Chapter 248 Spring Hunting Plan

Hearing Sheng Xiping say that, the Liu brothers were quite happy. "Okay, then you go back and pass on the message. It would be best if it works out."

Well, it would be best if the forest farm was willing to join forces; the two of them could work together for something big.

If the forest farm is willing to get involved with the agricultural team, then there are also many militiamen and hunters in the Dajianchang area, and they can organize their own spring hunts.

Sheng Xiping chatted with the Liu family for a while before bringing up the fact that he wanted to take the dog back and planned to go up the mountain tomorrow.

Erlang Shen's dogs had been staying at the Liu family's house for quite some time, so since Sheng Xiping wanted to take them back, the Liu brothers naturally couldn't refuse.

"Okay, my brother and I have been taking the dogs up the mountain quite a bit lately. Your two puppies have become quite tough, each one a real shrew."

"Give them another year or two, and they'll be just as good as Erlang Shen."

Liu Yujiang is particularly fond of the Sheng family's dogs. Although Leopard and Fat Tiger are still young, they both have great potential. Leopard should also be an outstanding big-headed dog in the future.

"Brother, help me find out if any of the village's female dogs have puppies, I want two more."

Sheng Xiping felt that four dogs were still too few, especially since Erlang Shen and Black General were getting old and might not be able to go hunting in the mountains in a few years.

We have to plan ahead; we can't let the Dog Gang end up declining.

"Oh, what do you need so many dogs for? Now your wife has a job and gets a salary every month."

Who knows, you might get hired as a worker sometime in the future. At worst, you can take over your father's job after he retires in a few years.

"Why do you need so many dogs?" Liu Changde asked, puzzled.

“Master, the production in the forest farm is seasonal. When it’s not busy, am I not allowed to take the dog up the mountain to do anything?”

"I don't have any other hobbies, I just like going up the mountain to hunt and keep a few dogs," Sheng Xiping explained with a smile.

"Yes, that's true." Liu Changde nodded upon hearing this.

"That's easy. There are a lot of dogs in our village. When a female dog starts to mate, I'll have them bring Erlang Shen or Black General over to mate with her."

When the babies are born, you can have one, right?

"I reckon our little Huang will be around the same age this year. When she has her babies, I'll save a couple for you."

Of the three big dogs in the Liu family, Xiao Huang is a female dog and is not yet three years old.

I tried to find a match last spring but failed. I'll try again this year.

"Alright then. Master and Mistress, I'll head home now. I'll come back and let you know if there's any news from the forest farm."

Sheng Xiping came to the Liu family mainly to walk the dog. After chatting for a while, it was time for him to go home. So he got up to say goodbye.

Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe came out to see him off, and they happened to help Sheng Xiping lead the dog out.

"Brother, how many of you are going up the mountain? Are you sure you can handle it? If not, we'll come with you."

"Big brother, second brother, no need. There are six of us and three guns, that should be enough."

Sheng Xiping knew this was because he was worried about him, and quickly said...

It wasn't that he was stingy and unwilling to bring others along; the key issue was that Wang Jianshe and his team discovered the Black Bear Warehouse, and it wouldn't be appropriate for Sheng Xiping to decide to bring others along.

"Six people? Well then, you can bring our dogs along too."

Our dogs are all capable and hardworking. Letting them stay home doing nothing and they're always whining is pointless. They'd be better off going up the mountain and catching something.

Upon hearing that there were six people, Liu Yujiang immediately untied his dogs and handed the ropes to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping thought it over and decided that it was a good idea. Hunting dogs become more skilled the more they work in the mountains, and these four puppies lacked opportunities to train, so he decided to take them with him.

"Okay, thanks, brother."

And so, Sheng Xiping brought the Liu family's five dogs back to his own home and tied them up in the yard.

"Mom, I need to go to the farm headquarters for something."

After tying up the dog, Sheng Xiping stuck his head out of the house and called out, then turned and went back out.

Inside the house, Zhang Shuzhen was just starting to knit a sweater when she heard her son's words and shook her head.

"You've been keeping me busy every day."

Sheng Xiping went to the forest farm headquarters, found Wang Jiachuan, and told him about the spring hunting competition planned to be held at the Dajianchang area.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiachuan's eyes lit up. "Oh my, why didn't I think of this idea?"

Every spring you all have to train, you've fired a lot of guns and wasted a lot of bullets.

It would be better to take it into the woods and hunt some game.

That's fine, I agree. I'll let the security department know later.

"Before the afforestation campaign begins, let's have a spring hunting competition together, in conjunction with Dajianchang Village." Wang Jiachuan readily agreed.

"Xiping, you'll still have to lead the team then. There aren't many people in our forest farm who know how to hunt, so we can't let the Dajianchang team outdo us."

"If this is done well, there will be a reward at the venue." Wang Jiachuan patted Sheng Xiping on the shoulder and solemnly promised.

Wang Jiachuan sent someone to call Li Zhenggang from the security department, and the group gathered together to discuss the training arrangements for the beginning of the spring.

When Li Zhenggang heard that there was going to be a spring hunting competition with Dajianchang, his eyes widened and he was eager to try.

He had long been envious of Sheng Xiping and the others hunting, and had previously said he wanted to go into the mountains with them, but either he didn't have time or Sheng Xiping didn't have time.

This is great! By taking advantage of the competition, we can all get some benefits, even if it's just to get a piece of the action. Isn't that good?

After discussion, it was decided to select forty people from the forest farm's educated youth team and young workers to form a spring hunting competition team, with Sheng Xiping serving as the captain.

Sheng Xiping was in charge of all the affairs of the spring hunt, with Li Zhenggang assisting him.

The goal is to clear out wild boars, black bears, wolves, and other wild animals from the surrounding forests, eliminating potential hazards and clearing obstacles for the upcoming sideline business of running through the mountains.

"Xiping, you'll have to work a little harder these next few days, taking a few educated youths for a stroll in the mountains."

"Find out where the prey is plentiful, then figure out a plan to try and catch as much game as possible. I'll report back to the bureau and ask for credit."

Wang Jiachuan had high hopes for Sheng Xiping, and he wanted to take this opportunity to let Sheng Xiping take the lead, laying the groundwork for the next round of recruitment.

Otherwise, with so many unemployed educated youth in the forest farm, who would they hire and who wouldn't? Sheng Xiping has performed well and has repeatedly made meritorious contributions, so they would definitely hire someone like him.

"Understood, Secretary."

Sheng Xiping understood what Wang Jiachuan meant: the forest farm was setting up a stage for him to perform.

If he doesn't sing this well, he will truly be letting down Wang Jiachuan's good intentions.

With the general direction set, there's no point in discussing anything else now; we'll just have to adapt to whatever comes our way.

Anyway, all the arrangements for the spring hunt were handled by Sheng Xiping. How to cooperate with Dajianchang and how to set the rules for the competition were all things that Sheng Xiping would discuss with Dajianchang.

Wang Jiachuan is not good at these things and doesn't get involved.

The main idea is to take advantage of the opportunity to train, hunt as many wild beasts as possible, and have as many soldiers as Han Xin could command.

After discussing these matters, it was getting late, so Sheng Xiping went home from the farm headquarters.

Just then, Sheng Liancheng returned from the small repair shop, and a little while later, Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xitai arrived home together.