It’s half way through winter, and there are only signs of vegetation revival in the deep mountains and old forests. In front of us is a shallow shoal covered with melted frost and snow, with a gurgling water flowing next to it and forming a small stream.
All the trees beside the creek have been cut down, leaving a lot of space for a temporary hunting camp.
Wei Cheng and Xu Chu sat on a round stone by the stream, holding a nearby map in their hands and looking at it.
"Zhongkang, do you see anything?"
"Well……"
"Since not, why don't you stay so close to me and go over there to warm yourself up by the fire." Xu Chu scratched his head in embarrassment and said righteously: "No, my brother told me many times before I went out that I should protect the young master carefully. "
"There will be no wild beasts here." Wei Cheng rolled up the map.
"There are so many of us here." Hua Cun, who was chopping firewood next to him, looked up and laughed: "Sir, why don't you let Brother Xu protect you? If you let him stay three feet away from you, Brother Xu will If you are not at ease, you will never have enough to eat or sleep well... Is that right, everyone?" Hearing this, several men from the city guard burst into laughter.
Of course, the smile is a smile, but it is not a joke on Xu Chu, but envy and jealousy... Xu Chu will rise to the top sooner or later if he can follow the young master closely.
Now everyone knows that our young master is the most powerful prince in this big Han Dynasty, and even Dong Zhuo has to stay away.
Although no one said it, and no one dared to mention it, everyone knew that the footsteps of the young master, or the Wei family, would not be limited to Bingzhou.
"Hey, why are you so happy? It makes me happy too."
"How are you doing, Mr. Jin?" Wei Cheng looked at Mr. Jin who was walking slowly with several disciples, and asked hurriedly.
Jin Lao bowed his hands and responded with a smile: "Living up to your expectations, I did find a rock peak there, and the dolomites you need can be found everywhere." When Wei Cheng heard this, his face was overjoyed, and he met Hao beside him. Zhao waved and motioned for him to come over.
"Xiao Zhao, you go back to Anyi immediately and inform my second uncle and Governor Xu to send people here to mine stones." Hao Zhao accepted the offer, mounted his horse and set off.
Old Jin asked curiously: "Sir, can the dolomites really produce nutrients for fertile soil?" Wei Cheng smiled and nodded, without explaining too much, because it involved a blind spot in the knowledge of everyone in this era.
Dolomite is a sedimentary carbonate rock. Mainly composed of dolomite, it can be used as flux and refractory material in the metallurgical industry, and can be used to manufacture calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer, granular fertilizer, etc. in the chemical industry.
Seeing that spring is about to begin, if we simply rely on manpower to fertilize the soil, the grain output will not increase much at all. Wei Cheng has already made plans to purchase a large amount of chemical fertilizers.
On the basis of using chemical fertilizers, it is time to put the plan to develop industrial chemical fertilizers on our own. In the first five-year plan, the birth of agricultural chemical fertilizers is crucial.
"Okay, now that the business is done, let's enjoy the hunting... By the way, does Mr. Jin want to go back or stay with us for a few days?" Wei Cheng invited.
Mr. Jin and his disciples looked at each other and smiled, nodded and said: "Young Master invites you, don't you dare not obey. It happens that I haven't hunted for a long time. To be honest, Master, when I was young, I was a famous hunter from all over the country, with excellent archery skills." Weaker than others." Everyone laughed when they saw him gesturing with his thin arms. Wei Cheng nodded,
"The relationship is good. Mr. Jin will let me have my way. Let's compete to see whose archery skills are better." Wei Cheng also practiced archery diligently during this period. Although compared with hot weapons, long-range cold weapons such as bows and arrows are not very useful. However, frequent bow shooting is a form of exercise in itself, and Wei Cheng even enjoys it.
"Hoo~" At this moment, a tiger roar came from the mountain forest. Everyone looked wary. Xu Chu immediately stood behind Wei Cheng, the dragon-slaying sword in his hand shining coldly in the sunlight.
In the distant woods, sparse running sounds could be heard. Not long after, several members of the hunting team appeared, led by someone other than Lu Ling.
When Lu Ling saw the camp, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Wei Cheng. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
It was the man behind her who said hurriedly: "Sir, we found a tiger den, a big tigress, and several milk tigers." The man glanced at Lu Ling, hesitated for a moment, and said, "We don't want to do anything for a while. Look, I shot an arrow at the tigress, which angered her." Lu Ling pursed her lips, but she was actually the one who shot the arrow without authorization.
Wei Cheng saw the faces of the two and roughly guessed the whole story. He nodded and said: "It's better to be angry. The mountain people said that there was a big insect that ate a lot of cattle and sheep. I'm afraid it was it. Fuck you guys. I must do it today." Capture him."
"Yes!" The crowd was excited. Half of the people were left to guard the camp, and the remaining twenty or thirty people went straight to the tiger's den.
Wei Cheng naturally had to keep up. He had never really hunted before. When he was picking herbs in the mountains, he only caught hares with small traps at most. Moreover, there were no wild animals in the mountains and forests in later generations, except in those protected areas.
Soon, everyone arrived at their destination. In fact, it was less than two miles away from the camp. If it weren't for the many shrubs and rocks in the mountains blocking the road, it would have been two miles away in an instant.
