Forest Farm 1985: Raise a bear cub to climb the mountain

Chapter 220 Separation and Accident (Two in One)

Dai Song felt relieved when he saw Zheng Xiaojian’s wanted notice was directly in the newspaper.

I just expressed my request tactfully yesterday, but I didn't expect Jiang Zhanhua to do everything he could today.
For a moment, his friendship with Jiang Zhanhua deepened.

While Shanzi was chatting with the two brothers, Jiang Weiqin had already called the whole family out.
Not to mention how familiar they are with Shanzi, just the fact that Shanzi came to the village purely to look after the whole family while the Daisong brothers are away, the Dai family cannot neglect him.

Dai Xiaoqian had also changed her clothes by this time. She was coquettish but a little shy. She was busy by the stove, serving the men on the small beds who were chatting and gossiping.

Although she didn't look at Shanzi during that period, she always lifted one side of her hair inadvertently when passing by people.

Such a small action naturally could not be hidden from the eyes of the three women present. While preparing the luggage of the two brothers, they laughed and whispered to each other.

It seems like they are planning something good.

An hour later, Li Qinghai and Jiang Haohan arrived one after another.

Li Qinghai was sitting on old man Xie's tractor.

The bag he carried with him was small, and contained nothing else except some emergency medicines, tobacco, spare leggings, wire ropes, foot forks for climbing hills and trees, and an aluminum lunch box filled with rice.

If you don't count the heavy fur coat he was wearing, with just a gun and a pair of skis on his back, the weight of his equipment did not exceed ten kilograms.

These things are the result of Li Qinghai's years of hunting, and after repeated deletions, they have been streamlined to the point where they cannot be streamlined any further.

Take tobacco, for example.

The older generation of gunners have the habit of paying homage to the mountain leader when they go into the mountains. It can even be said that this is the "rule of the trade".

No matter you are hunting in the mountains or hunting in the mountains, whether you will get anything or not depends on whether the mountain god will "open the door" and reward you with food.

This is in line with the saying "live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water."

Normally, one has to light incense when paying homage to the ancestors.

Some of the rituals for the headmaster are more complicated, and they also require special tree stumps to be found for offerings.

It is said that the thick tree stumps in the mountains are the seats of the mountain god.

Offering sacrifices in front of the tree stump can ensure that the mountain god will receive the tribute.

But for Li Qinghai, these things have been simplified and replaced by cigarettes.

Moreover, the old man seemed to be used to being stingy. He would never offer tribute unless something happened to him.

After all, these tobacco leaves were bought with my own money. If I sell them out properly, I won't have anything to smoke.

These habits of his also deeply influenced Dai Song in his previous life.

So much so that when hunters from other places caught prey in the mountains, they would take out the organs from the cavity, hang them on trees and offer sacrifices to the mountain gods.

Because they are bright red and look like lanterns in strings from a distance, they are also called hanging lanterns.

But Dai Song didn't believe in these things. He would just take them out and throw them into the snow every time.

It's not that we are disrespectful to the mountain god. In Li Qinghai's words, when we have nothing to do, we always hang lanterns to show our respect. But if something really happens, what should we use to show our respect?
Compared to Li Qinghai, Jiang Haohan has much more.

The bag on his back was more than half a person's height, and on top of it was a thick sheepskin blanket rolled up. There were traces of stitching in the middle, and judging from the thickness of the curl, the sheepskin blanket must weigh at least ten pounds.

On either side of the bag, the skis and 56 halves are strapped tightly together.

After Jiang Haohan got off the car, the forest farm director Guan Haifu also hurriedly got off.

The factory director changed his usual style and today he started to "serve" Jiang Haohan.

As soon as he got off the car, he moved a wooden box out from the back of the car.

Judging from the effort he put in moving it, it went without saying that the grenade inside was the one Dai Song wanted.

as predicted.

Guan Haifu grunted and carefully placed the box in front of a group of people, opened it, and saw ten grenades neatly stacked inside.

Filling the gaps between the grenades are orange-yellow bullets.

Guan Haifu looked very proud. Seeing that Dai Song did not check them, he took two and handed them to Dai Song and Li Qinghai.

Soon the latter was surprised to find that there was another layer of grenades under the row of grenades!

Not ten, but twenty!
When everyone was about to set out to the village to find Qi Shunli, the sadness that had finally faded away began to linger among the Dai family again.
The hand grenade in the wooden box seemed to have detonated the pent-up emotions in everyone's hearts.
In an instant, all the adults, including Dai Laohaner, began to wipe away their tears.

