Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 44 The dog is obtained and the bear is traced

Hearing Zhang Peng's words, Liu Zhiyong was shocked. What kind of family is this? They can just spend 120 yuan to buy a dog. How can the family not do this?No matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn't figure it out, so I said to Zhang Peng: "Zhang Peng, please think carefully. This nest costs 120 yuan. You have to weigh it in your heart."

"Brother Zhiyong, it's okay. First, the uncle's dogs are indeed good, and we fell in love with them. Second, when I came out, my mother told me that she would take down this litter of puppies and give them back to her. "In the area around the rhubarb belt, there will be no shortage of dogs at home, and there will be a guarantee for going up the mountain." Zhang Peng explained. He was not angry because of what Liu Zhiyong said before, and Zhang Peng felt a little embarrassed. According to the original, this puppy is actually a Liu Zhiyong was asked to pick first, so he came over first, but before he could say anything, Zhang Peng intercepted him.

"Okay, just think about it, then I won't participate." Liu Zhiyong touched his pocket and took it out.

When Ma Jianghe heard that Liu Zhiyong didn't want it, he just gave it to Zhang Peng. Besides, the price was not low, and Gouhao was indeed worth the price.

"Zhang Xiao'er, let's take him away. It's been about a month and a half now, and he's also weaned." Ma Jianghe said and led a few people out to the front of the kennel, asking them to wait while he went over Take the bitch away and then let Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming pass.

Zhang Peng took out six chubby puppies from the kennel. The puppies were still a little shy, leaning against each other and shrinking back. Zhang Peng was very happy when he looked at the puppies he took out. A white puppy caught his attention. He saw that the puppy did not move in Zhang Peng's hand. He just looked at Zhang Peng curiously, then opened his mouth and yawned widely, as if he was disdainful. With the demeanor of a master, Zhang Peng knew that this must be the white tiger. He didn't expect that he had such a temperament when he was a child. This time he found a treasure.

Ma Jianghe took out a broken wicker basket from the yard, put a layer of hay in it, and put all the puppies in. The six puppies didn't make any noise when they entered the basket, they just huddled together and looked around. Zhao Chunming I couldn't help but tease the puppy next to me.

Zhang Peng handed the money to Ma Jianghe, and then chatted for a while. Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming were ready to leave. Liu Zhiyong also left together. He didn't have any other thoughts. He just felt it was a pity. If he had money, he would be better. You can fight for it, but it doesn't matter now, the family dog ​​is enough.

After a few people left, Ma Jianghe learned about Zhang Peng's achievements in the previous two days during the chat. He couldn't help but secretly lamented that he was getting old. At the same time, he also envied Zhang Peng's current age. It was really a good time. Ma Jianghe's back was a little rickety. Slowly walking back to the house, maybe recalling the days of the mountains and forests when I was young.

Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming were chatting on the way home. Zhao Chunming was planning to go back and build a kennel. It was not winter yet and the weather was not very cold. So he put more hay in the kennel and put a sack on top. In this way, the puppy can tolerate being outside. It is actually very simple to raise a dog in the Northeast. The dog will not be put inside the house unless it is sick and injured, or the dog is too small to bear in winter. Hunting dogs should be placed inside the house. Outside, dogs are adapted to the climate in the Northeast. Dogs often need to sleep in snow shells when going up the mountain. They have to adapt to the environment like humans.

"Chunming, let's pack up tomorrow and continue going up the mountain. Since Pan Dashen and the others didn't knock the blind bear down, let's go over and give it a try without bringing rhubarb, so that he can get familiar with the puppy at home, and then We just walked around and clipped it, trying to get more furs to take back. The price of furs is pretty good now, and we can still make a profit before the winter."

In the Northeast, there are two ways to hunt in the mountains: one way is to follow the tracks left by animals with one person and one gun, which is called walking around.Another way is for hunters to hold guns and use hunting dogs to chase and contain animals, called dog siege. Hunting dogs have become an important means and tool for hunting, but they definitely don’t have the second method now. Even before Heizi died, In fact, in principle, the two of them can only hunt with the sense of smell of hounds, rather than with dogs. The number is not enough, and they cannot surround large prey.

"Okay, second brother, I listen to you. I thought about the blind bear carefully later. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. He should be a thief now. The fact that he can escape so many times also shows this problem, and there are Very aggressive. My dad came back and said that people in neighboring villages were injured."

"Haha, Chunming can do it. He can analyze the situation. We have to use our brains when we go up the mountain for a walk. It is very important to check the environment and the direction of the prey's footprints. I have also considered what you just said, so We must have the most basic psychological construction, that is, this blind bear is not injured, and is very cunning and dangerous. When we look for it, we must not let go of any unusual movements or clues. This is also a challenge to us. Now in our home There is no shortage of meat, so wild boars are not that important to us. Hunting bears and other fur animals is what we want to do at this stage. We cannot waste time. Autumn is about to pass. Wait until winter and heavy snow will cover it again. In the woods, without hounds surrounding it, it would be difficult for us to catch up with our prey," Zhang Peng said to Zhao Chunming as he walked.

"Second brother, I understand. Let's go into the mountains tomorrow and bring back more this time." "Well, okay, do you have enough bullets?"

"It's enough. My dad got some for me and some for you. I'll give them to you tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Zhao. I want to buy some more," Zhang Peng said with a smile.
When the two returned home, they walked to the kennel. When Dahuang saw his owner coming back, he wagged his tail in welcome. When Zhang Peng stroked its head, it squinted its eyes in comfort, and then lay down with its belly facing Zhang Peng. Peng, Zhao Chunming first placed the broken basket next to Rhubarb. Rhubarb smelled the smell of other similar species and stood up. When he saw the puppy in the broken basket, he smelled it cautiously.

Zhang Peng stroked Rhubarb and told it that it was a new member of the family and that he would take it with him in the future. Rhubarb seemed to be connected with its owner. He lowered his head and smelled it as if he had remembered the smell, and then turned his head and rubbed Zhang Peng trouser legs.Zhao Chunming let the puppy out, but the puppy didn't recognize it and they gathered around Rhubarb and played around. Rhubarb didn't show any signs of attack, so the two of them felt relieved.

"Second brother, Rhubarb is really good. Let's take care of this litter of bastards first. We'll probably be familiar with each other by the time we come back from the mountain."

"Well, let's put this here first. When they get older, you can take three of them and put them at home. You have to let them get familiar with the new environment."

At this time, the door of Zhang Peng's house was pushed open, and Wang Xiufen came out with pig food. She loved the chubby puppies when she saw them. She quickly put down the pig food in her hand and wiped it on her apron with a towel. He walked over to the kennel, picked up a puppy and looked at it with care.
"Son, these dogs are really nice. They are all chubby. They look easy to feed, but they are just a bit too much."

"Aunt, there aren't many left. There are still three of mine in there," Zhao Chunming said from the side.

"Ah? Did your mother buy them? That's fine. When these six puppies grow up, plus Rhubarb, our family can be considered a serious dog gang."

"Mom, there are only a few here, but they are still small dogs. It should be no problem to order a wild boar or something. It's easy." Zhang Peng replied with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoxia and Zhang Xiaolan also jumped in from outside with Li Cuihua. They went to pick mushrooms. Autumn is also the time when mushrooms are most abundant. The two of them were holding two baskets made of small willow branches, which were full of mushrooms. They are all tree mushrooms.

Seeing the puppy in Wang Xiufen's hand, she immediately cheered and gathered around. Li Cuihua knew that Zhang Peng and the others had bought it back, so she also stepped forward with a smile. Soon everyone was enchanted by the puppy.

(End of this chapter)