Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 116: Go into the mountain and dig out the badger’s hole ()

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Erniujing stood up and hit Badger on the bridge of his nose with a hoe. Badger suddenly fell to the ground, motionless, and died immediately.

The badger's nose bone is its weak point. As long as it is knocked on the nose bone, it can be killed in one blow, not to mention that Lu Erniu has brute strength.

After a lot of fuss, they finally killed all five badgers.

"It's so dangerous! Thank you Jiansheng for your quick reaction, otherwise Erniu would be in trouble!"

Thinking of the scene just now, Li Laosan said with some fear. At the same time, Li Laosan admired Lu Jiansheng's decisiveness even more.

All this happened so fast that no one could react.

If it hadn't been for Lu Jiansheng's kick just now that kicked Lu Erniu away, the badger that came out for the first time would have bitten Lu Erniu's crotch. Although this bite would not be fatal, it would still bite Lu Erniu. .

Maybe Lu Erniu will beat the odds.

I can no longer be a man.

All of this happened with lightning, sparks, and flints. He kicked away the two bulls in an instant, drew his gun, fired, and hit the target accurately.

Liu Shengli said doubtfully.

No wonder, according to Zhu Zhu, Lu Jiansheng could kill three wild boars by himself in Yeling.

At this time, the mound had turned into a large slope, and the mound was not small, covering five or six cubic meters.

There is already a lot of grass growing on it. Generally, hunters who are not familiar with badgers would not know that such a large mound of soil has anything to do with badgers.

Li Laosan said.

"Uncle Shengli, how did you know there were badgers inside?"

Be decisive and calm when faced with problems.

"You said that mound was dug out by a badger?"

Li Laosan also learned from Liu Shengli that this guy Lu Erniu still expected to make money from hunting and find a wife!

Sure enough, as soon as Li Laosan finished speaking, Liu Shengli asked again in confusion.

"Yes, how big is the badger hole in such a big mound? How could there be only five badgers in it?"

Li Laosan looked at the five badgers that were killed, and then said: "Keep digging, there will definitely be badgers inside."

You know, badgers are very vicious. Once they bite a target, they will bite it and refuse to let go.

"Uncle, do you still want to pay?"

And he can also quickly draw a gun and shoot.

"Look at the pile of soil at the bottom of the hillside!" Li Laosan pointed to the pile of dirt at the bottom of the hillside.

Li Laosan looked at Lu Jiansheng in surprise. This boy was so decisive and he was really a good hunter.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lu Jiansheng kicked Lu Erniu away.

Badgers live in groups. There are at least four or five badgers in a nest, and there can be dozens of badgers.

Lu Erniu was a big-hearted person. Not only was he not frightened by the scene just now, but he smiled honestly and asked Li Laosan if he wanted to continue digging holes. He was worthy of his nickname "Second Fool."

"And another reason why I am sure there are badgers inside is that the raccoon dogs have not appeared yet."

"Raccoon dog?"

"Yes, raccoon dogs like to live in the same burrow with badgers, and raccoon dogs are also the 'earth carts' used by badgers to dig holes and transport soil. If the raccoon dogs don't appear, it means there are more badgers inside.

"Otherwise, the badgers will definitely drive out the raccoons first." Li Laosan explained.

Lu Jiansheng also nodded. He knew the raccoon dog. It was a canine that was smaller than the badger. It was the raccoon dog among the same breed.

Although raccoon dogs are smaller than badgers, raccoon dogs are one of the natural enemies of badgers.

In terms of human society, Raccoon is a cunning villain who likes to occupy magpie nests and specializes in hunting badger cubs.

In the wild, raccoons always appear in pairs. Although badgers are more than twice the size of raccoons and have ferocious temperaments, they always suffer in front of raccoons.

The badger's front paws are thick and powerful, and its claws are also very sharp. As long as you grab a raccoon dog, you can pin it to the ground.

But raccoon dogs are small in size but very sensitive. Badgers can't catch them at all. Moreover, raccoon dogs appear in pairs and they cooperate very well.

When fighting with a badger, the male raccoon dog dodges in front to attract the badger's attention, while the female raccoon dog attacks from behind.

When the badger wants to turn around and deal with the female raccoon dog, the male raccoon dog that has just retreated will pounce on the badger again and take the initiative to attack the badger.

Therefore, although the badger is stronger than the raccoon dog, in a fight, the badger is often left and right, only to be bitten, and it will not take long to be injured and flee. The raccoon dog followed closely.

So the badger is very afraid of the raccoon dog's stalking.

Therefore, when in the wild, badgers don't like to meet raccoons the most. They can't catch up with them or hit them, so they can only avoid them.

However, raccoons like to go to badger holes to stay.

In order to be able to borrow it, the raccoon dog often takes the initiative to act as a dirt cart for the badger to dig holes and transport soil. The raccoon dog faces up and holds the soil in its arms, and then the badger bites the raccoon dog's tail, just like a human pulling a cart. , transport the soil to the foot of the hillside outside the cave.

When they stayed in the badger's cave, the raccoon dogs were very honest and would never dare to provoke the badger.

Because, in badger caves, there are often four or five badgers, or even dozens of badgers living together. Once a badger is offended, the only one who will die is a raccoon dog.

