Chapter 84 Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 84 Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 84 Hunting in the Mountains
The next morning, Gu Shengli took the two of them to a rural village surrounded by mountains.

The villagers watched the truck slowly drive into the village and were a little wary at first, but when they saw the license plate, their doubts were immediately dispelled.

A group of children ran after the car, cheering as they ran, their voices clear and loud:
"Uncle Gu!"

"Big truck!"

"Wait for me!"

The laughter and shouts of the children echoed throughout the village.

Gu Shengli drove straight to an open space in the center of the village and got out of the car.

I greeted a few elderly people familiarly and started chatting.

"Xiao Gu, why are you back?" an old man came over and asked.

"I just happened to have a mission, so I came back on the way." Gu Shengli answered with a smile while hugging the little girl beside him.

"Okay, okay, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." The old man said a few words to Gu Shengli and left.

After Gu Shengli chatted with everyone for a while, he said to the two of them:
"This is my native village. It's safe to leave the car here. Pack up and we'll go hunting in the mountains later."

"Okay, then let's clean up first and you can go ahead and do your thing." Li Kailang replied.

As they spoke, Li Kailang and Zhang Fen got into the car and began to check their guns and load them with bullets.

Gu Shengli chatted with a group of villagers and then came over to the two of them.

“Let’s go up the mountain!” he said, making a pistol gesture.

The two men revealed the guns hidden at their waists and then covered them with clothes.

Gu Shengli nodded and took the two of them towards the mountains in the distance.

"There won't be too many prey in the mountains at this time of year, so just keep an eye out for wild boars."

"Now is the time when wild boars breed. We should avoid them if we can, and fight them if we can't. Don't worry, there are still many wild boars in the mountains, but they are not easy to encounter."

"We mainly hunt pheasants, rabbits and the like. As for wild boars, it depends on the situation. We try not to hunt females." Gu Shengli explained slowly.

Wild boars usually appear in small groups, ranging from a few to a dozen individuals.

They have strong territoriality, especially during the breeding season, when most wild boars hide in their own territories to breed their offspring.

As long as you don't step into their territory, wild boars generally won't come out to chase you easily.

"By the way, Brother Gu, don't you find more people? Just the three of us?" Li Kailang asked. It is also dangerous to go up the mountain.

"What are you looking for? Don't you two believe in my marksmanship?" Gu Shengli pretended to be angry.

The two nodded without saying anything.

Gu Shengli was immediately annoyed by the attitude of the two men and laughed: "It's just a fight for a whole morning, what's the danger?"

"Besides, we have guns. If we call others, what's the point of fighting? We'll have to share a piece of the pie by then. We might as well just go back."

"We are here just to have some fun this time. We will play around the outskirts of the mountains. We won't go deep into the mountains. The outskirts are still very safe," Gu Shengli assured.

"If you don't believe me, then go back!"

"Believe it, believe it!" Li Kailang and Zhang Fen said immediately.

After all, I've already come here, how can I go back easily?

"Hey, that's pretty good!" Gu Shengli smiled with satisfaction.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain.

This time they were fully armed, not only with guns but also with machetes.

"Even if we can't catch the prey, we can still escape safely." Gu Shengli said to the two.

The two men nodded. Although they went up the mountain to hunt mainly for prey, if safety could not be guaranteed, they would rather choose to retreat safely.

Although Lu Wenjiang and Gu Shengli didn’t kill any prey when they went hunting before, at least they weren’t injured.

"Let's go up the mountain!" Gu Shengli called out and took the two of them up the mountain.

"See these roads? If you get lost, just follow these roads and you can basically get down the mountain safely." Gu Shengli pointed to a well-traveled mountain path.

"By the way, when you walk, remember to use your machete to cut the road in front of you, be careful of snakes!" Gu Shengli reminded.

He used to come here often to hunt, so he was familiar with the terrain and environment nearby.

As Gu Shengli walked, he taught Zhang Fen and Li Kailang the tricks of hunting:
"Going up the mountain to hunt is not an easy task. There are many things to pay attention to."

"I thought hunting in the mountains was a trivial matter, but I didn't expect there were so many tricks involved." Zhang Fen said with emotion.

"Yeah, I thought it was easy!" Li Kailang agreed.

They had also made some preparations for going up the mountain to hunt, but they didn't expect this to happen. This was something the two of them had not expected.

"Otherwise, you don't think hunting is so easy. Don't think that having a gun is something special."

"With your shooting skills, you can only shoot larger animals. If you encounter snakes or something like that, your guns will be useless." Gu Shengli said unhappily.

Zhang Fen asked curiously, "Brother Gu, how come you couldn't catch any prey in the first place?"

"Uh..." Gu Shengli was speechless for a moment and cursed: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"

"Hahaha--"

Looking at Gu Shengli's embarrassing look, the two couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Giggle-"

As the three were talking, they suddenly heard several sharp noises.

"Squat down!" Gu Shengli shouted in a low voice.

The three of them immediately squatted down and looked around vigilantly.

Li Kailang pointed at the bushes not far away and said, "There!"

I saw a flash of bright red in the grass, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

"This is... a pheasant!" Gu Shengli whispered.

