Chapter 509: The ill-fated wild boar

In the middle of the night, the heavy rain stopped, and the sun rose, shining brightly on the earth, making the leaves after the rain look even greener.

As people walked in the woods, the leaves swayed, causing the remaining water droplets on them to fall down, wetting Gao Mingcheng's hair and clothes.

But he didn't care and continued climbing.

Black Tiger and the elf ran in front, trying hard to sniff the scent of the wild boar. Unfortunately, the heavy rain washed away a lot of the scent, so they needed to work harder to find it.

However, wild boars are not dead things, but living creatures. They will change their living places according to the seasons. Generally speaking, in spring, they will live in dry places with thatched grass; in summer, they like to live on ridges because it is well ventilated and has fewer mosquitoes; in autumn, they like to live in humid places with small rivers; in winter, most of them will choose a location near the top of the mountain, or build a nest in a place with lots of grass halfway up the mountain.

Wild boars will move around in the mountains and forests during the day, but most of the time they are active at night, especially when they come down the mountain to steal crops. They often come down the mountain in the middle of the night, and by the time the villagers discover that the vegetables in the fields have been eaten, it is already daytime the next day.

However, there was heavy rain from yesterday afternoon to the first half of the night, so the wild boars hid in their dens to rest. But in the second half of the night, the hungry wild boars began to look for food.

When the first rays of sunlight shine on the earth in the early morning, most of the wild boars have eaten their fill and left their fresh smell and feces in the mountains.

When it comes to sense of smell, dogs are far superior to humans. Even though Gao Mingcheng has all five senses, he doesn't dare to say that his sense of smell is better than Black Tiger's.

Gao Mingcheng followed the two dogs. After about twenty minutes, the two dogs suddenly became excited and ran towards a patch of lush grass.

When Gao Mingcheng saw this, he knew that Black Tiger and the elf must have smelled the scent of the wild boar.

So he gripped the javelin tightly in his hand and followed closely.

After walking for another four or five minutes, Gao Mingcheng saw through a bush an old sow leading a few piglets drinking water in a depression.

This is a low-lying area. Yesterday's heavy rain caused the water level to rise, making it like a small pond.

Although he had found the traces of the wild boar, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Old sows are not tasty, and piglets, although they taste good, are too small. Based on the theory of sustainable development, it is better to keep the piglets alive and harvest them after they grow into adult pigs.

Gao Mingcheng quietly took a few steps back and planned to retreat.

But at this moment, several wild boars ran out from the opposite woods. These wild boars were all adult wild boars, and each one looked to be over 100 pounds!

Gao Mingcheng's eyes lit up and he thought, you guys are the ones!

He gripped the javelin tightly in his hand, looking for an opportunity to throw.

After the wild boars came out of the woods, they also came to the water and prepared to lower their heads to drink water.

Perhaps there are no natural enemies in the mountains, these adult wild boars are not as vigilant as the old sow with her piglets. They lower their heads and drink water carefreely.

The tip of the javelin had been polished, and the blades on both sides flashed white in the sun, looking extremely sharp.

Gao Mingcheng raised the javelin, aimed at the direction, and the javelin in his hand was like a galloping arrow. When a short sound of breaking through the air was heard, the javelin had already carried a huge force towards the head of one of the wild boars.

"Swoosh!" In the blink of an eye, the javelin had accurately pierced into the wild boar's head!

Gao Mingcheng's physical fitness is now much better than before. The shot he threw actually went straight through the wild boar's head!

When the unlucky wild boar died, the other wild boars finally realized the danger and fled away.

Gao Mingcheng did not take action again, but one piglet had a bad fate. Its other brothers and sisters followed the sow, but this piglet ran in the wrong direction and fell into the mud in the depression!

Seeing that most of its body was stuck in the mud and it was struggling miserably, Gao Mingcheng fell silent.

But the wild boar's escape aroused the ferocity of the black tiger and the elf, and they chased after it while barking.

But in the end, it lost the initiative and failed to catch up. However, there was still a wild boar left alone, so the black tiger also ran towards the center of the depression. Its body was slightly taller than the wild boar, so it did not get stuck. Then it bit the wild boar's neck and ended its struggle.

The elf was not to be outdone and rushed forward immediately. Unfortunately, the mud was too slippery and before it could rush forward, it fell and got a mouthful of mud.

Seeing that Black Tiger and the Elf had become mud dogs, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh.

Forget it, I originally wanted to spare the little wild boar’s life, but who knew that this wild boar was so unlucky!

Gao Mingcheng walked out from behind the bushes and strode towards the depression.

When he stepped into the depression, his entire calves immediately sank into the mud, and when he lifted his feet, the plastic soles of his shoes were already covered with thick mud.

