Chapter 641: Ice and Fire

There are a total of 8 sled dogs, originally lying in their kennel to rest, after seeing someone coming, immediately drilled out, as long as one barked first, and then almost all the dogs drilled out, for a time the village became a chicken flying dog jumping.

These dogs Hong Tao probably, probably know, because they all have a pair of eyes that look very penetrating. Although Hong Tao does not have dogs, he has seen dogs raised by neighbors in later life, among which there is a dog called a husky, which looks like this virtue. However, Hong Tao was not sure, because these dogs were larger than domestic huskies, and some of the dogs had significantly longer hair, which was not quite the same as the huskies he had seen.

"The kind of dog you're talking about should be a Siberian Husky or an Alaskan Malamute, these are Inuit, it's different, those dogs run faster, but they don't have as much stamina as Inuit. These Inuit dogs are able to run on ice fields for up to 10 hours without feeding, and can sleep outdoors in a bunch in temperatures in temperatures in the minus 40s. "Bagh obviously knows more about these dogs, and I guess he is also a person who likes dogs, or he wouldn't know so well.

"I look pretty much the same, how can I tell the difference?" With Bage's encouragement, Hong Tao reached out and touched the neck of a big white dog that was still barking at him just now, it was already quiet at this time, and its triangular eyes were squinted and did not launch any attack on Hong Tao.

"Mainly looking at the eyes and fur, the eyes of the Inuit are triangular, the distance between the two eyes is relatively large, and the corners of the eyes grow obliquely upward, which is relatively narrow and long. And its fur is basically the same as that of the polar wolf, the inner layer is dense short pile, and the outer layer is thick and long coarse hair, you can touch it carefully, don't be afraid, after they are familiar with your smell. They will treat you as if they were part of their own group and will not attack you. Bagh took off his gloves and stroked his hand back and forth over the dog's face, but the dog did not resist and stuck out his tongue to lick Bag's hand.

"Hong Tao, look, there's a puppy over there!" Erin likes small animals more than Hongtao, she is already familiar with 3 dogs, and she is staring at a kennel at this time.

"Don't go near that kennel, with puppies will be fierce." Bagh quickly grabbed Erin. Squatted down together and looked at the puppy in the kennel.

"That white one is the best-looking, Hong Tao, let's buy one, I can raise it in New York." Erin looked at the 3 puppies crammed together in the kennel and began to be reluctant to leave.

"Then buy it, Bag, can you help me ask the price?" Hong Tao thought about it, Erin lived alone in New York, and raising a dog could be both a companion and a bodyguard.

"Hey, hey, hey. I've begged them for years, and I haven't gotten a puppy, so you'd better die of this heart, you can't keep this kind of dog in New York. They need a lot of exercise every day, get sick when the temperature is hot, and can only be raised in the wild in the north. And these dogs are important members of their family, according to their beliefs. Sled dogs cannot be sold, and if they are too old to run, they will be left in the wild. As food for bears and wolves, those who sell enough for themselves will be ostracized in their group. Bagh was angry when he mentioned buying a dog.

"Well, there's no hope now, let's go, let's go on a sled." Hong Tao pulled Erin and got on the sled, Hong Tao sat in the front, Erin sat in the back, and at this time the Inuit had already tied up all eight dogs with a long leash, two pairs, each attached to the long leash with a short leash, and in the front were two sled dogs, one black and one white, and the one with a black back was the leader of the group.

According to Bag, the Inuit also retains the habit of living in the Arctic wolf pack, that is, each group of dogs has a leader, and then ranks down according to their different positions in the group, the leader and the highest-ranking female dog are in the first group, and the leader dog has a slightly longer leash so that it can run to the front and not allow other dogs to overtake it. The later the dog, the lower the status and the younger the general age.

The Inuit driving the sleigh stood right behind Erin, holding the semicircular handrail of the sled in one hand and a small whip in the other. When he felt that all the dogs were ready, he pulled out a chisel that was deeply embedded in the snow, which was the anchor of the sled.

"Smack!" Hearing a crisp whip, the sleigh suddenly sprang forward, and the head dog began to run forward, and the other seven dogs followed it.

When the sled first started, it was not fast, and the formation of the 8 dogs in front of it was not neat, but after more than ten seconds, the speed of the sled increased, and the 8 dogs also lined up in 2 columns, and they trotted all the way to pull the sled and rushed into the wild.

