Given the previous incident, Song Zhuiyan instructed everyone to carry extra medicinal powder this time. If they encountered a large wild animal, they should not fight it head-on, but instead spray the medicine directly to save time and effort. After all, the purpose of this trip into the mountains was not to hunt, but to investigate the situation.
After searching the area thoroughly, they found no other dead bodies, let alone any living ones. Song Zhuiyan asked the men who had come with her to help dig a pit and bury the three corpses.
"Are we going back?" It took two hours to get from the village, plus the patrol and burying people. The sun is already setting in the west. If we go back to the village now, we won't be able to get back before dark.
Because we brought the dogs, everyone felt a greater sense of security, and we weren't too afraid to spend the night in the mountains.
Sure enough, Song Zhuiyan said, "We won't go back today. Let's go further in and take a look. We'll go back to the village tomorrow. Now that we're out, we must find out if any outsiders have entered the mountains."
After only a moment's hesitation, everyone agreed to her decision. The fastest two, the seventh and eighth dogs, went ahead to scout, followed by the five dogs from the second to the sixth, with the remaining four bringing up the rear. The nine people were protected in the middle.
Taishan's dog disappeared without a trace, as if to show its status as the leader. After entering the deep mountains, no one could see its shadow. It was extremely well hidden and mysterious. You could look for it but still couldn't find it.
Actually, it was nearby and hadn't gone far. As soon as Ye Moxun whistled, it would immediately appear.
After walking for two hours into the mountains, it got dark. Without torches, they couldn't see the road. They found a flat spot to stop and rest, and set up three yurts. The yurts belonged to Song Zhuiyan's family, and everyone already knew that her family had such things, so no one found it strange.
Song Zhuiyan, Song Tantan, and Ye Moxun shared a yurt, while the others paired up and set up their tents for the night before starting to cook.
Two people and two dogs went to find water, two people and two dogs went to gather firewood, and three other people and four dogs went hunting. They actually caught some small game along the way, but in order to save time for tomorrow, they decided to catch more today.
"What's the point of hunting in the dark? Let's just gather some firewood together. Don't we have some dry rations?" Song Zhuiyan didn't understand these men's behavior. Did they think that having a dog meant they were fearless?
The presence of the dogs certainly gave them courage, but it wasn't just for bragging. They simply didn't want to just eat sweet potato cakes and cornbread; they wanted to eat more meat. There were plenty of small prey darting around while they were on their way, and they could have easily caught quite a few if they had stopped. However, they didn't dare to stop because they were in a hurry.
Now that they've stopped, they're getting a little itchy and want to get more meat to eat, since the dogs need to eat meat too.
Taishan and his companions are indeed unlike the modern wolfhounds like Weifeng and Qiaoqiao. Taishan and his brothers and sisters are all genuinely wolf-blooded, their father was a wolf, so they are more wild, love meat, and need to eat meat every day.
Of course, Weifeng, Qiaoqiao, and their four children also like to eat meat, but not as much as Taishan and his pack of dogs. Taishan and his pack of dogs might eat it, but Song Zhuiyan couldn't get enough meat to feed them every day, so she just left them with Ye Moxun.
Ye Moxun always brought Taishan with him, and when Taishan called, the dogs would run after him. So they had to hunt for meat in the mountains every day, otherwise they could only eat sweet potato cakes and potato cakes at home, with only a small amount of meat.
Although they had to eat a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes when they were young, it did not change their nature of loving meat.
Several dogs and three men hunted together, and soon they brought back more than ten pheasants and six rabbits. These men really liked the dogs, and they insisted on plucking the feathers and cleaning the internal organs of the pheasants and rabbits before feeding them to the dogs.
"Don't feed them all. Take some over and cook it before they eat it." Ye Moxun feeds the dogs cooked food every day to distinguish them from real wolves. By feeding them cooked food every day, he helps them get used to it and prevents them from being too bloody.
Of course, feeding them cooked food alone is not enough. They also eat some herbs regularly, herbs that can strengthen their bodies but are less likely to cause them to go berserk. Songlin Village is too close to the mountains. The fact that Taishan and the dogs were born there means that there are still many wolves in the mountains.
He was always a little worried that one day Taishan and the other dogs' father would suddenly let out a "woof" and try to take them away, and because of their blood ties, Taishan's puppies would follow him.
Then wouldn't he have raised them for nothing all these years? So feed them more cooked food and some herbs, let them get used to these feeding methods, and they won't be easily fooled by the wolves.
Song Tantan was very dismissive of his clumsy method and disagreed with his opinion. He said that the wolf cubs were led away as soon as the wolf father "howled". The wolf cubs also had their own intelligence. Their mother was still in Songlin Village. They had grown up in Songlin Village and had feelings for everyone. How could they just leave?
However, Ye Moxun usually fed the dogs, so Song Tantan was happy to have an easy time and didn't argue with him much, letting him do whatever he wanted.
After dinner, Song Zhuiyan instructed everyone, "Don't sleep too soundly tonight. Stay alert. Don't think that everything will be fine just because the dogs are on guard. People get sleepy, let alone the dogs. Everyone should cherish their lives. If there's any noise, grab your weapons and get ready to fight."
“With poison being sprayed around and dogs keeping watch at night, how can it not be safe?” The men seemed to think it was unnecessary.
"It's better to be safe than sorry. If you don't want to die, be smart and don't try to be clever." Song Zhuiyan was too lazy to repeat herself, and when she saw someone disagree, she immediately turned cold and warned them.
"This is deep in the mountains, and wild beasts may appear at any time. We cannot be careless. What if a beast that is not afraid of poison but is afraid of dogs comes?" Ye Moxun's voice was not loud, but his voice was cold and clear, and everyone could hear what he said.
The man chuckled awkwardly, "Miss Song, don't be angry. We know what to do. Don't worry, we definitely won't hold you back."
"Woo woo woo." Taishan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, let out a few low growls as if warning the men, and then sat down next to Ye Moxun.
"We're going to sleep now, you guys chat." The men dared to interact with the other dogs, but they didn't dare to get close to Taishan. This leader was difficult to get along with; it didn't respect anyone else, and only Ye Moxun could command it.
Ye Moxun gave Taishan a delicious-smelling rabbit to eat, placed it in front of it on a banana leaf, patted its head and said gently, "You can't eat too much roasted meat, I'm afraid your stomach can't handle it."
Mount Tai gave a faint "humph," seemingly in protest, but knowing he couldn't defy his master, he had no choice but to compromise.
"Doggy, where did you go today? Why are you always hiding? What's with all the mystery? Remember, you're just a dog, not a wolf. You can't go around getting into trouble." Song Tantan came over and petted Taishan's head. Every time she petted it, it would have a reluctant and helpless expression.
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