Chapter 18: The Second Bear Hunt

  Yang Zilu was so fearless, not because he was foolish, but because the tree branches above his head and a large tree about seven meters behind him were connected by a rope. Yang Zilu put the cloth strip on the rope, kicked both feet, and slid to another big tree.

  The bear was furious and continued to chase after Yang Zilu, who once again used his old trick. Although it was an old trick, the bear was extremely helpless. Not to mention that its body shape made it impossible to continue sliding on the rope, even if it could, it wouldn't.

  So after repeating this three times, the dog bear was furious with bloodshot eyes, instinctively rushing to the edge of the tree and preparing to climb up. But suddenly felt both feet empty. The dog bear, still unaware of what had happened, let out a roar of anger and frustration, "Rumble!" and fell into the trap that Yang Zilu and Yu Xiang had worked hard for three days.

  Actually, the bear is quite intelligent and this kind of trap wouldn't easily deceive him. But Yang Zilu provoked him to the point where the bear's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, covering up his rational thinking, which was why he fell into the trap so easily. Yu Lin immediately brought a bamboo-made wooden fence to cover the pit. Although it took more than two days to dig the pit, it was only about 1.5 meters deep, equivalent to three meters in modern times. The bear stood up and stretched out its hands, which were already over 2.2-2.3 meters long. Who knows if he could climb out? It's better to cover it with a wooden fence for safety.

  Yang Zilu quickly returned to where he had previously set up his crossbow, then went back to the pit, calmly loaded the string, and waited for the right moment. When the bear was roaring, an arrow shot from its mouth into the back of its head. The bear did not die immediately, possibly because the wound was not too large, and it struggled for nearly an hour before dying, making people admire the bear's tenacious vitality.

  He stared blankly, unable to believe that his own master was so formidable. Digging a pit trap to catch the black bear wasn't a bad idea, but it took time. In the past, they had to dig at least two zhang deep, otherwise the bear might climb out, and it wasn't easy to fool them either. But his master had instantly grasped the black bear's weakness, and before it could even climb out, he had already taken care of it. And in the past, it was always a group of hunters using long spears to kill the bear, ruining a perfectly good pelt that wouldn't fetch much money when sold, mostly ending up being used by the hunters themselves. Nothing like Yang Zilu's effortless feat.

  Actually, he was wrong. Yang Zilu was able to do so because he had provoked the bear into a state of fury. A furious bear is extremely dangerous. Although hunters know that doing so can easily cause the bear to lose its rationality and fall into a trap, it can also easily lead to them being torn apart by the bear. After all, no one knows how much faster an enraged bear will become. Especially when the hunter jumps over the trap, they must pause for a moment, which may be fatal, allowing the bear to seize the opportunity to pounce and kill the hunter. Although it is possible that the hunter will also fall into the pit afterwards, who would be so reckless as to sacrifice themselves to complete someone else's task? It was not like Yang Zilu, who came and went with ease, without any danger or difficulty.

  The second is that the force of the crossbow is sufficient, and Yang Zilu's timing is not bad. Otherwise, it would be easy to capture the raccoon dog, wouldn't they all be extinct?

  The village of Lianliao was once again stirred up, and four young men carried a dog bear back with the wooden fence that was originally used to cover the pit, excitedly, as if they wanted to beat drums. The people of Lianliao Village were attracted over again, and in the crowd, Zheng Dan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light.

  Yang Zilu was enjoying the treatment, but when the crowd started talking about the bonfire party, Yang Zilu's face immediately turned white. He had no choice but to force a smile and bow in all directions: "Fellow villagers, elders, I've been bothering you for many days, so it's only right that I should thank you for your help. However, as you know, the autumn harvest is approaching, and I still have to pay my taxes. I'm currently staying at Uncle Zheng's house, and although he's willing to let me stay, I feel ashamed! These taxes, this house, all rely on selling this bear to pay for them, and I'm truly ashamed!"

  Everyone who heard this was disappointed and disheartened, but they also knew what Yang Zilu had said. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts, they couldn't let others bully them completely!

  Then someone said: "Everyone, Mr. Yang is right! What we're doing now is really too inhumane!"

  "Right! Right!"

  Although he said so, many people have dispersed. Yang Zilu couldn't help but feel a bit depressed. Damn it, when did I become Li Ka-shing! Now I'm penniless and only have two sets of clothes, which are made of poor-quality hemp cloth. I don't even have a house, but the land for the house has been allocated to me. Yang Zilu had taken a look at it before; it's about 200 square meters in size, located at the end of the village, and the location is quite good. The only downside is that it doesn't border the Huansha Creek.

  They carried the dog bear to the Zheng family, and Yang Zilu gave each of the four young men a catty of dog bear meat. As for the butcher and the like, there was no need to bother, as there was Yu Lin, this cheap apprentice, everything was free. The firewood used for smoking the meat, don't forget that Zheng Datian is what kind of work, as a promising woodcutter, his family never lacks firewood.

  However, as compensation, Yang Zilu cooked the internal organs that were not easy to preserve all at once. He also invited Yi Guang and his parents and the entire Zhong family to come. They were all secretly invited, this one refused the crowd at the village entrance, and then entertained others, it was easy to arouse jealousy. They would never have thought of asking more than a dozen people and asking 500 or 600 people to put pressure on Yang Zilu.

  This time at the banquet, Yang Zilu also saw Yiguang's parents for the first time. Unlike Zheng Datian and Zheng Datie's ordinary appearance, it was clear that Shida Shu and Shida Shu were a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman when they were young.

  Zong Bi and Yang Zilu also had a pleasant conversation, Zong Bi liked to show off his talent, but unfortunately, his talent was nothing in front of Yang Zilu. As a result, Yang Zilu surprisingly used his talent to conquer Zong Bi, making Yang Zilu's original plan to win over the village head with wine and meat come to an end, but Yang Zilu also achieved his goal.

  As they were finishing their meal, Yang Zilu said to Zheng Datian: "Uncle Zheng! Tomorrow when you go into the city, take me with you!"

  "Huh? What's wrong?" Zheng Datian asked in confusion. In the past, whether Yang Zilu was selling clothes or bear skin and gallbladder, it all went through Zheng Datian's hands, and of course, Zheng Datian didn't take a cut from it either. Actually, this is where Yang Zilu felt most embarrassed. Some people would wonder, isn't this a good deal? Why not take advantage of it? There's even a free merchant, saving on entry taxes and the trouble of running around.

  The first two times were like this, Yang Zilu didn't change much, the third time was also like this, Yang Zilu felt embarrassed, after all, he didn't even give him any travel expenses. So Yang Zilu chose to go with Zheng Datian together, and in the future, it would be less troublesome for Zheng Datian. Of course, this truth couldn't be spoken out loud, otherwise both parties would feel embarrassed.

  Yang Zilu thought of a reason and said: "Oh! I want to go for a walk inside Zhuji City!"

  "Oh! That's okay!" Zheng Datian didn't mind too much either. Nowadays, which kid doesn't spend all day thinking about going to the city and seeing the colorful world inside?