bookrebus Chapter 405 Completely Refreshing
Chapter 405 Completely Refreshing
The forestry station only reported that Xiaoling Village was severely affected. The villagers of Xiaoling Village also assumed that the cornfields were infested with wild goats and were the hardest hit. But no one realized that the most densely populated area for wild goats was actually near the river ditch at the foot of the mountain.
The sheep burrows are densely packed, all dug underground. If these sheep aren't caught, not only will they inhabit the village's cornfields, but next spring, this large flock will multiply and swarm across the village like locusts, causing immense suffering for the villagers of Xiaoling Village. It's truly a pest that comes and can't be driven away, growing more rampant year after year, and its origins remain a mystery.
The falcon cried out loudly, and the sable, driven to this ditch, was clearly exhausted. It was panting heavily from running, and when it saw a burrow, it instinctively burrowed into it.
The sable darted into its burrow in the ditch, where countless small, irregular mounds of earthen burrows lay scattered. The sable's intrusion was like stirring up a hornet's nest; the earthen burrows erupted in chaos.
The once quiet mound at the foot of the mountain is now beginning to tremble slightly, and countless ground sheep are emerging from every corner, burrowing and shoving on the ground, raising the mound and quickly emerging from the surface.
Li Ju'an's eyes lit up, and seizing the opportunity, he whistled along with the falconers of Yingtun.
Six falcons swooped down quickly in the air, and the mother golden eagle followed suit, reaching out her sharp talons to snatch the fattest and most robust ground ram from the mound.
Chen Xiangqian shouted and fired a burst of shots at the mound of earth, raising his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.
He didn't just shoot alone; he also pulled Lu Jinyang and Song Desheng to shoot together.
The newly acquired Type 56 semi-automatic rifle delighted Chen Xiangqian like a large toy. He grinned like a child and shouted, "Brother Li! There's another one over there, and another one here! Hurry, good heavens, that pair needs to be dealt with severely! It's a matter of conduct! A serious violation of discipline!"
Just as a female and male ram poked their heads out of the cave, Chen Xiangqian shot them both back down. Song Desheng laughed and scolded him, "Why is it a crackdown? Maybe this couple is legally married. If you were to carry out a crackdown, who knows how many people you would wrongly accuse."
Chen Xiangqian said, "No, I have sharp eyes, I can tell for sure that this couple is not a couple at all."
"Why not? Can you tell if the earth sheep are a couple?" Song Desheng teased him as he pulled the trigger to fire.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiangqian spoke very clearly and logically, saying, "When we're cracking down on crime, we rush into the sheepfold. If there's something wrong with their behavior, the male sheep will definitely cover themselves, and the female sheep will also cover themselves and hide separately. If they're a couple, the male sheep will be angry and won't cover itself, only covering the female sheep. Don't you think that makes sense?"
Lu Jinyang shook his head as he listened and laughed, "You guys, hurry up and get to work. If you're late, you'll have to do less work. Don't miss a single one."
Song Desheng could still engage in a verbal battle with him, shouting, "I don't think that makes sense. Whether male or female, there's no need to cover your body, just cover your face. If you cover your face, who can see who?"
The group burst into laughter. The ground was riddled with sheep holes, and when the sable rushed down, it caused an immediate uproar.
In less than half an hour, the area was cleared out.
The falcons in Zhao Tun's hands were all stuffed with food, their bellies round and full, and they were still burping with their mouths open, too tired to fly.
The two eagles in Li Ju'an's hands still had some strength left, and could fly back and forth several more times to drag the last two goats back. Then they landed on Li Ju'an's arms, panting heavily, their wings drooping, clearly unable to fly anymore.
More than twenty fat wild sheep lay sprawled on the ground. These were all adult wild sheep, each one plump and round, lying there. If these wild sheep were to breed next spring, who knows how many villages would be ruined.
Li Ju'an unloaded the mutton and gave it to the two eagles to eat first. Then he whistled at the sky, calling down the golden eagle that was still circling in the sky.
The golden eagle swooped down and landed on his outstretched left arm. Its talons gripped the leather sheath, and it pecked at the mutton he offered, then tilted its head back and swallowed it.
Xiao Zhang, one of Zhao Pao's subordinates, said with a grin, "Little Li Pao, your eagle is quite interesting. It doesn't go down to the ground or catch sheep, it just herds sables around. It has a temper and a strong personality."
Li Ju'an chuckled and fed the golden eagle bite by bite of mutton. The golden eagle readily ate from his hand, indicating its acceptance of him. He was happy to feed the golden eagle, finding it quite relaxing after such a busy day.
After being fed two large mouthfuls of mutton, the golden eagle's belly became visibly rounder, and its eyes and brows, now full, were no longer sharp, but rather gentle, and it would even steal glances at Li Ju'an.
As Li Ju'an turned to talk to Lu Zhiqiang, the golden eagle turned its plump face and glanced at Li Ju'an, pretending to be very casual.
The hunting dog, Big Tiger, barked loudly in dissatisfaction. Only then did the golden eagle turn its head and look naturally at the distant mountains, without even glancing at the hunting dog.
Song Desheng scratched Da Hu's head and laughed, "Da Hu, this feathery thing looks down on you. Go beat it up later!"
Big Tiger barked and looked like it really wanted to beat up the falcon, which amused the hunters. They didn't expect that Big Tiger, the strongest mountain dog, would have such a temper.
Li Ju'an shouted, "Go and fetch Big Skin over, but don't damage its fur."
Big Tiger barked loudly, leading his hunting dogs to ambush the sable at the cave entrance. Before long, the headhunter actually dragged out an exhausted sable. Li Ju'an quickly opened the cage and snapped the unfortunate little guy inside.
Chen Xiangqian chuckled and teased the sable, saying, "Why don't we feed it some too? It's really done a great job this time."
"Alright, feed it its internal organs, tell the sable to come this afternoon, and we'll continue working tomorrow. There are still several hilltops that haven't been cleaned up."
"Absolutely, a well-fed person will work better."
Li Ju'an cleared the hills and fields near Xiaoling Village of sheep and urea. He hung more than a dozen urea bags on the back of the mules, and even the horses brought by the Lu brothers had six woven bags hanging on their backs, making them very full.
Several people, still pulling a cart, returned victorious, delivering their heavy harvest of sheep to Xiaoling Village.
At this time, Wang, the head of Xiaoling Village, was leading the villagers and chatting with Qin Pao while roasting mutton.
"Little Li is still too young. The forest farm should hire someone older and more experienced to be the gunner. Young people are impulsive and lack experience. They need more training."
"That's right, where would you find a cannon that fires halfway and then runs off to fire somewhere else?"
Just as they finished speaking, they heard a rustling sound from the woods. It turned out that Li Ju'an was leading a group of hunters out of the forest.
Upon closer inspection, they saw that Li Ju'an was leading two large livestock, each carrying a dozen or so woven bags of urea on its back, and each person was carrying a dead sheep in a basket on their back.
Captain Wang slapped his thigh, stood up, and shouted, "So many harmful things! Where are the rest? Where did they come from!"