Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain
Chapter 138 The Eagle in the Sky Comes Again
Chapter 138 The Eagle in the Sky Comes Again
“We are all men, what’s the big deal! What, Brother Feng, have you forgotten that we peeked at Sister-in-law Chen taking a bath together a few years ago!”
Xiao Tao didn’t care about Yue Feng’s performance, and even dug up an old incident from five or six years ago.
Now Xiaowen and Xiaowu looked at each other and couldn’t help but smile.
It turns out that Captain Feng, who usually claims to be a gentleman, is also an old pervert.
Yue Feng scratched his head strategically, then explained seriously: “I only took you to see it because you wanted to see it!
This happened so many years ago, I was still a kid at that time and didn’t know much! Don’t mention it again in the future, otherwise, I will be called a gangster and it will be a problem for me to get a wife in the future!!
You kid, you actually exposed my past. I’ll punish you by disemboweling this bastard!
By the way, this thing has thick armor on its back, and this wild boar skin must be very heavy. Let’s peel the skin directly on the mountain and take the meat back with us!”
Xiao Tao grinned and nodded: “Okay! I’ve never cooked such a big pig before. Let me try my hand. If I can kill ten or eight pigs in the winter, I think my pig-killing skills will be as good as Chen the butcher in the village!!”
“Come on, don’t just stand there, give me a hand and turn this pig over!”
Soon, the four of them worked together to turn over the cannon egg that had already bled dry. Xiao Tao took the operation and directly cut open the cannon egg.
It took half an hour to get all the heart, liver, lungs, etc. out of the water.
It must be said that the skin of this kind of big wild boar weighing more than 400 to 500 kilograms is much thicker even in the vital parts under its belly than that of ordinary small wild boars.
With such thick pig skin and loose armor hung on the shoulders and back, the defense and impact resistance will definitely be raised to a higher level.
The huge pig heart was quickly picked out, and Yue Feng fed the dog one by one according to the old rules.
Here, in addition to feeding the head dog Dahuang as usual, Yue Feng also specially praised the biggest contributor to this battle, Black Wolf.
The fat of Dapao’s eggs is more than five fingers thick, and your hands will be greasy after touching the meat. Today, when we went up the mountain, the four puppies of Yuefeng’s family could eat as much meat as they wanted, and they wouldn’t have to worry about it for at least a month.
The four dogs lined up in a row. Dahei and Xiaohua also slowly recovered. Anyway, the two pigs had already met their psychological expectations for this trip up the mountain. Yue Feng simply fed the dogs as much as they ate, until all four dogs had their bellies round and refused to eat the meat strips even when their mouths were in front of them. Only then did he end the whole dog feeding process.
While Yue Feng was squatting there feeding the dog, the others were not idle either. Xiao Tao took a skinning knife and carefully skinned the cannon eggs, while the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu went around to collect dry wood to make a fire.
The dog was full, but the people were still hungry after climbing over mountains and hills for a whole morning. They wanted to drag the two pigs back, but they couldn’t bear it without food in their stomachs.
The four brothers made a fire, put the kettle that had frozen into a lump of ice aside to slowly melt it, and then took out the dry food they brought up the mountain from their backpacks.
“Come and have a look at this perfect wild boar skin I peeled off this time! There isn’t a single hole in it! Haha, I’ve learned how to peel the skin too!”
Just when the dry food and water were almost heated by the fire, Xiao Tao, who had been peeling the skin carefully, stood up excitedly.
Hearing his greeting, the other people who were resting around the fire all saluted him in unison.
Xiao Tao seemed to show off his work, so he grabbed one of the wild boar’s front hooves and tried to lift it up. The wild boar’s skin was exposed, but the male boar was too heavy, and he couldn’t get the last bit of connection near the spine to work.
Upon seeing this, Xiaowen walked over and helped to push the wild boar into the snow.
Xiao Tao grabbed the wild boar skin and tried to lift it up, but he couldn’t lift it at the first try.
It’s heavy. It’s so damn heavy!
“Oh, shit! This is weird. I can’t even lift a wild boar skin? This is a joke!” Xiao Tao muttered and tried again.
This time he managed to lift the wild boar skin carelessly, but soon the grease on his hands made it too slippery and it slipped down again.
When it landed on its back, there was a muffled sound, similar to that of a heavy object hitting the snow.
“Oh my god, the armor on this wild boar is so thick! It must weigh dozens of kilograms!” In order to satisfy his curiosity, Xiao Tao took great effort to turn the pig skin over.
