Since Chen Xiuyu made sticky bean buns, Lu Lu didn't need to worry too much here.
After steaming another batch of Zhenzi steamed buns, Lu Lu fried a dish of monkey legs and invited Chen Xiuqing and his sister to try it together.
Both of them had already eaten at home, but when they saw the hot steamed buns steamed by Lu Lu, they each took one and ate it.
The steamed buns made with honey are pure white flour. Just smelling the honey smell makes you feel sweet, and it is soft in the mouth. It is simply a pleasure.
After Lu Lu had eaten enough, he cooked corn noodles for Yuan Baoniang and the four of them, sprinkled them with salt, mixed them evenly and fed them, it was already dawn.
He put the three puppies in a cell on the ground and locked them up, leaving some wild boar meat for them.
This time, we still can't take them with us into the deeper mountains and forests. The situation is unpredictable. The three puppies can't help. They will only become a burden.
Lu Lu tied an ammunition belt around his waist, stuck a big ax behind his back, put steamed buns and a knife in his hunting bag, picked up his shotgun, walked out of the cellar, locked the small door, watched Chen Xiuyu leave, and then shouted
Chen Xiuqing set out towards the mountains.
Once the goal has been set, there can be no distractions.
"Qingzi, you have to work hard!" Lu Lu didn't care about the water drops on his body, quickly put on his clothes, and smiled at Chen Xiuqing, who was still struggling to tread water in the river.
"It drank water and ate grass here!" Chen Xiuqing looked at the marks on the ground seriously.
I chose a vantage point to take a look, and saw from a distance in the ravine below, next to a bush, a female red deer crawling on the ground and sleeping, moving and moving.
"OK!"
In this deep mountain, it's not like the surrounding villages, where it's really a matter of life and death.
Normally, red deer live in groups with females leading their fawns, while adult male deer wander around. Yesterday they fled in panic, and after another night, they didn't know how far they wandered.
With its help, Lu Lu felt even more relaxed and quickly surpassed Chen Xiuqing, who entered the water first, and reached the other side first.
This is not like wandering around in the mountains on weekdays and doing whatever you see.
This is not the sound of discovering wild animals, but the sound of discovering people.
When they were halfway back up the mountain, they heard a strange cry coming from ahead.
After thinking about it, Lu Lu said: "Let's go around and take a look from a distance. If we are killed by the hunter in front, let's turn around and leave. If we don't succeed, there may be another chance!"
With the incense head of Yuanbao, it can easily distinguish the scent left by the red deer. Even across the river, it can still distinguish the direction from the scent.
When Lu Lu squatted on the ground and looked at the hoof prints left by the red deer, Yuan Bao also walked over and took a sniff. Then he continued to lead the way, chasing the scent left by the red deer. The two of them and the dog walked briskly in the mountains.
If he had seen it on the other side of the river, he would definitely not come back.
Seeing Chen Xiuqing looking at him with an inquiring look, Lu Lu smiled and said: "We have followed you so far, no matter what, you have to go and have a look, otherwise you won't be willing to accept it. Besides, this is not a fight with tree bark.
Everyone has a share of this kind of wandering prey, and everyone has their own abilities. If he follows first, who will win? I don’t know who will win. I would like to see who is the master."
If you want to find it, you can only follow it.
"I..." Chen Xiuqing just started to speak, and when he let out a breath, his body sank. He quickly inhaled and shut up before regaining his balance.
Lu Lu didn't give in. He took off his clothes and put on a hunting bag, put it on his head, and followed him into the water.
"..."
Lu Lu did not dare to stay. The longer he stayed in the water, the more his body became inoperable. He had to cross the river and get ashore as soon as possible.
It's almost noon now, and the sun is just right. It won't take long for this little moisture to dry out.
In the water, the extra weight on your body requires a lot more effort.
Yuanbao usually makes a fierce snoring sound when it discovers prey, but when it discovers a person, it makes a direct "wang" sound.
"The red deer has crossed the river." Lu Lu looked at the other side and whispered.
Yuanbao jumped into the river after Lu Lu had entered the water. He cleverly stayed on Lu Lu's left side and swam hard against Lu Lu, supporting and driving Lu Lu as much as possible.
"What to do?" Chen Xiuqing asked.
Even if the crops are planted and grown, they still often encounter areas affected by ice and snow. You can imagine how cold it is.
Just in front of the female red deer, more than 20 meters away, the male red deer that escaped yesterday looked back motionless.
Lu Lu knelt down and patted the ingot. He knew that he was not far from the "master".
"At this time, maybe people are preparing to hunt. If we join in, it will be an obvious robbery."
"Two red deer!"
These rivers all belong to the Tangwang River Basin. The ice thaws in April. Even though it is already mid-May, and it has been sunny for so long, there are still dark places where ice can be seen in the mountains.
"This is the only way!" Chen Xiuqing sighed.
The river in front of us is quite wide, more than thirty meters, but for the red deer who are good at swimming, it is just like playing.
Finally, I felt a little unwilling.
The two of them walked up the slope diagonally while looking at the ravine below.
There's no need to risk your life for something like this.
Lu Lu didn't expect that he didn't see any traces of people following him all the way here. Instead, he saw the traces of people following him when he crossed the river.
After walking a few meters down the river, Lu Lu saw the footprints left by a red deer on the black mud accumulated by the river. In addition, he also saw the footprints of a person who followed the red deer up the mountain.
Going up.
Lu Lu didn't ask any more questions, but just quickened his pace again.
He had an intuition that the red deer should be in Sanjian Mountain. They like to move around in high mountains. Looking at this mountain, there are many things that red deer can eat.
