The whole mountain is my hunting ground

Big Claw and Mountain God are all called by people in the mountains, and they are talking about tigers.

Zhao Jun next to him immediately pricked up his ears when he heard this.

In his previous life, in the Rakshasa Kingdom, when he was digging ginseng in the mountains and forests of the Far East, he saw the shadow of a tiger from a distance in the mountains and forests.

But in the mountainous area at home, he had never seen a tiger in his entire life.

At this time, still listening to the conversation between the uncle and nephew, Hu Dahai asked Song Dong where he met the tiger.

Song Dong said: "At the back block of the old ghost mountain on the west side of the mountain, put the cockscomb hat on top."

When Hu Dahai heard this, his face darkened and he shouted: "Didn't I tell you? You can't go to Lao Guitouzi Ridge! More than ten years ago, two dogs died there. Didn't I tell you that there are tigers there?"

Seven of the eight dogs died. You can imagine Song Dong's sadness. When he was scolded by Hu Dahai, his eyes turned red and he lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly turned to Song Dong and said, "Brother, it's been very cold for a long time. Come up to the kang to warm yourself up."

After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Hu Dahai remembered that there were outsiders, his face softened slightly, and he said to Hu Dahai: "This is Xiao Zhao, the newly assigned inspector in Lengchang." As he said that, Hu Dahai moved his butt inside. , making room for Song Dong, and said: "Sit down quickly, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Well, third uncle, I haven't eaten yet."

Hu Dahai sighed, got off the kang, poured a jar of warm water for Song Dong, handed it to him and said: "Dongzi, let it warm up for a while before drinking, drink some water before eating, the steamed buns I steamed today will be eaten here. "

"Yeah, yeah." Song Dong took the jar, held it in his hand, and nodded in agreement.

Hu Dahai got back on the kang and asked Song Dong: "What are you doing? How can you meet the mountain god?"

Song Dong put the jar on the kang table, and then said: "Yesterday they saw the black blind man driving away the hunchback. My brother-in-law and I chased him away today, and then the dog didn't come back."

"Then are you looking at the Mountain God?" Hu Dahai asked.

Song Dong shook his head and said nothing.

Hu Dahai frowned and asked, "Then how do you know it's the Mountain God?"

Song Dong sighed and started from the beginning, "We followed him to the west of Lao Guitouzi Ridge, and the dog Erhei went out. After a while, we heard it make two "woof, woof" sounds, and then there was no movement. . But when it barked, all the other dogs went huffing and puffing.

My brother-in-law and I gave chase. Halfway through the chase, we heard two more dog barks, but nothing happened again. I knew something was wrong, so I ran forward and saw Big Black coming back. "

At this point, Song Dong shook his head and said, "I saw that Big Laohei had his tail between his legs and was peeing under his body. We told him to move forward, but he didn't move up. When I saw Erhei , Erhei’s head was stuck in the snow, and when he pulled it out, he found four holes in his head.”

In the previous life, when Zhao Jun fought with Song Dong, he had seen Big Lao Hei. At that time, Da Lao Hei was nine years old and could no longer go up the mountain, so he was raised by Song Dong at home.

After some calculation, Big Hei is now six years old. He is an old dog.

You know, Hu Dahai and Song Dong have passed down this skill from generation to generation. The hunting dogs they trained will not flinch when they encounter Xiong Ba.

There is only one animal in this mountain that can scare an old dog to the point of peeing and still avoiding the fight.

At this time, Hu Dahai also understood, but still asked Song Dong: "Did you see the paw prints?"

"I saw it." Song Dong stretched out his hands and made a circle in front of him. The circle was about the size of the mouth of a normal bowl.

After making some gestures, Song Dong said: "It's so big, it's so big."

This is a paw print only found in cats.

But Hu Dahai frowned and said doubtfully: "This is not much bigger than a dog's paw print. If it were a mountain god, wouldn't it have such big paws? Could it be a big lynx? Or a stone tiger?"

There are lynxes in Asia and Europe, but the lynxes from Northeast China are the largest.

They have long legs and are taller than dogs but not as long as dogs. Adults generally weigh six to seventy pounds, and the heaviest ones can weigh up to one hundred pounds.

The name Shihuzi can be found in various places, but it does not refer to a kind of beast.

In this mountain, Shihuzi refers to young tigers, those who are not yet adults.

Seeing that the paw prints Song Dong made were not as big as an adult tiger, Hu Dahai guessed it was a giant lynx or a tiger cub.

But then the old man thought about it and muttered: "If it's a big lynx, it can't scare the dog like that."

"That's right." Song Dong followed, "Eight dogs barked four times in total."

What else is there to say?

Even if it is a lynx, as long as the dog does not die and does not lose its fighting ability, even if it is defeated, it will keep barking.

"That's Shi Huzi." Hu Dahai's eyes flashed. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Jun said: "Sir, the snow behind the mountain is deep, why don't you declare it."

