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Chapter 452: The Blue Wolf Brings the News, Touching Its Fur Won't Scare Them
Chai Bing laid the little male deer on its side on the ground. Xu Ning took the knife and cut off the antlers. Then he took out the small cloth bag that used to hold the bear bile from his inner pocket.

"To the director of the agricultural machinery station in our street. He was the one who repaired the four-wheeler in my house, and I have something else to ask him for. It's okay, half a fan is fine, and I will buy something else when the time comes."

Chai Bing smiled and said, "Okay, these dogs will have something to fill their stomachs."

Fresh velvet antlers are dripping with blood. After Xu Ning packed them, he did not put them in his pocket, but hung them on the muzzle of the 56 semi-automatic rifle, saying, "They deserve it, they won't starve!"

Chai Bing held the knife in his hand and said, "Is this little male deer also being put on the neck to let blood?"

"Well, just put the knife here."

Chai Bing nodded and stabbed the tip of the knife into the deer's neck. He thrust it in with all his might, and the blade slid in. Immediately, the deer's blood gushed out and flowed to the ground...

"It's all in vain. This thing is best for making wine. I bought some deer blood wine last winter. I got high after drinking it!"

Xu Ning stroked the blue wolf and the spotted wolf, baring his teeth and saying, "Haha... take that doe back and kill it when it's time to eat. Wouldn't it be better if we soak its blood in some wine?"

"Of course I must!" Chai Bing saw that the blood flowing from the little deer's neck had slowed down, so he began to cut it open, took out the lantern and threw it on the oak branch next to him.

He and Xu Ning held the front and back legs respectively and carried the little male deer weighing over 100 kilograms to the slope.

At this moment, Sun Jiye had cleared a place for the fire and started a fire, with aluminum lunch boxes placed next to the fire.

"Did you finish cleaning? Pretty quick."

"How long will this take? Third brother, shall we roast some venison? Does Erning have any salt?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "How can I not take it? I have to carry it with me every time I go into the mountains, for fear that I will be tied up and have nothing to eat..."

He took out a bag of instant noodles from his jacket pocket and handed it to Sun Jiye, while Chai Bing squatted down and cut the venison. As for the deer heart and liver, Chai Bing stuffed them into his stomach bag. It was not because he was reluctant to feed them to the dogs, but mainly because there were too many dogs and the deer liver could not be divided at all.

After Chai Bing finished cutting the meat, he first threw two strips to Blue Wolf and Flower Wolf, then Flower Bear, Flower Egg, and Big Yellow, and finally a small strip to Gray Wolf and One-Eye. This was Xu Ning's request, because these two slippery dogs were too stupid! The other dogs were working, but these two were the only ones jumping around on the deer, which was quite irritating!

After Xu Ning cut the willow branches, he threaded the meat and handed it to Sun Jiye. After Chai Bing finished his work, he wiped his hands with dry leaves, turned around and said, "Running in the mountains in spring and summer is not as fun as in winter! Not to mention that you can't see anything, the main thing is that you can't even breathe in the mountains..."

Sun Jiye said with a smile: "You haven't been to the deep mountains yet. If you go there, you can't even see the sun when you look up. The leaves really block out the sun. If it's the rainy season, not only will you feel short of breath, but you'll feel stuffy all over!"

"It's not that bad, especially after July, it's really hard. Now the main job of mountain hikers is to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms..."

Chai Bing sat down and handed Sun Jiye a cigarette, saying, "That's so boring. It's boring to listen to. It's more interesting to hunt animals."

"Haha, Third Brother, when we protect the farmers in the fall, we can hunt the animals on the edge of the mountain, don't worry."

"Okay!"

After the dogs had eaten, they lay down behind Xu Ning to rest. They made no sound, but just looked around vigilantly. At the slightest sign of movement, they would all turn their heads to observe.

When Xu Ning, Chai Bing and Sun Jiye were eating, they did not come forward to drool. Northeastern Hounds are basically small stupid dogs. Due to long-term hybridization, there are no purebred ones, which are often called "Chuanchuan" dogs. However, these "Chuanchuan" dogs have retained excellent personalities and are loyal to their owners, smart and quiet. They are not like the pet dogs raised in later generations, which will howl endlessly at the slightest noise, causing annoyance to their neighbors.

The three of them had lunch at half past midnight, packed up their lunch boxes and set off on their way home. Chai Bing and Sun Jiye were still carrying the big male deer and the small male deer, Xu Ning was dragging the female deer, and the dogs were following them around...

They were located west of Liushugou, so Xu Ning didn't bother to go to Shuangfengling, but went directly north towards the west peak of Ximaduozi. As for whether Li Fuqiang could pick them up, it all depended on luck.

At around four o'clock, Xu Ning and his two companions climbed to the top of the west peak of Ximadouzi. He turned to Chai Bing and asked for the old Juebazi, and then fired a shot into the sky. This shot was purely a gamble, as the three of them hoped that Li Fuqiang would hear the sound and turn to Ximadouzi.

However, if Li Fuqiang had already reached Shuangfengling, he would not have been able to hear the gunshots. Although the distance between Ximaduozi and Shuangfengling was not far, there were three large mountains in between, and the sound could not be transmitted very far in the dense forests...

