Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Lin Heng walked a few steps, then took out a slingshot and put an iron ball on it.

This was a homemade hunting rifle for hunting. He asked Old Man Zhao for some. This thing was used to shoot slingshots with a fast flight speed and great power.

With a snap, the slingshot in Lin Heng's hand made a sound, and a blue-green grouse on the treetop fell down in response.

"These birds are the first to be hunted on snowy days."

Lin Heng glanced at Xiongba who was picking up grouse, and turned his head and said.

"That's true." Lin Yue nodded.

It was white everywhere when it snowed, and the forest was very quiet. At this time, grouse and golden pheasants were particularly easy to find.

After Xiongba picked up the grouse, Lin Heng lifted it and estimated that it was about one and a half pounds. He tied it to his backpack with satisfaction.

The two walked forward along the forest, looking for footprints of other prey while checking the situation of the trap.

It was easy to check the snow today. If the snow was not passive at a distance, it meant that no prey was caught.

"It seems that there is really no prey in this forest." Lin Yue said after looking around.

"There should be no prey recently." Lin Heng nodded, and he walked further away.

Not far away, he saw a sneaky red squirrel climbing on an acorn tree.

He first fired a slingshot, but missed. After taking a look, he found that the tree was not high and climbed up directly.

"Sure enough, there are chestnuts." Lin Heng grinned and took the chestnuts and put them in his pocket. He had snacks on the hunting road.

He gave some to his eldest brother. Lin Heng ate chestnuts and walked slowly, looking at the snow scene in the forest and watching Xiongba wandering in front.

"Brother, hazel grouse!"

Suddenly Lin Yue shouted in a low voice.

"I'll do it."

Lin Heng looked in that direction and found a hazel grouse.

This guy was looking for food on the branches. Obviously, the snow made them very distressed. They couldn't find anything to eat. They could only look for seeds that had not fallen on the branches.

Lin Heng approached with a slingshot, and soon came back with a hazel grouse.

"It's cold enough now, so we can leave these hazel grouse alone without spoiling them, right?" Lin Yue said as he looked at the hazel grouse.

All the bacon didn't taste good, but fresh meat still had its own unique flavor.

"Of course, the temperature will get lower and lower later, so it's okay to leave it alone without applying salt." Lin Heng nodded.

Continuing to walk, they soon came to the low barren mountain, and on the way over, the two of them shot two more squirrels.

"There are no animal footprints in this area. It seems that even if it snows, prey is not easy to find." Lin Yue said.

"Go and check the remaining traps and go back. Wait until the snow freezes hard tomorrow before coming out." Lin Heng said, his legs and feet are no longer sensitive.

There are several other traps near the natural salt mine, which is still a long way from here.

But those places are among the places with the greatest hope, and Lin Heng doesn't want to give up checking.

After two hours of walking, they saw from a distance that there was no trace of the trap, and they were immediately disappointed.

"Let's go back." Lin Yue patted Lin Heng's shoulder helplessly.

"Yeah." Lin Heng nodded.

The two changed to a more convenient direction and walked back.

They walked back faster because their hands and feet were cold and they just wanted to get back to the camp to warm up.

"Hey, there are footprints here."

Suddenly, Lin Heng found rows of special footprints.

"Plum blossom prints, is this a wild cat or a white rice seed?" Lin Yue walked over and looked at the ground with some confusion.

"Whatever it is, there is finally a bigger prey. Brother, get your gun ready and let's go find it."

Lin Heng said, and now he had motivation again.

It's like fishing. As long as you catch a big fish, it doesn't matter if there is wind or rain, it won't hinder fishing.

"Speed ​​up." Lin Yue also nodded.

The two followed the footprints and walked forward. After walking about a hundred meters, they found that there were more footprints. This was not a group of one animal.

"Do you think this is a group of weasels?" Lin Yue said in a low voice while looking at the footprints on the ground.

"It's possible, or it could be something like a yellow-throated marten." Lin Heng nodded gently.

"Then let's see if our trip today is worthwhile." Lin Yue said in a low voice. He was happy to have prey.

Lin Heng controlled Xiong Ba, and the two and the dog continued to move forward. After walking about eight or nine hundred meters, they saw four figures the size of orange cats.

These little guys were looking for insects in a fallen tree with a rotten heart fifty meters away, and they hadn't found them yet.

