Chapter 303 The Taste of Wolf Meat

“Ah?” Yue Feng was confused and didn’t react.

Uncle Zhao continued to explain: “For ordinary people like us, it feels like Chinese New Year is coming when we can eat some fatty pork, beef or mutton.

But aren’t there still those big leaders and officials who have had enough of eating fat pork, beef and mutton!

This wolf meat doesn’t taste good, but it’s rare. It’s okay to try it, right?

And this jackal leader, aren’t you planning to give it to someone to treat arthritis?

One of the typical symptoms of arthritis is rheumatic bone pain. Laying a wolfskin mattress can also have an auxiliary therapeutic effect!
Since we are doing a favor, we should naturally give it our all. If we can do 100% of it, don’t keep 60%!

Pick a wolf skin tube that looks good, add some wolf meat and send it over, and you’ll have both face and money!”

Uncle Zhao is indeed an old hunter who has lived for most of his life. He has a very profound view of things. Just a simple suggestion made Yue Feng feel enlightened.

In terms of dealing with people and things, Yue Feng felt that his knowledge was not low, but even the wisest man can make mistakes, and there are always things that he has not considered carefully. Now that Uncle Zhao has reminded him, it is indeed necessary to bring the two cats back.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever you say! I won’t bother with polite words, for fear that you’ll scold me!”

Uncle Zhao smiled and said, “You kid! Just do whatever I tell you to do. I can’t cheat you!
So many gunshots were fired, and all the tigers around were scared away. We still have some time, so get some sleep, it will be dawn soon!”

“Okay, let’s sleep for a while. Don’t keep watching me. I’ll make the fire burn brighter and we can both catch up on some sleep. Let’s sleep together!”

“Row!”

Yue Feng picked up a few pieces of the thickest pine wood to make the fire burn brighter, then he and the old man huddled down on the roe deer skin blanket, put on their hats, and squinted their eyes.

Oddly enough, after destroying the wolves outside, Yue Feng slept surprisingly soundly and fell asleep quickly.

A few hours later, Yue Feng was awakened by the crackling sound of burning wood.

When I looked up, it was already bright outside. Uncle Zhao was roasting meat buns on tree branches over the fire.

“Uncle, how long have you been up? What time is it now?”

“I woke up at daybreak, and the two wolves that had escaped came back and made a circle. I heard the noise and got up to take a look, and the wolves had run away in fear!
It’s probably not even seven o’clock now, get up and stretch your legs and eat something, because after you’re full we have to drag all this wolf meat back!”

“Row!”

Yue Feng quickly crawled out of the bed, grabbed a handful of snow foam and wiped his face, and immediately felt a lot more energetic.

Meat buns contain carbohydrates and protein, and they are also good for hot rice. After being heated over the fire, they taste pretty good.

Having not had a good rest last night, Yue Feng was already feeling a little hungry. He finished the big meat bun happily and came out from his snow nest to stretch his arms and legs.

Apart from being a little cold, I felt comfortable all over!

Watching last night’s battle again during the day, it was so intense. With the old elm tree as the center, there were dozens of bloodstains of varying sizes on the ground, and the skinned wolf meat outside was completely frozen solid.

The wolves in Changbai Mountain are not too big. In terms of size, they are about the same size as domestic hunting dogs. However, in terms of weight, wolves of the same size are much lighter than domestic dogs.

This thing has a hard time living in the mountains. It has almost no fat reserves and is covered with lean meat all over.

After skinning, the carcass looks like a canine athlete, with clearly visible muscle fibers and a very low body fat percentage.

Each wolf weighed about 50-60 kilograms, and there were nine of them in total, plus three and a half red dogs. A rough estimate would put the weight at about 500 kilograms.

It would be difficult for two people to drag such a heavy item down the mountain.

But if you only need to drag less than ten kilometers and your teammates can share the burden, you can still give it a try.

Yue Feng strolled around, cut down a few bushes and made a makeshift sled. He divided the wolf meat and jackal meat into two portions and tied them both to the sled.

I tried my best to drag it. It was a bit slow at the start, but the snow here was hard and the friction was low, so I could barely drag it.

After arranging the meat and wolfskin tubes, Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao set out on their return journey.

For two hunters, one old and one young, remembering the route is a piece of cake.

They returned along the same route, dragging the prey, and rested several times along the way. Around noon, they rushed back to the camp on the other side of the meadow.

