Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 173: Elaeagnus angustifolia, pungent in the nose, brother-in-law falls in love with...

Li Long rode his bicycle out of Xiaobaiyanggou and rushed to the county town quickly. It was not easy to keep these wild boar meat, so he needed to take them home and dispose of them as soon as possible.

He rode to the township middle school. It was lunch time and Gu Xiaoxia was heating up food in the dormitory. Li Long rode over on his bike and Gu Xiaoxia happily helped him hold the bike steady.

"We killed it in the mountains this morning. Do you want a leg or ribs?" Li Long said, "Put the meat in cold water and let it soak. We'll cook it this afternoon when we're free."

"No, no, no. I haven't finished the two bottles and the piece of meat you brought last time."

"Why are you eating so slowly? You didn't get enough nutrition before, so you need to make up for it now."

"Don't eat any more. If you eat more, you'll get fat." Gu Xiaoxia said the last two words very quietly, but Li Long heard them. He smiled and said:
"Where am I fat? No... Besides, being a little fat is good, it means I have better resistance."

Then, without further ado, he cut a piece of wild boar chop for Gu Xiaoxia and placed it on the chopping board for her:

"Just soak it in a basin of water and deal with it at night. I have to get back to the team now. It's too hot to release it now."

"Eat first before you leave!" Gu Xiaoxia tried to stop him, but Li Long waved his hand and said:

"No, I have a lot of things to do and I have to rush back to the mountains today. By the way, your father is fine. I left a leg of meat over there so they can eat it. Don't worry."

After saying that, Li Long hurriedly left on his bicycle.

"The young man is quite good." Teacher Wang came out after Li Long left. She held the bowl of rice and said while eating:
"He thinks of you and brings you meat from time to time. He really cares about you. He can kill wild boars from time to time and make money. There must be a lot of girls in your team who like him, right?"

Gu Xiaoxia thought of Wu Shufen, and she said confidently:
"He won't bother with anyone else."

Teacher Wang smiled and said nothing, but in his heart he was sighing that people's hearts are fickle.

When Li Long returned to the team, the Li family was also having dinner. They were a little surprised to see Li Long bring back another wild boar, but then they were relieved.

"You guys eat first, I'll go to the Wei family. They have one of these little wild boars." Li Long said while carrying a sack. "The herd of wild boars was discovered by Wei Zhonghua."

"Then you go ahead and deliver it. I'll save the food for you." Li Jianguo said, "Explain the situation clearly. Do you want to bring some meat?"

"Let's take one. We made it clear in the mountains that we only have a small wild boar. But we can't finish all the meat at home, so let's take some ribs, pork belly, etc."

"Okay." Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei both nodded, and then went to cut the meat.

"I'll cut one more and send some to Uncle Luo," Li Long said, "and send the injured little wild boar as well."

"Okay, okay, I went to see Lao Mahao this morning. Lao Luo has taken good care of the wild boars. They are all edible, but this guy is not growing well. He doesn't grow as fast as a domestic pig. By the way, the two fawns are still a little wilted..."

"There's nothing we can do. We have no experience raising this thing. If we can keep it alive, we'll keep it alive. If we can't, we'll just kill it."

"Then let's keep it for now." Li Jianguo shook his head, "Maybe it will survive."

Li Long was carrying two little wild boars and two pieces of meat as he walked towards Laomahao, where Lao Luo was eating.

Li Long took a look and found that the rice he cooked was made of corn flour mixed with alfalfa and steamed, which was similar to the "Elm Seed Rice" in the middle school textbook, and a small dish of soy sauce was used as a side dish.

"Uncle Luo, is this okay for you to eat?" Li Long put a piece of pork belly on his chopping board. "It's not very nutritious."

"Hey, as long as I'm full, there's no need to make such a fuss! Why did you bring meat again? I stewed the meat you brought last time, and I haven't finished it yet."

"Then you have to eat it. You can't be reluctant to eat it." Li Long didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Won't it go bad if you leave it for too long?"

"Not bad, not bad." Old Uncle Luo grinned. He had a missing front tooth, which made him look quite festive. "Would you like to have some?"

"No, I have it ready at home. It's also a steamed dish. My sister-in-law picked some prickly ash flowers from the grain field and steamed them for eating."

Although the Li family also serves steamed dishes, the side dishes are rich, including fried pickles, salted leeks, two boiled eggs, and a bowl of mashed eggs and garlic to eat with them. The taste is definitely different.