Tang Liping, who was always obedient to Dai Bai, also showed rare gentleness. She stood beside Dai Bai, holding her husband's hand, with red eyes, and kept instructing him softly.

Dai Bai was a little flattered at first, but as he listened, the softest part of this sturdy, simple and somewhat thick-skinned man's heart was touched, and his eyes actually turned red.

Tang Liping is like this, not to mention Nan Chunwan.
Even though Dai Song had been coaxing his young wife well both physically and mentally these past two days,

At this point, Nan Chunwan was so emotional that she almost "collapsed".
She, who had always been shy, actually hugged the little girl in front of everyone and threw herself into Dai Song's arms. When Dai Song held Xiao Yingying in his arms, her white and tender little hands immediately tightly wrapped around Dai Song's waist.
It seemed as if this trip would not last ten days or half a month, but ten or eight years.

Little Yingying even started crying out of grievance as soon as she sat on her father's arm.

Her little mouth was pursed tightly, and her two little hands were tightly wrapped around Dai Song's neck like a bicycle lock. After crying for a while, she did not forget to raise her little face and look at the strangers around her.

Seeing more and more strangers gathering around, Xiao Yingying seemed to know that her father was about to leave, and she squeezed Dai Song even harder with her little hands, making it difficult for him to turn his head and breathe.

The Dai Laohan couple and Dai Xiaoqian were "wandering" back and forth between the two brothers' homes, completely unaware of the large group of people approaching from a distance.

Qi Shunli brought his fellow villagers here, and felt a little sad when he saw this scene.

The two men beside him, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, sighed deeply.

"Lao Qi, I'm not too sure about Songzi leaving like this.

I'm packing my things now and going with him, is it too late?"

Wang Tu Douzi rubbed his bald head.

"Come on, Lao Wang, I'm not cut out for this. If I go, I might just cause trouble for Songzi!
It's better to stay in the village quietly." Liu Laoliu rolled his eyes at Wang Tu Douzi, "And didn't you hear Lao Qi say just now that Zheng Xiaojian ran away to the mountains?

This guy is also a hunter. It’s snowing heavily now. If he doesn’t show up on his own initiative, it will be impossible to catch him.

Although we can't go to the forest with Songzi, we can help Songzi stabilize the rear!"

"Yes, Lao Qi, that information shouldn't be a secret, right?

Don’t forget to broadcast it in the village later so that everyone can keep an eye on it.

If you see any suspicious people in the village, go to the village headquarters and ask the militia to come immediately. "

"Of course I will. I just received a notice this morning asking me to report to the village." Qi Shunli nodded, estimated the time, and coughed lightly.

"Everyone, it's almost time. The leaders of the police station and other team members are waiting outside the village. It's time for us to set off~"

Hearing this, the whole family had no choice but to walk slowly out of the village. On the way, everyone's mood became even more depressed, and none of the women was not crying.

Dai Song held the little girl in one hand, and Nan Chunwan's other hand was tightly held. He heard his mother's crying voice giving instructions in his ears, and he couldn't help feeling a little shaken.

But every time he began to waver, his thoughts would be pulled back by the waiter in front of him who was shaking his head.

This situation continued until the family arrived at the military headquarters and saw the large trucks waiting outside and the officers lined up next to the trucks, ready to go. Only then did the uneasiness in everyone's hearts dissipate a little.

Jiang Haohan and Li Qinghai, the two "old Dengs", encouraged each other.

The Dai family gathered together and gave the two brothers serious instructions.

"Son, be careful when you go out, safety is the most important thing!
I don’t ask you two to bring honor to our family. I just want you to be well and come back safely, okay?”

Jiang Weiqun wiped her tears while straightening the collars of the two people.

The little girl was now held tightly in Nan Chunwan's arms, blinking her wet eyes.

But as she watched, the little girl couldn't sit still anymore.
She twisted her little butt hard and slipped out of her mother's arms.
Then, in the snow that was higher than her waist, she walked with difficulty towards Erhan and Jianba Shuusuo, who kept nibbling at Erhan's butt, thinking about Huagu who wanted Erhan to play with it.

"Xiongxiong~Flower Mushroom~" The little girl fluttered around in the snow for a few times and was so tired that she was out of breath.

The tear-stained little face was blown by the cold wind, and the tear marks dried up immediately, then cracked into lines, and even the pink skin underneath was covered with blood streaks.
But even though her steps were staggering, she still moved forward stubbornly in the snow, making a groaning sound.

