Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

The dog barked and chased after them, and Yue Feng led the four of them to catch up quickly as well.

After crossing two shallow ditches, Yue Feng and his companions could no longer see the hunting dogs with the naked eye.

However, the Azure Dragon was clever. Knowing that it couldn't fight the herd of pigs alone, it started barking every now and then to guide the people behind it after it got out of its owner's sight.

After noticing that the little black eagle and the little white spear had become separated from their owner, the black eagle and the little white spear in the sky quickly decided to follow the dog.

After all, the owner was too slow, and the dog was more effective in catching the prey.

Looking at Canglong again, the fresh scent of wild boars in the forest air was very clear, like an invisible beacon guiding its pursuit.

After chasing them across two more mountain ridges, the Azure Dragon discovered the trail of a wild boar herd.

A sow weighing over 300 pounds was followed by three young pigs weighing around 200 pounds each, and then a yellow-haired pig weighing around 100 pounds, plus a scraggly piglet with its baby hair still intact.

If you count the number of pigs, there are more than ten of them, including both large and small ones. In the context of pig herds in the mountains, this is not a small group.

At first, when the wild boars were separated by a mountain ridge, they were quite nervous when they heard the hunting dogs barking. However, when they realized that only Canglong's hunting dog was chasing after them, the lead sow only ran a few dozen meters before stopping.

Under the grunting commands of the old sow, the smaller piglets and the yellow-haired piglet hid in the inner pen, while the old sow and the young pigs formed a wall of pork in the outer pen, and the scene was briefly at a standstill.

For a lone hunting dog to pose a real threat to a herd of wild boars is, in the eyes of the old sow, utterly impossible.

Located deep in the mountains, these sows have never been hunted by hunters and hounds, so they are quite bold in this regard.

Seeing that the pigs had formed a defensive formation, the Azure Dragon did not get too close. It kept barking and threatening from a distance of about thirty meters, and occasionally it would suddenly accelerate and change direction to make a feint attack, as if it was about to pounce on the pigs at any moment.

Under the influence of the Azure Dragon, the pigs' defensive formation remained firmly in place, barely moving.

At this moment, the big black eagle and the little white spear also came up from the sky. After seeing that the little dragon below had encircled the wild boar, they circled a few times above the head of the boar herd.

Soon, the big black eagle cawed a few times, then turned around and flew back towards its master.

Behind them, Yue Feng and his group of four were running at full speed when they heard the big black eagle returning from above.

Quack, quack, quack!

The big black eagle screeched loudly, circled overhead a few times, flew a short distance outwards, and then returned after a while, repeating the screeching process.

Seeing this, Number One asked curiously, "Boss, what's going on?"
Why is your eagle constantly calling overhead? It's flying over here and there, what does that mean?

Yue Feng, panting, grinned and said, "It's nothing, this is the big black eagle alerting us! The Azure Dragon has discovered the location of the pig herd!"

Judging from the black eagle's reaction, the dog must have been penned up by the pigs! It was afraid we wouldn't be able to find them, so it flew back to report their location!

"Holy crap, you can do that? This big black hawk can send messages?"

"Yes! The distance shouldn't be too far. Everyone, take off the safety on your guns! A single dog can't trap a pig; it'll probably just end up trapping a flower.

We'd better kill a few pigs in the first encounter! Otherwise, we'll have to chase them for ages!

"Okay, sure! How about giving me a generous amount?"

Yue Feng shook his head: "If we have a choice, we should try to hunt the best-meat sows or yellow-haired pigs! We should avoid hunting the larger boars if possible!"
Boar meat doesn't taste good. Besides a dog, there aren't many livestock that need feeding! Killing it is just a waste!

"Okay, I'll listen to you then. I'll prioritize the meat that's delicious!"

"Yep!"

After exchanging a few words, the group descended the sunny slope to the bottom of the ditch, and then climbed up the ridge from the other side. Before they could even see the pigs, they could already hear dogs barking in the distance.

"It's at the 11 o'clock position! There's still a mountain ridge in between! Everyone, make some preparations in advance!" Yue Feng reminded.

"Don't worry, we two brothers are definitely confident when it comes to handling guns!" Number One said confidently.

The four continued forward, panting as they crossed another mountain ridge. Standing on the ridge and looking down, they saw the group of wild boars that Canglong had temporarily encircled.

"Damn, there are quite a few wild boars here! They've formed a circle! There are cubs in the middle!" Yue Feng immediately understood the situation on the field.