Its tail, head and limbs are all black-brown, its back is a beautiful orange-yellow, and there is a touch of snow-white under its neck.

It looks very beautiful, like a little elf in the snow.

"It's really a yellow-throated marten, I'm rich."

Lin Yue said in a low voice with some excitement, and took out his shotgun to prepare for attack.

Mink fur is very valuable, and four yellow-throated martens are worth a lot of money.

"Wait a minute, maybe they can lead us to other large prey." Lin Heng whistled.

Although the yellow-throated marten is small, these guys are a big overlord in the forest. They can hunt muntjacs, musk deer, wild boars, etc. that are larger than themselves, and even dare to fight with giant pandas and black bears.

They fight as a team, cooperate with each other seamlessly, and hunt very quickly.

"Ah?" Lin Yue looked confused, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"Just watch, big brother." Lin Heng said.

It was normal for his elder brother not to understand the ferocity of the yellow-throated marten. It was difficult for ordinary people to understand how ferocious and terrifying this guy was.

Lin Yue nodded and watched from a distance. After eating the insects, these yellow-throated martens quickly ran forward, looking for other prey.

Lin Heng and the others followed the footprints and looked for them in no hurry.

After about ten minutes, they followed and saw one of them quietly climbing up the tree.

The two looked up and saw that there was a spotted-tailed hazel pheasant on the tree. The guy was quietly approaching from behind the tree.

After reaching the branch where the hazel pheasant was, it jumped up suddenly and bit the hazel pheasant.

"Holy shit!"

Lin Yue couldn't help but open his mouth wide and almost shouted. He felt that this thing was so fierce.

Lin Heng shook his head in disappointment and whispered, "Let's do it, and wait until they eat."

He had originally hoped that these guys would find a muntjac or something, and they were hunting his oriole behind them, but now a hazel grouse appeared, and there was no hope today.

And this guy doesn't hunt large animals every day. Most of the time he eats whatever he can get.

Lin Yue nodded, and when the four yellow-throated martens gathered to eat, he got a little closer, and shot them out with one shot from a distance of about thirty meters.

With a roar, four yellow-throated martens ran for two steps and all fell to the ground. Their bodies twitched twice and then became motionless.

"Okay, one hazel pheasant and four yellow-throated martens." Lin Yue couldn't help but laugh.

"What a pity."

Lin Heng explained the power of the yellow-throated marten, and Lin Yue suddenly showed a look of shock: "This thing is so powerful, wouldn't I have killed it too early?"

"It's really powerful, but we are destined to not be able to see it today." Lin Heng said, that was the best opportunity just now. If you miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to kill them all with one shot.

There is no need to give up the benefits that are about to be obtained for the sake of illusory possibilities.

"Then be careful next time you meet me." Lin Yue looked at the yellow-throated marten in his hand and nodded.

The two of them walked back quickly carrying the things. After hunting the prey, it seemed that they could no longer carry it. The yellow-throated marten, which had just died and was still warm, was held in his arms to keep warm. Its fur was smooth and soft, and it was very comfortable to touch.

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when they returned to the camp. They took off their already wet shoes and roasted slowly by the fire, not daring to get too close.

"You can harvest today."

Lu Honggang nodded repeatedly as he looked at the prey they had hunted, touched it, and then went to add some firewood.

He was not idle today, so he went to get evergreen leaves to surround the shelter, so that the wind could not get in, and people would not be heated in front and cooled in the back.

After spending an hour warming the mountains, the two picked up some roasted sweet potatoes to eat, drank some broth, and then began to process the prey they caught today.

Although it was no longer snowing at noon, the sun was not visible. The weather was gray and the branches of the trees were still white. People's faces and hands only felt a little stinging when they came into contact with the cold air.

Lin Heng's crack oil is sold out, but they still have bear oil. Applying some to the skin and face can also have a good protective effect.

Mink meat doesn't have any weird smell, and the lean meat and fat are relatively balanced. Just kill it and hang it there in this weather, and it won't go bad for half a month.

They ate some of the offal and stuff, and gave the rest to Xiongba, who also needed to eat something good to withstand the severe cold.

"Uncle, why haven't they come back yet? They must have caught a big prey, right?" Lin Yue said after finishing the prey.

Lin Heng looked at his watch and said, "Wait a minute. If he doesn't come back, let's go and have a look."

It's three o'clock now, and there are still three hours of darkness left, so there's no need to be too anxious.

