After the heavy snowfall, Xiaolongkan found the traces of the beast descending the mountain, and the defense team began to divide into three teams of men and horses, patrolling the village every day.

When patrolling outside Gu Lan's house, he always greeted them with a few words of greeting to make sure they were not in danger.

It was a remote part of the village to the east, and it was surrounded by mountains and dense trees, and no one knew when the beasts would come down.

After the last time there was no danger, Old Man Shao came to check, and by asking Liang Er, as well as observing the tiger's paw prints, Old Man Shao breathed a sigh of relief.

"This tiger is not a prime-age tiger, it is already old, it is estimated that it was driven out of the territory by other tigers, and the heavy snow closed the mountain and could not find food, so it had no choice but to go down the mountain."

Hearing that it was a defeated tiger, Zhu'er also breathed a sigh of relief: "Master, is it easy for us to catch it in this way?" ”

Only by catching this tiger can Zhu'er feel at ease.

In the past two days, the wind and snow have finally stopped, and the sun has come out for a long time, and the villagers have begun to devote themselves to new construction in full swing, digging yellow mud, making mud bricks, and building fire kangs.

Aggie can draw drawings, and he naturally carries the expectations of everyone and becomes the head of the project, directing the work of the villagers.

Old man Shao, on his part, put all his thoughts into fighting wits and courage with the tiger.

Determined to catch the tiger, Old Man Shao made some traps outside Gu Lan's house, the last time the tiger was good, if he still can't find food, it is estimated that he will soon go down the mountain to forage for food.

Afraid that Gu Lan and they would not be able to call for help when they were in danger, and also knowing that the purpose of the tiger was to fill their stomachs, Old Man Shao took some bacon from home and hung it on the eaves outside Gu Lan's house.

Just in case.

Liang Er was frightened by the tiger, a little feverish, his body bones are not as strong as Zhu'er, Zhu'er soaked in the river for so long and still had a dragon and a tiger, but he was scared by the tiger and burned for a day.

Gu Lan took care of him day and night, and finally let him reduce his fever and slowly recover his health.

After another two days, Gu Lan was sleeping, and was suddenly woken up by a noisy click, and she was just about to turn over, covering her mouth with a small hand.

It's Liang'er.

In the darkness, his eyes lit up a little, and he leaned into Gu Lan's ear and whispered, "Sister, that tiger is here again." ”

Zhu'er was asleep on the side, and Zhu'er was squeezed between him and Gu Lan, and she also slept soundly.

Liang Er didn't know how long he had been awake, he snuggled up to Gu Lan's chest, and whispered, "It will leave after eating." ”

It may be expectation, or it may be pleading, Gu Lan didn't reply to his words, just gently stroked his back.

I don't know how long it took for the strange sound to disappear, and by this time, the sky outside was already faintly bright.

Liang Er breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly got up from Gu Lan's side, quietly opened a little window, and swaggered away from the courtyard like last time.

As for the traps laid by Old Man Shao, it seemed to know where they were, and it didn't step on any of them.

As it was about to disappear, it suddenly stopped and glanced back.

Liang Er's hand shook suddenly, could this tiger have become a sperm?

It knew Liang Er was watching it!

Liang Er began to get goosebumps again, began to break out in a cold sweat, and in the second half of the night, even if he fell asleep, he fell into a nightmare and couldn't extricate himself, and he kept dreaming of a pair of bright yellow eyes, and Gu Jing stared at him without waves.

Gu Lan couldn't sleep either, she got up and strengthened the door, put everything that could be topped, closed the window, and thought that if the tiger came in, they could hide in the kang body.

She should really dig a hole in the ground at home, store some food, and hide from danger if necessary.

Thinking like this, the tense night passed, the rooster crowed three times, and the sky outside gradually brightened.

The patrol team in the village walked outside Gu Lan's house and said loudly: "Girl Lan, are you up?" Are there any dangers? ”

Today's leader is Uncle Ming, Gu Lan got dressed and walked out of the house, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Ming, the tiger came again last night, dragged the meat off the eaves and ate it, and left, you come and see!" ”

"What? The tiger is here again? Uncle Ming hurriedly walked into Gu Lan's courtyard, bent down and squatted down, checked the traces on the snow, and really saw the tiger's paw prints.

"Didn't Uncle Shao's trap work?" Uncle Ming was a little puzzled, Old Man Shao's kung fu in making traps was a must, sometimes he didn't need to spend a bow and arrow at all, he only needed a few sets, and he could easily catch the beast.

"Nope! The tiger knows where there is a trap and is not fooled at all! I saw it all! ”

Liang Er firmly said the facts he saw with his own eyes.

Zhu'er woke up and knew that the tiger was coming last night, and patted his chest with regret, why didn't he hear anything!

Gu Lan glared at him, and he became honest.

When Old Man Shao heard the news, he soon came, and he checked the traces left by the tiger again.

frowned and shook his head: "Sure enough, it's it." ”

"Uncle Shao, who is it?"

"A tiger in the mountains lives on the edge of the mountains and forests, and I often see it when I enter the mountains, and I have fought with it many times, but it is cunning by nature, and it has suffered several losses at my hands, and has never confronted me face to face."

"This tiger is quite human, although it does not confront me face to face, but it often bites the traps I have laid in the mountains and fights against me, and it seems that it will take a lot of effort to catch it."

Old man Shao is also very helpless, he has been entangled with this tiger for seven or eight years, it is old, although his physical function has declined, but this brain is obviously smarter.

The older you get, the more slippery you get, but it's not just about people.

Gu Lan was speechless, "What should I do then?" It is impossible to prepare food every day and wait for it to eat, and if one day it is greedy and wants to go to the house to see, wouldn't it be very dangerous for us? ”

The couch lying on the side does not allow others to sleep soundly.

Gu Lan deeply understood the truth of this sentence, she didn't have a sense of security at all now, the tiger here was not the domesticated tiger in the zoo in her previous life, it was full of wildness, just listening to the movement, Gu Lan was terrified.

I don't know how Liang Er persevered in the last confrontation with it.

In order to catch this tiger, everyone talked about it, and the best solution was for Gu Lan's sisters and brothers to move elsewhere first, and then set a trap and wait for the tiger to come to the door again, and then they worked together to catch the tiger.

But soon, the people sent by the village to inquire about the news came back and brought another bad news.

In Lijia Village, not far from Xiaolongkan, most of the houses collapsed, burying the villagers in the snow, and countless people froze to death and starved to death.

And the nearest Xiaolongkan has obviously become the best target.

There are tigers in the east and bandits in the west, and Xiaolongkan is now in danger.

The people of the village had to increase patrols at the entrance of the village, so that those who had lost their minds would not break into the village and loot and massacre.

This has not happened before.