Chapter 220 Luming Valley

Other hunters may not have a very deep understanding of lynxes, and the occasional information they know may not be their own experience, but hearsay from friends in the same industry or other channels.

But Uncle Zhao is a tough guy who has fought several lynxes with his own hands. He knows very well how lynxes strangle dogs and how fast they react.

Yue Feng shook his head: “I didn’t suffer any loss! I didn’t even touch the hairy lynx! But there is one thing I forgot to mention just now. Before the black eagle set up its nest, I ambushed this lynx this morning and injured one of its hind claws. Maybe its movement speed was affected a little!”

“That’s pretty impressive! This big black eagle is no ordinary species!!” Uncle Zhao said as his eyes fell on the big black eagle that was squatting quietly on the sled with its hat on.

“Uncle, why do you think the eagle cannot defeat the lynx? Did you see anything in the mountains?” Yue Feng continued to ask.

“Yes! About ten years ago, the two eagles at Xuanying Gorge raised a chick. After the chick grew big enough and followed its parents out of the nest, it spent most of its time in the nearby canyon. As a result, it was spotted by a lynx!
The lynx must have been lying in ambush in the canyon for a long time, watching the big eagle hunting for food to feed the little eagle. The little eagle landed and stepped on a rabbit with its claws to eat, so it took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and bite the young eagle to death!

Later, the two eagles found that their cubs had been killed, so they chased the lynx. The female eagle was eventually bitten to death by the lynx!

When I went to the bottom of the canyon, I found a large number of adult eagle feathers and a small amount of bones and other remains.

From then on, the smaller male eagle was the only one left in the nest of eagles in Xuanyingjian, and it lived alone for several years.

The year before last, this eagle found another female eagle to mate with and resumed breeding!”

No wonder Uncle Zhao was so excited when he heard that the big black eagle could settle in the lynx’s den. It turned out to be because of this.

After listening to it, Yue Feng said: “The hunting and attacking methods of the golden eagle and the gyrfalcon are somewhat different! I think it is this difference that leads to the different results!
Not to mention anything else, the golden eagle is so big that its diving speed is definitely not as fast as that of the gyrfalcon. In addition, as it grows bigger, its sensitivity in movements such as bending and flipping is also reduced. It is understandable that it flipped over when the lynx was on guard!

This big black eagle is quite cunning. It does not fight with the lynx, but instead adopts a guerrilla warfare strategy. When the enemy advances, it retreats; when the enemy is tired, it harasses.

Moreover, its dive attack speed was very fast, and its small size made it very sensitive, and the lynx was injured, so it was taken down by the big black hawk!
When I got within a hundred meters of the lynx on my skis, the big black eagle was squatting on the tree and screaming. “

“What a good eagle! What a good eagle!” After listening to Yue Feng’s detailed description, Uncle Zhao praised the performance of the big black eagle again and again.

After chatting for a while, the wild boar steaks and pork elbows in the steel pot were cooked. Uncle Zhao lifted the lid of the pot and poked the meat with chopsticks. After making sure it was cooked, he scooped out the meat with the large basin that Yue Feng had just brought today.

A family of five, one old and four young, sat around a wooden square table. They opened the lid of the big pot, filled fine porcelain bowls with rice porridge, and took down the pancakes stuck to the edge of the pot. Dinner was ready.

Uncle Zhao took out the barrel of loose liquor that Yue Feng and his friends had brought last time and poured everyone a glass.

Uncle Zhao: “This time we have more than enough plates and bowls for eating! Thanks to you, I can become a landlord again!”

“Hehe! Uncle, the meat you stewed today is really good. The meat is a little bit boneless and not cooked enough!” Yue Feng said with a smile.

“This is a little pig. I took the red dogs out for a walk before the snow started and encountered it by accident! The little pig weighs about 120 to 130 kilograms. Before I could even get close to it, several dogs had already ripped its belly out and pressed it there!
This piglet is only a little over a year old, and the meat is delicious! You guys came to my place, and I didn’t prepare anything in advance, so just this little bit of meat, just make do with it!”

“Haha, this tube of meat is not good enough! I won’t be polite to you, let me taste it first!”

In order to please the old man, Yue Feng was the first to pick up the chopsticks and a piece of pork ribs.

The taste of the sow ribs after adding seasonings was significantly improved. Yue Feng took a bite and his mouth was full of oil, which was very satisfying.

