The moment the lid of the jar was opened, a foul odor wafted out of the jar.

Wang Jianguo frowned, put his fingers together and fanned his nose.

“What the hell is this? Why is it so smelly? It stinks worse than the cesspool in the thatched house!”

Yue Feng grinned: “Hehe! This is a good thing. I started preparing it in advance since the first day I went up the mountain to build a tree nest. The temperature is high now. It should be ready to use in a few days!”

“What the hell is this?”

“Meat! Bighead carp without internal organs removed, meat bones left out in the sun until they rot!

If we put this thing around the tree nests on the mountain, as long as there are wild boars, bears and other wild animals in a certain range, it will definitely attract them! ! “Yue Feng said very confidently.

Ordinary people may have a misunderstanding that in the autumn when animals are gaining weight, omnivorous mountain animals such as wild boars and bears prefer to eat plant-based foods such as corn and sweet potatoes.

In fact, this is a wishful illusion.

No matter what season it is, wild animals prefer to eat food with high energy density, and no one will eat vegetarian food first if meat is available.

Wild boars and bears are actually scavengers in the wild, and their sense of smell is very sensitive. The smell of naturally rotting flesh and blood can drift from far away.

“Are you sure you can do this? Be careful not to break the jar, or else the stink will spread three miles away!!”

After listening to Yue Feng’s explanation, Wang Jianguo gave him a few additional instructions.

“Hehe, don’t worry! I have discussed it with Uncle Zhang, Brother Zhao, and other hunters.

Tonight, everyone should put on thick clothes for sleeping outside and stay in the tree nest for the whole night! ! “Yue Feng laughed.

“Okay then! Go ahead and do it. Tell me if you have anything to say! By the way, has Zhou Yuanchao done anything weird in the past few days?” Wang Jianguo suddenly mentioned Zhou Yuanchao again.

Even though Yue Feng has been very honest in recent days, he has been secretly inquiring through various channels.

According to the information provided by Xiaowen, two people in the hunting team had drunk with Zhou Yuanchao in private. The current vague doubts are most likely caused by Zhou Yuanchao.

Without substantial evidence, Yue Feng would definitely not speak nonsense. Facing his father-in-law’s question, Yue Feng shook his head: “I didn’t hear anything! Let’s do our own thing, who cares! Well, I’ll go and set up the tree nest first!”

“Okay, be careful!”

……

After separating from Wang Jianguo, Yue Feng and his hunting team buddies moved the three jars at the foot of the wall onto the sidecar of a motorcycle, and then rode out of the village on a military backpack.

The smell of rotten meat and fish was so deadly that even though Yue Feng had made all the necessary preparations and put on two pairs of thick labor protection masks issued by the coal mine, he still couldn’t cover up the stench.

The brothers gritted their teeth and used tongs to pick up the stinky meat bones and stinky fish from the jar. They then followed what Uncle Zhao had taught them last time – how to use the carcass of a red dog to ‘fish’ for wild wolves. They tied up the stinky bones, meat and stinky fish with ropes and hung them in a suitable position below the tree nest.

For a moment, the mountain breeze in the forest was filled with a choking and stench.

The locations for the seven tree holes had all been arranged, and the sun was setting and it was almost dark.

When Yue Feng returned to the village, all the hunters who had been arranged in advance during the day put on thick cotton-padded clothes, sheepskin coats, cotton shoes and other overnight equipment that they would wear in winter. They set out from home in groups of two, carrying guns and bullets, and went to the tree nest to keep watch according to Yue Feng’s arrangements.

Among these seven tree holes, the one closest to Erguniang Valley was the one left by Yue Feng and his hunting team.

After several days of preparation, it is now time to verify the results.

Yue Feng and Xiao Tao, after having a full dinner at home, rode their motorcycles carrying a 56 and a 16-gauge barreled rifle and headed straight for the tree nest on the mountain.

Xiao Tao sat in the sidecar of Yue Feng’s motorcycle and asked uncertainly as they moved forward, “Brother, do you think the mountain animals can come tonight?

Damn, the stuff in the jars this afternoon really stinks, it stinks, I washed my hands several times but the smell still didn’t go away! ”

Yue Feng drove his motorcycle slowly and said, “I can’t really say, but I have consulted Uncle Zhao about this job of leading cattle to the mountains with stinky meat, and the effect will definitely not be bad!
Let’s just camp in the woods for one night. There’s no need to think too much. Even if no wild animals come, we’ll still be doing a good deed for the villagers and farmers!”

This mentality is quite good. It would be better if there are gains, but it is also possible to bear the result of no gains.

Xiao Tao was a simple-minded person to begin with. After hearing what Yue Feng said, he put away his worries.

After all, I feel honored to watch over the crops for the young and old men in the village.

As he was speaking, Yue Feng rode his motorcycle through a large cornfield, then rode along the mountain road for several hundred meters and arrived near his destination.

Before I even got off the car, I could smell the odor of rotten fish and meat from a long distance away. It had been several hours, but the smell was still there.

“Okay, get off! You can’t ride your motorcycle under a tree hole. Wild animals are cautious at night. With this thing here, even if a group of wild boars or bears come, they won’t dare to get close easily!”

Yue Feng locked the motorcycle and parked it on an open space on the side of the road, then said to Xiao Tao.

