When I was a child, when I went to the mountains with my grandfather to pick up branches, it was very cold and foggy. Suddenly, I noticed a figure beckoning to me not far away.
Just as I was about to speak, my grandfather suddenly covered my mouth, and he carefully carried me back to the bottom of the mountain. The shadow finally disappeared, and my grandfather dared to gasp for breath and continue to carry me towards the house.
As soon as I got home, my grandmother couldn't wait to ask, "Old man, what's going on?" ”
My grandfather told me out of breath, "On the mountain, I saw a black bear. ”
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Our village is surrounded by mountains that are inhabited by wild wolves, foxes and other animals, but we have never had the pleasure of seeing a black bear.
I asked, "Grandpa, why didn't I see the black bear?" I saw only one figure. ”
Grandpa told me that this black bear is very powerful, and it is good at mimicking human behavior.
I was stunned for a few seconds before I realized, "Could it be that it just beckoned to me to lure me over and devour me?" ”
Grandpa's brow furrowed, and he said, "Black bears are very fond of tasting children's meat. ”
After my father said this, he turned to my grandmother and said, "I have found a black bear on the mountain, and I must inform the people of the village so that they are not in danger." ”
Her brows furrowed, and she said to me, "Wife, you have to walk carefully, the fog is thick today, don't meet the black bear." ”
Grandpa took a sharp scythe from the barn and carried it on his back. He reminded us: "It's daytime, and the black bear is still afraid to enter the village, so go back to the house." ”
My grandfather went out with a sickle on his back, after saying this.
The fog was thick, and my grandfather had only walked a few steps before he lost his sight.
My grandmother closed the yard door and locked it.
Grandma said to Xiaohuzi, "Come into the house." ”
I asked, "Milk, why don't you come in?" ”
Even though I had never seen a black bear in person, I was still instinctively terrified of the presence of a black bear.
I rolled up my sleeves and smiled and said to her, "When I wash this dress, then I can go into the house, and you can go in quickly." ”
After saying this, my grandmother continued to wash her clothes intently, and I quickly stepped into the house.
As soon as I climbed onto the kang I heard a knock at the gate of the courtyard: "Bang".
There was a deafening knock at the door, loud.
My grandmother glanced in the direction of the courtyard gate, the fog was thick, the distant scene was blurred, and I couldn't make out who was knocking on the door.
My grandmother shouted to the courtyard gate: "Who is it?" ”
No one responded.
My grandmother put down the clothes in her hand and shouted in the direction of the courtyard gate, "Old man, is that you?" ”
Still no one responded.
Immediately after, there were two dull knocks on the door, as if the iron door of my house was about to be smashed through two large holes.
Her face was ugly, and my frowned. She hurried into the barn and pulled out a pile of dry twigs from it. She threw the dry branch on the ground, and with trembling hands she picked up a match and lit the fire. However, several failed to ignite.
I hurried to the yard, quickly came to my grandmother's side, and asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?" ”
As soon as I came out, my grandmother immediately became anxious and shouted at me, "What are you running out for?" Hurry back to the house! ”
Grandma shouted at me as she lit a match.
Grandma took off her coat and wrapped it around a dry branch again, this time succeeding in lighting the fire.
The flames suddenly rose, instantly sweeping away the surrounding fog.
My grandmother drove me into the house and stood in the yard with a torch in her hand, and stood there like this until the fog cleared and it was almost noon.
The branches of the trees were completely burned to the ground.
My grandmother was sitting on the floor, panting and making my heart tighten. I hurriedly ran over and asked with concern, "Milk, what just happened?" Why are you igniting? ”
Grandma gently stroked my head and whispered, "It wasn't a human who knocked on the door just now, but a black bear, and it will come again." ”
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As soon as the milk finished speaking, my grandfather came in the courtyard, and his face was very bad, and his brow was furrowed.
Grandma asked him, "What happened?" ”
My grandfather sighed deeply, and he said worriedly: "The people in the village don't believe that there are black bears on the mountain, and they laugh at me for being dizzy and mislooking. ”
My grandmother was stunned for a moment, and it took a few seconds for her to react. "I heard a knock on the door just now, and I asked twice, but no one answered," she said. I suspected it was a black bear, so I set fire to a dry branch in my house. ”
My grandfather's eyes widened, and after first looking at me seriously, after confirming that I was not injured, he turned his head to carefully check my grandmother's situation: "The black bear didn't break into the yard, right?" ”
My grandmother said, "Didn't go in." ”
My grandfather breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked towards the gate of the courtyard. The gate of our house is made of iron, and the dents on it are clearly visible, while the ground has bear footprints.
