Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long had no plans to go out in the morning. Lynx meat was not very delicious, but it was fresh. Li Long thought that few people in the county had eaten this meat.

After eating, he planned to pack up the meat. A deer, a wild boar, two wolves and a lynx, this harvest was already very good. If he needed to carry it back by himself, it would take at least three trips.

Now we just have to wait for Li Junfeng, Li Junshan and others to come. Li Long has a hunch that it will take only two days.

The weather cleared up, and it was quite comfortable to lean against the south wall of the wooden house and bask in the sun. Li Long squinted his eyes, not wanting to look at the light, and felt like dozing off.

Nowadays, basking in the sun in winter is actually a kind of enjoyment, and sometimes it is a necessity. After all, not everyone has sufficient firewood.

As Li Long was basking in the sun, he seemed to hear someone talking.

He thought he was hallucinating, then he felt something else, so he got up and looked around, but saw nothing.

The sound came from the north. This time he recognized that it was Li Junshan and his men coming!
Li Long turned to the back of the wooden house and looked far away. Li Junshan and Li Junfeng were standing on the left and right of the carriage, with two more people behind them.

Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang?
How did the two of them get here?
Li Long was a little puzzled, but he still went forward.

"Uncle Xiaolong, it snowed heavily last night. Are you okay?" Li Junshan asked.

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Long said with a smile, "Are you worried that something might happen to me, so you came here early this morning?"

"Yeah." Li Junfeng said with a smile, "My uncle Jianguo said that the conditions in the mountains are worse than in the village. He was afraid that something might happen if there was heavy snow here, so he asked us to come here quickly."

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Long nodded, indicating that he understood, then looked at Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang who had gathered around him, and asked:
"Why are you two here? Daqiang, how long have you been married and you're already running away?"

"I didn't run far..." Tao Daqiang smiled innocently, "I came to see you, Brother Long. You look like you've eaten a lot of meat."

"That's right. Now my pee smells like meat." There was no need to hide when talking to them. Li Long smiled and said, "Come on, I'll show you what I've harvested."

"It seems that my Uncle Xiaolong has been getting a lot of things during this period, otherwise he wouldn't be so proud." Li Junfeng said this to Yang Yongqiang. It seems that his relative has been getting along well with the two young men in the team during this period.

The carriage arrived at the wooden house, Li Junfeng and Li Junshan unloaded the carriage, tied the horse to the wood in the corner, wiped the sweat off the horse and made grass. Li Long brought warm water for him to drink. This man was a hero, and he would have to make great efforts later.

After finishing, Li Long opened the door of the small room and let them in to take a look.

"Wow! What kind of leather is this? It looks so beautiful?"

"That's right, a tiger can't be that small, right? Why does it look like a tiger?"

"It's definitely not a tiger. Didn't you see it's not even as big as a wolf skin? By the way, Uncle Xiaolong, where did you get so many wolf skins?"

"There's also a deer. This deer is not small. Look at the deer head and antlers, and there's so much meat... Uncle Xiaolong, it's only been a few days and you've managed to get so much!"

Everyone in the room was amazed. Li Junfeng and Li Junshan knew about Li Long's situation, while Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang heard about it from them on the road.

It’s only been a week since they last left. How much can Li Long get here by himself?

In their opinion, catching one or two wild boars or killing one or two gazelles is basically the limit.

Who would have thought that Li Long had gotten so many things in these few days!
Almost one a day!

What’s more, there are four wolves - this guy is not so easy to beat!

"That yellow skin is a lynx."

"What is a lynx?" Li Junfeng and Li Junshan were both asking, but Tao Daqiang had heard about it from Li Long - after all, Tao Daqiang knew that Li Long had encountered a lynx after he was injured last time.

"It's like a big cat, oh - similar to a leopard, smaller than a tiger, and very ferocious." Li Long didn't know how to explain it, so he just described it like this.

"Are these four wolves a group?" Tao Daqiang suddenly asked.

"Yes." Li Long smiled, somewhat proudly. "There were six of them in a group. They targeted me when I was hunting a deer. They fought me to the death. Not only did they eat the deer's internal organs, they also wanted to eat me! I killed them in return. This is the skin of the leader wolf. It's big enough!"

