Chapter 51 Great Harvest

"When I opened the door in the morning, I saw the mountains covered with snow. The snow had cleared and the clouds were light, the sun was cold, the water from the eaves had not yet dripped, the plum blossoms were frozen, a kind of loneliness that was not ordinary."

There is no way ~ the snow is getting heavier and heavier, and there is snow everywhere.

I guess I can't go today, not to mention the thick snow on the road making it difficult to walk.

Even if I could walk, I wouldn't dare to do so because there is no heating or air conditioning in the car. It would be freezing to death in such cold weather.

In desperation, the family of four had no choice but to stay in their hometown for another day.

Afraid of delaying the work at the factory and the teaching arrangements at school, Liu Zhiye followed his younger brother to the nearby Red Star Forest Farm to borrow a phone, and called the factory and school to explain the situation and ask for leave.

Then come back with peace of mind, calm down and continue eating, drinking and having fun.

When the heavy snow that was flying all over the sky like goose feathers finally stopped at noon, Liu Zhiye could no longer sit still on the kang at home, so he decided to go for a walk in the mountains again.

So he said hello to his family members who were present and declined his younger brother Liu Tielin's invitation to follow him.

He left home on the pretext of surveying the terrain in preparation for future training.

He planned to go to the big mountain on the west side of the village. Generally, there would not be any large prey in the mountains surrounding the village, so this place was considered a buffer zone.

According to my younger brother Liu Tielin, the most common animals here are pheasants, hares, roe deer, foxes, weasels and the like.

Of course, there are also ferocious beasts here, mostly wolves, but in recent years they have all fled deep into the mountains.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were occasional wolf attacks. At that time, strange things like "wolves carrying babies" and wolves eating sheep and pigs were not uncommon.

The incidents of wild animals harming people nowadays, such as wild boars destroying crops or weasels stealing chickens raised at home, are minor matters in comparison.

It's either yours or his. In the morning, the owner opens the chicken coop and finds a few chickens lying motionless. It's not just one, but several every time.

Liu Zhiye stood on a high hill, quietly looking at the mountains in front of him.

After the snow, it is like a static painting, pure and quiet. The air is cool and fresh, with a faint pine scent. The winding road is covered with thick snow, like a white silk belt, decorating the mountains and rivers like a poem.

The countryside behind him is also a natural painting after the snow. It has no noise and dust of the city, but only the freshness and purity of nature. Here, people can enjoy a peaceful life and beautiful scenery, and feel the power and beauty of nature.

He tightened his fur coat, put on a cotton hat, wrapped himself up tightly, turned around and continued walking quickly into the forest.

We also spotted some small animals like hares, pheasants, weasels and squirrels along the way.

He didn't want to waste too much time as these small animals had very little flesh on their bodies. He was also afraid that the smell of blood would attract large beasts, which would take a lot of effort to deal with.

So they didn't pay much attention to it. If they wanted to hunt large prey, they had to go deeper into the jungle.

The mountains in winter are different from those in summer. They are quieter and there are fewer birds. Unlike in summer, the mountains are noisy with the constant chirping of birds and cicadas.

Along the way, the only sound was Liu Zhiye, making a "crunching" sound as he stepped on the snow.

After walking for about an hour, he glanced at his watch and it was already past 11 o'clock.

He searched non-stop along the way, and finally found a group of silly roe deer with their white butts dangling in the bushes on a hillside. They were nibbling on food dug out from the snow.

Liu Zhiye suddenly felt refreshed and looked overjoyed.

"The water seller ran into the river - this is all money~"

He counted the number of roe deer in the group, and there were probably about thirty or forty of them.

Because roe deer shed their horns in autumn and winter, the only way to distinguish male and female roe deer is by their body size. Excluding a dozen small female roe deer and small animals, there are probably more than 20 large male roe deer.

He took out the "Water Pearl" from the space. As he came back too late yesterday, he had not had time to return the gun to his brother-in-law.

It came in handy again today. Not to mention that he used it quite smoothly yesterday.

Choose a position with a wide view and advantageous shooting position.

He was not afraid of being seen by these fools.

Roe deer are a bit stupid, even more stupid than a Husky! When facing carnivores, they react slowly and stand there stupidly. They look very brave, but they become cowardly when they meet humans.

It’s not that the roe deer are really cowardly, but they are not afraid of humans. Instead, they will actively approach us.

There are many reasons for this. First of all, roe deer do not regard humans as enemies. In their eyes, humans are companions living on the same land as themselves.

Roe deer have a long reaction time. When faced with danger, they often don't run away immediately, but stand still, exposing their white buttocks and shaking them in front of the enemy.

