Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 88 Killing the Porcupine
"Huzi, open the gate. Engineer Luo and Engineer Wen, go outside and yell, yell the same way you usually yell when you collect ducks. Everyone else, get out of the way."

Fang Wei didn't want to argue with the lazy Xie Wang. He wanted to see if the two ducks would return to the nest.

The other party wanted to resist, but was directly controlled by Zheng Bao.

The yard gate opened and everyone made way to the outside.

Mr. Wen stood at the door and started shouting. Then, the two ducks walked out of the yard arrogantly and headed towards [Poultry House No. 2] without looking back.

The lazy man Xie Wang's expression changed drastically. Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng in the room could no longer sit still and wanted to run away.

"Don't leave, you two. The show has just begun, why are you in such a hurry? Leopard, bring the three of them with you. I want to see who is behind this."

Zheng Xianfa stood aside and watched for a long time, and made a basic judgment in his mind.

A lazy man would raise ducks? I wouldn't believe it even if I killed him.

In addition, two cunning people among the resettlement personnel were also in the lazy man's house. Zheng Xianfa always felt that the missing duck was related to the three of them.

"Got it, Captain."

Zheng Bao and several militiamen escorted Xie Wang, Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng, and followed behind Fang Wei and others.

The two ducks became the vanguard and came all the way to [Poultry House No. 2].

Engineer Wen quickly opened the door of the poultry house, and the two ducks walked straight in. They had arrived home.

"Tsk tsk, young scholar, the ducks you raise are really smart. Well, now the case is solved. The ducks were stolen by a lazy guy. Take him to the commune tomorrow."

Zheng Xianfa didn't mention the other two, so it depends on whether the lazy guy can withstand the pressure alone.

The result surprised everyone. The lazy man had already panicked in the face of such an ironclad fact. When he heard that he would be sent to the commune tomorrow, he fell to his knees.

"Captain, I admit my mistake and I'll confess. It was those two who instigated me to steal the ducks, especially Qi Feng. He was the one who came up with the idea and was involved in the entire process."

A lazy man is not a real piece of shit. Once his mask is exposed, he is just a pile of mud.

At this time, it is impossible for him to be loyal to anyone. The right thing to do is to reduce his own guilt.

Therefore, Xie Wang betrayed Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng without hesitation.

Qi Feng's face turned ashen, and Wang Shicheng's legs began to tremble. These two men were not very good, each one more cowardly than the other.

"Hmph! Take them back to the team headquarters first and make them write a letter of repentance. Damn it, I didn't even have dinner. What a piece of shit."

Zheng Xianfa asked Zheng Bao to bring the three people to the team headquarters. This matter could be big or small, and he had not yet figured out how to deal with it.

Before leaving, he glanced at Fang Wei and whispered, "Very good!"

Then the director of public security smiled and patted Fang Wei on the shoulder: "It's really amazing!"

Everyone thought today's events were interesting, but when they thought about the fact that two of the resettlement workers were involved in this incident, everyone became a little unhappy.

To be honest, the team is very considerate to these resettled personnel and tries their best not to let them suffer any grievances.

The 17 extra people were a burden to the second team, but the team didn't let them starve or freeze. They even distributed pork and duck to them during the Chinese New Year.

Most of the resettled people were grateful, but there were also bastards like Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng.

Fang Wei was too lazy to worry about it, so after Mr. and Mrs. Luo had settled the ducks, he turned around and went home.

He has been busy all day and hasn't had dinner yet.

When she got home, Tian Guihua immediately went to heat up some food for him. Since she came home late, she didn't have time to cook the pheasant and rabbit, so they had to wait until tomorrow.

"Little brother, I'll stew the pheasant later, and smoke the rabbit as well."

The weather is hot now, so you can't leave the prey you brought back overnight, or it will go bad.

Tian Guihua was about to deal with it immediately, but Fang Wei nodded and continued eating.

Zheng Xianfa and others were still working overtime. Xie Wang, Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng honestly confessed the process of stealing the ducks. This matter was indeed planned by Qi Feng.

"Now I give you two options. One option is to honestly accept labor education from now on. All the hard and dirty work will be yours.

The second way is to handle the matter impartially. We will hand you over to the commune and arrest and detain you if necessary. It’s your choice.”

Wenshu Fang wrote down the details of how the three people stole the ducks on a piece of paper and asked the three of them to sign and seal it.

