In the pine forest on the shore of the frozen lake, while Wei Ran and the siblings were busy, small trees that were only as thick as an arm were cut down and fell to the ground, and their crowns were sawed off.
This is by no means an easy job, so basically every time a tree is cleared, the three of them will take a break, sit on the sleigh and chat, while they cut the crown branches with a saw and tie them up with leather ropes.
, these are also firewood that can be brought back.
With constant contact with the siblings, Wei Ran gradually discovered that the communication between the girl named Regina and her brother Yuri seemed to rely on sign language, and this inevitably made him think again.
Once I thought of Cao Yuba from "Love Letters". However, this coincidence is not a happy thing.
"There are wolves!"
Just when Wei Ran was distracted, Yuri, who had gone to urinate far away, ran over and said excitedly, "It's on the lake!"
In fact, before the young man ran over, the sled dogs surrounding Regica's feet had already arched their backs and bared their teeth as a warning.
When Yuri, who was the first to notice the abnormality, ran back, Regina immediately stood up and ran to the side of her dog sled, reached out and untied the roll of animal skin tied to the handle on the back of the sled.
Without consulting Weiran at all, Yuri pulled out the steel drill that fixed the dog sled and got ready. At the same time, Regina opened the long animal skin roll and neatly took out a piece of equipment.
Dragoon rifle with PE scope.
Just like how Wei Ran treated the SVT40 semi-automatic rifle when he first entered this historical episode, the gun in Regica's hand was also disguised. The only difference was that her gun was not made of cloth but strips.
Just furry animal skin.
There was a "click" and the bullet was loaded. Regina was already hiding behind a thick pine tree. She squatted down and took aim at the wolf pack that was hunting a deer on the frozen lake in the distance.
However, the girl was not in a hurry to shoot. When Wei Ran walked over in a hurry and raised the binoculars, he immediately noticed that under the surging aurora, a group of wolves were hunting a wolf on the frozen lake.
Prey that are countless times larger than their body size.
"Brother Victor, can you lend me your telescope?" Yuri, who was sitting on the sleigh and holding the reins with one hand, asked enviously.
"Of course." Wei Ran happily handed the telescope to the other party, who immediately raised it.
"Looks like a moose!"
Not long after Yuri raised the binoculars, he determined what the prey was that was being attacked by the wolves, but even then, Regina still didn't shoot.
Soon, Yuri reluctantly returned the telescope to Wei Ran, and he held the reins with both hands again.
Lifting the telescope again, Wei Ran observed patiently, watching the wolf pack chasing the moose farther and farther away.
Finally, the moose was bitten on the neck, then on the leg, and finally stopped completely. But until this moment, Regina still didn't shoot!
Another long minute passed, and just when Wei Ran was wondering whether to take out the gun, Regina, who was hiding behind a pine tree next to him, suddenly pulled the trigger!
"boom!"
Amidst the clear sound of gunfire, among the wolves that had just captured the prey, a wolf that had not participated in the hunt fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, the wolves dispersed after a short period of sluggishness, but even the wolves they worked so hard to capture
The prey is ignored.
Putting down the telescope, Wei Ran secretly sighed. After all, he and Ji Ma had known each other for such a long time. Not only had he learned all about Ji Ma's hunting skills, he was at least 60 or 70% good at it.
Because of this, he could easily see that the reason why the girl Regina didn't shoot just now was because she was waiting for the help of the wolf pack to kill the more valuable prey - the moose.
And her only shot killed the alpha wolf, who was crucial to the pack. It was precisely because she killed the alpha wolf that the pack, which had lost its backbone, dispersed.
They don't even care about the prey they worked so hard to catch.
He could even deduce that this ruthless female hunter had already made this wolf pack that had lost its leader her hunting target for some time in the future.
As for whether this is a waste of time, that is a question that can only be considered after the enemy has been defeated.
At the beginning of 1942, that moose could provide valuable meat to the linemen along the railway line and the soldiers who were ready to fight Germany 60 kilometers away. Those hides could provide equally precious warmth in this severe cold.
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Putting away the rifle with no cartridges ejected at all, he wrapped it in the animal skin again. Reggie glanced at his brother Yuri, and then at Wei Ran.
With just a look, Yuri handed over the "heated" dog sled to his sister. He also ran to his sled and shouted to the two reindeer to follow Regina to the frozen lake.
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Seeing this, Wei Ran smiled and also shouted to his two reindeer, dragging the sleigh and running towards the lake.
When the three vehicles finally came to a stop after running over a distance of more than 300 meters, the moose whose throat had been bitten through was not completely dead. It was still twitching.
Less than 20 meters away from it, the wolf king, who was shot in the spine of the back and passed through the chest, was already dead.
