HUN Chapter 51: Surprise and the Wisdom of the Carrying Pole

Lin Yu'an's brain raced, searching for a solution.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as a tool commonly used in China for transporting heavy objects came to mind!

"I've thought of a good solution, using our ancient Chinese wisdom, the carrying pole!"

He quickly searched nearby for suitable materials, needing a sufficiently tough wooden pole with some flexibility to serve as the main body of the "carrying pole."

At the same time, he would use the nylon rope he had brought to bind and suspend the deer meat.

He used his hand saw to quickly fell a young birch pole about five to six centimeters in diameter and roughly two meters long, carefully removing all branches.

Then he used nylon rope to bundle the sectioned deer meat into appropriately sized, easily hangable "meat bundles."

That enormous deer hide and usable organs were also carefully categorized and bundled.

Then he hung the bundled "meat packages" and deer hide on the front and rear ends of the carrying pole using ropes of varying lengths.

He carefully adjusted their positions and weight to achieve a relatively balanced state.

"The essence of the carrying pole lies in using leverage principles to distribute heavy objects across the shoulders and body core, maintaining balance through front and rear counterweights."

"In China, an experienced porter can carry over two hundred pounds of goods across mountains and ridges with just a small carrying pole."

"Although I'm not a professional porter, this should be no problem!"

Lin Yu'an adjusted the positions of the meat bundles while explaining the ingenious aspects of this ancient tool to the camera.

"The core principle of the carrying pole is achieving labor-saving through lever balance, and reducing dynamic load effects during walking through flexible rope structures."

After all the deer meat and hide were hung on both ends of the carrying pole, he placed that birch pole across his shoulders, took a deep breath, bent his legs slightly, straightened his back, and slowly lifted this heavy "load"!

"Although it's a bit heavy, it's manageable! Now I can save energy and transport all the spoils to the Pioneer in one trip!"

The carrying pole swayed rhythmically up and down on his shoulders with his steps, the front and rear ends forming a subtle dynamic balance.

From the hunting site to where he had moored the Pioneer was still over a kilometer, requiring passage through a patch of shrubs.

This was quite a test of his stamina and balance.

Just as he was about to emerge from that shrub patch, a familiar, slightly pungent and stimulating special scent was suddenly carried into his nostrils by a breeze.

"Hmm? This smell..."

Lin Yu'an's steps suddenly halted. He sniffed, carefully identifying that faint scent in the air.

It was a unique pungent aroma similar to onions and garlic. For a wilderness survivor, this scent was undoubtedly extremely enticing.

He gently set down the carrying pole on his shoulders, then followed the direction from which the scent came, beginning to search nearby.

Pushing through dense shrub branches, he walked toward the edge of a forest clearing with relatively abundant sunlight.

After walking about several meters, the sight before him made his eyes widen instantly, his face showing incredible delight!

On that relatively loose, slightly sandy sloped ground, there was actually a dense patch of lush green plants growing!

These plants had slender cylindrical stems and leaves sprouting from the ground in clusters, with some dried umbrella-like flower head remnants at their tops.

Most eye-catching were the parts near the ground, where a few bulbous bulbs with light purple outer scales could be scattered here and there!

"Fu*k! My god! These are... wild onions!"

Lin Yu'an almost exclaimed, his voice full of surprise and disbelief.

He hurried forward, crouched down, cleared away soil from around one plant's roots, and gently pulled!

A bulb slightly larger than a quail egg, emanating a rich onion-garlic scent, was completely extracted.

"That's right! Wild onions! Looking at this form and smell, it's very likely wild nodding onion or a similar variety!"

Lin Yu'an excitedly displayed the small bulb in his hand to the camera.

"What an unexpected joy! Natural seasoning! My roasted meat, my meat soup, will be upgraded to entirely new deliciousness!"

"This is a real treasure. Besides providing unique pungent flavor and removing the gamey smell from meat."

"They're also rich in vitamin C, can boost immunity, and the bulbs have certain antibacterial properties. This small island is truly my lucky place!"

