SFS Chapter 146: Wolves can dig tunnels?
Chapter 146: Wolves can dig tunnels?
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the howling of wolves nearby gradually disappeared around the beginning of the Yin hour, and the villagers of Shenjia Village began to catch up on their sleep.
It’s not that they have fought wolves once, so they dare to rush up mindlessly this time. Shen Zhiqiu still doesn’t want to fight with the wild wolves if they can avoid a fight.
And listening to the wolf howls yesterday, an experienced hunter said there were at least thirty or forty wolves.
The last time they killed only a dozen wolves, they had the advantage of time, place and people.
There are thirty or forty of them this time. If anything goes wrong, they can't afford it.
Besides, they have a cave with water and food in it. Even if they are surrounded by wolves, it’s okay. It won’t affect their lives at all. At most they will just stay in the cave for a few days.
Moreover, the wind and snow gradually became stronger last night, and it is still snowing outside now. Standing at the entrance of the cave, it is visible to the naked eye that the snow is thicker than yesterday.
Even the space they had cleared was piled with snow, not even taller than an adult's ankles.
After waking up, Shen Zhiqiu was puzzled: "The snow that fell a few days ago has not melted, and now the snow is more than one meter deep. How did those wolves get through? I guess the snow is taller than the wolves!"
Hunter Gao also frowned: "We don't understand either. We haven't had such heavy snow in previous years!"
Shen Zhiqiu was confused and uneasy. He thought that it had been almost three hours since the Yin hour, and the wolves nearby should have left.
He stood up and said to the men, "Why don't we go out and check it out?"
Hunter Gao said, "Quanzi and I will take people out to check. You stay in the cave. At least if we run into any trouble, we can protect ourselves."
It’s not that I dislike Shen Zhiqiu, it’s just that nothing can happen to such a precious child.
Shen Zhiqiu thought about it and realized that if he followed them, he might be a hindrance, so he nodded in agreement. However, he still gave some instructions with some concern:
"Well, you must be careful. It's still snowing outside. Don't walk too far and don't get lost."
Hunter Gao nodded and began to select his soldiers and generals, including Li Quan, Dahu and Erhu, his two sons Shuangxi and Shuangfu, Shen Mazi, Shen Fugui, and Shen Tietou. In total, he selected about thirty people, each of whom was the most ruthless man in Shenjia Village.
They were the same ones who rushed forward howling during the last fight and the fight with the wolves!
Even so, Shen Zhiqiu was still a little worried. The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, and the cold wind was howling, with snowflakes being blown everywhere.
The snow was so thick that you couldn't even pull your legs out. It was higher than your waist. If you wanted to walk in the snow, you had to use a shovel to clear a path.
The snow was blowing so hard that I couldn’t open my eyes, and I couldn’t see what was going on in the distance at all. The whole world was white.
Li Quan and Hunter Gao led their men to search everywhere, trying to find traces of the wolf, but the snow kept falling and soon covered the footprints.
They really couldn't understand how the wolves got to their vicinity when it was difficult for an adult to walk in the snow.
It's not necessary to look for wolves, nor is it necessary to run around in the snow. I'm really afraid that the wolves will find my door quietly.
If someone goes out to relieve himself and is attacked by wolves, it will be a big disaster.
Gao Dazhuang and Erzhuang did not follow them out, but they were also worried about their family members and villagers who went out, so they said they wanted to climb a tree so that they could observe the situation in the distance from the branches.
There was snow on the trees, and it was very dangerous to climb the trees at this time. Shen Zhiqiu asked them to wait and arranged for a few men to use bamboo poles to poke the snow off the trees.
Didn’t you see that all the snow had broken the branches? What if someone went up there and became the last straw that broke the camel’s back? Would that person be okay?
After clearing the snow from the two trees near the cave, Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang climbed up the trees directly and looked into the distance.
If you don't look, you won't know. Once you see it, you will be shocked. He shouted to Shen Zhiqiu below: "Uncle San, there is something going on down there. I think I saw cracks on the snow. It's not far away."
Shen Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows. This section is relatively flat. Even if there is a crack in the avalanche, it shouldn't be this section, right? What's going on? The more I look at it, the more mysterious it becomes.
"Have you seen your grandfather and the others?"
"I saw them. They didn't go very far. It was probably too difficult to walk."
Shen Zhiqiu was very sure that it was definitely not a crack. Suddenly he thought of something and looked up and asked, "How far is the crack you are talking about from your grandfather and the others?"
Gao Erzhuang looked at it carefully again and replied, "Not far, but my grandfather and the others went in the wrong direction, and the direction they went didn't match the crack!"
"Then come down and remember the direction. Now we will take a few people to chase your grandfather and his men to see what the crack you mentioned is."
Gao Erzhuang saw the right direction and quickly climbed down the tree. Shen Zhiqiu now brought a few people with him and walked forward along the passage that Gao the hunter had dug out before. This way they could walk much faster.
After all, there is less time to clear the snow.
It didn't take long for them to catch up with Gao Liehu and his men. Shen Zhiqiu shouted, "Uncle Gao, Uncle Gao!"
Gao the Hunter turned around in confusion and asked the people following him to turn around and walk back, shouting as he walked: "Xiao Sanzi, why are you following us again?"
Shen Zhiqiu explained the whole story, and this time Gao Erzhuang only knew the direction and walked towards the crack he saw in the tree.
The men were shoveling the snow noisily, and the distance was quite close, taking almost an incense stick of time.
Finally got connected.
"What is this? Is this a road dug by someone? We haven't seen anyone there either."
Shen Mazi looked at it in confusion, and made a sound from the passage that they had cleared out, and the direction they were facing was the entrance to their cave.
Shen Zhiqiu looked at the road that was more than half as narrow as the passage they had cleared: "Could this be cleared by wolves? It seems they really have discovered us."
Everyone was shocked after hearing this. Could this wolf have become a spirit that could even dig a tunnel?
What Shen Zhiqiu didn't know was that wolves would indeed
The alpha wolf will usually be the first to dig through the snow to create a path for the pack, and will also occasionally look out to observe the surrounding situation to avoid problems with the team's direction.
The other wolves will follow the leader's pace and use their strong forelimbs and claws to dig through the snow and expand the passage.
Although he had never heard of this situation before, it was not difficult to guess. They had never seen other people in this area, and judging from the width of the passage, they were about the same size as the wild wolves.
Li Quan suggested: "Son-in-law, why don't I take a few people to check along the passage? It's snowing now, and we can't see the footsteps clearly. We're not sure if it's a wolf."
Shen Zhiqiu refused: "No, let's go back. I have a way to deal with them. Who knows if we can go straight to the wolf's den."
When you don't know what the situation is on the other side, you must not act rashly. It is safer to stay in the cave.
The snow was getting heavier. Shen Zhiqiu squinted his eyes and led the way back, with the snowflakes drilling into his eyes.
"Xiao Sanzi, what are you going to do? The tunnel dug by the wolves is not far from our cave. They will definitely not give up so easily. They will come back again."