If Li Fuqiang happened to drive to the fork in the road, he might have heard the gunshot, but the possibility of this is very small.

However, Xu Ning did not plan to go to Shuangfengling to find him. At most, he would drag the three deer to the fork in the road and wait there, because this was the only way back to Qing'antun.

After going down to the edge of the mountain, Xu Ning glanced at the male deer hanging on the ash wood pole. At this moment, the male deer was already dying. In addition to the bumpy ride, it was also due to the deer's temperament...

The doe he was dragging was fine. Logically, a doe would easily be killed by being dragged, so why didn't it die? It was simple. When Xu Ning was dragging it, he felt the friction increase.

So he cut a branch with dense branches and leaves and placed it under the doe. This way, the doe's skin would only be subject to minimal friction, and only the branches and leaves would be consumed. Xu Ning changed the branch six times along the way, otherwise the doe's skin and flesh would have been worn out long ago, and it would be unknown whether she could survive until now.

"Can Qiangzi find the three of us?"

The three of them did not stop to rest and continued walking towards the fork in the road.

Xu Ning said: "It should be possible. We still have dogs that we don't want to use. Can I ask Qinglang to go to Shuangfengling to have a look?"

Sun Jiye was stunned and asked, "Can this dog find a place?"

"Let's give it a try. I've never asked it to do this before. Blue Wolf!"

"Ao! Ao!" The blue wolf howled several times in succession.

Xu Ning pointed in the direction of Shuangfeng Ridge and said, "Go to Shuangfeng Ridge in the west to find my brother! Go quickly!"

"Ow!"

The blue wolf responded, then turned around and went into the old forest, while the gray wolf, flower bear, flower wolf and other dogs were stunned, and also turned around and chased the blue wolf...

Xu Ning was not sure whether Qinglang understood, but when he saw Qinglang going into the old forest, he was very happy in his heart because Qinglang was following his orders.

The three of them walked forward along the narrow path, and after another six miles they reached a fork in the road. The dog gang, led by Blue Wolf, rushed out of the old forest first and were running westward along the narrow path leading to Shuangfeng Ridge.

It was nearly five o'clock at this time. Li Fuqiang was sitting alone in the Dongfeng car smoking. He arrived at Xiaofeng Mountain in Shuangfengling before four o'clock. He had been waiting for a long time but was not impatient. He just glanced at the sun occasionally to estimate the time.

At this time, a group of dogs jumped out from the back of the Dongfeng bus. Li Fuqiang trembled all over and hurriedly got out of the bus holding his old handle.

"Blue Wolf!"

"Ow!"

Li Fuqiang saw that it was Qinglang, so he looked up and around, but he couldn't see Xu Ning and the other two. He turned around and asked, "Where is my brother?"

The blue wolf, spotted wolf, gray wolf and other dogs squatted down with their tongues hanging out, breathing heavily, and barking at the sound.

"Where is it? In the mountains? Take me there!"

Li Fuqiang felt confused and uneasy. He was afraid that Xu Ning, Chai Bing and Sun Jiye had met with disaster in the mountains. But when he thought about it carefully, he felt something was not right. If they had met with disaster, why did all the members of the Dog Gang come down the mountain without exception?

When he finished speaking, Qinglang turned around and headed back along the narrow path. Li Fuqiang suddenly realized something when he saw this action.

"Oh my god! My brother got off from Ximaduozi? Hey! Qinglang, Hualang... get in the car quickly! You get in first..."

But the Blue Wolf, the Flower Wolf and other dogs ignored Li Fuqiang's voice and just kept running forward. When they saw that Li Fuqiang didn't move, they stopped, looked back and waited quietly in the same place.

Li Fuqiang hurriedly got into the car, shifted the gears, stepped on the accelerator, turned the Dongfeng car around, and followed the dog gang towards the fork in the road.

He called out to Qinglang several times on the way, wanting the dog gang to get on the bus, but the dog gang didn't respond and instead sped forward. The Dongfeng bus drove to the fork in the road, but didn't see Xu Ning and the other two, because they were still four miles away!

Seeing that the Dog Gang was heading towards Ximaduozi, Li Fuqiang did not hesitate. He turned the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator. After a while, he saw Xu Ning and the other two.

When Chai Bing saw his car approaching, he said excitedly, "Oh my god! This dog is really useful!"

Sun Jiye laughed and said, "What a jerk! I didn't even have any hope at first."

"Hahaha, to be honest, I didn't hold out much hope. I didn't expect the Blue Wolf to be so useful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dongfeng car stopped beside the three people. Li Fuqiang pushed the door and got out of the car. When he saw the three deer, he was shocked and said, "Fuck! How can we catch two live deer?"

Xu Ning said, "This is a good idea. The three of us didn't fire a single shot. The three deer were all pinned down by the dog gang, especially this little male deer, which was chased by the dog gang and hung on a tree."

"Hanging on a tree? Fuck..." Li Fuqiang was shocked and asked, "You asked Qinglang to go to Shuangfengling to find me?"

