People responded to Qiao Muzhou’s call and followed him into the mountain. Everyone else returned safely, but the Chen brothers all lost their lives.

No matter what, Qiao Muzhou, the one who blew the whistle, is responsible.

Even though other members of the hunting team helped prove that the brothers were killed because they violated the rules and ran away secretly, it still failed to quell the resentment and anger of their relatives.

The situation at this time was the same as when the Zhou family bought an eagle from Yue Feng and killed it, and then dragged the family members to make trouble with Yue Feng.

When people die, the dead are the greatest. Even if they do something inappropriate, the responsibility is not entirely on us.

The whole family, including women, children, old mothers and other “vulnerable groups” squat at the door of their homes and cry for their husbands. In this situation, even if you are right, you will still be hesitant.

The incident alarmed the secretary of their own village, and even the leaders of the township were called in. The victim was not just one person, but the families of four brothers, a large group.

Finally, after mediation and conciliation by relevant personnel, Qiao Muzhou received 200 yuan as death pension, and the matter was settled.

It’s quite ironic, a life, two hundred yuan in compensation, this price can’t even buy a good head dog.

Qiao Muzhou, who paid the money, became somewhat autistic. He led a team into the mountains, but someone died because he did not follow the instructions. He was also blocked at home by the victims, which made Qiao Muzhou feel worse than eating poop.

The record of wiping out a pack of wolves and getting a bunch of wolfskin tubes has now faded. His close friends know that Mr. Qiao San is angry, so no one has arranged to go to his house for a meal or a drink during this period.

The courtyard, which was usually packed with guests, suddenly looked much more desolate.

Time still moves forward slowly, and before I knew it, a week has passed.

After gradually recovering from the fatigue of the long journey into the mountains, the members of the Yuefeng Hunting Team returned to their normal daily routine.

At home, there is a breeding farm on the mountain and two canteens. Life is very regular.

Since the size of the falconry team was expanded in the fall, the pressure on Yue Feng’s team to supply live flying dragon rabbits and other game to the Second Canteen has been greatly reduced.

Even if their team is on a mission and cannot release the little eagles to catch birds for a short period of time, the prey caught by Uncle Chen is enough to cope with the consumption.

Yue Feng’s basic income has entered a stable period. Even if he does not go hawking, he still has a basic income of several dozen per day.

His wealth continued to grow quietly.

In the following week, Yue Feng led his hunting team to the surrounding mountains and fought two large battles.

There were two large hunts, one of which was spent wandering around in the mountains and forests for a whole day and ended in vain.

In another battle, with the help of the eagle and the dog, they managed to kill two wild boars, a male and a female.

The hunting team members, who were used to big scenes, suddenly found that the number of prey entering the mountains had greatly decreased, and they were somewhat uncomfortable.

After dragging the prey down the mountain, everyone gathered at Yue Feng’s house to hold an emergency meeting.

“Brother, these mountain resorts near the back mountain that we often go to are a bit disappointing this year!

Where have all the animals on the mountain gone? We went up the mountain and took a walk, but why do they seem so sparse? “

There was a deep sense of doubt in Xiao Tao’s clear eyes.

“Yes, brother. Last year, we often went to those mountain areas where prey was easily found. But when we took the dog there, we couldn’t see any signs of activity! This is not right!” Xiaowen couldn’t help but agree.

Yue Feng stroked his chin and thought for a moment: “We have overdrawn the resources at home too much!

Just do a rough calculation and see how many wild boars, roe deer and other wild animals we hunted last year just within the radiation range of Chaiji Road in the back mountain forest farm!”

After hearing this, the brothers fell silent.

They had a lot of trouble last winter, hunting wild boars, bears, roe deer and so on. Although there is no specific statistics, there were several battles that almost wiped out the herd.

These things don’t automatically refresh at a certain time like in the game. Once the population density drops, it will naturally take time for them to reproduce and expand.

“Also, don’t forget! In the beginning of autumn, the animals come down the mountain more frequently than in previous years!

It is very likely that this year will be what the older hunters call a “little year!”

This Xiaonian is not Wang Xiaonian, but a Xiaonian similar to the Big and Small Years for fruit trees.

In a good year, the vegetation on the mountain is lush and the yield of various fruit seeds will increase. The mountain livestock will have food to eat and will naturally reproduce more.

In a bad year, there are few resources in the mountains, and it is difficult for mountain livestock to fill their stomachs with food from their own territories.

Therefore, when the autumn harvest season comes, people prefer to go down the mountain to harvest food to gain weight.

Nature has its own way of mediation. Ordinary people cannot see many details clearly, but they can still have a basic understanding of the general phenomena.

“Then what should we do, brother? We can’t just catch some rabbits and pheasants when the time is right and not go into the mountains for a big hunt, right?” Xiaowu continued to ask after listening.

Yue Feng shook his head: “Don’t panic! We now have two sidecar motorcycles that can take us to further places! I’ll go back to the farm and ask the old man. If that doesn’t work, we can go deeper into the mountains!”

Hearing this, Xiao Tao’s eyes lit up: “Okay, last year we were active around the area affected by Chaiji Road in the forest farm.

