When Lu Lu arrived at the entrance of Xiushan Village, he saw a dozen people returning talking and laughing on the dirt road leading to the opposite field.
Seeing that the leader was Zhang Shaofeng, he was not in a hurry to enter the village and waited at the roadside of the village.
Ten minutes later, a group of people came up the dirt road.
Lu Lu saw that the horses they were holding were carrying a lot of meat. He smiled at Zhang Shaofeng who was leading the way and said, "Brother Feng, you have gained a lot today!"
"The two Oroqen father and son are very powerful. Today, the militiamen and hunters from their three villages went all the way to the mountains to chase the prey. By the end of the day, the father and son alone must have killed more than ten wild boars. So,
It was really one shot at a time, no ambiguity. There were also some who broke into the field and some were killed by the brothers.
Seventeen or eight wild boars, large and small, were hunted today. In addition to the ones caught a few days ago, the people in the village got a lot of them. They also got some of the ropes and iron clips scattered in the mountains. It was really a big harvest.
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Zhang Shaofeng seemed very happy: "We will do this again another year. Let's continue doing this and wait for them to come to our door."
Zhang Shaofeng walked onto the road and approached Lu Lu: "How are you injured?"
"Do you think I have a big problem?" Lu Lu asked with a smile.
"It's okay. That cannon egg was sent to Qingshantun, but it caused a sensation. As soon as the incident spread, many people from the district came to see it. No one had ever seen such a big cannon egg.
...Your reputation has completely spread throughout the district."
After a pause, Zhang Shaofeng whispered: "The district leader has decided to reward you and Liang Pao. I will go and get the reward for you in two days."
"This is a trivial matter!" Lu Lu smiled.
He didn't take the so-called rewards seriously. He said they were rewards, but they usually didn't give much. He could only say that a little reward was better than nothing, and it didn't matter if he didn't give it.
"If you don't take good care of yourself at home, why are you coming to the village? Who are you looking for?"
Seeing Lu Lu looking at the group of people coming up below, Zhang Shaofeng asked with a smile.
"I'm looking for Liu Bao. I heard that he has fuses there. I want to ask him if he has any more. If so, I can get some for use!"
Lu Lu explained the reason: "I haven't been able to keep an eye on my beehive in the past few days. I've been attacked by mine bees. I want to get some back to disturb them."
"Hey...it's just a small thing. Come with me. I have it at home. I got it from the stone quarry. I'll get you a roll directly! Liu Bao, Qingzi and Brother Zhao are guarding over there tonight. Such a large area
, we can’t finish it in one day, we still have to chase it out tomorrow, and when the chase ends tomorrow, we still have to go to the back of the village to chase them out. The rest is just to organize the autumn protection team to patrol."
A circle of fuse is fifty meters long. To deal with such a swarm of mine bees, only five or six centimeters is enough, which is enough for a long time.
Since Zhang Shaofeng was here, it was easier for Lu Lu to lead Zhui Feng and follow Zhang Shaofeng to the village.
"Brother Feng, get me some bullets by the way. I'm going to take some time to practice shooting again."
Lu Lu asked for some bullets by the way. Zhang Shaofeng kept these things anyway. He himself said that if you want to use them, you can just go to him directly. This saves Lu Lu from going to the district to buy them.
"Your marksmanship is already good enough, you still need to practice it!"
Zhang Shaofeng had followed Lu Lu into the mountains two days ago and had seen Lu Lu's marksmanship. Such marksmanship made even him, a veteran who had returned from the army, envious.
"Practice is never a bad thing!"
Lu Lu smiled and said: "As for the gun, the more accurate it is, the better!"
"Okay, how much do you want?"
"The more the better!"
"Just grab a box!"
Zhang Shaofeng's generosity surprised Lu Lu: "If you take so much at once, will it be difficult to explain to your superiors?"
"Then there's nothing to explain. I replenish it every year. I've been saving it for several years, so I just let it go. Besides, once you've mastered your marksmanship, it will only be good for our village."
The two of them walked all the way to Xiushan Village, and everywhere they could see fireworks in the yards of every household, busy smoking meat.
This is the trick that Zhao Tuanqing gave to the people in the village.
