The further down the cellar became, the darker it became, and then my aunt took out a small flashlight from her coat pocket, and the two of them walked to the bottom of the cellar by the light of the flashlight.

With the dim flashlight in his aunt's hand, Zhou Yu swept the cellar with his eyes. The cellar is not large, and it is estimated that it is only about 30 square meters, of course, this is also related to the small number of people in my uncle's family. It was almost empty, except for a small pile of things piled up in a corner to the north, and it was too dark to make out what it was.

When the two of them walked in front of the pile of things, the two of them stared at each other with a look of surprise.

If it were two people from the city here, they would definitely not be so surprised, because the pile of things in front of them was just a bunch of birds and beasts with hair, but for Zhou Yu and his aunt, this pile of things was not simple.

The two of them hurriedly pulled the pile of things apart with their hands, and counted them carefully, and there were eleven pheasants, two silly roe deer, a half-sized wild boar, and a big yellow sheep, and there were more than twenty hares. There were also three birds that looked like pheasants next to the hare, but the mother and son didn't know what it was, so they didn't care.

But the most incredible thing for the two is that there is a big guy here, and they saw a big sika deer with a broken belly lying straight on the ground, and this one has been dead for a long time, and the internal organs in the stomach are gone.

"Aunt, this~~ This is a sika deer, it really has to be a sika deer! Could it be that there are still wild sika deer in the mountains? I only remember seeing it once when I was a kid and never heard of it since. Where did this thing come from? Zhou Yu suddenly said loudly due to excitement.

My aunt was taken aback, and said angrily: "Xiaoyu, what are you doing so loudly?" I almost didn't scare my aunt, you're right, isn't this a sika deer? However, there are indeed not many of these things in the mountains now, and it is estimated that your grandfather and uncle hunted them. To tell you the truth, my aunt still doesn't know that there is so much game here, and your grandfather and uncle often come back after dark, and when they come back, they send their prey directly here, and I really don't have time to look at it carefully. It seems that these two men have put a lot of effort into it.

Come, you help your aunt take out the wild boar and pheasant, and your aunt will take two hares, and I will satisfy your hunger later. As for the stag, let's wait for your uncle to come back and get it for you, my aunt is not very good at it, but don't spoil such a good thing. ”

"Okay, we can have a big meal at noon today!" The corners of Zhou Yu's mouth flowed and he shouted happily.

"This stinky boy, look at you. Like when I was a child, I forgot about the north when I saw delicious food! While revealing her nephew's old bottom, my aunt kept helping Zhou Yu with game meat.

Sitting on a rattan chair in the courtyard, Zhou Yu ate wild grapes, wild blueberries and other wild fruits that his aunt picked from nearby in the morning. These wild fruits are washed with spring water and are deliciously juicy, and they are the most authentic.

The rattan chair is woven from wisteria that has been in the mountains for more than ten years, and this wisteria is found everywhere in the mountains. After the rattan chair is woven, it should be brushed with a special lacquer, which is made of pine resin and a plant called five-star grass according to a certain ratio, and then dried for three to five days after the paint is brushed.

This kind of rattan chair is deep purple and bright, simple and generous, strong and durable, can carry about 1,500 catties, and almost every family in the mountains will weave. It's a pity that the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the grass is dense and the forests are lush, and the cars can't get in the mountains, otherwise the people in the mountains will live a life several times better than now by relying on this wisteria chair alone.

After half an hour, my grandfather and uncle finally returned. The father and son carried a shotgun on their shoulders, and the uncle also hung a large net woven with thick nylon thread, a basket behind him, and three hunting dogs behind him. Although hunting rifles are now prohibited, people in the mountains are not among them, and every family has a hunting gun license issued by the government, after all, most of the people in the mountains still have to make a living from hunting.

Wang Zhijiang let out a hearty laugh from afar, "Oh, you really have to come, nephew?" I miss my uncle. I said that when I went out this morning, there were two magpies chirping in the big tree at the door, and I was joking with your grandfather at the time that our family was expected to have a happy event today, but I didn't expect your kid to really come, it seems that this thing is quite smart! ”

While speaking, Wang Zhijiang ran to Zhou Yu, and the two of them came to a deep hug. Then Zhou Yu came to his grandfather, looking at his grandfather, who was in good spirits, with silver hair and white beard, and his face was full of traces of time, tears couldn't help but flow.

