Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 18 Are You Saying I'm Afraid?
As soon as Zhang Peng saw the opponent's tiger's movements, he secretly sighed: Damn it, this is the rhythm of the attack.

I suddenly became nervous. From the corner of my eye, I saw that Zhao Chunming seemed to be unsteady on his feet. He gritted his teeth. If his momentum was completely suppressed now, it would be the end of the two of them. He stood up straight and took aim with the gun in his hand. If the tiger wants to hunt, Zhang Peng will shoot without hesitation.

Zhang Peng had just fired three shots and issued a warning. Generally speaking, in this situation, the tiger would have been frightened and ran away, but he miscalculated. Not only was it ineffective, but the tiger seemed to be irritated.
In fact, Zhang Peng also has an advantage. There are dozens of meters in the middle of the mountain col. A tiger cannot actually jump from such a distance. However, the long distance also causes problems with the accuracy of the gun and the tiger's instinctive dodge. Once a shot cannot be hit, Then prepare to be chased by a tiger. Being targeted by it will be troublesome. The tracking ability of tigers is second to none among cats.

Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming just stared at the tiger opposite. Sweat kept coming out of their heads. They didn't dare to reach out to wipe it. The two dogs had already collapsed on the ground in fear, but they couldn't be blamed for this. , if it were other hunting dogs, even if they smelled the tiger's feces, they would collapse on the ground in fear, not to mention that the living dogs were right on the opposite side and would pounce on them at any time.

Just looking at each other for a few minutes, the tiger slowly seemed to feel that the human opposite was not in any danger. Finally, it slowly raised its body, looked in the direction of Zhang Peng, sniffed the sky, and seemed to feel bored again, so it stretched out its arms. Stretching, he slowly turned around and walked deeper into the forest.

However, Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming felt that these few minutes seemed as difficult as centuries. After seeing the tiger leave, they both breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, their bodies seemed to have been drained, and they collapsed on the ground. When they really faced the tiger, Only then do you know what the aura of a king is.

"Second brother, are you okay now? My legs were weak just now. If it doesn't move away, I won't be able to stand anymore," Zhao Chunming said sternly, wiping the sweat from his head.

"Huh..." Zhang Peng took a long breath and replied to Zhao Chunming: "It should be fine. It is probably because we are lucky. It has eaten enough today, otherwise we would be really in danger."

At this time, the two dogs also came over, got into Zhang Peng's arms, put their mouths on Zhang Peng's arms, and screamed "嘤, 嘤".

Zhang Peng stroked Dahuang and Heizi's reserve with his hands to comfort them. Today, they were also frightened.

"Second brother, why did we meet this big guy today? We are so unlucky." Zhao Chunming looked scared.

"I guess it came here to collect the scoundrels, and the two of us blocked his way." Zhang Peng pointed to the big pine tree behind him.
"Ah? Second brother, don't scare me." Zhao Chunming immediately felt a chill behind him
"Hahaha, what are you thinking about? Let's go." Zhang Peng stood up and picked up Zhao Chunming. After a while of rest, the two dogs returned to normal.

"Second brother, were you scared just now? It feels like you are fine." Zhao Chunming asked
"You tell me, am I afraid?" Zhang Peng smiled.
The two of them finally looked at each other and smiled, both thankful to have escaped disaster. As the old saying goes, great rewards will come after great terror, so the rest should be smooth sailing.

Maybe it was God's will. On the way back to Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming, Dahuang, who had recovered, spoke up. Then Dahuang and Heizi rushed out together, and Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming immediately followed. , and soon I saw rhubarb and sunspots surrounding a prey under a pine tree. Even from a distance, I couldn't see clearly what it looked like was a small roe deer. When I got closer, I realized that it was a badger.

There are two types of badgers in the Northeast. One is the wolverine, also called wolverine, mountain dog, and native dog. They are alert and ferocious, with keen vision and slightly dull hearing. They are good at running and hunt animals, and they like to follow them over long distances. .It can swim and is good at climbing trees. It often jumps between dense forests to hunt for food or escape enemies. It is known as the "flying bear" in Ergun Zuo Banner.

