Chapter 290: Can’t finish eating, can’t finish eating at all
After seeing Gao Mingcheng's tractor, Zhang Chengyuan walked towards this side, just in time to see Gao Mingcheng pulling out the only remaining intact vegetables in the vegetable field.
Zhang Chengyuan said with a little shame: "Mingcheng, I didn't take good care of your vegetable garden for you."
Gao Mingcheng stood up holding a large cabbage and said, "Brother, how can you be blamed for this? It was all the wild boars that did the bad things. How is your vegetable garden?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Chengyuan said with a bitter look on his face: "The piece of land near the mountain is planted with radishes, and they have all been eaten. The remaining half of the radishes in the land have also been dug out by me and chopped up to feed the chickens. Fortunately, the vegetables planted in the other piece of land have not been wasted."
Hearing this, Gao Mingcheng took a look at the vegetables that had been destroyed by the wild boar and felt that they would have to be dug out later, either to feed the chickens or the sheep.
As for the cow, it has been handed over to his father, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard someone shouting from the back of the mountain: "The wild boar has come down the mountain to steal food! Someone come quickly!"
This place was far away, but fortunately Gao Mingcheng had good hearing and still heard it. He immediately put down the dishes in his hand and said to Zhang Chengyuan: "Brother, help me deal with these dishes. I will go over there to help drive away the wild boars."
Zhang Chengyuan only heard some vague sounds and did not hear them clearly, but he saw Gao Mingcheng put down the food in his hand and ran towards the back mountain of the old village.
The black tiger and the elf followed closely behind him.
Gao Mingcheng slowed down his speed, controlling the speed to no more than two dogs, so as not to run too fast and cause surprise to others. He ran all the way to the back mountain, where there were already villagers chasing the wild boar with weapons such as sticks and hoes.
Wild boars often move in groups, usually as a family unit, but when Gao Mingcheng looked around, there were actually twenty or thirty wild boars here. It was impossible for them to be just one family, but rather several families united together.
Wild boars were running around everywhere, and from time to time they would take a bite of the vegetables. Apart from anything else, the vegetable fields here had already been trampled into a mess by the wild boars and humans.
"Mingcheng is here!" Someone recognized Gao Mingcheng and immediately called out.
Gao Mingcheng came empty-handed. He couldn't fight the wild boar in front of everyone, so he shouted, "Give me the hoe!"
He snatched the hoe from someone next to him and swung it at the nearest wild boar!
The wild boar was still eating with its head down. The reason why the wild boars came down the mountain to make trouble was simply because they were hungry, so when they got a chance, they would take the opportunity to eat a few bites.
He was fast and approached the wild boar in just a few steps. When he smashed it down with the hoe in his hand, it hit the wild boar's head accurately. However, the wild boar was smart after all. It wanted to escape in panic, but it couldn't, and finally half of its ear was chopped off by the hoe.
Blood spurted out and the injured wild boar howled in pain, but Gao Mingcheng continued to hit it with his second hoe.
This time he had foresight and successfully hit the wild boar's head. Feeling the force feedback of the hoe hitting the wild boar's head, Gao Mingcheng knew that this time the wild boar's head would be broken.
Sure enough, the wild boar twitched a few times and fell down with a bang.
Blood flowed from the wound on his head, staining a small area of the ground red.
The unexpected events here shocked the people of Gaojia Village. Some of them shouted, "The wild boar is dead! The wild boar is dead!"
The wild boars that were trampling and running recklessly in the area finally sensed the danger and fled back into the mountains.
Seeing them run away, the villagers were too late to chase them.
On the rugged mountain roads with lush vegetation, two legs really can't outrun four legs.
Gao Mingcheng did not chase after him, but the two dogs were aroused and chased after him, barking all the way.
At this moment, someone took advantage of others' inattention, picked up the half pig's ear that had fallen on the ground, and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.
That half pig ear was not too big, weighing only about three or four taels, but no matter how small a mosquito leg was, it was still meat!
“Run away!”
Seeing that the wild boars had disappeared, everyone had to return empty-handed. In fact, in the previous fight to drive them away, some wild boars were injured. Some wild boars were hit by sticks and hoes, but they were only slightly injured and not killed. Therefore, the wild boars eventually escaped.
Only the wild boar killed by Gao Mingcheng was unlucky. Who made it the closest to Gao Mingcheng?
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the dead wild boar.
The owner of the vegetable field hated the wild boar so much that even though he knew the wild boar was already dead, he still kicked it several times.
But no matter how much you hate it, the wild boar is already dead.
So someone advised: "Stop kicking it, or the meat won't taste good anymore."
Speaking of meat, everyone present looked at the wild boar on the ground.
Divide the meat!
These two words appeared in everyone's mind. However, Gao Mingcheng killed the wild boar alone, so the division might be decided by Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Yuanjian was also here, holding a wooden stick in his hand. Beside him were several cousins, who all winked at Gao Yuanjian.
