Chapter 771: Knock them out and they'll be obedient

Listening to the grunting of the group of little piglets, Wang Li asked with a puzzled face: "Fourth Brother, why don't these little things know how to run? Why are they so obedient and let us catch them?"

Wang An looked at Wang Li, feeling a bit like scolding him.

The main thing was that this kid Wang Li asked about everything; if he didn't understand something, he would inevitably ask.

It wouldn't be a problem to ask, after all, if you don't understand and don't ask, you'll never understand.

But the problem was, how would Wang An know the reason for so many things?

So, Wang An spoke nonsense without hesitation:

"When you were as small as them, you didn't know how to run either."

Wang Li scratched his head and stopped talking.

After tying up the sacks, Wang An looked at the group of dogs surrounding the dead pig, each with long trails of drool, then looked at his watch and turned to Wang Li:

"It's still early. Let's hurry up and gut the pig. After feeding the dogs, we have to lead the horses back."

Wang Li nodded and replied:

"Mm, yeah. We should have each ridden an extra horse; otherwise, we'll have to walk back."

Wang An actually had the same thought, so he nodded and agreed: "That's for sure. Next time we go into the mountains, we'll each ride three horses. Damn it, day after day, having too much meat is also a headache, damn it."

After hunting prey in this season, the most annoying thing is actually the transportation problem.

Because there are no roads in the mountains, after hunting prey, besides carrying it on one's back, one has to use mules or horses to carry it.

Of course, being able to use mules and horses is already very fortunate; if one had to carry the meat down the mountain by hand, that would be a truly life-threatening task.

People without considerable perseverance and endurance simply couldn't do it.

As the two were talking, Wang Li gutted the pig. In this season, besides the heart, liver, and lungs used to feed the dogs, the only remaining pig organ was the pig stomach.

Even for the pig stomach, Wang An didn't want it; the key was that you have to pour out the pig feces immediately.

Pouring out the feces isn't enough; you also have to rub it with a large amount of dry soil, otherwise, that stench of feces could simply suffocate a person.

However, Wang An said to throw it away, but Wang Li couldn't bear to, saying he loved this thing, especially that stinky smell when eating it.

On this point, Wang An didn't refute him; the main thing was that Wang An also loved it. Not only did he love the pig stomach, but Wang An also loved pig intestines.

It's just that Wang An was too lazy to clean them; it was just too damn stinky when pouring out the feces.

After feeding the dogs, Wang An said to Wang Li:

"I'll go take a detour to lead the horses in. You keep an eye on the surroundings; the smell of blood is so strong, don't let anything else be attracted here."

Wang Li said while unloading the meat:

"Mm, don't worry, Fourth Brother. With all these dogs around, it'll be fine."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Mm, that's true. Alright, I'm off."

As he spoke, Wang An wiped his hands with a tree branch and walked out of the wild boar forest.

When Wang An led the horses back to Wang Li, Wang Li had already finished unloading all the meat. At this time, he had lit a fire and was sitting there roasting bones.

That's right, he was roasting bones, but they were bones with meat on them.

Seeing Wang An come over, Wang Li happily picked up a bone and handed it to Wang An, saying cheerfully: "Fourth Brother, you have to admit, roasting bones like this to eat is actually quite delicious; it even saves us from using wooden skewers."

Wang An took the bone, took a bite of the little meat left on it, and said: "You're pretending to be frugal. If you want to eat, just roast the meat. You've trimmed these bones so clean there's nothing left."

Wang Li heard this and said with a full smile:

"I'm telling you, Fourth Brother, bones like this are the most satisfying to gnaw on. They're super fragrant and super satisfying."

Wang An didn't expose Wang Li and just watched him boast with a smile.

Only at the end did Wang Li tell the truth: "I mainly just saw that throwing this stuff away would be a waste."

Unloading meat in the mountains has the sole purpose of reducing the weight for the descent, and since the prey is still warm, unloading the meat is also more convenient.

However, the most important reason is indeed the former, because unloading meat in the mountains is really wasteful; things like the pig head, pig trotters, pig skin, and pig bones all have to be thrown away.

To be honest, whether it's the pig head, pig trotters, or the bones, there's quite a bit of meat on them; these are actually good things.

But there's no other way; in these deep mountains, you have to let go of what you have to let go. If you are reluctant to throw anything away, you will only drag yourself down.

You have to know that the saying "Don't carry a needle for a thousand miles" is definitely not empty talk.

After gnawing on the bones and packing up the meat, Wang Li looked at the three live pigs and said to Wang An with a worried face:

"Fourth Brother, if we put these pigs on the horses' backs, won't they fall off? The key is that they aren't obedient either."

Wang An looked at the three live pigs and then at the not-so-wide horse backs, and he also felt a bit worried, instinctively asking Wang Li:

"Then what do you think we should do? We tied them up with such difficulty; we can't just kill them now, right?"

Wang Li thought for a long time before saying to Wang An: "If a person isn't obedient, we usually just knock them out. Fourth Brother, what do you think about us knocking the three of them out?"

When Wang An heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he said with a smile of agreement:

"That's right! Once they're knocked out, they'll be obedient. When they wake up, we'll just knock them out again. Hehehehe, your brain has finally opened up. Good, very good."

You have to admit, the method Wang Li thought of is actually quite practical; at the very least, it can solve the immediate problem.

As he spoke, Wang An took the hand axe out of the sack on the horse's back.

Then, Wang An held the hand axe with the blade facing up, aimed at the forehead of the uninjured wild boar, and swung it down.

The forehead of a wild boar is actually quite hard and quite resistant to being hit.

So, after a muffled "thud," Wang An felt his hand vibrate, but the wild boar just stared with its big eyes and didn't pass out.

However, the miserable shrieks from the boar's nasal cavity became even louder.

Wang An curiously touched the pig's head that had been hit by the back of the axe and muttered: "Damn, this thing's head is quite hard."

Wang Li said excitedly:

"Fourth Brother, did you miss? Why don't you give it to me and let me hit it?"

It was clear that Wang Li also wanted to experience the thrill of hitting a wild boar with a blunt weapon.

Wang An didn't speak but swung the axe again.

After another "thud," the wild boar's shrieks stopped abruptly. It lifted its head with effort, and finally, it sank heavily to the ground.

It was clear that the wild boar was either unconscious or dead.

Seeing this, Wang An immediately reached out to check the wild boar's nose. Only after feeling a trace of breath did he put his heart at ease.

If it had been killed, that would have been a disaster.

(End of chapter)