Uncle Luo didn't try to persuade him, but pointed at the sack in Li Long's hand and said:

"Caught another little wild boar?"

"Well, we caught two this time. One good one will be given to Wei Zhonghua's family. He was the one who discovered the herd of wild boars. The other one was put in our stable. It was injured. Let's see if we can keep it alive."

"Let me see..." Uncle Luo came over, opened the sack, took a closer look, and took out the injured little wild boar.

"It should be pressed. There are some bruises on the body. Let's rest for two days. The wild boars are alive and well. The five are very happy now. They eat everything and keep each other company every day. They are not idle at all..."

"Then let's leave this one alone for now, otherwise the others will dig at its wound and kill it." Li Long suggested, "Okay, Uncle Luo, you eat first, I'll go and deliver the piglet to the Wei family."

"Okay, okay. By the way, that little deer..."

"Just keep it for now. If it can't survive, there's nothing we can do." Li Long waved his hand, "Take your time."

"Good good."

Li Long went to the Wei family, who were also having dinner. Wei Zhonghua's wife Cao Guixiang was a little surprised to see Li Long coming. Wei Zhonghua's son was in elementary school, and she was the only one at home now.

Li Long said to her at the gate:

"Sister-in-law, Brother Zhonghua found a group of wild boars in the mountains. I dug a pit and caught two of them. One of them is yours. Here is a piece of meat for your family. Take it."

Li Long's voice was so loud that the old lady next door came out quickly with small steps to see what was happening.

Cao Guixiang was a little surprised:
"Is it really mine? Can his father find that?"

"Of course, I can't just give you a little wild boar for nothing, right? Oh, and this wild boar might run away, so you have to keep it under control. This thing is easy to feed, and Uncle Luo said it will eat anything. If you have any questions, go ask him."

After being surprised, Cao Guixiang immediately found a basket and caught the little wild boar in it. Watching it stay in the basket without moving for a moment, she believed what Li Long said.

After delivering the wild boar and the meat, Li Long went back home to eat. After dinner, he took a nap, and then got up to go to the mountains - Halimu and his friends were leaving soon, so he had to buy some more batteries for them.

Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei both went to work in the fields. Li Qiang was not at home. Li Long pushed his bicycle out. A sweet fragrance was floating in the air - the saxaul flowers were blooming.

At this time, many saxaul trees were planted in the fields on both sides of the road and on the edges of the cultivated land. This tree is drought-resistant and salt-tolerant. It is the earliest greening tree species in the oasis and has considerable economic value.

After all, the brigade’s store used to sell a jar of sand dates for five cents.

But later, because better economic tree species were being planted, and because the sand dates were choking and had thorns, and could not grow into timber, they were cut down and burned in large swathes.

But no matter what, the sweet fragrance of the Elaeagnus angustifolia flower is unmatched by any other flower, not even the later best-selling horticultural flower, the lilac.

At this season, every family usually gets a wine bottle and a bottle of water, breaks off a handful of saxaul flower branches and inserts them into the bottle and places them in the house, and then the whole house is filled with fragrance - even if the flowers are dry, the fragrance will still linger for a long time.

Li Long got on his bike and headed out of the village with some memories in his mind. Then he saw a group of children on the roadside ahead picking saxaul flowers and shouting, "Saxaul flowers, pungent, brother-in-law falls in love with sister-in-law..."

Damn it, Li Long actually saw Li Qiang among the group of children, shouting particularly loudly!

He pedaled quickly and braked in front of the group of children. After getting off the bike, he slapped Li Qiang on the head. He not only slapped Li Qiang, but also slapped several other children:
"Speak properly, is this what you should say?"

Li Qiang was about to lose his temper, but when he saw that it was Li Long, he immediately wilted and pointed at Mingwa in the children's group and said with some grievance:

"I learned it from him! He taught us..."

Mingwa looked at Li Long with some fear, but still maintained a stubborn look on her face.

"Your father is the team leader, the village director, and a party member. He has to lead the whole team. You teach them this. If your father knows this, it would be strange if he doesn't beat you!"

Mingwa was frightened now. He said to Li Long in a crying voice:

"Uncle Qiangqiang, please don't tell my dad. I won't dare to do it again..."

"Go play. If you don't yell, I won't tell your dad."

The children dispersed, occasionally looking back at Li Long. He vaguely heard someone say to Li Qiang: "Your uncle is really awesome..."

