Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen were waiting quietly by the fire. The flames of the fire were also very bright, and the firelight reflected on their faces. In theory, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement. Zhao Laowen had already sat up from the shelter at this time, and then sat beside the fire with Zhang Peng.
"Uncle, please rest for a while. I've been through enough for you these past few days. I can just stay here." Zhang Peng turned to Zhao Laowen and said.
"Forget it, as I get older, I sleep less. Besides, I can't stop sleeping. If something happens, it's useless to get up in a daze."
Zhao Laowen took out the tobacco pouch and filled the pot with shredded tobacco. There was not much tobacco left, and Zhao Laowen was reluctant to fill it too much.
"Okay, then stay with me for a while, sir. It seems that you have beaten a hanging sheep before?"
"Of course I have. In this life, you say there is nothing in the mountains that you have not encountered or beaten. Although this thing is not very common, it was really not like it was now. At that time, it was not
Rare."
Zhao Laowen took a puff on his pipe and pot, and then sighed, as if he was recalling the past.
Although life was very difficult at that time, for people like Zhao Laowen and Zhang Peng's grandfather, life was actually pretty okay. There were a lot of things in the mountains at that time. Although they could not become rich, their family was indeed
I never went hungry. Although hanging sheep were relatively expensive at that time, they were not as rare as they are now.
Zhao Laowen also hunted this hanging sheep in his early years. He sold it after he hunted it down, and lived a decent life with the money for a while. Zhao Laowen was still young at that time, and his expenses at that time were not much.
So even if you have no concept of saving money, when you get older now, you will still have enough money in your hands and live very comfortably.
The two of them were chatting like this, and they talked about whatever they were talking about. However, they did not relax their vigilance. The guns next to them were already loaded with bullets. They were both waiting, waiting for what might happen.
Danger.
The one-eyed wolf and four wolves of different sizes were very close to Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen. They suddenly stopped where they could vaguely see the light of fire, and then they lay on the ground and crawled forward.<
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However, when they were close enough to see Zhang Peng and the others, they suddenly stopped. When the wild wolf following behind saw this situation, they also tacitly lay down on the spot without any movement.
Then the group of wild wolves stopped and made no more unnecessary movements. They lay on the ground and looked at the blurred figures of Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen.
A long time passed like this, but the leading one-eyed wolf made no move to attack, and his head was still close to the other wolf, as if playing.
But Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen were not in a hurry. They originally thought that if they could not face each other head-on, that would be the best result, so when they saw that there was no situation, they didn't care too much.
This continued until early in the morning. The one-eyed wolf seemed to have fallen asleep. The five wild wolves were lying on the ground motionless. Only occasionally, a wild wolf would open its eyes and aim at Zhang not far away.
Peng and Zhao Laowen glanced at each other, and then closed their eyes again.
Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen were in the same situation. They had taken turns to rest a long time ago. After all, they had to travel tomorrow. It was a bit unbearable for the two of them to stay up all night. Zhao Laowen took a rest first, and then Zhang Peng.
This was also decided after discussion after taking into account the rest habits of the two of them.
Zhao Laowen originally slept less, so he rested first, so that Zhao Laowen would wake up in the middle of the night, and Zhang Peng would have a rest in the middle of the night. This rest would maximize the speed of the two people's mental recovery.
This continued all night. Although both of them were very alert, the group of wild wolves seemed to have no intention of attacking. The one-eyed wolf waited until it was slightly light and then slowly retreated some distance, making it even during the day.
They can't be found either.
When he woke up in the morning, Zhang Peng stretched out and got up from the shelter. Then he went to the side and grabbed a handful of snow, and wiped it on his face randomly. Under the stimulation of the cold, Zhang Peng immediately became energetic. Zhang Peng raised his head and looked around first. Seeing that there was nothing unusual around him, he also looked at Zhao Laowen with some confusion.
"Uncle, what's going on? Nothing happened in the second half of the night?" Zhang Peng slowly walked to the fire. Zhao Laowen handed him a piece of roasted dried meat and asked doubtfully while eating. p>
"No, I'm surprised too. I've always felt this way very accurately before. I thought something would definitely happen last night, but I don't know why but nothing happened. It's really strange." Zhao Laowen drank his morning drink.
After heating the hot water, he said to Zhang Peng with some confusion.
"It doesn't matter. If this is the case, maybe we are too careful? Let's walk a little more today, and we will probably go out tomorrow." Zhang Peng ate the dried meat, and then said to Zhao Laowen. p>
"Maybe, maybe we are too careful, and we have been too tired recently. We can rest better if we go back early."
When Zhao Laowen heard Zhang Peng's words, he also thought that he might be too careful or too tired, causing hallucinations. However, it was nothing. He was going down the mountain in one night, so he started to pack up and prepare without thinking too much.
Set off.
The two put out the fire and pulled out the hanging sheep and mountain eagle buried in the snow next to them. After the night of freezing in the snow, the hanging sheep and mountain eagle were already hardened by the cold, so
It’s good to take it away.
Zhang Peng used a short ax to chop down a piece of wood of suitable thickness, and then tied the hanging sheep and mountain eagle to one end of the stick. Zhang Peng walked back on the road carrying the hanging sheep and mountain eagle. The weight of the hanging sheep and mountain eagle
It's not heavy.
Zhao Laowen followed beside him, just to be on guard in case something suddenly happened or rushed out. If Zhang Peng couldn't react, he would be in trouble.
In this way, the two of them walked quickly towards the direction back to the village. They rarely talked along the way and just hurried on.
After walking for more than two hours, Zhang Peng and Zhao Laowen were both tired and out of breath. After all, although the hanging sheep and mountain eagle were not too heavy, they still weighed almost a hundred pounds.
Walking in the mountains is much more difficult than walking on land, and it also consumes more energy.
Although Zhao Laowen doesn't have much weight to bear, he is relatively old after all. This walking in the mountains is okay at first. If this walking lasts for more than two hours, even a young man will be very tired, let alone him. This is also Zhang Peng.
The reason why I carry my prey alone.
"Uncle, let's take a rest first. We can't go out today anyway, so let's try to save some energy." After Zhang Peng stood still, he turned to Zhao Laowen and said.
"Okay, this mountain road is really tiring. Let's have a good rest. We will rest early in the afternoon depending on the situation. After we have rested and regained our strength, we can go out early." Zhao Laowen panted heavily and put his hands on his knees.
Said to Zhang Peng.
"Okay!"
Zhang Peng also found a raised stone, which had been blown by the wind and no longer covered with snow, and sat down on it.