Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

In the office, Gu Xiaoxia felt a little uneasy.

There were a few people missing as the others had gone to a meeting. As a seconded non-staff member, she was not qualified to attend the meeting.

Although she had work to do, Gu Xiaoxia couldn't concentrate on reading or writing.

Today's meeting is very important to her, and it may even determine the direction of her second half of life.

Although her life had already diverged when she was not aware of it.

Finally, the door of the conference room opened, and the sound of participants walking out of the conference room and discussing could be heard in the corridor.

The several older sisters who came in looked at Gu Xiaoxia with smiles and congratulations, but no one said anything.

Gu Xiaoxia also knew that the content of such a meeting needed to be kept confidential. There were also regulations on who could announce the content of the meeting.

Deputy Director Wang did not call her over, which made Gu Xiaoxia a little worried.

It was not until the afternoon when she arrived at the office that she was called over by the deputy director.

"This is a transfer letter, which we will send to your school." Deputy Director Wang said with a smile, "I'll give you one day tomorrow to complete the formalities. You will now be officially transferred to our unit... Congratulations, Comrade Gu Xiaoxia!"

"...Thank you, thank you!" Although she had guessed it, when she was really informed of the news, Gu Xiaoxia still felt a great surprise, "Thank you so much!"

"Don't thank me. It's your own ability and the help of the organization." Deputy Director Wang looked at Gu Xiaoxia as if he was looking at his younger self. "Work hard. Although you have a weak foundation, you are willing to learn and have spirituality. You will have a better future."

The transfer letter was stamped and was originally supposed to be sent to the school in the form of a document. However, Gu Xiaoxia needed to go through the formalities, so Deputy Director Wang asked her to bring it over, which made it convenient to complete the formalities as soon as possible.

After all, it's the end of the year and it's time to make a summary. I think the school will complete Gu Xiaoxia's procedures as soon as possible for some reasons.

Gu Xiaoxia rode her bicycle back to the middle school, and it was almost time to finish school.

She hurried to the principal's office, handed over the transfer letter, and then started to get a letter of introduction and go through the formalities.

Although Gu Xiaoxia did not stay in the middle school for a long time, she handled the relationships with colleagues and superiors very well, and the school leaders were also very caring towards her. Now she is leaving, and is going to the Education Bureau. The school leaders all greeted her with smiles and said they would treat her to dinner in the evening.

It turned out that the male teacher who had some feelings for her also came over to say hello and said he wanted to go to the county to see her.

Gu Xiaoxia declined all of them politely. After completing the formalities, she went to the dormitory.

The dormitory door was still locked and left to her. She came here to pack her things, and after she finished packing, she would hand over the key.

Teacher Wang next door was cooking. When she saw Gu Xiaoxia coming over, her expression was a bit complicated. But she finally smiled and said:
"Congratulations, Xiao Gu. If you go to the county, you will have a much better job than in school."

"No, there are no more holidays." Gu Xiaoxia naturally wouldn't agree with her. "There are a lot of things to do, such as handling documents and writing materials. I'm overwhelmed. My foundation is not very good, so I'm always learning."

"Well, it's a good thing to know how to study. By the way, where is your partner? You have moved to the county, and he..."

"He's also in the county." Gu Xiaoxia knew that Teacher Wang always felt that she and Li Long didn't get along, so she hurriedly explained, "He works at the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Oh..." A complicated expression flashed across Teacher Wang's face, "Then you clean up, I'll cook..."

After taking two steps back, she turned around and asked:

"Do you want my help?"

"No, no." Gu Xiaoxia had actually moved some things to the big yard or home. There wasn't much left, so she packed them in a cardboard box, put it on the back seat of the bicycle, fastened it with a clip, and could take it away without any ropes.

She looked around the dormitory again, locked the door reluctantly, and prepared to leave.

I didn't stay in the school for a long time, but the time I spent here was really unforgettable. During that time, I really wanted to be a good teacher and planned to be a teacher for the rest of my life.

