Chapter 8: Hunting in the Woods and Making Traps (Part I)
Nearly in the afternoon, in the inaccessible mountain forest, the height of the trees at the end of those bushes was terrifying, and the vigorous and powerful notes reached into the sky. Coupled with the withered strips and branches after the winter, it looks extremely vicissitudes and tragic. On the rugged path in the forest, a group of people were running desperately forward, everyone seemed panicked, and everyone was tired.
"There are a lot of uneven rocks ahead, so I'll run behind them and rest for a while." After saying that, everyone ran behind the rock, and after finding a hiding place, everyone sat on the rock, gasping for breath. These six people are the same people who went into the mountains to hunt Chenjia Village a few days ago.
"Fuck his father, it's really fucking unlucky, this black blind man, it's really fucking shrewd." (The black bear is born short-sighted, cannot see clearly from a distance of 100 meters, and has poor eyesight, so it is commonly known as the "black blind man".) There is also a saying that black bears are black in color and their eyes are also black in color. From a distance, it looks like it has no eyes, and people call it the black blind. )
In ancient times it was difficult to hunt a bear, and the hunter could endure the toil with joy and pleasure, because he had the hope of hunting wild beasts.
"Isn't it, it's been chasing us for two days, and it's winter, and it doesn't go to hibernate properly, it always chases us, and we can't rest well." The person who spoke was none other than the father of the dog. He wore a fur hat that had accompanied him for more than ten years, long hair on his shoulders, a bag and a longbow diagonally on his shoulders, a quiver on his back, a short knife stuck in his waist, and a cloth bag containing dry food and flint. Tall but slightly thin, with dark skin and a long and dense beard on his face.
"That's it, Dog's Father, you're an old hunter, see if we have to think of a way to kill this black blind man, so that not only will the dog's mother have the money to see a doctor, but the money from the sale can also buy some New Year's goods during the New Year." The rest of the crowd said.
Dog Daddy, formerly known as Chen Yu, his family has lived on hunting for generations, and has a certain prestige in Chenjia Village, when hunting in the mountains, other hunters in the village are also willing to follow Chen Yu to hunt.
When his father heard this, he thought about it for a while, thinking of his wife for many years, fighting for his wife's medicine money, and it was not a way to escape like this.
"Since a few of you can trust me Chen Yu, we might as well give it a try. Let's take a break. ”
Hunting was the main means of economic activity among many peoples in ancient times, and hunting activities were still very active in ancient times. In different natural conditions, the objects of hunting are also different. When the hunting tools are very rudimentary, every time something goes wrong, people have a sense of awe and fear, and the concept of nature worship is very deep. Mountains, caves, boulders, and large trees are often worshipped as gods, and sacrifices and prayers are performed before hunting.
In some peoples who practice totem worship, an animal is often used as an ancestral god. This animal is protected and cannot be killed or injured casually, and if it is to be killed, a certain ritual must be performed to show atonement.
The production and use of hunting gear is an important part of hunting folklore. The most primitive hunting tools are stones and stones. In this world, since the invention of flying stone ropes and bows and arrows, people have made hunting much easier, but despite this, many hunters have died under the minions of their prey, in order to effectively kill animals, smart hunters have invented poison to apply poison to arrowheads or spearheads for hunting after a long period of accumulation. Chenjiazhuang hunted with crossbow bows, and they collected a poisonous plant called "bala" to make poison, which was applied to the arrowheads, which could kill wild beasts by arrows.
"When I used to hunt alone in the mountains, I remember that there were some low-lying areas not far away, how could we make a trap there, and when the time comes, I will go and lure the black blind man, and you will act when you have the opportunity."
"Brother Chen, how can I let you attract the beast, if you want to go, we will go, if something happens to you, what the hell will you do?" The other hunters also said.
"I appreciate your kindness, note that it is me, anyway, it is better for me to go, after all, I am more familiar with the environment here."
Everyone thought about it, what the dog and his father said made sense, and they looked at each other for a while, so they could only give up. After a break for about a cup of tea, the dog and his father led a team of 100,000 people to hurry to the place he said.
"We're here." Everyone's eyes followed the guidance of his father. About 100 meters away, there is a recessed low-lying area, which is surrounded by boulders of different heights, and it is a good place to make traps.
"In this way, the six of us divide the labor, so that we can save time, my father and I dig a trap, that is, dig a pit, Da Yuan, Eryuan, you two go to cut some trees in the forest next to you, remember to be straight, about the same height as you, and then sharpen one end."
"Okay, Uncle Chen, we'll go right away, leave it to us, don't worry." The two young men, putting aside the bows and quivers on their backs, picked up the short knives placed on the ground and walked towards the bushes not far away.
"Uncle Chen, what about the two of us? What are we two doing?" The remaining two hunters hurriedly asked the dog's father.
"Xiao Liu, you and Xiao Ran go find some leaves and ancient rattans, wait a moment to make the lid of the trap, if you are lucky at night, you can clean up the black blind man, and we can go home early."
"Okay, Uncle Chen, let's go." The two hurriedly picked up their short knives and ran towards the bushes not far away.
"Lao Chen, don't worry too much, I believe that the dog will be fine." Aquatic his father patted the dog's shoulder, and his father's voice was low and deep.
Daddy looked at Xiao Liu and Xiao Ran who were walking into the distance and sighed. I think, you have to wait for me to come back, you must hold on.
"Aquatic father, let's act too." The two men first moved the stones in the low-lying place to the side one by one, but fortunately there was a small shovel in the burden on their bodies, and cut two wooden sticks with a short knife not far away, and inserted them into the grooves of the wooden sticks, and used them as handles, and in this way the two men dug up little by little.
Fortunately, the winter at this time is not too cold, and the soil has not yet frozen, otherwise it is impossible to dig a big pit until the sun sets.
Unconsciously, the low-lying Ken gradually revealed its shape, and after digging the pit, the two sat down next to the newly dug soil, drank a little water from the water bag, and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
"Uncle Chen, is this enough?"
Dog's father, turned around, saw Da Yuan and the two brothers, and once again placed the wooden stick in their hands not far from the trap.
"Enough, enough, Da Yuan, Eryuan, you also take a rest, and when Xiao Liu and Xiao Ran come back, we can make the weapons in the trap." Daddy Dog beckoned to Da Yuan and Xiao Yuan, motioning for them to sit down and rest for a while.
The two of them had just sat down cross-legged, and after a while, Xiao Liu and Xiao Ran threw the rattan and dead branches and leaves in their arms next to the previous dead branches and leaves.
"I'm so tired, the back and forth is finally done." After saying that, he sat down on the spot.
About a stick of incense has passed, and the dog dan dad is not too early to see the sky, and the Xiyang on the horizon is about to disappear on the floor line.
"It's not too early, let's hurry up and get the trap done."
The six men sharpened the end of the stick and plunged it into the deep pit they had dug, and without an axe, they picked up the larger stones and drove the stakes into the earth little by little, until almost a third of the stakes were nailed into the ground.
Daddy Dog jumped into the trap with the rattan prepared in advance, and asked everyone to throw many stones of different sizes and shapes into the trap, stones fell around each stake, and buried the excavated soil around the stone, when the soil and the stone were level, after stepping on it with his feet, he picked up the rattan that was put aside and walked to the side of the pillar
Xiao Ran didn't understand and asked the dog's father: "Uncle Chen, why are we stacking stones around the stakes?" ”