Lu Lu could clearly feel that the cohesion between the brothers had become much stronger after these two trips to Xiaoxiergen Qihe River.
Probably because of the things they had seen and the example of Chen Xiuqing, they had opened their minds to many things.
However, Chen Xiuqing injured a leg and has been disabled ever since...
Every time Lu Lu thought about this, he always felt a lot of regret in his heart, but the matter was irreversible.
Several people returned all the way and went home.
Lu Lu returned home and took out the animal skin book that had been sealed for almost a year.
I carefully reviewed the location of Laozhao in my mind. The location of Bangchui Laozhao is relatively concentrated in Tonghe County, where the remaining veins of the Lesser Khingan Mountains are located.
Time was running out, and the journey was not far. It was approaching the harvest time, and there was nothing to do for the time being.
Lin Yulong is in charge of the forest frog breeding farm and is also responsible for leading several militiamen to inspect the farm. Probably because too many wild animals have been killed in the past few years, there are not many wild animals around the village this year.
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As for pheasants, jumping cats, badgers, etc., most people can get rid of them by using a trap, a noose, or just finding a hole and digging. There is no need to worry, and the number of wild boars is also small.
The district government asked the security directors of each village to arrange autumn protection work. After sending people to the four villages on both sides of Songling, including the Xiangshui River Forest Farm, they felt that it was not necessary and did not carry out the work.
With Lin Yulong and the others protecting them, Lu Lu simply called Lei Meng to form an odd-numbered team of five and go out together.
That day, we passed through Jinlin, Nancha, and then to Daqing County. There, a few people prepared a lot of pancakes and millet and red beans and continued towards the mountains.
In the early years, many of the people who carried sticks in the mountains were from Shandong. Probably from that time on, convenient food like pancakes became a regular ration for the Shenbang team. Many people who brought Shenbang into the mountains would bring them with them.
Up some.
Usually, Shenbang goes out to climb mountains in the morning and doesn't return to Zangzi until evening. When he is hungry at noon, he takes the pancakes he brought and eats some during the break. It is convenient and can buy more time to cook the sticks.
Pressure the mountain.
As for cooking millet, red beans, etc., I only have time in the morning and evening.
Anyway, they could only stay in the mountains for about half a month, so Lu Lu had to rush back and rush to the capital. To save trouble, the others took more with them.
It's already September, and the temperature is getting colder. These pancakes can be stored for a little longer.
Except for Raymond, everyone else is already familiar with the road we are taking now.
They spent the winter hunting minks and bears in the mountains. At that time, they were in Daqingshan County and headed west toward Taoshan. But this time, they walked straight into the mountains to the south of Daqingshan County and arrived that night.
Sidaogou.
This is a large uninhabited area, mainly managed by forest farms, and the villages are far apart.
After setting up camp, while Zhang Shaofeng and others were busy making dinner, Lu Lu, carrying the semi-automatic on his arm, and Zhao Yongke spent more than half an hour searching the surrounding area, hunting cats and pheasants to feed the dogs, and also shot a few greyhounds by the way.
, go back and bake it.
While eating, Lu Lu found three stones to build a symbolic mountain temple, and led four people to worship the mountain god and the boss.
For him, he just felt that life needed a sense of ritual, and it was also telling Zhang Shaofeng and others that from this moment on, they have to carry out the heavy lifting and they need to act according to the rules.
With Yuan Bao and the others guarding them, they rode horses all the way today and were very tired. A few people got into the tent and wrapped themselves in mattresses and lay down. Lu Lu gave some instructions, put the semi-automatic next to him, and went to bed early. There will be more tomorrow.
There are many mountain roads to walk.
Although the altitude of this place is only about five or six hundred meters, probably because of the remaining veins, the mountain is not as gentle as other places, and the mountain becomes steep and the road is rugged.
Although the distance seems short, it is a bit difficult to walk. It often takes a long time to get to the places you can see at a glance. Moreover, there are already marked Lao Zhao locations nearby, but after all, they are marked on the map.
, it is impossible to be too detailed, Lu Lu had to get up early to climb up, observe the mountain scenery, and determine the specific location.
Last time in Zhang Guangcai Ridge, the reason why I could find the location of Lao Zhao with the help of the map was because it had clear signs and references. But the things on the map were constantly supplemented by the signs made inside. Just like Lu Lu, he also
Add your newly lifted position to the hide book and give clear instructions.
There are not many signs near Tonghe and Tonghe County that are clearly marked. Several places just mark the path and then mark a point somewhere on the path, which is not completely clear.
This is inseparable from Lu Lu's further judgment.
The next morning, when several people got up early to cook, Lu Lu rode Zhui Feng and led Yuan Bao to climb to the highest mountain in the surrounding area. He climbed halfway up a big tree and overlooked the surrounding mountains and fields.
The morning fog was hazy, and between the mountains, ravines, and cols, there would always be mist rising due to different humidity levels. When choosing a shady slope facing upward, Lu Lu also used the semi-automatic sight and initially scanned the high-rise vegetation in the mountains.
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The place where Bangchui is located is a mixed forest of tall pine trees and broad leaves, with shrubs below and grass vines below. It is a place with very three-dimensional layered vegetation. It provides at least enough shade and humidity, but also tends to have more lime trees.
