Li Shuanggun is an excellent hunter, and he can judge the distance by listening to the sound of the gun.

"The place where the shooting was fired was about four or five miles away from us, and it would take at least half an hour for the people over there to come. ”

The hunters all looked at Li Shuanggun, he was the leader, and he needed to take the idea.

"Boss Chen, we are here to ask for money, and we shouldn't have conflicts with others, so let's go quickly, the other party is holding a pistol into the mountain, it shouldn't be a good way to come, it's better not to meet." ”

Chen Jintai nodded and agreed, he is a businessman, and he will not cause trouble if he can.

Ding Ning didn't say anything, just followed the footsteps of everyone and continued to move forward into the mountains.

However, Ding Ning faintly felt a little uncomfortable, this time he was afraid that it would not be so easy to enter the mountain, the bald head must have come for himself, and the foreigner who got off the car in Shuiyuan Town was the one who really put pressure on Ding Ning, but there was no good way at the moment, he could only remain vigilant at all times.

A few people ate a little dry food at noon, drank some spring water, and waited until the evening, and finally came to Majiabao.

Majiapu is a small village with only about 20 households.

Li Shuanggun is very familiar with this place, he came to the village, many people know him, and greet him all the way.

"Is Ma Dabing here?" Li Shuanggun asked a passer-by, Ma Dabing was the village chief here.

"At home. ”

Li Shuanggun led the people to the village chief's house and came to the front of a brick house.

Most of the villages are fenced yards, and the village chief's house is the only brick house.

Ma Dabing is a black and strong man, a demobilized soldier of the army, and he also has a military style in peacetime, and later the people in the village simply called him Ma Dabing, but ignored his real name.

Ma Dabing was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Shuanggun, beckoned people into the house, and told his daughter-in-law to cook.

After drinking some hot tea, Li Shuanggun said to Ma Bing: "Soldier, how are you doing, are you still entering the mountain with Lengzi?"

Ding Ning's ears stood up on one side, and Leng Zi was the person he was looking for, his real name was Ma Xiaoleng.

Ma Dabing sighed: "Brother Li, it's not the same as before, it's hard to encounter big insects, Lengzi's family is also poor, and I don't know where to get some bones a few months ago, so I pretended to be tiger bones and went to the coastal area to sell, but I was found and caught at the police station, not only did I not make any money, but I was also fined a thousand yuan, and he never went into the mountain again after coming back." ”

"Can other bones be pretended to be tiger bones?" Li Shuanggun was very strange.

"I don't know how it was tested on the shore side, it was a cat bone, I have seen the bone, it is smaller than a tiger bone, but it can't be a cat, and the person who tested it is also unreliable. ”

"Haha! What kind of modern equipment, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is like that, it may be deliberately looking for a stubble penalty for the flute. ”

Li Shuanggun laughed and didn't take it to heart.

Ding Ning said to Ma Dabing: "Village Chief Ma, is the Lengzi you said at home now?"

"Is there something wrong with you?"

"Well, I like to collect weird things, and I'm very interested in the bones you just mentioned, and I want to go to his house and buy them. ”

"Hey, a broken bone still says what to buy or not, I'm in charge, if you like it, I'll give it to you, in this way, let's eat first, and I'll take you to his house after eating." ”

Ma Dabing patted his chest boldly and reassured.

Farm dishes, Ding Ning brought snakes, hares, pine ducks, etc. were all paused, mushrooms and wild vegetables were fragrant, and people who were tired of a day moved their appetites and ate sorghum wine.

Ding Ning once again showed his might, and basically lay down these people in a daze.

Before Ma Dabing got drunk, he asked his daughter-in-law to take Ding Ning to Ma Xiaoleng's house, but he couldn't get up.

Ma Dabing's daughter-in-law is twenty-seven or eighteen years old, her skin is slightly rough, but she is also decent, with the rare shyness of a woman in the mountains, she didn't talk to Ding Ning much along the way, until she came to the front of a low grass house, sent Ding Ning in, explained to the master and went back.

At this time, Ding Ning finally saw the person he was looking for, Ma Xiaoleng.

Ma Xiaoleng is not yet thirty years old, not tall and quite thin, swarthy, full of calluses, and looks like he has been running for many years.

Seeing Ding Ning coming in, Ma Xiaoleng hurriedly beckoned Ding Ning to sit down, pouring tea and toasting cigarettes.

Ding Ning waved his hand to stop the other party's busy work, and said to him: "Brother Ma, I just came to see the bone you made." ”

"I'll give it to you. ”

After a while, Ma Xiaoleng found a cloth bag in the back room, opened it carefully, and handed it to Ding Ning.

"Alas, the people in the city say it's not a tiger bone, and the people in the mountains say it's not a tiger bone, but I feel that it's supposed to be the bone of a small tiger, but unfortunately no one knows the goods. ”

Ma Xiaoleng said, looking at Ding Ning with hope, he hoped that Ding Ning would believe his words and give himself a little money to buy the bones.

