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

After carefully storing the bear gallbladders and feeding the dogs and wolves with meat along with Mu Xueli and Wang Li, Wang An gave Mu Xueli and Wang Li another instruction:

"You two hurry up and unload the meat. If you haven't finished before I bring the plow over, I'll kick you two and you're done for."

After saying that, Wang An turned around and walked back to where the sled was.

After Wang An left, Wang Li said to Mu Xueli with a sly grin:

"Look at my fourth brother's face, it's practically dripping with sweat. He wants me to raise a bear? No way! Hahahaha!"

Mu Xueli also said with a smile:

"Yeah, who would keep that piece of junk? Look at his round face, it's as black as soot from the bottom of a pot, hehehehe."

As they were talking, the two idiots burst into laughter like pigs.

Despite saying that, the two of them were dismembering the meat incredibly fast, clearly afraid that Wang An would kick them when he came back.

They forgot that if Wang An couldn't find a reason to kick them, he wouldn't bother looking for one; he would just kick them directly.

When Wang An returned to the sled, Huang Zhong had already stewed the leopard cat meat in the pot, and skewered quite a few pieces of meat, which were all stuck near the fire and roasted.

Compared to tiger meat, leopard meat, and lynx meat, leopard cat meat is quite delicious. It doesn't have a strong gamey or unpleasant smell, and the meat isn't dry; on the contrary, it's quite tender.

Upon seeing Wang An return, Huang Zhong immediately asked:
"Big brother, have you found all those dogs?"

Wang An nodded and smiled:
"We found it! They found a granary, and inside we caught a black bear and two baby black bears."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong said with a look of shock:

"Big Black and the others are really wicked. They can find Xiong Cangzi just by going out once."

Wang An smiled and said:

"Yeah, Dahei and the others are really good. They've never come back empty-handed after taking them into the mountains. Um, I'll go and bring back the bear meat. After that, you can roast all those steamed buns and pancakes too, so they're warm before we eat them."

Huang Zhong replied:

"Okay, brother, I'll start grilling now. By the time you guys come back, the meat should be cooked."

Wang An drove his sled at breakneck speed, thinking of finding a reason to beat up those two idiots. But when Wang An arrived in front of them, the two guys had actually dismantled the entire black bear.

As a result, Wang An's plan to beat them up immediately failed once again.

Mu Xueli, still smiling, took the initiative to ask Wang An:

"Brother-in-law, how do you think we did the job? Isn't it pretty good? Do you have any instructions?"

Wang An nodded, looked at it for a long time but couldn't find any fault with it, and then said:

"Where did you get those instructions? You two, hurry up and load it onto the truck."

When Wang An turned his face away, Wang Li and Mu Xueli exchanged a smile and made winking gestures, looking like they had succeeded in their evil scheme.

Before the two could finish laughing and before they could even recover their composure, Wang An, who had been causing them trouble, noticed them.

So, Wang An raised his big foot and kicked each of the two idiots hard in the buttocks. At the same time, they heard Wang An say:

"What are you two laughing about? What's so funny? Laugh again and let me see."

Immediately, the two idiots quieted down.

Seeing that the two men remained silent, Wang An kicked them both again, saying:

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and load the meat onto the sled."

Mu Xueli and Wang Li secretly glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes, looking like two brothers in distress, and silently began loading meat onto the sled.

Sure enough, after kicking out twice, Wang An's mood immediately brightened.

After loading the meat, the three of them drove the sled, leading a pack of dogs and wolves, back to Huang Zhong's place. It was already past 2 p.m.

Wang An cut off some bear meat to feed the four eagles, and the four of them sat by the fire, eating hot stewed leopard cat meat and roasted leopard cat meat. Occasionally, they would take turns holding the wine jug and each take a sip of spicy white wine.

The temperature in these mountains is extremely low. Even during the hottest part of the day, it's still around minus twenty-five or twenty-six degrees Celsius. Without a drink or two, it's really unbearable to be frozen. While eating and drinking, Wang An and the other two couldn't help but praise Huang Zhong, saying that his stewed meat was delicious and his roasted meat was also very flavorful.

In fact, the meat tastes exactly the same no matter who stews or grills it.

