Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"Hey guys, just say what's on your mind, don't look at me like that."

Lu Weiguo only glanced at them before he could roughly guess what they were thinking.

Impossible, unrealistic, and difficult to implement.

Those wild boars aren't stupid; you can't just tell them where to go!

"Xiao Lu, we didn't mean to discourage you, it's just that we don't quite understand what you're saying."

One of the younger hunters gave an awkward smile and said it through gritted teeth.

"If it's as you described, it's a large herd of dozens of wild boars, with a alpha male and a certain level of cohesion. It's not like they just run off after a firecracker is thrown."

Moreover, I've been to that pool before; it's full of ice shards, freezing cold, and the ice can even cut your skin.

"If that wild boar encountered that thing, wouldn't it run away immediately?"

The hunter was somewhat considerate of Lu Weiguo and didn't directly mock him for being an idealist.

After all, this era had just experienced that crackdown; they had all gone through things like, "With enough effort, a sow can weigh over a thousand pounds!"

The era when "as long as you're willing to put in the effort, even a potato can outperform a person's head."

That idealism was too exaggerated, but they ended up bearing the consequences.

It's already quite remarkable that they would still give Lu Weiguo such face after hearing his plan.

"Guys, I get what you mean, but do you know about ancient wolf hunting methods?"

Lu Weiguo smiled and looked at the group.

"Ancient wolf hunting methods? You mean the kind where the wolf bites itself? Isn't that just a legend?"

"Yes, little brother, don't be silly. What animal is that stupid?"

"That's too idealistic. If you really want to do that, Xiao Lu, we can't play along with you."

As Lu Weiguo's words became increasingly idealistic, the old hunters felt utterly exhausted.

"Hey guys, do you know the one I'm talking about? Let me finish."

Lu Weiguo wasn't in a hurry and explained with a smile.

"I know what you're talking about. It's about releasing a certain plant into a wolf pack. That plant makes the wolves emotionally unstable and they'll eat the wolf cubs."

Instead of waiting for the wolves to disappear on their own, I'm suggesting a different approach.

Lu Weiguo was exceptionally patient, analyzing the situation thoroughly from the inside out.

After all, this method requires everyone to work together to succeed.

What Lu Weiguo was talking about is a method most commonly used by the older generation.

It can be used against both wolves and bears.

For wolves, adding anesthetic and razor blades to the meat makes eating the same as eating a dog; they both lick it with their tongues.

So when the meat is cooked, the tongue will be cut by the blade, but the anesthetic inside will not make it feel pain.

On the contrary, the taste of blood on its own tongue will excite it even more.

When the wolf sensed the army on its own.

Having already lost too much blood, he could only wait to die on the spot.

The same applies to black bears, except that the meat is replaced with honey or malted milk powder.

As for dealing with wild boars, it's even simpler: wild boars eat mushrooms and other mountain produce.

"Ah! So we have to hide nails in the mountain produce too? Well, wild boars don't chew their food much, so it's useless!"

"Yeah, and where would they get so many mountain products? That's ridiculous!"

"My older brother said... just listen, that's all. So many annoying things! Did he give you permission to interrupt?!"

Lu Weiguo has a good temper, but that doesn't mean Liu Dazhuang has a good temper.

If Lu Weiguo hadn't stopped him, he would have already attacked the person who had just raised the question.

"Dazhuang, shut up!"

Lu Weiguo gave Liu Dazhuang a hard punch.

She turned around and said with a smile, "My brother is a little simple-minded and doesn't understand social etiquette, so please don't mind him."

These words were, of course, meant for them as well.

Fools don't understand social etiquette, and you guys don't even understand it?

Having patience doesn't mean you're easy to bully.

"It's alright, it's alright, hehe, it's our fault for talking too much, Brother Lu, please continue."

"Yes, young man, you're right. This is our fault."

It has to be said that Liu Dazhuang was really useful at the crucial moment.

"You don't need to worry about the mountain produce. My family runs a purchasing station. You can spread the word that the station buys mountain produce, especially those defective items that the supply and marketing cooperative didn't want before."

The prices are fair, and they're all appointed by legitimate supply and marketing cooperatives. You can even take on some manual labor jobs on the side, but you need to bring a letter of introduction.

Lu Weiguo explained the location of the purchasing station in Fendou Village.

He continued.

"We won't use nails, we'll use salt. Wild boars need salt, but they can't eat too much. Unlike humans, they can't be fed water alone."

Instead, it will experience fever and lethargy, and will need to drink large amounts of water, otherwise it will die.

Anyone who has raised pigs knows that minerals like salt are essential for wild boars.

But you can't feed them too much; if they eat even a little too much, the pigs will become abnormal.

That's exactly what Lu Weiguo took advantage of.

Wild boars that have been starving for half the winter will definitely go on a feeding spree when they see those mountain delicacies.

However, if too much salt is ingested after eating, it can cause the nerves to become sluggish, requiring the animal to drink water frantically to cool down.

At this point, the half-water, half-ice pool became their lifeline.

But what is attractive is often the rope that leads to death.

"This... is feasible!!! It's just that the cost is a bit high."

"It's not impossible. Once most of the wild boars are in the water, we can release the dogs in and take care of the rest!"

"Young people really do have sharp minds!!"

Hearing that Lu Weiguo had arranged everything properly.

How could they possibly refuse? This wasn't about needing them; it was clearly about taking them hunting!

Moreover, Lu Weiguo covered all the previous costs, and they could even split the spoils with him, which was incredibly generous of him.

The "equal division" here doesn't mean that a dozen or so people share it equally, but rather that Lu Weiguo takes one share and the rest of the people take one share.

But that's enough. Zero cost, low risk—it's practically like picking up free money.

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's hurry down the mountain. We'll meet here at this time tomorrow, and we'll collect as much as we can in a day."

This is for our village chief, Mr. Huang; he'll handle the arrangements.

Lu Weiguo needed to buy salt, but he couldn't go through the proper channels.

Salt is a scarce commodity; you want to buy so many without tickets?

However, that was exactly what Huang He was in charge of.

Refined salt is hard to buy; Huang He can't get dozens of kilograms of coarse salt in a day.

He should stop operating in the black market.

"We'll be back tonight!!"

"We made sure the dog was well-fed too!"

"Damn it! Let's just do it!"

It's profitable and low-risk.

Everyone was like they'd been injected with adrenaline, frantically leading their dogs down the mountain.

After all, they had heard that the purchasing station also had odd jobs, which was a good business that could last a long time. Their family was determined to be the first in their village to take on such jobs!

"Let's go too, let's go to the county town and then we can go down the mountain and divide the money!"