Looking back

Snow covered the mountains.

The rolling hills are very gentle, and the tall and straight birches are shining with silver light. Under the thick snow layer, there are raised tree roots or sunken ravines. There is a hard shell on the surface of the snow, and the fox and lynx can walk on it. Only light footprints are left, but the reindeer's hooves will break through the snow shell and sink into it.

The hunters gave up riding deer and switched to skis made of planed birch to travel quickly through the mountains and forests.This kind of wooden plank is called "Chana" by the locals. Three or four pieces are connected together to form a sled. When they come, they carry animal skins and iron pans for building luozi. After they are stationed, they are disassembled as a means of transportation. tool.

Wanyan Kang was very surprised by this. Although the Jurchen tribe also started hunting, it was the first time he had heard of this kind of ancient skis.Modern well-built skis still need to use the slope of the mountain to slide down, but these primitive mountain people can step on the "chana" to move around many obstacles smoothly, with wooden poles in their hands and occasionally with the help of pedals Push around the trunk to keep moving forward.

It is impossible to maintain balance, borrow force accurately, and control direction without certain experience.Huazheng was wearing a small squirrel-skin jacket, and she was sitting on the reindeer at the foot of the mountain with Tchacha Yijian, not intending to move. Yang Kang asked her, "You can't skate, either?"

Hua Zheng rolled his eyes at him, "You didn't learn how to make a snowman when I could ski." It is true that Temujin's tribe did hunt in the mountains and forests in the early years, and these forest people walked through the mountains and forests since they were young. This time, there were also many children around ten years old who came with them, and they were all very skillful in using snowboards.

"We're just guarding at the foot of the mountain, why don't you go and perform a snowboarding without trace?" Yang Kang reckons that he won't be able to learn to ski for a while, but he can use martial arts to make up the numbers, as long as he doesn't break through the hard shell of the snow layer. That's fine.

At this time, the place where he started was at the downwind of the mountain, and he was divided into two teams. The beasts had extremely sharp noses, and once the smell of humans came along the wind, they would immediately flee.Yang Kang had accompanied Jin Zhangzong to participate in the autumn siege several times. He knew that the hunting should be combined with three parts, and he intentionally left a hole for the prey to escape.When they tightened their encirclement, sounded their horns and sent out their hounds to drive them away, the beasts on the hilltops would begin to flee in panic, rushing to the leeward valleys.

And there, Chicha Yijian and Huazheng are leading the hunters to set up a trap.The huge hole dug in the ground was covered by branches, covered with snow shells moved from elsewhere, and a noose made of buckskin rope was tied under the roots of the tree.

It is extremely difficult for a hunter to catch prey alone on weekdays. He often has to draw for ten and a half months to chase after the prey. Therefore, he has also developed extremely powerful skills. He can walk in the bushes without breaking dead branches and making noises, and use trees and rocks to hide. Tracks, identify the footprints and smells of various birds and beasts.Therefore, many hunters surrounded this gentle mountain without making any sound, and even the hounds they brought did not let out a low growl. These well-trained hounds followed closely beside their masters, waiting for an order. Just go and rip out the beast's throat.

Wan Yankang followed a headhunter, and started cautiously for fear of being slowed down, but everyone did not show any strangeness to his participation.Winter siege is a big event for them every year. The more people they have, the bigger the area they can encircle, and the more prey they can harvest, especially the ferocious beasts that are difficult to deal with on weekdays.The traces of wild beasts on this mountain have long been surveyed by the most experienced old hunters. There is a spring in the south of the mountain that still flows in winter. It is a drinking place for many animals, and there is also a lair for blind bears.And winter is the best season to hunt black bears, the fattest bear paws and the gallbladder are only in this season.

The encirclement circle was formed. After the leaders of the two teams reunited at the south of the mountain, they shot a loud arrow into the sky. Immediately, the encirclement circle at the foot of the mountain began to respond. The sound of horns came from all directions, accompanied by the barking of the hounds, which shook the sky. ground cry.The mountain forest that was still silent just now suddenly became commotion. Roe deer and wild deer jumped out of the bushes, and the encirclement gradually narrowed. On the bow and arrow.

Suddenly something howled in the forest, startling a group of birds. It turned out that the black bear squatting in the cave was disturbed.The hunters around stopped and shouted, "It's the old man!" They took off their hats and bowed one after another, and continued to advance with spears and bows.People hunting in the mountains have more or less reverence and worship for bears. Bears are considered spiritual, and hunters call them "grandfathers". You can't just call them bears, otherwise you will be caught off guard prey now.

It was a full-grown male bear, standing a full nine feet tall.This kind of bear is usually docile and lazy, but once faced with a barking dog, it becomes violent and stands up and roars to scare it away. However, these hounds are almost all Tibetan Mastiff bloodlines, and they are fed as big as calves and loyal. And ferocious, dare to fight any ferocious beast on this mountain, and refuse to retreat.The bear saw that there were so many people, but he couldn't intimidate him, so he turned around and started running.

The bear ran left and right, seeing people on several sides, turned around and ran down the mountain.The encirclement continued to tighten, and the black bear, like other beasts, ran towards the foot of the mountain in the south.Seeing that the bear was ferocious, Yang Kang was afraid it would be difficult to deal with, so he flew out with his lightness kung fu, and rushed to the ambush at the front.

