After Zhang Chengyuan saw Gao Mingcheng's tractor, he walked towards it, just in time to see Gao Mingcheng pulling out the only remaining intact vegetables in the vegetable field.
Zhang Chengyuan said with a hint of shame: "Mingcheng, I didn't take good care of your vegetable field for you."
Gao Mingcheng stood up with a big cabbage and said, "Brother, how can I blame you? It's all the wild boar causing trouble. How is your vegetable patch?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Chengyuan said with a bitter look on his face: "The radishes planted on the land near the mountain have been almost eaten. I dug out the remaining half of radishes and chopped them up to feed the chickens. . The vegetables grown on the other piece of land are fine and have not been ruined."
Hearing this, Gao Mingcheng took a look at the vegetables that had been ruined by wild boars and felt that he would have to dig them out later, either to feed chickens or sheep.
As for the cow, it has been handed over to his father, so there is no need for him to worry about it.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard someone shouting loudly from the back mountain: "The wild boar came down the mountain to eat it! Someone come quickly!"
It was far away, but fortunately Gao Mingcheng had a good ear and still heard it. He immediately put down the vegetables in his hand and said to Zhang Chengyuan: "Brother, help me get rid of all these vegetables. I will go over there to help drive away the wild boars." .”
Zhang Chengyuan only vaguely heard some sounds, but did not hear them clearly, but saw Gao Mingcheng put down the food in his hand and ran towards the mountain behind the old village.
Black Tiger and Elf also followed closely behind him.
Gao Mingcheng slowed down to no more than two dogs, so as not to run too fast and arouse the surprise of others. All the way to the back mountain, there were already villagers chasing the wild boar with weapons such as wooden sticks and hoes.
Wild boars often move in groups, usually in a family unit, but Gao Mingcheng looked around and saw that there were twenty or thirty wild boars here. It couldn't be one family at all, but several families united together. .
Wild boars are running rampant everywhere, and from time to time they are waiting for an opportunity to take a bite of vegetables. Apart from anything else, the vegetable fields here have already been trampled into disrepair by wild boars and people.
"Mingcheng is here!" Someone recognized Gao Mingcheng and shouted immediately.
Gao Mingcheng came empty-handed. He couldn't fight wild boar in front of everyone, so he shouted: "Give me the hoe!"
He grabbed the hoe from the person next to him, swung the hoe and hit the nearest wild boar!
The wild boar was still gnawing with its head down. The reason why the wild boars came down the mountain to make trouble was simply because they were hungry, so when they seized the opportunity, they would take a few bites.
He was fast, and he was already close to the wild boar in a few steps. When he hit the hoe hard in his hand, it hit the wild boar accurately on the head. However, the wild boar was smart after all. He panicked and wanted to run away, but he couldn't escape in a hurry. In the end, Half of the ear was removed by a hoe.
Blood spurted out, and the injured wild boar howled in pain, while Gao Mingcheng continued with his second hoe.
This time he had a prediction and successfully hit the wild boar's head. Feeling the force feedback of the hoe hitting the wild boar's head, Gao Mingcheng knew that this time the wild boar's head would be broken.
Sure enough, the wild boar twitched a few times and collapsed.
Blood flowed from the wound on his head, staining a small area of the ground red.
The incident here shocked the people of Gaojia Village. Some people shouted: "The wild boar has been killed! The wild boar has been killed!"
The wild boars that were trampling and running wantonly in this area finally sensed the crisis, and with a swish, they fled back to the mountains.
Seeing them running away, it was too late for the villagers to chase them.
On the rugged mountain road with lush vegetation, two legs really cannot outrun four legs.
Gao Mingcheng didn't chase him, but the two dogs were aroused and chased after them, barking all the way.
At this time, someone took advantage of others' unpreparedness, picked up half a pig's ear that fell on the ground, and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.
That half pig ear is not too big, only weighing about three or four, but no matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is still meat!
"ran away!"
Seeing that the wild boar disappeared, everyone could only return without success. In fact, in the previous fight to drive away the wild boar, it was not that the wild boar was not injured. Some wild boars were also hit by wooden sticks and hoes, but they were only slightly injured and not fatal. So the wild boars eventually escaped.
Only the wild boar killed by Gao Mingcheng was unlucky. Who made it closest to Gao Mingcheng?
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the dead wild boar.
The owner of this vegetable patch hated the wild boar so much that even though he knew the wild boar was dead, he still stepped forward and kicked it several times.
But no matter how much I hate it, the wild boar is already dead.
So someone advised: "Stop kicking, otherwise the meat will not taste good."
Mentioning the meat, everyone present looked at the wild boar on the ground.
Share the meat!
These two words appeared in everyone's mind. However, Gao Mingcheng killed the wild boar alone, so Gao Mingcheng may have the final say on this division.