Zheng Xianfa immediately put forward his suggestions for handling the matter, saying that they could choose one of the two options.

Qi Feng thought he was finished, but he didn't expect the team to show leniency and leave him a way out.

"I promise to work hard, get an education, and never make a similar mistake again."

"I am also willing to accept labor education."

"I do too."

After the three of them expressed their opinions one after another, Zheng Xianfa let them go back to write self-criticisms, which would be read aloud in front of all the members the next day.

It doesn’t matter if a lazy person can’t write, he can just reflect on his mistakes without writing.

The next day.

The team held a members' meeting and criticized Qi Feng, Wang Shicheng and Xie Wang for their stealing behavior.

The three people admitted their mistakes at the meeting, conducted deep reflection, and promised to be honest and conscientious in the future.

The team decided to deduct one month's work points from the three of them as a warning to others.

"Zheng Bao, the supervision of the three of them will be left to you, the militia."

The duck stealing incident was resolved, but Qi Feng refused to admit that he had anything to do with the last duck loss.

Zheng Xianfa did not continue to argue about it. After announcing the punishment measures, he let everyone disperse.

Fang Wei curled his lips, feeling that the punishment was a bit too lenient.

Zheng Xianfa is a cold-hearted person. He always tries not to judge others by one blow but to give them a chance to correct their mistakes.

However, some people are not well educated.

Fortunately, this is not a big deal. The resettled people do not have roots here, so it is not certain how long they can stay.

At noon, I had pheasant stewed with wild mushrooms. The chicken was almost melted, the soup was fresh and delicious, and the sweet potato vermicelli in the soup was also very delicious.

The breeding team does not have much to do during this period. The only busy things are [Poultry House No. 2] and [Composting Yard]. The next highlight is summer planting, and Zheng Hu and his team are making preparations.

The seeds need to be processed, and then the seedlings need to be raised.

Fang Wei basically doesn't have to worry about these daily tasks, Zheng Hu and others can handle them well.

In the absence of better rice varieties, all the late rice in the 20 experimental fields will be planted with [Nongken 58] japonica rice.

The team is about to start the summer harvest, and there is a lot of controversy about what late rice to plant.

Fang Wei didn't want to get involved in this matter. His task was to screen and cultivate high-quality rice seeds, and he had no say in other matters.

Just let it go.

early morning.

Fang Wei carried his gun up the mountain and went straight to the [hunting area].

He rearranged the traps in the area before heading to the valley. After crossing the last ridge, he saw an animal wandering outside the fence from a distance.

By the time he got closer, the thing had already run away.

"It doesn't look like a wild boar. Wild boars aren't that small."

Although I couldn't see it clearly because I was far away, I still have an impression of the general outline.

Fang Wei felt that it might be a porcupine. Porcupines like to eat crops such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, and they are very harmful to agricultural production.

He then conducted a careful investigation and determined that the traces around were from a porcupine.

Porcupines are usually nocturnal, but sometimes they will be active during the day in search of food. Other methods are ineffective, and physical killing is the only way to prevent and control them.

A simple fence can't stop a porcupine. This guy is covered with quills and is not afraid of thorns.

Fang Wei suddenly felt very troubled. The peanuts were about to be harvested, but they were targeted by this thing.

Porcupines are burrowing animals and like to live in groups. If left alone, this peanut field will definitely be destroyed by them.

It is unrealistic to kill a group of porcupines in one go. Their burrows are like a maze with multiple exits, and neither smoking nor flooding will work.

There happened to be a few animal traps in his backpack. Fang Wei checked the direction the porcupine came from and set a few traps nearby.

Of course, this is only a temporary solution and the most effective way is to harvest the peanuts as soon as possible.

He hurried home and told his elder brother about it.

"Third brother, the team is about to harvest the rice, so I'll stay in the valley for a few days. How about we harvest the peanuts in advance?"

The peanuts in the valley have begun to mature in large quantities, so it is best to pick them later.

But right now, due to the appearance of porcupines, Fang Ping was unsure about what to do, so he came up with this strategy to stop the loss.

"It's best to wait a few days to harvest the peanuts. I'll go back later and bring some more traps."

Porcupines move slowly and their activity paths are relatively fixed.

He didn't have the habit of eating porcupine meat, so he only had to consider how to kill it.