After the meal was ready, they warmed themselves by the fire in the camp. Lin Heng looked at the white snow in the forest in a daze, while Xiong Ba had fun outside for a while and then ran back.

"People are back."

At around four o'clock, Lin Yue suddenly made a sound, and he heard a distant sound.

After a while, I saw the two people coming back with Feng Hua. Except for two golden roosters, there was no other prey in their hands.

"We'll go back tomorrow. This wild boar is so good at running away that we couldn't find it even after chasing it for a long time." Lu Honghai shook his head.

"Have you discovered a wild boar?" Lin Yue said in surprise.

Li Baiquan shook his head and said, "Yes, they are the footprints of a group of wild boars, but we didn't catch them."

"Then I will join you tomorrow." Lin Yue said with interest.

"Okay." Lu Honghai said in surprise as he took off his shoes and looked at the four yellow-throated mink skins on the shelf. "This is your harvest today. It's a good thing. It's worth more than wild boar."

"I was lucky enough to see a nest of yellow-throated martens." Lin Yue said.

After chatting for a while, everyone started to eat and drink a little wine to warm themselves up. We won’t go out this afternoon. We will wait until the snow has firmed up after freezing overnight before going out tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Lin Heng used fresh trees to weave himself a small snow net for walking on the snow. It is a net made of branches, which can increase the contact area with the snow.

The night passed quietly, and the next morning the snow became firmer and thinner. It could no longer cover my calves when I stepped on it, but it could still cover my ankles.

Lin Heng put a small net he made out of tree branches onto the soles of his shoes so that they could stay on top of the snow without sinking when walking. The only person who made this tool like him at the scene was his eldest brother. His uncle and others thought it was unnecessary and unnecessary.

"Are you really not going with us?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng, still a little worried about him going out alone.

"Don't worry, I'm taking Xiongba with me."

Lin Heng waved his hand. He would not go hunting with his uncle and the others, but would go to check his traps alone.

It was much more comfortable to walk on the snow than yesterday, and the shoes would not get wet, and the grid-like branches also had a non-slip effect.

It took him two hours to check the traps he had set up on the mountain, but he still got nothing.

But he was not in a hurry to go back, because he would rest in the camp when he went back, and it would be the same if he took Xiongba around more.

He was not very cold today, one reason was that his clothes and shoes were not wet, and the other was that before he set off, he fed stone marten fur around his waist, and wrapped squirrel and rabbit skins around his calves, which were very warm.

"Let's go, Xiongba, let's climb the mountain."

Lin Heng smiled after looking at Xiongba playing in the snow.

"Bing bing woo~"

Xiongba made a cry and jumped forward to explore the way.

Soon they came to the top of the mountain. From here, the sky and the earth were all white, and the forest looked like a white sculpture.

The first thing that came to Lin Heng's mind was the thousands of miles of ice, the thousands of miles of snow, and the mountains dancing with silver snakes and the plains galloping with wax elephants. He had infinite admiration and worship for the author.

The wind was very strong on the top of the mountain, but Lin Heng was immersed in the appreciation of the beautiful scenery.

"Woof woof!"

Suddenly Xiongba barked at the distance. Lin Heng turned his head and saw three or four yellow rabbits jumping and looking for food on the opposite hillside after the snow.

"Let's go."

Lin Heng's eyes lit up, and he hurried down the mountain with Xiongba. He approached with a slingshot to a position of eight meters, and knocked one out with a bang.

At the same time, Xiongba also chased another one next to him, and soon he came back with the bitten rabbit.

"Go back to the camp to rest." Lin Heng said with a smile while holding the rabbit.

It was already afternoon when he returned to the camp. After peeling the rabbit skin, he was going to make a roasted rabbit today, roasting it slowly over the fire.

He smeared some bear oil while roasting. Rabbit is lean meat, and it would be very dry and unpalatable without oil.

In the evening, his eldest brother and the other three came back, and shouted from a distance: "Come over and help."

"What did you catch?"

Lin Heng ran over with excitement, only to see three people carrying a big wild boar with yellow hair towards the camp.

"It's a big harvest today. We found this wild boar at noon." Lu Honghai said with a smile.

"Come over and help carry it. This one weighs 160 to 170 kilograms." Li Baiquan also said with a smile.

"Here we come." Lin Heng smiled and nodded. Although wild boars are not valuable, it is still a big harvest.