"Ouch!" As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Hu Dahai said "Ouch" and looked at Zhao Jun in surprise and said, "It's not bad. If you hadn't told me, Xiao Zhao, I would have forgotten about this."

What people in the mountains call "back of the mountain" refers to the side of the mountain, the cliffs that go straight up and down. There are no mountain roads or hillsides.

Most of these places are jumping stone ponds, where lynxes and tigers like to live.

Moreover, the back of the mountain is blocked, the temperature is lower, and the snow can be stored.

Xuexuan, as Zhao Jun said, is a Northeastern dialect, and Xuan means soft.

In this kind of snow, if humans and animals step on it and move their feet, the surrounding snow will automatically fill in the footprints, so the footprints will naturally not look too big.

Just like the paw prints Song Dong made just now, the beast would pass outside the shack where Zhao Jun and the others were staying, and the footprints left behind would probably be as big as the mouth of a bowl in the ocean.

"Technician Zhao, do you know how to hunt?" Song Dong also looked at Zhao Jun in surprise and asked him.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "A little bit, not much."

Hu Dahai smiled at Zhao Jun, and then asked Song Dong: "Did you look at the other dogs?"

"No." Song Dong shook his head and said, "I felt like it was a big paw, so I didn't even dare to step forward. I didn't even dare to bury the dog, so it just came back."

Song Dong was very ashamed when he said this. But Hu Dahai reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "That's it, don't go. That's the Mountain God. We can't fix it."

"Third uncle." Song Dong suddenly raised his head and asked, "Isn't there anyone in our area who can stop it?"

Hu Dahai shook his head and said, "You can't hit it, so stop making trouble. That thing comes and goes with a gust of wind, and it stretches ten feet in length."

At this point, Hu Dahai raised his hand and pointed to the back of his head, and said: "Twenty years ago, wouldn't there be a tiger in the forest farm? Zhou Chengguo and Zhao Youcai, what kind of people are they? Each of them carries a semi-automatic handle and pinches I chased him out and chased him all the way to the top of Huang Shilizi. I saw the tiger leaping for tens of meters and the two of them slipped back without even daring to shoot."

Zhao Jun was stunned when he heard Hu Dahai's words and asked quickly: "Uncle, how did I hear that the tiger was killed by them later?"

"Yeah." Hu Dahai nodded again and said, "You didn't dare to fight, so you just went back to the forest farm to squat?"

"Ah, so that's what happened." Only then did Zhao Jun realize that the story his father told him last time had some substance.

At this time, Song Dong was almost warm, and Hu Dahai went down to the ground to serve Song Dong a bowl of corn noodle porridge.

The three of them continued to eat steamed buns and porridge. When they were full, Zhao Jun took a short rest in the shack, then said goodbye to Hu Dahai and Song Dong, then picked up his tools, walked out of the shack, and left Lengchang.

After coming out of Lengchang, it was already getting late, so Zhao Jun stood by the roadside and thought about it. But at this moment, lights flashed in the distance.

Zhao Jun squinted to look for light and saw a car driving quickly along Jichai Road.

Since it was a forest farm car, Zhao Jun ignored it and stepped forward to stop the car.

By coincidence, Lin Xiangshun was driving and Li Baoyu was sitting in the passenger seat.

Zhao Jun got into the car and squeezed into the passenger seat with Li Baoyu. Lin Xiangshun also asked Zhao Jun why he didn't go home directly.

Zhao Jun only said that he got news from others and heard that Zhou Chengguo came to work in the forest farm, so he thought of going to the logistics department to see Zhou Chengguo.

Lin Xiangshun and Li Baoyu both knew about Zhou Chengguo's employment at the forestry farm, but they did not know that Zhao Jun had met him before.

The two of them didn't ask any more questions, and Zhao Jun didn't say anything more. He concealed the matter about the tiger.

Hiding Lin Xiangshun's secret was hiding it from Zhao Youcai. If Zhao Youcai found out about this, he would have to lead a group of people to "worship" the mountain god.

But hiding it from Li Baoyu was a last resort. If Li Baoyu knew about this, Li Baoyu, who had been watching "Water Margin" since he was a child and had always followed Wu Song as his role model, would have to follow him.

But you must know that Wu Song in "Water Margin" only faced the South China tiger. If he had met the Siberian tiger that day, it would have been a different outcome.

The difference between a tiger and a bear is that it is too fast. It can hide in the dark and suddenly burst into flames. It doesn't even give people the reaction to shoot before it is already in front of them.

Facing such an opponent, Zhao Jun would not dare to take Li Baoyu into danger.

When the car drove into the forest farm, it was already past five o'clock. The forest farm had already got off work, but the commuter buses to various villages did not leave until six o'clock.

Zhao Jun got out of the car and ran all the way to the logistics equipment department. When he arrived here, he caught up with Zhou Chengguo coming out of the equipment department and locking the door with the key in his hand.

"Brother." Zhao Jun called him hurriedly.

"Ah, brother, why are you here?" When Zhou Chengguo saw Zhao Jun, a smile instantly appeared on his face. But when he looked carefully, he saw Zhao Jun running and wheezing, so he thought that Zhao Jun might be in trouble.