As Wei Ran watched, the girl named Rebecca reached out and touched her throat, then pulled out the iron drill to fix the sleigh, pulled out the hunting knife from her waist and walked towards the moose, moving naturally
The knife completely cut open its neck, then cut open the moose's abdominal cavity, cut out the steaming liver, put it next to the kerosene lamp for inspection, then cut it open and threw it to the sleds.
dog.
Immediately afterwards, she pulled out the moose's lungs, cut them open and threw them to the dogs. As for the hot deer heart, after the girl cut it off, she used the knife in her hand to cut off a fist-sized piece.
He handed a piece of the tip of his heart to Wei Ran, then cut off a piece of the same size and handed it to his younger brother Yuri who was waiting next to him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When she finally cut off a piece of deer heart of the same size, the siblings held it up in a ceremonial manner, still breathing hot in their hands.
The pieces of meat touched each other.
Upon seeing this, Wei Ran, who had already realized something, immediately raised the piece of meat in his hand and came up to touch them.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, then pulled off their masks in no particular order, brought the piece of meat in their hands to their mouths and took a bite.
The hot, crispy texture is not unpalatable, and the salty taste of the blood that has not yet been cleaned actually makes this piece of meat a bit delicious.
After eating the piece of venison in their hands, the corners of the mouths of the three of them were stained with blood. The remaining half of the heart was randomly wrapped by Regina on a piece of clean snow and stuffed into a canvas
The bag of bread was thrown into the sleigh.
Next, the girl declined Wei Ran's help, and quickly peeled off the fur of the behemoth, which looked to weigh 500 to 600 kilograms, and then used the saw originally used for logging to start the segmentation work.
While she was busy here, Yuri also walked up to the wolf king and began to skin it skillfully.
Seeing that neither of his neighbors could help, Wei Ran simply walked over to the pile of intestines, planning to take a piece back before it was frozen, and make it into something to eat when he had a chance.
However, when he had just found the big intestine head, Regina waved her two blood-stained hands and gestured like a magic seal.
"My sister said those intestines are reserved for wolves."
Hearing this, Wei Ran nodded apologetically towards Regina, then walked to Yuri's side, pointed at the internal organs and intestines that the other party had just taken out from the wolf's belly and asked, "Where are these?"
"Leave it to the wolves too"
Yuri replied matter-of-factly while he was busy, "They will choose a new wolf king soon, and this food will not be wasted."
When Wei Ran saw this, he didn't ask any more questions. Since the siblings didn't need his own help, he simply stood on the sleigh and looked around with his binoculars, lest the wolf pack come back and leave the three of them behind.
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After waiting for almost an hour, the huge moose had been cut into pieces, and together with the skinned wolf, part of it was loaded on the three-man sleigh, and part of it was tied directly to the skin with ropes.
Dragging him behind, he struggled to leave the lake and walk back.
It took almost another hour to walk back to the cellars beside the railway. This abundant harvest immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Good boy, this is what you hunted?!"
The old guy with a gray beard who came after hearing the news stared dumbly at the pieces of meat in the three-person car and the moose skeleton dragged on the deerskin behind and asked dully.
"Regica caught her."
Wei Ran said before Yuri could speak, "From skinning to cutting up, this girl did it all by herself. I didn't help with anything."
"That's great! Looks like everyone can have a big bowl of broth today at noon."
The old guy with the gray beard opened his mouth from ear to ear with joy, and after calling on the women and children around him to help unload the venison and wolf meat from the car, he said, "You three come with me! I want to give you some rewards."
OK!"
"Uncle Artyom, I want a telescope!" Yuri said immediately, "Even if there is only one tube!"
"Don't worry, you will have a telescope later, but come with me first."
The old guy, whom Yuri called Artyom, blinked at the three of them, sat directly on Yuri's sleigh and pointed to the other side, "Let's go faster, I have to come back to work."
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Hearing this, Yuri immediately shook the reins vigorously and shouted at the two reindeer to run.
Wei Ran and Regina looked at each other, and they each controlled the sleigh to catch up.
The three vehicles crossed the river and entered the coniferous forest next to the river. When Artyom signaled them to stop, there was also a field around them, but the scale was more than half smaller than the ones beside the railway.
Beside these cellars, there are many old men and women, who are busy operating saws to make wooden cubes. There are also several cellars that look like blacksmith shops, and the sound of clanking is coming from the cellars.
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And where their three cars stopped, there was also a cellar, but there was no smoke coming from the chimney of the cellar, and it was too dark inside to look like there was anyone there.
Reaching out to take off the kerosene lamp hanging on Yuri's sleigh, Artyom motioned for the three of them to follow him into the underground cellar.
