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

Chapter 207: On the cliff, two golden eagle cubs were found
As soon as they arrived at the destination, the four of them packed up and Li Shengli and the other two began to work together. They started digging out the deer antlers, washing them clean, and chopping them into pieces, preparing to start making deer antler glue.

Chen Weidong was busy hunting and preparing dinner.

This time, Chen Weidong and his four companions stayed in the mountains for another five or six days. They were familiar with the route this time and managed to boil about seven or eight kilograms more of deer antler glue than last time. As for the remaining deer antlers in the valley, Chen Weidong estimated that he would have to come two or three more times to dig up most of them.

This shows how many deer in this valley have lost their antlers.

There had been deer antlers shed here for who knows how many years. This time, all of them were taken advantage of by Chen Weidong and his team. However, the antlers became increasingly difficult to dig out later.

"Brother Weidong! After we finish our meal, let's go dig out the golden eagle!" Bingzi asked.

"Ah."

Chen Weidong took a bite of the roasted rabbit meat and nodded. This time he went into the mountains not only to dig out deer antlers and make antler glue, but also to catch the golden eagle cubs.
Therefore, Chen Weidong also brought two thin, thick and long ropes. The reason why he didn't take them out right away was because they had to stay in the mountains for many days and it was inconvenient to keep them.
They are preparing to return to the village tomorrow. Chen Weidong and the other three are not making deer antler glue. They are just waiting to go to the mountain to dig out the golden eagle's nest in the afternoon. After that, they will rest for a night and go back tomorrow.

And now is the season when golden eagle cubs should hatch.
This is the perfect time to capture golden eagle chicks.
If you want to tame a golden eagle, the best way is to capture a chick.

Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes, golden eagles will delay laying eggs until March or April.

However, this is not a big deal. Once the eggs are taken out, the worst that can happen is that I just go back and incubate them myself, which is better.

As long as there is nothing, it will be fine. Chen Weidong actually doesn’t have much luck, and getting a golden eagle also depends on luck.

The four of them had discussed it. Although Shitou, Bingzi, and Li Shengli also wanted to raise golden eagles, Chen Weidong would naturally be the one to raise the first litter.

After Chen Weidong has tamed them, he will train the second generation of golden eagles. At that time, they will be distributed to Li Shengli, Shitou and Bingzi.

After all, Chen Weidong is the leader among the four people, and raising golden eagles requires skills. If they were really allowed to raise them, they might not be able to keep them alive.

"Weidong, now that we have the golden eagle, should we consider getting two good horses next?"

"In the past, when we went hunting in the mountains, we rode horses. We don't have horses here, so it feels a little bit off."

Li Shengli laughed at this time.

"Riding horses, hawking and walking dogs were standard attire for hunters before the Republic of China. But now, it is not a good word. It is used to describe the extravagant life of the Manchu bannermen." Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"We are not extravagant, we focus on traditional style." Li Shengli said with a smile.

"Come on! If we go into the mountains and ride on horses, what will we do with the prey we catch? I can't ride the horse in front and you guys follow behind with the big guys!"

Although Chen Weidong said this, he was also somewhat tempted in his heart. As long as the deer antler glue they obtained these two times could be boiled into deer antler glue, it could be sold for a lot of money!
You may not be able to afford a good horse, but for an ordinary horse, you can consider getting one for each person!
Chen Weidong fed the meat of two skinned rabbits to the dogs.

They want to go up the mountain to find the golden eagle's nest. After feeding the dogs, they will become more honest.

Dogs, like people, become lazy when they are full.

Along with roasted steamed buns, everyone ate some roasted rabbit and roasted pheasant meat, before leading the dogs up the mountain.

Then Chen Weidong, Li Shengli and the other two headed towards the mountain while imagining how to feed the golden eagle after they caught it.

Although Black Mountain Peak is not the highest mountain around, it is more than 800 to 900 meters above sea level.

Although the Black Mountain Peak looks like a large valley, there is a high peak ahead, and then several forked small hills.

Chen Weidong and his team’s target was naturally the highest peak, which was the mountain in front of the Deer Horn Valley.

The way up the mountain is not easy to walk. After all, this Black Mountain is a mountain that no one has ever set foot on.

So there was no ready-made road, and there were bushes everywhere. Shitou and Bingzi were holding machetes and mountain-moving sticks, clearing the way ahead.

"Brother Weidong, look, there are so many Gastrodia elata here!" Bingzi, who was walking in front to lead the way, shouted in surprise as they had just climbed halfway up the mountain.

