Chapter 106 Hunting
"Okay! Then we will go and help too." Yike was instantly revived with full health, and happily took Ziyi's hand to go and help.
"Ziyi, Yike, your godfather, Dong Guoqing and I will transport these wild boars back first. Let your mother and the others deal with them first. The weather is so hot, they will go bad soon if they are not dealt with." Li Haoran stopped the two of them as soon as they arrived.
"Okay, then you guys go back. I'll be careful." Ziyi said.
"Don't go against the prey yet. Just find out their routes first. Wait until your godfather and I come back before hunting. Don't try to show off your strength." Li Haoran warned worriedly.
"Okay, I got it." Ziyi nodded in agreement.
"The same goes for you. You must listen to Ziyi and not act alone." Li Haoran said, tapping Yike's forehead.
"Don't worry, Dad. I will definitely stay with Brother Ziyi obediently." Yike also promised.
Li Haoran and Du Qingcang passed a tree trunk through the ropes tied to the four pigs' feet and lifted it up and walked away. Tang Jianguo and Dong Guoqing also used a tree stick to pass through the ropes tied to the three wild boars' feet and carried it back. Ziyi, Yike and Wang Hongjun went to look for any other wild boars. The three of them left marks as they walked so that Li Haoran and the others could find them when they returned.
They arrived at an open area with short bushes. Not far away from the open area was a stream less than three meters wide. The ground in the open area was obviously dug up by wild boars. Don't ask why, you can tell at a glance that it was dug up by wild boars, because only wild boars often dig up food in the ground. At the same time, Ziyi also saw pig footprints all over the ground. In addition to the pig's paw prints, there were also some plum blossom prints. Seeing so many messy footprints made Ziyi feel uneasy. These footprints included hoof prints and plum blossom prints, which made him want to check the surroundings first before he could feel at ease.
"You guys go find a secret place to hide first. I'm going to check the surroundings." Ziyi said.
Yike also saw these footprints and could tell that they were not only from wild boars, but also from wolves, tigers, leopards and other cats. Yike would never let Ziyi take the risk alone.
"I want to go with you. Dad told me to follow you closely." Yike grabbed Ziyi's hand tightly, as if Ziyi would abandon her and run away if she let go.
"Okay!" Ziyi agreed after thinking about it. He was still worried because Yi Ke was a very brave man, so it would be better for him to stay by his side and keep an eye on him. "Red Army, you guys go hide. Yi Ke and I will go check it out."
"I think it's better for us not to separate. We are not familiar with the forest and our awareness of danger is not sensitive enough. It's better for us to stay together and take care of each other." Wang Hongjun said.
"Okay! Let's go together." Ziyi initially only thought about his fast speed and could quickly explore the surroundings, but he forgot that these people were not hunters.
Ziyi, Yike, Wang Hongjun and Ma Youcai went to check together. When they were about to reach a dense bush, they smelled a smell of blood and an indescribable odor from afar.
"There's a wolf!" Ziyi smelled the scent of a wolf immediately.
Everyone became nervous, holding their breath and concentrating, groping forward quietly without making any sound.
In the bushes, a lone wolf was half lying there. The wolf and the man looked at each other, and the wolf sat up suddenly. Only then could everyone see clearly that it was a wounded wolf. There was a bloody hole on its waist. From the appearance of the wound, it was obvious that it was pierced by a wild boar's tusks.
The wolf opened its mouth, revealing its sharp teeth, looking ferocious and terrifying. Everyone separated and surrounded the wolf, holding spears in their hands. The wolf's wound was pointing towards Ma Youcai, so Ziyi asked Ma Youcai to poke the wound with the spear, while the others surrounded the wolf but did not take any action.
Ma Youcai raised his spear and prepared to throw it. The wolf had no hope of escape and had no choice but to drag its broken body to dodge the spear thrown by Ma Youcai, howling and pouncing towards Ma Youcai.
Ma Youcai threw the spear in his hand away, and the only thing left was the machete. So he swung his machete and chopped at the wolf. The wolf narrowly dodged, mouth open, tongue lolling, ready to bite again.
Ma Youcai changed his previous attack and swung his machete across the wolf's legs. The wolf's injured body was not flexible enough to dodge the knife, and its legs were chopped off. Ma Youcai's knife was really powerful.
Ma Youcai was so tired that he was panting and sweat was coming out of his head. Wang Hongjun and Ziyi quickly finished off the wolf and then tied it up with a rope.
"This wolf might have tried to sneak attack the wild boar and was stabbed by the boar's fangs." Ziyi said after checking the wound on the wolf.
"The wound is still fresh, the wild boar should be nearby." Yi Ke also said.
"Yes, let's hide the wolf on the tree and then look for it later." Ziyi said to Yike.
"Yeah!" Yi Ke nodded in agreement. Wang Hongjun coughed lightly at the side, indicating that there were two grown men here, so shouldn't these things be discussed with them? How to talk to a little girl.
If Ziyi knew their inner thoughts, he would definitely say that you are overthinking it and discuss this with you. Do you understand? Guaranteed to make them cry.