Gao Yuanjian naturally understood what they meant. He then saw that the others were looking at him. Even though he felt pained, he knew that they could not keep all the wild boars.
So he said, "Ming Cheng, look at this wild boar...how should we divide it?"
As soon as Gao Mingcheng saw the people around him, he knew what they were planning. Fortunately, he was generous, so he said, "Just divide it equally. Everyone present will have a share!"
When Gao Yuan heard that it was to be divided equally, he could not help but get anxious. Even if some of it had to be divided up, whoever contributed the most would get more!
This second one...
Before Gao Yuanjian could say anything, the others were already overjoyed. They had never expected Gao Mingcheng to be so generous. They all started praising Gao Mingcheng, leaving Gao Yuanjian speechless.
In the end, he could only glare at Gao Mingcheng implicitly.
Gao Mingcheng ignored him, returned the hoe in his hand, and said, "I just came back and have a lot of things to do at home. I'll go back first. You guys need to clean up the pig. After you're done, leave my share with my dad."
He had made great efforts and agreed to share the work equally, so the others patted their chests and promised that the task of slaughtering the pigs and plucking the hair would be left to them.
Yes, the villagers decided to treat the wild boar like a domestic pig.
Although plucking the hair is a bit troublesome, there is strength in numbers and no one is willing to waste wild boar skin.
The harvest was poor this year and many families haven’t bought meat for a long time.
At this time, Black Tiger and the Elf had returned empty-handed.
Although the two dogs were fierce, the wild boar was not a vegetarian either. After a fight, the two dogs were defeated without any help from their owner.
Seeing them hanging their heads and looking defeated, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Black Tiger, go!"
Wait for me to take you back to get your revenge!
Gao Mingcheng took the two dogs away, and the rest of the people started to get busy dealing with the wild boar.
Only the owner of this vegetable patch suffered serious damage. He couldn't help but say, "This is my vegetable patch. All the vegetables are gone. I should get a bigger share, right?"
This vegetable field was planted with two kinds of vegetables, cabbage and cabbage moss, but after being trampled by wild boars and humans, it has been ruined beyond recognition. The loss is indeed serious.
However, Gao Mingcheng had taken great pains to kill the wild boar, and Gao Mingcheng had already passed away, so there was no one to make the decision.
Gao Yuanjian said, "Share the meat equally among you all, and I'll give you the offal!"
Although the owner of the vegetable patch wanted more, he knew when to stop, so he agreed. Naturally, the others didn't have many objections, as it was already good enough to get some meat to eat.
At this time, Gao Mingcheng had already brought the two dogs back home.
Maybe the wild boars in the mountains went to raid the back mountain, so it was quiet here.
Zhang Chengyuan was still working in the vegetable garden. He hadn't processed the vegetables before because he wanted to wait for Gao Mingcheng to come back and take charge. Now, he pulled out the intact cabbages and picked the grown white and red cabbage sprouts.
As for the lower part, don't pull it out, because you can eat it forever. After you break off the grown vegetable sprouts, new vegetable sprouts will grow in other places.
If it is pulled out, the lower part will be too old to be eaten by humans and can only be fed to livestock.
"Brother, thank you for your help. I'll give you some meat later!" Gao Mingcheng walked over and put the vegetables piled on the ground into the basket.
Zhang Chengyuan raised his head and asked, "Did you kill the wild boar?"
"Well, there were twenty or thirty of them over there, and luckily I killed one." Gao Mingcheng said quite modestly.
He pulled out those radishes as well. By now, the radishes were almost ripe, but they would be fresher if he picked them while eating them.
After finishing the work in the fields, Gao Mingcheng prepared to go into the mountains to hunt wild boars.
This would prevent him from entering the mountain and having wild boars come down from the other side and eat all his remaining vegetables.
Gao Mingcheng has two guns. One is a musket given by Gao Guobing. This thing cannot be used to shoot large prey, and it is also inconvenient to hold. The other is a micro submachine gun he got from the Horse King. This gun is of very good quality and can be used to shoot large prey without any problems.
But in the end Gao Mingcheng did not choose any gun, but picked up the javelin that was originally made. Holding the javelin in his hand and a dagger on his waist, he led the two dogs into the mountains.
The two dogs had fought against the wild boar several times before, but without their owner, they always ended up losing. This time with their owner, the two dogs are confident and vow to teach the wild boar a lesson.
Because the wild boars had come down the mountain several times, traces of wild boars could be seen everywhere on the way into the mountain, including footprints and feces, and the feces were relatively fresh.
Gao Mingcheng followed these traces and walked into the mountains.
The two dogs have a more sensitive sense of smell and lead the way. If Gao Mingcheng takes the wrong path, they will bark to remind him.
The man and his two dogs were very fast. After running all the way through the deserted mountains, they finally found a group of wild boars.
There were not many wild boars in this group, only three in number, scattered in a forest, digging the soil with their noses and chewing the roots underground.