With Yue Feng taking the lead, the other three people didn’t bother to be polite with the old man. They all picked up their chopsticks and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Uncle Zhao just watched the young men gnaw on the meat quietly. After they had eaten a few pieces of meat to fill their stomachs, he picked up the wine glasses in front of them.

“This is the second time we’ve sat together at the same table to eat, and before we take our first sip of wine today, I have something to say!”

Hearing what the old man said, the four of them immediately put down their chopsticks and looked up at the old man obediently.

“According to secular standards, I am just an old mountain dog with a weird temper. I don’t associate with people, let alone get close to them! Even my so-called blood relatives at home down the mountain have almost no affection for me. They only have calculations and considerations about their own interests!

From this point of view, I, Zhao, have lived a pretty failed life!

However, thanks to the protection of the mountain god, I met you! You are all good kids! Gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest, I can see the shadow of your family education in you!

Today, you have brought me so many supplies again. I am very happy! Very happy!! I will drink this first glass of wine!!”

While he was talking, Uncle Zhao picked up the two and a half liang wine glass in front of him, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy liquor rushed straight into his mouth, nose and throat, but Uncle Zhao didn’t even stop.

“Uncle! People are different! We men are destined to be together! I’ll have a drink with you too!”
But let’s make it clear first, there’s still plenty of wine, but we can’t drink as much as you can, so let’s drink the rest slowly, and we’ll chat with you for a while!”

While talking, Yue Feng also drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. Xiao Tao and the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu beside him were not cowards either. Regardless of whether they could control their alcohol or not, they drank it all in one gulp.

Xiao Tao, who usually doesn’t drink much, was choked and started coughing, with snot and tears coming out.

“You guys drink slowly. If you can’t drink it normally, just give it a try. I won’t blame you! Eat some vegetables to calm you down!” Uncle Zhao picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in the bowl in front of Xiao Tao.

“Xiao Tao doesn’t drink much normally, but don’t underestimate him because he is good at work and fighting!
Last time we had a fight with the Zhu family in the village, Xiao Tao came up with a stick and knocked down three of the five strong men by himself! Even now, Zhu Erhai is still trembling with fear when he glares at him!”

“Good kids, all of you are good kids! You brothers are all good and there is nothing wrong with what you do! I never thought that when I am so old, someone would take care of me!
If you don’t mind, I will be your uncle from now on. If you want to go up the mountain to hunt and settle down, you can come to my cellar anytime and I will provide you with food! You can stay as long as you want!”

As he was talking, Yue Feng filled Uncle Zhao’s second glass of wine, then the glasses of the other people. When he poured Xiao Tao’s glass, he only poured half a glass, as a way of showing some care for his silly brother.

“We are not going to be polite with you! The forest behind our house is only this big. According to how often we go hunting in the mountains in winter, we will definitely go to deeper forests in the future, which will definitely cause trouble for you! You should also eat some food instead of just drinking. You didn’t even move your chopsticks when we were eating just now!”

“Okay! Okay! I’ll eat too, everyone should eat!”…

Uncle Zhao was definitely in high spirits during this evening’s dinner. He was a little bit restrained at first, but after Yue Feng accompanied him and slowly drank two glasses of wine, the suppressed emotions slowly released.

No one is heartless, it’s just that when faced with the same thing, people with different personalities make different decisions and choices.

Most of the time, Uncle Zhao was mumbling about various events from his youth, what kind of prey he had caught in the mountains, what situations he had experienced, what conflicts he had with his family, etc. The further he talked, the more confused the topic became. The Yue Feng brothers listened quietly without interrupting him.

The drinking session lasted for an hour and a half. Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao drank a pound of wine each, and Xiaowen and Xiaowu drank almost seven ounces.

The old man wasn’t drunk today, but he was a little unsteady when he walked. Yue Feng didn’t let him do things like picking up tables and washing pots. They were all kids from the village, so these chores were easy for a few people to share and they would be done in no time.

After eating and drinking, they didn’t turn off the lights and rest immediately. Uncle Zhao liked the radio that Yue Feng brought for him very much. After eating and drinking, the five of them chatted while listening to the radio.

It was getting dark outside, and everyone in the cellar on the mountain was getting drunk.

Unlike last time, Yue Feng and his team came well prepared this time.

