All the way up, the rocks were steeper and the woods became increasingly dense. The dog caught a few rabbits and a few pheasants. The two men and the dog climbed up the ridge just after a quarter past ten.
"Hang..." Suddenly, a creepy and dull howl came from the bottom of the cliff. The two men felt their scalps tingling and their whole bodies trembled as if they were electrocuted.
The two men and three dogs were all startled. Zhou Yiding's eyes widened and he screamed, "It's the old bear!"
Zhou Huaian also thought it was the old bear, because the roar was the same as the old bear he heard last time when he was cutting honey on the tree, except that it was louder that time, and this time it seemed to come from the cave.
After being stunned, the dog started barking wildly at the bottom of the cliff. Zhou Huaian and the other man lay on the top of the mountain and looked down the cliff, only to see a big black butt struggling and shaking constantly.
He thought of the topography of the cave where he collected honey, and looked at Zhou Yiding with shining eyes, "Dingding cat, the old bear's head might have been stuck in the cave entrance when he was trying to steal honey."
Apart from this, he couldn't think of any other possibility.
Zhou Yiding's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately loaded his gun and nodded at him, "Let's go down and take a look."
"Okay!" When the two were almost at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Huaian looked at the big tree fork and said, "Ding Ding Mao, wait for me. I'll hang the backpack on it. If anything happens, I can run faster."
"Yeah, hang mine up too." Zhou Yiding took the gun he handed over, and waited for him to climb the tree and hang the backpack. Then the two of them took the dog and rushed towards the beehive at the foot of the mountain.
This beehive was on the cliff at the foot of the mountain. When they were almost there, Zhou Huaian and the other man signaled the dog to slow down, and they slowly moved forward towards the cave entrance with guns in hand. Suddenly, there was another bear roar, and Wangcai was frightened and shook, then started barking wildly.
The old bear might have heard the dog barking. The roar revealed anxiety and helplessness, as if he was eager to escape from the current predicament but had no idea what to do.
Dahei and Dahuang barked and ran towards the place where the sound came from. Wangcai was stunned for a moment, then followed the pace of the two masters.
Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding were worried that Gou Zi was no match for Lao Xiong, so they quickly chased after him with guns in hand. When they got there, they were both stunned.
What was shaking outside the cliff was indeed the old bear's big, fat, black butt. Because its entire head was stuck in the hole, it desperately scratched the cliff with its two front paws, and the cliff was covered with deep and shallow bear claw marks.
Its hind legs kept kicking back on the ground, leaving a big hole, and it let out dull wails from time to time.
Zhou Yiding grinned, revealing his full set of white teeth. "An Yi, your luck is simply amazing!"
"Tsk tsk! Looks like being too greedy won't end well!"
Zhou Huaian's mouth was almost stretched to his ears. This luck was more than just good. The two of them might have been the sons of the mountain god in their previous life, which was why they had such incredible luck.
Dahuang and Dahei rushed over and jumped up immediately, biting the black bear's hind legs. Wangcai grabbed its testicles and pulled them back hard. The old bear let out a heart-wrenching roar in pain.
After a moment, it angrily waved its front paws to fight back against the three ignorant little creatures, and at the same time swung its hind legs and buttocks, trying to shake off Dahei and the others.
However, its head was stuck in the cave, and its two big black claws waved for a long time but failed to catch even a single dog hair. Instead, the three dogs tore it apart even more violently.
Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding twitched their mouths, stepped forward and fired several shots at the old bear's neck. The bullets passed through the black bear's neck one after another. Blood mist sprayed out with the bullets, and in an instant a bloody hole as big as a bowl was made in the old bear's neck, and blood gushed out like a spring.
The old bear twitched a few times and fell to the ground, its head still stuck in the hole.
Seeing that the old bear was still motionless despite being bitten by the three big blacks, Zhou Huaian turned his head to look at Zhou Yiding, "Is it dead?"
Although the old bear's head was stuck in the cave, if he rashly went forward and was hit by the bear's paw, the consequences would be unimaginable...
"Wait a few minutes and see." Zhou Yiding heard from the hunters in the forest farm that old bears like to play dead and are very tenacious. They have to wait until it is completely dead before they can take the bear's gallbladder.
The two men held their guns and stared at the old bear for four or five minutes. Zhou Yiding grinned and said to Zhou Huaian, "Brother, open up the bear's belly and take out its gallbladder!"
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian grinned and nodded, put the gun upright against the cliff and turned around. He saw Zhou Yiding had already removed the bayonet and stabbed it into the old bear's body, ripping it open.
He quickly took out the old bear's heart and liver, and carefully opened the heart leaves to pick out the bear's gall. The gall was dark green in color and the size of two fists.
Zhou Huaian took out a hemp rope and waited for him to hand over the bear gall. He tied the opening of the gallbladder tightly with the rope, then took out a handkerchief to wrap the gallbladder and put it away. "There are still kneecaps and bear paws to deal with."
"Let's do it later." Zhou Yiding thought about it and took the heart and liver over to hang it on a bush. He said to Zhou Huaian who was helping to remove the internal organs, "Youngest, pay homage to the mountain god and thank him for sending us such a big gift."
"That's right, we have to thank the mountain god for blessing us." Zhou Huaian carried the remaining internal organs over and hung them on a tree branch. The two of them bowed respectfully to the mountain several times before going back to cut off the bear's paw.