Number One used the peek-a-boo distance-gauging method to roughly estimate the distance between the man and the prey, and said to Number Three, "About 270 meters, northwest wind force 3!"

Number Three nodded, and the two men raised their guns in perfect unison.

"Don't come any closer! Don't accidentally hurt my dog!"

Yue Feng wasn't very confident about his accuracy at this distance, as there were still many sparse trees in between. Right now, all he could see with the naked eye was a dark, enclosed group of pigs.

"Haha, this distance is enough!" Number One laughed, then gestured to Number Three, and the two brothers fired almost simultaneously.

Bang bang bang bang!
Both shots were 81, and both were three consecutive shots.

The crisp firing sound echoed through the forest.

The next second, blood spurted from the two outermost pigs in the previously stalemated herd.

Chase him!!
With a piercing scream, the pigs, who had been in a defensive posture just a second ago, immediately scattered and fled.

Two of the pigs only ran seven or eight meters before collapsing to the ground, while the others ran wildly without any pattern.

"Chase!"

Number One gave a shout, grabbed his gun, and quickly gave chase.

Seeing this, Yue Feng also chased after them, whistling at the eagle in the sky.

The next second, the Black and White Duo, who had been waiting overhead, seized the opportunity and swooped down.

puff!
With one kick, a small, multi-pound piglet was knocked to the ground.

Another young pig was running wildly when Little White Spear kicked it on the back of the neck. Startled by the attack, it had to change direction.

Big Black Eagle and Little White Spear, like aerial sheepdogs herding sheep on the grassland, swooped down from time to time to drive away the wild boars as they scattered and fled. They managed to keep at least three of the smallest piglets alive and chased two of the young boars into a relatively dense pine forest where they dared not come out.

All of this was witnessed by the two brothers, Number One and Number Three.

Forget about sighing at that moment, the two brothers raised their guns to their faces, aimed at the sow weighing about 200 pounds, and fired.

After two shots, the sow was also shot and fell to the ground.

Yue Feng leaned closer and glanced at the prey on the ground: "Alright, this should be enough!"

"That old sow ran away, aren't we going to chase after her?" Xiao Tao said, still somewhat unsatisfied.

"Let it go. It's too big now; it'll be a hassle to carry it back!"

After saying this, Yue Feng whistled again at the big black eagle in the sky.

The two eagles were still watching the wild boars in the woods. Hearing their master's whistle, they reluctantly circled once above the woods before flying towards Yue Feng. Yue Feng casually drew his dagger and finished off the two young boars he had killed in the first round, knocking them to the ground to bleed.

Once the eagles landed, Yue Feng patted their heads and placed them on a nearby tree branch to rest and wait.

In a short while, Xiao Tao and Canglong dragged back the wild boar cubs that had been kicked to death by the eagle.

This little one looks like the last litter born at the end of June. It only weighs around 30 pounds, and the brown and white stripes on its body haven't faded yet.

All three piglets died from being struck on the back of the head by a swooping eagle, their ears and nostrils bleeding.

After a brief cleanup of the battlefield, the raid was quite successful.

Three wild boar piglets weighing around 30 jin each, and three young pigs weighing between 170 and 200 jin each.

"Wow, this piglet was kicked to death by the eagle?" Number One couldn't help but ask when he saw the half-grown piglet.

Yue Feng nodded: "That's right! A kick behind the ear will either kill you or seriously injure you!"

However, wild boars have thick skin and tough flesh, so this small one is fine, but it won't work as well if it gets any bigger! As for roe deer, a 40-50 jin (20-25 kg) one also has a chance!
"There's so much meat! Let's hurry up and bleed and gut it!"

Xiao Tao also took out his dagger to help, bleeding the wound while asking curiously, "Number One, were you firing a general shot or a precision shot just now?"
The three young pigs that were killed were all sows! Was this a coincidence? Or was it intentional?

Number One smiled and said, "At this distance, for those of us who handle guns all year round, it's actually considered a precise shot!"

The two pigs that fell in the first round of shooting were clustered together, making it difficult to tell their sexes—it was a bit of luck. When they were dispersed and shot again, the difference in sex became clear!

"It's almost 300 meters, and they're both shot in the head! Your marksmanship is amazing!" After hearing the explanation, Xiao Tao was genuinely impressed and gave the two men a thumbs up.

Number One said leisurely, "Sharpshooters are made by firing bullets! The more you fire, the more accurate you become!"