After saying goodbye to Teacher Wang and handing the keys to the school's logistics director, Gu Xiaoxia left on her bicycle.

After this departure, next time I come I will be a guest of the school.

It was getting late, so Gu Xiaoxia didn't go back to the village, but went directly to the big yard. She had to go to school to hand in paperwork tomorrow, but luckily the day after tomorrow was Saturday, so she could go home in the afternoon.

When she just left school, she was in a bad mood, but when she was almost at the county town, she was in a very good mood. If Li Long had not already gone into the mountains, what Gu Xiaoxia wanted most now was to tell him the good news and let him share the joy with her.

Of course, I can also treat myself now - I won’t go to Sister Yang’s house for dinner tonight, and I won’t cook for myself. I will go to the big meat restaurant to have a good meal - um, let’s have Ding Ding fried noodles!
Li Long was not aware that Gu Xiaoxia had completed the change of identity from a seconded staff member to a formal staff member of the Education Bureau. From now on, she could proudly declare to the outside world that she was a state cadre.

As for determining job grades and levels, he doesn't understand it and doesn't want to understand it.

After setting up the stove, lighting the fire, and boiling water in the wooden house, Qi Jingyue couldn't wait to go hunting.

Because she had seen those strange snow piles in front of the cabin. When the three people went over curiously and cleared the snow, they saw that they were actually several wolf heads. They were shocked at first, but then a little excited!
Uncle Li really didn't lie to me. This man looked young, but I didn't expect him to be such a good wolf killer!

At this moment, the desire to follow Li Long hunting directly overwhelmed the hunger at noon - in fact, compared with ordinary people, they had more oil in their stomachs and could withstand hunger better.

"Let's eat something first. Even some hot water will do." Li Long was not surprised that these people could find the wolf head platform. It was right there and easy to see. As for hunting, he was thinking about going to the hot springs or the salt cave. After all, it was not easy to find something to hunt in the middle of the day.

The three young men were obviously a little reluctant, and Xie Ruifeng even retorted:
"Master Li, we are short on time. We were thinking that if we could get something today, we could go back to the state directly in the evening."

"Noon is the time when prey is least active." Li Long explained while boiling water, "Their most common activity times are morning and evening. Wild boars, deer and other animals come out to look for food early in the morning, before it gets light, and then go deep into the mountains. Wolves and other animals come out to look for food in the afternoon and at night, and the evening is their main activity time. It's noon now, and it's hard to find anything."

Li Long's words sounded plausible, and it would not be a problem to scare a few young people.

And the key point is that basically everything Li Long encounters will start to become active sooner or later.

"Did you bring any food?" Li Long asked again. He didn't want to dwell on the topic of hunting. They were going to have to walk a long way, and they could survive without food, but it would be uncomfortable.

"We brought some canned food, sesame cakes, naan and other dry food," said Qi Jingyue.

Yang Chen reacted quickly and went straight to the jeep to get a bunch of things.

Li Long took a look and saw canned foods such as braised pork, braised beef, braised hairtail, as well as canned fruits and dry food biscuits.

"Eat something first. I'll take you to the hot spring later. There used to be prey gathering there sooner or later. Maybe we can get something." Li Long gave the first message.

It’s okay. These young people are not difficult to lead. At least they are obedient, or they can listen to what I say.

"There are hot springs? Natural ones? Are they far away?" Qi Jingyue was surprised when she heard there were hot springs. "Is it fun?"

Well, it seems that adventure is a gene in every young person's bones. Although Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng did not speak, they looked at Li Long with a yearning expression.

"It's less than five kilometers in a straight line. If we walk, it will take more than an hour." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "There are natural hot springs. You can take a bath there in the summer. There are several natural pools. Not only people can take a bath there, but animals can take a bath there too."

Hearing that the distance was not far, several young people immediately joined in and prepared food together.

At this time the driver spoke:

"Comrade Qi, I won't go, right?"

"Well, you don't have to go. Just stay here and watch the stove and the car." Qi Jingyue nodded.

