Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Yue Feng nodded to Uncle Zhao: "Okay, now that you put it that way, I understand!

With this little female wolf that is not of ordinary breed, we can continue to improve the bloodline of the hound's offspring!"

Uncle Zhao smiled with satisfaction when he saw that Yue Feng understood.

"That's right! Since I'm a hunter, I have to keep the heritage of the hounds in mind at all times!

The hunting dogs that go up the mountain are actually only in good condition for a few years. After their peak period, their physical strength and reaction will soon begin to decline sharply.

This is basically the case with experienced old dogs, who were injured in actual combat!

If you want to ensure that you always have good dogs, you need to have old, middle-aged, and young dogs, and always maintain sufficient blood reserves. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, it will definitely be too late to replenish it now!"

"Well, for the four old dogs at home, how many more years do you think they can still work in the mountains?
I took the big yellow and black wolves to hunt pigs and deer, and I didn’t find any obvious problems! ”

Yue Feng continued to ask, shifting the topic to the four old dogs in the house.

After hearing this, Uncle Zhao shook his head and said, "Let me see, these dogs have fought so many wild animals in the mountains under your hands, and they have not been seriously injured. It is already a miracle!

Chen Erguai’s three dogs should be five years old this year, right?
I don't know much about Black Wolf, but judging from the white hair growing on his mouth, he must be about four or five years old!
That is to say, now our hunting team has two falcons, Big Black Hawk and Little White Spear, to assist and cooperate, so it seems that the dog can still cope with it.

If the dogs are purely helping each other in hunting, the difference in strength between the old dogs and the young dogs like Canglong is obvious!"

After Uncle Zhao's reminder, Yue Feng was a little dazed at the moment.

Indeed, the last time they took the eight dogs into the mountains, the four Canglong brothers were much faster than those old dogs.

This indirectly reflects the difference in physical strength.

The normal life span of a native hound is not very long. If it is healthy, it can usually live for six or seven years.

It has been just over a year since he was reborn, and Gou Zi has been with Yue Feng for more than a year.

It is true that the dog was in his prime when he was first brought home.

But there is a one-year age difference.
If we calculate based on the age of five, these four old dogs are already in their twilight years, and at most they will have one or two more hunting seasons to perform.

"What? After hearing what I said, you find it a bit hard to accept?" Uncle Chen couldn't help but ask as he looked at Yue Feng.

"Not really, I just feel a little dazed! I always thought these four old dogs were still in their prime!
Just keep it, it can still work, take it for a stroll in the mountains, and with two falcons cooperating, they won't have much pressure in actual combat!

When I am really no longer able to keep myself physically fit, I will keep me in the farm to guard the gate. I can go out for a walk with you when I am free. When I die of old age, you can dig a hole and bury me. It will not be a waste of our fate!"

Uncle Zhao was very pleased to hear Yue Feng say this.

I was right about the disciple I found. He is so nice to dogs, so he should be no worse to people.

"You are a kind and righteous child! It's not that serious yet, but you should think long-term!

If hounds are tied up in the village and used as guard dogs, life is actually worse than death for them.

If it is kept as a guard in a farm, it can be a little stronger, and if it has nothing to do, it can go for a stroll in the mountains, and maybe it can live one or two more years!"

"Hehe, I'll have to ask you to take care of our next generation of puppies!
Canglong is a very strong dog. If he can leave good offspring, after a few generations of continuous breeding, maybe we will have a good hunting dog at home!"

"Don't worry about it! Do you have anything to do at noon? If not, I'll stew some pork ribs and have a drink with the old man at noon."

"Okay, you know a lot about raising dogs, you need to teach me more!"

……

In the next few days, Yue Feng resumed his normal activities and schedule.

The breeding farm on the mountain delivers supplies every now and then. Xinfang cooperates with Young Master Jin to train eagles, and goes to Uncle Chen's house regularly to collect game and send it to his own restaurant in the city.

The restaurant business is booming, and we can say that we are making a fortune every day. Life is very enjoyable.

However, such days did not last long.

Five days later, Yue Feng was in the new house with Jin Long taking off the cap of the male eagle and preparing it for food, when Xiao Wen came with new news.

"Brother, the thing you asked me to keep an eye on has finally come to fruition!"

"Hmm? What's going on? Tell me!"

Yue Feng put down what he was holding and looked up.

Xiaowen looked at Jin Long and Ye Xiaojun beside him, and Yue Feng urged him, "Just say what I ask you to say, Young Master Jin and Young Master Ye are not outsiders!"

