In mid-May, both large fields and private plots were planted.
The newly planted stick seedlings here have just been unearthed, and we have to wait for a few more days to get rid of the weeds. There is no work for the time being.
In the forest, all kinds of wild vegetables are growing just right, but no one is picking them up to sell at this time, and even if they are sold, no one is buying them.
At most, you can just get some to eat back home, you don’t have to go far, you can find it anywhere in the forest, just pick up a few pieces.
Xu Shiyan began to miss Lu Antler.
At this time of year, the antler on the stag’s head has just sprouted its second branch, which is more than 20 centimeters long. It is the best time to cut the antler.
So, early that morning, Xu Shiyan took his newly made bait block with added ingredients and went to the second crop forest.
After several months of observation, Xu Shiyan has figured out the situation of the deer herd.
There is a large herd of deer nearby, the total number must be thirty or forty, of which there are about ten male deer and the rest are female deer and young deer.
Xu Shiyan scattered a dozen bait blocks in an open space. Special materials were added to the bait blocks so that the deer would fall asleep after eating the bait blocks.
After placing the bait, Xu Shiyan immediately retreated to the upwind and blew the birch bark horn in his hand.
The group of deer fell in love with the bait pieces that were fed from time to time and refused to go too far.
And after this period of guidance and training, as soon as the deer hear the movement, they know that there is good food here, so the deer will lead the deer and run this way immediately.
Sika deer are good at running in the mountains and forests, and they are extremely fast. If they are usually surrounded by dogs, they simply cannot catch them.
So not long after Xu Shiyan blew the horn, he saw a large herd of deer running wildly in the distance.
At this time, Xu Shiyan lit a tin can he had brought.
Inside the tin can was a drug prepared by Xu Shiyan using medicinal materials such as Ziheche and Yangjinhua.
If someone smells it after lighting it, they will quickly fall into drowsiness.
But this is in an open area and far away, so the aroma will be diluted, and the deer is large, so the effect is not guaranteed.
However, with the scent and the contents of the bait, this group of deer should be able to be brought down.
Xu Shiyan's main reason was that he didn't want the lives of these deer. He only wanted the antlers, so he went to a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, just put the medicine in the bait and it will be poisoned to death. It's that simple.
Otherwise, you can put out bait blocks, wait for the deer to come, and just shoot it to kill it without spending too much effort.
But if you kill a deer, you can only get the antler once, and then it will be gone.
Using this method, he can cut one crop in spring and another in autumn. As long as the deer herd is still there, he can continue to cut next year and the year after that.
After waiting for conditions to improve in two years, wouldn't it be better for him to simply capture the deer and raise them in captivity?
After lighting the incense, Xu Shiyan immediately retreated to a hillside in the distance, where the cat observed behind the trees.
I saw a group of deer arriving in the second crop forest. At this time, the stags no longer cared about their wives and children, and rushed to eat the bait pieces.
The bait block is made of bran, bean cake and other things that are fried and steamed thoroughly, salt and special materials are stirred in, and then compacted and dried in the sun.
Although the grass has grown on the ground this season, how can the grass be as delicious as the bait?
Especially the salt inside is a favorite of deer.
The female deer couldn't grab it, so she had to wander around and wait for the male deer to finish eating before picking up some leftovers.
A dozen stags each occupied a piece of land, lowering their heads to gnaw.
At this time, there was a faint scent of flowers in the air. The deer fell in love with the bait, ignored the scent, and continued to eat with their heads down.
By the time they get halfway through the meal, the medicine in the bait has already taken effect.
Coupled with the constant flow of fragrance, the stags began to stagger, their legs became weak, and they lay on the ground unable to get up.
The female deer and fawn didn't know what happened, and they also smelled the fragrance, so they were a little confused now.
Looking at the bait pieces on the ground, I couldn't bear to leave and wanted to nibble on some.
Xu Shiyan took this opportunity to extinguish the incense in the can and quickly went to the deer.
The doe and fawn were frightened and staggered away.
But the stags ate too much bait and the medicine took effect. Their limbs became weak and they struggled a few times but still couldn't get up.
Then Xu Shiyan came forward with a hacksaw, and with a few clicks, he cut off a deer antler.
At this time, the velvet antler is full of honeycomb holes and has a loose texture, so it is very easy to saw the velvet.
The deer antler was sawed off, and some blood came out from the cut.
Deer antler blood is a good thing, so Xu Shiyan naturally refused to let it go.
He took out new cotton from his pocket, dipped it in the blood from the broken area, and threw it into a small bottle he brought.
Wild animals are not humans. They have extremely good resilience and are highly resistant to drugs.
Therefore, Xu Shiyan had to seize the time, saw off all the velvet antlers as soon as possible, and then collect the velvet antler blood.
Then, apply some anti-inflammatory and hemostatic powder on the broken part of the deer antler, and stick it with tape.
Xu Shiyan moved very quickly. Even so, as soon as he finished handling the antlers and wounds of the dozen or so stags, the deer was already standing up unsteadily, and the other stags also began to struggle to stand up.
Xu Shiyan took a look and knew that the effect of the medicine would soon wear off, so he ran away without saying a word, carrying his bag.
If we are surrounded by those deer, I don't know what will happen. Just run away.
When Xu Shiyan ran to the top of the hillside, he looked back and saw that the dozen or so stags were able to stand up, but their legs were still not working well and they were swaying and trembling.
It is estimated that after a while, nothing will happen. The resilience of wild animals is indeed incredible.
No matter what, I got all the antlers, a big bag full of antlers from a dozen stags.
Once these are prepared and sent to the purchasing station, they can be sold for a lot of money.
Xu Shiyan stopped looking back at the deer. He knew that the deer would be fine, so he hurried back.
After returning to the ginseng hut, quickly squeeze out the blood from the antler and clean the dirt and dust on the outside.
Then use a glass scraper to scrape off the velvet on the outside of the deer antler.
When preparing traditional Chinese medicine, there is no copper or iron, so you cannot use a knife. You have to use glass ballast or bamboo sticks.
After that, the saw edges are tightened with thread, sewn into a mesh shape, small nails are nailed on the top of the deer antler, and hemp rope is tied to hang it on the shelf.
Put it in boiling water and scald it three or four times until foam bubbles at the fracture and it smells like egg yolk. Stop and dry the velvet antler.
You have to iron it again the next day and then air dry or bake it.
One piece of fresh velvet antler weighs about one kilogram, and after it is processed and dried, there will only be about three taels left, and it will be light and fluffy.
If you cut it into slices, you can see that there is a red core inside the deer antler, which is full of honeycomb eyes.
If you wait until another branch is grown, the quality will not be as good as it is now.
As for the cotton dipped in deer antler blood, Xu Shiyan had long thrown it into a barrel of high-strength liquor.
He bought it in advance to make deer blood wine.
Deer antler blood soaked wine, that is a good thing, a men’s gas station, I don’t know how many people want it.
I waited until I was free to go down the mountain and gave Lao Guo two bottles, keeping them for him to accept happily.