I was a hunter in ancient times

Chapter 9 Wild Boar

   Zhou Du arrived at this vast and endless deep forest again, saw the densely squirming worms on the tree again, his scalp was still numb, and his spine was still chilling.

Previously, because of the accent of the villagers at the bottom of the mountain, Zhou Du guessed that this place was located in Shu, but now he has confirmed it in his heart, both the climate and the environment are very similar to Shu.

Knowing what this place is, Zhou Du had to put up all his energy to face it. At this time, he would rather meet some ferocious animals like wolves, tigers and leopards, at least they are an obvious danger , and those tiny insects hidden under the rotting leaves and dead branches or invisible among the green leaves and grasses are really deadly.

And once Zhou Du stepped into this deep forest that could not be seen as far as the eye could see, he would face the above two dangers at the same time.

Zhou Du put away his careless look, pursed his thin lips tightly, his eyes became deep and sharp, and his whole body was in a state of preparation for battle. With soft rotten leaves under his feet, he stepped into the deep forest with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The "Eight Dings" who were gnawing on the green leaves were disturbed, and their writhing and jointed bodies fell off the leaves, fell to the ground and curled up into a circle, and were swallowed up by a pheasant that came from nowhere. , the poisonous snake hiding in the dark, swallowed the eating pheasant, bulged its small belly into a ball, and slowly crawled across the grass to find a place to digest.

The centipede came out of the moss-covered stone crevice and happened to pass by a group of black ants that were carrying food. The unfed pangolin came out of the hole and licked off all the black ants with its tongue, scaring the centipede back into the stone. seam.

Here, the law of the jungle is fully interpreted. One moment you are a high-ranking hunter, and the next moment you may be someone else's lunch. Whether you can see the sun tomorrow is anyone's guess.

Zhou Du had to observe carefully every step he took for a long time. He didn't care about the pheasants that passed by or were startled, and he didn't care about the poisonous snakes that crawled past his feet from time to time, and continued to explore the depths of the forest.

After walking in the deep forest for a long time, Zhou Du's keen ears finally heard something different. He slightly raised his eyebrows and walked towards the source of the sound.

In a small lake, five or six black wild boars were rolling happily in the muddy water. Zhoudu took advantage of the grass to hide and searched around the lake before he found a fresh trace of pigs.

Zhou Du picked another vent against the wind, the terrain was wide, and he hid behind the grass with a good view, waiting silently.

Not long after, the wild boars got tired from bathing and crawled out of the lake, shook off the muddy water on their bodies, and returned to the same way they came. Their sense of smell was very good, and before they entered Zhoudu's hiding place, Having already smelled Zhou Du's scent, he immediately became alert.

Zhou Du hid behind the bushes, held his breath, and waited for the wind to blow away his smell. The wild boar will find nothing unusual after sniffing it, so it continues to move forward.

A qualified hunter must have enough patience and not be greedy. Zhou Du happened to have both. When the first four wild boars passed by, Zhou Du fixed his eyes on the last wild boar. ready to go.

The last wild boar gradually entered Zhou Du's shooting range, and Zhou Du coughed lightly, attracting the wild boar's attention.

When it stopped and looked towards Zhou Du, the arrow that Zhou Du had been waiting for for a long time just left the string like a flash of lightning and shot into the vital part of the heart of its front shoulder blade like an afterimage.

With a "poof", the sharp arrow tip cut through the thick wild boar skin and entered its soft heart.

The wild boar immediately uttered a soul-piercing scream, and the birds flew away in the forest. The fat and strong wild boar fiercely fought with its last breath to tear up Zhou Du, who was killing it.

The moment the arrow left the string, Zhou Du had already turned around neatly and changed his position to hide. When the dying wild boar charged towards him, it happened to bump into the tree that Zhou Du had prepared for him.

With a sound of "dong", the trunk was hit by the wild boar on the spot, and the wild boar was also knocked dizzy, and collapsed on the ground with more air and less air.

Zhou Du shot two more arrows without hesitation, and the wild boar just trembled and had no strength to resist.

Zhou Du was completely relieved, and patiently waited for the wild boar to take its last breath. He found some tough vines around him and tied the wild boar tightly. It's a little hard.

I don't know if there are other large animals in this deep forest. Zhou Du didn't want the prey he had worked so hard to make into someone else's wedding dress. He gritted his teeth and dragged the wild boar out of the deep forest all the way, sweating all over his body. Thoroughly.

When he dragged down the mountain, his bright red lips had turned bloodless, and his whole body was exhausted.

Fortunately, I met some old men who were still working in the fields and rescued him in time.

"Xiaosheng, did you hit this wild boar?"

Zhou Du nodded weakly.

"This is amazing." A few old men had gathered around to look at the wild boars, but when they saw Zhou Du's pale face, they immediately asked, "Xiang, do you want us to help you?"

Zhou Du was originally a bad boy. People who like to trouble others, but he really has no strength now, so he can only nod for help.

