Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

That afternoon, the four members of the film crew, having eaten and drunk their fill, slept soundly in the guest room arranged by Yue Feng.

Just as Yue Feng said in person, the bedding was all brand new and had been aired out in the sun beforehand, so it smelled of sunshine when you covered it.

The long journey + a welcome drink + clean hotel room bedding = I slept soundly until dark.

Hearing movement coming from the guest room, Yue Feng walked to the door and gently knocked.

"Brother Xiao, are you guys awake yet? Come out for a stroll after you've woken up, it'll be time for dinner soon!"
"My hunting team brothers, my dad, and my father-in-law heard you're here. We'd like to introduce you all tonight!"

Hearing Yue Feng's commotion, Xiao Weimin quickly pushed open the door and came out.

After taking a nap in the afternoon, Xiao Weimin looked significantly better than when he came in the morning, looking travel-worn.

Xiao Weimin: "Brother Yue, you really gave us a great time with that lunch! I slept until 6:30 this afternoon!"

"Hehe! Nothing much to do tonight, let my brother and grandpa keep you company and have some more!" Yue Feng grinned.

Xiao Weimin shook his head and said with some concern, "We still have a long way to go. We can't treat us like it's New Year's every day. We can't afford to keep up with our savings!"

Yue Feng waved his hand: "It's not that bad! To entertain you, I went into the mountains in advance to catch roe deer, deer, and wild boar! We can't finish them all in ten days or half a month!"

Even if we finish eating, it's fine. I'll take you guys into the mountains sometime, maybe catch some wild game!

As the two were talking, the other crew members also came out of the house.

After a welcome dinner, the attitude of the group towards Yue Feng changed noticeably.

Knowing at least that the young man in front of him was a man of great talent, they dared not act rashly again and were quite polite in their greetings.

Before dinner was ready, Yue Feng brewed tea for everyone.

This time, Xiao Weimin seized the opportunity to take the tea packaging from Yue Feng and began to study it.

The package was plain kraft paper, stamped with the seal of the Military Control Commission for internal supply.

"Did the Military Control Commission smuggle this tea?" Xiao Weimin asked curiously.

"Yeah! I brought my brothers here! There's still some stock at home. I'll bring you some to take back and drink before you finish filming and leave!"

"Your brother works in the Military Control Commission? As far as I know, the Military Control Commission was abolished a long time ago, wasn't it?"

"Yes! They have indeed been laid off! However, in our three northeastern provinces, due to the relatively special circumstances, they were only laid off this year!"

"Ordinary staff don't have access to this specially supplied tea! The sworn brother you're talking about, you're not the young master of the Ye family, are you?"

Yue Feng shook his head: "No, Jianjun is at the air force base! My brother is someone else, you probably don't know him!"

His surname is Wang, and his family is also from Beijing. His family members work in the military system!

"Oh, by the way, you guys go ahead and smoke. Just a moment, I'll get you some cigarettes!"

As they were talking, Yue Feng turned and went to the storage room, soon returning with two packs of cigarettes tucked under his arm.

It also had plain packaging without any printing, and it was stamped with the seal of the Military Control Commission for internal supply. It came from the same source as the tea.

"I don't smoke, but my father-in-law and dad can use some of this stuff! Everyone, don't be shy, open it up and smoke!"

Seeing the cartons of specially supplied cigarettes, Xiao Weimin, who had already felt he had reached the bottom of Yuefeng, became confused again.

Tea and cigarettes are both hard currencies; if you can casually take them out by the carton to entertain guests, then you must have a lot of stock at home.

The sworn brother Yue Feng mentioned is really awesome.

The Wang family in Beijing works within the military system. Their child works at the Military Control Commission.

If he's an insider, these factors would make confirming his identity quite easy.

However, television stations and the military system are quite different, and Xiao Weimin couldn't immediately think of which Wang family it was.

"These are really good cigarettes! Of the four of us, only Xiao Tian doesn't smoke; the other three are heavy smokers!" Xiao Weimin didn't stand on ceremony with Yue Feng and started distributing the cigarettes in front of everyone.

Yue Feng waved his hand and said, "Draw whatever you like, I have plenty at home! Like I said, when you're here, make yourself at home, so don't be shy!"

Soon, the three large chimneys in the living room were lit, and the room was filled with smoke.

After chatting and drinking tea for a while, Wang Jianguo and Yue Lei arrived one after the other with Xiao Tao, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Wu.

When his father-in-law and grandfather arrived, everyone stood up, and Yue Feng introduced them one by one. After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down again.

In no time at all, dinner was ready again.

We had a lavish lunch, and the dinner was equally impressive.