When Wei Ran, who was walking at the end, closed the door, Artyom also turned up the brightness of the kerosene lamp in his hand, allowing everyone to see the layout inside.
The cellar is not that big. The four walls are reinforced with logs. A smoky kerosene lamp hangs from a wire hanging above the head. On one side of the entrance, there is a stone barrier.
brick fireplace.
However, there was no charcoal fire lit in the fireplace, so it was inevitably as cold as the freezer of a refrigerator.
At the innermost side of the cellar, there are two high and low bunks made of wooden boards. In addition, on the wall facing the door, there is a table made of wooden boards haphazardly pieced together.
"This is where Victor and I usually live."
As he spoke, Artyom took out a wine bottle from under the blanket of one of the beds. He unscrewed it and took a sip before stuffing it back in. He pointed at the two beds above his head and said, "Regica, Yuri, you guys
You two can sleep on the two beds above for now. I have already brought your luggage for you.
Of course, Regina, you don’t have to worry about it, Victor and I don’t come back to sleep often. After a while, when the new shack is built, I will find a suitable place for you to live."
As he said this, the old guy had already walked out of the door, "You guys wait here, I'll get you a reward. I didn't expect you to catch such a big prey."
Before he finished speaking, Artyom had already walked out of this cold underground cellar and went to who knows where.
"I'm going to light the fireplace. You can sit down wherever you want."
Wei Ran, who was also coming here for the first time, warmly entertained the siblings. At the same time, he was busy taking out some firewood from the rattan basket beside the fireplace, splitting it with an ax and lighting it.
While he was busy here, Yuri also picked up the copper kettle that was placed by the fireplace, walked outside, filled it with snow, and then placed it on the stone platform beside the fireplace.
Regina walked out of the underground cellar and carried in the wolf skin that had been frozen into plate armor and the huge moose skin with difficulty.
When the simple fireplace was raised, although the cellar was not very warm for a while, it became much brighter.
It was through this firelight that he could clearly see that on the bed that seemed to belong to him, the only personal belongings were an enamel rice bowl that might be used for eating and a bowl hanging on the wall.
Just a glass kettle.
As for the bed, it was simply a thick layer of pine needles and a tattered blanket patched together with scraps of various animal skins.
As for the upper bunk that temporarily belonged to the siblings, except for two bulging sacks, there was not even a blanket at all.
After a while, Artyom also walked in carrying a tattered sack bag.
The old guy closed the wooden door staring at the birch bark, called for Wei Ran and the other three to come over, and then opened the sack he was carrying with a proud look on his face and took out everything inside.
"Regica, this is for you. I originally planned to give it to you as a gift after you joined the hunting team, but I didn't expect that you would gain so much on the first day."
As he spoke, Artyom handed a German goggles to Regina and lowered his voice and said, "On Christmas Day, our anti-aircraft artillery team shot down a German fighter jet. This goggles came from the corpse of that German guy.
Found on me."
After Regina took the goggles, Artyom took out a 6X30x Zeiss telescope from his bag and handed it to Yuri, who looked excited, "Yuri, if I remember correctly, it will be your birthday soon."
Bar?"
"The day after tomorrow" Yuri happily took the telescope handed to him.
"This is your reward and your birthday gift." Artem patted the young man on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you Uncle Artyom!"
Yuri said happily, then glanced at his sister who was signing, and asked hurriedly, "My sister said you must have spent a lot of money to get these things, right?"
"nothing"
Artyom waved his hand nonchalantly but did not explain. He just took out a set of white shirts and underwear from his bag and handed them to Wei Ran.
What made him dumbfounded was that this set of shirts and underwear was obviously made of German silk parachutes - it also had the German eagle logo and the German words "Made in Germany" on it.
"You said a long time ago that it's too cold to go out every day. I asked my wife to make it for you using the pilot's parachute cloth, and I also left two pieces for you to use as foot wraps."
Artyom handed the set of shirts and underwear to Wei Ran along with the two foot wraps he had just taken out, and said apologetically, "The supply of felt boots is still a bit tight now. I will try to get you another pair in a while."
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"Don't worry, I can still bear it."
Wei Ran took the close-fitting shirt and said politely, he was indeed not in a hurry. Although the German marching boots were not warm, wearing them under the felt boots was enough for the time being.
After giving gifts to these three people, Artyom cluttered the empty sacks and said, "After you send the logs we need, get a load of firewood for our shack and rest, Vic."
Duo was busy last night, and Regina and Yuri have just arrived here. Let’s take a rest and start working again tomorrow.”
After he finished speaking, Regina pointed to the piece of moose skin under her feet, and then made some gestures.
"My sister asked you what to do with this piece of moose skin," Yuri helped translate.
"You siblings haven't joined the hunting team yet."