Even from a distance, the black wolves in the camp discovered that their master had returned and started barking.

Hearing the dog barking, Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Xiaotao quickly crawled out of their snow den and came to meet Yue Feng and the others.

“Uncle! Brother Feng! What’s this? Did you kill so many of them? Did you raid the jackals’ lair?”

When Xiao Tao saw the skinned wolf meat, he couldn’t recognize it for a moment.

Yue Feng bared his teeth and said proudly: “Is everything okay in the camp last night? Last night, my uncle and I killed nine wolves!”

“Fuck! Weren’t we going after the jackals? Why are there wolves here? Is this a skinned wolf? It doesn’t look very big, so skinny!”

“Help to drag the meat back first, and then we can talk about the other things. You are so grown up, how come you still have no sense of propriety!
I didn’t ask you to hold me back, go help me!” Yue Feng complained about his brother.

Xiao Tao scratched his head: “Hey, I forgot because I was so excited. Uncle, take a rest, we will do it!”

Soon, five people dragged the meat back, and Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao finally had a sip of hot water.

After a short rest, Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao took a break and during lunch they recounted the experience of hunting wolves with a Type 56 semi-trailer carrying jackal meat last night. Xiao Tao and his two brothers were overwhelmed with emotion and regretted that they had not caught up with such a good opportunity.

Now that the mission has been completed, there is naturally no need to suffer here anymore.

The brothers divided the wolf meat roughly, dragged it on a detachable sled, and headed towards the cellar in a mighty procession.

I’m going to be out for two days, and there are jackals and eagles at home who need someone to take care of them.

Especially the rabbit-tiger. Uncle Zhao’s training rhythm was interrupted, and he hadn’t fed it for two days. The old man was worried and afraid that something might go wrong.

After lunch, the five of them packed up all the supplies, pulled the sled and took the dog with them, and headed towards the cellar in a mighty procession.

When it was almost dark, Uncle Zhao took the Yuefeng brothers back to the cellar.

My goodness, when they heard the noise of their owner coming back, the red puppies locked in the kennel were so hungry that they stopped moving.

Uncle Zhao was too lazy to dig out the reserved meat from the snow pile, so he simply pulled a wolf down, cut it into several large pieces with his axe, and threw it directly into the jackals’ den.

In comparison, the rabbit-tiger in the cellar, who had been wearing a hat, was much more stable.

Uncle Zhao fed the eagle once when it set off the day before yesterday morning. As of this evening, it had not eaten for a total of 36 hours (normally it is fed once a day). In the absence of much activity, no serious consequences were caused.

The old man didn’t even bother to cook, he just took some clean meat to feed the eagle. The hungry tiger responded to the whistle, even spread his wings and called for food.

Through these judgments, Yue Feng concluded that the eagles were still a little fat before. After being hungry, the condition of the eagles immediately improved to a higher level, which was an unexpected surprise in the eagle training process.

That night, they cut two wolf hind legs from the hunted wolf and put them in the pot.

Although Yue Feng was mentally prepared before cooking the wolf meat, after spending several hours stewing the meat and adding various spices, he tasted the meat after it was out of the pot and found that the taste was really average.

There is a strong earthy smell that cannot be covered even with the addition of spices. The muscle fibers are very thick and even though they have been stewed, the taste of muscle fibers is still strong.

But since they had tasted wolf meat, they just regarded it as a rarity, and they didn’t make any extra complaints.

After living in the wild for two nights, sleeping in the open air, it must have been uncomfortable. Now that I’m back in the cellar, my tense nerves immediately relax.

In the evening, Yue Feng and his friends drank some wine with Uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao talked about his experience of hunting wolves in the mountains when he was young, and before they knew it, they had drunk half a catty of liquor.

After having a good meal and a few days of fatigue quickly set in. Uncle Zhao was still chatting, but Xiao Tao couldn’t stand it anymore and started snoring.

“Go to bed! Get up early and go down the mountain early tomorrow. You’ve been up in the mountain for several days. Your family must be worried!” Uncle Zhao said in a low voice after turning off the radio.

“Okay! I’ll check the doors and windows again!”

Yue Feng got up and checked the doors, windows and the stove. After making sure they were safe, he returned to his bedding and lay down.

His head touched the ground and he fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

They slept extremely soundly that night. The next morning, Yue Feng didn’t even hear the sound of the old man getting up to make breakfast for them.

