The family enjoyed a simple meal happily. Although Zhang Tao's performance was not satisfactory, he was his child after all, and Zhang Tao's parents tried their best not to show any emotions in front of Zhang Tao.
Universities in big cities generally recruit students who are fifteen or sixteen years old. Now Zhang Tao is only six years old and has a long time ahead. There is no rush, but Zhang Wanli has already given up.
Zhang Tao is also full of expectations for hunting. Every time he sees the adults in the village holding prey on their shoulders and giving it to the people in the village, and seeing the respectful and joyful expressions of the villagers, Zhang Tao feels a desire to become a hunter.
Although the hunter's dream is not as powerful and beautiful as that of the martial artist, it is still highly respected in Taixiang Village.
Lying on the wooden bed, looking at the sparkling stars outside, Zhang Tao was completely sleepless, and his mind had already flown to the dense jungle in the distance. At this time, the sound of his father's snoring was already coming one after another. It was obviously late at night, and the excited Zhang Tao was like this
Fazed into sleep.
On the second day, the rooster was at watch, and a light mist filled the entire mountain village, like the veil of a mountain goddess protecting this peaceful and peaceful village. The sound of neat footsteps could be heard on the messy stone road, and a hint of gold flashed on the horizon, reflected by the sun.
Above the mist, it looks even more poetic and dreamlike.
"Lin Hua, we have to perform well today when we go in. If we earn enough prey, we can have a good winter." Zhang Tao's father, Zhang Wanli, exhaled white air from his mouth like a fairy swallowing clouds and mist. It can be seen that although it is not winter yet,
But the temperature is enough to make people shiver.
Lin Qian next to Lin Hua rubbed his sour eyes. It was obvious that he was not interested in hunters at all. His goal must be to become a powerful martial artist. Zhang Tao felt slightly sour in his heart. Although he was not jealous of his good friend's talent, he still felt envious.
Can't help but spread out.
Seeing Zhang Tao, Lin Qian's sleepiness seemed to dissipate a lot, and he quickly came to Zhang Tao's side. Zhang Tao, who was a child at heart, quickly forgot about the unpleasantness just now, and the two children started chatting in whispers.
The best hunters in Taixiang Village are Zhang Wanli, Lin Hua and Li Dongcheng. Li Dongcheng is Li Qiang's father. These three hunters are almost related to the lifeblood of the entire village.
Li Qiang was also following Li Dongcheng at this time. Only the best hunters could take their sons into the mountains. After all, the mountains were no joke. Wild beasts could be seen everywhere. If a protective wall had not been built around Taixiang Village,
I'm afraid such deep mountains and old forests are enough to make it impossible for people to survive.
Only by cutting down the trees in the forest and building protective walls can Taixiang Village continue to reproduce from generation to generation. Now, the hunters, carrying the hope of the whole village, set off with bows and arrows on their backs, hunting knives, and hounds.
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If a dozen hunters are very lucky, the food reserves for this winter can be completed. Taixiang Village is not big, with a population of less than 100 households. If they only need to hunt some larger prey, then the people in the village can
Have a solid winter.
Although Taixiang Village can also be farmed, the geographical harvest here is not much. It is almost enough for the villagers to eat themselves and cannot take out. Therefore, most of them rely on the ingenious women to sew the animal skins and then exchange them for money in the city. This is also
The only way to survive in Taixiang Village.
There are dense forests all over the mountain forest, and there are many trees and leaves that cover the sky. The rising sun sheds a little light, revealing countless light spots in the dense forest. There is no omission on the bodies of more than a dozen hunters, as if they are wearing a golden cloak. Zhang Tao and others
The child's heart is constantly catching the light spots with his hands, and the laughter of silver bells ripples in the dense forest, bringing a trace of relaxation and carefreeness like the spring breeze to the originally depressing atmosphere.
There was a crunching sound when you stepped on the slightly moist leaves, and the feeling under your feet was not bad. The hunters who went out to hunt were all experienced hunters. They knew where there was danger and where there was miasma, so there was no danger or danger along the way.
On the contrary, the harvest was rich and a lot was gained.
Some hares and wild boars were all reduced to winter storage items and were hung on the shoulders of hunters. Zhang Tao and the other three children were stunned to see their superb arrow skills, even if the hares were cunning, they seemed to be powerless.
After all, no matter how wild boars run rampant, they can only bow their necks and surrender in the face of the hunter's hunting knife.
The trained hounds also came in handy at this time. When the hounds chased and intercepted them, and cooperated with the hunter's siege, it was almost impossible for the prey to escape their tracking.
Although the weather is getting colder and many prey have become scarce, experienced hunters can still find some lurking prey.
At this time, two elk and three calves appeared in everyone's sight. The hounds lurked down with experience and did not bark loudly. This would only scare away the prey, which is also the result of training.
