Chapter 2 Hunting

The cold wind was still howling outside, and although the morning sun had slowly risen, it was like an exhausted old man, and there was no warmth at all. He, the only child, couldn't help but think of the little sun, the electric heater, the air conditioner。。。。。。

Now there was only a dilapidated stove and a few dry firewoods in the house, and the last piece of blowing meat had been boiled and eaten yesterday, and the salt and firewood were only enough for two or three days, although it was not so cool, and it felt very dilapidated and sloppy.

Looking at the soldier who was no longer in danger of his life on the bed but was still weak, he picked up a long knife, an old crossbow, a few arrows and some small traps, and led Xiao Hei out of the door.

The mountain roads are difficult to walk in winter, especially in the south. If the snow doesn't fall much, it is easy to become frost, and it is not solid at all, and if you accidentally go down, you will have to fall dizzy.

Before he entered the mountain, he had already slipped twice, but fortunately, his father was an experienced old hunter and taught him a lot of ways to protect himself when he fell, so it was just a slip and bruise instead of a fall trauma.

Walking to a locust tree, Xiao Hei suddenly stopped and rubbed Shi Bin's leg. The clever little beagle was alerting him that his prey had appeared, and Shi Bin looked carefully, and it turned out to be a small cave, and a litter of squirrels should live in it.

Happy, he slowly squatted down, exited a hundred or ten meters and began to make traps. It is said to be a trap, but it is actually a rope sleeve with a few iron nails. There is no need to use such a large trap for this small prey, just tightly tether the noose to a stump, rock or tree. A noose is a slipknot that can be wrapped around the throat of a small animal or the leg of a large animal. Get a few more nails to stab them in the foot, and finally deliver a fatal blow with a crossbow arrow, and you're done.

However, in order to be successful in the hunt, it is necessary to choose a good bait, small squirrels eat seeds and nuts, and some species will feed on insects and vegetables.

He wore gloves and grabbed a few walnuts and a few saltwater-soaked cucumbers from a small cloth bag and put them in a rope sleeve, and when he left, Shi Bin smoked the surroundings to dispel the smell left on his body.

He made five such traps, which were arranged in arcs outside the cave to ensure the success rate of the hunt.

It didn't take long for the little squirrels to get tired of the temptation of food and start to run to the hole. But the old squirrel seemed to be very cautious, and after a moment he poked his head out, he retracted his head again, and just did it a dozen times without taking the other little ones out of the burrow.

Shi Bin lay on the ground for a while, his hands and feet were frozen, although he was anxious in his heart, he didn't dare to move, he didn't even dare to pant loudly, for fear that he would fall short, you must know that it is not easy to catch a prey at this time.

The squirrel is also skinny in this cold winter, and if he had been in normal times, he would have let go of this chicken-ribbed little guy a long time ago. But not now, no matter how you say it, it's a bite to eat, not to mention that there is a wounded person at home.

The hard work paid off, and the hungry little squirrels finally couldn't stand the temptation of food, and ran out one by one, and finally fell into the trap.

He happily came out of the grass where he was hiding, and ran to the trap without even wiping his body, and skillfully slaughtered a few small prey, as if he was afraid that these little ones would break free from the live rope and run away.

After throwing the prey in his hand into an airtight bag for the prey, he dismantles the trap and leaves.

Shi Bin understood that this was just the beginning, God favored, it was only in the early morning that five squirrels were harvested, and today's rations were available. took out the steamed bun in the food bag, which was so hard that he could knock out his teeth, and he ate it with confidence.

After eating this breakfast, in order to hunt as much prey as possible, Shi Bin quickly walked towards the oak forest. According to his experience, wild boars like to live in oak forests on sunny slopes in winter. The sunny slopes are warm, and there are plenty of acorns under the deciduous layer of oak forests, which wild boars rely on to survive the winter.

He quietly walked to the place where the wild boar often drank water. Looking at the well-defined footprints on the ground, he knew he had come to the right place. A few more iron clamp traps were made in the oak bushes next to the creek. But this time, it was bait using the guts of a squirrel. Then he went to the bushes at the downwind to make a simple shed, and sprinkled a few thistles not far from the shed, which was a kind of self-protection, and then rested against a large rock.

It's not very difficult to "wait for the pigs", but the bushes are full of tangled vines and pieces of rotten wood, and it is really not easy to stay frozen. If you are not careful, you will touch the vines around you, and you will not only be pricked, but you will also be scared away by the prey that should have been in your hands. The musty smell of rotting wood is also very uncomfortable.

Time passed minute by minute, and Shi Bin began to fight with the eyelids of this stone, but there was still no trace of the wild boar. He knew the habits of the wild boar, which usually foraged in the morning and at dusk, and now it was morning, and although he knew that it had not been long, the best time to catch it had been missed, and it was estimated that he would have to stay until dusk.

The cold wind quickly blew people numb, and the environment made him feel tired faster. However, experience told him that he should be able to catch the boar by staying up until the sun went down, because the bloody squirrel entrails and the scarcity of food in the harsh winter only allowed the wild boar to hunt for it in spite of the danger.

