It took seven or eight minutes for the two of them and a dog to finally climb to the mountain beam.

After countless years of rain, the entire top has become fragmented, and many places are only more than two meters wide, which makes people walk in horror.

Some of the clods of dirt on the main edges have become very loose, and there seems to be nothing wrong with them, and there are a lot of weeds growing on them. But stepping on it may cause the loess to collapse, and the whole person falls off the cliff and ditch.

Standing in this position, you can see a lot of jujube trees, maru seeds and wolf tooth thorns growing on the cliff. These belong to hard firewood, which is very resistant to burning, and it is also the favorite of firewood people.

However, hard wood often grows on the steep slopes of the cliffs.

It's not that there is no life in the cliff ditch...... The key is that before they grow up, they were cut down as firewood.

Therefore, in order to get good firewood, people can only look for it on the cliff.

According to the memories of the predecessors, every year I can hear that people in nearby villages have fallen off a cliff and injured or fallen to their deaths. Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang went to Yuandong County before, and they met a young man who fell and was seriously injured, and they drove a walk-behind tractor to the county hospital.

There is also the same thing as the two of them are now, running a few more miles to the mountains to collect firewood.

It is inaccessible, and many of the ravines have not yet been cut down.

After looking at the nearby terrain, Wang Manyin instinctively said a little worried: "Brother Qiusheng, this earth honeycomb is a bit mysterious, or let's forget it." ”

"What's the calculation, just look at the colony of earth bees flying below, you know that there must be a lot of honey in it. The year before last, Wang Dacai found a honeycomb from the mountains that was more than ten years old, made a large bucket of honey, and sold it for 30 yuan. If we are lucky, we can share a dozen yuan per person...... Full of silver, don't be afraid, I'll go down and dig up honey later, you just have to greet from above. ”

Wang Qiusheng's eyes flashed with excitement, and he didn't take the danger seriously at all.

He could see clearly that there were just a few sour jujube needles near the earth honeycomb. When you wait, you can step on the roots of the tree to borrow strength.

Wang Manyin didn't know how to persuade at all.

In his opinion, it is really not worth it for these ten or twenty yuan, and it will be troublesome if there is any accident.

But looking at this situation, Wang Qiusheng will definitely not stop.

If you leave by yourself, it will be more dangerous for the other party to go down alone, so it is better to be a helper on the top.

In a word, it's still poor.

After thinking about it, he said loudly: "Brother Qiusheng, since this is the case, then let's not panic, we must be ready to go down again." You wait up there, and I'll go down and chop some wooden wedges and get bundles of firewood. When the time comes, tie the rope around your waist and go down......"

The two of them went into the mountain in order to play Wen Guanguo, and considering the climbing situation, they each specially brought a hemp rope, which now comes in handy.

Wang Manyin went down to the bottom of the ditch, first cut a few hardwood sticks, and then cut a bundle of hay and mugwort before climbing to the top of the cliff again.

Next, the two of them cut the sticks into several wedges forty or fifty centimeters long.

The top of the mountain beam where the honeycomb is located is nearly five meters wide, and it is not afraid of the loess collapsing when wedged into the stick. After fixing the rope on the wooden stick, Wang Manyin tied the other end to Wang Qiusheng's waist and slowly lowered it down the other party.

Throughout the process, Wang Qiusheng used both hands and feet, looking for everything he could climb as much as possible. And every meter or so, he had to wedge a wooden stick into the cliff wall.

It wasn't until the rope was lowered seven or eight meters that Wang Qiusheng raised his head and shouted: "Manyin, I saw the honeycomb, and it was in the crack of the soil." ”

He trembled and moved, his feet on the roots of the jujube tree next to him. Feeling secure, I untied the rope around my waist.

Don't look at these jujube trees are only three or four meters tall, but the roots are very thick, like a dragon with thick wrists, firmly rooted in the depths of the cliff, and some taproots can be four or five meters long.

People who often collect firewood know that a sour jujube tree lump can dig out 100 catties of good firewood, which is more than enough to cook two meals.

It is with this skill that these jujube trees are able to survive on the arid cliffs. Grows, blossoms and bears fruit.

When Wang Qiusheng stopped, Wang Manyin put down the wattle basket covered with plastic sheeting, which contained wormwood, dry firewood, and a bag of matches.

Soon, smoke billowed from the cliff face. The neighborhood was chaotic, and hundreds of bees buzzed in the air. Many of them were stunned, and they fell down like a light rain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Qiusheng leaned on the cliff wall, inserted the torch under the crack in the soil, and then used a machete to dig the cliff wall.

During the whole process, Wang Manyin didn't dare to breathe when he watched from above.

For fear of disturbing the other party and causing some accidents.

As the clods of soil fell, Wang Qiusheng shouted excitedly: "Man Yin, we really found the old beehive this time, at least twenty catties!" ”

"Hold steady, don't panic!" Afraid that the other party would be happy and sad, Wang Manyin could only keep admonishing.

