Chapter 163: A roar full of anger
But the next moment, they heard Lu Zhian say again: "However, we are not absolutely avoiding, but we have reduced the chance of encountering them." β
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they looked around vigilantly.
Lu Daneng's face trembled slightly, and he glared at Lu Zhi'an's back, can't he make them happy for a while?
However, he also knows that in the depths of the mountains, if you don't want to encounter fierce beasts, unless you have great luck.
It was not easy for Lu Zhian to take them here safely.
Along the way, except for a few snakes and small prey such as pheasants and hares, they had not encountered large beasts.
Just thinking about it, Lu Zhi'an in front of him suddenly stopped.
Lu Daneng paused, worried about something, and strode forward to Lu Zhian's side, "But what's the problem?" β
Lu Zhian tilted his head towards him and motioned for him to look ahead.
Lu Daneng turned his head to look at the past suspiciously, and a large area of trampled ground appeared in front of him.
"What's going on?" Lu Daneng turned his gaze back in a daze and asked Lu Zhi'an.
At this time, the people behind also came over one after another, looking at the flattened weeds in front of them, as well as the faint animal footprints, looking at each other.
Lu Zhian took a deep breath and said, "Judging from these footprints, it should be a bear, and the size is not small. And, perhaps, there are two more ends. β
After speaking, he took two steps forward and squatted down to check the specific situation.
When the other five heard this, their hearts were lifted. A bear that is not small is difficult to deal with, and it is terrible to come to two at once!
"Shall we bypass it then?" Lu Daneng asked with a frown.
When the words fell, everyone looked at Lu Zhi'an, who was squatting in front.
When several people thought that Lu Zhian was going to agree, he shook his head slightly, "According to my experience, it is more likely to go this way and find a soft and wet place." β
The five of them were silent.
When picking ginseng yesterday, Tang Mian took the opportunity to tell them. Therefore, everyone knows that it is easier to find ginseng in the place where Lu Zhian said.
"In that case, we can only continue this way." Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi glanced at each other and said with a long sigh of relief.
Tang Mian also nodded in agreement, "At present, if you want to pick old ginseng, you have to move forward." β
At this time, Lu Zhian clapped his hands and got up, turned to look at the five people, and said, "You can continue to walk." I just looked at it, and the reason why there are two bears is probably because of the estrus period. After the estrus period, the two bears usually separate. β
If you stay together, you will probably have to fight every day.
"I see."
The five of them were relieved when they heard this.
There are only a few of them, and it's okay to deal with just one bear.
"Let's go, we need to find a cave before it gets dark." Lu Zhian looked around and said.
If you stay in the wild today, I'm afraid it won't be so safe.
Tang Mian and the others nodded, and continued to follow behind Lu Zhi'an according to the previous formation.
This time, everyone was more cautious than before. Especially Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi, they can't wait to stare around with eyes all over their heads.
Yesterday, the county magistrate instructed him to ensure Mrs. Lu's safety. If Mrs. Lu had any mistakes, they were the only ones who asked.
It's a bad job!
However, if they can get out safely, they will only get more.
Thinking of this, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi tightened the knives in their hands, maintained a state of readiness at any time, and did not dare to relax at all.
Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way, and Lu Zhian successfully found a dry cave. When it was getting dark, they simply cleaned up the cave, sprinkled insect repellent powder, and moved in.
Entering the cave, Lu Zhiqiang dealt with the two fat rabbits on the road, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi picked up dry firewood around the cave, and Lu Zhian took Lu Dashan to set traps outside the cave to prevent wild beasts from attacking.
Tang Mian wanted to help, but none of the five people let her, so she had to find a place to sit down and rest.
"Mrs. Lu." After a while, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi walked back to the cave with a large bundle of firewood.
Tang Mian smiled and nodded in greeting, "Hard work Lu catches the head, Zhang catches the head." β
"No hard work, no hard work, these are what we should do." After the words fell, he put down the firewood in his hand, put the dried weeds at the bottom, put some dry branches, and took out the fire fold to ignite the weeds to make a fire.
A moment later, several people heard a crackling explosion, and a fiery red shadow reflected in their eyes.
After the fire was raised, Lu Daneng made two more tripods with a few wooden sticks, so that he could set them up and roast the rabbit later.
When the tripod was ready, Lu Zhiqiang came over with the skewered rabbit, and then used a knife to cut the mouth on the rabbit and sprinkle it with salt, put it on the tripod and start roasting.
"Trouble the two catchers to take care of the fire, I'll go see how my brother's trap is arranged." Seeing that the rabbit had been roasted, Lu Zhiqiang spoke.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi nodded, "Don't worry." β
Lu Zhiqiang smiled, greeted Tang Mian again, and got up and walked out of the cave.
