Chapter 6: Good work

What the hell are you talking about?

I didn't understand, but I didn't want to lose face, so I had to pretend to understand very well and nodded: "Well, it's okay." ”

"Okay?" Jin Biyao's expression was puzzled, or a little lost, "Could it be that you have met a lot of people like me?" ”

What does it mean?

I was afraid of being timid, so I didn't respond, just told her to go as fast as she could.

Turning over a small mountain, Jin Biguio said that she had drunk all the water in the kettle, and asked me why she didn't carry more mineral water, but only two kettles.

"In the mountains in spring, the most important thing is water, I'll find you water." I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and listened.

"What are you doing?" Jin Biguio asked.

"Shh......h

Today's weather is fine, the mountain wind is not sudden, and the sound waves of the murmuring water can be transmitted far away, I listened carefully in the direction of the valley, and deduced that the stream flowing at the bottom of the valley is about 150 meters away from us—children who grow up in the mountains still have the ability to survive in the wild.

"Give me the kettle, I'll go down the mountain to get water, you don't move where you are." I took Jin Baguio's kettle and said, because it was a round-trip journey perpendicular to the forward route, I could just go by myself, saving her physical strength.

"Leave it to myself? I...... I'm a little scared! Jin Biguio said timidly.

"Don't worry, it's still far from the wildlife haunted area." I laughed and coaxed her, in fact, we have already entered the wildlife activity area, there are few people into the mountains in spring, although there are some vague forest paths here, but those are not pedestrians walked out, but the rangers step out, that is their job, have to go into the mountains to patrol, not counting the rangers, this can be called the inaccessible track.

Jin Biguio sat suspiciously on his backpack, staring around vigilantly as he told me to go and get back quickly.

I showed Jin Baguio a good job - I took a sleeping bag out of my backpack, carried the two corners, ran forward, made a butt, sat on the sleeping bag, and slid down the hill - so that I wouldn't fall, and I was fast.

After sliding for about a hundred meters, the sound of the stream was close at hand, I spread my legs, slowed down to stop the "car", got up and ran over.

It was a narrow stream, not deep in the water, and there were no stones in the channel, but it was supposed to be a seasonal stream in the mountains—the kind of stream that only forms when the snow melts in the spring, and comes and goes in the summer, and then dries up in the fall.

I lay on the water's edge, full of water, clear, cool, very comfortable, filled the two kettles, screwed the lid, and was about to go back, suddenly, I saw a four-legged creature in the grass not far from the other side of the creek, more than a meter high, the head and tail were hidden in the bushes, only half of the strong torso was exposed, like a donkey, I was scared half to death, almost fell into the river, but I looked at its coat color carefully, smooth and hard, gray-brown, it should be a red deer, well, the meat of the red deer is too firewood, not delicious!

I pinched my lips and whistled, the head of the deer was lifted from the grass, and I looked at it blankly, it was a stag, a pair of big horns was very good-looking, the wild red deer in this mountain are all protected animals, no one dares to poach (the key to hunting it is not very valuable), over time, the red deer is not afraid of people, especially a large stag like it, after glancing at me, turned around and walked slowly into the woods.

Of course, it is not a threat to me, the deer has a gentle temperament and does not attack humans.

I and it are not in each other's recipes, we have greeted each other, and we have pulled it down, I put the kettle on my back, returned the same way, and saw Jin Biguio sitting on the stone from a distance, beating her legs, she may not have climbed much, the muscles in the front of her thighs are not adaptable, and she is very sore.

"Taste, the water is sweet."

Jin Biyao unscrewed the lid of the kettle, sniffed it suspiciously, and looked up at me and asked, "Is it clean?" Will I have diarrhea after drinking? ”

"Don't worry, it's cleaner than mineral water." I laughed and said, this is not fooling her, this season's water, there is no bacteria to multiply, clear snow melt water, filtered by the plants in the river, the impurity content is almost zero.

After replenishing the drinking water, the two continued on the road, and finally arrived in front of Tiger Ridge before the sun set (five o'clock, in the eighth district of the east, it was dark in the northeast).

