Chapter 69 Two-in-one Tiger also wants to watch a movie
After gaining weight over the autumn, the rabbit was now plump and big, weighing about 25 to 30 pounds. It was the best rabbit in the wild rabbit family. Its internal organs were smooth, glutinous and rich, and Jinhua ate so much without even raising her head.
Song Ruan threw the bled rabbit into the backpack and continued walking into the mountains with Jinhua, who was still smacking her lips.
I don't know whether to say that my luck today was good or bad. There was no sign of big prey, but I unexpectedly discovered several rabbit nests.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Song Ruan took Jinhua to find other entrances. Fortunately, although Jinhua's hunting skills were a bit dull, her sense of smell was still sharp. After understanding Song Ruan's meaning, she found the right one every time, saving Song Ruan the effort of sticking out his butt and staring. He blocked two of the holes with stones, asked Jinhua to guard one, and went to the last hole to set fire.
She picked up a handful of dry grass, lit it, then picked up three leaves and put them together to use as a small fan, and fanned the thick smoke into the burrow. The rabbits could not bear it and lined up to run out one after another. Jinhua, who was guarding the entrance of the burrow, pounced on them accurately and sent the whole family to hell cleanly and neatly.
After going back and forth a few times, Song Ruan's backpack was soon filled with gutted wild rabbits - wild rabbits breed in the summer, and now was the time when the rabbits grew up. She relied on Jinhua to raid big nests, just like Jiaqing and Heshen, and the harvest was huge.
She also specially kept two pairs of little rabbits and asked the system to keep them for her temporarily - don't misunderstand that Song Ruan showed mercy because they were cute. Song Ruan, who had been tortured by Jinhua and whose heart was colder than killing fish in RT-Mart for ten years, only thought they were delicious and cut them more decisively.
She was thinking that rabbits reproduce quickly, giving birth to 3 to 6 cubs every month, and then giving birth again a month or so after giving birth. In other words, anyone with fangs could hunt them in the wild. Otherwise, with this reproduction rate, they would sooner or later cover the Greater Khingan Range like a blanket.
But if they were at her home, she wouldn't have such concerns. It would be better if they could reproduce more and faster so that they could grow up to serve as reserve food for Jinhua - these two big cats who love to eat are almost driving her crazy.
Anyway, rabbits don’t cluck every day like chickens and ducks, so she can raise them secretly in the backyard without anyone noticing. Everyone knows that there are two tigers in her yard. Who would dare to sneak in and take a look when she is not at home?
"What are you looking at? Because of you, I was forced to develop the breeding industry in the 1970s." Song Ruan poked the head of Jinhua who came over to her and acted coquettishly.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Song Ruan took Jinhua, who was eating so much, to the river to process the rabbit and take a rest.
He threw two to Jinhua for her to chew raw, then he built a fire, skewered the two big ones with branches and roasted them on the fire.
Brush it with some honey, sprinkle some salt and cumin, and under the licking of the flames, the hare will soon become fragrant and shiny, as if it were coated with a layer of golden shell.
Jinhua, who was chewing a raw rabbit with gusto, suddenly felt that the rabbit meat in her mouth was not tasty anymore.
It came up with a humming sound, staring at the rabbit on the fire without moving its eyes. As it stared, it nudged Song Ruan's arm.
Seeing that Song Ruan ignored it, it arched again and again.
Song Ruan, who was nearly thrown into the fire, could no longer bear it and yelled at it: "What are you doing?"
Jinhua's saliva is dripping.
But it was concerned about the fire and did not dare to take it away directly, so it continued to nudge Song Ruan with its head.
How can a tiger eat cooked food? Now that we are used to eating it, what will we do when we return to the mountains in the future? Will it be able to make fire and roast it by itself?
Song Ruan pushed it away with a heart as firm as a rock, but when she saw that it seemed to want to continue pestering her, she raised her hand to slap it.
“Ouch!”
Jinhua was so angry that she scratched the grass on the ground to vent her anger, but seeing Song Ruan raised his hand, she didn't dare to go up and continue to pester him. After scratching for a while, she saw that the two-legged beast didn't come to coax her, so she became even angrier.
He glanced at Song Ruan who was flipping the roasted rabbit, then suddenly rushed away from her and jumped into the river.
Phew!
The high splashes of water put out half of the fire, and Song Ruan was caught off guard and had her face washed.
Song Ruan: ...
She breathed in and out as she watched Jinhua swimming innocently in the water.
You are a human being, why bother with a tiger? It doesn't understand anything and it didn't do it on purpose.
"Puff" another splash of water.
! ! !
fart! The yellow-haired guy with the drooping eye tattoo did it on purpose!
Song Ruan rolled up his sleeves: "Hey, did you do this on purpose?!"
