Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 116 Forest Sea Snowfield
Chen Weidong continued to talk to Bingzi while playing with the little boy and the puppy in the yard.

Feeling that the time was about right, I went into the kitchen and lifted the lid of the pot.

Sure enough, the water in the pot had boiled and was steaming.

The aroma of stewed wolf meat also wafted from the kitchen and filled the yard.

"Brother Weidong, the wolf meat you cook is still the best. It tastes nothing like the one I make at home!"

Bingzi sniffed it and said with emotion, he had eaten wolf meat at Chen Weidong's house last time and he thought it was very delicious.
So a while ago, the three of them killed two wolves. Bingzi got more than ten pounds of meat and went back to learn how to cook it himself. However, the taste was really average, far less fragrant than the one made by Brother Weidong.

"I can't cook wolf meat well either. Now the little ones all like their dad's cooking and don't like mine anymore!"

Liu Xueting felt a little uncomfortable.

"Mom's cooking is delicious too. Si Ni likes it!" Si Ni, who was next to Liu Xueting, said in a very considerate and baby voice.

Liu Xueting smiled and was very pleased.

Chen Weidong smiled. This little foodie is really a caring and thoughtful kid.

Then Chen Weidong came to the kitchen and added some salt, soy sauce and sugar into the pot. He looked at the fire under the pot and found that it was almost burnt out. There was no need to add more firewood. He just simmered it over low heat and the sauce gradually dried up.

The sorghum rice has also been steamed.

"Weidong, the clothes have been washed. If there is any work left, leave it to me!"

"Come inside and warm yourself up! Look at your hands, they're all red from the cold. Come inside and put some badger oil on them!"

Chen Weidong held Liu Xueting's hand and said with heartache.

"It's okay, it's nothing," Liu Xueting didn't care.

"Brother Weidong, Sister Xueting, I'm still here. Can you consider the feelings of a bachelor like me?"

Bingzi joked.

Liu Xueting then realized that her hand was being held, so she quickly pulled it back and said to Bingzi, "It's a pity that my sister-in-law is not from your Northeastern region and doesn't know any young girls. Otherwise, I would have introduced one to you."

"Haha, Bingzi, how's your third aunt's introduction going? When can you get married?"

“It hasn’t been decided yet!”

"..."

The three of them sat and chatted. The little ones ran into Liu Xueting's arms, then into Chen Weidong's arms, entertaining themselves.

"Weidong, your cooking skills are really good. I can smell the aroma of stewed wolf meat outside."

After a while, Li Shengli's laughter was heard outside.

"Brother Shengli is here? Go sit inside for a while. The wolf meat in my pot will be ready soon."

Chen Weidong came out and greeted with a smile.

"Don't worry, don't worry! I just got up and Shitou ran home to call me."

Li Shengli said with a laugh.

Then Chen Weidong asked Li Shengli and others to drink water in the house before going to the kitchen outside.

Look at the fire under the pot. Although there is no open flame, the red charcoal can still continue to burn for a while.

Liu Xueting brought a plate of peanuts, pine nuts, and a handful of candies, put them in three bowls, and gave them to Li Shengli and the others to eat first...

The three of them were eating. Li Shengli took one and was about to peel it, but he saw the children around him looking at him eagerly.
You shouldn't be looking at the candy in his hand.

Li Shengli instantly felt a strong sense of guilt and quickly put the candy down.

Chen Weidong came over at this time and saw this scene. He found that his daughters' eyes were fixed on the candy in front of Li Shengli. He couldn't help but smile and said, "If you want to eat, just take it. It's not like there's none."

Si Ni was the first to rush forward, but she found that her sisters did not move. Wu Ni said in a baby voice, "Fourth sister, mom said you can only eat one a day!"

"That's for uncle to eat~"

She paused for a moment, then quickly put down the candy she had just grabbed.

He ran back reluctantly.

"These little guys are quite obedient!"

"One per person, eat after dinner!"

Chen Weidong took one from each of them, and then said to Dani, "Take your sister to play in the yard!"

There was no way. With these little girls staring at them, Li Shengli and the others would probably feel embarrassed to eat their candies. At least for now, no one was going to take the little ones' candies.

Then he went to the kitchen and saw that the charcoal fire at the bottom of the pot had gone out, so Chen Weidong lifted the lid of the pot.

A rich meaty aroma emerged from the pot, filled the kitchen, and then emerged.

Look at the braised wolf meat inside. The soup is thick and the meat is tender. You don’t even need to taste it to know that it is delicious.

Put the braised wolf meat into a bowl and divide it into two portions.

Then he shouted, "Brother Shengli, Shitou, Bingzi, and Xueting, it's time to eat!" Chen Weidong greeted them loudly.

"Wow! It smells so good!"

"Weidong, your cooking skills are really good!"

"Xue Ting, go get some wine." Chen Weidong said.

"Drink less!" Liu Xueting reminded this time.

"Row!"

Then the four of them happily drank a glass of wine and started eating the braised wolf meat.

"Brother Shengli, last time you said we were going to fight a flying dragon, where are we going?"

Chen Weidong asked.

Last time, Li Shengli said he wanted to fight Feilong, but he didn’t tell anyone the location.

"It's a bit far, over there at Eagle Valley!"

"Eagle Ditch?"

Chen Weidong and his friends all grew up in Laohei Mountain. They may not know about areas beyond the scope of Laohei Mountain, but even if they have never been to some places in Laohei Mountain, they have a rough idea of ​​their locations because they often hear people talk about them.

