Chapter 337 Wild Bazhen, beasts meeting at night
On a vast winter night, Chen Ling comforted his wife and children, put on his clothes and went out.
In the cold night, Chen Ling walked out of the farm with a flashlight and her dog. The breath from her mouth and nose turned into white mist in the misty light in front of her.
The sound of rustling footsteps echoed in the silent fruit forest.
One person and one dog walked through the fruit forest and approached the position where the feet were arranged.
Before they even got close, about ten meters away, in the dim light of the flashlight, they could see several deer walking back and forth anxiously between the trees.
Chen Ling squinted his eyes and took a closer look.
Oh, it’s a sika deer, there are six of them, big and small.
The biggest one must weigh one hundred forty or fifty pounds.
Sika deer are timid and alert, sensing light and movement, like springs, suddenly rising up in the forest, making fluttering sounds, and running as fast as flying.
When Heiwa chased them out, five of the sika deer had already crossed the small river ditch, climbed up the rock diagonally, and kicked off a lot of slush.
"Hei Wa, catch the small ones, the big ones are not delicious."
Seeing Hei Wa chasing after him, Chen Ling shouted, then his eyes fell on stepping in and grabbing the feet. On the sika deer.
He laid three claws nearby yesterday morning.
Only this deer stepped on it.
This sika deer was a bit small among female deer, probably less than 70 to 80 pounds. One of its front legs stepped into the grasping foot. When it saw Chen Ling walking over, it screamed in panic. Pulling on one of the trapped front legs, the other three legs struggled violently, grabbing at the feet and trying to pull them out.
As Chen Ling got closer, it even wanted to jump out.
But when one of its front legs was pulled, how could it jump out? It jumped less than half a meter away, dragging the board holding its feet, and then somersaulted because one of its front legs was trapped. Fall to the ground.
When Chen Ling walked up to the sika deer, it was still grabbing its feet and jumping out.
But this is meaningless, the front leg is trapped, and the wooden board holding the foot is still tied with an iron chain, so it can't break free.
Chen Ling squatted down, grabbed him, and pushed him to the ground.
Take a closer look and you will see that this is a young doe that has grown up in the spring, with reddish-brown hair all over its body. I touched it and found that the meat was quite thick and the fat loss was not serious.
The sika deer was pinned to the ground by him, trembling.
Seeing how pitiful the deer was, Chen Ling did not wait for Hei Wa to come back, and stabbed the deer in the neck with a knife on the spot to put an end to its pain.
There are eight treasures in the world.
The upper eight treasures, the lower eight treasures, the grass eight treasures, and the wild eight treasures.
Deer belongs in Yebazhenli.
Especially half-grown deer, the meat is tender and delicious, and it is easy to get rid of the odor. If you clean it well, it is not much worse than muntjac meat.
This is why Chen Ling asked Heiwa to pick a small sika deer to catch.
In addition, this kind of half-grown deer is not old enough to give birth. Even if it has experienced the estrus period of the deer herd in autumn, when the male deer joins the herd and mates with the female deer, she will not become pregnant.
Eat with confidence, no problem.
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"This is a sika deer? Why don't it have nice white spots on it?"
Outside the kitchen, under the light, Chen Ling was bleeding the sika deer, and a group of people The little fat dogs gathered around the basin to catch the deer's blood, squawking and drinking.
Wang Susu was worried that he would run up the mountain in the middle of the night to chase the deer, so he came out with his clothes on.
"Actually, yes, it's just that she molts in winter, so it's not obvious."
Chen Ling raised his head and smiled at her: "Ruirui is sleeping?"
"Yes, sleeping. In the house It was warm and he slept soundly."
Wang Susu responded and came over to clean up with him.
After a while, Heiwa also came back with a small doe in his mouth.
It has always been obedient in this regard. If you let it catch the small ones, it will catch the small ones.
The habit of sika deer is that female deer live in groups and male deer live alone.
When not in the mating season, the herds are mostly doe and fawns.
During the mating season, male deer will join the herd.