"That's it!" Li Qiang answered proudly.

Li Long got on the bike and headed west quickly.

Arriving at the department store, Li Long bought four boxes of batteries. When he was checking out the bill, the lady at the counter asked him with a smile:

"Young man, why are you buying so many batteries? Are they for your company? Which company do you work for?"

"No, no, no, I'm not from the unit. I'm just a farmer." Li Long said with a smile, "I don't have a unit."

"Farmers? Impossible? It's rare to find farmers who can afford several radios, bicycles and sewing machines these days." The older sister obviously didn't believe it.

Li Long smiled and said:
"That's because I'm nominally a part-time buyer for the supply and marketing cooperative, helping friends in the mountains to purchase goods. It's a part-time job, and I don't get paid. I don't have a worker position, and it's impossible for me to have one, so I'm still a farmer. Okay, I'll give you the money, bye!"

After paying the money, Li Long left with the battery.

Xiao Liu was there, looking at Li Long's back with a sense of loss.

"He is really a farmer..." The older sister also felt a little regretful.

When the older sister said that Li Long had bought so many things, he had already sensed the meaning behind it. He even clearly sensed a hint of nervousness in the expression of the young girl next to him.

Most relationships between men and women in this era are relatively simple, so Li Long knew that he could not give the other party hope at this time. He directly said that he was a farmer and explained that although he was a part-time buyer, he did not have a worker's title and was only in name. It was a very positive rejection.

The other party should be able to understand what I mean.

That girl is really pretty. I hope she can find a suitable partner.

Li Long didn't take it to heart and rode his bike back into the mountains.

By the time we got to Halimu's place, the sun was setting, and Halimu and his family had almost finished packing. There were a lot of things placed outside the winter den, piled up in piles that looked like they were sorted and put on different horses.

When Li Long arrived, Halimu was moving things out of the winter den.

"Here are the batteries." Li Long handed him two large boxes of batteries. "You should be able to hear the radio station at the summer ranch. You need to prepare more batteries, but you still have to use them sparingly."

"Okay." Halimu took it happily, and pointed to a small pile of things to the west of the winter nest and said:
"Those are what they brought you, take them quickly. We'll be leaving tomorrow, so you don't have to see us off. See you in the winter!"

"Okay, see you in the winter."

Li Long didn't feel reluctant at all, as he would see her again anyway.

Li Long went over and put the pile of things in a sack and brought it to the side of the bicycle - it was a pile of jade and leather.

The jade is a bit dirty and I can't look at it very carefully, but I can basically confirm that it is all seed material - it comes from the river.

However, the leathers include deerskin, wolfskin and roe deer skin, and there seems to be one that looks like wild goat skin.

The largest one is deerskin - half the size of wolfskin. Li Long guessed that it should be an adult male elk. When this thing grows up, it can really grow to be almost as big as a horse.

I rode my bike back to my cabin with my things. By then, the sun had set and it was already dark.

Li Long put the bicycle and his things into the small house, planning to go to Xiaobaiyanggou after breakfast tomorrow morning. If there was no Fritillaria, he would take them directly back to the big yard.

Although this is a desolate mountain area, no one can guarantee that there won't be any problems.

After locking the door of the small room, Li Long cooked some porridge, grabbed a piece of dried meat, went into the big house, half-lying on the wooden kang, slowly tearing the meat and eating it.

It feels quite leisurely.

Li Long was also thinking, what would happen to their winter home after Halim and his friends left? What would happen if someone came and occupied it?
Thinking about it, I felt that I was being overly suspicious. This winter nest had been there for decades and nothing had happened. There were not many people in the mountains, and people went into the mountains in the summer, so occasionally staying in the winter nest for a night was nothing.

As he was thinking, he finished eating a piece of meat, then simply washed up, locked the door and prepared to go to bed.

The wind was not strong in the mountains at this time, and there was not much noise outside, but the temperature was still a little low. Li Long took off his coat, got into bed, and quickly fell asleep.

At some point, there were footsteps and a hurried knock on the door. Li Long woke up from his daze and asked:
"Who?"

"I'm a deer antler collector. I got lost in the mountains. Can I stay at your house for one night?"

It was normal for someone to get lost in the wild. Li Long got up, put on his clothes, and asked as he got off the kang:

"How many people are there?"

"I'm the only one..."

Li Long stopped immediately and reached for the gun next to him!

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