A dozen people ran into the valley with excitement. Fortunately, Zhang Xudong reminded them not to get carried away.
We first put a bullet in each wolf's head, using Zhang Xudong's Type 38 rifle. They don't need these nine bullets, so if we save them, we'd be looking down on them.
Zhang Xudong rolled his eyes. "Did the landlords have surplus food during the famine? Didn't you see those guys were already stiff? Do you want to shoot, or do you want to shoot?"
Zhang Xudong said to Zhang Dazhuang, "Uncle Dazhuang, take care of these people and make sure they don't get bumped into anything. I'm going into this cave to take a look."
After saying that, he bent down and went into the cave guarded by the sow wild boar.
The cave is gourd-shaped, with a small mouth and a big belly, and there is a space as big as a house inside.
Eight two-month-old piglets with long stripes on their bodies were trembling and huddled in a corner.
The rest of the cave was clean and tidy, indicating that this was just a temporary shelter found by the wild boars.
Zhang Xudong thought about it and decided to put the sheep in the cave as well. He could take them down the mountain together and save himself the trouble of finding another way to return them to the village.
Zhang Xudong acted immediately after thinking about it. He put three big sheep and two small sheep in a corner of the cave.
Zhang Xudong looked at the five sheep bleating softly and felt reluctant to leave. After a moment of hesitation, he picked up another ram.
Leaving one ram and one ewe is just enough for the team. Working together is easier when men and women are together, but an extra ram would affect stability and unity. Better save it for hot pot in the winter!
In my 46 years of life, I have never eaten such pure and green wild goat meat.
"Uncle Dazhuang, there are eight piglets, two big goats and two lambs in the cave. They look like a family." Zhang Xudong shouted outside the cave.
"How did these pigs and sheep get together? There are so many of them, just catch them. Qiangzi, Dawei, the five of you go in and help Dongzi tie up the old sheep and hand it out.
"Catch those lambs and piglets and take them back. A few of us will block the cave entrance outside to make sure the cooked duck doesn't get away," Zhang Dazhuang ordered from outside.
Several people were busy tying up the living things that needed to be tied up and putting the living things that needed to be put into backpacks.
"Uncle Dazhuang, that's all for today. We've had a great harvest." Zhang Xudong asked.
"That's not bad. Let's go down the mountain now." Zhang Dazhuang said excitedly.
"Uncle Dazhuang, it's still early and I want to wander around in the mountains. Can you guys take these things away?" Zhang Xudong didn't want to go down the mountain yet because it was still early.
"It's not a problem for us to carry these things, but can you do it alone?" Zhang Dazhuang asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, you guys just need to be careful. If you're hungry, you can grill some meat. There are more than a dozen of you with weapons, so no one should be so blind as to provoke you. I'll be leaving first."
Zhang Xudong said goodbye to everyone and started wandering in the mountains alone.
The 800-li Taihang Mountains stretch endlessly, and there are so many things hidden in them.
Zhang Xudong had heard a lot about the wealth and mystery of Taihang Mountains in his previous life, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.
I have such good conditions in this life, I must go to the mountains often
Zhang Xudong became more and more excited as he walked in the mountains, but also more and more cautious.
He saw a leopard hunting a wild sheep in the distance, a red snake slithering through the grass, a golden eagle circling overhead, and macaques frolicking in the forest.
Just as Zhang Xudong was admiring the beauty of nature in the mountains, a fiery red shadow shot out from the forest in front of him like a red line.
The shadow stopped not far from Zhang Xudong. It turned out to be a half-grown red fox.
The red fox was a little frightened when it saw Zhang Xudong, looking as if it wanted to run away but didn't want to. Its eyes were full of tears, but it also looked at Zhang Xudong with a pleading expression.
"Interesting, little guy, what's the matter?" Zhang Xudong looked at the cute little fox and said something to the fox stupidly.
"Yo wow wow" Maybe the little fox felt no ill will towards Zhang Xudong, so it called out to Zhang Xudong twice, then turned around and walked a few steps back the way it came, then turned back to look at Zhang Xudong with an anxious look in its eyes.
Zhang Xudong saw that the little fox was asking him to follow it! So he decided to go and see what the little fox was up to.
Zhang Xudong caught up with the little fox. When the little fox saw that Zhang Xudong caught up with it, it ran back in the direction it came from.
The little fox continued to speed up, looking back at Zhang Xudong from time to time.
Zhang Xudong also quickened his pace. The little guy was afraid that he would get lost.
Zhang Xudong followed the little fox for about three or four minutes, and then he heard a shrill "howl" from the front.
The little fox had already run towards the sound, and Zhang Xudong also sped up, thinking that something must have happened ahead.
Not long after running, Zhang Xudong saw two adult red foxes in front of him, which were covered with wounds and looked miserable.
A red fox was lying on the ground motionless, with a cut on its neck still bleeding.
The other one was also a red fox with wounds all over its body, but it still stubbornly stood in front of the dead fox, facing a lynx about one meter long.
The little fox was already lying beside the dead fox, crying "wow wow" non-stop, with tears streaming from its eyes.
Zhang Xudong understood that the little fox was looking for him to save its parents.
Zhang Xudong walked forward, stood beside the injured fox, and looked at the lynx opposite.
This was an adult lynx, staring at Zhang Xudong fiercely. This creature was not one to be trifled with; the lynx had a nickname: "Wolf Killer."
A lone wolf encountering a lynx is nothing more than a serving of food. Lynxes are cunning and will flee when they encounter a pack, but will attack a lone wolf without warning. Therefore, lynxes are the wolf's greatest natural enemy.
Zhang Xudong didn't want to hurt the lynx. It had little meat and wasn't tasty, so he decided to let it go and cause trouble for the wolves.
Zhang Xudong fired a shot into the air with his musket. The lynx disappeared in a flash before the sound of the gunfire faded.
The gunshots also scared two foxes, one big and one small. The little fox shivered and jumped into the arms of the old fox, but the old fox was knocked down in an instant.
Zhang Xudong looked at the old fox and shook his head. It was hopeless. One of its legs was bitten off. There was a bloody hole in its neck, oozing blood. It had only just been holding on to a standoff with the lynx.
The old fox lay on the ground, looked at Zhang Xudong, and used up his last bit of strength to push the little fox to Zhang Xudong's feet. His eyes looked at Zhang Xudong expectantly, and then gradually lost their luster.
Zhang Xudong sighed. He was being entrusted with the care of his child before his death. How could you, an old fox, trust a stranger so much?
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