Chapter 684 Deep Mountain
Han Li quickly sorted things out from the crow's clueless narration.
It turned out that the deputy section chief Shen Junling had been living in the village for a few days, but finally couldn't hold on any longer. He cursed and went back to the city as soon as he got up today. The crow watched him enter his house before flying back to report the news.
Han Li teased the crow for a while and then asked it to take the other four crows that were idle at home to the county town. After identifying the four crows and Shen Junling and the others to take over the task, the pair of crows could rest.
Han Li watched the crow fly away, picked up the enamel cup and took a sip of tea.
Shen Junling is not in a hurry right now. Although his work is important, he can't let his family take care of his family at all. It won't necessarily happen if his family is really in an emergency, so it's okay for Shen Junling to go home once in a while.
But it would be fun if Shen Junling ran home every two days for no reason, or if he didn't want to go to the village again after returning home. Although people can't be fired because of this these days, he must be punished. There are many ways.
At that time, if Han Li was in a good mood, he would just get rid of his deputy section chief, and finally write a note on the file and kick him out of the personnel department.
If Han Li is in a bad mood, he will directly send Shen Junling to work as a health worker in the poorest village farthest from the county, and will also have someone write down his file to make him think about it later. It’s difficult even in the county seat.
As long as Shen Junling, the deputy section chief, is taken down, the remaining few people will be insignificant to Han Li.
Han Li's family was still very lively during dinner tonight, but because of Hou Yuhua, Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying still failed.
On November 23rd of the lunar calendar, Han Li was still awakened early in the morning by his body's biological clock.
When Han Li got up and came to the courtyard, he found that it was very windy and cold today. Even though it was darkness before dawn, Han Li still felt the gloom in the sky. Is this going to change again?
The cold wind blowing through his body made Han Li give up this futile observation and start today's daily boxing and martial arts training.
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While Han Li was having dinner at home, Niu Dechang and Wang Congfei had just crawled out of a very simple underground nest, and one of them quickly added firewood to the bonfire with only sparks left.
Another man brought two enamel cups of snow from the deep snow and brought them back to boil water. At the same time, he used a wooden stick to bake a piece of cake next to the fire.
"Brother Niu, it's been more than three days since we've been wandering around. Does it count as we've entered the realm of deep mountains now?"
"I guess we've already arrived. Didn't we find deer and wild boar footprints yesterday? These animals basically don't appear in the periphery."
"Brother Niu, I feel that we are very lucky. This thin layer of snow can just make up for our lack of experience, allowing us to easily find the traces of prey. Our harvest this time will definitely not be small."
"Yes, I hope we can encounter a bear warehouse. It will be less dangerous and more rewarding, and with this layer of snow, we can easily slide it back."
"That's right, we definitely have to make a name for ourselves this time, but although we have guns in our hands and dogs by our side, it is our first time to go into the mountains. The biggest difficulty is the climate in the mountains. As long as we are careful not to get sick, Returning home with a full load is definitely not a dream.”
Niu Dechang and Wang Congfei ate something simple. One packed up the things in the camp, and the other put away the animal traps placed around to ensure their safety. Finally, they put their backpacks on their backs, took the dog of Wu Lili's family, and stepped on the A layer of snow of varying depths continued into the mountain.
The wind was very strong today, but the old-fashioned shotguns in the hands of the two men made a good start. The iron sand sprayed out successfully harvested two pheasants. This harvest made them both smile from ear to ear.
However, just after one o'clock at noon, the two of them could no longer walk. Wang Congfei shouted from behind to Niu Dechang in front.
"Brother Niu, it's too windy and cold today. It's still dark in the mountains early. How about we find a place to rest."
"Okay, it's damn windy. Let's find a leeward place to set up camp and cook, and stew these two pheasants."
However, the two of them were lucky today. They found an ideal location without going very far. Here was a large and very tall earth bag. There was a fallen tree next to it, forming a triangle with the earth bag.
