At about 1 o'clock in the afternoon of August 19, 1968, we returned to the Lan family from the Guigu Military Academy, Aunt Lotus and the female cadets were busy making lunch in the kitchen at home, and Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, Uncle Lan Hu and their brothers were discussing the matter of hunting in the mountains.

I, Yanfang, and Xiaoda feed the horses in the stable.

Xiaoda smiled: "Ah Cai, Yanfang, I'll teach you how to ride a horse, right?" ”

Yanfang smiled and said, "Xiaoda! You and Ah Cai are going horseback riding! Don't want to learn! I'm going to help my sisters! ”

Yanfang jumped up and went to the kitchen to help her sisters with their work.

Xiao Da took a horse out, pressed the saddle on the saddle platform, and fastened the saddle and the belt of the dragon cover.

When Xiaoda got on the horse, let me step on the stirrup, and he would pull me on the horse and sit in front of him.

Xiaoda asked me to grab the reins on the left and right, and clamp the horse's belly with my feet in the stirrups.

Xiaoda said: "Ah Cai! You spread your legs wide, and then, with a little bit of force, quickly clamp the horse's belly! The horse started walking! You try! ”

I tried, and the horse walked!

Xiaoda said, "Okay! The reins are what control the horse's steering! You pull the reins on the right and the horse will go to the right! Pull to the left, and the horse will go to the left! Both reins are pulled back at the same time, and the horse stops! You try slowly! Pay attention to the strength of the sensation and the horse's reaction! ”

After I tried all kinds of things, Xiaoda jumped off the horse and instructed me below, riding around the yard.

Soon, I mastered the operation habits of horses, and was able to ride freely in the yard, such as walking, turning left and right, circling, stopping, dismounting, and getting on again.

I was addicted to practicing horseback riding, and Yanfang came to ask me and Xiaoda to go to dinner, and after we tied up our horses, we went to eat at home.

During the meal, Uncle Lan said, "We will only go hunting tomorrow afternoon, and in the afternoon, Xiaoda and I can practice horseback riding."

After eating, Uncle Blue Tiger took Brother Shi, Brother Tiedan, and Sister Caiyan home, and they were going to check the traces of wild beasts and the terrain, and determine where we would hunt tomorrow.

Female trainees rest at home and help with household chores, etc.

Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan and his brothers went fishing by the Guigu River.

Xiaoda and I were going to go outside the yard to practice horseback riding.

Xiao Da took out another horse from the stable, and Xiao Da smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The horse you just rode is called "Junko"! A good horse that is smart and obedient! My dad said, this horse for you! ”

I said, "Xiaoda! You gave me the straight, and in the future, won't you have no horses at home? ”

Xiaoda said, "It's okay! In a few days, Uncle Tiger will send two horses over for my father to train! There will be no shortage of horses in our house! The horse I'm pulling now is called "Stunned", and it's the horse that caused the accident! It's a little timid, but it's fast and strong! My dad said, let me take my head to school in town! ”

So, after checking the saddle, the harness and the bridles, we stepped on the stirrups with one foot and the armrest of the saddle with the other, and flew on the horse with a single leap!

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Ah Cai! I practiced the action of flying on a horse for two days before I mastered the essentials! You've got it done in one morning! You're so much smarter than I am! ”

I said, "Don't say that, actually, we're both just as smart!" We are all all honors! ”

Xiaoda laughed out loud with joy!

Xiaoda and I rode on the grass by the river and on the mountain path respectively!

On the way, Xiaoda taught me how to get along with horses, cultivate feelings and build tacit understanding, and also taught me the basic methods of raising horses.

He said that this time he also went to Daling to study, so when the time comes, he will teach me in detail about raising horses.

Let me be with Junzi more these days and establish feelings and tacit understanding with Junko!

I feel that horses are just like people, if you are good to it, it will be good to you! After getting along for a long time, they will have feelings of mutual dependence with each other!

Xiao Da and I strolled and walked the horses for a while, and rode the horses for a while! It wasn't until it got dark that we dismounted and led the horses home.

On the way home, Xiaoda and I had a pleasant conversation.