Zhang Tao and others were very excited. The elk was not comparable to ordinary hares. This was a large piece of food, enough for several families to eat and their mouths would be full of oil.
At this time, Zhang Wanli, Lin Hua, and Li Dongcheng seemed to be the center of everyone. Under the command of the three people, the hunters carefully found their own place, and then drew their bows and arrows.
Whoosh... Countless bows and arrows swarmed in, but Zhang Tao sensitively discovered that all the bows and arrows were focused on the bull elk. The mother elk left in panic with the calf, but these hunters did not catch up.
Meaning, the hound rushes to protect the prey at this moment.
Perhaps seeing Zhang Tao's doubts, Zhang Wanli touched Zhang Tao's head and said, "Tao'er, the food we eat comes from this mountain forest. We can't kill chickens to get eggs, otherwise the food in the mountains will eventually be eaten up, so the little elk
We have to stay, and the winter is about to begin. Once the mother elk dies, these young elk will not be able to survive the winter smoothly, do you understand?"
"I understand." Zhang Tao nodded, while Lin Qian was thoughtful. Li Qiang was not interested in Zhang Wanli's words at all, and was just running around.
At noon, after everyone ate a small amount of dry food, they were ready to go deeper, but Zhang Tao knew that today's hunting operation was about to end, because there was still enough time left to return to the village, and the deep mountains at night were definitely a fatal trap.
Even experienced hunters do not dare to stay here late at night. Some nocturnal beasts will regard this place as a paradise, and humans happen to be one of their favorite prey.
At this time, the originally quiet hound suddenly became nervous and barked in one direction. A dozen hunters immediately stood up and surrounded Zhang Tao and three other children.
For a well-trained hunting dog to be so abnormal, there is no other explanation at all. It means that something dangerous is approaching. "Protect the children and leave first. Li Dongcheng, Lin Hua, and the three of us will stay behind."
At the critical moment, one must remain calm, and Zhang Tao's father immediately gave orders and spoke out the most correct way. If a group of people's goal is too big and the beast is unable to defeat them, the only option is to escape. At that time, the beast's goal will definitely be to escape.
Children who develop slowly are the future of the village and must not be lost.
At this time, the surrounding small shrubs suddenly started to stir, and everyone's hearts were raised. Although Zhang Tao was extremely frightened, he was unwilling to leave his father. Zhang Wanli had no intention of taking care of Zhang Tao now, so he could only let other hunters
Zhang Tao was forcibly taken away. At this moment, the grass began to vibrate continuously.
"No! It's a pack of silver wolves!" Zhang Wanli's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Although the silver wolves have arrived at the time of migration, how could they come to such a forest area where there are only small animals? Could it be?
What happened in the mountains that caused these beasts to behave abnormally?
If it were a large ferocious beast, then you could still have luck, but now it was a group of wild beasts, and they were silver wolves with powerful lethality. More than a dozen hunters felt a trace of despair. "Everyone lit the torches to delay time. We just need to return to the village."
It's safe." Staying calm in times of danger is the code of a successful hunter. If you are anxious now, it is tantamount to committing suicide.
Fire is something that most beasts are afraid of. Beasts killed and injured in bushfires will continue this memory to the next generation, but the silver wolf is a bloodthirsty animal, and torches can only delay time.
Although more than a dozen hunters faced despair, they still left in an orderly manner. The silver wolves seemed to have the wisdom to surround everyone. Facing the fire, the silver wolves were eager to try. Although they did not dare to attack directly, they kept approaching.
"Woo!" At this time, a sharp whistle appeared in the forest, and the expressions of Zhang Wanli and others changed at the same time, "Silver Wolf King!?"
After the howling sound appeared, the silver wolves seemed to have been greatly encouraged. They were no longer afraid of the torch and launched an attack directly. Zhang Wanli knew that the silver wolves could no longer stop them. Now they can only survive according to their own abilities, and
He was too far away from Zhang Tao to consider "What should I do?" At this time, all experience and hunter's courage had lost their effect. How to save his son was the most important, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.
A dozen hunters fought and retreated, but the hunting dogs and the silver wolves were not at the same level at all, and they were soon wiped out. But if the loyal hunting dogs had not risked their lives to fight, the hunters' casualties would have been even greater.
Zhang Tao was so frightened that he panicked and ran blindly. He soon disappeared from Zhang Wanli's eyes. Zhang Wanli's shrill voice rang out in the jungle, "Tao'er!"
Not long after, damage appeared among the hunters. The attack power of the silver wolves was too great, but they were all experienced hunters. As long as they could lead the silver wolves to the place where they usually installed traps, they would have a chance.
vitality.
Hunters are usually willing to place traps in places they know well, so that they can wait and see and get some unexpected surprises, and now these traps have become everyone's hope of saving their lives.
But Zhang Tao fled in the opposite direction, and the silver wolves seemed to be attracted by most of the people and did not pursue Zhang Tao. Because of this, Zhang Tao saved his life.