Chapter 313 Unexpected Discovery
"Oh, you have harvested well these two days. I think the tree is almost full of prey."
Chen Ling took Hei The baby walked into the forest and smiled.
Hearing his voice, Xiao Jin ran over from behind the tent from afar, jumped on him and rubbed against him.
“Yes, there are a lot of gadgets in the mountains this year. Furry mice and yellow-skinned mice are running around. Look, we have caught so many of them.”
In front of the tent in the camp, Wang Lixian and Liu Guangli were sitting on the rocks busy with their own affairs. When they heard Chen Ling's words, they pointed to things hanging on the nearby trees.
I saw something hanging on a tree that looked like a large weasel with a black face and a yellow body.
This is Shanzi.
It is also known as the yellow-throated marten, also known as the yellow sable.
Next to it are a squirrel and a beggar with a white fox face.
Squirrels, the locals call them hairy mice, because they have long hair, a big and long tail, and fluffy hair, so they are called this name.
As for Hua Huzi, he is not a fox, he just looks like a fox.
The scientific name is actually civet. This thing is found in the south and north, and is widely distributed.
As for weasels, locals generally don’t catch them.
“It smells so good. Is it the meat of a hairy mouse or a fox?”
Chen Ling pulled the hanging prey a few times, suddenly shrugged his nose, and smelled a very special smell of meat.
Wang Lixian shook the peeled skin in front of him and said: "It's a hairy mouse, the meat of this thing is very delicious."
I just peeled it off and stewed it for lunch. Stewed rat meat with mountain mushrooms.”
As the old saying goes, a golden rat or a silver rat is not as good as a hairy rat.
That is to say, the squirrel, the meat of this thing is good. In the old days when I was hungry, I came to the mountains to find food, and the first thing I ate was this furry mouse.
"Haha, that's so kind. I brought you two big bags of white flour steamed buns and steamed cakes. You can eat them today."
Chen Ling went to the fire pond, opened the lid of the pot and looked at it. Look, smell it, and say with satisfaction.
But there are so many people, this pot may not be enough to eat.
Well, at least one more pot is needed, otherwise, let alone others, this is not enough for him.
This squirrel meat must be much more delicious than wild boar meat, and he didn’t want to miss it.
Then he stood up and walked around. When he saw that there was no one else in the camp, he asked: "What are they doing? Why are you two here?"
"Go out to unclip and put on the condom. These two days , there are many caught in the surrounding woods, these little things don’t dare to go near here, they have to go farther to catch them.”
Wang Lixian glanced at him and pointed to the peeled squirrel. Pi said: "This thing is valuable. It's rare that there are more of them in the mountains. Can't we just grab more if we can? It's just that it's hard to sell. You have to spend time traveling farther to sell."
"Go to Bastard City? Or Fenglei Town?" Chen Ling sat on the stone next to Wang Lizhan and watched him skin the squirrel neatly.
“Anyone can go, but the people here usually go to Bastard City, where they keep collecting and are willing to pay.”
During the slack season after autumn, in addition to continuing to go out to work, many people go into the mountains to collect herbs and products.
But while collecting mountain products, you can also add a lot of income to the family by setting down a trap or something and catching some small prey.
Small prey are mainly hares, squirrels, pheasants, foxes, mountain civets, etc.
Except for pheasants and hares, most small game animals are not sold for meat, but for their skins.
In the late 1980s, you could make a fortune selling leather.
Take squirrels, for example. Even though this little thing is inconspicuous, after winter comes, a piece of squirrel fur can be sold for fifty or sixty yuan.
This is still the price in the late 1980s.
The fur of foxes is more expensive than that of squirrels. Foxes are difficult to catch, and their numbers are small. They are not as good as squirrels. You can get something just by wandering around the mountains.
Wang Lixian used to do this business a lot in the past. According to him, half of the money he spent to support his family’s five daughters in studying was from selling leather.
This also made him perfect in skinning skills.
Peeling is a delicate job. If you don't peel it well, there will be too many holes in the skin. A piece of skin will cost a lot less, so you have to pay great attention to your knife skills.
"How are you, your hands are itchy? Use some condoms on your itchy hands. I also have two condoms tied with thin steel wire ropes here. You can use them."
Wang Lixian saw it Chen Ling smiled as he looked ready to make a move.
When Chen Ling heard this, he definitely didn’t say anything. He patted his butt and said, “Where is the wire rope?”
“In the tent.”
"Uncle Guangli, do you have a rope cover made of wire rope like this?"
"No, I'm not that advanced. Do you want a cover made of leather?"
" Forget it, no more."
Chen Ling shook his head, called the two dogs and walked out.
Liu Guangli glanced at him and said with a smile: "You are quite picky, kid."