The two brothers got off the motorcycle, each put on a gun, put on a hunting bag, and walked towards the area of ​​the tree hole.

After walking about a hundred meters, Yue Feng and Xiao Tao arrived near a mountain cave.

Yue Feng frowned slightly from a distance of at least ten meters. The corn kernels that had just been scattered on the ground in the afternoon were obviously arched in part near the north side.

The peak of grain that was originally artificially piled up was now completely spread out.

“Something’s wrong! Take your gun off! The corn beds on the ground have been disturbed by some animal!”

Yue Feng greeted him and at the same time took off the gun on his back, opened the safety and loaded the gun.

“It was broad daylight, and in such a short time, how could the wild animals eat the food? Did they step on it accidentally?”

Xiao Tao was somewhat nonchalant, but still followed his elder brother’s reminder and took off the gun and held it in his hand.

“No, I deliberately piled it up into a sharp point so that I could see it from a distance! Now the grain tip is spread out! Be careful around you!”

Yue Feng gave a reminder, then looked around and walked towards the nest.

When he got closer, Yue Feng observed and found that some corn kernels on the ground had indeed been eaten, and it was estimated that there were at least several kilograms of them.

In addition, there are signs of foraging on the surrounding grass stalks and debris. If I am not mistaken, wild boars were here between the afternoon and evening.

“There are traces of food on the ground, like a wild boar!”

“What should we do? Can’t we go back and take the dog?” Xiao Tao asked.

“No need for a dog. Even if there is a dog, it can’t go into the woods to chase prey at night. Forget about this. Didn’t you bring the foot strap? Go up the tree!”

“I have it with me! Good!!”

Xiao Tao responded and immediately took out the foot straps from his backpack. Then he secured them with a strap and climbed up holding onto the tree trunk while carrying his gun.

We mentioned the foot spike earlier. It is a small tool commonly used by the mountain people in Northeast China. It is made of cast iron and has several canine-like tips. When in use, it is fixed on the sole of the shoe and the upper end is tied to the calf with a rope, so that people can climb trees like a bear.

It can be used when going into the mountains to collect pine cones, climbing trees to pick wood ear mushrooms, Hericium erinaceus and other mountain products.

Xiao Tao climbed up the tree swiftly, and Yue Feng also followed him up the tree with a gun on his back and leg straps tied on. The two brothers climbed up to the tree hole one after the other and then sat up in the tree hole.

The tree hole is about three meters above the ground, which is not very high, but looking down from here, the surrounding view is quite good.

The farmlands not far away can be seen in full view, and the large area close to the forest side is also within the observation range.

Xiao Tao sat on the bottom of the tree nest, looking around curiously, and only calmed down a little after Yue Feng came up.

“Hey, this thing is really suitable for crops. Look, we can even see our motorcycles parked on the roadside from here!” Xiao Tao said in a low voice.

“Don’t be so cocky. You can see farther from a tree, but your voice can also travel farther! If you feel sleepy, just take a nap and I’ll keep watch!”

Yue Feng rummaged through his hunting bag and quickly took out a large gray mosquito coil that was rolled with elm bark paper and was two sizes thicker than an ordinary cigarette.

“I’m not sleepy yet! What are you doing?”

“Uncle Zhao made handmade mosquito repellent incense for me, made of wormwood foam rolled in elm bark paper! This thing is very strong, but slow to burn. Light it up, and there will be fewer mosquitoes at night, and you will feel a little more comfortable!”

While speaking, Yue Feng took out a box of matches, lit a match with a snap, and lit the extra-large mosquito coil.

I don’t know what other processing Uncle Zhao did inside. After the mugwort mosquito coil was lit, it didn’t burn quickly. A little white smoke floated in a small area, emitting a faint smell of mugwort.

Yue Feng and Xiao Tao were both non-smokers, so they were not averse to the smell of mosquito coils. They casually inserted the mosquito coils into the upwind position nearby. Yue Feng then sat there cross-legged with his gun in his arms, closing his eyes to rest.

“Hehe, this mosquito coil really does get rid of all the mosquitoes!! Not bad!!”

Xiao Tao also took the gun off his back and held it in the crook of his arm, imitating Yue Feng’s posture.

“If I’m not mistaken, the one that came here this afternoon was a male! It must have heard some noise or an unexpected situation and was frightened away!!” Yue Feng said in a very light voice, half-squinting his eyes.

“Dugong? Why do you say that? Couldn’t it be something else? Maybe it was a badger or a big rat or something?” Xiao Tao asked curiously when he heard Yue Feng mention this.

“Badgers usually come out to look for food only after it’s completely dark! Rats can’t dig up so much food in such a short time!

I observed it a few times just now, and the soil around the corn kernels showed signs of being opened up, so it must be a wild boar!

In this season, the big cannon eggs usually move around alone! The range of the several pigs active in the surrounding mountains and forests may be his harem and territory! “

“Well… now that you put it that way, it seems to be true. Only the cannon eggs act alone. If they brought their families with them, the food on the ground would have been eaten up long ago!”

The two brothers were chatting in low voices when Yue Feng suddenly heard the faint sound of grass being trampled coming from the direction of the ridge above.

“Shhh! There’s movement!”

Yue Feng immediately fell silent, and the two brothers held their breath. (End of this chapter)