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

Not long ago, when he hunted down a gazelle but unexpectedly found a tiger that was already dead in front of him, Li Yunshi was quite nervous.

Although he had seen tigers twice before, either he was surrounded and killed by a large number of people, or the tigers had already been killed.

This time, however, it was the two brothers facing a tiger.

However, now that he saw the tiger lying lifeless in front of him, Li Yunshi's original tension and fear had vanished, replaced by excitement.

This is a tiger, it's priceless.

Previously, the third brother, Li Yunshan, had killed a tiger in the Hongxing Forest Farm, and the hunters in the village had also killed a tiger that had entered the village. Li Yunshi knew the value of tigers very well.

Now, the two brothers have killed another tiger...

Thinking of this, Li Yunshi's excitement was already evident on his honest face.

"Third brother, I really owe you a lot. If you hadn't taken that step just now, this good thing wouldn't have fallen into my lap."

Li Yunshi said sincerely.

Earlier, after the tiger turned and left, he thought the danger was over, so he thought of taking the gazelle and preparing to leave.

But Li Yunshan followed.

If Li Yunshan hadn't chased after him, he wouldn't have followed, and he wouldn't have been able to catch this tiger when it was at its last gasp.

However, although it was a tiger at its last gasp and was now completely dead, the tiger's corpse lying on the ground still exuded its tigerish might.

There's an old saying that goes, "Even when a tiger dies, its bones remain standing," meaning that although a tiger is dead, it still retains its indomitable spirit.

This description is quite apt for the tiger in front of us.

At this moment, Li Yunshan had already squatted down and begun to examine the tiger's wounds. He found a total of three bullet holes on the tiger: one in the tiger's chest, one in the tiger's abdomen, and one in the tiger's hind leg.

The bullet wound to the tiger's chest was fatal, but Li Yunshan also found several other wounds on the tiger's body. Judging from the shape of the wounds, they were caused by biting and claws.

The blood flowing from the tiger's body came from these wounds.

Judging from the appearance, this tiger had fought with other top predators before encountering them. It could have been a bear or another tiger. Li Yunshan couldn't think of any other beast that could have inflicted so many gruesome wounds on a grown tiger.

Of course, wild boars in the deep mountains can also do it, that is, the kind of wild boar king that weighs five or six hundred pounds.

However, in addition to using their tusks to gore and nudge, wild boars also use their massive size to charge.

But the bite marks and horrifying claw marks on this tiger's body could not have been made by a wild boar king deep in the mountains.

As for leopards, they are simply not in the same league as tigers.

Therefore, the only creature capable of inflicting such horrific and shocking wounds on this tiger, besides its own kind, is a bear.

Which possibility it is, is not important.

The important thing is that they killed the tiger.

However, it's also thanks to the fact that the tiger was severely injured and had lost a lot of blood; it was already at its last gasp. Otherwise, the two brothers wouldn't have been able to kill it so easily.

"Let's get the tiger back first."

Li Yunshan said.

"I'll go cut a sturdy, thick stick so we can carry it back later."

As Li Yunshi spoke, he drew the short knife from his waist and prepared to go and cut down trees nearby.

"Brother, no need, I can carry it back. You can take the gazelle later."

Li Yunshan called out to his elder brother, Li Yunshi.

The tiger on the ground weighs about 400 pounds, which he can carry himself.

Moreover, it's much easier to move around by carrying it alone than by two people.

Previously, when he went hunting in the mountains with Gao Hongmei, he had taken two deer with him when they caught those two tigers.

"Fine, whatever you say."

Li Yunshi knew that Li Yunshan was strong, so he didn't object after hearing what he said.

"However, just let me know if you can't handle it."

"Big brother, I understand."

Li Yunshan smiled, handed the hunting rifle to Li Yunshi, then grabbed the tiger and exerted all his strength.

"drink!"

With a deep shout from Li Yunshan, the tiger, weighing over 400 pounds, was lifted high above his head and hoisted onto his back. A fresh smell of blood, along with the tiger's unique muttony odor, wafted over and entered Li Yunshan's nostrils.

"This tiger smells really strong."

Li Yunshan sniffed, grinned, and then walked back through the thick snow.

Li Yunshan carried Li Yunshan's hunting rifle on his back, and also held his own hunting rifle, which was tightly hanging behind Li Yunshan's buttocks, occasionally glancing around warily.

Although they had managed to kill the tiger, their pursuit had taken them deep into the edge of the remote mountains and forests.

As an experienced hunter, a certain level of vigilance is essential when traversing the mountains and forests.