Land.
After carefully comparing the map in his mind, he finally selected two adjacent places, which were a rough range.
Back at the camping place, Zhang Shaofeng and others had already prepared meals, and the tents, mattresses, etc. had also been collected and folded. They were just waiting for him to come back, eat the food, and then hit the road.
The cooperation has become more and more tacit, and they already know what they should do without waiting for Lu Lu to speak.
After breakfast, Lu Lu led a few people towards the selected hillside, and it didn't take long to find the location of Lao Zhao. However, there were five or six Lao Zhaos around who had not been buried after digging, and those who were buried.
The tree branches that people used as a sign of climbing mountains have already shown that this place has been visited frequently by people within a few years.
Looking around those old villages, even the palm-sized ginseng seedlings have been poached. This move has stopped the practice of stick-and-stick reproduction in this place.
He also figured out that such seedlings wouldn't make much money after being sold back, but they could be planted. Who knew it was now 1984, when the cultivation of sticks was at its peak, and it hadn't yet reached the time in 1986 when the price of garden ginseng dropped sharply.
Looking at the direction of the kidnapping, Lu Lu estimated that there was no hope for that area, so he could only spread his hands and lead a few people to continue marching deeper into the mountains in the direction of the river.
It can't be walked for half a day by foot, and it is too close to the village. Many of these places have been trampled every inch by the surrounding people with their footprints. It is too difficult to find Bangchui.
So, we started another day's trek to the location of the next old sign.
The further away from villages, towns, and counties, the fewer people set foot in the mountains, and the greater the chance of finding a stick.
However, at the end of the day, after Lu Lu and the others met three other gang members, Lu Lu felt a little disappointed with this trip.
This team is too big!
It seems that more and more people are entering the mountain. We must seize the time to visit the locations of the old signs in the territory and save as many sticks as possible.
Moreover, if you want to find big products, you have to go to Changbai Mountain and Wanda Mountain, a place with high mountains, dense forests, dense ravines, wild beasts, and few people can enter.
Now these areas, where several surrounding forest farms meet, are no longer primitive enough.
But we have already come out, so we can't just go back home the next day.
Lu Lu only hoped that the remaining Laozhao in this area would give him a chance to lift the stick. As for whether it was a big item like fifth-grade leaves or sixth-grade leaves, he didn't have much expectations.
Just don't go back empty-handed.
Just as a few people chose a place to camp next to a mountain stream in the evening and were cooking dinner, Bailong, who was lying next to the tent, suddenly stood up in surprise, followed closely by Yuanbao and several other dogs, heading towards
The hillside on the other side started barking.
Several people immediately stood up with guns in hand and looked warily in the direction of Yuanbao and others.
A few minutes later, a person let out strange screams from time to time and staggered through some trees below. He lowered his head and kept scanning the surroundings. Occasionally, a tiger pounced and dug through the forest for a while, grabbing some dry things.
He held the rotten branches in his hands and looked at them, then he continued to wander forward with a groan.
madman?
It was already evening, and the skylight in the forest was already dim. His crazy look was really like a wandering spirit, which made people feel chilled.
Fortunately, these people are all people who have spent a lot of time wandering around in the mountains and forests, so there is no problem with their sanity. If ordinary people saw this situation, they would be scared to death.
Several people watched him go away until he was completely out of sight, and then sat down by the fire again.
"I don't know if this person encountered something in the mountains and was frightened like this, or if he went crazy and ran into the mountains!" Liang Kangbo asked strangely.
"I think he's like that. He should be carrying a stick into the mountain. Didn't you hear what he shouted just now? Tiger ginseng, he ran away..." Lei Mengfeng guessed and looked back at Lu Lu: "There is such a thing as tiger ginseng.
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Lu Lu also noticed the man's words. He looked crazy, but he felt like he was chasing a stick.
"It is said that the best mallets are guarded by wild beasts. Some are guarded by mountain gods. Such mallets are called tiger ginseng. Some are guarded by big money skewers. Such mallets are called dragon ginseng. It is said that many people have this
I had an experience where I went up the mountain to look for a mallet. When I found the mallet, a big claw or a string of money would suddenly come out, scaring the person unconscious. When I woke up, I couldn't see any mallet at all."
Zhang Shaofeng explained.
These things, when Mr. Jiang Zewei visited Lu Lu, he liked to talk about these weird things and some secrets. He just listened to them for fun.
This was the first time for Raymond to follow him into the mountains to carry the mallet. Although he had come into contact with Jiang Zewei, he had never heard of these things and found them quite novel.
"Actually, these are nothing. The 'skeleton ginseng' that Uncle Jiang mentioned is really evil." Liang Kangbo interjected.
However, Lu Lu hurriedly stopped a few people: "When you enter the mountain, just talk about sticks... Don't talk about anything else. Don't scare yourself by nagging. It will affect your character too much. Say something else. That's right.
, tomorrow morning, we will follow the trail of this person and look for him."
Zhang Shaofeng and Liang Kangbo were stunned for a moment, and even Zhao Yongke looked at Lu Lu.
"You mean that tiger...is really there?"
"What if this person really found the stick and was frightened and confused by something? It's still very possible, but be careful and beware of other people or wild beasts."