Chapter 311: Bell Sound

Mu Xi found the bell in a herdsman's home when he went to a tourist area to look for decorations to decorate his house.

A copper bell makes a crisp metallic sound when shaken.

This bell was previously hung above Xiaohong's stable for the occasion. Every day when the horse was led out, a sound would be made when the horse's head touched the copper bell.

Later, after Xiaohong was taken to the basement, the bell was hung at the door of the brick wall. As long as the leopards pushed the door open, they could hear the bell.

Zhao Yeqing stood up in confusion. It was such a cold day and the snow hadn't stopped. How could they come out for no reason?

He stuffed the lettuce wrap in his hand into Mu Xi's mouth, wiped his hands with the towel beside him, and walked out.

At this time, Dahuang and the others also stood up and barked a few times at the door.

Zhao Yeqing stood by the window and looked outside. It was snowing heavily. He only saw Huhu and Xuebing pushing the door and looking outside, but they didn't come out. There didn't seem to be any animals in the yard.

Mu Xi chewed his lettuce wrap and did not forget to pick up the gun by the door. "I'll open the door."

Zhao Yeqing put his coat on him, quickly put on his own coat, stood behind Mu Xi and watched him push open the door.

There was no sound of wind in the yard, only snowflakes falling silently from the sky. The density was neither too high nor too low, not blocking the view, but it was also difficult to see the specific situation in the yard clearly.

The two men turned on their flashlights and shone them outside, but didn't find anything wrong. Zhao Yeqing thought of something, so he stuck his head out from behind Mu Xi and looked in the direction the two leopards were looking.

She discovered the clue at a glance.

A hole about the size of two fists appeared in the thick snow in the yard at some point.

The hole was not very big and could not be seen in the dim light without careful observation. Zhao Yeqing was very familiar with it. It looked very much like the hole dug by the animals that stole the sacrificial offerings next to the original owner's grave last winter.

Zhao Yeqing understood now. Last year, it snowed and couldn't find food, so it came here to steal. This year, probably because of the polar night and the severe cold, the animal had no food, so it came here again.

"Snow cake! Catch it out!"

At Zhao Yeqing's command, the two clouded leopards jumped up at once. They often played like this with Zhao Yeqing when they were young, and they remembered the instructions at all. Thanks to their skills, they had never seen mice in their home in Meishan before.

You must be kidding. If I don't catch this thing, what if I accidentally damage her freezer and everything inside is stolen?

But the hole in the snow was too small, and Huhu could only reach his claws into the hole to dig.

As if frightened by the sudden appearance of Huhu's claws, the animals inside immediately began to dig holes deeper into the snow and flee.

Unfortunately, the pile of snow the animal chose to hide in was the snow that the two had cleared from the roof earlier. The volume of this pile of snow was not large, and it hit the bottom as soon as it drilled deep into it.

Xuebing immediately surrounded it from the other end. This was a tacit understanding that the two clouded leopards had developed over the years, one chasing and the other blocking. It was estimated that the two also cooperated in this way when hunting in the woods.

Snow Cake's claws slapped from top to bottom, and the animal inside let out a squeaking sound.

Mu Xi put down the gun in his hand. He had already identified what kind of animal it was.

Zhao Yeqing also followed behind and walked into the snow to watch.

The snow was slippery, and the two of them slowly moved to the side of the snow cake by picking their toes. When they looked down, they saw an animal with very bright fur.

Zhao Yeqing sniffed in the cold and squatted down: "Let me see if this is the red fox from last year."

The familiar scene appeared again. When the fox saw Zhao Yeqing, it lay on the ground motionless, which earned Zhao Yeqing a cold smile.

"Oh, you still want to trick me. You fooled me last time by pretending to be dead. Don't try to trick me this time."

The shiny fiery red fur is exactly the same as the fox that was found behind the shower room and pretended to be dead and ran away.

Seeing the hole reminded her of the animals that stole the sacrificial food. "Could it be you who stole the food?"

Could it be that they were after her meat again? She quickly checked the surface of the freezer and found traces of animal scratches!

Zhao Yeqing stood up after confirming. Mu Xi had already brought the chicken cage over from the side. The chickens were now in the basement, which was previously used to isolate roosters and hens to prevent eggs from being fertilized.

It will be left empty and a layer of ice will form on the surface, making it more solid than before.

The chicken coop was in the shape of a semisphere with a hollow bottom. Zhao Yeqing took the coop and covered the fox without hesitation.

Now the fox realized that pretending to be dead was no use and he was caught. He quickly opened his eyes and struggled to run out.

But this cage is not so easy to be bitten. Just when it was about to use its claws and teeth to destroy it, it was frightened by Xuebing's intimidating growl and dared not move.

The bottom of the chicken coop was originally a round bamboo plate woven with bamboo strips. After trapping the fox inside, the bamboo plate was inserted from the bottom, and the entire chicken coop was sealed.

Zhao Yeqing handed the bamboo cage containing the fox to Mu Xi, and asked Huhu Xuebing to go back quickly and close the door for them. Then the two of them took the fox back to the house.

As soon as he returned to the house, in addition to the warmth that hit him, there was also a fragrant and spicy aroma of chopped peppers. Zhao Yeqing exclaimed, "Oh no! It's over! The brain is still roasting on the fire!"

He hurriedly took off his shoes, without even having time to take off his coat, and hurried to the fire to look at the pig brains on the grill.

The sauce in the brain flower was already bubbling and boiling, and the brain flower had turned pure white. The sauce at the bottom of the stainless steel bowl had obviously become browned, and would become mushy if it was baked any further.

The fox in the cage in Mu Xi's hand, which was still struggling, stopped moving after entering the house, with its nose twitching as if it was completely attracted by the fragrance in the house.

Mu Xi couldn't help laughing: "Could it be that this fox was attracted by the aroma of today's barbecue?"

This is not impossible. When cooking or barbecuing, the damper in the middle of the fireplace chimney that was originally sealed is opened, allowing the smoke to go out directly from above. In addition to the smoke, what also wafts out is the aroma of the barbecue.

Zhao Yeqing took the metal rack and took the roasted brain off the grill, and threw the charred pig lungs onto the fire.

She put fresh meat, liver and lungs on the grill again. After they were all grilled, she took a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of raw liver, and walked slowly to the side of the fox.

He shook the chopsticks in his hand teasingly, watching the fox's eyes sway left and right with the meat slices, and said slowly:

"Want to eat?"