Forest Farm 1985: Raise a bear cub to climb the mountain

Chapter 16 "Housewarming"

Dai Song opened his mouth and slowly put down Erhan's hind legs. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

The beast in the distance has two horns with eight branches.

The fur on its back is dark brown with faint gray spots. It is as big as a horse, but has a short tail and a deer head.

It’s the big red deer!
The so-called big guys refer to the adult elk. The antlers of immature male elk have fewer forks and are more slender.

Now it is autumn, which is the breeding season for red deer.

Male elk will use their antlers to compete with rivals for the right to mate with a herd of female deer.

The elk that fails in the competition will wander around, recovering their strength and looking for other herds of female deer.

Red deer can digest tough grasses found under the forest, so they can often be seen foraging in the woods.

The big elk in front of us must have gotten stuck in a tree while foraging.

Perhaps it noticed that there was a man and a bear approaching it stealthily in the distance, so the sika deer immediately struggled.

It kicked hard with its four long legs, but every struggle only made it get stuck tighter. After a few tries, it was so tired that it knelt on the ground and foamed at the mouth.

"Erhan, wait here. This is not something you can handle." Dai Song looked serious and slowly pulled out the knife from his waist.

"Roar! Roar!"

Erhan exhaled air from his mouth and nose. Somehow, at this moment, he felt that the big guy was not so scary.

"Be obedient. If it hits you with its hoof, your little cannon's eggs will be ruined!"

"Ah! Woo~"

Erhan rolled his little eyes at Dai Song and stepped back obediently.

It was hard all over except for its little testicles.

Seeing Erhan lying on the ground obediently, Dai Song found a sturdy small tree of suitable thickness, cut it in half to test its toughness, then put the knife on the ground and quietly moved around to the side of the sika deer.

The elk has extremely sharp hearing, and as soon as Dai Song approached, it began to struggle again.

The deer's antlers kept rubbing and colliding against the trees, making a dull clanging sound. Several times, it almost seemed that it was about to break free, which made Dai Song tremble with fear.

Not far away, Erhan also raised his front paws and called out anxiously, "Get it! Be careful! Get it! Be careful!"

As the elk continued to struggle, Dai Song withstood the pressure and leaned against its side.

At this time, the elk was so tired that its mouth was foaming, and its big eyes were full of fear and helplessness.

Dai Song frowned and thrust the knife directly into its cavity...

"Stupid! Come on, come on!"

Without Dai Song's greeting, Erhan came to his side, his lips smacking, his little eyes full of desire for elk meat.

I haven't eaten this yet!
Dai Song patted Erhan's head, signaling it to wait. When the sika deer stopped struggling, he went forward and cut open its belly.

The valuable parts of the red deer are mainly its skin and horns.

These days, deer penis and deer treasure are not yet popular. Ordinary people only use them to make wine if they like.

But his brother Dai Bo hasn't had a baby yet, so this thing might be useful, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to take it back.

While Dai Song was preparing the sika deer, Erhan sat obediently beside him.

After finally cleaning out the elk's stomach, Dai Song quickly cut the huge deer liver in half and put it to Erhan's mouth.

"Eat it. This is a blood tonic. It will make you get better faster."

Erhan looked at Dai Song's bloody hands, licked them with his tongue, then took the deer liver to the side and started eating it happily.

After being pushed by Dai Song for a long distance along the mountain road, there was now some space in its stomach. It was no problem for it to eat half of the deer liver.

Dai Song took advantage of this opportunity to skin the deer and remove its hooves.

In Northeast China, deer tendons are a good thing. They are both a food and a medicine. They have the effect of strengthening bones and treating joint diseases.

Moreover, deer also produce Galaha.

This is a small gadget with very local characteristics. To put it bluntly, it is the kneecap of an animal's hind leg.

It can be played by spinning or tapping, and the gameplay is similar to dice.

Pigs and sheep also produce Galaha, but they are not as good as deer.

His sister would be back in a few days, so Dai Song wanted to prepare a small gift for her. After dealing with the deer skin and deer hooves, and seeing Er Han still fighting with the last bit of deer liver, Dai Song took advantage of the heat and started to dismantle the elk.

