I farmed in ancient times

On October [-]th, Damo Township was broken by a trumpet. All the hunters wore neat bunts, the cuffs and trouser legs were tied tightly with cloth strips, and they held a simple knife with dry food and water wrapped around their waists. They carried various quiveres on their backs. , talking and laughing to the foot of the mountain.

The annual autumn hunting in Damo Township kicked off.

Cen Daonian stood at the gate of the courtyard to see him off, and he waved his hands, "Go, be careful."

"Wait." Cen Daonian called to stop Caesar, "The rope on your sleeve is a bit loose."

Saying that, he took Cassia Ming's hand and re-tied the rope for him.

With a quiver on his back and food in hand, Jueming joined the crowd up the mountain and stood together in front of the stone steps leading into the mountain.

Li Zheng held strips of bright red cloth embroidered with auspicious words and patterns, and distributed them randomly to the strong men who participated in the hunting.

Jueming took a cloth and tied it tightly in his hair. This cloth is to prevent the hunters participating in the autumn hunting from taking his own people as prey. The red cloth is conspicuous in the forest to avoid accidental injury.

"Huh? Isn't this a little girl? You don't embroider at home, why are you here?" The two young men crossed their shoulders, looked at Shi Xiaohua who tied the rope in her bun, and laughed secretly.

"It's none of your business!" Shi Xiaohua gave them a blank look, her fingers fluttered on the bun, quickly tied it up, and tiptoed to search for her father.

Panshan’s autumn hunting activities are full of water. Anyone who can shoot a little can get something by searching in the forest. The Shi family has never instilled in Shi Xiaohua that girls should stay at home obediently. When they get married at the right age, Shi Uncle also took Shi Xiaohua to practice boxing every day and went up the mountain.

Everyone thinks that Uncle Shi is crazy, taking his daughter crazy all day long, and talking about marriage in the future will definitely be hindered.

They didn't know that Shi Xiaohua's archery skills were only slightly inferior to those of boys of the same age. After all, she was a weak girl with limited strength, so she could only shoot a pheasant and hare to sacrifice to the five internal organs temple.

During the autumn hunting this year, Shi Xiaohua finally couldn't bear the itch and begged her mother to go up the mountain.

"Little lady, what are you doing up the mountain? Come on, brother will take you back." A young man stretched out his hand with a smile, Shi Xiaohua sideways dodged it, and a plain knife lay in front of the young man's hand.

"Please take your dirty hands away." Jue Ming said with a cold face, "This is Damo Township, not your Wangli Village."

Seeing someone defending this little girl, the young man muttered a few words, fearing that Cassia Ming would attract more people from Dame Township, he dragged his companions to watch the fun.

Shi Xiaohua breathed a sigh of relief, she was not afraid of what would happen to the young man with so many people, but if the young man met him, it would be disgusting enough for a while.

"Thank you!" The girl slapped Cassia Ming's back, then tiptoed to look around.

Caesar made a bitter face, "Sister Xiaohua, you are too ruthless." It was Uncle Shi who brought Shi Xiaohua down!

Shi Xiaohua turned her head, giggled, and said mercilessly, "You are too weak."

Saying that, Shi Xiaohua saw Uncle Shi's position, and pushed through the crowd to find her father.

After everyone tied up the red cloth, Li Zheng said a few words briefly, Panshan Autumn Hunting, and thus kicked off the curtain.

Cassia glanced roughly. This year, many hunters from neighboring villages also came to join in the fun. Including Damo Township, there are about 50 or [-] people.

Aside from those who just came to join in the fun and hunt hares, about a dozen people brought more dry food than others, and they wanted to walk deep into the mountains.

Shi Xiaohua brought a tube of water and two cakes, she just came to join in the fun and then went home, she didn't plan to go deep into Panshan.

When the trumpet sounded, Uncle Shi turned his head and glanced at Jueming, who went up to meet him, "Uncle Shi?"

"Go to the deep mountains this year." Uncle Shi said, "Old Tie and the others said they found tigers in the deep mountains a few days ago."

--tiger?

Caesar's hand holding Pudao unconsciously tightened his grip on the ground. The tiger's body is full of treasures, hunting one would not be too much for a small house in Yang County.

Then you have to live to hunt.

Uncle Shi's heartbeat speeded up unconsciously. Xiao Huaniang was pregnant with her baby. When the baby grew up, the three-room courtyard would not be enough, so she had to make plans early.

"I'm going to follow up and take a look." Uncle Shi's eyes were full of determination.

"Okay..." Jue Ming said, "Anyway, I'm here to join in the fun, and I won't be too far away from you. Call me if you need anything."

Uncle Shi slapped Cassia Ming's back, and burst out laughing boldly, Cassia Ming staggered, thinking that Uncle Shi and Shi Xiaohua were indeed biological!

A group of hunters quickly entered the mountain along the stone steps. Uncle Shi identified the direction and led Cassia towards the mountain.

The cold fog in the morning has not cleared away, and the dew that condensed on the weeds at the feet all night is on the shoes and clothes. Cassia's shoes are coated with a layer of carpenter's paint. Although the shoes are a bit harsh, they are still It can separate the dew very well.

This is a place that Cassia Ming has never set foot in on weekdays, and few people take this road.

"There are seven or eight cabins in the mountain, all of which were built by previous hunters." Uncle Shi said as he walked, "In the past, wild animals often came down the mountain, so no one dared to move here to reclaim and live here."

"It was Lizheng's ancestors who built the bridge first, and then slowly settled at the foot of the mountain. The hunters in Damo Township often went up to the mountain to hunt. If they were far away, they couldn't make it back in a day, so they built a few simple wooden houses in the mountain, which can make do for a night."

