"We'll keep watch for one more night. If it still doesn't work, we'll go back!"
Lu Lu was a little reluctant, but he also knew that just guarding this salt nest was not an option.
Fortunately, the two of them went out to hunt small animals in the mountains and forests every afternoon. They caught some greyhounds, jumping cats and yellow-skinned dogs, so it was not a waste of time.
The two of them returned to the Immortal Pillar and stayed up for another night. They were so sleepy that they didn't even bother to eat. After getting into the Immortal Pillar, they fell asleep.
At 1 p.m., Lu Lu woke up from the heat.
The scorching sun shone in through the gap on the top of the Immortal Pillar and fell on Lu Lu's sleeping position, making his whole body covered in sweat.
Turning over and sitting up, he felt dizzy and dizzy from the sun. He quickly got out of the cactus pillar, washed his face with cold water in the ditch next to the meadow, and sat under the shade of a tree for a while before he gradually recovered.
Looking up at the sky, although the sky is clear and cloudless, there is a feeling of drowsiness.
There is no mountain breeze at all. It feels like under the scorching sun, even the trees have drooped leaves and look a little listless. The cicada monkeys that have quietly shed their shells in the mountains have also begun to chirp hysterically, as if they feel that the sweltering heat is not enough.
As if irritated.
"I'm afraid it's going to rain!"
Lu Lu hesitated whether to wake up Chen Xiuqing and return to Xiushantun.
If it rains heavily, the salt nests set up will be useless, and it will be particularly difficult in the mountains.
But then I thought about it, when the weather gets hot and deer sweat a lot, it is also the time when they need salt supplements the most... Anyway, after waiting for so many days, what can I do if I wait another night?
Moreover, if I miss this beautiful moonlight this time, I'm afraid I have to wait until next month if I want to come.
After almost resting, Lu Lu went back and took a look at Chen Xiuqing. Seeing that he was still asleep, he didn't bother him. He himself was completely sleepless, so he simply picked up the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and left the four Yuan Baoniang behind.
I'm guarding Chen Xiuqing here, and I'm sneaking around in the woods outside.
Yuan Bao was not brought out, so Lu Lu walked very carefully. After searching in the forest for almost two hours, he found no greyhound, but he found two jumping cats. The meat he could eat later was no problem.
Just when Lu Lu was about to turn back, he unexpectedly saw the moving footprints of several sika deer on the soft soil beside the ditch, which was very fresh.
He couldn't help but feel happy, and followed them. After wandering around the trees for a while, he found that the deer were heading in the direction of the destroyed salt nest.
After following carefully for a while, Lu Lu saw the group of deer appearing next to the salt nest on the hillside in the forest. He sniffed around for a while, occasionally licking the poplar trees twice, and soon returned without interest.
Go to a shady place in the ditch and move along the ravine while gathering grass and leaves.
Lu Lu saw clearly from the opposite side that there were nine deer in the herd, four large, four small, and one half-grown deer.
Except during the rut season, when male deer come to join the herd, many times they usually move alone.
Therefore, among the deer that Lu Lu saw, all the big ones were female deer, and the others were cubs that were two or three months old.
The half-grown one is probably less than a year old.
It’s actually not cost-effective to hunt a doe at this time, as you won’t get the most valuable deer fetuses.
Moreover, if you shoot with one shot, you can only hit one, and the others will scatter in all directions. It will be difficult to catch up, and some of them will not be worth the gain.
They are all good deer. If they can be caught and raised, the herd of deer in Caodianzi will be almost up by next year.
Lu Lu waited patiently and observed their movements. He saw that they were looking for salt-alkali land, and he also knew that they were the same group of deer that moved in this area and had visited the salt nests where fences and hunting nets were set up.
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Although it is several miles away from the salt nest, looking at the current situation, there is a high probability that they will find it.
Lu Lu waited for more than half an hour, and finally saw them heading towards the ravine with Yanwozi.
"It seems that whether there is any harvest depends on this night."
Lu Lu looked up at the sky and frowned slightly: "Don't let it rain!"
Then, he got up and returned quickly.
I have to go back quickly to fill my stomach and prepare to squat.
After rushing all the way, when we returned to the temporary immortal pillar, we saw Chen Xiuqing standing at the foot of a red pine and peeing.
Suddenly he heard a noise behind him. He was so frightened that he couldn't help but tremble. He turned around hastily and looked at the place where the noise came from with a horrified expression. He breathed a long sigh of relief when he found that it was Lu Lu who was running out.
"Brother Lu...it's you, you scared me to death!"
Chen Xiuqing patted her chest, turned around and continued her interrupted peeing. After waiting for almost a minute, it became smooth again.
Lu Lu ignored him, got into the fairy pillar, put down his gun, and started looking for firewood on the hillside, preparing to make a fire to roast food.
Chen Xiuqing finally finished her work and followed Lu Lu to the woods to collect firewood: "Brother Lu, where have you been? I just woke up and I couldn't see you."
"I just woke up... I had a good rest. It's time for you to work hard tonight."
Lu Lu sighed secretly, why was he not so lucky? He could eat and sleep...
"Do your best..." Chen Xiuqing was a little confused.
"I just went out for a walk and saw the herd of deer. They were heading towards the salt nest where we were squatting. It depends on tonight whether we can be lassoed... Hurry up and make food. Eat and go early.
Guard!"
Lu Lu was busy inspecting, and by the way, he used an ax under a rotten red pine stake to cut off some bright seeds, preparing to use them to start a fire.
Hearing that the deer were coming this way, Chen Xiuqing suddenly became excited: "Brother Lu... how many are there?"
"Nine!"
"so much?"
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"
Chen Xiuqing suppressed the excitement in her heart and was busy collecting firewood.
Lu Lu was afraid of wasting time, so he didn't plan to roast rabbit. He just wanted to use the few remaining steamed buns to pad his stomach, but he didn't use much firewood.
Over the past few days, mold has started to appear on the steamed buns, so I don't want to bake them over a fire for fear of spoiling my stomach.
Turn on the fire and bake!
It didn't take long, and the surface of the steamed buns covered with wooden sticks was baked to a crispy yellow color, and the sour smell was much lighter, at least it didn't smell that bad.
After chewing down two steamed buns indiscriminately, Lu Lu went to the ditch in Caodianzi and drank some of the water in the ditch.
I could clearly feel that the steamed buns that I had eaten in my stomach continued to expand under the cold water. Soon, my stomach, which had just felt a little lacking, suddenly became more solid.
This is the reason why Lu Lu likes steamed buns.
Chen Xiuqing only ate three steamed buns, and her movements were no slower than Lu Lu's. After eating, she went to the ditch to drink a full amount of cold water.
"Let's go!"
Lu Lu said hello and left the four Yuan Baoniangs here at the Immortal Pillar. He took his hunting bag and shotgun and rushed towards Yanwozi.
When they arrived at the place, the two squatted down at the same place.