Chapter 197: Pigs Freed from Low Taste

"Quick, quick, catch the piglets!"

In the woods, Uncaria put down his horn and ran excitedly towards the nearest trap.

This trap is actually a rectangular pit, which is very flat. After the little wild boar slipped and fell into it, it couldn't even turn around, and there was not much space to move forward or backward.

However, never underestimate the giant wild boar, even if it is just a cub that is close to being weaned.

“Whoosh!”

A wild boar cub jumped out of the pit and tried to escape.

However, just as it jumped up, a large net came down and directly covered the wild boar cub that jumped out of the pit.

To catch wild boar cubs, pits only separate them from the herd, and rope nets are the best means of capturing them.

After being caught in the net, the wild boar cub struggled and screamed desperately. However, the herd of giant wild boars had already run away, and it was impossible for an adult giant wild boar to come back to rescue it.

Wild beasts usually judge their opponents by the strength of their roars. Just now, a hunting team blew more than a dozen horns at the same time. Those giant wild boars must have thought they had encountered a group of ferocious beasts, and they ran away without even caring about the piglets.

Hook Teng grabbed the little wild boar's hind legs from the rope net, lifted it up, looked it over and over, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, this wild boar cub is strong and has a loud cry. I'm sure I can raise it if I take it back."

Adult giant wild boars have dark brown or black fur, while wild boar cubs have fur that is alternating between khaki and dark brown. They have small ears, small tails, and short mouths, and look quite cute.

Uncaria Rhyncho put the little wild boar into a hide bag. The holes in the bag were relatively large and it was not airtight, so there was no need to worry about the little wild boar being suffocated.

Then he continued to move forward and continued to capture the little wild boar with other warriors of the hunting team.

After catching all the wild boars, Gou Teng put the little wild boars caught by the hunting team together and counted them carefully twice.

"We caught twenty-one in total. Not bad. Let's go catch some more prey and bring them back with these wild boar cubs."

The giant wild boar cub capture operation was successful without any accidents, and Uncaria was in a good mood.

They spent another half day hunting before returning to the tribe with the piglets.

After returning to the tribe, the wild boar cubs caught by Hunting Team One and Hunting Team Two were put together.

Hunting Team One caught twenty-one, Hunting Team Two caught eighteen, and the Teng Tribe captured a total of thirty-nine wild boar cubs.

When Jiang Xuan saw these wild boar cubs, he was immediately in a good mood. If they could successfully tame them, the Goto tribe would definitely have a large herd of pigs.

By then, the problem of lack of oil for cooking can be solved.

"Let's go and send these little wild boars to the breeding team."

Jiang Xuan personally led people to deliver the thirty-nine little wild boars to the breeding area and handed them over to Dajiao.

"These little wild boars have not been fully weaned yet, so the food they are fed needs to be finer so that it is easier to digest."

"Don't be stingy with the food. The tribe is not short of food now. Feed these little wild boars first."

"Don't worry, Chief. I will take good care of these little wild boars."

Da Jiao took Jiang Xuan's words to heart and made a promise to him.

"Well, it's not difficult to raise a wild boar. You have accumulated a lot of experience in taming wild boars. I believe you can succeed."

Jiang Xuan patted Da Jiao's shoulder, then turned and left.

Dajiao led his men to quickly clear out an empty pen, then spread soft hay on the ground and put all the little wild boars in.

Then he chopped up some vegetable leaves and round potatoes, mixed them together, and put them into a wooden trough.

The wooden trough is made by hollowing out a whole piece of large wood. The breeding team now uses wooden troughs to feed livestock.

Firstly, it is because the wooden trough is sturdy, and secondly, when food is placed in the trough, it will not be scattered everywhere and will not be wasted easily.

At first, the little wild boars were very scared. They all huddled together and hid in the corner, not daring to eat at all.

But they had been hungry for most of the day, and there were so many piglets that there were always one or two that were braver or more stupid.

After Big Horn closed the door of the pen and left, the smell of food kept coming into the little wild boar's nostrils.

The first brave little wild boar finally couldn't help it. It twitched its nose, looked around with its big eyes, and then listened carefully to the movements outside.

After feeling relatively safe, it slowly moved towards the wooden trough containing food.