Hearing Wang Qiusheng's reminder again, he hurriedly lifted the heavy wattle basket.

After pulling to the top of the cliff, Wang Manyin noticed that some of the bee's spleens were black-brown in color, pinched like hard rubber blocks.

He'd dug a honeycomb before, so he knew a lot about it.

The spleen of the bee is pale yellow in color, and the color gradually deepens as it grows older. Over time, the water contained in the honey is evaporated and eventually becomes extremely hard.

A basket full of wattle bee spleen can shake out at least 20 catties of honey.

Today is definitely worth the trip.

Wang Manyin originally thought that the bee spleen had been cut, but he didn't expect Wang Qiusheng to shout for him to continue to put the wattle basket downward.

The second time it was brought up, it was only half a basket.

It wasn't until Wang Qiusheng was safely pulled to the top of the cliff that Wang Manyin was completely relieved.

"I didn't finish the harvest, and I still have two bee spleens left for the soil bees to spend the winter, but I don't know if these guys will continue to stay where they are. It's a pity that beekeeping is not allowed now, otherwise this nest will be brought back, and it will earn more than a dozen yuan a year. When Wang Qiusheng spoke, he sucked his mouth.

Wang Manyin noticed that the right half of the other party's face was swollen into a vegetable bag, and one eye squinted into a gap.

"Brother Qiusheng, was stung?"

"Well, the torch burned out when I cut the bee's spleen just now, and I was stung several times."

Soil bee stings are generally fine, but no matter how small the toxicity is, it can't withstand being stung one after another. Hundreds of them can sting people to death if they attack together.

But looking at Wang Qiusheng's appearance, there shouldn't be any big problem.

The two of them tossed for so long, it was almost noon.

Now the heat is in the twenties, and after a while, the bee spleen begins to become slimy. Fortunately, Wang Manyin brought a large plastic bag with him, which was just used to hold the bee spleen.

The two of them did not stay long on the mountain beam, and retreated down the gentle slope to the cliff ditch.

Looking at the sky, Wang Manyin said, "Brother Qiusheng, let's rest for a while." I took the rhubarb to the front to see if I could catch a hare, and roasted it at noon. ”

This ravine is lush with vegetation and is suitable for wildlife.

When they entered it before, they had startled two hares.

It's just that the terrain at the bottom of the ditch is undulating, and there are too many shrubs and weeds, and the speed advantage of rhubarb can't be brought into play at all.

After chasing before, I didn't even catch the rabbit fur.

But for Wang Manyin, it's not a matter at all.

If you can't catch it in the wild, you can go directly into the space.

Not long ago, two more litters of rabbits were born.

He walked forward with the rhubarb two or three hundred meters away, and disappeared by a cliff and ditch.

When he reappeared, Wang Manyin had already carried a hare with a smashed head in his hand.

He was just about to walk back when he heard Wang Qiusheng's eager voice coming.

"Full silver, come back quickly, Yellow Waist! There's a yellow waist here! ”

"What's wrong, what's wrong with the yellow waist?" Wang Manyin was confused when he heard this, and hurriedly ran with rhubarb.

Was Wang Qiusheng stunned, scared like this with a yellow waist?

The scientific name of the yellow-rumped marten is the yellow-throated marten, and it is also one of the common beasts of the Loess Plateau.

This thing looks very much like a weasel, but it is much larger, and its body length can grow about half a meter and weigh six or seven pounds. It is already one of the larger beasts in the Loess Plateau. They usually stay in the mountains, and only in winter when they can't find food will they run to the village to steal chickens to eat.

But in the end, the yellow waist is just a beast weighing a few pounds, and it's not a wolf, so don't you need to make a fuss?

When Wang Manyin came close with rhubarb, he knew why Wang Qiusheng exclaimed.

Boy!

Not one, but a group!

Six or seven yellow-waisted people stayed on the cliffside not far away, forming a fan-shape, and their mouths kept squeaking.

Wang Manyin then remembered that the yellow waist also has a name called "the wolf of the weasel family". It's not a great thing on its own, but if it's gathered in a group, it's terrible.

They can implement hunting tactics like wolves, easily killing roe deer, goats that are more than ten times heavier than themselves. On the Internet in later generations, Wang Manyin also watched videos of yellow-throated martens hunting monkeys and attacking panda cubs and baby wild boars.

In addition, he finally understood why these yellow-waisted people would come in groups...... Because of the honey.

Yellow-throated martens, also known as honey dogs, have an unusual love for honey, and it must be the smell of honey that attracts them.

When Rhubarb saw a few yellow-waisted, he immediately roared and pounced on him.

But this guy can only stay at the bottom of the cliff and scream, and can't climb along the cliff wall like a prey.

The yellow waists continued to squeak as they retreated to safety.