For a moment, my body felt as if it had been poked by countless small needles. The feeling was really unpleasant.
Lu Lu comforted Yuan Bao and walked up the hillside, wanting to take a look at a higher place.
They deliberately bypassed the ambush place and soon found the footprints left by the red deer when they fled.
Lu Lu immediately stopped: "They should all be in the ravine ahead."
The two looked at each other and continued to follow.
Seemingly attracted by the call of the female red deer, the male red deer also called, turned around, took a few tentative steps back, and then stood and watched again.
The things Lu Lu was carrying were indeed much heavier than what he was carrying.
Lu Lu looked carefully at the footprints on the mud. Apart from human footprints, he saw no extra footprints, not even dog footprints.
Lu Lu smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had never expected that the two of them would go out early in the morning and track for dozens of miles, and they would get such a result.
Within half an hour, the two climbed over a low mountain. When they were halfway down the slope, Yuanbao suddenly let out a bark.
Lu Lu immediately picked up his gun and led Yuan Bao to follow the footsteps.
The so-called pinching is to follow the traces left by wild animals.
Yuan Bao shook the water droplets off his body a few times and followed Lu Lu.
This red deer had just been frightened by someone chasing a fight, and was naturally suspicious. This time it went out and went very far.
This kind of place is always dangerous.
More than ten minutes passed, and they had already reached the edge of the ravine. Yuanbao made a sound again, making a fierce snoring sound.
"That can't be done!"
After finally landing on the shore, Chen Xiuqing was not convinced and said: "If I had a good dog like Yuan Bao to help me, I would be able to come here quickly."
Lu Lu nodded, focusing more on Yuan Bao, watching it sniffing along the traces, and finally looked up to the other side of the river and called twice.
The large object weighing nearly 200 kilograms left quite a mark on the ground and was not difficult to find, not to mention the ingot.
Chen Xiuqing scratched his head and had nothing to say.
"Among the hunters you've heard of, who has the courage to go into the mountains alone, without even a hunting dog?" Lu Lu asked as he walked.
"Go further inside and you'll find Sanjian Mountain." Chen Xiuqing looked at the mountain in the distance that was much higher than the other mountains: "Are we going there?"
Naturally, Chen Xiuqing didn't say much and followed quickly.
"Hurry up and put on your clothes, let your body warm up quickly, don't get cold!"
Chen Xiuqing frowned and thought for a moment: "It's hard to say. Several gunners in Huilong Tun have this ability, and there are also some in other villages. I really can't tell who they are."
He's not that particular and thinks it's all nonsense.
This is a reminder to Lu Lu.
Next, neither of them said anything else, they just followed the footsteps while watching their surroundings.
This anxious look immediately amused Lu Lu.
People in the mountains also pay attention to the first-come, first-served approach to hunting. Knowing that the person who arrived first is already hunting, but still intervening, is deliberately creating a conflict. A fight is a trivial matter. If you have a bad temper, it is normal to just use a gun.
Fortunately, Lu Lu knew how to tread water, so even with the more than ten kilograms of stuff he was carrying, it was not a problem for him.
Yuan Bao followed Lu Lu closely, calling out from time to time to remind him of the abnormalities around him. Seeing that Lu Lu kept walking, he didn't stop much.
After walking four or five meters into the water, the water was already up to my neck.
Both of them knew the specific location of the red deer that fled yesterday when the people from Huilongtun were rushing to fight.
Often when Yuan Bao makes a sound, the person is still hundreds of meters away, so there is no need to worry about the other person hearing it.
It is always taboo to say discouraged or dejected words such as "oh haha" or "escape" when rushing to the mountains. People who are fastidious will be very annoyed when they hear such words and think it is unlucky.
After passing several mountains in a row, the two of them saw a large number of hoof prints left by it on the grassland and trees beside the river by a river in the mountains.
"Then why didn't you tell me, I brought a mirrored axe, and the gun is heavier than your single-barreled weapon?" Lu Lu curled his lips and said.
He couldn't help but secretly sigh: How brave!
Without saying a word, Chen Xiuqing began to take off his clothes and pants, put them all into a hunting bag, put them on his head together with the gun, and went straight into the river.
Although after the battle, the untouched traps are usually dismantled, the possibility of omissions cannot be ruled out. Some people may deliberately leave some behind with the idea of leaving the traps in case they get another wild animal.
Lu Lu confessed and walked towards the direction where Yuan Bao barked just now.
The surface of the water looks calm, but there is an undercurrent surging underneath, driving the body continuously downwards of the river.
But now that everyone is here, he is a little unwilling: "Qingzi, someone is one step ahead of us!"
Chen Xiuqing quickly put on her clothes, ran over, looked at the footprints on the ground, and frowned: "How do you feel about today..."
But Lu Lu already knew what he meant, because even he thought so himself.
Lu Lu saw that as soon as he entered the river, his body couldn't help but stiffen. He knew that the coldness of the river would definitely be unbearable.
"You've come here, you'll definitely get through it!" Lu Lu said with a smile, "Don't say you can't swim!"
Anyone who dares to venture into such deep mountains alone is either a newbie or a master, and the possibility of the latter is often greater.
Chen Xiuqing's expression became excited: "If that person hits one, the other one will be scared away. Brother Lu, should we go forward and intercept it?"
Lu Lu was looking at the lying red deer carefully and asked with a smile: "Aren't you surprised that you didn't see the hunter?"
Chen Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, then looked down for a long time, but there was still no sign of the man. He scratched his head in confusion: "It's strange..."
Lu Lu smiled and pointed at the female red deer and said with a smile: "He is it!"