In 1986, many people had no awareness of protecting wild animals, and they could not imagine that future generations would protect wild animals.

Next to the fire, Wang Yuan sat on a piece of wood and ate meat skewers. He thought for a while and said, "Okay, then let's kill the wild boar!"

"Okay." Zhuzi's face showed joy: "It's getting late today, let's go tomorrow!"

"After one night, the herd of wild boars will disappear, right?"

"Oh no, as long as no one chases them, the wild boars won't run around recklessly."

It is indeed a great blessing to meet fellow villagers in the vast mountains and old forests.

It was still some time before dark, so Zhuzi and the other three went directly to their underground house to get things, planning to stay with the three brothers Wang Yuan tonight.

Their dozen hunting dogs stayed here. After all, the dogs were very tired from chasing prey in the wind and snow. As long as time allowed, the dogs would be allowed to rest for a while.

Wang Yuan went to the river to cut ice to get water. When he came back with a bucket of water, he happened to see Wang Hu playing with Zhu Zhu's dog.

"Brother! Uncle Zhuzi's dogs are really good dogs. It would be great if these dogs were ours."

"What kind of nonsense are you talking about again? Stop playing like a dog and come over and chop wood for the fire!"

"okay!"

Wang Hu reluctantly touched the dog's head again, and then started chopping firewood with an axe, while his cousin Wang Meng was processing venison, bear meat and wild boar meat. Several hunting dogs lay at his feet, exhaling white breaths.

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Soon after.

After cooking the food in the iron pot, Zhuzi, Big Eye, and Lao Wei went to get something. They also walked back from the east, leaving their footprints on the thick snow.

"Look what we brought! Sticky bean buns!" Zhu Zhu said with a smile.

Big Eyes held a small cloth bag and said, "I also have pine nuts and dried blueberries here."

"Huh? Why do you bring pine nuts and dried blueberries into the mountains?"

The old man with big eyes said nothing, carrying a shotgun beside him and clasping his hands, and said enviously: "His wife knows how to care for others. His wife asked her to take all these things with her."

Instantly everyone else started laughing.

Big Eye was a little embarrassed, so he went over to wrestle with Lao Wei. Lao Wei was laughing and joking, but he was thrown to the snow by Big Eye.

The snow is very thick and it doesn't hurt if you fall on it, it's just a joke.

Being in the cold old forest, hot water is very important. In fact, you can also burn snow to get water, but it is too slow, so they still choose to go to the river to cut ice to get water.

The water in the river moves very fast and the ice layer is relatively thin.

But when Wang Yuan and others brought tools to fetch water again, Lao Wei accidentally stepped on a large piece of snow.

"Fuck!"

Lao Wei only had time to curse, and he fell down the slope with the snow. Along with the floating snow, Lao Wei's whole person disappeared.

"Quick! Save people!"

Throwing down the bucket, several people threw away their arms and ran over quickly. After running dozens of meters down the slope, they found Lao Wei, who had fallen flat on his face - his upper body was stuck in the snow, and his legs were exposed.

It was pouring outside.

"Come, let's take him out!"

"one two three!"

Kuchi~

Wang Yuan and Zhu Zhu each lifted a leg and pulled out the old wilted body like a radish.

The latter's face was red from the cold, and his thick mustache was covered with a lot of snow. He quickly dug out his dog-skin hat and put it on, while cursing and looking up the slope.

"Why did the snow fall...uh?"

I saw only a pine tree and some small shrubs on the halfway slope. The pine tree grew horizontally outward.

Previously, the snow had covered the pine trees and bent the shrubs, making it look like flat ground, but it was actually hollow inside.

"It's really bad luck to step on a horse, spat! Okay, let's go." Lao Wei felt that he had made a fool of himself, and his face turned red. He took a few steps forward and then turned back: "No, I'm carrying the small bucket.

Woolen cloth?"

"Hahaha~"

The others burst out laughing instantly, feeling that the dumb old wilting man was quite funny.

Finally, I dug out a small bucket from the snowdrift, filled it with water, and returned to the nest.

Dinner was much more sumptuous than lunch. In addition to pork, bear meat, venison, sticky bean buns, fish soup, and pickles, there were also dried blueberries brought by Big Eye's wife.

After having a hearty meal, we gathered around the fire and played Yangko. The cold wind seemed not so cold in the lively atmosphere.

As the night deepens.

The few people who had been playing around for a while sat back by the fire and chatted while warming themselves, talking about some superstitious hunting stories. Time passed quickly.

Wang Yuan took a sip of the steaming fish soup, which was fresh and spicy, but really fragrant. Then he ate another dried blueberry.

Dried blueberries have a sweet and sour taste, but in fact, men generally don’t like to eat them, and whole dried blueberries are mostly given to children at home as snacks.

Everyone is very poor in this era, and many families do not spend money to buy snacks for their children, so they make them themselves.

Eating dried blueberries and listening to the chattering of Wang Hu and Big Eyes on the right, Wang Yuan slightly raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky.

He missed his family a little bit, especially the little girl who was like a little tail and always followed him calling "Second Brother, Second Brother", and of course the big fat cat at home who was clingy to others.

"The living conditions here are too bad and too cold. It's better to stay at home."

We chatted until almost 10 o'clock at night, and then everyone got into the small den. The dogs couldn't get in, so they had to sleep around the fire. It was quite warm next to the fire.

Lying in the nest, Wang Yuan had a pillar on his left and his cousin Wang Meng on his right. Although it was a bit awkward because of the crowd, he felt quite at ease.

"There is strength in numbers. Don't be afraid if anything happens. Just sleep!"

Wang Yuan soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, Wang Yuan vaguely felt that the pillar next to him had left the nest.

The latter was afraid that the dogs would be frozen, so he lit up the half-dead fire, and then got into the den in the ground to continue sleeping.

Early the next morning.

While Wang Yuan and the other six people were having breakfast and preparing to hunt wild boars later, in Wangjiatun in the distance, Wang Yuan's father, mother and little girl were also eating.

When it was most lively, there were six people in the house, but now there are only three, and it seems much deserted.

"Mom, what are you doing, second brother?"

The little girl secretly fed the three puppies some sticky bean bun skin, and then said with a milky voice.

"Didn't I tell you that your second brother went hunting."

"Oh, when will he come back? I want to eat fried cakes." The little girl said whatever she thought of, and every word was the truest thought in her heart.

Dad and Mom were stunned for a moment: "o_o??"

"Do you miss your second brother, or do you want to eat the fried cakes he bought? Haha~"

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After breakfast, Wang Yuan and others set off.

Creak, creak, creak~

We walked forward through thick snow. In some places, the snow was so thick that it could reach our knees.


Chapter completed!