Mountain driving career since 1982

Chapter 296

Chapter 296

The tents were set up, hay was spread inside, and the beddings were put in and laid out. Then several people gathered firewood in a hurry and built a fire in front of the tents.

The journey is long, and when the group came out, the things they brought were simple. They didn’t even bring cooking tools, hanging pots or anything. They had already made up their minds to buy the things they used when they went to the fields. The main purpose of holding the fire was to drive away mosquitoes and midges. .

At this time, small bites are rampant, especially in this kind of place that faces the sun and is close to the water. You can directly see groups of small bites flying together densely. If you don’t gather a fire, use the fire to smoke it, it will be a pain. .

Don't think it's a car ride, it's enough for a day, but you have to eat!

Lu Lu, Liang Kangbo, and Zhao Yongke are all good hunters, which is not difficult for the three of them. Jiang Zewei and Chen Xiuqing were left at the campsite to watch Zhuifeng and Yuanbao. , went to the woods.Prepare to get some wild animals and come back to make do.

This is on the edge of Weihe Town, where people often move around. Except for some small animals, there is no danger.

Zhuifeng and the other horses were a little sluggish, standing on the grass in a daze, just flicking their tails or heads from time to time to drive away the approaching bugs, they didn't even bother to eat the grass.

Yuan Bao's dogs were clever, so they lay down by the fire in front of the tent, so as not to suffer.

When it was getting dark, the three returned one after another.

Lu Lu brought back two jumping cats, Zhao Yongke killed a pheasant, and Liang Kangbo brought back two mallard ducks.

Chen Xiuqing hurriedly took over and went to pluck and skin the skin. The three hunters were not idle, and stepped forward to help. They quickly took out all the prey, put sticks on them, and roasted them on the fire that had already burned a lot.

The innards of wild animals were sent to the dogs, Yuan Bao and the others just smelled them, and didn't move their mouths at all, it seemed that they had to take it easy.

When several people sat and chatted by the fire, Jiang Zewei took down the things wrapped in the burlap bag tied to the wooden saddle of the donkey.

Back to the fire, the burlap bag was opened, and inside were three Sobow sticks, all of which were well maintained. They were all covered with pulp because they were held all year round, and seemed to have been smeared with sesame oil, and they were all ruddy.

He first handed one of them to Lu Lu: "These are the three Suobao sticks that are still there. This one is what I used before, and it is made of iron plow wood."

Then, he handed the other two to Lu Lu: "These two are from my two old brothers, and they are all made by Qing Kaizi...I have given them to you."

Iron plow wood, also known as iron wood, is an extremely hard wood. The fact that it can sink in water is enough to show how hard and dense its texture is.

In the Northeast, Qingkaizi is more common than Tielimu. The bark is bright, gray-green, with a charm of bamboo knots. The leaves are quite large and turn golden yellow when the leaves fall in autumn. They are very popular in various places in the mountains. pleasing to the eye.

The Suobao stick can be said to be the most important tool of the Fangshan people. It is five feet and two inches long, thick at the top and thin at the bottom.

The size is particular, five feet two inches, or 173 centimeters, implying the meaning of participation.

The upper ends of the three Sobo sticks are all tied with red cloth strips, with holes drilled in the middle, and copper coins threaded through with iron wires.

Six copper coins were hung on the iron plow stick, and four copper coins were hung on the other two sticks.

Lu Lu knew the meaning of taking Liuliu Dashun and Four Seasons to get rich.

Copper coins are also particular, and copper coins from the Qianlong and Kangxi years are used, and those from the Daoguang and Guangxu years are avoided, because they all have the word "Guang".

Of course, these copper coins actually have a greater function, which is to make a sound similar to the collision of swords and soldiers when searching for ginseng, and when pulling grass and leaves, to alert snakes, insects, rats and ants hidden among the grass leaves.

The role of the Suobao stick is not only to find references, assist mountaineering and self-defense, it also has a very important role, knocking on trees to make a sound, this is a tool for the mountaineer to transmit information, and it is also a distress signal in case of a situation Tool of.