Li Long glanced at Qi Jingyue. He didn't expect that this girl was the leader among the three young people. However, he didn't think too much about it. He was mainly thinking about how to get more things.

It would be best if you could come across a group of wild boars, or a group of gazelles or something like that, knock them all down, and take the money home directly!

This process is the most comfortable - for those who find hunting comfortable and exciting, let them stay in these snowy mountains for a month and try it!

The lunch prepared in advance was very rich, with all kinds of canned food. No one disliked anyone else, and there were enough chopsticks. Everyone was tasting the various flavors and choosing what they liked.

Li Long could see that Qi Jingyue was not pretentious and did not have many troubles, so he was quite easy to deal with.

I hope this mission goes well.

After dinner and packing up, the driver took out a box of bullets from the car.

They were using the same series of rifles, so the 7.62mm bullets were universal. Li Long took two packs of 50 rounds and put them in his shoulder bag. Qi Jingyue and Yang Chen followed Li Long and put two packs each.

Only Xie Ruifeng said carelessly:
"I'm using a submachine gun, and the bullets run out quickly, so I'll load more."

He loaded four packs of 100 rounds into the bag he was carrying and filled the magazine with 30 rounds, and that was it.

Li Long loaded the bullets, picked up his gun and set off with the three young men.

At the beginning, the three of them asked from time to time how far the hot spring was, but soon, the difficult mountain road and thick snow made them shut their mouths, and they even made heavy breathing sounds from time to time.

This comparison showed the advantage of Li Long's long-term activities in the mountains. He had to stop from time to time to wait for the three young men.

"Hunting in the mountains... is really not easy." Xie Ruifeng, who was walking at the end, felt that he had loaded too many bullets. After all, those bullets were quite heavy.

"Well, it's easy to hunt with a volley of rifles, but if you want to experience real hunting, you have to be prepared for hard work." Li Long said, "I'll give you a designated target. Otherwise, if a novice comes in rashly, you can only wander around in the mountains and may get lost."

Yang Chen initially thought about memorizing the route so that he could bring people here in the summer. After all, hot springs are quite rare and quite popular, but right now he couldn't care less about memorizing the topography, he just wanted to get there as quickly as possible.

"How...how far is it?" Qi Jingyue was in the best condition among the three. She followed Li Long closely and asked after climbing over two mountains.

"After this ridge, we will enter the hot spring ditch." Li Longlong pointed ahead and said, "This is still a shortcut. If we go around the ditch and take the flat road, we will have to walk two or three kilometers more."

"Master Li, are these rabbit prints?" Yang Chen asked from behind, looking at the paw prints in the bushes next to him.

"Yes." Li Long took a look and said:
“There are still a lot of rabbits here.”

No one continued to say that using five or six guns to kill rabbits was a bit of a waste.

Finally we climbed over the ridge and looked down. There were sparse pine forests on both sides of the mountain and a stream in the middle that had not yet frozen, with mist floating on the surface of the water.

"Hot spring!" Qi Jingyue understood at a glance that the water temperature was very high, so it would not freeze, and then there would be fog, making the ravine like a fairyland. All the hard work just now was really worth it!

"Go down," Li Long said. "Go slowly and keep your feet firmly on the ground. Don't let the grass trip you. There are all kinds of things under the snow. Don't let the dead branches hurt you."

After saying this, he went down first.

Although Qi Jingyue, Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng really wanted to sit on the snow and slide down, Li Long's reminder still made them dare not be careless. They just took one step at a time and followed Li Long's path down to the ravine.

"The water is really warm!" Qi Jingyue ran to the stream, squatted down, took off his gloves, touched his hands, and then shouted in surprise.

"It also has a bad smell." Xie Ruifeng said with some disdain, "It's different from what I thought."

"It should be the smell of sulfur." ​​Yang Chen understood more and explained, "Hot springs usually come from volcanoes and contain a lot of sulfur. Hot springs can kill parasites on the skin and relieve or treat skin diseases. The main use comes from the sulfur."

