Chapter 591: Teach the Wild Boars a Lesson
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Gao Mingcheng took Gao Yue back to Gaojia Village.
Gao Yue was quite a good person. He took a lot of cigarettes and alcohol from home. These cigarettes and alcohol were given to Gao Guobing by others. Gao Guobing couldn't use so much himself, so he asked Gao Yue to take them back to the village to give to the close elders.
Sure enough, with the help of cigarettes and alcohol, Gao Yue suddenly became the most popular person in the village.
The elders had whole bottles of wine and whole packs of cigarettes, and the peers also gave cigarettes to everyone they met. Gao Yue even went to pay New Year's greetings to Gao Yuanjian and specially gave him some cigarettes and wine, which made Gao Yuanjian very happy.
However, after seeing Gao Mingcheng, Gao Yuanjian still had something serious to say.
Gao Yuanjian said, "Mingcheng, hurry up and go to Niuweiling to have a look. The night you left, the wild boars came down from the mountain! Your vegetable fields have been ruined beyond recognition, and the wild boars have even damaged the wire fences around the mountain!"
"Yesterday morning, Gao Shouwang called you, but you said you didn't answer the call."
Gao Mingcheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard the news, and he immediately asked, "Is Uncle Chen injured?"
In order to take care of the chickens in the chicken coop, Chen Dasong slept in a small house near the chicken coop. These wild boars usually come down the mountain to graze at night. Since they have damaged the barbed wire, Chen Dasong must have been awakened.
Gao Yuanjian said: "There were too many wild boars coming down the mountain to eat vegetables. When he went out and saw that something was wrong, he hid back in the house. He was not injured."
Gao Mingcheng heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this.
If things are gone, they are gone; as long as people are fine, that’s good!
It seemed that he had to go check on his family, so he looked at Gao Shufang and the others and said, "I plan to go back to the county in the afternoon. You can pack your things first. I will call you when I leave."
Gao Shufang said yes, and Gao Mingli expressed his desire to go to Niuweiling with Gao Mingcheng.
Okay, go if you want to.
So Gao Mingcheng took Gao Yue and Gao Mingli and quickly came to the pond at the entrance of the village, and then drove the tractor towards Niuweiling.
A few minutes later, before the car stopped, the barking of Black Tiger and Elf's dogs could be heard.
Gao Mingcheng could tell from the dogs' anxious barking that they were complaining.
Gao Mingcheng touched the heads of Black Tiger and Elf soothingly, then looked at Dahuang and the two puppies beside him. Seeing that they were all safe and sound, he felt relieved.
After getting off the car, Gao Mingcheng immediately took off his hat and gloves and hung them on the handles.
The sound of the passing tractor had already alarmed the families of Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong. Their two families lived on a small hill, and the road to Niuweiling was just at the foot of the hill.
Soon, Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong came over.
As soon as Chen Dasong saw Gao Mingcheng, he said angrily: "Mingcheng, the vegetables in your field have all been eaten by wild boars. In addition to you, my field, Cheng Yuan's field, and other vegetable fields planted at the foot of the mountain in the village have also been eaten by wild boars!"
"It snowed too much this year. Although it hasn't snowed in the past two days, the snow hasn't melted. There's not much food in the mountains. This wild boar will definitely come down the mountain to harm us!"
As soon as Chen Dasong finished speaking, Zhang Chengyuan also said: "The gate of your house is closed, and the sheep inside are fine."
Wild boars are omnivores. In addition to plants, they will also eat small animals!
Speaking of animals, Chen Dasong also quickly said, "Fortunately, I was alert and the door of the chicken coop was closed. Although the wire mesh was broken a little, the chickens are still fine. They were just frightened. The floor kang was burned these two days, and the chickens didn't lay many eggs."
Chickens are timid and will stop laying eggs if they are frightened.
Gao Mingcheng was helpless when he heard about the losses. He couldn't stay here day and night, and this mountain range was the territory of the wild boars.
He first went to check on his land at the foot of the mountain. The land was in a mess. Not only the vegetables, but even the roots in the soil had been dug out and eaten by the wild boars with their noses.