He ignored the mud on the soles of his shoes and continued walking towards the center of the depression. He slashed with his knife and cleanly killed the little wild boar, which was still breathing.

He picked up the wild boar and swung it directly in the murky water to clean the mud off its body.

The black tiger and the elf had already struggled to run to the shore, but they still looked in a mess. The black tiger originally had black fur all over his body, but now most of his body was covered in mud.

Gao Mingcheng put the little wild boar on the grass on the shore, then called the black tiger over, asked the black tiger to stand by the water, and used water to wash the mud off the wild boar's body.

The water in the depression had become turbid after all this trouble, but it was better to wash it than to be covered in mud.

After washing the black tiger clean, Gao Mingcheng washed the elf again.

The elf died before he could accomplish his mission. He fell flat on his face before he could even bite his prey!

"Woof woof." The elf's cry revealed deep grievance and regret.

"Haha, silly dog, go to the side and shake off the water!" Gao Mingcheng was overjoyed. He patted the elf's dog butt and signaled it to go to the side.

The elf was quite obedient and sensible. It ran to the side, then shook its hair violently to get rid of all the moisture in its hair.

While the elf was shaking off the water, Gao Mingcheng had already reached the other side of the depression, pulled out the javelin that was deeply embedded in the wild boar's head, and then carried the wild boar directly on his shoulders. He estimated by feeling that the wild boar weighed about 120 to 130 kilograms.

When he reached the place where the little wild boar was lost, he bent down and picked it up. The little wild boar was not big, probably about two or three months old, and probably weighed only twenty or thirty kilograms.

After a wild boar dies, its stomach must be opened and its internal organs taken out as soon as possible, otherwise it will stink.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be best to cut open the body on the spot, take away the internal organs that can be taken, discard the ones that cannot be taken, and then go down the mountain with the good meat as soon as possible.

But Gao Mingcheng relied on his good physical fitness and his fast speed in going down the mountain. Therefore, after hunting a wild boar in the mountains, he never cut open the boar's stomach. Instead, he carried the wild boar down the mountain to deal with it.

This time was the same. He carried a wild boar on one shoulder, held a javelin and a little wild boar in the other hand, and led two dogs down the mountain quickly.

The mountain road is rugged and the mud road is slippery.

Gao Mingcheng walked fast and steadily, but it was a pity for the two dogs. They might have been really unlucky today. When passing a steep slope, even the usually calm Black Tiger fell!

Well, the mud on my body was washed off in vain!

"Black Tiger, Elf, be careful!" Gao Mingcheng called out, still walking fast and steadily. The two dogs had no choice but to continue to follow.

So when they got down the mountain, both dogs became mud dogs again.

But Gao Mingcheng didn't laugh at them anymore, because he was like the pot calling the kettle black. He himself was not in a good situation at the moment!

When he went up the mountain, his hair and clothes were wet by the water droplets in the woods. Later, when he carried the wild boar down the mountain, the mud and blood on the wild boar slid down his body, making him look miserable.

Gao Mingcheng put the wild boar in his yard and went to call for help to deal with it.

He called Zhang Chengyuan and the Chen family over. There is strength in numbers. Anyway, every family will give some pig offal and bones, which will make everyone happy.

After someone helped to deal with the wild boar, Gao Mingcheng took his clothes and went to the pond at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain to take a bath.

This pond is not small and can be used to raise fish. It can also be used to irrigate fruit trees during droughts.

Maybe because a lot of fish fry were released, Gao Mingcheng felt a fish bumped into him while he was taking a bath. So he quickly reached out and caught a black carp!

When Gao Mingcheng saw this black carp weighing five kilograms, his face turned black!

There was no black carp among the fish fry he bought, so this black carp was a wild fish. He didn't know whether it was hatched from fish eggs in the water or appeared in the pond due to the rising water level during the spring flood. In short, the appearance of the black carp made Gao Mingcheng very unhappy.

Why? Because it, like snakehead fish, is a carnivorous fish with a ferocious temperament, quick reaction and strong aggressiveness.

The collision Gao Mingcheng felt just now was the arctic fox attacking him.

However, because the body of the black carp is slender and flat, the lower jaw is sharply upturned, and the upper jaw is short and flat, although it is a carnivorous fish, it cannot bite people.

Gao Mingcheng looked at the black carp in his hand, thinking that its five-pound weight was obtained by feeding it with countless small fish and shrimps!

Heartbroken, he threw the black carp to the shore. After leaving the water, the black carp kept jumping and struggling, but its tragic fate did not change.

Gao Mingcheng stopped taking a bath and instead felt whether there were any fish attacking him. If there were, he would catch them without hesitation.

He fished in the water and soon caught a lot of fish, but he put many of the fish back into the water because they were free-range grass carp, silver carp, male carp, etc. These fish were not particularly big, and he planned to keep them until the New Year and then use the net to catch them and enjoy them.

