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

Gao Hongmei set up her gun and aimed at the wild boar, her heart pounding with tension.

Although she had participated in militia training, this was the first time she had ever hunted at such close range.

At this moment, she felt a mix of emotions: nervousness, trepidation, and anticipation.

I was nervous because it was my first time hunting; I was anxious because I was afraid I wouldn't hit the target.

Even so, she couldn't help but hope that she would hit the wild boar.

If she could kill that wild boar and sell it, she could pay back part of the money she owed Li Yunshan, which would relieve some of the pressure on her shoulders and reduce the burden on her body.

Although Li Yunshan was her ex-husband, she didn't want to owe him any money.

Amidst these complex emotions, as Li Yunshan counted down "three, two, one," Gao Hongmei pulled the trigger of her shotgun.

With a loud "bang," the shotgun exploded, and the bullet shot out like a sharp arrow. After flying more than forty meters, it actually hit the wild boar's foreleg above the shoulder, where the boar's heart and lungs are located.

After the bullet hit the wild boar, it only had time to let out a dying scream before falling straight to the snow.

At the same time, another bullet fired from Li Yunshan's gun also hit the largest wild boar.

The same blow struck the wild boar's heart and lungs, and the boar collapsed instantly.

The sudden gunshot, and the two largest wild boars lying on the ground severely wounded, startled the smaller wild boars that had been frantically eating and munching on grass stems. They then scattered and fled.

"Bang!"

Another gunshot rang out, but this time it wasn't Li Yunshan who fired, but Gao Hongmei.

A gunshot rang out, the bullet grazed the hind leg of a fleeing wild boar, and landed in the snow.

The little wild boar let out a mournful cry, stumbled, and rolled several times on the snow, leaving a long trail of blood in the otherwise pristine white snow.

"Holy crap, I hit them! I hit them! Li Yunshan, did you see that? I hit two wild boars!"

After firing the two bullets from the barrel, Gao Hongmei jumped up from her hiding place, gun in hand, beaming with joy.

"Awesome, awesome!"

Li Yunshan gave her a thumbs up.

Gao Hongmei's ability to hit the heart of the large wild boar with a single shot was completely unexpected by Li Yunshan. She was also able to hit a fleeing wild boar, and although she didn't kill it instantly, she did hit the little wild boar's hind leg. There was an element of luck involved, but sometimes luck is also a part of strength.

"Load up and go finish that little wild boar off," Li Yunshan said to Gao Hongmei, pointing at the little wild boar struggling in the snow.

"Okay, watch me." Gao Hongmei raised her chin slightly, as proud as a white swan.

After saying that, she loaded two bullets into the gun barrel and strode towards the little wild boar.

As the little wild boar saw Gao Hongmei approaching and getting closer, it let out a mournful howl and struggled to crawl forward, dragging its injured leg.

"Still trying to run away."

Gao Hongmei came up behind the little wild boar, saw that it was still struggling, raised her gun, pointed the muzzle at its head, and shot it.

The gunshot rang out, and the little wild boar fell completely silent.

Seeing Gao Hongmei so coldly kill the little wild boar, Li Yunshan was genuinely happy for her.

Although this was Gao Hongmei's first time hunting in the mountains, and she was hunting under his command, she managed to hunt two wild boars, one large and one small, all by herself. This was a breakthrough for her, going from zero to one.

"Li Yunshan, I've killed this little beast."

Gao Hongmei slung her hunting rifle over her back, dragged the little wild boar with both hands, and came to Li Yunshan's side, saying in a very dashing manner.

"It's all because of my excellent guidance."

Li Yunshan made a boastful remark.

In the past, Gao Hongmei would have definitely ridiculed him for saying that.

But to his surprise, Gao Hongmei nodded very seriously this time: "Yes, yes, yes, it's because of your excellent guidance. You deserve the most credit, okay?"

By this time, Gao Hongmei understood that if Li Yunshan hadn't been willing to give her guns and bullets some time ago, teaching her how to operate a hunting rifle and how to hunt, and feeding her bullets to help her develop a feel for shooting, she probably would have rushed out long ago and accidentally scared away the wild boar. How could she have hit the wild boar then?

However, Gao Hongmei was also troubled when she saw the three wild boars, two large and one small, lying in the snow.

The smaller wild boar was fine; when she dragged this little wild boar over, she estimated it to weigh only about fifty or sixty pounds.

But those two wild boars that were killed, the largest one looks to weigh over 250 pounds, and the smaller one is probably over 200 pounds. How are we going to get them home?

"Hey, Li Yunshan, these two wild boars are way too big. How are we going to get them back? Should we go back to the village and ask someone for help?"