This is a professional explanation, so Li Long doesn't need to waste any more words.

Qi Jingyue suddenly exclaimed again:
“There are fish in here!”

Well, it's normal to have fish in it.

The two men followed closely, squatting on both sides of Qi Jingyue and looking into the water.

At this moment, they are just big kids.

Li Long was a little bored, so he walked up a little and saw a lot of stones in the stream. He habitually moved closer and took a look.

Nothing found.

It’s normal to think about it. If good things are everywhere, then they are not good things.

Looking further ahead, there are several stones that have been soaked in water for a long time. They look very beautiful, like jade, but Li Long is now considered a semi-professional. He knows that they are quartzite, but they are relatively transparent.

After walking forward for another ten meters, Li Long found that the stream had become deeper. When he was about to go back, he found a stone in the water, which looked a bit special.

He put his gun on his back, moved his bag behind his back, then squatted down and tried to pick up the stone.

The stone was quite large, about half the size of a basketball. I fished it out and took a look at it, and realized that I had misjudged it. It was not jade.

With a bit of regret, he pushed the stone back into the water, then picked up a palm-sized stone and prepared to play with it.

Huh?
This stone is pretty good. The touch is completely different from the previous ones. He fished it out and shook off the water on it. Haha, it really is a piece of jade.

The jade weighs about two to three hundred grams, is dark green in color, has no skin, and is irregularly columnar in shape. However, the quality of the jade is average, with black spots. It cannot be sold for much money now, but even in twenty or thirty years, it will only be worth a few dozen or a hundred yuan.

"What did you pick up?" Qi Jingyue followed him without knowing when.

"A piece of jasper." Li Long threw the jade to her and said, "I'll give it to you."

"Jade? Is this real jade?" Qi Jingyue was a little surprised, and then she exclaimed in delight, "Is this jasper?"

"Well, it's Mahe jade. But the quality of the jade is very ordinary." Li Long was telling the truth.

"That's also jade..." Qi Jingyue retorted.

Li Long said nothing more.

Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng, who were behind, heard that there was jade and came over to take a look. After looking, they started looking for it in the creek.

Soon, they found several stones and showed them to Li Long.

"They are all quartzite. Of course I can't tell for sure. You can take them back." Li Long was cunning. He didn't give a definite answer but also didn't want to offend anyone.

When they heard Li Long say it was quartzite, although they were a little skeptical, the two guys still threw the stones they picked up to show their magnanimity.

Qi Jingyue also picked up two pieces, and Li Longzhi said that they were quartzite.

She was also a little disappointed, but then she held the jade and followed Li Long's steps.

Picking up jade was just a small episode. After walking a distance, Li Long pointed to the trampled snow on the side of the road and said:
"Look, these are the signs of the wild boars coming here, but it's been a while, at least a week ago."

Wild boars belong to the order Even-toed dactyls, which means they have two hooves, and they live in groups, so you can tell them apart at a glance.

"So many...the hoof prints are so big!" The three young men had never come across this before, so they immediately gathered around to observe.

Then we found the wild boar shit.

Li Long waited for them to finish observing and continued to lead them forward.

After walking more than a hundred meters forward, the fog on the stream became thicker. The valley itself was relatively small and was basically covered in fog at this moment.

The smell of sulfur in the fog became stronger, making people feel a little uncomfortable.

"Walk slowly and don't make any noise." Li Long whispered, "We're not sure if there are any animals ahead, but if we make a loud noise, it will scare them away."

The three people behind nodded one after another, and Qi Jingyue simply covered his mouth.

Li Long made a rough estimate and found that the hot spring pool was about two to three hundred meters away from here. Any clever prey would be able to hear the noise here.

So keep your voice down.

Of course, judging from the expressions of the three men, even if they didn’t get anything this time, they had at least gained some knowledge.

The closer we got to the hot spring pool, the more footprints we saw in the snow. Some of the snow was simply melted away, and mud began to form near the stream, so we had to be more careful when walking.

The pond is right in front of us. (End of this chapter)