Chapter 97 How important is it to have a reliable guide Li Long left his bicycle in the winter den and drank some stomach-warming milk tea. Then he and Halimu carried two guns, ropes and plastic sheets and walked into the forest. Going east from Dongwozi, walking along the mountain for more than a kilometer, Halimu turned a corner in front. There was a mountain pass extending to the north, but the exit was very small and did not form a mountain road here. "Look, there is a ditch going in here. In this ditch, there grow many medicinal herbs that you Han people call Fritillaria." Halimu pointed to Li Long and said, "In the summer, in May and June, there are those upside-down flowers blooming everywhere. They are very beautiful." The two men did not go into the ravine, but Li Long remembered the location of the ravine - at the mouth of the ravine, there was a row of uneven pine trees and several large wind-fallen trees. "Over there," Halimu pointed to a ditch below the Beimu Ditch, "There are a lot of mushrooms growing in the ditch from April to May, and they continue to grow until August. Those mushrooms are quite beautiful, and they are different from ordinary mushrooms." Halimu said to Li Long as if he was pointing out the whole world: "We are not interested in these things, but when summer comes and the snow melts, you can come and have a look. I know you are here to get medicinal herbs. There are more of them in this valley." After finishing his words, Halimu led Li Long to continue walking eastward: "There's a patch of bushes over there, but no tall trees. When spring comes, red deer will come here. I've seen baby deer here when I was herding sheep, but they were too clever. I was out of bullets and didn't bring a gun, otherwise I would have caught one." There are red deer here. Li Long suddenly became excited and asked, "Are there any here now?"
"I don't know. Let's go and take a look." Halimu took Li Long towards the bushes. The snow was deep, and every step took a lot of effort. But both of them were very excited to see if there were any big elks over there. What surprised Li Long was that there were traces of people walking on the snow in the bushes. Halimu looked around and saw some feces. He picked it up and looked at it and said: "The red deer has been here, but it looks like it came three or four days ago." Li Long was excited but also a little disappointed. If only he had come a few days earlier! "The snow is too thick, and it's hard for the elk to find food. They're moving around in a larger area now, and I'm not sure if they'll come later." Halimu pointed to the east with his gun on his back and said: "Let's go on. I remember we went there before we moved to another place in spring and summer and saw a group of wild boars and roe deer. Let's go take a look today. Even if there are none, you can remember this place and come over to hunt when you have time." Li Long noted this place again. The bushes here are only 800 meters away from Beimugou. Although it is not a straight line, as long as you find Beimugou, this side will be easy to find. The two men walked forward for more than a kilometer. Just as Li Long was struggling in the snow with his head down, halimu suddenly stopped. "Li Long, there's movement!" Li Long suddenly stopped. Only then did he realize that he was still a long way from being a qualified hunter. He hadn't noticed anything just now. As soon as he stopped, he immediately heard a grunting sound across the ridge, not just one but a whole bunch of them! "A herd of wild boars?" Li Long looked at Halimu. "It should be." Halimu nodded, took out a 56mm semi-automatic rifle from his back and said, "Let's go up slowly and take a look. If we are discovered, we will shoot immediately and see how lucky we are." Li Long thought that this was the only way, because he found that the sound of grunting was relatively close to the mountain ridge, and if two people went up, they would be discovered. Li Long also took off the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle from his back and even raised the triangular bayonet. There were ten bullets in the magazine, so he loaded them and staggered with Halim, and the two of them slowly advanced toward the ridge in parallel. Although both of them tried to be careful, the snow was so thick that every step would inevitably make a sound. Li Long could feel that the grunting sounds on the other side of the ridge had become quieter. But I can’t not go. Fortunately, this ridge is not very high, and it is only a dozen meters away from the top of the mountain. Halimu looked at Li Long and felt that Li Long wanted to rush up. He shook his head slightly, and then continued to walk up slowly, but he was more careful when stepping on the snow. Three minutes later, the two men reached the top of the mountain, and then they saw a dozen wild boars standing in an orderly manner on the top of the ridge, close to the lower slope opposite. They were all turning their heads, looking up, or looking at them! The slope over there was relatively gentle, about thirty or forty degrees. You could see down at a glance that the snow was arched up in large patches, and many grass roots were exposed.
"Shoot!" While the wild boar was stunned, Halimu raised his gun and shot at the nearest wild boar! Li Long also knew that this was the only shot he would have, so he raised his gun and shot at a female wild boar more than ten meters away! In the sight, a ball of blood burst out from the wild boar's shoulder. The wild boar screamed, turned around and ran away! The gunshots blew up the herd of wild boars that had been almost motionless, and they began to flee in all directions! Li Long held the gun in the same position as before, always aiming at the still-running sow. He fired another shot, but this time it missed. When the sow wild boar heard the gunshots, she increased her speed and ran down the mountain. Because the snow was too slippery, she almost fell. This gave Li Long an opportunity! He learned from the last opportunity, made some preparations in advance, aimed at the wild boar's head that was rushing down, and pulled the trigger again. A bigger flower of blood exploded on the wild boar's body. The wild boar was finally hit in the vitals and could no longer escape. It fell to the ground and began to twitch. Li Long breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the other wild boars, which had already disappeared. About twenty or thirty meters in front of Halimu, there was a small wild boar lying. It weighs only about 50 to 60 kilograms, and is about the same size as the one I hit. Harry had already put the rifle on his back and was looking at Li Long. "Yes, two wild boars. You may not be able to bring them back with your bicycle." "It's okay. After cleaning out the guts and peeling off the skin, the remaining parts are not very heavy and can be taken away." It is said that the heavy 28 Forever bicycles have carried up to 400 kilograms. After cleaning these two, the total weight is only 100 kilograms. How could they not be taken away? Moreover, Li Long knew that he would need to learn more hunting skills in the next period of time. Let's take the simplest example, skinning. When spring turns to summer, Halim and his friends move to the summer pasture. If they kill a deer or roe deer, do they have to sell the skin? They have to skin it before selling it. So if you don’t know how to peel the skin yourself, then you won’t be able to sell it? So, now Li Long has to take the first step, starting with skinning and gutting. (End of this chapter)