Chapter 288 Release the Mountain

On August 20th, school started. Zhou Qinglan led Chen Feng to report to the first grade of Qianchuan Primary and Secondary School. Chen Feng officially became the first grade Xiaodoubao.

Chen Feng has changed a lot in the Sheng family for more than half a month.

The originally dry, thin and small baby now has flesh on his face and his face is much rosier than before. His eyes are no longer cautious, and he is much more generous and flexible.

The bald head that was originally shaved in the provincial capital also grew short stubble, which was much more pleasing to the eye than before.

Everyone in the forest farm knows that Chen Feng is the child of a relative of the Sheng family.

With the Sheng family protecting him, those who gossip can only talk behind his back, and no one dares to say anything in front of Chen Feng.

The school also knew that Chen Feng was in a special situation. The principal also specifically asked the first-grade teacher to pay more attention and not allow other children to bully Chen Feng.

Therefore, Chen Feng was not ostracized at school and went to school happily every day.

After school started, Sheng Xitai entered fourth grade.

Zhou Qinglan, who is five months pregnant, did not ask for leave to rest at home and continued to work as a fourth grade homeroom teacher.

The forest farm has no production tasks at this time, and most people are resting and doing side jobs in the mountains, such as digging for medicinal materials.

At this time in previous years, the agricultural team would start watching and protecting young people. This year, I don’t know if it’s because of the spring hunting or something else. There weren’t many wild boars entering the fields, so the educated youth team had a lot of leisure time.

The agricultural team didn't have much to do, so Sheng Xiping had nothing to do, so he went into the mountains to set traps or sneak around.

After all, there is a little guy at home who only eats milk but is always craving for some meat.

The little tiger still mainly feeds on milk, but if the meat is cut into small pieces, this guy can also eat it.

Sheng Xiping tried his best to bring back some game, and added some meat to the little tiger every day, just like adding complementary food to a baby, so that it could adapt as much as possible.

In fact, if tigers are fed artificially, they can also be fed cooked food. Tigers that eat cooked food are less likely to get sick, but their wild nature will degenerate.

However, once a tiger that eats cooked food eats raw meat, it will not eat cooked food again.

Sheng Xiping had no intention of raising the little tiger for the rest of his life. He would only release it into the wild when it was older. He would have to keep the wild nature of the little tiger, so he always fed the little tiger raw meat.

Anyway, the little guy is still a baby, and he drinks milk most of the time, so his demand for meat is not particularly large.

When the prey is brought back, the tiger cub eats some, but most of it is eaten by the family.

In late August, it happens to be the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is also the busiest time in Honglangtou City.

The village of Dajichang next door is not busy at this time, and the people from the production team are all going into the mountains to work in the mountains.

It is said that several people went up the mountain and met a seedling with six-grade leaves. It was a big stick and could be worth a lot of money.

As soon as the news came out, not only Dajichang Village, but also Qianchuan Forestry Farm became a sensation, and many people talked about it.

Some young people are excited and eager to try their luck in the mountains.

Sheng Xiping was also moved. He suddenly remembered the place where Zhou Qinglan met the big snake when he was shoveling saplings last year.

I was in a hurry to leave and didn't have time to take a closer look. With such a big snake guarding me, there must be treasures around.

Sheng Xiping didn't know what it was specifically, but he always kept it in mind.

I haven't had the chance to take a look before. I just have nothing to do at this time, so I might as well go into the mountain and take a look.

"Lao San, please ask the school for two days off." Sheng Xiping said to Sheng Xikang during dinner in the evening.

"Dad, Mom, I want to take the second and third children together to go up the mountain to have a look.

Now is the time for Bangchui to come out. Both of them are novices. If they are not lucky, they will encounter anything. "

For hunting, Sheng Xiping can take Wang Jianshe and others up the mountain together. No matter what they hunt, everyone who sees it can share some of it.

But this is different when going to the mountains to dig sticks. It would be best if you can bring your own brothers.

Sheng Xiping is not a ginseng leader. He does not have the ability of the old leader to determine the mountain location by looking at the mountain scenery and determine which forest contains treasures.

If he led people up the mountain, it would be purely a fool's errand, trying his luck and not being sure.

Following my brother, I thought he was just wandering around in the mountains for fun. It would be unreasonable to lead others into the mountains and get nothing.

"Boss, is it okay for you three to go to the mountains?" Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen were very worried when they heard this.

The second and third eldest children are young and have never been to the mountains. Although the eldest brother has been to the mountains twice under the leadership of his master Liu Changde, he does not have much experience.

Going into the mountains is different from hunting. Why do you think it's unreliable for three beginners to go into the mountains?

"Otherwise, don't ask for leave, Third Brother, and I'll come with you. The small repair shop hasn't had much work lately."

Sheng Liancheng was not at ease. His three sons were all going to Fangshan. What if something happened to them?

