The black tiger and the elf hid behind the bushes, and Gao Mingcheng also stopped to move forward. The wild boar was alert and ran fast. When it got angry, it would rush around recklessly and cause a lot of trouble to people. Therefore, when hunting wild boars, it was best not to get too close and a sneak attack was the best approach.
In later generations, people living at the foot of the mountain often chose the simplest way to hunt, which was to choose a suitable place at the foot of the mountain in winter and set up an electric fence. When wild boars came down the mountain to find food at night, they would bump into the electric fence and be electrocuted.
Gao Mingcheng doesn't have an electric grid, nor does he need one. The javelin in his hand is enough for him to hunt.
The polished spear tip shone bright white in the sunlight. When the javelin was thrown out with great force, a sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out. At the moment the sound was heard, the spear tip had already accurately pierced the head of a wild boar.
The wild boar suffered a fatal injury to its brain and naturally fell to the ground.
The wild boars that were still looking for food around were all startled and fled in panic. In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared into the forest.
The two dogs immediately jumped out from the woods where they were hiding and ran towards the fallen wild boar. The barking of dogs sounded, as if announcing to the wild beasts in the mountains that this was their prey.
Gao Mingcheng also walked towards the wild boar and looked down at his prey. It was a sow, not very big, only about 100 kilograms, which was Gao Mingcheng's favorite weight.
The older the mountain medicinal herbs are, the better, but the older the game in the mountains is, the better. Everyone knows that lamb and pork are the most expensive and the best.
Old sows have thick skin and rough meat, while old boars have a strong fishy smell that requires a lot of seasoning to remove the smell.
After eating many kinds of food, Gao Mingcheng likes to eat this kind of sow that is neither too big nor too small, because this kind of sow has probably not given birth yet, the meat is tender and fresh, and it does not have a strong fishy smell.
Gao Mingcheng pulled out his spear and began to bleed the wild boar. If you want the wild boar to taste good, bleeding and gutting it in time is the key!
After bleeding the boar, Gao Mingcheng easily carried the wild boar and followed the sound of gurgling water to a water source. Due to the terrain and weather, Niuweiling Mountain has abundant water storage, but not much surface water. Even if you see it, it is mostly small streams, with only a limited number of ponds.
Precipitation decreased in the second half of the year, and the surface water in the mountains became much shallower. The water in this stream did not look deep, and it meandered down the mountain.
The sun is shining brightly in the sky, and heat waves are constantly hitting us, but they are somewhat shielded by the shade of the trees in the mountains. As long as people are not exposed to direct sunlight in the mountains, it is still quite cool.
But the temperature was there, so Gao Mingcheng decided to gut the wild boar in the mountains and then carry it down the mountain.
He held a javelin in his hand and had a butcher knife on his waist. He used the knife to cut open the pig's stomach. There was no need to take out the heart, liver, and lungs first, but the gallbladder, stomach, large and small intestines had to be taken out, and then washed with stream water.
After cleaning, put it in the plastic bag you brought earlier to avoid contaminating the wild boar's abdominal cavity.
After all the busy work, it was already getting late.
Gao Mingcheng saw that the black tiger and the elf had already finished eating the liver he had thrown to them, so he said, "Let's go! Go home!"
The black tiger stuck out its tongue and licked the blood at the corner of its mouth. After a hearty meal, it had recovered its strength and looked in good condition.
The elf is in its prime, and looks to be in better condition than the black tiger. After its fur has fully grown, it has more spots on its body, making it look like a piebald dog, which is in sharp contrast to the black tiger's black fur.
The two dogs were in good condition, so Gao Mingcheng naturally would not fall behind. Even though he was carrying a wild boar, a javelin and internal organs on one hand, Gao Mingcheng's steps were still vigorous and he walked steadily in the steep mountain.
The faster you walk, the faster you can get down the mountain. Gao Mingcheng went down the mountain quickly and when he got home, it was just before twelve o'clock. According to Xu Yu's cooking habits, he definitely hadn't eaten yet at this time.
Of course, Xuanmei is not at home at the moment, and may have gone over there to help with cooking.
The sun was pouring down in the spacious yard, and the ground temperature was extremely high. Gao Mingcheng did not dare to leave the wild boar here. He quickly walked up the steps, put the wild boar under the cool eaves, and then cut off a piece of meat near the front leg.
He carried the piece of meat and the large and small intestines and went to Manyu's house first.
When we got here, we saw many beauties sitting under the eaves picking vegetables, and little Xuxu was following his cousin happily, wanting to play with the grasshopper in his cousin's hand.
Grasshoppers, katydids, longhorn beetles, ladybugs, etc. are all insects that children in the village often play with. Gao Mingcheng often played with them when he was a child. When he grew up, he also caught snakes to play with. He remembered that he once used a snake to scare Xuanyuemei to tears. Later, Xuanyuemei refused to pay attention to him for a while. It was not until he took out the bird eggs and took them to apologize that she was forgiven.
Seeing little Xuxu playing with the grasshopper, childhood memories instantly came to Gao Mingcheng's mind. He smiled, thinking that the child had grown old enough to play with insects.
Okay, next time if I catch any bugs, I’ll put them in a bottle and take them to the county to play with!
"Mingcheng, did you hunt a wild boar?" Xuanyuemei saw Gao Mingcheng at a glance. She quickly put down the winnowing basket in her hand, walked over with a smile and took the meat and intestines that Gao Mingcheng brought.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Well, you cook the meat and large intestine. I haven't eaten large intestine for a while."
"Okay, let's do it now!" Xuanmei was very efficient and started to deal with it immediately.
The contents of the large intestine have been washed away by Gao Mingcheng, but after turning the large intestine over, there is still a lot of mucus and dirt inside, which needs to be scrubbed with wood ash and then washed with boiling water. It needs to be washed repeatedly several times until there is no smell.
"The wild boar still needs to be skinned and cut up, so I'll go back and deal with it first." Gao Mingcheng did not stay for long and quickly returned to his house.
When he returned, he saw Chen Duofu already helping to peel the skin under the eaves.
Chen Duofu and his wife had recently been staying in his guest room, and they might have just happened to come back and saw this unkempt wild boar.
For people who have life in their eyes, if they see life, they just do it!
"Ming Cheng, you hunted another wild boar, that's amazing!" Chen Duofu praised sincerely.
In the past year, Gao Mingcheng seldom went into the mountains to hunt. Firstly, he did not have the time, and secondly, after the protection law was enacted, he could not be too ostentatious.
Gao Mingcheng smiled, picked up a knife and started skinning the fish together.
"Duofu, don't tell anyone that I caught a wild boar in the mountains." Gao Mingcheng warned.
For the people in the village, they may not even know what the protection law is. In their minds, living by the mountain and living by the water is a matter of course!
But villains are difficult to deal with, so it is necessary to avoid risks in time.
Chen Duofu nodded. No matter why, he just listened!
With Chen Duofu's help, it was much faster to process this wild boar. After skinning, the next step was cutting. First, the hairy pig's feet and head were cut off, and then the flat bones and tubular bones in the leg meat were shaved out, and finally the ribs were shaved out.
Cheng was very skilled at this job. He had great knife skills and his movements were quick. In less than ten minutes, a whole pig was cut into pieces.
Moreover, his segmentation movements were as smooth as flowing water, which was very interesting to watch.
Chen Duofu had seen this scene several times, but there was still amazement in his eyes.
Chen Duofu remembers that when he was a child, he liked watching the villagers slaughtering the New Year pig the most. Watching the butcher skillfully cut the meat was a rare pleasure. (End of this chapter)
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