My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 192 Master Dog

   "Oh-oh-oh-"

   With the loud crowing of the big rooster, dawn broke.

  The golden-red sunlight shone, and the mist-shrouded village gradually became clear.

  In the early morning of winter, the mountains are quiet.

   But today, an uninvited guest came to Yaowangzhai, breaking the tranquility.

  The intrusion of strangers caused all the dogs in the stockade to bark.

   is Han Ninggui and the others.

   came quite early.

   At this time, it was only after six o'clock, and the Chen Ling family had just made breakfast.

  Wang Qingzhong led the five of them over.

   We agreed in the town yesterday, and went to Yaowangzhai to find Wang Qingzhong directly, because his family is the third household in Zhaizikou, so it is easy to find.

   "Hey, did you bring two dogs?"

  Chen Ling was in the yard at this time, accompanying his father-in-law to feed the little yellow dog.

   It was strange to see that they had only two hounds with them.

   Last time they had more than a dozen big hounds.

   Today, there are only five people and two dogs in their team. Except for the young man from yesterday, the other two are middle-aged people in their forties.

   And the two dogs, one red and one white, on chains, followed the lynx.

  Compared to what Chen Ling saw last time, the size of the team this time was a little pitifully small.

   "Two dogs are enough. They are all good hunting dogs that Xiaolin has trained for more than two years. Veterans go to work, and one can handle several."

  Han Ninggui smiled.

The lynx also pointed to the two dogs and introduced to Chen Ling: "This is the Xiangxi red wolf I told you last time. It has a good hunting ability and a strong wolf temperament. In addition, this is a pine tree in eastern Guangdong given by a friend. I originally thought it looked good, and I raised it for the elderly to play with, but I didn't take it seriously. Who would have thought that after raising it for a while, I found out that it was a natural hunting dog..."

The Xiangxi red wolf he mentioned has short red hair all over its body, tall and sturdy, with a long dog face, a pair of large erect ears and a thick mouth. Very annoying.

And the white soil pine dog, with short and medium hair, a little smaller in size, with a red nose, red eyes, erect ears, and a slightly curled tail, it does not have the fierceness of the Xiangxi Red Wolf, but looks rather handsome and pretty. of.

The two dogs rushed to the mountain with the people. They were supposed to squat beside the lynx and rest their tongues when they entered the yard, but they held their breath and stared straight at Heiwa and Xiaojin. He didn't dare to breathe, he looked very cautious.

   And Heiwa and Xiaojin didn't care about them at all, they were lying behind Wang Cunye and having fun with the little yellow dog.

   "This white dog is a five-red dog, right? It's so pretty."

  Chen Ling looked at him and exclaimed sincerely.

   "Yes, it's a five-red dog. This dog doesn't look like a good hunting dog in terms of appearance, paws, articulation, and nose. I really can't tell at all."

   Lynx is still surprised when I think about it now. He rarely misses out on Xianggou, but it is also a pleasant surprise.

  The old man also said next to him: "Your dog is really good-looking, and the red one is also good-looking. Where did these dogs come from?"

   "The red dog is from Xiangxi, and the white dog is from Guangdong province."

   "Huh, so far."

   "It's okay, most of them are found by friends. My teacher spends a lot of time outside, and will help me bring it back on the way..."

   Lynx gently stroked the heads of his two dogs at this time, soothing their uneasy emotions.

   Then he looked at Wang Cunye's side, biting and biting with his mouth open, and kept following the puppy who was making a fuss around Heiwa: "Uncle Wang, did you buy this puppy at the market yesterday?"

   "Yeah, Hutouhuang, Hutouhuang, have you heard of it? Our most ferocious hound, in the mountains, can run faster than a wolf..."

   "Of course I know that, aren't the two of the rich and noble family the same, but the two of his family have yellow tiger heads and are a bit too powerful. They're not that good. My two dogs don't dare to move."

   Lynx said helplessly.

   The other three in the team behind him were quite surprised, and it was the first time they saw a hunting dog raised by a lynx being frightened by other dogs.

   also walked over to ask questions.

   At this time, Gao Xiulan started talking when she saw them standing in the yard, and quickly brought out a few stools and let them sit down.

