Chapter 185 Wolf of Mustelidae

It took seven or eight minutes for two people and one dog to finally climb to the top of the mountain ridge.

After countless years of rain erosion, the entire top has become fragmented, and the width in many places is only more than two meters, making it scary to walk on it.

Some clods of soil along the main edge have become very loose. On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with it, and there are still a lot of weeds growing there. But if you step on it, the loess may collapse and the whole person will fall down the cliff ditch.

However, looking from this position, one can see many jujube trees, maruzi and wolf tooth thorns growing on the cliff. These are hard firewood, very resistant to burning, and are also the favorites of firewood collectors.

However, hard firewood often grows on steep slopes beside cliffs.

It's not that there aren't any animals growing in the ditch... the key is that before they grow up, they are cut down as firewood.

Therefore, in order to get good firewood, people can only look for it on the cliff.

According to previous memories, every year we hear of people in nearby villages falling off cliffs or falling to death. Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang went to Yuandong County before and encountered an educated youth who fell and was seriously injured. They drove a walking tractor and sent him to the county hospital.

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Another option is to run a few more miles and collect firewood in the mountains, just like the two of them are doing now.

There are few people here, and many cliffs and ditches have not yet been cut down.

The two of them did not stay on the mountain ridge for too long, and retreated along the gentle slope to the cliff ditch.

Wang Qiusheng was left looking at things, while Wang Manyin followed the native dog into the cliff ditch.

This thing looks like a weasel, but it is much larger. It can grow about half a meter in length and weigh six to seven kilograms. It is already one of the larger beasts in the Loess Plateau. They usually stay in the mountains and can only be found in winter.

When food is not available, they will go to the village to steal chickens.

I was caught stealing someone’s food!

Although many people in Shigejie Commune do not have enough to eat, there are also many who have money in their pockets.

Wang Manyin couldn't get the seasoning from the space, so he thought that the roasted hare this time was just average. But no matter what, it tasted better than sorghum nest.

Seeing Rhubarb eating such a good thing, Wang Qiusheng didn't say anything.

If I leave right now, it will be more dangerous for the other party to go down alone, so it is better to stay up there and be a helper.

Then, the two of them whittled the wooden stick into several wedges 40 to 50 centimeters long.

Then, he stuffed some wild onions and ground peppers into the belly of the hare, and grilled it on the fire. There are also many wild seasonings on the Loess Plateau, and wild onions and ground peppers are two of them, which can be used for cooking.

Remove fishy smell and improve flavor.

If you can't catch it in the wild, you can go directly into the space.

After looking at the nearby terrain, Wang Manyin instinctively said with a little worry: "Brother Qiu Sheng, this honeycomb is a bit mysterious, why don't we forget it."

During the whole process, Wang Qiusheng used his hands and feet to find all possible places to climb. And every time he climbed more than one meter, he had to wedge a wooden stick into the cliff wall.

Today was definitely a worthwhile trip.

"Manyin, come back quickly, Huangyao! There is a Huangyao here!"

The scientific name of the yellow-rumped marten is the yellow-throated marten, and it is also one of the common wild animals in the Loess Plateau.

Although the yellow-waisted people were unwilling to do so, they could only scream and disappear.

They can implement hunting tactics like a pack of wolves, easily killing roe deer and goats that are more than ten times heavier than themselves. On the website of later generations, Wang Manyin has also seen videos of yellow-throated martens hunting monkeys and attacking panda cubs and small wild boars.

When it was half-cooked, Wang Manyin spread some honey on the rabbit meat.

Guan Guan Village alone now has four bicycles. One was assembled by Wang Fuchang from educated youths, and the other belonged to Director Zhao.

But looking at this situation, Wang Qiusheng will definitely not give up.

Then, continue eating Wowo.

"I haven't finished picking it yet. I still have two honeycombs left for the bumblebees to survive the winter. I just don't know if these guys will continue to stay in the same place. It's a pity that bees are not allowed to be kept now. Otherwise, if I bring this hive back, I can make a profit in less than a year."

More than ten dollars." Wang Qiusheng sucked his lips when he spoke.

After reaching the top of the cliff, Wang Manyin noticed that some of the honeycombs were dark brown in color and looked like hard glue blocks when pinched.

When they appeared at the entrance of the village, they happened to meet the commune members returning from work.

Hearing Wang Qiusheng's reminder again, he quickly picked up the heavy wattle basket.

Looking up, I saw a furry civet barking angrily on a jujube branch a few meters high above.

Wang Manyin was a little embarrassed for a moment, but he did not stop moving his hands.

Unexpectedly, Dahuang searched around in the cliff ditch next to it, then returned and growled at its owner.

