Chapter 24: The Bear Hunt
The encircled animals looked terrified and overwhelmed, but the bear was in no hurry to attack or shrink the encirclement.
After the animals in the encirclement were a little quieter, two of the bears rushed into the encirclement from the periphery, and the bears next to them quickly came over to fill the gap, and all the bears quickly adjusted their positions at the same time, and the encirclement of the two bears still seemed evenly distributed and impermeable.
The two bears who rushed into the encirclement were two-on-one, killing a frightened leopard in the palm of their hands, and began to eat under the tree.
No, the two bears had eaten enough, so they withdrew from the encirclement and returned to their original positions, while the two bears opposite them rushed in and took turns to slaughter.
When there was a short gap in the encirclement, it was supposed to be the best time for the animals in the encirclement to break through, but those animals looked at the hunters who were eyeing each other, and they didn't think that there was still a place to survive, but this thought flashed, and after finding the opportunity to escape, the encirclement had been quickly repaired.
In this way, the animals in the encirclement were attacked by the bears in turn, and finally all of them were wiped out, and none of the animals escaped.
The bear's clever and bloody slaughter plan stunned everyone, and they didn't expect them to be less than ten feet away from these dangerous hunters.
While the children watched with relish, the father and mother felt weak, not because they were timid, but because they were worried about the safety of their family. After the slaughter, the woods, in addition to piles of leftover meat and bones, and red blood all over the ground, looked extremely terrifying.
The well-fed bears didn't seem to feel their presence at all.
It stands to reason that the bears' sense of smell is very sensitive, and it seems that these bears are full, and they do not need to eat for a short time, and they are no longer interested in other possible foods, so they lazily and swagger down the woods in front of them.
Seeing the bear walking away, my father was slumped on the ground covered with pine needles, his face turned pale, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
The eldest son hurriedly came over to help his father and comforted him that he was fine.
They then collected the leftover meat and bones from the bears and brought them all back to the pot hole, which was enough for them to eat for ten days and half a month, and enough food for the dogs.
They found some miscellaneous vegetables near the hole at the bottom of the pot, cut enough firewood, and went back to the cave to rest.
By the time they went out again, it was already half a month later.
There are so many strange things happening in the vicinity in a row, and there are animals that want to take the initiative to attack them, and there are so many bears around, it seems that this pot bottom hole can't stay any longer.
After consulting everyone, the father decided to go on an expedition, everyone brought all the utensils, and brought a few large pieces of cooked meat, which was enough to eat for three days, and the food of the hunting dogs was left alone, and if the owner's food was available, they could share some of it, and if not, they could be let go and go to the forest to find food on their own, and they should not be hungry.
The entrance to the cave is still the old way, plugged with a lot of stones, and then put many layers on the door, there is no human breath, and the average animal will not spend a lot of effort to enter.
Their destination was an alpine basin two mountains away from the valley adjacent to the pot bottom valley, a place that my father had visited before and was in good condition.
Getting there required climbing over a side of the valley that they had not explored so far, with strange rocks, few trees and even grass, the top of the mountain had been white the last time they came, and now the snow was thicker, and there was more white cover.
Before leaving, my father asked everyone to check their outfits again, and once again explained that everyone must keep up, and must not walk separately, even the dog must walk with everyone, and in the process of walking, we must observe the surrounding situation at any time, and immediately shout out if there is a problem that is wrong.
They set out as soon as the first rays of sunlight penetrated the valley in the morning.
To change to a new place, everyone has a new curiosity in their hearts, but there are many dangers during this time, which also makes everyone full of nervousness about this relocation.
More than three hours later, they were standing on the edge of the snow line of the first snow-capped mountain, looking at the peak not far away, and felt that they should be able to turn over with a meal left.
My father said, "We'll start eating after we cross this mountain." ”
At this time, the continuous climbing and the lack of oxygen in the high mountains, everyone was already so tired that they couldn't breathe, and they really wanted to sit down and rest for a while before walking, and even the dog stuck out his tongue for a long time.
Manmei said coquettishly: "Father, let's rest for a while and then go, I really can't walk." ”
My father gasped and said, "There is no rest here, there are stones everywhere, these stones have been repeatedly frozen and sunburned by the ice, snow and sun, and they have already loosened and may roll down at any time, and there is a lack of oxygen here, if you stop, you may not be able to stand up again." ”
Seeing this situation, the two brothers who walked closest to Manmei walked over, and one of them pulled one of Manmei's arms up, so that the younger sister could save some effort.
When there was still a stone's throw from the top of the mountain, the children couldn't walk, and Man Mei sat on a rock, her face was purple, and her legs and feet cramped, which was a symptom of severe hypoxia.
The mother, who didn't talk much along the way, walked up step by step with tenacious perseverance, and staggered forward with her father to pick up a child.
The father knew that the children were suffering from lack of oxygen and tiredness at this moment, mainly because their strength was loose, and as long as they held on for a while, they would be able to climb over the top of the mountain and pass it.
In a hoarse voice, he said, "Kids, keep up." I remember when I was a child, when I passed by here, my grandfather found a delicious soil dog cub under the rocks on the other side of the mountain. I've never tasted anything so tasty or so fragrant. ”
As soon as they heard that there was something delicious in front of them, the sluggish group of people immediately came to their senses and asked their father what a soil dog cub was.
But the father said, "I don't know if I can't tell, but I'll know when I get there." Come on, kids, get some more fuel!"
A group of people helped each other to staggered and finally came to the top of the snow-capped mountain, looking up, the mountains in the distance overlapped, a piece of verdant, and the pot bottom canyon behind them turned out to be completely two realms, and the snow-capped mountain standing at the moment is more like in a dream.
In front of them, there were no longer tall stones, but fine pieces of sand and stones, slanting towards the green hills at their feet.
At this time, the sky overhead was so blue that there was not a trace of white clouds, and the sun was lazily shining obliquely from a distance. Just as everyone was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains that they had never seen before, suddenly the mountain wind blew and made them shiver.
My father pointed to a protruding stone not far from the front and said happily, "Thirty years later, this stone is still here." I remember it was a stone cover, and the underside of the stone was empty, where we could take shelter from the wind and spend the night. Those goodies are right near the stone cover. ”