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

Chapter 232 Dog Skin Plaster (Two in One)
Li Qinghai's expression suddenly became serious. He frowned and looked around.

"Song, we followed the footprints all the way here, but we didn't see any forks in the footprints?
The footprints at the bottom of the hill just now should have been broken, right?"

Dai Song nodded, "Yes, we shot and killed those three jackals, and the jackal king was among them. We also found the female jackal, so it is impossible for the other jackals to escape before them.

Judging from the footprints, there were no signs of fighting before crossing this hill, so it could only be around here."

Dai Song paused for a moment, looked at the jagged rocks around him, and waved to Erhan and Huagu.

"Go! See if there are any more red dogs left!"

The two kids received the order and attacked together. Huagu took the lead and quickly went into the pile of rocks to sniff around. Erhan was left far behind because of his body shape. Seeing Huagu actively "showing off", he couldn't help but yelling anxiously in the pile of rocks.

"Erhan! Don't worry, just take your time to look for it!"

Dai Bai saw the little fat bear slip twice in a row in front of a big rock in his anxiety, and he couldn't help but remind him.

"throat!"

Erhan responded, then squatted down beside a big rock to relax.

When he had gathered enough strength, he stretched out his front paws, jumped up suddenly, grabbed the edge of the stone, and scratched the stone wall with his hind paws, pushing himself up little by little.

Seeing this, Dai Bo let out a long sigh and turned to look at Dai Song.
"Brother, what if a red dog really runs away?
I heard from Lao Li Pao before that this thing is very evil, and we have only been on the journey for two days..."

Dai Bo was interrupted by Dai Song halfway through his speech.
"Wait a minute, brother, don't say anything discouraging. Take a look at Erhan and see if he is picking something up on top of the stone."

"Ok?"

This not only aroused Dai Bai's curiosity, but also Jiang Haohan and Li Qinghai who were looking around cast curious glances at Erhan.

On top of the stone, Erhan was seen scratching with one claw. Because of the angle, no one could see what was over there.

Dai Bo was already anxiously waiting, and seeing this, he hurriedly shouted to Er Han,

"Erhan! What did you find? Did you find the lost red dog?"

On the pile of rocks, Erhan turned a deaf ear to Dai Bai's questions and continued to concentrate on scratching at the things in front of him with his claws.

Several people looked at each other and rushed to Erhan.

As soon as they arrived, the curiosity and anticipation in the hearts of several people were immediately aroused.

I saw something seemed to be stuck in a crack in the rock in front of Erhan.

Erhan's feet were too wide to fit in horizontally, but he couldn't pull the thing out when he tried to put it in horizontally. Now he was tilting his head, trying to stuff his mouthpiece into the gap and pick the thing out.

"Stupid! What did you find?

I was so busy that I didn’t have time to respond. ”

Dai Bai hurried over and used his hips to push the fat Erhan away. Then he asked Jiang Haohan to take the flashlight and shine it into the crevice.

It turned out to be a bloody red dog head!
"Oh! Damn! Why is there another one hiding here!" Dai Bai was frightened.

"Hurry up and take a look! Is it one of these red dogs?"

"Of course it is. Look, it's still fresh, and the blood is oozing out!"

When Dai Bai saw that the numbers matched, the panic in his heart immediately disappeared. He didn't mind being embarrassed and carried the jackal head towards Dai Song. However, Dai Song's words made the simple and honest Dai Bai worried again.

"That's not right, brother, why is there only one head?
Are you sure you didn't break the red dog's neck?

See if its body is still stuck in the crack of the rock."

"No, there's only one head in there~" Dai Bo stuck his butt out again and looked into the crack, while patting the fool next to him.

"Erhan, was it you that the red dog ate your body before? Otherwise, how come there is only a head left and nothing can be found inside?"

"Hu! Hu!" When Erhan heard Dai Bai accusing him wrongly, he immediately shook his head vigorously and said, "It's not me, I didn't!"

Dai Song also explained,

"No, we were in such a tight spot when we were chasing those red dogs. Even if you are stupid, it would take more than a few bites to eat a red dog.

Besides, you have known Erhan for a long time, don’t you know how Erhan eats? He has plenty of food and drink, so how could he chew up the bones of Red Dog?”

Dai Bai straightened up and rubbed the back of Erhan's head with a smile.

The latter felt a tingling sensation on the skin of his head and immediately pursed his lips and squinted his eyes to enjoy it.

"Yeah, that's strange, why is the body gone?"

Just when everyone was wondering, Huagu circled around the pile of rocks and ran back. When he saw Dai Song holding the red dog head in his hand and wondering where the red dog body was, he immediately wagged his tail excitedly.

It can be said that it witnessed the whole process, it is so familiar with it!
Just now it ran to the place where the jackals were sharing their companions to look for the red dog head.

I don't know how this head ended up here.

