The three of them were all experts in tracking, but just following the wolf's paw prints in the snow was too simple for the three of them, not to mention the fact that there were Yuan Bao and five pups.
Therefore, following along, the three of them just rode horses and followed Yuanbao and the others.
The only trouble is that the wind direction is always a bit chaotic.
This is a difficult problem to solve.
If it is summer and autumn, you can still use mud, mugwort juice, etc. to hide your breath. However, with the north wind blowing in the mountains, forests and ravines, the wind direction is random, and you cannot apply these things on your body.
Lu Lu was a little worried that those cunning wolves would be aware of them early and stay away from them.
On the snow, Yuanbao and the others would not be able to catch up with the wolves easily, and the horses would not be able to catch up in a short time either.
But right now, there is no other way but to continue to follow the footsteps.
This walk lasted more than two hours.
Along the way, Lu Lu discovered that this was indeed a group of unusual wolves.
Their activity trajectories and several stops are almost all around the forest farm's logging sites, wood storage sites and forest farm employee family areas.
They even went as far as the mountain forests of Xiushan Tunhou Mountain.
This made Lu Lu feel more and more dangerous about this pack of wolves.
It was precisely this point that made both Zhao Tuanqing and Zhao Yongke frown.
Several times, Lu Lu and the others had seen the extremely fresh droppings and footprints of the wolves. Another time, Yuan Bao even made a fierce sound, but as they continued to track, they found that the wolves were quickly moving away.
"We must have been discovered by them, chasing them like this is not an option!"
Zhao Tuanqing said: "Every time they stay, they are close to places where people are active, and they are always looking for opportunities. One thing you have to know is that wolves in the wilderness are more cunning and ferocious than wolves on the grassland, and they may face more dangers.
It’s difficult to deal with because there are so many of them!”
"Then what should we do?" Zhao Yongke looked at the obviously bigger footprints on the snow: "They are running, so they can't catch up."
"We have to find a way to get in front of them." Zhao Tuanqing thought for a moment and said.
"These wolves are so smart. During this period, they have been disturbed a lot and have become very vigilant. If they want to get around, we can't be sure where they will go. Otherwise, it will be difficult.
In this way, let's chase him for a while. If we still can't catch him before dark, we'll find a place nearby to spend the night.
They are approaching places where people are active, and most likely they are looking for food again. This is in a forest farm, where logging is done every day. The shouts and the sound of chain saws are loud, and any wild animals around have been scared away.
We're getting close, otherwise, let's collect some wild animals and set traps tomorrow!"
Lu Lu suggested: "Most of the forest farms are now well prepared. It's easy not to get into trouble and fail to get food. Setting up bait traps tomorrow should be very effective."
Zhao Tuanqing thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Alright!"
After making a decision, the three of them set off on horseback again to follow.
As expected, there was still no sign of the wolf pack. However, probably because they had been chased for a long time, the extremely vigilant wolves did not dare to stay too much where there were people. This time they chose to go directly.
We entered deeper into the mountains and were already outside the scope of the forest farm's logging area.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Lu Lu thought for a moment and took the lead towards the nearby logging point No. 13.
Normally, a logging site consists of a wood gang leader leading the people. There are also several small wood gangs gathered together in a logging site. This is a job outsourced by the forest farm. The leader takes over the work and then organizes manpower to complete it.
Of course, the current Mukang is not the former Mukang.
Just like the ginseng gang that now pulls people into the mountains to carry sticks and hammers, it is no longer the same ginseng gang as before.
Like the ginseng gangs and hunters who go to the mountains, mubangs are people who go into the deep mountains and old forests and engage in field work. In the early years, transportation was inconvenient, and most of the wood cut by the mubangs was transported by rivers, and those who were engaged in arranging these works
People are called wooden gangs.
Their work is mainly divided into mountain work and water work.
Mountain field work, as the name suggests, is mainly responsible for logging, shipping and other tasks on the mountain.
Generally speaking, there is a large cabinet in a mountain farm, with two cabinets below it. The lower one is divided into a field handle, a sledge head, and a trough head, each of which performs its own duties, and those who work are collectively called wooden handles.
This is actually a process of exploitation layer by layer. The ones at the bottom are the ones with the lowest level, and they can’t make any money at all.
Now there is someone taking the lead and finding some people to lead and take over the forest farm work. There is less exploitation, just like Wang Dalong and his group. When they are formed, they can be regarded as a wood gang, but Wang Dalong is the leader and is responsible for contacting the forest farm management.
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Such groups range from large to small, ranging from as few as a dozen people to as large as dozens or hundreds of people.
Logging point No. 13 is a logging point with a relatively large number of people. There are dozens of people, and these people work in small groups to carry out logging in an area.
Probably because there were more people and they were not afraid of wolves. Unlike the deserted logging sites that Lu Lu and the others passed by, when the three of them arrived at the logging site shack, many people were driving back from the mountains with sledges.
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They are working normally.
Three large shacks were built at the logging site, with big Kangs in the north and south inside. The lumberjacks who came down from the mountain crowded on the big Kangs one by one to warm themselves.
In the middle of the big kang in the shack is a large stove, which is specially guarded by someone to light the fire day and night.
But even so, the wind was still biting in the room.
The loggers walked around in knee-high snow shells all day long, and they were already soaked with water and covered with frozen ice.