Living in the mountains, Zhao Tuanqing and others cannot live without meat. It is easy to hunt meat when the weather is cold, but in summer, autumn, and when the weather is hot, it is difficult to preserve the meat.
The meat is cooked, then smoked, and then dried to become dried meat. This is an excellent method they summarized.
In the past, autumn hunting was mostly based on driving, and the meat captured was not much. Once in the village, those who were well-informed and quick could still get three to five kilograms and eat two meals, while those who were lagging behind would not be able to get their turn at all.
superior.
But this year is different. There were nine wild boars on the first day, plus the ones that Zhao Tuanqing and his son shot later, the blind bear that Lu Lu got, and the ones that were shot today. All these meats added up, Xiushan Tun Hundreds
There are multiple households, and each household can get a lot.
We can't eat so much at once, but we can't waste this much meat. We have to find a way to preserve it. If you save a little, you can eat it for a long time.
In years when there is a shortage of meat and oil, everyone is very rare for these things.
When we arrived at the threshing floor in the village, as soon as the things were unloaded, many people immediately came forward to help divide the meat. Zhang Shaofeng went home to get the fuse and keys, and then led Lu Lu to the specially built building next to the threshing floor for safekeeping.
Warehouse for ammunition and equipment.
Lu Lu got the bullets, didn't linger too much, and rode back on Zhui Feng.
When he returned home, it was starting to get dark. Chen Xiuyu had already cleaned four or five cans and bottles, wiped them dry, and poured some sorghum wine into them to prepare.
Carrying the cans and bottles in the hunting bag, carrying an ax and a hoe, the two of them carried a lantern and headed into the mountains again.
This time, there was no delay on the way, and it didn't take long to reach the place where the swarm of Mine Bees were.
Even though it is almost dark, you can still hear scattered mine bees coming in and out.
They didn't take action immediately, the two of them waited quietly.
Lu Lu didn't want to keep digging, so there were a few mine bees surrounding him. It was scary. Being stung once would not be fatal, but it would definitely be painful.
Lu Lu held the gun and sat under the lime tree to wait. Chen Xiuyu was right next to Lu Lu. Six dogs were scurrying around, but she was smart enough not to get close when she heard the sound of the mine bees rising and falling.
That place.
However, as the sky got darker, Chen Xiuyu hugged Lu Lu's arms tighter.
Feeling this strangeness, Lu Lu couldn't help but ask: "Daughter-in-law, are you afraid?"
"Um!"
Chen Xiuyu nodded, then raised the hammer and hit Lu Lu on the arm: "It's not your fault. Last time you and your brother led me into the mountains, I was almost scared to death. Now, the sky is only dark."
A little bit, without anyone to accompany me, I feel afraid..."
"Who told you to be so disobedient? This time I have a better memory and I don't think about hunting anymore."
Lu Lu smiled at her and held her in his arms pitifully: "Actually, I don't want you to hunt, but I'm more worried about your safety. Now that we are married, we can be considered to have land and a house.
, you run the house well, and I am responsible for making money to support the family, that's good. This house is called a family only if you are there."
"Yes!" Chen Xiuyu nodded obediently.
After waiting for another twenty minutes, it was completely dark.
Lu Lu listened carefully for a while, and after confirming that there were no mine bees entering or leaving the hive, he lit the lantern and walked towards the hive.
Let Chen Xiuyu hold the lantern to illuminate, Lu Lu found the hole of the honeycomb, brought one end of a six centimeter piece of fuse, peeled off the outer wrapping, and exposed the core and wire inside.
When the black powder was peeled off, he took a match, rubbed it, and ignited the core wire.
The gunpowder burned violently and spurted out dazzling sparks. Lu Lu quickly pushed the fuse into the entrance of the hive, then grabbed a handful of soil to block the entrance.
Just for a moment, the buzzing of the disturbed mine bees inside could be heard through the soil, but soon there was no movement.
When the fuse burns, a large amount of pungent smoke can be produced in a short period of time. With this smoke, the mine bee can easily be knocked unconscious.
While waiting, Lu Lu reached out and patted the ground.