When it walked into the wooden trough, it still did not notice any danger around it, so it tried to eat a small piece of round potato.

Little wild boars are born with teeth, so chewing crispy round potatoes is no big deal for them.

The round potatoes taste sweet, which is a huge temptation for the little wild boar.

After taking a bite, it couldn't stop and immediately started eating.

The other little wild boars were also very hungry. When they saw that little wild boar eating and not in any danger, a few more little wild boars couldn't help themselves.

Social animals generally have a herd mentality, and the little wild boar is no exception.

Soon, one little wild boar after another ran towards the wooden trough and started eating.

After leaving for a while, Dajiao came back quietly. He lay outside the pen and saw the little wild boars eating through the gaps in the wooden wall.

This made him feel relieved.

The most troublesome thing about the cubs caught from the mountains is that they refuse to eat or drink after leaving their mother.

Because if you don't eat or drink, you will starve to death.

As long as they eat, as long as they are cared for carefully and not fed randomly, most of them can grow up successfully.

Dajiao has tamed many small wild animals. He has rich experience and confidence in this.

Ten days later, under Dajiao's careful care, all the little wild boars survived successfully. There were a few little wild boars that were injured during the capture, and Dajiao also applied medicine to them to help their injuries heal.

During this period, Jiang Xuan also came to see several times and was very satisfied with the results of Dajiao's domestication.

On the fifteenth day, Jiang Xuan came again. Not only did he come, he also brought two sharp bronze knives.

Jiang Xuan handed the bronze knife to Dajiao.

"Chief, what is this?"

As the leader of the breeding team, Da Jiao naturally knew about bronze ware, but he didn't understand what Jiang Xuan meant by giving him two knives, because these two knives were too small.

"This is for castrating pigs."

"Castration?"

Da Jiao felt a little confused. This was an area he had never heard of or been involved in.

"Yes, it is a castrated pig."

Jiang Xuan explained: "If we want these little wild boars to be less wild, sleep more, and grow more meat, we must get rid of their vulgar interests, which means we have to castrate them."

Jiang Xuan pointed at a little wild boar and said, "Do you see those two eggs?"

“Look… I see…”

"Just cut it off with a knife, and then apply some healing medicine on it."

"That way, they'll become more docile and won't always want to run outside."

"Don't worry about the sows. Keep two boars as breeding pigs and castrate the rest."

After hearing what Jiang Xuan said, Da Jiao said hesitantly: "Chief, but I have never done this kind of work!"

"I haven't done it before, but I've seen others do it, so I can teach you. Let's do the experiment on a young boar first. If it's successful, we can castrate other young boars as well."

"Well... okay..."

For some reason, when Big Horn looked at those little boars, his eyes unconsciously showed pity.

Under Jiang Xuan's guidance, Da Jiao tied a little wild boar to a pillar outside. Then, he picked up a bronze knife and cut off the two eggs with a single stroke.

The little wild boar opened its mouth and howled desperately, but it was of no avail. It soon became a little wild boar that had escaped from vulgarity.

The members of the breeding team all came over to watch. Many men felt a chill in their crotch and felt a little uncomfortable when they saw this scene.

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Although Dajiao had never done this kind of work, the tribesmen had been dealing with various prey for a long time and were familiar with the body structure of giant wild boars.

After cutting, he immediately applied healing medicine on the little wild boar's wound and then put the little wild boar back into the pen.

After the little wild boar returned to the pen, it let out an "owl" and ran to the corner, trembling with pain and fear.

The other little wild boars also huddled together in panic, fearing that they would become the next wild boar to deviate from the vulgar taste.

However, Dajiao did not catch the next one. He wanted to wait for a while to see if the little wild boar that had escaped from its vulgar interests would have any problems.

In this way, time passed day by day.

Every day, Big Horn would apply healing medicine to the little wild boar.

Perhaps it was because the little wild boar itself was stronger, or perhaps it was because the horns were cut well and the wound was small.

After just five days, the wounds on the little wild boar were basically healed, and it seemed to be eating and sleeping normally.

Five days later, the little wild boar was back to normal, which made Big Horn feel relieved.

This shows that there is nothing wrong with the leader’s method!

