Chapter 397: Climbing Ice and Lying in Snow
The two brothers, who had unexpectedly made a fortune, returned along the same route and came back to the place where the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu squatted.

“How’s it going, Brother Feng? Is there any movement in that nest over there?”

Xiaowen was in charge of the vision behind his brother. He was the first to notice that Yue Feng and Xiao Tao had returned. He asked in a low voice.

Yue Feng shook his head: “Over there, one in the south and one in the north, neither of them has moved!
But our trip was not in vain, we were lucky, we shot a male musk deer and got a nice-looking naan!”

“The fragrant naan that can be used to extract musk? I heard that the price of musk is very high after it is dried!” Xiaowen immediately became interested.

Yue Feng patted the hunting bag containing the sachets and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep them carefully!
Even the surrounding fur has been cut off, so we can process it carefully at home in time! When we sell it, everyone will get a share!

Is there any movement down there?”

“We didn’t even see the shadow of the tiger, but that sub-adult musk deer has been making a fuss down there for quite a while!” Xiaowu responded in a low voice.

Yue Feng nodded and said, “Since there is no movement over at Tiger Leaping Cliff, there is no need for the four of us to stay here and do nothing!

Xiaowu, you and Xiaowen stay here first. I will take Xiaotao to find a sheltered place and dig a snow nest!

Let’s split into two groups to hunt this tiger and spend the night on the mountain tonight!”

“Oh, okay! We brought so many wolfskin mattresses and roe deer skin blankets! We should be able to make a snow nest and stay there!”

Xiaowen didn’t expect Yue Feng to be so decisive. He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Yue Feng’s arrangement.

“Then you guys stay here! Xiao Tao and I are going to do some work first! We’ll come back around noon!”

By the way, Xiaowen, if you have nothing to do with your alert, you can also use a knife to cut the snow shells and build a low wall on the windward side.

Block the wind, and you’ll feel more comfortable!” Yue Feng suggested.

“Okay, I’ll improve the terrain a little bit!”

After a brief conversation, Yue Feng dragged the sled and left the ambush point.

Walk forward along the southeast side of the cross ditch.

As mentioned before, there are many things to pay attention to when digging a snow cave in the mountains to spend the night.

Uncle Zhao taught Yue Feng and his brothers step by step, so now they have no problem operating independently.

The snow cave chosen by Yue Feng was no more than 500 meters away from the ambush point in a straight line, next to a small cliff facing the wind.

This kind of small dead-end gully is quite common in the mountains, and the terrain is relatively low.

When it snows and blows, the thickness of the snow foam will be much thicker, so it is no problem to dig a snow hole for temporary hiding.

After selecting a location, Yue Feng called down the two eagles from the sky, put on their hats temporarily, and placed them on the sled. The two eagles had no combat missions for the time being and had eaten a lot of blood, so they soon relaxed and rested.

Yue Feng and Xiao Tao, the two brothers, one holding an invasive knife and the other holding the only round-headed engineer shovel, quickly got busy.

Determine the location of the snow hole, then start digging, and pile the snow into a reflective snow wall on one side of the hole.

The interior of the snow nest kept expanding according to the number of people, and finally a temporary cave similar to a cave but smaller in size was dug out.

Working with a proper shovel is much more efficient than using a shovel to scrape snow.

The work that was supposed to take more than two hours took less than an hour today. The space inside the snow nest was big enough for four adults to lie down.

Yue Feng further compacted and reinforced one side of the wall, leveled the bottom, and put the wolfskin mattress and roe deer skin blanket that he brought up the mountain in order.

Then use the small bag of charcoal you brought up the mountain to build a fire pit, and your snow nest for the night is ready.

After finishing his work, Yue Feng and Xiao Tao crawled into the snow cave, lay down and stretched.

The relatively enclosed environment gave people a greater sense of security, and leaning against the cave wall on one side, the two men breathed a sigh of relief.

After a brief rest, Yue Feng and Xiao Tao climbed out again.

After dark at night, burning charcoal in the fire pit can provide heat to make people feel more comfortable, but the charcoal we can bring up the mountain is limited, and we can’t bear to waste it during the day.

The two brothers collected some dead branches from nearby, and then used knives or axes to chop them into small pieces suitable for making fire. Soon a bonfire was lit at the entrance of the snow cave.

Fill a metal lunch box with snow foam and boil water, then heat up the dry food and lunch brought up the mountain. After a while, the atmosphere in the snow nest is created.

No one knew where the tiger was hiding in Shizigou, so we didn’t dare to act too recklessly.

Some of the hind leg meat from the newly captured male musk deer was also removed and roasted on the fire. During the day, food supplies for the night were also prepared as far in advance as possible.

Before I knew it, the morning had passed.

Yue Feng and Xiao Tao led a fairly fulfilling life and were not idle at all. On the other side, the two brothers of the Zhang family lay there, not daring to move, but some of them could not stay there any longer.

At this time, Yue Feng came over with his back bent.

Yue Feng: “The snow cave has been dug, and lunch is ready! You two brothers go and eat! I’ll keep an eye on this side!” “Okay, then the two of us shall go over first? This ambush is too boring, we’re so impatient!” Xiaowen muttered with a painful look on his face.

