Hailancha said that an expedition team from the East brought a lot of equipment to their place for inspection. As for the specific inspection, it was not clear. In a bitter cold land, winter lasts for eight months a year, and the ground is covered with ice caps. In the summer, there are swamps everywhere, and most of the two to three million square kilometers of land are forests. This is the kingdom of animals. Even the locals dare not go too deep into the jungle.
Li Muye asked him where those people had gone.
Five hundred kilometers to the northeast from here, the mysterious Putolanna Plateau is hidden in the vast virgin forest. "Putolan" means "Kingdom of Cliff Lake" in the Evenki language. Hailancha said that the area has high altitudes, dense jungles, and extremely harsh climate and environment. It is a territory that is difficult for humans to set foot in. It is a paradise for giant bears and tigers.
Li Muye asked Zhang Fenglai what our purpose is. Xiao Evil came to observe the scriptures, water and mountains, and after comparing them on the map, he finally concluded that the purpose of this trip was that place. Li Muye immediately decided that we would go there for a walk.
It is best to find someone who is familiar with the local environment as a guide for this kind of thing.
The Evenki people are the best guides in the forest. They are especially good at hunting. In addition to using shotguns, they also use various hunting methods such as hunting, traps, spears, arrows, dogs, traps, nets, poisons, and explosives. Evenki children have been hunting with their adults since childhood. They can try guns at the age of 12 and hunt with their father and elder brothers. They first learn to hunt squirrels and then large animals. By the age of sixteen or seventeen they can hunt alone, and by their youth most of them have become excellent hunters.
All the men in the village were good hunters, but the best was Hailancha's son Bayar. It's a pity that he has already left with the previous expedition team. The skills in the Bayar jungle were learned from Uncle Hailancha, so naturally this old man's skills are not bad. The only problem was that the old man was older and less willing to accept the job.
He raised a lot of reindeer and sled dogs, and there were only three men left in the family, namely him, his other son, and Bayar's 18-year-old son Kachin. According to him, his second son encountered an Amur devil a few years ago and had an arm bitten off, basically ending his hunting career. This so-called Amur Devil is a notorious local wild Siberian tiger. The reason why it is called the Devil is because this tiger is golden in color and lacks the black stripes that are found on ordinary tigers.
When Li Muye heard it, he thought it was a strange beast called Biao.
During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Yuan Haowen, who was revered as the "Northern Literary Hero" and "The Wen Zong of the Generation", recorded such a short story in "Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge": "As the proverb goes: When a tiger gives birth to three sons, there must be one of them. . Biao is the most ruthless and evil, and can eat tiger cubs. I heard a hunter say: Whenever a tiger crosses three cubs across the water, if the cub goes first, then the cub will be eaten by the cub. It must first carry the cub to the other side, and then it will pick up one of its cubs. He grabbed Biao again to return him, and when he returned, he grabbed another son and went to Yan, and finally started to grab Biao and go away. Gai was very intent on guarding, for fear of eating his son.";
Biao is the most ruthless and vicious tiger cub among the three sons born to tiger. Usually a tigress only gives birth to two cubs, but very occasionally she will give birth to a third cub, which is Biao.
Biao was thin and frail due to congenital malnutrition. He only had brown fur and no black stripes like tiger skin. The tigress didn't recognize such a child, refused to feed it, kicked and bit it to drive it away, and even took it in its mouth and abandoned it in a wild place where hungry wolves roamed. The tiger is the king of beasts. Xiao Biao, who was chased and abandoned by the tiger, of course became the enemy of all beasts and was humiliated. Therefore, Biao usually die during the lactation period and rarely survive.
But once he survived, Na Biao turned out to be extremely powerful and cruel. Although it grew up in a purgatory-like environment, it was often so hungry that it ate dead leaves and dead grass, animal carcasses, gnawed on soil and rocks, and drank sewage and dirty springs. Although he has old scars and new injuries all year round, in order to survive, he has to learn to fly over mountains, cross streams, climb trees and climb vines, and fight against beasts that are bigger and more ferocious than himself. It finally grew up after suffering and conquered all the dangers and hardships in life. The cry is like a wolf's howl and a lion's roar, and it possesses the coldest and most vicious nature of each beast. The first target it attacked was the tigress who once tried to kill it, followed closely by the two siblings who were doted on by the tiger's backup.