Don’t be fooled by the small size of the knife, as it may seem that it cannot complete the disassembly work. It all depends on who is using it.

Although Dai Song was idle in his previous life, his family helped him by using their connections to send him to work in a forest farm for a period of time.

During that time, he met Li Pao, a one-armed, one-eyed old man who was guarding the gate.

In Northeast China, people would add a "cannon" after the surname of a hunter with outstanding military achievements as a sign of respect.

Li Pao is even more awesome. He is the hunting king of the entire Zhazi Forest Farm, and even the director of the forest farm respects him very much.

But later, Li Pao met with an accident in the mountains, so he quit his job and became a security guard in a forest farm, where he lived out his retirement.

Because Dai Song was capable and not stingy, and he also found hunting interesting at that time, he tried to please Li Pao, and after a while he became Li Pao's apprentice.

Li Pao taught Dai Song all his skills and experiences.

Not to mention sika deer, they have even knocked down tigers together.

So now Dai Song used the knife to cut up the sika deer, and it was so smooth, although his wrist, which was sprained yesterday, was still aching.

By the time Erhan had finished eating the deer liver and was lying on the ground with a big belly, Dai Song had already cut most of the sika deer into pieces.

"Erhan, can you walk by yourself?"

Dai Song tied up the elk head with a bandage and carried it on his chest. Although it was awkward, it did not affect his walking.

"Aw! Aw!"

Erhan was still staggering when he walked, but seeing that his other three legs were very happy, he should be fine.

Dai Song dragged the red deer on its hind legs again, exchanged a glance with Er Han, and raised his chin towards the distance:
"Let's go! We can't transport all the meat in one trip. We should learn our lesson and transport the good meat back and hide it first!"

"Aw! Aw!"

Erhan rubbed against Daisong's trouser leg. His butt hurt and he couldn't jump up for the time being, so he could only express his happiness and intimacy in this way.

Fortunately, the final destination was not far from here. After walking for another twenty minutes, the man and the bear arrived at a sunny slope.

This place is located on the hillside on the left side of Gouzi Mountain.

The terrain around was flat, and in the open space among the trees there grew a huge tree that required at least three people to hug.

The tree's diameter suddenly increased more than two meters above the ground;
It was a tree knot, and inside the knot was a tree hole. As long as you walk to the leeward side, you can see the entrance to the tree hole.

I didn’t choose this place as my little aunt’s home because it was far away;

To come here from the village to see Erhan, one has to walk at least ten more miles of mountain roads than the previous place.

Second, Erhan was still young at the time and didn’t know how to climb trees. Even if we put it in the tree hole, it didn’t have the ability to come down.

However, Dai Song took a look around and found another problem.

Erhan’s hind legs are injured now. Can he still climb trees?

He was just about to ask when he saw a black shadow moving along the tree trunk, and the cricket pupa climbed up the tree and made a hole in it.

"Hey! Erhan, you're great. How's it going in there?"

Dai Song walked under the tree, raised his head and waited for Er Han's "opinion" cheerfully.
As a result, a lot of rotten wood debris flew out of the tree hole, leaving an empty pine cone. Dai Song opened his mouth wide and caught a lot of them.

When no rotten wood debris flew out of the cave, Erhan finally poked his head out and looked at Dai Song, nodding his head non-stop, obviously liking his new nest very much.

Dai Song chuckled and cut the meat from the two hind legs into smaller strips that were easier to carry. He then took out a sand chicken from the backpack and placed them together next to the tree.

"As long as you like them, these will be your housewarming gifts!

I'm going back now. I'm taking the red deer's breast, hooves, heart, liver, and roe. If you like to eat the legs, I'll leave them for you."

Upon hearing this, Erhan let out a "ang" and crawled out of the tree hole, then crawled down the tree, as if saying, "I'll give it to you!"

Dai Song's eyes were filled with tears and he thought that his love for the pet was not in vain!

I saw the little cricket pupa come down from the tree.

He picked up the deer leg and climbed up the tree grunting.

Dai Song: “…”

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