Chapter 195 The Whole Pot Was Taken Down

Black General leaped up and pounced on a slightly smaller jackal, biting its head in one swift motion.

Jackals mostly rely on their numerical advantage to fight in groups, bullying the few with the many, and waging a war of attrition.

Seven jackals were facing off against five dogs, all of which were large dogs. The jackals had no advantage whatsoever.

Moreover, they had just fought with wild boars, which had greatly depleted their energy, and they hadn't had time to eat meat to replenish it.

So when General Black charged, the pack of jackals, which had no jackal king, immediately scattered and fled.

Meanwhile, Erlang Shen and his dogs seized the opportunity, each choosing their target and rushing over.

With the ferocity of Erlang Shen and his dogs, Daqing, each taking on a jackal by themselves would be no problem at all.

But these dogs don't follow the usual path.

Erlang Shen and Da Huang caught up with a jackal, one after the other. Da Huang bit the jackal's neck, while Erlang Shen bit the jackal's right hind thigh.

How big are those jackals? They weigh about forty pounds. If it were a one-on-one fight, they couldn't even beat a dog, let alone two adult hunting dogs.

In the blink of an eye, the two dogs had snatched the jackal away.

The two dogs strained against each other, neither giving an inch, until the jackal was pulled so hard that its four paws were lifted off the ground.

Wild boars and black bears have thick hides and armor, so dogs' teeth can't penetrate them, causing less damage.

But how can a jackal compare to a wild boar or a black bear? Its sharp teeth easily pierced through.

Erlang Shen weighs around 90 jin (approximately 45 catties), while Dahuang is slightly smaller, weighing less than 80 jin (approximately 40 kg).

What could be the consequences if these two bite a jackal and tear at it with all their might?

With a snap, the jackal's head was ripped off by Big Yellow.

Once the jackal was dead, the two dogs abandoned it without even looking at it, and turned to chase after the jackal that had run away.

On the other side, Daqing and Erqing did the same thing, tearing one of the jackals to shreds before chasing after the others that had escaped.

Although General Black was fighting a jackal alone, the jackal was small and not strong enough.

Before long, Black General pinned him to the ground with his claws and bit his neck.

Black General had a wide mouth and sharp teeth, and his bite was vicious. With one bite, he directly broke the jackal's neck. The jackal twitched twice on the ground, and it was clear that it was not going to survive.

Black General abandoned the jackal lying on the ground and turned to follow Big Green and the others in pursuit of the fleeing jackal.

On the other side, when Sheng Xiping and his group rushed over, they saw three half-dead jackals lying on the snow, and a wild boar that was already dead with its belly ripped open.

"Hey, these jackals killed a runaway basket, and we just picked it up right away," Wang Jianshe and the others laughed as they looked at it.

Sheng Xiping had no time to worry about running baskets; his biggest concern was the dogs.

It's unclear exactly how many jackals there are. If there are only a few, the dogs won't suffer too much. But if there are many jackals, the dogs might get hurt.

"Never mind that for now, let's chase them."

Sheng Xiping took off chasing after them, and the others immediately followed. They ran another three or four miles.

By the time Sheng Xiping and his group arrived, the battle was over, and there were four jackal corpses on the ground.

Although Erlang Shen and his companions had sustained minor injuries, they were in high spirits, their eyes gleaming with ferocity as they glared menacingly at the jackals on the ground.

There were four here, and three before. Sheng Xiping circled around twice more, but found no trace of the jackals escaping.

This time, the jackals should have been completely wiped out.

Sheng Xiping whistled, calling all the dogs to his side.

When the dogs saw Sheng Xiping, their eyes immediately changed, from fierce to gentle and docile. They all ran to Sheng Xiping's side and circled around him, whimpering and acting cute.

Black General even stood up, put his front paws on Sheng Xiping, and wagged his tail as if seeking praise.

Sheng Xiping quickly rubbed the black general's head, praised it a few times, and then praised Erlang Shen and Daqing in turn.

The dogs were delighted and wagged their tails, running happily back home.

“Let’s go, drag these jackals back, and we’ll also take that running basket. We can divide the meat when we get back and eat it for the New Year.”

Everyone says that the meat in the basket is gamey and doesn't taste good, but that's just something people say when they're really craving it.

In the years when there was no meat to eat, they even ate sour and smelly jackal meat, let alone a basket of vegetables.

Wang Jianshe and a few others came over, dragged the jackal off the ground, and the group returned to their previous position.

This time, all the dogs gathered around the wild boar, sitting obediently and tilting their heads to stare at the already dead pig.

Upon seeing this, Sheng Xiping knew the dogs were hungry, so he quickly pulled out a knife, gutted the wild boar, and fed the heart, liver, and other parts to the dogs.

With five dogs, the offal alone might not be enough, so Sheng Xiping cut off a lot more meat to feed them.

Only after the dogs had eaten their fill did the group drag the wild boar and the jackals slowly back home.

I went out early in the morning and chased the jackals for more than 20 miles. I finally managed to wipe out the whole pack of jackals and also picked up a 300-pound running basket along the way.

Today's harvest was quite good, and everyone was very happy.

By the time they returned to the forest farm, it was almost noon.

The trip into the mountains was very fruitful, especially the horse that ran in the basket, which yielded a lot of meat, so the group didn't go to the forest farm's finance office to collect their bonuses.

Instead, they went straight to the Sheng family, skinned and chopped up the wild boar, divided the pork among the families, and dragged a jackal back with them.

After Wang Jianshe and the others left, Sheng Xiping took a piece of meat and sent Daqing and the others back to the Liu family.

When Liu Changde heard that Sheng Xiping and his group had spent the night guarding the farm, killed seven jackals with their dogs, and even found a pig, he was quite happy, saying that Sheng Xiping and his friends were capable and lucky.

Because of this group of jackals, Sheng Xiping had no peace from the 26th to the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

Even during the Lunar New Year, there are still many things to do at home, so there's no time to relax.

It wasn't until evening that Sheng Xiping was finally able to lie down on his own kang (heated brick bed) and get a good night's sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already past seven o'clock on the morning of Lunar New Year's Eve.

After breakfast, Sheng Xiping led his younger brothers to put up lantern poles in the yard.

"Xi'an, Xikang, you two go into the woods and cut some red pine branches."

"Fang'er, get some colored paper and cut it up. Later, your second brother and the others will cut back some tree branches, and we can tie them together."

Sheng Xiping found a wooden frame and nailed it together, while instructing his younger siblings to prepare the materials.

By the time Sheng Xi'an and the others brought back the pine branches, Sheng Yunfang had already cut out all the colored paper.

Sheng Xiping tied colored paper and pine branches together with wire and then attached them to the lantern frame. The large red lantern was connected with pulleys and ropes and hung below the lantern frame.

After all these were installed, the lantern pole was erected and tied to the garden cane.

"Wow, our lanterns are so beautiful. My older brother is really amazing."

Sheng Xitai, who does no work, is quite supportive. Standing in the courtyard, he looks up at the tall lantern pole and claps enthusiastically.

"Alright, get out of the way, you bootlicker. You can't do anything but flatter."

The Sheng sisters, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei, rolled their eyes at the sixth brother and said with utter disdain.