Chapter 273 One person, one horse, one gun, and one dog!
Author: Zhijianling
Chapter 273 One person, one horse, one gun, and one dog!
Unlike winter, when the ground is covered with snow, sledges are more convenient for walking on the snow in the mountains. In summer, frame trucks are used.
Looking at the ruts, Zhao Tuanqing's family still used wooden wheels, and it had just rained, so the ruts were very clear.
For the rest of the road, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing just need to follow the tracks.
In such a mountain forest, the five hunting dogs can run more easily, so their traveling speed has also increased a lot.
Along the way, neither of them spoke. They looked at both sides with vigilant eyes, paying attention to any unusual movements around them.
This journey lasted nearly four hours and covered seventy or eighty miles. It was not until Yuan Bao suddenly made a sound that Lu Lu reined in the reins and stopped alertly.
Lu Lu looked at the Yuanbao and looked in the direction it was looking at.
Chen Xiuqing followed up and asked in a low voice: "Brother Lu, what's wrong?"
"There is someone!" Lu Lu's eyes were still staring at the place where Yuan Bao was watching: "After chasing so far, if there is someone in this mountain forest, it should be my master and the others... Let's go over and have a look!"
Lu Lu flicked the reins and walked toward the gentle slope among the trees.
After a while, a slender native dog with iron-coated golden fur jumped out from the forest.
Yuanbao and the others immediately came forward, whining fiercely. The native dog was faced with five hunting dogs at once and stopped in a hurry.
This is an Oroqen hunting dog, a family heirloom of the Northern Mountain savages. It is a rare hunting dog in the land of China. It can hunt wild wolves and large brown bears in small groups.
It is as fierce as a big stupid dog and is the top hunting dog selected by the Oroqen people after thousands of years of selection.
They have a keen sense of smell and excellent tracking abilities.
The hunting instinct is strong, even more powerful than the so-called king of hounds, the Dogo.
When he saw the Oroqen hunting dog, Lu Lu frowned slightly. The hunting dog Zhao Tuanqing was bringing was not this one that Lu Lu had seen before.
Isn't it Zhao Tuanqing?
This Oroqen hound is obviously a half-grown cub, not yet a teenager.
Hearing Yuan Bao's and the others' fierce noises getting louder and louder, Lu Lu hurriedly spoke out, fearing that they would swarm him and bite the half-sized puppy, which would make it difficult to speak.
After waiting for a while, a man emerged from the forest at a trot on a horse.
Lu Lu looked at the man and was slightly startled. The person who came was really Zhao Tuanqing.
When Zhao Tuanqing saw Lu Lu, he suddenly froze.
"Dad Zhao!"
"Xiao Lu!"
The two laughed loudly, jumped off their horses, walked towards each other, held each other's hands, hugged each other, and patted each other's backs.
Zhao Tuanqing often walked around outside, and Lu Lu was not an Oroqen person. When they met and greeted each other, they did not use the Oroqen etiquette. They all used the familiar titles when they met at the Yanwo Island Farm.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. You look very good!"
Zhao Tuanqing looked Lu Lu up and down and smiled.
Lu Lu was also looking at Zhao Tuanqing. After not seeing each other for several years, Zhao Tuanqing was much older, but his slender eyes were still shining: "I came here specifically to see Mr. Zhao this time. Are you okay?
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"Okay, I'm fine! How about you?"
"I'm fine too. I live in the mountains now. I just got married some time ago."
"Haha, you kid, you're already married...you won't come to me right away when you get to the mountains. Alas...it's better in the mountains. I lived in Wulaga for some time some time ago, and I'm not used to it. I get sick all the time, and I feel sick all over."
It’s so comfortable, but after returning to the mountains, I feel refreshed.”
Zhao Tuanqing laughed and looked at Chen Xiuqing, who was standing stupidly aside: "This is..."
"This is my uncle, his name is Chen Xiuqing!" Lu Lu introduced.
Zhao Tuanqing looked Chen Xiuqing up and down: "He is a strong and good young man."
Chen Xiuqing scratched her head and followed Lu Lu's call and shouted: "Hello, Father Zhao!"
Then, Zhao Tuanqing's eyes fell on Yuanbao and the others.
Seemingly seeing that each other's owners were friendly, the dogs that had been at war with each other a moment ago also calmed down and got together, getting familiar with each other.
"Five big stupid dogs, all good..."
Wandering in the mountains all year round, Zhao Tuanqing often encounters hunters from outside. Zhao Tuanqing also has a very unique vision in this regard.
What's more, Yuanbao and the others are good dogs.
Then, Zhao Tuanqing's eyes fell on Zhui Feng again, and he praised: "What a good horse...Xiao Lu, why are you here in the mountains? I went to Bird's Nest Island once later, and the director of the mine field said you have returned to the city."
"I went back to the city, but I still thought about the mountains, so I came back again..."
"It's good to come back. We can see each other more often in the future so that we don't have to worry about each other. Come on, follow me back to my Luo Zuozi!"
"good!"
Zhao Tuanqing jumped on his horse vigorously and rode forward to lead the way. When the Oroqen hound saw his master moving, he immediately followed Zhao Tuanqing to protect him and trotted forward.
Zhao Tuanqing was riding a green-haired Oroqen horse.
This is also a horse bred by the Oroqen people.
The Oroqen horse has a docile temperament, steady pace and quick action.
Probably because he has lived in severe cold mountainous areas for a long time, he is very adaptable to the mountains, has good carrying ability in the mountains, and has strong endurance.
