Chapter 122 The Silly Roe Deer, the Divine Beast of Northeast China

Sure enough, in the woods ahead, there was a group of animals with grayish-brown fur, resembling deer but much smaller.

It is one of the mythical creatures of Northeast China, the silly roe deer.

Roe deer are social animals, usually a male roe deer leading two or three female roe deer, plus a few calves living together.

Male roe deer typically have antlers similar to those of deer, but with only three branches, while female roe deer do not have antlers.

There are about seven or eight of them in front of us; they must be a family.

This animal has little offensive power; its only survival skill is its speed, making it a target for many carnivores.

After clearly identifying the group of roe deer in front of him, Sheng Xiping aimed directly at the largest male roe deer, pulled the trigger, and fired a shot with a bang.

Gunshots rang out in the woods, and several roe deer that were foraging for food in the woods stopped moving at the same time, raised their heads and looked around.

With a soft "plop," the largest male roe deer collapsed to the ground and died instantly.

At this moment, the remaining roe deer realized what was happening, and the white fur under their tails bristled instantly as they took off running.

The roe deer is nicknamed "Snowfly" because it runs incredibly fast and disappears in the blink of an eye.

"Xiping, the roe deer has run away."

Zhang Zhijun rushed over from behind at that moment, and was overjoyed when he saw the large roe deer on the ground. "What a big one!"

"Don't speak, just wait here." Sheng Xiping ignored Zhang Zhijun and quickly followed.

Just as Sheng Xiping had chased after them for nearly a mile, the roe deer that had just run away suddenly stopped and looked back.

Sheng Xiping reacted very quickly. He immediately crouched down, held the gun, and carefully took two steps forward before aiming and firing.

With a "bang," another roe deer was shot and fell to the ground.

This time, the remaining roe deer stopped looking around, turned around and ran away. In a few leaps, the roe deer disappeared from sight.

Zhang Zhijun came running up, panting, and was stunned when he saw the ground.

"Brother Xiping, how did you catch up with them? And you killed another one?"

He just saw it with his own eyes; the roe deer vanished in a flash.

How did Sheng Xiping manage to kill a roe deer at such a speed?

"Guess why roe deer are also called silly roe deer?"

After running a short distance, they stopped and stood there looking back.

"This thing is very curious; it wants to know what made that noise," Sheng Xiping explained with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhang Zhijun was stunned when he heard this, staring at Sheng Xiping with his mouth agape and his eyes wide open.

"My God, no wonder they call them silly roe deer, they really are silly."

"If there had been a ditch or pond ahead, we could have fired another shot."

But this won't work; it's uphill ahead, and they'll definitely have to reach Gangliangzi before they can stop.

Let's see if the construction team, who are ahead of us, will have a chance.

Roe deer are really interesting animals. If they get startled by a gun and there's a hill in front of them, they'll definitely run all the way to the top in one go.

Then pause briefly before continuing to run forward.

However, if there is a ditch or pond in front of them, the remaining roe deer will slow down after crossing the ditch or pond and running to the opposite hillside, and will stroll leisurely.

Therefore, experienced hunters who are familiar with the terrain can seize the opportunity to fire three shots, and if they have good marksmanship, they can kill three roe deer.

Of course, the place that Sheng Xiping and his group chose today did not have any ditches or ponds in front of it, but rather hills.

So the remaining roe deer took off running, and in one breath ran up the hill, where it stopped and looked around to see which way to run.

At that moment, Wang Jianshe, who had been hiding behind the bushes in the ravine, seized the opportunity, aimed at one of the female roe deer, and fired.

With a thud, the mother roe deer fell to the ground, and the remaining roe deer ran off like lightning.

If they run again this time, they won't stop until they've run for at least ten miles.

"I hit it! I hit it! I hit a roe deer!"

Wang Jianshe, who was hiding in the bushes, was overjoyed and jumped out, shouting loudly.

"Alright, let's hurry up and cut it open. We still need to go down and find Xiping and the others."

Chen Weiguo, who was standing next to him, was also quite happy. Although he didn't have a chance to fire, seeing his comrade kill a roe deer at such close range was a different feeling.

Wang Jianshe agreed. At this time of year, the weather is cold, and after the prey dies, its body surface temperature drops rapidly, but the internal organs remain warm, making it easy for the inside of the body to become entangled.

If the prey's belly is covered, it will smell bad and become unpalatable.

If you're going into the mountains to hunt, you must bring all the necessary tools; knives and the like are essential.

So the two of them quickly went forward, cut open the roe deer, removed all its internal organs, and hung them on a tree to the side.

At the same time, they also scrambled snow on the ground and stuffed it into the roe deer's belly.

This allows the inside of the roe deer to cool down quickly, preventing the meat from becoming mushy and unpalatable.

"Let's go down and find Xiping and the others."

Once the roe deer's temperature dropped and its body became somewhat stiff, the two of them dragged the roe deer down the hillside to meet up with Sheng Xiping and the others in the second forest.

When the group met, they saw three roe deer. The largest weighed about 100 jin (50 kg), and the other two weighed about 60 or 70 jin (30 or 35 kg). It was quite a haul for them today.

"Let's go back. We'll come back tomorrow morning to check the traps. Whatever happens, happens."

Anyway, there should be enough supplies for a wedding banquet in Haining.

The temperature is low at this time, so if you take the roe deer meat back and put it in a cool place, it should last for two or three days.

If it's cooked and left to sit, it should last longer.

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