The two of them just needed to cover the sides and top with something, and it would instantly become a perfectly suitable place to spend the night.
At this time, a cold wind blew by, and the snow on the branches was fluttering beautifully from above, which made the two of them shiver and had no time to take a closer look before preparing to clean up the place where they would spend the night.
Wu Lili's dog Niu Dechang didn't dare to let go, otherwise he would cry if he let go without him. At this time, he tied the dog and said to Wang Congfei next to him.
"I'll clear the snow here, and you go get some firewood and light a fire. With the fire, we can build a place to spend the night safely."
They had divided labor like this for the past two days. After hearing this, Wang Congfei put down his backpack, rubbed his frozen face, took out his ax and went to chop down trees and get firewood nearby.
Prey in the mountains may be difficult to find, but dead branches are still very easy to obtain. After a while, a bonfire was lit in front of the temporary camp.
Next, the two men cut down some pine and cypress branches with leaves, which were used as roofs and walls.
But the wind blowing seemed to be colder at this time, but Niu Dechang and Wang Congfei not only did not dare to rest, but also speeded up their hands. Seeing that the sky was getting darker, they had to separate themselves to do more. Bring back some firewood, otherwise in such a cold environment, it would be very easy for them to freeze to death without enough firewood.
These things that can be done with a wave of Han Li's hand are the most realistic hunting in the mountains, but this also has a lot to do with Niu Dechang and Wang Congfei being too poor. If they only have a few pieces of "tarpaulin", animal skins, etc. The work will be reduced by more than half immediately.
At this time, Niu Dechang was carefully loosening the cypress branches on top, and tying them with ropes from time to time to prevent the roofs from being blown away by the wind. Then he used branches to block the opening in front of the roof and the place where he spent the night was completed.
After Wang Congfei got back a lot of firewood, he began to place animal traps and covers around them. This would not only increase their safety when sleeping at night, but also bring some harvest if they were lucky.
When Wang Congfei came back from doing this, Niu Dechang had moved the fire to the somewhat ventilated shack, and Wu Lili's dog was tied to a place similar to the door.
The two pheasants they harvested today were stewed on the bonfire. Wang Congfei sat down by the fire and sighed.
"The mountain wind is getting colder and colder, but as long as you are next to the fire, you are not afraid of anything."
Niu Dechang stirred the fire, rubbed his aching legs and said.
"I feel like we're almost deep in. Why don't we take a look around the camp tomorrow? It's such a waste of time to have to find and set up a place to spend the night every day."
"Isn't it? But we made money this time. We must buy a tarpaulin tent before going into the mountains next time. Not only will we be comfortable, but it will also save us a lot of effort and time."
"Well, everything is difficult at the beginning. Didn't we just catch two pheasants today? Maybe we can find Xiongcangzi tomorrow."
"Hahaha, that's necessary. In order to celebrate our good start, Brother Niu, why don't you take a few sips to warm yourself up later."
The two of them bought two kilograms of spirits when they went into the mountains. One was to drink a few sips to warm up when the weather was too cold and they were on the road, and the other was to celebrate catching a large prey such as a blind bear.
Niu Dechang originally didn't want to drink at this time, but at this moment a cold wind was blowing, and those branches had a very limited effect. Not only did they tilt the flames of the fire, but they also made the two of them shrink their necks. Shivering, Niu Dechang rubbed his hands and asked.
"Are the bear traps and covers outside okay?"
"I know what Brother Niu is worried about, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with those arrangements. I arranged them very evenly. Even if the Siberian tiger comes, they won't be able to sneak up on us. Besides, isn't there a dog at the door? If there is any movement, it will There is a fire inside for the call, so the situation you are worried about will not happen at all."
"Okay, then let's take a few sips to keep warm while we eat chicken."
By this time, today's dinner at Han Li's house had ended, but today Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying asked Hou Yuhua to go back first to prevent Aunt Zhao from having to wait at the door when she arrived. They could just leave the pots and dishes to them.