"Lu Zhutou, Zhang Zhutou, eat some dry food and water, and rest for a while." Tang Mian took out the cake and water bladder from the back basket and handed them to the two.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi hurriedly took it and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mrs. Lu." β
"The two headcatchers are polite." Tang Mian withdrew his hand and said with a smile.
There was nothing to say for a while, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi could only eat cakes and drink water quietly.
Tang Mian didn't say anything more, and directly took out the remaining half of the cake and ate it.
Along the way, she was also hungry.
As soon as they finished eating half of the cake, Lu Zhian and the three of them set up a trap and walked in.
"Brother Lobby, Second Cousin, Brother Dashan, sit down and rest for a while." Tang Mian saw them and shouted happily.
When he had finished speaking, he got up with bread and water, and gave them one by one.
"Thank you, brother and sister." The three of them were not polite, took the things, and each found a place to sit down and eat.
They were indeed hungry and thirsty.
"Lu Zhi'an, have you set up all the traps?" Lu Daneng asked.
"Well, it's all done." Lu Zhian nodded, "The little prey can't get out if it goes in, and the big beast will be injured if it can come out." β
When Tang Mian and the others heard this, they instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's up to you to set traps for hunting!" Lu Daneng sighed, "Fortunately, you know how to hunt, and you have enough experience." Otherwise, we are afraid that this trip will be difficult for us. β
Lu Zhian smiled modestly, "I will also order these, if you want to find evidence of thieves, you have to learn more from the two head hunters." β
Lu Daneng waved his hand indifferently, "Brother Zhi'an is polite. β
They were all personally confessed by the prefectural magistrates, and they were just acting on orders.
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask us." Zhang Yi also said a word.
Lu Zhian and Lu Zhiqiang glanced at each other, hugged their fists and said, "Then it's troublesome for the two of you." β
Lu Dashan watched the comings and goings between them, and felt a little envious in his heart. However, he also knew very well in his heart that these were not things he could think about.
This time, he was already very happy to be able to go into the mountains with him and earn some silver to save.
However, there was one thing he didn't understand, why did the prefectural magistrate specify that he should be with him?
Lu Dashan pondered while eating bread.
Until the rabbit was cooked, he couldn't come up with a result.
Since he can't think of it if he wants to break his head, Lu Dashan doesn't bother anymore. When he goes out, he believes that the prefectural magistrate will tell him the reason.
After eating the rabbit, Lu Zhian wiped his mouth and said, "I looked at the trap when I set it up just now, let's go northwest tomorrow." β
"Well, the direction of the matter, Brother Lobby decides. Looking for a way in the mountains, among the few of us, only Brother Lobby is the most familiar to you. Tang Mian heard Lu Zhi'an's words, looked up at him and nodded and said.
The rest of the people agreed, and Lu Zhian did not shirk, "Then it's good to rest tonight, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning." β
After the words fell, he turned his head to look at Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi, "The two heads catchers, Zhiqiang and I keep the first half of the night, and the two of you keep the second half of the night." β
"No problem." Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi have no opinion.
Lu Dashan frowned, "What about me?" β
"Dashan, you just have a good rest, keep your spirits up, there may be a lot of things tomorrow." Lu Dashan said.
This is indeed his truth, God knows what will happen tomorrow, so he has to be more energetic.
Lu Dashan saw that the rest of the people nodded affirmatively at him, so he didn't say anything more.
Lu Dashan listened to this persuasion, Lu Zhian smiled happily, and then got up and walked to the side of the back basket and took out a large bag of things.
"Brother Lobby, what is this for?" Tang Mian asked suspiciously.
I didn't see Brother Lobby come out with this stuff yesterday.
Not only Tang Mian, but several other people also turned their heads and looked at him with puzzled expressions.
Lu Zhi'an shook off the cloth bag and explained with a smile: "I will use this cloth to cover the hole so that the fire will not attract wolves." β
When the five of them heard this, they immediately got up and wanted to help. They had forgotten about it.
"I don't need so many people, just come and help me. The younger siblings and the big mountain brothers sit and rest, and as for the two headhunters, please make the fire smaller. Lu Zhian saw that everyone got up and wanted to come over to help, so he hurriedly stopped him.
"Okay."
Lu Daneng nodded, and pulled out some of the thick sticks that were burning in the fire.
Seeing this, Lu Zhian took Lu Zhiqiang to cover the entrance of the cave with peace of mind.
In the middle of the night, several people heard the howl of wolves from time to time, and there were more than one.
The wolf howled constantly, and Tang Mian didn't sleep well.
Fortunately, Lu Zhi'an covered the entrance of the cave, otherwise, the wolf might have followed the firelight to find the door.
