My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 38

After walking on the mountain for about an hour, they still hadn’t found any prey.

The two weren’t in a hurry; this was normal. It was impossible to encounter wild boars or roe deer every time they went up the mountain.

To be a qualified hunter, one cannot be impatient on this mountain. Even if you spend a whole day on this mountain and catch nothing, you must remain calm.

Otherwise, without the vigilance a hunter should have, it’s easy for something to go wrong.

The birdsong all around was constant, chirping and twittering, clear and melodious. He didn’t know what kind of birds they were, but it was still very pleasant to Zhou Wenshan’s ears. The mountain air was also very fresh. At least before the crossing, he rarely experienced such pristine fresh air.

The two found a stream and prepared to rest for a while before continuing their journey. Two hunting dogs lay at their feet, panting with their tongues out.

Zhou Wenshan looked at the large machete in his hand. He had polished it to a shine with a whetstone at home, and it was so shiny that a person’s reflection could be seen on it.

He had no doubt that with this one strike, he could cut off even a wild boar’s neck.

After resting for more than ten minutes, Zhou Yuanchao finished his cigarette and threw it into the stream.

“Wenshan, it’s time to leave. Let’s explore a bit deeper today!”

Zhou Wenshan happily agreed, slinging the basket over his shoulder, “Okay!”

Go deeper inside, and you’ll find more resources and a greater chance of encountering prey.

Of course, it is also more dangerous.

You might encounter Siberian tigers, leopards, or even bears from these mountains.

If they encounter a black bear, that’s fine, but if they encounter a brown bear, one of the apex predators of these mountains, the two of them need to be careful.

Even with a hunting rifle, it’s not guaranteed you can hunt that brown bear.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yuanchao stopped under a pine tree and looked down at something.

He even found a twig and kept poking at it.

Zhou Wenshan stepped forward curiously and saw that it was a lump of feces from some unknown animal.

Zhou Wenshan took a step back. “Dad, what are you doing?”

Zhou Yuanchao tossed the twig aside. “What do you know? This is wild boar droppings. It wasn’t there long ago, maybe half an hour at most. What does that mean?”

Zhou Wenshan’s spirits lifted. “That means there are wild boars around here!”

Zhou Yuanchao nodded, glanced at the several piles of fresh wild boar droppings around him, and said, “That’s right, and it might be a herd of wild boars!”

Zhou Wenshan gripped his machete tightly and said excitedly, “If we find this wild boar herd, wouldn’t that mean we can hunt them?”

Zhou Yuanchao pointed to the ground and said, “We’ll talk about the wild boar later. Pick those matsutake mushrooms over there.”

Zhou Wenshan’s eyes lit up, “Matsutake mushrooms?”

He looked in the direction Zhou Yuanchao pointed and saw a patch of spherical mushrooms growing under another tree. They were none other than the famous matsutake mushrooms.

Matsutake mushrooms can be considered one of the specialties of this mountain, and their nutritional and economic value is no less than that of monkey head mushrooms.

Zhou Wenshan had only eaten matsutake mushrooms a few times in his life.

However, he’s going to have a good taste of these matsutake mushrooms tonight.

It would be best to hunt a wyvern or a pheasant later.

Just like last time, stewing it with matsutake mushrooms makes it incredibly delicious.

Zhou Wenshan stepped forward, put down his basket, took out a small shovel, and dug out the matsutake mushrooms one by one from the base. This small patch of mushrooms was all matsutake, about ten centimeters long, with about twenty mushrooms in total.

These matsutake mushrooms are enough for their family to eat two or three times.

Before long, Zhou Wenshan had dug out all the matsutake mushrooms, plucked some green grass to line the bottom of the basket, and then carefully put the matsutake mushrooms in, as they were easily crushed.

Thinking of this, Zhou Wenshan was extremely envious of other transmigrators who had spiritual springs and spatial abilities all the time. He had nothing but strength.

If there’s enough space, you can just throw these things in there, and they won’t break even if you try. How convenient!

After finishing, Zhou Wenshan looked at the somewhat impatient Dahei and Dahuang, patted their heads, and said, “Dahei and Dahuang, come on, let’s go find wild boars!”

The two excellent hunting dogs barked softly, then darted forward, occasionally glancing back to see if the two men were following.

Zhou Wenshan gripped his machete and followed closely behind Dahei and Dahuang, keeping his guard up.

We might encounter a herd of wild boars soon; we need to take down at least two of them this time.

Zhou Yuanchao couldn’t run as fast as him and fell a step behind. He whispered to him from behind, “Wenshan, don’t disturb the wild boar herd yet. Wait until I get there!”

Zhou Wenshan said without turning his head, “Okay!”

Less than ten minutes later, the two hounds suddenly stopped, growling at the front and adopting an attack posture.

“Found it!” Zhou Wenshan’s eyes lit up. He stepped forward and took a look, then gasped in shock.

Not far ahead, about thirty meters away, a group of black wild boars were foraging for food.

There was a small mud pit on one side, where a large wild boar was lying and sleeping.

He would hum a couple of times from time to time.

This wild boar is much bigger than the one they hunted last time; it must weigh at least 300 kilograms.

This is considered quite large for a wild boar.

There were two large wild boars nearby, one of which was heavily pregnant, clearly carrying piglets.

In addition, there were seven or eight half-grown wild boars munching on grass and leaves.

It weighs about 100 kilograms each.

In addition, there were more than a dozen newborn wild boars frolicking and playing.

Zhou Wenshan swallowed hard, tightened his grip on the machete, and looked back. Zhou Yuanchao was right behind him, almost there.

Seeing Zhou Wenshan and his two hunting dogs stop ahead and crouch down, Zhou Yuanchao knew they had spotted a herd of wild boars. He slowed his pace and prepared his hunting rifle.

The hunt is about to begin!

Zhou Wenshan switched the large cleaver to his left hand and took out the hidden stone weapon with his right hand.

They were preparing to hunt these wild boars together with Zhou Yuanchao.

However, they certainly wouldn’t be greedy enough to leave the entire herd of wild boars behind; killing just two would suffice.

Zhou Yuanchao glanced at them and said, “Don’t kill that big wild boar and those two sows. They can still have piglets. Let’s see if we can keep two half-grown wild boars!”

Zhou Wenshan nodded, “Okay, I’ll do as you say!”

After everyone had chosen their targets, Zhou Wenshan took out two pebbles. He wasn’t sure if he could kill this kind of large wild boar with his pebble projectiles, but he had to try anyway.

“Bang!”

Zhou Yuanchao fired his gun, and Zhou Wenshan was not far behind. Upon hearing the gunshot, he shot the pebble in his hand toward the target he had already chosen!