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Chapter 5 Another Harvest

The black tiger kept whimpering and seemed very moved.

"Eat it." Xu Ye touched its head and turned back to continue skinning it.

Jiang Ruyue didn't say anything, just swallowed.

Meat was so rare that she could only have a few bites during the Chinese New Year thanks to the support of her mother's family.

Xu Ye took some time to peel off the skin and then put it into the backpack.

The black tiger would not steal its prey without the owner's permission, so Xu Ye was not worried that the meat would be eaten by it.

"Xu Ye, this water is very sweet, you should drink some too." After Jiang Ruyue drank her fill, she washed her face.

She didn't eat anything at night, and she couldn't go into the mountains without drinking water.

"No, I'm not thirsty." Xu Ye's current physical condition is far superior to that of ordinary people. He didn't sweat much just now, so he naturally wouldn't be thirsty.

The black tiger had finished eating the internal organs, and licked the blood on both sides of its mouth with a sense of unsatisfaction.

"Go in."

The black tiger obediently crawled into the flat backpack and turned around nimbly.

Xu Ye put on the backpack and took the hunting rifle handed to him by Jiang Ruyue.

"Sister, how many bullets are there at home?" Xu Ye asked curiously.

He guessed that there were not many bullets, after all, they could be sold for money.

In order to pay for Li Dongming's medical treatment, the Li family now has more than three hundred foreign debts.

If Jiang Ruyue hadn't stopped it, this Hanyang-made rifle would probably have been lost.

"There are 26 bullets in total. I have used more than ten of them before. If I had known, I would have left them for you." Jiang Ruyue said with some regret.

In fact, she had been into the mountains several times in the past two years, but never gained anything.

Nowadays, there are very few prey outside the forest, because every household has to burn firewood, and the mountains and forests have been stripped bare due to the firewood cutting.

How can there be any animals moving around if there isn’t even any grass?
The seven necessities of a farmer's home are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, with firewood ranking first.

Without firewood, I can’t even cook.

I need to find time to chop wood every day, otherwise I won’t be able to make a fire and cook.

So it was really luck that I was able to catch the raccoon at the foot of the mountain.

"That's enough. If we kill more prey, we can exchange it for bullets."

"I'll make a hunting bow tomorrow. You can use a hunting bow or a slingshot to hunt small animals."

"Using a gun is too powerful and will damage the leather. It's not worth it."

Now Xu Ye lacks experience and does not dare to hunt wild boars.

At most, we would kill a dozen raccoons, muntjacs, raccoon dogs, porcupines, and mountain goats.

These things are the animals that exist here.

There are still a lot of mountain beasts today, and there is no concept of animal protection, so they can be killed at will.

Now there are some hunting teams that specialize in hunting and exchanging furs for foreign exchange.

Hearing Xu Ye mention slingshot, Jiang Ruyue quickly took out a slingshot from her pocket and handed it over along with a small cloth bag filled with stone seeds.

"I have a slingshot here. It was given to me by your brother-in-law. Do you think it will work?"

Xu Ye took the slingshot, took out a stone seed, put it in the sling bag and aimed at a big tree in the distance.

"Snapped!"

The stone hit the bark with a dull sound, which sounded very loud.

"Yes, it's suitable for hunting pheasants and rabbits." Xu Ye said happily.

"It's a pity that I'm not very accurate with this slingshot. I've only shot a few sparrows." Jiang Ruyue said with some annoyance.

"That's because the stones you picked are not good and not regular enough. The best projectiles are steel balls. If you don't have those, you can make ceramic balls or clay balls yourself."

The stone that Xu Ye just got was not very regular, so it was not easy to hit it accurately.

"So that's it?"

“I thought it was my problem.”

Xu Ye smiled slightly and said nothing more.

The two men continued walking into the mountains, but just one civet cat was not enough.

"Gugugu" a sound suddenly came into the ears of Xu Ye and Jiang Ruyue.

The two looked at each other and realized that it was the call of a pheasant.

Jiang Ruyue couldn't help swallowing, and the taste of pheasant came to her mind.

Xu Ye quickly took out his slingshot and took out two stones from his pocket.

Pheasants cannot withstand a single bullet. If hit, half of the pheasant will be broken into pieces.

Unless you are using a shotgun that uses lead bullets or steel balls.

Even shotguns won't work, they're too powerful.

Air guns and slingshots are suitable for hunting small animals like pheasants.

You have to load less gunpowder into the shotgun, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the lead bullets all over your body.

Xu Ye made a gesture to Jiang Ruyue, asking her to stay where she was.

Pheasants are very alert and timid, and the slightest movement will alarm them.

Xu Ye mainly has to see them, only when he sees them can he shoot.

Be careful where you step to avoid making loud noises.

A few minutes later, Xu Ye saw three or five pheasants digging for food, and they didn't notice him approaching at all.

He quickly picked up the stone and aimed at one of the pheasants.

"Snapped!"

As the sound was heard, a stone was shot at the pheasant.

"thump!"

The other pheasants that were not hit instantly flapped their wings and fled.

Xu Ye quickly stepped forward and grabbed the pheasant that was still struggling in place after he hit it with a stone.

[Hunting 0.8 catties of pheasant, hunting attribute points +0.01]

Round it up to one kilogram, right?
Xu Ye discovered that it was not so easy for him to accumulate hunting attribute points.

"Sister, give me the hunting knife to let me bleed." Xu Ye shouted to Jiang Ruyue in the distance.

"Hit it?" Jiang Ruyue ran over happily.

"Let me do it. This blood can be given to the black tiger to eat."

Although the blood is not much, it is a good thing for the black tiger which is often hungry.

"Okay, I'll take a look around." After saying that, Xu Ye handed the pheasant to Jiang Ruyue and put down the backpack.

"Be careful." Jiang Ruyue instructed and cut the pheasant's neck.

Xu Ye walked to the side, wanting to see if there were any other animals nearby.

He didn't fire his gun just now so as not to scare away any nearby animals.

After walking around for a few minutes, Xu Ye came back.

"Why did you pick up firewood?" Jiang Ruyue's eyes lit up when she saw Xu Ye coming back with firewood.

"Roasted pheasant. I'm hungry. I can't hunt without eating something." Xu Ye said with a smile.

Jiang Ruyue's stomach was already rumbling with hunger, so Xu Ye was thinking about roasting the pheasant.

"Okay, I'll roast it." Jiang Ruyue took the pheasant out of the basket without hesitation.

After pulling off its feathers, Jiang Ruyue cut open the pheasant's stomach.

All the internal organs were given to the black tiger, which had a big belly and a huge appetite.

Xu Ye had matches in his pocket and used some pine needles to successfully ignite the fire.

After adding some firewood to the fire, Xu Ye started to sharpen sticks with his hunting knife.

After sharpening, it will be easier to skewer the pheasant.

"Sis, you roast the chicken here, I'll go around and yell if anything happens."

"Black Tiger, guard it." As he said that, Xu Ye touched its head.

The smell of blood is likely to attract animals, so Xu Ye plans to walk around the area to see if any animals come.

(End of this chapter)