HPDBC Chapter 1754 Yong'an Phoenix and Pretty Night Demon
Chapter 1754 Yong'an Phoenix and Pretty Night Demon
Chapter 1754 Yong'an Phoenix and Pretty Night Demon
Brown bears can have a maximum of four cubs in a litter, but that's extremely rare. Most brown bear litters consist of two cubs, with one being the most common.
It's rare to see someone give birth to triplets in one pregnancy.
A mother brown bear capable of raising three cubs is an extremely rare breed within its group. Its rarity is comparable to that of the 600-pound giant tiger on Old Ghost Head Ridge.
This shows that the mother brown bear was very protective of her cubs. Otherwise, the mother wouldn't have stayed by the body even after the cub accidentally ingested poison and died, refusing to leave even when two shots were fired.
Yesterday, the female brown bear was stabbed twice by Wei Jin, once in her rump and once in her groin. The stabs went in quite deep, and she still feels pain in those wounds today unless you touch them.
No matter what position the mother brown bear tries to lick the wound, it can't reach it.
"Roar..." The mother brown bear helplessly put down her legs and let out a low roar, calling to her cubs lying in front of the medicinal deer pit.
The dead brown bear cub couldn't get up, but two other brown bear cubs playing nearby waddled toward their mother.
They're called cubs, but that's relative to their mothers. These two sub-adult male brown bears, both two years and a few months old, weigh around 300 pounds each.
"Roar... Roar..." The mother brown bear continued to try to call out to her other cub. The pain from the wounds on her buttocks and thighs was unbearable. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a cub lying there, the mother brown bear would have already found a mountain or river to sit in and pull out her wounds.
At this moment, the mother brown bear realized that her cub was probably not coming back. Overwhelmed with grief, she prepared to leave with her remaining two cubs.
Before leaving, the mother brown bear went to look at her cub that had been poisoned, then went to the carcass of a large red deer, pressed it down with her paws, and tore at the deer meat with her teeth.
If the injury is severe, neither dog nor bear will eat. But if the injury is not serious, then it will need to eat.
Seeing the mother brown bear eat, the two little brown bears with round bellies also started eating.
About half an hour later, the mother brown bear finished eating and led her two cubs back into the forest, looking back every few steps.
As soon as the three bears entered the forest, they heard a loud "bang" and a plume of white smoke shot into the sky from the hillside below.
When it reached the sky, white smoke exploded.
"Clang!" Paper scraps flew everywhere.
It's a double-bang firecracker; someone's setting off double-bang firecrackers again.
When the firecracker went off for the first time, the two brown bear cubs turned and ran. The mother brown bear, however, was different. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she let out a low growl.
It had been howling for a while, but the wind was strong today, howling through the mountains and sounding almost like a beast's roar. Combined with the rustling of the trees, it completely drowned out the mother brown bear's growls.
Then two more sounds followed, and another firecracker exploded in mid-air.
The mother brown bear didn't run away despite the continuous explosions of firecrackers, because the noise reminded her of the pain of losing her cubs and the hatred of being stabbed twice.
The mother brown bear immediately crouched down and lay down in the woods.
At the same time, the Liberation truck carrying the Zhao family gang and the Zhao family's lackeys stopped at the foot of the mountain.
"Hey!" Zhao Jun was taken aback when he saw an old ox tied to a tree by the roadside, pulling a cart behind it.
"This..." Wang Qiang, sitting in the passenger seat, blurted out, "Wei Jin brought meat again?"
"No way, Uncle," Zhao Jun laughed. "How could we? Wei Jin and Wei Tiegang are coming back with us, why would we need to bring meat?"
"That means the villagers are just taking advantage of the situation," Wang Qiang muttered, then got out of the car.
Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, and Zhang Yuanmin got off the train, and then Zhao Jinhui, who was in the back of the train, asked, "Brother Jun, can't we let the dog out?"
"Let them out!" Zhao Jun looked up and said, "We're setting up a dog enclosure, if you're not going to let the dogs out, what are you bringing them out for?"