He is especially good at mountaineering and can quickly climb steep slopes and cross forests and ditches. He is very agile.
When he was at the farm, Zhao Tuanqing rode this Oroqen horse.
Horses are just like dogs. They become more intelligent as they get older and get closer to their owners.
Lu Lu even saw Zhao Tuanqing riding this horse to jump over the top of the tower - the grass mound growing in the swamp, passing by easily, and also saw Zhao Tuanqing riding it across the single-plank bridge.
He also heard Zhao Tuanqing say that his horse can slide down the snow slope like a dog squatting when the snow is deep in winter. When it is freed in the snow in winter, it can lie on the snow to gather grass and eat by itself.
Snow quenches thirst.
Despite its small size, it is a good horse for walking in the mountains and forests.
All the benefits seemed to be no worse than Lu Lu’s Chai Feng. When he was buying the horse, Lu Lu had also thought about whether he should also buy an Oroqen horse.
Unfortunately, these horses are bred by the Oroqen people themselves all year round, so they are not easy to see at the district market.
At the beginning, the Oroqen people used reindeer as their driving tools. However, when they arrived in the Xing'an Mountains, there were no reindeer. Even if they got reindeer, they would not be used to it here. Moreover, these days, the reindeer have also crossed over.
There were fewer and fewer horses, so they chose to breed Oroqen horses as a substitute, but they also achieved an excellent breed.
Even if it is used in future generations to travel through mountains and protect forests, it will also be an excellent helper.
Of course, Lu Lu's current Sanhe horse chasing the wind is no worse than the Oroqen horse, and has an advantage in speed.
Returning to the rutted area, the three of them rode horses all the way.
Lu Lu looked at Zhao Tuanqing in front and was filled with emotions.
This is a man who has completely adapted to life in the mountains. As he said, he found a place to settle down, but felt uncomfortable all over. After returning to the mountains and forests, he felt completely at ease.
One person, one horse, one gun, one dog!
It's a simple preparation, but it's all in my heart. It's a taste of freedom that blends into the mountains and forests.
Looking at Zhao Tuanqing, Lu Lu suddenly understood why the Oroqen people were called both Beishan savages and forest gods.
Because, active in this mountain, they are the combination of wildness and human nature, and they are the soul of this mountain.
After more than half an hour, the three of them climbed over several mountain ridges and saw two fairy pillars on the flat grassland beside a small river.
There was a young Oroqen woman washing the mushrooms and wild vegetables she had picked by the river, and two children were chasing fluttering butterflies on the grass.
Hearing the noise in the forest, the woman stood up and looked back alertly, and even the two children stopped.
"Amma!"
When the woman saw Zhao Tuanqing, she came over to greet him.
Amma is the name they call their fathers, which is similar to the Manchu people.
Zhao Tuanqing smiled at her and nodded, turned over and dismounted, put the horse on the grass to graze, and introduced to the woman Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing who were dismounting immediately: "These two are my distinguished guests, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing."
, Lu Lu, was the little brother who took care of me when I was injured on Bird's Nest Island. We are the best friends."
After finishing speaking, he turned to Lu Lu and introduced the woman: "This is my daughter-in-law Unakan!"
Lu Lu looked at the woman. She looked ordinary, but gave people a very gentle feeling. After Zhao Tuanqing introduced her, Lu Lu smiled and greeted him: "Hello, sister-in-law!"
Chen Xiuqing also hurriedly said hello.
Wu Nakan bowed slightly to the two of them and turned to look at Lu Lu: "Amma often talks about you to us, and she keeps thinking about when she will go to Bird's Nest Island again to see if she can see you again.
He always told us that he hopes to see you again."
After Wu Nakan said this, Lu Lu knew that Zhao Tuanqing had been thinking about him. He stretched out his hand and gave Zhao Tuanqing another hug: "Dad, we finally meet again."
"Yes, we finally met!" Zhao Tuanqing was also full of emotion.
After the two of them let go, Zhao Tuanqing pulled over the two children who were looking at Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing curiously: "This is my grandson Tu Muha, whose Chinese name is Zhao Yi, and this is my granddaughter Yi
Touch the thread, the Chinese name is Zhao Ru, please call your two uncles."
The two children obediently called them uncle.
Lu Lu smiled and stretched out his hand to rub the heads of the two children: "Uncle came in a hurry this time. Next time he comes, I will bring you delicious candies."
When the two children heard this, they became even more happy and screamed even more happily.
The Oroqen people choose names more casually. No matter what name they choose, it does not include a surname, that is, it is just a given name without a surname.
In the eyes of the Oroqen people, there is no necessary connection between the first name and the surname. The surname belongs to the clan, and the first name is their own.
For example, they will name the child based on a certain characteristic. Zhao Yi is like this. Tumuha means the back of the head and the big forehead.
They also put good wishes in their names. Zhao Ru's Oroqen name is based on Moxian, which means oily and a good life.
Zhao Tuanqing and Lu Lu knew their names a few years ago and told him during chat. At that time, they were only one or two years old.
However, despite this, Zhao Tuanqing, his son Zhao Yongke, and their two children all have Chinese names, which means they are still Chinese to a large extent.
But Zhao Tuanqing turned around and asked Wu Nakan: "Where is Yongke, hasn't he come back yet?"
"I came back once and then went out again. I said I was short of meat at home and went to hunt a roe deer!" Unakan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the villager immediately laughed: "Hello Roe Deer, it's just time to entertain my good friend, Xiao Lu, let's have a nice drink tonight!"