Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 73 Red Deer
As the figure slowly emerged, Zhang Peng and others became a little excited and a little shocked when they saw the figure in front of them. How could this thing come here?

The figure that slowly emerged had horns on its head, much like a deer, but its body was very tall. It was clearly a red deer. Zhang Peng thought to himself why it was here, and then he understood. He had forgotten Due to the natural habits of red deer, this guy likes to lick alkaline land the most.

Northeastern red deer is a subspecies of red deer.Compared with its giant relatives in North America, the Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains, the Northeastern red deer is smaller and has significantly shorter antlers.

This is because most other red deer subspecies live in open mountainous areas, but the living environment of Northeast red deer is dense coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest.In order to make it easier to travel through the forest, their horns cannot be too large, otherwise they will get caught on branches.

In addition, the Northeastern red deer's body color is red and there is a broad light yellow patch on its buttocks, so some people also call them "yellow-rumped red deer".Unlike other deer, red deer's large size allows them to digest tough grasses, so they prefer sparse forests filled with glades.

This red deer is definitely an unexpected surprise for the three of them. This adult male red deer is tall, weighing at least three or four hundred pounds. This guy can be said to be full of treasures. In addition to the role of antlers, the antlers have the function of antlers. In addition, it can also reduce swelling and expel pus; deer whip has the function of tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang; deer tendons and bones have the functions of strengthening muscles and bones, dispelling wind and relieving pain; deer tail can strengthen the kidneys, nourish essence, strengthen the stomach and nourish blood; others such as deer heart, deer Liver is also a highly valuable medicinal material.

Deer antlers and other by-products are one of my country's traditional export commodities and are of high value. However, red deer are not very common now. Because they are hiding in the mountains, they have become rare outside. Now the three of them can You are also very lucky to encounter one.

As the road slowly walked to the alkali field, and lowered their heads to lick the alkali soil on the ground, Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming had already recovered from the shock and aimed at the huge body of the red deer. Zhang Peng, because his shooting skills were relatively better, so Aiming at the head, Zhao Chunming aimed at the heart, which was considered double insurance.

Wang Xiaoli looked at the two of them nervously. This was the first time he had seen a red deer. He had only heard of such an animal before, but the huge size of the red deer and the antlers on its head were really shocking.

As the red deer lowered its head to lick it and slowly lowered its guard, Zhang Peng whispered: Shoot, and then pulled the trigger. Zhao Chunming also subconsciously pulled the trigger. After two gunshots, The red deer was shocked, and then slowly fell to the ground without running a few steps. The snow under him was soon dyed red.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Peng and the other three people ran over and saw the red deer lying motionless on the snow not far from the alkaline site, with a pool of blood underneath him. They knew it was taken down.

"Hahaha... Second brother, you are so lucky. Is this a red deer? It's really big."

Zhao Chunming walked up to Red Deer with a smile, and then looked at the bullet holes on his body. He wanted to know where his shot was.

"Well, this is a red deer. We are indeed very lucky. This alkaline field is also our blessed place. Don't look at it for now and deal with it quickly. Don't let it attract other things if it takes too long. It will be dark soon."

After saying that, Zhang Peng took the lead in drawing out the knife, and then called Zhao Chunming and Wang Xiaoli. The three of them worked together to turn the red deer over so that its belly was upward, and then opened the belly. Now was not the time to remove the antlers, but the antlers were also very valuable. The valuable ones, including deer penis, deer heart, and deer liver, were not wasted. They were all collected. Only the intestines and the like were hung on the trees and sacrificed to the mountain gods.

Then while the red deer's body was still warm, the deer skin was peeled off. The road was too big and it was really hard for the two of them to lift it up, so they had no choice but to bury the red deer in the snow and freeze for a while. After the blood had coagulated, he tied the rope and dragged the red deer towards the cellar.By the time the three of them dragged the red deer to the cellar, they were already exhausted. This guy was too heavy. It weighed more than 300 kilograms at least now. Fortunately, there were three of them. It would have been tiring for Zhang Peng and two people.

Zhang Peng dragged the road into the Xieren Pillar, and then took out the red deer's fur and paved it. Zhao Chunming was helping beside him, and he had to quickly scrape off the minced meat on it, so that the fur would not become hard. It can also be sold at a good price.

By the time they finished cleaning up, it was already dark, and the rhubarb was guarding Zhang Peng's side. As soon as they arrived at the cellar, they released the rhubarb. The rhubarb stayed in the cellar all afternoon, ran out for a while, and then returned to Zhang Peng. Next to Peng, waiting for Zhang Peng to feed it.

This red deer is new to Rhubarb. It has never hunted a red deer before, so Zhang Peng wants to get familiar with Rhubarb. The scraped meat goes into its mouth. It tastes the taste of red deer meat, and then adds The smell of red deer fur will be remembered by Rhubarb for the rest of his life.

By the time everyone was done, Wang Xiaoli had already cooked the meal. This is the advantage of having three people. When these two people are busy together, the third person can still do what he can, so that he won't be tired after a long day. I have to make hot meals myself.

What I ate at night was boiled red venison. To be honest, the red venison was not very delicious and had a strong fishy smell. This was also because there was no seasoning, which could not cover the original taste of the meat, but the texture was still good. Yes, at least it’s much better than canned egg meat and doesn’t have a strong fishy smell.

"Second brother, today's harvest is very good. Do we have to go there and guard tomorrow? If this continues, we will be rich."

Wang Xiaoli sat cross-legged on the kang, playing with the antlers in his hands. He felt very novel. He felt that if this happened every day, he would not have to worry about the future. As long as he guarded the alkali field, he would make enough money this winter. .

"Well, we will go to the alkali field for a while tomorrow morning and evening. During the rest of the time, we still have to focus on walking around. Relying on the rhubarb's nose, as long as there is a smell left nearby, the rhubarb will definitely be found. Believe it or not. it"

Zhang Peng was still thinking about the group of wild boars that Zhao Decai mentioned. As long as he could find them, he would have a way to catch them all, it would just take some effort.

After a night of silence, Zhang Peng and others set out in the morning. After waiting all morning and finding nothing, they had to prepare for a walk with Zhao Chunming and Wang Xiaoli. The three of them walked up the ridge, let go of the rhubarb, and then Following Rhubarb running around, from time to time Rhubarb would raise his head to smell, and then change direction. As Rhubarb kept running but kept silent, Zhang Peng understood that there was probably nothing nearby.

Zhang Peng and others could only go to the underground cellar to make some adjustments, and then go to the alkaline field to wait and see. This was repeated for two days, but still found nothing. At noon on the third day, Zhang Peng and the others took Rhubarb deep into the Immortal Cave. Walking around, Dahuang suddenly stopped and kept sniffing the smell.

(End of this chapter)