However, he threw the yellow girl, black carp, crucian carp, minnow and goby to the shore.

The minnow is actually not delicious and is very small, but it is quite beautiful, with shiny red and blue scales, and can be kept in water for admiration.

If you eat it, it tastes a bit bitter, but if you add some sugar and balsamic vinegar, it will taste better.

Gao Mingcheng kept them to raise them in the water for Xiao Xuxu to see, and also because these fish are wild and cannot grow up, so there is not much use in keeping them in the pond. Since they have fallen into his hands, this is their fate.

Worried that the minnows would die if they stayed on the shore for too long, Gao Mingcheng quickly took a shower, changed into dry clothes, put the minnows in a piece of taro leaf, and added some water to ensure that they would not die.

As for other fish, sorry, they don’t get the same treatment.

When Gao Mingcheng returned with a pile of fish, the little wild boar had already taken a hot bath and shed all its hair!

Yes, today I decided to remove the hair of the little wild boar, because the basin at home is big enough to soak the little wild boar. I scalded it with hot water and then scraped it with a razor, and the hair fell down along the blade, revealing the tender pig skin.

The meat of the little wild boar is tender and its skin is delicious, making it a rare delicacy. If it weren't for its own unfortunate fate, Gao Mingcheng would have decided to let it live.

As for the big wild boar, it did not have the treatment of a hot bath and could only be skinned. Once the skin was peeled off, the pork inside was not much different from that of a domestic pig except that it was a little leaner.

Gao Mingcheng put the minnows in a basin of water, and then started to help cut up the pork. This time, except for the ones given to relatives and friends, the rest of the wild boar would be sold. It's good to make some money!

As for the little wild boar, we enjoyed it at home. It only weighed about 20 to 30 kilograms in total, and after removing the hair and internal organs, it was not much more.

By the time we had dealt with both pigs, one big and one small, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

As usual, Gao Mingcheng gave some offal and pork bones to both families.

Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong, father and son, were originally paid to work for Gao Mingcheng, and now they can get something in return, so they are very satisfied.

Gao Mingcheng loaded wild boar meat, eggs, fish, vegetables and other things onto the tractor bed, and then said to Chen Duofu, "When the weather is good, you can move my medicinal herbs that have not been completely dried to the yard to dry them, and then it's time to shake the honey in the beehive. I'm going to the county today and will be back in a few days."

Chen Duofu nodded and said, "Okay."

The beehive is full of honey, so it is time to shake the honey. After this shaking, if the honey source in the mountains is insufficient, you will have to wait for several months before you can shake the honey again.

After explaining the matter clearly, Gao Mingcheng left enough pork for Sangou, and the leftover pork bones from Zhang Chengyuan's and Chen Dasong's families could also be given to Sangou.

Gao Mingcheng touched Da Huang's head, then the two little black balls, and said to Chen Dasong beside him: "These puppies usually open their eyes after ten days. It has been six days now. You count the days. If they still haven't opened their eyes after ten days, you should wipe their eyes with a wet towel."

Chen Dasong nodded in response.

After Gao Mingcheng went to the county, the three dogs slept in the same room with him most of the time.

He is a deep sleeper, and with the company of three dogs, he can be the first to know any disturbance in the chicken coop.

Besides, Xiaofushan is remote after all, and he sometimes feels nervous living there alone. It is a good thing to have a dog to keep him company.

After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor towards the old village.

After getting off the car, he carried two pieces of pork to give away, one for his grandmother's family and one for his own parents.

His grandmother enthusiastically invited him to have dinner with her, but he refused.

While there is still time, he will definitely go back to the county for dinner. He misses Xiao Xuxu very much after not seeing him for a few days.

Minnows are very fun to play with. When he was a kid, he could play with them for a long time. When they were dead, he would just roast them and eat them. Now, it’s his turn to raise minnows for his son to play with!

We don’t have beautiful tropical fish, but we have enough beautiful wild fish!

Kissing fingertips is quite artistic. I bought tickets for the musical "So Young" and went to the theater to watch the show tonight.

This drama belongs to the Bagui Grand Song, and it tells the story of Shanghai youth supporting the construction of a factory in Liuzhou, Guangxi. It was originally quite good, and I have imagined a period drama coming out. I feel that I can write it if I look up more information!

Results! What I want to see is the plot of the factory, such as the technical problems of the factory are solved, excellent products are produced and put on the market, and the market response is good.

However, the story actually spends a lot of time describing the love between the hero and heroine, and repeatedly tugs at their emotions, which is extremely boring, especially for an author like me who comes from a female-oriented background. What kind of love-tug-of-war plot am I not familiar with?

In the end, the child said he was bored and couldn't understand it. I was bored too, so I left halfway~~o(╯□╰)o

(End of this chapter)