Steamed fine-scaled fish, crayfish tofu, prawns, sweet and sour ribbonfish, braised roe deer meat in a large pot, fried peanuts, scrambled eggs with scallions, braised pig's head meat, and pork meatball soup.

The last main dish was mutton dumplings.

The meal consisted of eight dishes and a soup, but there was still less meat than vegetables. All the leftovers from lunch were gone, replaced by a whole host of new dishes, each completely different from the ones served at lunch.

Xiao Weimin was truly amazed by the Yue family's standards of hospitality.

There were fewer people at noon, so it was easier to argue. But in the evening, Yue Feng's drinking party arrived, the food was served, and another round of fighting ensued.

A seasoned veteran like Wang Jianguo can handle guests with utmost care and attention, leaving no room for error.

With the two of them as the main force and Xiaowen and Xiaowu providing support, they easily took down the four-person film crew from Beijing.

……

The next morning, as soon as it was light, Yue Feng got up on time.

The dog was sent to the mountain to be managed by Master Zhao Dashan. At home, there were only a few old dogs kept at the old house to guard the house, so Yue Feng didn't need to worry about them.

The only ones Yue Feng personally served were the black and white eagles in the eagle house.

Before his wife and son got up, Yue Feng tiptoed off the kang (a heated brick bed) and out of the room. After washing his face, he took out the eagle feed from the refrigerator and soaked it in warm water to dissolve it.

After preparing food for the eagles, Yue Feng went out of the house to the eagle enclosure, carrying the big black eagle and the little white spear in his hands to the yard.

Yue Feng had been handling the two eagles every day, and they were so familiar with each other that they stood obediently on their master's left and right arms.

Yue Feng looked up at the morning weather; there was no wind, so he raised his arm a little higher.

The two eagles understood their master's meaning. They spread their wings and stretched their bodies, then pushed off with all their might from their arms and soared into the sky.

To maintain their stamina and hunting instincts, falcons must maintain a sufficient amount of activity every day.

On days when they don't hunt or go up the mountain or down to the fields, circling the hawks is a routine activity to ensure they get enough exercise. Two hawks circled higher and higher, quickly becoming a tiny black dot barely visible to the naked eye.

There is no wind in the morning, and the eagle can only rely on its own physical strength to climb. Without Yue Feng's intervention and guidance, it can fly for about forty minutes to achieve the effect of stretching its muscles and bones.

If there is wind, the eagle can climb to a higher place more quickly with the help of the wind. This circling flight will take about ten minutes longer. If the eagle is in good condition, it may even fly over the yard for an hour or two without wanting to land.

Two eagles were flying around as usual, and Yue Feng would just sit on a stool in the yard, looking up at the sky, and stay there for half an hour without moving.

About half an hour after the eagle took off, Director Xiao, wearing a coat, pushed open the door and seemed to be going to the outhouse in the southwest corner to use the toilet.

"Brother Xiao, you're awake?" Yue Feng greeted him upon hearing the noise.

After rubbing his eyes and seeing Yue Feng clearly, Xiao Weimin asked curiously, "What are you doing sitting in the yard so early in the morning?"
I drank too much last night and I really need to pee. I need to go to the toilet first!

"Okay, you go and drain the water first!"

Soon, Xiao Weimin emerged from the outhouse, having fastened his belt.

"You still haven't told me what you're doing? Looking up at the sky?"

Yue Feng grinned and shook his head: "The eagle needs to be released! It has to be busy with the film crew during the day, so the eagle at home needs to stretch its muscles!"

"Where's the eagle? I can't see it!"

Xiao Weimin looked up and around, but he didn't see the falcon that Yue Feng had mentioned.

"It's high up in the sky, not very visible to the naked eye. It's been hovering for over half an hour. If you sit on my stool, it'll only take ten minutes or so to come down!"

Yue Feng got up, handed the stool he was sitting on to Xiao Weimin, and then went inside to get another stool.

About ten minutes later, the two tiny black dots in the sky, smaller than sesame seeds, slowly grew larger, and Yue Feng could now see their general outlines with the naked eye.

"See those two black dots in the sky?" Yue Feng pointed in the general direction.

Xiao Weimin looked up and strained for a long time, but still couldn't find any trace of the falcon.

Yue Feng grinned when he saw the completely bewildered look in Xiao Weimin's eyes, put his finger in his mouth, and whistled.

The next second, the black dot in mid-air folded its wings and plunged down like a diver.

Whoosh! !

Plop!
The whistling sound of a high-speed dive preceded the eagle, which landed firmly on Yue Feng's arm and flapped its wings behind it with a whooshing sound.

