Chapter 281 Tiger Cub

The dog is barking like this. If the mountain king is still alive, even if he is injured, he can pounce and kill the leopard in one bite.

But at this moment, there were only dogs barking in the rock pond, and there was no response from other animals.

Sheng Xiping guessed that the tiger might be dead, or else it would be seriously injured and dying.

So, Sheng Xiping and the three of them all held guns and walked forward cautiously, arriving behind a big rock.

Then, everyone discovered that behind the big rock, there was a colorful tiger. Its belly had been ripped open and a lot of food had been eaten. There were many big flies flying around.

Judging from the situation, it probably took more than a day for the tiger to die.

"Is the Mountain King really dead? Oh, is that bear so powerful? It's incredible."

Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo hurriedly stepped forward, waved away the annoying flies, and stepped forward to take a closer look.

"Good guy, this tiger's belly was completely ripped open, and a lot of internal organs and meat were eaten. Xiping, what should we do with it?"

Sheng Xiping looked at it and sighed, "You don't want any more meat, just pick off the bones and let's take them back."

Let's keep quiet when we go home. We won't sell these things. We keep them all. They are useful. "

The tiger had been dead for a long time, and the meat had begun to rot in this hot weather. It could no longer be eaten. Only the bones were left, and the rest was discarded.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Wang Jianshe and Wang Jianshe nodded, took out the knives they carried with them, and began to pick out the tiger bones.

Sheng Xiping put the gun aside and looked at the tiger carefully.

I feel like this tiger is not too big. Is it a cub or a female tiger? Sheng Xiping thought about it and hurriedly stepped forward to look at the tiger's lower belly.

The tiger's belly has been ripped open by the bear, and it is impossible to tell whether it is breastfeeding or not, but the male and female can still be distinguished. This is a female tiger.

The tiger's estrus season lasts until February every year after the snow falls. Sheng Xiping remembered the last time they came here, and he joked that the tiger might come here to find a partner.

This is a female tiger. If we go by this calculation, she conceived her cubs in February. The tiger's gestation period is 105 days, and she basically gives birth to her cubs in June.

Now, the tiger cub should be a month old but not too big.

I just walked all the way and found that the scope of fighting is very large.

Logically speaking, large animals rarely fight to the death, and most will run away once their lives are in danger.

But there is one situation where it does not happen, that is, a tigress with her cubs.

In order to protect her cubs, a tigress will fight with other animals, and a brown bear can only kill a tigress by taking advantage of her weakness in protecting her cubs.

"Jianshe, Weiguo, you guys are here picking bones while I walk around. I don't think there are any tiger cubs around here."

Sheng Xiping's heart moved and he called Huabao and wandered around.

Although the leopard is only one year old, it is very spiritual. Sheng Xiping asked it to find things, and it smelled everywhere.

A man and a dog walked around for a long time, and finally came to a cave. The leopard kept barking towards the cave with its tail between its legs.

Sheng Xiping hurriedly came to the cave and tried to look inside. Sure enough, he saw two green lights, which should be the eyes of the cub.

The entrance of the cave was not too big, but it was quite deep inside. Sheng Xiping spent a lot of effort and stretched out his hand to pull the little guy out of the cave little by little, and was scratched a few times by it.

Finally, Sheng Xiping fished out a little guy from the cave that was bigger than a cat, covered in light yellow and light black fur, with a big head swinging around and hissing at Sheng Xiping with his mouth open.

It is said that tiger cubs will eat breast milk for a period of time after birth and live with the tigress until they are about three years old, before being driven away by the tigress.

Sheng Xiping didn't know whether it was true or not. Anyway, such a small tiger cub has no ability to survive independently.

If Sheng Xiping hadn't found it, it was estimated that in two days, the little guy would either be found and killed by other animals, or he would starve to death.

"Okay, put away your skills, let's go home with me."

Sheng Xiping reached out, picked up the little tiger cub by the back of the neck, put the little guy in his arms, and then patted the leopard on the head. "Let's go, go back."

Even though a leopard is as big as a dog, facing such a small tiger cub, it did not dare to bark loudly, and its tail was still tucked between its legs.

Bloodline suppression among animals is really no joke.

Sheng Xiping held the tiger cub and led the leopard back to the place where the tiger's body was found.

By this time, Wang Jianshe and the others had picked off all the tiger bones. The tiger skin was full of wounds and torn into pieces, and was of no use, so Wang Jianshe and the others did not want it.

Everyone finally dug a hole in the ground, put the tiger meat and skin into the hole, and put some rocks and other things on top.

