Uncle Wu said that he could shoot wherever he wanted with his gun, but no one took his words seriously.

Since going up the mountain yesterday, Uncle Wu has fired two shots and killed two roe deer. The one he killed was killed with one shot from a distance of more than 300 meters. This is nothing to brag about.

Yue Feng chopped a few more dry pinewoods and put them into the burning fire, then said, “Our shooting skills are much worse!

The first shot of about 100 meters is a good start, but once the prey starts running, the accuracy will be much worse!”

“Using a 56 semi-automatic rifle, it’s okay even if the accuracy is poor! We have the chance to shoot ten bullets, but we can’t do that!

You young hunters, your conditions are much better now than they were back then!
As for the skills of firing and quickly changing bullets, almost every one of us who uses a barreled gun has to practice hard. Now that we have semi-automatic guns, these things are no longer necessary!
Xiao Tao, turn the meat over. The wood is not fully burned and there is a lot of smoke. Don’t let it burn!”

“Oh!” Xiao Tao immediately did as he was told and adjusted the roe deer meat that was stuck next to the fire inside and out.

While chatting, the group of people were smoking and roasting fresh roe deer meat with firewood. After a while, the aroma of roasted meat wafted.

At this time, Yue Feng took out some salt from his pocket and evenly spread a layer of it on the meat. This wilderness version of low-end barbecue was enough to fill his stomach.

……

Just as the Yuefeng hunting team was steadily advancing towards the Holy Maiden Lake according to Wu Keji’s plan.

Elsewhere, Mr. Qiao San, who had been quite quiet in the past six months, also received news from his friends about a high-price reward for finding the golden-threaded snow clam spread by the old man of Wang Hu’s family.

Last year, when the tiger came down the mountain, Mr. Qiao San used many tricks and paid a price, but in the end, the benefits were quietly obtained by the Yuefeng Hunting Team, and they worked in vain.

This had a certain impact on Mr. Qiao San’s prestige within a small circle.

At the same time, it also seriously dampened Qiao Muzhou’s enthusiasm for going up the mountain to hunt, and dampened his spirit.

In addition, Erqiang was shot secretly and was recovering from his injuries, so Qiao Muzhou was in no mood to take anyone up the mountain to play.

So for most of the first six months, Qiao Saner stayed at his son’s home in Fengcheng city.

Ever since the leaves began to rustle in autumn, friends who used to play together in previous years have been contacting Uncle Qiao from time to time, planning to go into the mountains to play, but Qiao Muzhou has never responded.

It was not until the snow began to fall that the thoughts that had been suppressed in his mind began to move a little.

Even so, he didn’t have much passion to go into the mountains to hunt.

There is no point in gathering a large group of people to go into the mountains to hunt roe deer and wild boars. There is no benefit in deducting the food and drink expenses of everyone, so even when Lao Ji took the initiative to persuade Qiao Muzhou to go into the mountains to hunt, he was not interested.

But this time it was different. The above information channels had circulated a reward for the golden-threaded snow clam.

That was the news released by the real red-backed boss of the Wang family in Beijing. It was said that in order to save the old man’s grandson, the public reward amount had reached 10,000 yuan.

After receiving this news, Qiao Muzhou could no longer sit still.

Ten thousand yuan is not a small amount of money. More importantly, being able to establish a relationship with the old man of the Wang family is an immeasurable favor.

So, Qiao Muzhou immediately blew the whistle and gathered all the people who had gone into the mountains together to hunt, eat, drink and have fun in previous years.

Not to mention the various banquets and banquets that took place during the preparation period, Qiao Muzhou used many direct and indirect relationships to inquire about information about the golden-thread snow clam.

For several days, I didn’t get any useful information until I heard from a friend in Tiecheng that someone had seen the Moon-Gazing Frog in the Holy Maiden Lake before.

For a moment, Qiao Muzhou immediately grabbed a life-saving straw like a drowning man. He prepared all kinds of supplies for going into the mountains, and then organized people and horses. Starting from Fengcheng, he bypassed Tiecheng and went deep into the mountains to the legendary Holy Maiden Lake.

Judging from the timeline, Qiao Muzhou’s hunting team set out about a day later than Yue Feng.

But their hunting team has many more people.

Including the helpers who came with them, there were a total of fifteen people, and there were as many as seven horses responsible for transporting supplies.

“Third Master! How far is the Holy Maiden Lake? The snow hasn’t frozen solid yet. It’s really uncomfortable to walk on! My boots are filled with snow!!”

Wang Yufei, a tall Shandong man, handed the horse reins to his companion, then moved up to Qiao Muzhou and asked.

Qiao Muzhou did not answer immediately. He took out a Ginseng brand cigarette from his pocket and gave one to Wang Yufei, then lit another one for a middle-aged man next to him who looked to be in his forties.

“Master Xi, how far is it from our current location to Saint Maiden Lake?”

The middle-aged man called Master Xi was about 45 years old, less than 1.7 meters tall, with a dark face, the skin color of someone who has been doing outdoor activities all year round.

He was the mountain guide hired by Qiao Muzhou at a high price. He went into the mountains to collect herbs every year and was quite familiar with the way to the Holy Maiden Lake.

Faced with the inquiry, Master Xi did not shirk.

He took a deep puff of the cigarette, then blew two streams of smoke out of his nose and lungs. After two seconds, he slowly spoke with satisfaction.

