sbdcsierra Chapter 1721 Fame Arrives in the Provincial Capital
Chapter 1721 Fame Arrives in the Provincial Capital
Chapter 1721 Fame Arrives in the Provincial Capital
Not only was Black Tiger stunned, but the two bears were also stunned at this moment.
"Hmph..." The black bear, surrounded by black tigers and eight dogs, roared to the sky. The bear's roar echoed through the mountains, drowning out the barking of the dogs, the sound of the stream, and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees.
"Hmph!" The black bear, being chased by the green tiger and its pack, responded with a roar.
For a time, the roars of bears could not be heard incessantly!
"Wang Wang Wang..."
"Ow ooh..."
Eight on the east and seven on the west, fifteen hunting dogs were completely baffled as to how one bear had turned into two while they were fighting.
The hunting dogs were a bit disorganized, but they didn't panic or rashly attack the bear. One group stood on the left and the other on the right, forming a battle formation and uniting with their companions to fight the enemy.
"Hmph..." The black bear on the east side roared again. Ignoring the noisy hunting dogs beside it, it got up and charged towards its kind.
"Cough..." The black bear on the west side was not to be outdone and got up to meet the enemy!
The two black bears, who fought yesterday, were still confused about the current situation and both thought the hunting dogs were helpers brought in by the other side.
At this moment, just like when a bear encounters a hunter with hunting dogs, the bear will inevitably choose to attack the human and the dog first.
In this situation, the bear perceives humans as a greater threat.
When faced with their own kind and a dog, bears perceive their own kind as a greater threat. Therefore, at this moment, neither bear pays any attention to the dog, focusing all their efforts on the other.
"throat……"
"throat……"
Amidst the chilling roar of the bears, the two black bears stood upright like humans, swaying as they walked forward.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
Seeing this, the hunting dogs were stunned again. They watched as the two bears pounced on each other, striking each other with their paws.
"Wang Wang!"
"Ow!"
Green Tiger and Black Tiger, as the leaders of the two groups of dogs today, launched the first attack on the two black bears.
As soon as the lead dog went up, the hunting dogs pounced.
The hunting dog bit, and the bear became even more ferocious. But when they became ferocious, they ignored the dog and launched an even more vicious attack on their own kind.
Li Baoyu was fast on his feet, and he was the first to arrive at the scene. When Li Baoyu arrived with his gun in hand, he was thinking of taking the lead, but when he saw the situation on the battlefield, he was stunned.
Two black bears were seen fighting fiercely, while more than a dozen hunting dogs were tearing at them.
A bear rolled to the ground, almost crushing the Azure Dragon and the White Dragon. The dog gang scattered, and the black bear, having gained the upper hand, pressed its attack and pinned the fallen black bear to the ground.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
"Ow..."
The hunting dogs swarmed towards the dominant black bear like a tide, pouncing on it and biting its rump and legs.
When the dominant black bear couldn't hold on any longer and retaliated by attacking the hunting dog, the black bear that was pinned down by the dog seized the opportunity and flipped it over.
As soon as the black bear fell, the hunting dogs scattered instantly. Seeing that the black bear that had been restrained had gained the upper hand, most of the hunting dogs pounced on it again to bite it, thus relieving the other bear from its clutches.
Only Big Black and Big Yellow bit the ears of the black bear lying on the ground, making its ears bleed and unleashing their ferocity.
With the help of the dogs, the two black bears got up from the ground and then pounced on each other again. Their powerful bear paws slammed into each other, and their sharp bear teeth tried to lock onto each other's throats several times.
At this moment, Li Baoyu held a hunting rifle, staring blankly at the battlefield, not knowing what to do.
This battle was different from usual. With the two bears locked in combat and the hunting dogs swarming around to take advantage, Li Baoyu had no chance to fire a shot.
"Baoyu!" Just as Li Baoyu was in a dilemma, Zhao Jun arrived.