This year we will use motorcycles for transportation. If that doesn’t work, we will use the border of Chaiji Road as the starting point for entering the mountains!
Theoretically, the deeper you go into the mountains, the more prey you can catch!
Think about it, we went to Saint Lake a few days ago and even encountered a pack of wolves! I guess there are still some in the deep mountains here!”

We brothers had a simple meeting and decided on the strategy for the next stage.

That afternoon, Yue Feng went to the breeding farm on the mountain to have a brief conversation with Uncle Zhao and ask for advice. With Zhao Dashan’s advice, the scope of activities for Yue Feng’s hunting team was preliminarily determined.

They moved along the forest area near No. 59 Chaiji Road in the back mountain, and moved northeastwards towards the deep mountains and old forests close to the border line.

Going further out from here, we have reached the border area between Fengcheng and Chuncheng.

Because it is less than 200 kilometers away from the border, transportation is not very convenient.

Except for some stationed soldiers, most areas are almost uninhabited, and the prey resources are definitely much richer than those around human settlements.

After deciding on the direction of this year’s hunting, Yue Feng and his brothers began to make preparations in advance.

Ammunition, medical supplies, outdoor camping tents, fur mats, food and other supplies, all the goodies brought back from the supply station after a previous trip to Holy Lake, were soon put to use.

After two days of thorough preparation, the four brothers of the Yuefeng hunting team, with two falcons, eight hunting dogs, four people, and two 56-caliber guns, set out from Xing’an Village and headed straight for their new destination.

With two motorcycles, the journey from the village to the end of Chaiji Road took only more than an hour. Compared with the initial walk into the mountains, the travel efficiency was at least several times higher.

When they reached an area without mountain roads, the two brothers covered the two motorcycles with woven bags prepared in advance, and then dragged the sleds in the predetermined direction.

From what Uncle Zhao said, the deeper you go into the mountains, the more valuable mountain animals you will find.

Therefore, when Yue Feng and his team set out on this trip, their hunting targets also underwent a preliminary change, from last year’s wild boars and roe deer to more valuable targets such as blind bears, musk deer, sables, deer, and even tiger cubs.

The preliminary itinerary plan is to go into the mountains and stay for about two to three days, and the supply of materials needs to be carried by manpower.

At present, with the ability to carry supplies assisted by a dog, a four-person hunting team can only stay in the mountains for two or three days at most if they want to live comfortably in the mountains.

If you want to go to a place as far as the Holy Maiden Lake, you will need to purchase additional vehicles such as horses. You can consider it later. At present, Yue Feng is not in a hurry to check out the place on the first trip.

The brothers hid their motorcycles and dragged the sled loaded with necessary supplies down the ditch. After climbing over several gentle slopes, the environment in front of them changed visibly.

Without the influence of human logging, there are more and more trees in the deep mountains that are thicker than several people can hug, and the forests are almost completely in their original state.

Except for the ridge, there is not even a narrow path to walk on in other areas.

Before, everyone would have been extremely uncomfortable, but now the Yuefeng Hunting Team had gone through the long journey to the Holy Maiden Lake and had gained some experience in choosing routes and clearing paths along the way.

Xiao Tao was the guy with the best physique. He was clearing a path ahead with a machete in his hand. He avoided small thorns and vines if possible, and cut down those that could not be avoided.

Towards evening, the hunting team passed through several relatively busy forests and tentatively determined a location for camping in an area on a large sunny slope.

On the first day, the hunting team members were on the road almost the entire time. There were indeed more resources in the old forest. Even though they did not try to avoid them while traveling, they still encountered two groups of roe deer, one large and one small.

Judging from the current combat effectiveness of Yuefeng Hunting Team, hunting roe deer is basically not difficult at all. They didn’t even let the dogs go. Yuefeng and Xiaowu brothers held their guns and killed two roe deer in one encounter. Then they crossed a ridge and chased them for another round of hunting. They caught five roe deer, three big and two small.

Now, there is fresh meat from the mountain.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the members of Yue Feng’s team worked together to prop up the military tent that they brought up the mountain.

Yue Feng followed the instructions of Grandpa Wu on how to lead a team. He sorted all the supplies into categories, then walked around the temporary camp with his gun on his back and his dog on his lead.

The trees on this large gentle slope are relatively sparse, and the frozen ice path is easy to walk on.

Before dark, Yue Feng walked around the area and used the few small things he had with him to make a few small mechanisms to sound the alarm in the camp.

When we returned to the camp after a walk, the fire in the tent had already been lit, hot water was boiled on the small stove, and the supplies brought into the mountains and fresh roe deer meat were cooked in the pot. After a while, we would have dinner.

“How’s it going, Brother Feng? Are there any prey footprints around?”

Xiaowen asked as he added firewood to the fire.

Yue Feng casually hung his gun on the side and said, “It’s OK. I found a few footprints of deer. It was getting dark so I didn’t chase them any deeper!
There are many wild animals in the ditches and ponds here. Let’s get up early tomorrow and take a look. We should be able to get something!”

Just as he finished speaking, he heard some noises outside the tent.

Yue Feng looked up suddenly and walked out immediately holding the gun.

Damn it, the warning device I just set up with cans was triggered before it got dark. (End of this chapter)