Chapter 312 The golden mutant fish meets the musk deer again
"Really?" Tian Baishun asked in surprise.
Although it is quiet and fun to be alone in the mountains, it is lonely after all, so he is still willing to have someone to be with.
Lin Heng nodded: "Of course it's true. I found a place where there might be musk deer, and I plan to guard it."
Tian Baishun smiled and said, "That's great. You can live wherever you want. I'll provide everything you need for food."
The two looked at Tian Baishun's "Immortal Pillar" and found it was too small and could not accommodate three people.
After thinking about it, I decided to just make a simple hammock. This place is open and there is no danger.
Taking some seasonings from Tian Baishun, the two of them started a fire and roasted the fish. After peeling the weasel, they wrapped it in leaves and mud and threw it into the fire.
Tian Baishun brought over the roasted wild boar meat and a plastic pot of rice wine: "Come, drink some wine and eat some roasted pork. This old man doesn't drink this wine directly with his mouth."
Afraid that Lin Heng and the other man would dislike him, he explained a little more and poured the water into two bamboo tubes.
"Thanks." Lin Heng picked it up and took a sip. The wine was a little sour and not well made.
"This wild boar meat is good and delicious." Lin Yue praised while chewing the meat. The wild boar meat had no fishy smell, was very chewy, and had the unique taste of game.
"That one was shot in the Golden Bamboo Forest..."
Tian Baishun took a sip of wine and started bragging about his hunting skills again. Lin Heng shook his head and said nothing, while his elder brother listened with great interest.
After eating wild boar meat and grilled catfish, Lin Heng took out the burning weasel buried in the soil and smashed it open.
Lin Yue was surprised and said, "Don't tell me, it smells pretty good now that it's cooked."
Tian Baishun tore off a piece and put it in his mouth: "This thing is good, similar to white rice meat, I've eaten it before."
Lin Heng and his companion also tore some and tried, and were surprised to find that it was really good and tasted quite tender.
"It is said to have the effect of detoxifying and killing insects. Let's give it a try." Lin Yue also tore some off.
After they ate a little, they divided it and fed it to Xiongba. They also gave some to Tian Baishun's dog, but Xiongba beat it before it could eat it.
Now that Xiongba is a fully grown adult, he is very strong in front of other dogs and has a dominant position.
After lunch, Lin Heng and his elder brother got some kudzu vines to make two hammocks, and then put some leaves on the top to make a simple shelter.
After building the shelter, Lin Yue suggested: "Let's go take a shower!"
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.
Old Man Tian climbed onto the hammock newly built by Lin Heng and said happily: "I am not going, old man. I am old and my body is not as strong as yours."
Lin Heng and the other man smiled and went to the big pool above the stream together. They swam and tried to catch the plum fish underwater. Unfortunately, these guys moved too fast and they were unsuccessful.
The plum fish here are not as big as those in the Yuhei River, so it is more difficult to catch them. After having a good time swimming, the two men built another stone fishing trap in the shallow water near the shore, caught a frog, cut open its belly and threw it in.
After taking a shower, the two of them went to check on the ground lotus on their way back to the camp. Lin Heng had just pulled up a small catfish weighing two taels, and his eldest brother Lin Yue exclaimed, "Brother, damn, I caught a golden catfish!"
"Golden catfish?"
Lin Heng was surprised, and put the fish in the bag and ran over. Soon he saw the golden catfish that his elder brother had mentioned. It was indeed a golden catfish weighing half a pound.
"Brother, what do you think is going on?" Lin Yue's face was full of surprise.
Lin Heng took a look and explained, "It's a mutant yellow catfish, similar to the golden yellow thornbone we caught when we were young. It's nice to keep it for viewing."
Fish or animals with skin color mutations are not too rare in the wild, especially fish, which you can see from time to time, but such beautiful ones are rare.
Lin Yue nodded and said, "Then I'll give it to you. I don't have a fish pond to keep it in anyway."
"Thank you, brother." Lin Heng laughed. He still liked these strange fish very much.
Next, the two looked at the other hooks. This time the harvest was not big, just three small catfish weighing one or two taels. The unexpected surprise was this golden mutant catfish.
They went back to keep the catfish in the pool beside the creek and went to the shelter to rest. It was too hot at noon and it was not suitable to go hunting.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them set off separately. Lin Heng went to guard the possible musk deer, while the eldest brother and Tian Baishun went to explore another place together.
"Don't make a sound, Xiongba!" Lin Heng touched Xiongba, and the two of them walked towards that direction little by little. By now, Lin Musk might have come out to eat.
I didn't rush to the musk deer droppings, but searched around here to see if I could find any traces.
