Chapter 208 Bottom Line
In order to save more meat, Zhu Erhai asked Junqiang to tie a rope to the dog and forcibly led the dog away from the battle scene.

As for the wild boar, we will dig a snow pit and bury it first. We will come back to get it before we go down the mountain in the afternoon!

After the three men walked away with the dogs, the five dogs became a little more normal. The hunting dogs did have a certain degree of autonomy, but their IQ was limited. They were taken away from the battle scene by their owners, and the matter of not getting to eat the meat was temporarily put to rest.

The three men led the dog and followed the wild boar’s trail to another hilltop. Only then did Zhu Erhai ask Junqiang to untie the hemp rope that tied the dog.

“We didn’t use our guns. The wild boar that escaped won’t necessarily run for its life, so we should still have at least one chance!
Bailong, smell the ground and continue searching!”

Hearing his master calling his name, Bailong immediately lowered his head to sniff, and soon became interested, chasing in the direction the wild boar fled.

In fact, in this weather, you can find the stray wild boars without smelling the smell. The snow on the ground was just the second day after it fell, and it was very loose. The footprints along the way were very clear.

Under Bailong’s leadership, the dog gang followed the trail and scent again.

At this moment, Zhu Erhai was still immersed in the excitement of capturing a wild boar.

This is a two-year-old wild boar with all its beards and tail intact. If the price is 60 to 70 cents per pound, this pig can be worth about a hundred yuan. He is the leader of the hunting team and also has a dog gang. According to the rules, he can get at least three shares, which means he can get more than half of the final prey.

These five hunting dogs are his cash cows. Once he has saved enough money to buy a barreled rifle, he won’t have to bring Junqiang with him when he goes up the mountain next time, and he can get two fewer shares.

If you go up the mountain once every three days and catch a wild boar or other mountain animals every time, you might be able to save enough money to buy a brand new Type 56 half-sized rifle before spring. Then you can take your gang of dogs to the mountains and be able to fight even if you encounter jackals, tigers or leopards.

The idea was good, but plans can never keep up with the speed of change. Bai Long followed the scent and chased after it. After chasing for two hills in a row, he unknowingly brought the people behind him to a Tiaoshitang mountain stream.

The so-called Tiaoshitang, in Northeastern dialect, means a place where the soil layer on the surface is very thin, revealing large pieces of large and small stones.

The mountain ranges have different directions, most of them are earth ridges, but there are also a few real stone peaks.

Such terrain is mostly caused by frequent crustal movement and mutual compression during the process of terrain evolution. It may have been washed away by mountain torrents later, thus forming a similar special terrain environment on the mountain.

In terrain like Tiaoshitang, it is difficult to grow tall enough trees in most areas because of the small amount of shallow soil. It is mostly bright ground with occasional small shrubs or vines.

Most small animals don’t like to stay in this kind of place because the vegetation is relatively sparse and there are no useful resources.

However, this jumping stone pond is a favorite hiding place for cats. Cats have one thing in common: they like cleanliness. From bobcats to golden shaded cats, they all have this habit.

The five dogs of the dog gang chased away the wild boars. The wild boars panicked and fled to the bottom of Tiaoshitang ditch and hid in the bushes.

Now, Bai Long and his helper dogs followed the trail and soon found the big wild boar at the bottom of the ditch.

According to the normal script, the five dogs of the dog gang locked onto a wild boar, and then used the same trick again. After exhausting the wild boar’s strength, they pinned down another one, and today’s mission on the mountain was successfully completed.

But every inch counts, and they unknowingly enter the territory of other predators.

The dogs here had just climbed over the ridge and rushed down from the sunny slope to the stone pond when the lead dog, Bailong, smelled another scent.

As mentioned before, wild animals will use their scent to mark their territory, and a dog with a good sense of smell can easily spot them.

This time, after it discovered the new smell, it felt a clear threat. Then Bailong gave up tracking the wild boar and followed the smell directly to the higher side of Tiaoshitang.

woof woof woof!
The smell gathered to an extremely high concentration in a certain area, and the white dragon stood still, barking madly.

Soon, the four dogs behind him also caught up, and the five dogs made an even more spectacular sight.

At this time, a large gray cat with thick limbs, a short tail, and erect tufts of hair on its ears emerged from the pile of rocks.

This big cat has extremely thick fur. When the mountain wind blows, the long hair on the surface is blown away, revealing dense fur underneath, the kind that won’t get stuck even if snow falls on its body.