Jinhua: Private Marseille doesn’t understand the sauce—thump flutter flutter.
Unlike cats that hate taking a bath, tigers are very fond of water. When it is hot, they will soak themselves in water to escape the heat. They also often hunt in the water. Among cats, their swimming skills are second only to fishing cats.
For example, the one in the water is now showing off his superb swimming skills to Song Ruan, shooting through the white waves like a yellow bar in the waves.
Song Ruan stood on the shore, put his hands on his hips and sneered: "Wow, you are so amazing, can you catch a fish and let me see it?"
Jinhua slapped the water angrily, causing another round of splashes.
Song Ruan's hair was all wet.
"I gave you face, didn't I?!" She stood up suddenly, pulled out a piece of firewood that had not yet burned from the fire, jumped into the river, and paddled towards Jinhua.
Jinhua's pupils dilated in an instant and she turned and ran.
A man and a tiger started a chase in the water.
Maybe because there was an evil star chasing it from behind, Jinhua swam at its best level. After the evil star got tired and came ashore, it was still not satisfied and caught a big fish with the skills it had just broken through.
It proudly spat the fish in front of Song Ruan.
It can catch it!
Song Ruan, who had just changed his clothes and was drying his hair, looked at Yu and then at Jinhua, whose beard was trembling, and sighed, "Okay, okay, you are great, really great."
He scraped off the scales of the fish and threw it back in front of the tiger.
Jinhua seldom ate fish before. She took a bite just for the sake of politeness and her pupils suddenly dilated.
He swallowed the fish in three or two bites, then jumped into the river, bit off two fish and threw them in front of Song Ruan.
The claws patted the fish, the meaning was obvious, and then scraped it clean.
Song Ruan: ...
Jinhua ate all the rabbit entrails caught today, as well as four whole rabbits and three fish, which together weighed about thirty or forty kilograms. She was finally full.
It walked to Song Ruan with a contented look on its face, and Song Ruan took out a big comb to comb its hair - this was a large air-cushioned comb that she had specially bought in the system mall.
Because Jinhua had been eating well recently, her fur was shiny and thick. Winter was approaching, which was the molting season for tigers. There was a lot of loose hair on Jinhua's body. When Song Ruan combed the tiger's head, a layer of yellow hair accumulated at the bottom of the comb.
Song Ruan pulled the hair off the comb, brought it to Jinhua and laughed at her, "Jinhua, look at how much hair you have lost. Are you going to become a bald tiger?"
Floating hairs floated in the air, and Jinhua sneezed in surprise.
Song Ruan wiped her hands on Jinhua twice in disdain: "Damn Huhu."
Jinhua was not angry. She put her neck, which had not been combed yet, under Song Ruan's hand and her white belly bounced.
How dare you talk about this bald two-legged monkey? Even if it sheds another two kilograms of hair, it will still be more than hers.
Jinhua looked with pity at the white arms exposed when Song Ruan rolled up his sleeves, but because he still needed this stingy and fierce woman to comb his hair, he did not talk back.
Song Ruan was a little surprised: "Why are you so well behaved now?"
Jinhua snorted impatiently, yes, yes, that's right, be good, hey hey hey, move down a little, sha, it feels so good!
After all, she has five fingers, so Song Ruan's technique in combing hair is many times stronger than that of a tiger. Her strength is just right, neither too light nor too heavy. If she encounters tangles in the hair, she will comb them out bit by bit. It is so comfortable.
Soon, Jinhua became soft like a long cat-worm under Song Ruan's hands, stretching out like a pool of fluid, her throat gurgling, and her belly rising and falling slowly.
It was mid-October in the Northeast and it was a little cold even during the day, especially in the deep forest with high mountains and dense trees. But with a dying fire on the left and a warm furry big cat on the right, Song Ruan slept quite comfortably.
After taking a nap, Song Ruan got up and carefully doused the fire, which was reduced to a pile of ash, with fire. Then he twisted the sleepy Jinhua's ears and pulled her up: "You've slept for two hours and you're still sleeping. Get up and go hunting!"
Jinhua kicked her legs unhappily - she was full, why bother hunting?
Female tigers are not very motivated to hunt, especially Jinhua; the enthusiasm of female tigers raising cubs will increase a little, but now Jinhua’s cub has been left to Song Ruan, so it can rest easy.
Song Ruan pointed at Jinhua's big head in frustration and taught her: "A tiger that doesn't think about the future will have immediate worries. You just ate one meal and that's it? You're not going to eat tomorrow? You can't hunt in the first place, why don't you work hard? Look at how thin you were when you first came to my house. You've been puffed up after two days of eating, right?"