Most of the adults around were paying attention to the two brothers. When they saw the little girl walking towards Erhan and Huagu, they thought she was reluctant to leave the two boys, so they did not try to stop her.

Unexpectedly, the little girl finally moved behind Erhan, hugged Erhan and Xiaohuagu, and after muttering to herself for a while, she immediately moved along the same footsteps to Dai Song's feet.

Because she walked too fast, the little girl fell several times. Finally, she stood up from the snow using her hands and feet. Her small hands grabbed Dai Song's trouser legs and shook them vigorously, shouting in a baby voice,
"Dad! Dad~"

"Hey~" Dai Song was most reluctant to leave the little girl at this moment. When he heard his daughter's anxious cry, he felt his heart being stabbed. He immediately leaned over and picked up the little girl, "What's wrong, Yingying?"

The little girl had changed her sadness when she came. Her face was full of excitement and confidence. Her two big eyes were also shining.

"Dad~ I just told Xiongxiong and Huagu~
Let them protect you well~"

As if she felt the doting and heartbreaking gazes of the whole family, the little girl whined and twisted her butt, and added,
"Also, there are uncle and grandfather~
I also told Xiongxiong~"

"What does that little waiter say~" Dai Song scratched his daughter's red face, his eyes full of tenderness.

Upon hearing this, the little girl immediately covered her face and laughed.
The tears frozen at the end of the eyelashes reflect the luster, as if a string of pearls hangs at the corner of the eye.
She waved to everyone, and when they came closer, she took out a handful of White Rabbits from her pocket, handed them to Dai Song and Dai Bai respectively, and then whispered,
"The bear is not well behaved~
Don't promise me~
Flower mushrooms are naughty and disobedient!
Then I told Xiongxiong that when I come back, I will give him all my cookies and White Rabbit cookies.
The meat in my rice is for the little flower mushrooms~
Hehe~ Flower mushrooms are silly~ Just some meat will do~"

The little girl seemed to be unable to hold back her pride when she said this, and she smiled sweetly and innocently.
She laughed so happily that the little tufts of hair on her head kept shaking.

After laughing, she raised her little face, stretched out her little hand, and pointed seriously at the big white rabbit in the brothers' hands.
"Dad~Uncle~
If the bear doesn't obey, you can give it candy~
Tell it, this is what I gave it in advance~
But if you don’t work hard, I won’t give you any candy when you come back!

Dad, you must come back soon.
Yingying already misses you so much~
Dad, can you please not go?"

As the little girl spoke, her voice became aggrieved again.

Tears came one after another, dripping not only on Dai Song's cotton-padded jacket, but also hitting everyone's hearts.

Jiang Weiqin wiped her tears, struggled to get out of Dai Song's arms, and forced a smile.
"My precious granddaughter is the best, don't be afraid~
Since you have mentioned this matter to Erhan and Huagu, they will definitely listen to you!

If you dare not listen, I will punish them when I come back!"

As he spoke, he walked aside and looked at the two people, one big and one small, fighting in the snow.
Huagu must have felt his feet were cold, as he kept throwing himself at Erhan.

Erhan was not willing to do that, but he was full and didn't want to toss around, so he kept pushing the flower mushroom.
But it just couldn't resist the latter's persistence, and finally allowed the flower mushroom to lie on its legs.

It turns out that Huagu is not a very fuel-efficient dog.

After he recovered, he became even more aggressive. While Xiao Erhan was not paying attention, he ran behind Erhan's butt and started to lick his crotch non-stop.

Erhan couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed the flower mushroom and was about to beat it, but the latter opened his mouth and bit it, and actually bit his most precious little medal...

"You two! Stop fighting!" Jiang Weiqun kicked Erhan and Huagu on the butt.

Although Little Bear was angry, he also knew the position of this person in the family.

He had to let go of the flower mushroom. Seeing that the flower mushroom was still biting its little medal, he immediately stretched out his front paws and pointed at the flower mushroom, as if to complain.

Look at it!

It's the one causing all the trouble!
Just as Jiang Weiqin was about to raise her foot, Huagu suddenly loosened her mouth and sat obediently on Erhan's paw, shaking her little tail so that her head moved along with it.

Seeing this scene, Li Qinghai's face gradually turned darker, for he was afraid that someone would suddenly mention that the dog was brought from his home.