"Yeah! There are indeed quite a lot! We can come here to dig Gastrodia elata this winter!" Chen Weidong took a look at the Gastrodia elata that had just sprouted a little, and said with a smile.

There are indeed a lot of Gastrodia elata here. Chen Weidong just took a quick look and found twenty or thirty Gastrodia elata plants.

In addition, along the way, Chen Weidong also picked several Hericium erinaceus from the trees.

This Black Mountain is truly a treasure peak. Not only does it have a valley full of deer antlers, it also has Hericium erinaceus, and there is also Gastrodia elata on a hillside.

However, no matter how much Gastrodia elata there was, Chen Weidong could not take it back, after all, he had not even dug out all the antlers from the deer in the valley.

The higher you go up the Black Mountain, the harder it becomes to climb. Some places are impossible to climb up at all and you have to take a detour.

After climbing for two hours, the four of them reached the top of the mountain and came to the edge of a cliff.

Chen Weidong slowly approached the cliff and looked down.

This is exactly the cliff where the golden eagle was discovered.

"How is it? Have you found the golden eagle's nest?" Li Shengli asked in a low voice.

"I saw it. It's right below the cliff, on a rock pine tree." Chen Weidong raised his head and said to Li Shengli and the others.

Chen Weidong couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of nature. The cliff was full of rocks, but there was a rock pine tree as thick as a bowl growing on the cliff.

"Can you see if there are any golden eagle cubs or golden eagle eggs inside?" Shitou asked hurriedly.

"There are rocks blocking the view. I can't see clearly. I'll go down and take a look."

"Weidong, this is too dangerous. We shouldn't do this. Why don't we go to some other place where there won't be golden eagles?" Li Shengli also slowly leaned forward to take a look, then stepped back and spoke.

Shitou and Bingzi didn't dare to look too closely. Chen Weidong smiled and felt that they were a little afraid of heights.

"It's okay, I brought two ropes. After a while I tied the ropes to the tree and I went down along the ropes.

You guys keep an eye on it, if the golden eagle comes back, notify me." Chen Weidong said confidently.

He was not putting himself in danger. The rope Chen Weidong brought was very thick, and it would probably not break even with four people. Going down was just a matter of courage.

Going down the cliff seems a bit difficult, but as long as you don't be afraid, it's not a big deal.

Chen Weidong found a pine tree, tied two ropes to the tree, checked them carefully again, and then threw one of the ropes down the cliff.

Get two ropes just in case.

Although Chen Weidong is very confident in his skills, he is always afraid of the unexpected.

In this life, he is the hot bed of his wife and children. He occasionally takes risks, but he must take precautions.

"Weidong, is there really no problem?"

"Brother Weidong, how about we forget it?"

"Haha, what's that?" Chen Weidong waved his hands. In his previous life, in order to go into the mountains to collect mountain products, some villages were built on mountain roads that were even more dangerous than this. At least, there are ropes tied here. As long as the ropes are not broken, Chen Weidong will be fine!

After saying that, Chen Weidong tied another rope around his waist, then grabbed the rope he had used to go down and went directly down the cliff.

"Oh my god!"

"I rely on!"

Li Shengli and the other two were shocked when they saw Chen Weidong disappearing on the cliff. They couldn't help but scream. They quickly looked down and found that Chen Weidong was holding the rope, with his two feet on the cliff, sliding down quickly.

Although the decline is rapid, it does not appear to be that dangerous.

Seeing Chen Weidong sliding down steadily, Li Shengli finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the cliff, and let out a long sigh.

Chen Weidong quickly descended to the rock protruding from the cliff.

Standing on the stone, Chen Weidong tried it and found that the stone was quite strong and could support his weight. Then he loosened the rope and stood on the stone.

Then look around at the surrounding environment.

Then look around at the surrounding environment.

Some scenery is different when viewed from the top of the cliff and from below.

Standing on the stone and looking at the cliff environment, you will have another view.

Before Chen Weidong could lean over to check the situation in the golden eagle's nest, he heard the cries of golden eagle chicks coming from the nest below.

The noise of Chen Weidong going down the mountain startled the chicks, who thought their parents had returned. They closed their eyes, opened their mouths wide, and chirped.

Chen Weidong leaned over to take a look and saw two chicks in the golden eagle's nest. The chicks had only been hatched a few days ago and had not yet opened their eyes.

Seeing this situation, Chen Weidong was delighted. Before he even opened his eyes, he realized that he had arrived just in time, which would save him a lot of effort in taming the animal.

The nest built by the golden eagle is very clever. It is nestled in a pine tree, and it is blocked by this protruding stone, which can somewhat block the rain and snow.