I have already explained everything to the two of them last time, so there is no need to be shy about it now, otherwise it will seem too distant.

Seeing this, Xiaowen continued, "My friend just told me that the eagle that Qiao Saner's eagle hunting team bought back from that year flew away when they went out to fly it today!!"

Hearing this, Yue Feng's heart moved slightly.

"It's good to float. Counting the days, it's time to float!!"

The eagle flew away, which means that it escaped from the control of the falconer while the eagle was working in the fields or hunting.

The three-foot-thick ice does not form overnight. The larger the eagle, the more important the details of serving it.

The eagle has not been fed and its chamber has not been cleaned for such a long time. The amount of food given to the eagle is not well controlled. The daily lifting of the eagle must be lacking. It is only a matter of time before the eagle drifts away.

Qiao Saner bought three big eagles, one was the yellow eagle of that year, and two were caged eagles whose feathers had been replaced by humans.

Caged eagles have a good temper, a high tolerance rate and are slow to return, while yellow eagles return slightly faster.

By this calculation, the other two Eagles will be here soon too.

Xiaowen continued to ask: "What should we do next? Should we ask about the area where the eagle is located and try to catch it?"

Xiaowen knew Yue Feng's ability to catch eagles. Last winter, he caught a stray eagle for Uncle Chen, and it was done very easily.

Yue Feng analyzed the location where the eagle ran away and landed with extreme accuracy, and after finding it, he set the net and caught the eagle easily.

It can be said that as long as Yue Feng wants to catch this eagle, he can easily catch it by simply asking for some information.

Yue Feng shook his head: "We have enough eagles at home, and catching one will easily cause trouble!"

"Then... we won't participate? That's a big eagle. It's so hard to catch it. It would be a waste if we don't catch it..."

After hearing this, Xiaowen felt a little regretful.

At this time, Jin Long took the initiative to suggest: "How about we catch it and keep it in the warehouse first, and take it away when I return?
I have many friends in Beijing who like eagles. I will help you sell it. I’m sure you can get a high price for it!”

Yue Feng pondered for a moment and shook his head: "This is not the way to do this job. If you do this..."

As he spoke, Yue Feng waved at Xiaowen, and Xiaowen immediately came over.

"Go and tell Zhou Yuanchao about the Eagle's disappearance through your friends or other outsiders!

This grandson was coveting our eagle in the woods a few days ago. He must be interested in this eagle! Let's have a dog-eat-dog fight!

Zhou Yuanchao and Qiao Saner don't get along well, let them fight!"

When Xiaowen heard Yue Feng's idea, his eyes immediately lit up.

"That's a good idea! I'll arrange for someone to deliver the message right away!"

"Don't panic, I still have some details to tell you!"

"Brother, you say!"

"When it comes to delivering the message, you must exclude yourself! Even your friend must be excluded in advance!

Zhou Yuanchao is a man of deep thoughts and evil intentions. If he reacts, there may be risks!"

"I understand. I'll do it right away. You guys go ahead and do your work. I'm leaving now!"

"No hurry, be steady!"

"OK!"

……

After Xiaowen left, Yue Feng picked up the cup and took a sip of warm water, feeling quite relaxed.

After listening to Yue Feng's arrangement, Jin Long was a little confused and asked curiously: "This is a big eagle, Xiao Feng, are you really not tempted?

What does the guy named Zhou Yuanchao you just mentioned do?"

Yue Feng did not shy away from answering, "There was a hunter in our village who went into the mountains to hunt tigers last winter. The hunting team's dog was poisoned to death by Qiao Saner, and the two had a grudge against each other!

Qiao Saner was stabbing me in the back, so now I have the chance. I will definitely trip him up!

Now Zhou Yuanchao's hunting team is half dead and can't gather anyone, and they need a falcon to change the status quo. Qiao Saner's eagle is drifting, so it's a good opportunity to give him some opportunities!"

After hearing the whole story, Ye Xiaojun looked at Yue Feng meaningfully and said, "You have a good brain! It seems slow and unhurried at ordinary times, but it is really useful at critical moments!"

Yue Feng grinned: "What if it doesn't work? We don't want to offend anyone directly, so we can only think of some crooked tricks!
A few days ago, Zhou Yuanchao captured the eagle that my father raised in the forest farm. It escaped after several days and I found it!
I have a bad temper. As friends, we should be sincere to each other. I will definitely be fine!