When using a cover, of course a wire rope cover is useful.
This kind of steel wire rope is not thick, and is even slightly thinner than the wool used to knit a sweater. It can be placed in places where prey often hang out, such as in grass, shrubs, or under trees, and the steel wire rope is not easy to knot. .
It would be hard to say if it were a cover made of other cotton threads.
Perhaps when the wind blows, those ropes and lines will become a mess, tangled up in a mess, and the open mouth of the noose will be gone, so how can we catch the prey.
Although I am looking for a place to trap small prey.
But Chen Ling still couldn't forget the female leopard.
While walking on the mountain, I let the two dogs sniff the scent respectively. Unfortunately, they didn't react much after finishing their grooming. This proved that the leopard was too far away and could no longer reach it.
Xiao Jin’s nose feels far away, so it’s definitely out of the question to look for him these days.
"It seems that there are still too few leopards in the mountains. There are probably only these two in the mountains now."
Of course Chen Ling also wants to find other leopards.
It's a pity that there are not so many leopards in the mountains, what can he do.
Leopards are few because they were beaten too hard before.
Tiger is difficult to catch, so leopards are caught. Many people think that it can be used as medicine instead of tiger bones.
Tiger bone wine can aphrodisiac, strengthen the waist and kidneys, and is an extremely precious medicinal wine. Such things have always been sold at high prices.
Such effects, coupled with scarcity, make it always a high-priced item.
...
"They should have gone to the Eagle Claw Ridge to the west to set up the trap, so I'll go north..."
Chen Ling thought for a while and headed deep into the mountains to the north. Go everywhere.
The location of the camp is on the mountain near the wetland.
There is a deep mountain stream to the west of the camp. You need to take a detour to reach Eagle Claw Ridge to the west.
To the north, the mountains get taller and taller.
Chen Ling rarely goes deep here, so this time he came to take a stroll to see what is new.
In addition, after looking for the leopard, when the dogs were asked to look for the wild boar, the reactions of the two dogs also pointed in the same direction.
"I'll go, I'm here at the right time. There are too many squirrels here."
Having just walked into a big mountain in the north, Chen Ling didn't walk a few steps. They were dumbfounded, because there was no need to set a trap with it. Heiwa and Xiaojin ran around and caught one squirrel after another.
This is simply easier than catching rabbits.
In the past, when no one caught squirrels to sell their skins, squirrels could be said to be the most abundant thing in the mountains, besides wild boars.
Small prey like squirrels.
It is very rare to shoot with a gun. Because they are small and flexible, it is difficult to hit them with a gun, but it is easier to set traps to trap them.
Another thing, considering that the furs are to be sold, it is definitely not possible to use a shotgun. This small thing used to sell furs will be worthless once there is a hole in it.
Looking at the squirrels that were picked up by two dogs and placed in a row in front of him, Chen Ling smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that a place with few people here is good, just like picking up money in a sack. ”
Look at the places where the two dogs lower their mouths. They are quite cautious.
"Not bad, not bad. The money from selling the skins will be the food expenses for you two. Come on."
His words made the two guys suddenly excited, wagging their tails and grabbing each other on the mountain. When the squirrel comes, it's so exciting to catch it.
After Chen Ling had a bunch of squirrels hanging on his body and Dongtian released a lot of them, he quickly told them to stop and stop catching them.
These two guys are so easy to fool, they get so excited when it comes to food expenses.
"Wooow~"
After walking around the forest for a while, Xiao Jin suddenly raised his ears alertly, let out a low whimper, and ran down the steep hillside quickly.
I ran until I reached a narrow passage formed by a mountain pass between two peaks, and started sniffing the ground restlessly.
Hei Wa followed closely behind, sniffed for a while, and then roared fiercely, seeming to be extremely angry.
Chen Ling hurriedly walked over to take a look. The mountain pass was about seventy centimeters wide, forming a narrow passage between the two peaks. The place was cool and humid, covered with moss and wild vines.
But under this aisle are the footprints and excrement left by various beasts.
“Good guy, this is a natural animal path.”
Chen Ling was extremely surprised when he saw it, “And it’s universal. This is the footprint of a wild boar. A group of people passed by, this They are the footprints left by deer, and they are also a large group. I don’t know what kind of footprints this is..."
"Woof woof!"
The two dogs just looked around when Chen Ling came over, and anxiously pulled his pants to show him the footprints they found.
"Huh? This is...a leopard footprint?"
Chen Ling looked at the shallow plum blossom footprints on the ground in surprise, but soon he shook his head. The leopard's toes were the front ones. Five behind four, this one is obviously different from a leopard.
Looking at the two dogs anxiously circling around this footprint, turning a blind eye to the other footprints, Chen Ling suddenly remembered something: "These are the footprints of a lynx."
