1942, I lived on hunting

At this time, Maodan packed up his things, added some wood to the campfire, and came over to rest.

Maodan: "The weather is getting colder! Grandpa, did you see any traces when you went to set the traps? How are we going to hunt tomorrow?"

Li Lahu: "Come on, I'm not even 50 yet, why call me old man?"

"When I was setting the traps, I looked around and saw a lot of big animals. Wild boars were the most numerous, and they were in groups, making paths through the woods. Let's hunt the wild boars tomorrow. Now the puddles freeze at night, and the wild boars can't drink water until it thaws at noon. Let's go there early tomorrow and ambush, and when the wild boars drink water, the three of us will cooperate to hunt as many as we can."

Li Hao: "Old man, the two of us can do it. Your pistol is not powerful enough to stop the wild boar, so why not waste bullets?"

Li Lahu: "Do you think the Type 150 rifle is powerful enough? It can hit two targets with one shot. It is accurate enough, but not powerful enough. Even if it hits a wild boar with thick skin and flesh, it may not be able to stay with the target. Tomorrow morning I will give you some red round-headed bullets produced by our arsenal. This type of bullet is made by melting copper plates and reloading the bullet. The workmanship is relatively rough, resulting in poor accuracy beyond meters and a short range. However, once this type of bullet hits the target, it is easy to explode, and its power is much greater than that of a normal bullet. It is very suitable for hunting wild boars!"

Li Hao: "Isn't this a variant of the dum-dum bullet?"

Li Lahu: "What dum-dum bullet? It is expressly prohibited by international conventions. Isn't our processing technology not good enough? We are only capable of producing this kind of bullet. If anyone thinks we can't use this kind of bullet, then provide the machines and technology to improve our military industry level!"

Li Hao: "You are absolutely right! It is true. You are so confident, does our arsenal also produce pistol reloading bullets?"

Li Lahu: "That's not the case. I carved a cross on the bullet head with a knife, and it has a similar effect."

Li Hao: "…………"

Li Lahu: "We will ambush in a triangle shape. You two will shoot first. The wild boars will most likely run towards me, and I will pick up smaller ones to shoot. The more I can keep, the better!"

Maodan: "That's settled then."

Li Hao: "Is there anything I should pay attention to?"

Maodan: "Just be careful not to make any loud noise. Wild boars have very sensitive hearing and sense of smell. They are very alert when drinking water because hunters and carnivores always ambush them when they are drinking water. So they will scatter and flee when they hear any movement. Stay calm and wait for the wild boars to slowly confirm safety. When a group of pigs have gathered around the water hole to drink water, then you can shoot. This way you can get two more shots. When you hear me shooting, just follow suit. Try to shoot the medium-sized boars first, and put the sows and piglets last. Don't shoot the largest boar!"

Li Hao: "Why don't you beat the biggest boar?"

Maodan: "The wild boars rely on the big boar to scare off other wild animals and protect the whole family. Without the big boar, most of the other wild boars will be eaten this winter, and there will be no wild boars to hunt next year!"

Li Lahu: "I've seen that there are big pine trees on both sides of the river not far from the water hole where the wild boars drink water. Tomorrow morning, we can put up some racks on them and cover them with pine branches. We can just lie on the racks and fight. It's safe and hidden."

Li Hao: "Apart from wild boars, what other prey is there here?"

Maodan: "Roe deer and wild sheep are also relatively large prey."

Li Hao: "Roe deer? Are they the stupid roe deer found in the three northeastern provinces? Do we have them here too? I heard people say that roe deer are easy to beat. If you hit it with a stick and it's not dead, just yell "stupid roe deer". Even if it ran far away, it will turn back to see who called it, and then hit it with another stick!"

Maodan: "It's roe deer, also called wild deer! I've never been to the three northeastern provinces, so I don't know if they are the same thing. But the roe deer here won't run back after being shot, it's true that they are quite curious. Sometimes when you approach it and prepare to shoot it, and accidentally make a noise, it doesn't run away immediately like other prey, but looks up to see what's going on, and then starts running after it reacts. At this time, an experienced old hunter would have shot it down long ago, it's really a bit stupid!"

Li Hao: "Then why not kill roe deer? I heard that roe deer meat is delicious."

