Where there is water, prey activities tend to be more frequent.
Lu Lu simply led the four Yuan Baoniang along the river bank and walked all the way upstream.
With Yuan Bao around, Lu Lu's chances of finding the target are always high.
After going three or four miles deep, he shot two greyhounds.
Seeing that it was approaching noon, Lu Lu was about to turn back and go back to Dixiangzi for lunch. He would also take care of the weasels and greyhounds at hand. Then in the evening, he would come back to look at the traps he had made. He was about to call Yuan Bao home.
Just then, a whine came out.
Lu Lu knew that Yuan Bao had found a small animal again, so he looked in the direction where Yuan Bao was looking.
This river has a lot of water flow, but in this section, due to erosion and siltation, it appears to be very gentle. Not far from the right side of the river, at the foot of the mountain, a small bubble with an area of only twenty to thirty square meters has been formed.
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There were many water plants growing among the fertile silt and gravel, and on one side of the mountain was a hazel bush with densely intertwined branches. He looked at it for a while, but found nothing unusual.
Since you have a goal, how can you miss it, what if it is something good!
"吜吜......"
Just as Lu Lu thought, Yuanbao tried to get into the bushes, but was blocked by the branches and couldn't get in. He walked around for a while and then found a larger gap. He bowed his waist and got a few feet away.
The water bubbles were only about one meter apart, next to an unknown small bush.
Although it was the first time for the three puppies to enter the water, their nature dictated that they flopped in the water for a while and gradually mastered the swimming skills. They swam awkwardly towards Lu Lu and Yuan Bao. After landing, they also swung vigorously.
The body shook the water off its fur and whined, as if it had been slightly wronged.
Don’t listen to the unflattering name of the water rat, and you might think it’s just a rat. But in fact, it’s a rat, but it’s a very special kind of rat. It also has two other names: green-rooted marten, also called muskrat, or muskrat.
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This kind of hazel bush is too dense and not suitable for Yuanbao to run through and fight. It is very difficult to catch prey.
He walked out of the hazelwood forest and walked towards the puddle on the opposite side.
Yuan Bao quickly swam to the side of the water mouse, caught it in his mouth, jumped out of the water bubbles several times, and ran happily towards Lu Lu. When he got in front of Lu Lu, he spit out the water mouse and put it on the ground.
Its fur can be sold at a good price at the buying station.
The three puppies also followed and joined in the fun.
The water rat was peeled in the same way. As for the sachet inside the water rat, Lu Lu carefully peeled it off like a pig's gallbladder, and kept it in a small bottle with a rubber cap that Wang Demin came to treat Yuanbao with medicinal powder.
In this case, if he goes first himself, it is very likely that he will alarm the little beast and let it escape first. It is better to let Yuanbao go first and have a greater chance of capture.
They were only a few meters apart. For Lu Lu, this distance couldn't be simpler.
Lu Lu didn't care about them. For the three puppies, learning to swim was a lesson they must learn.
Lu Lu once again issued the order to hunt Yuan Bao.
After hearing Lu Lu's instructions, Yuan Bao immediately bypassed the small bubble and got in through the gap in the hazel bushes.
Its fur has rich undervelve, bright tips, and strong and tough skin. It is a good material for making high-end fur coats. In the fur market, it is known as soft gold.
Huang Pizi was reluctant to peel the skin like a squirrel, so he chose to use the knife from his mouth to make a skinning opening, then carefully took off Huang Pizi as if taking off his clothes, chopped a piece of wood with an ax, and planted it on the ground.
Lay it in the open space in front, then turn the yellow leather inside and collapse it on the wooden stakes to make it easier to shovel the oily leather.
Moreover, if it is a male water mouse, during the breeding season, it will also secrete a strong-smelling muskrat scent, which has similar ingredients to the musk produced by forest musk deer. In later generations, it was also used to replace musk in medicine or to make high-end perfumes, but here
At this age, it has not yet been recognized, and it is mainly just for the sake of superficiality.
