Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

After lunch, Lin Ze went up the mountain as usual.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu insisted on going together, but were finally stopped by Liu Ying.

"You two boys, can you help your brother Ze get prey, or can you help your brother Ze hunt?"

"Don't fail to help, but make things worse for your brother Ze. If he fails to catch any prey, it will all be your fault."

Liu Ying's words touched Lin Ze's heart. If his grandma had a video account, Lin Ze would at least give the old lady a thumbs up.

Climbing from East Mountain to South Mountain, a wild wolf had just come down the mountain last night, and there was not a single woman digging wild vegetables or picking mushrooms on East Mountain.

People of this era are still very afraid of wild wolves, especially wolf packs.

Ordinary people without guns would basically be easy prey when they encounter a pack of wolves.

Lin Ze walked quickly.

He soon came to the first trap, which had been destroyed. He took a closer look.

Well, it turned out to be the two wild wolves that had escaped last night. Both wolves’ abdomens were pierced by sharp spikes and they were obviously dead.

Lin Ze put the two wolves into the space, and used his mind to peel off the wolf skins. He would take them home later and let his grandmother tan them into furs, which could be worn in winter to add some warmth.

Lin Ze restored the trap to its original state, put a few corn cobs in it again, and looked forward to the next arrival of wild game.

After cleaning up, Lin Ze strode towards the second trap. Along the way, he encountered several pheasants and rabbits, all of which were collected by Lin Ze into the space.

Soon he arrived at the second trap. This time, he heard bursts of humming sounds from a distance, and there was a hint of wailing in the sounds.

Lin Ze approached with his gun and saw that there was a big wild boar weighing about 100 to 200 kilograms stuck in the trap.

"Not bad, this pig must have been chased down the mountain by the wolves last night."

Lin Ze moved his mind, and the wild boar in the pit disappeared instantly, and more than 100 kilograms of wild boar meat were added to Lin Ze's warehouse.

Lin Ze continued to go deeper into the mountains. He didn't have a gun in his hand, but his mind was always vigilantly scanning the five meters around him.

"Hiss..."

"…hiss"

"What snake?"

Lin Ze turned his head suddenly and saw a small green snake on a branch five meters away from him. It stared at him with a pair of black eyes without blinking and its black tongue flickered.

"This is a bamboo green snake, right? If it takes a bite, it will probably snap."

Lin Ze reached out and took out a shotgun from the space, aimed at the little snake and shot it.

"-Bang"

The snake's head exploded and the little green snake died.

Lin Ze exhaled slightly and blew away the smoke coming out of the muzzle of the gun.

His family's hunting rifle successfully saved Ge Er last night. Ge Er turned a blind eye to Lin Ze going up the mountain with a gun.

Ge Er even wanted to become sworn brothers with Lin Ze, but unfortunately Ge Er was almost forty years old, while Lin Ze was only fifteen.

Besides, Lin Ze has a very high seniority in the village. Once they become sworn brothers, many children in the village will have to call Ge Er grandpa.

The village chief was the first one to disagree with this matter.

Of course, Ge Er just called Lin Ze his younger brother, and Lin Ze also called Ge Er his elder brother...

Lin Ze went deep into the basin and picked many more mushrooms, such as Matsutake.

We didn’t find any clubs today, but having such a big and fat wild boar is enough.

Of course Lin Ze didn't plan to take out the wild boar first. He put the two wild wolves and the wolf skins in the space into the backpack, and without hiding it, he swaggered down the mountain.

As soon as Lin Ze came down the mountain, he met Ge Er. It should be said that Ge Er was waiting for him at the foot of the mountain.

Ge Er asked, "Ze Di, I just heard you firing a gun at the foot of the mountain. Are you in any danger?"

"Brother Ge, it wasn't a big danger. I just encountered a poisonous snake, which I killed."

The two wolves in Lin Ze's backpack could not escape Ge Er's eyes.

"Are these the two that escaped last night?"

"Yes, they fell into the trap I dug. We caught all the wolves in one fell swoop. From now on, it should not be as dangerous in the village at night as before." Lin Ze frowned deeply as he looked at the blood sprayed all the way from the village entrance to Lin Changgui's house.

"Brother Ze, don't worry. Village Chief Lin said he would find someone to clean up the bloodstains with water."

"I've already had lunch. I'm coming down from the mountain. It's almost time for dinner. When is he going to find someone to clean up?"

Lin Ze said dissatisfiedly, "There is a big lake behind the village to protect it. No matter whether it is a wolf pack or a tiger or a leopard, the first thing they pass by after coming down the mountain is my grandfather's house."

"With all the blood along the way, how can we ensure the safety of the two elderly people?"

After Lin Ze finished speaking, he strode towards Lin Changgui's house and took away the two wild wolves and a pile of mushrooms.

He turned around and picked up two buckets, went to the big lake at the end of the village to fetch water, and used it to clean up the bloodstains.

Village chief Lin Fuqiang, after listening to Ge Er's advice, realized his mistake and hurriedly came up with a bucket to apologize to Lin Ze, "I'm sorry, brother Ze!"

"The fields in the village are really dry. I asked them to fetch water to irrigate the crops this afternoon."

"Watering the crops for a whole day?" Lin Ze said, "It's getting dark, what if some wolf, jackal, tiger or leopard comes down from the mountain? How are my grandparents and I going to deal with it?"

Cai Laosi followed the crowd of people carrying water and curled his lips nonchalantly, saying, "Don't you have guns at home? Let alone wolves, tigers and leopards, even if a black bear came down the mountain, wouldn't it still be shot in the head by you guys?"

"Oh?"

Lin Ze raised his eyebrows slightly, "Since you said so, then you and Brother Ge should switch. I'll give you the gun, and you'll guard the shack?"

"Brother Ze, Village Chief Lin and I have agreed that Zhao Ming will guard the shack tonight."

"This is good."

Lin Ze smiled and carried water to wash the bloodstains on the road.

Ge Er and the village chief Lin Fuqiang hurried forward to help. The others, thinking of Lin Ze's good intentions, fetched water to clean up the bloodstains.

With everyone working together, the bloodstains that spread from the village entrance to the door of Lin Changgui's house were finally cleaned up.

The road just became a little muddy.

Lin Changgui nodded upon seeing this. With his appeal, the road would not be covered with blood.

But it feels so wonderful to have his eldest grandson stand up for him.

"You have stewed the wolf meat. Xiaoze, is there anything else you want to eat?"

"Is there anything else to eat at home?" Lin Ze asked curiously.

"Let's go home. I'll tell you as we go."

Lin Changgui asked Lin Ze to come closer to his ear and whispered as they walked, "Salted fish, salted duck, pheasant, hare, dried mushrooms, wet mushrooms, chrysanthemum, shepherd's purse..."

Lin Ze's mouth curled up after hearing this.

Lin Fuqiang looked at the two men's backs and shook his head slightly. The old man's capable grandson was really the envy of others.

Lin Fuqiang said to Ge Er, "Brother Ge Er, Zhao Ming is on guard tonight, why don't you come to my house for a drink?"