In fact, even if they don't do this, not many animals would dare to destroy the tiger meat. The death of a tiger is particularly majestic. Didn't you see General Hei so frightened that he didn't dare to come forward?

"Hey, Xiping, are you catching a little tiger?

What are you going to do with this thing? Are you keeping it? We probably can't afford to feed this guy who eats meat. "

When Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo saw the little tiger cub in Sheng Xiping's arms, they both felt that it was quite strange.

But when I look back, I wonder, can this thing be kept?

Let’s not talk about whether the policy is allowed or not. Let’s just say that this thing eats meat. People in these days may not be able to eat much meat. How can they feed a tiger?

"Whether we can afford to raise it or not, we have to take it back first, otherwise it will starve to death. Let's talk about it after we get back. I don't know if I can raise it alone."

Sheng Xiping didn't know much about this stuff. The superiors ordered not to kill tigers casually, but I didn't hear that they were not allowed to raise tigers.

Let's keep it for now. If the higher-ups don't allow it, then there will have to be regulations. You can't just leave the tiger cub in the mountains to starve to death.

In this regard, Wang Jianshe and the others did not say anything else. Just take it back with you. What can be done about it?

The tigress was already dead. Such a small cub would definitely die if left to be fed by the tigress. If they took it back, they might still have a way to survive.

It’s just that this thing is not easy to feed. How can there be so much meat for it to eat?

Forget it, that’s all for later, let’s eat something first.

It's already afternoon since I entered the mountain in the morning. I haven't eaten yet, and I'm already feeling hungry.

Fortunately, the three of them all brought dry food, so they found a place to sit down, took out the dry food, fed the two dogs a little more, and ate the rest.

After eating and resting for a while, the three of them got up and walked back.

Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo packed the tiger bones in sacks and carried them. Sheng Xiping held the tiger cub and led the two dogs. The group walked out of the rock pond and walked back along the way they came.

The distance they walked this day was not short, at least it would have been more than fifty miles.

It is said that no journey is carried lightly, and even these tiger bones will feel very heavy after traveling a long distance.

The three of them walked and walked in the mountains. When they were tired, they would sit down and rest for a while. When they were thirsty, they would find a small river or mountain spring to drink some water. We walked until dusk, and finally arrived at the large dirt slope at the east end of the forest farm.

Once here, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"My mom, I'm finally home. I'm very tired today." Wang Jianshe muttered, then straightened the sack on his shoulder and carried it down the slope.

In the evening, smoke curled up from cooking fires everywhere in the forest farm, and every household was cooking.

At this time in the Sheng family, Zhang Shuzhen was making dumplings and talking there.

"This boss is becoming more and more capable every day.

You said they had already hunted such a big bear, so they came back quickly. Why did they have to go into the mountains to find tigers?

Why don't we make people worry-free every day?

His wife is pregnant with a child. If something goes wrong when he goes into the mountains, what will he do in the future? "

What mother doesn’t feel sorry for her child? Zhang Shuzhen was thinking about her son and chattering while working.

"The same goes for you two. If you follow your brother up the mountain, why don't you try to persuade him? He says he's going to do something, but you can at least stop him.

Oops, I can make you worry to death every day. "

As Zhang Shuzhen spoke, she aimed her cannon at the second and third sons, and directly bombarded the two sons.

Sheng Xian and Sheng Xikang looked at each other in confusion.

Why are we talking about them again? What does it have to do with them? What does his eldest brother decide to do? Does anyone else agree to do it?

Are they stopping them? Does what they say have that weight to stop them? Mom is really good at thinking about things.

In this family, the status of their brothers is not as good as that of Lao Qiao. They are still asked to persuade him. Even if they persuade him, someone still has to listen.

Of course, these words can only be thought in the mind, and the two of them dare not say it with their mouths.

If this was said, it would not only be talked about, but the rolling pin would probably hit them.

Yes, mom can just keep saying it, they will pretend not to hear it.

The two sons remained silent, and Zhang Shuzhen also felt bored, so she could only vent her anger on the dough in her hand.

Just at this time, I heard a dog barking outside, and then General Black and Leopard ran in.

Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng were playing in the yard. When they saw the two dogs coming back, they quickly shouted into the house.

When the dog came back, the man was not far away. Zhang Shuzhen felt relieved and hurriedly urged her daughter and daughter-in-law to wrap the last dumplings.

Then he urged the second and third sons to light a fire, boil water, and cook dumplings later.

As he was talking, he heard rapid footsteps, and then Sheng Xiping and the others quickly entered the door.

"Mom, Dad, what do you think we caught?" Sheng Xiping's voice came in, seeming to be a little excited.