My grandfather said, "When I entered the hospital just now, I didn't notice the bear's footprints, and I didn't notice it until now. I will immediately gather the people of the village to come over and let them see it for themselves. ”
After my father said this, he left the courtyard shortly after. After a while, he gathered the people of the village into my yard and let everyone see the bear footprints left at the gate of the courtyard.
When the villagers saw the bear's footprints, they looked at each other and discussed in low voices.
These footprints are truly bearish.
The bear has come down the mountain, what can I do?
This bear must be killed! Peel off its skin and hang it at the entrance of the village.
The people of the village were talking about how they wanted to catch the black bear and kill it.
The people in the village respected my grandfather and said, "This black bear is very smart, we can only hunt it, who wants to go up the mountain with me to catch it?" ”
As soon as my father finished speaking, the originally noisy crowd fell silent in an instant, and no one spoke.
On the mountain, everyone was scared and did not dare to go up.
With no one to speak, my grandfather once again expressed his opinion: "This black bear is in the mountains, sooner or later it will hurt people, and we must act early to avoid being swallowed by it." ”
The people of the village were whispering, but no one mentioned the bear catch.
When my father saw that no one was willing to stand up, he said, "Well, let's follow the rules of our ancestors." All the people in the village who are married and have children follow me up the mountain to catch black bears. There is great power in numbers, we are not afraid! ”
As soon as my father finished speaking, someone couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle, how big is that bear?" ”
My grandfather said, "Like your fat pig, it's only five or six hundred catties, which is not very big." ”
They laughed loudly in the village, but they didn't know what they were laughing at.
According to my grandfather, the black bear weighed about five or six hundred pounds, which made the people in the village even braver. About forty or fifty men with knives in their hands went up the hill with my father.
My grandmother was worried that the black bear might visit, so she took me to my third uncle's house in advance, where the house was made of bricks and there were two huge black dogs in the yard, which was safer than our mud house.
When I first entered the house, my grandmother and I saw that the third uncle's face suddenly became not very good-looking. He took me to me, looked at me carefully, and then said to my milk, "This boy has caught the attention of the black bear, and you should flee here with him as far away as possible." ”
I was stunned for a moment, and she asked, "What does it mean to be targeted by a black bear?" ”
My third uncle warned: "This child is filled with the breath of a black bear, and sooner or later he will devour the little tiger, so you should run away quickly." ”
He was the only one in my third uncle's family, and he had an encounter with a black bear when he was young. There were three people on the mountain at the time, and the black bear devoured his two companions first. When it was my third uncle's turn, the black bear was already full, but he still bit off one of his legs. Thankfully, he survived.
My grandmother looked at my third uncle with some confusion, and said slowly: "Xiaohuzi's grandfather has already led forty or fifty people up the mountain to catch black bears, and he will definitely be able to catch them." ”
My third uncle sighed deeply, and he told us, "The black bear is very intelligent, and it is not easy to catch it with a large number of people, so you had better run away quickly." ”
My grandmother said, "Where are you going to go so late?" ”
My third uncle reminded: "There is a donkey cart in my yard, you had better take the little tiger to the town to take shelter while it is still dark." If you wait until it gets dark, you may not be able to escape! ”
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I anxiously asked my grandmother, "Will it be able to enter the house?" Is it safe for us to hide inside? ”
Listen to my third uncle's advice, it's not just the house, even if you hide in the iron shell, it can squash you mercilessly. So, get out of here quickly, no matter how far it is, and run as soon as possible.
Grandma's brow furrowed, and her eyes revealed horror. She said in a trembling voice: "Fleeing alone with Xiaohuzi, my heart is full of uncertainty. ”
Our village is fifty or sixty miles away from the town, and the journey is quite difficult. If you rely on a donkey cart, it will take at least five to six hours to reach the town.
My third uncle sighed deeply, and he said, "Even if you are not sure in your heart, you must run away with the little tiger, which is better than sitting and waiting to die." ”
As it got dark, my grandmother gritted her teeth and quickly ran to the yard to prepare the donkey cart. After tidying up the donkey cart, she brought a bunch of dry branches from the barn and placed them on the donkey cart.
I asked my grandmother, "What do you do with dry twigs?" ”
The branches of the trees were so numerous that I almost had nowhere to sit.
When I spoke, the grandmother didn't seem to hear, and she turned to my third uncle and said, "When you are alone at home, please make sure the door is locked." ”
My third uncle comforted, "Don't worry, my old bones are not worth the attention of the black bear." Hurry out and be careful on the way. If you hear any strange noises, or smell rancidity, don't look back. ”
When my third uncle said this, there was a terrifying emotion in his eyes.
I couldn't help but glance at the injured leg of my third uncle, and thought to myself: If I encounter a black bear, will I end up like this?