"How can you sleep without storing some food for yourself? I must change your bad habits! Also, when hunting, you should concentrate on hunting. You are playing with butterflies while hunting. Do you think you have good hunting skills?!"
Jinhua pulled her ears back and snorted twice - how could there be someone who hates tigers so much!
Song Ruan raised its tiger ears with a stern face and said, "I'm talking to you, what's your attitude? Listen carefully! You are a tiger, but you are not as good as a human like me in hunting. How dare you?!"
Jinhua: Hum hum (lower voice version)
The man and the tiger continued to wander in the forest. Their luck was better in the afternoon as they ran into a group of wild goats! Song Ruan picked up a huge rock beside him and smashed a sheep's head into a deflated gourd. Then he stared at Jinhua fiercely, meaning that this would be the end if you were useless.
Jinhua was so frightened that her fur stood up. She chased it almost desperately and finally caught one and dragged it in front of Song Ruan.
Song Ruan smiled with satisfaction this time.
Similarly, he asked Jinhua to eat up the internal organs that were most likely to spoil - Jinhua was actually already full, but she obediently followed Songruan's instructions and ate until her belly was as swollen as a round ball.
Oh my God, hiccup, I didn’t expect that one day, hiccup, Jinhua would have to force the good stuff like internal organs into his mouth before he could eat it, hiccup.
It was not until it was pitch dark that the two of them took advantage of the fact that no one was around and dragged back all the prey.
After being busy for more than a week, a lot of processed meat was hung on the walls of the cellar - roe deer, rabbits, pheasants, wild boars, so densely packed that it was quite spectacular. Fortunately, the temperature was low now, and Song Ruan asked the system to freeze large blocks of ice and pile them in the cellar, almost turning it into a freezer so that the meat could be stored.
As for whether it is new or not - almost everyone in later generations eats zombie meat, and nothing has happened. Moreover, with Jinhua's appetite, she can eat it all up in a month without leaving any residue.
After solving the imminent food problem, Song Ruan finally had the mood to take a breath. That morning, she told Jinhua to stay at home, then locked the door and went to the commune.
Jinhua had been working so hard for so long that she was eager to have a good sleep. Not to mention sneaking out, she didn't even cross the kang line of Songruan's bedroom and slept soundly.
I really don't understand why some people can be more troublesome than tigers.
Jinhua smacked her lips and thought in her sleep.
Fortunately, Song Ruan didn't know what it was thinking, otherwise she would have rushed back and slapped it in the face - who was she doing this because of!
As soon as he arrived at the commune, Song Ruan went to the police station first.
"Hello, comrade... eh?" Zhou Gongan looked up from a book and looked at the aggressive Song Ruan. He was stunned for a moment, then he remembered something and said awkwardly, "Well, Comrade Song is here, would you like some tea?"
"Public Security Zhou, what are you going to do with the tiger that refuses to leave my house?" Song Ruan said straight to the point with a gloomy face.
"Ahem, don't be anxious, young comrade," Zhou Gongan forced a smile and poured a cup of hot water in front of Song Ruan. "I heard that you get along well with that tiger. That tiger listens to you and hasn't hurt anyone in such a long time, right?"
"It's true that no one was hurt—" Song Ruan answered subconsciously, and suddenly became alert, "Wait, this is not a question of whether it hurts anyone or not, this is a tiger, the roaring tiger! It's not a good thing for it to live with me all the time."
"Indeed, indeed," Zhou Gongan nodded in agreement, and changed his tone -
"It's like this. The animals in the zoo are all registered and organized - the state allocates funds based on this. What a coincidence, the provincial zoo just introduced a pair of tigers not long ago. Well, there is really no room. Smaller zoos can't afford to keep tigers. Not to mention the space, these things consume at least 20 kilograms of meat a day."
As Zhou Gongan spoke, he swallowed unconsciously - even though he is a policeman, he is definitely a high-income person in the county, and he cannot eat so much meat in a year.
Seeing Song Ruan staring at him with dead eyes, he quickly pulled his thoughts back:
"But your Siberian tiger was too close to humans and came to you on its own initiative. If we release it directly into the forest, there is still a possibility that it may be found again, which will cause certain safety hazards to the lives of the surrounding villagers. So the higher-ups thought that if it really doesn't leave, they would dispatch a truck to take it to a farther forest, where it will definitely not come back."
"That makes sense. You are indeed a leader. You think far-reachingly."
Song Ruan nodded excitedly.
Okay, okay, as long as you can do it, just don’t let it break your hands.
Song Ruan was very pleased.
"That's right..." Policeman Zhou laughed dryly and rubbed his hands. "Unfortunately, there is an urgent task during this period. All the trucks in the county are out, and they can't transport the tigers right away when they come back. After all, it's almost the New Year, and there are many other important things to do."