Hearing the bear roar and the dog bark, Zhao Jun sensed something was wrong; the noise was different from usual.
Seeing Li Baoyu standing there dumbfounded, Zhao Jun concluded that something was wrong.
"Brother, you've finally arrived!" Li Baoyu turned around, took two steps down, grabbed Zhao Jun's arm, and helped him up to see the situation.
"My goodness!" Zhao Jun frowned upon seeing this. He had never encountered anything like it in either of his lives.
Zhao Jun picked up his gun but didn't fire immediately. Like Li Baoyu, he was afraid of shooting the dog.
But Zhao Jun believed that he would definitely have his chance to make a move.
At the same time, Zhao Youcai also arrived at the scene. He hid behind a small red pine tree, squinted his small eyes and glanced into the battle, and immediately made a plan in his mind.
Zhao Youcai raised his gun while simultaneously observing his surroundings. Just as the gun was about to touch his face, Zhao Youcai lowered it again because he saw Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu.
At this moment, Zhao Youcai was facing the two brothers. He had to look after the hunting dogs on the battlefield, so he couldn't look after Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu.
Zhao Youcai was eager to prove himself, but he couldn't bear to part with his dog, let alone his children and nephews.
"Big Brother!" Li Dayong rushed over, glanced at the battlefield, and exclaimed in surprise, "How are we supposed to fight this?"
“It’s easy to beat them up.” As Zhao Youcai spoke, he raised his chin slightly and said, “I’m afraid of hitting those two brats.”
Upon hearing this, Li Dayong looked in the direction Zhao Youcai indicated and saw Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu hiding behind a tree.
They couldn't reveal themselves now, or the bear would easily come after them. Zhao Youcai pursed his lower lip and imitated two bird calls, but the bear's roar and the dog's howl couldn't reach Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu's ears at all.
"Hurry up, Dayong!" Seeing Zhao Jun raise his gun, Zhao Youcai grabbed Li Dayong with one hand and pulled him aside.
Zhao Jun raised his gun to his face, glanced at the two black bears, and then observed the situation on the other side. At this moment, Zhao Jun also thought that with fifteen dogs and two bears arriving, what if Zhao Youcai and his group appeared on the other side?
However, Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong had already left the tree where they were hiding, and his brother had also moved while crouching down, so Zhao Jun didn't see them.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Jun also imitated two bird calls, which were similarly drowned out by the roars of bears and barks of dogs.
Suddenly, the black bear whose paw had been burned by Wu Dalin gave up and staggered back to where Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong had been hiding.
"Hmph..." The victorious black bear was not going to let the other bear off, and got up to give chase, with fifteen hunting dogs following closely behind. It was as if a bear-dog alliance was chasing a bear.
"Bang!" Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Jun fired his gun.
The fleeing black bear was shot in the back; the bullet pierced its body, and the powerful impact knocked it to the ground.
"Clang!" Seeing his enemy fall, the victorious black bear did not take advantage of the situation. Instead, he turned around and headed straight for the spot where the gun had been fired.
"Bang!" As the black bear turned around, Li Baoyu fired a shot, and the bullet went into the bear's waist.
The bullet tore the black bear's intestines to shreds, but the bear, which had fallen over, rolled over and got up again.
This is what makes bears so formidable; their vitality far surpasses that of tigers and lions.
Not only did it get up, but the bear that Zhao Jun had knocked down also got up. The two black bears roared and charged towards Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu.
The Zhao family's gang, who recognized the gun, did not hesitate to charge at the black bear at this moment.
"Roar!" The flower dragon flew into the air without any suspense, followed by the big flower.
"Oh!"
"Oh!"
Two gunshots rang out simultaneously. A bullet pierced the bear's chest from the front, leaving a bloody hole in the white band on its chest. The bear's heart exploded, and it rolled over and fell to the ground.
Another bullet struck the left ear of another black bear, causing its head to explode and splatter blood.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
"Ow ooh..."
The hunting dogs pounced on the two black bears, tearing and biting them indiscriminately.
