Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

As they chatted, the two of them warmed their hands and feet by the fire. It was snowing lightly and the wind in the forest was still quite cold.

For dinner, they ate some noodles that Lin Heng and his friends brought, and then everyone went back to their respective shelters to rest. Whether they were hiking or hunting, they were all very tired.

As for the money, they had already agreed before going to bed that they would divide it among them when they got home. He did not take the passbook with him, but left it at home.

It snowed lightly in the mountains all night. When he woke up the next morning, there was a ten-centimeter thick snow on the ground. The treetops also looked like white flowers, and the temperature dropped a lot at once.

However, everyone had anticipated the situation in the mountains, and they all brought cotton clothes when they came, so they were not caught off guard.

Li Baiquan sighed as he looked at the snow outside: "Oh, with such a sudden snowfall, I think the black bears should have hibernated. It's a pipe dream for us to hunt black bears again."

Lin Heng said: "It's almost the same. This year, it's still my fault. I came too late, but there is still hope. Generally speaking, they will completely hibernate in December."

In fact, the main reason for snowing on the mountain is the high altitude, and he estimated that the snow can't be preserved on the mountain and will melt in a short time.

"Why blame you? Without you, we wouldn't have come, let alone hunt such a big black bear." Lu Honghai said, and then said, "Let's go quickly after dinner. It's easier to find footprints in the snow. There is great hope for hunting today."

"I think so too." Lin Yue nodded.

Lin Heng came to cook, and his eldest brother and his uncle and uncle were ready to continue the unfinished journey. Lin Heng still chose to stay with his third uncle, and wait for them to come back this time, and then he would go on another journey.

After breakfast, Lin Yue and the other two set off. Lin Heng took out the dried deer meat strips, deer and bear intestines and hung them outside to air dry.

These things were dried and stewed at home, and the taste was very good.

During the days he was away, most of the bear meat left here was also made into air-dried meat, and the fat was refined in a pot, and then packed in bags after solidification.

In addition, there was cured golden chicken.

They mainly ate cured meat, and the wild boar meat didn’t taste very good. They ate it here, and took the delicious ones home to share with their families.

"Uncle San, I'll go check the traps first. I'll watch the camp when I come back. You go hunting." After packing up, Lin Heng looked at his uncle and said.

"No problem, you go." Lu Honggang nodded.

Lin Heng nodded and took Xiongba out to check the previous traps.

Although it was raining, he still knew the approximate location, and he also folded the branches of the small trees near the traps into circles.

But he was afraid that Xiongba would run around and get caught, so he tied him with a rope.

After taking a look from a distance, he left when he found that it was not triggered. After the snow, these traps became hidden, and the effect should be better.

After checking the forest in the northwest, he came to the forest in the south. The traps were arranged in forests, which made it easy to check.

"Chirp!"

After walking in the forest on the fine snow for a while, Lin Heng suddenly heard a bird call. He looked up and saw a grouse on an acorn tree not far away.

Without a bow and arrow, he took out a slingshot from his waist. This thing is more effective than a bow and arrow for treating some small animals, especially a good slingshot made of medical elastic rubber bands like his.

Seven or eight meters away, after aiming, he fired it with a snap. The grouse was hit accurately before it could fly and fell to the ground.

"Woof woof~"

Xiongba was digging snow excitedly, wanting to pick it up.

Lin Heng did not let it go. He walked over and picked up the grouse, and then continued to check the traps and look for prey.

As he was walking, he suddenly found something wrong. A trap in front of him was triggered by a vertical bridge. The sharp bamboo thorns pierced the big tree, but there was obviously blood on it.

"Is this... a wolf?"

Lin Heng walked over and looked at the remaining hair, a little confused.

Without relying on Xiongba, he could see the bright red blood on the snow.

Leading Xiongba and following the blood trail, he found the prey lying on the ground about four or five hundred meters away.

"It's really a wolf." Lin Heng was a little shocked. There really was a wolf.

This was an old wolf with gray and white hair. It looked a little thin, and there were several blood holes on the right side.

Even if it was hit by a trap, it could still run so far, which shows that the ferocity of the wolf is extraordinary.

But it still died. Lin Heng opened its mouth and looked at it. The teeth were still intact. It looked no different from dog teeth, but this face gave people a fierce feeling.

He picked it up and tried it. The wolf seemed to weigh more than 70 kilograms. Today was a good day and a good harvest.

The wolf had been dead for several hours, and the blood could not be released. He carried it to a hidden place, and Sang Yu went to check other traps.

