Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 56 Lijiatun

At this moment, the wild boar could only grunt weakly, and its legs and feet kept kicking on the ground, but the black tiger did not let it go. It jumped up, bit its neck hard, and tore it violently.

There was no armor in this kind of place, and the bite immediately opened a bloody hole. Blood gushed out, dyeing most of the black tiger's head red, making it look much more ferocious.

Chen Weidong quickly loaded the gun with bullets and cautiously walked to the side of the cannon egg.
Seeing that its brains were bursting out of its head and he was sure it would not survive, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not bother the black tiger and let it bite. If he interfered at this time, the black tiger would think that it should not bite, and it might not do it again next time.

For many wild animals, those that are not completely dead are potentially dangerous.

Especially for wild boars and bears, an outburst of dying energy can be fatal.

Black Tiger's move was not redundant.

As hunting dogs, they have their own hunting instincts and know that they are safest only when their prey is dead.

Until the pig's legs and feet stopped kicking and became stiff, and the pig's trotters opened up.

The black tiger gradually loosened its mouth, turned around and barked at Chen Weidong twice.

"Black Tiger, well done!"

Chen Weidong touched the fur on the black tiger's back. This action was the best way to comfort the hunting dogs.

In rural areas, everyone who has participated in slaughtering the New Year pig knows that when the pig's four legs are stretched straight and its hooves are spread open, it is a sign of death.

Chen Weidong's hunting of this cannon egg today may seem simple, but it is actually a very testing process.

His action just now was really bold. Not to mention ordinary people, even some experienced hunters might not dare to do so.

The shock and pressure caused by watching a wild boar running towards you like an armored vehicle, with life and death decided in seconds, is not something that can be easily endured.

When an old hunter encounters a wild boar alone, he can only fire one shot from his musket, which may not cause serious damage to the wild boar.

What they usually do is turn around and confront the wild boar, yelling at it and completely enraging it.

When a wild boar becomes enraged, it will rush towards people with its mouth wide open and roaring.

At this time, the hunter has to stand firm, aim at the wild boar's mouth and shoot. If he hits the target accurately, he can knock the wild boar down with one shot.

Of course, the hunter only has one chance to shoot it. If he fails to kill it, the rest is a life-and-death struggle.
In this situation, the hunter rarely wins. This is a life-threatening move, and it will not be done unless there is no other way.

There is no comparison with Chen Weidong's current situation. The Hanyang cannon in his hand is not comparable to the old foreign cannon in terms of power or convenience.

This is one of the reasons why he dared to face it and consider climbing a tree as a retreat.

Chen Weidong then took out the dagger, walked to the side of the cannon egg, reached out and touched its neck, found the right position, and stabbed it straight into the heart, opening it up and bleeding it.

After a wild boar dies, it must be gutted quickly, otherwise it will become smelly over time.

Then he used a knife to take out the cage of hearts, livers and lungs, cut out the heart, cut it into several pieces, called the black tiger standing by, and fed it the pieces one by one.

I picked some good meat and cut it off to feed it. But then came the headache. It was not easy to transport such a big wild boar back home!
If the wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms was in the village, Chen Weidong could move it with all his strength.
But this was in the mountains, and he had to cross mountains and hills along the way. It was too difficult for him to transport the wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms back home by himself.

But he was unwilling to let Chen Weidong take away only a portion of the wild boar meat...

However, once the wild boar is opened, the blood will spread throughout the forest, and it will probably attract some wild animals soon!
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"Is this the hunter from that village? He is really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. One man and one dog, they actually killed the cannonball like this!"

On the other side, Li Shengli watched it clearly from the tree. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Da Pao Yuanzi was dead. Then he climbed down from the tree with difficulty.
The intense pain made Li Shengli realize that his leg had been cut open and blood was flowing out.

Li Shengli was still frightened. If it weren't for the two hunting dogs at home, he would not have almost lost his life if he had only brought one out with him.

Li Shengli led his hunting dogs into the mountains early this morning, and suddenly a cannon egg rushed out from the front.
Although the hound warned him, the cannon egg was too fast, so he fired quickly, and the hound also rushed forward to save its master.
Li Shengli was also experienced. With the help of the hunting dog, he fired and pulled the gun at the same time.

However, a hunting dog alone could not stop the wild boar. After a few hits, the wild boar flew away and paralyzed on the ground.

Li Shengli's gun hit the wild boar but failed to kill it. The cannon eggs came to his side in a few seconds. At the critical moment, Li Shengli fell into the ravine.

Li Shengli was very lucky. The soil under the walnut tree forest was relatively loose and had a thick layer of rotten leaves.
With a good buffer and luckily a thick enough tree, he successfully climbed up and held on until Chen Weidong arrived.

Li Shengli used a cloth to tie up the wound on his leg, picked up his lost gun from under the tree, and then limped to Chen Weidong and thanked him:

"Thank you for saving me, brother. Otherwise, I would have died today!"

"You're welcome. I will save anyone no matter who it is!" Chen Weidong then remembered that he had saved someone.

"Brother, you are such a good person. You are from that village. You look familiar! I will definitely go to your house to thank you someday." Li Shengli said gratefully.

"I'm Chen Weidong from Jiuqu Village. Are you okay with your injury?"

"Chen Weidong, you are the Chen Weidong who has six daughters. You also go hunting in the mountains?"

Li Shengli was surprised and then he suddenly felt that he had spoken. "Brother, don't blame me for being dumb. I am Li Shengli from Lijiatun. My injury is not serious. It's just a scratch on my leg! I have bandaged it just now. I think it will be fine after two days of rest."

Jiuqutun and Lijiatun are not too far from each other. Chen Weidong has six daughters and married a female educated youth from the south. These are things that people talk about with great relish after dinner. Even if you are not familiar with them, you have heard of them.

"So you are Brother Shengli from Lijiatun. Since you are not in the way, can you help me carry the wild boar back? I have six daughters to raise at home, and it would be a waste to leave so much meat in the mountains!"

Chen Weidong set his sights on Li Shengli.

"Uh……"

Li Shengli was stunned, looking at his limping leg.

"Brother Weidong, it's not that I don't want to help you. You saved my life. Look at my legs. Although I can walk without any problem, I'm afraid I can't lift a wild boar!"

"Well, this place is closer to Lijiatun. I'll call two people to help you carry it."

(End of this chapter)