After searching for more than an hour, I found nothing and finally had to wait and see.
When he got closer, he found that the noose and clamps set up in the morning were also motionless, which made Lin Heng a little disappointed. Then he found a place where he could keep an eye on all directions and listen carefully.
Lin Heng waited for a whole afternoon and felt that this was more uncomfortable than fishing. The fishing float could still move a few times, but he did not see any trace of musk deer until the evening.
Lin Heng suspected that he had been exposed, but he felt that it was impossible, after all, he was followed by Xiong Ba.
At eight o'clock in the evening, he got up and left, taking a detour to look at the noose he had set up during the day.
"It was a waste of time!" Lin Heng shook his head.
"Awoo!" Xiongba stretched his legs happily. He was extremely happy to be able to play together.
"Let's go catch some fish and eat them." Lin Heng touched its dog's head.
They went to the creek together and caught some stream grouper and mullet. After killing them, Lin Heng went to look at the beautiful golden catfish.
This thing has a very beautiful body shape, but it is not worth much now. If it were after 2010, many fish lovers would be willing to pay a high price for it.
Mutated native fish are very popular and can become beautiful ornamental fish after several generations of breeding.
"We can breed it next year." Lin Heng took it in his hand and took a look. It was a female golden catfish. He would find a mate for it next year and artificially breed a batch for fun.
After raising the fish, the man and the dog returned to the shelter.
There was no one in the shelter yet. It seemed that his elder brother and Tian Baishun were still hunting.
After making a fire and roasting fish and wild boar meat, Lin Heng sat on a rock and rubbed his legs. He was extremely tired after guarding the place for a whole day.
The fish was grilled after a while. Sprinkled with a little salt, the fish looked very delicious. Lin Heng and Xiong Ba both enjoyed it very much.
The night sky is cloudless again today, and the Milky Way can be clearly seen in the deep mountains. It is so beautiful that it is beyond words.
He finished eating and lay down, looking at the starry sky. He waited until almost eleven o'clock before he saw his elder brother and Tian Baishun coming back with flashlights.
"You have a good harvest!" Lin Heng said in surprise as he looked at the things the two were holding.
His elder brother was holding a large bunch of bamboo chickens, and Tian Baishun was holding two large bamboo rats and a pheasant.
"It seems that you have gained nothing!" Tian Baishun looked at Lin Heng and smiled, "Yes, I waited for the whole afternoon and the musk deer didn't show up." Lin Heng nodded. This is the same as waiting for a big fish. Once you start, you are destined to only bet on big fish. There is no hope for small fish.
Lin Yue lifted the bamboo partridge in his hand and smiled: "I was lucky. I found a row of them. I shot and killed seven of them. There are still two injured ones that I haven't found yet."
"Awesome!" Lin Heng gave a thumbs up. Each of these things weighs half a pound, but seven of them together weigh more than three pounds.
They first roasted some wild boar meat to eat, Tian Baishun also cooked some noodles, and Lin Heng also ate some.
Then I helped to process the prey. After boiling water in a pot, I took it to the stream to pluck the hair and cut open the intestines.
It was almost two o'clock when they finished. The three returned to the camp, hung the prey in a ventilated place, and then lay down to rest. No one was not tired after running all day.
The advantage of bringing a dog is that you don’t need someone to keep watch at night, and you don’t have to worry about any danger approaching.
The next morning, I was woken up by the cold at four o'clock. The night in the mountains in late July was still very cold.
Lin Heng got up and took a look. Old Man Tian was wearing animal skins as bed sheets, so he was not cold at all.
"It's five o'clock, time to go hunting!" Lin Heng shouted with a smile.
"You young man, don't you look tired at all?" Old man Tian got up and shook his head, preparing to cook some food before leaving.
"I'm leaving first. I must get that musk deer today." Lin Heng said. He finally found the trace of the musk deer and he wouldn't want to eat until he got it.
"I'll go with you. I'll go over there and take a look today." Lin Yue said as he took a look at the bamboo partridge that had already dried up.
The two set out together, and when they arrived at the forest they had been in yesterday, they separated. Lin Heng went to look for musk deer, and his older brother went to the other side to look for other prey.
As Lin Heng was walking, he suddenly heard a noise and felt something was wrong. He stopped to listen, took two steps forward, and then suddenly ran wildly.
“Yo yo!”
Not far away, a musk deer caught in a clamp let out a terrified cry and struggled violently. Even the tree was shaken, but it was of no avail because the clamp was too tight and had already embedded into the flesh.
“Yoyo!!”
As Lin Heng approached, the musk deer's cries became more and more frightened, but it was soon knocked to the ground by Lin Heng.
