Chapter 184 Eleven Jackals
The carcass of the jackal with the broken leg was found, leaving only two female jackals in the pack.
With only two female jackals, there was no longer much of a threat, so Sheng Xiping stopped worrying about them and simply led Wang Jianshe and the others back to the forest farm.
On the way back, they dragged all the jackals they had killed earlier, along with the one that had escaped the night before and was frozen solid, back with them.
Luckily, there were many of them, so these jackals didn't take much effort.
By the time they returned to the forest farm, it was already past 1 p.m.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be many people outside in this freezing weather.
Don't forget, today is the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and everyone who goes to work or school is on holiday at home.
There are always some people who have nothing better to do than wander aimlessly through the streets and alleys.
Sheng Xiping and his companions hadn't gone far into the forest with the six jackals when they were surrounded by a group of people.
"Oh my, is this a jackal? It really does look a bit like a fox."
Many people have never seen a jackal before; this is the first time they've ever seen one.
"Wow, you guys are really something, you killed so many of them."
Is the meat of this thing tasty? Does it taste like dog meat? Can the skin be used to make hats or something?
The forestry farm already knew about the wild animals that were entering the farm and harming the pigs and sheep.
This morning, after Sheng Xiping and the others left, many people went to the other side of the farm to see the jackals that had been killed.
At this moment, the crowd gathered around not only out of curiosity, but some people were also thinking about whether they could gain some advantage.
Whether it's meat or hide, either is fine. There are so many jackals here, surely Sheng Xiping and his men wouldn't be that stingy?
These people's intentions were practically written on their faces; how could Sheng Xiping and his group not know?
"Hmm, this is a jackal. I don't know if the meat tastes good or not, I've never eaten it."
I heard my master mention it before; he used to fight meat like that when he was young, and he said the meat wasn't very tasty, and no amount of seasoning could mask the strange smell.
Sheng Xiping shook his head and told everyone what he had heard from Liu Changde.
This isn't Sheng Xiping fooling people. Even Erlang Shen and the Black General wouldn't hesitate to eat meat, so how delicious could it be?
Sheng Xiping killed these jackals not to eat them, but mainly to get rid of this pest so that the pigs and sheep at the farm wouldn't be harmed.
Of course, Wang Jiachuan also said that he would be rewarded with twenty yuan for each jackal.
We killed more than ten today, and the bonus alone is over two hundred, which is a considerable sum.
With the bonus in hand, Sheng Xiping didn't really care about the rest of the meat and such, but he couldn't stand the hides.
I don't know if the purchasing station will accept it. If they won't, he'll use it to make leather rugs or something.
Jackal fur is better than dog fur. Once tanned, the hide can be used to make fur rugs, fur hats, and so on. It has many uses, so why would anyone give it away?
"Sorry everyone, we have other things to do."
Wang Jianshe and the others understood what Sheng Xiping meant, so they shouted and stepped out from the crowd, dragging the jackals toward the farm.
"Junzi, Fusheng, you two go find Secretary Wang and tell him we killed the jackal. Ask him to call the people from the finance office over to verify it."
When Sheng Xiping remembered this, he reached out and took the jackal from Zhang Zhijun's hand, dragged it along with him, and then instructed Zhang Zhijun and the others to go find Wang Jiachuan.
These people have been busy since last night, working hard to kill these jackals, so they can't let their work go to waste.
Since Wang Jiachuan agreed to pay twenty yuan per jackal, why be polite?
Public money is free money; only a fool would be so generous as to not want anything in return.
"Okay, I got it." Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhijun happily ran off with Pan Fusheng to find Wang Jiachuan.
Just as Sheng Xiping and his group dragged the jackals to the farm, before they could even begin skinning them, Wang Jiachuan, Zheng Xianyong, Lao Hu, and the people from the forest farm's finance department arrived.
When Wang Jiachuan saw the eleven jackals displayed in the yard of the breeding farm, he was overjoyed.
"Wow, you guys are really capable, managing to finish so much in one go."
Great, that's wonderful! Now our farm is finally free of future troubles.
Hey Xiao Lin, hurry up and check it. Twenty yuan for one jackal, that's what I promised.
"We'll settle the accounts with Xiping and the others later, so they can have the money for the New Year." Someone of Wang Jiachuan's status would naturally not go back on his word.
Since Sheng Xiping and his team had the ability to kill the jackals and prevent losses to the forest farm, the reward must be implemented.
Eleven jackals only cost 220 yuan. There are also 40 or 50 pigs and 70 or 80 sheep in the farm. If the jackals destroy them all, what a huge loss that would be!
Besides, who can guarantee that jackals will harm livestock?
What if those jackals, used to eating and running, eat all the pigs and sheep, and then bite and eat people?
This is no joke; they must all be killed.
Money must be given; those who put in the effort shouldn't go unrewarded. Otherwise, will anyone be willing to contribute to the forest farm in the future?
The finance staff came forward, counted the number of jackals, and then told people to go and collect their money.
Sheng Xiping was eager to skin the jackal, so he sent Zhang Zhijun and Pan Fusheng to the finance office to collect the money.
These jackals have been dead for some time, especially those from this morning. They're all frozen solid now, so we'll have to let them rest before we can skin them.
So the group dragged the frozen jackals into the house to warm them up, while the rest were hung in the yard, and they began skinning them with short knives.
Skinning animals is mostly the same; you start by skinning the head.
If it hasn't been gutted, it can be rolled up perfectly; if it has been gutted, it's just a skin.
Just as we finished skinning the ones outside, the ones inside had recovered enough, so we continued skinning them.
After skinning all eleven jackals, Sheng Xiping and the others each took a portion of the remaining meat, planning to stew it and try it out. If they didn't like it, they'd just leave it. The rest was divided up by the people at the farm. They didn't mind; whether it tasted good or not, it was meat, and better than vegetables.
Zhang Zhijun and the others received 220 yuan from the finance office. At everyone's insistence, Wang Jianshe and the others each took 30 yuan, and the remaining 70 yuan was left for Sheng Xiping.
"Xiping, go to the clinic later and get some medicine for General Hei."
It got bitten by a leopard, and in the dead of winter, the wound doesn't heal well. Using tobacco powder is no match for proper anti-inflammatory drugs.
The dog is suffering; give it some good medicine.
Wang Jianshe also loves dogs, especially the two dogs belonging to the Sheng family, which are particularly endearing.
Seeing that General Hei was injured, Wang Jianshe couldn't bear it and specifically reminded Sheng Xiping.
"Okay, I'll go to the clinic to get the medicine later."
When the dog got hurt, Sheng Xiping was more heartbroken than anyone else.
He had just been thinking about whether he should go home and find a doctor at the clinic to give Black General an injection or something.
But then I thought about it again, and that was a bit unrealistic. It wouldn't be good if people found out.
These days, people don't necessarily get injections when they're sick; most just tough it out.
If he gets the doctor to give the dog a shot, the whole forest farm will probably know about it by tonight.
Okay, I guess I'll go get some medicine.
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