Gao Yuan was also here, holding a wooden stick in his hand. There were several cousins beside him, and they all winked at Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuanyuan naturally understood what they meant. When he looked at the others and looked at him, even if his heart ached, he knew that he couldn't keep all of this wild boar.
So he said: "Mingcheng, look at this wild boar... how should you divide it?"
As soon as Gao Mingcheng looked at the people around him, he knew what they were planning. Fortunately, he was generous, so he said: "Let's divide it equally. Everyone present will have a share!"
When Gao Yuanyuan heard that it was an equal share, he couldn't help but get anxious. Even if some were to be divided, whoever made the most effort would get more!
This guy...
Before Gao Yuan could speak, the others were already overjoyed. They never expected that Gao Mingcheng would be so generous, and they all started praising Gao Mingcheng, which made Gao Yuan unable to speak.
In the end, he could only glare at Gao Mingcheng vaguely.
Gao Mingcheng ignored it. He returned the hoe in his hand, and then said: "I just came back. I still have a lot of things to do at home. I'm going back first. I have to trouble you to clean up this pig. After cleaning up, my share will go first." Leave it with my dad."
He worked hard and agreed to split the money equally, so the others clapped their chests and promised that the matter of killing and plucking the pigs would be left to them.
Yes, the villagers decided to treat the wild boar like a domestic pig.
Although plucking is more troublesome, there are more people and more power, so we don’t want to waste wild boar skins.
This year's harvest is not good, and many people have not bought meat for a long time.
At this time, Black Tiger and Elf had returned without success.
Although the two dogs were fierce, the wild boar was not a vegetarian either. After a fight, the two dogs were defeated without the help of their owners.
Seeing them hanging their heads and looking defeated, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Black tiger, let the elves go!"
Wait for me to take you to find the place!
Gao Mingcheng led the two dogs away, and the remaining people began to work on handling the wild boars.
Only the owner of this vegetable field was seriously damaged and couldn't help but said: "This is my vegetable field. All the vegetables are gone. How can I get more?"
This vegetable field was planted with cabbage and cabbage moss, but after being trampled by wild boars and people, it was completely ruined. It was indeed a serious loss.
It's just that Gao Mingcheng killed the wild boar with great effort, and Gao Mingcheng had already left first, so no one made the decision.
But Gao Yuanyuan said: "We will share the meat equally, and I will give it to you if the pig goes into the water!"
Although the owner of the vegetable patch still wanted more, he also knew how to accept it when it was good, so he agreed. Naturally, the others didn't have much objection. It was good to be able to get some meat to eat.
At this time, Gao Mingcheng had returned to his home with his two dogs.
Maybe it was the wild boars in the mountains that raided the back mountains, so it was quiet here instead.
Zhang Chengyuan was still working in the vegetable field. He didn't handle the vegetables before because he had to wait for Gao Mingcheng to come back to make the decision. Now, he pulled out the intact Chinese cabbage and picked the grown cabbage and red cabbage moss. Come down.
As for the lower part, don't pull it out, because it can be eaten all the time. After you break off the grown vegetable moss, new vegetable moss will grow in other places.
If it is pulled out, the lower part will be too old for humans to eat and can only be fed to livestock.
"Brother, please excuse me. I'll give you some meat later!" Gao Mingcheng walked over and put the vegetables piled on the floor into the vegetable basket.
Zhang Chengyuan raised his head and asked: "Did you kill the wild boar?"
"Well, there were twenty or thirty of them over there, and I was lucky enough to kill one of them." Gao Mingcheng said quite modestly.
He pulled out the radishes again. By now, the radishes were about the same size, but they would be fresher if they were pulled out while eating.
After finishing the work in the fields, Gao Mingcheng was ready to go into the mountains to hunt wild boars.
When he entered the mountain with his front foot, a wild boar descended from the other side and ate up all the vegetables he had left.
Gao Mingcheng has two guns. One is a blunderbuss given by Gao Guobing. This gun cannot shoot large prey and is in the way of holding it. The other is a miniature submachine gun obtained from Lord Ma. This gun is of high quality. Very good, there is nothing wrong with it for hunting big game.
But in the end, Gao Mingcheng did not choose any gun, but picked up the originally built javelin. With the javelin in his hand and a dagger on his waist, he led the two dogs towards the mountains.
The two dogs had fought against the wild boar several times, but without their master, they failed each time. Now with their master, the two dogs were confident and vowed to show the wild boar some color.
Because the wild boar has gone down the mountain several times, you can see the traces left by the wild boar everywhere on the way into the mountain, including footprints and excrement, and the excrement is relatively fresh.
Gao Mingcheng followed these traces and walked deep into the mountains.
The two dogs have a more sensitive sense of smell and will lead the way. If Gao Mingcheng goes wrong, they will bark to remind him.
The two dogs were very fast. After running wildly in the deserted mountains, they finally found a group of wild boars.
There are only three wild boars in this group, scattered in a forest. They are digging into the soil with their noses and chewing the roots underground.