Zhou Huaian cut a few pieces of bear meat for the dog. He was troubled by the huge pile of meat. "Ding Ding Cat, how can we get such a big old bear back?"
This old bear must have weighed at least 300 to 400 kilograms, and after it was gutted, there would be at least 300 kilograms of meat. It was such a long journey, and there was no way the two of them could get it back.
Zhou Yiding thought for a moment and said, "Let's skin the bear, cut the good meat from its belly and put it in a backpack and carry it back."
Zhou Huaian thought this was a good idea. "Okay, I'll go get the backpack."
Zhou Yiding hurriedly said, "Take the gun with you, too, in case the smell of blood attracts other wild animals!"
"Oh! I'll restock the bullets while I'm at it." Zhou Huaian took the gun, took out the bullets from his bag and loaded it, put Zhou Yiding's gun next to him, went to the place where the backpack was hung, climbed up the tree to take down the backpack, and returned to the cliff carrying it on his back.
After eating, the three dogs lay in front of the old bear, looking around vigilantly. They would get up and look around at the slightest sign of trouble.
Zhou Yiding had already chopped off the bear's head. When he saw him coming back, he said, "Youngest, the bear's head is still stuck in the cave. I wonder if it has eaten the honey inside?"
Zhou Huaian remembered that the wild beehive was about an arm’s length away from the cave entrance, and the old bear’s head probably couldn’t reach it. “It probably wasn’t eaten. But it’s also troublesome to get the bear’s head out, because the cliff wall at the cave entrance is a whole. I have to go back and get a sledgehammer and chisel to chisel the cave entrance open.”
"Never mind it for now. Let's skin the bear first and get the meat and hide back."
"Yes! We have already made a good harvest today. Besides, considering the weather, the bear head won't stink even if it is left in the cave for a whole day. Let's get our stuff here tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Zhou Yiding looked at his subordinate Lao Xiong and laughed, "It was so easy to get these two big pieces today. I'm afraid no one would believe it if I told others about it."
"Haha!" Zhou Huaian also laughed foolishly, "I'm telling you, I'm still a little dizzy, like I'm dreaming!"
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Let's go back and celebrate properly."
"We have plenty of delicacies at home. When can I ask Brother Huang to help get some prawns and fish? Then we'll have all kinds of delicacies from land and sea."
"Just now you said that the old bear had a bad end because of his greed, and now you want to ask someone to bring seafood. You must have double standards!"
Zhou Huaian rolled his eyes and said, "When we bring the seafood back, your child has the guts to not eat it."
Zhou Yiding used force to cut open the old bear's leg skin, "Eat, why not? If you're not afraid, then why should I be afraid?"
The two men were arguing with each other, but their hands did not stop moving. After peeling off half of the bear's skin, they felt a little weak, mainly because the old bear was too heavy and it was difficult to turn it over.
The two men picked up the good meat from the peeled skin and cut it onto the bear skin. Soon only half of the skeleton was left standing on the bear's spine.
Zhou Huaian grabbed the old bear's front paws and said, "Ding Ding Cat, turn the old bear over."
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding grabbed the old bear's hind legs, "One, two, three!" The two of them worked together to turn the old bear over.
"Gurgle..." Zhou Huaian's stomach growled. He had eaten a bowl of glutinous rice balls and a steamed bun before setting out. After walking such a long way and being busy for so long, he had already digested it. "Ding Ding Cat, fill your stomach first before you work."
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding grabbed a handful of grass and wiped the blood and grease off his hands. "Youngest, what delicious food did you bring? I brought two sausages and some rice balls."
"Bacon and buns, pick up some firewood and roast the pheasant eggs to eat, so that they won't be crushed on the road." Zhou Huaian said as he picked up some dead branches and stacked them up, took out a match and lit a handful of dry grass, stuffed it under the firewood pile and lit it, then lit a cigarette and handed it to Zhou Yiding, and he also held one in his mouth and took two deep puffs.
He doesn't like to smoke while he's working. As soon as he puts down the work in his hands, the urge to smoke comes immediately.
Zhou Yiding held a cigarette in his mouth, found a moist soil, picked up a medicine hoe and dug some mud, wrapped up the pheasant eggs and stuffed them under the firewood pile. He looked at his muddy hands and said, "Fuck! They are dirtier than Xiao Jiuer's and peed-on hands."
Zhou Huaian glanced at him with a smile, "By this time next year, your Xiao Wan will also be able to fight with urine and poop."
"Your Jiu'er will start to curse in a few months!" Zhou Yiding smiled and turned to him, "Let's go to the ditch to wash."
"Dahei, you guys watch here." Zhou Huaian carefully picked up the gun and followed him to the ditch.
This ditch is much wider than the one in the north. There are a lot of amaranth and snow primrose growing on the bank. The ditch is estimated to be three or four meters wide. The water in the ditch is as deep as a calf. There are many strange rocks with potholes on the edge of the ditch, some of which are covered with moss and drynaria.
"Look, youngest brother." Zhou Yiding pointed at a few marks, "This old bear came from the opposite side."
Zhou Huaian followed the direction of his finger and saw the footprints left on the ground when the old bear crossed the ditch. "There are so many good things on the other side, why did it run over here?"
"There are a lot of good stuff on the other side, and there are also a lot of people trying to grab it." Zhou Yiding stepped on a stone, "Hurry up, or else, it will be fun if another one comes." (End of this chapter)
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