Ding Ning didn't pay attention to him, but took the bones and looked at them carefully.

This is a leg bone, in fact, at the first time, Ding Ning found out that this is indeed a beast bone contaminated with aura, but he is really not sure if it is a cat or a tiger.

It shouldn't be a tiger's, the results of the test can't be wrong, if it's really a tiger's, this bone can't be returned to Ma Xiaoleng's hands.

It can be determined that it is a spirit beast bone, even if Ding Ning's purpose of this trip is halfway, if it is not a spirit beast, even if he comes in vain this trip, the next thing is to search.

"Brother Ma, this is indeed not a tiger bone, I don't want it. ”

Ding Ning returned the bones to Ma Xiaoleng, which was of no use to him.

Ma Xiaoleng's face showed a look of disappointment, and his attitude towards Ding Ning became cold.

Ding Ning smiled and said: "Brother Ma, although I don't want this bone, I am quite interested in the place where you found the bone, if you can take me to that place, I am willing to pay you a thousand yuan." ”

Hearing Ding Ning's words, Ma Xiaoleng's eyes lit up instantly: "No problem, that place is far away and it's not easy to find, no one can find it except me, but since you have spoken, brother, how can you help you with this." ”

"Okay, I'll go back and talk to Li Shuanggun and them, and I'll go into the mountain alone with you tomorrow morning, and I won't go with them. ”

"Okay, then I'll go find you tomorrow morning. Ma Xiaoleng threw the bone into the corner.

Coming out of Ma Xiaoleng's house, Ding Ning returned to Ma Dabing's house to sleep.

The night passed, everyone in the mountains got up early, the rooster crowed before the sun came out, Ma Dabing's daughter-in-law got up to cook, and Ding Ning also got up.

Pack up, Li Shuanggun and they also got up.

Ding Ning said to Chen Jintai and Li Shuanggun: "Both, I made an appointment with Ma Xiaoleng and wanted to enter the mountain alone." ”

Chen Jintai paused for a moment: "Brother, but we said okay." ”

"It's okay, you go yours, if you have the goods, I still want it, and we still have to come back here when we enter the mountains." ”

Chen Jintai nodded, this is an old forest in the deep mountains, and he is not afraid that Ding Ning will be able to pay his debts when the time comes, and they can still hunt without Ding Ning.

After breakfast, Ma Xiaoleng came, and also carried a big bag and a handful of homemade **.

"Brother, the road is not close, you have brought your things, if you don't make it, we will have to spend the night in the mountains." ”

"I brought a tent. Ding Ning patted his backpack.

"It's not practical to take things, it's better to have some thick clothes, you can rest at any time, let's go." ”

Ma Xiaoleng took Ding Ning and prepared to leave.

At this time, a villager outside ran over and said to Ma Dabing: "Village chief, something happened, my old hen lost one." ”

"You're eating it yourself. "Ma Dabing didn't want to deal with this villager.

"The old hen still lays eggs, how can I eat it, I really lost it. "The villagers are in a hurry.

"Okay, okay, I know, I didn't steal the chicken you lost, why are you looking for me, or you can report it, or you can find the person who stole the chicken, and I'll deal with it." ”

The villagers scolded and left, saying that they would scold the street in the village today, and whoever stole his chicken would not die well.

Ma Dabing didn't pay attention to this matter, but Li Shuanggun and they were a little worried.

Chen Jintai walked to Ding Ning's side: "Brother, we heard gunshots yesterday, maybe an outsider came in, if there is really someone, I am afraid it is a little dangerous for you and Xiao Leng to walk alone, or let's act together." ”

Ding Ning waved his hand: "Thank you Brother Chen, but I don't have anything to worry about, Brother Xiaoleng is also a good hunter, and I didn't give it for nothing." ”

"yes, I'm really worried, brother, you're hidden. Chen Jintai didn't persuade anymore, and said goodbye to Ding Ning with a smile.

Li Shuanggun and the others took the same road, heading to the deep mountains in front, while Ma Xiaoleng took Ding Ning to a remote road alone, to take Ding Ning to the place where he found the bones.

After leaving Majiabao and walking for more than an hour, I have entered the deep mountains.

In the vast mountains, the vitality of heaven and earth is much richer than in the city, Ding Ning feels comfortable physically and mentally, and his five senses are also much more sensitive.

Ma Xiaoleng walked for a while and said to Ding Ning: "Brother, you go forward slowly first, I had a bad stomach yesterday, and I want it to be convenient." ”

Ding Ning nodded and walked forward slowly.

After walking through two big trees, Ma Xiaoleng behind him was no longer visible.

Ding Ning rested against the big tree, he liked this natural breath very much, and enjoyed it with his eyes closed.

Time passed minute by minute, more than ten minutes, and Ma Xiaoleng hadn't caught up yet.