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Chapter 321 Hey, old leopard, where is my cotton wool?

March 3th, 10:1 am.

A shocking leopard roar resounded through the sky, waking up the residents of Taipingtun. Only two or three seconds later, the neighbors on both sides of Lao Fang's family turned on the lights at the same time. Then a figure pulled open the curtains and lay on the glass, shaking in order to observe the situation outside.

Immediately, Taipingtun was filled with the sound of barking dogs. Most of them were howling, and only a few hunting dogs that had experienced the world and had run through the mountains were barking.

As time slowly passed, more and more houses in the village lit up with lights, and a few brave people walked out of their houses holding shovels, knives and other tools, listening carefully in the direction of the leopard's roar.

At this moment, Da Laba suddenly woke up at home. He lifted the quilt and pulled the light cord. After the light came on in the room, he hurriedly put on his clothes.

Zhang Guifang opened her sleepy eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where are you going?"

Dababa, wearing cotton trousers, stood up, pulled them up, fastened the suspenders, and replied: "Didn't you hear the dogs barking? I think it must be Old Leopard who came into the village..."

Zhang Guifang was stunned, and leaning on the mattress with one hand, he asked, "Did you guys catch the old leopard?"

"How should I know? I was just thinking of going over to take a look. If anything happens, I can go over and lend a hand..."

Da Laba moved to the edge of the kang, put on his cotton shoes, took off the old brush hanging on the wall, picked up the cloth bag and the knife, and ran out of the house.

People like Li Mazi, Lan Guodong, and Lao Han who were hunting in the mountains in Taiping Village, after hearing the roars of the old leopard, all muttered: This Xu Erning might be pinned down by the old leopard! If he really pinned him down, it would be really awesome...

Old Fang’s house, the sheepfold.

At this moment, Guan Lei was riding on the leopard's buttocks, holding the net bag with both hands, making the old leopard's hind legs unable to move. Its left front paw was curled up in the nylon net, while its right front paw was sticking out from the nylon mesh, stretching out its claws to scratch Guan Lei's face, and making a grunting sound with its mouth wide open.

Xu Ning slapped Old Leopard twice in the face with his rifle. When he was about to hit him for the third time, Li Fuqiang rushed over from behind, turned off the safety of the 56 and a half rifle with his left hand, and hung the gun belt directly on his back. Then he knelt on the ground and grabbed Old Leopard's outstretched right front paw with both hands, pressing it to the ground.

Wang Hu hurriedly ran to the top of the old leopard and knelt down like Li Fuqiang. He originally wanted to press down the leopard's head, but he had no leverage, so he had to give up.

At this time, Xu Ning took a half step forward, his face flushed and his expression excited as he shouted: "Huzi! Shine the leopard's eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu immediately raised the flashlight. After the old leopard saw the light, it suddenly closed its eyes and roared in shock, while its body, neck and head kept shaking!
At this moment, several methods of hunting the old leopard flashed through Xu Ning's mind. One was to use a spear, stabbing it into the leopard's mouth and directly stabbing its brain, but this method required good control of the force.

At this moment, Xu Ning was very excited. He was afraid that his hand would shake and he would not be able to control the strength well, and pierce the leopard's head. Then the shed skin would not be sold at a good price.

This is also the reason why Xu Ning did not use 56 semi-automatic rifle to kill the leopard on the spot. A complete leopard skin can be sold for at least yuan more than a defective one. If it is sold in the south, the price can be doubled or tripled!
Surprised? No, this is a good time for the development of the South. The Northeast Leopard is also known as the Far Eastern Leopard and the Golden Leopard. The patterns on its body are like big coins, which means to attract wealth. If the leopard skin is made into a mattress, wouldn’t it be like lying down to attract wealth and treasure?
Of course, how much it can be sold for in the south depends on whether the seller is willing to chat...

By the way, the second method that flashed through Xu Ning's mind was to strangle him with a rope, or hang him!

If it is in the wild, it is easy. Just hang a rope on a tree, tie a noose at one end and tie it around the leopard's neck, then pull the other end of the rope to hang the leopard in the air.

But this is a sheepfold! The only high point, the three horizontal bars, have already fallen apart. How much strength would it take to tie it up with just two hands?

In just a few seconds, Xu Ning rejected these two ideas, but when he looked up at the sheep shed, he immediately became alert.

"Hold it! Don't let it run away..."

Li Fuqiang pressed his knee against the leopard's abdomen and held its right front paw tightly with both hands, while Guan Lei also knelt down with his two knees pressing the leopard's buttocks...

Wang Hu held the tail of the flashlight in his mouth, shining the light on the leopard's face, while his hands were quickly unbuttoning his cotton-padded jacket. When he took off the jacket, he rolled his hands into two balls and stuffed them directly into the old leopard's mouth!

"Fuck you! I told you to scream! You scared me."

Li Fuqiang looked up and said, "Huzi has a brain! This is a real idea!"

