After a few days of preparation, Gou Xi and the others finally set off. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the rules, they need to worship the mountain god before they set off. The mountain temple lives in the col behind the village, which is the only way for the villagers to enter the mountain, and it is under a large camphor tree that requires several people to hug after turning the village.

The mountain temple is actually not a big temple, just a simple pavilion. The tiled roof above is also in tatters. There are places where you can see the sky directly.

The people in the mountains believe in God, and before entering the mountain, the people of Wotou Village must sing a few promises in front of this mountain temple, or kowtow a few times, in order to enter the mountain to be safe and secure, and have something to gain. When I go back to the village, I will take out a little bit of the mountain goods or other things I have picked up and put them on the stone table in front of the incense burner, so as to show that I have been cared for by the mountain god when I enter the mountain, and I will express my gratitude.

Therefore, the mountain temple is always full of all kinds of moldy things, which seems dirty and smelly. It can be seen that the mountain god is also a sloppy person, otherwise how could he continue to bless those good men and women who litter.

They killed a rooster, put a whip, lit a number of incense candles, and burned a few piles of Yin money with a huge denomination that I don't know if I could change over there, and then the three of them respectfully kowtowed three times and set off into the mountain.

Gou Lin carried several large iron clips, weighing dozens of catties. The bitter sister walked in front with his shotgun on her back, looking heroic and very attractive.

Entering the mountain is a very physically demanding job, and at first Gou Xi was worried that the bitter sister would not be able to bear it and delay the trip. Who knew that after walking for dozens of miles in a row, she didn't scream tired.

Since they confessed to each other that night, Gou Xi felt that his heart was full of warmth and longing for the future life of the couple. This is the first time that Gou Xi has entered the mountain with his bitter sister, and his mood is naturally very happy. Talking and laughing, the road also feels a lot closer.

The bitter sister frowned all the way and looked gloomy. Gou Xi guessed that she was in her past again, and why she refused to tell him about the person who had hurt her. Is it because that person is too powerful, she is afraid that he will not be able to fight him, so she does not dare to tell him. But he is a man of scheming, and no matter how powerful that person is, he will kill him......

"Brother Xi, look, is there a problem there?" said Kumei, pointing to a piece of fallen wild grass.

Gou Xi looked up and saw that in the middle of the mountainside, there was a piece of wild grass that was brushed crookedly, some of which were still fresh, but the green leaves were a little wilted.

"The bitter sister is sharp-eyed, and it is the material for entering the mountain" Gou Xi smiled at Gou Lin and said: "It seems that our worship of the mountain god is not in vain, and the mountain god will treat us so quickly." Don't panic, bitter girl, we can improve our food tonight. ”

He picked up the thatch and searched for a while, then pointed to a place and said to Gou Lin, "You dig in this place and have a look." ”

But he himself squatted in front of him three or four meters away, bowing forward and back, making a grasping gesture.

"What are you doing here?" the bitter sister wondered what he was doing.

"What are you asking you to dig for?!I don't lie to you, dig quickly!" Gou Xi urged him.

Gou Lin dug a few times, and saw a hole exposed underneath, so he came up and dug hard. But the hole is getting deeper and harder to dig. Gou Xi came over to check it and said, "Don't dig it, you grab a handful of dry grass and try to burn a fire." ”

The bitter girl picked up some dried grass and burned it at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, Gou Lin shouted behind him. It turned out that Gou Xi was already holding something on his side.

"Come on, come and help. Gou Xi screamed, stomping his foot on the hole. Then they caught two big ones and two small ones.

Gou Xi tied the thing with a rope and lifted it up for Kumei to see. Ku Mei saw that the guy was round, showing two big and long teeth. There was a "whirring" demonstration sound from his mouth, and his short limbs kept scratching at his claws in the air.

"This little thing is so powerful, I forgot, what's it called?" asked Kumei. Gou Xi had gotten this kind of thing home before, but he didn't know how he caught it.

"It's called a bamboo rat, and it specializes in bamboo and manuscript grass. Gou Lin replied.

"We couldn't see its cave at first, how did you know that?" asked Gou Xi again.

