Chapter 298 Huahua Hunts Badgers
A fat badger was moving his fat body to look for beans to eat in the furrows of the field.
Autumn is the season for all animals to gain weight. In order to survive the winter safely, these animals eat like crazy.
Soybeans are rich in oil and protein and have extremely high nutritional content, so they are naturally loved by badgers.
With the delicious food in front of him, the fat badger only focused on eating, his vigilance dropped, and he ignored the changes around him.
Although Huahua was small, her hunting instinct was awakened in her heart. She took every step carefully and did not make any sound.
The badger had no idea that danger was approaching quietly.
Huahua kept her body short, almost crawling forward, quietly approaching the badger bit by bit.
The meat pads on the tiger's paws played a vital role at this time and did not make any sound.
When he was less than ten meters away from the badger, the little tiger Huahua suddenly accelerated, jumped over, opened his mouth and bit the badger's neck.
Huahua is still a young tiger, and her milk teeth have not been replaced and are not as sharp as those of an adult tiger.
In addition, it was too small and its bite force was not strong enough. It could not bite the badger's throat directly, but it still bit the badger hard.
Badgers have rough skin and thick flesh, and their claws are very sharp. At the critical moment of life and death, this guy raised his claws with all his strength and scratched Huahua.
It is said that in the eyes of cats, the actions of other animals appear in slow motion.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but Badger Zi was indeed dodged in time by Huahua.
Huahua took a step back, raised her sharp claws, and grabbed Badger's head.
If this were an adult tiger, he would probably be able to scratch through the badger's head with one claw. Huahua didn't have that much strength, but he still scratched the skin on the badger's head, and blood came out immediately.
The smell of blood stimulated Huahua's wild nature.
The little guy stood up on his hind legs, and struck out alternately with his two front paws, as fast as lightning, scratching the badger's head to pieces and bleeding.
Badger was caught off guard by Huahua's series of attacks. He was seriously injured at the moment and had little left to fight back.
Finally, Huahua pounced on him and bit Badger's throat again. This time, he didn't let go and bit Badger until he was motionless.
Hunting and killing a ten-pound badger was already quite difficult for a little tiger like Huahua.
Tonight's hunt completely aroused the little guy's ferocity, and the smell of blood stimulated its nerves.
Huahua couldn't wait to tear the soft part of the badger's belly, tear it open, and taste the plump victory fruit.
Big cats have a habit of purring and meowing while eating, in order to warn other animals not to approach.
Although Huahua is small, the habit inherent in his blood makes him hide in the corner and make whining sounds from time to time every time he eats meat.
Sheng Xiping stood twenty meters away from Huahua. Watching Huahua successfully hunt the badger, Sheng Xiping nodded and turned away with satisfaction.
Previously, Sheng Xiping had been worried that Huahua would become wild and degenerate if she was raised in captivity from an early age and would be unable to adapt to hunting life in the future.
Looking at it now, there is no need to worry too much. This little guy is smart and fierce. In time, he will definitely become the top predator in this mountain forest.
While Huahua was enjoying the delicious food, Sheng Xiping did not go over to disturb them, but went towards Erlangshen and the others.
At this moment, Erlang Shen and Hua Leopard and his son had killed a badger.
The dogs don't eat the badger meat. If they kill it, they throw it aside and continue to look for the target.
Sheng Xiping walked over, threw the dead badger into the sack, and then walked towards General Black and Fat Tiger.
General Hei was biting the head of a badger. Fat Tiger and Xiao Huang were biting the badger's hind legs. The three dogs each exerted their strength, and the badger was about to be torn to pieces by the three dogs before his eyes.
Fortunately, Sheng Xiping arrived in time and broke Badger's lumbar spine with the butt of his gun.
The three dogs let go, and Sheng Xiping hit the badger twice more with the butt of his rifle, killing the badger.
The back land is more than 500 acres, which is a very large area. It is very close to the mountains and forests, and there are many badgers around.
Taking advantage of the darkness, all the badgers went into the fields to look for food. Erlangshen and the others also looked around for targets. When they found them, they went over to bite them.
These dogs are experienced and cooperate with each other tacitly. They can handle wild boars and black blind dogs, let alone a few badgers.
After a while, another badger was killed by Erlang Shen. Sheng Xi'an hurried over and put the badger into a sack and carried it on his back.
After a search by Erlang Shen, General Hei and others, the badgers who were foraging in the back land were either caught and bitten to death, or they ran away when they sensed something was wrong.
Sheng Xiping and the others wandered around the back land until around nine o'clock. They caught four badgers and Huahua bit one to death. It was a big gain.
