Chapter 952

Mu Xueli heard Wang An's words and immediately leaned over and said:

"Brother-in-law, after Old Five left yesterday, I went to find Old Xiao Pao. Old Xiao Pao told me that hunting a man-bear is particularly harmful to dogs. Ordinary black bears don't like to bother with dogs, but that man-bear thing will kill the dogs when it sees them; that thing seems to know that dogs will lead people over."

Wang An paused upon hearing this and asked Mu Xueli:

"Then what should we do? How did Old Xiao Pao hunt this thing before?"

What Old Xiao Pao said, Wang An actually knew, but Wang An heard it from Feng Chengmin.

Mu Xueli continued:

"Old Xiao Pao also said that having many dogs is useless; the more the dogs chase, the more cunning that thing becomes, and it will be even more difficult to find it later."

Wang An rolled his eyes at Mu Xueli and said:

"Don't tell me these useless things? Is there any good way or not?"

Mu Xueli saw Wang An's posture of being about to get angry, and only then went straight to the point:

"Old Xiao Pao said, it's best not to let the dogs loose, and then have people lead the dogs to chase."

Wang An said without lifting his head:

"Pure nonsense, the grass is so high, you can't even find the tracks, what's the use of leading the dogs? This isn't winter with snow."

Pausing, Wang An continued:

"Besides, can we outrun the dogs? Or can we outrun the black bear? If we lead the dogs, that black bear's nose is so sensitive; smelling the human scent and the gunpowder scent, it would have run away long ago."

Wang An suddenly discovered that hunters with the title of "gunner" are actually just like that, nothing more than having rich hunting experience.

It must be said, Wang An himself is now called a "gunner," but in Wang An's view, his hunting methods are actually just like that.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli also agreed:

"Yeah, Old Xiao Pao also said that they hunted that man-bear in winter before."

Wang An glanced at Mu Xueli and then said:

"Alright, don't listen to him anymore, let's just hunt our own way."

As he spoke, Mu Xueli and Wang Li helped put armor on the dogs, the three checked their leggings and cuffs again, and then rode out on horses leading the dogs.

Traveling in the mountains in this season still requires great attention.

Although the big forests in the Northeast are not as infested with poisonous insects and snakes as the big forests in the South, things like "ticks" and "tree thorns" and big black mosquitoes are also quite strange.

Especially ticks, which are "ticks," this damn thing bites people, and in severe cases, you might have to be hospitalized.

This time going into the mountains, the three Wang An brothers also brought one more thing, which is mugwort rope.

Twisting the wilted mugwort tightly into long braided ropes and lighting them with fire is the most commonly used mosquito repellent in the local area.

Of course, besides mugwort, old cow dung also has the same mosquito repellent effect; lighting it with fire to smoke mosquitoes can be said to be equally damn useful.

It is worth noting that the old cow dung mentioned here has nothing to do with cows; this thing is actually a type of tree ganoderma.

And old cow dung can be said to be seen everywhere in the forest, and it is quite simple if you want to collect it.

And the reason Wang An wanted to bring mugwort rope instead of collecting old cow dung on the spot is because although old cow dung can repel mosquitoes, it produces quite thick smoke when it burns, which is especially suffocating.

After the three left the gate, because of the direction, they didn't take the road to the west of Wang An's house, but first went east past the small shop and the village department, and finally went into the mountains from the road in the middle of the village.

When the three walked to the gate of the village department, village chief Sun Physician, accountant Li Youcai, militia captain Sun Xiangfeng, and a group of militiamen were sitting or standing together discussing something.

Actually, Wang An also wanted to take the opportunity to come to the village department to inquire about the situation; at the very least, he had to know the approximate location of that man-bear.

Otherwise, searching aimlessly in the mountains would be no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

Seeing the three Wang An brothers coming with a group of dogs, the crowd who were originally worried and sad immediately became happy.

Seeing accountant Li Youcai stand up and greet Wang An:

"Xiao An, are you three brothers going to hunt that gray-haired black bear?"

Wang An smiled and said while dismounting:

"Yeah, didn't Grandpa Sun come to find me yesterday? After Grandpa Sun's guidance, I thought that as a member of our Kaoshantun, I should contribute when I should contribute."

As he spoke, Wang An also looked at Sun Physician.

It was very obvious that Wang An was adding glory to the face of Sun Physician, the village chief.

Wang An's voice had just fallen when Sun Physician laughed:

"We were just discussing this matter; the village decided to take out 200 yuan as a reward. Whoever kills that gray-haired black bear, that 200 yuan will belong to whoever."

Wang An joked with a smile:

"Then I see this 200 yuan is definitely mine, hehehehe..."

Wang An laughed, and everyone followed suit.

It could be seen that these few days had truly tossed this group of militiamen enough; seeing Wang An about to take action, this group of people was happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Although 200 yuan is already quite a lot in this era, this money is really not something ordinary people can covet.

After laughing, Wang An asked Sun Xiangfeng:

"Uncle Sun, where is that black bear approximately?"

Sun Xiangfeng thought for a moment and said:

"After the fifth mountain ridge to the east, aren't there several small rocky mountains there? We vaguely saw it yesterday, but when we got to the front, it was gone."

As soon as Sun Xiangfeng's words were finished, Wang An couldn't help but frown; the main thing is that this information is too little, and I don't know what these militiamen were doing while wandering in the mountains for three days.

But even if the information is little, the five words "vaguely saw it" are also quite speechless.

So did they see it, or did they not see it?

Noticing Wang An's expression, Sun Xiangfeng added embarrassedly:

"We didn't see the black bear very well, but we saw the black bear's poop there, and the poop wasn't dry yet, and I feel that black bear is ten to one right there."

Wang An nodded helplessly and said:

"Yeah, alright, it's easy to talk if there is black bear poop."

There is no other way to say it; this is a typical "ask three questions and know nothing," and it's useless to ask.

After chatting a few useless words with the crowd, the three Wang An brothers mounted their horses one after another and plunged directly into the forest.

The speed of the three riding horses was not fast, so about an hour later, the three Wang An brothers arrived near the several small rocky mountains Sun Xiangfeng mentioned.

After searching for a long time, they finally found the black bear poop that had been crushed by Sun Xiangfeng and others.

Consequently, Wang An instructed Da Hei:

"Da Hei, this time it depends on you, smell this poop, and see where that black bear ran to?"

Thanks to "Hei A Niu Ge" for the reward, thank you, thank you.

Wish you, big brother, make a big fortune every day, and wealth comes rolling in!

(End of chapter)