In the primeval forest deep in the Cloud Mountain, there are many wild beasts.

Orion Luo Shucai made a living from hunting, and his log cabin stood on a mountainside. This small wooden house has been established for many years, and people who come and go to the mountains generally know it, and occasionally there will be people who come to the small wooden house to rest, beg for a bowl of water to drink, make a fuss, or spend the night.

In this mountain forest, hunters occasionally meet each other, and each hunts a relatively stable area. This seems to be a kind of conventional, also called a rule.

This morning, Nonglu returned to the county seat from Longyan Village, and just passed by here, he met his old acquaintance Luo Shucai. He said, "Come, come and rest in the house, and how about we go hunting?" ”

"Okay!" It's been a long time since I've had a hunting addiction, and now I don't have anything big at hand, so I agreed.

After a while, Nonglu followed Luo Shu out hunting. Lao Luo was familiar with everything here and soon found his prey. Lao Luo waited patiently. Sure enough, the prey approached the ambush circle. Soon, a hare and a wild goat were caught.

Nonglu laughed: "There is a snack tonight." ”

Lao Luo said, "It's still early. "Lao Luo seems to have seen through the animal world on this mountain.

As he walked, Lao Luo said that not long ago, when he passed through a hill, he accidentally found a hidden cave, and the wolf's den was hidden inside. Surrounded by wooded and overgrown weeds, there is a winding stone path that leads to the entrance of the cave. It's hard to spot if you don't look closely. This is an old she-wolf, and when she found it, she was looking around for food. To be on the safe side, she-wolves generally do not hunt where they live, but go to nearby or distant places to catch food.

Luo Shucai told Nonglu that the wolf den of the she-wolf must be some distance away from this mountain forest. They quietly followed and discovered the hidden cave. If you stay a little longer and listen quietly, there will be occasional young cries of wolf cubs, but they are very faint. That must be the wolf cub hungry. This shows that it is difficult for a she-wolf to provide for several wolf cubs on her own. And the she-wolf is tired, and she has to raise her own flesh and blood.

After hearing this, Nong Lu nodded, and then smiled: "This she-wolf is not easy." ”

Once, Luo Shucai took tools to the mountains and forests to cut firewood, and when he passed by a mountain cliff, he happened to meet a she-wolf. It walks alone, alone. This is rare. Lao Luo understands that wolves are very social animals, they are cunning, alert, good at catching fighters, and hunting under the guidance of the head wolf. Is it the wolves that have moved away from the area, or is the she-wolf feeding a litter of wolf cubs alone? Luo Shu didn't know for a while. Slowly, he figured out that the she-wolf was swimming alone in this mountain forest, patrolling alone and raising wolf cubs.

Luo Shucai suddenly found out in his conscience, and he had a spontaneous respect for this she-wolf. At this time, the she-wolf was seen carrying a hare in her mouth and hurried to the wolf's den. The she-wolf must have come after a long run, and it was obvious that she was exhausted.

Nonglu asked, "Where did the wolves go?" ”

Luo Shucai said that there are no more than two situations, one is that the food here cannot be supplied to the wolves, which is not conducive to the survival of the wolves; Second, the mountains and forests were artificially destroyed, and there were fewer wild animals, which threatened the survival of the wolves, so they had to leave the country as a last resort. Or when the wolves migrate, the she-wolf has just given birth to a litter of wolf cubs, so she has no choice but to live in isolation. Now the she-wolf is a maverick, and it is quite difficult to feed herself and her wolf cubs. But it has a natural maternal nature, and it cannot abandon its children and follow the wolves.

The farmer was excited, for this was the first time he had seen the she-wolf up close, and her gray slightly sparse fur stood up in the wind, making it look very messy.

This shows that it has not been combed by its companions for a long time, like a broken leather jacket draped over its body, losing its natural and bright luster. Although there is a slight change in body shape, the limbs are thick and powerful, and the sharp claws are buckled on the mountain. At this time, the she-wolf lies on her side, revealing her pearl-like sucked breasts on her belly, showing a crystal color, which indicates that the she-wolf is raising her cubs.

Then they left.