Chen Ling took a look at the one Heiwa brought back and made two cuts with satisfaction: "Both deer are very good. I will prepare the venison and stew it in a big pot first. Tomorrow morning Get up and we can have hot venison pot.”
Wang Susu couldn't help but swallow after hearing what he said.
The venison pot with a circle of pancakes on it tastes delicious.
Chen Ling made it several times last year, and she knew the taste.
In addition, I have saved enough deerskin. I will find a leatherworker to buy a deerskin coat for my husband in two days.
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As a result, the young couple went back to the house and slept for less than two hours. At about four o'clock in the morning, Heiwa started to scream again.
Chen Ling heard Hei Wa's urgent cry and knew something had run in.
Get up quickly and take a look.
This is incredible, it’s really lively outside.
I saw several tabby cats standing on the roof of the kitchen behind the farm.
Squatting on the roof in various postures, a pair of eyes glowing green, looking faintly at Hei Wa on the ground.
Behind Hei Wa are a group of his cubs, who are protecting him tightly.
When Chen Ling saw these big tabby cats, he was immediately shocked and said, "The native leopard!"
The native leopard is the clouded leopard.
A large family came here quietly.
He quickly picked up the steel fork and swung it towards the roof.
It doesn't matter what he did, he shocked himself.
Because of this swing, not only were these local leopards so frightened that they jumped off the house and disappeared into the night in a few swish, but a long and sad bird call suddenly came from behind him. , followed by bursts of flapping sounds.
I turned around and saw several owls landing on the treetops not far from me.
Those branches are still shaking. There was also a burst of movement in the darkness, and I didn't know what wild things were hidden in the darkness.
"Mom, as soon as the smell of meat wafts out, will all kinds of wild beasts come down the mountain to my house to hold a meeting?"
Chen Ling smells the aroma of meat wafting from the kitchen and knows about the smell of meat. And how tempting the bloody smell of killed deer is to the hungry wild things in the mountains.
"Even the owls are here."
As he said this, he glanced at Hei Wa. This guy was actually cautious and steady tonight.
He knew that he couldn't catch up with the things on the tree, so he didn't do any useless work. He just stayed in front of the puppies' kennels to prevent them from being threatened.
After all, these little fat dogs are also a delicious meal in front of the local leopards.
Seeing the little fat dogs approaching him again, Chen Ling had fed them deer blood before and stopped feeding them. He went to the kitchen to open the lid of the pot and scooped up a piece of it in the steaming white air. Taste the venison.
Then he put it down, put the lid back on the pot, picked up the stove and poked the hearth, added some more firewood, and continued to stew.
It's almost five o'clock in the morning now, and I don't feel sleepy anymore after a lot of trouble at night.
Of course, he and Wang Susu always went to bed early and woke up early, but when the weather was bad, they liked to go back to sleep after breakfast.
When I wasn't sleepy anymore, I took out the cold ashes accumulated under the stove and put them into the fire jar at the back of the kitchen next to the vegetable cellar.
Farmers have water tanks and fire tanks.
In the past, fire jars were used to block fire and store ashes.
A fire vat is called a vat, not all in the shape of a water vat.
In the past, they were mostly placed between the stove and the firewood pile to keep out the fire.
Now it is just accumulating ashes.
Slowly accumulate a tank of firewood ash. When the tank is almost full, pull it out to your own field. It is the best fertilizer.
Especially when the seeds have just sprouted, spreading them will ensure that the crops grown are strong and strong.
It can also be used to eliminate pests and sterilize, and it is very useful in all aspects.
At this time, Wang Susu put on her clothes and came over: "What's wrong? Did you catch another deer? I heard a lot of noise."
"No, it was the smell of meat that attracted the wild things on the mountain. The only things I saw were leopards and owls, but I don’t know what else I didn’t see in the dark.”
Chen Ling shook his head: “It’s my fault, killing deer at night, the smell of meat and blood wafts out?” , Can they not come here? Food is hard to find in winter."