Grandma said, "I'll take Xiaohuzi away, and you can go back to the house quickly." ”
As soon as my grandmother said this, she drove the donkey cart out of the yard.
Her demeanor as she drove the donkey cart was completely different from usual, and the expression on her face was extremely serious, revealing a hint of alertness.
I was afraid that the black bear would be attracted to my words, so I obediently sat next to my grandmother and remained silent.
My grandmother and I left the village very quickly.
As the sun set in the west, my grandmother tried her best to urge the cart forward, and even though it was noticeably faster than usual, my grandmother felt that it was moving slowly.
In an instant, the sky was plunged into darkness.
Just over a third of the way, we arrived in town.
There was silence all around, except for the steady steps of the donkeys and the crisp sound of the bells hanging around their necks.
The donkey took a step forward, and the bell made a crisp sound: "Ding...... Ding ......"
My grandmother frowned slightly, and suddenly grabbed the reins, causing the donkey to stop. She got out of the cart, took off the bell from the donkey's neck, threw it on the ground, and muttered, "The bell is too harsh." ”
My grandmother threw away the bell and continued to drive the donkey cart on the road.
I sat quietly next to my grandmother, not even daring to breathe loudly.
My grandmother asked me, "Little Huzi, do you feel cold?" ”
I said, "The cold is not coming."
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a "ding......" from not far behind me.
The sound of the bell rang.
All around, the sound reached my grandmother's ears, and her eyes widened and she looked around in alarm.
Families who keep cows, donkeys or horses at home usually buy bells for these animals to hang around their necks to prevent theft at night.
Once the bell is hung, it makes a pleasant sound.
I asked, "Is there anyone behind you?" The mother replied.
Just as I was about to look back, my grandmother suddenly stopped me and said, "Someone is coming, it must be from our village, they are driving a donkey cart to the town." ”
When I heard my grandmother say this, I was able to let go of my hanging heart.
I proposed, "Mom, should we slow down and wait for the people of the village to walk together?" ”
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As soon as I finished speaking, my grandmother glared at me.
She suggested going to the front and waiting.
The grandmother swung her whip and slapped the donkey on the ass a few times, and the donkey, as if frightened, began to run quickly.
I clutched my grandmother's clothes, uneasy and afraid that I would be thrown out.
The sound of the wind in my ears was very harsh, and the stench mixed with it was unbearable, as if it were the smell of dead chickens and rotting pigs, which was really disgusting.
The donkey runs fairly fast at first, but after a while, it gradually loses its strength and eventually has to move forward slowly.
My third uncle's donkey has been raised for nearly ten years, and it is reasonable that it is difficult to run anymore.
When the donkey began to move, my grandmother was very anxious, and she swung the whip in her hand vigorously and tried to whip the donkey, but the donkey did not care, and still walked forward slowly.
I angrily scolded, "You stubborn donkey, what the hell do you want to do?"
My grandmother finished her sentence and then gave the donkey a few more lashes, but it still refused to run.
I smelled a rotten stench, sometimes strong, sometimes elegant, and it was incomprehensible.
I said, "Milk, the donkey can't run anymore, and the corners of its mouth are foaming at the mouth." ”
Grandma frowned and expressed her concern anxiously: "This is terrible, there is still half the way to go." ”
The mountain road leading to the town is halfway up the hill and surrounded by lush woods, and the view inside is blurred, with only the winding mountain path and weeds growing along the roadside faintly recognizable.
My mother hesitated for a few seconds, and suddenly, she grabbed the reins, causing the donkey cart to stop.
My grandmother said to me, "Little tiger, you can climb on the back of a donkey." ”
I was stunned for a few seconds, and then asked my grandmother, "Why?" ”
My grandmother said, "The cart is too heavy, and the old donkey is running too slow." ”
I followed my grandmother's instructions, climbed onto the donkey's back, and rode the donkey.
My grandmother unloaded the cart from the donkey's back, and then she got on the donkey as well.
The donkey lost some weight, and as a result, it walked a little faster, but not very quickly.
I anxiously ran away with the donkey, but the donkey refused to run, but quickened its pace.
When I reached the bend in the mountain road, the donkey suddenly stopped moving, and I could even feel it trembling.
I subconsciously looked ahead and noticed a vague figure not far away.
Since it was night, I could only faintly make out the outline of a figure, but I couldn't see the person's face.
The figure stood silently, shaking his head slightly.
I felt strange as the hairs on my body suddenly stood on end, and I felt a chill on my back.
I whispered to Milk that there was a man in front of me.
As soon as I finished speaking, my grandmother quickly reached out and covered my mouth.
She whispered into my ear and whispered, "Please be quiet and don't move around." ”
As soon as my grandmother's words fell, the figure in front of me moved slightly, slowly approaching the direction of me and my grandmother.
