It was not long before the departure time, and a number of hunters had already gathered in front of the county government building.
The arrival of Chen Chongshan and Xu Jiaming immediately attracted everyone's attention. The old hunters were all accompanied by at least four or five hunting dogs.
The hunting dogs were all between 20 and 40 kilograms in size, and none of them were as large as Ah Huang and Shake.
Xu Jiaming and Lao Qin, along with Luocha and Shake, who were extremely agitated by the scene, tied them to the car and did not let them down.
Chen Chongshan got out of the car with Ah Huang. Ah Huang was very interested in the nearly one hundred hunting dogs in front of him. If Chen Chongshan hadn't been afraid of something happening and hadn't tied Ah Huang up with a leash and held him by his hand, Ah Huang would have definitely run out to greet those guys.
An old hunter asked Chen Chongshan with a strange expression, "Are you going hunting too?"
Chen Chongshan tugged at Ah Huang and nodded: "Yes."
Several veteran hunters immediately gathered around, looking at Ah Huang with astonishment: "Is this a hunting dog too?"
"This dog can hunt?"
“This is a Central Asian Shepherd Dog. It wasn’t originally a hunting dog, but it often comes with me to the mountains, and over time it has learned to hunt,” Chen Chongshan replied with a smile and a nod.
"A dog this big going hunting?"
The old hunter looked incredulous: "Hunting a boar is no joke. Don't mess around. Don't think that just because a dog is big, it's safe. No matter how big a dog is, it can't beat a wild boar."
"Exactly, a dog as big as you probably isn't very strong. You wouldn't last long against a wild boar. Hunting wild boars is a skill, not a brute force. Can a dog out-brute force a wild boar?"
"Young people just like to fool around."
A group of old hunters shook their heads, thinking that these young people were getting a little out of touch with reality.
Hunting is such a dangerous thing, yet they treat it like a game. What kind of dog can take on a wild boar one-on-one?
Chen Chongshan simply stopped talking. Although these old hunters were somewhat disdainful and sarcastic, their intentions were good, and Chen Chongshan saw no need to argue with them.
He smiled, took Ah Huang's hand, and sat down against a big tree.
Seeing that Chen Chongshan didn't reply, the old hunters stopped talking. Young people never know how fierce the wild animals in the mountains are until they pay a price. It's foolish to use a dog to show off against a wild boar.
A few minutes before eight o'clock, county officials came out and made announcements, arranging for groups of hunters who did not bring their own vehicles to get into the pickup trucks that the county had prepared.
After signing in at the county office, Chen Chongshan was driven by Lao Qin directly to Shuangxi Village.
It takes about an hour to drive from Meishan County to Shuangxi Village. This is the deepest part of the Lianshan Bay Mountains. Several tiny villages are connected and nestled in the mountains. It took several years to build the road to the county two years ago.
Although it is poor and backward, the scenery here is extremely beautiful. Xu Jiaming repeatedly exclaimed that if it weren't for the poor transportation, it would be an excellent idea to build a summer resort here.
Because Lao Qin was very familiar with the terrain, the vehicle traveled very fast, leaving the other teams behind. When they arrived at Shuangxi Village, most of the villagers were already waiting for the hunting teams on the flat ground at the village entrance.
These villagers were also assigned jobs by the county. Each hunter team needed a local villager to accompany them and act as a guide.
In addition, after hunting a wild boar, you can report the location to the villagers at the foot of the mountain in detail so that they can come up the mountain to carry the boar.
The hunters can focus all their energy on hunting boars, as all other logistical matters have been arranged.
Xu Jiaming was very pleased with this arrangement. He nodded in satisfaction and then asked the villager who was with their group, "Where is the piece of land where someone died a while ago?"
"On that mountain behind, it's a bit remote, there's not much arable land, and not many people go there, so wild boars are quite rampant."
The villager pointed to the big mountain behind him and said.
"Okay, then let's go there."
Xu Jiaming nodded and spoke to the villagers.
"Huh?" The villager was taken aback, then asked with a hint of fear, "Where are we going?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Xu Jiaming smiled and asked in return.
“A person died there recently, so people in our village avoid that place. They even stop harvesting the crops there, which just end up feeding the wild boars.”
The villager replied, his expression somewhat unnatural.
“People have died but nothing happened. It’s just wild boars causing trouble. We’ll bring firearms and dogs. Don’t be afraid. It’s even better that no one has been to your village recently. There are crops that no one is taking care of, so there are definitely more wild boars.”
Xu Jiaming said excitedly, then turned to look at Chen Chongshan and Wen Fei, and asked with a smile, "Chongshan, Afei, aren't you two afraid?"
"Young Master Xu is joking. I am an atheist."
Wen Fei replied with a smile, and Chen Chongshan also shook his head with a smile: "Brother Xu, I did go to high school, so I know about the saying 'The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, and spirits.'"
"Haha, that's good, let's go." Xu Jiaming laughed and said to the villager.
"Are you really going there?"
The villager, in his thirties, was clearly a superstitious person and still somewhat fearful.
"What are you afraid of? It's broad daylight. Even if there were ghosts, they wouldn't dare to come out. Go ahead, if you catch a wild boar, I'll give you a hundred dollars as a reward."
Xu Jiaming replied with a smile.
"One hundred yuan for a wild boar?"
The villager was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Really?"
"Of course, would I lie to you?" Xu Jiaming laughed heartily.
"Okay, let's go then."
The villager gritted his teeth, then stamped his foot and led a few people straight toward that mountain.
Chen Chongshan followed behind, smiling helplessly. In this world, money really can make the devil turn the millstone.
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As they were about to head up the mountain, Ah Huang was extremely excited. Chen Chongshan had already loosened the leash, and Ah Huang charged ahead, weaving back and forth through the bushes...
Xu Jiaming led Luosha, while Chen Chongshan helped lead Shake.
The two big guys also longed for the mountains and forests. They hadn't forgotten the scene of their battle with wild boars in the mountains and forests a few months ago. Such a life-and-death struggle would make their blood boil even more.
However, because they lacked hunting experience and were not very skilled at hunting, Xu Jiaming did not release the two.
They played the role of the last line of defense, and Wenfei's five Xia Si dogs were not yet released and had not fully entered the mountains. Wenfei was not in a hurry to let these five guys rush out.
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