Not to mention him, even Gao Yue and Gao Mingli were furious. Gao Yue even said, "Ming Cheng, this is intolerable! These wild boars are too arrogant!"
"Fuck him! Go get the gun and shoot him!"
As soon as Gao Yue opened his mouth, Gao Mingli was eager to try.
Young men, who doesn't love excitement? When the blood is full, they dare to do anything!
Gao Mingcheng was speechless when he saw Gao Yue not caring about the trouble. He could only say, "The bird gun uses lead bullets, so it can't kill wild boars!"
Gao Yuecai didn't believe his lies and said immediately: "My father said that you must have a gun. Did you take all the guns to the county and leave one here? I tell you, my shooting skills are very good now. If I find a wild boar, I will kill it with one shot!"
Well, Gao Mingcheng heard it. Gao Yue obviously wanted to avenge his previous humiliation.
He still remembered that Gao Yue had gone into the mountains to hunt before, and his marksmanship was very poor.
Gao Mingcheng has three guns in total, and naturally there is also a gun placed in the village in case of emergency.
Seeing that Gao Yue insisted on going into the mountains to teach the wild boars a lesson, he did not stop him, but just said: "The snow has not melted yet, and the road in the mountains is very difficult to walk. If you get tired halfway, forget it."
"Stop talking about this and go get your gun!" Gao Yue urged. It was obvious that he didn't think he would run out of energy.
Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to go into the house to get his gun, and took his own javelin with him.
Seeing this, Gao Mingli also said he wanted to take the gun. He did not want to compete with Gao Yue for the pistol, so he took the musket.
Gao Mingcheng gave him the bird gun and a handful of lead bullets, and reminded him: "The gun is a bit heavy. If you are tired, go down the mountain first."
To be honest, when Gao Yue said he was going into the mountains to hunt wild boars, Gao Mingcheng more or less believed him. After all, he was a student at a police academy, could shoot, and had good physical fitness.
But Gaomingli...
Gao Mingcheng said tactfully: "Actually, it would be nice for you to hunt rabbits at the foot of the mountain."
Gao Mingli looked much more excited holding the musket. It turned out that all men love guns.
He didn't try to force it, but nodded and said, "I understand. If I get tired, I'll go hunt rabbits at the foot of the mountain."
The three of them each held a weapon, led the black tiger and the elf, and prepared to go into the mountains along the mountain road.
Naturally, Chen Dasong would not go with them. He is already old and not as daring as the young people.
But he still warned: "Ming Cheng, be careful, wild boars are very fierce!"
"Okay, got it." Gao Mingcheng waved his hand casually and walked on the mountain road as if it were flat ground.
Gao Yue is not bad either. He is someone who insists on running every day and can keep up with Gao Mingcheng's pace.
Gao Mingli was finding it a bit strenuous, but of course he would not fall behind at the beginning. After more than ten minutes, Gao Mingli began to feel a little tired.
In winter, people wear thick clothes and it is difficult to move around. And walking in the mountains with a bird gun in hand, one becomes more and more tired.
After holding on for another ten minutes, Gao Mingli, panting heavily, decided to give up.
"Brother, you guys go ahead. I won't go. I'll just walk around the area and see if I can find any wild rabbits."
Gao Mingcheng had expected this. He said, "Okay, but you have to be careful. If you encounter a wild boar in the mountains, don't shoot it. It's hard to kill it with a bird gun, and it will anger it instead. If you see a wild boar, it's best to climb up a tree, okay?"
Wild boars are heavy and cannot climb trees, so as long as people hide in trees, they can always avoid disaster.
Gao Mingli listened carefully. Since he was a child, he had often heard the elderly talk about the horror of wild boars, so he naturally did not dare to be careless.
"Okay, I understand."
So Gao Mingli fell behind, and the remaining Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yue continued to move forward.
Although wild boars will come down the mountain to look for food, they generally live in deep mountains, so if you want to find wild boars, you will have to walk for at least an hour on the mountain road.
If it were in the past, Gao Mingcheng would have run all the way after entering the mountain, maintaining a speed similar to that of Hei Hu, which would have been much faster. But now he has to take care of Gao Yue, so he naturally cannot do that.