"No, Brother Jun!" Zhao Jinhui pointed his chubby hand at the oxcart and said, "Then, then... I see there's an old ox over there. What if we let the dogs do the work of that old ox?"
"What are you doing?" Zhao Jun laughed. "Our dog hasn't done that kind of thing for a long time."
This was true. Ever since Zhao Jun brought his dogs to slaughter cattle, he had specially trained them. He would lead the dogs to cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules, and if a dog showed any signs of aggression, Zhao Jun would kick it.
Most of the dogs in Zhao's dog gang didn't have that problem, but after Huang Long got beaten up a few times, he would avoid these domesticated animals whenever he saw them.
“I told you it would be fine,” Li Baoyu said, lowering the barrier and allowing the armored hunting dogs to disembark.
The hunting dogs that got off the vehicle approached the old ox, but none of them got too close.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanmin recognized the cow and said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, that's Liu Hanshan's cow."
Last year, when Zhang Yuanmin went to work at Jiezhonglengchang, Zhao Jun was afraid that he would misbehave, so he specially arranged for Liu Hanshan and Gu Yang to keep an eye on Zhang Yuanmin.
It was for this reason that Zhang Yuanmin remembered the old yellow ox with white spots on both ears belonging to Liu Hanshan's family.
"Brother Jun," Jie Chen said to Zhao Jun with some concern, "If he comes over to carry the meat, won't that interfere with our bear hunt?"
“No way,” Zhao Jun said. “Yesterday, that bear got stabbed twice by Brother Jin, and he’s guaranteed to escape. We’re just being tracked down by dogs here; it has nothing to do with him.”
Hunting has nothing to do with the word "guaranteed" because anything can happen during a hunt.
Just like Xiao Jiangshui and Wei Jin, they thought that by knocking on trees and setting off two firecrackers along the way up the mountain, even if the deer carcass attracted a bear, it would be scared away.
But to their utter surprise, their pills poisoned a small brown bear, and the grieving mother refused to leave.
Zhao Jun never expected this to happen, and he certainly didn't expect that the mother bear wouldn't leave even after being stabbed twice.
Liu Hanshan, who was climbing the mountain, also believed that it was safe.
At this moment, Liu Hanshan, holding a knife in one hand and a sack in the other, turned around and scolded, "Hurry up, you're such a big guy, how come you're so pathetic?"
"Uncle Liu," Gu Yang, the phoenix chick of Yong'an, looked up with a worried expression and asked, "Could there still be any bears left?"
"What else is there to worry about?" Liu Hanshan said irritably, "When the double blasts go off, what won't run away?"
"What about Old Xiao and the others yesterday..." Gu Yang hadn't finished speaking when Liu Hanshan brandished his knife and said, "Go to hell! If you're scared, go back!"
Liu Hanshan grew angrier and angrier, snapping at Gu Yang, "You insisted on coming with me, and now that I've brought you here, you're still nagging!"
"Uncle Liu, don't be angry." Gu Yang said with a bitter face, "I won't keep nagging."
Hearing Gu Yang's words, Liu Hanshan had no temper left. Everyone in Yong'an knew that the fourth son of the Gu family was an honest and pitiful child, and most people were unwilling to make things difficult for him.
"Alright." Liu Hanshan's tone softened as he said to Gu Yang, "Just come with Uncle Liu. Uncle Liu won't cheat you."
"Yes, I know, Uncle Liu." Gu Yang followed Liu Hanshan's footsteps, and then heard Liu Hanshan continue, "Little Si'er, Uncle Liu didn't mean anything by it. Let me tell you, it's only because of you that I wouldn't take anyone else."
After saying this, Liu Hanshan paused for a moment, then added, "Uncle Liu knows you have no one to help you and you urgently need money to find a wife, otherwise I would have come myself. I would have carried all the meat myself."
"Yes, yes." Gu Yang nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, thank you, Uncle Liu."