He has an unusual gait and walks differently than humans.
I instinctively felt fear and my heart raced, as if my heart was about to burst.
Carefully, I got off the donkey's back and carried me away.
I whispered, "Is there a person standing in front of you?" ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a "ding......", which was the sound of a bell.
I heard the voice from ahead, and it sounded like it was close to me.
I was scared and said, "Milk, we should go back." ”
Grandma's face was ugly, she hugged me tightly, and said in a serious tone: "Little Huzi, if there is an accident, you will run along the mountain road, don't look back, run wildly." ”
Tears were rolling in my grandmother's eyes as she said this, and her hands holding me were shaking.
I grabbed my grandmother's clothes and whispered, "Milk, let's run away together." ”
I smelled the disgusting smell again, and the stench scared me.
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The sound was getting closer and closer, and I heard "ding...... again Ding......" sound.
I looked around and looked into the distance, and suddenly I noticed that the figure of the man was gone.
Around the corner, a bright light suddenly appeared. On closer inspection, five or six men appeared on camels, with bells around their necks, slowly moving in the direction of me and my milk.
My grandmother's eyes widened and she waved to the camel caravan. The leading man looked very old, and he still had a beard on his face.
My grandmother said, "Kind friend, there is a black bear in the mountains, I beg you to help us and send us back to the village." ”
The man took the lead and said, "Please come forward." ”
It was my first camel ride, and I got on its back with my milk.
The man who took the lead dropped me and my grandmother to the entrance of the village and left.
My grandmother hugged me tightly and hurried to my third uncle's house.
The courtyard of my third uncle's house, guarded by an iron gate, stands tall and is made of solid bricks.
My grandmother knocked the door and shouted loudly, "Baofu, come and open the door!" ”
My third uncle's name is Baofu.
My grandmother stamped her feet anxiously, looking back from time to time, for fear that the black bear would follow.
My grandmother knocked on the iron door a few times and shouted, "Baofu, please open the door!" ”
My grandmother banged the iron door and made a "clang" sound.
A few seconds later, my third uncle's voice sounded in the courtyard: "Here, here." ”
My third uncle opened the iron door, and my grandmother blamed me and said, "Why did you come to open the door?" ”
My third uncle said, "When I heard your shout, I immediately felt nervous, and I searched around for a while but I couldn't find a cane, why did you suddenly come back again?" ”
I sighed and listened to her, "I met a black bear on the road. ”
My third uncle was stunned and paused for a few seconds, then he quickly locked the courtyard door and said, "Hurry up and come into the house." ”
A few of us walked into the house, and under the guidance of my third uncle, he quickly locked the door and pushed the cabinet to the door to block it.
Turn off the lights in the room as well.
My third uncle said that black bears are very smart. When the lights are on in the room, it can detect that people are not asleep, so it will lean on the window and look inside the room to see how many people are in the room. If it finds that there are many people, it will fly away; However, if only a few people are present, they will decide to enter the room. Once the lights go out, the black bear has no way of knowing how many people are in the room.
My grandmother sighed and complained, "It's bad luck to be targeted by this thing!"
My third uncle was also frustrated, and he asked, "How did you return safely in the face of the black bear?" ”
My grandmother said, "I happened to meet a team of camels, and five or six men rode on the camels and they happened to save us. ”
As soon as I finished speaking, the third uncle's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked, "Is it from the camel caravan?" ”
My grandmother told me: "After they sent me and Xiaohuzi to the entrance of the village, they left in a hurry, saying that they were going to Tiger Town. ”
The third uncle's face looked ugly, as if he was pondering something.
My grandmother asked him, "What happened?" There are so many people in the camel caravan, there can't be any problems, right? ”
I heard my third uncle say, "The black bear holds a grudge, and the most feared thing is that it will chase the camel caravan."
My grandmother said that even if a black bear was chasing, it would not dare to attack because of the large number of people.
My third uncle took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled it.
"Don't underestimate the intelligence of the black bear, it's a trick to play tricks," he said. ”
Grandma asked suspiciously, "It's so late, which mountain road are they taking?" What are we going to do? ”
I have to say to my third uncle that as long as the camel team doesn't go separately, it's fine.
My grandmother and third uncle were discussing the topic of black bears.
I felt a little sleepy, my eyelids were so heavy that I could barely open them, and finally fell asleep unconsciously.
The next day in the morning, my grandfather and the men of the village came down from the mountain.
They searched all night, but could not find the black bear.
My father told everyone, "Let's all go back and have a good rest, and tonight we will continue to go up the mountain to find the black bear." ”
In the crowd, a young man said, "Uncle, has that black bear already fled?" I think it's better to wait a few days and look for it. ”
If you look for it a day later, the black bear will come down the mountain and hurt people, my grandfather said.