"Whatever, just by looking at the swarm of honeybees flying below, you can tell that there must be a lot of honey in it. The year before last, Wang Dacai found a honeycomb that was more than ten years old in the mountains, and made a large bucket of honey, which he sold for thirty yuan.

If we are lucky, each of us can get a dozen yuan...Manyin, don't be afraid, I will go down to get the honey later, you can just greet me from above."

In a word, it is still poor and noisy.

Just as he was about to walk back, he heard Wang Qiusheng's urgent voice.

However, this cave is not as elaborate as the previous one. It is just a shallow pit dug in the ground and covered with a layer of loess and leaves.

When he reappeared, Wang Manyin already had a hare with its head smashed in his hand.

After eating and drinking, they planned to rest for a while and then return to the village early.

Only then did Wang Manyin notice that the right half of the other person's face was swollen and one eye was narrowed into a slit.

Good guy!

Not one, but a group!

Six or seven yellow-rumped ones were staying on the cliff not far away, forming a fan shape and making squeaking sounds from their mouths.

Many people can't get a bicycle ticket, so they can just spend money to buy parts and assemble their own. In fact, there are rich and poor people at all times.

Throwing the rabbit's head and one front leg to Dahuang, Wang Manyin tore off one of the hind legs and handed the rest to Wang Qiusheng.

This kilogram of gallnut seeds can squeeze six or seven taels of oil, which can be enough for ordinary commune members to eat at home for two or three months. As for those jujubes, let's keep them for the little ones.

Wang Manyin dug up the monkey and found that in addition to the seeds of the thornberry, there were also many red jujubes inside.

A few educated youths even came up with the idea of ​​assembling bicycles for sale, but later gave up the idea for some reason.

This saves you from having to go to the village to borrow someone else’s one every time you use it.

When he returned to the fire and took out the kernels of the Wenguan fruit again, Wang Qiusheng was amazed again.

When Wang Qiusheng stopped, Wang Manyin put down the wattle basket covered with plastic sheeting, which contained mugwort, dry firewood, and a pack of matches.

The two of them went into the mountain to hunt Wenguan fruit. Considering the climbing conditions, they each specially brought a hemp rope, which came in handy now.

Now that we have found it, there is no reason to let it go. Anyway, furry civets usually have several food hiding holes, and they will not starve to death if there is one missing.

After walking two or three miles back, the two stopped and began to collect firewood and treat the hare.

Seeing him take action, Wang Qiusheng also grabbed rocks and threw them at them, driving several yellow-rumped animals away.

Yellow-throated martens, also called honey dogs, have an unusual interest in honey. The smell of honey must have attracted them here.

This made Wang Manyin very depressed.

Soon, he found another place where furry civets were hiding food.

"Brother Qiu Sheng, were you stung?"

If Wang Manyin came alone today, he would just release the peregrine falcon and teach these guys how to be beasts in a matter of minutes. Now he can only grab rocks and smash them against the cliff.

He could clearly see that there were a few jujube needles near the honeycomb. While waiting to go down, he could step on the roots of the trees to gain strength.

Anyone who often collects firewood knows that a jujube tree can dig out hundreds of kilograms of good firewood, which is more than enough to cook two meals.

Looking at the sky, Wang Manyin said: "Brother Qiu Sheng, I'll take a rest for a while. I'll take the rhubarb to the front to see if I can catch a hare and roast it for lunch."

In his opinion, it's really not worth paying for these ten or twenty yuan, and it will be troublesome if something unexpected happens.

Seeing that there were already several bicycles in the village, Wang Manyin discussed with Lanhua Shaoan that he might as well spend money to buy parts and assemble one himself.

It wasn't until Wang Qiusheng was safely pulled to the top of the cliff that Wang Manyin breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Manyin went down to the bottom of the ditch, cut a few hardwood sticks, and cut a bundle of hay and mugwort before climbing back to the top of the cliff.

It's just that the terrain at the bottom of the ditch is undulating and there are too many bushes and weeds, so Rhubarb's speed advantage cannot be used at all.

But judging from Wang Qiusheng's appearance, there shouldn't be any big problem.

Only when Wang Manyin came closer with Dahuang did he realize why Wang Qiusheng exclaimed.

Soon, thick smoke billowed from the cliff. The area became a mess, and hundreds of bumblebees were buzzing in the air. Many more were stunned and stomped down, like coming.

It was like a light rain.

Dahuang saw a few yellow-rumped ones and immediately roared and swooped forward.

After thinking for a while, he said aloud: "Brother Qiu Sheng, in this case, let's not panic and be prepared before going down. You wait up there while I go down to chop some wooden wedges and get bundles of firewood. Then I'll put the rope on

Tie your waist and put it down..."

But in the final analysis, Huang Yao is just a beast weighing a few kilograms, and he is not a wild wolf. Is there any need to make a fuss about it?
To be continued...