“We have just passed the Toad Valley. If everyone walks faster, we can reach Erdaokan before dark today. When we reach Erdaokan, we are still about 150 kilometers away from Shengnu Lake!”

Wang Yufei scratched his head after hearing this: “It’s still so far!

So we set out early in the morning and have been traveling till now, but we haven’t even completed half the journey!

I was still wondering what fun things I could find in the mountains! I walked all day with my gun on my back and didn’t even see a jumping cat on the road! “

“Xiao Fei, what are you talking about! Just be quiet!”

Master Zou, who was standing next to him, heard a hint of dissatisfaction in his companion Wang Yufei’s words and immediately gave a reminder.

Master Xi was not angry because of the other party’s bad tone, and said in a deep voice: “There are too many people in our team, and the noise is too loud.

Not to mention the lack of wild animals, even if you occasionally encounter wild animals, they will hide far away when they hear any noise!

In the first half, there is Chaiji Road, so you can go faster. But when you reach the foot of Shengnv Lake Mountain, the mountain road becomes more difficult to walk on.

Some places are barely wide enough for a horse to pass through, and the travel efficiency will be even lower!”

Qiao Muzhou said with a cheerful face: “It’s okay, Master Xi, just lead the team according to the habit of entering the mountains in previous years!
Xiao Fei is a straightforward person who says whatever he thinks. He doesn’t really have an opinion! “

Master Xi curled his lips with a fake smile: “Hehe, not really!
You paid a lot of money to ask me to lead the way into the mountains.

We take money from others to help them get rid of disasters. Although our Xi family is not a wealthy family, we still have some credibility!
Everyone, work harder, and when we reach the second hurdle we will set up camp for the night, and then we can all rest!”

……

On the other side, Wu Keji and several brothers from the Yuefeng Hunting Team continued along the route they remembered after having a barbecue lunch.

Compared to the grand ceremony of Qiao Muzhou and his dozen people entering the mountain, the people at Yuefeng were much quieter.

The dogs following the hunting team’s horses were very quiet, and the people also knew the rules and went on their way in silence.

In the afternoon, Uncle Wu shot two roe deer, one big and one small.

The situation was almost the same as the roe deer at noon. Both were found on the road and shot dead. From shooting to picking up the prey, it took less than ten minutes.

When they hunted down a good roe deer, in order to save time, they only removed the front and back legs for human consumption, while other parts such as the body and abdominal cavity became food for the eagles and dogs.

This made the dogs that followed them up the mountain very happy.

At home, we had either dog food or frozen meat. After entering the mountains, we did nothing serious and were provided with fresh roe deer blood for two meals a day.

According to Uncle Wu’s marksmanship, if he really wanted to spend some time hunting, even if he went into the mountains without any food, it would be no problem to feed the hunting team of six people, eight dogs and two eagles.

If there is something to say, it will be long; if there is nothing to say, it will be short. There is nothing much to say while traveling in the boring mountain forest. Before I know it, it is getting dark again.

In the evening of the next day, Uncle Wu no longer let everyone continue on their journey in the dark.

After a day and a half of traveling, the hunting team was now less than a hundred kilometers away from the Holy Maiden Lake. The six-man hunting team had already gone deep into the heart of the mountains and forests. There was no ready-made firewood path, and no human habitation was to be seen.

In this situation, it would be risky to continue traveling in the dark. Once you misjudge the direction and terrain and go off the track, it would take even longer by the time you discover it.

With the experience of camping in the dark yesterday, when Uncle Wu announced today that they would stop traveling and rest and camp on the spot, everyone got busy in an orderly manner.

Unload equipment, collect firewood nearby, set up tents, prepare evening meals, etc.

The six people each did their job, and soon the campfire in the tent was lit.

Uncle Wu took out a wine flask from his waist and took a sip of wine, then handed the flask to Xiao Tao who was closest to him: “After a day and a half of non-stop travel, everyone must be tired!
Let’s eat first, and after we finish eating, boil some snow water for everyone to soak their feet!!

Xiaowu, Xiaofeng, how do you two feel? Tonight, the three of us will be on duty!”

To be honest, the current condition of the brothers Yuefeng and Xiaowu is not very good, even a little bad!
Yue Feng normally prides himself on his good physical condition, and he never fails to perform well when going into the mountains to hunt.

But when you really start a long journey, it is not as simple as hunting wild boars and roe deer in the mountains behind your home.

Excessive muscle fatigue will accumulate a large amount of lactic acid. Even if you wear leg wraps, your legs will still feel heavy as if they were filled with lead after walking at a high intensity.

Simply feeling tired or heavy was not that unbearable. What made Yue Feng even more uncomfortable was that blisters formed on the soles of his feet.

When I was walking with my head down, I felt slightly numb from the cold but didn’t feel much pain. But once I stopped to rest and warm myself by the fire, my feet regained feeling and the pain soon went straight to my head.

Xiaowu hung his head and said, “Uncle, I’ll make do. My feet are a little painful from the blisters, but I can still hold on!”

Yue Feng also smiled bitterly and echoed: “I have blisters on my feet too! I’ll wash my feet later and pop the blisters that haven’t broken yet!
Xiao Tao, Xiao Ma, and Xiao Wang, how are the soles of your feet? (End of this chapter)