As soon as my grandfather's words fell, Aunt Chen rushed over panting, shouting in a high-pitched voice: "Oops, something big has happened!" Someone is dead on the mountainside! Three people died! ”
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Grandpa was stunned for a few seconds, and then shouted loudly: "Hurry up and take a look!" ”
The villagers marched mightily to the mountainside, and only when they arrived could they see the corpse.
The stranger is the one who has passed away as my grandfather spoke.
The three unfortunate people suffered a tragic fate, their abdomen was hollowed out, and all the internal organs were devoured by the black bear.
Their limbs, though intact, were smashed by the black bear's sharp claws, leaving their bones exposed.
My grandmother moved a little closer, pointed to one of the men, and said, "This man is the one who sent me and Xiaohuzi back to the village last night, and he belongs to the camel carath!" ”
My grandfather was stunned, paused for a few seconds, and then asked, "Is it the camel team?" ”
She nodded and said to me, "Old man, this black bear is really holding a grudge! ”
As soon as my grandmother's words fell, the villagers immediately turned their attention to her.
My grandmother told the people in the village what happened last night.
After hearing this, the villagers were all stunned and speechless for a long time.
It bites the bell in its mouth and makes a sound that makes us mistakenly think that there is someone behind us.
If you stop and wait for it, you will definitely be preyed upon by black bears.
My grandmother took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, and she said, "Old man, those camel caravan men were attacked by black bears to save us, and we must not expose their carcasses to the wilderness, we must find a resting place for them. ”
After my grandmother said this, she said to me again: "Little Huzi, you must quickly kneel down and kowtow to your benefactor." ”
I followed my grandmother's instructions, knelt reverently on the ground, and kowtowed to the members of the camel team three times in a row.
My grandfather said to order three high-quality coffins to be buried in gratitude to our benefactor.
As soon as my father had said this, he said to the people of the village, "This black bear is fierce and vengeful, and we must go up the mountain tonight to catch it." ”
The young man in the village said, "Uncle, our village is surrounded by mountains, and we want to catch black bears by searching the mountains, how long will it take?" Once it gets dark, it hides under the rocks, and even if there are more people involved in the search, it will be difficult to catch the black bear! ”
The young man's point of view is quite reasonable. The mountains surrounding our village are so majestic that it can be a daunting task to rely on the few dozen people in the village to catch the bears.
When the people in the village were in trouble, I saw my third uncle struggling to squeeze out of the crowd with crutches.
My third uncle said, "Just bury these people, and the black bear will be attracted to it." ”
My grandfather paused for a few seconds, then said, "This is our family's savior, and there is only one body left." I can't do this kind of thing by luring bears with their carcasses, and would rather spend money on a live sheep to lure bears. ”
My third uncle sighed, and he said, "It's not what you think, this black bear has just eaten enough. Don't say that you lure it with a goat, even if you lure it with a living person, it may not appear. Follow my advice and just follow one sentence to successfully attract black bears. ”
The inhabitants of the village looked at each other and talked in low voices, but no one spoke.
Everyone is eager to catch the black bear as soon as possible, and there is no longer a need to live in fear.
My grandfather said, "If the grave is dug up by a black bear, it will be unlucky!" There is no peace after death. ”
My third uncle proposed, "Add a few more layers to the mound, and when it digs up the grave, when he sticks his head into the grave, act immediately and cut off his head with an axe!"
When my third uncle said this, his teeth clenched, and his eyes flashed with anger. He is full of hatred for bears and at the same time deeply fearful.
Seconds passed, and my grandfather looked hesitantly at the villagers.
Hearing a voice from the crowd, a man said, "Uncle, the living are more important than the dead. After we have killed the black bear, we will ask the Taoist priest to surpass these people from other places. ”
My grandfather sighed, looked at the few corpses on the ground, and said slowly: "I'm sorry, when the black bear is dealt with, the people in the village will definitely hold a grand funeral for you." ”
Several young men brought the coffin from the foot of the hill and placed the body in it.
My grandfather said, "Dig the pit deeper." ”
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Several young offspring dug three deep pits, each two meters deep.
They carefully placed the coffin in the pit and then covered it with a thick layer of earth.
The third uncle glanced at the sun and found that the sun was about to set. He said to me, "Little Huzi, when the sun goes down, you will cry as loudly as you can at the grave, and the louder the better." After crying, quickly hid. ”
I asked, "Where are you hiding?" ”
My third uncle mentioned, "Hiding in the grave." ”
As soon as my grandmother's voice fell, she protected me behind her and shouted at my third uncle, "What kind of bad idea are yours? Xiaohuzi is only six years old, and you let him cry to attract bears, I don't agree. ”
My grandmother stared at my third uncle fiercely with a sharp gaze.
