Chapter 163 Steamed bear paws, arranged!

The Poria cocos has been planted, but you still need to take good care of it, observe the growth of the fungus, and remove the dead fungus in time.

Poria cocos cannot be planted continuously because other fungi will affect its normal growth, so next year Gao Mingcheng will have to look for other suitable hillsides for planting.

In fact, Poria cocos can be planted in spring and autumn, but the weather will be dry in the second half of this year, so Gao Mingcheng does not plan to plant it in autumn this year.

On this day, Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to check on the condition of the beehives. It had been a month since the last time he shook the honey. As there were many nectar sources in the mountains during this period and the bees were actively collecting honey, there was already a lot of honey on the beehives.

Italian bees are active in collecting honey and reproducing, but when the number reaches a certain level, the colony will begin to split and the queen bee will take away a group of bees.

At this time, the bees can be divided into boxes manually. If they are not divided into boxes, the queen bee must be killed when it is still a larva to ensure that the number of the bee colony does not decrease significantly.

After Gao Mingcheng checked the condition of the beehives one by one, he decided to extract the honey tomorrow. He also brought another fir tree down the mountain and took it to the carpenter to make some more beehives.

Small-scale beekeeping is actually not too tiring. The most tiring part of large-scale beekeeping is finding nectar sources. Therefore, some beekeepers in later generations would drive large trucks and carry beehives to various parts of the country to find high-quality nectar sources.

Depending on the source of nectar, the honey produced is also different. If we break it down, there are longan honey, rapeseed honey, loquat honey, citrus honey, lychee honey, locust flower honey, vitex honey, jujube flower honey, acacia honey, etc.

If it is not subdivided, it can be collectively called multi-flower honey.

Gao Mingcheng did not specifically pursue a single type of nectar. He placed his beehives scattered in a small forest, at the edge of which there was a large patch of brambles.

Vitex is not a thorn, but a common Chinese medicinal plant. It is widely distributed and can be found all over the country. In addition to its medicinal uses, it can also prevent and control soil erosion. In addition, it has a long flowering period and a good source of nectar. So after Gao Mingcheng discovered this piece of vitex, he moved the beehives over.

May to July is the flowering season for vitex. The branches are covered with lavender flowers. The flowers are relatively small and inconspicuous at first glance, but they are very dense. There are many flower buds on the branches, which bloom one after another.

When Gao Mingcheng saw the large area of ​​flowers, he was in a good mood. He hummed a little tune and went down the mountain with Black Tiger and the Elf.

However, when Gao Mingcheng came over the next day, his good mood disappeared!

Seeing the damaged beehives, Gao Mingcheng's face was grim, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. He carried the honey extractor into the mountain, but came down the mountain carrying the empty honey extractor.

When he went into the mountain again, he was holding a javelin in his hand.

"Black Tiger, Elf, let's go hunt bears!" Gao Mingcheng said murderously.

Anyone who invades my beehives will be punished no matter how far away they are!

Tonight, he will arrange steamed bear paws!

If this happened in the future, and his beehives were stolen by black bears, he would have to endure it, because black bears have become protected animals and are protected by the country!

But now, in this era where guns and hunting are not banned, strength is king. As long as he can knock down the black bear, he can eat bear meat!

Gao Mingcheng, holding a javelin in his hand, a dagger on his waist, and accompanied by two good dogs, entered the mountain in a menacing manner. He went straight to the cave where the black bear had lived before, but when he entered the cave, he found that the cave had been abandoned by the black bear.

When he was shaking honey, he encountered a black bear and played a game of chase with the black bear. After that, he moved the beehive to a new location, and the black bear actually changed its cave as well.

But even if he moved the beehive, wouldn't the black bear still find it?

So now even if the black bear changes its cave, he will be able to find it!

"Black Tiger, Elf, go in and smell the scent, then go find the black bear!" Gao Mingcheng ordered.

Dogs have a very keen sense of smell, and after training, it becomes easier for Black Tiger and Elf to find prey.

Although this cave had been abandoned by the black bear, its scent still lingered inside. The black tiger walked around in the cave, then walked out of the cave, looked left and right, and ran in one direction following the smell in the air.

Gao Mingcheng followed closely behind the black tiger, his eyes alertly watching the surroundings. Once he found any trace of the black bear, he would give the black bear a hard time with the javelin in his hand!

When he checked the beehive yesterday, it was still intact. Based on the fresh footprints near the beehive, Gao Mingcheng speculated that the black bear must have found the beehive at night, then destroyed the beehive and ate all the honey inside.

Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng discovered it in time and the black bear only destroyed one of the beehives. This is because there was a lot of honey in one beehive, enough for the mother and cub black bear to eat to their heart's content.

The black tiger and the elf were running in front, making low calls from time to time, as if telling Gao Mingcheng that they were in this direction. After running for about ten minutes, the black tiger and the elf came to a cave.

But the black tiger and the elf didn't dare to go in rashly. They just stood in front of the cave and barked at inside.

Gao Mingcheng understood. It seemed that the mother and cub black bear were in there!

Black bears have the habit of being active at night and sleeping during the day, so the mother and cub black bear are sleeping soundly in the cave at this moment!

But the barking of the dogs woke up the black bear, causing it to growl and walk out of the cave with a domineering step. It intended to teach these two tactless dogs a lesson.

But Gao Mingcheng was waiting there!

The cave was too small, and it was not convenient for him to go in and fight the black bear, so he waited at the entrance of the cave, waiting for the black bear to appear so that he could let it know why the flowers were so red!

"Swoosh!" The javelin was thrown out with great force, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and stabbed towards the black bear accurately!

The javelin was extremely heavy, and the tip was polished to a very sharp edge. In addition, Gao Mingcheng threw it with great force, so even though the black bear's skin was thick, the javelin still pierced into the black bear's body steadily.

The black bear felt pain and howled immediately. It swung its body violently, causing the javelin to fall to the ground. Then the black bear made some noises into the cave, as if it was saying something, and then ran away madly towards a place.

Gao Mingcheng was not willing to let it run away, so he picked up the javelin on the ground and chased after it.

He wanted to hunt this black bear last time, but when he saw the cub later, he felt pity and spared the mother and cub.

If the black bears didn't destroy his beehives, then they could just as well keep to themselves.

But the beehive was destroyed again, and Gao Mingcheng knew that he had to put an end to the relationship between him and the black bear!

Black bears have a very keen sense of smell and a very good memory. Wherever they find delicious food, they will go back again next time!

When Gao Mingcheng was chasing a black bear with two dogs, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that a bear cub ran out of the cave and ran in another direction.

It seems that the black bear was letting the cub escape before.

Although he noticed this, Gao Mingcheng had no time to chase the cub. The most urgent priority was to kill the adult female bear first.

The black bear was fast, but he was not slow at all. After running in the mountains and forests for a few minutes, he caught up with the black bear again.

"Swoosh!" The javelin in his hand was thrown out again and hit the black bear accurately again.

After being injured twice, the black bear's mobility was greatly affected, but it also made it crazy. It no longer ran away, but wanted to fight Gao Mingcheng in hand-to-hand combat.

The javelin is for long-range shooting, while a dagger is needed for hand-to-hand combat.

Gao Mingcheng drew the dagger from his waist and rushed forward boldly.

(End of this chapter)