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

It must be admitted that Wang An's four spotted dogs were indeed very poor; in fact, they did not meet the standards of proper mountain dogs in every aspect.

Not to mention comparing them to alpha dogs like Big Black and Little Black, even compared to hard-hitting dogs like Second Black and Third Black, they are the kind of dogs that are "two against one"!

That's right, two are not as good as one; the facts and truth are just that cruel.

However, if you use them as guard dogs to watch over the yard, then they are qualified. After all, any Chinese rural dog will do as a guard dog.

But then again, no matter how bad or incompetent they were, they were still the result of Wang An's painstaking efforts to train them, and he had even trained them into genuine mountain-driving dogs.

It would be strange if Wang An could give Mu Xueli a kind look after the dog that Wang An had worked so hard to train was repeatedly ridiculed and despised by Mu Xueli, and even used as a negative example for discussion.

So, amidst Mu Xueli's pleas for mercy, Wang An pressed Mu Xueli's head down and began to brutally punch her back.

While hitting Mu Xueli, Wang An continued to mutter about Mu Xueli:

"I'll teach you to be so arrogant, I'll teach you to look down on my dog, I'll teach you to be so arrogant, I'll teach you to look down on my dog!"

After punching Mu Xueli countless times, Wang An finally released her. But as he did so, he pointed at Mu Xueli's forehead and threatened her:
"Let me tell you, Xiaoxue, if you dare to keep insulting my dogs, I'll kill you."

For a hunter, a hunting dog is not only a comrade-in-arms, but also more like a child, since dogs have short lifespans, and hunting dogs have even shorter lifespans.

How many parents in this world would abandon their child simply because the child is not as good as other children?
So, although these four spotted dogs were terrible, there was nothing Wang An could do. After all, their limits were already set, and it was beyond human intervention.

After giving Mu Xueli a good beating, Wang An's pent-up frustration from not having anyone to care for the bear cubs completely disappeared.

To be fair, Mu Xueli's conspicuous bag became Wang An's punching bag.

However, Mu Xueli didn't care at all about Wang An's fists and threats. After straightening her clothes, she said with a grin:
"Brother-in-law, why are you getting so worked up? I was just saying it casually, don't take it to heart. Um, brother-in-law, when you have time tomorrow or the day after, could you go and check on those dogs for me?"

Wang An rolled his eyes at Mu Xueli and said irritably:
"Okay, let's slaughter these two big sheep tomorrow. After that, I'll go to the county town first, and we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow."

Long ago, Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian said that they wanted to collect some blood from the sheep to treat the ailments they had suffered from various training and battles.

Therefore, after Wang Anming killed the sheep, his first thought was to send the sheep's blood to Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian.

Aside from his own family and his two younger brothers, Wang Li and Mu Xueli, Zhang Shuya is definitely one of the most important people to Wang An.

As for Sun Nian, although Wang An was just a substitute for her, and Sun Nian didn't know whose wife she would eventually become, Wang An was still the one who took Sun Nian's virginity.

Therefore, for Wang An, anything that could help Sun Nian should be done with all his might.

Although the blood of the sheep is precious and rare enough, Wang An would be willing to give it up if it were given to these two people!
Upon hearing this, Mu Xueli immediately asked Wang An:
"Brother-in-law, what are you going to the county town for tomorrow? Take me with you, I want to go too."

Wang An glanced at Mu Xueli with his eyelids, and said to Mu Xueli with a look of disgust:

"I'm going out on business. What are you going to do? Just stay home and be quiet. I need you everywhere."

Despite being met with disdain, Mu Xueli remained unperturbed and cheerfully discussed the matter with Wang An, saying:

"Brother-in-law, we've got this agreed, okay? I'm just worried about those dogs. What if they end up with those pretty girls... hehehehehe."

Noticing that Wang An's expression was about to change again, Mu Xueli quickly stopped talking and gave a dry laugh. Wang An ignored Mu Xueli and turned to ask Wang Li:

"What about you? Do you have a target yet? Which dog have you set your sights on?"

Wang Li replied:

“I heard from my mother that there are many families in my maternal grandmother’s village who raise dogs. I’m thinking of going to visit my maternal grandmother.”

After a pause, Wang Li scratched his head and said:

“I’m also worried that the dogs we bring back will all be worthless bastards, so I was thinking of asking you, Fourth Brother, to take a look at them for me.”

Wang An nodded, thought for a moment, and then said to the two men:
"Let's invite Uncle to come along the day after tomorrow. Uncle is good at spotting dogs. After we finish cleaning these two big sheep tomorrow, Lao Wu, go to Linjiatun and see if Uncle is going into the mountains these days. If he has time, let him come with us to take a look."

Wang Li nodded subconsciously and said:
"Okay, then I'll go see my uncle tomorrow."

Wang An now attaches great importance to buying mountain dogs.

The main point is that what Mu Xueli said is indeed correct, because for the three of them, it doesn't really matter how much money they spend on buying the dog.

The worst thing is that after all the effort you put into training the dogs, you find that they are just as useless as those four spotted dogs. That would be a really frustrating thing.

They sped along without any delay, but by the time Wang An and his three companions reached the fork in the road, it was already past 6 p.m.

Upon reaching the fork in the road, Wang An and his companions quickly began redistributing the spoils from their mountain adventure.

The whole black bear was divided into three portions: one large and two small. Wang Li and Mu Xueli each took a small portion home, while Wang An kept the large portion for himself, which accounted for two-thirds of the total.

There was no other way; Wang An's family had too many members, and Huang Zhong's family also needed to eat meat. If they didn't leave some, it simply wouldn't be enough for them.

However, to compensate Wang Li and Mu Xueli, Wang An didn't keep any of the four large bear paws, but instead let Wang Li and Mu Xueli each take two.

As for the leopard cat pelts and bear bile, the money will only be distributed after they are sold.

As for the mutton, Wang An doesn't plan to sell it. So, after slaughtering the mutton tomorrow, he will simply split the 90-pound mutton in half and give half to Mu Xueli and Wang Li each.

After all, the capture of the four rams and the leopard cat was entirely thanks to the four eagles and two lynxes, while Wang Li and Mu Xueli's role was merely to help carry the rams down the mountain and skin the leopard cat.

However, these are things that any person from the mountains could do, so their actions can hardly be considered a merit.

Wang An had his own considerations regarding the division of the goods.

Of course, Mu Xueli and Wang Li weren't the kind of people who couldn't think straight. No matter how Wang An divided the property, they would have absolutely no objections.

If it weren't for Wang An taking them under his wing, they would still be just two poor kids. Wanting to be worth over 20 yuan, not even counting the gold? Dream on!
Keep in mind that this was worth over 80 yuan in the 20s!

Before parting, Wang An didn't forget to give Mu Xueli some instructions:
"Come early tomorrow, I'm in a hurry to get to the county town."

Mu Xueli waved her hand and agreed:
"Okay, brother-in-law." (End of Chapter)