Just as Chen Weidong was thinking about how to get down, a rapid and shrill eagle cry suddenly came from the sky.

The golden eagle that went out to forage came back.

Chen Weidong raised his head and glanced at the golden eagle circling in the sky, then ignored it and continued to observe how to get down.

As for the golden eagle in the sky, Chen Weidong believed that Li Shengli and the other two would not let the golden eagle fall.

Soon, Chen Weidong found the route to go down, slowly climbed down the protruding rock, and came to the rock pine under the rock.

Chen Weidong stood on a pine tree, very close to the golden eagle's nest. He could catch the two chicks with just one hand.

However, Chen Weidong was not in a hurry. Don't underestimate the newly born golden eagle chicks. If you are not careful, all your efforts may be wasted.

Chen Weidong first adjusted his posture to make himself stand more steadily so that it would be easier to exert force.

Then, he took off the backpack on his back, then quickly reached out, grabbed a baby bird, and put it into the backpack. Then he followed the same pattern and quickly grabbed another baby bird and put it into the backpack as well.

Then, quickly cover the backpack and put it on your back.

After putting on his backpack, Chen Weidong turned around and prepared to climb up the protruding rock.

After some effort, Chen Weidong finally climbed up the protruding rock, then grabbed the rope and quickly climbed up the cliff.

"Weidong, what happened?" Li Shengli asked hurriedly when he saw Chen Weidong climbing up.

"Everything went well!" Chen Weidong said with a smile, "Two baby birds! Let's get down the mountain quickly!"

"Okay!" Li Shengli nodded.

The four of them hurried down the mountain, leaving only the one circling in the sky, making shrill cries.

That cry really made those who heard it cry, and those who heard it were sad.

But so what?

This is the jungle.

Even if Chen Weidong was not there, it would be lucky for one of the two chicks to survive.

It is even possible that none of them will survive.

The reason why golden eagles are so rare is not just because they are captured by humans, but because the growth of golden eagles is full of thorns. From birth, to growing up, flying alone, and then surviving alone, there are many obstacles every step of the way.

If a hurdle is not passed, the result is death.

Therefore, golden eagles lay eggs every year, one to two eggs each time. However, over the years, there are not many golden eagles to be seen near Laohei Mountain.

It is because it is too difficult for the golden eagle to grow up.

The group quickly went down the mountain.

It's easy to go up the mountain but hard to go down. It took two hours to go up the mountain and nearly three hours to go down.

By the time they went down the mountain and reunited with Baihu and the others, it had already become completely dark.

Come to the shack!
Chen Weidong took out the golden eagle chicks, cut some strips of meat, and fed the two chicks.

Li Shengli, Shitou and Bingzi were not involved in this process.

Li Shengli and the other two were very sensible and did not step forward to intervene.

At this time, the golden eagle chicks need to be familiar with Chen Weidong's smell, and then slowly accept Chen Weidong.

When the baby birds open their eyes, the first thing they will see is Chen Weidong, which can save a lot of effort in training them.

Dinner was still a mediocre barbecue and grilled steamed buns. The only thing more was a pot of fragrant Feilong stewed Hericium mushroom soup.

There were many flying dragons in the valley of Black Mountain Peak, so Chen Weidong didn't even need to do anything. Baihu and his dogs could take care of the job.

The Hericium erinaceus was naturally the fresh Hericium erinaceus that Chen Weidong had picked when he was climbing the mountain to catch golden eagles.

After dinner, they took a nap in the mountains. Early the next morning, the four of them hurried back to Jiuqutun.

After wading through the swamp, the white tiger shook its body, barked twice, and led a group of dogs to explore the way ahead.

Shitou was leading the big guy, Bingzi and Li Shengli, and looked around vigilantly.

If it were in the past, they would not need to be so nervous. With dogs in front of them, any wild animals would not be able to get close to them quietly.

However, when they were boiling antler glue at Black Mountain Peak these days, they heard the call of Big Claw from Panchang Mountain. Big Claw (tiger)

The cry was deafening! There was a big claw in Panchang Mountain.

Several people are quite worried!
On the road to Panchang Mountain, because the white tiger was not on a leash, it spotted prey several times and wanted to leave the mountain road to track the prey, but was called back by Chen Weidong every time.

Fortunately, this section of the journey was relatively smooth, and we did not encounter any big claws, but there were some wild animals that insisted on running onto the mountain road to die.

They fired several shots in succession and killed several wild animals. The pity was that even after killing them, they could not be taken out!

Panchang Mountain is the home of wild boars. The most common species here are wild boars. In addition to wild boars, there are also predators that feed on wild boars.

(End of this chapter)