Although they still slept on the floor, they brought two tanned bear skins with them and spread them on the floor to keep out moisture and keep warm.

If we make the fire in the stove burn a little brighter, several people can sleep with their clothes on and not feel cold at all.

Slowly, snoring sounds began. Yue Feng tiptoed to blow out the oil lamp, checked the small gap left by the window, and then he lay down last and slowly closed his eyes.

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The next morning, before daybreak, Uncle Zhao woke up early. He got up to cook for the children. Yue Feng opened his eyes when he heard the noise.

Breakfast is simple. I haven’t finished the pancakes I ordered last night, so I take the meat out of the pot, chop it up, and add it to the corn stubble soup. I also add a plate of pickled cabbage dumplings to relieve the greasiness. This breakfast is enough.

When it was getting light outside, Yue Feng called his three brothers, asked them to wash their faces and eat. He then added some new grits to the remaining meat soup in the pot and forked out some dog food to feed the four dogs until they were 60% full.

As soon as the sky brightened, Yue Feng’s team and Uncle Zhao’s five men were fully armed and ready to set off.

I had never been to the Yuefeng Peak in Luming Valley that Uncle Zhao mentioned in my previous life, so the old man became the leader of the team today.

The group dragged two sleds (the other two pigskin sleds were also taken apart), three guns, and led dogs, and marched towards the direction of Luming Valley.

There are basically not many ready-made roads as you go deeper into the mountains from Uncle Zhao’s cellar. Uncle Zhao is very familiar with the surroundings and the paths he chose are all ridges with relatively gentle slopes. Except for the twists and turns that are a little hard to remember, it’s not too painful.

After walking for about an hour and a half, the completely unfamiliar forest in front of us became clear after we crossed a ridge.

“Fuck! It’s so beautiful here!” Yue Feng looked at the scene in front of him and couldn’t help but sigh.

The mountain and forest landscape has changed significantly. A river cascades down from the distant mountains and extends to the “plain area” in front.

The area with almost no visible edge was all endless impact plains. Apart from a few large trees, it was almost entirely covered with low shrubs or occasional wormwood. Only in the far distance could you see another high mountain on the opposite side.

There is such a good place outside of this forest?

“This is the Luming Valley! Look upstream, there is a deep pool connected to a small naturally formed mountain reservoir! Let’s go down the ridge and cross the reservoir to have a look at the woods on the opposite side. In previous years, there were more deer activities there!” Uncle Zhao pointed to the location at the foot of the mountain and roughly explained the direction to Yue Feng and the others.

As the old saying goes, “If you look at the mountain, you will run to death.” In fact, it’s not just the mountain. In Luming Valley, even if you stand on the ridge and see that the place is not far away, it will take Yue Feng and his group a long time to walk there on foot.

Another half an hour passed before Yue Feng and his companions crossed the edge of the mountain reservoir and reached the other side.

The surface of the reservoir had already frozen over, and after the snowfall it was covered with a large amount of snow. If it weren’t for the waterfall still flowing in the distance, Yue Feng and his companions wouldn’t have known that there was a frozen lake underground when they first came here.

After crossing the reservoir, Uncle Zhao called out to Yue Feng, “Xiao Feng, you can release your eagle and dog! There are traces of the past few days here!”

Yue Feng went over to take a look, and sure enough, on the bushes and trees that were less than a meter tall, many trunks and branches showed signs of having been gnawed. Although the footprints on the ground were not very clear, they could be vaguely seen.

“These are the footprints of sika deer, and there are more than one! Look here!” Uncle Zhao said, pointing to a place on the ground where the footprints were clearer.

“Yeah, a sika deer will do too! We just need to chase it!” Yue Feng also became excited.

The presence of footprints means that there were deer activities around at a certain time. Yue Feng’s requirements were not high. As long as he could bring back a deer, he would be done with his mission.

Of course, if we are lucky enough to get more, with five of us in total, we can also find a way to bring the prey back.

“Dahuang, come here and smell it!” Yue Feng shouted, calling the head dog over, and then pointed at the footprints on the ground and gave the order.

After being spread out, Rhubarb was very excited and immediately lowered his head to sniff.

The expected situation of him immediately going on the scene and leading the team to run wildly did not happen yet, but there was an unusual sound from the sky.

The big black eagle that had been circling above Yue Feng and the others’ heads suddenly started to scream.

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