Chapter 324: It's a Herd of Cattle
"Did you all hear that?"
Han Ying listened carefully again before looking at the others and asking.
"I heard it! It's the sound of a cow mooing!"
Lu Yuan also heard it.
Moo...Moo...
This time the sound was louder, and there was more than one sound.
What does more than one sound mean?
This means there is a high possibility that there is more than one cow nearby!
That’s a living cow. Thinking about the various ways to eat beef, everyone’s saliva can’t help but flow out.
"Shall we catch them?"
Lin Ting looked towards the source of the sound, but it was pitch black over there and she could not see anything.
"Let's look for it first. Climb higher. I have night vision binoculars."
As she said that, Han Ying got into the car and took out the night vision binoculars.
Then he handed one to Lu Yuan and one to Lin Ting.
Several people put down the tools in their hands and climbed to a higher place with the help of the lamp that had been placed next to the pile of dirt.
Through the night vision telescope, the entire area ahead was indeed filled with dry trees.
The telescope was searching near the dead trees, and Han Ying was surprised to find that under a dead tree that was more than ten meters high, there were seven or eight cows lying.
It turned out to be a herd of cattle!
There were 7 adult cows and 1 calf in the herd. Through the night vision telescope, Han Ying saw that one of the cows had a bulging belly, as if it was pregnant.
"At 9 o'clock, under the largest dead tree."
Han Ying told others about her discovery.
Lu Yuan and Lin Ting also moved the telescope in that direction and saw the herd of cattle under the dead tree.
After showing the telescope to others, Han Ying and Lu Yuan began to think about how to catch the cow.
It was about five or six hundred meters away from them, and the best way was to shoot them.
You can use a machine gun or a sniper rifle, both have a long range, so there shouldn't be any problem.
Of course, you can also get closer and use a pistol, submachine gun, or even a crossbow.
Wu Tingfang was asked to keep an eye on the cows with a night-vision telescope, while the others began to discuss how to slaughter the cows.
Killing a cow is relatively simple, but the most important thing is how to preserve the beef after killing the cow.
"There are eight cows there in total. My suggestion is to kill two adult cows. There is no way to save more than that."
Lu Yuan expressed what he meant.
Those adult cows weighed at least eight or nine hundred kilograms each.
Although these cows look strong, they don't seem to have much meat.
However, after removing all the miscellaneous items, there should still be about 600 to 700 kilograms of meat left from the two cows.
You definitely can’t finish it in a short period of time. Some of it can be stored in the refrigerator, and some can be made into jerky or meat sauce.
"It's a shame, but it would be even more of a shame if it were to go bad without being able to be preserved."
Others also felt that what Lu Yuan said made sense. Rather than leaving it to rot, it would be better to keep it and develop sustainably.
Maybe when the road is clear in the future, I can come back and kill a few more.
"But it's a rare opportunity to encounter a herd of cattle, so it's a bit hard to kill only two. How about we kill two first, and then look for more after we've processed the beef, and then kill another one if we run into another one?"
But after thinking about it, everyone still felt that this was a rare opportunity, so Qin Qinghai made another suggestion.
"Then it is decided. Kill two bulls first."
Among the 8 cows, there are 5 bulls, 2 cows and a calf.
Kill the two biggest bulls first!
In order to avoid making mistakes, the few people decided to move closer.
Lei Minghu has poor mobility, so he guards the car alone, while the others carry weapons and tools.
After slaughtering the cow, cut the meat into pieces on the spot and bring them up.
Lei Yuhang and Lin Yang also followed, and the two kids would be able to help carry some meat back later.
The entire mountain was covered with dead trees, but the soil was so dry that it would break at the edges when stepped on.
So everyone should pay close attention to their feet and try not to walk on the edge.
I walked down quietly, about a hundred meters forward, and found the best shooting point.
Han Ying and Lu Yuan, one using a machine gun and the other planning to use a sniper rifle, adjusted their positions and discussed their targets.
Bullets from both guns were fired at the same time.
Worried that the bull was too big to be killed easily with one bullet, both men used two bullets.
The two cows did not die immediately after being hit.
He struggled for a long time before falling to the ground.
The cattle sensed the danger and fled in all directions for their lives.
The pregnant cow ran slower, but there was no one chasing it, so it eventually caught up with the other cows.
Several people quickly went down to where the cow was, and while the cow had just died, they quickly drained out more blood so as not to affect the taste of the beef.
The most important thing is that cow blood is edible and very nutritious.
In this end times of material scarcity, no food can be wasted.
Mix some glutinous rice and salt with the cow's blood, steam it, and then bake it dry. You can take it out and use it to supplement your nutrition when there is not much food.
The two bulls killed were relatively large, estimated to weigh more than 1,200 kilograms.
It is beyond everyone's expectation that there can be such a thing in this world.
The temperature outside is too high and it is easy to damage, so I don’t have time to remove the hair.
You can only peel off the skin and fur, dry them, and then use them to make leather shoes, leather hats, etc.
Everyone showed off their skills. Lin Ting, Han Ying and Lu Yuan cut the beef, while the others carried the cut beef back on their backs.
After carrying it back, Lei Minghu cut the beef again and put the parts that could be put into the refrigerator first.
For those that cannot be stuffed inside, cut them into thin strips and marinate them with salt and spices provided by Han Ying.
Cut it into smaller pieces so that it will be faster to bake and drier, and can be stored longer.
After returning from the second trip with meat, He Xiu did not go out again, but stayed to help make dried meat and meat sauce.
After all, the temperature is high, so it needs to be done as quickly as possible.
By the time Han Ying and the others had carried the two cows back, He Xiu had already prepared two pots of beef sauce, and Lei Minghu had also roasted three plates of beef jerky.
There was no place to put the beef sauce, so He Xiu took out the two large jars of salted duck eggs that Han Ying and the others had brought up.
These salted duck eggs are very salty and can be kept for a while without being soaked in salt water.
Clean the jar, sterilize it with Han Ying's ozone machine, then pour the beef sauce into it for storage.
Because the weather was too hot and He Xiu was afraid that it would go bad easily, she put more salt in it.
The RV has two stoves inside and outside, and one stove is not enough, so both stoves have to be used at the same time.
But two stoves were still not enough. At this rate, the beef would start to stink.
So everyone could only chop trees nearby and make fire to roast the meat.
There are not so many baking trays, so remove the outer covers of the two fans in the RV.
This will give you 4 more baking trays.
In between making the dried meat and meat sauce, they did not forget to clean up the dirt and gravel that were blocking the way.
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