"Oh dear, this silly child." Liu Hanshan gave Gu Yang a deep look, then said to him earnestly as they walked, "Why are you so stubborn? What are the conditions like in Director Li's family? Liu Tiezui offered you the job of marrying into their family, why won't you do it?"
Recently, a major event occurred in Yong'an Village: Li Dazhi wanted Gu Yang to come to his family as a live-in son-in-law.
Logically speaking, Li Dazhi was originally from Yong'an, so he should know what kind of person Gu Yang's mother was.
So, Li Dazhi hadn't originally considered Gu Yang. But for some reason, Li Tongyun and Gu Yang hit it off.
According to Li Tongyun, Gu Yang is a good-looking guy, tall at 1.86 meters and quite handsome. The key thing is that he's gentle and obedient.
Since his daughter liked him, and his family was looking for a son-in-law to live with them, they didn't have any requirements for the man's family. So, Li Dazhi asked Liu Tiezui to go and propose marriage.
When Liu Tiezui first arrived at the Gu family home, Gu Yang's mother and sister-in-law were indifferent to him. But when they heard that Liu Tiezui was there to arrange a marriage for Director Li's family, Gu Yang's mother and sister-in-law immediately changed their attitude.
Gu Yang was also very excited. Li Tongyun could be said to be the most beautiful girl in the surrounding villages. Gu Yang never dared to dream of such a wonderful thing.
When Liu Tiezui said that Director Li's family wanted to take Gu Yang as their son-in-law, Huang Caiyu and her mother-in-law agreed wholeheartedly, but Gu Yang objected.
If you don't want to do it, then don't. Even if a business deal falls through, we can still be on good terms, let alone a marriage. But Gu Yang said that he wanted to save money to marry Li Tongyun.
Gu Yang made his stance clear, but before Liu Tiezui could say anything, Huang Caiyu started making a scene. She and Gu Yang's sister-in-law scolded Gu Yang and forced him to agree.
Surprisingly, Gu Yang, who was always timid and cowardly, actually got into a fight with his mother and sister-in-law.
It's fine for them to argue, but arguing in front of the matchmaker is undoubtedly a slap in Liu Tiezui's face.
Liu Tiezui has been in the Yong'an forest area for so many years, and apart from Li Ruhai and Xie Sunshi last year, no one else has dared to treat her like this.
In a fit of anger, Liu Tiezui got up and left. Once outside the Gu family's gate, Liu Tiezui stood there and gave Gu Yang and her son a good scolding, then announced that she, Liu Tiezui, would no longer concern herself with the Gu family's affairs.
Liu Tiezui was very clever. When she made a scene, she didn't say that Gu Yang was the one Li Dazhi specifically wanted to hire. She only said that she, as the matchmaker, felt that Gu Yang was suitable, so she came to ask the Gu family's opinion. As a result, the Gu family embarrassed her, the matchmaker.
In this way, Liu Tiezui saved Li Dazhi's face, and with Li Ruhai personally stepping forward to protect public opinion, the people of Yong'an only said that the Gu family was ungrateful and didn't know right from wrong.
After being lectured by Liu Hanshan, Gu Yang said, "Uncle Liu, I don't want to be a live-in son-in-law."
After saying this, Gu Yang asked Liu Hanshan, "Uncle Liu, if it were your son, would you be willing to let him become a live-in son-in-law?"
"My family..." Liu Hanshan was amused by Gu Yang's words and said, "Don't look down on your Uncle Liu just because he's struggling. Your aunt and I have been saving money all these years for your brother. Can your mother do that? Does your mother give you money?"
When asked this question by Liu Hanshan, Gu Yang sighed and said, "I can borrow a thousand yuan. I want to use this money to build a house, and then get married."
"This child..." Liu Hanshan frowned upon hearing this and said, "What are you saying? You don't need to pay back the money you borrowed?"
"I'll return it," Gu Yang said. "But Brother Jun isn't in a hurry, I'll return it to him slowly."
"Your brother Jun?" Liu Hanshan looked at Gu Yang in surprise and asked, "You're borrowing it from Zhao Jun?"
