Chapter 124 The harvest tonight is very gratifying (please subscribe)
[Harvest 76 pounds of black muntjac, hunting attribute +0.76]
Xu Ye raised his head and glanced at the prompt, then listened attentively.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ruyue asked doubtfully.
She asked very quietly, as if there must be some prey.
"Follow me." Xu Ye took Jiang Ruyue's hand and walked up.
Jiang Ruyue followed Xu Ye and walked slowly upward.
In the distance, Zhang Sanbao and the others stayed where they were.
"Brother Sanbao, Brother Ye, why don't they reply? Is there something wrong?" Zhang Ming asked worriedly.
"What's the matter? Maybe Brother Ye has found another prey." Zhang Xuefeng said calmly.
"Brother Ye's look was really unremarkable. When he looked in the direction, I saw a black figure. I didn't even know it was a muntjac." As he said that, Zhang Xuefeng gently kicked the black muntjac on the back.
The black muntjac is not completely dead yet, but its legs have been tied by them, so there is no need to worry about it escaping.
"Look, their flashlights are on. They must have discovered something. Do we want to go there?" Zhang Xuefeng asked excitedly.
"No, if there is a real gun, they will definitely wave the light at us or call us."
"Let's stay on guard and be vigilant." Zhang Sanbao reminded.
Having gone to the mountains with Xu Ye so many times, Zhang Sanbao still has this tacit understanding.
Xu Ye had a hunting dog, a shotgun, and Jiang Ruyue by his side. Zhang Sanbao was still very relieved.
At this time, Xu Ye took Jiang Ruyue to a mountain col, and then saw some animals.
"I found the bamboo rat." He said softly.
There was a bamboo forest in the mountain col, and Xu Ye saw several bamboo rats chasing each other.
"Your hearing is too good, can you hear it from such a distance?" Jiang Ruyue glanced at Xu Ye in surprise.
"Actually, no, that's not what I heard at first." Xu Ye explained.
He was telling the truth, not to cover up his limited hearing.
Unfortunately, he was a step too late and did not see what the animal was that made the noise.
Later, he heard the rustling of bamboo, so he found the bamboo forest and saw the bamboo rat.
Picking up the gun, Xu Ye aimed at a bamboo rat.
If you can hit it, you'll have a late-night snack.
"Bang!"
After taking aim, Xu Ye glanced in the direction of the bamboo forest.
"It seems to have been hit. Just wait here and I'll pick it up." With that said, Xu Ye prepared to go alone.
"No, let me go with you. I don't want to be separated from you." Jiang Ruyue followed decisively.
"Okay, when they hear the gunfire, they should know that we are hunting." Xu Ye said with a smile.
Zhang Sanbao and the others who were guarding the black muntjac heard the gunfire and looked in the direction of the sound.
"A shot was fired. I wonder what kind of prey it was?" Zhang Ming suddenly became curious.
"It's so exciting to follow Brother Ye into the mountains. I gain a lot every time." Zhang Xuefeng bit the grass roots, looking pleased with himself.
He has already tasted what it's like to be rich, and he is becoming more and more enthusiastic about making money.
With money, you can buy guns and hunt more prey.
In the future, I can build a house, marry a beautiful wife, and have a lot of children without worrying about whether they have enough to eat.
"We ourselves don't dare to go into the mountains at night. We don't have the ability yet. Maybe, in a few years, when we have mastered our abilities and marksmanship, we will be able to do it." Zhang Sanbao said with some expectation.
While they were discussing, Xu Ye and Jiang Ruyue had already arrived at the bamboo forest and found the bamboo rat.
The bamboo rat fell not far from an earth hole, which made Xu Ye suspect that the earth hole was its nest.
So, after Xu Ye put the bamboo rat into the basket, he took the leopard to find another hole.
Jiang Ruyue collected some bamboo leaves and piled them at the entrance of the cave to smoke the bamboo rats in the hole.
The bamboo rats at home were okay. These days, she and Jiang Ruyue went to cut down some bamboo rats and fed them some sweet potatoes.
If you can catch some more, you can breed more bamboo rats with them.
Soon, Xu Ye found the second soil cave under the leadership of Hua Bao.
However, the third one was never found.
Normally, those bamboo rats would definitely hide back in their holes when frightened.
Xu Ye just lay down at the entrance of the cave and turned on his extreme hearing. He was sure that there were bamboo rats inside, but it didn't sound like there were many, maybe two or three.
So, Xu Ye directly asked Jiang Ruyue to light a fire to see if he could smoke out some.
A few minutes later, Xu Ye heard movement.
After getting ready, a bamboo rat ran out directly.
Xu Ye lifted its tail and caught it.
"Isn't this belly about to give birth?" When Xu Ye mentioned it, he found that the belly of this bamboo rat was particularly bulging.
If it's true, you've really earned it.
After a while, another one ran out and was successfully caught by Xu Ye.
The response speed is fast, which is great.
Soon, the third person also jumped out and was caught by Xu Ye again.
The leopard didn't get a chance to show off, so it lay down and was ready to pounce at any time.
In front of Xu Ye, it still hoped to perform well.
