1942, I lived on hunting

Soon the ice particles turned into heavy snow, which was getting heavier and heavier. The three people were so happy watching the snow getting heavier that they were like fools, and they didn't feel cold. Some people would not understand the excitement of the three people at this time. Only the poor farmers who had been looking forward to the first snow in the dark night for a long time could understand them, only those who had walked through a world without roosters crowing for thousands of miles, with bones exposed in the wild and tree barks eaten away could understand, and only those who had knelt powerlessly in a field with a big crack could understand. The high-ranking officials and wealthy families surrounded by soldiers and bodyguards did not understand, the spoiled children lying in the arms of concubines of who knows how many rooms did not understand, and those who sat in the study, ignoring everything outside the window and reading the books of sages with one heart would not understand. Why were the three people so happy at this time!

The sky finally stopped being stingy and allowed heavy snow to fall from the sky. Soon, the snow covered the whole world. Everything around us was glowing in the dark night. The land of northern Henan finally welcomed the rain after a long drought, which revitalized the dry land and allowed the soil to secretly breed vitality and accumulate strength for next spring.

Li Hao took out some wine again: "Drink some, drink some, auspicious snow means a good harvest, be happy today! One glass each, when you are full, you can squeeze into the tent and sleep, I will clean up and take over the first half of the night shift."

The two of them stopped refusing and took out their lunch boxes and poured a little each. Then the three of them raised their lunch boxes and knocked them together, drinking it all in a bold and unrestrained manner! Then they put down their lunch boxes and continued to eat hot pot, fighting for it and eating it happily. In the end, they each had some desserts such as egg cakes, sweet shaobai, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes and ice jelly, and also ate some fruits such as bananas, honey pomelo, pineapple, cantaloupe and Dangshan pear.

After eating, Li Lahu and Maodan didn't dare to go into the tent to rest immediately, but wandered around for a while to digest the food before going back to sleep. Li Hao slowly cleaned up the mess. The small pot didn't need to be cleaned, because Li Lahu would use the soup from the hot pot to make noodles tomorrow morning. There was still a lot of meat and vegetables left, and half of the hot pot base was still left. He put it in the space together with the alcohol stove, and he could continue eating next time.

Li Hao moved the bonfire under the shed and exchanged a folding fishing chair and a cup of hot cocoa from the system mall. He roasted the fire leisurely, sipped the drink from time to time, and hummed "Winter is Coming" softly.

He was humming until he lost the time to do so. The thick snow had pressed down the roof of the temporary shed made of tarpaulin. Li Hao quickly found a stick to push the tarpaulin down to prevent the shed from collapsing. The snow was too heavy and he had to push it down every once in a while, which ruined the leisurely and comfortable feeling just now!

It was not until the second half of the night that the snow started to slow down. Li Hao woke up Maodan, then he went into the tent, wrapped himself in his sleeping bag, and fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already daybreak. The snow was still falling, but much lighter. Li Lahu had also prepared the meal. Breakfast was simple. He brought a handful of noodles made of bean flour. He cooked some noodles directly in the soup from the hot pot last night and added some vegetables.

Li Hao simply washed up and started to eat breakfast. The spicy noodles were warm and refreshing. He ate a whole box of noodles and immediately felt full of energy.

After breakfast, the three of them packed up and headed towards the cliff where the wild sheep were roaming, carrying their rifles.

After walking for about five or six kilometers, the three of them took turns using binoculars to look for traces of wild sheep. Their eyes almost popped out, but they still didn't find any wild sheep.

Maodan said: "We don't need to waste any effort now. The herd of wild sheep probably left. It seems we won't be able to hunt them this time. The heavy snow will continue to fall, and there may even be strong winds. They must have gone somewhere else to avoid the blizzard! Blizzards in the mountains are very dangerous, and sometimes they can cause rockfalls and avalanches. Let's hurry back to the village!"

Li Lahu: "Yes, Li Hao, go back! Wait until the snow melts before coming back. It is very dangerous to stay in the mountains for a long time."

Li Hao: "Okay, let's go back!"

We climbed over several mountains when we came here, and some places were quite steep. It was okay when there was no ice and snow, but it would be too dangerous to go back the same way now. This time we changed the way back to go back through the canyon. Although it is safer to go through the canyon than to climb over the mountains, it is not easy to walk, especially the rocks left by the mountain torrents in the canyon become extremely slippery after the snow falls, and it is easy to sprain your ankle if you are not careful.

The three of them finally got back to the village in the early hours of the night after rushing all the way. The captain and instructor in the village, who had been worried about them, finally put their minds at ease. The three of them were exhausted from the journey, so they ate something, boiled some hot water to wash and soak their feet, and then quickly rested.

The cold-proof performance of the small courtyard house where Li Hao lives is not very good, and there is no special stove for heating. The room where he sleeps used to belong to Captain Li. There is no kang, but a wooden bed. The snow fell heavily in the second half of the night yesterday, and there was a strong wind. It was very cold even when curled up in the quilt. Fortunately, Li Hao did not slack off. He quickly got up and took the sleeping bag out of his backpack, laid out the sleeping bag, covered it with the quilt, and crawled in. Only then did he feel much better, otherwise he might have caught a cold.

The next morning, Li Hao woke up at dawn. He lay in his sleeping bag with his eyes open. He couldn't sleep but didn't want to get up early. It was too cold! The hot air exhaled from Li Hao's mouth and nose was clearly visible. Outside the window, the strong wind blew the branches and made a whistle.

He simply lay on the bed and browsed the system mall, hoping to pick some pork with a higher cost-effectiveness to exchange for the pork prepared for the kitchen team. After carefully browsing for a while, he found that the second-generation wild boar meat and black pork, which were somewhat similar to wild boar meat, were more expensive. White pork was very cheap, especially the cut front leg meat, blood neck meat and fatter parts, which were much cheaper than black pork. There were also eliminated breeding pigs or old sows, and the prices were simply amazing! 500 kilograms of front legs plus 500 kilograms of hip tips only cost 1500 points, and there were also large bones, pig blood, heart, liver, lungs, etc., and 100 points could buy a lot.

Li Hao bought a whole processed old sow from the space, and also bought a lot of front leg meat, fat, lard, pig liver, etc., adding up to more than 1000 kilograms, and Li Hao didn't even use up points. Li Hao directly put the purchased pork and other things from the space directly into the snow in the yard. It seemed like a natural refrigerator outside, and the heavy snow soon covered these things with ice.

I also exchanged some larger aluminum pots, a few woks, a few kitchen knives and spatulas from the system mall. The low-level apples and green oranges in the system were so cheap that they seemed to be free, so I exchanged 100 boxes of each, which can be used to supplement the soldiers with more vitamins. I also exchanged some snow camouflage cloaks, which can be used by the soldiers when fighting in snowy weather. After thinking about it, I felt that I didn't need anything for the time being, so I piled these things in the living room.

After a while, Li Hao felt the urge to urinate. When the two thoughts of whether to hold it in or get up were still struggling in his mind, he heard the sound of the courtyard door being pushed, and then Dong Hongjun's voice came through the window: "Li Hao? Li Hao? Are you up? What are all these things in the yard?"