Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

There were five acres of beets, and there was a huge pile in the yard.

These beets still need further processing. Use a knife to scrape off the remaining mud and chop the roots clean.

Of course, if it is for pigs to eat, it can be processed roughly. If you are making syrup at home, you have to prepare it very carefully.

When Li Long returned to the yard, he saw a pile of beets. There were some uneaten bones in the pot on the stove in the yard, and the pot was covered, emitting a fragrant aroma.

Some bones were thrown in the corner, and a pile of bowls were placed on the table under the shed. Sister-in-law Liang Yuemei was washing the dishes. Seeing Li Long coming back, she smiled and asked:
"Xiaolong is back? Have you eaten yet?"

"No, but I'm not hungry. I'll put the meat down and take the fawn to the stable." Li Long explained, "There are intestines and stomachs of wild boars and wolves, as well as the meat of a young wild boar. Sister-in-law, you can take care of it."

"Okay." Liang Yuemei was full of gratitude to Li Long at this moment. If Li Long hadn't run back in time to call for help yesterday, her parents and brothers would have suffered.

Li Long unloaded the meat and offal, and put some more into a bag. He was going to give these to Uncle Luo.

I rode my bike to the old stable, but Uncle Luo was not there. Li Long guessed that he must have gone to get grass. The wild boar had to be killed in winter, but the roe deer had to be raised. Uncle Luo had said before that he would go to the fields to get some corn stalks and cut some grass for preparation.

The corn stalks in the team would be distributed to each family, and some people in remote areas would not want them. Families without livestock usually saved some for burning in the summer, and the rest was really of little use.

But for roe deer, the leaves and buds on corn stalks are delicious.

Li Long untied the fawn and put it into the pen that originally held the two deer. The deer was freed at once and immediately ran inside.

When the roe deer saw a new "person" coming, they came over and smelled the scent through the circle.

Li Long washed his hands, cut the offal and put it on a plate, and took out a bottle of wine.

As for the meat, he simply smeared salt on it, found some wire, strung it on, and hung it on the clothesline in the yard.

Make dried meat.

Half an hour later, Lao Luo came back carrying a large bundle of grass. Li Long helped him put the grass down. He fed part of it to the roe deer and fawns in the pen, and leaned the rest against the wall of the vegetable garden to dry.

"Xiaolong, when did you come back?"

"I just got back a while ago." Li Long said, "Uncle Luo, you must be tired too. I cut some offal and opened a bottle of wine. Would you like a drink?"

"Then let's have a drink." Lao Luo said with a smile, "With this good stuff, how can we not drink? Let's drink a little to relieve our fatigue."

The moonlight was not as bright as yesterday. There was electricity in Lao Ma's tavern and there were electric lights, but Uncle Luo didn't let us turn on the lights. They just sat in the moonlight, each with a pair of chopsticks and a glass of wine, drinking and chatting.

"You brought back another fawn, that's great." Uncle Luo sighed, "I was afraid that when winter comes, the wild boars will be killed and only a roe deer will be left. What will I feed then? This fawn is here, that's good."

"Uncle Luo, if you want to feed more, I'll go into the mountains and stay there for a while. I'll bring back whatever I catch for you to feed. I'm afraid you won't be able to feed them all."

"How can we not be able to raise them?" Old Uncle Luo said with a smile, "As long as they are not the screaming wild boars, everything else is fine."

"That's fine." Li Long picked up his cup and clinked it with Uncle Luo's. "I'll see if I can get some roe deer or deer back then. These things are valuable, and it's also a good way to save money by raising them."

"That's right. Think about it. A fawn sells for three hundred yuan. If it grows up, it will be worth at least five or six hundred yuan, right? If you can catch a big deer, then we have to change our horse horn into a deer horn..."

"Then I'll try my best." Li Long drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, "Let's see if I can get a few more before the end of the year."

With a goal, there is motivation. In fact, during this period of time, Li Long's goal in doing things was not particularly clear. He just wanted to make money, catch fish, and hunt. He made enough money, and gradually bought some things. He had a bicycle, a big house, a small yard, and a radio. Now he needed to get tickets for a TV.

The next step is the homestead, but building a house will be next year or later. So Li Long feels that he is not very motivated now, and he has the mentality that there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain, and he will solve whatever problems he encounters.

Now that Uncle Luo has given him a goal, Li Long feels that he can really give it a try.

The two of them didn't finish the bottle of wine. Uncle Luo's alcohol tolerance was average, and Li Long didn't plan to drink too much, just a little bit for fun was enough.

After drinking, the two of them washed up and went to bed. Li Long felt it was good to fall asleep in such a dizzy state.

I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed, and all the fatigue from the recent period seemed to have disappeared.

Uncle Luo had already cooked the porridge and fed the wild boar, roe deer and fawn. When he saw Li Long coming out, he smiled and said:

"Are we going to eat here or at your brother's place? I made some cold dishes and some steamed cornmeal cakes."

"Then we can eat here." Li Long said with a smile, "Uncle Luo, thank you for your help."