Otherwise, if any unexpected situation occurs, there won't even be time to react.

"Click...click..."

Carrying a prey weighing over 400 pounds, Li Yunshan walked slowly and steadily through snow that was ankle-deep, leaving a deep footprint with each step.

After walking for half an hour, Li Yunshan and Li Yunshi finally emerged from the narrow passage; then they walked for another hour or so before finally returning to the place where they had hunted the yellow sheep.

To their relief, the gazelle had remained unharmed despite lying in the snow for so long.

"Hey, it's right here, not a single hair is missing."

Li Yunshi grinned and said, then hoisted the yellow sheep onto his shoulder and walked with Li Yunshan in the direction of Guapigou Village.

……

In Guapigou Village, the most talked-about topic recently is that Li Yunlan, who married far away to Xinghuo Commune in the neighboring county, has divorced her husband and been taken back home by her family.

It was just past noon, and the sun was still high in the sky.

But no matter how cold the weather, the women in the village will still gather together to gossip.

It wasn't that they couldn't stand to see Li Yunlan doing well, but rather that in this day and age, even in county towns, entertainment programs were scarce, let alone in the countryside.

Therefore, if anything happens in someone's family, such as a quarrel or a minor argument between a husband and wife, it can become a topic of conversation for outsiders. This is even more true for Li Yunlan, who married far away and was taken back home by her family.

Moreover, the eve of the Lunar New Year is not far away, and people in the village who raise pigs are starting to drive their fat pigs, which they have raised for a year, out of their pens to slaughter them.

Nowadays, pig slaughtering is quite a lively affair. Neighbors and villagers alike gather at the slaughterer's house, watching with great interest. Some even help with the slaughtering, hoping the slaughterer will give them a bowl of "pig-slaughtering food."

Sure enough, after the sun came out, its warmth enveloped people, and Uncle Yang at the village entrance began slaughtering a pig.

The pig's heart-wrenching screams rang out. The adults watched the pig being slaughtered with great interest, and the children also gathered around to watch.

Faced with the bloody scene of slaughtering pigs, the children were not afraid at all; on the contrary, they found it interesting.

However, it didn't take long for the conversation to shift from how many kilograms of meat Uncle Yang's big fat pig could yield and how much it was going to sell for per kilogram, to discussing how Li Yunlan in the village had been taken back home by her family. The one leading the discussion was Uncle Yang's wife, Aunt Yang.

"I heard that Huang Zhifang's youngest daughter went back to her parents' home yesterday. Is that true?"

Aunt Yang asked Pang Da Niang, because Pang Da Niang's family lived near Li Yunshi's house.

"I went home yesterday. I also went to Li Yunshi's house to check on her. The bruises on her face hadn't faded yet, and her head was wrapped in gauze. It looked like she had been beaten badly at her in-laws' house. She looked quite pitiful."

"This is the price of marrying far away. If her family lived closer, Li Yunlan wouldn't have been bullied."

"Fortunately, their family is united and quite capable. According to village cadre Lao Shen, he was preparing materials at the village office that night when he received a call from Li Yunlan's neighbor. He ran to inform Huang Zhifang, and Huang Zhifang, Li Yunshi, Li Yunmei, Li Yunshan, and Li Yunshi also called Zhang San, Cai Er, Zhao Shuanzhu and other young hunters. They traveled overnight to the neighboring county and brought Li Yunlan back."

"However, I heard from Zhang San's wife that after Li Yunshan and his men arrived at Li Yunlan's place, Huang Zhifang and Li Yunmei beat up Li Yunlan's mother-in-law, and Li Yunshan even threw Li Yunlan's mother-in-law into the latrine."

"Oh my god, what's the point of all this? How is Li Yunlan going to live with her husband now?"

"What kind of news is this? I heard that Li Yunlan got divorced."

"So, there are already three divorces in the Li family."

"Oh my god..."

"Holy crap..."

The women gathered around Aunt Yang were talking when suddenly they seemed to see a ghost. Some trembled with fright, while others, who were knitting, dropped their knitting needles in fright.

"Wow..."

"Waaaaah..."

Several children who were playing suddenly started crying.

"What happened?"

"What's wrong?"

Several men from the village, who were watching the pig slaughter with great interest, turned around and asked what was wrong after hearing the child crying.

But they were soon stunned into silence.

Because a person was carrying a ferocious beast with dark gold stripes, slowly walking towards them.

"I...I'm going to...a tiger..."

"It's Li Yunshan! He's caught another tiger!"