Hearing everyone wondering about the origin of this head, Huagu barked twice, turned around and jumped towards another big rock not far away.

Everyone was surprised. Li Qinghai was most familiar with dogs and reacted immediately.
"Let's go over and take a look. Huagu must have found the red dog's body!"

When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to delay and followed Huagu over the pile of rocks.

Red Dog is vicious and evil. If we don't get to the bottom of it now, everyone will be uneasy on the road ahead.

Several people struggled forward in the pile of rocks. When they were halfway there, the flashlight light no longer refracted on the stone where the flower mushroom rested.

When he squinted his eyes, he saw a large pool of blood on the pile of stones, and some scattered pieces of debris!
"Oh! What's going on?!" Dai Bai was so surprised when he saw the "crime scene".

The surroundings were covered in blood and broken bones were scattered everywhere. If you were not careful, you would sprain your ankle and fall.

Seeing this, Li Qinghai and Jiang Haohan cast suspicious glances at Xiao Erhan.

Even though Dai Song had explained it before, when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but think that it was Erhan who fooled the red dog.

But then, Dai Song's frown suddenly relaxed, and he turned and ran towards the pile of red dogs in the distance.

A few people were puzzled and hurried to catch up with Dai Song.

When they got closer, they saw Dai Song cutting open the red dog.

"What's wrong, Songzi? What are you doing?" Jiang Haohan couldn't help but become concerned when he saw Dai Song's behavior was a little strange.

Dai Bo remembered the story Li Qinghai had told him before, and he squatted down beside Dai Song and shook his shoulder.

"Brother, what are you doing all of a sudden? Don't scare me! Say something quickly!"

Although Li Qinghai didn't say anything, he once again silently took out three cigarettes from his pocket.

Dai Song caught a glimpse of everyone doing this and couldn't help but smile helplessly.
"No, I just suddenly thought of a possibility and came back to verify it. Why are you all so nervous?"

“Hoo!” “Pululu~”

The three of them heaved a sigh of relief when Dai Song said this, and Er Han blew his lips in imitation. It didn't understand what was going on.

It knew that Dai Song was trying to clear it of suspicion. If it made everyone unhappy and disharmonious because of this, it would feel so guilty that it would not even enjoy eating meat.

Erhan's brain is not big enough to accommodate too many people and things.
But once it keeps someone in mind, it sincerely hopes that everyone is happy.

"Songzi." Dai Bai didn't notice how much drama there was in Erhan's little eyes. When he heard Dai Song say to verify his idea, he immediately became curious, "What are you going to do?"

"I want to examine the intestines of these red dogs."

"Intestines?"

Dai Bai still couldn't react. He watched Dai Song put his hand into Hong Gouzi's mouth, squinting his eyes and thinking.

Jiang Haohan and Li Qinghai beside him understood Dai Song's intention. They drew out their knives, took a red dog and started to cut it open.

"Bai, don't just stand there, quickly open up these red dogs and check if there's anything in their intestines."

"Ah? Oh oh." Dai Bai still didn't quite understand, but his hands worked faster than his brain. When he heard what his uncle said, he immediately got busy.

Upon dissection, something was found to be wrong.

Logically speaking, the jackals must have been extremely hungry when they stole dogs at night, but why was it that when they opened their intestines and checked, they found that their intestines were bulging?

Not only Dai Bai, but the others also used knives to pick out a piece of intestine.

Seeing that everyone had made the discovery, Dai Song took the lead in ripping the intestines and squeezing out the contents.

Everyone turned on flashlights and put their heads together to take a look, and what was squeezed out was minced meat and bones!
"Song, this... this can't be?"

Even if Dai Bai was slow to react, he finally understood what was going on. Then his face turned pale and he even began to feel nauseous and retching.

Jiang Haohan patted his nephew on the back and said, "It's not that serious, Baizi. This thing doesn't smell bad. Why does it make you feel so sick?"

"No... cough cough cough..." Dai Bo slowed down and stammered, "Uncle, I think we might be finished!"

"What the hell?" As an old hunter, Li Qinghai had many taboos. When he heard Dai Bai say such discouraging words, he immediately got angry and couldn't help but slap Dai Bai on the back of the head.

"Kid, be careful what you say in the mountains! What do you mean you're going to die?"

"Old Li Pao, don't bother with him." Dai Song hurriedly chimed in, and then looked at his idiot brother, "What's wrong, brother? Why are you suddenly saying such depressing words?"

"No, Songzi, have you forgotten what Lao Li Pao said before?"

Dai Bo was so scared that his knife-wielding hand was shaking, "Old Li Pao said before that his old friend happened to see Red Dog performing a sacrifice, and then he went crazy!

Look at the blood on the stone. This is a red dog that was torn apart by its own kind. And the red dogs just happened to suffer a great defeat. It is obvious that they are holding a sacrifice here to take revenge on us!"