"This thing is a treacherous elf, and its caves generally have two openings, one is a cave that is often entered and exited, and the other is an escape cave just in case. This guy goes out day and night every day to find food, moves food into the cave, and then plugs the hole entrance. So if you don't look closely, it's hard to spot its caves. I looked at the bitten weeds, and one of them was bitten last night, so I'm sure its burrow won't be very far away, and I found it nearby. What they plug in the hole is the scraps of food they've eaten, so if you pay attention, you can spot the flaws. ”

"I used to think it was difficult to catch wild animals, but I didn't think it would be so easy. Kumei said.

"Actually, it's not easy to catch this, but it's easier today. Gou Lin said.

"Now that the rainy season has just passed, they haven't dug new burrows yet. One of the characteristics of the cave in the rainy season is that after digging a hole downward, it must dig a hole upward, otherwise in case of heavy rain, the rain may fill the hole and drown. I see that when you dig it, you have already dug the bottom part of the hole, and the entrance of the hole has already begun to go up, so that the burning fireworks can be smoked upwards. I didn't disturb them at the entrance of their preparatory cave, just to let them escape to the escape hole, and I waited there for the rabbits, which saved a lot of trouble. If they are startled on both sides, they will not dare to come out, or even continue to dig in, and it will be very difficult for us to catch them, and even if they do, it will take some effort. ”

Hearing this, even Gou Lin couldn't help but be convinced, he bent his fingers and pressed the wings of his nose to "vent" two handfuls of snot, and said: "You Lao Xi is eccentric, I have entered so many mountains with you, I only know to call me this and that, and I have heard these ghost ideas of yours there." ”

"How can you say you, this kind of person ......" Gou Xi glanced at Gou Lin and said: "It's just a commodity who runs away and carries a burden, this kind of thing can only be understood and cannot be spoken, do you still want to preach?!

"It's all from the same kiln, say I'm Zhu Bajie, what are you: Sun Wukong? No! Tang Seng? Not even more! And Kumei, is it a monster or a white bone spirit?!"

Gou Xi was so angry that he knocked a sentence on the top of his head, and scolded: "I am Sun Wukong, Tang Seng is good to say, compare my sister to monsters, white bone spirits, and lose what you said, she is almost the same as Guanyin Bodhisattva." ”

After another day of searching, they found no new signs of the tiger's activity. When the bitter sister heard that she was going back, she said, isn't it a trip for nothing today?

"Do you think it's so easy to catch a tiger? This place is not the core area of the tiger's activities, it has less time to come, and catching it is like looking for a needle in a haystack and wasting time," Gou said. ”

They continued to search for two more days, and finally found dense and fresh traces of tiger activity, Gou Xi said: this is an area where tigers often move, and they can put hunting spots here.

They followed the tiger road, looking for a suitable place to bury the iron clips. The so-called "tiger road" is a road formed by tigers often walking. It turns out that when the prey is looking for food, it generally tries to take the route it has taken, and if it walks too much, it forms a clear trace, which is what the hunter calls the "road". This is an animal instinct formed by some prey for safety, but this method that the prey thinks is shrewd has become their "dead hole" in front of the hunters

This is especially true of the tiger, which is careful even if it takes its usual path. There was an unusual smell on the road, a little different from the previous time. Even a broken branch, a pile of freshly turned dirt. It will make it stop, look around, smell around its nose, and take a closer look. If you don't feel dangerous, you will move on. If the doubt is too big, it will turn around and turn back. If there is a doubt but it is not clear, it will speed up its pace and leave as soon as possible.

Choosing the location of the iron clamp is the key to whether the prey can be caught, and the location where Gou Xi chooses to bury the iron clamp is generally at a narrow intersection, or under the ridge, which is the foot that the tiger must step on when passing here.

After the bitter girl saw that they had put the iron clamp in place, Gou Xi took out a plastic bottle with liquid and a small brush, brushed the liquid in the plastic bottle on the iron clamp, and then covered the iron clip with branches and dead leaves.

They buried all the six iron clips they had brought.

On that day, on their way home, there were suddenly dark clouds in the sky and heavy rain became. Gou Xi slapped his hand and shouted, "Good, good, good rain!"

-- After the rain, the rain washes away the smell they leave on the road, which makes it easier to confuse the tiger's sense of smell and make the tiger lose its vigilance.