Now, the complete and clear armored wild boar skin appeared in front of everyone.
The wild boar’s shoulders and back were covered with thick and unusually black bristles that were completely covered with pine oil. In the cold winter, the pine oil was frozen hard. When you knocked on them with the back of a knife, they made a sound similar to the collision of metal.
Xiao Tao used the tip of the knife to scratch it for a while, and with great effort he picked out a few pebbles slightly larger than the tip of his thumb from the pine oil.
In addition to pebbles, there are also fine sand particles, broken wood chips and other debris. These things alone weigh dozens of kilograms as the base.
No wonder bullets would create sparks when they hit the back. It’s either pebbles or gravel, and coupled with such thick deposits of pine oil, it would be difficult to damage this cannon ball unless it hits the vital parts.
Yue Feng had been hunting all his life in his previous life, but he had never actually seen the legendary armored wild boar with his own eyes. Now his wish had come true. He and several other friends carefully looked at it and studied it for a long time before they stood up again.
“No wonder the previous shots didn’t hurt the pigs, the pine oil armor is at least 10 centimeters thick, and the bullets didn’t hit the actual body!
Look at this mark, does it look like it was left by a 7.62 bullet? “
Yue Feng pointed at the position above one shoulder blade. As expected, there was a slight difference between the pine oil nail here and other places. A hole as thick as a thumb could be vaguely seen, with traces of scratches.
“Don’t worry about anything else! Now we should think about how to drag this pig back! This pig must weigh at least 400 pounds after removing the internal organs. Otherwise, should we chop it in half?” Xiao Tao held the knife in his hand, ready to move.
“The old way. Cut two more bushes to tie the head to, dismember the pig, and drag it back together!”
“Brother Feng, I have an idea. You said we have four dogs now. Can we think of a way to let several dogs pull one of the sleds together? Wouldn’t it be much easier for everyone this way?” Xiaowen said after a little thought.
“Dog sled?” When Yue Feng heard this idea, the three idiots on the sled from his past life and future life instantly emerged in his mind.
“Yes, it’s all snowy anyway, let’s just take a detour and take the Chaiji Road!
When the time comes, the dog will pull a sled, and we will each drag a portion of the meat, so a quarter will become a fifth, which will be much easier!”
After Yue Feng thought about it, it seemed to be possible!
The Northeastern native hounds are a native breed that has survived generations of selection. Even at minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius, the dogs can spend the night in the doghouse in the yard. Several dogs together can pull a sled weighing more than 100 kilograms without much burden. “Okay, let’s try! Fortunately, we brought a lot of ropes, otherwise it would be difficult to use! The rope for tying a dog can’t just be tied around the neck. It’s time to kill the dog. Add another rope on the upper part of the forelimb!” Yue Feng gave a simple reminder and said according to the general state in his memory.
Soon, Xiaowen tried it out. He straightened the sled, then tied two knots at one end of the rope, fixed it on the dog’s neck and upper forelimbs, and tied the other end to the middle of the sled.
After some attempts, all four dogs were tied to the sled, and Xiaowen squatted directly on the sled.
“Brother Feng, let the dog walk a few steps in front of you, and let’s try it out!”
Yue Feng nodded and walked in front of the dogs, Heilang, Dahuang, follow me!
After hearing the command, the dog really followed Yue Feng obediently.
Four dogs were pulling a sled, with Xiaowen, a living person, sitting on the sled. After a brief strenuous effort during the starting phase, once the speed picked up, the dogs pulled the sled quite happily, and it was not as difficult as imagined!
“Hey, that’s a possibility! These four dogs are pulling the sled very well! Xiao Tao, split this sled into three parts, and let our dogs pull one of them!” Yue Feng gave a few instructions and quickly made the decision.
Xiao Tao nodded, took the knife and quickly divided it into three parts of roughly the same weight: the head, the waist, and the back.
Yue Feng selected the most orderly wild boar, lifted the back seat onto the sled, tied it up with a rope, and then let the dogs pull it to try it out.
The wild boar’s back seat is lighter than Xiaowen’s, so it’s easier for the dog to pull it.
“Hey, okay! Let’s finish eating the roasted rations and take a break, then get ready to go down the mountain!”
Yue Feng returned to the fire, took the slightly yellowed fat cake off the pine branch, took a bite while it was still hot, and the aroma of onion and the taste of fat instantly burst in his mouth, making him feel extremely satisfied.