Wang Hu placed the flashlight under his feet so that the light just shone on Xu Ning, and he grabbed a long stone and pressed it on the cotton-padded jacket, so that the old leopard's head was also controlled.

By doing this, Wang Hu doesn't have to worry about being bitten by the old leopard, and he can also block its mouth and control it, killing three birds with one stone.

During this time, Xu Ning turned around and threw away his spear. He quickly took three steps forward, grabbed the rope tied with the wooden wedge on the ground, bent down, held it in his hand, and quickly made a pig's hoof buckle.

The trotter buckle was getting tighter and tighter. Xu Ning turned around and ran back, throwing one end of the trotter buckle to Li Fuqiang, and said in an urgent tone: "Brother, tie it around its neck!"

"it is good!"

Li Fuqiang grabbed one end of the pig's trotter buckle, enlarged the opening of the loop, and then he and Wang Hu put the rope loop around the old leopard's neck.

Xu Ning pinched the other end and kicked down the stones surrounding the sheep shed with his feet. Then he stepped into the sheep shed with his left foot, leaving his head outside, and used his right hand to pass the wooden wedge through the gap between the top of the sheep shed and the roof of the straw shed.

The crossbeams of this sheep shed are quite solid, because the crossbeams and the columns are mortise and tenon structures, and the columns are buried more than one meter deep in the ground. Why are they buried so deep? Of course, it is for winter heating. Raising sheep is a delicate job, and a small problem can easily lead to death, so the sheep shed must be built firmly to prevent collapse.

Xu Ning pulled the rope and estimated that the height of the sheep shed was about 1.6 meters and the crossbeam was about as thick as a calf. This height and thickness were enough to withstand the force of the old leopard's swing.

He jumped into the sheep shed, tightened the rope, and shouted sideways, "Don't press too hard. I'll pull back and you guys carry them over."

When Li Fuqiang took the rope, he knew what his brother was thinking and said, "Brother, let Hu Zi help you! Lei Zi and I are enough!"

"Row!"

As soon as Xu Ning finished speaking, he pulled the rope hard with both hands. At the same time, Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei loosened their grip a little. Then the old leopard's body shook more violently. Although Wang Hu's cotton-padded jacket was stuffed in its mouth, it could still make noises.

"Pull!"

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei gently pressed down the leopard's body and pulled it back one meter. Wang Hu turned the flashlight towards the stone in the sheep shed, while he turned around and went into the sheep shed and sat on the ground with Xu Ning, pulling the rope.

"Brother, it's over!"

Xu Ning gritted his teeth and shouted, "Pull!"

He and Wang Hu pulled vigorously three times and the old leopard stood up. Its hind legs dangled on the ground and it kept struggling and howling.

After Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei let go, they stood in front of the leopard and saw this scene. They said anxiously: "Brother! Its hind legs can touch the ground!"

"Catch it up with a net!"

"it is good!"

Guan Lei turned around to get the nylon net, and when he turned back, Li Fuqiang took one end. The two of them stepped forward at the same time to spread the nylon net, and when the old leopard kicked his legs, his hind legs stepped into the mesh.

"Drag it up."

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei pulled the nylon net together. The net rope got stuck in the leopard's crotch and dragged up its hind legs.

In the sheep shed, Wang Hu tied the rope around his arm, while Xu Ning held the rope tightly with both hands...

For a moment, the only sounds in the sheepfold were the breathing of four people and the sound of the leopard twitching its body. It could no longer make any sound. Its eyes were wide open and its tongue was hanging from the corner of its mouth.

The barking of dogs in the village gradually faded away, and the lights in the houses went out one by one, plunging the village into darkness.

And the old leopard, which had been a scourge to the village and destroyed the property of the residents, had come to the end of his life.

At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the gate of Lao Fang's house. Da Laba rushed over as soon as he left the house. In less than four minutes, he arrived at Lao Fang's house.

Da Laba saw the flashlight in the sheep pen through the fence. He glanced at the closed gate and climbed over the fence with his hands. As he climbed over the fence, he shouted, "Brother Xu? Are you okay?!" Xu Ning and Wang Hu, who were sitting in the sheep shed, were exhausted. Although they had loosened the ropes, their arms were numb and stiff.

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei were in the sheep pen, and they quickly covered the fallen old leopard with a nylon net to prevent it from hurting people and escaping before it was completely dead.

Hearing the noise, Xu Ning took a deep breath and said, "It's okay! Come in quickly, Brother Huang."

Da Laba climbed over the wall and stepped into the sheepfold. When he saw the old leopard being pinned to the ground by Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei, he was shocked and said, "Fuck! Brother, you guys are awesome! You killed the old leopard without a single gunshot? Hey, brother?"

He glanced at the sheepfold and saw only two people. At this time, Xu Ning came out of the sheepfold, with his arms hanging down, and said, "Here it is!"

"Fuck, bro, what happened to your arm? Did the old leopard hurt you?"