I saw that several wild boars had already been stabbed and fell to the ground, not to mention the roe deer and deer. The black bear smelled the blood and howled loudly, and several hounds rushed to bite it on the back and neck , were thrown out severely.

Seeing this, the hunter whistled and called the hound back. Some of the hound was injured and sobbed softly, begging the owner to comfort him.Everyone held spears and did not dare to get too close. Some of the best hunters held strong bows and crossbows, just waiting for an order.

Tchai Yijian bent her bow and aimed at the black bear. Her arrow skills were also among the best in the tribe. The bow was like a full moon, and the arrow was like a shooting star. One arrow shot into the black bear's left eye.It's a pity that the strength of the arrow was not penetrated, and the bear's eyes were injured and became more and more violent. Yang Kang rushed to Huazheng's side and said in a low voice, "I use the magical skill of flicking fingers, you just act like it."

Seeing him coming back, Huazheng smiled slightly, and stood up from the saddle on the reindeer's back, while Yang Kang had already snatched an arrow from her quiver, buckled it, and the sound was hollow. Hit another bear in the eye, passed through the head, and the bear's huge body fell like a hill.

Everyone cheered, this is the most ferocious beast in the forest that Tcha Yijian Hadun and Huozhen Bieqi Shaman hunted together!

The big bear's abdominal cavity was cut open, and bloody hot air rushed out. The blue-purple sac was carefully cut off, placed in a silver bowl, and handed over to Chacha Yijian.She tied up the gallbladder with deer tendon, peeled off the fat attached to the outer layer of the gallbladder with a small silver knife, put it on a spun bag, hung it on a delicate wooden frame, and put it in a clay pot filled with lime. Let it dry slowly, and then cover the mouth of the jar with fur to prevent it from freezing.

This is a treasure of the mountains and forests, a bear bile can be exchanged for the most oil, salt and clothing, so it is natural to keep it carefully.Next came the divided bear meat, which was red and thrown into the boiling water pot. All the people clapped, sang, and danced by the fire.Yang Kang's mood faded from being infected by the hunting atmosphere, and he didn't want to see the bloody scene, so he turned his head and faced Hua Zheng.Huazheng laughed, "Why, this is called a gentleman far away from the kitchen?"

Yang Kang laughed and said, "Seeing him alive, he can't bear to see him die; hearing his voice, he can't bear to eat his meat. So is Confucius a hypocrite? As long as he doesn't see or hear him, he can eat meat safely if he stays away from the slaughterhouse." " Hua Zheng pursed his lips and smiled, "You Taoists will feel uncomfortable if you don't compose a few words of Confucianism for a day."

"Hunters killing animals and taking meat for food is also part of the process. How can there be anything cruel or non-cruel?"

Huazheng sighed in ecstasy, "Beasts never die of old age. No one has ever seen a beast that is old and still alive. The day when the leg strength begins to decline, the sharp claws begin to dull, and the senses begin to dull, it is the day of death."

Born to kill, the principle of Tao.Everything in the world follows the law of nature, and people will not be lenient just because they like life and hate death.

At this time, the bear's head was covered with a thin corolla made of Artemisia annua. Everyone used all their imaginations to dress up the bear's head with limited materials, and then put it on a millstone-sized plate as a tribute. People said that it was the table of the mountain god, and they lined up to bow.

Hua Zheng pushed him to salute as well, and said with a smile, "Murderer, go and say goodbye to the old man." Yang Kang followed her to the team, and when he faced the bear head with closed eyes, a strange feeling arose in his heart .The hunters call the bear the old man, and because the bear walks upright and feeds the child, they believe that the bear is the ancestor of human beings. The legend of bears turning into humans and bears is common in the stories around the campfire.However, this does not prevent them from hunting and sharing food.

Huazheng pointed to the bonfire and asked him, "Do you want to dance? Don't just sit next to me." He laughed, "No, you want to let me eat the bear's paw alone."

Huazheng laughed and said, "Are you still thinking about bear paws? It takes a long time to cook them before you can eat them." Yang Kang said, "Of course, bear paws are hard to cook. The chefs who were hacked to death for not cooking bear paws in ancient times knew that. How many are there?"

She stared at the blazing fire, and the bear's paws were buried under the fire and slowly simmered, "The last time I ate it was six or seven years ago, I feel a little hungry just thinking about it, and the bear's paws can keep out the wind and cold, so it's good." Strength is the best. Now you know why I came here, the cold, nourishing food and medicinal materials here are the most suitable for my current body."

The people by the fire were singing and dancing, Huazheng continued, "Besides, I hated this kind of noise at first. I found it boring and noisy and gave me a headache. Now I like it very much. Here, I can To feel alive. There's no way you can't not feel alive in this group of people."

She raised her head and looked at him with a smile, "Are you always worried that I don't have the will to live? Seriously, life is so painful and difficult, and death is so easy. Why do people desperately want to live? "

Yang Kang sighed, "People like to overcome difficulties, unless they really don't have the courage."

Huazheng smiled slightly, and changed the subject, "Bai Diao sent a letter just now, saying that the messenger sent to Xixia has returned and has found Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo. It's just that they don't want to move to Shatuo first. You are willing to leave when you arrive, and we will leave when spring begins."

The author has something to say: the last chapter of farming, the peaceful life is coming to an end~(≧▽≦)/~啦啦啦

I forgot to wish everyone a happy new year, school starts today and I get on the train~

In addition, I have always forgotten, thanks to the pros who threw the mine grenade, bow, thank you for your support