked for seven or eight hours on our two fleshy legs to get here!"
If we go down the mountain now, neither our physical strength nor our endurance will be able to keep up!

"When the mountain wind picks up in the middle of the night, the temperature drops to at least minus thirty degrees Celsius. If we go down the mountain at night, we'll freeze solid before we even get halfway down!"

"What should we do? I think if Lao Si's injury isn't treated soon, he won't last long! That beast slapped him, and he might still have blood clots and fractures in his abdomen!" Xiao Shui asked as well.

Lei Laohu: "You guys hurry up and rest, recover your strength, and at three o'clock in the morning, we'll carry Lao Si down the mountain on a stretcher! Or..."

He didn't say anything more, and even Lei Laohu himself felt it was a bit unrealistic.

"Or, should we ask the Yuefeng Hunting Team for help and use their vehicles to haul the wounded down the mountain? I'll go ask them!"

The fifth brother understood the leader's unspoken message. He was closest to the fourth brother and immediately offered to ask for help.

Hunting teams venturing into the mountains assume all risks. Once they've marked out their territory and stated their position, the vast majority of them will not mingle with other unfamiliar hunters.

Human nature is unpredictable, and there are no laws to restrain people in the mountains. Everyone is living on the edge, and very few people will act as good people.

Yue Feng's hunting team didn't know Lei Laohu's people, so why should they ask to borrow a vehicle? Lei Laohu was unwilling to spend money and owe favors, which is why he hesitated to speak.

Lei Laohu's tone softened: "Ask them for help? There might be a tiny, slight chance after dawn tomorrow!"
If you go and beg now, they will absolutely not budge!

Their leader's reaction that afternoon was quite cautious and xenophobic; he wouldn't let his own people take any extra risks!

That's true. When their people went for help in the middle of the night, even with moonlight, visibility was generally poor. Who could guarantee that there wouldn't be any ulterior motives to rob or kill them?
Any experienced and seasoned hunting team leader would not put their team at risk to save a stranger, especially one that offers absolutely no benefit.

After hearing this, the fifth brother scratched his head and said, "Then I have to go and try! I'm afraid the fourth brother won't make it to morning!"

“Alright, go and give it a try! If they agree, our hunting team will owe them a favor!” Lei Laohu said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'm going! I need to use the flashlight!" said the fifth brother.

"Okay, take the flashlights, but don't bring any guns! Xiaoshan, take the spear and come with Lao Wu!" Lei Laohu said.

“Alright, I’ll go with Lao Wu!” Pan Xiaoshan replied, immediately picking up the spear beside him.

……

On the other side, the four members of Yue Feng's hunting team hadn't rested yet at this hour. Yue Feng lay by the stove, covered with his military overcoat, pretending to sleep, while Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu each stared in a direction, 'waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump'.

Suddenly, two loud bangs came from the side of the mountain ridge at the edge of the forest.

Yue Feng quickly sat up, and the others put down their weapons and gathered at the tent entrance.

"There were gunshots!" Xiaowu muttered.

Yue Feng shook his head and corrected, "That wasn't a gunshot, it should be the sound of a large white firecracker exploding!"

"What's the point of setting off firecrackers so late at night! Those beasts will definitely run far away if they hear the noise!" Xiao Tao muttered with a hint of complaint.

Yue Feng: "I guess it's that hunting team from earlier in the day. I wonder what happened to them!"

There are five of them; it's impossible for each of them to have a gun! They might use firecrackers or something to send a signal or scare away animals!

"Shall we go take a look?" Xiao Tao asked, sitting up straight and eager to try, showing no fear whatsoever.

Yue Feng sat down back in front of the fire: "They've most likely crossed over to the sunny slope of the southern mountain ridge and set up camp!"
We agreed during the day to keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other, so don't cause trouble!

"Okay, damn it, we've already set off firecrackers. Are we just going to wait for that mutated beast to come and raid our camp?" Xiao Tao scratched his head, a little undecided.

"Keep watching, just pretend nothing happened! If someone gets tired, switch shifts, but make sure at least two people stay on duty all night and don't get to sleep!"

"Fine!"

……

Yue Feng reassured the hunting team members about their plan to go out and take a look. Soon, the four of them returned to their previous state, and the only sound in the tent was the crackling of the firewood burning in the stove.

About forty minutes later, Canglong and the other dogs at the tent entrance started barking.

Yue Feng opened the observation window again and looked outside.

Two figures, one near and one far, stopped about forty or fifty meters away from the camp.

"Someone's coming, you guys be careful! I'm going out to check!" Yue Feng gave a few instructions, put on his military overcoat, then gripped the AK47 tightly, released the safety, and slipped out through the curtain.

"What's up so late at night?" Yue Feng shouted at the top of his lungs.

The two men opposite, Lao Wu and Xiao Shan, knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Boss, please, please save my brother's life!!" the fifth brother muttered, his voice trembling with tears.

Yue Feng considered several possibilities, but he hadn't expected this outcome, and he was a little confused for a moment.

"what happened?"

"Just now, our leader heard a dog barking, so he took two gunners from the hunting team to check it out. My fourth brother and I, the two guards, stayed behind to watch the house. As a result, some kind of large animal attacked us! My fourth brother was bitten and seriously injured!"

I know your hunting team has motorcycles, and I'd like to come and beg you for help to get the wounded to the hospital to save their lives!
"We've told you, no matter the outcome, our hunting team owes you a favor!" Old Five said, trying his best.

Yue Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this. He was not a saint, risking his life to save a stranger late at night.

Once you're in the mountains, you might encounter all sorts of monsters and demons. The other side also has guns, so who knows if something serious is going to happen or just a pretense! If the other side has malicious intentions, there's no going back.