When knocking on the trees, it can make a dull and penetrating sound, which can be heard far away. In the deep mountains and old forests, the effect is much better than shouting at the top of the throat.

Shouting is easy to make people hoarse and weak, and it is easy to attract beasts.

Without hesitation, Lu Lv stuck the iron plowwood stick next to him, and distributed the other two sticks to Liang Kangbo and Zhao Yongke.

Both of them knew some rules of mountain-lovers that the Suobao stick would not fall down when entering the mountain, so both of them stuck the Suobao stick on the ground beside them.

Chen Xiuqing's eyes wandered back and forth on the Suobao stick next to the three of them, full of envy.

Lu Lu naturally also saw that he wanted it very much, so he smiled immediately: "Qingzi, there are only three. I will make one for you tomorrow. As for the copper coins on it, I will tie them for you when I go back."

Suobao sticks can be made easily, but the key is the material. There are many trees on this mountain, so it is not difficult.

When Chen Xiuqing heard that Lu Lu promised to make one for herself, she nodded with a smile: "Okay!"

Lu Lu smiled at him, turned to look at Jiang Zewei beside him, and said, "Thank you!" He knew what the old man meant.

Many Fangshan people only use one Suobao stick for their whole life, which is used to pass on to their descendants, which also represents a kind of spiritual inheritance, which is of great significance to Fangshan people.

When one generation grows old and the younger generation rises up, it is a beautiful sustenance.

It took a lot of time to roast the meat. Both Chen Xiuqing and Lu Lu were used to carrying a lot of commonly used seasonings in their hunting bags besides salt. Simple game can also produce a good taste.

When the wild game was roasted brown, several people shared the food.

I was very tired, so I went to bed early.

On the second day, Lu Lu gave Chen Xiuqing some money and asked him to go to Weihe Town to buy some things he needed to go into the mountains.

Both Liang Kangbo and Zhao Yongke knew about Jiang Zewei's experience in teaching Lu Lv to carry a stick, and they understood that they didn't stay here. They also went to Weihe Town with Chen Xiuqing to have a look.

In the camp, only Lu Lu and Jiang Zewei were left, one was patiently telling his own experience, and the other was eagerly absorbing the knowledge like a sponge.

When Lu Lu collected the wild ginseng, he had a lot of contact with the ginseng people. He already knew a lot about the ginseng, and later generations also learned about the growth environment of wild ginseng from a scientific point of view. Many things that I didn't understand before suddenly became transparent.

This amazing "learning" ability surprised Jiang Zewei, but he was also happy about it.

The three of Chen Xiuqing returned near noon, and brought a lot of pancakes and green onions. This surprised Lu Lu, so they simply ate these things at noon. Chen Xiuqing even walked around in the woods, looking for After returning with some mushrooms, they cooked delicious mushroom soup in a newly bought hanging pot, and the five of them ate it with gusto.

According to Lu Lu's special instructions, when the three of them went to the town, they bought some corn and corn noodles to feed Yuanbao and the horses.

After a night's rest, both the horse and the donkey recovered and began to forage on the grass, and the donkey began to let out its signature panting sound arrogantly.

Yuan Bao and the other six dogs also recovered.

Chen Xiuqing boiled corn noodles, and when Lu Luduan fed them, they all ate plumply, and they also started chasing and fighting on the grass.

Seeing this noisy appearance, Lu Lu smiled slightly: "Tomorrow you can enter the mountain."

Jiang Zewei also looked at the sky and nodded.

Who knows, the weather has become very dull in the afternoon. This is a sign of rain. Several people are in a bad mood. They don't know how long the rain will last. Moreover, in Fangshanren's opinion, That's not a good sign either.

We can only wait for the weather to improve.

Seeing that it hadn't rained yet, Liang Kangbo, Zhao Yongke, and Chen Xiuqing made an appointment to take a walk on the nearby mountain together, preparing some game for dinner, and at the same time leaving room for Lu Lu and Jiang Zewei.

Lu Lu also found time to go to the nearby mountains, and came back after looking for a red cypress pine. While listening to Jiang Zewei's talk about carrying the mallet, he made a Suobao stick by comparing it with a knife.

