He Yan explained and called Li Xiangyang: "Dig a trap here and put a few animal traps. If animals come here to drink water and eat grass, we might be able to catch a big one."
Li Xiangyang has always followed He Yan's orders. Anyway, every time he goes into the mountains with He Yan, he never goes back empty-handed.
After accumulating experience, they all knew that what He Yan said was right.
He and Yin Fan hurriedly started digging traps and placing animal traps.
After the arrangements were completed, He Yan raised his hand and led them deep into the mountains.
"I remember there was a spring in there. The water that came out was warm in winter, and the water in the pool below came from upstream."
"After the frost in winter, the grass and trees are withered. Wherever the hot spring water nourishes the grass, there must be prey coming out to drink water and eat grass. We can hunt things along this road."
"Split into two teams and walk along the edge of the stream. Xiangyang, you take Yin Fan, and I'll go with Du Changgeng."
He Yan warned before leaving: "When hunting, you need to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions. Don't let go of the woods with leaves or the wild bamboo forests on the hillsides by the streams. In winter, the prey is not full and has no energy to run far. Listen.
When there is movement, it is hidden in the woods and wild bamboo forests!"
Li Xiangyang and Yin Fan followed He Yan's instructions and did not go down the mountain empty-handed.
They found a nest of pheasants and hunted two rabbits.
This is already a full harvest!
It's a pity that it's hard to stay in the mountains in winter, otherwise I could catch more prey if I stayed up all night.
After gnawing on the dry food he had brought with him, and seeing that it was getting late and that he would not encounter any ferocious beasts, Li Xiangyang hurriedly took Yin Fan down the mountain.
As I approached the pond with lush vegetation, I heard movement in front of me. I turned around the bushes and saw Du Changgeng standing there with empty hands, waiting.
Li Xiangyang shook the rabbit in his hand proudly and comforted him: "It's your first time going up the mountain. It doesn't matter if you are empty-handed. I will give you half of the rabbit in a while."
Du Changgeng kicked the dead leaves under his feet. Under the dead leaves was a wild sheep with an arrow stuck in its body. The sheep was completely dead.
Seeing the stunned expressions of Li Xiangyang and Yin Fan, Du Changgeng replied: "You can't get a small thing with my brother, so you can only get a big guy."
There is nothing to talk about today!
Li Xiangyang asked Du Changgeng: "Where are the people from Heyan?"
"Get wild game in the trap we dug."
Hearing the voices of Du Changgeng and Li Xiangyang talking, He Yan, who was squatting in the pit, shouted: "Li Xiangyang, come here and help me lift this muntjac."
There was food in the trap, as well as an inescapable animal trap. Not only was a pheasant caught, but also a muntjac that ran out to look for food fell into the trap.
He Yan took the prey out of the pit, and Li Xiangyang and Yin Fan caught it from above.
The prey was brought in, but He Yan was too lazy to close the trap: "The trap is placed in the trap. This trap is in a good location. There is nothing to eat in winter. The prey always comes to look for water and grass to eat."
"You and Yin Fan can come and walk around the trap we dug when you have time. You can still pick up things in the future."
Wild beasts are particularly ferocious in winter. Seeing that it was getting late, He Yan was afraid of danger, so he quickly took the prey and called them down the mountain.
For He Yan and Li Xiangyang, this trip was nothing but a rich harvest.
But for Du Changgeng, who went hunting in the mountains for the first time, the joy of harvest filled his heart and made him extremely excited. Along the way, he had a lively relationship with Yin Fan and Li Xiangyang, asking them about hunting.
"Help, help!"
When you are close to the Peace Brigade, you can turn another slope, go up the mountain and then down the mountain to return to Hejia.
Du Changgeng, who was talking excitedly, suddenly heard a voice calling for help. The voice sounded like it was a woman.
As a good young man, Du Changgeng hurried forward in three or two steps and walked to a slope. As expected, he saw a girl wearing floral clothes emerging from the bushes in the ditch.
Seeing him sticking his head out, the woman waved to him excitedly: "Comrade, help me, I accidentally fell into the ditch while collecting firewood."
"I can't get up, and I sprained my foot."
The woman in the ditch had tears in her eyes and looked at him for help.
Du Changgeng said hurriedly: "It's quite high here, and I can't get down. Just wait, I'll cut down a tree vine and pull you up."
Du Changgeng came to ask He Yan about cutting down tree vines with a knife to save people. He Yan glanced at the woman in the ditch and suddenly laughed mockingly.
"It's you, what a coincidence."
After saying this, He Yanji said to Du Changgeng: "Are you a living Bodhisattva? Do you dare to save anyone?"
"Brother, what do you mean..."
Du Changgeng didn't understand, so Li Xiangyang pulled him: "I want you to save anyone else. I listened to He Yan's words. Just pretend you didn't see him and walk away."
"No, comrade, don't let me die. It's getting dark. If I stay in the ditch, I will be fed to wild wolves."
After being pulled away by Li Xiangyang, Du Changgeng could still hear the whimpering sounds in the ditch.
Du Changgeng didn't know what was going on between He Yan and the girl in the ditch, but this was a matter of life and death. Seeing that it was getting dark, if he really left the girl in the ditch, he would be feeding the wild wolves.
Du Changgeng couldn't bear it, but strangely, Li Xiangyang and Yin Fan who were traveling with him didn't seem to hear the crying.
As if nothing had happened, he carried the prey and walked down the mountain.
Du Changgeng followed for a long distance, and gradually he could no longer hear the crying. After all, he still couldn't bear it, so he stopped.
"Brother, I don't know what's going on between you and that woman, but this is a matter of life and death. We have to save her. We have to use canes to drag her up."
"She said her leg was twisted."
He Yan snorted and sneered: "You pull her up and she says she can't leave. What do you do?"
"Are you going to carry her?"
He Yan asked: "Men and women cannot be intimate. If you betray her, you are her savior. Do you want to marry her then? Don't you have a crush on Liu Fangfang? Do you want to marry Liu Fangfang, or the one in the ditch?"
Facing He Yan's series of questions, Du Changgeng was dumbfounded: "This can't be true. Are you saying that after I saved her, she would blackmail me?"
"Why not?"
He Yan was originally anxious to go back and let the women at home see the game he hunted.
It just so happened that Osmanthus and Plum Blossoms were on winter vacation, and Lanhua, as a teacher, no longer had to go to school, so she could cook game for a delicious meal in the evening.
He even wanted to keep Yin Fan and Li Xiangyang at home for dinner.
To be fair, Du Changgeng was right in wanting to save people. After all, he didn't understand the situation of the Peace Brigade.
He has to teach his brother to see clearly how evil people are!
He Yan was no longer in a hurry and handed the sheep he was carrying to Yin Fan and Li Xiangyang: "You guys wait here first. I will let him see what he is doing and let him accept a severe beating."
After saying that, He Yan pulled Du Changgeng back to the place near the ditch without saying a word.
He also stepped lightly and signaled Du Changgeng to be silent.