"Dad, you haven't let go of the mountain before, so it won't be a big deal if you go.

At any rate, I followed Master into the mountains twice and saw him carrying the mallet. "

Liu Changde is not only good at hunting, he is also good at herding mountains. He used to be a ginseng leader.

After Sheng Xiping stopped studying, he hunted with his master in the winter and went back to the mountains with his master in autumn, so he became more understanding.

After Sheng Xiping came out of it in his previous life, there were not that many wild ginseng resources.

Although Sheng Xiping followed the Liu Yujiang brothers into the mountains several times, the gains were not great. Later, other ways to make money became available, and Sheng Xiping was too lazy to go back to the mountains.

So in this field, Sheng Xiping has some experience, but not much. He can be regarded as a dabbler.

“We don’t go too far, so we just wander around the second and third branch lines to see if we can meet the best ones. If not, we will just pack something and come back.

Don’t worry, we’ll be back in three days at most. "

When Sheng Xiping went up the mountain, he mainly wanted to look for the location where he encountered the snake last year. What if there was something good there? Didn't you just pick it up?

If not, forget it. He was carrying a gun anyway. If he really couldn't find the mallet, he would pack something and come back. He couldn't come back empty-handed.

Since Sheng Liancheng came to Northeast China, he has been working in a forest farm logging trees.

He had only heard about hunting in the mountains and had no experience at all. He could not keep up with Sheng Xiping.

So when his son said this, Sheng Liancheng fell silent.

"No, I'm not worried about the three of you going into the mountain. I'd better follow you. We'll have someone to take care of you together."

Sheng Liancheng thought about it for a long time and finally decided to follow him into the mountain.

"Dad, the emphasis in Fangshan is to go alone and return in pairs. It's against the rules for us four to enter the mountain." Sheng Xiping shook his head and smiled bitterly.

There are many things to pay attention to when going to the mountains. One of them is that the number of people must be an odd number, not an even number, especially two people cannot enter the mountains.

The ginseng gang pays attention to treating ginseng as a person. If you go to the mountain in an odd number and bring back the ginseng, it will be an even number.

As for not being able to go into the mountains together, the main reason is that we are afraid that we will meet a big guy, and someone will take advantage of the wealth and have the intention of harming others.

Therefore, there should be at least three people joining the gang. If you really can't find all the people, you would rather go alone than go into the mountain with two people.

"Ahem, we are not serious members of the gang. Besides, we are a family, no matter what."

Sheng Liancheng waved his hand, saying whatever he said, he would have to follow, otherwise, he would not go at all.

Sheng Liancheng insisted on following him up the mountain. Sheng Xikang also wanted to go and had to ask for leave to follow.

Sheng Xiping had no choice but to agree.

On the morning of August 25th, the four Shengs pushed a railway tricycle and loaded it with luggage, rice, pots, pans and other household items.

Follow the small train track and walk all the way to the forest area on the second and third branch lines.

When we reached the end of the railway, the four men took off the three-wheeled railway pulley. They hid the car and the pulley in the grass respectively and marked them so that they could be found later.

After hiding the car, the four men put their things on their backs and walked into the woods along the tractor road in the former construction area.

The saplings in the forest class that tended the saplings last year have grown quite tall.

No more tending is needed this year. No one has left here all year, and the tenacious weeds are growing wildly on the tractor path.

The four of them walked through the jungle weeds until noon. Sheng Xiping chose a windy and sunny place with a small river in front of it as their place to stay and prepared to build a shack.

There are rules for setting foot in the mountains. After choosing a place to stay, you must build a house and worship the mountain god.

Three stones, two vertical and one horizontal, are put together, which is the old man's house.

Those who have incense paper codes should burn incense and paper to pray and pray to the mountain god for blessing, so that they can enter the mountain smoothly and get big goods.

If you have not prepared these things, you can break three branches or grass sticks, use a handful of soil as a stove, and insert grass as incense to honor the mountain god.

Most of the time, people will pray to the mountain gods and ask for their blessings. If they go into the mountains, they can dig big sticks.

The ginseng leader will also make a wish. If everything goes well and they really get the big stick, they will bring the pig's head and wine and go back to the mountain to reward the mountain god.

In order not to attract the attention of others, Sheng Xiping did not prepare these things before entering the mountain.

At this moment, he took his father and younger brother to collect a pile of soil in front of the old man's house, inserted three hay branches and lit it.

Sheng Liancheng also took out three cigarettes, lit them, and stood upright in front of the old man's house.

The four of them knelt and kowtowed in front of the old man's house, praying sincerely, asking the mountain god to bless their heads. They would be able to meet big things this time when they entered the mountain.

Once you get rich, you will never forget the kindness of the old boss, and you will definitely reward him with wine and meat.

After paying homage to the mountain god, it was already getting late, so they took out the pancakes Zhang Shuzhen had folded in the morning, as well as pickles, meat sauce, etc., and ate something to fill their stomachs.