Immediately, Zhou Chengguo's expression changed, he faced Zhao Jun and asked, "What's wrong, brother?"

"No...it's okay." Zhao Jun took a deep breath and said to Zhou Chengguo: "Brother, let's talk in the house."

"Huh?" After hearing Zhao Jun say it was okay, Zhou Chengguo's expression gradually softened. Then he said with a smile: "Brother, if you really have nothing to do, you can go with the elder brother and go to the elder brother's house tonight. Your sister-in-law always talks about you and says that she will prepare delicious food for you when you go."

"No, no." Zhao Jun pointed toward the room and said, "Brother, let's go inside. I have something to tell you."

"What's going on?" Zhou Chengguo asked, "You're talking while walking, or you won't be able to catch the commuter train."

"What time is it? It's early." Zhao Jun pushed Zhou Chengguo into the room without further explanation.

It is said to be the equipment department, but from top to bottom there is only Zhou Chengguo. In his office, there are desks, chairs, and benches against the wall.

Entering the house, Zhao Jun pushed Zhou Chengguo to sit in front of a bench, and he turned around and closed the door.

"Brother, what's the matter with you?" Zhou Chengguo asked.

"Brother." Zhao Jun also sat down on the bench and asked Zhou Chengguo, "I want you to go hunting with me, is that okay?"

It is actually a normal thing to go hunting with a team, but Zhou Chengguo is unique and always hunts alone, so Zhao Jun had to ask his opinion first.

But what Zhao Jun didn't expect was that when he asked, Zhou Chengguo nodded and said, "Okay, what do you want to fight? Brother will go with you." After saying that, Zhou Chengguo pointed at the large iron cabinet standing against the west wall. Said: "You can't use a gun? There are semi-automatics over there."

"Yes." Zhao Jun responded, but seeing Zhou Chengguo getting up to get the gun, Zhao Jun hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother, don't be anxious yet, just listen to what I have to say."

"Brother, tell me."

Zhao Jun said: "They met a big claw at the back of the old ghost head ridge today."

"Oops!" Zhou Chengguo's eyes lit up and he said, "Why do you still have that thing?" As he said that, Zhou Chengguo put his palms together and rubbed them together and said, "I haven't looked at that thing in years."

Then Zhou Chengguo asked about how he found the tiger. When Zhao Jun told Song Dong's experience, Zhou Chengguo smacked his lips and said, "Seven dogs are all grown dogs. They died in vain."

"No." Zhao Jun said, "Brother, I think we should go and have a look? It doesn't matter whether we fight or not. Let's pinch it and circle it. Even if we don't fight, we will hide in that place from now on."

"Okay." After hearing this, Zhou Chengguo stood up, came to the big iron cabinet against the west wall, took out the key from his pocket, and opened the No. 1 iron cabinet.

Zhou Chengguo took out a semi-automatic rifle from the cabinet, turned around and handed the gun to Zhao Jun, then used the key to open the drawer and took out the bullets one by one.

For semi-automatic bullets, if they are combined, one package is ten rounds; if they are packaged, one package is five, five, twenty-five rounds, so that the kraft paper is wrapped into a rectangular parallelepiped.

Zhou Chengguo took out four packs of bullets in a row, which was a full hundred rounds.

As Zhao Jinshan said that day, with so many bullets, it was almost enough to hit a bandit's nest.

Zhou Chengguo locked the drawer, looked at the hundred rounds of bullets on the table and said, "Brother, that thing is not like other things. We have enough bullets and we can fight hard."

"Okay, big brother." When Zhao Jun heard this, his face was filled with joy. Anyone who plays with a gun doesn't like to shoot bullets with open arms?

But he suddenly remembered something and asked Zhou Chengguo: "Brother, we have taken so much, what should we do when we reconcile the accounts?"

You must know that these bullets are not like a gun. You can just take the gun back after using it, but the bullets are gone after shooting.

"Brother, don't worry." Zhou Chengguo smiled and said, "Your eldest brother can't take possession of this public property. When the Armed Forces Ministry releases bullets again, I and their clerk will buy some."

Hearing what Zhou Chengguo said, Zhao Jun felt relieved, but there was another problem: he couldn't take the gun home.

When Zhou Chengguo learned the whole story, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Who is your father? He is addicted to hunting. We can't let him know, otherwise he will go every day and delay the workers' meals."

Zhou Chengguo is not much younger than Zhao Youcai, but he and the Zhao family have different opinions. He is brother to Zhao Youcai and brother to Zhao Jun. Therefore, as long as his remarks about Zhao Youcai are not sarcastic, it doesn't matter.

When Zhao Jun heard this, he laughed and asked: "Brother, I heard from my dad that when you fought that tiger, you had to go back and forth for more than 200 meters, and it only took two seconds?"

Zhou Chengguo was stunned by what Zhao Jun said, and then the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said: "Brother Zhao, this is really one foot long, hanging one foot high."