Based on the fallen plant debris around it, Gao Mingcheng identified it as a kudzu root.
Kudzu root likes to grow in patches, so this forest is full of kudzu root. This group of wild boars are lucky enough to find this food, so they all concentrate on eating, with all their attention focused on the food.
Gao Mingcheng did not take action immediately, but hid in the dark and observed. He found that although the number of wild boars in this group was small, their quality was high. The three wild boars were all well-grown and looked very healthy.
The two dogs had been trained, and even though they were ready to move, they remained restrained without Gao Mingcheng's orders.
Gao Mingcheng whispered, "Let's go!"
He has standards for hunting wild boars, which is to start with the old, weak, sick and disabled ones first. These three wild boars obviously do not meet the standards.
Let them go!
He turned and left. The two dogs didn't understand why, but they followed him obediently.
After some more searching, we found another group of wild boars.
This group of wild boars have had bad luck. They haven't found any food yet and are looking everywhere. They don't seem to be moving fast and are obviously in average condition. They don't have the restlessness of spring, summer and autumn at all.
In seasons when there is no shortage of food, wild boars often run wild in the mountains in groups or pairs, and even bad-tempered boars will enjoy bumping into trees.
This is actually a way to vent excess energy. Since they have no worries about food and drink, they have too much energy to use. But in the winter when food is scarce, wild boars mainly stay in their nests and do not move, in order to save as much energy as possible.
However, the oak production has decreased this year and cannot provide food for the winter. Therefore, the wild boars cannot stay at home to sleep. They can only look for food everywhere with their families, and even rush down the mountain to eat the vegetables grown by the villagers.
Gao Mingcheng guessed that this group of wild boars was not unlucky, but that the group was too large, so even if they found some food, it was not enough for all of them to eat.
Pigs have big appetites. When they find food, the strong wild boars will often eat first, while the weak ones will be excluded. If there is enough food, they will be the last to eat, but if there is not enough food, they will have nothing to eat.
Gao Mingcheng discovered that among the group of wild boars, there was a wild boar that was being excluded. It was in the worst condition and was following at the end of the group.
Well, that's it!
Nature is so cruel. The strong always prey on the weak, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will be eliminated first.
"Black Tiger, Elf, keep an eye on the last wild boar, go!" Gao Mingcheng ordered. The two dogs understood the order and had been ready to go. They quickly jumped out from their hiding places and ran towards the last, thinner wild boar. When they got close, they showed their sharp fangs and started to attack.
When the two dogs appeared, the wild boar herd became agitated. The stronger ones immediately started running away, followed by the other ones. Only the weakest one could not run away and was besieged by the two dogs.
Gao Mingcheng also walked towards the wild boar, but did not rush to attack because he saw that the wild boar was too thin and might not have eaten for a long time, so it was no match for the two dogs.
With Gao Mingcheng in charge, the other wild boars had already run away. The black tiger and the elf became ferocious and prepared to take revenge for the defeat they had suffered at the hands of the wild boars in recent days.
After fighting for more than ten minutes, the skinny wild boar was finally defeated and died.
"Woof woof!" The two dogs stood beside the wild boar, barking proudly at Gao Mingcheng, as if to show off their achievements.
Gao Mingcheng walked over with a smile, patted the two dogs' heads, and praised with a smile: "Well done!"
He used a knife to cut the wild boar's throat and drained the remaining blood, then cut open part of the belly and cut out two pieces of pork belly weighing about one pound.
"Eat." He threw the meat in front of the two dogs, signaling them to eat.
The two dogs were indeed craving for meat. When Gao Mingcheng was not at home, although someone fed them, there was only leftovers but no meat for them to eat.
If you want to eat meat, you can only go to the foot of the mountain to catch voles and rabbits.
But since I don't know how to peel it, I end up swallowing some fur every time, and the taste isn't that good.
After the two dogs finished eating the meat, he bent down and picked up the wild boar. He weighed it and found that the pig was too thin, probably less than 100 pounds.
"Let's go home first!" Gao Mingcheng said, carrying the wild boar and walking home at a leisurely pace.
After putting the wild boar down, he did not rest, but continued to take the two dogs into the mountains. He decided to get some more wild boars. Since there was not enough food for the wild boars in the mountains, he would help reduce their number!
He stayed at home for two days, and went into the mountains every day during these two days, specifically targeting the old, weak, sick and disabled. Those who were too weak were handed over to the two dogs, and those who were slightly stronger were driven and besieged by the two dogs, while he would suddenly attack them.
With a whoosh, a javelin flew out and stabbed steadily into the wild boar's head.
The javelin head was completely embedded in the bone, and the seriously injured wild boar was killed in one blow.
When Gao Mingcheng carried the wild boar down the mountain and returned home, he looked at the meat piled up in the house and sighed with satisfaction: I can't finish it, I can't finish it at all!
(End of this chapter)
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