Zhao Jun looked to his left. He had only fired one shot; the shot that hit the bear's head from the side wasn't his.
Zhao Jun looked over and saw Zhao Youcai putting away his gun, while Li Dayong waved in his direction.
As Zhao Jun nodded in response, Li Baoyu muttered behind him, "Those two old fogies!"
Zhao Jun quickly turned around and glared at Li Baoyu. "You dare to say anything? Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up?"
At this moment, Li Dayong gestured to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu, indicating that he would go and finish off the enemy.
Li Dayong only fired one more shot at the two bears, because one of the bears' heads had already been smashed and didn't need another shot.
Seeing people approaching, the hunting dogs gradually quieted down. Just then, someone shouted from the east, "Stop shooting, huh? We're coming over!"
"Come on, Shunzi!" Li Dayong responded, then turned to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu and asked, "Where are Qiangzi and the others?"
“Jin Hui tripped over a tree stump.” Li Baoyu laughed. “He said he rubbed his toes for a bit, but it seems he did. My uncle, Brother Zhang, and that Master Qin all got him into the carriage.”
“What a day!” Li Dayong mimicked Zhao Youcai’s catchphrase, saying, “I told him not to come, I wouldn’t do it.”
As soon as Li Dayong finished speaking, Lin Xiangshun and Wu Dalin rushed over. When they arrived at the scene and saw the two bears lying dead on the ground, Wu Dalin smiled and said to Zhao Jun, "Young Master, you're really amazing! Two black bears, they just clashed and died like that."
Upon hearing Wu Dalin's words, Li Dayong immediately objected. He raised his hand to stop Wu Dalin and said, "Why are you such a sycophant, old man?"
After saying this, Li Dayong pointed to one of the black bears and added, "This bear was shot by my older brother. He blew its brains to smithereens with one shot."
After Li Dayong finished speaking, he heard someone next to him mutter quietly, "If you guys don't come, I'll shoot this bear dead."
It was Li Baoyu who muttered under his breath. After he finished muttering, he turned his back and pretended that it wasn't him who said it.
"What are you saying?" Li Dayong glared at him and said, "If your grandpa wasn't afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, he would have been killed by these two bears long ago."
As he spoke, Li Dayong pointed to the tree next to him and said, "We were hiding behind this tree, and your grandpa didn't even hit the bear on the back of the head, saying he was afraid of hitting you instead..."
"Dayong!" Zhao Youcai, who was smoking a cigarette, stopped Li Dayong and said nonchalantly, "Why argue with a kid?"
When Zhao Youcai said this, he really had the air of a superior person, which made Wu Dalin take a second look at him.
But when Wu Dalin thought of Zhao Youcai's three oxen's record, he shook his head and dismissed his previous thoughts.
"Alright, let's start cutting it open." Zhao Youcai waved his hand and went to the side to smoke.
Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu inspected the hunting dogs, while Li Dayong, Lin Xiangshun, and Wu Dalin turned the two bears upside down.
Upon examination, Erhei, Hualong, and Dahua sustained minor injuries but were otherwise unharmed. Then, Li Dayong drove one bear, and Li Baoyu drove the other.
After opening the bear gallbladder, Li Dayong took it and handed it to Zhao Youcai. But when Li Baoyu took out the bear gallbladder to hand to Zhao Jun, he saw Zhao Jun winking at him.
"Ah..." Realizing what had happened, Li Baoyu took the bear gall and ran towards Zhao Youcai, earning an approving look from Li Dayong.
Zhao Youcai took the bear bile, stuffed it into a small cloth bag, and ordered, "Feed it to the dogs!"
Zhao Jun and his men cut off pieces of flesh with knives to feed the dogs, which made Wu Dalin feel heartbroken.
"How do we get these two big bears back?" Just as Lin Xiangshun was worrying, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, and Qin Hongzhi arrived.