When Wang Susu heard that the leopards were coming, she quickly said worriedly: "Then don't let Xiao Jin go back to the village tomorrow, stay here. Just wait, if they come again at night, Hei Wa won't be able to handle them."
"Well, I have this plan too."
They spent the winter at the farm for the first time. It was close to the mountains and forests. No matter how powerful and intimidating the dogs were, they could not stop the peeps of the hungry beasts on the mountains.
The rabbit bites people when it is anxious, let alone this hungry beast.
The mountain civet a few days ago is proof of that.
But don’t worry too much. The New Year is coming soon. With all kinds of cannons firing day and night, most wild animals dare not approach the village, and only a small number come down the mountain.
For Chen Ling, it is easy to deal with.
Isn’t it easy to drive away wild beasts?
It’s okay to set off firecrackers.
You can also light a few fires and throw in some repellent medicine.
If that doesn't work, stop driving them away. Just catch them one by one and stuff them all into the cave to have babies.
But it’s almost the Chinese New Year, so it’s better to set off firecrackers. It’s also fun to set off at night.
He originally planned to buy more fireworks and firecrackers this year, and he would go shopping in the next two days.
"The meat is almost ready. Let's eat first while Ruirui is still asleep."
"Okay, I'll put some pancakes and some flower rolls on it."
< br>The young couple had been busy for a while, and when it got daylight, Chen Ling opened the lid of the pot, took out two bowls of steaming venison, and ate it with the pancakes soaked in soup.
In the warm kitchen, under the orange-red firelight, Heiwa stood in front of the kitchen door, lying on the ground, blocking the kitchen door tightly, while a bunch of little fat dogs were under the kitchen table. He hummed and whirled around, begging for food from the two of them.
After a while, there were still a few shrunken and sneaky figures looking into the kitchen from the far wall of the farm.
That's the fox that came in from the water channel entrance.
It can be seen how attractive the smell of meat is to these little beasts.
It’s a pity that Xiao Jin is not here, so they don’t dare to step forward.
Venison is worthy of being one of the eight wild delicacies. It is not as greasy as pork or fishy as mutton. When Chen Ling stews it, he stews it with mushrooms. The delicacies of the mountains are paired with the delicacies of the mountains. The aroma of grass and trees is like the taste of some Chinese herbal medicine, and the texture of the meat is also extremely fine. When you take a bite, your mouth will be filled with fragrant soup.
Chen Ling was so excited that she warmed up some Baogu wine. Wang Susu also drank some, and her whole face turned red.
A large pot of meat, Chen Ling cooked three large bowls by himself. After eating and drinking, Wang Susu went back to the house to take care of the children, and Chen Ling brought Xiao Jin and Xiao Bai Niu from the village to the farm.
In fact, nothing happens during the day, but if both dogs are there, it will indeed be more thoughtful.
After the meal, they cleaned up the house and cut half of the meat from the remaining deer. The two of them carried the child and carried the meat to Wang Lixian's house.
“It’s so generous to be rich and noble, carrying so much venison here.”
There were many people in Wang Lixian's house today. Relatives and friends came early. After learning that Chen Ling was bringing venison, everyone followed the young couple to the kitchen.
This venison is very valuable. This kid actually carried so much, and everyone was surprised.
"Ha, Sinier's happy event, how can we, uncles and aunts, be stingy?"
Chen Ling walked to the kitchen with a smile and said to Liu Yuzhi: "Sister-in-law, come on. Sinier will come back in a few days to make venison dumplings for us. We have to come back for another meal."
Liu Yuzhi nodded to the young couple with a bright smile on her face. Invite them into the house.
Wang Lixian also said with a happy face: "Come on, come and have a few more meals, I'm afraid you won't come."
Then he invited them to sit down.
The relationship between the two families does not need to be polite.
Chen Ling has never been a stingy person.
Furthermore, since there is a deer near the farm, this thing is easy to catch, so naturally he will not be stingy with the meat.
When the weather is cold, set up a salt nest in a place frequented by deer.
Herbivorous wild animals love to eat salt.
Using salt nests as bait to trap deer rarely fails.
(End of this chapter)