Uncle Shi said while pointing to the direction down the mountain, "The houses we live in now are the ones where they guarded the mountain. The hunters in the past were so fierce. With them around, the beasts on the mountain know not to mess with the humans down the mountain. Moving to the deep mountains, it is difficult to find their traces until now."

Uncle Shi was nagging, and while cutting the lush weeds with a simple knife, he also mentioned Wangli Village.

The Lizheng branch was originally a branch of Wangli Village, but the two villages had a feud, and they hadn't married for a hundred years, and they didn't communicate much on weekdays.

In ancient times, it was rare for two villages to have feuds. Unless it was killing the father and taking the wife, or other secrets, the villages were so close, they would help each other to some extent, and the quarrel would not be so deadlocked.

One must know that Hewangli Village in Damo Township is separated by a river. What kind of feud kept them from getting married for so many years?

Before Caesar had time to ask, following Uncle Shi to the depths of the woods, it was already noon.

It had been half a day since the sun came out, and the morning dew had already turned into a stream of water vapor and rose to the sky, so Jueming chose a dry place to sit down, took out some dry food and gnawed on it.

The two of them rested for a while, then went on their way, remembering the way they came and identifying the direction as they walked, so that they would not know how to go down the mountain when they were separated from Uncle Shi.

After crossing a hillside, Uncle Shi said: "This is called Waitou Mountain. There is a deep ditch in front of it. Watch out for snakes."

Jue Ming shivered, "How do you catch a snake?"

"Catch the snake directly." Uncle Shi comforted: "Don't worry, snakes are easy to catch. Remember to avoid poisonous ones to avoid being bitten."

Then, Uncle Shi taught Cassia which color snake is poisonous, which color snake is not poisonous, and... which snake is the best to eat.

Cassia had goosebumps all over his body, and he refused in his heart.

Turning down from the crooked head mountain, the two hunted a pheasant respectively, and when they reached the halfway up a hillside, the sun had already rubbed against the top of the hill.

In a place where no one has set foot for many years, there is a small wooden house.

However, the house is full of dust, the straw is moldy, and there are several holes in the roof.

Uncle Shi took the pheasant and scrambled to find water, Caesar took out the straw and threw it away, cleaned up the wooden house, went out to pick up some dry branches as firewood, and waited for Uncle Shi to come back.

The wooden house was very old, and the flint was already useless due to damp, so Cassia took it out to have a look, and placed it on the window sill to wait for the sun to come out to dry it.

The iron pot here was also rusted. When Jue Ming touched it with his hand, the bottom of the pot broke into pieces and fell down.

Looks like I won't be able to drink soup tonight.

Jueming took out the flint in his arms to ignite the firewood, and tied two "Y"-shaped branches beside the fire. Jueming pulled out the dagger given by Li Xiurong, picked up a branch and peeled it.

Not long after, the sun went into the mountains completely. Uncle Shi came out of the darkness with the cleaned pheasant and handed it to Cassia.

Skewing the pheasant on a clean wooden branch, Jue Ming used a dagger to slash the chicken a few times evenly, took out the seasoning and spread it evenly on the chicken, set it on the fire, and roasted it slowly over the fire.

Not long after, the pheasant began to squeak and emit oil, and the aroma wafted out. Cassia slowly rolled the wooden branches, waiting for the chicken to be cooked.

Aunt Shi has been cooking for many years, and the taste of her cooking is ranked among the best in Damo Township. When she suddenly smelled this aroma, Uncle Shi couldn't wait to tear off the chicken wings, nodded while eating, and gestured to Juming. .

The condiments that can be eaten here are limited. When encountering strong ingredients, Caesar will add a lot of pepper to enhance the taste. Before going out this time, Cassia ground the pepper into powder and brought some out.

- When will you find pepper seeds!

Cassia sighed regretfully.

After finishing their dinner, the two of them dealt with the chicken bones and closed the door of the cabin early to rest.

Without the straw, it was a bit rough to sleep directly on the ground. Cassia tossed and rolled a few times, accompanied by Uncle Shi's deep breathing, and gradually fell asleep in the dark night.

"It's just over this mountain." Uncle Shi pointed to the slope below. "There are the most deer herds here, and there are water sources and food. Tigers will definitely not let them go."

"Are there many tigers in Panshan?" Caesar asked.

In the future, the number of tigers will decrease day by day, and they are endangered animals. The number of wild tigers in the world has dropped to triple digits. If anyone is found hunting tigers, the government will severely punish them.

"No one has hunted them for so many years." Uncle Shi pinched his fingers and calculated, "If you count the casualties, there are about seventy or eighty. The winding mountain is too big, they will go to the mountain, and they will not go down the mountain to provoke humans."

Seventy or eighty...

Seven or eight would be a lot in Jue Ming's opinion, seventy or eighty, if they all went down the mountain, the entire Damo Township would not be able to escape from the tiger's mouth.

Suddenly, Uncle Shi put his index finger on his mouth.

Caesar quietly followed Uncle Shi and listened, the mountain wind blew past the two of them, the hum of the mountain wind, the rustling of leaves rubbing against each other, the sound of birdsong in the valley,

Gathered in the ears of the two, among these voices, there was a different voice.

Jue Ming heard the howling of tigers in the distance.

Uncle Shi's face was filled with joy, one hand was already on the bow, "I'm going!"

"Be careful." Cassia waved his paw.

He had no intention of hunting tigers with Uncle Shi at all.

Uncle Shi wants to hunt tigers alone, he has the strength.

Cassia's target is a deer in the woods.

He hung the simple knife on his waist, and glanced into the forest with his eyes. There are still many deer here, so he caught two and went home to make medicinal wine for Cen Daonian.