"Look! What's in its mouth!"
Luo Yonggang pointed at the mouth of the unconscious giant panda and said loudly.
When Li Xiangdong looked, he realized it was just a few tufts of wolf fur!
Upon closer inspection, this tuft of white fur is soft and delicate, unlike the coarse and stiff fur of an adult wolf.
Luo Hongkai patted the giant panda's head and rubbed it. "This kid went and raided a wolf den and ate the wolf cubs! No wonder so many gray wolves were chasing it!"
Many people may think that giant pandas are purely herbivores who only eat bamboo, but this is actually incorrect. In fact, the ancestors of giant pandas were carnivores, but due to drastic changes in their living environment, they had to switch to a diet mainly consisting of bamboo and bamboo shoots.
However, when conditions permit, giant pandas will also eat wildflowers, wild grasses, honey, and even meat. For example, they really like to eat bamboo rats.
Li Xiangdong really didn't expect it to eat wolf cubs; it must have been starving!
Looking at the soundly sleeping round and chubby wolf, the group began to deal with the six gray wolves, which could be considered the haul from today's hunt.
Black Tiger and Black Panther excitedly circled the dead wolf. Luo Yonggang took a long knife, cut open the wolf's belly, and took out its still-warm heart, liver, and lungs to feed to the two hunting dogs.
The dog ate the wolf's heart and liver, became familiar with the wolf's scent, and was no longer afraid of wolves when it encountered them while hunting.
Luo Hongkai and Bai Yulong worked together to carry the alpha wolf that Li Xiangdong had shot in the head earlier across the ditch and piled it up with the other five dead wolves.
Bai Yulong said, "Let's take all these wolves back. We can eat the wolf meat, soak the wolf bones in wine, and make blankets from the wolf skins!"
The largest of these wolves was the alpha, which weighed about fifty pounds when carried, while the smallest weighed only thirty or forty pounds. The four of them were able to easily transport the wolves home.
"What will happen to the giant pandas if we leave now?"
Li Xiangdong was worried about this. Although they had bandaged its wounds, it was still unconscious and they didn't know when it would wake up. What if other wolves came looking for revenge after they left?
Their final decision was that Luo Yonggang would go back to get help, while the three of them would stay behind to cut down trees and make a stretcher, and then a few people would carry the giant panda back to the village.
Wild giant pandas, deprived of food and water and living in constant fear, are nothing like the plump, healthy pandas in zoos of later generations, which often weigh over 300 pounds.
Judging from the size of this injured panda, it probably weighs only a little over 100 pounds.
While Li Xiangdong and the others were preparing the stretcher, the giant panda started snoring loudly, one long snore followed by another, and it was particularly loud.
Luo Hong laughed, "It's sleeping soundly!"
Li Xiangdong sighed, "The big panda must have been exhausted and hungry from being chased by wolves."
That's right, Li Xiangdong named this national treasure giant panda "Gungun".
About two hours later, Luo Yonggang arrived with seven or eight sturdy young men. They were panting heavily, but their eyes lit up when they saw the mountain of wolves!
The young men spared no effort; one of them could carry two wolves on his shoulder and still run!
The remaining people carried the panda from the ditch onto a stretcher. To prevent the panda from suddenly jumping up and injuring people, Luo Hongkai tied its limbs to the stretcher with ropes.
So, Li Jiabao and He Chaochao saw a giant panda with its arms and legs outstretched, snoring loudly, sleeping from noon until night.
Dinner was a village-wide meal: wolf meat stewed in a large iron pot, and brown rice cooked together.
Since it is still a production team, and the back mountain is the collective property of Liangbo Brigade, these wolves rightfully belong to everyone in the brigade.
Kong Dezhu waved his hand and decided to stew all six wolves as a feast for the entire village.
The wolf opened a house in Luo Hong, whose yard was spacious, so men, women, and children from the whole village gathered there. Some brought out their large iron pot, kitchen knife, and cutting board, while others brought out tables and stools.
The wolf pelt was completely removed and laid flat on the stone slab. This stuff would make an excellent mattress, as it's moisture-proof, breathable, and warm.
The skinned wolf looks just like a big dog. First, cut off large chunks of meat, soak them in water for an hour, and then throw them into a pot to stew with spices and soy sauce.
The six wolves stewed six large pots, each containing a whole bunch of red chili peppers and a braid of garlic.
This approach is simple, brutal, and exudes a wild, untamed energy!
The firewood crackled and popped as it burned, and soon the pot began to bubble and bubble. The rising steam and the aroma of spicy meat brought smiles of happiness to everyone's faces.
The women, using pine torches for light, went together to the stream and gathered a large handful of wild water celery and wild onions. They brought them back, finely chopped them, and put them in a large porcelain basin. Later, when it was time to eat wolf meat, whoever wanted some could help themselves!
"Chop some white radish and add it in; it'll taste delicious stewed together!"
Kong Dezhu was meticulous. He knew that the older people in the village had bad teeth and that wolf meat was too tough for them to chew.
One advantage of white radishes is that they don't have much flavor on their own. But when they're cooked in a wolf meat pot, they absorb the broth and taste like wolf meat.
The stewed wolf meat was topped with a thick layer of red chili oil, and the villagers each had a bowl and enjoyed it immensely.
Only He Chaochao and Li Jiabao were so spicy after just one bite that they stuck out their tongues. They had to get a bowl of water to rinse the wolf meat clean before eating it.
During this time, Da Gun Gun woke up. It twisted its body and found that its limbs were tied up, so it barked in frustration.
Li Xiangdong took out the bamboo shoots he had peeled earlier and brought them to the big hamster's mouth. The hamster seemed to recognize the person who had saved it. It stared at Li Xiangdong with its little eyes for a while, then slowly brought its nose close to the bamboo shoot to smell it. After confirming that there was no problem, it opened its mouth and began to eat the bamboo shoot.
This guy must have been starving; he ate over ten kilograms of bamboo shoots before stopping, and then Li Xiangdong fed him water.
After eating and drinking his fill, Big Rolling yawned loudly and closed his eyes to go to sleep.
After everyone finished eating, they gathered around to see the giant panda. An old man recognized it and said, "I know this panda! A couple of years ago, its mother and it always stayed in that bamboo forest."
Someone asked him, "These pandas all look the same, how do you know which panda this is?"
The old man said anxiously, "How could I not know? Its two little plumes are so big, and it has two beautiful little bird eyes. I recognized it immediately!"
After exchanging a few more words, they helped wash all the pots and pans, and then went home to sleep.
If the old man is right, then the panda is only three years old this year, still a cub!
Thinking about its heroic deeds of raiding wolf dens at such a young age, Li Xiangdong gave it another thumbs up. After all, it's no different from the difficulty of a human teenager catching a murderer!
After the family had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to go back inside to rest. Li Xiangdong loosened the ropes binding Da Gun Gun's limbs and covered it with a small blanket.
He was busy with his work and didn't notice that several pairs of green eyes were watching them from a distance.
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