Laoyinggou and Erlonggou are about the same distance from Jiuqutun, but one is in the south and the other is in the east. Before it snows, the road to Laoyinggou is very difficult to walk on. Laoyinggou is high on three sides and low in the middle. It is surrounded by rivers in the mountains. It is only easy to enter when the river freezes in winter. Now is a good opportunity to enter Laoyinggou for hunting.

However, if they wanted to catch the flying dragon by drugging it, or in Eagle Valley, the four of them could only spend the night in the mountains.

Because if you come back from applying the drug, and then go to Laoyinggou to pick up the flying dragon the next day,

I'm afraid that not even a hair can be seen. You know, the mountains are covered with snow and the animals in the mountains are very short of food. Except for the hibernating animals, they are very active.

Li Shengli obviously knew this and said, "But we have to drug the dragon and keep it overnight in the mountains, otherwise it will be easy for the wild animals in the mountains to catch it."

"It's so cold, we have to spend the night in the mountains..." Bingzi said worriedly!

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "That's okay. I can take you to make a snow cave."

"Making a snow cave?"

Shitou and Bingzi looked at Chen Weidong in surprise.

Making snow nests is a tradition passed down by our predecessors (i.e. hunters) who went into the mountains to hunt wild animals. It is also a basic skill for hunters to survive in the wild in winter.

Hunting in the mountains is not an easy job.

In the past, when going into the mountains to hunt, one had to follow the footprints of wild animals and wander around the mountains, often unable to leave the mountains for ten days or half a month.

In the ice and snow of the Northeast, how hunters rest at night becomes a big problem.

Besides, the wild animals that were hunted had to be stored somewhere.

There are many trees in the forest, and there is no shortage of materials for building a temporary shack, but it takes a while to build one. Not only is it labor-intensive, it is not warm, and it cannot withstand attacks from big beasts such as black bears, tigers, and wolves. It is difficult to find a place that can shelter from the wind and cold and protect against wild beasts.

Therefore, the predecessors of hunters used their ingenuity and invented the method of making snow nests with ice and snow to solve the problem of living in the mountains.

The four of them discussed it and decided to go today since it was still early. That way, they could come back tomorrow.

They didn't drink. After the meal, the four of them went home to pack up and prepare to meet at Nanshan intersection.

Nanshan intersection is close to Lijiatun and Jiuqutun and is close to Laoyinggou. After all, Chen Weidong and his three companions are not from the same village as Li Shengli, so it would be troublesome to run back and forth.

Chen Weidong picked up his Hanyang rifle and carefully checked it. Before entering the mountains, checking the gun is the most basic task for a hunter.

After checking the gun, Chen Weidong took out the bullets, loaded the magazine, loaded another thirty golden bullets, and put them into the backpack.

Then put on your leggings. We will spend the night in the mountains this time, so we need to prepare food in advance.
Liu Xueting knew that Chen Weidong was going into the mountains, so she took Da Ni and Er Ni to make pancakes.

Next, bring all the supplies you need for going into the mountains, such as a flashlight, a fire extinguisher, a kettle, etc.

Then he found his roe deer leather skateboard.
To put it simply, a roe deer skin skateboard is made by wrapping a layer of roe deer skin on the wooden board used to make a snowboard.

In fact, this kind of skateboard is made of horsehide, cowhide, deerskin and roe deer skin.

Covering the skis with fur can reduce the friction between the skis and the snow.

After all, in this era, skis were simply made of wood, unlike in later times.

No matter how smoothly the wood is polished, it is not as smooth as fur, let alone as smooth as later polyester fiber or aluminum alloy materials.

Skis can be said to be one of the essential means of transportation in Northeast China in this era.

The other is the horse-drawn sleigh, which is also a common means of travel for people in Northeast China after the mountains are blocked by heavy snow in winter.

Seeing Chen Weidong's outfit, Black Tiger, White Tiger and the four puppies cried anxiously.

Chen Weidong calmed the four puppies down, and then led out the black tiger and white tiger from the dog pen!
At this time, Liu Xueting also stuffed the baked pancakes into Chen Weidong's backpack.

"Be careful!"

Liu Xueting asked with concern.

"Yes, I know. You and the child should stay at home and wait for me to come back."

"Dad, Dad, come back soon!"

The little girls knew that their father was in the mountains and they were very sensible and did not bother him.

"Well, you guys be good and listen to your mother at home!"

"Good~"

"father!"

The little guy shouted from behind.

Chen Weidong waved his hand and disappeared from the sight of his children and wife.

……

Chen Weidong first met with Shitou and Bingzi at the entrance of the village. Shitou and Bingzi had already prepared their skateboards.

The four dogs sniffed each other's genitals to exchange feelings.

Three people and four dogs walked towards Nanshan.

After leaving the village, the snow on the mountains was still very fluffy. When I stepped on it, I sank right up to my knees.

The three of them immediately put on their skis.

Slide on the snow.

When they arrived at Nanshan, they met up with Li Shengli, who also brought two dogs. Then the four of them and six dogs headed towards Laoyinggou.

After climbing up a hill, Chen Weidong let out a howl and then slid down quickly.

Howl!

Li Shengli, Shitou and Bingzi also learned to howl and slid forward.

"Weidong, don't even mention yelling like that, it really feels a bit exciting!"

Six dogs were running very fast in front of me.

Chen Weidong was quite envious of these dogs. The nearly half-meter thick snow could not stop them at all. They walked on the snow as fast as the wind.

Carrying a shotgun on his back and riding a skateboard.

Six dogs lead the way.
Chen Weidong was filled with emotion for a moment. As far as the eye could see, there was an endless sea of ​​snow and forest.

(End of this chapter)