0p0 Chapter 220 Entering the Mountain Again
Chapter 220 Entering the Mountain Again
The hunting team went into the mountains again.
Perhaps it was because of the day of running-in yesterday, or perhaps it was because of the warnings from Uncle Ji and the captain before entering the mountain, which made the members of the hunting team very obedient and basically followed orders.
The tacit cooperation of everyone made today's progress much faster than yesterday.
The harvest was not small, but not as much as yesterday.
After all, we didn't encounter any wild boars today.
However, although we did not encounter a group of wild boars, we did encounter a group of elk, mostly female deer and their young. After all, adult male deer usually live alone or in groups of several.
After getting rid of this group of elk, Uncle Ji judged that this area should be a gathering place for elk, so he took them to search the surrounding area. They actually successfully found a few male elk, which they eventually captured.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Uncle Ji arranged a small group of people to bring the prey back to the village.
The bloody smell from so many prey will attract many carnivores.
They have to stay in the mountains and forests at night, and it is very dangerous to leave these prey with them.
Uncle Ji estimated that they would be able to return to the village tomorrow. After returning today, those who were responsible for transporting the prey would not have to go into the mountains again, but the hunters who escorted them down the mountain would have to get up early tomorrow and go into the mountains to meet them.
Uncle Ji said that he would leave marks along the way and asked them to follow the marks to find the way tomorrow.
After the man who delivered the game left, Uncle Ji said, "Let's go too. Let's find a valley sheltered from the wind so we can spend the night."
When Liu Jingxue heard that they had to rest at this time, she asked curiously, "Uncle Ji, isn't it still early? Why don't we continue walking and rest now?"
Uncle Ji laughed when he heard this, "Liu Zhiqing, when you asked this question, I knew you were a complete novice in mountain running.
It is still early, but it is not easy to find a safe place to spend the night in the mountains.
When we find it, if it's still early, we can look around the area to see if we can hunt some more.
If you are still wandering around in the woods after dark, you are simply feeding food to wild animals."
Ji Shihu said, "Liu Zhiqing, those large carnivores usually come out after dark in the evening and rest at dawn the next day.
Their eyes can see at night, but we can't.
If you walk in the woods at night, you can't be sure that something will jump out from any corner and knock you down without you having any chance to defend yourself."
"Then how are we going to spend the night?" Chen Guoqing asked.
He was a little worried that after falling asleep, he would unknowingly become a meal for his prey.
Uncle Ji explained, "When the time comes, find a place that is sheltered from the wind, preferably one or two sides of which are cliffs, where no animals can appear.
We will light a few bonfires and take turns to keep vigil."
The group walked in the forest for nearly an hour and finally found a camping site that satisfied Uncle Ji.
It is a valley. The cliffs on three sides make it impossible to stand. No animals will come down from those three sides. You only need to pay attention to the movements on one side.
"Okay, let's stay here tonight.
Two people are on guard in a group, each group guards for two hours, and the others rest.
Each group will have a good hunter and a member of the moving team. Shi Hu, you take care of the arrangements.
Liu Zhiqing, don't arrange for night watch." Uncle Ji arranged.
When Liu Jingxue heard this, she quickly said, "Uncle Ji, I can keep watch."
Uncle Ji waved his hand, "That won't work.
It's already difficult for you, a girl, to go into the mountains with us grown men.
But there are so many people here, and they are all locals, so I don’t think anyone will gossip.
If I arrange for you to keep watch alone with a man, with so many people talking, you don't know what kind of nonsense will be spread.
Besides, one person only needs to guard for two hours, so it won’t be tiring. There’s no need for a little girl like you to do it.”
"Yes, Liu Zhiqing, you are the main force of our hunting team, you must get enough sleep and rest.
We are still waiting for you to show your might tomorrow and kill more prey."
"Let us male comrades take care of the night watch. Liu Zhiqing, you just need to have a good rest.
It only takes two hours for two people, and basically it’s dawn after four or five groups have taken turns.
We have more than 20 people here, and we can’t even get a seat.”
Liu Jingxue had no choice but to accept the kindness of the crowd.
"Tuanzi, you'll have to work harder tonight. Always pay attention to your surroundings."
"Don't worry, Master. I'll take care of everything."
"Everyone go collect more firewood. The weather is so cold, so we need to prepare a few more bonfires that can burn all night.
If you see edible mushrooms, bring them back.
Make some mushroom soup to warm yourself up in the evening." Uncle Ji ordered.
After putting down the prey they had caught and the bags on their backs, and asking the people left behind to watch over them, the others dispersed and went about their own business.
Liu Jingxue also left the campsite.
But she had no plans to collect firewood or pick mushrooms.
She planned to take a walk around to see if there were any animals nearby and resolve any crises that might arise at night in advance.
Liu Jingxue didn't think that they would encounter forest overlords such as tigers, blind bears, leopards, etc. After all, they had only been on the outskirts of the forest for the past two days.
She went to check mainly to see if there were any wild boars or wolves around.
However, the probability of wolves appearing in the periphery is not high. After all, it has not snowed yet, and they are not short of food to the extent that they run to the periphery.
Liu Jingxue ran around and actually found some wild boars, but there weren't many of them, only two large and one small.
After all, they had to spend the night in the mountains, so Liu Jingxue had no intention of using arrows or axes to make the wild boar bloody and attract other animals.
She planned to solve it with her fists.
So she did not hide her tracks and went straight towards the wild boar.
The wild boar, which was originally eating there with its head down, heard the noise and raised its head to look at her.
Seeing the two-legged beast standing in front of it, the wild boar suddenly became excited.
One of the big wild boars dug its right front hoof into the ground twice to gather strength, then lowered its head and rushed towards Liu Jingxue.
This wild boar was estimated to weigh about four or five hundred pounds. Due to its huge size, it made a rumbling sound when it ran.
Liu Jingxue felt the ground shaking while standing there.
Liu Jingxue did not dodge or evade, but just before the two were about to collide, she took a wrong step to avoid the wild boar's frontal attack, and punched the wild boar on the head with her fist, which had already accumulated strength.
"Crack!", a crisp sound of broken bones.
The wild boar fell to the ground without even a sound, and dust flew up in the air.
Another big wild boar saw his companion suddenly fall down and seemed to understand something.
The pig squealed, gathered strength, and rushed towards Liu Jingxue like a bulldozer.
When Liu Jingxue was four or five meters away from the wild boar, she suddenly pushed her feet against the ground and jumped into the air.
After somersaulting in the air, he sat astride the wild boar.
Feeling something on its body, the wild boar shook left and right desperately trying to throw Liu Jingxue off.
Liu Jingxue grabbed the wild boar's ear with one hand, steadied her body, and punched the wild boar on the forehead with the other hand.
After a successful attack, she pushed the wild boar with both hands, jumped into the air, and then landed safely.
The wild boar continued to rush forward for a few meters due to inertia, and then fell to the ground with a bang.
When the baby wild boar saw his father and mother fall to the ground, he screamed and wanted to escape.
The roasted suckling pig is very delicious, so how could Liu Jingxue let it go?
The whole family should be neat and tidy.
Without any unnecessary movement, she kicked the stone next to her.
The stone flew towards the baby wild boar and hit it right on the head.
The baby wild boar went to find its father and mother.