"Well, I thought you should have arrived. The three of us are slow to pull the animals, so I thought of letting Qinglang give it a try..."

"Oh my... I was startled when this blue wolf suddenly appeared. I thought it was a green fox! I got out of the car with my gun in hand and saw that it was a blue wolf. Then I realized what was going on."

Sun Jiye said: "Erning is really good at pulling dogs. I have never seen a dog that can tell news."

Xu Ning waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle San, I didn't drag out the blue wolf. It was Xu Pao who dragged out the others. It makes sense that the black wolf would intercept the stick and drive away the cane, and the blue wolf would report the news."

"Oh, Xu Pao is such a tough guy? Why don't you go visit him when you have time? Anyone who can call on Pao must be a tough guy!"

Xu Ning said: "That's inevitable. Xu Pao is quite famous in our Qing'an. Okay, big brother, you put these three deer in the car, I have to tie up the dog..."

"Yes! Hey, this little male deer has antlers?"

Chai Bing said: "It's about the length of my thumb and looks like mushroom."

Sun Jiye said, "Qiangzi, come on, the three of us will load the doe into the car first. You have to take this doe home for your third brother, so don't let it die on the way."

"Okay! It just so happens that my uncle Chai would like to have a bite of this..."

After the three of them carried the doe and the big and small bucks into the carriage, they deliberately covered the doe and the big buck with tree branches.

At this time, Xu Ning carried Qinglang, Hualang and other dogs into the car one by one, and Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing tied the dog leashes to the railings.

After the four got into the car, they drove towards Qing'antun.

Li Fuqiang said as he drove: "The quarry delivered two truckloads of kang stones at about 150 o'clock, which cost yuan in total. They also brought two sets of door knockers, hinges, and rivets, which weighed about kilograms. The total cost was yuan."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "That's not expensive. How many rivets do you want?"

"Forty large rivets for a door, and twenty-eight small rivets for the hinges. How many for two doors?"

Sun Jiye continued, "136 pieces, two sets means 272 pieces, that's really cheap, not much extra."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "That's great. I specially gave a red envelope to Master Li who made the iron gate yesterday..."

Chai Bing laughed when he heard this: "Haha, you are right!"

"Oh, maybe I'll have to ask Master Li to do things for me in the future. Master Li is quite particular."

Sun Jiye said with a smile: "It is quite particular, but wasn't it you who was particular about it first?"

"Hahaha……"

At around six o'clock, the Dongfeng bus drove into Qing'antun and stopped in front of Lao Xu's house.

Before the car stopped, Xu Feng, Sun Lianfang, Chai Baotong, Guan Lei, Wang Hu and others rushed out of the house.

"Second brother! What are you fighting for? Let me see!"

Xu Feng stepped out of the door like a kid, leaned over the railing and looked into the carriage. He was startled when he saw a pair of eyes. "Hey...what the hell? You scared me!"

Xu Ning jumped out of the car and said, "Deer! I'll kill it later to help you vent your anger. Come, touch its fur, it won't scare you..."

Sun Lianfang said: "A live deer? Oh my god! You guys are really awesome. How come you caught a live deer?"

Sun Jiye said: "It's not us who are strong, it's these dogs that are strong. They held the deer down. One little male deer was chased and hung on a tree and died..."

"Oh my god!"

Xu Feng and Sun Lianfang exclaimed at the same time. They were like house sparrows, unable to keep quiet for a moment.

In contrast, Chai Hongyan, Guan Hua and others were very quiet.

"Second brother, then tell mom to fry some venison later." Xu Feng said with narrowed eyes and bared teeth.

"Why don't you say it yourself?"

Xu Feng pouted and said, "As soon as I opened my mouth, my mother told me to shut up. She made me unable to speak anymore."

"Haha... Huzi, you unload the little stag first and let Feng'er and the others carry it back to the house."

"Got it."

Xu Feng, Sun Lianfang, Guan Hua, and Chai Hongyan carried the four legs of the young male deer into the yard. Xu Ning and others first led the dogs to the kennel and tied them up, then dragged the two live deer to the back of the car. Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing carried the big male deer, while Wang Hu and Guan Lei dragged the female deer...

Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao and others were standing at the door and saw the two live deer. They turned to Xu Laonian with a smile on their faces and said, "What did I say? As long as my son goes into the mountains, he will definitely be able to get the animals! Do you accept it?"

Xu Laonian lowered his head and said, "That wasn't done by him either..."

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyes and said, "You owe me ten dollars! You must pay me by the end of the month!"

Wang Erli patted Xu Laonian on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I told you not to bet with my sister-in-law, but you refused to listen. Now look what you did, you owe ten dollars and are starving."

"Oh, don't say that. He went into the mountains empty-handed the first few times. Who knew he could catch a deer this time? And it's still alive! This is so frustrating..."

Han Fengjiao said, "The first few times I had bad ideas, but these two times my luck has changed. Brother, don't complain to my sister-in-law from now on. You are just digging a hole for yourself."

Liu Daming said: "That's not the case! Brother-in-law..."

"Will you shut up?"

Xu Laonian rolled his eyes and Liu Daming stopped talking. He could only show his ability to his brother-in-law.

(End of this chapter)