It has no emotions. Because life only gives it hatred, hatred for all beasts, especially the huge beasts that dominate the forest. Whenever a bully appears, it will immediately come upon hearing the news, and the bloody battle is not about fighting for anything. After a fight, there is often no time to lick the blood or moan about the wounds, and then rush to another battlefield. It is often injured and has no intact fur on its body, and no unbroken bone can be found after death. However, it has extraordinary vitality. The life span of a surviving wild turtle is as long as that of an old turtle.
Helencha said that the Amur devil likes to move in the jungle this season, and Plantona is its kingdom. Without adequate preparation, even local hunters would not risk going that far. The previous expedition team had more than a dozen swamp crawlers, pulling a lot of equipment, as well as many personnel and weapons, so he agreed to let his son go. The three of them, Li Muye, obviously did not meet the standard of adequate preparation that he recognized.
Although Li Muye offered extremely generous terms, the old man refused to agree to it, and kept emphasizing the horror of the Amur devil. He also said that if the three of them were just here for adventure, there was no need to go to Plantona at all. There was also a lot of fun in the nearby mountainous woods, so they might as well stay for a few days. Li Muye readily agreed.
Hailancha's wife and two daughters-in-law are typical Ewenki women, hard-working, capable, and taciturn. For adult Ewenki women, the lifestyle of women in the civilized world is distant and boring. They do not use cosmetics and do not care about their clothes. When it comes to dressing up, because they never take care of their bodies and have a simple diet, each of them is tall and thick. Despite their inconspicuous appearance, they are absolutely unambiguous when it comes to work. It would be enough to kill an animal and peel off a piece of skin. Just half an hour.
Li Muye is most concerned about food. As the first instinctive need of human beings, all nations will instinctively find ways to make food more delicious on the basis of eating enough.
The food of the Evenki people is mainly meat, which is basically the same as that of the Yakut people. Fish and caviar, grilled reindeer meat and salted reindeer jerky, together with the local specialty blueberry wine, are the ultimate enjoyment for them.
Hailancha's wife is good at making roasted reindeer meat. After tasting it, Li Muye found that the taste was not bad. I looked specifically at the seasonings she used. Except for a kind of pink rock salt used locally, there was nothing else, and then there were pine branches used for barbecue.
The seasoning is simple but the taste is great. As expected, that sentence is true. Natural taste is the true meaning of cooking.
There is no legal age limit for marriage there, and many people start families in their teens. Old Hailancha was not yet sixty years old, but he had a sixteen-year-old grandson. He came back from outside with a group of dogs during dinner. His skin was rough and dark, and he looked like a thirty-year-old middle-aged man. There was only one pair of bright black eyes, with the curiosity and impulsiveness of a boy.
Xiao Ailai is also a child from the mountains. Although the education and training he received since childhood are different, the nature of the young people is similar. Kachin can only speak the language of his ethnic group, and Xiao Ailai can only speak Chinese. Although the two of them speak the same language. , but there seems to be no big obstacle in communicating through gestures and words.
In the evening, Li Muye and Xiaofen returned to the car to spend the night. Xiao Eilai took the initiative to stay in the family's tent and continued to talk to the young man Bingzhu Ye.
Although there is no tour guide, Li Muye does not intend to change his original itinerary. Hailancha said that he can walk more than 100 kilometers upstream along the river road to the city of Krasnoyarsk. Once there, he can buy tickets to enter the mountains. You can also find the required equipment, professional tour guides and their car camps in the mountains. It is definitely the first choice for travelers coming to Central Siberia.