If Wang Manyin comes alone today, he will directly release the peregrine falcon and teach these guys to be beasts in minutes. Now he could only grab the stone and slam it at the edge of the cliff.

However, for a few yellow-throated martens, there is no threat at all.

This made Wang Manyin very depressed.

Knowing this, when he assembled Shao'an's bicycle a few days ago, he should have used the remaining rubber bands to make a slingshot.

It is said that in recent times, the Shibi Festival Commune has become popular in assembling bicycles.

Many people can't get a bicycle ticket, and it's okay to pay for parts to assemble themselves. In fact, there are rich and poor people at all times.

Don't look at the Shibijie Commune, many people don't have enough to eat, but there are also a lot of people with money in their pockets.

There are now 4 bicycles in Canzi Village alone, one was assembled by Wang Fuchang with the educated youth, and the other was built by Secretary Zhao.

A few intellectuals even came up with the idea of assembling bicycles for sale, but somehow dismissed them.

At the end of the day, bikes aren't complicated.

Wang Manyin saw that there were already a few bicycles in the village, so he discussed with Orchid Shao'an, and simply paid for parts to assemble one.

Save yourself from having to go to the village to borrow someone else's house every time you use it.

Of course, the bike was purchased in the name of Shao'an. Usually, there is also a brother-in-law who rides to work, and only pushes it back when Wang Manyin needs it.

Seeing him do it, Wang Qiusheng also grabbed the stone and smashed it, driving a few yellow waists into the wilderness and fleeing.

However, with these guys making trouble, they couldn't continue to stay in the cliff ditch, so they simply hurried away with the wattle basket.

Although the yellow-waisted people were unwilling, they could only scream and disappear.

After walking two or three miles back, the two stopped and began to collect firewood to handle the hares.

Wang Manyin killed so many hares, he already had experience, and he picked them up after dividing five by two.

Then he stuffed the hare with some wild onions and peppers, and roasted them over the fire. There are also many wild seasonings on the Loess Plateau, and wild onions and ground peppers belong to two of them, which can be used to remove the smell and enhance the taste.

When it was half cooked, Wang Manyin smeared some honey on the rabbit meat.

Soon, the smell of meat spreads through the mountains......

Wang Manyin couldn't get spices from the space, so he thought that the roasted hare was very ordinary. But no matter what, it tastes better than sorghum.

Throwing the rabbit's head and one front leg to Rhubarb, Wang Manyin tore off one of the hind legs, and handed the rest to Wang Qiusheng.

Seeing rhubarb eating such a good thing, Wang Qiusheng didn't say anything.

If he has such a dog, he is willing to feed it better.

After gnawing on a few hare bones, Wang Qiusheng wrapped the rest in a hand towel and put it back into the wattle basket.

Then, continue to eat nests.

With such a big harvest, the two naturally didn't want to continue to look for Wenguan fruit seeds.

After eating and drinking, they planned to rest for a while and then return to the village early.

It's just that he didn't expect that Rhubarb looked around the cliff ditch next to him, and then returned to yell at his master.

Leaving Wang Qiusheng to look at things, Wang Manyin followed the earth dog into the cliff ditch.

Soon, he found another place where the civet was hiding grain.

However, this cave is not as elaborate as before, that is, a shallow pit has been dug in the ground, and a layer of loess and leaves has been covered with it.

Wang Manyin dug up the monkey and found that in addition to the seeds of Wenguan fruit, there were also many red sour dates.

Now that I have found it, there is naturally no reason to let it go. Anyway, there are generally a few grain hiding holes in the fox, and if there is one less, you won't starve to death.

came in a hurry, Wang Manyin didn't take a cloth bag with things in his hand, and simply put it directly into the pocket of his padded jacket.

As he was pretending, he suddenly heard a squeaking sound overhead.

When I looked up, I saw a sour jujube branch a few meters above that a hairy civet let out an angry cry.

Stealing someone's food has been discovered!

Wang Manyin was a little embarrassed for a while, but the movements in his hands did not stop.

This catty of multi-crown fruit kernels can squeeze six or seven taels of oil, saving enough for ordinary members to eat at home for two or three months. As for those sour dates, let's leave them for the little guy.

When he returned to the fire and took out the Wenguan fruit seeds again, Wang Qiusheng was amazed.

Next, the two of them held the wattle basket and headed straight in the direction of the village.

When they appeared at the entrance of the village, they happened to meet the members who had returned from work.

When I saw the bee spleen in the plastic bag, I immediately surrounded them one by one.

Wang Qiusheng was not stingy at the moment, he directly untied the bag and took out a piece, broke it into small pieces and distributed it to everyone to taste.

Eating bee spleen, many people moved their minds and planned to take time to go around the mountains to see if they could find a honeycomb to earn some spare money.

For this kind of thing, Wang Manyin naturally won't say anything.

The earth honeycomb is really so easy to find, which round to get them.