Farming for Survival in the Apocalypse

Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...

Chapter 903: The Harvest is Quite Rich

Chapter 903: The Harvest is Quite Rich

But he is not far from death, and he will be eaten by someone in the end anyway.

Li Gangtie asked someone to send the things down the mountain, and he led the remaining team members into the mountains.

The snow is deeper here, but the animal tracks are also more obvious.

Following the footprints, the group unexpectedly found a wild boar. The wild boar was fat and strong, and looked to weigh at least 400 to 500 kilograms.

Li Gangtie made up his mind and asked Shen Yanming and Ji Kangyong to retreat. He and other guards launched an attack with tools.

Of course, they were not reckless people. From a distance away from the wild boar, they took out crossbows and shot at the wild boar's eyes.

With two "puffs", the wild boar let out a loud "Ao".

Two streams of hot blood flowed from its eyes, and two crossbow arrows pierced directly into its brain through its eyes. Before the big guy could struggle twice, he fell to the ground with a plop.

"Is he dead?" Guo Tingshuo asked, wanting to go forward to check.

"Wait a moment, we should not let our guard down." Li Gangtie stopped him.

To be honest, they didn't have much hunting experience. This wild boar was a protected wild animal before the end of the world. Who dared to catch it? Even now, no one cared.

"Did this place produce wild boars in the past?" Shen Yanming asked with a frown.

Li Gangtie shook his head: "I don't know. Logically speaking, this place is not far from Haishi, so it is unlikely that there are these large beasts. But now that human living space is shrinking again and again, it is not impossible for animals to expand their territory.

Especially in this kind of mountain, almost no one comes here. Those small animals that survived, shouldn’t they try their best to stake out their territory? "

Shen Yanming nodded, thinking it made sense.

If that's the case, then if he sneaks out and releases some small animals in the future, it shouldn't attract other people's attention, right?

"Okay, it's almost time. I'll go up and take a look, and give it two more cuts to let it bleed."

"Well, you better be careful then!"

Li Gangtie smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

After saying that, he walked carefully towards the wild boar corpse with a dagger in one hand and a sickle in the other.

When he was one meter away, he poked it with a sickle, and the big creature on the ground shook.

Li Gangtie was stunned, thinking that this wild boar had too strong vitality.

So he took his sickle and chopped at the wild boar with all his strength, and only stopped when the creature on the ground was covered with wounds and blood was all over the ground.

"That's enough. Chop the meat into pieces." Someone stepped forward to stop him.

Li Gangtie stepped forward and pulled out the two crossbow arrows, then slashed the wild boar's neck with a knife.

The blood spurted forward for a long distance, almost spraying on Li Gangtie. But he dodged quickly, so only a little bit was stained.

"This time I've made enough money, so I can go home. But it's still early, do you think I want to go around a little more?"

Li Gangtie waited until the blood was almost drained out, then he scooped up the snow next to him and covered the blood with it before turning his head to seek opinions.

Shen Yanming and Ji Kangyong had no objections, since the two of them were just making up the numbers anyway.

However, some others were reluctant to leave. After all, it was not easy to come here.

"It's still early, how about we see if we can catch something else?"

"That's right, Captain. You come all the way here, and then you go back and divide the money with the team, and you don't get much in return."

Li Gangtie looked at everyone, hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's go further inside. But don't be greedy. If we encounter danger, we will retreat immediately."

"Okay, got it, Captain."

Chen Yanming looked at the wild boar that had been ravaged beyond recognition and asked in a low voice: "What should we do with this guy? We can't just carry him with us, right?"

That would be too heavy and inconvenient.

"You can just tie it to the tree. There's no one here anyway, so you don't have to worry about anyone stealing it."

After saying that, Li Gangtie took out a hemp rope from his bag and quickly climbed up a three-meter-high tree next to him.

He placed the rope on a relatively thick branch at the bottom of the tree canopy, then climbed down the tree, tied the pig to one end, pulled the pig to a suspended position with the other end, and then tied it to the tree to secure it.

Of course, this process requires the help of teammates. Otherwise, no matter how strong he is, he can't pull up a behemoth weighing four or five hundred kilograms.

After it was fixed, Li Gangtie brushed off the dust on his body and said, "This way I won't be afraid of animals coming to eat my flesh."

"Okay, you've thought it through very carefully." Shen Yanming said indifferently.

The group continued walking into the mountains, and based on the traces on the ground, they caught a deer, two sheep, and three or five rabbits.

They look skinny and not strong at all. I think it's because the winter was too long and they were starving because they didn't have anything to eat. It's strange to say that there are domestic sheep and wild deer in this place.

"Tsk tsk, how pitiful! Look, these sheep and deer only weigh about 100 to 200 kilograms, right? Without the skin and internal organs, there is not much meat left."

Li Gangtie nodded and said, "When we get back, the skin and internal organs are also good things. We can divide up some of the meat and give the rest to the guards."

"I have no objection. If we build good relationships with the leaders, we can borrow the sled next time. Eat less this time, and we can make up for it next time."

"Why is that pig so fat? They live in the same mountain, but the difference is too big, isn't it?"

"Wild boars are omnivorous animals, and their food range is extremely wide. They not only eat grass, but also meat. When they are hungry, they will even eat rabbits, mice, scorpions, and snakes."

"Damn, after what you said, I don't even want to eat wild boar meat anymore."

"Ha, you're still being pretentious in this day and age. It's good enough to have something to eat, but you're still picky."

"You think I'm stupid for not choosing when there are some to choose from? Captain Li, when I apply for meat distribution, I ask for more mutton or venison, and less pork."

"I can't make the decision on this. When the time comes, we will divide the rest of the money in half, except for the tribute. You can ask your teammates if anyone is willing to trade with you."

"Well...that works too!"

The group bled the sheep and deer, also by hanging them on trees. Although it took some effort, it was safer than throwing them on the ground.

We continued walking forward and soon saw a river. The river was quite wide and the ice was a bit thick.

"Do you think there are any fish under here?"

"Should... there be? Hehe, I don't know either. But aren't there fish in wild rivers? And since no one has been fishing for a long time, the fish should have grown quite big!"

"Then let's try it?"

"Let's give it a try! Anyway, today's harvest is enough for us to make ends meet. The rest can be considered as free money. Don't you think so, Captain Li?"

Li Gangtie smiled helplessly, looked at the eager looks of the few people and nodded: "Then let's give it a try. In case there are fish, we don't have to look for wild animals everywhere." The fish alone may be enough for them to eat until the winter is over.

"Okay! I'll do it, you move aside!"

Li Gangtie didn't bother to be polite with the man and stood one meter away from the river.

Fearing that the man would fall into the river, he tied a rope around himself and the other person.