Gao Hongmei looked to Li Yunshan for help.

"No need. Just gut these two wild boars. Except for the stomach, discard all the offal."

"What? You don't even want pig offal? Those are valuable ingredients! It's such a waste to just throw them away."

Gao Hongmei stared in surprise.

Decades later, thanks to the widespread use of the internet, many people know that wild boar offal contains a lot of bacteria and parasites. But in this day and age, for many people who can't even get enough to eat, they don't care whether wild boar offal contains bacteria or parasites.

For many people, pig offal is also a piece of meat from wild boars.

Wash it clean, cut it up, put it in a pot and cook it thoroughly, and it's still edible.

"There are a lot of bacteria and parasites in pig offal. What if you get a stomachache from eating it?"

Li Yunshan countered with a question.

If it were his past life, when he was still a street urchin who didn't do any proper work, pig offal would have been a rare delicacy for him.

But now he has the knowledge he accumulated in his previous life, and he knows that wild boar offal contains a lot of bacteria and parasites, so he can't be bothered to eat it.

Because there's not much use for these pig offal; they're only good for personal consumption, and no one would buy them if sold.

These days, everyone buys pork for the parts with the most fat; pig offal is only worth buying if it's given away for free.

"Bacteria? Parasites? What are those?"

Gao Hongmei was completely bewildered when she heard the new term coming out of Li Yunshan's mouth, but Li Yunshan didn't care what she thought and took out a sharp knife to gut the wild boar.

The white knife went in, the red knife came out, and the still-warm blood from the wild boar's body flowed all over the ground.

After Li Yunshan removed the entrails from a wild boar, he cut off the belly and left the rest of the entrails on the snow.

After killing one wild boar, he went to gut another one.

And so, the two large wild boars, and the little wild boar, were all gutted by Li Yunshan not long afterward.

"Alright, let's find another thick, straight tree trunk so we can carry these three beasts back."

Sheathing his dagger, Li Yunshan scooped up some snowflakes from the ground to wipe his hands, then found a tree trunk nearby that was at least twice as thick as his wrist.

Cut it with a knife, trim off the branches, and a simple yet sturdy and durable carrying pole is ready.

He untied the straw rope from his waist, tied the two wild boars to their respective ends of the carrying pole, and secured them there.

"You want to carry these two wild boars back to the village yourself? Are you sure you can manage?"

Gao Hongmei was somewhat bewildered by Li Yunshan's actions.

Even after gutting and draining the blood, these two wild boars would still weigh nearly 400 pounds. Is Li Yunshan crazy to think he can carry them back to the village?

He used to be idle and lazy, and he's never done much manual labor. Can he really do this?

A man should never say he can't do it.

Li Yunshan said calmly, then added, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"I'd better go back to the village and find two people to help. At worst, I can offer them two catties of wild boar meat. It's better than you trying to be brave by yourself."

As Gao Hongmei spoke, she couldn't help but think of how Li Yunshan had pulled a muscle in his back before, and how he had to stay home to recuperate for several days because of the pain.

Although he said his back was fine and there was no problem, Gao Hongmei couldn't help but worry.

After all, two wild boars weighing nearly 400 pounds each are no small feat.

Even the strong men in the village who work in the fields year-round would find it difficult to lift such a heavy load, let alone walk back to the village from Huangnigou, which is a distance of four or five miles.

Moreover, the mountain roads along the way were covered in snow... Thinking of this, Gao Hongmei couldn't help but recall the last time, when she was careless while walking on the mountain road, which caused Li Yunshan to fall and strain his back while trying to save her, and he was in pain for several days.

"Who said I was showing off?"

Li Yunshan smiled, put the carrying pole on his shoulder, and then stood up straight, carrying a gutted wild boar on one end of the pole.

"That wild boar in front is a bit smaller. Hang it in front for me, that way the front and back will be balanced, and it will be much easier for me to carry it back."

Carrying two wild boars, Li Yunshan stood up and took a few more steps, then felt the carrying pole starting to slip off his shoulders.

The reason is that the wild boars in the back are larger and the wild boars in the front are smaller, so the weight distribution is unbalanced.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to have Gao Hongmei hang the little wild boar in front to balance the weight.

But at that moment, Gao Hongmei was stunned to see Li Yunshan stand up without swaying or shaking, carrying two wild boars in front and behind him, and even take a few steps.

Wow, he lifted two wild boars at once, which weighs at least 400 pounds! Is this really the same Li Yunshan she remembered as a lazy, good-for-nothing?

How did he do that?

Moreover, he even made me hang the smaller wild boar in front of me. Wasn't he afraid of crushing himself under the weight of it?