Our newly equipped Type 81 rifles have good accuracy, slightly better than the old Type 56 assault rifles and Type 56 semi-automatic rifles! What, you're still interested in shooting?

Xiao Tao scratched his head: "My marksmanship is terrible. I can barely hit a wild boar at a hundred meters or so! Any further and I'll have to guess!"

However, my eyesight is excellent; in our hunting team, I have the best eyesight!

"Haha, if you want to practice your marksmanship later, I'll teach you when you get the chance!"

"Row!"

……

The group chatted and joked around while working, and time flew by.

In less than half an hour, the wild boars had been bled, gutted, and cleaned up.

Yue Feng used his knife to remove a fresh pig's heart, giving half to Canglong and slicing the other half into meat pieces to feed the two falcons.

The eagle quickly ate its fill, and the question then became how to deal with its harvest.

Four people and six pigs—it's going to be quite a challenge to drag them all back to camp in one go.

Yue Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Regardless of the size of the pig, remove all the hard-to-clean parts, such as the head, hooves, and internal organs!"

"We've removed the bones; we'll just keep the lean meat to carry back!"

"Boss, isn't this a bit extravagant? Even piglets are being treated like this?" Xiao Tao felt a pang of heartache upon hearing the order.

These wastes and odds and ends are also good things. Even if people don't eat them, they can be kept to feed the family dog.

Yue Feng said, "There's nothing we can do, so let's just waste a little bit! There's only Canglong, the dog, in the camp, so even if we eat it quickly, it won't eat much!"
With this weather, the daytime temperature is high, and if I bring it home, it won't be able to dissipate in one day. It will probably start to smell by tomorrow!
Even the lean meat, after being deboned, has to be smoked and preserved; otherwise, it won't keep!

"Alright, I'll clean up these three piglets. I can carry them back by myself!" Xiao Tao replied, hanging the piglets' entrails and offal on a nearby tree.

Next, the two brothers busied themselves with something else.

The pig's head was removed and thrown away, as were the offal, hooves, tail, and skin.

All that remained was the lean meat of the wild boar carcass, glistening with a layer of white fat.

The four of them, each carrying a pig's meat and Xiao Tao carrying three piglets, made their way to the camp step by step.

Carrying heavy loads on the road is quite stressful, but the two brothers, number one and number three, each carrying more than 100 kilograms of meat, walked with almost no difficulty.

We traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently along the way, and returned to the campsite around 2 p.m.

The journey had exhausted Yue Feng and Xiao Tao.

I didn't even have lunch, and I carried pork all the way back to the camp. Once I sat down, I didn't want to get up.

"Wow, Brother Feng, you brought back so much meat? Is this wild boar?" Xiao Wu asked curiously as he came out of the tent.

Yue Feng: "Yes! Skinned, deboned, headless and tailless meat! There are also a few grouse in the bag, all hunted today! Is there nothing much going on at the camp during the day?"

Xiao Wu waved his hand: "It's alright! Everything's normal, calm and peaceful!"

"Okay, let's get some food first. We've been working all the way back and haven't had lunch yet!"

"There's some in the pot, I'll heat it up for you right away!"

……

Half an hour later, the four of them ate a hot meal, and their tired bodies finally relaxed a little.

After eating and drinking their fill, the brothers went out and collected some pine branches and fresh pine needles.

A frame is made of several wooden poles, and then the lean meat is hung on the frame. The surface of the lean meat is simply rubbed with the salt that was brought with it.

Then lay pine branches underneath and light them. Once the fire is burning, add pine needles.

Thick smoke soon rose up, and the smoke was used to smoke the wild boar meat.

After being rubbed with salt and smoked, wild boar meat can be kept for at least half a month without spoiling. For the foreseeable future, the camp will certainly have a sufficient supply of meat.

After simply processing the meat from the three young pigs, Xiao Tao came up with the idea of ​​roasting a suckling pig for everyone.

The wild boar piglets that the three of them carried back themselves, after being processed, still weighed at least ten pounds. They were tied to a rack and roasted, and the flavor was much better than that of the adult pigs.

We've been out here for quite some time now. Although we haven't lacked supplies, the meals we eat every day haven't been particularly appealing in terms of color, aroma, and taste.

Now, roasting a suckling pig is a way to improve our lives.

The campsite was thriving.

The spy perched atop a distant white pine tree, watching the smoke rising from the camp's smoke-cured chimneys and the roasting suckling pig hanging over the fire, subconsciously swallowed. (End of Chapter)