sinovels Chapter 1773 This big black dog is mine!
Chapter 1773 This big black dog is mine!
Chapter 1773 This big black dog is mine!
Zhao Jun was startled by Wang Meilan's words.
In the year Zhao Jun was reborn, a major plague broke out. Those infected developed high fevers and became delirious, and some said they were seeing their deceased great-grandmothers.
Just as Zhao Jun was worried about Wang Meilan, Li Baoyu and Liu Mei, who lived in the west courtyard, opened the door and came in. They happened to hear Wang Meilan say to Zhao Jun, "I dreamt that when I was little, your great-grandmother told me that our Wang family's ancestral graves are in something called Wangjiagou, and that I must go back to visit the graves in the future."
"Ancestral graves?" Zhao Jun frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Whose graves are they?"
“Burying my great-grandfather and great-grandmother,” Wang Meilan said. “Just a little while ago, he mentioned it to me once, but after all these years, I had forgotten about it. Yesterday, I was delirious from the fever and somehow I dreamed about it.”
"Mom, do you know where Wangjiagou is?" Zhao Jun asked. Wang Meilan shook her head and said, "I don't know, it's not in Lingxi."
"Huh?" Zhao Jun asked in surprise, "Mom, our house wasn't here before?"
"No," Wang Meilan shook her head, but then Li Baoyu chimed in, "Auntie, did your family come from Northeast China?"
“No.” Wang Meilan shook her head again and said, “It seems that to escape the war, my grandfather led several of his uncles and brothers, as well as a few neighbors, to move here.”
As soon as Wang Meilan finished speaking, Li Baoyu's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward, saying, "He said that his ancestors fled the chaos of the Qin Dynasty and led their wives, children, and fellow villagers to this desolate place..."
"What the hell?" Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan were both taken aback, while Li Baoyu, after being lightly rebuked by Liu Mei, also stopped talking.
Seeing that Li Baoyu remained silent, Zhao Jun asked Wang Meilan, "Mom, do you know roughly where Wangjiagou is?"
"I don't know." Wang Meilan shook her head again. Just as Zhao Jun was about to say something, he heard Ma Ling's voice from behind: "Mom, what are you looking for? I'll help you look when I come back from the fields."
"You're kidding me." Zhao Jun quickly stopped Ma Ling. His wife could find people and places and knew how to set up a turtle formation, but Zhao Jun didn't believe it at all.
Seeing that Zhao Jun didn't believe her, Ma Ling rolled her eyes at him and went to wash up.
After washing up, Ma Ling and Liu Mei went to the fields together, while Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu went to the backyard to feed the dogs. Wang Meilan was also supposed to go to the fields, but considering that she had a high fever the night before, Zhao Jun and Ma Ling wouldn't let her go.
Even though they told her not to go, Wang Meilan still wanted to go. Just as she was arguing with Ma Ling, Zhao Youcai came out of the east room and said to Wang Meilan, "Lan'er, don't go. You stay home and cook. I'll go with my daughter."
“Then go ahead.” Wang Meilan agreed readily, and Zhao Youcai followed suit, leaving with Ma Ling and Liu Mei.
……
This morning, Zhao Jun ate six large steamed buns filled with Laoshan celery and drank congee with stir-fried ferns. He then carried his gun, took Li Baoyu with him, and drove off in a jeep to pick up Wang Qiang and the others.
Today we're going into the mountains to find Black Tiger, so we left home early, at 7:30 am.
But by then, Black Tiger was no longer in the same place as yesterday.
It guarded the little black bear for a day and a night, growing increasingly hungry. In the morning, roe deer called out from the surrounding hills as they foraged for food, so the black tiger abandoned the little black bear in the tree and went to catch the roe deer.
But how fast can a roe deer run? Black Tiger is fighting alone again today, and can only chase the roe deer further and further away.
When the Zhao family reached the ditch where they had gathered wild vegetables yesterday, they fired shots into the air to see if Black Tiger would return.
After the gunshots subsided, Zhao Jun and his men waited for a while, but Black Tiger didn't return. They walked directly through the ditch and onto the road, which was the place where they had given up the search yesterday and returned home.
Zhao Jun looked up at the western hills and said to Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen, "Let's go up this mountain and search for something today."
Wang Qiang and the others responded enthusiastically, but what they didn't know was that Black Tiger had been lying in the mountains for a whole day and night yesterday.
Moreover, the tree where Black Tiger was crouching and guarding the little black bear was located exactly to the northwest of Zhao Jun's group of five at that moment.
Ma Ling's accidental success turned out to be quite right, but by this time, Black Tiger had already chased the roe deer over two mountain peaks.
There's no snow on the ground this season, so finding a dog is harder than climbing to heaven.
Zhao Jun and his group went into the mountains and searched for more than two hours.
At this point, the straight-line distance between Black Tiger and them was approximately fifteen li.
Black Tiger had been chasing roe deer all morning but hadn't caught a single hair. He was now drinking water by the riverbank.
"Clatter, clatter..." Black Tiger drank his fill of water, but just then, a gust of wind blew by, and Black Tiger suddenly raised his head, water droplets falling from the sides of his mouth.