   Several people hurriedly thanked them, and took out some gadgets that they carried with them and handed them to the little dolls to play with.

   "Father, let the lynx show you how this puppy is. He specializes in hunting dogs and understands this best."

   After sitting down, Chen Ling said.

  Wang Cunye grabbed the little yellow dog and showed it to the lynx.

The lynx grabbed his hand and observed it, frowning slightly: "This puppy probably hasn't changed its hair yet, except for the hair, there is no obvious yellow tiger-head feature, but the breathing is still quite stable, riches and honors chose it for you. ?"

   "Ang, he picked it for me."

   "Yes, this puppy will have strong stamina after being raised. Just now he was playing with his food, and his breathing was not disordered..."

   Lynx nodded in approval.

   Put the little yellow dog down, and the little guy twisted his little butt, jumped up and down in front of the dog he brought, playing with joy and making a crisp and tender bark.

   Lynx added: "It's very courageous, which is good. It's just that this character is too lively, and it's still a small male dog, not suitable for a hunting dog."

   "Haha, I didn't want to be a hunting dog."

   Wang Cunye's request is very simple, just find a smart and playful puppy to relieve his boredom.

  Chen Ling also explained: "My father just wanted Heiwa to be so naughty and mischievous. He is too boring and can't even bark. Maybe it is suitable for a hunting dog, but it is not suitable for the elderly."

   Lynx was very surprised.

   It's not surprising that Wang Cunye chose such a dog.

   Instead, it is strange to Chen Ling's description of Heiwa: "Heiwa is naughty? Isn't it?"

   His impression of Heiwa was the original, majestic and sturdy **** dog like a lion who led the village dog to confront them with more than a dozen hounds, and bit off a hound's neck in three or two blows.

How can    be naughty?

Hearing this, Chen Ling smiled helplessly: "Don't look at how decent it usually behaves, you'll know it when you're familiar with it, this idiot has no good temperament, and has nowhere to go all day long, so give it to them when building a house. I built two large and spacious dog kennels. It was fresh for two or three days, so I started digging holes in the dog kennels. After filling it, I dug again after two days. After filling and digging, it was deeper than a rabbit. , now I'm too lazy to care about it..."

  Heiwa was lying on the ground bored nibbling on the leaves. He quieted down when he heard people talking about it, looked at them suspiciously for a while, then changed two leaves and continued nibbling.

   Lynx glanced at Heiwa, but still didn't quite believe it, so he said, "This should be because he has too much energy. Just take him to the mountains for a run. The hound can't stay at home all the time."

   After saying that, he gave Heiwa a very distressed look. Such a good dog was forced to dig a hole at home to vent, and the mountains and forests were their world.

   I thought that I had to persuade the rich and noble brothers to go into the mountain this time, and I would run around the mountain more when I had nothing to do, and I couldn’t let such good two dogs be abandoned.

   As for the two dogs he brought, after discovering that Heiwa and Xiaojin ignored them, they slowly put down their guard, lying at his feet and panting with their tongues out.

   I can finally rest well.

   They chatted and had breakfast.

  Wang Susu and Gao Xiulan brought out the breakfast, put it on the dining table, and called everyone to eat.

   "Have you eaten all? If you haven't, eat something at our house before going out."

   "Eat, we'll eat in town, you don't need to worry about us..."

  Han Ninggui helped bring the bench over and said with a smile, "The steamed meat buns in your town's wharf are delicious, and we're still hungry, so we bought more in one go."

   "Oh, how about just eating steamed meat cakes, everyone will finish their porridge later."

   Wang Cunye also said.

  Han Ninggui and the others couldn't resist, so they had to sit down and drink a bowl of porridge.

  The hot porridge warms the heart.

   The last few people sighed again and again, it’s still good to have acquaintances, don’t worry about being trapped everywhere, and have porridge to drink, it’s much better than living in an unfamiliar area.

  …After eating happily, everyone packed up and ready to set off.

   They all have tents, as well as simple daily necessities.

  Chen Ling brought a newly bought hoe. When he came back yesterday afternoon, Wang Cunye helped him make a wooden handle, which was just enough to use. In addition, there are the bows and arrows of the old man.