Not finding any harvest, Lin Heng found a few abandoned squirrel holes, put small clips the size of a palm in them, and continued to use them to catch weasels.

He had originally wanted to set a few more traps today, but now it was better to go back and deal with the wolf first.

In the camp, Lu Honggang was scraping potatoes to prepare fried potato chips for lunch. Hearing the noise outside, he hurriedly got up to check.

"Why... is it wrong... did you hit a wolf?"

Lu Hong just thought that Lin Heng's dog was in trouble, but when he looked carefully, his eyes popped out.

"It wasn't hit, it was trapped. It seems that my ointment is still quite effective." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Your trap-laying skills are amazing." Lu Honggang gave a thumbs up. In just over ten days, Lin Heng's trap had already caught three prey.

From this point of view, he felt that he might be able to learn a skill, and coming to this barren mountain and forest to lay traps would be a good choice.

"Mainly luck."

Lin Heng said a few words, put the wolf down, looked at it, and started to put it away.

He first picked out the best part of the wolf's hair and pulled out four hairbrushes.

After pulling it out, he temporarily tied it up with a rope and put it away. He also had weasel tail hair here, which was also used to make a writing brush.

He has an innate talent and knows the ancient method of making brushes. Writing calligraphy and Chinese painting is also one of the senior activities. He likes them all. Making brushes with his own hands is also a joy.

After pulling out enough wolf fur, Lin Heng began to skin the wolf meat. Wolf skin is also one of the most valuable furs, especially in winter.

Cut it off, scrape off the fat on it, and set it aside to dry slowly in the shade.

In addition to the wolf skin, the most valuable parts of the wolf are the wolf's shoulder stones and wolf teeth, which can be used to make pendants.

The bony stone is a special joint at the junction of the wolf's calf and thigh. Since ancient times, it has been removed and used as a pendant when hunting wolves. It is said to have the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding evil.

Taking out the internal organs and setting them aside, Lin Heng shaved the wolf meat from the bones, leaving part of it for consumption. The rest was cut into strips, sprinkled with salt, and hung on a rack to dry.

Nowadays, the temperature is low and the air is dry. It is very simple to make air-dried meat, and it will not go bad without heavy salt.

Wolf meat is different from bear meat. It has mostly lean meat and not much fat. It still smells very fragrant.

Putting the wolf whip and wolf gun aside, Lin Heng took the internal organs to the waterside to clean them, dried the large and small intestines and took them back, and ate the kidneys, liver, heart and stomach on the mountain.

After doing this, the two of them burned the hair off the wolf's head and peeled it off, leaving it to dry. It would be delicious to stew and eat.

The remaining meat on the wolf's skull was cooked and fed to Xiong Ba, which was enough for him to eat for a meal. It took him a lot of effort to remove the wolf's teeth, and later took them back to make a pendant.

"At noon, let's fry some wolf meat and wolf heart." Lin Heng looked at his third uncle and said.

"Okay, I haven't tasted the taste of wolf meat yet." Lu Honggang nodded with a smile.

The wolf heart is fried pickled radish. The taste is not much different from the hearts of other animals, and it is very chewy.

"This wolf meat tastes good, just like dog meat. It's very fragrant."

Lu Hong just took a big bite and nodded in approval.

"It really smells good." Lin Heng nodded. It tastes better than wild boar and is as good as venison.

After eating and resting for a while, Lu Hong just went out hunting with a gun.

Lin Heng cured and cured the grouse, then wandered around the camp, found two yams and dug them for half an afternoon.

His third uncle didn't come back until it was almost dark, but he was unlucky and didn't hit anything.

After dinner in the evening, the two took the meat back and hung it on the stove, then slipped into the shelter.

The snow has melted today and the temperature is so low that I can't bear to stay outside at night.

There wasn't much snow the next day, so Lin Heng still went out in the morning and walked with Xiong Ba in the winter forest.

At this time, all the leaves have fallen, only a few evergreen trees and the orchid grass in the ground are still green, and the rest are all dead.

"Woof woof!!"

As he walked, Xiongba stopped and called him.

"Enoki mushrooms!"

Lin Heng came over and took a look, and immediately became happy. If he could pick up more, he would make a spicy hotpot when he went back today.

There is no way to eat hot pot in the mountains, but you can still make spicy hot pot with hot pot base ingredients.

After walking for several hours, his feet were already cold. Lin Heng couldn't find any prey, and the trap wasn't triggered.