Black Tiger sniffed the wind, as if it had caught a whiff of something, then waded across the river to the other side and ran into the woods.
The black tiger darted through the forest, climbing straight up the slope. It was a gentle slope, but very steep at the top, covered with many hazel and thorny trees.
The so-called hazelnut tree is a tree that grows hazelnuts. This tree is a shrub or small tree of the birch family, and its branches grow in a messy and disorderly manner.
There are also some wild berries and thorny shoots, so although the slope is gentle, it is extremely unsuitable for dog hunting.
Because these hazel stalks and thorny branches are impassable for dogs, hunting in this area will affect the speed and agility of the hunting dogs.
Hunting dogs rely on their speed and agility to fight wild boars and black bears. If they lose these two advantages in this area, they will suffer a great loss.
Sure enough, on this hillside, a 240-250 pound bull charged left and right, knocking two black dogs flying one after another.
"Ow!"
"Ow!"
Both black dogs were bruised, but their injuries were not serious. They got up and joined their teammates to fight against the strong enemy.
I don't know whose dog gang it is, but there are five hunting dogs: two black and three calico.
The gang of five hunting dogs is nothing compared to the Zhao family's gang. But excluding the Zhao family's gang, this gang's size is definitely among the top in the Yong'an forest area.
These days, not many people are as extravagant as the Zhao family. It's not easy for ordinary families to even have something to eat, let alone raise a dog.
Five dogs circled around the cannonball, probing it repeatedly, but the cannonball defused them one by one.
This 240-250 jin (approximately 120-175 kg) bulldog was called a troublemaker. He had fangs like small knives and was young and vigorous. After breaking through the encirclement of five dogs, this bulldog turned around and attacked the five hunting dogs.
The cannonball chases, the hunting dog runs. When it encounters hazel stalks or thorny branches, the dog not only can't get through, but it's also bounced back. But the thick-skinned cannonball pushes through, and when it gets close to the dog, it just snaps its head off.
Although it was unknown whose five hunting dogs they belonged to, the scars on their bodies indicated that they were all seasoned and experienced hunting dogs.
When they really can't avoid it, they will try their best to avoid vital points.
Even so, all five hunting dogs were injured in a short period of time.
A truly skilled hunting dog will not retreat unless it encounters a formidable foe such as a tiger or leopard, or is killed without any chance to fight back.
But just as they were about to be defeated, a strange barking sound came, and a big, fat black dog made a powerful entrance.
Black Tiger, clad in armor, charged forward at breakneck speed.
With its massive size of over 130 pounds and protective armor, nothing can stop it except for extremely thick hazel thorns.
When Black Tiger entered the arena, Pao Luanzi was about to pick a spotted dog when Black Tiger rushed up behind Pao Luanzi and bit him.
"Agh..." Cannonball let out a heart-wrenching scream. It was only because none of the dogs in that gang were trying to stab it in the back.
The cannonball whirled around, but the black tiger was nowhere to be seen. Not knowing who had attacked it, the cannonball ran towards a spotted dog.
Black Tiger circled around a thicket of hazel stalks and charged straight at the cannon's rear.
As it approached, it leaped up and bit, seizing the pair of testicles in its mouth while Black Tiger slumped downwards. Then, it shook its head violently.
"Aww... Aww..." The cannonball suddenly shook its head. At that moment, it felt pain in its lower abdomen and the base of its tail, so painful that tears came down its face.
As soon as Pao Luanzi turned around, Black Tiger was nowhere to be seen. At this moment, Pao Luanzi was faced with three hunting dogs: one black, one spotted, and one black dog. But it stopped attacking any of them and ran away.
"Awooo..." But it hadn't run two steps before the black tiger caught up with it. The black tiger leaped up and bit while running. It didn't bite hard, but the testicles hurt even if you touched them hard. Besides, the black tiger had bitten the testicles twice before, breaking the testicles' testicle shell.
The third blow caused the cannonball to stop abruptly, kicking up dust as it turned around.
Black Tiger turned and ran, and the five hunting dogs, Two Black and Three Spotted, rushed after him.
But the scenario of the hunting dog being picked off didn't happen, because the cannon's testicles were completely devoured by the black tiger and it turned around and sat down with a thud.
There happened to be a ditch there, so Paoluzi stuck his butt into it and then sat there fighting with five dogs.
Even the strongest wild boar loses half its fighting strength when it sits down, let alone these five bloodthirsty dogs.
In the blink of an eye, the wild boar was pinned to the ground by five dogs with pincers attached to its body.
Even so, the wild boar dared not try, because the black tiger was pulling hard on its tail.
After ten minutes of tearing at each other, the exhausted wild boar was subdued by the six dogs. At this point, the boar remained seated, its buttocks and testicles concealed.
Just then, a man rushed over with a gun. He was unremarkable in appearance, but his eyes were bright and his gaze was exceptionally sharp.
If Zhao Youcai were here, he would definitely recognize this person as his old colleague and rival, Han Shengli, who had outshone him at the first spring hunting event in Yong'an Forest Area.