"What's the problem? It's better to have someone to eat with. I can't eat alone. It's better to have a lively meal." Li Long felt deeply about this - of course, it was also in his previous life. When he was young and was at his eldest brother's house, it was like fighting for food. He really fought with Li Juan and Li Qiang. At that time, he felt that he had a good appetite.

When I got older, my eldest brother had an accident and I lost contact with my eldest sister-in-law's family. Later, I was alone for a while and basically had no appetite for meals.

Even children eat together to enjoy the meal. It seems to stimulate the secretion of some substances in the human body.

Porridge is actually cornmeal porridge, commonly known as Dazha porridge. Cornmeal steamed cakes are a little sweet. Mixed cold dishes are green peppers mixed with vinegar and salt, autumn leeks blanched in water, cut and poured with vinegar, and raw cabbage cut and mixed with cold dishes.

Not a lot.

Add the leftover offal from last night, and we have both meat and vegetables, and it’s rich in nutrition.

The two of them ate and chatted. After the meal, Li Long went to wash the dishes and then went to Xu Chengjun's house.

Xu Chengjun had just finished his meal and was preparing to go to the fields to work. Today, their family's food-grain fields were going to be sown with wheat, and the head of the family would definitely follow.

"Xiaolong, what's the matter?" When Li Long came, Xu Chengjun immediately stopped walking out, "You are not here for no reason."

"Of course." Li Long knew that Xu Chengjun was busy, so he went straight to the point, "Director, I want to apply for a homestead."

"What do you mean?" Xu Chengjun laughed, "Are you planning to get married?"

He knew about Li Long's engagement. Usually, when the relationship was good, he would be informed. But these two families were different. Li Jianguo was a village elder. Before Xu Chengjun became the militia company commander, Li Jianguo was the leader of the village group and one of the founders of the village.

Gu Boyuan was also one of the founders of the village. He came early and had a lot of knowledge. Although Xu Chengjun was young, he had the final say in front of others. He could say what he should say, scold and swear. Some old people in the village thought Xu Chengjun was just a fool.

But he also distinguished between different people when he trained them. For people like Li Jianguo and Gu Boyuan, he had no choice but to respect them. Their seniority was there for everyone to see, just like Li Yunlong, who was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, but some lieutenant generals still had to salute him when they came over - he was too senior.

"No, let's prepare first." Li Long said with a smile, "This year we will mark out the land for the homestead, and next year we will make soil blocks or bricks, prepare the materials, and see when the house is built, then we can get married."

"Then tell me, which village do you want to build it in? I'll draw a map for you." Xu Chengjun went straight back to the house and said, "You can choose from three places!"

"Let me choose? Such a wide range of freedom?" Li Long was a little surprised. "Director, are you kidding?"

"Are you kidding? I tell you, it's really up to you to choose. It doesn't matter if it's a little bigger. I know you're rich and can afford it. Anyway, the homestead and yard are roughly defined by the authorities, but we have a lot of land in the village, so you can make it bigger, as long as you don't go too far."

Li Long was a little confused and asked:
"Director, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Isn't my meaning obvious? I just want to keep you. I heard that you have a yard in the county?"

“Yes, there is a yard.”

"That's right. I was thinking that since Gu Xiaoxia went to work in the county, you might move there too. After all, you are from our village, so our village should have expressed its support. Now that you want a homestead in the village, I am so happy!" Xu Chengjun did not hide anything and spoke his mind directly:

"You know, everyone is starting to develop the economy now. Our village, no, our township doesn't have this advantage. So, you have done these two big things for the village this year, which really makes other villages envious. I know you have connections and abilities, so if you have something to do in the future, just think of our village, that's all. As for the homestead, isn't that what you should do?"

Li Long understood that this was to tie himself up - or in other words, to give himself some restraints.

After all, he is now a great Buddha to the village.

Not everyone can easily get a job worth thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. And Li Long obviously has more jobs in his hands. As long as he is in the village, as long as his brother is still in the village, this job will basically not be given to other villages.

So you can mark out the residential land wherever you want.

After understanding what this meant, Li Long was actually a little proud.

After all, he holds such a high position in the village director's heart, so he must be a little proud.

He thought about it. It was nearly 20 years later that the village abandoned two of the three settlements and merged them all into one settlement. That settlement was located in the west, close to the reed ditch. But Li Long didn't like living there at the moment, after all, his eldest brother's home and the old horse farm were not there.

In the past twenty years, you can build a house now, live in it for twenty years, and then tear it down and build a new one.

In twenty years, who knows how much will change?
So he said:

"Then I'd better build it near my eldest brother's house. If you see any place that can be marked, please mark it for me."

"That's easy. It's right in front of your eldest brother's house. There's a large open space there. Your eldest brother, as the team leader, planted red flowers there. Don't plant any more next year. I'll give it to you as a yard."

Li Long was shocked - that place was at least four or five acres, and he was going to use it as a yard? Was he going to be the local landlord? (End of this chapter)