"You two hide the wolf in the tree, and hide yourselves in the trees too. Yi Ke and I will go see if the wild boar is still nearby." Ziyi said to Wang Hongjun and Ma Youcai.
"We want to go too." Wang Hongjun objected.
"You want to accompany Ma Youcai. Don't you see that he is so tired?" Ziyi glanced at Ma Youcai and motioned to Wang Hongjun to look.
At this time Ma Youcai was indeed very tired, not physically tired, but mentally. He was too nervous just now, and now that he relaxed mentally, he really felt tired. So the two men hid the wolf nearby and then ran away to hide somewhere farther away.
Ziyi and Yike followed the footprints and saw a group of wild boars upstream of the stream. There are estimated to be at least twenty wild boars of all sizes.
Among them were five large wild boars, which, judging from their weight, should be mother pigs. The remaining dozen or so with watermelon-striped fur were little wild boars. It was obvious that the mother pigs were taking their cubs for a walk.
Perhaps the wolf just had its eyes on these little wild boars, but ended up losing more than it gained. No, it probably lost its life while trying to steal the pigs. Ha ha!
The wild boars wandered leisurely, some used their snouts to dig up the mud, and some stretched out their mouths to eat the unripe sea buckthorn. When sea buckthorn matures in autumn, it tastes sour and sweet, and many animals like to eat it.
Ziyi and Yike could not capture so many wild boars. Seeing that the wild boars would not leave so quickly, they quietly retreated to where Wang Hongjun and Ma Youcai were hiding. Only then did they dare to breathe deeply.
Wang Hongjun and Ma Youcai saw Ziyi coming back so nervously, and thought he had encountered some ferocious beast, so they also became nervous.
"Brother Ma, Brother Wang, don't be nervous, it's a good thing, hehe! We found a group of wild boars, big and small, no less than this number." Yi You made a gesture of twenty with his hand.
"Really! That would make me rich! Haha! I'm rich!" Ma Youcai, as his name suggests, really loves money. As long as money comes in, he will forget about all dangers. Wang Hongjun was more rational and listened to what others said: "With so many wild boars, will it be dangerous? Can we catch them?"
"There are five big ones. We are not afraid of danger, but we have to find a way to catch them all in one fell swoop." Ziyi was thinking about a feasible method.
Everyone fell into deep thought for a moment.
After a long while, Ma Youcai said weakly, "How about we wait for Uncle Hao and the others to come before catching them?"
Wang Hongjun glanced at Ma Youcai, who got furious. "If you can do it, then go ahead. Why are you looking at me? Don't think I don't know what's going on in your mind. Humph! Who are you looking down on? They are a group, not just one."
Wang Hongjun laughed, "Haha! You are so funny! I just think your idea is great. Why are you so anxious? Who is looking down on you again? Oh - I see. You thought I was making fun of you beating the wolf just now, right? Then I have to say something. Wolves are very smart and cunning animals. The more injured they are, the more ferocious they are. You are not like your big brother who often hunts. It is already amazing that you can cut off a wolf's leg without getting hurt. Besides, your big brother asked you to fight the wolf alone to train you. In the future, we will often walk in the forest. If we don't train ourselves to fight wild beasts, we may die if we are not careful. Your big brother is doing this for our own good. Besides, we brothers are not outsiders. There is no such thing as looking down on each other. Your suggestion just now is really good. I think so too."
"What a great eloquence he has. No wonder he can manage such a large black market in the provincial capital. Look at Ma Youcai, he was convinced by what he said in no time." Yi Ke thought secretly in his heart.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wang, I was wrong just now. Thank you for waking me up." As expected, Ma Youcai was convinced by Wang Hongjun.
"We can't just sit there and wait. Don't we bring a lot of nets? Let's go see where we can use the nets. We'll set up the nets first and then start working when my father comes." Ziyi waited until Wang Hongjun and the others finished speaking before speaking.
Ziyi knew that Wang Hongjun had been in the provincial capital for a long time and had been away from these brothers for a long time. The relationship between him and these brothers was not as deep as that between him and those few brothers. Whether he could win the affection of these brothers depended on his own ability. He had no way of interfering.
"Okay, let's go check it out."
Everyone walked carefully towards the location of the wild boars. Ziyi observed carefully and found a small valley in the southeast corner. They set up the net in the valley, and then worked together to drive the wild boars into the valley. They surrounded the entrance of the valley with the net, and then covered the valley with the net above, haha! This group of wild boars really can't escape even if they have wings.
After the net was set up, everyone found a place where they could see the wild boar and hid there, waiting quietly for Li Haoran and the others to arrive.
"Brother, the wild boar seems to be leaving." Wang Hongjun suddenly noticed that the wild boar showed signs of leaving and immediately said anxiously.
"What should I do? Uncle Hao hasn't come yet?" Ma Youcai also became anxious.
"You two go hide in the valley, and then put down the net once the wild boar goes in." Ziyi said decisively.
"What if they don't enter the valley?" Ma Youcai asked.
"I will let them in." Ziyi answered affirmatively, "Go ahead and just do as I tell you."
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