"It's so big! It can be used as a mattress." Li Junfeng sighed, "Uncle Xiaolong, were you the one who shot them all?"

"Not all of them. I set traps in front of me, including this lynx and the two wolves." "Traps?" Li Junfeng was a little curious and wanted to ask, but was touched by Li Junshan. He immediately came to his senses and said with a smile, "Uncle Xiaolong, you are really capable!"

"Nothing." Li Long said, "It's just luck."

He said so, and of course he thought so. But in the eyes of Li Junshan and the other four, Li Long was just being modest.

If you're lucky enough to hit one or two ends, it's still believable, but how can you be lucky enough to hit so many?
"Are you hungry? I made some steamed buns this morning, and I'll cook some dishes for you." Li Long said, "You can take these things back in the afternoon."

"Uncle Xiaolong..." Li Junfeng hesitated, but still said, "Can you show us how you hunt?"

Li Long thought about it and said with a smile:
"Okay, but don't be in a hurry. Let's eat first. After dinner, I'll take you to a place. If you're lucky, you can run into something good. We can catch it alive and take it back. If you're unlucky, there's nothing we can do. After this heavy snow, we have to find a place to hunt."

"well!"

They all cheered.

Li Long didn't have to worry about cooking. There were steamed buns, meat, and pickled vegetables. The young men worked separately and quickly prepared a table of food.

It was also pickled vegetables and meat, but this time the dish was cooked by Li Junshan. The staple food was rice, and what surprised Li Long was that Yang Yongqiang, whose family was not very wealthy, could actually steam rice in a pot, and the rice crust was golden and not burnt at all.

Tao Daqiang and Li Junfeng were helping out and preparing ingredients, and they didn't stop either.

The five young men stood around the table to eat - there weren't enough stools. They were very happy chatting while eating.

We cooked a big pot of vegetables, which tasted good and were large enough to eat comfortably. The more people there were, the better their appetite would be. So there was no leftover rice or vegetables.

In the end, if Li Long hadn't said that they might be able to catch a live animal, the guys wouldn't have wanted to move.

"Walk around, it helps digest the food, it's good for digestion!" Li Junfeng shouted.

"Then who will stay to watch the carriage?" Yang Yongqiang suddenly asked.

The others were silent, and then Li Junshan and Tao Daqiang said "I" almost at the same time.

"No, no." Li Long thought about the terrain and said, "Hitch the horses and I'll take you over. The snow is a little thick, so we need to push the carriage in some places, otherwise it won't go up."

"That's no problem. We are a group of grown men. We can lift it up even if we can't push it!"

This is really refreshing.

Hitch the carriage, find a stick and a rope, Li Long gets the gun, press the stove, put a teapot on it to boil water, then take the shoulder bag, load the gun with bullets, put on clothes and a hat, and go out.

Heading eastward, Li Long relied on the memory in his mind and took Li Junshan and the others, as well as the carriage, around and around, and finally arrived at the rocky valley.

There is a rock salt cave here. Li Long guessed that the wild animals might be hiding in it at this time.

After all, the snow was too heavy, and at least we could keep warm in the cave.

When they reached the mountain pass, just before they could see the rocks in front of the cave, Li Long whispered:
"The carriage is tied here. Follow me and move forward slowly. There is a hole ahead. There may be something good in it!"

In fact, he was not sure whether it existed or not, but since he had brought people here, he had to be confident!

Following Li Long's instructions, Li Junshan immediately tied the horse to a small tree at the edge of the valley, and then the four of them held sticks and followed Li Long slowly up.

There were many animal hoof prints in the rocky valley, which gave Li Long and his companions more confidence. He walked to the three-way intersection and found that there were indeed hoof prints going upwards, so he felt relieved.

"Let's go up. Let's seal the hole. Whether we can catch him alive later depends on you!"

The five people slowly reached the entrance of the cave, but there was no reaction.

Li Long was a little nervous.

Could it be that I failed? (End of this chapter)