Based on the plant debris falling around him, Gao Mingcheng identified it as a kudzu root.
Kudzu likes to grow continuously, so this forest is covered with kudzu. This group of wild boars were lucky enough to find these foods, so they all immersed themselves in eating, focusing all their attention on the food.
Gao Mingcheng did not take action immediately, but hid in the dark to observe. He found that although the number of wild boars was small, the quality was high. The three wild boars all grew well and looked healthy.
The two dogs had been trained. Even if they were about to move, they still held back without Gao Mingcheng's words.
Gao Mingcheng whispered: "Let's go!"
He had standards for hunting wild boars, which was to start with the old, weak, sick and disabled. These three wild boars obviously did not meet the standards.
Let them go!
He turned around and left. The two dogs didn't know why, but they followed him obediently.
After another search, we found another group of wild boars.
This group of wild boars were not very lucky. They had not found any food yet and were searching everywhere. It seemed that their pace was not fast and they were obviously in ordinary condition. They did not have any restlessness in spring, summer and autumn.
During the season when there is no shortage of food, wild boars often run wild in the mountains in pairs, and even bad-tempered boars will enjoy bumping into trees.
This is actually a way to vent excess energy, because there is no need to worry about eating and drinking, and there is nowhere to use the energy. However, in the winter when food is scarce, wild boars mainly stay still in order to save energy as much as possible.
However, the oak production has decreased this year and there is no food supply for the winter. Therefore, the wild boars cannot stay at home and sleep. They can only drag their families around to look for food, and even rush down the mountain to eat vegetables grown by the villagers.
Gao Mingcheng guessed that this group of wild boars was not unlucky, but that the group was too large. As a result, some of the food found was not enough for all the wild boars.
Pigs have big appetites. When they find food, strong wild boars tend to eat it first, while thin ones are squeezed out. If there is enough food, they will be the last to eat, but if there is not enough food, they will not eat.
Gao Mingcheng discovered that among this group of wild boars, there was a wild boar that was being squeezed out. It was in the worst condition and followed the group at the back.
Well, that’s it!
Nature is so cruel, the weak always prey on the strong, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will be the first to be eliminated.
"Black Tiger, Elf, keep an eye on the last wild boar, get in!" Gao Mingcheng ordered. The two dogs understood the command and were ready to go. At this time, they quickly jumped out of their hiding places and headed towards the thin and weak pig at the end. Some wild boars ran away. When they got close, they exposed their sharp fangs and began to attack.
When the two dogs appeared, there was a commotion in the wild boar group. The stronger wild boar immediately ran away, and other wild boars also followed. Only the thinnest wild boar could not run away and was besieged by the two dogs.
Gao Mingcheng also walked towards the wild boar, but did not rush to take action because he saw that the wild boar was too thin and might not have been full for a long time, so it was no match for the two dogs.
With Gao Mingcheng holding the line, the other wild boars had already run away. The black tiger and the elf became ferocious, ready to recover from the defeat they had suffered against the wild boars these days.
After fighting for more than ten minutes, the thin wild boar was finally defeated and died of exhaustion.
"Woof woof!" The two dogs stood beside the wild boar and shouted proudly at Gao Mingcheng, as if to show their merit.
Gao Mingcheng walked over with a smile, touched the heads of the two dogs, and praised with a smile: "Great job!"
He slit the wild boar's throat with a knife and drained out the remaining blood. Then he cut open part of the belly and cut off two pieces of pork belly, about a pound each.
"Eat it." He threw the meat in front of the two dogs, indicating that they could eat it.
The two dogs were indeed hungry for meat. When Gao Mingcheng was not at home, although they were fed, there were only leftovers and no meat for them to eat.
Usually when I want to eat meat, I have to go to the foot of the mountain to catch voles and rabbits.
But because I don’t know how to peel it, I swallow some of the fur every time, and the taste is not that good.
After the two dogs finished eating the meat, he bent down to pick up the wild boar and weighed it. The pig was too thin and probably weighed less than a hundred pounds.
"Go home first!" Gao Mingcheng said, carrying the wild boar and heading home at a relaxed pace.
After putting the wild boars down, he did not rest, but continued to take the two dogs into the mountains. He decided to get some more wild boars. Since the wild boars did not have enough food in the mountains, he would help reduce the number!
He stayed at home for two days, and went into the mountains every day during these two days, specifically picking out the old, weak, sick, and disabled to attack. Those who were too weak were handed over to two dogs, and those who were slightly stronger were driven away and surrounded by two dogs, while he would attack without warning.
With a whoosh, a javelin flew away and stabbed steadily into the wild boar's head.
The head of the javelin was completely pierced into the bone, and the seriously injured wild boar was killed with one blow.
When Gao Mingcheng carried the wild boar down the mountain and went home, he looked at the piles of meat at home and sighed with satisfaction: I can't finish it, I can't finish it at all!
(End of chapter)