Yue Feng waved his hand, and the two brothers backed out of the snow pit, then bent over and climbed up.

Compared to these two brothers, Yue Feng was much more cunning. When he came over, he also brought Black Wolf with him.

It’s so icy and snowy that it’s not comfortable even if you have a wolfskin mattress or a roe deer skin blanket underneath.

Lead the black wolf over, let it lie on the ground, and let the dog stay beside it obediently. It is like having an extra dog-shaped heater. If your fingers are frozen, you can warm them up by leaning on the dog.

The Northeastern big stupid dog is not afraid of the cold at all. As long as it is fat enough, it has no problem sleeping outdoors in temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius. Using it as a hand warmer now is a waste of its talent.

After lying in the ambush position, Yue Feng checked his 56 and a half rifle. After confirming that there were enough bullets and there was no abnormality such as ice, Yue Feng quietly overlooked the large area at the bottom of the ditch in Shizigou.

The tied half-grown musk deer had been struggling for several hours and was now tired.

He lay there most of the time without wanting to move. After resting for a while and regaining some strength, he would get up and struggle again.

The cut that Yue Feng had deliberately made on his front leg had stopped bleeding. The small amount of blood that had flowed out left red spots on the ground where he stepped, emitting a faint bloody smell.

Compared to the Zhang brothers who were a little bit collapsed after lying down for half the morning, Yue Feng actually enjoyed the feeling of ambush and waiting quietly.

The mountain breeze blew past overhead, and the rustling sound of snow foam was faintly visible. The area below the field of vision was covered with a large area of ​​white, with only a few shrubs and trees visible, forming a pristine picture of snowy mountains and forests.

Every once in a while, Yue Feng would stretch his hands and feet and lie there quietly for more than an hour.

After a while, Xiao Tao came over after finishing his work and one person and one dog became two people and one dog.

Xiao Tao was a hot-tempered guy. It was more painful to lie in ambush there than to kill him. In less than half an hour, he started scratching his head.

The two of them chatted in low voices, talking about all sorts of nonsense. After a while, they couldn’t find any new topics, and this guy became more and more restless.

“Brother, I have to hold my pee. Let me go to the bathroom. Do you want to go?” Xiao Tao asked in a low voice.

Yue Feng waved his hand and said: “Find a secluded place downwind to pee. This tiger has a sharp nose and will not come over if it smells something!

Forget it, there is nothing to do in broad daylight, go back to your snow nest and rest, we will talk about it at night!”

“Hehe, okay! Then I’ll go to the snow nest to catch up on my sleep?” Hearing Yue Feng letting him go to rest, Xiao Tao felt as if he had been pardoned.

Yue Feng was alone in the ambush position again.

This lying down lasted for several hours, and before I knew it, it was from noon to around four in the afternoon.

It gets dark early in this season. By four o’clock, the sun has already set over the mountain, and it will be completely dark before five o’clock at the latest.

For the entire afternoon, there was no movement in the valley, and the tiger seemed to have disappeared.

After an entire afternoon of ambush, Yue Feng’s eyebrows and eyelashes were all covered with a layer of frost, and the small area of ​​his face that was exposed outside the hat also emitted an abnormal red color.

Every time you breathe, the cold air feels special when it passes through your nasal cavity.

Uncle Zhao and Uncle Chen were right, this job of squatting in a pit and fighting tigers is not an easy job. Climbing on ice and lying in snow is really torture.

Fortunately, we had made sufficient preparations before going up the mountain. The wolfskin mattress and roe deer skin bedding blocked out most of the cold.

The thick sheepskin coat and cotton pants can also keep the body at a relatively balanced temperature.

As the sun slowly set, the entire valley fell into darkness. The forest, which was already quite harsh during the day, seemed to become even more dead silent after nightfall.

A moon slowly rose up. Fortunately, the weather was good tonight.

Although the lighting conditions were extremely limited under the moonlight, once I adjusted to the darkness, I could still make out the outlines below.

Gulu!
Yue Feng’s stomach started to growl. In order to resist the cold, the human metabolism would increase significantly. One of the manifestations is that the stomach would get hungry faster.

Yue Feng rubbed his stomach through his cotton-padded jacket, only to feel a chill in his abdomen, and even his penis was numb.

Even with the mattress and blankets between them, it’s still cold! Now I urgently need a sip of hot water to warm myself up.

At this time, there was a noise from behind, and Xiaowu and Xiaowen came over tiptoeing, hunched over.

“Brother! Let’s take our turn! We’ve heated up the food in the snow cave. We’ve been lying there for the whole afternoon. Let’s go back and warm it up!” Xiaowen said in a low voice.

“Okay, it’s getting dark, you two have to be careful here! The tiger’s eyes appear yellow-green at night, like two small lanterns!
When aiming and shooting, try not to shoot head-on or from behind. It’s best to shoot from the side so that the chance of hitting the target will be higher!” Yue Feng reminded him with some concern.

“Okay, we got it! Go eat quickly and warm up. Once you’re warm, come and replace me!” Xiaowu said with some lack of confidence.

“Huh? What’s the matter? You have no confidence?” Yue Feng could tell from Xiaowu’s tone that the other party was obviously lacking in confidence.

(End of this chapter)