Xiaoda said: "Ah Cai! The gold we got was worth a lot! My mom said that when I got to the town, I would exchange it for money and pay me tuition! Do you know how much money can be exchanged for this little gold bar? ”

I said, "I heard on the radio that the international price of gold is now $39 an ounce!" The U.S. dollar and the renminbi are one dollar for two yuan, and our small gold bar is two ounces, which should be exchanged for 156 yuan! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Oops! I didn't expect this gold bar to be so valuable! That's a lot of money! Now, our family can't save 100 yuan a year! ”

I said, "I know, there's a gold shop in town that makes jewelry!" They buy gold! The price there is much higher than what the bank gives! When the time comes, I'll take you there! My mom used to have some gold jewelry for Mama Wei to take and sell there! ”

When we got home, it was late, and everyone had finished eating and resting.

After eating some porridge, grilled fish and vegetables, Xiaoda and I also washed up and rested.

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On the morning of August 20, we got up at six o'clock to run, practice sanda and martial arts, and then washed up and ate breakfast, which has become a habit of our daily life.

Since, this afternoon, we boys are going to go up the mountain to hunt with Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan, so Xiaoda and I have issued rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition per person to the people who are going to hunt.

All morning, Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan were telling us about hunting.

We listened while inspecting and maintaining the firearms, reloading the **, etc.

Aunt Lotus, Yanfang and her sisters also gathered to chat with us.

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Girls! Wait a minute, you can set up a big pot and prepare the soup pig! ”

Sister Lian smiled and said, "Dad! Can you hit the boar?! Don't let us set up the pot for nothing?! ”

Aunt Lotus said, "You can hit it!" In the past few years, the young people in the mountains have run to the city! There are fewer and fewer people hunting, and there are more and more wild boars in the mountains! They often come down from the mountains in droves to eat our crops! I also bit a lot of people. Some time ago, Dahu said that in their village, two villagers were bitten to death by wild boars at home! This herd of wild boars, it's time to take care of it! ”

Uncle Lan said: "Yes, fighting wild boars can also be regarded as eliminating harm for the people!" Today, we each hit at least three or four! Now, we have good guns, more bullets, and accurate marksmanship! There should be no problem! ”

Everyone laughed!

Yanfang smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! Uncle Lan! When you hit a wild boar, do we have a share, a wild boar? Our mom and dad haven't bought meat in a long time! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Yanfang! You can rest assured of this! Those who see it have a share! One share for hunting, half for not hunting! No matter how big or small, what you can and what you can't! All according to the head! ”

Everyone applauded!

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At about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, after lunch, Uncle Tiger, Brother Tie Dan and Brother Shi carried their automatic rifles and ammunition, Uncle Big Tiger rode a horse, and Brother Tie Dan and Brother Shi each came to the Lan family compound with a carriage.

As soon as Uncle Tiger entered the door, he said excitedly: "Big brother, Teacher Cen!" Today, we're going to make a big deal! On the mountain west of the gorge, we found a herd of wild boars, hundreds of them! All of them are fat and strong! We have found out where they sleep, drink, and eat. Alas, this telescope still works, in the far distance, pig hair can be seen clearly! ”

Everyone laughed!

So, Uncle Tiger drew a topographical map of the mountain on paper, and marked on the map the places where the wild boars rested, foraged and drank, the range of activities, and the distance between the activity sites.

Uncle Lan said: "In this way, it is already afternoon, and it is past the time for wild boars to forage. And where they sleep, there are too many wild boars! As soon as the gun goes off, they will run around, the scene is not easy to control, and it is easy to hurt their own people! Before the sun sets this afternoon, some of the wild boars will definitely go to the drinking place and drink the water once! We're going to set up an ambush in that place and beat them up! ”

Teacher Cen: "Okay! Just according to what Uncle Lan said, Lao Lan, you can divide the labor and arrange tactics for everyone. ”

Uncle Lan said that Brother Zu Xing was in charge of the left wing, leading Brother Shi and Brother Tiedan; Brother Jingtian is in charge of the right wing, leading Brother Lanfeng, Brother Wenchang, and Xiaoda; Uncle Lan, Teacher Cen, Uncle Big Tiger, and I were responsible for frontal interception and attack.

Uncle Lan also said that after arriving at the ambush site, he immediately chose a shelter with high ground and a wide field of vision to set up an ambush, and shot from a high position!

Uncle Lan sent each of us a bird whistle made of bamboo for signal communication.

Uncle Lan said that when he noticed that there was movement in the grass in front of him, he would blow a long sound. Those who hear the long sound also respond to the long sound, and determine the position of their own people through the long tone. At this point, you can't shoot at the place where the long sound is released! After seeing the boar clearly, you can only shoot after hearing the short whistle of the team leader within the firing range!