In the blink of an eye, two extremely beautiful falcons landed on Yue Feng's arm.

"Holy crap! What kind of eagle is this? It doesn't look like any of the rabbit-catching eagles or golden eagles I've ever seen!"

Xiao Weimin glanced at the big black eagle and the little white spear; his mouth was so big it could fit an egg.

As the chief director of the documentary, Xiao Weimin is no ordinary person; his professional skills are absolutely top-notch.

Those who work in this line of work must first and foremost have an artistic foundation and a very high level of aesthetic appreciation.

In Director Xiao's eyes, the two falcons in front of him, one black and one white, perfectly embodied the word "divine and handsome" in terms of their shape, feather color, and skeletal structure.

Yue Feng reached out and touched the chest of the big black eagle: "Haha, these two are both gyrfalcons!"
The black one is a mutated black spear, female! The white one with black markings is a white spear, male!

This pair of eagles has been in my hands for the third hunting season. The roe deer and venison we eat are all caught by these eagles!

"Gyrfalcon?" Xiao Weimin frowned slightly, carefully recalling the research he had done before coming, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't recall a species called a gyrfalcon.

"Yes, a gyrfalcon! It's the national bird of Iceland! They're relatively rare in China, and also known as the gyrfalcon!"

"Of the 360 ​​feathered creatures, the most divine steed is the gyrfalcon? Which gyrfalcon?" Upon hearing the nickname, Xiao Weimin instantly recognized it.

“That’s right! It’s that gyrfalcon!” Yue Feng nodded repeatedly.

"In historical records, this thing was a hunting falcon used as tribute to the emperor! One falcon could save the life of a criminal!"

"That seems to be true! Now there's no need for so many formalities; their job is simply to come hunting in the mountains with me!"

Xiao: "Before I came here, I thought I'd only be able to shoot some footage of eagles hunting rabbits at most! I didn't expect you to have such a trump card! If you film these two eagles, the documentary will be absolutely amazing!"

Yue Feng patted the big black eagle's head and replied with a smile, "If you have any needs in this regard, I can certainly accommodate you!"

However, these two falcons are not common species of birds of prey for hunting, so making them the main subjects of the film would not provide enough content.

"Highbrow art is often appreciated by only a select few, which isn't necessarily a good thing for ordinary bird-of-prey enthusiasts!"

"Well, if you put it that way, it does seem to make sense!"
"So, based on your understanding of birds of prey, where would be the best focus for our documentary on traditional falconry culture?"

Faced with Yue Feng's advice, Xiao Weimin didn't do the foolish thing of an amateur giving orders to an expert. Instead, he seriously consulted Yue Feng.

Yue Feng replied slowly and deliberately: "I think that since it is a traditional Chinese falconry culture, we should start by filming falconry species that are accessible to the general public!"

For example, the most representative falcon, the goshawk!
Whether it's the three northeastern provinces, the Central Plains, or even parts of the south, they can be found during the migration season!

Training eagles to catch chickens and hunt rabbits! This form of hunting can be traced back thousands of years!
We will show you through videos how to capture and tame eagles, what representative eagle hunting tools and equipment to use, and how to use tamed eagles in actual combat!

It has extremely high value in promoting the inheritance of falconry culture!
Of course, if you find this content a bit dull, we can also add scenes of gyrfalcons hunting in the mountains!
However, I must tell you in advance that these two gyrfalcons are both three-season veterans, and it's no longer possible to film their training process!

"Based on the previous domestication principles, even reshooting won't work?" Xiao Weimin asked thoughtfully after hearing this, pausing for a few seconds.

It's clear that he's still more interested in the two gyrfalcons.

"Hunting with gyrfalcons is not the same as hunting with goshawks, so getting extra footage is not easy!"

Falcones hunt mostly by hovering in the air for long periods, waiting for an opportunity to swoop down and kill their prey!

In the hands of the eagle is the Fist Hunter, which perches on a person's arm to search for prey and then pursues and kills it at close range!

My falcon can stay airborne for a whole day now. How can I add footage of training sessions in between?

They've already passed the stage of becoming skilled eagles, and the reshoots don't look right. They might fool some people who don't know anything, but an expert can tell the difference immediately!

"Then, what about eagles? Can we still hunt them in the wild this season?"

"Of course, there are eagle-catching grounds in the back mountains. It's still the season for birds of prey to migrate, so you can still catch migrating eagles in the wild!"

"Alright, I'll do as you say! The main direction will be as you suggest, with some content about gyrfalcons interspersed throughout!"

This legendary falcon is too famous to be overlooked when making a documentary; you have to trust my judgment as a professional! (End of Chapter)