I saw pheasants walking in the grass, making a "crunching" sound.

They are looking for food, raising their heads from time to time, alert to their surroundings.

At the same time, a "click" sound came out of the mouth, which sounded a bit sharp but very powerful.

Then, a series of "cluck, cluck" sounds were heard, as if conveying some message.

"You have a good eye, Xiao Li!" Gu Shengli praised. "If you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed it so quickly."

"No, no!" Li Kailang answered modestly, and then asked: "Brother Gu, what should we do with these pheasants?"

"You decide for yourselves, do you want to catch it and eat it, or just play with it for fun?" Gu Shengli asked casually.

"Well, it doesn't matter actually. We don't have to catch him. The main purpose is to practice our shooting skills," Gu Shengli explained.

Gu Shengli had no confidence in the two men's shooting skills, so he did not expect them to be able to shoot a pheasant. The pheasant was just given to the two men to try out their shooting skills.

"Xiao Li, let's give it a try." Zhang Fen suggested.

"Okay!" Li Kailang naturally would not refuse.

"Okay, then you guys just shoot two shots, just for fun, but don't shoot too much, it's a waste!" Gu Shengli said casually, since neither of them could hit the target anyway.

Hearing this, the two didn't say much.

"Xiao Li, you hit the big one, and I'll hit that one." Zhang Fen pointed to one of the slightly larger pheasants.

"Okay." Li Kailang responded.

There were only five or six pheasants in front of us, which were neither big nor heavy. If we could shoot one, it would be a good choice whether we took it back to the factory to eat or took it to the canteen to make a dish.

They each chose a pheasant to hunt.

At this time, Gu Shengli reminded: "Just hit the body, don't think about hitting the head."

Gu Shengli had no confidence in the two men's shooting skills. He might be able to hit them in the body, but hitting them in the head was basically impossible.

Li Kailang originally just wanted to hit the body, but after hearing what Gu Shengli said, he wanted to hit the head to test his marksmanship.

Holding their breath, the two men raised their guns and aimed at the pheasant.

After a while, both of them pulled the trigger almost at the same time.

"collapse!!!"

"collapse!!!"

In an instant, two bullets shot out like meteors, streaking through the air.

"boom--"

"boom--"

Almost at the same time, the two pheasants fell down.

Suddenly, the pheasant flapped its wings and flew away quickly.

The two men held their guns, their eyes fixed on the scene before them.

Neither of them expected their marksmanship to be so accurate. Zhang Fen and Li Kailang patted each other on the shoulders happily. "Oh my god!" The two suddenly jumped up from their squatting position, stumbling and almost falling.

"I've been squatting for too long, my legs and feet are numb!" Zhang Fen said with a wry smile, and Li Kailang felt the same way.

Gu Shengli opened his mouth in surprise. He thought that the two men's shooting skills couldn't hit him, so he didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, he actually hit him.

But now it seems that their shooting skills are still quite good.

"Brother Gu, Brother Gu!" Zhang Fen shouted repeatedly and waved in front of Gu Shengli.

Seeing Gu Shengli's surprised expression, the two couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After a while, Gu Shengli recovered and said, "I didn't expect your marksmanship to be so amazing. I underestimated you!"

"Don't you even look at who I am?" Zhang Fen said arrogantly
"Of course, don't you see who I am!" Zhang Fen said proudly.

"It's okay, just average." Li Kailang was rarely modest.

"Okay, let's go and take a look!" Gu Shengli didn't say much.

As they were talking, the two men calmed down and walked straight towards the pheasant.

One hit the body and the other smashed the head.

The chicken that Zhang Fen hit had a big hole in its body, but it could still be eaten.

Li Kailang shot the chicken's head to pieces, but its body was intact.

"Xiao Li, your shooting skills are pretty good." Gu Shengli praised.

Li Kailang has the skill of firearms (pistol). If he cannot hit this almost motionless pheasant, it would be a shame to use this skill.

"Generally speaking, what should we do with this pheasant?" Li Kailang asked.

Gu Shengli thought for a while and said, "We can eat the chicken that Xiao Zhang hunted. Xiao Li, you can send the chicken you hunted to the canteen later."

"This way, your bullet has been taken care of."

"Okay, let's listen to Brother Gu." Li Kailang also agreed.

Considering everyone's knowledge of his marksmanship, one pheasant was considered an accounting, but this was only with ten bullets.

After all, the steel mill will not allow people to shoot at will just because of their poor shooting skills. If you want to shoot, go to the training ground and practice.

"Okay, take your own pheasant away, and then we'll continue on our way," said Gu Shengli.

Li Kailang could account for his bullets, but Zhang Fen didn't, as he used his own bullets.

The three of them would not stop with just this little gain.

After that, they encountered a few more pheasants and Gu Shengli also opened fire.

Because of Li Kailang and Zhang Fen's shooting skills, Gu Shengli's desire to win was aroused, and he also fired a few shots.

Four more pheasants were harvested, including two for Gu Shengli, and one each for Li Kailang and Zhang Fen.

"Brother Gu, can you please stop hunting pheasants? We have already killed six," said Zhang Fen.