Huang Zhong was somewhat excited and thrilled to be eating meat and drinking wine in the deep mountains for the first time, as if it were something he longed for. He exclaimed that it was really great to go hunting in the mountains with Wang An and the other two.

Little did they know that the reason Wang An and his two companions were able to make a harvest in the mountains was because they were young, physically strong, and had excellent guns, strong horses, and tough dogs.

Most importantly, every time Wang An and his two companions went into the mountains, they never stopped near the mountains, but went directly to the deep mountains where there were more prey to hunt.

With the help of various factors, Wang An and his two companions were able to ensure that they would not return empty-handed from the mountains.

If any of these factors fail, then whether or not you can catch any prey after going into the mountains is entirely uncertain.

After eating and drinking their fill, Wang An and the other three moved the four hanging sheep onto Wang Li's sled and tied them up, while the bear skin, bear paws, bear meat, and other items remained on Mu Xueli's sled.

Finally, the three sleds were tied together, and the four people sat on Wang An's sled, followed by a pack of dogs and wolves. Four eagles flew in the sky, and they rushed down the mountain.

As for the two extremely lazy lynxes, they very voluntarily squeezed into the middle of the four sheep and fell asleep.

It has to be said that felines really know how to enjoy life. They don't need to be taught at all; they can take good care of themselves perfectly well.

On the way, Mu Xueli suddenly said to Wang An:
“Brother-in-law, I’ve noticed that the fur on the shoulder blades of my three wolfhounds has turned white. I think in a year or two, they won’t be able to come into the mountains with us.”

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li also said with a helpless expression:

"My four yellow dogs are the same; the fur on their backs has turned white, especially the big yellow one, even its whiskers have turned white. I was thinking of waiting for it to have a litter of puppies to take over, but it looks like that's unlikely."

After saying that, Wang Li sighed again:
"Sigh! This mountain dog is getting old way too fast."

Wang An looked at his three black dogs and said:

"Be content. It's good that these dogs haven't had any accidents since they came into our hands. Look at these dogs around us, whose dogs don't die easily?"

The reason why Wang An and his two companions' dogs never encountered any accidents was partly because the alpha dog, Da Hei, was quite intelligent and always used a grappling-like fighting method when surrounding its prey.

On the other hand, it's because Wang An had made armor and collars for the dogs early on, and these two items are very effective in protecting the dogs.

Finally, it was because Wang An and his two companions had a large number of dogs.

When faced with danger, they can often use their numerical advantage to disperse the danger, rather than letting the few dogs bear all the risks.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli said:

"No, brother-in-law, that's not what I meant. I was thinking of buying a few dogs, otherwise I won't have any dogs to use when Daqing and the others can't go up the mountain anymore."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li immediately said:
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I'm also thinking of buying a few more dogs."

Wang An nodded, and said with some puzzlement:
"Then just buy it. Do you really need to tell me about something as simple as this?"

Unexpectedly, Mu Xueli said:

“My uncle’s dog smells good, and I’m thinking of buying its puppies. Brother-in-law, could you go and check on the puppies for me? I’m afraid they’ll be just like your four spotted dogs, a bunch of good-for-nothings.”

Upon hearing this, Wang An was taken aback at first, then quickly raised his large hand and gave Mu Xueli's head a hard smack, saying with dissatisfaction:

"Holy crap, can't you speak human language? What happened to my four spotted dogs? When did they come into the mountains to freeload or something?"

It must be admitted that what Mu Xueli said was indeed true, because those four spotted dogs were really not very good.

It has no incense stick, is small in size, and doesn't have a fierce mouth, so it's fair to say that it's not very qualified as a sycophant.

Their only advantage is that they've managed to toughen up and are now willing to fight their prey; otherwise, Wang An would have eliminated all four of them long ago.

Knowing what kind of dog he is is one thing, but having Mu Xueli say it out loud is another, which is why Wang An patted Mu Xueli's head.

Mu Xueli quickly said:
"No, that's not what I meant, brother-in-law. I meant if I bought a dog like those four spotted dogs, I'd be losing out big time! It'd cost a lot of money, and the dogs wouldn't be very useful. So I'd rather have something better."

Seeing Wang Anzhang's increasingly gloomy face, Mu Xueli gave a few dry laughs and dared not speak. (End of Chapter)