Liu Guangli said that lynxes are smarter than leopards. Leopards often change their territory, but lynxes do not.
Wherever there are lynxes, there must be places nearby that deer must pass through, that is, deer paths.
The deer will either take this road today or tomorrow.
As long as the lynx finds the animal path, it can stay until the day after tomorrow.
Wait until the deer passes by.
This is what the old hunter used simple words to describe the shrewdness and strong patience of the lynx.
They find the animal path of their prey and can lie in wait for two or three days, unable to move without eating or drinking.
After success, you can have a full meal.
Lynx loves to eat rabbits and deer.
The past two to three months have been the peak mating season for deer. During this time, they are frequently active, which is an excellent opportunity for lynx to hunt.
"Woof woof woof~"
The two dogs were still barking angrily, circling around the footprints left by the lynx.
It was rare for Chen Ling to see them look so angry. He was probably frustrated when he met the lynx last time, and he couldn't wait to get back on his feet.
"Let me set a trap here first to see if it works and whether I can catch it? This thing is very clever."
Chen Ling touched the big ears of the two dogs. Head, reassured.
Then he walked far away, lit a small fire in the forest, and played with two wire ropes.
After some processing, we began to place condoms near this natural animal path.
Otherwise the smell will be too obvious and wild things won’t be fooled.
When he put out the bait at the end, in addition to using birds, he also boldly used fish from the cave.
The red-crowned crane likes to eat so much that the male leopard with a docked tail in the cave feeds it fish and eats it very enthusiastically. He is not afraid that the lynx will not take the bait.
"Let's go, let's come over and have a look tomorrow."
......
"Fugui is amazing, what did you do? It's only been half a day, and this furry mouse has caught two big skewers. ?”
“Well, it’s not easy to catch a furry mouse.”
“Just listen to him. I bet he was caught by a dog, not a trap.”
"I'm just telling you, how can I put on so many condoms in such a short time?"
"Hey, I'm not telling you, Fugui, letting a dog catch you is just a waste of a good thing. If you peel off the skin, it won't be the same." It’s valuable.”
“…”
A group of people gathered around Chen Ling in the camp and shouted.
It’s Chen Ze and those who pulled the strings from Kinmen Village who are also back.
They caught a lot of squirrels and other things, but they were caught together, while Chen Ling caught them alone.
When they first learned that he used dogs to catch squirrels, they were a little unconvinced and angry, feeling that Chen Ling was ruining a good thing.
But after taking a closer look, they were surprised to find that the teeth on these squirrels were very small, and most of them did not affect the sale of leather.
"Grandma, the dog your child is raising is getting more and more demonic. It has such sharp teeth that it can bite through a wolf's neck. The squirrel you caught is smaller than the wound we used to trap it."
A group of people felt it was unreasonable, and at the same time they were very envious, jealous and hateful towards Chen Ling.
Chen Ling just smiled and said nothing. His dogs were so smart. When he heard that it was related to the food expenses for extra meals for them, he was not very careful.
......
At noon, I ate squirrel stewed with mushrooms. The taste of squirrel meat was not as good as expected, even worse than bamboo rat meat.
Not to mention the roasted suckling pig made by the little wild boar.
But the taste is also quite unique, like chicken, and a bit like mountain rat meat, with a slightly sweet taste and a peculiar nutty aroma in the meat.
I can only say that I ate something fresh.
He was still in the mood to reminisce about the taste after eating, but no one else could care about this.
Gobbled up steamed buns and steamed cakes.
“Thank you Brother Fugui for the steamed cakes and steamed buns. I almost vomited from eating the noodles. I will trouble you to come more often in the future. You are our great savior.”
< br>Several young people from the expedition team chewed steamed buns and said vaguely.
"Haha, then I won't be on time."
Chen Ling shook his head and smiled: "I'm going to take the dog to hunt pigs in the afternoon. Why don't you follow me to hunt pigs? If you can beat me, you can beat me again." I’ll bring you food.”
A few young people really agreed and said, “Okay, as long as you don’t mind our poor skills.”
But Chen Ling was just joking. , How can I really take them there? It would affect my actions too much.
After drinking and eating, Chen Ling sat next to Liu Guangli and asked him some things about lynxes.
The old man knew that he was going to hunt pigs in the afternoon. After talking about lynx, he also told him a few words, asking him to be careful. Many wild animals were active during mating season, so he must not be careless.
Wang Lixian also said: "There are no pigs nearby. If you want to hit pigs, you have to go far away. Can you do it alone? Or I can go with you."
Chen Ling knew his kindness, but still declined, saying that he was just looking around for fun, and he didn't have to hunt wild boars. If he couldn't find any pigs, he would come back early.
Wang Lixian didn't say anything.
(End of this chapter)