But if you plot against me for no reason, I'm sorry, but I'm not a coward who only wants to take advantage of others!"

"Haha, this is not a dog temper, this is called love and hate clearly!! This is how it should be!!!"

Jin Long also echoed and admired Yue Feng's actions.

……

On the other side, Xiaowen, who received instructions from Yue Feng, immediately found his spy friend.

Speaking of which, this person is much older than Xiaowen. His real name is Sun Jianmin and his nickname is Sun Laosi.

In the past, when the Zhang brothers followed their cousin into the mountains to do odd jobs, Sun Jianmin was also an odd-job worker, helping with some physical work and getting some game to improve their lives.

He had a good relationship with Xiaowen before, and they would visit each other during the holidays. Xiaowen always called him "Fourth Brother".

Sun Laosi talked to Xiaowen about wanting to join Yuefeng's hunting team, but Yuefeng declined the offer on the grounds that they had enough manpower and would not recruit outsiders.

Later, Sun Laosi was introduced by another friend and got to Qiao Saner's side.

Sun Laosi had learned a little Errenzhuan and liked to sing some seductive tunes after drinking. After a while, he gained a firm foothold among Qiao Saner.

Normally when Qiao Saner has a dinner party at home, which is not a formal occasion, he likes to call Sun Laosi to liven up the atmosphere.

Ever since Yue Feng asked the Zhang brothers to inquire about Qiao Saner, Xiaowen found opportunities to mention this to Sun Laosi. From then on, whenever there was something, Sun Laosi would tell Xiaowen secretly.

After Xiaowen secretly contacted Sun Laosi according to Yue Feng's instructions, the other party immediately started to think about it.

Sun Laosi was not familiar with Zhou Yuanchao, but he had a classmate who had a good relationship with Zhou Yuanchao and could talk to him.

So, Sun Laosi's eyes turned and he came up with an idea.

He took the fifty yuan intelligence fee from Xiaowen, spent more than ten yuan to prepare a nice table, set up a party, asked his classmates to be the middleman, and called a few guests to meet Zhou Yuanchao. In the social context at that time, such small drinking parties were actually very common. The place was so small that even if the two people were not familiar with each other, they could get to know each other through friends.

After Zhou Yuanchao used the blind bear to kill Liu Laosan and obtained a 56-barrel that the village party could not see in public, things have not been going well for him since the beginning of autumn.

After avoiding the limelight, my relatives came back and got a few hunting dogs with the help of friends. After finally raising them well, the second time I took them to the mountain, the lead dog was killed by a blistering brooder.

Later, he lost a lot of support because of the incident where a hunting team member defected to the Zhang family hunting team. His relationship with the village secretary Wang Jianguo also became very strained. It was only after the elders in his family stepped in that he was able to get the hunting license back.

Zhou Yuanchao now urgently wants to change the status quo, otherwise the reputation of the Xing'an Village Zhou Family Hunting Team will be ruined.

After being invited by an acquaintance, Zhou Yuanchao realized that this was an opportunity to win over new members, so he happily went there.

At the dinner, after a few drinks, the relationship naturally became harmonious.

Sun Jianmin found an opportunity to mention the fact that Qiao Saner had formed a falcon hunting team, and Zhou Yuanchao was completely concerned about it.

There are fewer livestock on the mountains this year, and the ones that remain are tough elite tough nuts to crack.

Falconry hunting is a good way to hunt. There are many preys to be caught, and the live prey can be sold at a high price. Zhou Yuanchao has long been jealous of Yue Feng for making money through this business.

A few days ago, Zhou Yuanchao was excited for a long time after he accidentally caught the young eagle that was chased away by an eagle owl.

However, they lacked the technology to train and release falcons, and before they could figure it out, the falcon escaped unexpectedly.

Now that he learned from Sun Laosi that Qiao Saner also set up an eagle hunting team, he became very interested.

"Old Four, do you know where Qiao Muzhou bought his eagle from?"

Zhou Yuanchao raised the wine glass and gestured towards Sun Jianmin, then drank half of it in one gulp.

Sun Jianmin shook his head and said, "I haven't heard him say that. Although it's good to make money by flying hawks, it's not my turn.

I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my brothers. I know my own weight.

Mr. Qiao Sanye likes me, but I can just sing a few dirty songs to amuse everyone, but it’s not my turn to make money!
However, this eagle is not so easy to release. It has wings and if you don’t know how to manipulate it properly, it may fly away if you are not careful!

