Chapter 438: Truffle Hunter

Looking at the two little huskies who were excited on the side, Qin Xu suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

He remembered what he had seen online about how truffle hunters dug up truffles.

Truffles are expensive, not only because of their elusive aroma, but also because they are one of the few delicacies in the world that cannot be grown in an orderly manner.

It must rely on a symbiotic relationship with the roots of the tree to obtain nutrients.

Therefore, as long as there are slight changes in the surrounding environment, truffle spores will not be able to grow.

At present, the main countries that produce black truffles are France, Australia, etc., with a global annual output of only 35 tons, while white truffles are mainly produced in Italy, with an annual output of only 3 tons.

And because truffles grow underground, it is not easy to collect, and for this precious ingredient, there is a group of people who are specially responsible for collecting, called "truffle hunters".

Truffle hunters have traditionally used sows to find and dig for truffles, and sows are natural truffle hunters because the smell of truffles is similar to androsterenol, which induces sexual impulsivity in sows.

Therefore, it can easily smell truffles buried in the ground at a depth of 25 to 30 cm from a distance of 6 meters.

However, because sows are very fond of truffles, they often eat the truffles they find directly, which is not easy to be controlled by collectors.

In addition, when pigs arch the ground with their noses, they will destroy the mycelium of truffles, resulting in a decline in truffle production in the future, so after 1985, the Italian government banned the use of pigs to dig truffles.

Because of this, people have set their eyes on dogs, an animal that is also known for its keen sense of smell.

Compared to pigs, dogs also have a keen sense of smell and are easier to control.

But with the exception of the Lagotto Romagnolo, all dogs need to be trained to remember the smell of truffles.

Training a truffle-hunting hound goes through a complex process that begins with training the dog to pick up the ball and then replacing the ball with cheese.

Then hide the cheese and let the dog find it, and finally replace the cheese with small truffles for the dog to find and dig out.

Such a trained retriever can fetch 3,000 euros on the market.

The night before the truffle hunt, the hunter usually does not give the hound food, so the hound will try harder to find the truffle in exchange for food as a reward.

However, Qin Xu believes that the two second-class goods of his family must be more powerful than that, the Lago to Roma Pavilion Nolu Dog.

It's just these two lazy people, let them eat and they can do it, but let them work?

Thinking of this, Qin Xu rubbed his face, showed a harmless smile, and beckoned to the two little guys, "Daha, Xiaoha, come here." ”

Who knows, the two little huskies who were still in high spirits and were circling around Qin Xu saw Qin Xu's smile, but they were frightened and began to retreat.

Mamma Mia, it's so horrible, the owner must not have thought of good things.

This is the only portrayal of the two little guys' hearts, if they are not afraid of being cleaned up later, they want to turn around and run now.

Even so, they shook their heads as they retreated, revealing a posture that would not have killed us.

What a strange scent, what a fun thing, all of them have been left behind.

The smile on Qin Xu's face suddenly froze there, and he was so angry in his heart!

Okay, you two little bastards, don't eat and drink when you toast, right?

So Qin Xu was not polite, he walked over directly and grabbed the two little huskies back with one in one hand, carrying the back of his neck.

Shirley, who was on the side, looked at the little husky that was carried by Qin Xu in her hand, and said with some distress: "Uncle, what are you doing? ”

Qin Xu looked back at the little girl and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle asked them to take us to find truffles." ”

"Huh?" the little girl came to her senses at once, and she couldn't care about the two little ones, and asked, "Uncle, how do you think they can find truffles?"

"You'll find out in a moment. Qin Xu said, putting Da Ha and Xiao Ha into the truffle pile that had just been dug up, so that they could familiarize themselves with the taste.

Shirley also squatted over, looked at Daha and Xiaoha who were humming there, and patted their little heads dissatisfiedly, "You have to be good, listen to your uncle, and hurry up to find Songlu." ”

I was still looking forward to the little master, Da Ha and Xiao Ha who could save them, but they were stunned.

What is the situation? Didn't you feel sorry for our brother just now? Why did it change after a while?

Secretly opened his eyes, looked at the master who was smiling with bad intentions, and the little master who looked at them with great interest, Daha couldn't help but shudder.

was remembered by these two big guys, do you still have a good life?

Now Da Ha didn't dare to hum, he arched with his little fat buttocks, and Xiao Ha, who couldn't see the form clearly next to him, began to smell honestly, a bunch of black things in front of him.

Xiaoha, who was arched by his brother's buttocks, raised his head and looked around in confusion.

When it saw that Qin Xu's big hand was about to approach his little buttocks, he was so frightened that he immediately became honest and began to work like his brother.

It hasn't forgotten that when it first arrived at this home, it was the big hand, but it didn't clean it up.

Seeing that the two little guys were honest, Qin Xu smiled with satisfaction, and said that filial piety came out under the stick, and the ancestor did not deceive me.

Waiting until they were almost familiar with this smell, Qin Xu packed the truffles in a sealed bag, then filled the soil with this piece of soil, and began to let the two little guys go to find the truffles.

Da Ha and Xiao Ha also understood what Qin Xu meant, and the two guys began to go hand in hand, sniffing here and there, and when they felt that there was something, they shouted loudly 'Wangwang' a few times.

Qin Xu followed behind the two little guys, picked up the shovel and dug a small pit to mark where they found it.

Regardless of whether the little ones are looking for it or not, they will mark it down first, and wait until the back to start digging one by one.

The two little ones wandered around the woods for a long time, and then they looked exhausted and walked back with their heads drooped.

Qin Xu looked at the dense woods behind him, which were marked by himself, and was a little dazed.

These two second-class goods, they won't deliberately mistreat themselves, right? Are there so many truffles? Qin Xu said he didn't believe it!

However, looking at the two little guys who were exhausted and looked listless, Qin Xu still couldn't help but want to teach them a lesson.

He picked up the two little ones and went back to the villa, first went to the kitchen to get them some beef, and then took a few fruits and cut them in front of them.

"Seeing that you are tired, come and have something to eat and rest. ”

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(End of chapter)