Xiao Hei's snort woke up the sleepy Shi Bin, and not far away, a sow with two wild boar cubs slowly walked over. She wants to take the baby, and the little fruit that falls on the ground is not enough. However, it is clear that the delicacy of the squirrel offal did not discourage the experienced and greedy sow.

Those who can survive are strong, this is the law of nature. She walked slowly to the noose, but stopped at the side and sniffed beside her. But before Shi Bin could react, the sow let out a howl and ran away with the two cubs.

This makes Shi Bin stupid, he obviously did it according to the method taught by his father, but why did he fail every time he hunted wild boars, but his father succeeded?

It was already dark, and Shi Bin could no longer hunt in this mountain, he had to go back to cook, and quickly.

When he returned home, he made a fire and cooked two squirrels to eat, and after the meal he sat on the bed and thought about it carefully, hoping to find out what had gone wrong and caused the hunt to fail. Now he is at the end of his rope and can no longer fail. If he fails, then the soldier will inevitably die, and his previous efforts will be in vain.

It is important to know that hunting is not successful every day, today is just luck. It stands to reason that the animals in this cold winter should be hungry and dizzy, and there is such a high level of vigilance, it seems that this wild boar is much smarter than a squirrel.

Before he could think clearly, he heard Xiao Hei scream, and then he smelled a pungent smell, which turned out to be the water in the pot that had been boiled dry.

Suddenly, Shi Bin seemed to understand the trick, and when he killed the little squirrel, he didn't have any smell on his body, and smoked away the smell left by the trap; And when hunting wild boars, he should not be in a hurry and walk too fast, although the smell of the trap was smoked, but the smell of sweat on his body was smelled by the wild boar, and the cunning guy naturally ran away.

He also understood why his father was always walking leisurely when he was hunting, and he would never immediately run over and set traps when he saw his prey.

The next day, before dawn, Shi Bin went up the mountain and laid a few more rope traps and iron clip traps in the oak forest. After the trap was laid and the crossbow was set aside, he lay there motionless.

Shi Bin walked up the mountain slowly this time, ensuring that he didn't sweat a drop, just in case he smoked himself and Xiao Hei again.

At dawn the sow and two cubs reappeared, apparently as their territory and the area where they often hunted.

Seeing a few pieces of squirrel entrails in the trap, the sow did not walk over this time, but swam around the trap a few times, as if looking for something. It is estimated that the smell of sweat left by Shi Bin yesterday and the same food today made her vigilant.

Looking at this cunning sow, Shi Bin, who was lying on the ground, was very anxious, after all, he was lying on the ground for more than an hour, and people were about to freeze. He's never hunted like this before, but it feels like it's doing special training.

Just when he felt that he could not bear it any longer, and wanted to kill the sow with a few crossbow arrows, she screamed, and the piglets ran over. It seems that the smoke has completely covered up the smell of human sweat, which makes her completely relieved.

Shi Bin picked up the crossbow and loaded the crossbow arrows and aimed at the female wild boar, waiting for the moment when she was in the trap. Because the sow is relatively large, it may be able to break free after being trapped, and at this time a few crossbow arrows are needed to add an insurance, and the piglet is impossible.

He waited excitedly, and gently stroked the hair on the little black body. The clever beagle slowly stood up like a bow. It's clear that it's also ready to strike at any moment.

At the moment when the sow entered the trap, Shi Bin pulled the trigger and shot three arrows in a row without hesitation. Blackie sprang out of the bushes and hit his target. Sure enough, the sow was strong, and a noose just tripped her up, and after a while she got back up and struggled. The three feather arrows only injured her, but in the end, it was Xiao Hei's dead bite that didn't let her escape.

Shi Bin ran over and gave the poor boar mother a fatal knife. Looking at the two escaped piglets, he knew they wouldn't survive this winter. However, the law of the jungle has always been that the strong survive, and there is no need to be depressed for the weak.

With such a big prey, Shi Bin was completely relieved, he skillfully cut off the sow's loin, pork belly and a front leg and put it in the bag, put the other parts into the grass shed set up in the bushes, grabbed a few more handfuls of hay to cover, sprinkled some rotten berries, and finally smoked it, Shi Bin left with confidence.

Carrying this bag of good meat, Shi Bin walked quickly towards the town, just wanting to use the meat to buy enough firewood, rice, oil and salt there before noon. You must know that only this good meat can be exchanged for good goods, and the meat he and the soldier ate was hidden in the grass hut on the mountain.

Hunting in the mountains all year round, Shi Bin has already practiced the ability of a supernatural Taibao, returned home from the town at noon, and brought a few buns for the soldier to eat.

Although he was thirsty and tired, he only dug a scoop of water in the tank to drink. He didn't even hit his ass on the stool, didn't say a word to the man, and went out to get the hidden wild boar meat with his buns.

Seeing this Orion working so hard for himself, the military man felt deeply, and just wanted to thank him when Shi Bin came back.