“Everyone, get up and eat! Breakfast is ready for you!”

Hearing the call, Yue Feng crawled out of the bed.

A young body recovers quickly. After a few days of walking on ice and lying in the snow, and a good night’s sleep, everything will be restored.

For breakfast, Uncle Zhao prepared hand-rolled noodles. A big pot of hand-rolled noodles was cooked.

Use chopsticks to pick the food out of the pot right away, then pour the topping made of minced meat, chili pepper, lard, and diced pickles on it. Take a big bite and you will feel so satisfied.

A family of five ate a big pot of noodles. After eating, they drank a bowl of hot noodle soup. It felt so comfortable.

……

After eating and drinking, the four-member team was about to set out on the journey home. Uncle Zhao was busy putting everything in order, and then straightened the hat on Yue Feng’s head.

“The engagement will be held on the eighth day of the first lunar month. I won’t go. You should take care of those kids and make sure they are safe and sound!
Next time you come, remember to bring me some batteries for the radio! I only have one box left!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Don’t worry, sir, everything will be fine in a few days, we will come back and bring it to you then!

By the way, that wild boar king, when you have nothing to do, take a walk around and see if there is a chance to meet him again!

This is the second time I let it slip away, I feel a little unwilling to accept it!”

“Okay! I’ll keep an eye out for you later! If I find any traces, I’ll leave them for you, and then I’ll lead you to fight!

We still have to walk for several hours on the mountain road to get home, don’t waste time! Be careful on the road!”

“Then let’s go, uncle!” Yue Feng waved his hand and led his brothers to pull the sled down the mountain.

After a long time, the four Yue Feng brothers disappeared into the forest, but Uncle Zhao stood there for a long time without coming to his senses.

At this moment, I don’t know what the old man was thinking about. When he was with these young guys, time seemed to pass especially quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and before I could enjoy them enough, the children left.

After a long time, the old man sighed, turned around and went back to his cellar.

Today, Tuhu hasn’t swung the bait yet. Let’s try the method Xiaofeng said and see how this guy performs!
……

On the other side, at the village intelligence department.

After having breakfast, Meng Yulan went to Li Yinhua’s store early to keep an eye on it.

A mother worries about her son even when he is far away. On weekdays, when Yue Feng and his family were at home, Meng Yulan rarely came over except occasionally to buy things in the store.

But once her son went out to the mountains, as long as there was nothing to do at home, Meng Yulan would definitely go to the village entrance to wait for her son.

“Xiaofeng’s mom, your second son has been out for a few days? It’s time for him to come back, right?”

Li Yinhua now has a high opinion of the Yue family and is very polite to Meng Yulan, the director of the Family Life Department.

“Today is the fifth day, so he should be back! When he left, he said three to five days!
It will take a whole morning just to get here from Woniu Mountain. I estimate it will be around noon, or before dark at the latest!”

“Aunt, you can earn a lot of money by going so far, right?” Chen Meiling, the widow and the most beautiful woman in Xing’an, also came up and asked.

“It’s not that easy to make money. If it were really that easy, the villagers would be staying at home during the winter and have nothing to do. Wouldn’t all the old men in the village go into the mountains to make money?

We burn firewood at home, but it’s still cold when we go to bed at night. It’s minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius in the mountains. My son goes up the mountain to earn a few dollars, and he suffers unbearable hardships!” Meng Yulan said quietly.

After saying this, Chen Meiling stopped talking. Even Li Yinhua felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little off.

At this time, a hunting team in the distance, leading dogs, carrying guns and dragging sleds, slowly walked towards the village entrance.

Li Yinhua was the first to notice and said, “Hey, look, is it Xiaofeng and the others who are back?”

Hearing the noise, Meng Yulan immediately opened the door and went out.

It really was Yue Feng’s hunting team. All four children were present, and the four dogs had let go of the hemp ropes and were already running towards home.

When they arrived, Widow Chen, who had been told off not long ago, saw bandages on the four dogs’ bodies.

“Her aunt, what happened? Why are all four dogs injured like this?”

Meng Yulan also saw the injuries of her dog. The wounds of varying sizes were exposed, the less serious ones were wrapped up and could not be seen. However, it indirectly confirmed the argument that going up the mountain was not an easy job.

Meng Yulan strode towards her son.

“Xiao Feng, what happened to you guys? Why is the dog injured? Is everyone okay?”

(End of this chapter)