Da Laba walked quickly forward, put his hands on Xu Ning's arms, and looked anxious.

"It's okay. When I tied the rope around it just now, my arm got a cramp. It will be fine after a while..."

Xu Ning seldom does physical work, and his arm injury was a muscle strain. Unlike Wang Hu, who often helps out and does physical work, he was just a little exhausted.

"You scared me, I'm fine as long as you're all right! I'll be back if you're all fine."

Just as Da Laba was about to turn around and leave, Xu Ning stopped him, "Brother, do you have a clean basin at home? This leopard needs to be bled and skinned! I don't want to leave it here, it will be covered in blood, and the sheep will not dare to enter the pen in the future. Then Lao Fang will definitely not be happy."

The loud speaker thought about it and nodded, "Yes! Then I will go home now?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Okay, go back and tell my sister-in-law...Do you have a flat knife?"

"Shedding knife? Yes!"

The flat knife is specially used for skinning livestock. The blade has two sides, the head is arc-shaped, the blade edge is extremely sharp, and it is one-piece molded.

Da Laba Paoshan is different from others. He likes to skin animals. Over time, he has mastered the skill of skinning.

When he and Xu Ning hunted a black bear in Shetanggou before, Da Laba told Wang Hu where to cut and how to peel off the skin intact when they got home.

"I knew you had it. If you didn't come, I would have to go find you."

The loud speaker waved his hand and explained: "Brother, I came here not to..."

At this time, Li Fuqiang interrupted him and said, "Brother Huang, we all know that you are not that kind of person. Why bother explaining? Go back and ask my sister-in-law to make a pot of tea. My mouth is so dry now that it's hard for me to speak!"

Guan Lei nodded heavily: "Yes!"

Da Laba then realized that the three of them didn't talk to him because of this matter. Da Laba was thinking that he came over without saying hello and the three of them were unhappy about it.

The loud speaker smiled and nodded: "Okay! Seeing that you guys are okay, I feel relieved. I'll go back first."

"Eh!"

After Da Laba left, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei let go of the old leopard. The old leopard was already dead. Xu Ning raised his chin and motioned Guan Lei to go into the house to pack up, while Li Fuqiang grabbed the net bag and dragged the old leopard into the house.

After entering the house, Li Fuqiang picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water. "Ah, it feels good! Damn, it feels so good! Brother, drink some water to moisten your throat."

Xu Ning said: "I can't lift my arms."

"What? Fuck!"

"Second brother, what's the matter?"

"Brother, are you okay?"

The three of them came over at the same time. Xu Ning shook his head and said, "It should be nothing. I just stretched it too hard."

Li Fuqiang held up the teacup and said, "Come on, brother, I'll feed you."

Xu Ning lowered his head and drank a sip of water to quench his thirst, and asked, "How's Huzi's arm?"

"Brother, I'm fine. I've recovered now. I just felt a little sore and stiff just now."

Xu Ning nodded and looked at Guan Lei. In the faint yellow light, he seemed to see white cotton wool exposed on Guan Lei's buttocks.

"Shi Tou, turn around and let me take a look."

Guan Lei turned around, and then the three of them saw that his cotton trousers were torn and the cotton wool was gone.

"Oh my god, what happened?" Li Fuqiang was shocked.

Guan Lei turned his head to look at his buttocks, raised his hand and touched it, "Fuck! Where's my cotton wool? Hey, I..."

"Stick your mouth out and see if there's any blood!"

After he turned around and saw the lining of his cotton trousers, Xu Ning felt relieved, because Guan Lei's buttocks were intact, only the cotton trousers were damaged.

"Don't look for it anymore. Let your aunt sew it for you tomorrow. Hurry up and pack your things. Brother, throw them on the sled for Old Leopard. I'm going to the main room to chat with Old Fang."

"It's done!"

Immediately, Guan Lei, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu each started to get busy.

Xu Ning pushed the door open with his shoulder and walked towards the main room.

Old Fang, who was watching the excitement in the outer room, had just finished cursing at the loud speaker when he saw Xu Ning walking towards the door. He whispered, "Stay quiet in the room, I'll go see what's going on."

"My God, they must have been killed by the old leopard!"

Fang Min's mother asked, "Then why didn't you hear any gunshots?"

"Hey, shut up! What the hell are you talking about?"

After saying that, Lao Fang opened the door and walked out, looking at Xu Ning and said with a smile: "Xiao Xu, help Lao Baozi..."

Xu Ning nodded: "Well, the work is done. I came to tell you that the old leopard didn't touch the ewe. It's lying in the corner. Do you want to go and take a look now?"

"Okay! So you guys want to leave now?"

"Now that the work is done, we must leave."

Lao Fang choked and walked towards the sheep pen.

He opened the door and walked to the ewe. He reached out and touched the ewe. Then he saw that the ewe took two steps, but looked a little listless. He turned around and said, "It's fine. Nothing happened. If you want to leave, I won't keep you..."

(End of this chapter)