On an early summer night, the moon hangs high and the stars shine. Luo Shucai and Nonglu sat around the firewood, and as soon as they took a few sips of wine, they heard the hoarse howl of the she-wolf, a deep and wild howl, which spread from one mountain to another, echoing in the hollow valleys, and gradually falling into the dark night.

Luo Shucai and Nonglu were sitting outside the house, and they looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the she-wolf on a slightly higher cliff on the top of the mountain not far away, looking up at the sky, squatting forward and backward in the moonlight, the shadow of the she-wolf was clearly imprinted in the eyes of Nonglu, its long syllables seemed to be torn, making people feel that the mountains were more lonely and desolate, at this time, the she-wolf let out a mournful cry across the empty sky, and there was also a trace of desolation. Maybe it's calling out to its companions, but it's beyond words.

After a while, it ran in the direction of the cabin, and Luo Shu was startled, secretly thinking, is it short of food? Sure enough, the she-wolf arrived at the hunter Lao Luo's fire, approached quietly from not far away, observed as she walked, and then lay on the ground, looking at Lao Luo with a pair of seemingly mild eyes, sometimes revealing a compelling cold light, eyes open and closed, as if she was pretending to sleep. At this time, Luo Shu raised his vigilance, stared at the she-wolf, and pondered its every move. He knew that wolves were cunning, scheming, and patient. If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap of wolves. The she-wolf seems to be indifferent, but whenever the opportunity comes, she will leap up and bite her prey, delivering a fatal blow.

The she-wolf suddenly appeared in front of his cabin tonight, and must have come to smell the smell of meat. This also shows that the she-wolf is quite hungry, otherwise she would not have visited easily. Wolves are creatures of stalking and concealment, and it is clear that the she-wolf's rash actions tonight are not the usual ones, and it is fraught with risks to do so.

At this time, the farm house was a little nervous. Luo Shucai told Nonglu that he couldn't entangle with it, so he threw a few bones that he had just eaten to the she-wolf and went back to the house. The hunter knew that the she-wolf was waiting to care for a few cubs, and it was a kind of human conscience, so Luo Shucai did not pick up the shotgun and competed with the she-wolf. This she-wolf and Luo Shu are neighbors, they have been in this mountain forest for many years, they know each other, confront each other, and they have been in a few springs and autumns.

In general, male wolves should raise their offspring together with female wolves. The she-wolf was raising several wolf cubs on her own, and the male wolf probably died after being wounded in a bloody battle, otherwise the she-wolf would not have been left alone and separated from the pack. Wolves come into heat every autumn, and male wolves have a peculiar way of courting, often showing off their bravery and fierceness with thrilling predation and wild fighting, in order to please and conquer the she-wolves, find their favorite mates, and complete the instinct of reproduction. Wolf cubs born in the autumn will grow up under the tutelage of their wolf parents, and by the next summer, the wolf cubs can keep up with the wolves and take care of themselves.

The firewood outside the wooden house was burning in the quiet summer night, and the firelight reflected the small hill on the wooden house, and the sparks splashed from time to time, making a "clang" sound, as if the dry heat of a furnace was about to rise to the sky. They kept an eye on the she-wolf in the house, and when the she-wolf had fully opened her vigilant eyes, and seeing that it was safe around her, she hurriedly stepped forward, took the bone in her mouth, and hurried away, disappearing into the night.

The next morning, when Nonglu was going back to Nanyi County, Luo Shucai said: "You bring back the wild goods and make up for the child." ”

If you are familiar with the acquaintance, the farmer will say that it is good.

"You come with me."

Nonglu carried wild goods and followed behind Luo Shucai, and after a while, when he reached a mountain, he pointed to the cliff to the east, "There are a few wild tea trees there, and now they belong to you!" ”

Nong Lu was taken aback, looked at it, and was overjoyed, "Thank you dude!" ”

Luo Shucai said quickly: "Thank you, just bring a few more bags of good tea next time." ”

Nonglu also came simply: "Okay, next time I come over, I must bring good tea!" ”

Luo Shucai said: "That wild tea tree is very fragrant. ”

Nong Lu believed his words and nodded in agreement.

Nonglu and Lao Luo said goodbye and went straight to the county seat with a lot of harvest.