"What? Do you want to do something else?" Gu Shengli asked
"Of course I am tired of hunting pheasants all the time!" said Zhang Fen.

"Is it because you can't win? You can't save face!" Gu Shengli said meaningfully.

"Uh" Zhang Fen felt a little embarrassed when his heart was touched.

Zhang Fen later fired ten more bullets, but still only hit one, which was a huge difference from the initial one shot and one hit!

"Look at Xiao Li, he has only fired a few shots, and you are always so anxious." Gu Shengli and Li Kailang made a comparison.

"Hehe!" Li Kailang felt a little embarrassed.

He knew his shooting skills. Although he had mastered firearms and was more accurate than Zhang Fen, his skills were still limited. In addition, the bullets came from the steel mill, so he was cautious.

After all, you can't fire your bullets openly.

Suddenly, Li Kailang heard an abrupt sound.

"His-"

"Be careful!!!"

Li Kailang decisively dropped the machete in his hand and suddenly pulled back Gu Shengli who was in front of him.

"Ugh--"

Gu Shengli was suddenly pulled by Li Kailang and his feet became unstable. He staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.

"Xiao Li, what's wrong with you?" Gu Shengli asked angrily.

Even Zhang Fen couldn't understand Li Kailang's actions.

"Be careful, there's a snake!" Li Kailang said, picking up the machete again.

"Where, where?" Zhang Fen was instantly panicked and looked for the snake.

Gu Shengli did not blame Li Kailang anymore. He quickly stood up and looked around vigilantly.

The three of them became extremely alert at this moment. The only sounds around them were the rustling of trees, the chirping of birds, and the gurgling of a stream in the distance...

"His-"

Li Kailang looked in the direction of the sound and found a snake about the thickness of a fist, about 2 meters long, black with yellow spots, a brown back, and black scales.

"There!"

Li Kailang pointed out the location of the snake with a machete.

The two men looked in the direction of the machete and saw that the snake was only three meters away, hanging on a tree branch. Because its color was similar to the tree trunk, they had not noticed it just now.

If Gu Shengli took two more steps, he would be bitten.

"Raphanus cobra!" Gu Shengli recognized it at a glance, "Fortunately, it's not poisonous!"

Hearing this, Li Kailang and Zhang Fen both relaxed. They also knew about the rat snake, but had never seen one.

Some snakes have now ended their hibernation and are coming out to look for food.

"Luckily you're here, otherwise I would have almost been bitten by a snake!" Gu Shengli said thankfully.

Although rat snakes are non-venomous, no one wants to be bitten by a snake.

"Brother Gu, what should we do? Should we kill him?" Zhang Fen said angrily.

As he spoke, Zhang Fen picked up his gun and aimed it at the rat snake, and Li Kailang did the same.

As long as Gu Shengli gave the order, the two of them would shoot without hesitation. At such a close distance, and given the large size of the rat snake, the two were confident that they could hit it.

"Oh! Forget it!" said Gu Shengli.

"What! Brother Gu, how can you just let it go like this! The snake almost bit you!"

Zhang Fen looked at Gu Shengli in shock. He couldn't understand why Gu Shengli let the rat snake go so easily.

"It's like you didn't bite me. Besides, this rat snake is not poisonous." Gu Shengli tried to calm the two men's anger, feeling a little uneasy as he spoke.

"Brother Gu, if you don't give us an explanation, we won't let this snake go."

Zhang Fen didn't want to let it go. He was really scared by the snake.

Hearing this, Gu Shengli also understood that if he could not give a reasonable explanation, the two would not give up.

A warm feeling welled up in his heart; these two young men truly cared about him.

"You also know the idiom of this rat snake, right?" Gu Shengli asked.

The two nodded. They also knew, "If there are rat snakes within a mile, there will be no poisonous snakes within ten miles."

"As you can see, our Gujia Village is close to the mountains, and there are rat snakes. I can't say there are no poisonous snakes in the mountains, but at least there aren't that many of them."

"In the past, people from our village would go hunting in the mountains, and they would rather be bitten by a rat snake than a poisonous snake."

"This snake is a beneficial snake in our village. It can catch mice and protect the home. It is harmless to humans and animals."

Gu Shengli said a lot of good things about Caihuashe and tried his best to persuade the two to give up the idea of ​​revenge.

Li Kailang and Zhang Fen remained silent after hearing this. They were not unreasonable people, they just overreacted when they encountered this situation for the first time.

After calming down, I felt that what Gu Shengli said made sense.

The two men looked at each other, Li Kailang put down his gun first, and Zhang Fen also put down his gun when he saw this.

Seeing the two men put down their guns, Gu Shengli also felt relieved.

"Brother Gu, we will listen to you. After hunting so many prey, it's time to go back." Li Kailang said.

After what happened, the two no longer had the mood to continue hunting.

Seeing that they were somewhat disappointed, Gu Shengli suggested, "Don't worry, don't you still want to experience hunting wild boars? I can take you there."

"Really?" Zhang Fen's eyes lit up. He hadn't played enough and didn't want to go back so early.

Li Kailang also regained his interest.

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