However, don't think that if a raccoon is staying in a badger's hole, it will be honest and do not dare to make small moves.

They will take advantage of other badgers to hunt for food and kill badger cubs.

Therefore, raccoon dogs are one of the natural enemies of badgers. In addition to human reasons, the decline of badgers is also due to raccoon dogs.

Of course, human factors still play a very important role here. After all, it was humans who made the raccoon dog’s natural enemy, the lynx, more scarce, which led to the proliferation of raccoon dogs and then the decline of badgers.

Erniu continued digging with a hoe.

Li Laosan was directing from the side, while Lu Jiansheng took a look. Fortunately, the injuries of Dabao and Erbao were not too serious.
  Dabao and Erbao suffered a loss for the first time.
  He whimpered and called to Lu Jiansheng. Lu Jiansheng touched the two dog heads and continued to stare at the entrance of the cave. After the attack just now, Lu Jiansheng took the responsibility of guarding him without hesitation.

Lu Erniu and Liu Shengli took turns to come, and after a while, they dug into another storage room.

However, the food in this storage room is much less than before.

This storage room is filled with food crops such as soybeans, peanuts, and corn.

"Good guy! Badgers are absolutely indispensable in this badger cave. There must be at least ten badgers at least."

Li Laosan said excitedly.

"Be careful, there might be a Badger King inside!"

Lu Jiansheng reminded him with a serious expression.

Although he is not good at catching badgers, he still understands the habits of badgers. Generally, if there are many badgers in the hole, it is easy to produce a badger king.

"Badger King? You can't, right?"

Li Laosan said.

If there is a badger king, there must be at least dozens of badgers in this cave.

However, Li Laosan turned around and looked at the mounds of dirt at the foot of the hillside, feeling a little unsure.

Five or six cubic meters of soil, how big is the hole for the badger inside?

How many badgers can live there?
  The badger's hole is getting deeper and deeper, and it is getting harder and harder to dig.

At this time, six more badgers came out of the hole, and Lu Jiansheng and the others were already prepared.

Lu Jiansheng's quick eyesight and quick hands killed one of them with one shot.
  Lao Hei and the injured Dabao Erbao left two badgers behind.

Although Dabao and Erbao suffered some injuries, there is no way they would not be injured while hunting in the mountains. This can also stimulate the hunting potential of Dabao and Erbao.

Sure enough, this time Dabao and Erbao learned from the experience of suffering a loss just now. The two dogs worked together to bite the badger's neck and pin it to the ground.

Li Laosan, Lu Erniu, and Liu Shengli worked together to kill two badgers.

Li Laosan was very excited. The raccoon dog hadn't appeared yet, so he wanted to continue digging in, but was stopped by Lu Jiansheng.

"Uncle Lao San, these eleven badgers are enough. Leave some roots for the badgers!"

"Okay! Let's let them go for now. When we need it, we'll pay for it again."

Li Laosan looked at the cave that was becoming increasingly difficult to dig, and could only nod.

Lu Jiansheng did not really leave badger roots, or rather to protect badger's sustainable development.

For ordinary people, badgers are more harmful to crops than wild boars.

Rather, it was getting late, and his purpose was to make Badger's medicine to treat elder sister's burns.
  Moreover, it would take too much effort to dig further, and the covering soil on the top of the cave has reached two meters.

It is not worthwhile to continue digging holes.

"Let's go back first!"

Lu Jiansheng greeted the three of them with a smile.

After disembowelling and bleeding the six badgers they had just killed, the four men carried eleven badgers down the mountain.

Soon we arrived at the entrance of Kaoshantun Village.
  "Uncle, I'm bothering you this time. Just take back the two badgers in your hand!"

A total of more than a dozen were harvested this time. Thanks to Li Laosan, naturally he couldn't let his trip go in vain.

Moreover, they took out a total of eleven badgers, most of which were in their prime, weighing about fifteen or six kilograms. The eleven badgers totaled one hundred, seventeen or eighty kilograms.

According to the ratio of ten pounds of meat to one pound of badger seed oil, seventeen or eighteen pounds of badger seed oil can be baked.

The eldest sister simply cannot use so much.

Li Laosan was not polite either.

"Jiansheng, you three, would you like to come and sit at my house."

"No, I have something else to do."

Lu Jiansheng refused.

Then the three of them carried nine badgers down the mountain and went home.

back home.

Lu Jiansheng treated Dabao Erbao's injuries again, then gave Liu Shengli another dollar and went to the small clinic in the next village to see if there was any borneol and buy some.

Lu Jiansheng came up with the idea of ​​adding borneol to badger seed oil. Borneol is made from dipterocarp resin, an evergreen tree plant of the family Dipterocarpaceae, which has the effect of refreshing the mind, clearing away heat and relieving pain.

Borneol is also called pellets and orange slices. Like some of the materials used in Fengyoujing, borneol is not a rare thing and is not worth much, so it is usually available in small clinics in villages.

However, borneol added to badger seed oil has a miraculous effect. It can not only improve the effect of badger seed oil in treating burns, but also cool and relieve itching and pain relief.

After Liu Shengli left, Lu Jiansheng and Lu Erniu began to nail the badgers to the wooden boards and skin them.

Badger skins can also be sold for money.

(End of this chapter)