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

Chapter 23 Silly Roe Deer, Not Silly at All
The other one was picked up. This was the first time Chen Weidong encountered such a situation. He did not see the hare at first, until he walked in front of it and suddenly found a hare next to the stone at his feet.
There was no injury on his body, and his eyes were wide open, but he just squatted there stupidly, not moving, and didn't know how to run! He just huddled next to the stone.

For a moment, Chen Weidong thought that the rabbit had met with some kind of accident and died with his eyes open.

He grabbed the ear and lifted it up to see what was going on. The little thing seemed to react and kicked its legs to prove that it was alive.

Preliminary estimate is that he was frightened by his own appearance and didn't know how to react.

Chen Weidong didn't kill it either. Although rabbit skin could be sold for money, it was too common and the price was not high, so it was more cost-effective to sell the whole rabbit.

In the morning, Chen Weidong found a roe deer in the mountains. The meat of the roe deer is not tasty, very tough, and has a very strange smell.
No matter which method is used, it is not delicious! Therefore, the restaurant accepts some pheasants and rabbits, and is not rare for roe deer. Of course, the skin of roe deer is still worth some money.

But even though the skin of the roe deer was worthless, Chen Weidong didn't plan to let it go. The roe deer weighed about 40 to 50 kilograms.

Forty or fifty kilograms of meat, even if it doesn't taste good, is still meat. Pickling it and keeping it for later use, or waiting for him to buy hunting dogs as dog food, are both good choices. Chen Weidong has no reason to let it go.

Chen Weidong immediately put away his slingshot and chased after him with his shotgun.

"boom!"

People say that the roe deer is stupid, but in fact it is not stupid at all. The roe deer has a keen sense of hearing and smell.
As soon as the stupid roe deer saw Chen Weidong, it ran away without any hesitation. Chen Weidong's shot didn't even touch its hair.

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You should know that there are four sacred beasts in Northeast China: the rolling calf, the pulling calf, the cat-donkey and the silly roe deer.

Fewer people may know about the other three mythical beasts, but after thirty or forty years, the reputation of the silly roe deer is known to everyone.

In the eyes of the Chinese people, roe deer is a silly, stupid-looking animal.
Many people think that when hunters are hunting, the first thing a roe deer will do when it encounters a hunter is not to run away, but the white hair on its tail will explode, and then it will run away.

If a hunter misses a shot, he doesn't need to worry, because they will come back after a while to see what happened.

In addition, if you keep chasing a roe deer after encountering one, you will soon find that the roe deer has buried itself in a pile of snow, as if it were imitating an ostrich: as long as I can't see it, the hunter doesn't exist.

In fact, it is not that simple. The roe deer is not that stupid. The white hair on the tail of the roe deer is not uncommon among animals. For example, the Tibetan antelope also has white hair on its buttocks. When encountering danger, they will also spread their white hair.

The white hair on the buttocks is used to warn companions of danger, and it can also serve as a beacon to inform companions of their direction and location, making it easier for them to find them. Therefore, both the Tibetan antelope and the roe deer retain this kind of hair.

The roe deer is actually a very smart animal. They are very timid and will run away quickly if you encounter them in summer and autumn.

Silly roe deer usually become slow to react only in winter, which is also a helpless move.

In the winter in Northeast China, the temperature is low and the snow is deep.

All the plants were buried under the snow, and the roe deer found it difficult to find enough food, so they could only dig through the snow to find food.

Sometimes they will dig up the snow to build a "winter nest" for themselves, curling up to sleep in it to prevent heat loss. However, when the roe deer curl up in the snow, it takes a certain amount of time to stand up, which results in them not having enough time to escape and being caught by hunters.

In addition, it is not easy for roe deer to build a winter den, so they will return shortly after running to check whether their natural enemies have left. When their natural enemies leave, they will return to their winter den again.

At this moment, it was not winter yet, so the silly roe deer naturally did not do anything stupid. Especially, the running speed of the silly roe deer was not exaggerated. It disappeared from Chen Weidong's sight in a flash.

Chen Wei was even very cunning and hid nearby and waited for a while, but unfortunately the silly roe deer's nest was not nearby and it did not come back.

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Carrying a few greyhounds back home.

The yard is very lively.

Several little guys were sticking their butts out, looking at the pheasants and rabbits under the chicken coop. After these days of feeding, the little guys' faces finally turned rosy.

It seems like I've grown some weight on my body.

Liu Xueting used wool to tie two small balls of hair for each little kid, making them look cute and pretty.

As soon as she saw Chen Weidong coming back, she immediately shouted:

“Dad, I’m back!”

"Mom, dad is back!"

"Dad, look, that pheasant doesn't seem to be moving!"

After he finished speaking, a few little kids ran over and surrounded him, asking him questions.

"You're back just in time. The meal is ready. Hurry up and wash your hands and eat first." Liu Xueting poked her head out of the kitchen and greeted.

"okay!"

Chen Weidong felt warm in his heart. Facing a group of lovely daughters and a virtuous wife, this was the taste of home.

At this moment, his tired body after a day of work had dissipated a lot of fatigue!

I saw two pheasants were dying under the chicken coop, and I thought that the roughage at home was almost eaten up.
Tomorrow Chen Weidong plans to go to the countryside to sell all the pheasants and rabbits he has caught early, and use the money to buy food.

Chen Weidong served rice to the little ones, each of them had a bowl of hot white rice. The family of eight had a great time eating the delicious game.

After dinner, Liu Xueting boiled water and gave the little ones a bath. She found some clean clothes to change into and played with them for a while before the little ones fell into a deep sleep.

Liu Xueting came out of the room and prepared to wash up

But he found Chen Weidong sitting on the doorstep.

Liu Xueting was just about to walk over when Chen Weidong suddenly called her.

"Xue Ting!"

Chen Weidong spoke.

Liu Xueting stopped walking and looked at him in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'll go to the village tomorrow and sell the pheasants and rabbits. I'll have some money. Tell me if there's anything you need at home!"

Chen Weidong spoke.

"Pick up two or three feet of cloth and buy some cotton. It's getting cold, and I want to make a pair of cotton shoes for the little ones."

Liu Xueting hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Well, I'll buy some more thread, and when the squirrel skins at home are dry, I'll go to the county town to buy some more cloth and cotton, and then make a set of clothes for the little ones."

Chen Weidong said.

None of the little ones had new shoes; they were all made from old clothes.

(End of this chapter)