My grandfather looked at my third uncle and said, "Didn't you just say that you can attract black bears just by using graves?" Why do you need a little tiger to cry the grave? ”
My third uncle said that the little tiger had the smell of a black bear on his body, and he had been targeted by a black bear, and sooner or later he would eat him. In order to ensure safety, I made the little tiger cry on the grave.
My grandmother said firmly, "Absolutely not!" Absolutely not! ”
My held my arm tightly and protected me behind her.
My uncle sighed deeply, his tone full of helplessness, and he said, "This black bear is really cunning. If we don't kill it this time and let it escape, it will be even harder to lure it out again. ”
As soon as my uncle finished speaking, my grandmother replied angrily: "Little Huzi is only six years old, no matter how much you convince me, you will never let him lead the black bear." In case you are stupid by the black bear, you don't even have a chance to escape. ”
After saying this, my grandmother took my hand and began to walk down the mountain. As she walked, she said, "If we really can't catch that black bear, let's move!" No matter where you live, you can always find a way to survive. ”
She deliberately said this so that my third uncle could hear it, and just a few steps away, my grandfather's voice came from behind my grandmother, and he said to the old woman, "Wait a minute." ”
My grandmother stopped when I heard my grandfather's shouts. She turned her head and asked, "What happened?" Don't persuade me! ”
My grandfather told me, "I'm not trying to persuade you, I'm just trying to remind you not to go down the mountain yet." Because the black bear has already set its sights on our little tiger, I am worried that it will enter our yard, so it is safer for more people to hide in the mountains together. ”
There is a small mud house nearby, which was built by the villagers. In this earthen house is an ancient mud bodhisattva that has been enshrined for a long time.
After tidying up the cemetery, the villagers took refuge in earthen houses and waited quietly for night to fall, expecting the appearance of the black bear.
The sun is fleeting, and the sun sets at this moment. Fortunately, the surrounding area was illuminated by moonlight, making the outline of the shadow clearly visible.
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The villagers who waited in the mud house waited patiently for a long time, but the black bear never appeared.
The young man in the village was a little impatient, and he asked the third uncle in a low voice, "Will the black bear really come?" ”
I heard my third uncle say, "I will definitely come." ”
The young man continued, "We have waited so long that we have not even seen the shadow of the bear, shall we wait until dawn?" ”
My third uncle glared at the young man fiercely with his eyes, and then said, "Don't make a sound, just wait quietly." ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I smelled an unpleasant stench, like rotting pork.
My heart instantly rose to my throat, and it turned out to be a black bear.
I whispered to my grandmother, "Grandma, the black bear is here." ”
My grandmother covered my mouth with her hand, causing the people in the mud house to become alert and stare out the window.
I couldn't help but feel frightened, and I leaned close to my grandmother and was hugged by her. I looked out the window and saw a black bear slowly emerging from the woods, slowly looking down at the ground and letting out a low "whoosh...... Whoop......" voice.
Suddenly stopped, it lowered its head seven or eight meters away from the mound and sniffed on the ground with its nose.
My father muttered in a low voice, "Why doesn't this black bear keep going?" Didn't it notice the mound? ”
My third uncle shook his head, squinted his eyes and said, "It has long been detected. ”
As soon as I heard my third uncle finish speaking, I saw the black bear suddenly accelerate and rush towards the grave. In just a few seconds, its bear paws slammed into the grave, smashing it out of a huge pit. The black bear let out a low, terrible cry that made my hairs stand on end and my heart beat faster.
This huge black bear, weighing four or five hundred pounds, rushed towards the grave in anger, and kept digging the grave with its paws. After digging a huge cave out of the mound, it bravely sticks its head into it and takes it out of the cave again. It then continued to dig the mound with its claws. Apparently, it seems to have discovered something important and is trying to find the body buried in the mound.
My third uncle whispered, "Everyone is ready, let's go catch the black bear."
The inhabitants of the village clenched their swords and clubs in their hands, but no one spoke, for they were so frightened by the black bear that they lost their minds.
When I noticed that no one was talking around me, I heard the voice of my third uncle: "We must make sure we can catch that black bear tonight, if it escapes, the whole village will face disaster!" ”
My grandfather said, "Prepare your tools and follow me to catch the black bear." ”
My grandfather had a sharp scythe in his hand, and he led the way to the door, but there was no one behind him.
The young man of the village said to his uncle, "This black bear is so huge, what difference is it between rushing out and catching it now and killing ourselves?" ”
Listen to my third uncle, if the black bear escapes, then no one will survive! Hurry up and grab it!
Outside the window, a black bear has already leaned out of its half-body, which is the perfect opportunity to kill it.
