Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Awooo..."

Just as Li Yunshan and Liang Lao breathed a sigh of relief at the complete annihilation of the wolf pack, several tender wolf howls suddenly came from the ridge where the wolf pack had been discovered.

Li Yunshan and Liang Lao exchanged a glance, then looked in the direction from which the sound came. They quickly spotted a wolf's head peeking out from behind the large pine tree on the ridge.

The wolf's head looked fluffy and a bit silly. It wasn't the head shape of an adult wolf; it seemed to be a wolf cub.

There were wolf cubs in the wolf pack?

Li Yunshan glanced at the wolves that had died on the way to the charge and instantly understood why those adult wolves, even though they saw that the wolves had guns, still charged at them so fearlessly.

He loaded five bullets into the Mosin-Nagant's magazine and then ran quickly toward the direction where the wolf cubs had been found.

The wolf cub noticed Li Yunshan running towards him, and immediately withdrew its head as soon as it peeked out.

Soon, Li Yunshan ran to the place where the wolf cubs were found. The moment he appeared there, a furry wolf cub with blood on its mouth pounced on him.

"Get out of here."

Li Yunshan kicked the wolf cub that pounced at him away. The wolf cub rolled several times in the snow, whimpering.

"Awooo..."

The few wolf cubs who didn't rush forward also had blood on their mouths. Seeing their leader kicked away by Li Yunshan, they didn't dare to pounce, but they all bared their teeth and showed fierce expressions towards Li Yunshan.

Behind these wolf cubs, in the snow, lay a roe deer that had already been killed.

The roe deer's neck had been bitten off, its hind legs bore the marks of being torn apart by wolves, and its abdomen had been ripped open by wolves. Its internal organs had been dragged out by the wolf cubs in front of it and scattered on the snow, a bloody scene.

Seeing this scene, Li Yunshan guessed that the wolf pack had hunted the silly roe deer, but before they could enjoy it, he and Liang Lao appeared in their territory, and the wolf pack regarded them as intruders.

In addition, there were wolf cubs in the pack, and the wolves launched a frenzied attack on them in order to protect the cubs.

However, the wolf pack overestimated their strength and ended up being wiped out by him and Elder Liang.

"So there are wolf cubs here!"

At this moment, Old Liang also came to Li Yunshan's side, huffing and puffing.

He was getting old after all. No matter how much he refused to admit it, it was a fact that his physical strength couldn't keep up with Li Yunshan's.

He glanced at the snarling wolf cubs and looked at Li Yunshan: "Li, what do you plan to do with these wolf cubs?"

"Wolf cubs are impossible to tame and hold grudges. If we kill their parents and let them live, it's like planting a time bomb for ourselves."

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze."

Looking at the few snarling wolf cubs, Li Yunshan felt no pity whatsoever.

In nature, survival of the fittest prevails.

When wolves are extremely hungry, they will come down from the mountains and enter villages to steal lambs and calves raised by villagers. They may even injure or harm people.

These wolf cubs were unlucky to have met him.

After saying that, Li Yunshan drew the machete hanging at his waist and slashed at the wolf cub closest to him.

With a swift stroke, the wolf cub breathed its last.

He followed suit, and with a few more slashes, the remaining wolf cubs all fell into pools of blood.

Watching Li Yunshan kill the wolf cubs one by one, Old Liang's somewhat cloudy old eyes remained calm and still.

He had lived through the war years, surviving the hail of bullets, and knew all too well that being soft-hearted was a bad thing.

On the contrary, when he saw Li Yunshan kill those wolf cubs so decisively, a look of appreciation appeared in his eyes.

"Old Liang, what should we do with these wolves?"

After killing the wolf cubs, Li Yunshan sheathed his machete and pointed to the wolves they had killed in the snow.

"It's getting dark, so I'll have to come back and clean up tomorrow morning."

Old Liang glanced at the watch on his wrist.

"Okay, then we'll do some more cleaning tomorrow."

Although the carcasses of about twenty adult wolves exposed in the wild might attract other predators, the sun was already setting, and there was still a long distance between where they were and the headquarters of the forest farm.

Although Li Yunshan possessed astonishing strength, he was not so arrogant as to think he could carry back the carcasses of more than twenty wild wolves.

As for the wolves, we can only ask Director Zhou to send someone tomorrow to take the wolves' carcasses back to the forest farm headquarters.

So Li Yunshan and Liang Lao didn't delay any longer. They took the wild rabbits, pheasants, and roe deer they had hunted, and headed towards the forest farm headquarters with their guns on their shoulders.

By the time they returned to the forest farm headquarters, it was almost completely dark.

From afar, they saw two figures standing at the main gate of the farm, pacing anxiously back and forth. It was Farm Director Zhou and Li Yunshi.

Li Yunshan accompanied Old Liang into the mountains to hunt, but they hadn't returned by the time it got dark. This made Director Zhou very anxious. He ran to the entrance of the farm and looked around, but he still couldn't see Li Yunshan and Old Liang.

By chance, they ran into Li Yunshi, who had just returned from the forest area.