Maodan: "Roe deer meat is indeed delicious, but they don't live in groups. You can usually only see one or two at a time."

Li Hao: "Aren't there herds of roe deer here? I heard that there are herds of them in the three northeastern provinces!"

Maodan: "It's really rare to see groups of roe deer like us, and there are probably only three or four of them in a group at most!"

Li Hao: "Oh, I see! What about wild sheep? It would be very pleasant to drink some sheep soup in winter!"

Maodan: "There are herds of wild sheep, but their meat smells strong. And you seem to have misunderstood. They are not goats, but antelopes. Although they look very similar to domestic brown and yellow goats, they seem to be two different things. They usually stay on the steep cliffs and usually don't come down."

Li Hao: "Okay then, tomorrow after we kill the wild boar, we'll go and try to kill the wild sheep."

Li Lahu: "You are obsessed with mutton soup!"

Li Hao: "It's getting cold and it's going to snow! I used to drink the black lamb and white soup sold in a soup restaurant. Their soup is thick and white without any smell, and the lamb is authentic and not dry. The lamb is served in a large bowl with cooked green radish slices and vermicelli, topped with green onions, garlic sprouts, coriander, and a spoonful of their chili oil. The taste is amazing, and the soup is refilled for free. You can drink as many bowls as you want! Their fried pancakes are also very good. Every winter when the first snow falls, I go to their house to drink soup and eat roasted kidneys. It's still wonderful when I think about it now!"

Li Lahu: "What you said makes me want to try it! Free refills? Then I must drink at least seven or eight bowls of it! Is there mutton in the refilled soup?"

Li Hao: "You're overthinking it. It's just broth without meat."

Li Lahu: "Oh, I thought! Free refills of soup, that would be a huge loss, but there is only soup and no meat! By the way, Li Hao, where are you from? You sound like a northerner with your accent, but you always speak some Northeastern dialect, Sichuan dialect, and Shaanxi dialect. You have been to so many places at such a young age?"

Maodan also looked over with curiosity.

Li Hao: Can I tell you that I learned it by watching videos?

Li Hao: "My origins are hard to describe in a few words."

Li Lahu: "Let's make it short!"

Li Hao: "If I try to make it short, it won't be clear, so let's not talk about it!"

Li Lahu: "Are you playing tongue twisters here? Forget it! You must keep up this magical ability to make delicious food from time to time! We didn't realize how you made such a big pot of meat, and we didn't see you bring any when we came here! It was so delicious! Now our guerrillas have spread the word that if we follow you, we don't have to be frugal, and we will definitely be able to eat delicious food that we dare not even dream of. We always discuss privately that all kinds of delicious food make us drool in our dreams, and we all want to go out with you to carry out the mission. It turned out to be the right decision to go out with you this time! Will there be any tomorrow?"

Maodan: "Yes, it's delicious. It's even better than a big banquet! Our big banquets aren't as delicious, and there isn't that much meat."

Li Hao: "Who spread these rumors? Zhang Lianshun and Qiao Dadong? Maodan, you are really greedy. You and your grandfather are hunters. Do you still lack meat?"

Maodan: "We hunt to earn money to support our families, but we don't want to eat the meat ourselves. Only when the prey we catch is mostly eaten by wild animals and the rest is hard to sell, can we eat it with peace of mind. Do you think I am greedy for meat?"

Li Hao: "It's not that I can't do it, but you have to listen to my command after we kill the wild boar tomorrow. I have other uses for the wild boar, so don't tell me that you don't cooperate. I will find some pork to supplement the nutrition for the team members, and I won't let you down!"

Li Lahu: "As long as you can make pork for our kitchen team, I don't care what you do with the wild boars. I don't care if you feed them all to the wolves just for fun!"

Maodan: "That's right, when we came out, the captain and instructor said, we'll all listen to you! Military orders are as heavy as mountains. If you give me an order, I will walk through mountains of swords and seas of fire without even turning my head back!"

Li Hao: "You have a bright future, young man. I am optimistic about you! After we kill the wild boar tomorrow, I will teach you some sniping knowledge! I will also cook a big dinner for you tonight!"

Li Lahu and Maodan: "Great! You said a lot of nonsense before, but this one is the best! I've been waiting for you to say this!"