Fortunately, Gao Yue’s physical fitness was still good, and after walking in the mountains for an hour, he was in good shape.
"Black Tiger, Elf, have you found the wild boar?" Gao Mingcheng touched the heads of the two dogs. When going into the mountains to hunt, he usually took Black Tiger and Elf with him. As for Dahuang, the latecomer, he could look after the house and take care of the children, but he couldn't go into the mountains to hunt.
"Woof!" Black Tiger's nose twitched and the fur around his mouth trembled. He barked a few times in one direction and then ran quickly towards there.
The elf followed closely behind, so Gao Mingcheng knew that a wild boar must have been found in that direction!
"Let's go!" Gao Mingcheng called out to Gao Yue to catch up. Gao Yue was also shocked and walked a little faster.
After walking for another ten minutes, Black Tiger and the elf stopped on a small hill and crouched down.
Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yue also crouched down and looked over there using the cover of tree branches.
In a ravine, several wild boars were digging the soil with their noses. This was a shady ravine, and the surface was covered with a thin layer of snow that had not yet melted. The wild boars needed to dig up the snow before they could look for the roots of plants in the snow.
Gao Mingcheng signaled Gao Yue with his eyes to shoot.
With modern weapons, hunting has become easy. As long as you have good marksmanship, you can hit the vital point with one shot, even if it is a tiger or a lion, you can kill it with one shot.
Gao Yue nodded slightly, then took out his pistol, turned on the safety, aimed first, and then pulled the trigger.
With a bang of a gunshot, two wild boars fell to the ground with a thud. Their heavy bodies left a pig-shaped mark on the snow.
It turned out that at the same time Gao Yue fired the gun, Gao Mingcheng also threw the javelin in his hand, which caused two wild boars to fall down.
"Fuck!" Gao Yue exclaimed. He was still very confident in his marksmanship, but when he saw Gao Mingcheng use a javelin to pierce the head of a wild boar, and even the entire spear tip was inserted into it, he couldn't help but be shocked.
When the two wild boars fell, the noise frightened the other two wild boars, and they immediately ran away.
Gao Mingcheng naturally would not chase them. Killing two wild boars at once was enough. If he killed more, it would be a problem if he couldn't get them down the mountain.
Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Yue, "Can you carry a pig down the mountain? If not, then just gut it right here. Discard the pig's head, feet, and internal organs. Just take the meat down the mountain."
When a pig dies, it must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise its stomach will stink.
In the past, when Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to hunt alone, he often did not deal with the pigs, because he could move down the mountain quickly and carry the pigs down the mountain in the shortest time, and then let Chen Dasong and others help deal with them.
But now that Gao Yue is around, I have to change my thinking.
Gao Yue didn't say anything, but walked over to check the wild boar he had shot.
This wild boar is a male boar. It is quite big and its fur is messy and rough. It prickly when you touch it with your hands.
He tried to carry it, but found that although he could barely carry it, it would be very difficult to carry it down the mountain.
After thinking it over again and again, Gao Yue said, "Let's process it here and take the meat down the mountain."
Gao Mingcheng was not surprised by this answer.
When he got the gun, he also brought a butcher knife, a dagger and a snakeskin bag.
He handed the butcher knife to Gao Yue and said with a smile, "Can you handle it?"
Gao Yue was not willing to admit defeat and first tried to handle it, but his movements turned out to be clumsy.
Gao Mingcheng thought he was too slow, so he simply took the butcher knife and drained the blood himself in a few strokes. Then he cut open the wild boar's belly and took out the internal organs. The wild boar was now much lighter.
Not all of these internal organs would be wasted. Gao Mingcheng cut the pig heart into two and gave them to the black tiger and the elf to eat.
The viscera of the freshly slaughtered wild boar were still warm, and Black Tiger and the elf immediately began to devour them.
In addition to pig hearts, pig livers, pig lungs and other things are also thrown to them to eat.
After Gao Mingcheng dealt with Gao Yue's pig, he threw a dagger to Gao Yue and asked him to continue cutting the pork with the dagger.