"Ah!" Gu Yang nodded, not knowing why Liu Hanshan was reacting so strongly.
Liu Hanshan gave a helpless shrug and said, "It's only because I think you're honest that I shouldn't have said this. What's the relationship between Zhao Jun and Director Li's family? You're not going to be Director Li's son-in-law anymore, why would he lend you money?"
"Why not?" Gu Yang stared wide-eyed, looking completely innocent. "When I get married, I'll only marry Xiaoyun."
"Whom do you want to marry?" Liu Hanshan could hardly believe his ears. Gu Yang replied, "Xiaoyun, Li Tongyun."
"My God!" Liu Hanshan's eyes widened. "Are you dreaming? Can you even afford to marry her?"
Seeing Gu Yang's determined expression, Liu Hanshan couldn't bear to see the silly boy discouraged, so he immediately advised Gu Yang, "Little Si'er, it's fine if you want to be a live-in son-in-law for his family. But if you want to get married, you have to find someone who knows how to manage a household."
Is that farm manager Li's daughter the kind of person who can manage a household? Look at what she wears, and what do you wear? Can you even afford to support her? Besides, that girl is so wicked, even a tiger mom wouldn't be as good as her..."
“Uncle Liu, you can’t say that!” Gu Yang interrupted Liu Hanshan unhappily, saying, “That girl is so wonderful.”
"She's just good-looking." Liu Hanshan pursed his lips, then joked, "If you were to marry her off, things would get all messed up between her, your mother, and your sister-in-law."
Gu Yang was about to retort when the two arrived at a flat area.
"Hey! Little Si'er, look over there!" Liu Hanshan pointed in front of the medicine deer pit and said, "What's that yellowish thing?"
"Holy crap!" Gu Yang yelled and took off running, shouting, "Uncle Liu, run! Big Bear!"
"Come back!" Liu Hanshan shouted, "It seems that Xiong Ba is dead!"
"Dead?" Gu Yang stopped and turned to look closely. Then, the two slowly walked towards the medicine deer pit.
“Look at this deer, it looks like it’s been torn apart.” Liu Hanshan pointed to the three red deer carcasses nearby and said to Gu Yang, “Let’s take a look later. Cut off the thighs, shave some tenderloin or something, and that’s about it.”
"Uncle Liu," Gu Yang said, holding Liu Hanshan's arm with one hand and pointing to the dead brown bear with the other, "could you possibly have any bear gallbladders?"
“He’s got the guts of a bear,” Liu Hanshan said. “I don’t know how long he’s been dead.”
After saying this, Liu Hanshan guessed, "I reckon Wei Jin stabbed him to death yesterday."
"Stabbed to death?" Gu Yang frowned and said, "Stabbed to death with a knife? That's even more serious than Zhang Yuanmin!"
Yesterday, when Wei Jin brought Xiao Jiangshui home, Liu Hanshan wasn't home; his wife had gone to see what was going on. Everyone started asking what had happened, and Wei Jin only gave a brief explanation. Later, his wounds started hurting too much, so he stopped talking about it.
"Get out of my way," Liu Hanshan said in an unpleasant tone. "Why are you bringing up Zhang Yuanmin?"
As he spoke, Liu Hanshan continued walking forward, saying, "I reckon Wei Jin just slashed Xiong Ba in one swift motion."
When he said this, Liu Hanshan knew that what he said was unreliable, but there really was a bear dead in front of him.
"Uncle Liu," Gu Yang said excitedly, "Let's turn it over and gut it, what if it has guts?"
"Alright!" Liu Hanshan quickened his pace, saying, "I've never actually gutted a bear before."
“It’s alright, Uncle Liu, I can do it.” Gu Yang volunteered, “I’ve seen my brother Jun and the others operate the black bear breech.”
As the two were talking, they arrived at the little brown bear's carcass. When they touched the little brown bear, they heard a "groan" from the nearby woods!
I have some errands to run today, so this chapter is the minimum. I'll add another chapter before midnight.
(End of this chapter)