Chapter 104 Wolf Dog
The next day, Gao Mingcheng still could not go into the mountains to hunt because the carpenter he hired had to come to measure the dimensions of the house.
Gao Mingcheng only built three houses, and each had only one floor, so after laying the foundation, he called some villagers to help, and soon the four walls of the house were built. Although it would take some time to put up the beams and cover the tiles, they could already measure the sizes and start making furniture.
The carpenter invited was from Junling. The father and his two sons came together. Accompanied by Gao Mingcheng, they began to measure the dimensions of the house. Then they calculated the required wood and told Gao Mingcheng how to prepare it.
Gao Mingcheng had already cut down the fir trees in advance, but had not carried all of them down the mountain yet, so he nodded in agreement and planned to go into the mountain to carry them later.
After seeing the carpenter off, Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains.
He went straight to the place where the trees had been cut down and checked how dry the trees were. Some of the trees in the mountain were cut down before going to the medicine trade fair, and some were cut down after he came back. However, those that were cut down after he came back were not dry enough in the shade.
Gao Mingcheng let the trees continue to stay in the mountains to dry in the shade, and only cut off the branches of the trees that had already dried in the shade. After trimming the branches to their length, he carried them down the mountain little by little.
He did not carry the materials directly to the foot of the mountain and pile them up. Instead, he hid in a place close to the foot of the mountain first, and waited until dark when there were no people around before carrying them up.
There are few people in their village who can build houses now. If you go into the mountains to cut down some trees, the villagers and the people in the brigade may turn a blind eye. But if you cut down too many trees, inevitably someone will become jealous and report you to the brigade.
Because in theory, except for the mountain land allocated to you, the other trees belong to the state and private individuals cannot cut them down at will.
What's more, all the wood Gao Mingcheng cut down was fir, and fir is much more expensive than miscellaneous wood.
So Gao Mingcheng spent the whole day carrying trees in the mountains and checking the condition of the beehives. The honey bees had already made their home in the hives, and some honey could be seen, but not much.
Although there are different flowers blooming in the mountains all year round, there are far fewer plants that bloom in winter.
He observed carefully and found that the most common flowers blooming in winter are camellia, loquat, and astragalus.
When there is not much nectar source, the bees need to consume the honey they make.
In addition to observing the condition of the beehives, Gao Mingcheng also observed the movements of the wild boars, because if he were to go hunting next, the first target would be the wild boars.
Wild boars are big, and killing one is enough to eat for a long time.
Now that the weather is cold, the meat can be stored for a long time. Even if you don’t sell it, you can salt it and dry it, then eat it slowly.
After some observation, he found that the wild boars that had been running around the mountains before had now settled down!
Deep in the mountains of Niuweiling, there is a large oak forest. The oak trees grow many acorns, which are the staple food of wild boars in winter.
Therefore, every winter, wild boars settle in oak forests, where they either lie down to sleep or look for acorns to eat every day.
If the wild boar herd is too large or the acorn production decreases, some wild boars will starve to death in the winter. Of course, these starving wild boars will come down the mountain to steal vegetables in the winter.
The hardworking villagers reclaimed wasteland at the foot of the mountain and planted cabbage, radish, spinach, onions, garlic, rapeseed, etc. If the weather is good, then there will naturally be a harvest, but if they are targeted by a group of wild boars, then there may be no harvest at all.
Wild boars often appear in family groups, and what they eat may not be as much as what they destroy!
In later generations, Gao Mingcheng knew that some villagers would place an electric fence on the road that must be passed at the foot of the mountain. When wild boars rushed down the mountain, they would touch the electric fence and be electrocuted.
At this time, the man will definitely raise a dog. When the dog hears the noise, it will bark and then rush forward. At this time, the villagers who arranged all this will also rush forward, first turn off the electric fence, and then cooperate with the hunting dogs to take down the wild boar.
This method is called waiting for something to happen. It is efficient and not tiring.
On this day, Gao Mingcheng found out all the information about the situation in the mountains, and was also thinking about how to kill a fat wild boar!
He now has a musket, a javelin, and a military dagger, and his weapons and equipment are almost complete.
All we need is a hunting dog!
Gao Mingcheng was thinking about hunting dogs, but when he came down the mountain, he saw a majestic wolfdog!
The wolfhound was tied with a rope, half-squatting on the grass. Next to the wolfhound were two people standing. One was Huang Dazhi, and the other was someone Gao Mingcheng did not know.
"Dazhi, how come you have time to come here?" Gao Mingcheng greeted with a smile.
Huang Dazhi's family has few laborers, so he basically works in the fields at home and rarely comes here to visit.
Huang Dazhi also smiled and said, "There's nothing to do in the fields now, so I came over for a walk. I heard that you were building a house a long time ago, so I finally had time to come and see you today."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that you wanted to find a hunting dog. Did you find one?"
Gao Mingcheng shook his head and said he didn't find it, then he looked down at the wolfdog. He had already roughly guessed why Huang Dazhi and the others came.
So this time he looked at the wolfhound more carefully.
The wolf-dog noticed his gaze and immediately stood up from the ground, barking at Gao Mingcheng with bared teeth. Its voice was very loud and its temperament was very ferocious.
It weighs about 50 kilograms, with black hair all over its body. The hair on its back is very shiny and feels very smooth, as if it had been coated with oil.
His eyes were dark, his gaze was fierce, his ears were erect, and he was full of hostility towards Gao Mingcheng.
"Dahei." The middle-aged man holding the rope pulled it uneasily, ordering the wolfhound to calm down.
The wolfhound stopped barking, but still stared at Gao Mingcheng vigilantly.
Huang Dazhi introduced the man to Gao Mingcheng and said, "He is from Kengli Village. His son got sick recently and needed money to go to the hospital, so he took his dog to Junling and asked if anyone wanted to buy the dog. Today is not a market day, so he naturally didn't sell the dog. I thought you came to the market to look for dogs before, so I brought him here to find you."
Huang Dazhi was quite enthusiastic and said, "His son should have polio. I heard that as long as he goes to the hospital in time, he can be cured! Mingcheng, take a look at this dog. If it's suitable, buy it!"
His younger brother suffered from mild paralysis due to polio, and his life was ruined!
The family was poor at the time, and his parents attached great importance to money, so they did not take him to the hospital in time. By the time his condition became serious, it was too late.
So when Huang Dazhi heard that the other party's son might have polio, he immediately started to sell this wolfdog to Gao Mingcheng more actively than that man.
He knew Gao Mingcheng needed a dog and had money.
Therefore, the probability of this dog being sold is still very high.
Under the expectant gazes of the two, Gao Mingcheng also made a decision.
"Okay, you name a price and I'll buy it!" This dog is really good. Once trained well, it will definitely be able to be used as a hunting dog.
Of course, if he is not trained well, he will have to eat delicious dog meat!
My waist hurts today, so the next chapter will be posted later.
(End of this chapter)
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