"Come on, let's go back and come back tomorrow night if we want to move."
These days, with the autumn harvest and watching the youth, both brothers are very tired, so it’s almost enough, don’t be too greedy.
The badger seeds are not very tasty either, the main thing is the badger seeds oil. Four badgers can cook a lot of oil, which will be enough for this winter.
Sheng Xiping whistled, and the dogs who were still running behind him immediately turned around and ran back when they heard the whistle.
The little tiger Huahua who was full over there heard the whistle and came to Sheng Xiping with small steps, rubbing her head against Sheng Xiping's leg.
Sheng Xiping knelt down and touched Huahua's head.
"Well done to Huahua. You can catch badgers by yourself. Are you full? I'll take you to catch them again tomorrow night."
As Sheng Xiping said this, he reached out and touched Huahua's bulging belly.
This little guy's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, so we have to hurry up and train it to hunt. At least it can catch some small animals such as badgers and raccoons.
Waiting for Xiping to go up the mountain at the height of winter, this guy will not starve.
How could Huahua understand what Sheng Xiping said? But it could sense kindness from Sheng Xiping's actions.
The little guy was snoring next to Sheng Xiping. He was acting coquettishly.
"Let's go home." Sheng Xiping touched Huahua's head and scratched its chin.
Then he stood up and, together with Sheng Xi'an, led the dogs and quickly left the land and headed towards his home.
I don’t know if Xiao Huahua inspired the tiger’s wild nature after hunting, or for some other reason, Erlangshen and the others were not willing to go with Huahua.
These dogs knew the way and ran away quickly.
Only Xiao Huang, who regarded Huahua as her own child, was not afraid of her. Instead, she came close to Huahua and sniffed her up and down, as if a mother was checking whether her child was injured.
When Huahua saw Xiao Huang, she was very friendly. She rubbed her head against Xiao Huang and made a purring sound, just like a child acting coquettishly with its mother.
When the two brothers returned home with their five dogs and one tiger, the forest farm had stopped supplying power.
Zhou Qinglan, Sheng Yunfei and others had already fallen asleep. Only Sheng Liancheng and his wife were thinking about their son and waiting in the room with candles.
"Dad, Mom, we're back. Nothing happened. We caught four badgers tonight, and Huahua killed one and ate it."
The two brothers Sheng Xiping entered the room and whispered to their parents.
"Hey, can Huahua catch a badger? Oh my god, what a big little thing this is.
Otherwise, this wild animal is very powerful and is born to hunt. "
Huahua has been in the Sheng family for a while, and the Sheng family loves this silly little tiger from the bottom of their hearts.
I usually see the little tiger just eating and sleeping, but I don't see how capable it is, but I didn't expect that this little guy would be able to hunt for the first time he went out.
This gave Sheng Liancheng and his wife a feeling that their children had grown up and were successful.
When Sheng Liancheng heard that four badgers had been caught, he hurriedly came out of the house.
"How do you treat the badger? Do you need to disembowel it and peel it off? Do you have to cover up the smell after leaving it overnight?"
"Well, it's best to disembowel it tonight. It's okay. We can just light it up in the yard with a light or something."
At night in the mountainous areas in October, the temperature is already very low, and meat can be stored outside for two or three days without spoiling.
But it must be disemboweled, otherwise the meat will be so stinky that it will be inedible.
"Second brother, you hold the torch, and your brother and I will disembowel and skin the badger. Let's work together, and hurry up."
There was still life at this end, so Sheng Liancheng couldn't sleep, so he simply rolled up his sleeves and cleaned up the four badgers with his son before going to sleep.
In this way, Sheng Xian made two torches with Mingzi and held them up to illuminate them. Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping took knives and opened up and skinned the four badgers one by one.
Peel off the thick layer of white fat inside and outside the skin and put it in a special basin to be simmered in oil tomorrow.
Put the pulled meat in a separate basin, cover it with a curtain and put it outside.
At this time, the temperature is low at night, so the meat will not spoil if left outside. The fire in the house will make the cooking hot, but the meat will not stay in the house.
The badger meat had a special smell, and it was smelly and smelly. After cleaning up the four badgers, they fetched water and washed their hands with soap, and then went back to the house to rest.
The next day, Zhang Shuzhen refined the badger oil and bottled it, then left one badger meat for Huahua to eat, and stewed the rest directly with radish.
After Huahua was beaten, Dadi caught a badger once and couldn't stay at home anymore.
It was a little better during the day. Tigers are nocturnal animals. During the day, they slept in a big flower basket.