"Sure enough, it's like a tiger." Jin Baguio gestured with his hand, not the whole mountain like a tiger, but a group of big stones abruptly on the top of the mountain, like a tiger lying there, it doesn't look very big from a distance, in fact, the length of the "tiger" is more than 100 meters.

"That hole is in the tiger's skin, let's go, you can go up in ten minutes." I gritted my teeth and said, along the way, almost I carried two backpacks on my back, my physical strength has been seriously overdrawn, I have to rest quickly, replenish some energy, I knew that I was so tired, grab the red deer, and collect some deer blood - the deer blood tastes slightly sweet, people can drink it directly, and it is said that the Qing emperor has the habit of drinking a bowl of deer blood every night before the "flop" concubine.

Tiger Ridge is not high, Jin Baguio and I quickly climbed to the top of the mountain, followed the "tiger" body, found the tiger skin strands, under the two large stones next to each other, a triangular low cave is impressive - I have never been to this cave, only heard my grandfather tell me, the older generation of "mountain catchers" know this cave, often spend the night here.

The entrance to the cave is not big, and you have to bend down to get in, Jin Baguio is a little accustomed to the wild life, and immediately took out a flashlight from her backpack and handed it to me, and then, she herself stood next to the cave with a knife.

“…… Why don't you go in? I asked with a frown.

"I'll cover you! Well! Jin Biyao clenched the handle of the knife and nodded heavily, obviously not daring to enter.

Because the cave is always inhabited, it is full of "human smell", and wild animals will not easily come in, but I think it is better to be cautious, pick up a stone, throw it in, when it is long, nothing comes out, and listen to the sound, the hole is not very deep, I unscrew the flashlight, bend down and enter.

Hi, I thought it was a big hole, it turned out to be less than five square meters, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the highest point is less than two meters, a very shallow hole, there is nothing in the hole except some hay (people who enter the mountain all year round will never leave garbage in the mountain), I let Jin Baguio in, she was very satisfied with this place, put down the sleeping bag and lay down.

“…… What's the hurry? I haven't eaten dinner yet! I laughed.

"Compressed biscuits? I've had enough! Jin Biyao frowned, she didn't eat less on the way, I saw it.

"Do you dare to wait here by yourself? I'm going to get something to eat. I said.

Jin Biguio shook her head like a rattle: "Last time you went to fetch water, I was scared to death!" You better take me with you! ”

I nodded, took out the knife and rope from my backpack, and left everything else in the hole, and I didn't worry about losing anything.

When the two of them got out of the hole, I first found a wooden stick of suitable length, tied the knife to the stick with a rope, and turned it into a spear, the power of the spear is no different from the knife, but it is thrown and more accurate, and it is easy to hit the target.

"You're going to hunt? Illegal, right? Jin Biguio said worriedly.

"Rabbits, pheasants, etc., they are not protected animals, and it is not illegal to hunt them." I explained.

"Is it delicious?" Jin Baguio asked with a saliva in her eyes.

I shook my head: "Rabbit meat is fishy, pheasant meat is tight, and in the mountains, wild boar meat is the best." ”

"Then let's fight wild boars!" Jin Baguio's eyes lit up.

I stared at her for a moment, "Are you serious?" ”

"Uh-huh! I've eaten wild boar, and it's really delicious! I ...... my dad that time."

I was about to explain to her the ranking of the fierce beasts in the Northeast "one pig, two bears and three tigers", when suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the grass on the right hand, and I immediately covered Jin Biyao's mouth and pointed in the direction of the sound.

"What is it? Wild boar? Jin Biguio asked excitedly in a whisper.

Suddenly, a beast flashed out of the grass, and when I saw its hairy face, I was so frightened that I almost got dazed, shook my body and stood firm, and quickly tied the last knot of the spear, and pointed it at the beast!

"Wow!" Jin Biguio shouted excitedly, and was about to snatch the spear in my hand and rush forward!

I hurriedly hugged her, dragged her back, looked at her little mouth with saliva, frowned, and said, "Your mouth, have you ever opened the ......light with Master Hao?"