Fang Wei quickly ate a few mouthfuls of food, then took some dry food, two guns, traps, flashlights, etc. and went to the valley again.

By the time he returned to the valley, it was already getting dark and the surroundings suddenly became eerie.

He knew the surrounding terrain very well, so he turned on his flashlight, set up some more traps near the peanut field, and sprinkled some salt in the traps.

Porcupines particularly like salt, and salt is the bait.

After clearing his traces, he built a simple rack on a tree not far away and sprinkled mosquito and snake repellent powder on it.

He mixed the powder himself and it works quite well.

Then he climbed up the tree, intending to sit on the shelf and wait patiently.

This tree was the one where he had been waiting for the wild boar. This location had a wide view, and ambushing here could cut off the porcupine's retreat.

To be on the safe side, he separated a part of the hunting area, which just covered the peanut field.

Including the big tree where he temporarily lived.

The combination of personal attributes and regional attributes has greatly improved his strength.

Fortunately, the moon climbed to the middle of the sky, and the valley suddenly became much brighter.

With his keen perception, he can immediately detect any disturbance.

Fang Wei closed his eyes slightly, as if he was half asleep. Time slipped away minute by minute, but he did not feel impatient at all.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt it was at least two or three hours before he heard movement in the valley.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw some dark shadows slowly approaching the peanut field. Although he couldn't see clearly, he felt that these shadows were porcupines.

Fang Wei didn't move. The porcupine was covered with thorns, and when it was angry, the thorns could even shoot out.

Of course, the quills on a porcupine don't shoot far or with great force, but being hit by one is not only extremely painful but also difficult to remove.

Therefore, when he pressed forward, he never thought about confronting these guys head-on.

The porcupines were getting closer and closer, and now I could get a good look at them. They were treating the peanut field like a canteen, and there were more than a dozen of them at once.

Suddenly, screams rang out one after another in the valley.

Three porcupines fell into a trap at the same time. They had an innate sensitivity to salt. In order to get a bite of salt, one of their legs was clamped tightly by the trap.

The group of porcupines suddenly became chaotic and ran around, and two more fell into the trap.

Fang Wei didn't move. It would be difficult to hit the target now, after all, it was night, and he didn't want to waste rifle bullets.

Compared with porcupines and wild boars, they are not even younger brothers, and their weight is generally less than 30 kilograms. If he was not afraid of the sharp thorns on their bodies, he could fight them head-on with a knife.

After a while, except for a few porcupines that were still howling, the other porcupines gradually quieted down.

They gathered together again and headed towards the peanut field cautiously, seemingly not caring much about the life or death of their companions.

This group of porcupines had recently migrated and had no fixed food source.

I finally found such a large field of peanuts. I came out tonight specifically to look for food and I can't give up easily.

"I finally learned my lesson and was able to resist the temptation of salt."

Fang Wei knew that the remaining porcupines would not fall into the trap again, but he was not too disappointed.

Traps never have a 100% success rate, let alone having already killed several porcupines. Given the size of a porcupine, being caught in a trap is a death sentence, with no chance of escape.

A group of porcupines passed by not far from the big tree and headed straight for the peanut field.

Fang Wei let them pass, waited for a while, and then quietly slid down from the tree and followed their retreat route.

He put his rifle on his back, holding a hunting rifle in his hand, and followed quietly.

Since he raised the attribute values of agility and speed, he ran as lightly as the wind without making any noise.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Feeling that the distance was about right, Fang Wei started shooting while moving.

The area-killing nature of the hunting rifle bullets dealt a heavy blow to the porcupines. After three shots, no porcupines were left standing.

Fang Wei created some distance, went around to the side, and fired another shot.

This time the action was very swift. Porcupines are not agile and fast animals, nor are they as tough and fleshy as wild boars, so he seized the opportunity to wipe out the whole group.

However, he did not go forward to check immediately. Instead, he ran back to see the porcupines that fell into the trap.

These porcupines no longer had the strength to howl, and they couldn't run. After struggling for a while, they could only wait to die.

There was a long wooden stick prepared in advance by the fence, one end of which was sharpened and roasted over fire, so it could be used as a "spear".

Fang Wei took the longest wooden stick and stabbed the porcupine one by one, not giving it any chance to fight back before dying.

　Two chapters of 8000 words have been updated.

　　
　
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