1940s: I supported my wife and sister-in-law by hunting.

The reason why the recoil feels different is actually a somatic reaction formed by long-term experience. When you hear the muffled sound of a hit, you know that you have been hit. When you are excited, you don't feel anything!

My body instantly relaxed, and the back seat felt much lighter on my shoulders.

This is the intuition honed by experienced hands, and also a conditioned reflex brought about by auditory feedback.

Of course, the same principle applies to hitting someone.

He's now certain he hit three roe deer.

The remaining few were terrified when they saw their companion fall. They turned and ran wildly in all directions, because when the snow was deep, they had to keep jumping, and they would be exhausted and vomit blood in less than half a day.

It will lie down on the ground. If you can chase it onto the frozen surface of the river, it will lie down immediately.

The four of them kept banging and shouting.

They continuously drove their prey around the mountains and forests, giving it no chance to catch its breath.

Chen Gaoshan stepped forward, took out his small knife from the three fallen roe deer, and stabbed them to draw blood.

Having just finished cleaning his prey, his gaze unconsciously drifted to a spot not far away.

A large poplar tree, about 1.5 meters thick, had a thick layer of white frost at the entrance of its hollow, just like the white foam on the corner of a person's mouth.

There were loud shouts and drumming all around, and he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt like there was some kind of movement going on.

"Oh my god, could this be the tree hole where the black bear hibernates? They must have made too much noise and woke up the hibernating black bear."

He was holding a gun and walked straight there.

It must have been because they were making too much noise. As soon as he got closer, he started banging his gun butt against the tree trunk, and then he heard a roar from inside.

He quickly took a few steps back, creating a three-meter distance between himself and the outside world.

Then a large black head emerged from the cave, its two large claws digging at the blood on the ground. The roar of this beast was truly unlike that of ordinary wild animals.

It's called the Black Bear because it has poor eyesight, but its hearing and sense of smell are excellent. When it comes out of the tree hole, it turns its nose left and right to smell the scent, and its breath immediately turns into white mist, with a white crescent moon on its chest.

He was panting heavily.

"Damn, his older brother was sucked up by this idiot."

Chen Gaoshan was not intimidated. He quickly looked back twice but did not see anyone. Knocking and shouting continued from three directions.

He wasn't afraid anymore and stared directly into its eyes.

Being stared at and provoked by a stranger completely enraged the black bear. It exerted force with its hind legs, and its massive body stood upright, reaching a height of about two meters.

It lowered its head, letting out a low, defiant roar, and the next second, it pounced on Chen Gaoshan.

Just as Chen Gaoshan smelled the bad breath from its mouth, he raised his gun, pulled the trigger, and fired a shot that hit Hei Xiazi directly in the chest.

"roar!!"

He rushed out, pressed the gun against its chest, and just as the bear's paw was about to slap his head, he put the bear into his spatial storage.

"Damn, it's only because it has a spatial ability that the shot didn't hit any vital organs. This bastard's strength is terrifying. The force of its desperate forward thrust could break my collarbone if I had to take it head-on."

He quickly tapped the hole in the tree with the butt of his gun to confirm that it was a solitary black bear with no cubs.

Chen Gaoshan then went back, picked up his gun, and aimed it at any roe deer that ran over, intending to shoot them down with a single shot.

Then I heard Uncle Chunlei's echo coming from quite a distance.

"Hey hey hey, that's about enough! Let's head north."

"knew!"

The low-lying ditch to the north was the location where the snow cellar had been dug earlier, and it was also the place where Liu Chunlei was guarding.

The group immediately stopped making a sound and gathered in that direction.

The gong was struck for a full two hours, and the noise in the mountains never stopped. The roe deer, terrified, scattered in all directions without stopping for a moment.

At this moment, the group slowly tightened their encirclement, pushing the wild animals toward the snow cellar.

The crowd shouted at the top of their lungs, making a huge commotion that scared the roe deer so much that it nearly flew out of its skin and fled in a panic to a quiet, deserted place.

Before long, one after another they slipped and fell into the snow cellar.

The roe deer was frantically struggling at the bottom of the cellar, its four legs dangling in the air and unable to touch the ground. No matter how hard it tried to jump up, it was all in vain. After struggling for a while, it exhausted all its strength and soon became listless and could no longer move.

The group followed closely behind, as dusk was approaching and the sun was setting.

Xiao Kouzi was genuinely impressed by Liu Chunlei's experience and methods, and immediately gave him a thumbs-up, expressing her admiration.

"Uncle, you're truly amazing! It really is!"

Liu Chunlei shouted at the top of his lungs until his voice was almost hoarse, then waved his hand.

"Stop with all this fancy talk. Hurry up and get all the roe deer out of the cellar. It's getting dark. Let's get to the dugout quickly. We can't walk the mountain path in the dark."

They fired several shots at each of the roe deer in the cellar, killing them completely. Xiao Kouzi jumped in and dragged all the roe deer out.

They then divided the work and got to work. Two of them skinned and gutted the animals, cleaning out the insides and debris, while the other two used materials to build a simple sled. In no time, they had loaded the seven roe deer onto the sled and tied them up securely.

Liu Chunlei led the way, giving instructions as he walked.

"At this time of year, the wild animals that roam the mountains are starving. After two heavy snowfalls, these beasts have been hungry for several days."

The stench of blood is so strong here; those wild animals are probably already lurking in the shadows, watching the spectacle. At night, all of them come out to forage, so hurry up and get moving!

They rushed as fast as they could, and by the time they arrived at the dugout, it was completely dark.

Fortunately, the area around the dugout was alright, with no signs of wild animals.

Upon entering the dugout, one thing to do, according to the old custom passed down from the older generation in the mountains, is to fire a shot into an open space to set the tone. This is an old rule that must be followed when entering a dugout in the mountains.

Next, they gathered dry firewood to start a fire, cut off the legs of the two greyhounds and roe deer, chopped them into pieces, skewered them with thin twigs, simply rubbed them with some salt, and slowly roasted them over the fire.

Chen Gaoshan ate the roe deer meat skewers with gusto. He thought the roe deer meat tasted better than wolf meat. It was a bit less earthy and had a slightly off-putting taste. If it could be dipped in some spicy and savory sauce, the flavor would be absolutely amazing.

Next time I go hunting in the mountains, I'll prepare some dipping sauce in advance, so that I don't have to eat dry food every time.

The trip into the mountains was quite fruitful. The black bear we caught alone weighed over 300 pounds, and we'll also get about two roe deer later. It was definitely worth the trip.

That night, he and Xiao Kouzi sat by the campfire.

The two chatted for a while and then the topic turned to winter fishing. Xiao Kouzi suddenly lowered his head, but after a while he raised his head again.

"What are you doing, jumping around like that? No big cat or black bear, you scared me half to death."

"Brother Shanzi, I'm sorry for what you did for me when you went down into the ice cave last time. From now on, you're my brother. I'll say it again: my life is yours. As long as you can help my only sister get through this, I'll do anything you ask. Brother, do you believe me?"

Chen Gaoshan thought this kid was a bit stubborn, going on and on about the same thing. "I believe you. Your life is mine. The first thing is to live well. In a couple of years, you'll get married, have kids, and a warm bed. Then you'll know what I mean."

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