With great excitement, Lin Heng first tied up the musk deer with a rope, tied its hands and feet to prevent it from escaping, and finally removed the clamps.
This wild boar trap is very powerful. It hit the bone directly and caused bleeding. Fortunately, he came early, otherwise the guy would probably have bled to death.
"Be good, I won't kill you." Lin Heng comforted it, but it didn't help much. He felt relieved only after he bandaged the musk deer with the gauze and hemostatic powder he carried in his bag.
There was a flash of fear in the eyes of the musk deer, but it did not struggle too much. It was obvious that the bleeding and the fierce struggle just now had exhausted it.
"A male one is fine too. We can extract musk and sell it for money!" Lin Heng got excited when he saw the fangs of the musk deer.
He thought that this morning would be another boring wait, but he didn't expect to find that this guy was caught in a trap as soon as he arrived. It was a pleasant surprise.
After comforting Lin Musk, Lin Heng put on his backpack, picked up Lin Musk and walked back. He looked at Xiong Ba and said, "Go call my brother."
“Woof woof~”
Xiongba shouted and rushed out.
After a while, big brother Lin Yue and Xiong Ba came over together. The musk deer in Lin Heng's arms was so scared that it peed its pants.
"Damn, you really caught him!" Lin Yue looked at Lin Musk in shock, feeling it was a little unreal.
"It should be easy to catch a musk deer if you find one." Lin Heng smiled slightly, and then said, "Brother, I can't continue hunting now. What do you think I should do? Should I go back alone?"
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Then we will definitely go back together. So, I will go collect the clamps and noose first, and then we will go back together."
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and asked his elder brother to take Xiongba with him.
An hour later, Lin Yue and Xiong Ba came back together and went to collect the hook.
I thought there would be some old turtles or big catfish caught, but in the end I only got a catfish weighing one kilogram. The rest were only one or two ounces, which I threw back directly.
On the way back, I went to the stone trap and picked up four larger mullets, packed up the catfish I had caught earlier, and returned to the camp.
It was already seven o'clock. Tian Baishun went out and came back. Seeing Lin Heng holding Lin Musk, he was shocked and said, "Hey, you are amazing, this is still alive."
Lin Heng glanced at the musk deer in his hand and said with a smile: "I hope I can bring it back alive. I feel a little stressed."
"It won't die. It has a long life." Tian Baishun was extremely envious. This was the head male musk deer.
After saying a few words and taking the things, Lin Heng said, "Then we'll leave first."
After leaving, the two did not explore and walked all the way back, looking at the noose they had set up earlier on the way.
In the blink of an eye, it was already past 11 o'clock. When approaching Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Yue suddenly said in surprise: "Brother, look, what a big nest of sugar bees."
Lin Heng walked over and saw a swarm of Chinese honey bees huddled together on a tree branch. These were obviously bees that had just swarmed and had not yet found a new home.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "When we come back later, I'll catch it for you and keep it for you."
"That's great." Lin Yue grinned. He thought so too.
After noting the location, the two walked back quickly and soon arrived at Hongfeng Mountain. They heard the conversation from a distance, and when they got closer, they saw that it was indeed their father and Sandie who were digging the soil on both sides of the dam to expand the size inside.
"Dad, Third Dad, you guys are all busy!" Lin Yue greeted with a smile.
"You're finally back. I thought you were lost." Father Lin felt relieved when he saw the two of them. Then he looked at Lin Heng who was running down and asked in confusion, "Why are you running so fast?"
"My brother caught a musk deer alive with a trap, but it's not in good condition, so we need to bring it back in a hurry," Lin Yue explained.
"Lin Musk Deer!"
Suddenly, not only Lin's father was stunned, but also his third father Lin Xutao and his cousin Lin Hai were all stunned.
"Why make another one?"
"Is my brother Lin Heng so powerful?"
The two of them were a little numb. They captured two alive last year, and this year they caught another one.
"This is what happens when you encounter something while hunting." Lin Yue smiled and said, "I won't tell you anymore. If I don't go down, my fish will die."
As he spoke, he quickly walked towards the breeding base.
After Lin Heng ran back to the base, he went to the musk deer pen, put the male musk deer aside, quickly cleaned the musk deer pen, sprinkled some lime, and then divided the male musk deer pen into two.
Because isolation was considered when it was designed, holes were left on the ground so it can be separated quickly.
After separating them, Lin Heng let the male musk deer in, took off the rope around its neck, and kept the rope around its neck, but did not tie it.
"Son, is this the male musk deer?" Lin's father walked over and asked the musk deer.
Lin Heng said quickly: "It has already been stimulated, don't scare me, I will die if I scare you again, just watch from a distance."
(End of this chapter)
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