After eating, we started cutting branches to build a shack. They were going to live in the mountains for a few days, and they had to have a shelter from the wind and rain.

Several wooden sticks were tied together to make a frame, and birch bark and thatch were covered with thatch to keep out wind and rain. A layer of dry branches and grass was spread inside the shack, and then a roe deer skin mattress was laid out to keep out the cold and moisture.

The main reason for choosing roe deer skin is that this kind of skin has no peculiar smell and will not attract the surrounding snakes, especially after rain.

These are the experiences left by the old Fangshan people.

After setting up the shack and collecting firewood in the woods, the afternoon passed.

In the evening, they made a fire in the open space in front of the shack, filled the pot with water, put some dried meat brought from home, the mountain leeks that Sheng Xi'an and the others found around, and a bunch of dried noodles.

The four men each filled a bowl of noodles and pancakes, ate and drank, had a warm meal, and then went back to the shack to sleep.

Although Sheng Xiping often goes into the mountains to hunt, he doesn't have many opportunities to sleep in the wild.

After all, the forest farm is located in a large forest, surrounded by mountains. Most of the time, you don't have to go too far to encounter prey.

Not to mention Sheng Xian and Sheng Xikang, except for the winter when they went to the lumberjack camp to perform condolences and occasionally stayed one night in the mountains, they had no experience of sleeping in the mountains.

Both brothers found it very novel. Lying in the shack at night, listening to the sound of wind and the sounds of birds and animals around them, they felt both excited and a little scared. It was a different experience.

After an uneventful night, I got up the next morning and had something to eat. Sheng Xiping, his father and two younger brothers lined up in front of the shack and shouted loudly.

The louder the shouting mountain, the better. It will scare away the beasts hidden in the forest and ensure the safety of the mountain rangers.

"Let's go look for it on the top of this mountain today. I had a dream last night. The omen is pretty good. There might be something to gain here."

Sheng Xiping pointed towards the forest where they met the big snake last year and decided to go and look for it today.

When people go into the mountains, they have to pay special attention to their dreams at night.

Every morning, the boss would ask his friends in the Shen Gang whether they had any dreams last night.

Some friends said that they dreamed of meeting a woman and two children washing clothes by the river, and the boss would lead everyone to the water to find her.

If you dream that there is a house on the top of the mountain, and there are many people coming in and out of it, the boss will lead the people up the mountain.

As the saying goes, what you think about every day is what you dream about at night. Going into the mountains to dream is an auspicious omen for those who join the gang.

In the forest area, even though Sheng Liancheng and the others had no experience in mountain climbing, they had heard about this from others.

So when I heard Sheng Xiping say that he had a dream last night, the omen was very good, Sheng Liancheng and the others did not doubt it, so they followed Sheng Xiping, four of them lined up.

Sheng Xiping is the head stick, Sheng Xian is the second stick, Sheng Liancheng is the side stick, and Sheng Xikang is sandwiched in the middle.

The four men all held a treasure stick as high as one person in their hands and walked forward side by side. As they walked, they used the treasure stick to push away the grass in front of them, and their eyes kept looking at the grass.

There is a saying among those who set mountains, it is better to miss a mountain than to drop a brick. Wherever you pass, you cannot miss even a place the size of a brick.

This is an unlogged mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest, with high mountains and dense forests. The tall oak trees and linden branches overhead are lush and leafy, blocking the blazing sun and leaving patches of shade.

When people walk through the forest, they don't feel the heat of the autumn sun, but feel very refreshed.

It's just that in such an environment, there are more mosquitoes.

Not long after the four men entered the forest, swarms of mosquitoes, small bites, blind midges, small planer adzes and other blood-sucking mosquitoes were flying around them.

Especially the little planer adze, which specializes in wandering around people's eyes and bites them when they are not paying attention.

It's okay if you have good skin. It's just a small bump when it bites, and the itchiness goes away after a while.

Some people have bad skin and are extremely sensitive. If they are bitten, a big swelling will form, which is very painful.

Fortunately, before entering the forest, Sheng Xiping and the others were prepared and broke off a lot of old beef liver.

Or you can hold it in your hand and wave it constantly to repel mosquitoes, or you can make a hat with branches and put old beef liver on it, which can also repel mosquitoes.

For example, Sheng Liancheng smokes and lights up a cigarette from time to time, which can also scare away some mosquitoes.

"wooden club."

As soon as everyone entered the forest, within twenty minutes and before they reached where Sheng Xiping wanted to go, they suddenly heard Sheng Xikang shouting.

Sheng Xiping suddenly became energetic and hurriedly picked up the mountain, "How many grades of leaves?"

When I was clearing the mountain, I found ginseng. To call me mountain, I just yelled "bangchui".

When other people heard that they wanted to pick up the mountain, most of them just asked what kind of leaves they had. In fact, they just asked about the size of the stick.

"Erjiazi."