However, there was indeed a firecracker incident just now, and Yue Feng analyzed the other party's words and felt that there were no logical flaws.

After a slight hesitation, Yue Feng shouted, "You put your weapons where you are and come over here. The other person, don't move. My brother is watching you two!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Wu seemed to have seen a savior. In addition to taking off the leg slings and knife from his body, he also unbuttoned his sheepskin coat and walked over with his arms outstretched.

Seeing this reaction, Yue Feng was somewhat moved. This was in an old forest where the temperature was more than 20 degrees below zero. This young man was really tough.

The distance was only a few dozen meters, but by the time Lao Wu got close, his teeth were chattering from the cold.

Yue Feng sniffed the air slightly and then shone his flashlight on the clothes and fur coat he was wearing.

"Pull your coat closed first, don't get cold! Tell me in detail what happened?" Yue Feng asked again.

The fifth brother recounted the whole story again, from the beginning: how he was ambushed, what his wounds were like, and so on.

After listening to the other party's words, Yue Feng believed at least 80% of them, because the other party still had the smell of fresh blood on him, and the bloodstains were on his sleeves, front, and knees, and the details matched.

Yue Feng turned and went into the tent, then took out medicine from his belongings and came out again: "We need the motorcycle, so we can't lend it to you! But we can give you some of our extra medicine!"
Based on your description of the injuries, they appear to be mostly external wounds, with some fractures.

Fortunately, the bleeding from the external wound has stopped. This is Yunnan Baiyao, and there are two pills inside. You can give it to the injured person; they should be able to hold on until we come down the mountain tomorrow!

Here are a few more aspirin pills. If you have a fever, you can give you two!

After saying this, Yue Feng opened his right palm and placed the medicine in front of Lao Wu.

Lao Wu was a little disappointed by Yue Feng's reaction, but he knew that Yunnan Baiyao's insurance powder was a life-saving treasure. Their hunting team had only brought cheap hemostatic powder into the mountains, and they would be able to use what Yue Feng had given them.

"Thank you! What's your name, brother? My surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Dagang! I owe you this favor!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng waved his hand and said, "My surname is Yue! Take these medicines back and use them to save people first! There's only so much we can do to help, that's all!"

"Thank you! I'll head back now!"

Wu Dagang, the fifth brother, took the medicine, put it in his pocket, then wrapped his coat tightly around himself and walked back.

Yue Feng stood at the tent entrance watching them leave, then sighed and went inside.

The three brothers, Xiao Tao and his brother, were all inside, listening intently. They knew exactly what was being said outside.

As soon as he entered the house, Xiao Tao excitedly said, "Damn, that mutated beast didn't attack us. It must have chosen that hunting team from earlier in the day!"

That guy's really cunning! He actually dared to use a trick to hunt down the guards left behind!

Yue Feng sighed: "If we knew them well, lending them the motorcycle wouldn't be a problem for saving people! But we don't know them at all, so we can't take that risk!"

"Why doesn't the leader of the opposing hunting team come over to borrow it himself? Things have already gone wrong, and he's still putting on airs? Sending his menial workers over?" Xiaowen said quietly.

Yue Feng shook his head: "Who knows what they're thinking? It's none of our business! With the medicine we just gave them, they should be able to get through tonight!"
That's all I can do to help. We've only met by chance, so I've already been quite generous!

Go back and stay put. This mutated animal is bolder than we thought. I wonder if it will try again tonight after failing to ambush the hunters!
Everyone be alert. Be careful if there's any noise, and don't go out easily; don't get ambushed!

"Where's the dog? Should we bring it in? It's not worth it if it bites the dog!" Xiaowu asked.

Yue Feng shook his head: "With four dogs together, we won't have to worry about that beast sneaking into the tent. With Canglong here, everything will be fine!"

The little incident quickly passed, and the four members of the hunting team returned to their previous state.

On the other side, Lao Wu got the medicine from his companion and returned to his tent the same way he came.

"How's it going, Fifth Brother?" Xiao Shui asked with concern.

The fifth brother took out the medicine he had begged for and said, "They wouldn't lend me the motorcycle, but they gave me a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao and a few aspirin tablets!"

The young foreman, surnamed Yue, said, "Give the fourth brother this insurance pill; he'll be able to hold on until dawn tomorrow before we go down the mountain! If he gets a fever, give him aspirin too!"

Lei Laohu's eyes lit up: "With the insurance from Yunnan Baiyao, that's much safer! This stuff is hard to buy even if you have money here, it really works! Quick, feed it to Lao Si!"

After a flurry of activity, the group opened the medicine bottle, found the capsule inside, and fed it to the patient with sugar water.

Back then, Yunnan Baiyao still had the same high-quality ingredients as later generations, so its effects were much stronger. Less than half an hour after taking the medicine, the fourth brother's complexion became noticeably rosier, and even his breathing became smoother.

Although they couldn't borrow a car, it did alleviate their condition, and the people in the tent finally felt relieved.

The situation has been stabilized for the time being, and the next steps are now on the agenda.

Lei Laohu pondered for a moment before speaking, “Tomorrow morning, Lao Wu and Xiao Shui, you two brothers carry your guns down the mountain, wrap Lao Si up on a stretcher and take him to Hongxing Forest Farm. Have them send a car to take him to the hospital!”
There's money in our luggage; take it yourselves and settle the fourth brother in first!

After you've recovered from your hospitalization, Lao Wu, you stay here and take care of things. Xiao Shui, you come back with your gun!
Be careful on the road!

Upon hearing the leader's arrangement, Xiao Shui scratched her head: "Leader, aren't you going down the mountain with my brother?"

That beast even dared to sneak into the camp; what if it gets into trouble along the way…? (End of Chapter)