If they encounter an unknown species, they will look around curiously to see what the other party is before taking the next step.

Therefore, such a saying has been circulating among the people.

If you follow a roe deer quietly and don't hit it with a stick, it will not react in a stressful manner. Instead, it will turn its head and look at you stupidly and freeze.

He also had a gun in his hand, and when he encountered such an easy prey, it was like picking up money. He let most of the mother beasts and the small beasts go first, and intentionally kept a few males for reproduction.

He shot down most of the other roe deer one by one.

"Bang", "Bang", "Bang"...

He then quickly rushed over and found that the remaining dozen or so roe deer were only briefly frightened, ran a few steps and then stayed where they were.

They couldn't understand why their companion, who was fine just now, was lying on the ground and couldn't get up.

Liu Zhiye later counted and found that he had captured 14 roe deer, all of which were large in size, weighing an average of 70 to 80 kilograms each.

Another thousand kilograms of meat, haha~ First throw all the roe deer into the space and put them in the bag for safe keeping.

I calculated silently in my mind that including the two wild boars in the space, the total weight was about 1500 kilograms.

If we calculate based on a meat yield of 55%, we can get at least 800 kilograms of meat, not counting other things.

Now a pound of pork costs 600 cents, and can be sold for 600 yuan. Of course, yuan can't really buy so much meat, and even if you have money, you need tickets. If it is sold on the black market, it can be sold for at least to yuan, or even thousands of yuan.

If I type a few more times, I will get rich, but it's just a thought.

In reality, it is impossible for such good things to happen every time. Although there are still many wild animals at this time, most of them live in places where there are few humans.

It was impossible for him to do nothing and go hunting every day. Today's situation was considered a good one. Normally, some people would go hunting for a whole day and not get anything.

Liu Zhiye sighed for a while and planned to search somewhere else.

Suddenly, a creepy and sad wolf howl came from a distance:
"Ow~"

"Ouch~..."

Then I heard intermittent wolf howling from farther away.

Liu Zhiye had a bad idea. He thought he had encountered a pack of wolves. It must be the strong smell of blood here that attracted the wolves.

Wolves have an amazing sense of smell and in good weather conditions can smell prey about 2.8 kilometers away.

As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he wanted to evacuate quickly, but he saw that the stupid roe deer that were left nearby and allowed to reproduce were still standing there motionless.

Liu Zhiye was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He found a thick branch and beat them madly until he drove them away.

This also delayed his best opportunity to evacuate, and it was also thanks to his great skills and courage.

I thought that since there was no time to retreat, I would just have a good fight with you beasts.

He looked around, fortunately this was a forest, so he chose a big tree with its back to the forest.

The tree was a bit high, but for him, who was born as an elite scout, it was a piece of cake. He used his hands and feet to climb up the tree in a few steps.

He chose a wide tree fork, cleared the snow on it, and then squatted there quietly, waiting for the animals to arrive.

After a short while, a dozen gray wolves were seen running towards them from a distance.

They are of medium size and well-proportioned, with long limbs, pointed head and palate, long face, prominent nose, pointed and erect ears. The body color is yellow-gray, with brown hair at the base and black hair at the tip on the back, and sometimes black-brown, yellow and milky white hair.

Under the command of a strong leader wolf, they kept sniffing around, and some of them were about to follow the scent to track the group of roe deer.

Liu Zhiye no longer hesitated. If he let them go, they would quickly catch up with the group of stupid roe deer.

Such a consequence can only be described as a catastrophic disaster, and all his previous efforts would be wasted.

He held the rifle tightly with his left hand, with the butt resting firmly on his right shoulder. He relaxed his shoulders, loaded the rifle with his right hand, aimed at the wolf's forehead, and fired.
With a "bang", the wolf fell to the ground.

Then "bang", "bang", "bang", "bang", and then "ding", and then change the magazine - load the gun - aim - continue shooting...

In just one or two minutes, Liu Zhiye fired dozens of bullets at the wolf pack.

After losing their leader, the wolves came under fire. Apart from the dead and injured, they were frightened and scattered and fled.

Liu Zhiye then relaxed and methodically shot the gray wolf on the ground.

After a while, he finally slipped down from the tree, became more vigilant, and slowly approached the wolf corpses.

Wow~ This wave actually killed 5 gray wolves. You know, a pack of wolves is much harder to fight than roe deer.

After being hit and frightened, they can quickly flee or attack.

Well, a gray wolf weighs about 30-50 kilograms, and has 200 kilograms of meat.

He walked back happily, for the strong smell of blood might attract more dangerous beasts.

(End of this chapter)