When I woke up early the next morning, I felt really good. I fell asleep smelling the smell of pine in this wooden house. It was rare for me to have a dreamless night.

As soon as we got up, Big Brother's wife warmly greeted us for breakfast. We simply washed up and were not polite. When we sat down, we started to wolf down the fragrant polenta and the pancakes that became sweeter the more we chewed them.

Soaked in the thick soup of yesterday's leftover pork vermicelli stew, and the green onions accompanied by miso, I once again had a round belly.

When I arrived in Northeast China, I found that my appetite was surprisingly good, although it wasn't the spicy food I was used to.

After breakfast, I realized that neither Lao Zhang nor Big Brother were in the house, so I asked Big Brother's wife: "Sister, where have Big Brother and Lao Zhang gone?"

"Oh, they went to get something from Lao Yuan, who is guarding the forest at the forest farm. You just wait here. Lao Zhang said that he will help you sort it out when he comes back. Those big bags of your things are in this situation.

You can't carry so many things when you go up the mountain." The eldest sister greeted me warmly.

After she said this, we had no choice but to wait. After waiting for less than half an hour, at almost 8 o'clock in the morning, Lao Zhang, Big Brother, and a young man came back pulling a carriage. Among them, Lao Zhang

Zhang was carrying something wrapped in cloth on his back, and there was a package hanging on his waist.

After entering the house and chatting for a while, Lao Zhang started to sort out his things, and I discovered that the thing wrapped in cloth was a single-barrel shotgun. The whole gun was shiny and it looked like it was well maintained.

When the bag on his waist was opened, there were some brass bullets, some iron sand, a few bags of gunpowder, and other things that I didn't recognize at all. Lao Zhang handed the bag to Big Brother.

Said: "Brother, please help me load some of these ammunition, 50 of them, it will be enough for a few days, I will do the rest myself."

After saying this, Lao Zhang asked us to bring a few large bags of luggage, saying that he wanted to help us pack some things that we could really use when going up the mountain in winter.

Big brother helped Lao Zhang load the ammunition. I saw it interestingly. It turned out that those brass bullets were shells, which were used to hold "powder". The bottom of the bullet shells was filled with gunpowder and separated by a layer of paper shells.

To pack the iron sand, we need to compact it, and then put a layer of paper shell over it. It sounds simple, but it is very complicated to do. The big brother is filling in the medicine with us at the same time.

Said: "The guns and bullets used for hunting are very particular. If you hold a machine gun, it may not be as useful as ours. The loading of this 'powder' is also very particular. This gunpowder can't be too much, not too little, too much."

It is easy to explode the barrel, and there must be less iron sand. In fact, it is not very powerful. If it is less, the bullets fired will have no power. These are all experiences. "

Lao Zhang, on the other hand, took a lot of food with us and cleared away some bits and pieces, leaving behind some of his belongings, which were reduced to only flashlights, lighters, snow shovels, ice picks, and steel.

A cone, a kettle, a tent, clothing items, a few compressed biscuits, and a pot. No one had a stainless steel lunch box, and the rest was gone.

"The rope must be left behind." Brother Chengxin said to Lao Zhang. It was a very long rope, which actually took up quite a lot of space. But Brother Chengxin insisted. I saw Old Ghost Wu standing next to Chengxin.

With a wink, I knew it was Mr. Wu’s idea.

Actually, if we weren’t going to climb Everest, why would we bring such a long rope? I had doubts in my mind, but I didn’t ask any more questions.

Lao Zhang didn't say much and said: "Then take it with you. In short, going into the mountains is a matter of relying on the mountains. Try to keep the things you bring with you as simple as possible. Going into the mountains takes a lot of energy."

We nod, of course it is better to listen to professionals on these matters.

After the luggage was streamlined, the four of us originally had to carry and carry luggage, leaving only one bag per person, and it was not heavy. We changed into professional clothes for snow-capped mountains, and we felt a lot more relaxed.

Lao Zhang had his own clothes, which were accumulated over many years of experience. They were clothes that people in the mountains should wear. But he couldn't resist Brother Chengxin, so he also changed into the same clothes as us. To be honest, with the development of modern technology,

You should not underestimate its power. This specialized clothing is light and warm. The fact that Lao Zhang is very satisfied with it speaks for itself.