He looked around. This wild onion patch covered quite a wide area, estimated at least several dozen square meters.

The plants grew very lushly, obviously the soil and light conditions here were very suitable for their growth.

Lin Yu'an excitedly rubbed his hands together but didn't immediately begin large-scale harvesting since he still had the work of transporting deer meat.

He just quickly pulled up a dozen or so wild onions, simply bundled them, and hung them on one end of the carrying pole.

"I'll take some back first. After processing this deer meat, I'll come back for a proper harvest!"

This unexpected delightful discovery significantly reduced the fatigue Lin Yu'an had felt from carrying heavy objects.

Finally, before dark, Lin Yu'an shouldered all his "fruits of victory" and successfully reached the Pioneer's mooring area by the lake.

"Whew... finally made it!"

He steadily set down the carrying pole and let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at the mountain of spoils piled beside the canoe, along with those unexpectedly harvested wild onions, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction filled his heart!

After a brief rest, Lin Yu'an began loading these abundant spoils onto the Pioneer.

He first folded that enormous deer hide several times to form a thick, flat square, then spread it in the center of the canoe's bottom.

Then he began moving those sectioned large pieces of deer meat.

The two heaviest hind legs, each weighing at least ten-plus kilograms, were placed in the middle-rear position of the boat cabin.

Close against the deer hide on the boat bottom, symmetrically left and right, lowering the center of gravity as much as possible.

Next came the ribs with large chunks of breast meat, which he laid flat in the middle, filling the gap between front and rear legs.

As he loaded, he occasionally gently rocked the canoe to feel changes in the center of gravity.

He made fine adjustments to the meat positions, striving for optimal balance.

Soon the Pioneer was packed full, and the waterline had obviously dropped considerably.

Lin Yu'an pressed the hull and estimated the weight, saying, "Looks like I'll need two trips. If I load all the prey plus my weight, the gunwale might be level with the water surface."

Fortunately, the evening breeze had completely stopped, and the lake surface that had been whipped into huge waves by wind had returned to mirror-like smoothness.

Under the sunset's glow, the lake surface shimmered with layers of flowing golden phosphorescence, quite beautiful.

He first half-knelt in the center of the cabin, and after his body adapted to the boat's slight swaying, gradually adjusted to a sitting position better for exerting force.

This stretch of lakeshore just over two hundred meters wide was somewhat strenuous to paddle due to the heavy boat, and he dared not be careless, constantly watching the boat's condition.

After nearly ten minutes of paddling, he finally reached the opposite shallow beach safely.

"Aha! First wave safely arrived!"

"But now's not the time to rest. I need to transport back the remaining deer meat, deer head, deer hide, and those useful organs."

"It's getting late, must hurry."

Lin Yu'an didn't delay at all. After simply drinking some water, he again paddled the Pioneer back to the opposite small island.

This second loading wasn't as heavy as the first, the canoe was much lighter, and his paddling speed was noticeably faster.

After completing the second transport, he couldn't spare a moment's rest and immediately continued using the carrying pole to transport all the meat back to the stone house shelter.

Under the camera's recording, he bound this deer meat with paracord and hung it high about three meters off the ground.

"Hanging it like this can effectively prevent small rodents or mustelids from coming to steal food."

Of course, this was just for show for the camera.

After turning off the camera, Lin Yu'an quietly stored all the deer meat, deer hide, and those organs into his space.

He had to ensure that such a large amount of fresh meat smell wouldn't attract grizzly bears or mountain lions and other large carnivores.

After handling all the "surface work" and "secret work," stars filled the sky.

Lin Yu'an stood by the warm stove, feeling waves of warmth from within the firebox.

After a busy half day, the smoked fish, nuts, and beaver oil he'd eaten at noon had long been completely consumed.

"All the spoils have been safely stored! Now, it's finally time to reward myself!"

He picked up a piece of the most tender deer tenderloin and waved it in front of the camera.

"I can't wait to taste this fresh mule deer meat!"

"Today, I'm going to make myself a wilderness version of a 'presidential feast'!"

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