The wood materials suitable for making Suobao sticks are not only iron plow wood and Qingkaizi, but also red cypress pine, ash and oak wood.Not all wood is suitable for making Sobo sticks, the most important thing is to have a hard texture.

The yew pine is hard and not easy to break, and it is very smooth. The yew pine that Lu Lu chose was killed, and it is quite beautiful after a little trimming.

The three of them were driven back by the heavy rain at noon.

What made the corners of Lu Lu's mouth twitch was that Liang Kangbo and Chen Xiuqing came back with a bundle of edamame each, except Zhao Yongke who was carrying two jumping cats.

"What's the matter with you guys? Wandering up the mountain, how did you get back some edamame?"

Lu Lu frowned slightly: "Stolen?"

If it is stolen, it is not a good habit.

"No, we exchanged wild animals with fellow villagers. When we went out for a walk, we passed a field and saw that the edamame growing in the field was quite beautiful, so we traded wild ducks for some from fellow villagers in the field. The fellow villagers were kind. , a wild duck was given to him, and so many were pulled out for us directly.”

Liang Kangbo explained with a smile: "You can cook salted edamame at night."

As soon as the words fell, the sky had already become dark, thunder and lightning, and the big raindrops flew down immediately, forcing several people to rush into the tent to hide.

Lu Lu handed the newly made Suobao stick to Chen Xiuqing, who took it, looked at it fondly, and finally looked at Jiang Zewei: "Master, how is this Suobao stick?"

Jiang Zewei smiled and said, "It's pretty good, not worse than those two green regulars!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiuqing became more and more fond of the stick, and kept rolling her hands on the stick. The weird movement made the corners of Lu Lu's mouth twitch: "Qingzi, put it away quickly, this Suobao stick The ruddy patina on the top cannot be produced in a day or two, so you have to take your time... After getting so many edamame back, don’t hurry to pick it.”

"Oh!"

Chen Xiuqing scratched her head, and solemnly put the Suobao stick together with the other three sticks.

Several people picked the edamame, cleaned up a small area in the tent, collected the charcoal left over from burning outside and re-ignited it, put the hanging pot on the shelf, put the simply cleaned edamame into the pot, added some salt and boiled.

There is no special processing, just cooked, you can have a very fragrant taste, this is the most amazing thing about edamame in Lu Lu's opinion.

So, the rest of the time was spent chatting in Suopoupod and watching the rain outside without stopping at all.

And these bean pods and bean stalks have also become things that horses and donkeys compete for.

It's just that the rain didn't last for a short time. Lying in the tent at night, listening to the sound of raindrops beating on the tent, everyone began to feel anxious.

Fortunately, the next morning, after a few gusts of mountain winds, it finally cleared up again.

Obviously, they still had to wait for the rain in the mountains to dry up, so the few people had no choice but to stay.

After this period of rest, people's spirits have been nourished enough, as have the spirits of horses and hounds. When the sun rises, they can finally enter the mountain.

Next, Jiang Zewei will lead the way.

While several people were busy packing their things, Jiang Zewei was looking at the surrounding mountains, searching for the memories in his mind.

It has been many years since he arrived, and even he looked at the surrounding mountains with a strange feeling, so he had to take back the animal skin book handed over to Lu Lu, compared it for a while, and then rode a donkey into the mountain .

The mountains here are not as gentle as the Xiaoxing'an Mountains. The further you go into the mountains, the steeper the mountains, the more lush the trees, and gradually, the clouds cover the sun.

Lu Lu didn't know the names of these places, but occasionally heard Jiang Zewei say something about Dayangmugouzi, Ximaduozi, and Heishitang when he was resting.Going further in, it is a mountain with few people.

Several people took off the firearms they were carrying, opened the safety and carried them.

A group of people followed Jiang Zewei silently through the big trees and old trees. After lunch in the afternoon, not long after they left, suddenly, there was a clattering sound from above the forest, and a piece of rotten wood fell from a high place, hitting them in front of them. Jiang Zewei, who was the closest, was only more than one meter away.

"Hanging ghost..." Jiang Zewei muttered with an ugly expression.

(End of this chapter)