In order not to be disturbed by others, Sheng Xiping and others stole the prey, so they did not set a trap near the forest farm today, but walked a long way.
It was almost six o'clock at this time. It was estimated that it would be almost ten o'clock when they walked out of the woods and returned to the forest farm.
"We can't go home tonight, so we'll find a place to stay in the mountains for one night.
Tomorrow morning, we will first go near the warm spring to see if we can ambush any more prey, and then return along the original path. Whatever is caught in the trap, we will drag it back."
Sheng Xiping looked at the sky and calculated the distance. He felt that it would be too troublesome to go back and it would be more convenient to stay in the mountains for one night.
When a hunter enters the mountains, he may not necessarily encounter any prey, nor may he encounter any situations.
Sometimes we walk too far, sometimes we get too absorbed in chasing prey and get lost, so we can only stay in the mountains for one night. This is normal.
Sheng Xiping used to live in the mountains when he followed his master into the mountains.
However, other people didn't have such an experience. When they heard that they were going to live in the mountains, everyone was very excited.
"Okay, okay, let's stay in the mountains for one night."
They are all young men. It is a time when they are not afraid of anything, so they just live here. What's the big deal?
If you want to live in the mountains, you can't choose to live near Shilizi. The wind here is too strong and it will be very cold at night.
So at Sheng Xiping's suggestion, everyone came to the valley with the warm spring mentioned earlier and found a place on the hillside with the wind and the sun facing them.
Before it was completely dark, everyone hurriedly cut down trees, peeled off tree bark, cut grass, and built a temporary shelter.
The temporary shacks built in the mountains don't have to be very good. They just cut down wooden poles as thick as an arm and use the branches of the wooden poles to cross to stabilize them.
Then add some slightly shorter wooden poles to form a conical main body.
Then it was covered with birch bark and hay thatch to protect it from wind and snow, and a simple shack was built.
In some places, this is called Xianrenzhu, while in others it is called Zuluozi.
As for Sheng Xiping and the six of them, wouldn't it be nice to build a shack?
It took less than an hour to cut down the tree and peel off the bark, and then it was set up.
The roof of the shack is not covered with bark or thatch, but is left open for ventilation.
Everyone built a fire inside the shack, and the smoke could drift out along the top.
Changbai Mountain itself is a dormant volcano with rich geothermal resources. There are numerous large and small warm springs in the mountain.
In winter, the water in the warm spring does not freeze and still flows out from underneath, forming a stream along the valley.
By the light of the fire, everyone peeled off the skins of the two musk deer, and then went to clean them near Nuanquanzi.
Use a knife to score the meat a few times. There is no other seasoning but salt. Just sprinkle some salt on it.
Then fix the prepared deer on a branch as thick as your thumb and place it on the fire to roast slowly.
Don't be in a hurry when grilling meat like this. You have to turn it frequently and bake it slowly bit by bit so that the inside can be thoroughly roasted.
After the meat is seared at high temperature, the fat inside slowly seeps out, forming small bubbles on the surface of the meat, slowly emitting an attractive aroma.
The meal everyone had in the morning was transferred to the mountains in the afternoon, and they found traces of fragrant deer again.
In order to hide themselves without being discovered, they didn't dare to light a fire and eat anything in the afternoon. By this time, they were already very hungry.
At this moment, the tempting aroma of barbecue brings out the greed in people's hearts.
"Are you ready? Can you eat it? Oh, no, I'm going to starve to death."
Pan Fusheng looked at the sizzling and greasy meat in front of him and kept mumbling.
"No, bake it for a while longer, or else you'll have diarrhea.
We are in the mountains and there is no medicine. If it causes diarrhea, it can kill someone."
Sheng Xiping took a look and saw that the heat was not yet high, so he told Pan Fusheng and the others not to worry, they must grill the meat thoroughly before eating.
"The steamed buns are ready, you can eat the steamed buns first."
During the Chinese New Year, most families eat steamed buns, and they must also bring steamed buns with them when they go up the mountain.
Sheng Xiping was in charge of grilling the meat, while the others skewered steamed buns with tree branches and grilled them on the fire.
The steamed buns are of course easy to bake. After a while, the outside is browned and crispy, and the inside is warm and soft.
"Brother, what you said is that there is meat, who will eat the steamed buns first?"
Pan Fusheng and Zhang Zhijun wailed. The meat was right in front of them. They were almost starving to death. Who was still in the mood to eat steamed buns?
Sheng Xiping smiled after hearing this, took out his knife, sliced the meat off piece by piece, and placed it on a piece of birch bark for Zhang Zhijun and others to eat first.
"Just eat the steamed buns. There is hot water in the teapot, not cold water."
At this time, everyone didn't care about being so particular. They just reached out and grabbed the meat slices and stuffed them into their mouths.
"Hmm, um, delicious, so delicious, fragrant."
When people are hungry, everything is delicious. Of course, fragrant deer meat is indeed delicious and can also cure diseases.
Medical books record that musk deer meat is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and can cure abdominal diseases.
In this way, while grilling and slicing the cooked meat, everyone ate the barbecue and steamed buns, and drank some snow water when they were thirsty.
The musk deer themselves are not that big, weighing about twenty pounds each. After the skin was peeled off and the internal organs were removed, not much was left. In the end, both musk deer were roasted and eaten.
Everyone ate this meal like a piece of cake, and by the end, everyone was groping their stomachs and shouting that they were full.
After eating and drinking, it’s time to go to bed.
Everyone was covered with birch bark and dead grass, and there was a layer of animal skin mattresses on top. Even though there was heavy snow underneath, they did not feel cold at all.
The fire was burning all the time, and the shack was not too cold. They just held the guns in their arms and leaned on each other to sleep.
It was very quiet at night in the deep mountains and old forests, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the trees and rustling.
Looking out from the hole on the roof of the shack, there are a few bright and flickering stars shining in the deep night sky.
With so many people living in the mountains, how could Sheng Xiping dare to sleep properly? He just closed his eyes and stared to rest.
In a daze, I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly heard the sound of woo-woo-woo-woo.
Sheng Xiping woke up with a start and listened attentively. It seemed like there was some big bird flying by, the sound of flapping wings.
Thinking about it, it should be some kind of large nocturnal bird, such as an eagle owl or an owl, hunting for food.
The bird chirped a few more times and then flew away. Sheng Xiping closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
As a result, not long after I closed my eyes, another cry of "Wow - wow -" came from outside.
At first glance, this sound sounds a bit like a dog barking, but the difference is that it pauses every time it barks, unlike dogs that bark continuously.
Sheng Xiping sat up straight, held the gun in his hand, and listened carefully.
I heard a rustling sound outside, like an animal walking through the grass and rubbing against the grass.
"What's the noise?" Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo, who were not sleeping well either, woke up when they heard the noise outside and asked softly.
"It should be the cry of a roe deer. Don't worry, I'll go take a look."
Sheng Xiping picked up the gun, stood up slowly, and walked out of the shack.