  Wang Qingzhong carried a steel fork and a hunting knife for cutting meat.

   When we went out, it was only after eight o'clock. Under the golden red morning light, Wang Cunye and Wang Qingwen also followed, ready to send them off for a while.

   After leaving Yaowangzhai, you must first worship the mountain god.

   This is the same as Chen Wangzhuang's worship of the Lord of the Land.

   If you go into the mountains to collect herbs, or if you have something to do with hunting, you should say hello to the mountain **** or the land to show your respect.

   Otherwise, the two grandfathers will be unhappy, and they will hide the precious herbs and drive away all the prey, so that those who enter the mountain will come empty-handed and leave empty-handed, and they will not get half of the harvest.

   But this time, few people entered the mountain.

   is different from hunting in the half-village of Chenwangzhuang, so we just put incense sticks and pay homage.

  There is no need for tributes and gun battles.

   After the worship was over, Wang Qingzhong led the way in front of everyone.

  Wang Cunye was dragged by Han Ninggui and others for a chat.

   mainly inquire about some rare beasts and medicinal materials in the mountains.

   "Brother, have you seen anything in this photo?"

  Han Ninggui held a stack of photos and pointed to the top one for him to recognize.

   In this photo is a black head with two short horns, a strange creature that resembles a deer but not a deer, a sheep but not a sheep, and was photographed under a sturdy tree.

   "This is a mountain called a donkey."

  Wang Cunye recognized it at a glance, "This thing runs like a gust of wind. It likes to run up cliffs. It's hard for people to catch it."

   "Did you really have one here?"

   "Of course, we used to see it often when we were collecting herbs, but now it's rare, and it's rare to see it once every two or three years."

  Han Ninggui asked that the scientific name of this thing is serow, also called mountain donkey or mountain donkey, or rock donkey. It has similar habits like blue sheep. It likes to run and climb on steep ridges and cliffs, which is more and more rare nowadays.

   After asking Wang Cunye, Han Ninggui felt that he had gained a lot, and asked a few more beasts and herbs. Wang Cunye had seen most of them, but they were all the same. In recent years, even in the past ten years, these things have gradually become hard to see.

   Looking at the confusion and doubts of Lynx and others, Chen Ling knew that this was caused by wanton hunting and the extensive use of pesticides.

  Like a leopard, it used to appear often in the village, and it was easy to encounter it when walking at night.

The    is gone now, largely because there are constantly leopards who have eaten dead mice and hares on the farmland and are poisoned to death, so they are too scared to come.

   After all, the pesticides at this time are very toxic.

   "Crossing Chashan in front, we have to take a pig trough road, the road is steep, everyone pay attention to your feet."

   Wang Qingzhong reminded at this time.

   After passing this part of the road, I slowly entered the depths of the forest.

   The group stopped.

   Lynx let go of the two dogs, and Chen Ling also gave orders to Heiwa and Xiaojin.

  The four dogs rushed into the forest and began to drive the mountains.

  This time, there is no need for anyone to follow him to help drive the prey.

   These four dogs just go to the mountain by themselves.

   This was agreed before we came.

   In order to let the four dogs decide.

  Otherwise, if the unfamiliar hounds are put together, it is easy to fight. It is better to put them in the forest first, and compete according to their abilities.

   is equivalent to running in.

  Good hounds are grumpy and self-respecting, they are battle-hardened and have their own arrogance.

   So after encountering each other, no one obeys the other.

   In this case, it is also easy to deal with.

   As the saying goes: it is the mule or the horse that comes out to yo.

   No matter what kind of hunting dog, as long as it runs two laps into the mountain, no matter the endurance, speed, or the keenness of smell and ear...

   You can tell by a comparison.

   Who is strong and who is weak is clear at a glance.

   This cannot be faked.

   Whoever catches the prey the fastest is the winner.

  One minute, two minutes, three minutes…

   They didn't wait long, only about five minutes.

  Xiaojin took the lead to return to the place, holding a fat rabbit in his mouth, trotted to Chen Ling and put the rabbit on the ground.

   followed by Heiwa, who caught a squirrel.

   The squirrel was not dead yet. Heiwa just put it down, it wanted to run, but heiwa held the tail and played with it.

