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

Wang An's offer to give the dog to Feng Chengmin was definitely not a joke.

If Feng Chengmin really wanted those four spotted dogs, Wang An would have given them all to him without hesitation.

The main problem is that the strength and performance of those four spotted dogs are truly hard to describe.

If you say they're useless, they're somewhat useful, but if you say they're useful, the four of them together aren't as effective as Erhei and Sanhei combined, and they're not even as useful as any two of Wang Li's four yellow dogs combined.

There was nothing they could do; those four spotted dogs were just that bad, that incompetent, and that hopeless.

To be honest, it's only because Wang An's family is wealthy and powerful that he can afford to keep them. If it were any other mountain herder with four such wretched dogs, they would have sold them long ago.

Upon hearing this, Feng Chengmin was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized what he meant and said:
"Get the hell out of here! I don't need your piece of junk. I find it a nuisance even when it's used for guarding the house."

Wang An pretended to be unwilling and said:

"Uncle, why are you like this? Those are four big dogs that I dragged out. This guy, I gave them to you for free and you still complain. Just like that every day."

Feng Chengmin glared at Wang An with his eyelids, then said angrily:

"Of course I'd complain! Raising your four spotted dogs is worse than raising four fat pigs. At least you can eat meat from pigs, but what can your dogs do? They can't work, and I can't kill them for meat. Holy crap, it's like bringing back four ancestors to worship!"

People who hunt dogs are very averse to eating dog meat, mainly because the wild dogs are quite intelligent and have a high level of understanding of human nature. They can be said to be the most loyal guardians and comrades-in-arms of hunters when they enter the mountains.

When a person eats dog meat, their body emits an aura that terrifies dogs.

This situation is like how no matter how fierce a dog is, it will immediately start barking in fear as soon as a dog dealer gets close to it.

Some dogs are even so frightened that they urinate, bury their heads in their bellies, curl up in a ball, and dare not move—it's all the same thing.

Therefore, it is very easy for dogs to distrust their owners and not protect them after entering the mountains. Some clever hunting dogs may even take the opportunity of chasing prey to distance themselves from their owners and run away.

This has actually happened, and not just once, but countless times.

After all, in the early years, people couldn't even get enough to eat, and meat was a rare treat, maybe only a few times a year. If a dog died, who would be willing to throw it away? Skinning and eating the meat was the natural thing to do.

So over time, very few people who are genuinely dog ​​hunters eat dog meat, and some don't even eat dog meat at all.

Their humorous conversation immediately made Wu Yuejin and Wang Li burst into laughter.

Wang Li, still laughing, added fuel to the fire:
"Uncle, you wouldn't know unless you went hunting with us, but my fourth brother's four spotted dogs are actually quite decent."

They can catch a pheasant or a leaping cat, they're incredibly fast! If you lead them on a small hunt, I'm telling you, you could easily make a fortune in a day, really.

Wang Li's words immediately displeased both Wang An and Feng Chengmin.

Wang An was unhappy because in this forest area, no hunters needed hunting dogs to hunt small enclosures, and they didn't even need guns.

They usually only use snares and traps to catch small animals, and at most they use slingshots to shoot squirrels or sparrows.

Therefore, Wang Li's words were actually a veiled compliment, a veiled denigration of Wang An's four spotted dogs, implying they were useless at hunting large animals and only capable of catching small ones. Feng Chengmin was unhappy because Wang Li's words sounded like he was being mocked, clearly treating him as someone who knew nothing about hunting.

So, without saying a word, Wang An and Feng Chengmin stood up almost simultaneously, turned around and pressed Wang Li down. Then, their big feet landed on Wang Li's body with a "slap, slap" sound.

The guy got kicked by Wang Li and screamed and yelled, repeating the same thing over and over again.
"Stop kicking! Stop kicking! Fourth Brother, I was wrong! Uncle, I was wrong!"

This scene left the four half-grown Oroqen dogs completely bewildered. They just wagged their tails, their four pairs of eyes staring blankly as Wang Li was kicked.
The two men kicked Wang Li a few times, and then ignored him as if nothing had happened, leaving Wang Li sitting on the snow groaning, occasionally rubbing his buttocks and thighs.

Over here, Wang An said to Feng Chengmin:
"Hey Uncle, how about we take a look at these four dogs? I think they're perfectly fine. Why don't you ask Uncle Wu what price he'd sell them for?"

Feng Chengmin turned his head and asked Wu Yuejin:
"Second brother, we've taken a liking to all four dogs. How much do you think is appropriate for us?"

Wu Yuejin thought for a moment, then said very sincerely:

"Since these four dogs haven't been dragged out yet, nobody knows what the future holds for the incense burner. But at the very least, these four dogs of mine can provide four strong voices of support. Brother Chengmin, do you agree with what I'm saying?"

Feng Chengmin nodded noncommittally and said:

"Yeah, that makes sense. We live in the same village. I know what kind of person you are, Second Brother. Just tell me how much it costs."

Wu Yuejin nodded and said somewhat solemnly:
"I was originally planning to sell the four dogs for 80 yuan, but since you're here, Chengmin, how about 70 yuan?"

Since the land was distributed to individual households, many hunters with poor hunting skills stopped using their guns and no longer risked going into the mountains to hunt for a living, so the number of people raising hunting dogs has been decreasing year by year.

Furthermore, due to the continuous rise in prices, the price of hunting dogs has also increased. The key point is that the price of half-grown dogs is different from that of puppies.

Therefore, Wang An believes that the price of 70 yuan that Wu Yuejin asked for is really not expensive at all.

After all, these are four half-grown dogs, not puppies, and they are genuine Oroqen dogs whose origins are well-known.

Buying a good dog like this is not like when Wang An bought those four spotted dogs, because Wang An was completely clueless when he bought them and had no idea that those four spotted dogs did not have hunting genes.

Wang An also guessed that it was his four spotted dogs, which were actually unwanted dogs from someone else, otherwise they wouldn't have been so small.

The dog that others had thrown away was picked up by the woman selling dogs, who thought she could make some money if she could, and brought it to the market.

If they can't be sold, I doubt that woman would waste food feeding four useless people.

Unfortunately, Wang An didn't know much about dogs at the time, so he bought one without really understanding what was going on.

Fortunately, Wang An was lucky. While buying four useless spotted dogs, he also got a good-looking dog like Xiao Hei, which is hard to come by even after several years. So the money spent on the dogs was not wasted at all.

After Wu Yuejin finished speaking, Feng Chengmin nodded without saying anything or bargaining, because Feng Chengmin also thought that 70 yuan for four purebred Oroqen dogs was not expensive.

Turning his head, Feng Chengmin looked at Wang Li with a questioning gaze. After all, it was Wang Li who had spent money to buy the dog, and Wang Li was no longer a child; the decision ultimately rested with him. (End of Chapter)