He took the butcher knife and came to the wild boar he had hunted.
He first cut the pig's throat to let the blood run, and then took out the spear that was stuck in the pig's head.
After cutting open the belly as usual, Gao Mingcheng only took out the internal organs and left the rest alone. Because he was very strong, there was no need to cut the pork here, he could just carry it back directly.
The internal organs also include the pig heart and pig stomach. Wild boar stomach is very nutritious and cannot be thrown away. Squeeze out the dirt in the pig stomach and rub it a few times in the snow, and it won't be too dirty.
After Gao Mingcheng finished, he saw Gao Yue still struggling to cut. Although the dagger was quite sharp, it was relatively small, and it was still difficult to use it to cut large pieces of pork.
At this time, it would be much more convenient if there was a bone-cutting knife.
"Let me do it! You open the snakeskin bag."
Gao Mingcheng walked over and motioned for him to come. He first used the butcher knife to cut along the joints of the pig bones, and then cut the skin and flesh. This would be very easy.
Gao Yue watched Gao Mingcheng's movements and felt that they were as smooth as flowing water.
Soon, all the pork that was to be kept was cut into pieces and put into a snakeskin bag. There was one leg of meat left that could not be put in, so he held it in his hands.
Gao Yue carried the snakeskin bag filled with pork on his shoulder, and held the pig's trotter in his other hand. Naturally, there was about twenty kilograms of meat under the trotter.
After everything was done, Gao Yue said with some regret: "This is my first time to shoot a wild boar, but it's a pity that I didn't bring a camera!"
It would be great if we could take a photo as a souvenir!
Gao Mingcheng smiled. He had a camera, but it was so valuable that he usually kept it in his new home and only took it out when needed.
This time we went into the mountains to hunt on a whim, who remembered to take pictures as a souvenir?
Besides, wild boars have become protected animals nowadays. If you hunt one secretly and eat it, that’s no big deal. But if you take photos and someone finds out, you will be reported!
"Let's go down the mountain first!" Gao Mingcheng said, then bent down and picked up his wild boar. While carrying the wild boar, he held the javelin in the other hand. As for the butcher knife and dagger, they were attached to the belt around his waist.
Gao Yue looked at Gao Mingcheng's relaxed look with envy, and thought to himself that he still needed to practice more!
The two of them went down the mountain one after the other, leaving behind only a mess on the ground.
Gao Mingcheng took all the bad internal organs down the mountain, while Gao Yue, due to physical problems, threw away the pig's head, pig skin and other things.
And these things may become food for some mountain animals in the near future.
Even so, Gao Yue was exhausted after carrying over 100 kilograms of things down the mountain. After walking for about half an hour, his breathing became heavy.
On the contrary, the two dogs, Black Tiger and Elf, were full of energy. They had just eaten their fill and were now running wild in the mountains.
Seeing them running through the bushes, causing the snow on the treetops to fall off, Gao Yue could only look at them with envy.
Looking at Gao Mingcheng who was still relaxed, he felt great pressure in his heart. He shook his shoulders and picked up the snakeskin bag that was about to slide down.
After persisting for a while, Gao Yue suggested: "Let's take a break."
Gao Mingcheng was about to agree, but he saw that the black tiger and the elf suddenly became alert, so Gao Mingcheng said, "Hurry up and get on the tree!"
There isn't much else in the mountains, just lots of trees!
Gao Mingcheng quickly jumped up and hung the wild boar on his shoulder on a tree branch. Then he took the snakeskin bag from Gao Yue's shoulder, patted Gao Yue and signaled him to climb the tree quickly.
Gao Yue finally reacted and quickly climbed the tree, but he was still holding a leg of meat in his hand!
"Let me take it!" Gao Mingcheng took the leg meat, then he held the meat in one hand and quickly climbed up the tree.
Gao Yue secretly froze inwardly again. At this time, he could hear the sound of a group of pigs running. He didn't care about anything else and quickly climbed the tree.
Fortunately, they all grew up in the village, so climbing trees is a basic skill for them.
(End of this chapter)
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