Chapter 32: The Vigil

While leading the two of them to the side of the mountain, Li Junge introduced to the two of them the basic knowledge of the vigil in the mountains, such as long sleeves for clothes and tight trouser legs.

"Zhiqiu, why did we rush to be on the first day just now, it was because we had to make a shack, fire pit and the like tonight, if I didn't rush to come, then Uncle Orion would have to come, how inappropriate it is. ”

Then he said, "You can also experience the experience." ”

Wu Zhiqiu was very excited and said, "Brother Junge, when the time comes, you can just call me." ”

After passing through a large field of unharvested corn to the side of the mountain, and choosing a relatively flat slope, Li Junge said: "Let's go here, let's build a shed first, and we have to get the shelves out before dark." Go and haul some of the stalks of corn that have been cut down from the field. ”

Loading the gunpowder lead behind him, Li Junge got into the forest, and after a while, he dragged a few pieces of wood out, and Wu Zhiqiu and Li Ermao had already dragged a lot of straw to the slope.

Li Junge erected the wooden herringbone into two shapes, tied it firmly with rattan, and then erected the two-person herringbone wooden frame, and put a piece of wood on the top as a beam. A scaffolding was fixed.

He went into a bamboo forest and cut down a lot of bamboo poles, tied the poles between the legs of the two herringbone frames, parallel to the beams, and tied four bamboo poles on one side.

Then pick up a corn stalk, pluck off a leaf at the bottom, leaving only the leaf stalk, and then turn the stalk upside down, the part of the leaf stalk becomes a natural hook, through this hook to hang the straw on the bamboo pole, and say: "Come, hang the straw like I did, first hang the bamboo pole at the bottom, and then hang the top one after it is full, and each layer must be full." ”

The three of them began to work, and in a short time, a corn stalk shack was ready.

Wu Zhiqiu felt very fresh, drilled in and out of the shack twice, and said, "This thing is really fun, can it prevent rain?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "It's not okay if the rain is too heavy, you have to put plastic sheeting on it, but now we don't have to be so troublesome." Tomorrow I will drag a cool board to the bed, and I can sleep with people, so let's take a break tonight. ”

The cool board is a bamboo bed commonly used by people in the village, and it is cool to sleep in summer.

Li Junge grabbed a few large stones and built a fire pit, and raised a fire with withered grass and twigs in the middle.

At this time, the sky began to darken, and the horizon turned lilac.

Li Junge went to the stream on the side of the mountain to scoop up half a pot of water, set it on the fire, and started to burn it.

After thinking about it, I went to the edge of the forest and brought some weeds back.

Wu Zhiqiu looked at it with great interest and said, "Jun Ge, is this a wild vegetable?

Li Junge has a black line in his head, this guy seems to be a foodie, but who will guard a cornfield to find wild vegetables? Isn't it good to eat corn directly?

But he still patiently explained: "No, you look at this grass, this one with purple flowers is called Artemisia four-edged, also called false incense, it looks like it is similar to coriander? This thing has a scientific name called nepeta." ”

"Look at this again, there are some small fluffs on the leaf stems, this is mugwort, you should be familiar with it, right?"

Wu Zhiqiu's brain was also quick, and he said, "I know, you are going to smoke mosquitoes." ”

Li Junge smiled: "Yes, there are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and I can't resist this." ”

Pulling some burning charcoal out of the fire and tossing wormwood and nepeta on it, a strong-smelling smoke soon rose.

The three of them sat by the fire and looked at the stars, chatting blindly.

The water was boiling, and Li Ermao said to Li Junge: "Erpi, I'll break a few corns, it's boring to pull the Longmen Array with an empty mouth." ”

Li Junge smiled: "Okay, you can go." ”

Li Ermao ran to the field at the bottom of the slope and came back with more than a dozen corn cobs.

Li Junge peeled out a few corn cobs and threw them into the pot, and stuffed the rest into the grass ash under the firepit.

Then he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go get some meat." ”

One walked to the stream with a flashlight, and walked up the stream to a small wetland.

Seeing a few tubular grasses, Li Junge pulled them up, each with a white stem under it, and a bush of fibrous roots underneath.

Li Junge said to Wu Zhiqiu: "This is a wild onion, and what will come out of it will taste better later." ”

There was a sound of frogs in the wetland, and Li Junge followed the sound of frogs to search slowly.

Suddenly, Li Junge's flashlight stopped, and a frog squatted in the middle of the light spot on the ground.

Li Ermao walked up gently, stretched out his hand and pressed it, and easily grabbed the frog.

Li Junge said to Wu Zhiqiu: "Qiu Wa, you see, it is most convenient to catch frogs at night, as long as you shine a flashlight, it will not move." ”

The two gradually became acquainted, and they began to call themselves casually.

Wu Zhiqiu was very happy and said, "I'll come next, I'll come next." ”

There were many frogs in the wetland, and after a while, the three of them caught more than a dozen.

Li Junge took out his hunting knife, peeled and washed the wild onions and frogs in the stream, picked up a small stone slab by the stream, brushed it with thatch, and brought it back to the fire pond together.

Bring the pot down, and the corn inside is already cooked.

He also pulled out the corn from the ash pit and put it on the periphery of the fire pit to keep it warm.

Li Ermao found two bamboo pipes, fished out two corns and inserted them from the bottom, and handed one to Wu Zhiqiu.

Li Junge took out the cylinder of wine and said to the two: "This is prepared by Uncle Pharmacist, to remove dampness and dispel wind, you all drink some." ”

The two of them were eating corn while drinking, and then watched Li Junge clean up the frogs.