After doing all this, Big Brother also loaded the special bullets, put them in his bag, and handed them to Lao Zhang. Lao Zhang hung these things on the hooks of his trousers, which was very convenient. When he put the shotgun on his back,

We set off.

To say departure, it means getting on the carriage driven by Big Brother's son. There is a road from here to the mountain. In order to save time, you can drive the carriage up.

It was a broad dirt road. On this freezing day, there was a thin layer of ice on the snow-covered road, but the carriage was quite stable when running.

In about an hour or so, we arrived at the foot of the mountain. There was already a dense forest at the foot of the mountain. I couldn't identify the specific trees. Anyway, there are always pine trees. In this winter, the branches and leaves are all covered with trees.

Covered in a layer of silver, the short shrubs on the ground were also covered in snow, which looked dazzlingly white.

And it can be seen in the distance, with layers of mist, the old forest as far as the eye can see looks mysterious, beautiful and awe-inspiring.

Big Brother's son is an enthusiastic young man. He was afraid that we would be bored on the road, so he told us all the way about the trees and grasses in the forest at the foot of the mountain. He was very proud as he spoke, and would intersperse words from time to time: "This is amazing.

, you know? It’s so precious.”

It was fun for us, and we didn’t find the time difficult. Besides, we couldn’t see all the scenery in the mountains. However, the carriage only drove for an hour before we reached the end. At the end of the main road was a small road, which was already a place that the carriage could not penetrate.

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The young man stopped the carriage, jumped out of the car, and said to us: "I don't know how deep Uncle Zhang will lead you, but this ridge, the one next to it, and that one, we are here

People still go out for activities frequently. The further you go, some of us mountain people will feel it is dangerous. We can’t explain it clearly.

This is a great place. If you come here to experience the life in the mountains, see the scenery, walk around the places I mentioned a few times, go hunting, and feel refreshed, that’s all. Don’t go to other places. I’m not here to tell you.

To scare people, even the most experienced ginseng customers in some places may not be able to come out."

The young man's words were not polite, and contained some warning, but he meant well, and he was also worried about us. I, Ruxue, and Brother Chengxin smiled and stopped talking, but Lao Zhang laughed and cursed: "

Go away, your parents are still waiting for you to rush back for dinner. Don’t I still know what to do in the mountains? Don’t worry.”

The young man was not upset and said to Lao Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, shall I leave then? By the way, there is a shack on the mountain, which was built by our village for the convenience of hunting. Now you go into the mountain.

If you travel faster, you can still reach the shack, boil some hot water, and eat hot food."

"Do I still know? Go back and hurry up." Lao Zhang urged, and the young man scratched his head with a smile and drove away in the carriage.

At this time, Lao Zhang asked us to carry our equipment, then walked in front and led us into the mountain.

On the way, Lao Zhang was silent and told us to try not to talk, not for anything else but to save some energy. He just reminded us that if possible, it is best not to spend the night in the wild, but in this old forest.

It's not a pleasant thing. There are a lot of things that have become spirits in the old forest. Who knows if you will get mad and go to this mountain range where human activities are frequent.

Regarding Lao Linzi, my eyes were completely blank and I didn't understand anything. Lao Zhang took whatever he said and just followed his footsteps.

But the freezing cold mountains today are indeed not what I imagined. The snow-covered roads are very difficult to walk on. The places with thin snow are slippery, and the places with deep snow are traps. Compared with the mountains and forests in other places, this road is very difficult to walk.

The mountain road in Laolin takes an extraordinary amount of energy.

I feel that I have good physical strength, but after walking for less than two hours, I still can't help but pant slightly. You must know that I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, which makes me feel that climbing mountains has never been difficult.

I was already like this, Brother Chengxin and Ruxue were naturally even worse. Ruxue was a girl after all, and she acted weaker. I simply took Ruxue's package and held Ruxue's hand.

: "I'll pull you along to save some energy."

Ruxue's expression didn't change much, just a slight 'hmm'. Brother Chengxin smiled and didn't say anything, but Lao Zhang turned his head and said breathlessly: "Brother, you have good physical strength.

Better than an old mountain man like me."

Mr. Wu, who was floating next to us, put his hands in his sleeves, pretended to be shivering, and shouted: "It's so cold, why can't we reach the ground? I'm tired from floating.
Chapter completed!