1940s: I supported my wife and sister-in-law by hunting.

Today, in the old forest behind Nangou Village, a nine-person hunting team organized by Wang Changfa, consisting of old, middle-aged and young people, each with a knife on their waist and a gun in their hand, and all sorts of other weapons.

A dozen or so hunting dogs scattered ahead, sniffing the ground and clearing the way.

Chen Gaoshan naturally didn't lag behind, bringing along his two dogs, Dahuang and Erhuang.

The two hunting dogs were among the best in the mountains, with a keener sense of smell than ordinary dogs, and nimble legs that could run like lightning.

They excel at flanking from both sides and working in perfect coordination to drive away and surround their prey.

Xiao Kouzi, holding the old hunting rifle that Uncle Chen used before, followed in the middle of the group.

This was his first time going into the old forest with a hunter, and he hoped to take this opportunity to learn how to hunt.

The other two boys in the group were also entering the mountains for the first time. Logically, they should have been a little scared, but at this moment they showed no fear at all. Instead, they were full of enthusiasm, their eyes were bright with anticipation, and they were bursting with a wild energy that was eager to try and show off their skills.

"Uncle Long Hair, Uncle Chunlei, you're both experienced hunters from the mountains. What should we do if we really encounter something big?"

Wang Changfa held a hunting rifle in his hand, turned his head, and glanced at the few young boys beside him.

"Which of you will fire the shot?"

Seeing this, Liu Chunlei noticed that the younger generation remained silent.

"You asked that question? These kids are going into the mountains for the first time, and they've never even touched a gun before, so it's normal that they don't know anything. With a few of us old guys backing them up, there's nothing to worry about."

Back in the day, when I was with the Anti-Japanese United Army and dealing with those scoundrels, my marksmanship was truly amazing. I could hit anything I aimed for, every shot was a hit!

When Ma Wanzhong heard him start bragging again, he couldn't help but expose him.

"Chunlei, keep blowing your thunder. If you really run into a pack of wild boars later, you'll be lucky if you don't get so scared that your legs go weak and you wet your pants."

"Bullshit! Ma Wanzhong, you can't utter a single good word from your dog mouth!"

Liu Chunlei glared and retorted.

"What, just because dogs like to eat shit doesn't mean you have to! I've hunted countless bears in my life, what's a wild boar compared to that? As for you, you usually just rely on your hunting dogs catching a few rabbits to get by. Don't get chased by a wild boar and fall flat on your face, disgracing all of us hunters!"

The two of them bickered back and forth, just like two old rascals.

Wang Changfa interrupted their nonsensical behavior with a deep voice.

"Alright! Stop with the nonsense. Have you forgotten why we came into the mountains? Don't delay us. Let's head north quickly. Finding wild boars is the priority."

Everyone put away their jokes and continued walking forward.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the group reached a hillside.

Chen Gaoshan glanced casually at the ground and immediately stopped.

On the forest floor, there were countless wild animal hoof prints of varying depths, scattered yet connected.

"Uncle Long Hair, Uncle Chunlei, come and look at these footprints on the ground!"

They were all experienced hunters; they immediately squatted down to examine the body closely, and their expressions changed upon seeing it.

"Those are wild boar hoof prints! So many, it must be a large herd of wild boars!"

Before the group could even follow the tracks to find the wild boar, the hunting dogs running ahead suddenly barked and started barking incessantly.

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Chen Gaoshan gripped his hunting rifle and ran quickly up the slope.

When he climbed to a high point and looked down, he saw that more than a dozen hunting dogs had already rushed up the hillside and were chasing the fleeing wild boar herd.

Looking out, it was a dark mass, a densely packed group.

Dark and yellowish.

"Holy crap! There were at least twenty wild boars!"

"Brother Shanzi, those are really wild boars! Such a huge herd! If we can catch them all this time, every household in our village can make a big feast of meat and egg dumplings!"

Little Kouzi held the hunting rifle in his hand, his eyes wide open, staring at the dark mass of wild boars scurrying down the slope. His blood was rushing to his head, and he couldn't care less about being afraid. He just felt an itch in his palms and wished he could rush down with the hunting dogs right away.

This group of wild boars is quite large. There are five or six adult wild boars alone, and judging by their size, each one must weigh over 200 pounds. The rest are all half-grown piglets.

Even if you remove the pig's head and offal, which are inedible, there would still be at least two thousand catties of meat. That would be enough for their nine-person team, or even for the entire Nangou Village. If they could get their hands on this, the whole village would be filled with the aroma of meat.

Wang Changfa immediately noticed the excitement in the eyes of the young men, but fearing that they might lose their composure due to impulsiveness or falter at crucial moments, he quickly lowered his voice and gave them some instructions.

"Don't shrink back, all of you, perk up! Don't be cowards! These wild animals are the most bullying of the weak and fearing the strong. If you back down, they'll charge at you with bloodshot eyes, and then no one will come out unscathed!"

We'll quickly split into three groups, all under my command! First, let the hunting dogs stir things up in front, driving the wild boars into our encirclement. Then, focus on the adult wild boars first, as they have more meat and fat.

Keep all the cubs if you can; they're still valuable meat, no matter how small! These things are temperamental; you can't raise them if you catch them, and if they escape, they'll just be food for the wild boars and bears in the mountains. This time, we must wipe them all out; not a single one can escape!

He quickly assigned tasks, pointing to everyone.

"Chunlei, you take Wang Si and Chen Laosan and immediately go to the left to block them and drive the wild boars towards the middle! Qi Da Kuai and I will go to the right to encircle them! Wanzhong, you lead Erganzi and Sha Leng to sneak behind the wild boar herd and find the right opportunity to drive these beasts to the higher slope!"

He turned to look at Chen Gaoshan.

"Shanzi, you take Xiao Kouzi and stay on this hilltop, occupy a good position, set up your gun and aim. As soon as I fire, whichever direction Wan Zhong leads the hunting dogs and Erganzi in, you immediately fire to block them!"

We'll fire from below, and the wild boar will panic and run towards your slope. You two must guard the pass tightly and absolutely not let the wild boar escape! Even if the pups escape, we can't let them get away!

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Without saying a word, Chen Gaoshan immediately grabbed the still excited Xiao Kouzi, quickly squatted down on the top of the slope, set up his hunting rifle, and locked his eyes on the movement below the slope, ready to strike at any moment.

Everyone else ran out as well.

The next second, the forest erupted in chaos, with the barking of hunting dogs, the howling of wild boars, and the frantic grunting of panic all mixed together.

"Woof woof woof! Awooo, Fen'er, Hum'er."

It must be said that these native hunting dogs are truly brave and courageous. They are indeed worthy of being the best hunting dogs selected by generations of hunters in the mountains. They are intelligent, cooperative, and each one is a skilled hunter.

Then a black and white spotted hunting dog, as agile as lightning, led several companions, coordinating from the front and back, flanking from the left and right, blocking a large wild boar so that it couldn't advance or retreat. The wild boar howled and ran wildly with its head down, completely losing its sense of direction.

The black and white hunting dog had a clear target and caught up with the wild boar, which weighed 250 or 260 pounds. It saw that the boar was stubborn and refused to run into the encirclement.

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