Xiuxiu turned her head by chance.
She happened to notice Li Yu's unwavering gaze.
Her face instantly flushed red.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
Li Yu smiled slightly.
He asked back:
"My own wife is beautiful, what's wrong with taking a look?"
These words truly made Zhao Xiuxiu both embarrassed and angry.
She was so ashamed and indignant that she wanted to throw back a "fool" and turn around and leave.
But she unintentionally saw Li Yu packing his things.
She immediately suppressed her shyness and asked.
"Are you going out?"
Li Yu didn't intend to hide it.
He nodded and said.
"I'm going to take Gouzi to the mountains to wander around. Today is your wedding day after all, I need to get some meat and have a good meal with you and your sister."
Actually, in this era, rural weddings didn't have that many formalities.
For families with ordinary living conditions.
At most, after the customary gifts to the bride's family were delivered.
They would directly bring the girl back home.
Go to the village registration office to register.
After receiving the certificate, they would bring the bride to introduce her to their family, invite some relatives and friends for a nice meal, and that would be it.
In this era, when most people still couldn't afford to eat their fill and wear warm clothes.
Throwing a grand banquet was like lighting a lamp in a latrine, seeking death.
"Ah?"
Zhao Xiuxiu was a little worried now.
She quickly put down the handkerchief in her hand.
"It's so dangerous in the mountains, I think you should forget about it. Xiao Min and I aren't materialistic people, as long as we can have a good life and eat our fill, we don't need to take such risks!"
"It's fine."
Li Yu tied up his leggings, got up and waved his hand, smiling.
"Don't worry, I've been wandering around the mountains with my grandfather since I was young. I know what's dangerous better than you. You two sisters just stay home and wait for me to come back with the meat!"
He wasn't trying to make a boastful statement.
But after receiving the original owner's memories, coupled with the system's enhancement.
It would not be easy for this mountain behind their village to hold him back.
"But....."
Zhao Xiuxiu hurried forward, wanting to persuade Li Yu further.
Unexpectedly, he spoke first.
"Don't worry, I have a beautiful wife waiting for me to come back and consummate our marriage, I know what I should and shouldn't do!"
"You....."
Zhao Xiuxiu was both embarrassed and angry.
She subconsciously glanced at her younger sister in the room.
Thankfully, the girl was busy packing her clothes and didn't hear Li Yu's words.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then you have to be careful, don't be careless!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"
After all these years, having someone genuinely care about him again.
Indeed made Li Yu feel warm inside.
He took out the hunting rifle and bullets hidden in the rafters, put them on his back.
He then packed some other things.
Li Yu then walked forward and touched Xiuxiu's face.
"Stay home and wait for me!"
After saying that.
Li Yu directly opened the door to the backyard and walked out.
Zhao Xiuxiu's face was flushed, and she subconsciously walked to the door.
She watched with anticipation as Li Yu, with his three dogs, walked along the path and disappeared into the back mountain.
Only then did she close the door in a daze.
......
Speaking of the Xing'an Mountains.
Everyone knows that this place is abundant in animal and plant resources.
Just walking around here, you can find many rare and precious things.
But who knows.
This place, besides being bright and beautiful, is also a death trap.
Countless people lose their lives here every year.
Getting lost, falling off cliffs, poisoning, these are just the basics.
The most frightening thing is the various ferocious beasts inside that could claim your life.
Like the well-known bear, wild boar, Siberian tiger, etc.
These big guys can easily kill an adult human.
And there are some that are elusive.
Such as the wolf, leopard, jackal, etc.
These guys always appear out of nowhere when you least expect it.
Therefore.
Not to mention ordinary people who don't know anything.
Even seasoned hunters who frequently go up the mountain, quite a few have died at the hands of these creatures.
It can only be said that the Xing'an Mountains are a place where opportunity and danger coexist!
Li Yu wasn't planning on going far this time.
Just going for a walk around Eagle's Beak Cliff at the foot of the forest behind the village.
This place is sheltered from the wind, so there must be a lot of creatures foraging here on snowy days.
The three dogs haven't been in the mountains for a long time.
Da Hei and Er Hei, the two guys, were now frolicking and rolling in the snow under the forest.
Only Huahua, the little one, was sensible.
She stayed by Li Yu's side, sniffing the air every now and then.
Hunting dogs mostly rely on the scent left behind by animals to find their prey.
There is a distinction between "di tou xiang" and "tai tou xiang".
"Di tou xiang" refers to the scent and traces left by prey in a certain area.
Hunting dogs need to find these traces and scents in order to follow them.
But the downside is that the weather and environment in the forest are constantly changing.
Sometimes, the dogs chase and chase, and then they find that they've lost the trail.
"Tai tou xiang" refers to the hunting dog being able to smell the prey's scent in the air.
And then follow the scent to track down the prey.
In the summer or autumn, when there is no snow.
When the prey doesn't leave too many traces and scents.
They can still accurately find the prey.
Such dogs are usually considered precious by hunters.
And Huahua, just happened to be a "tai tou xiang" dog.
Li Yu was holding a loaded hunting rifle.
He walked towards Eagle's Beak Cliff.
Because this place is shady, every step you take, the snow is up to your ankles.
Plus it's uphill, making it extra difficult to walk.
However, at this moment.
Huahua, who was at Li Yu's feet, seemed to have discovered something.
She carefully raised her head and sniffed, her eyes instantly lit up.
"Woof woof woof!"
"Kai kuang le?"
There are many terms used in hunting.
"Kai kuang" generally refers to the hunting dog discovering the scent of prey and then notifying its owner.
Li Yu looked at Huahua, who was barking anxiously at his feet.
He patted her head.
"Go ahead, be careful. If you encounter a big guy, just circle it, don't let Da Hei and Er Hei charge in!"
That's the power of "tai tou xiang" hunting dogs.
Da Hei and Er Hei, the two guys, haven't even smelled the prey's tracks and scent, yet Huahua has already found it.
"Woof woof!"
Huahua very obediently responded with a bark.
She then took off running towards the front.
The two clumsy guys, who were playing in front, heard Huahua's voice and instantly perked up.
They followed Huahua and dashed off.
They might not be very good at finding prey, but chasing after it is their forte.
Li Yu naturally couldn't let them get too far away from him.
He didn't want them to discover a big guy and get hurt without anyone watching.
He checked the bullets in his rifle, and then ran after the three dogs.
Huahua would bark every now and then.
So Li Yu could keep track of their location and not lose them.