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

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

For three whole days, Zhang Dexing and his group did not return.

Lu Weiguo and Liu Dazhuang, whose legs were trembling, squatted in front of the cowshed, with dry grass in their mouths, watching the radiant Li Huifang help the cowshed.

"Three days? You two were together for three days? Without eating or drinking?"

"Okay, Brother Weiguo, I'll learn from you. What positions have you been using these past few days?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dazhuang instantly perked up, as if he and Li Huifang would be ready to fight the moment Lu Weiguo wasn't around.

"No! Don't tell me, I can't listen." Lu Weiguo shook his head frantically, meeting Li Huifang's piercing gaze. "You haven't been sleeping at all?"

"I went to sleep, but I don't know if it was day or night. Anyway, I worked when I woke up and slept when I was tired. If you hadn't come looking for me, I wouldn't have known that three days had passed."

"Awesome!"

Lu Weiguo gave a thumbs up, saying that Liu Dazhuang was born in the wrong era.

If this were in the 1980s or 90s, I'd go to Changchun and become a male prostitute.

One person can win over ten rich women!

"Hehe, it's not awesome, it's Huifang's butterfly..."

Lu Weiguo: !!!

Sometimes, it's not that Lu Weiguo is inconsiderate; he just wants to find out.

It was the person involved who insisted on speaking out.

Not only should you talk about it, but you should also describe the process of each step.

This was unbearable for Lu Weiguo, who hadn't had time to be affectionate with Li Xiulian in the past few days.

"You two little brats, stop waiting, let's walk there. My son went to the county to inquire, and Zhang Dexing and the others aren't planning to come back these next few days."

Lu Weiguo has been thinking about the badger these past few days.

He went to see the village chief, Huang Guangzu, every day.

But after that night of torment, the man in his sixties simply couldn't take it anymore.

To get up the mountain, you need an oxcart.

But Lu Weiguo waited for three days, and Zhang Dexing and his gang of beasts still hadn't returned.

"He'll die on a woman's belly sooner or later!"

Li Huifang also heard what they were doing.

I have deep contempt for people who try to bargain for a two-yuan night and insist on paying ten yuan for five days!

I deeply despise this kind of opportunistic behavior.

of course!

If she knew that Zhang Dexing and the others were using Wu Jian's funeral expenses...

I reckon Li Huifang will be even harsher with her insults.

"Men, it's just that kind of thing, but Huifang, you should still be careful. Sometimes, gossip can be deadly!"

Huang Guangzu sighed.

I don't know why or when it started.

The whole village inexplicably fell into chaos.

If he thinks carefully, he will definitely remember that it started when Lu Weiguo stopped gambling.

But Zhang Dexing's behavior was truly appalling.

Therefore, he attributed all his actions to the arrival of a misbehaving village cadre in Fendou Village.

"Alright, village chief, Sister-in-law Huifang has had a hard time too, and Dazhuang just wanted to lend a hand. Let's go raid the badger's burrow."

Lu Weiguo stood in front of Liu Dazhuang.

They were afraid that this fool would knock down the village chief who was badmouthing his woman with a single punch.

"Alright, Lu Weiguo, you've been doing well lately, you've really made something of yourself."

After Huang Guangzu finished speaking in a low voice, he put his hands behind his back and walked unhurriedly toward the badger's den he remembered.

. . . . .

The three of them walked for nearly three hours, from morning until noon.

Huang Guangzu was able to find the cave entrance, which was covered by snow, by following the markings on the tree.

"This is it! It's definitely a badger burrow!"

Lu Weiguo squatted down and used a shovel to dig away the snow on top.

After clearing away the snow, a hole the size of a water tank was revealed.

Badgers are similar to rabbits; a badger burrow has at least three or four entrances.

Moreover, badger burrows are particularly well-designed, with separate rooms for different functions such as bedrooms, storage rooms, toilets, and birthing rooms.

Although no badgers have left this cave during this period.

But based on the smell emanating from the cave, Lu Weiguo nodded.

"Village chief, it's a badger den. Leave the rest to me. If I catch a badger, I'll give you a bigger share of the meat!"

The village chief didn't say anything, and instead found a tree stump to smoke and rest.

"Dazhuang, stop thinking about Sister-in-law Huifang and get back to work!"

Lu Weiguo understood what the village chief meant just by looking at his demeanor.

This can't be solved by simply giving more meat.

This clearly means eight or nine out of ten.

There was nothing Lu Weiguo could do; after all, the old man was the village chief, so he could only vent his anger on Liu Dazhuang.

"Okay, I'll go find other badger burrows."

Liu Dazhuang couldn't tell whether the words were good or bad.

Walk ten meters around the hole, draw a circle around it, and then start sticking wooden sticks into the ground inside the circle.

This is the method taught by Lu Weiguo. Badger burrows are very well hidden, but once you find one, the other entrances are within ten to twenty meters.

Using the found hole as the center, search little by little, and you will surely find it.

Liu Dazhuang truly lived up to his reputation as the chosen village guardian; in less than half an hour...

They found three holes using a stick.

On the contrary, Lu Weiguo only found one cave entrance.

A typical badger burrow has at most five entrances.

So finding five is already quite a lot.

"Dazhuang, when you're digging a hole, block two and leave three. Don't go too far. Remember, that's the rule in the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dazhuang nodded thoughtfully.

Real hunters actually follow many rules, such as not hunting pregnant prey or young animals.

Apart from wild animals that damage crops, most other animals are not completely exterminated.

Of course, the same applies to catching badgers.

Like Lu Weiguo, they blocked two entrances to the hole, using one for smoke and the other for catching badgers.

The remaining hole was left as a chance for the badger to survive.

A typical badger litter contains ten offspring.

This way, at least two or three can be released.

But those unscrupulous people will block up all the caves.

Only one was left to smoke in the smoke, and the other to catch badgers.

This way, they can only catch less than half of the badgers inside the burrow.

The remaining badgers preferred to suffocate in their burrows rather than come out.

However, many hunters who don't understand the rules will do this.

This has led to badgers becoming not only a nationally protected animal in later generations, but also being even rarer than tigers in some mountainous areas.

ignition!

Smoke!

Huang Guangzu pulled out a large scallion from somewhere and ate it while watching the commotion.

They showed absolutely no intention of helping.

Lu Weiguo and his partner dug a hole more than half a person's height down into the badger's burrow!

In this way, without them having to lift a finger, the badgers that ran out would all fall back into the hole.

Pine wood in winter is moist and rich in oils.

Once it's lit, you don't even need to fan it vigorously.

Thick smoke billowed out.

In just two or three minutes, black smoke with a pine scent billowed out from all the caves.

Just as smoke began to rise from the cave on Lu Weiguo's side.

A badger with three bars on its head and a mouth that looked like a dog popped its head out.

However, he was only peeking out when he was suddenly pushed out by the badger behind him!

These are badgers, also known as snow cats. They're coming in one after another, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Six of them ran out in a row!