Hong Tao sat in the front row of the sled, which was the most unlucky position. The first is that the snow raised by the dog when running will be blown to the face by the wind, and then if you pass through a place with weeds or branches, the branches on the snow may bounce up and hit your body.

The sleigh came out of the village, and plunged headlong into the ice lake, if you look at it from the eyes of the onlookers, the whole sleigh is very smooth on the snow, in fact, you can feel it when you sit on it, this thing is also quite bumpy, especially when catching up with that kind of small snow pit, the sleigh will jump violently, not only the butt is very uncomfortable, but the body must try to maintain balance, otherwise it is likely to be thrown out.

When the sleigh came to the ice, the speed increased a lot, although Hong Tao wore goggles, he didn't dare to look up at the front for a long time, he had to lower his face from time to time and hide in his hat to avoid the oncoming cold wind, or the tip of his lips and nose couldn't stand the stimulation, Tai Nima was cold!

The Inuit stood behind and used the whip in his hand to control the direction of the dog in front of him, but the whip did not need to hit the dog, only to make a crunch in the air. The 8 sled dogs work very well together, and when the sled needs to make a quick turn, they will choose a very smooth tangent line to run, so that the sled will not be thrown out by inertia.

The sleigh did not run all the way down the lake, but only made a short circle in the vicinity, and it took about 20 minutes to return to the village. Hong Tao didn't complain at all about the Inuit driving the sled, and he didn't think he was cutting corners and running away, but thanked him for being more observant. At this time, Hong Tao's whole face was wooden, and he didn't feel it at all when he poked it with his fingers, and he was still drooling, because his lips were also wooden, including the gums, and he didn't know whether his mouth was closed or open.

Erin was slightly better, because she could hide behind Hong Tao to avoid the direct blowing of the cold wind, and even so, there were two Xiaoice pillars under her nose, which should be snot.

After returning to the village, Hong Tao and Erin quickly got into the tractor-brand van, which was not heated, but at least it was protected from the wind. Bag smiled and got on the tractor, passed through the small village, and continued to drill into the woods opposite.

After driving for more than 20 minutes, a thick fog suddenly appeared in front of him, this scenery is not unfamiliar, he has also seen this kind of scene when he was hunting in Canada, and there should be a hot spring under those water mist, and Bag is taking them to the hot spring. This idea is not bad, just to relieve some of Hong Tao's face, until this time, he still can't control his lips, he is drooling all the time, and has to cover it with a tissue.

Although the idea was good, Hong Tao was dumbfounded when he saw this hot spring. Originally, he thought that there should be a small cabin or something here, and people hiding in the wooden house to soak in the hot springs can also block the wind. But there was nothing here, just several springs spewing steam outward, and a few small puddles beside them, which gradually joined into a stream and flowed down the hillside, until finally disappeared a hundred meters away under the vast white snow.

"Come on, what are you waiting for! When you come out, don't step under the car door and jump out! Bagh parked the tractor next to the hot springs, and as he spoke, he began to undress, and at last he was left with a pair of small pants, and even his shoes were taken off, and he jumped out of the cab, landed on the snow, and let out a scream, and threw himself into the nearest puddle.

"Just take off your clothes here, will you catch a cold?" Hong Tao looked at Erin, who was already starting to undress, a little timid.

"No, it's winter in Canada, come on!" Erin was quite brave, and took off her clothes after dividing them by two, wearing only a suspender top and panties, and jumped out.

"! Isn't this spending money to find guilt! Hong Tao saw that his daughter-in-law had gone out, so he couldn't sit in the car by himself, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, let's take it off!

It's fucking cold! Although it only took a few seconds from jumping out of the car door to entering the hot spring, Hong Tao felt that his scalp was about to freeze and crack, and his eyes were jumping and aching.

It's fucking hot! When he jumped into the hot spring, he only curled up in the water for a few seconds, and then had to get his upper body out, and the hot spring water was a bit hot, and it was almost boiling water.

This is really the feeling of ice and fire, the body in the hot spring is as red as the braised prawns, but the exposed body is hard, and the skin is a layer of ice ballast. Hong Tao did not have the skills of the old men who specialized in hot tubs in the public baths in the early years, so he had no choice but to move towards the downstream of the hot springs little by little, until he found a place where the water temperature could be tolerated, and then he shrank his body into the warm water and enjoyed the taste of the whole body. (To be continued......)