As soon as everyone got into the shack, the first thing they did was to bake their shoes and cotton pants. The more people came back, the more noisy it became, and the smell of foot odor and sourness filled the air...
The three of them arrived at the place and explained the situation to the forest farm manager. They temporarily stayed in a shack with fewer people tonight.
They didn't interfere with anyone else. They built a fire outside and baked sticky bean buns to fill their stomachs. They each took their roe-skin mattresses, spread them on the unoccupied earthen kang at the door, and lay down early.
This place has people coming in and out from time to time. It is the coldest place, and few people would choose to live near the door.
The lumberjacks, who had been noisy for a long time and were tired after a long day, also lay down early. There were also a few heavy drinkers who were still drinking wine with pickles.
On the shack door that was finally closed, under the dim light of the oil lamp, one could see a masterpiece - no one knew who had scratched an exaggerated image of a woman on the door with charcoal.
It's actually very good, at least when you see it, it can make people indulge in their extravagant thoughts about women.
A group of rough old men gathered together. Women have always been an eternal topic. It is not surprising that such an exaggerated picture of a woman appeared on the wooden board.
Lu Lu, Zhao Tuanqing, and Zhao Yongke briefly discussed their plans for tomorrow morning and then went to sleep separately. After all the oil lamps in the shack were blown out, there was only the sound of snoring in the entire shack.
In the middle of the night, Lu Lu was suddenly awakened by Yuan Bao's low and fierce scream. He almost instinctively turned over and got up, and immediately grabbed the semi-automatic in his hand.
His movements were so large that even Zhao Tuanqing and Zhao Yongke suddenly woke up and turned over to sit up.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Zhao Yongke asked in a low voice.
"Yuanbao is calling! I'll go outside and take a look." Lu Lu also whispered back, got off the kang, put on his own shoes, gently opened the door panel of the shack, and got out, vaguely,
I heard what sounded like a wolf howling coming from deep in the forest.
But when I listened carefully, I didn't seem to hear anything.
After looking at the five pups who stood up and stared at the trees in the distance, Lu Lu knew that the wolves were in the forest.
However, after a while, Yuanbao became silent and lay down again in the snow nest at the door. Several other puppies also crowded together and lay curled up in a ball.
It’s okay!
Lu Lu shook his head slightly and walked towards the hut a little further away to solve his three urgent needs. When he was convenient, he suddenly heard the door opening outside. The moonlight was very good tonight. Through the wood gaps in the hut, he could see the door opening.
The one is the door of the middle shack.
A figure came out. Lu Lu thought that the person who came out was also going to the latrine. He was about to cough to remind him that there was someone in the latrine, but he saw the man tiptoeing towards another small shack next to the shack, and he quickly stopped.
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This person behaves suspiciously!
What do you want to do?
Lu Lu watched silently.
That small shack was occupied by the leader of the wooden gang.
When he came here, Lu Lu not only told the forest farm manager, but also said hello to the leader of the wood gang, so he knew.
Under the moonlight, Lu Lu recognized that the person sneaking towards the small shack was the brother of the leader of the Mu Gang. When he was saying hello, Lu Lu saw the two brothers eating together in the small shack, and the leader's wife.
He was also led up to the mountain by his boss to help with cooking and burning the kang. In the evening, he even went to each shack to add firewood.
The forest farm often has people coming over to check on the situation and make arrangements for logging, especially for inspections. These people need to be well entertained, because as long as they show a little something in the seam of their hands, they and the people below can make a lot of money.
In that shack, only Tou and his wife lived there. What was this guy doing at the door in the middle of the night?
Seeing him walking to the door and looking inside through the gap in the shack, Lu Lu's expression became strange: I can't touch it...sister-in-law?
For a moment, he squatted in the hut and wanted to go back to the shack, but he was afraid that bad people would do good things. But if he didn't go back, his feet would be numb from squatting.
Fortunately, the man only peeked for a while, then quietly went to the side to urinate, and then returned to the shack.
Lu Lu waited for a while, then got up and returned to the shack, telling Mr. Zhao and Tuanqing the situation: "The wolves came to the forest, but left again! It should be fine tonight, so sleep peacefully!"
The next morning, there was still a lot of time before dawn, and someone got up in the shack.
These are the men driving the sledge.
They have to get up early every day and are busy feeding their horses. For the next day's work, they hope to make money with the horses. They must eat and drink enough to have strength.
There was movement in the shack, and Lu Lu and Zhao Tuanqing couldn't sleep anymore. They could only follow the kang, gather firewood outside, bake sticky bean buns, eat them, and throw in a few ingots to feed them.
At dawn, Lu Lu took the lead and rushed towards the direction where he heard the wolf howling last night.
When we arrived at the place, we saw wolf paw prints again, and judging from the density of these paw prints, we could tell that the wolves lingered here for a long time and then headed east.
The three of them immediately followed on horseback. After searching for more than two hours, they discovered that the wolves had actually circled around for a long time and returned to the vicinity of logging point No. 13. There was even a wolf's footprints that went to the kitchen of the logging point.
Lu Lu opened the kitchen door and took a look. There were a few stupid chickens and some pork in the big basin, as well as some assorted vegetables and mushrooms.
Those wolves must be interested in the meat here!
"Set a trap!" Lu Lu didn't have that much time to waste.