1942, I lived on hunting

The Tibetan dog made another contribution at this time, and pounced on the bear and bit its hind legs tightly, pulling it back, making it unable to run away. I was ready with my crossbow, but I found it difficult to shoot the second arrow. The Tibetan horse bear's butt was facing us, dragging the Tibetan dog and struggling into the woods, and the dog was too close. I was afraid that it would be bad if I shot the Tibetan dog, so I quickly ran sideways to change the angle.

I changed my position to find a good angle, and then I shot another arrow. When I shot this arrow, I was still aiming at the body, but the Tibetan brown bear was just about to turn around and bite the Tibetan dog, so I shot it right in the neck. This time I finally hit the vital part, and the Tibetan brown bear obviously struggled less. I then pulled the string and loaded the arrow, preparing to shoot one more arrow.

The guide couldn't hold back any longer at this point, and pounced over and with a "whoosh" slash, knocked it down directly!

The guide stabbed the horse bear to death and seemed very happy. He spoke in a loud Tibetan voice, and finally danced with a Tibetan knife in his hand and sang a song!

Although the Tibetan brown bear is also a kind of incarnation of gods in the minds of some Tibetans, it is not particularly sacred. Instead, it is often considered dangerous and evil. Especially the Tibetan brown bear that stands in the dark, in the wind and sand or in the fog, waving its hands to confuse people to come over and eat it, is considered an evil spirit. The guide thought that this time he was able to kill this Tibetan brown bear incarnation of an evil spirit, which must be blessed by the Buddha, and also showed our extraordinary bravery. When the time comes, he will take the fur of the brown bear back and send it to the temple, so that the Buddha can know his achievements and glory, and hope that the Living Buddha can show mercy and bless him, eliminate his evil karma, and wash away his sins! Because we killed the Tibetan brown bear together, he hoped that I could go with him, and the Living Buddha would definitely bless me!

I didn't believe in Buddhism, so I wasn't interested in what he said, so I didn't agree to it. So he decided to give me all the salt carried by three horses, and he only wanted the bear skin! Three horses carrying salt is very valuable here, and I don't think it's good to do so, especially since his Tibetan dog saved my life, otherwise I would be in danger. He got anxious when he heard it, saying that this must be arranged by the Buddha! If you don't want my salt, it means you look down on me and don't regard me as a friend!

Finally, after much discussion, he agreed to give me half of the profit from selling salt. Then he took out a knife and peeled the bear skin cleanly. He didn't even look at the bear meat, letting the slightly injured Tibetan dog slowly tear it and eat it. He happily went back to the camp to deal with the bear skin. While the Tibetan dog was eating the meat, I took a look and saw that the head and back were hit by the claws of the Tibetan horse bear, but the wounds were not deep and it didn't matter. My companion wanted to get some bear meat to roast, but the guide stopped him, saying that it was the incarnation of an evil spirit and its meat could not be eaten. My companion was scared and didn't dare to eat it in the end.

The next night we finally arrived at a place where there were herders and stayed in their tents that night. The herders were very welcoming and killed sheep for us, roasted the mutton and cooked butter tea for us to eat. We also gave them a small portion of tea as a gift.

In the next few days, we continued to go deep into the mountains to exchange horses for ghee. I have to say that although the journey to this place is long and dangerous, it is really profitable. Not only did we exchange for good horses, we also exchanged salt for some agate, and even the ghee was much cheaper than outside.

This time, the three of us earned more money than we could earn in a year, especially me. The guide even gave me half of the profit. The guide was very happy and said that he had been here before, but never earned as much as this time. It was all because of me who brought good luck. He also said that I had a connection with Buddha and insisted on taking me to the temple to pay homage to the living Buddha.

Fortunately, Ma Guotou came to smooth things over and said that we were running out of time and had to hurry back before the snow fell and the mountain was closed. The guide then gave up.

Now I have become somewhat famous among the Tibetans and the horse caravans, especially when I go to some Tibetans’ homes, most of them have heard this story of mine. ”

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After hearing the story of Li Lahu, some short videos from later generations kept popping up in Li Hao's mind. In the videos, the Tibetan brown bear stood upright and waved to ask people for food. The dignified protected animals behaved like beggars and often had to snatch food from the herdsmen's dogs!

I fell asleep without knowing when I was thinking about all sorts of things. I had a lot of bizarre dreams all night. One time I dreamed that I was walking on a pedestrian overpass. Suddenly the sky darkened, as if a solar eclipse had come. People on the street were panicking and screaming and running away. Another time I dreamed that I was walking on National Highway 318. A Tibetan brown bear waved and greeted me enthusiastically. Then it took off its bear skin and turned into a human. It said to Li Hao that it was too hot to wear this. After a closer look, wasn't this a tall, round-faced hairy egg? …………

"Li Hao, wake up, wake up."

Someone pushed Li Hao's shoulder. Li Hao opened his sleeping bag and saw Maodan's big smiling face swaying in front of him, which scared him. A wave of coldness came over him, and the combination of coldness and fear immediately made Li Hao feel much more energetic.

"Li Hao, hurry up and get up, we are going to go hunt wild boars soon."

Li Hao rubbed his eyes and sat up. It was still dark, but the eastern sky was beginning to show a little light. Wasn't it too early?

Li Hao got up, put on his shoes, stretched his hands and feet, and then began to pack his things.

A lot of things need to be prepared in advance, rifles, pistols, special ammunition, ropes, saws, axes, knives, etc.

After getting ready, the three of them carried their things and pushed aside the bushes to get into the woods. The woods were dotted with thorns and it was difficult to walk. By the time they arrived, it was already completely daylight.

The three of them worked together. Li Hao was responsible for finding some dead branches as thick as arms and sawing them into sticks more than one meter long. Li Lahu was responsible for carrying the sticks to the pine tree. Maodan was agile and climbed up the pine tree in a few steps. After finding a suitable position, he put down the rope. Li Lahu tied the stick to the rope and asked Maodan to pull it up. He tied the thin rope to the thick branches to make a platform for people to lie on. Finally, Maodan broke off some pine branches to camouflage.

After finishing the work quickly, the sun had risen and the temperature had obviously risen. Li Hao exchanged some fried dough sticks from the space. After eating, the three of them went to a distant place to urinate and solve their personal problems. Then they climbed up their respective platforms and hid. Even though Li Lahu lost half of his palm, he climbed trees faster than Li Hao!

Li Hao climbed onto the platform, put the sleeping bag under him, loaded the rifle, and then waited quietly for the wild boar to come to him.

There were the calls of unknown small animals and birds in the woods, and the occasional footsteps of animals running by. Li Hao lay there motionless until the sun was due south, and the ice in the puddle slowly melted.

At this time, Li Hao heard a rustling sound in the woods, accompanied by the calls of wild boars "Whig, whig, whig! Hum, hum, hum". Finally, the target that Li Hao and his team had been waiting for for a long time appeared!