His harvest was two pounds of enoki mushrooms and half a pound of yellow oyster mushrooms. There are also two kilograms of chestnuts, which were dug out of squirrel holes.

Back at the camp, he looked at his third uncle and said with a smile, "Let's enjoy the spicy hotpot today."

"What is spicy hot pot? I haven't eaten it before." Lu Honggang asked curiously.

"You'll know when I make it."

Lin Heng smiled slightly and started making. He cut some bacon, some bear meat, some muntjac meat, wolf bones, and wolf belly, and boiled them to remove the smell.

Then burn a little bear oil in the pot, add garlic and Sichuan peppercorns, put the hot pot base ingredients down and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the prepared meat and mushrooms and stir-fry until fragrant, and finally add a little yam and potato slices.

"I'll have this for lunch."

After it was done, Lin Heng placed the pot on the stone, took the rice wine, poured it into the bamboo bucket and said.

"This is called Spicy Hot Pot. My mouth is watering just smelling it."

Lu Hong just swallowed, picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, and then gave Lin Heng a thumbs up.

"It's delicious, it's so delicious." He said, he thought this was the delicious food.

"Come on, let's take a third uncle!"

Lin Heng raised the bamboo tube and said with a smile, his third uncle didn't know how to cook, so for him, something so delicious was a super delicacy.

The two of them met, drinking and eating, in this high mountain and deep forest.

There are no other thoughts, only enjoyment and happiness, feeling the taste of freedom and relaxation.

"嘤嘤!!"

Xiongba was watching the two of them eating and kept licking his lips. He was a very polite and disciplined dog, waiting for the two of them to feed him.

Lin Heng took a bite or two of the meat from the wolf's bones and then threw it to it.

The two people and the dog suddenly became happy.

After lunch, his third uncle went hunting again in the afternoon. This time it was pretty good and he brought back two golden roosters.

Lin Heng stewed wolf bones at the camp. He tried to eat them here as there was no point in taking them back.

Meat and bones can also be given to Xiongba. Of course, you will usually give him some meat.

The stewed pork ribs soup is served with noodles and a little spicy sauce. After eating two bowls of soup, my whole stomach is warm.

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to November 25th, and they have been in the mountains for more than half a month.

Lin Heng's harvest in the past two days has not been good either. No prey has been caught in the traps, and he cannot go hunting further afield, so his life is relatively leisurely.

On his eldest brother's side, they have been out for four days and haven't come back yet, and they don't know what the situation is.

There is no other way to contact him now, all he can do is wait.

On the morning of the 25th, Lin Heng went out to check traps and hunt as usual. He recently discovered a new salty place. There were also traces of animals licking salt there. He took out some clips and placed them there.

I came here today and found no movement.

After finishing a circle of traps, he came to a place in the forest, where he set up small traps in a small cave to catch weasels.

"Um?"

When he got there, he was startled again. He saw a cute little boy with round ears, gray hair on his body, and white hair on his chest struggling violently.

Its front legs were caught by Lin Heng's clip. The clip was tied to the tree and it couldn't escape.

"Sorry little guy."

Lin Heng took out his bow and arrow, took aim, and shot an arrow. With a pop, it pierced his neck and nailed him to the ground.

This was a stone marten, and its fur was very valuable. He didn't expect that the trap for catching weasels could catch this guy.

But it makes sense to think about it. Stone martens and weasels both like to dig holes.

"Although it's not sable, the fur is quite soft. No wonder mink is expensive."

Lin Heng touched the mink skin and said with emotion that there are no sables in the Qinling Mountains, but there are yellow-throated martens and stone martens. This is the first time he has shot a stone marten.

"Woof woof!"

Xiongba licked the blood, feeling a little excited.

Lin Heng took off the stone marten and walked back with the clip. All clips that have been used by prey must be smoked to remove the smell before they can be used again.

"Third uncle, look what I hit!"

Lin Heng walked into the camp holding the stone marten to show off.

"This is Diao, where did you get it?" Lu Honggang was a little surprised.

"You may not believe it, but I caught it in a weasel trap." Lin Heng said with a smile. He was going to make the mink fur into a scarf and give it to Xiulan.

"Your traps are really good. Now you've got five weasels. Plus this mink, it's a lot of money."

Lu Hong just touched the mink fur. He had never hit it before, and now that he touched it, the feeling was really good.

After chatting for a while, the two sat down to skin the mink and prepare to taste mink meat at noon.

It was at this time that there was a movement in the woods outside.