As a veteran hunter, Han Shengli had extensive experience in hunting. When he arrived and saw the wild boar sitting there, Han Shengli was somewhat surprised.
But he was quick on his feet, raising the gun to the face and firing.
"Oh!"
A cloud of blood rose from the top of the wild boar's head, and before it could even howl, it collapsed.
"Roar!" As soon as the wild boar's rear end was exposed, Black Tiger opened its mouth and bit down. The other five hunting dogs, hearing the gunshot, also fiercely tore at the wild boar.
Wild boars are not as resilient as bears; once they lie down, they're done for.
Han Shengli came over with his gun, and when he saw Black Tiger, his eyes lit up instantly.
"Damn, this dog is amazing." From the moment Han Shengli saw Black Tiger, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
In the brief moment Han Shengli was stunned, Black Tiger had already opened the wild boar's rear end. It pulled on the pig's intestines and yanked them back, instantly pulling out a rope more than a meter long.
"Huh?" Han Shengli, snapping out of his daze, hurriedly went over to chase it away. The black tiger was chewing on half of its intestines with a "crunch crunch" sound. As it chewed, green, dirty stuff fell out from the broken end of the intestines.
"Brother!" Just then, the two men rushed over and heard Han Shengli say, "San'er, hurry up and cut him up to feed the dog!"
The two men who later became known as Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong. Han Wenxue was Han Shengli's cousin, while Pang Zhendong was a distant relative of Pang the Blind.
Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong are both members of the Pang family gang, and they were the ones who got beaten up in Yong'an Village before.
When Pang Zhendong got closer, he immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Han, isn't that Zhao Youcai's dog?"
"Huh?" Han Shengli looked up at Pang Zhendong and asked, "How did you know it was his dog?"
“Look!” Pang Zhendong pointed at Black Tiger and said, “The leather armor that the dog is wearing, only Zhao Youcai’s dog has that kind of thing.”
“Yes!” Han Wenxue chimed in from the side, “Last year when he beat the old ox, did he get the oxhide?”
As Zhao Youcai's old rival, Han Shengli had long heard about Zhao Youcai's bull-beating incident. However, hearing it mentioned again now, Han Shengli couldn't help but laugh.
"Awooo! Awooo!" Two barks interrupted the three people's conversation. When the black tiger saw the three people looking at it, it raised its paw and patted the wild boar's rump.
"Hurry! Hurry!" Han Shengli urged the two men immediately upon seeing this, saying, "Open it up, take out the heart, liver, and bladder, I want to feed this dog!"
Hunting people love hunting dogs, and they especially love hunting dogs. Although Han Shengli was not fond of Zhao Youcai, he really liked the tiger-headed and shrewish Black Tiger.
Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong hurriedly gutted the wild boar, took out the heart and gave it to Han Shengli, and then cut off half of the liver.
Han Shengli drew his knife, sliced off a piece of pig's heart, and handed it to Black Tiger.
As Black Tiger tilted its head to snatch the pig's heart, a spotted dog approached from the side. Black Tiger paused, its two eyes darting upwards, its lips parting in a wide grin, baring its teeth and growling in a defiant manner.
Seeing this, Han Shengli quickly pushed the spotted dog away. Han Wenxue quickly spoke up, telling the spotted dog to go over and eat pig liver.
Although Hua Gou was gone, Hei Hu felt insecure. When Han Shengli handed him a pig's heart, Hei Hu took it and swallowed it whole.
"Oh! Are you hungry?" Han Shengli was taken aback, then smiled and cut off another pig's heart for Black Tiger, who took it and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Eat slowly, this is all yours." Han Shengli's words of comfort did not slow down Black Tiger's eating speed. Seeing that Black Tiger had swallowed the whole sliced pig heart, Han Shengli then peeled pig liver for it to eat.
After eating four pig livers, Black Tiger turned and left.
"Hey? Where are you going?" Han Shengli got up to chase after Black Tiger, but as soon as he started chasing, Black Tiger, who had just stopped, took a few more steps forward.
Seeing this, Han Shengli stood still. He saw Black Tiger standing not far away, hunching his body, shrugging his shoulders, sticking his neck out, and making a hiccuping motion.
"You ate too much, didn't you?" Han Shengli laughed. "This isn't all dirty."
No sooner had Han Shengli finished speaking than Black Tiger retched again, and then pig liver and pig heart came out of its mouth.
"Holy crap!" Han Shengli exclaimed, his eyes wide with shock. "What the hell is this?"
"What's wrong, bro?" Han Wenxue asked as he came over, only to see Han Shengli pointing at the black tiger eating not far away and saying, "This dog can chew upside down!"
Han Wenxue glanced at the dog in the direction Han Shengli pointed, then asked Han Shengli, "Brother, what do we do with this dog?"
"What do you mean, what do we do?" Han Shengli asked with a smile, then said, "Let's see if Zhao Youcai comes looking for me. If he does, I'll give it to him; but once I get home, this big black dog will be mine, and nobody can touch it!"
(End of this chapter)