If the team leader blows a continuous short tone, it means that the wild boar has entered the shooting range of the ambush circle, and the team members will shoot at their respective targets immediately after the whistle stops!

When other wild boars hear the gunshots, they will definitely run around, and if the wild boars are charging straight at people, they must dodge, and do not entangle and shoot indiscriminately. Otherwise, it will hurt yourself or others.

After Uncle Lan explained the tactics and main matters, we dressed up neatly, brought binoculars, guns and ammunition, and hunting tools such as large bamboo blades, and we prepared two carriages.

Uncle Tiger's family rode two horses and one drove in front to lead the way.

Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, Brother Zu Xing, Brother Lan Feng, Brother Jingtian and Brother Wen Chang sat in two carriages, and they drove to follow Uncle Tiger and them.

Xiaoda and I rode straight and stunned to follow at the back respectively, and we came out of the compound like this and headed towards the destination!

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Not long after, we came to the foot of a mountain, where there were woods and meadows, and after we had tied up our horses and wagons, we carried our hunting tools on our backs and went up the mountain with Uncle Tiger.

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At about half past four in the afternoon, we arrived at the ambush site.

These were a hollow in the mountains, with a pond in the middle of the hollow, surrounded by a flat area overgrown with weeds, and a wild boar tread out of the path due west, which led to the mountains and forests higher.

According to Uncle Lan's arrangement, we set up a semi-circular ambush circle on the two floors of the pond and the path, and on the high ground behind the pond.

We entered the recess and set up an ambush circle on the high ground, and Uncle Lan asked us to adjust the yardstick to 600 yards, and the range was within 150 meters.

I, Uncle Lan, Teacher Cen, and Uncle Big Tiger were in charge of the high ground behind the pond. Uncle Big Tiger and I are responsible for frontal target shooting, Uncle Lan is responsible for the left side, and Teacher Cen is responsible for the right side. After we adjusted our shooting stance, we quietly waited for the wild boars to arrive!

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I don't know how long it took for me to hear a long whistle coming from the right, and I watched there with a telescope!

Oh, my God! In the grass in the distance, a group of wild boars, with brown-red fur, shook their heads and walked towards us along the path, about a hundred wild boars!

As they approached the pond, a short whistle sounded at the same time as they were lying in ambush on both sides of the pond and the pig road!

Suddenly, the gunshots rang out! Not far in front of us, a dozen wild boars fell at once!

After hearing the gunshots, the wild boars began to scurry around desperately, and more than twenty of them rushed towards our firing area!

Uncle Lan ordered: Fire order!

I immediately shot the boars that had crossed the pond!

One ** hasn't run out yet, I've already knocked down a dozen wild boars, all of them hitting their heads!

Soon, all the wild boars in our direction were defeated!

And the wild boars on the left and right sides of the encirclement also fell into one!

At this time, the screams of wild boars were heard everywhere in the entire ambush circle!

A few clever boars that were walking behind the herd of pigs ran back desperately, and there were no more boars in the ambush circle that could walk, only some wild boars that were not dead screaming and struggling on the ground!

Suddenly, Uncle Lan stood up and shouted, "Everyone! Stop shooting! Pack up your guns and equipment, go down, and clean up the battlefield! ”

So, after packing up our tools and equipment, we went down to the high ground with bamboo blades.

When we arrived at the hollow and the pond, everyone counted and counted the results!

We killed 25 wild boars in this direction, 23 in the direction of Zuxingge, and 22 in the direction of Jingtiange, a total of 70 boars!

Everyone dragged all 70 wild boars to the edge of the pond, and used pig-killing knives to bleed and disembowel!

Remove all the entrails and water of the wild boar, and throw away all the entrails!

Because, these things are difficult to deal with and tend to stink!

At this time, the pond was stained red with blood, and the smell of blood was everywhere! Each of us was covered in blood, too!

Uncle Lan said to me, "Ah Cai! That's hunting! We left the guts of the wild boar for the mountain gods to enjoy! And the mountain gods like this smell of blood! ”

I said, "Uncle Lan! Will these wild boars be exterminated by us?! ”

Uncle Lan smiled and said, "Alas! Extinction also matters! Don't we want any more domestic pigs?! ”

Everyone laughed!

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