Sheng Xiping came to the pig pen at the agricultural team's farm, trying to find clues to determine what kind of beast had stolen the pigs and sheep.
But after arriving here, Sheng Xiping could only shake his head and sigh.
Lao Hu and others didn't understand anything, so they brought people over all morning and trampled all over the pig pen.
Are there any animal footprints on the ground? They are all human footprints, so how can he tell them apart?
Sheng Xiping had no choice but to follow Old Hu's advice and follow the footprints all the way to the woods at the north end of Hou Dadi.
Anyway, the place here is wide, and human footprints cannot cover all the footprints left by wild beasts.
Sheng Xiping followed the beast's tracks to find the place where the pig's head was abandoned, and then followed the tracks on the snow to find a way forward.
"Xiping, can you tell what it is?"
Wang Jiachuan saw that Sheng Xiping had frowned and said nothing since he came out, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Uncle Wang, these look like the footprints of a jackal.
From the current point of view, there must be at least eight or nine, and if you include the jackals on guard duty, there must be more than ten."
Sheng Xiping looked solemn and didn't understand why jackals would come into the village to steal pigs and sheep.
The scientific name of the jackal Sheng Xiping mentioned should be called Northeast Jackal.
Because its fur is brownish-red, its body is smaller than a wolf, larger than a fox, and about the same as an ordinary dog.
Therefore, most local people call it jackal, red dog, or red wolf, but they are actually the same thing.
Despite their small size, jackals are the most difficult to provoke in the forest. They are the leader of jackals, tigers and leopards.
The main reason is that this thing is small in size, flexible in body and quick in movement.
Moreover, he is courageous, has a fierce temperament, and is particularly good at team fighting.
A few jackals can chase for dozens of miles, pester and harass, and wear down a tiger for life.
Sometimes, they even dare to provoke black bears.
The most important thing is that these things have one thing in common with the African third brother, they are all from the anorectal department.
Once entangled by them, the chance of survival is slim.
Therefore, most animals in the forest are afraid of jackals and hide far away.
Normally, when people go into the woods, they try not to provoke jackals.
Fortunately, jackals are relatively friendly to humans and will not attack humans if they are provoked by humans.
Sometimes the rangers spend the night sleeping in the woods, and jackals will urinate around the camp.
Once other animals smell the scent of a jackal, they don't dare to get close.
Jackals usually hunt in the woods and rarely come close to villages.
So Sheng Xiping was particularly puzzled, how could there be a group of jackals coming to the forest farm to harm pigs and sheep?
As soon as Sheng Xiping said it was a jackal, Wang Jiachuan and others' expressions all changed.
After all, we are in a forest area, and even if we have never seen these wild beasts in the forest, we have heard about them.
"Xiping, are you sure it's a jackal? Could it be a wolf?" Wang Jiachuan asked.
"Uncle Wang, you are not a wolf.
Wolves are large and have large claws. The footprints on the snow are somewhat similar to those of dogs, but the middle two toes are slightly longer.
This footprint is obviously smaller than that of a wolf, and the distance between the front and rear paws also shows that it is smaller than the size of a wolf."
Sheng Xiping shook his head. He had been learning hunting for many years. Identifying animal footprints was a basic skill and he could never go wrong.
"What can we do? Xiping, are you sure you can deal with these jackals?"
Lao Hu was so worried that he could only pin all his hopes on Sheng Xiping.
"Old Uncle Hu, let me think about this. I have to think of a way to kill all these jackals.
Otherwise, this thing has a very strong desire for revenge and will definitely not give up."
Canids, regardless of whether they are wolves, foxes, yellow-skinned dogs, or jackals, are all very vengeful.
If you want to fight, you have to kill them all. If you don't kill them, leave those who will continue to take revenge.
Sheng Xiping said this, which means that jackals can be beaten, but they just need to have a foolproof method.
When Lao Hu heard this, he felt somewhat confident.
"Okay, okay, then think about it slowly. Before we go up tonight, we need to come up with an idea.
Otherwise, I'm afraid these jackals will come to the breeding farm again.
We don’t raise much ourselves, so if we let them cause trouble again, then we won’t have to pay the old money?”
Lao Hu nodded quickly, as long as Sheng Xiping could find a way.
"Well, tonight, I will lead the people from the educated youth team to be on duty."
If you want to find a way to break the jackal group's sneak attack on the breeding site, you must come and guard it in person.
If the jackal comes again tonight, I'll kill him if I get the chance.
"Yes, yes, oh, with your words, I feel relieved."
When Lao Hu heard this, he was overjoyed. With Sheng Xiping's ability and a few educated youths, he should be able to deal with those damn jackals.
"Secretary Wang, do you think we should ask the security department to provide Xiping and others with some guns and bullets?"
Zheng Xianyong was there and asked.
"Okay, let Li Zhenggang make arrangements.
This is related to the supply of non-staple food for our factory workers, and it is not a trivial matter.
The field gives full support, and as long as these jackals are killed, there will be rewards from the field."
The wild beasts that enter the villages to steal sheep and pigs can also attack people if they are not protected.
The forest farm has the responsibility to protect the lives and property of its employees, so these jackals must die.
Just like that, a group of people came out of the forest and returned to the forest farm.
Wang Jiachuan told the security department and fully cooperated with Sheng Xiping.
No matter what Sheng Xiping and the others want, the Security Department will do it. No matter what, these jackals must be killed.
With Wang Jiachuan's words, Sheng Xiping had no worries.
So I returned home, planning to tell my parents first and let my younger siblings pay attention.
It's almost the Chinese New Year, so don't make any mistakes.
Later he would go find Wang Jianshe and others, and they would go on duty at the breeding farm together in the evening.
As soon as Sheng Xiping returned home, he heard someone chatting loudly in his home.
After entering the door, I found a basin on the pot stand in the east room, which contained a large piece of meat.
Sheng Xiping is an expert in this field. He can tell at a glance that this is wild boar meat, and it is fresh wild boar meat.
Sheng Xiping was puzzled, who sent this?
"Hey, it's Weiguo and Jianshe you guys. What's going on? You heard the news and you all came to my place to gather together?"
Sheng Xiping thought that Wang Jianshe and the others had heard the news that he was going to take people on duty at the breeding farm, so they all rushed over and volunteered.
"Have you heard anything about it? They are here to deliver wild boar meat to us.
Jianshe and Weiguo brought back a wild boar the day before yesterday. Didn't they hear that we were back? They came here and gave a big piece of it as a gift.
Oops, we can make a lot more delicious food for the Chinese New Year this year."
Zhang Shuzhen laughed when she heard her son's words and hurriedly explained.
"Jianshe, Weiguo, you two shot a wild boar the day before yesterday? Where did you kill it? How did you kill it?"
When Sheng Xiping heard this, his expression changed.
Didn't these two people drive their horses and sledges to send Sheng Xiping and his family to Ma'anshan the day before yesterday? When did they hunt the wild boar?
Wasn't he shot with a gun on the way back from Ma'anshan?
These two have improved a lot in their skills. Can they hunt without bringing a dog?
"Actually, it doesn't count as us shooting, does it? We did shoot, but it didn't seem to hit anything. The pig should be counted as being picked up by us."
When Chen Weiguo heard this, he waved his hands and explained.
"Picked it up? How? It was a trap set by someone else, and you picked up the pig?"