pjbooks Chapter 27 Earth Pig
Chapter 27 Earth Pig
The groundhog, scientifically known as the badger, is called the Eurasian badger.
The commotion that the silly bird noticed was caused by three ground pigs.
These three short, fat pigs, each weighing over twenty pounds, were rubbing themselves back and forth on the trunk of a small poplar tree.
The groundhog has a conical head and a prominent snout, and its most distinctive feature is the three white stripes on its head.
"Should we fight or not?" Gou Dan asked, but he had already drawn his spear.
Ever since he tried Shan Yaowen's Mosin-Nagant, this guy has stopped liking his family's hunting rifles.
Every time we went up the mountain, I would take turns playing with the rifles. As for why we didn't bring two Mosin-Nagants, it's mainly because hunting rifles are quite convenient when shooting small things.
It's like seeing a pheasant; you can't just fire a Mosin-Nagant at it, can you?
One shot like that and there might not be much food left.
"Niannian, go to the back a little." Shan Yaowen took out his shotgun and placed it beside him, ready to fire at any time.
Upon hearing this, Lin Nian picked up the sack and obediently moved back. However, as she moved, she felt something under her feet. Looking down, she discovered it was a pile of trampled mushrooms.
"Huh, mushrooms?"
But before she could say anything, the two men in front of her had already opened fire.
Two shots rang out, followed immediately by another.
Then a fourth shot rang out.
"Done, three in total."
Dog Egg chuckled.
Shan Yaowen then put away his gun, and after hearing Gou Dan's words, he gave him a disdainful look, "If I hadn't fired the finishing shot, the third one would have already escaped."
"Mistake, mistake. It's mainly because you're not used to using this gun."
"Get lost, get lost. Bad skills are bad skills. What excuses are you making? I can fire a second shot with a hunting rifle, but you can't even do it with a rifle."
"You try it, I'll see what you're capable of later..."
Seeing the two arguing as they headed towards the prey, and realizing that everything was alright, Lin Nian simply bent down and picked up the mushrooms around them first.
When Shan Yaowen and Gou Dan gathered the three ground pigs together, they realized that one person was missing.
"Damn it, where's your sister?" Shan Yaowen looked around and found that Lin Nian was gone.
Dog Egg rolled his eyes in annoyance after hearing this, "You bastard!"
After he finished speaking, he realized what was happening and looked around, "Damn, where's my sister?"
"Lin Nian!"
"What are you doing?"
The two breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the response. After all, it was Lin Nian's first time going up the mountain, and if she had been lost, they probably wouldn't have dared to go home today.
What are you doing?
Walking towards Lin Nian, Shan Yaowen realized that she was no longer where the two had fired their guns, but had moved up a bit and was in a clump of bushes. No wonder he couldn't see her.
"Look, we've picked mushrooms." Lin Nian happily showed the two of them the burlap sack.
There really was a bunch of mushrooms inside.
And it's a hazel mushroom.
There's a dish in Northeast China called "Chicken Stew with Mushrooms," which uses hazel mushrooms.
Their area is located on the southwest side of the Greater Khingan Mountains, not the sandy area of TL City, so although there are fewer fungi, there are still some.
Shan Yaowen just remembered that mushrooms are supposed to be plentiful in summer and autumn, right? It's snowing now, how come there are still hazel mushrooms being picked?
"You're so lucky to find mushrooms in this snowy weather," Gou Dan clicked his tongue, clearly surprised as well.
"Forget it, why think about that? Maybe the hazel mushrooms have been preserved since it snowed so recently."
"This thing should be slaughtered and stewed with a chicken, but unfortunately the chickens at home are kept to lay eggs."
Shan Yaowen thought for a moment, "Let's go check where I set the lasso later, maybe there are pheasants there."
We killed three boars and picked up some mushrooms, so it was a great start.
"Shall we continue?" Gou Dan glanced at the ground pig.
They've already made such a big haul in less than an hour.
"Of course, this is a good start, it would be a shame not to continue with today's good fortune." Shan Yaowen took out a knife. "Let's deal with these three wild boars first, and then we'll continue after we send them back. This time, we'll go into the mountains the way I set the traps."
"become."
Once the three of them agreed, Shan Yaowen and Gou Dan started a fire on the spot.