It wasn't until almost dawn that the wolf howl gradually stopped. At this point, the six of them heard some sounds of insects and birds.
It was in these voices that Tang Mian opened his eyes.
"Brother Dashan, second cousin, you are all up!" Tang Mian yawned and slowly sat up and said.
"Brother and sister, you woke up, how did you sleep last night?" Lu Dashan and Lu Zhiqiang, who were packing up their things, turned their heads to look at her when they heard Tang Mian's voice.
Tang Mian rubbed his somewhat sour neck, nodded slightly, and said, "It's okay." β
"Brother Lobby and the two headhunters have gone out to see the traps, and when they come back, we have to leave after breakfast." Lu Zhiqiang said.
Tang Mian's eyes closed slightly, gently rubbed his temples, and said hello.
This wolf howl not only disturbed people's dreams, but also frightened her all night.
Just when Lu Zhiqiang and Lu Dashan were packing their things, Lu Zhian and the three came back.
"My brother and sister are awake." As soon as Lu Zhian walked back to the cave, he greeted Tang Mian who was sitting up.
Tang Mian heard Lu Zhi'an's voice, looked up, and saw Lu Zhi'an holding several small prey in his hands.
"Brother Lobby, did you hit the prey again?"
Lu Zhian shook his head, "No." These are all in the traps that were laid last night. β
Tang Mian suddenly said, "I see." β
When the words fell, he put his hands behind his back and stood up with strength.
"Let's hurry up and have breakfast, let's go to find medicine!" Tang Mian proposed.
The sooner they find it, the sooner they should go home.
The other five people echoed one after another, and simply sacrificed the temple of the five internal organs and left the cave.
Before leaving the cave, Lu Zhi'an and Lu Zhiqiang quickly cleaned up the prey taken out of the trap, wrapped it in large leaves and put it in the back basket.
These prey, when they are hungry, can be taken out and roasted. You don't have to get bloody outside and attract things they don't want to see.
Packing up, the six of them still walked in the mountains and forests in the same formation as before.
"Wait." After walking for about an hour, Tang Mian suddenly exclaimed.
The other five heard the voice, and they all looked at her.
"Brother and sister, what's wrong?" Lu Zhiqiang, who was behind Tang Mian, asked with concern.
Tang Mian smiled and pointed to her left front, "I saw a ginseng flower over there." β
"What? It's true? The five of them shouted at the same time, "Quick, let's go over and have a look." β
Tang Mian nodded happily, and the six of them walked in the direction she had just pointed.
Tang Mian looked at the ginseng leaves, a little disappointed.
"Mrs. Lu, but there is a problem with this ginseng?" Lu Daneng saw Tang Mian's face change instantly, and asked.
Tang Mian shook his head, "There is no problem with this ginseng, but I look at the appearance of the ginseng leaves, and I guess that the year of this ginseng should not be very long." β
When the five of them heard this, they showed the same expression as Tang Mian.
Tang Mian breathed a long sigh of relief and took out the mining tools, "It's okay, no matter how old it is, it's always ginseng, and it's worth a lot of money." β
"Hahaha." Several people couldn't hold back and laughed.
"My brother and sister are right, no matter how it is, it's ginseng, and it's worth a lot of money." Lu Zhian said with a smile on his face.
It's just that they all subconsciously think that they can pick old ginseng after entering the deep mountains. Unexpectedly, after all, it was still a small ginseng, and I couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
Tang Mian smiled, adjusted his mood, and carefully dug out the ginseng.
"It should be a hundred years." Tang Mian looked at the ginseng lying in the palm of his hand and said.
Yesterday, I went to Dr. Wu to get medicine, and I asked him how to identify the year of ginseng.
When a few people heard that it was a hundred years old, their faces were instantly filled with smiles.
A hundred years of ginseng, although it does not meet the requirements of the county magistrate, but as Tang Mian said, it is worth a lot of money!
This trip is not in vain.
After picking the largest plant, Tang Mian picked two thirty-year-old ginseng plants next to it.
The three ginseng plants were carefully wrapped, and the six of them hit the road again.
"Brother and sister, we have been walking for so long, and there is only one hundred-year-old ginseng, it seems that we have to go in a different direction." I don't know how long I walked, Lu Zhian stopped and looked back at Tang Mian and said.
Tang Mian wiped the sweat on his forehead and nodded, "Yes, Brother Lobby, you can arrange it." β
Along the way, it wasn't that she didn't see other medicinal materials, but she skipped those medicinal materials.
It's not that she doesn't want to pick them, but she's worried that she will collect too many medicinal materials, and if she encounters a fierce beast later, those medicinal materials are likely to be a burden.
Just as he was thinking about it, Tang Mian heard a roar full of anger.
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