The more Dai Bai spoke, the more frightened he became, and by the end he couldn't help but start to lose his temper.

In fact, it's not his fault. The work of the fishing gang is hard and the conditions are harsh. They can only rely on the relative safety of winter when the ice freezes over. If they want to make money during the rest of the year, they have to take risks.

Unlike hunting in the mountains, if you get caught in a net and dragged underwater on the river, no matter how many people come to help, they won’t be able to save you. You can only watch the person bubbling underwater, and by the time the net is finally pulled up with the hinge, the person will be stiff.

It really is true that water and fire are merciless.

Therefore, the fishing gang is very devout and sensitive to this kind of belief, not to mention the next fishing boss Dai Bai, who has an even more "keen sense of smell" about it.

If he were pulling a large net on the river and encountered something weird, he could still calmly lead his men to retreat safely.

But now they were in the mountains, which was totally not his professional area, so he was completely panicked.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his chatter, Li Qinghai laughed.

Dai Song couldn't help but curl his lips and patted his shoulder gently.

"Brother, you worry too much.

Regardless of what these red dogs are doing, just think about one thing: if these so-called "sacrifices" they perform are really effective, can we kill them all at once?
Even if we take a step back and say that these messes of theirs are really useless, but we killed them all, does that mean we are more powerful?"

Dai Bo blinked his eyes and opened his mouth slightly, as if this was the truth.

Dai Song touched Erhan's head and said, "If that's the case, what do we have to be afraid of?

And look at these leathers, how dense the hair is!

No matter what it is, the leather produced in winter is the best. Why don’t we just peel all the leather?
Old Li Pao, do you think this is true?"

"Well, this red dog skin can be sold at the state-owned store in town for about 40 to 50 yuan per piece.

If you come across a supply and marketing cooperative that specializes in buying red dog skins, the price can probably be raised to sixty or seventy pieces.

This thing is also a traditional Chinese medicine. When it is cooked in a pot, it can cure many skin diseases, such as rashes and boils. Just stick it on the affected area and it will work."

When everyone heard this, they all perked up. Dai Bo's fear also dissipated a lot. After hearing what Li Qinghai said, he couldn't help but ask,
"Isn't that just a dog-skin plaster?"

"Hey! You're right!" Li Qinghai raised his beard. "The plasters used by the landlords at that time were made of red dog skin."

As Li Qinghai spoke, he put the knife behind his waist, pulled up the circle of skin that had been cut along the red dog's neck, and pulled it hard.

With a swish sound, the entire skin was torn off.

"Look at this fur. It's so soft. Although it's not as warm as fox fur, it's more breathable!"

As he said this, he motioned to Jiang Haohan to turn on the flashlight.

When the flashlight was shone on the back of the fur, everyone could see the pores on it. Li Qinghai held the fur with one hand and pointed at the small pores with the other hand.
"See? When the time comes, put the skin in a pot, pluck out the hair, and then use a knife to cut off the inner skin little by little. Stick this skin on your body and you won't feel uncomfortable at all!

Moreover, the cooked leather does not absorb the medicinal effects. If there is any injury, the leather itself can help heal the wound!"

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Erhan also put his head close and kept sniffing the leather. He didn't understand what was being said and just wanted to join in the fun.

At this moment, Dai Bai's uneasiness was completely soothed by the value of the red dog skin, and he happily skinned the remaining red dogs.

The red dogs waiting for the prize were dealt with quickly. A few people rolled up their skins and "returned home". There were nearly twenty red dogs around the camp waiting to be skinned.

At the same time, Zheng Xiaojian had just walked out of the forest and was limping along in the footsteps of Dai Song and the others, "tracking" them with difficulty in the cold wind.

He had been hungry for several days, his hands and feet were weak, and the cold wind made him feel cold all over, and his stomach was rumbling, warning him of diarrhea.

But Zheng Xiaojian was not willing to give up. He secretly swore in his heart that even if he had to poop in his pants tonight, he must not lose sight of this group of people!
But just as he was busy on his way, a light suddenly lit up on the hill in the distance, followed by a second light, a third light...

Following the faint light, Zheng Xiaojian vaguely saw two things, one big and one small, running past the light spots, blocking them for an instant.

"How come you're back so soon!"

Zheng Xiaojian was stunned, and he staggered back to the woods. At the same time, he took out a piece of oil paper package from his arms, opened it, and felt out the black grease inside.

This is a block made of pine oil mixed with gum. The pine oil smells very strong, and Zheng Xiaojian uses it specifically to cover up the smell on his body. Now he is not stingy at all and keeps smearing it on his body, even on the soles of his shoes.

I was very busy today, so I set a timer to send it, thinking that today's chapter had been sent out a long time ago. But when I clicked on it just now, I found that the time was set to tomorrow. Oh my, I'm sorry, orz!!
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