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

Chapter 29 Discovering Kumakurako

He followed the cat in the same way.

Soon the second one was hit.

When the third one was shot, the flock of sand chickens became completely confused and very alert. This time they flew farther.
Chen Weidong did not chase after it. He took a look and found that this was the nest of the sand chicken.

The sand chicken builds its nest very casually. It just finds a concave spot and a few leaves or weeds to make a hasty nest.

It's a pity that the pheasants don't lay eggs in this season, otherwise I could at least lay three or four nests of pheasant eggs to improve the health of the little ones at home.

He continued hunting for a while until noon, when Chen Weidong could not find any water nearby, so he returned to the pine forest.

Chen Weidong went to the pond in the pine forest to make a fire, and then took out the mountain dove and a sand chicken from the sack.

After cleaning the mountain dove, Chen Weidong cleaned out the internal organs of the sand chicken but did not pluck its feathers.

Instead, he dug a pile of soil in an open space nearby and mixed it with water next to the pond.

He planned to use this sand half chicken to make beggar's chicken, and the mountain pigeon was directly used for roasting.
It’s a pity that there is no pot, otherwise whether it is stewing turtledove soup or stewing sand chicken soup, it will be very delicious.

After processing the Shabanji, Chen Weidong washed his hands in the pond, then rubbed salt on the Shabanji's belly, and then stuffed wild onions picked in the mountains into the Shabanji's belly.

Finally, Chen Weidong used the mud he had mixed earlier to wrap the sand chicken, and in a short while, it turned into a mud ball.

Many later cooking methods of Beggar's Chicken involve plucking the feathers, wrapping the chicken in lotus leaves, and then covering it with mud.

In fact, Chen Weidong’s method is the most original way to cook beggar’s chicken. It does not require so many ingredients, just a little salt and wild onions from the mountains.

Then Chen Weidong used a knife to dig a shallow pit of moderate size on the ground.

Put the mud ball in, then cover it with some soil, then move the campfire to the shallow pit, then go to the side and cut a stick.

A knife is a versatile thing in the hands of a hunter. It can be used for self-defense, killing prey, and chopping firewood...

Put the turtledove on a wooden stick, add salt and roast it over the fire!

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Weidong went to the pine forest again, picked up a dozen pine cones and threw them into the fire. He would be able to eat roasted pine nuts soon.

After a while, Chen Weidong picked out a pine cone from the fire, threw the roasted pine cone on the ground, and the pine nuts inside fell all over the ground.

Most of the pine nuts inside had a hole exploded in them.

It tastes fragrant and crispy.

The turtledoves on the fire soon began to sizzle with oil, slowly turned golden, and began to emit a rich and tempting burnt aroma.

cooked!

Chen Weidong started eating with big mouthfuls, but the mountain dove was small and was eaten up completely in just a few bites.

Then, Chen Weidong dug out the mud ball buried in the ground and put it aside.

He took this opportunity to skin the greyhound he had caught, and waited until the temperature of the mud over there had dropped to a certain level.

Chen Weidong went over and cracked the mud ball, revealing the steaming beggar's chicken inside.

Although the ingredients are insufficient and the beggar's chicken is rather rough, the advantage is that the ingredients are good enough and the chicken is full of fragrance.

After happily eating a simple but hearty lunch, Chen Weidong took a short break and then went back to the mountains to continue hunting.

After passing through the pine forest and walking for another hour, Chen Weidong shot two greyhounds.

After equipping the greyhound, Chen Weidong began to look around carefully. This place was already some distance away from the valley and the woods.

Although the location is deeper, there are much fewer greyhounds on the trees than in the pine forest ahead.

Suddenly, Chen Weidong saw a large poplar tree about 20 meters away from him, which was as thick as three people could hug. There was a dark hole at the root of the tree.

Chen Weidong's heart suddenly tightened. He immediately took off the Hanyang rifle he was carrying. The bullet was already loaded, and he immediately opened the safety.

"There's no doubt that this is a Kumagurako!"

Some people may doubt that how can we be sure that this is a bear warehouse without going in to take a look?

In fact, this is very simple. Xiongcangzi is divided into Tiancang and Dicang.

Tiancang is a tree cave, and Dicang is a mountain cave.

Although there are primeval forests everywhere in the vast mountains, there are not many tree holes that can accommodate Xiong Xiazi.

So every fall, bears scurry through the forests, searching for caves where they can hibernate through the cold winter.

Looking at Xiong Cangzi, Chen Weidong was very jealous. You know, a blind bear is full of treasures.

Bear paws and bear meat are top-quality ingredients, needless to say. Bear oil is better than any other oil for cooking.

Moreover, the price of bear meat is not cheap. Bear nose is dried with tiles, ground into powder, and taken with rice wine. It can cure epilepsy. Bear kneecap, known as false tiger bone, can cure rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.

Xiongbao is also a precious tonic medicine.

Bear skin is not to be mentioned, the most expensive thing is bear gallbladder. In this era, even an ordinary gallbladder sells for at least one or two hundred yuan, and the price of different bear gallbladders is also different.

Bear bile is generally divided into oil bile, grass bile, iron bile, and gold bile, and the price is getting more and more expensive from low to high.

The most expensive one is gold gall. The color of gold gall is transparent, as bright as amber, tastes bitter and sweet, and its output is small. Gold is expensive. In the past, when one gram of gold was exchanged for one gram of bear bile, it was gold gall. The ancients even said: " Drink a cup of golden gall tea, and the emperor in the palace will not miss him."

Therefore, bear bile is also one of the four precious Chinese medicines and is known as the "gold among medicines".

Moreover, this thing can prevent various gynecological diseases and increase the body's resistance. If you can get a golden gall, you will be rich.

However, although Chen Weidong was envious, he did not dare to go and take a look rashly. He was not sure whether there was a blind bear in the bear warehouse.

If a blind bear is hibernating in winter, it is easy to judge. As long as there is white frost on the entrance of the bear cave, it can be confirmed that there is a blind bear in the cave, because the hot air breathed by the blind bear will form frost when it comes out of the tree hole and encounters the cold air.

But not in autumn!

But whether there is a blind bear or not, Chen Weidong will not gamble with his life. In short, it is better to be careful!
You should know that bears have thick skin and flesh, and look clumsy, but they run very fast. If you encounter a blind bear,

Generally, hunters will not take the initiative to provoke a bear. If they provoke one, it is best to deal with it before the bear rushes over, otherwise it is basically impossible to outrun it.

Don't look at the tigers in zoos! They are not scary at all, that's because you haven't seen them in the wild.

When a tiger roars, most people's legs will feel weak, not to mention that blind bears are also good at sudden attacks.

If there was a blind bear in the cave, Chen Weidong would be throwing his head away if he took the initiative to go over there!
(End of this chapter)