"Silly boy, why do you still wipe your tears when you have become a young man? Don't act like a big girl, today is a happy day, let's not cry. Come over and talk to grandpa about your experience in the past few years. As he spoke, he took Zhou Yu's hand and walked towards the rattan chair next to him.

Seeing that her husband and father-in-law were back, my aunt hurriedly ran out of the hall, took the old man's shotgun and said with a smile: "Dad, you just came back and were covered in sweat, why don't you wipe your face with Zhijiang first and cool down and then talk to Xiaoyu, since Xiaoyu is here, he can't run, right?" Later, you two will have a good chatter, Zhijiang and I will make a good table of game in the cellar, and our family will have a pure game feast at noon today. ”

Old man Wang Yunhai laughed heartily, nodded with satisfaction, and followed his daughter-in-law to clean up, and Zhou Yu also hurried over to help. A few minutes later, the refreshed old man and his son and grandson came to the table and chairs in the courtyard.

After the three of them were seated, the aunt brought herbal tea and poured a tea jar for each of them, and then squatted on the open space next to the side to pluck and disembowel the game taken out of the cellar.

Wang Yunhai watched his daughter-in-law work while drinking herbal tea, and suddenly asked, "Cuicui,, didn't you take out all the things in the cellar?" ”

My aunt nodded and said, "Dad, except for the sika deer, I won't take it out for fear of ruining it, almost everything else is taken out, anyway, Xiaoyu is not in a hurry to leave this time, let's make it for him slowly, and ensure that this kid eats until he has fun." ”

Wang Zhijiang listened to his wife's words and smiled: "At home, you misunderstood our father, in fact, the best thing in the cellar is not the sika deer, but the three flying dragons." As the saying goes, 'dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground', that thing tastes amazing. You get it first, I'll go to the cellar and take it out, and I'll have to drink the dragon soup at noon today! ”

After speaking, Wang Zhijiang trotted to the cellar to get the flying dragon.

As soon as Zhou Yu and his aunt heard Feilong's name, their mouths instantly opened wide, and they couldn't close them for a long time. At the end, Zhou Yu asked in disbelief: "Grandpa, is there really a flying dragon in the cellar?" When I was a child with pneumonia, you and your uncle caught me a flying dragon? ”

Old man Wang Yunhai nodded and said with a smile: "Silly boy, grandpa is seventy years old, can he still lie to you?" There are really three in the cellar, and your uncle and I were lucky, when we went hunting in the old forest the day before yesterday, we came across five at once, and your uncle laid down two and grandfather laid one. I haven't hunted this thing in years, and I don't blame your aunt for not recognizing it. ”

After a while, Wang Zhijiang happily came back with three birds. Zhou Yu looked at it, weren't they the three birds in the cellar that he didn't care about? Just now the light in the cellar was not good, but now I look at it again, the feeling is different, these three birds are colorful, with a long golden crown on their heads, and colorful tails, like pheasants, but their feathers are much more gorgeous than pheasants.

The flying dragon, whose scientific name is hazel chicken, is a kind of forest bird unique to the Great Khing'an Mountains. Adults weigh about two pounds, and the meat is extremely delicious. The flesh of the flying dragon is snow-white and delicate, very nutritious, delicious, and is a rare delicacy in the world. Even at state banquets, there is a famous dish called flying dragon soup. Flying dragon soup is easy to make, just cut the meat into shreds or thin slices, put it in a pot of boiling water, and add a little salt. The flying dragon soup is crystal clear, and it fills the room with fragrance without adding any condiments. As the saying goes: "Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground", dragon meat refers to flying dragon meat.

Legend has it that in ancient times, local officials in the Oroqen, Daur, privet hunters in a large number of hazel chickens, sent to the capital to the emperor to taste, as a treasure, for only the emperor can enjoy the delicacy, special edict, give the name "flying dragon".

Wyverns are gregarious, and generally live in alder and birch forests in high mountains or valleys. Its diet changes with the seasons and is dominated by various tree seeds, wild fruits, and grass seeds. In summer, it also eats insects and young leaves. In the summer, they live in the trees and go out to forage several times a day. When winter arrives, wyverns build burrows out of snow under snow-covered bushes or grass.

Zhou Yu only ate dragon meat once when he was a child, but he kept letting him taste it for many days. The flying dragon is very sensitive and afraid of death, and it will spread its wings and fly immediately at the slightest bit of wind and grass, so it is generally difficult to catch, this time my uncle and grandfather caught three at once, how could I not surprise Zhou Yu and excited? It's a good thing that money can't buy!