Yesterday, one of the old eagles from the Third Master's side was catching pheasants in Majiatun, but it got away. Several people chased it into the back mountain but couldn't catch it. We still haven't found it yet!"

"The eagle is flying?" Zhou Yuanchao's heart skipped a beat when he heard these words.

It comes without any effort. Isn't this giving yourself a chance?

"Yes, it should be because I fed him too much the day before. The eagle was full and stopped working. I went out to release it, and it caught a pheasant and chased it out. Halfway along the way, it turned a corner and climbed up a tree!

Later, they shouted and yelled, and the more they chased it, the farther it flew. I didn’t know where it went! ”

Zhou Yuanchao pretended to be sorry and said, "That's a pity! The prices for live pheasants, rabbits, flying dragons, etc. in the city are not cheap now!"

"There's no trick. Those who know how to do it are easy, but those who know how to do it are not easy! It's not easy to find a lost eagle.

I heard that if this thing is left in the wild, it will become revived in a few days. Even if we find it, it will not be able to work and we will have to train it from scratch.

But the training time will be much shorter, just pick some food and cook it for two or three nights and it will be cooked…"

"Oh, haha!"

Zhou Yuanchao's face was calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.

During the meal, Zhou Yuanchao only drank two and a half cups of the original one pound of food and then stopped.

After leaving the dinner party, I went home immediately to get busy.

Speaking of Zhou Yuanchao, he is also a smart player.

After he caught and lost the eagle last time, he had been thinking about how to catch the eagle.

It’s just that the raptor migration season has passed, so it has remained at the theoretical level and there has been no real opportunity to put it into practice.

He certainly wouldn't be able to weave a net and set it up to catch an eagle, but he thought of the trick of using a noose.

Similar to the lasso used by Yue Feng, after dark, take a bamboo pole and a flashlight into the woods, and then use the tire line to tie a noose to lasso the eagle.

Just now at the dinner party, Zhou Yuanchao heard about the area of ​​​​Piaoying and decided to try his luck.

If I could catch this big eagle, even if I didn't expect to work in the mountains, I could study the skill of eagle training at home.

Based on this consideration, after the meeting, Zhou Yuanchao quickly went to Majiatun carrying a bamboo pole and a flashlight.

Majiatun is not very close to Xing'an Village, it is at least ten miles away from the mountain road, but this distance is nothing for Zhou Yuanchao who has been hiking in the mountains for many years.

His idea was simple. When he got to the area, he would hide the bamboo pole first and then scout out the area where the eagle was active.

If you can find it, after dark, use a flashlight and a bamboo lasso to bring the eagle back without anyone noticing.

Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Although Zhou Yuanchao has a vicious temper, he is smart and has many thoughts when considering things.

Sun Laosi said that the person who lost the eagle chased the eagle into the back mountain. However, Zhou Yuanchao felt that the eagle might not be able to move around in the unfamiliar back mountain. The eagle had not yet completely recovered and was not so afraid of people. It might just turn around and spend the night around the village.

He was right in his judgment.

Zhou Yuanchao searched along the location of Majiatun that he had inquired about, and when it was getting dark in the evening, he actually found the trail by following the sound of the bell.

The lost eagle landed in a sunny hickory grove sheltered from the wind to spend the night.

After finding the target, Zhou Yuanchao waited patiently until it was completely dark, took out the bamboo pole he brought with him and started to act.

Ordinary eagles are blind at night, so Zhou Yuanchao caught the escaped young eagle with almost no effort.

After succeeding, Zhou Yuanchao didn't care about the eagle's violent struggle. He folded up its wings and sharp claws, wrapped it in a piece of cloth, put it in his arms, and walked home with the bamboo pole in hand.

Finally I got a real falcon. Now I can get familiar with the habits of birds of prey through practical operations.

Once I have thoroughly studied how to operate this falcon, I will be able to make money by releasing the falcon to catch live prey in the near future.

Over the next few days, the matter of Qiao Saner's lost eagle gradually calmed down. Several groups of people searched everywhere for a long time but couldn't find it, so they had no choice but to accept the defeat.

One of the three eagles was lost, leaving only two. The eagle handlers of the remaining two eagles obviously paid more attention to them and even consciously reduced the amount of food they were fed every day.

At this time, the disadvantages of the two-sword eagle style are revealed.

It's obvious that the problem can be solved by raising the rack for a few more hours at night, feeding some hair shafts and cleaning the chambers, but these idiots simply don't understand.