Song Ruan paused, and had a bad feeling: "How long will it take?"
Zhou Gongan hesitated: "At least, uh, more than a month."
Song Ruan's eyes darkened: "Do you think I don't know that in a month our mountain will be closed due to heavy snow? By then, cars won't be able to drive in, and it will be at least March or April next year before the thaw occurs!"
"The situation in the county is difficult. You know, we are a poor place. There are few people who can drive and even fewer cars. There are less than three in total. It's almost winter, and the few factories in the county are relying on us for shipments and supplies - people are always more important!"
"That can't be that long. I might as well whip that tiger three times a day, just in case I can whip it away!"
Public Security Zhou clapped his hands: "That would be great - of course you also have to pay attention to your own personal safety!"
Song Ruan almost fell backwards due to exhaustion.
Public Security Zhou was also helpless.
Tigers stay in people's homes and refuse to leave. If anyone tells others about this, they will say they can't even tell a lie.
That's a tiger that can bite off a person's head with one bite!
In the past, this would be like meat and medicinal herbs being delivered to your doorstep, and it could be solved with just one shot. Why would there be so much trouble?
To be honest, although the country now calls for the protection of the Siberian tiger, people's awareness of protection is not very strong - ten years ago, tigers were still harmful animals and people were called upon to "hunt and kill them with all their might" - it is because they are public officials and must actively respond to the country's call that they have conducted serious research.
But the key point is that even this slogan has just been proposed, and the relevant supporting facilities cannot be said to be "imperfect", they are almost zero. You should know that the Hengdaohezi Cat Breeding Center was not established until 1986, and there are no protection stations or rescue stations. This has caused the current embarrassing situation.
Public Security Zhou patted Song Ruan on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Song, the country is short of resources right now. I heard that you could kill a wild boar with one punch before, so you can probably hold down a tiger, right? You can do more for the time being and supervise it. If it doesn't leave, I promise that I will send a truck by the beginning of next spring at the latest."
But forget it, she might as well wait for the tiger cubs to grow up a little, so that Jinhua and her cubs can survive without any problem. She just knocked down the two tigers with a bottle of white wine, and carried them to the mountains to release them.
——Well, it doesn’t seem to be impossible.
Song Ruan's eyes flickered.
Zhou Gongan thought she was still in trouble, and said, "We also know that tigers need to eat a lot of meat every day--"
"Is there a subsidy?" Song Ruan raised his head quickly, his eyes bright.
Public Security Zhou smiled awkwardly: "No, no, where can we get so much money? Well, it's like this, we can issue you a certificate, and you don't have to hand in the wild animals you bring with you when you go hunting in the mountains."
Is this a question of whether it is proven or not? Sure, there was a certificate that gave her a legitimate reason to hunt—but if it weren't for the tiger, would she need to hunt such a thing? How much meat can she eat by herself? !
Song Ruan came back from the commune with a gloomy face. In contrast, the other people in the team were in high spirits - they heard that a movie would be shown today!
The village road outside the yard was filled with children running around cheering and excited.
The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same. In the yard, Song Ruan was having a headache trying to reason with Jin Hua: "Listen to me, baby, you are a tiger."
What's wrong with tigers? Tigers also have tiger rights, and tigers also want to watch movies!
Jinhua cried out in dissatisfaction.
"Your vast world should be the forest, but you still go to crowded places. Do you know that there are bad people among humans? They will trick you into skinning you, make wine with your bones, pull out your tiger teeth, and eat your tiger meat! And there are hunting rifles - do you know that a hunting rifle can kill you with just one hit to your head!"
Tiger is not stupid! The tiger doesn't go alone, the tiger wants you to take it with you!
Jinhua slapped the ground with his big paws, and rolled and jumped around like a naughty child lying on the floor of a shopping mall, crying and begging his mother to buy him something.
This is not a human being, it is a tiger that cannot understand human language. Even if you kill it directly, it will not know where you went wrong. You have to make it understand slowly.
Song Ruan clenched his fists and unclenched them, and exhaled heavily: "I can't take care of two tigers, you and your cub."
"You're a tiger mom, you're supposed to stay and take care of your baby - aren't you worried about your baby?"
What could happen if the kid is locked up at home?
"You'll scare people, baby."
Jinhua didn't listen. She kept screaming and making a noise, fluttering and jumping, just like a feather duster that had become a spirit.
Amidst the flying hair, Song Ruan's face was as black as if it had just been taken out of an ink bottle.
Finally, Song Ruan found a hemp rope, tied it around Jinhua's neck like a collar, and took Tiger out like walking a dog, his face gloomy.
She didn't even dare to think about how conspicuous her presence in the threshing floor would be.
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