Most of the hives can be seen not far from the entrance. Most of them are not particularly deep, but there are exceptions. They are hidden twenty or thirty centimeters underground. There are also some. The passage at the entrance of the hive is tortuous. Follow the entrance.
If you dig down, you will find that the hive is completely off to the side.
After all, it is the space under the soil layer. Lu Lu patted the ground just to judge the location of the hive based on the difference in sound.
"Bang...bang..."
Lu Lu didn't take a few shots, but at a position more than 20 centimeters to the left of the entrance to the nest, he heard an empty sound that was obviously different from the actual sound, and concluded that this was the location of the hive.
The matter is simpler than imagined. It is not under the bushes. Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult to dig because of the roots of the bushes.
Guessing that he was almost bored, Lu Lu picked up a hoe and dug down towards the location of the hive.
The hoe dug four times in a row. On the fourth stroke, the hoe was hollowed out, and pungent smoke came out.
"Quick, prepare the bottle, pick up all the bees with chopsticks and put them in the wine to soak!"
Lu Lu urged: "As soon as this hole is removed and exposed to the fresh air outside, it won't take long for these mine bees to wake up."
Chen Xiuyu hurriedly came over and when she saw the hive inside, she said in surprise: "It's so big!"
Lu Lu also didn't expect that when he expanded the hole, what was revealed was a thick pile of mine bee honeycombs. The largest honeycomb was forty centimeters in diameter.
Chen Xiuyu stopped talking. She bit the handle of the lantern with her teeth. She held the can in her left hand and the chopsticks she brought with her in her right hand. She added up all the mine bees visible under the light and put them one by one into the can.
Lu Lu carefully took out the entire honeycomb inside from the soil, used chopsticks to peel off the thick outer shell, and took the chopsticks and cans himself, picking up the adult thunder bees one by one and throwing them away.
Into cans.
Bee wine, to put it bluntly, is soaked in bee venom.
Only living bees contain the most abundant bee venom, which is why live bees are used to make wine. If they are killed, a lot of the bee venom will be excreted from the body, and it is easy to change, so the effect will be greatly reduced.
Directly using a fuse to stun someone is also an excellent method.
Chen Xiuyu was busy clamping the mine bees on the ground, while Lu Lu uncovered the honeycomb piece by piece and took out the mine bees lying on the honeycomb and hidden in the eyes of the nest.
The two of them worked very quickly, and in only five or six minutes, they had already filled two cans. When filling the third can, they could already see the Mine Bee gradually waking up and starting to move.
Chen Xiuyu looked a little scared: "They're awake, they're awake, Brother Lu, what should we do?"
"They just woke up. They move slowly and don't pose much of a threat for the time being. Don't be afraid..." Lu Lu comforted in a low voice and kept moving on his hands.
After picking it up for another two minutes, Lu Lu had to stop. The awakened Mine Bee had already vibrated its wings and could fly.
"Turn out the lights and go away quickly!"
Wherever there is light, it will fly. If the light does not go out, that is the goal.
Regardless of whether the third can was still a little short of full, he asked Chen Xiuyu to step aside, grabbed the prepared pine needles from the side, took out a match, lit it, and threw it in the hive to burn. He also took the opportunity to clean up the pine needles.
It fell into a bee, holding the honeycomb covered with white caps and moving it aside.
The honeycombs and bee pupae inside weighed at least five kilograms.
This is a rare delicacy.
Watching the fireworks in the hive go out, Lu Lu lit the lantern and carefully looked closer. Seeing that the remaining mine bees had been almost burned, Lu Lu called Chen Xiuyu and walked back.
"Tomorrow we will find a way to find the other group of Mine Bees, and the group of Sky Thunder Fronts must also be dealt with."
"Brother Lu, what's the use of this Mine Bee brewing wine? I've never heard of anyone talking about it."
"It's a good medicine for getting rid of rheumatism. You can drink it and rub it, so don't underestimate it. There's also this bee pupa, take it back, pick it out, and fry it. It's a good dish to go with wine... Well, try some tonight, I don't know if it will
It won’t itch or feel hot!”
Thanks to the book friend who is too lazy to think of a name and the Q reading book friend Shili Peach Blossom, I am so grateful for the reward!