The man leading the team pointed to the bushes under a stone wall and said, "Sir, that's where it is." Wei Cheng nodded and signaled everyone to disperse and be alert. At the same time, he asked two men to light a fire and try to smoke out the tiger.
Behind the bushes was the entrance to a stone cave. At this moment, a pair of white eyes with hanging foreheads could be seen staring at the group of people...really staring at them with eager eyes!
As if sensing danger, the tigress made a threatening roar in the cave, and Wei Cheng could even hear the meow of the cub.
The man in charge of lighting the fire has already lit it. Another man pulled wet dry grass from the bushes. The billowing smoke was poured into the tiger's den under the instigation of other men.
"Anghu~" the tigress's cry was a little sad. In order to protect the cubs, she would not come out. Wei Cheng took a deep breath, endured the pressure of being scolded by the Holy Mother, and made an attacking gesture towards everyone.
Whoosh whoosh... Dozens of arrows shot through the air,
"Ang uh... Ang..." The tigress neighed in pain, and the milk tiger also meowed anxiously. After the second round of shooting, it was obvious that the tigress's cry gradually became duller. Apparently, the anesthetic applied on the arrowhead played a key role...
"Hoo!" But at this critical moment, a more powerful tiger roar suddenly came from behind everyone.
Wei Cheng was standing in the back row, and when the tiger roar sounded, it was as if it was exploding in his ears, so close!
"Be careful!" Wei Cheng felt a pair of long legs running towards him quickly. Lu Ling, who was standing in front of him, immediately noticed the danger behind him and stabbed him with a spear.
The spear passed by Wei Cheng's ear. Wei Cheng only heard a painful "ouch" sound from behind. Due to the inertia of forward motion, Lu Ling threw herself into his arms, and the two of them lay down. Fall to the ground.
"Beast, I'm going to tear you alive!" Wei Cheng fell to the ground and looked back. Xu Chu grabbed the tiger's neck and actually lifted the male tiger, which weighed several hundred kilograms, up.
And on the left shoulder of the male tiger, a spear penetrated more than half a foot, and blood was flowing...
"Ang~" Not to be outdone, the male tiger twisted its body crazily. The huge force brought Xu Chu, who had grabbed its neck, to the ground. One person and one tiger rolled on the ground. Xu Chu's hands never left the tiger's neck, strangling him tightly. Take it, lest the tiger's mouth hurt anyone.
Wei Cheng saw this and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry, help him." Unexpectedly, Xu Chu could still hear the sound when he was rolling with the male tiger, and he shouted: "No, let me take care of it." How could Wei Cheng let him fight alone? This was not the time to show off as a hero.
But the next moment, the scene before him made him feel incredible. I saw Xu Chu take out a hand and hold the tiger's tail that was constantly flapping on his body.
"Beast, you die!" Xu Chu stood up quickly, held the tiger's tail with both hands, and pulled the tiger, which weighed several hundred kilograms, straight into a sharp rock.
Wei Cheng could clearly see that the tiger's limbs had already lifted off the ground, which showed how much strength Xu Chu had exerted.
It's not an exaggeration to say it's a tiger. There was a loud bang, followed by the male tiger neighing in pain. Xu Chu still felt uneasy, so he swung the tiger's tail again, this time pointing it directly at the ground under his feet. The male tiger drew a semicircle in mid-air and slammed it down, making the ground tremble.
Xu Chu saw that the male tiger had been beaten to pieces. With quick eyes and quick hands, Xu Chu lay on the male tiger. With a pair of casserole-sized fists, he beat the tiger's hard back head crazily as if he didn't know the pain.
Bang bang bang... His fists were like rain, and soon blood splattered everywhere. He didn't know whether it was Xu Chu's hand that was broken, or the tiger's.
Having said so much, in fact, all this happened very quickly. In just a dozen breaths, the male tiger was already dead with his eyes open and his brain fluid flowing freely.
The people around were dumbfounded. Not only Wei Cheng had his mouth open, but the other men in the city guard were also stunned.
I'm used to hearing praises from those who tear tigers and leopards apart, but how many people can actually challenge a tiger one-on-one?
I gained some knowledge today. At the same time, everyone's envy ceased in their hearts. No wonder he could become the man behind the young master, and his ability to kill tigers made them envious.
"Zhongkang, it's okay, it's okay." Wei Cheng shouted when he saw that the tiger was motionless. Panting, Xu Chu stopped, looked up at his ferocious face full of tiger blood, and asked the most heart-warming words: "Master, are you okay?" Wei Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the tiger was killed by you, I can What's going on?
"Uh, no... I'm about to be squashed by you!" Lu Ling was still immersed in the shock of Xu Chu beating the tiger to death with his fists. At this time, when he lowered his head, he realized that he was still lying on Wei Cheng.
Rolling on the spot, Lu Ling snorted coldly with her face flushed, but she no longer had the anger in the past. Wei Cheng stood up in embarrassment and dusted off the dust and weeds on his body.
When he came to Xu Chu, he looked at the dead tiger, then picked up Xu Chu's hands to check the injury.
Sure enough, the skin was broken, the bones of the joints were cracked, and even bone residue could be seen.
"You, you, don't act like this next time. I'll point you to protect me for the rest of my life." Xu Chu giggled, not feeling any pain at all, and he lived up to his reputation as a tiger idiot.