Seeing Zhang Yuanmin and Qin Hongzhi carrying burlap sacks, Zhao Youcai said, "Slice! Slice right here, and then carry the meat down."
There's no snow left, so we can't pull it up. We might as well just peel some meat and carry it back.
Listening to Zhao Youcai, everyone got to work and skinned and butchered the bear.
"Master Wu, Master Qin," Zhao Jun said to Wu Dalin and Qin Hongzhi, "Just skin this bear and leave it here. If you want it, you can come and get it."
Not all hides are valuable; bear hides are quite worthless. Although they can be used as mattresses, even warmer than electric blankets, they have a strong odor, so most households don't use them; only those living in shacks do.
"Thank you, young master." After thanking Zhao Jun, Wu Dalin pointed to Hei Xiazi and said, "Young master, could you give me a pair of Bo Leng Gai (a type of Chinese liquor)? I heard that stuff is good for making liquor."
The black bear's kneecap, also known as the false tiger bone, is only effective on the two kneecaps of its hind legs; the ones on its front legs are not.
Zhao Jun's family has plenty of these, so he immediately waved his hand and said to Wu and Qin, "Aren't there two sets here? You two can each take one set."
After saying that, Zhao Jun asked again, "Bear Nose, do you two want some?"
"No, we don't want to." Wu Dalin and Qin Hongzhi shook their heads in unison, only to see Zhao Jun taking a stone and knocking out the bear's teeth one by one.
"Young Master, what can this thing do?" Wu Dalin asked. Zhao Jun smiled and said, "I'll keep it as a souvenir."
There were some things Zhao Jun couldn't say. These days, wild boar tusks and bear tusks aren't worth much, but in thirty years, you won't be able to buy real ones.
The two bears together must have weighed 700 jin (350 kg) when they were alive. After gutting, bleeding, removing the heads, cutting the meat, and feeding it to the bears, not counting the bear paws, the meat yielded nearly 300 jin (150 kg).
Each sack weighed fifty pounds, and there were six sacks. Not too heavy; even those who run up the mountains could carry them without a problem.
When the group got off the truck, they saw that Zhao Jinhui had fallen asleep inside. His toe was saved; it just needed to be straightened.
Before everyone got on the bus, Zhao Jun took out a wad of cash from his pocket, which he had taken from home before leaving. Zhao Jun first found out twenty ten-yuan bills and handed them to Wu Dalin.
Then, Zhao Jun gave the rest to Qin Hongzhi and said, "Master Wu, Master Qin, we've taken down these two bears. I'll give you two hundred yuan per family, and a bag of meat for each of you too."
"Thank you, Master!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Wu Dalin and Qin Hongzhi, holding the money, were about to bow to Zhao Jun with delight when Zhao Jun quickly stopped them and asked, "Where are you two going? If you're going back to Lengchang, I'll give you a ride. If you're going home, I'll take you home!"
After dividing the money and meat, Wu and Qin both said in unison that they wanted to go home.
And so, Zhao Jun and the others got into the car and drove out of the mountain area. They first dropped Wu Dalin and Qin Hongzhi off at Xishan Village before going home.
It was almost six o'clock when the Liberation truck stopped at the entrance of the Zhao family compound. They opened the gate and drove the truck to the front of the house.
When the Zhao family's door opened, Xie Chen was the first to rush out.
Seeing Chen's broad smile, Zhao Jun asked, "Little Chen, how was today? Everything's settled?"
"Hahaha..." Jie Chen laughed and said, "It's settled, Brother Jun, now I have a wife too!"
"What kind of wife do you have?" Li Baoyu laughed. "You'll have to marry one to find out."
Jie Chen glared at Li Baoyu, and at that moment Wang Meilan came out of the house and said to Zhao Jun, "Son, you weren't home this afternoon, and Director Chu called again."
"What's he doing?" Zhao Jun asked, and then Wang Meilan said, "He said that the pig god and the big black bear you beat up will be exhibited at the provincial museum tomorrow!"
(End of this chapter)