What a big lynx! It must weigh nearly 100 kilograms.

Whoosh!

Facing the barking of the dogs, the giant lynx made a low-frequency threatening sound of breathing, with its back hair arched, indicating that it had entered an attacking state.

If Bailong was alone, he might have been afraid of the opponent’s strength, but now his companions were there, so Bailong immediately launched an attack on the lynx.

Then the white dragon leaped up and rushed towards the lynx. The four dogs next to it attacked almost at the same time.

The next second, a jaw-dropping scene happened. The white dragon, who had just rushed forward and was about to open his mouth, was slapped in the face by the lynx. The sharp claws scratched his face, and his face was covered with blood on the spot.

The fat tiger-striped guy, who was usually a hard-line member of the gang, was the second one to rush forward fearlessly.

As a result, the lynx dodged backwards to avoid the sharp fangs, and then slapped the fat dog in the face with its left paw. In this moment of distraction, the big lynx grabbed the tabby fat dog’s neck from the back.

quack!

With just one bite, the cervical vertebra of the fat man was broken. The fat man, who had lost control of his body, rushed forward more than half a meter due to inertia, but was evaded by the lynx. The hound fell to the ground and struggled and twitched twice, but soon became motionless.

The lynx active in the Northeast region is the largest lynx subspecies in the world. This lynx is a male in its prime, and its fighting power is basically at full capacity.

Not to mention ordinary hunting dogs, even Siberian wolves are targets of lynxes.

There is an obvious difference in reaction speed between cats and dogs. This lynx has sharp teeth and claws, so it can use a dimensionality reduction attack against a hound.

Among hunters in Northeast China, lynx has a nickname, tiger cub. This name alone is very telling.

One hound was killed on the spot, and the remaining four dogs were still barking wildly, but they were in a stalemate and did not dare to attack.

The tabby tiger is the main attacker of the dog gang. When he was fighting the 300-pound cannon eggs in the mountains, he was the toughest dog. He fought dozens of battles, big and small, and survived. But today he was unlucky and was bitten to death by a lynx.

Looking at the white dragon that was hit by a claw, three scratches on its face were directly exposed, and its companion was bitten to death. It was furious, but did not dare to continue attacking. At this time, Zhu Erhai’s three people followed the trail and followed. The confrontation was broken in an instant.

When the lynx saw people coming, it immediately turned around and tried to run away. The four dogs saw that the opponent’s back was exposed and launched an attack again.

oooooooo!
I couldn’t see clearly how the lynx moved, but the three dogs all screamed, then ran back towards their owner with their tails between their legs.

“Damn! It’s a tiger cub! Junqiang, give me the gun!” After seeing the lynx, Zhu Erhai immediately stopped and took the gun from Junqiang’s hand.

Safety on, aim, fire!

By the time he pulled the trigger, the lynx had already picked up speed, leaving only a faint afterimage for Zhu Erhai.

The bullet hit the rocks not far away, splashing sparks, but the lynx just jumped between the rocks a few times and soon disappeared without a trace.

“The dog seems to be injured! Let’s look at the dog first!” Wang Xiaonian had heard from his grandfather how powerful this tiger cub was, so he reminded Zhu Erhai to look at the hunting dog first.

“Let’s go!” Zhu Erhai strode down the ridge with a gun in hand.

When we got closer, we found something unusual. There were five dogs. The tiger-striped gang dog was lying in the snow without moving. Among the remaining four dogs, Bailong had his face scratched and the other three gang dogs had been scratched on their ribs, upper forelimbs, and faces.

The dog gang, which was safe and sound not long ago when they first went up the mountain, was injured after a head-on encounter with the big male lynx. One dog died and four were injured.

woo woo woo woo!

When the injured white dragon saw his master, he came up to him with his tail between his legs, whimpering. When Zhu Erhai saw such a tragic battle, his ambitious mood, which had been so high not long ago, instantly fell to the bottom.

“Fatty!” He didn’t bother to check the injuries of the four injured dogs, and staggered towards the tabby Fatty who was lying on the ground.

When he reached Tiger Stripe, two huge bloody holes on his neck revealed his pale spine, and Dapang was already dead.

Among these five hunting dogs, the most valuable one is the white dragon, who is very lively and has a lot of fun. Apart from that, the second most valuable one is the fat tiger-brindle dog, a real tough guy. He is three years old and weighs nearly 100 kilograms. He is brave, has a fierce bite, and has a fierce fighting style.

