Natural disasters in books: I stockpiled goods to escape famine in ancient times

Zhang Wu and his companions walked cautiously in the mountains and forests, stopping from time to time to check for animal footprints around and in the snow to identify what kind of wild animal it was. More often, they looked for marks made by those who had entered the mountains on tree branches, making walking extremely difficult.

Although those men did not know how to fight and went into the mountains only with the idea of ​​feeding their families, they were not stupid and knew that it was easy to get lost in the mountains on snowy days, so they made marks along the way.

Zhang Wu and his group followed the signs and moved forward.

The few of them carefully avoided areas where large wild animals were active in the deep mountains and walked for an hour and a half until they could no longer find any marks.

Wu Dahai loosened the scarf wrapped around his neck, bent over, supported his knees with his hands, and panted, "We can't go on like this. There are no more marks ahead. I'm afraid it will be hard to find this person. We have encountered so many animal feces and footprints along the way. If we continue, even our lives will be in danger."

The others thought the same thing. They had seen Zhang Wu's hunting skills when they were chopping wood in the morning and knew that this man was a powerful one. Therefore, they all looked at Zhang Wu, and the meaning was obvious: they should listen to him.

Zhang Wu looked around expressionlessly, paused and said, "Let's look around again. If it doesn't work, we'll go back. I think the village chief and the others will understand."

"Okay, let's just follow the marks they left behind."

So the group continued walking forward for another cup of tea. Zhang Wu suddenly stopped, raised his hand to signal everyone not to move, and then crouched down and walked forward carefully.

The noise became more and more obvious, and there were sounds of people screaming. Zhang Wu's heart sank. He pushed aside the bushes and saw a group of people not far ahead confronting several leopards.

That group of people were exactly the ones they were looking for. At this time, only four of them were still standing, and two of them were lying on the ground wailing, with blood all over their bodies.

After seeing the situation clearly, Zhang Wu waved to Wu Dahai and the others behind him. When they came closer, he pointed to the front and whispered, "Brother Dahai, take two people and go behind those people. The rest of you follow me and go behind Leopard. After I rush out, you guys follow me. Everyone be careful and don't make any noise."

These people nodded repeatedly, dispersed and carefully groped their way around.

The few people who were confronting the leopard had already been scared to death. In the past, they only knew from their elders that there were ferocious beasts in the mountains. They had never seen them with their own eyes, so they still had some fantasies in their hearts. Even if a few people had the courage to come in, they had never been as scared as they were at this moment.

It is a fear that life is about to disappear.

Fear, regret, horror and all kinds of emotions suddenly arose in their minds. Several people were regretting their actions to death and could hardly hold the machetes in their hands.

The leading leopard sensed the fear of the two-legged beasts, raised its head and let out a roar, then crawled forward slightly in preparation for a jump, lowered its head to the ground, and let out low growls from its throat.

The situation was on the verge of breaking out. Seeing several leopards were about to attack, Zhang Wu, who had just touched the back of the leopard, immediately drew out his long knife and jumped out. The others suppressed their fear and followed Zhang Wu's footsteps closely.

Wu Dahai went around behind the group of people, ran out from the bushes at this moment, and ran to the group in a few steps.

Perhaps the leopard saw that it was surrounded by so many people, so it did not move for a while. Its eyes were just staring at Zhang Wu, full of vigilance.

"Brother Dahai!"

When the group saw Wu Dahai and the others, they were all very excited, as if they had seen their own mother.

Wu Dahai took advantage of the leopard not noticing this side, glared at the few people, and said in a deep voice: "You dare to go into the mountains at this time? Even experienced hunters dare not go into the mountains in the wind and snow, let alone you weak-footed shrimps. There are plenty of people to deal with you when you go back."

Several of them hunched their shoulders, pursed their lips and lowered their heads, looking like cowards.

Wu Dahai took a few steps forward to block the three people behind him, then said softly: "Let's see if the two injured are serious. The village chief was worried about accidents when we came up the mountain, so he specifically asked us to bring medicine with us. If the injuries are too serious, there is nothing we can do."

"Their injuries are not serious. They accidentally stepped into the trap when they came in. They were not bitten by wild animals."

Wu Dahai's eyes widened when he heard this, and his voice rose slightly: "Two people have been injured and you still don't want to go back? You are stupid! Don't you know that the smell of blood will attract wild animals? You dare to go into the mountains like this? Even if you have nine lives, it won't be enough for you."

Wu Dahai felt really tired. These bastards were simply idiots!

Zhang Wu over there was also staring at the leopard, not daring to relax at any moment, until the leopard growled, and then all the leopards jumped into the bushes on the side and disappeared, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Wu and his companions walked up to the group of people and took a look at the injured. After confirming that they were not seriously injured, Zhang Wu said, "Let's leave here first and find a safer place to treat the wounds. Brother Dahai, find something to bandage their wounds first."

Wu Dahai took out a few cloth towels from his bag and bandaged the wounds of the two injured people to prevent the strong smell of blood from attracting other wild beasts. Then he helped the two people leave the place.

The group stopped when they reached a suitable place. Wu Dahai took out the external injury medicine that Wei Cairang had brought from his bag, scooped up a handful of snow and rubbed it on the wounds of the two men. He waited until the blood was wiped clean before sprinkling the medicine on them, and finally wrapped them with a cloth.

"Okay, it's getting late. If we don't leave now it will be dark."

Wu Dahai and his two companions led the way, followed by Zhang Wu and his companions. The group walked in the middle, and they all hurried back.

Wei Cai and others estimated the time and were standing at the foot of the mountain waiting. Everyone was worried, especially the families of that group of people. They were afraid that the group of people who went into the mountain would not come back alive, and they were also afraid that something might happen to the people who went into the mountain to look for them, so they were waiting in fear.

The estimated time had already exceeded an hour, and everyone's heart sank. Even though they were extremely anxious, Wei Cai didn't say anything, so it was not easy for others to speak.

Another half hour passed. The moon had set and the stars were out, and there was silence at the foot of the mountain. Wei Cai's son lit torches and distributed them to others. A ball of fire at the foot of the mountain was like a guiding light in the dark night.

At this moment, a sharp-eyed person vaguely saw a little light from the forest, and quickly pointed at it and raised his voice: "Look, is that a fire?"

Everyone looked in the direction he was looking and indeed saw a fire. The light was a little dim, but as time passed, it grew bigger and more obvious.

Wei Cai suppressed his excitement and led everyone to meet them. Sure enough, they saw Zhang Wu and his group. Even the group of people who had gone up the mountain before were brought back. Everyone suddenly became agitated.

Wei Cai walked up to the few people, looked them up and down several times, and only smiled after confirming that they were all right: "Okay, okay, I'm glad you're back. You've worked hard this time, but fortunately you're all back."

Zhang Wu nodded slightly: "The person has been brought back, I will go back first."

"Okay, your sister must be waiting anxiously at home, go back quickly, it's getting late, we can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."

After Zhang Wu left, the family members of that group of people rushed up and beat up those who sneaked into the mountain.

Wei Cai and others stood by, neither moving nor trying to persuade them.