Half an hour later.
Lin Yu finally found a flowing stream using his enhanced hearing and sense of smell.
The stream flowed swiftly, its water crystal clear. Rippling reflections allowed glimpses of fish swimming beneath the surface.
The stream was over two meters wide, reaching three meters at its widest point. Judging from the direction of the flow, it seemed to originate from a water vein between the mountains.
In this era, industrialization was low, and pollution minimal.
Streams like this one, nestled in the mountains, had exceptionally good water quality. To put it plainly, even the sweetest wells in Beijing might not match its purity.
Lin Yu followed the riverbank for a while, and sure enough, he discovered various animal footprints on the sandy soil along the river.
Wild boar, fox, wildcat, wolf, wild goat, deer, and more.
Suddenly, a plum blossom-shaped footprint caught Lin Yu's attention.
He crouched down and stretched out his hand to compare.
Looking at the footprint, even larger than his palm, Lin Yu let out a happy laugh.
It was a tiger! Since the Tiger Hunting Team was established in the 1950s, tigers had become a rare sight in the mountains surrounding Beijing.
Especially in these mountains where several villages were located, tiger sightings were almost nonexistent.
The tigers in the Yanshan mountain range were likely South China tigers, smaller than the Siberian tigers.
From the late 1940s to the late 1950s, there were frequent reports of tigers attacking people and livestock across the country.
Therefore, in the early 1950s, the higher authorities issued an order to form Tiger Hunting Teams and launch a nationwide campaign to eradicate tigers.
Over the past decade, under the rapid development of the country, many tigers had been hunted.
As a hunter, encountering such a formidable prey, a surge of primal ferocity welled up within him.
Lin Yu looked up at the sky, a twisted smile spreading across his face... Wait, wrong again.
Lin Yu looked up at the sky. Dusk was approaching, and it was time to find a place to camp.
He walked up the river bank, heading towards higher ground.
Finally, he found a hilltop with a good view, about thirty meters from the river.
He took out his entrenching tool and cleared a space. Then, Lin Yu assembled the four-season cold-weather tent he had received from the system's sign-in.
He planned to make this his hunting ground for the next few days.
After setting up the tent, Lin Yu gathered some branches as a fence and hung several bells on them to act as a warning.
With his campsite secured, Lin Yu began following the footprints along the riverbank, searching for animal trails.
He had several more animal traps in his space, and he intended to place them around here.
This time, Lin Yu was mainly targeting wild goats, deer, and roe deer.
These were considered high-end game, and bringing back a few to give as gifts could solve a lot of problems.
Li Huai De had quite a sweet tooth, and Lin Yu knew that bringing back these high-quality game meat would definitely get him some good things in return.
Our current Lin Da Shao, while well-equipped with firepower, was still a naive young man who hadn't even learned the basics.
To ensure a happy future life, he had to work harder in this area.
And besides, this was 1958. A bottle of 1958 Maotai liquor could fetch millions in the future.
Lin Yu had only seen it on TV in his past life, and now that fate had given him this opportunity, he had to enjoy it.
After all, Lin Da Shao had been a nobody for two lifetimes. Why shouldn't he indulge a little?
Having set the traps, Lin Yu took out 30 wire snares.
He placed 20 of them on tree branches and the tops of bushes.
The remaining 10 were placed in the grass and under trees.
The snares placed on the ground were mainly for smaller animals like wild rabbits and badgers.
Spring and summer were the breeding season for wild rabbits, so Lin Yu considered it a mercy that he hadn't laid down too many snares on the ground.
Lin Yu primarily focused on hunting large game like wild boars. Wild rabbits were too small, with little fat in the summer, and their meat wasn't very appealing to him.
If he hadn't wanted to snare a couple of badgers for their fat, he wouldn't even bother setting traps on the ground.
However, wild pheasants during this season and autumn were excellent. He might as well take this opportunity to catch a few.
Back home, he would clean the pheasants, then fry them with Sichuan peppercorns, peppercorns, and salt to make a spicy seasoning. He would marinate them for half a day and then hang them in a cool place to dry.
Every day, he would spray them with high-proof liquor. In this weather, they would be dry and firm in three to four days.
He would then add scallions and ginger, steam them over high heat for half an hour.
Oh, the deliciousness!
Thinking about it, Lin Yu started missing his dog, Huzi.
If the dog hadn't overdosed on drugs and been put down, he could have taken it along to dig out pheasant nests.
He could catch some chicks and raise them in the space, ensuring a year-round supply of pheasants.
Speaking of pheasant dishes, one couldn't ignore the famous Northeast dish, pheasant stewed with mushrooms.
Actually, in the early years, this dish didn't exist.
Back then, the most famous Northeast dishes were the orchid bear paw, raw deer liver salad, fire-roasted deer meat, and another dish called "Flying Dragon Stewed with Monkey Head".
"Flying Dragon" was the scientific name for the hazel grouse, also known as "flying dragon". This dish was made by stewing the hazel grouse with wild monkey head mushrooms over low heat for three hours.
Later, the hazel grouse became a protected species, so people couldn't eat it anymore. They changed the dish to pheasant stewed with hazel mushrooms.
Then, pheasants also became protected, leading to the current "chicken stewed with mushrooms".
Another famous dish was "Earth Three Immortals", using tiger, bear, and deer meat.
Later, it became difficult to hunt tigers, so they changed it to bear meat, deer meat, and wild boar meat.
Until now, "Earth Three Immortals" became "Earth Three Delights", and tiger, bear, and deer became eggplant, potato, and chili pepper.
Thinking about it, Lin Yu sprang to his feet with a somersault.
Yes, China only joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) in 1981.
Not only had China not joined yet, but CITES hadn't even been proposed!
"These are all ingredients right now!"
"Holy crap! This time, I'm going to be rich!"
Lin Yu's eyes shone brighter than Huzi's.
For a moment, the terrifying roar startled the animals of the forest, preventing them from coming to the river to drink.
This time, whether I’m drinking soup or eating meat, it all depends on you, system!
【Ding! Tiger host, have you forgotten your medication again? Your dog has woken up. Get him out now!】