Something strange!
He took the cutting knife and cut off some branches. Lu Lu also walked around Yuanbao. When he saw a deep hole exposed where Yuanbao was pulled, he grabbed the withered grass and looked at it. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately knew
What did Yuanbao find - a water rat!
After the snap, the water rat had no chance to react and could only struggle and twist slightly in the water.
Lu Lu rubbed Yuan Bao's head and said, "I'll share it with you when I return to Dixiangzi."
As if he heard Lu Lu's words, Yuan Bao snorted softly and shook his body violently. Water droplets splashed in all directions, reflecting a rainbow in the sunlight.
In the hazelwood forest?
Lu Lu frowned slightly.
As soon as Yuanbao heard the sound of the slingshot, he immediately jumped into the bubble and swam towards the water mouse. The three puppies also jumped into the bubble, but this was their first time entering the water and they were not very good at swimming.
Writhing in the bubbles, struggling, and screaming strangely.
The hole that Yuan Bao pulled was the hole where the water rat came out of the water.
Usually when the water becomes shallower and the hole emerges from the water, it will block the hole with weeds.
However, this also shows once again how rare Yuan Bao is.
After shoveling the oily skin from several small furs and cleaning them, Lu Lu stretched the gray skins into frames, and stuffed the yellow skins and muskrat skins with some urala grass to tighten them, and then put them into the fairy pillar to dry in the shade.
Yuan Bao just took it back and did not bite it, which made Lu Lu feel a little relieved.
However, after scratching and scratching, Yuanbao gradually stopped and stopped even barking.
The fact that Yuanbao is not digging or barking now means that the water rat is no longer in the hole and should have taken refuge in the water along another exit.
Lu Lu didn't see any small animals being spooked by it. Instead, he pulled out a large ball of withered grass, and then dug the soil vigorously.
This guy is a master diver and can even hold his breath for five or six minutes in the water.
Carrying the prey all the way, his hands were stained with the smell of yellow leather, so he simply skinned a few small things.
In one morning's work, two greyhounds, one yellow-skinned dog, and a muskrat were caught. Lu Lu was already very satisfied with this harvest.
Carrying the prey and no longer lingering, Lu Lu led Yuanbao and his family along the trail and spent nearly an hour returning to Dixiangzi.
A good hunting dog is like this. If it is not hunting, it is just helping its owner to pick up the prey. It will not bite and destroy it and is busy eating the meat, but will bring it back to its owner.
Often in winter, a lot of weeds are dragged and covered at the entrance of the hole to prevent snow and keep warm.
If there are a few more tooth holes, this small fur will be greatly discounted.
He suddenly became interested.
Anyway, let's go out and take a look first, Lu Lu doesn't have much hope anymore.
Lu Lu was stunned for a moment. The Yuanbao was not moving, which meant that even it had lost its target.
Lu Lu thought of this and immediately took out the slingshot, loaded the sling with mud balls, stood up slowly, and scanned the water surface and surroundings of the bubble.
The meat of Huangpizi and muskrat was distributed by Lu Lu to the four Yuanbaoniangs. Animals with precious furs should be remembered by them.
Lu Lu, who was a buyer of mountain goods in his previous life, knew its value very well.
It barked wildly at the bushes and stretched its feet into the bushes to pull.
Lu Lu, who was well prepared, immediately drew his bow and struck out.
Lu Lu lifted the water mouse up by its tail. What a good guy, it was so fleshy. It weighed no less than one kilogram. It was considered a relatively large water mouse. Moreover, it was a male water mouse.
Lu Lu waited quietly for about three minutes, and suddenly noticed water ripples on the edge of the bubble, and the water rat's body poked out from the weeds in the shallow water.
I took some soap and washed the smelly smell off my hands. It was already around two o'clock in the afternoon.
Lu Lu returned to the cellar and started cooking, but he was thinking about the harvest on the wooden clamps at night...
Thanks to book friend Maxim Xiaomianqiu, Frozen Valley for the tip!
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