Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Just as the dogs and wolves were howling at the tree, a second loud "clang" rang out again.

As white smoke continued to billow from the tree hole, the snow chunks that hadn't been shaken off the red pine by the first loud bang were now completely wiped away.

Even many icicles on the branches were shaken off and fell downwards with a crackling sound.

The scene looked quite exciting.

Putting aside the matter of raiding the warehouse, just the sheer shock of throwing a firecracker into a tree hole was enough to make the person who set it off feel incredibly excited.

That's right, it's super exciting, incredibly exciting.

The loud noise immediately made the barking dogs and wolves howl even louder.

When the second loud bang rang out, the person who caused both bangs, Wang An, was already more than 10 meters away.

Then, an angry roar of a bear came from the tree hole.

This angry roar was truly heart-wrenching and awe-inspiring, completely revealing the bear's inner anger and discontent.

To be honest, the people who set up the enclosure were really bastards.

The main problem is that the bear was sleeping soundly in its tree hole, but they had to poke it awake and then kill it to get its gall bladder.

The most infuriating one was Wang An, because instead of waking up the bear gently, he insisted on using a firecracker to blast the sleeping bear awake.

Imagine the space inside the tree hollow is so small, and suddenly a huge thunderclap explodes right next to your ear. How damn frustrating and infuriating that would be—no, how infuriating it would be for a bear!

After the bear roar, a bear's head quickly emerged from the tree hole, but Mu Xueli and Wang Li, who were aiming their guns, remained standing there motionless.

Meanwhile, Wang An, who had already walked about 20 meters away from the tree hole, had raised his gun. If Wang Li and Mu Xueli failed to kill the bear, Wang An would immediately finish them off.

A moment later, the upper body of the black bear had completely protruded out of the tree hole, and Wang Li and Mu Xueli pulled the trigger at the same time.

With two gunshots, red and white substances splattered from the head of the black bear, and then a huge black bear fell from the tree.

With its head shattered by a bullet, this bear cub is definitely dead.

As the gunshot rang out, all the dogs rushed forward and began tearing at Black Bear's corpse.

However, Wang An and his two companions did not immediately go forward to check, but instead continued to aim their guns at the entrance of the tree hole.

Although it's rare for two bears to share a single storage space like this one, due to the limited space inside, it's not unheard of.

You should know that when Wang An followed Feng Chengmin to dig out the Heavenly Granary for the first time, he encountered a similar situation.

After waiting for a while, Wang An and his two companions did not find any bears emerging from the tree hollow. So, Wang An said to Mu Xueli and Wang Li:
"You two keep aiming, I'll try throwing another grenade."

Before the two could agree, Wang An took out the paper packet again, walked to the tree hole, lit it with a lighter, and threw it in.

This time, Wang An didn't leave. Instead, he stood under the tree and listened to the loud noise coming from the tree hole.

However, after the thunderclap, Wang An did indeed hear a sound coming from inside the tree hole.

The voice was very soft, and more importantly, it sounded very young. Wang An was taken aback at first, then turned to Wang Li and Mu Xueli and said:

"You two come over here and listen. I feel like there are bear cubs crying in this barn."

Wang Li and Mu Xueli were taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately ran over.

After listening for a moment, Mu Xueli said with a look of surprise:
“I heard that too. There must be bear cubs in here. I think there are two.”

Wang Li nodded in confirmation:

"Yes, there are two." Mother bears usually give birth during hibernation, that is, while they are asleep, the mother bear gives birth to her cubs.

After the bear cubs are born, they do not need the care of their mother and will find milk on their mother to eat on their own.

When the weather warms up and the mother bear comes out of her den, her postpartum period will be over, and she will come out directly with her cubs.

It can be said that among all mammals, mother bears are probably the most carefree and worry-free mothers when it comes to nursing their newborn cubs.

Normally, a litter of bear cubs consists of two cubs, but sometimes there may be one or three.

After hearing Wang Li and Mu Xueli confirm their words, Wang An blinked and couldn't help but mutter:

"Holy crap! These two little devils, did they get stunned by the thunderbolts?"

Wang Li looked at the cave entrance, his mouth slightly agape, and said:
"Even if they're not stunned by the explosion, I reckon their ears must be terribly sore. The sound of those grenades exploding is so loud, I can barely hear it from far away, let alone them inside. Holy crap!"

Mu Xueli looked at Wang An and said:

"Brother-in-law, what should we do? If these two little rascals are left in the tree hole, won't they freeze to death inside?"

Wang An clicked his tongue and said with a helpless expression:

"Damn it, if I had known there was a mother black bear with two cubs inside, I would never have taken them out now!"

If faced with a sow leading a herd of small, scraggly piglets, Wang An would absolutely be able to kill them all without hesitation, regardless of whether they were big or small.

There's no way around it; the wild boar population in the Lesser Khingan Mountains is simply too enormous, and the damage they cause to crops is so severe that the losses are measured in "mu" (a unit of land area).

Wang Anjia's newly contracted 300 mu of wasteland was ravaged by a herd of wild boars. At least 20 to 30 mu of land, or more than 10,000 jin of corn, was lost for nothing.

Therefore, for every farmer, wild boars are the kind of animals that must be eliminated as soon as possible, and their hatred for them is even greater than that for rats.

But when faced with a black bear cub, a little guy who has absolutely no ability to survive on his own, Wang An really couldn't bring himself to do it.

After clicking his tongue, Wang An said to Mu Xueli and Wang Li:

"You two go first to get the gallbladders. I'll figure out how to get them out. It's probably impossible for them to come out on their own."

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli casually pulled the knife from her waist and bent down to slash at the belly of the large black bear, which weighed 240 or 250 pounds.

Wang An ignored Mu Xueli and Wang Li taking the bear bile, but examined it for a moment, then took a few steps back, and then ran forward quickly. He used his feet to push off the tree trunk for leverage and grabbed the cave entrance with both hands.

Using strong finger and arm strength, grab the edges of the hole and move upwards, then curl up into a ball and insert your feet into the hole.

In a normal tree hollow, the space below is hollow after you enter through the tree hole, and it's best to place your feet down first when you crawl in.

If your head goes in first, and the space inside is relatively narrow, you could very well suffocate inside.

After crawling into the tree hole, Wang An spread his legs and braced himself against the side wall of the hole. He didn't jump down rashly, mainly because he was afraid that he would trample the two bear cubs below to death.

After moving down a short distance, Wang An took out the lighter and lit it, bringing light to the entire tree hole.

By the light of the fire, Wang An looked down and saw two small black bears, weighing no more than five or six pounds each, squeaking and shifting their bodies back and forth, as if trying to find their mother.

Unfortunately, their mother was being gutted and had her bile extracted by Wang Li and Mu Xueli.

As soon as Wang An reached the bottom of the tree hole, he immediately smelled a foul and pungent odor.

This bear barn is truly filthy! (End of Chapter)