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

After returning to the village, Wang Li went straight home.

When Wang An and Huang Zhong drove the sled into the yard, the family members were quite surprised to see the four sheep hanging on the sled.

After all, the hanging sheep is a very rare sight. Even if you do see it, you are usually quite far away and can only vaguely see its outline.

Besides, in the entire Lesser Khingan Mountains, only the Hanging Sheep Peak can be found, while in other low-altitude areas, these creatures simply do not live there.

Liu Guilan, while touching the ram's horn, said excitedly:
"Eldest son, you finally caught the ram? And it's still alive! Hahaha, my eldest son is really something else."

During breakfast, Wang An told his family that he was going to try to catch a hanging sheep at Qingshigang today, and if he couldn't come back by night, he would stay in the mountains overnight.

Therefore, the whole family knew the whereabouts of Wang An and his companions.

Wang Dazhu also said while examining the hanging sheep:
"So this is the Hanging Sheep, huh? I've lived half my life and I've never actually seen one like this before. And you know what? The Hanging Sheep's horns are really long. I've never seen any sheep with horns that long."

Looking at the sheep on the sled, Mu Xueqing was naturally overjoyed, because with the sheep's blood, her father Mu Hua's body should be able to fully recover.

Mu Hua's health has always been a worry for the Mu family. Although Mu Xueqing has married out of the family, she is always concerned about her father's health.

Wang An chuckled smugly and said:
"I didn't catch those four goats. They were all caught by our four eagles. You didn't see how fierce our Big Gold and Little Gold, Big Falcon and Little Falcon were before they went hunting. They just flew forward and pounced down, and these four goats were brought back by them. They were incredibly fast."

The family listened with great interest to Wang An's long-winded explanation, and Wang Dazhu nodded as he spoke:
"Good, good, good! These four eagles were definitely worth raising! Hahaha, Xiao An, when are you going to kill this ram?"

It's clear that Wang Dazhu is quite looking forward to this legendary "hanging sheep blood".

Upon hearing this, Wang An replied without hesitation:
"We'll kill the two big ones tomorrow, but the two little ones are a bit of a worry. Killing them now would be a waste, and raising them might not be enough to keep them alive."

Liu Guilan said with a hint of reluctance:
"Let's keep it for now, for as long as we can. Anyway, we don't lack food right now. Otherwise, such a small thing wouldn't even be worth a knife."

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, Wang Dazhu frowned and said:

“Raising them is fine, but I’m not so sure about our sheep pen. It’s fine for raising yellow sheep, but those jackdaw sheep are always climbing and jumping around. I think our sheep pen will have a hard time keeping them both in. If they run away one day, then it will be a complete waste.”

Some people raise deer, some raise roe deer, and some raise gazelles, but I've never heard of anyone raising blue sheep or takin.

On the one hand, both types of sheep are capable of scaling walls and roofs with incredible speed and agility, making it extremely difficult to catch them alive.

On the other hand, it's because there's nowhere to raise them after they're caught.

These two types of sheep can't be trapped in ordinary places. There's not even a foothold on a steep cliff, but they can dart up it as if it were flat ground, and the key is that they are incredibly fast.

Even large carnivores like tigers and leopards, which are adept at jumping, climbing, and running at great speeds, are helpless against them.

The only thing that can catch them, leaving them with no way to escape, is probably a large bird of prey like the golden eagle.

As for eagles, unless they are large enough to weigh six or seven pounds, or even seven or eight pounds, they can only catch small lambs, like the big and small eagles that weigh less than two pounds.

After Wang Dazhu finished speaking, the family fell into thought. After a while, Liu Guilan suddenly said:
"Just trip them up a couple of times, like you trip a horse before releasing it. They definitely won't be able to run away." Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhu's eyes lit up immediately. He clapped his hands together, making a crisp "smack" sound, and then said excitedly:

“That’s right, just trip them up by their legs, then they can’t run to where they want to go, hahaha, Guilan, your method is the best, your method is really good.”

After saying this, Wang Dazhu measured the distance between the front and hind legs of the two hanging lambs with his hands, then turned and walked towards the warehouse, clearly going to make "tripping" equipment.

The "tripper" mentioned here is actually called a "horse tripper," a tool used when herding mules, horses, and donkeys on grasslands.

The structure of this thing is very simple, and the principle is actually the same as that of a "silver bracelet".

The method of making it involves making a rope buckle at each end of a short iron chain. To prevent the rope from rubbing against the horse's legs, two leather buckles can also be made.

When using it, these two ropes are tied to the hoof of one of the horse's front legs and the hoof of one of its hind legs.

It is important to note that the length of this chain must be the same as the distance between the front and hind legs when the horse is standing.

Only in this way can a horse stand or walk slowly, but not walk fast, and running is even more impossible.

The leopard is so agile that even a lamb can scale walls and rooftops.

Therefore, it must be admitted that Liu Guilan's method was truly excellent.

Upon hearing this, Wang An also felt that this method was very reliable.

If you put tripping ropes on the sheep, they can only wander slowly around the sheepfold. If they want to jump or climb onto the wall, they can't even separate their legs, so how can they jump?

Suddenly, Wang An thought of something: if this method could be used to raise the stag goats normally, then Wang An could use this method to raise the stag goats for a short period of time whenever he caught one in the future.

When Wang Dazhu ran to the warehouse, Wang An, Mu Xueqing, Liu Guilan, Shen Wei, Huang Baoguo and his wife, and Huang Zhong's family began unloading the meat from the sled.

When Shen Wei grabbed the sack containing the two bear cubs, her expression changed slightly, and she asked Wang An with a hint of fear:

"Xiao An, what... what is this thing? Why is it moving?"

Wang An looked at the sack and said with a smile:
"Those are two bear cubs, very small. We caught them today while we were raiding bear dens in the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wei asked again:
"What are you going to do with this thing? Can it even survive?"

Wang An said calmly:

"Of course they can survive. These things eat everything, like pumpkins, cabbages, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. They love to eat all of them."

Shen Wei nodded, and couldn't help but open the pocket drawstring, where she saw two adorable little creatures inside the sack.

Shen Wei looked at the two bear cubs in the sack and exclaimed in surprise:
"This little thing is so cute." (End of Chapter)