Upon inquiring, Li Yunshi learned that his third brother, Li Yunshan, had come to the forest farm to accompany Director Zhou's former superior on a hunting trip in the forest area and had not yet returned so late. He immediately lost all interest in going back for dinner and waited with Director Zhou at the main gate of the farm headquarters.

After waiting for more than half an hour, when Li Yunshan and Old Liang finally came into view, the two felt a great sense of relief.

"Oh, Mr. Liang, you're finally back."

Director Zhou quickly went to meet him and took the gun from Old Liang's back.

"It's just that we're coming back a little late, why make such a fuss? Back in the day, when we were fighting the Japanese in the snowy forests, we lived on the wind and dew, using the sky as our blanket and the ground as our bed..."

Old Liang glared at Director Zhou with annoyance, and couldn't help but start telling stories of his past battles against the Japanese.

"Mr. Liang, the food is ready. Please go back and have a hot meal first. We can talk about anything else after you've eaten."

Director Zhou quickly spoke up.

"No rush to eat, I'm not hungry yet. What do you think we should do with those rabbits, pheasants, and roe deer on Xiao Li's shoulders? Let's have a couple of drinks tonight."

Old Liang pointed to the prey that Li Yunshan was carrying on his shoulder.

"Okay, I'll get someone to handle it."

Director Zhou was somewhat surprised when he saw the game that Li Yunshan was carrying on his shoulder. He didn't expect that Li Yunshan and Old Liang had hunted quite a lot of game after wandering around in the mountains for most of the day.

Although they are all small animals such as rabbits, pheasants, and roe deer, their meat is tender and juicy, making it a very good wild game compared to the tougher meat of wild boar.

The moment he saw his prey, Director Zhou had already figured out how to eat it.

The wild rabbit is used to make dry-pot rabbit meat, the pheasant is used to stew with mushrooms, and the roe deer meat is used to make braised meat. Then, take out his treasured wine, and I guarantee that the old boss will enjoy the meal.

Just as Director Zhou was about to find someone to handle the game, he heard Li Yunshi say, "Director Zhou, I'll handle it. Third brother, you help out."

"Okay, big brother, no problem."

Li Yunshan nodded.

"Xiao Li, what's going on here...?"

Old Liang glanced at Li Yunshan, then at Li Yunshi, somewhat bewildered.

"Old Liang, they are brothers. Brother Yunshan killed the tiger and originally had a job at the forest farm, but he gave it to his older brother, Li Yunshi," Director Zhou explained from the side.

Li Yunshi's job was given to him by someone else, and many people in the forest farm knew about it.

"oh."

Old Liang nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then, Li Yunshan carried the prey to the forest farm dormitory.

"I'll go boil some water, and I'll take care of it later."

Li Yunshi took off his thick cotton-padded coat and then went to the kitchen to start a fire and boil water.

Once the water was boiling, Li Yunshi picked up the silly roe deer, squatted under the eaves of the forest farm dormitory, and deftly scalded its fur, gutted it, removed its internal organs, and rinsed it.

Having been a hunter for so many years, Li Yunshi was very skilled at handling roe deer, with Li Yunshan helping him out.

Li Yunshi quickly finished dealing with the silly roe deer.

Li Yunshan took a cutting board, first split the roe deer in half, and then chopped the meat into small pieces.

"Xiao Li, how are you planning to cook this silly roe deer?"

After resting for a while, Old Liang came out of the house to get some fresh air. He approached Li Yunshan, put his hands behind his back, and asked with a smile.

"Chop it into small pieces, add salt, oil, scallions, ginger, star anise, and Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), stir-fry it in a pot to let the meat absorb the flavor first, then add sugar, soy sauce, and broad bean paste, and simmer over low heat until the flavor is absorbed."

"The meat is so tender it melts in your mouth; I guarantee you'll love it."

"Alright, then I'll wait and see, and try your cooking." Old Liang said with a smile.

About half an hour later, dinner was ready, and it was already pitch black outside.

In the dormitory of the forest farm, an incandescent light bulb was lit on the wall, and a brazier was burning on the ground.

The lights were dim and the room was warm.

A roughly made square table was set up, on which were placed several fragrant meat dishes.

Dry-pot rabbit, pheasant stew with mushrooms, braised roe deer meat, as well as stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar and spicy cabbage.

Although it consists of just a few simple dishes, it is delicious and plentiful.

Director Zhou also brought over five bottles of Moutai.

"Oh, Moutai."

Upon seeing Moutai, not only did Mr. Liang's eyes light up, but Li Yunshan and Li Yunshi's eyes also lit up.

This is a rare find! Not only is it expensive, but nowadays a bottle costs twelve yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Moreover, having money alone isn't enough; you also need tickets.

Therefore, ordinary people simply cannot buy them.

Director Zhou brought over five bottles at once; he's really going all out.

"I bought this wine a few years ago, but I haven't been able to bring myself to drink it."

"That's what Director Zhou said with a smile."

"Don't say anything, just fill it up."

Old Liang gestured.

As soon as Director Zhou opened the bottle, a fragrant aroma of wine wafted out.

Li Yunshan and Li Yunshi both couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This wine smells so good!