Dajiao asked two members of the breeding team for help. Except for two little boars, he helped the other little boars get rid of their vulgar habits and applied medicine on them.

In order to prevent bleeding from wounds caused by squeezing, all the castrated boars were placed in another pen and kept separately.

Perhaps it was because of good luck, or perhaps it was because the technique and healing medicine were good, none of the little wild boars died from being castrated.

This made Da Jiao feel relieved.

As the little wild boar grew up day by day, Dajiao soon saw the difference between castration and non-castration.

The castrated wild boars are obviously much more obedient than the non-castrated ones. Although they also like to play, they will not always try to push the wooden door and try to escape.

This gave Dajiao a great boost of confidence, and it also opened his mind: since wild boars are easier to raise after being castrated, what about other livestock, or even poultry?

With this question, Da Jiao found Jiang Xuan and told him his question.

After listening to it, Jiang Xuan said affirmatively: "Other livestock and poultry can naturally be castrated, but some do not need to be castrated, and some may die after being castrated. I don't know much about this."

Jiang Xuan added: "You can try it yourself. Don't be afraid of making mistakes or failing. The more you try and the more experience you accumulate, the answer will come naturally."

Dajiao nodded heavily. He planned to try it with a larger number of livestock after returning.

"Another point is to try to castrate them when they are relatively small. The bigger they are, the higher the risk. But they can't be too small. This is something you have to decide for yourself."

"yes!"

After getting Jiang Xuan's reply, Da Jiao returned to the breeding area in a good mood. Then he took the two bronze knives with him every day and tried his hand at any kind of livestock he saw.

Even the members of the breeding team would sometimes subconsciously avoid him, because his gaze was so scary and he always looked down at people.

…

Tengbu Shipyard.

After bronze tools were acquired, the shipyard was opened. However, since the people of the Teng tribe were unfamiliar with carpentry and could not even make wooden boards, everything had to start from scratch.

Tools such as bronze saws, bronze chisels, and bronze planes all require a certain amount of experience before they can be used proficiently.

Because of this, progress at the shipyard was very slow.

They first had to learn how to use tools, then plane pieces of wood and build the frame of the ship, then learn the mortise and tenon structure, splice the boards together, and finally fill the gaps with isinglass or gum.

This is a relatively long process. Even though Jiang Xuan selected people who are more talented in carpentry, they still have to spend a lot of time studying and learning.

On September 20th, Jiang Xuan came to the shipyard again.

“Scratch, scratch, scratch…”

In the shipyard, six soldiers were busy with their work, and there was a lot of sawdust on their bodies.

Some of them were responsible for sawing wood, some were responsible for planing boards, and some were holding chisels and trying to carve out mortise and tenon structures...

At present, there are very few people in the shipyard. Once they have figured out how to build wooden boats, Jiang Xuan will assign them more staff.

"Hello, Chief."

The man who was sawing wood saw Jiang Xuan coming and hurriedly put down the saw and greeted him with a nervous look.

"I just came over to take a look. Just go about your business and don't worry about me."

"yes!"

Jiang Xuan waved to him, and the soldier lowered his head and started sawing again, but because of Jiang Xuan's presence, his movements were not natural.

Although Jiang Xuan looks very young, the strength of the Five-Color Warrior and his status as the leader are there, and no one dares to underestimate him. The members of the Teng tribe worship him fanatically.

Jiang Xuan watched for a while and felt that this soldier was quite skilled in using the bronze saw. At least he could saw straight and it wouldn't become crooked.

He walked towards the center of the shipyard again.

The skeleton of a wooden boat, more than five meters long, lies quietly here.

At the bottom of the wooden boat, from bow to stern, there is a curved keel, and on both sides of the keel are densely covered with curved ribs.

The structure of the wooden boat actually imitates the body structure of snakes.

The complete snake skeleton and the ship's skeleton are similar, except that one is longer and the other is shorter.

You can imagine it as a giant snake, turned over, with its ends tightened and its belly stretched wide, placed on the water.

Although the skeleton has been made, many parts are not up to standard and need continuous improvement and repair.

It will take a long time to actually build a complete wooden boat and even launch it for a sea trial.

(End of this chapter)