Seeing that the thing they mentioned casually was tested successfully, the brothers were very excited. Yue Feng frowned slightly and thought about it. He always felt that there was an idea turning around in his head, but it just lacked a little inspiration.
Suddenly, Yue Feng’s eyes fell on the huge wild boar skin.
Yue Feng suddenly understood and had an idea.
“What do you think? Next time we go up the mountain, can we use tanned wild boar skin instead of a sled?
Just like this knife, leave a temporary interface for fixing the pole, roll it up and carry it with you when not in use, and when we catch the prey, we will unfold the skin, cut a few pieces of wood to fix the wild boar skin sled, then tie up the prey, and directly drag the wild boar skin sled on the snow!” Yue Feng said his idea in public.
Xiaowen’s eyes lit up after hearing Yue Feng’s idea: “You know what, I think it’s reliable! Aren’t those skis made of wild boar skin?
The bristles on the back of this thing also reduce friction, making it easier to pull! We are loading meat, not cargo of a fixed shape, so as long as it is fixed and can’t be lost and can be pulled along, it’s fine!
Although this wooden sled is sturdy, it is a bit too heavy to pull up the mountain! “
“Also change the position of the dog’s rope around the head to a flat one, so it won’t be so tight!” Xiaowu also echoed.
It is said that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, and it is true. With everyone talking at once, they have actually figured out the general state of this detachable wild boar skin sled.
Yue Feng: “I still have a few wild boar skins at home. They are not valuable and no one takes them seriously. If you look at it this way, we have to go back and buy some materials to nitrate them. We will study them when we get back!”
The detachable wild boar skin sled ‘project’ was directly approved.
Just when the brothers were very excited, Xiao Tao, who couldn’t get a word in, suddenly pointed at a dark shadow in the sky and shouted.
“Brother, look at the sky! That falcon you mentioned last time seems to be here again! The one with pointed wings like a swallow!”
When Yue Feng heard the word “falcon”, he immediately looked up very sensitively.
It’s true, the wing fingers are pointed, it’s indeed the bird of prey I saw when I went up the mountain to hunt pigs last time!
“Does this thing spend the winter in Changbai Mountain? The trees in this mountain forest are so dense, and judging from the habits of birds of prey like falcons, it seems that they would not be able to take advantage of it.” Yue Feng frowned and stared at the eagle in the sky for a long time, and said in confusion.
As mentioned before, long-winged eagles like falcons prefer to move around in terrains such as wastelands, seashores, and the intersection of woodlands and grasslands. Changbai Mountain is full of deep mountains and old forests, and even in the inhabited forest areas at the foot of the mountains, there are not many places suitable for these birds of prey to move around.
Thinking back to the previous experience when he followed Li Wentong up the mountain and found out that the offerings to the mountain god had been eaten, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed through Yue Feng’s mind.
Could it be that this big baby had some method of knowing that they had hunted prey here, and then hovered in the sky, waiting for them to leave so that it could come down and eat the wild boar’s offal?
Many times, there is only a thin layer of window paper between intentional and unintentional. Once you focus on the right place and pierce the window paper, it will be a whole new world.
“No, I have to find a way to take a closer look at this falcon! Judging from its size, it should be a medium to large-sized falcon raptor. Could it be a hunting falcon?” Yue Feng guessed to himself.
“Hey, brother, didn’t you say that this thing is not good for work? It would be better if we dragged the wild boar home early. Why study it? If you want to see what it is, you can just shoot it and maybe you can shoot it down! The falcon is not hovering too high and its speed is not fast!”
Xiao Tao didn’t take it seriously and even suggested to Yue Feng a dirty trick of shooting an eagle with a gun.
Yue Feng curled his lips after hearing this: “When have you ever seen me shoot an eagle with a gun? This eagle is the basis of our livelihood, don’t say that next time!”
When Xiao Tao heard Yue Feng’s words, he knew he was in the wrong and shrank his neck: “Well, alright! It’s my fault! Otherwise, we can leave the sewage here first, and you can find a place to hide and take a look?”
Yue Feng nodded: “Let’s leave together later, and then I will go back from the pine forest over there and hide! As long as it comes down to eat the tribute, we will definitely see its true face!”
“Just do as you say!”
After the brothers discussed the strategy, they quickly pulled the sled and led the dog away from the pig-slaughtering scene.
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I was originally planning to reduce the number of daily updates, but the reward from the big guys gave me the motivation to continue with 12,000. I might as well just rush for a few more days and completely drain all the manuscripts in stock!
The protagonist’s main falcon will be back soon, so stay tuned!
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