Artyom pointed to the two upper bunks in a particularly easy-going manner, "So I'll leave them to you, just for making beds."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Regina's face, and then she nodded vigorously.
"Okay, you guys get warm and then go transport the logs. I have to go back to work first."
After saying that, Artyom turned around, opened the wooden door, and left the cellar, which was not yet warm.
"Uncle Artyom is so kind to us," Wei Ran said with ulterior motives while holding his own clothes.
"He and my dad have been friends for many years. I heard my dad say that they used to..."
Or something? Before Yuri had time to say it, Regina slapped her on the head and swallowed the most critical words. Then, Regina made another gesture.
Yuri was stunned and quickly said, "Brother Victor, my sister said that she wants to simply process this deerskin first, so can you transport the logs yourself first? We will process the deerskin later.
I'll go after you."
"no problem"
Wei Ran responded happily, glanced at the few firewood left in the corner, took his gift and simply left the nest, yelling at his reindeer sleigh and ran towards the lake again.
The direction of the forest on the edge.
Returning to the hard-cut logs, Wei Ran was not in a hurry to load the logs into the car. Instead, he loaded a car full of chopped firewood.
Before going back, he took off his clothes again and put on this set of silk shirts and underwear underneath - just as he guessed, his tattered clothes were kept warm by the animal skins sewn on the outside.
Underneath his pants, he was really only wearing a pair of big pants.
After changing into clothes, at least there was a layer of lining inside, and the lower body was finally somewhat warmer. After taking a final look at the frozen lake, Wei Ran ordered the sleigh to go back.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It was a smooth journey back to the shack that belonged to him, the siblings, and Artyom. From a distance, he saw Artyom and Artyom.
A soldier wearing a military uniform and a hat stood at the door, talking to Regina and her sister.
However, before he could speak, just as he was yelling at the two reindeer to stop, the nauseating but indescribable sense of brain shutdown also swept over him, and his whole body also felt...
His vision went dark, and he fell with a thud next to the hooves of the two reindeer.
When he could see everything in front of him clearly again, Regina's siblings, Artyom and the Red Army soldier also swarmed over and hurriedly helped him up.
"He is Victor? What happened to him?" The man in military uniform picked up Wei Ran and asked as he walked into the cellar.
“An old problem”
It was Artyom who answered the question. The old guy sighed and said, "He faints from time to time. Doctor Misha has examined him several times, but nothing has been found."
Hearing this, Wei Ran opened his mouth, but the sense of brain failure that had not subsided prevented him from making any sound at all. Instead, the slowly flowing nosebleed dripped into his mouth.
In just a short time, the man in military uniform had already put him on the bed. Artyom wiped Wei Ran's nosebleed with his gloves and said with regret, "If it weren't for this problem of his, I would have died a long time ago."
So I recommended him to the hunting team or guerrilla team. To tell you the truth, Victor’s marksmanship is actually very good."
“That’s not a bad thing.”
The man in military uniform pulled out two balls of cotton from the damaged cuffs of his cotton coat and helped Wei Ran block the bleeding nostrils. Then he stood up and said, "I know about Regina and Yuri. Wait for me
I will discuss with the captain when I get back and see when to let them join the hunting team. Before that, let them follow Comrade Victor to be responsible for the logging work."
"Brother Boris, will I be able to have my own shotgun when I join the hunting team?" Yuri, who had a telescope hanging on his chest, finished speaking and then looked worriedly at Wei Ran, whom he had just met.
"You'll find out when you join the hunting team."
The man in military uniform named Boris patted Yuri on the shoulder, "No matter which position you are at, you are fighting the Germans. Okay, I have to leave. I will inform you when there is news."
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After saying that, Boris said goodbye to everyone, turned around and got out of the underground cellar, which had become much warmer.
"I'm leaving too"
Artem glanced at Wei Ran, then walked out and said, "Regica, Yuri, you two take care of Victor first."
"Leave it to us!" Yuri promised before closing the door.
Almost at the same time that the wooden door nailed with birch bark closed, Wei Ran finally returned to normal and sat up with Regina's subconscious help.
It was through this action that he also noticed that Regina, who had untied her scarf at this time, had a conspicuous scar on her throat. Judging from the appearance of the scar, it seemed that... it seemed that she had been raped by a wolf.
Just like the bite!
Wei Ran looked away without trace, waved his hand, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Hearing this, Regina looked at Yuri and made a series of gestures very quickly.
"Let him rest for a while and let's go bring those logs back."
This time, Wei Ran didn't even wait for Yuri to speak before he understood what Regina wanted to express.
It turns out that what I learned this time was mute language...
While Wei Ran was muttering to himself, he also heard Yuri say, "Brother Victor, my sister told you to take a rest while my sister and I will transport those logs back later."