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment. What are you grabbing, and why are you so happy for the boss? Normally I wouldn't be so happy beating a blind man.

Just as he was thinking about it, Sheng Xiping had already entered the house and placed a furry little thing in his arms, which was larger than a house cat, on the kang.

The little guy suddenly felt uncomfortable seeing so many people. His body trembled, but he refused to give in. He opened his mouth towards the crowd and exhaled hahahaly to scare them.

"Tch, brother, it's just a cat. Are you so happy?"

Sheng Xitai had never seen a tiger cub before, so he thought it was a cat, curled his lips and said.

"Idiot, that's a tiger cub. Look at the hair on its body. There are stripes of patterns on it. It's also on its forehead, although it's a little lighter."

Sheng Xikang rolled his eyes at his younger brother, was that a cat? Whose cat looks like this? It was clearly a tiger cub.

His eldest brother should have gone up the mountain, found the tigress's cave, and captured it.

"Brother, have you found the big tiger? You just caught a little tiger cub?"

What Sheng Xikang is most concerned about is where the big tiger is, not this little cub.

"We found it, but it was already chewed to pieces by brown bears, so we didn't bring back the meat, only the bones."

Sheng Xiping pointed to the two sacks on the ground, which contained tiger bones.

The tiger had been dead for a while, and the meat was no longer good. It couldn't be eaten even if it was brought back.

Not to mention feeding the dog, the dog would be frightened by the smell, so there is no point in asking for the meat. It would be nice to bring all the bones back.

"Boss, what do you plan to do with the tiger bones? Can the collection station collect them?" Sheng Liancheng pondered for a moment and then asked.

In these days, tigers cannot be easily beaten. The tiger must have injured a person or livestock, and the local production team or commune must report it, at least to the county.

Only after the county has approved it can we organize people to fight. It is absolutely impossible to fight a tiger without this program.

As for tiger bones, there is something to be gained from this stuff.

Fusong Pharmaceutical Factory specializes in producing a kind of medicinal wine, Tiger Bone Zhuifeng Wine. The main raw material in it is tiger bone. If you don’t collect the tiger bones, why should you soak them in medicinal wine?

"Dad, this is what I'm thinking about. Let's not sell these tiger bones for takeout. Let's keep them as long as we can.

It's not easy to come across this thing, and even if you do, most people won't be able to kill it. There will definitely be fewer and fewer tiger bones in the future, and it will be difficult to find anyone who wants to find something wrong with it. "

Money, how much is too much? At the moment, a pair of tiger bones can be sold for a lot of money, but after they are sold, they will be gone. Even if you have money in the future, you will not be able to buy them if you want.

Money will eventually be spent, but there are some good things left that are more useful than money.

When Sheng Liancheng heard this, he nodded, "Did you hear that? I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense when you go out. Don't go out and talk nonsense about our family's affairs."

Your brother and the others only hunted a bear today and nothing else. Do you remember it? "

Sheng Liancheng's words were meant for the children of the Sheng family, as well as Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo.

Although this news cannot be concealed, and someone must know it, as long as the Sheng family does not admit it, others will not be able to do anything.

In this world, it is better to do less than to do more. It is best to have less trouble.

"Dad, we get it." These children in the Sheng family are very obedient. They strictly abide by whatever Sheng Liancheng says.

"Uncle is right, that's it.

Xiping, we won’t take these tiger bones back. We’ll leave them here for now. After a while, you can give us a few bones.

We also keep them, don’t sell them, and make wine for my dad. "

The older generation of forestry people had to work in the mountains in the winter. The conditions were difficult when climbing on ice and lying in the snow. When they got older, they all suffered from rheumatism and leg pain.

Soaking tiger bones in wine will definitely help your legs. Who wouldn’t want to keep some of such a good thing at home?

"Sure, then I'll do as you said. If others ask me later, I'll just say that I've been looking all afternoon and found nothing.

Let me raise this little guy here. When it grows up and becomes independent, let it go into the forest. We can't afford to raise it. "

As Sheng Xiping spoke, he rubbed the little tiger's head, making the little tiger angry and hissing at Sheng Xiping to scare people.

"Don't give me these useless things, be careful I don't care about you.

I have to buy milk powder for you later, Taodeng milk. You are such a little guy. If I don’t feed you, you will starve to death in a few days. "

Sheng Xiping was still afraid of such a little thing, so he raised his hand and gently poked the little tiger on the forehead twice, knocking the little tiger down.

"Brother, look at you, why are you messing with it? What a fun little thing."

When Sheng Yunfang saw it, she quickly picked up the little tiger and held it in her arms.