Li Junge put the slate on the fire pit and burned it, and then pressed the wild onion into a cake shape on the stone slab, and after a while, the wild onion was soft and lay on the slate obediently.

I cut a few bamboo skewers and put the frog on it, then smeared it with a little lard, and scalded it on top of the shallot.

The scent of wild onions and frogs soon came out.

Li Junge also peeled a roasted corn and gnawed on it, turning the frog back and forth.

After a while, the frog was roasted, Li Junge sprinkled a little Maomao salt on it, handed it to the two and said, "Come, eat." ”

Wu Zhiqiu couldn't wait for a long time, but fortunately, there was boiled corn as the base, but he didn't feel uncomfortable, he tore off a frog leg and chewed it, while exhaling hot, he shouted deliciously.

Li Ermao gnawed on the frog's legs slowly, shook his head and said: "The taste of this slate field chicken is really the tail of a dead fish - don't swing it." ”

Li Junge smiled at Wu Zhiqiu and said: "This is a tooth sacrifice, and I will get you some fresh game and mountain mushrooms another day, so that you can have a good time." I just got bamboo rats and catfish at Uncle Smith's house at noon today, which is called cool. ”

Wu Zhiqiu said: "Do you have a lot of bamboo rats here?"

Li Junge said: "That's a lot, it's almost a disaster, yesterday there were ten sets, and there were actually four sets, and there were holes on the mountain behind Uncle Ming." ”

Wu Zhiqiu said: "This thing can be raised, there is information on raising bamboo rats in the county, if you are interested, I can bring you a copy." However, this thing has to find a good market, and it can't be blindly launched, and now there are a lot of projects that pat the head and make the peasants not lightly. It's not uncommon to work hard for a year to rot the ground. ”

Li Junge patted Wu Zhiqiu and said, "Just by your words, that is the person who can be friends." What I think about is not the results, but the real benefits that the villagers can get. My cousin runs a restaurant in the county, so I'll ask when the time comes, and if it's feasible, I'll keep it for fun first. ”

Wu Zhiqiu said: "That's okay, then I'll bring you the information another day." ”

Li Junge sharpened a few bamboo tubes for the three of them and used them to scoop the corn water in the pot to drink.

Boiled corn water is sweet and delicious, and it is not bad to drink as a drink.

The moon had risen, and insects chirped all around.

After chatting for a while, Li Junge pulled some corn stalks into the shack and said to Wu Zhiqiu and Li Ermao: "It's late at night, why don't you go to sleep first?" ”

Li Ermao yawned and went into the shack to sleep, but Wu Zhiqiu felt very novel, so he simply stayed on the edge of the fire with Li Junge.

The mountains may seem silent at night, but if you listen closely, you will find a lot of sounds.

In the distance, there is even the sound of "yo-yo" from wild animals.

Wu Zhiqiu asked, "Erpi, what kind of voice is this?"

Li Junge said: "It's too far away, I can't really hear it, there are a lot of things in this mountain, it sounds like a red-haired dog." ”

Wu Zhiqiu asked, "What is a red-haired dog?"

Li Junge said: "No, it's a jackal." ”

Wu Zhiqiu said: "Ouch, isn't that thing fierce?"

Li Junge smashed his mouth and said: "Everyone says that wolves are fierce, but in fact, jackals are the most ferocious canines. ”

Wu Zhiqiu said: "Then you tell me about it." ”

Li Junge said: "This thing, the appearance is similar to that of wolves, dogs, etc., but it is smaller than wolves, the head is wider, and the mouth is shorter, so from the side, the face is bulging, which is the difference between a jackal and a dog and a wolf." The body is reddish-brown and drags a fox tail. It's actually pretty good-looking. ”

"But it is fierce and bold by nature, and it is not afraid of any opponent big or small. Good sense of smell, good endurance, fast running, and generally group sorties, these characteristics are like canines. However, it is flexible and has excellent bounce, and these characteristics are similar to the feline, which can be said to concentrate the advantages of the feline canine family, and the general prey really can't be avoided. ”

"Also, these guys are very obscene, with barbs on their claws, and the focus of the general attack is either the eyes or the chrysanthemum. ”

"Once the prey is spotted, one of the jackals will try to drag it as much as possible to prevent the prey from escaping, while the other jackals will quickly outflank them from both sides and block the escape route. At this time, the prey is in a dilemma, and the jackal near its tail will take the opportunity to jump on the back of the prey, and then use its claws to pull out the prey's intestines, when the prey is in pain and run wildly, the intestines will be caught on the branches, and the stomach will be empty and bloody. ”

Wu Zhiqiu listened to the chrysanthemum tightly, and said, "This is too obscene." ”

Li Junge added some wood to the fire, his voice became lower and lower, and continued: "Do you know how jackals deal with scalpers? First, a jackal dog runs in front of the scalper to play and attract the attention of the scalper, and then the other jackal will quietly run to the back and gently scratch the cow's butt with its front paws. Scratch it...... Scratch it...... At this time, the cow feels itchy, and it will flick its tail......"

Seeing that the voice was so low that he couldn't hear it, Wu Zhiqiu was fascinated by it, and unconsciously tilted his head over.

Suddenly, Li Junge grabbed Wu Zhiqiu's eyes with his hand and shouted loudly: "Wow!

"Oh mom!" Wu Zhiqiu was so frightened that he fell backwards, and the corn in his hand flew out and disappeared into the darkness. I got up angrily and scolded: "The is scared out of Lao Tzu! Now I know why everyone always calls you 'Piwa'!"