Reducing the amount of daily eagle food will definitely be effective in a short period of time. The eagle's affinity will increase and it will not be easy to drift away.

But if the eagle is not full, its fat will decrease. When it goes to work in the fields, it can't catch much and starts to be lazy.

The lazier you are, the less efficient you will be at work and the less likely you will be to catch your prey.

The more he couldn't catch up, the more anxious the eagle master became, and he continued to steal food and act recklessly.

Once the vicious cycle began, it was inevitable that the eagle would have big problems.

Look, that shabby eagle with mixed feathers has completely fallen down after several days of tossing and turning.

The eagle was released and went home weak and powerless. The servant who took care of it was worried that the eagle had a problem and hit it again with a full crop.

After repeating the process of stink-stomach and throwing away food twice, the eagle's weight dropped from 2.1 jin when it first landed to more than 1.9 jin.

If Eagle Master had asked someone knowledgeable at this time, there would still be room for recovery. However, he was afraid of being scolded so he did not dare to tell Qiao Saner and still went down to the field with gritted teeth.

The weather was over 20 degrees below zero, and the eagle couldn't stand this kind of fatness at all. Before it even saw the rabbit when it went out, its feathers stood on end.

By the time we reacted and brought the eagle home, it was too late to make amends.

Less than ten days after the eagle was bought, the second big eagle with broken flowers was hanged on the eagle pole of the eagle master's house.

After spending more than a thousand dollars to buy three Big Eagles, only the Three-Year Dragon was left in a short period of time. Qiao Saner was completely furious.

The investment has not been recovered yet, and the eagles are dying or getting lost. If we continue to leave it like this, sooner or later the last big eagle will have problems.

Qiao Saner called the village office of the agent who bought the eagle and asked Li Xiaochang the reason.

All the money had been earned, so how could Li Xiaochang tell him the truth?

Lowering the axis, raising the frame, and controlling the fat, these are the core of the ancestral falconry technique. If you are not close to him or her, it is impossible for him or her to tell you casually over the phone.

Principal Li Chang talked a lot of vague nonsense on the phone and just brushed the matter aside.

No subjective reasons were mentioned at all. The only thing said was that this broken airplane was cheap, its feathers had not been completely replaced, and its physical strength was a bit poor. It was a low probability event that it would get sick or have problems.

Qiao Muzhou had no way to refute this. He bought it cheaply at the beginning. It was fine at home, but it got sick and died after a few days of treatment. He could only blame himself for his bad luck.

The three big eagles became a single seedling, and Qiao Muzhou's attention to it increased greatly.

I was served delicious food and drinks every day, and someone was assigned to prepare meals properly at night so I didn't dare to be lazy.

However, the lack of a feather shaft caused a lot of barrel oil to accumulate in the eagle's crop, and slowly, this three-year-old dragon began to become slippery.

With money in his stomach, he started to work in the fields in a disorderly manner. He kept chasing a rabbit that he could catch with one hand.

After finally catching it, the eagle let go of its claws again when someone approached and made some noise.

For three years, Long Laoying's daily harvest from working in the fields not only did not increase, but became less and less.

You can only catch three or four wild rabbits a day, and they have to be the kind that can kick the ball around.

With fewer prey caught, the money earned will naturally be less, and the return on investment will be far away.

Qiao Saner, who was ambitious not long ago, now knows completely that eagles are not so fun to deal with.

Without real skills, even if you buy this thing at a high price, it will be a waste that only eats meat and does no work.

Compared to Qiao Muzhou who was totally confused, Zhou Yuanchao, who quietly trapped the hawk, brought the hawk home and then calmly stayed at home to train the hawk.

I go to fewer drinking parties with friends and stay at home less often when I have nothing to do.

Thanks to this guy's careful precautions, the fact that he had trapped a big eagle and brought it home was kept secret from his family members and friends outside.

If the eagle is kept in the room without being allowed to see outsiders, it will definitely not be able to complete the stress adaptation training.

After a period of fiddling with it, the eagle was quite well behaved in the house, and could perform actions such as shouting and jumping fists when called.

But once it is taken to the yard and seen the light of day, all the training that has worked in the house will no longer work.

Zhou Yuanchao didn't know where the problem lay and was quite troubled.

He doesn't know it yet, but Yue Feng has been asking Xiaowen to keep a close eye on him.

Qiao Saner had three eagles, one of them flew away and one died.

Yue Feng felt that the time was right. (End of this chapter)