"Mosquito, since we're going back, why do we have to deal with it now? Can't we deal with it when we get back?" Gou Dan, holding the knife, didn't want to deal with the groundhog in this snowy weather on the mountain.
"Are you stupid? The fat of the pig is thick and the temperature inside is high. Just bleeding it is not enough. If it is not treated in time, the internal organs will rot. In addition, the skin will be of the best quality when it is skinned while the body is still warm."
Another benefit is that it reduces weight; throwing away unwanted internal organs now makes it easier to take them home.
It's a pity that my dogs are still too young, otherwise I could bring them up the mountain and feed them on the spot.
"Gah~"
Halfway through the process, the silly bird's call came from the sky again, but this time it wasn't that it had spotted prey, but rather that it had flown down to rest.
"Silly bird, come here~" Shan Yaowen saw the silly bird land and tossed it a piece of meat from his hand.
"Gah~"
Watching the big bird chirping happily, Gou Dan tossed a piece of meat over, saying, "Not bad, not bad. Although your owner named you Silly Bird, you're exceptionally clever today."
Lin Nian moved a little closer and reached out to touch the silly bird's feathers.
Since being tamed, the silly bird is no longer aloof and unapproachable; anyone can touch and pet it.
Watching Lin Nian petting the bird, Shan Yaowen quickly banished those strange thoughts from his mind.
Don't overthink it~
"Brother Yaowen, why are you looking at me strangely? Can't I touch a silly bird?" Lin Nian keenly noticed the change in Shan Yaowen's expression and leaned over to ask curiously.
"no."
"You clearly have it."
"no."
After much back and forth, Lin Nian still couldn't get a result.
Shan Yaowen didn't want to be labeled a thug, so he refused to say anything.
At this point, hooliganism is punishable by death. Although the two of them wouldn't harm themselves, it wouldn't sound good to others.
"By the way, Mosquito, did you know that Zhao Laosan is in trouble?"
On the way back, the two chatted all the way, and Gou Dan suddenly brought up Zhao Laosan.
"Him? Isn't it normal for him to get into trouble?"
Setting up a gambling scheme and swindling so many people out of their money, it would be strange if nothing happened.
Shan Yaowen remembered that after he exposed Zhao Laosan's scam, Zhao Laosan disappeared from the village, supposedly to go out to work, but in reality, he went to lay low.
With him were Flower Dog and Lai Zi.
After all, it's a betting scheme set up together. If you don't run, are you just waiting to be shot in the back?
However, after running away, we stopped hearing any news from them.
"Lai Zi ran back. It is said that when they went to work in the county town, someone sneaked into the county town to take revenge on them. Zhao Laosan lost a hand, which was severed at the wrist. Hua Gou was thrown into the river. Lai Zi escaped a disaster but dared not hide outside and ran back."
Seeing Gou Dan's still-frightened look, Shan Yaowen shrugged and straightened the flesh on his back. "They deserved it. Now you know the harm of gambling, right?"
Hearing Shan Yaowen's lecturing tone, Gou Dan smiled sheepishly. In this matter, he really only had the role of being lectured by Shan Yaowen.
On the way back to the ranch house, Shan Yaowen did not immediately go up the mountain, but first delivered the pig fat back home.
Lard is a good thing for treating burns and cracks; it's considered a local folk remedy, and you can buy it or use it yourself.
Furthermore, pigskin is also a valuable commodity. Quickly take it back and process it. If it's done well, a single pelt can sell for fifteen or sixteen yuan. Although it can't compare to sable pelts, it's still an important source of income at this time.
After leaving his things at home with his mother, Shan Yaowen prepared to continue up the mountain, but before he could even leave, his mother called him back.
"Aren't you cold living in the sheep pen?"
"Fortunately, there's a brazier." Shan Yaowen nodded.
It's snowing heavily, so it's impossible not to be cold. But there's no heated kang (traditional brick bed) built over at the sheep pen; there's only a brazier in the room, where we burn some charcoal when it's cold.
"Here, there's a blanket over there. Take it with you."
"New?"
"You wish! There's no way you'll get anything new. Even if there were, I wouldn't bring it with you. I'd rather give it to you when you get married."
Mother Shan took a bundled quilt out of the cupboard and handed it to Shan Yaowen. "I took several old, broken, and not-warm quilts from home and had them re-fluffed. Take this one with you; it'll be warmer at night."
"it is good."