Another kind is called the badger. The badger is as big as a mink. The badger has a ferocious temperament, but does not actively attack livestock or people. When pressed by people or hounds, it often makes a short "feeding, feeding" sound, and at the same time can Raise the front half of the body and strike back with sharp claws and canine teeth

This time we surrounded a badger, which is relatively easy to solve. If we encounter a wolverine, the hound cannot easily surround it. There is no chance of winning between a hound and a wolverine one on one, but it is possible to win two on one. An experienced old hound can take it down with great effort, but it won't be easy.

When Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming approached, they saw Rhubarb and Heizi surrounding the badger, barking next to it and eager to try. The badger did not sit still and waited for death. It straightened up and waved its two front paws continuously, as if to express itself. Not someone to be trifled with either.

Zhang Peng smiled, took aim with the gun, and called out to Dahuang and Heizi. They immediately got out of the way. The badger saw the two dogs get out of the way. When he was confused, Zhang Peng had already pulled the trigger. , after a gunshot, the badger fell to the ground and shot in the head.Zhao Chunming walked over with a smile, touched the badger's fur, and said with a smile: "Second brother, this is a good thing."

"Well, let's drain the blood first, and then let's continue going down," Zhang Peng said while loading the bullet.

"Okay." Zhao Chunming responded, then pulled out the knife, opened the throat, cut the blood vessels, held the tail and stood upside down, and drained the blood while the badger's body was still warm.

On the way back, the two of them harvested two more hares. They happily collected them and walked home with them.

I came back early today, and there was no one at home. When they got home, the two of them first ripped off the badger and rabbit, and then threw the internal organs to Rhubarb and Heizi. They had to deal with it quickly. If the time is longer, the badger will become hard and hard. It’s easy to handle. Turn the peeled badger skin over, then put it on the board. Insert the last board into the skin, scrape off the remaining grease, then collect it and put it together with the badger meat. This is to prepare Wang Xiufen Come back to refine badger seed oil.

Badger seed oil is made by boiling the fat of badger seeds in a pot and filtering out the oil residue. It can be eaten or used medicinally.

Badger seed oil is delicious. Use badger seed oil to fry eggs and eat them while hot. Three to five times in a row can treat gastric ulcers.Badger seed oil can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain, moisturize and promote muscle growth. It can be used to treat burns, scalds, scabies and hemorrhoids. It can speed up the healing of wounds and prevent scars.

This is a good thing in the Northeast. Medicines are scarce in this era, so we rely on these home remedies to cure diseases and survive.

After everything was packed up, Zhang Peng went to the warehouse and took out a piece of pickled fat pork, tied it on with a rope, and then carried it with Zhao Chunming out of the hospital to Zhao Laowen's house.

Why didn't Zhang Peng take the hare he had just killed?In fact, hares are not as popular now as they were in later generations. In this era, they were not a very good thing for mountain people. They are short of oil and water these days and prefer fat meat, and rabbit meat is exactly lean meat. , and a lot of oil is added to cook it, so it is usually a taste of it in the forest area, or a plate of meat and vegetables when guests are at home.

When Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming were about to arrive at Zhao Laowen's house, they saw his master Zhao Laowen drying corn in the yard from a distance. When they walked to the door of the yard, the dog in the yard barked, with a low voice, as if Roaring.

Zhang Peng knew as soon as he heard the voice that it was the voice of "Black Tiger".In the Northeast, old hunters always like to give their dogs grand names, and he is very familiar with this dog. This is Zhao Laowen's lifeblood, a pure descendant of the Northeastern Mastiff, with a strong physique and super endurance.

The Northeastern Mastiff is also known as: Mountain Dog, Chinese Mountain Dog, Northeastern Giant, and Korean Mastiff. It is generally 65cm to 80cm tall at the shoulders and weighs 90 to 150 kilograms.It has a fierce temperament and very long hair.

In my previous life, I heard people in the village say that one year there was a wolf plague in the village. Every night the wolves came down the mountain to steal the village livestock. Once a male wolf had just jumped into the yard of Zhao Laowen's house and was discovered by the black tiger. He roared and charged forward. After a few minutes of biting, he forcefully bit off the male wolf's neck. From then on, the black tiger became famous in one battle.

Two years before Zhao Laowen's death, Black Tiger also died of old age, and Zhao Laowen was also very sad for this.

(End of this chapter)