The dogs in the village kept barking at night, making it difficult for the two to sleep. Li Muye personally checked the supplies in the car, determined the items that needed to be replenished and the schedule for tomorrow, and then returned to the car. I chatted for a few words with Xiaofen, who was also having trouble falling asleep, until late at night, and fell asleep accompanied by the constant sound of barking dogs.
The next morning, Li Muye prepared some food and liquor, went to the house in person to say goodbye to Hailancha's family, and called Xiaoxie to prepare for the journey. As a result, he was surprised to find that Xiao Erlai had disappeared, and the boy was also missing. Hailancha recalled that the two teenagers slept in the same room last night and communicated by making gestures to learn each other's language. They continued to make noise until late at night. Others had gone to bed long ago and no one paid attention to their movements.
Li Muye changed his mind for a moment and could roughly imagine what was going on, so he searched carefully in the tent and unexpectedly found a note left by them.
Xiao Eilai wrote in his own hand: Uncle, Sister Fen, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I went into the mountains with the Kachin. Last night we became sworn brothers. We agreed to use reindeer to pull a wooden plow into the mountains. I helped him find his father, and he helped me hunt for treasure.
He has raised more than a dozen Caucasian hounds, and he is also an expert at driving a wooden plow. The two of us get along very well. I’m not saying that I can’t talk to you two, but I think you adults always have a lot of ideas. It's complicated, but my idea is very simple. It's rare to make a friend. Now his father has lost contact. He is very worried. Evenki people sometimes go to the mountains for several months, but they will never forget to tell their families that they are safe. He thought it was unusual, so I thought I should help him.
And he also hopes to help me find the treasure I want. I think this is a good decision, I believe we will be a great combination and can take care of ourselves. In three days, I won’t turn on my phone, and you don’t need to try to contact me. Three days later, we have reached the depths of the mountain. You two can scold me as much as you want, but please believe that I will bring you something unusual. look.
Teenagers in adolescence often act unexpectedly. Both of them are daring people. They are at the age when a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers and a roc spreads its wings and hates the sky. Once a decision is formed in the mind, there is no concept of the consequences. The two ran away overnight, and they must have been in the old forest for a long time now.
Li Muye translated Xiao Eilai's words to Old Hai Lancha. After hearing this, the old man became anxious. He stamped his feet and beat his chest and said repeatedly: "How can this be good? How can this be good?" Li Muye asked him: "You There's no point in being anxious now, think about it quickly, how can you catch up with these two kids as quickly as possible?"
Hailancha hurriedly ran out of the tent to lead the reindeer pen. Li Muye and Xiaofen followed him. After checking around, Lao Hailancha frowned and said: "The two little kids were afraid of being caught up by us, so they cut off the leather ropes. It took more than an hour to replace them with new ones. Most of the dried meat was also taken away, and the new ones were roasted." It will take a few more hours, I can’t catch up.”
Li Muye asked: "Then do you know which direction they will go? Can my car drive in?"
"Absolutely impossible!" Hailancha categorically denied: "There are routes suitable for crawlers in the old forest, but you have to be very careful during this season. No one can save you if you fall into the swamp. My reindeer is here Best of all, now no other modern means of transportation can catch them except airplanes.”
Xiaofen had always taken care of Xiao Eilai as her own brother. Now she was a little anxious. She grabbed Li Muye's hand and said, "Uncle, please ask him where we can rent a plane. Xiao Eilai and that boy I've been gone all night, and it's so dangerous in the mountains. I'm worried that it won't be too late if it's too late."
Li Muye calmly comforted her and said: "You treat him as your own child, so you will be confused if you care about him. You know what the little evil is capable of. That child is also a good hunter. These two children will not be together in a short time." If something serious happens, the most important thing for us now is to stay calm and find the right transportation as quickly as possible."
"Let's go to Krasnoyarsk." Helencha said: "Going there should not conflict with their route. As long as you have money there, you can buy everything you need!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get on the road quickly." Li Muye made a decisive decision.
Hai Lancha said: "I will lead you..." (End of Chapter)