My grandfather said, "Let's go!" ”
My grandfather is quite prestigious in the village, and his roar really played a role. More than a dozen young men picked up their knives and followed my father out.
They quickly rushed to the grave, grabbed the knives in their hands, and swung them at the black bear without hesitation.
The black bear roared and let out a series of roars: "Woo...... Woohoo......"
It tried to break free from the mound, but a dozen young men held it down, the blades in their hands pointed at the black bear.
My third uncle limped out of the room and hurriedly shouted at my grandfather: "Hurry up, pierce the belly of the black bear with a knife!" ”
The black bear's coat is hard, but the hair on the belly is softer.
It seemed to deliberately cast a glance at my third uncle, then turned its head and fled quickly towards the woods, and soon disappeared without a trace.
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My third uncle anxiously shouted, "Hurry up and catch up!" Follow the bloodstains on the ground, and you must not let it escape! ”
Following the instructions of my third uncle, the villagers chased after each other up the mountain.
After a whole night of searching, I never found the black bear.
On the ground, sitting paralyzed was my third uncle, crying and shouting, "It's over...... It's over......
My third uncle burst into tears and said eagerly, "Hurry up and get out of here, the farther away the safer." ”
The villagers looked at each other and were silent, and the atmosphere was unusually solemn.
My grandfather came to support my third uncle in the past, and said in a firm tone: "You should act first, the seriously injured black bear will not be able to escape far, and will definitely be captured in the near future." ”
My third uncle whimpered with tears in his eyes, "Oh no...... Oops......"
Sitting paralyzed on the ground was my third uncle, who just didn't want to stand up.
His cries grew louder and louder, as if he was crying with grief.
The inhabitants of the village, who had been hunting black bears for several days in a row, were now exhausted.
The people in the village will go home first, and then catch the black bear in two days, which is my father's arrangement.
The people of the village walked down the hill, but my third uncle refused to go forward.
My grandmother persuaded the third uncle: "There are many of us, let's go down the mountain first, the black bear will be caught by us sooner or later." ”
My third uncle's eyes were full of despair, and he said helplessly: "I can't run anymore, please flee quickly." ”
After my third uncle said this, he limped down the mountain on crutches.
We also followed a few people down the mountain.
As soon as they got home, both grandpa and grandma were lying exhausted on the clay kang. It didn't take long for Grandpa to fall asleep and even snoring.
My grandmother's eyes were almost closed, and she said to me, "Little Huzi, give those unsmart eggs in our barn to your third uncle, so that he doesn't cry sadly." I'll visit him later. ”
I nodded in agreement and walked straight to the barn.
With seven or eight stupid eggs in my hand, I stepped into my third uncle's house. The courtyard door of his house was wide open, and I walked in without hesitation, shouting, "Third uncle! ”
No one responded.
As soon as I opened the door, I found my third uncle hanging from the beams of the room, dead.
He kept his eyes on it, resolutely not closing his eyes.
I was so frightened that I burst into tears.
With tears in my eyes, I hurried towards my home, and upon arriving, I eagerly woke up my grandfather and grandmother.
My grandmother asked me, "What happened?" ”
I said, "My third uncle has passed away!" ”
My grandmother's eyes widened in surprise and then she asked me, "How did he die?" Was it bitten to death by a black bear? ”
I said, "No, he died by hanging." ”
I hurried towards my third uncle's house, and when I got there, my father lowered my third uncle from the beam, and he had passed away completely.
Grandma cried and said, "Look at you who are so unproductive, you are scared to death by a bear." ”
My grandmother's younger brother is my third uncle, and the relationship between them has always been very harmonious.
My grandfather said to my grandmother, "Honey, don't cry yet, let's buy a suitable coffin for Bao Fu first." ”
My grandmother nodded and agreed: "The burial of Bao Fu should be handled first." ”
As soon as the milk fell, there was movement outside the hospital, and an unpleasant stench was also smelled by the way.
The pungent smell seemed to be so close that it felt extremely close.
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I leaned next to my grandmother and whispered, "It looks like a black bear is coming, and I smell a bad smell." ”
My grandfather and my grandmother looked around warily, and then my grandfather closed the door.
My grandfather said, "It's so bright during the day, I can't believe it dares to enter the village." ”
As soon as my grandfather's words fell, there was a "whoop" from outside the hospital...... Whoop ......" sound.
My grandfather glanced outside the courtyard and was surprised to see that the black bear had unceremoniously broken into the courtyard, raising its body high and waving to the house, and the corners of its mouth were overflowing with white foam.
My grandfather suddenly shouted, "Go catch that black bear!" ”
As soon as my father said this, he rushed out of the house with a scythe in his hand. At the same time, young people from the village poured out, knives in hand.