While Jiang Weiqun was lecturing the two kids, Dai Song took his young wife and walked in front of the leader.

After the two sides greeted each other, Dai Song said,

"Thank you for your concern and protection for our family. We are ready and can leave at any time!"

"Okay!" The police station leader understood Dai Song's implication and patted him on the shoulder. He then looked at the Dai family.

“Comrade Dai Song, rest assured!
During the time you are away from the village, I have arranged five plainclothes comrades to be stationed in the village to be responsible for the safety of your family.

I will discuss the details with Captain Qi right now, and please learn the communication rules of flares from other teams first."

The so-called communication rules are very simple, which is to transmit coordinates based on the number of flares launched and the time interval.

After a certain number of flares are fired, the flare fired twenty seconds later is used to indicate the next coordinate number.

The following team will react the moment they see the first flare launched, and follow the team in front to fire a signal to minimize the time difference.

There are two types of flares distributed, one is green for transmitting coordinate signals, and the other is red to represent danger and support.

As soon as a red flare appears, the surrounding teams must put down their tasks and rush to rescue as soon as possible.

After confirming everything, Dai Song and his party slowly moved towards the forest under the gaze of everyone.

At first, the Dai family was very uncomfortable.

They stayed at the entrance of the village and were reluctant to leave for a long time.

When the time came, the second team checked their equipment in front of Dai's family, and then quickly followed the footsteps of the front. Only then did they feel relieved, and returned home, living their lives according to the clock.

The little girl had been listless ever since Dai Song disappeared in the woods. When it was time to go back, she started tossing and turning in her grandmother's arms again.

Everyone didn't know what the little girl was going to do, but seeing her crying made them feel so distressed that they had no choice but to put her down first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the little girl got off the ground, she crawled to Dai Song's footprints, stretched out her little hands, and carefully scraped the layer of compacted snow under the footprints.

While picking food, she wiped away tears from time to time.

When she finally took out a complete footprint-shaped "snow cake", the little girl held it in front of her as if it were a treasure, and her tearful face gradually became filled with an innocent smile.
Compared to Tunli, Dai Song and his group had a much better mentality.

After all, it is not good to travel in a depressed mood, so the group talked and laughed on the way, and the atmosphere was as relaxed as if they were camping in later generations.

After chatting for a while, Li Qinghai suddenly changed the subject and expressed his dissatisfaction with Huagu's previous performance.

It stands to reason that the energy of a hunting dog is shown in chasing prey up the mountain, and it is usually very quiet. Moreover, Huagu is almost half a year old, and is no longer a puppy, so he shouldn't be so jumpy. So I asked Dai Song how he usually dragged a dog.
When the old man learned that the flower mushrooms were usually free-range and were "trained" by the little girl most of the time, he was immediately furious.

He immediately asked Jiang Haohan for some dry food, and started training Huagu himself.
But once he got started, he found that the flower mushroom could understand almost any command.
Tell it to do whatever it wants and it will hit wherever you point it.

Li Qinghai was confused again.

Could it be that after a lifetime of hunting and bringing up so many good dogs, my level is only comparable to that of a two-year-old girl?
Li Qinghai was pale and walked silently at the end of the team.

When the sun was setting in the west, Dai Song and his team found a leeward slope and dug a cellar under a fallen red pine tree to spend the night.

Li Qinghai, who was walking at the back of the team, noticed that a red light suddenly rose up from the ground behind him.

"What's going on, Songzi?
This color seems to represent danger!" Dai Bo put down his bag and looked at the monkeys in the distance.

"What do we say?" Jiang Haohan lowered the gun from his shoulder.

"Go! Go and see!"

……

The signal transmission point is surrounded by snow hills with extremely different heights, which greatly obstructs the view.

The footprints on the snow were messy and of varying depths.

Among the messy footprints, the bloodstains are divided into two paths.
I ran all the way south, not knowing how far I went.

The other path went west and eventually stopped under a birch tree.

The injured man's left leg was twisted, and he was sitting against a tree. The broken bones that had pierced his skin and cotton pants were constantly leaking bone marrow.

The man was a tough guy, and even so, he gritted his teeth, held his injured leg with both hands and pulled it outwards a little bit, trying to pull the broken bone back into the flesh to make it easier for his teammates to bandage him in the next step.

His teammate next to him said:

"Don't be afraid of the katydid! The captain just hit the big wild boar, I believe it won't dare to come back!
The flare has been fired, someone will come to rescue you soon!"

(End of this chapter)