"Hey, that's right, young people, don't be brave, just speak up when something happens." Several old men took off the vines from Zhou Du's shoulders and pulled them towards the village.

"It's quite heavy. Young man, you not only have good hunting skills, but also have good strength." As soon as the old men got started, they immediately realized the weight of this wild boar, and Zhou Du even took it out of the forest. It's really not easy to come out.

Zhou Du closed his eyes and remained silent until they helped drag the wild boar to the head of the village, then he said, "Help me send it to Shen's house at the end of the village."

"Xiaoxi's house, eh, good." Send it to Shenxi's house, and drag the wild boar to the end of the village without saying a word.

The downside of living at the end of the village is that this fat wild boar was transported from the beginning to the end of the village, attracting the attention of many people.

As a result, only a few people originally went to Shen's house, but in the end almost half of the villagers went to Shen's house.

Chen Xi collected the vegetables today, and he couldn't do it alone, so he called Li Yu over to help others, and the two of them kept accounts and the other counted and settled, so it should be faster.

After all the people in the yard left sparsely, another group of people came outside noisily.

"Why are there more?" Shen Xi flipped through the account book, and he collected almost all that could be collected.

When he closed the ledger, raised his head again, and saw Zhou Du standing in the crowd who was a full head taller than everyone else, he stood up suddenly and walked towards the door.

When I saw the wild boar being pulled by several old men, my head was still dizzy.

Inexplicably, he remembered the scene in the morning when Zhou Du asked him how much his prey wanted.

How did he answer then?

Let's ask for a few hundred catties... In

the end, Zhou Du really got him a few hundred catties.

Shen Xi's heart stopped suddenly for a few times, not only was his head blank, but his body also became hot, and his face was so hot that it was almost smoking.

He...Could it be...

Shen Xi shook his head, not daring to think about it anymore, and immediately found a bunch of things for himself to do.

"Little fish, help me get a weighing scale. Aunt Li, boil the water and prepare to kill the pig."

Shen Xi himself rolled up his sleeves, revealing his slender left arm and right arm wrapped with a blue cloth belt, and took out a bag from the kitchen. Bring the butcher's knife and sharpen it again and again on the whetstone at the door.

There are many people to help, and the weight of this wild boar was quickly weighed, two hundred and seventy catties, which is very strong.

Everyone in the yard praised Zhou Du who was sitting in the corner resting, but Zhou Du didn't even raise his eyes, as if these people were not talking about him at all.

Seeing Zhou Du's indifferent attitude, everyone echoed a few words, and shifted their attention from him to the wild boar.

After Shen Xi finished sharpening the knife, he didn't do it himself. He handed the knife to an old pig butcher in the village and asked him to plan it for him. He went into the house and washed his hands carefully, and brought out a bowl of water.

"Drink some water, take your time."

Zhou Du sat on the chair at the gate of Shen's house, looked at the burning Shen's courtyard with his back half-tilted, and silently regained his strength, when a clear voice came from behind.

Zhou Du raised his eyes, took the bowl from Shen Xi's hand, took a few sips, frowned and said, "Why is it salty?"

Shen Xi moved a stool over, sat on Zhou Du's right, and explained to him: "You're exhausted, it'll be better if you drink some light salt water."

Zhou Du didn't speak any more, lowered his eyes, took a few more sips, and gradually drank a bowl of light salt water to the bottom, and his pale face gradually recovered. It turned a little bloody.

Shen Xi patiently waited for Zhou Du to drink the water, then suddenly said: "Zhou Du, look to the left."

Zhou Du didn't think much, subconsciously looked to the left, there was nothing.

Just as he was about to turn his head, the next moment, a gust of coolness attached to his neck, causing a dense stinging pain, like a needle prick. Zhou Du touched it with his hand, sticky, and moved towards Shenxi. Asked: "What is it?"

"Don't move, this is my little uncle's homemade cooling ointment, you were stung by insects on your neck, didn't you feel it?" Shen Xi felt incredible, the place where the insects stung was itchy It hurt again, and Zhou Du didn't even feel it at all.

Zhou Du shook his head: "No."

He didn't even realize when and where he was stung, let alone how he felt.

"Don't be careless next time. Although this insect is not a poisonous insect, it is powerful enough to torment people. When you react, it will be itchy and painful, and you can't scratch it." Shen Xi touched the ointment with his fingertips on Zhou On Du's skin, there is a little warmth in the coolness, and it is very comfortable to apply evenly on the left and right.

The two were very close, and when he was talking, his breath sprayed on Zhou Du's neck, it was warm and itchy, and Zhou Du swallowed uncomfortably.

"Okay, try not to get wet after you go back, and you should be fine after another two days. Be careful next time." After applying the medicine, Shen Xi habitually blew on his upper lip. After blowing, he found that he was giving Zhou Du Medication, not children. His nose turned red, and he awkwardly stuffed the ointment in his hand to Zhou Du.

Zhou Du's fingertips on his thighs jumped, and he pursed his lips slightly.