When the black bear spotted someone approaching, it quickly ran towards the west side of the village. In the process of escaping, it looked back from time to time, and always kept a distance of more than ten meters from the villagers.
The black bear running on the hill attracted the young people of the village to chase after them.
My grandmother said to me, "Little Huzi, go home and bring the white cloth from home." ”
I nodded, and quickly ran in the direction of home. When I got home, I took out the white cloth from the barn and walked to my third uncle's house with it in my arms. On the way to the destination, I smelled a foul smell again, which was very strange from time to time.
The black bear is obviously running towards the mountain, but where does this bad smell come from?
Could it be that I smell the smell of my third uncle's corpse?
I continued to walk towards my third uncle's house, and suddenly, as I passed Aunt Chen's house, I heard a voice from her yard, a helpless and complaining cry from Aunt Chen.
I turned around and saw Aunt Chen lying on the ground, her stomach bitten by a huge black bear. Aunt Chen screamed, the black bear's claws were very large, it tore open Aunt Chen's belly with its claws, and put its mouth and nose into her belly to tear it. Aunt Chen's internal organs were ruthlessly dragged out.
Aunt Chen's hands were scattered with intestines, and the intestines were still steaming, Aunt Chen's eyes widened, and she cried out in despair: "Ahhhh ”
My legs were so frightened that I sat on the ground, my heart full of horror. I tried to shout loudly, but I couldn't make a sound, only a faint murmur: "There's a bear eating people!" There's a bear eating people! ”
I watched as the black bear devoured Aunt Chen's internal organs, and when it had finished eating Aunt Chen's internal organs, it turned to look at me. It walked slowly towards me, seemingly convinced that I couldn't escape.
I was lying on the ground, my hands on the ground and running forward, my legs were already weak, and I even lost the feeling of pain.
Just as I was watching the black bear keep approaching, I suddenly heard my grandmother's voice shouting, "Little Tiger! ”
I was picked up tightly by my grandmother and ran as hard as I could, shouting, "There's a bear in the village!" There's a bear in the village! ”
The young people of the village are all catching bears in the mountains and there is no way to return.
I felt like I was dead, and the black bear was running so fast that it wasn't far off when it caught up with my milk.
I was suddenly thrown out by my grandmother, several meters away, and at the same time, the black bear threw my grandmother down, and she said, "Run, run to the well." ”
At the entrance to our village, there was a well, the mouth of which was so narrow that black bears could not enter.
With tears in my eyes, I cried out loudly, "Mom! ”
My grandmother was crushed under her by a black bear, and the black bear slashed her back with its claws, and blood gushed out instantly.
I heard my grandmother scream, and then she yelled at me, "Little Huzi, run away!" ”
I ran and cried, my hands covering my ears, and behind me I heard the roar of a black bear and the shouts of my grandmother.
I don't know how long I ran, but I finally came to the well at the entrance of the village. Following the rope, I slowly descended to the depths of the well.
I hid in the well, silent, afraid of the black bear.
The black bear unexpectedly appeared, and it stuck its head into the well, and its mouth was stained with blood, and the smell of blood was thick.
The black bear tried several times to shove its body into the well, but due to its large size, it was unable to get in. It can be said that this well is quite deep.
Seeing that it couldn't get in, my hanging heart was finally able to relax.
Next to the well, the black bear let out a burst of "...... whoop" and looked into the well from time to time. From time to time, its saliva dripped down and hit me right on the head, making me feel very nauseous.
I hid in a well, too scared to venture out. The black bear anxiously scraped the well with its paws, but to no avail. Then, it simply sat on the mouth of the well, completely blocking the exit.
I clung to the rope in the hope of staying alive, and it blocked the mouth of the well, leaving it pitch black.
The black bear is gone, and I don't know how long it will be before the sun shines in again.
Immediately, a cry of despair rang out in my ears: "Ahhh ”
Black bears are eating people again, I know that.
When night fell, I heard my grandfather's call: "Little tiger! ”
I dare to say to you in the well, "Master."
When my father fished me out of the well, I was already soaking wet and unconscious.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already noon the next day.
In our village, 16 people were killed by black bears, the flesh of three children was devoured, and the internal organs of four adults were also abused. My grandmother was also unfortunate enough to fall prey to a black bear.
Overnight, my grandfather's hair turned white, and he told me, "Little Huzi, we can't fight it, we can only choose to run away." ”
After my grandfather hastily buried my grandmother's body, he took me to the city. I heard that most of the people in our village have moved away, and everyone thinks that they can't compete with the black bears.
Since I moved to the city, I haven't had the chance to see a black bear in person. Even when I went to the zoo, I didn't dare to look directly at the black bears, they left a deep shadow on me.
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