   The performance of the two dogs amazed the Bobcats and others.

   "It's amazing, back and forth every five minutes..."

   This is no longer necessary.

   Regardless of the speed of harvesting or hunting, the two dogs of Chen Ling's family are superior.

   It doesn’t matter if you’re not convinced.

   They can still catch.

   Piece of cake.

  The lynx had to whistle and call his two dogs back.

  Good hounds are smart, and they realize they've lost.

After    ran back, he was not discouraged, just looked at Heiwa and Xiaojin, no longer as alert and vigilant as before.

  Dogs are very similar to wolves.

  Wolf packs have a strict hierarchy.

  Dogs also need to distinguish between high and low.

   But the same thing is that they all worship the strong and obey the strong.

  The dog who can win is qualified to be the headhunter.

   "I've taken it, I've really taken it. I only knew that you two dogs are powerful, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful..."

   Lynx has always had a mind of comparison.

  Especially when Zhao Dahai said that Chen Ling's dog had confronted the wolves and killed several wolves, which made him even more itchy.

  Because he often went to the mountains to catch wolves in order to breed dogs, and he raised dogs very well.

  Unexpectedly, I still lost.

   "To be honest, over the years, as long as the dogs I raised go into the mountains with people, they are my dogs. I didn't expect them to become green leaves today."

   Lynx sighed, squatted on the ground and reached out to comfort his two dogs.

  The head dog is the head hunter.

   When the hounds are hunting and hunting, the head dog has the highest status among the many hounds.

  , as the name suggests, is the leading hound.

  In addition to the head dog, the other dogs are called gang dogs.

   is a dog that helps drive, harass, and harass prey.

   The help dog is submissive to the head dog.

   That's why you have to score high and low.

   Chen Ling did not feel proud of this either.

  My own dog, it is called a strange thing when he loses.

   But he still said: "It's because they were lucky, they took advantage of the location and became the head snake."

   "No no no, this is not a local snake, this is a serious master dog after raising it."

   Lynx said, with a serious tone.

   looked at Heiwa and Xiaojin with undisguised envy.

  The master dog is also the head dog.

   is just the kind of extremely smart and powerful among the head dogs.

   Only one out of 100 is not bad.

  The master is diligent, fast, able to run, find, stay, and walk orders.

   is to be able to find big prey alone, such as wild boar, wild deer, etc.

After    is found, it can leave the big prey alone.

  You can stay by yourself without the cooperation of humans and other dogs.

   In addition, you can top, call, and retire.

   After blocking the big prey, when it encounters danger, it can withstand resistance. It will call people and companions to support it, and it will retreat at the right time when the opportunity is not good.

   "Haha, forget it, the master dog, you are about to praise them to the sky."

  Chen Ling smiled.

   The others laughed too.

  Master Dog sounds mysterious.

   In fact, the leader of many wolf packs can do this.

   Of course, the tiger can do it alone.

  This requires extremely rich hunting experience and fairly accurate judgment.

   Hounds have lived with people for a long time, so they need to be trained slowly, so it is not easy to make a master dog.

   The group continued on their way.

   At this time, the primary and secondary divisions are very clear.

The   dog is ahead of the hunter.

   A dog that follows a person is a helper dog.

   So Xiaojin walked in front, Heiwa and the other two dogs followed beside the person.

   Now it is Wang Cunye leading the way to the place where I met the golden monkey the day before yesterday.

  Climbed over a cliff, passed the ridge where you could see Liangkouzhai, and arrived at the destination in a short time.

   "This is it. Look, there are so many monkey hairs on the ground. You can still see blood here."

   Wang Cunye pointed to the vicinity of the big tree and said.

  Han Ninggui saw this, so he brought people over and carefully collected the monkey hair.

   At the same time, Xiao Jin also carefully sniffed at Chen Ling's signal.

   Two days and two nights passed.

  The traces and smell left by the golden monkey are no longer obvious, which is already a cold show.

   But obviously this is not difficult for Xiaojin.

   Soon, it screamed in a low voice, shaking its head and tail at Chen Ling's feet, indicating that it has successfully found Sao and can be dispatched at any time.

   (end of this chapter)