At night, the guy started shouting anxiously, wanting to go out.
Sheng Xiping saw that there was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to take Huahua out and head straight to the land behind.
This time I didn't bring Erlangshen and the others, only this tiger.
Originally, Sheng Xiping planned to take Huahua out for a walk, so as to save him from the constant barking that he was suppressing at home. This is just like raising a cat and a dog. When the time comes, you have to go out for a walk, otherwise it will become uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, Huahua, the little tiger, really has some abilities. After entering, the earth swished away and disappeared.
Waiting to come back after a while, his belly is bulging. One look at it and he knows that this little guy went out to catch prey and eat it.
"Okay, you can support yourself at a young age. When you get older, I will take you into the forest."
Sheng Xiping happily rubbed the little tiger's head. Seeing that the little tiger was too lazy to walk back, he simply picked it up and put it on his shoulders, carrying the little tiger back.
After the autumn harvest and before the winter production, there is a gap time.
Diligent people will take advantage of their spare time to go into the mountains and haul in all kinds of mountain products. Regardless of whether they sell them for money or keep them for home use, they are all good things.
It’s only this season of the year and no one wants to miss it.
The same goes for people from the educated youth team. Taking advantage of their lack of work, many of them went into the mountains together to beat pine seeds, pick walnuts, pick frozen mushrooms, etc.
Sheng Xiping and his group were not idle either, going into the mountains all day long.
However, the pine nut harvest is not very good this year, and there are not as many as last year. It is difficult to expect to sell them for money, which means that each family will keep them for the New Year.
"Xiping, I don't think we'll be able to knock down pine towers tomorrow. We really don't have enough hands to climb up one tree and knock down ten or eight towers. It's not worth it.
How about we go hunting? Before the winter transport starts, we hurry up and catch whatever we can.
It just so happens that Jianshe is going to marry his wife in a few days, so the banquet can't be too ugly. "
That afternoon, Sheng Xiping and Gao Haining came down from the pine tree. Gao Haining was patting the bark and debris on his body and head while mumbling.
Wang Jianshe and Li Xue have been close for the past six months.
In the summer, Li Xue took the opportunity to return to Songjianghe to visit relatives and confessed to her parents about her relationship with Wang Jianshe.
There is an example of Zhou Qinglan marrying to the Qianchuan Forestry Farm. After thinking about it, Li Xue's parents thought it would be a good idea for their daughter to find an educated youth from the forestry farm.
So I took the opportunity to visit the forest farm and met Wang Jianshe and the Wang family. Both parties were very satisfied and agreed to the matter between Wang Jianshe and Li Xue.
Wang Jianshe had been following Sheng Xiping for more than a year and saved some money, which was enough to get married and celebrate the occasion.
Before the autumn harvest, both parents met again and got engaged.
At the same time, it was agreed to organize a happy event for the two of them before the winter transportation and give birth, so that Li Xue's family could feel relieved.
"Well, that's fine. Anyway, it's the same thing. You said you want to go hunting, so let's go into the mountains and give it a try.
Just hit whatever you encounter. The ones that can be sold for money are the best. If you can't sell them for money, you can still eat meat. It's just the right time to build a wedding or hold a banquet. "
In fact, Sheng Xiping has been thinking about it in the past two days. There is no harvest in pine cones this year, so there is no hope, so it is better to think of something else.
"Hey, Wei Guo, you have to hurry up. We are all the same age. Haining got married first last year. Her daughter has been able to turn over for several months.
My baby will be born in a few months, and we will get married in a few days. You will be the only one left, so you should hold on tighter. "
Sheng Xiping smiled and patted Chen Weiguo on the shoulder, teasing him.
When Chen Weiguo heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He wanted to do it earlier, but Liu Hongxia wouldn't spit on her end, so what could he do?
Chen Weiguo has always been interested in Liu Hongxia. At the beginning of spring, Chen Weiguo went to Liu Hongxia and asked her what she thought.
Liu Hongxia was interested in Chen Weiguo, but her family disagreed, saying that the Chen family had a weak foundation and a heavy burden.
Especially since Chen Weimin is still disabled and will be unable to do anything in the future, why should he look after and support Chen Weiguo?
Chen Weiguo didn't say anything, but his family was not good enough, so Liu Hongxia's parents made a condition, asking for a minimum gift of five hundred yuan.
Moreover, the Chen family had to prepare a separate house. When Chen Weiguo got married, he would separate and live separately, and he was not allowed to take care of his younger brothers and sisters.
How could Chen Weiguo agree to such conditions? So the two of them were in such an awkward situation.