It can be said that if the combined combat effectiveness of these five hunting dogs is added together to be 40 points, Big Fatty alone can account for at least points.

Now, there were no more sounds from the two bloody holes on the neck.

“Fuck that bloody guy!” After seeing Dapang’s wound clearly, Zhu Erhai became furious.

The first time they went up the mountain, they killed a tough gang of dogs. The fighting power of this gang of dogs was reduced by at least 30%.

“These dogs need to be treated. The scratches have penetrated the skin. It will be difficult to heal without stitches!” Wang Xiaonian reminded.

“Use cigarettes to stop the bleeding first, and then we’ll deal with it when we get back to the village! Damn it, the dog is injured, and we can’t fight the dog. After I get home and deal with the dog, I’m going to come and deal with this tiger cub!” Zhu Erhai said gritting his teeth.

“What should we do with the dead dog? Let’s find a place to bury it!” Wang Xiaonian continued to ask while looking for cigarettes in his bag.

“Take the dead dog down the mountain too. This dog weighs over 100 pounds. It could be worth some money if we clean it up!”

Zhu Erhai did not follow the hunter’s tradition of burying the hunting dog with great honor. Instead, he set his sights on the hundred kilograms of dog meat.

Upon hearing this, Wang Junqiang immediately quit. It was true that Zhu Erhai bought the dog with his own money, but he was also a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side with him. Now something unexpected happened during the hunting and the dog was bitten to death by a lynx. Zhu Erhai even wanted to take the body of the hound back to sell for money.

“How can you go hunting in the mountains and then take the dead dogs home to eat meat? This is against the rules!” Wang Junqiang said with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Zhu Erhai turned his head and glanced at Wang Junqiang, his tone gloomy: “What kind of damn rule is this? I spent more than three hundred yuan to buy these five dogs, and this tabby dog ​​was priced at least eighty yuan. Now it’s dead after killing a wild boar. I’m just trying to reduce my losses!
You’re telling me the rules? Are you the captain or am I the captain? It’s not your money, so you don’t feel bad, right? Why are you talking big to me? “

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Wang Xiaonian immediately pulled his cousin and said, “Stop arguing. No one wants the dog to die! Junqiang, stop talking and listen to the captain’s instructions!”

While speaking, Wang Xiaonian winked at his cousin.

To put it bluntly, the three people originally cooperated together because of their own interests. The dog is not their own dog. Whether the owner is willing to eat it or bury it, what does it have to do with them?

Wang Junqiang had an argument with Zhu Erhai last time over the division of roe deer meat, but that did not involve his bottom line, so he endured it.

But now, Zhu Erhai’s decision to take the dead dog back home has completely crossed Junqiang’s red line.

“What kind of crappy captain is he? He even dragged his own dog home to eat its meat when it died in an accident. How can he be so cruel? What if one day we go up the mountain with him and something happens to us, can he take care of us?” Wang Junqiang asked.

“Okay, you’re going to go against me, right? You don’t recognize me as the captain, and you don’t obey my orders. That’s perfect. You won’t get any share of the prey we hunt today! Go down the mountain by yourself!” Zhu Erhai was hit in a sore spot and his face looked ugly.

“Go down the mountain if you want, and give me back my gun! Next time you go up the mountain to hunt, don’t call me again, and don’t even think about using my grandfather’s gun!” Wang Junqiang was very tough. He walked up to the old gun, took the old barrel in his hand, threw down his bag, turned around and left.

At this point, Wang Xiaonian was in a dilemma.

On one side was his cousin who was not out of the fifth generation of mourning, and on the other side was Zhu Erhai who had just owned a dog gang, plus there was also the dividend from the wild boar prey buried in the snow.

However, Wang Xiaonian still had some concerns about blood ties. After a slight hesitation, he quickly caught up with Wang Junqiang.

“Don’t pull me! You guys are good friends, just divide it among yourselves. If you don’t share this wild boar, I, Wang Junqiang, will not starve to death!”

“Stop right there! If we went up the mountain together, we must go down together. This is the rule! Even if you want to leave the gang and jump alone, you have to wait until we get down the mountain! Otherwise, if we all come out together and you get lost later, I won’t be able to explain to my second grandfather!” Wang Xiaonian said stiffly.

There is something wrong with what he said. It is true that if there is a disagreement in ideas and internal strife, then they can just go their separate ways. But now we are not in the grove at the entrance of the village, but in the depths of a real forest. If something unexpected happens, no one can afford the risk.

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