Unfortunately, there is no fourth one.
Smoke was coming out of the hole, and no other bamboo rats came out.
However, Xu Ye was already very satisfied. [Harvest 10 pounds of bamboo rats and obtain hunting attribute 0.01]
These bamboo rats are indeed very fat, especially the little bamboo rat in the belly, which is estimated to be more than three kilograms.
The problem right now is that there is nowhere to keep them.
Xu Ye was a little reluctant to kill him.
The teeth of bamboo rats are so sharp that if you put them in a basket, they will chew it up.
Suddenly, the muzzle he used to keep dogs came to mind.
You can make a muzzle out of bamboo and put it over their mouths.
Or weave an Elizabethan band similar to the ones animals wear when they have surgery or are sick.
As long as you have a set of Elizabethan rings, you will definitely not be able to bite the backpack.
Then I made a backpack with a lid, and it can contain more than just bamboo rats.
Other living animals can be kept in cages.
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Dead prey need to be disposed of as soon as possible, but there is no need to rush to deal with the living ones.
Even if you are hungry for two days, you will not starve to death.
After having an idea, Xu Ye handed the bamboo rat to Jiang Ruyue and asked her to hold the bamboo rat's tail while he chopped the bamboo.
After cutting down a piece of bamboo, Xu Ye quickly shaved off the branches, and then carried the bamboo back to join Zhang Sanbao and the others.
Seeing Xu Ye and the others coming back, Zhang Sanbao and the others immediately went to greet them. Only then did they realize that the two of them had not only beaten bamboo rats, but also captured a whole litter.
"You go pick up some firewood first and come back. I need to knit something and bring it to them." After Xu Ye said this, he cleaned out the contents of his backpack and took off his clothes.
When Zhang Sanbao heard this, he knew that Xu Ye planned to take these bamboo rats back and raise them.
So they immediately took action to collect dry firewood.
"Xu Ye, this black muntjac is dead, don't we need to deal with it?" Jiang Ruyue asked curiously.
The last time she, Zhang Sanbao and the others fought a black muntjac, they immediately went down the mountain.
The main reason is that the journey is too far and it takes a lot of time on the road.
"Just peel the skin, smoke the meat, and then go back to the village to exchange for something."
It was just a black muntjac, and Xu Ye immediately went down the mountain without thinking about it.
If it were a takin, then he would definitely throw these bamboo rats into the basket on his back and go down the mountain.
"Okay, put them in." Xu Ye prepared the clothes and was ready to cover them at any time.
Jiang Ruyue put the bamboo rat in, and Xu Ye covered it with clothes and tied it up.
Then, he tipped the backpack upside down on the ground.
In this way, it can be closed longer.
If the bamboo rat does bite, it will only bite the top, and it will not have a great impact on the backpack.
After finishing it, Xu Ye started to cut the bamboo in the middle.
Jiang Ruyue looked at the shirtless Xu Ye and found that his skin looked very white and tender under the moonlight.
She couldn't help but reach out and touch it, feeling it.
Well, it is indeed very tender, it feels even tenderer than the one on my body.
After a while, Zhang Sanbao and the others came back carrying some dry firewood.
"Brother, do you want me to carry the black muntjac down the mountain and take it to the county seat to deal with it?" Zhang Sanbao asked.
If this black muntjac was brought to the county town, it could be sold for at least eighty yuan.
After all, the skin is valuable, and so is the meat.
"That's right. You'll have a share in the hunt later." Xu Ye nodded in agreement.
If you just peel off the skin and sell it, it will cost you forty yuan.
As for the meat, you can only keep it and eat it.
The troublesome part of hunting is handling the prey. After all, it takes a long time to enter the forest, let alone get the prey to the county for sale.
Therefore, it is best not to kill the prey with one shot. It is most appropriate to let the prey survive for a day or two after being injured.
Xu Ye didn't prepare for a headshot when he fired, but the bullet moved into its head.
If hit on the neck, it can live for another day or half a day.
If they wait until they are dying and bleed again, they will have enough time to get them to the county town to sell them.
He felt that next time he would have to hit the limbs as much as possible, as long as the legs were broken.
This way the prey can't escape and can live longer.
After all, what they want is no longer to use prey as food, but to use it to make money.
"You can't make it alone, and you won't be able to handle it if something happens along the way. Xuefeng, you go with us."
"When we get to the village, let Ruoan bring my cow back. You two hitch a bullock cart and go quickly."
"Don't worry, you two, you will also have a share of the prey we catch later." Xu Ye gave them reassurance.
After all, this time they came for the takin.
The takin they shot last time made them a lot of money, and they became a bit addicted.
It would definitely be hard for them if they lost the income from the takin by dealing with the black muntjac.
"Okay, there will be someone to take care of you on the way." Zhang Sanbao was also worried about what might happen on the way.
So, they took action immediately.
After packing up his things, Zhang Sanbao carried the black muntjac on his shoulders.
Zhang Xuefeng carried Tufanzi on his back, led two hounds, and followed him, moving quickly down the mountain.
Now, there were only three of them left on the mountain, and Jiang Ruyue couldn't help but feel eager.
(End of chapter)