American Super Rancher

Chapter 440 Truffle Hunter
Looking at the two excited little huskies, Qin Xu suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He remembered what he had read online about how truffle hunters dug for truffles.

Truffles are expensive not only because of their elusive aroma, but also because they are one of the few delicacies in the world that cannot be cultivated in an orderly manner.

It must rely on the symbiotic relationship with the roots to obtain nutrients.

Therefore, as long as there is a slight change in the surrounding living environment, truffle spores will not be able to grow.

At present, black truffles are mainly produced in France, Australia, etc., and the global annual output is only 35 tons, while white truffles are mainly produced in Italy, and the annual output is even rarer, only 3 tons.

And because truffles grow underground, it is not easy to collect them. For this precious ingredient, there is a group of people who are responsible for collecting them, called "truffle hunters".

Truffle hunters traditionally use sows to find and dig truffles. Sows are natural truffle hunters because the smell of truffles is similar to androstenol, which induces sex drive in sows.

Therefore, it can easily smell truffles buried 6 cm to 25 cm deep in the ground from a distance of 30 meters.

However, because sows like truffles very much, they often eat the truffles they find directly, which is not easy for the collectors to control.

Moreover, when pigs dig the ground with their noses, they will destroy the mycelium of truffles, resulting in a decline in the production of truffles in the future. Therefore, after 1985, the Italian government banned the use of pigs to dig truffles.

It is precisely because of this that people have focused their attention on an animal that is also known for its keen sense of smell, the dog.

Compared with pigs, dogs also have a keen sense of smell and are easier to control.

But with the exception of the Lagotto Romagnolo, all dogs need to be trained to remember the smell of truffles.

Training a hound to hunt for truffles involves a complex process, starting with training the dog to retrieve a thrown ball and then replacing the ball with cheese.

Then hide the cheese and let the dog find it, and finally replace the cheese with a small piece of truffle and let the dog find and dig it out.

Such a trained hound can fetch 3000 euros in the market.

The night before hunting for truffles, hunters usually don't feed their hounds, so that the dogs will work harder to find truffles in exchange for food as a reward.

However, Qin Xu believes that the two bastards in his family are definitely better than that, Lago Toroma Pavilion Nolu Dog.

It's just these two lazy people, they are good at letting them eat, but let them work?It is estimated that some difficulties!

Thinking of this, Qin Xu rubbed his face, showed a harmless smile, and waved at the two little guys, "Daha, Xiaoha, come quickly."

Unexpectedly, the two little huskies who were wandering around Qin Xu excitedly at first saw Qin Xu's smile, but they started to back away in fright.

Mamma Mia, it's too scary, the master must have thought of something good.

This is the only portrayal of the two little guys deep in their hearts. If they were not afraid of being cleaned up later, they would turn around and run away now.

Even so, they still shook their heads while returning, showing a posture that they would not go past us even if we were killed.

What strange scents, what fun things, all were left behind by them.

The smile on Qin Xu's face froze immediately, so angry in his heart!
Well, you two little bastards, you don't want to eat a toast and you're punished, right?

So Qin Xu was not being polite, and walked over directly, one in each hand, and grabbed the two little huskies by the back of their necks.

Xueli on the side, looking at the little husky in Qin Xu's hands, said with some distress: "Uncle, what are you doing? Don't make it hurt, haha."

Qin Xu looked back at the little girl, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle asked them to take us to find truffles."

"Huh?" The little girl regained her spirits immediately, and she didn't care about the two little guys anymore, and asked, "Uncle, you said they can find truffles? How do you find them?"

"You'll know in a while." Qin Xu said, and put Daha and Xiaoha into the pile of truffles just dug out to let them get acquainted with the smell.

Shirley also squatted over, looked at the big ha and little ha who were humming non-stop, and patted their little heads in dissatisfaction, "You guys have to be good, listen to uncle, and quickly find the pine tree."

Daha and Xiaoha, who had been expecting the little master to save them, were suddenly stunned.

what's the situation?Didn't you feel sorry for our brothers just now?Why did it change all of a sudden?

Opening his eyes secretly, looking at the master with a malicious smile on his face, and the little master who looked at them with interest, Da Ha couldn't help but tremble all over.

Being missed by these two big shots, is there still a good life?

Now Daha didn't dare to moan anymore, he arched his little fat butt, and Xiaoha who couldn't see the shape beside him, began to smell the pile of black things in front of him honestly.

Xiao Ha, who was staggered by his brother's ass, raised his head and looked around in a little confusion.

When it saw that Qin Xu's big hand was approaching his little butt, he was so frightened that he became calm immediately, and started to work like his brother.

It hasn't forgotten that when it first arrived at this house, it was that big hand, but it didn't take care of it.

Seeing that the two little fellows were honest, Qin Xu smiled in satisfaction, and said that dutiful sons are born under the stick, and the ancestors sincerely did not deceive me.

When they were almost familiar with the smell, Qin Xu packed the truffles in a sealed bag, filled the soil, and asked the two little guys to find the truffles.

Daha and Xiaoha also understood what Qin Xu meant, and the two guys started walking side by side, sniffing here and there, and when they felt something, they barked a few times loudly.

Qin Xu followed behind the two little guys, picked up the shovel and dug a small hole for marking where they found it.

Regardless of whether the little ones are accurate or not, they should be marked first, and then they will start digging one by one later.

The two little guys wandered around the woods for a long time, and then they walked back with their heads drooping, looking exhausted.

Qin Xu looked at the dense forest marked by himself behind him, feeling a little dazed.

These two bastards wouldn't deliberately mess with themselves, would they?Are there so many truffles?Qin Xu expressed his disbelief!

But looking at the two little guys who looked exhausted and listless, Qin Xu still held back his desire to teach them a lesson.

He went forward and picked up the two little guys and went back to the villa. He went to the kitchen to get some beef for them, and then he took a few fruits, cut them and placed them in front of them.

"Seeing that you are tired, come and have something to rest first."

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