Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The sun has risen, and even though it's still cold outside, the sunshine makes people feel warm psychologically - even though no matter how high the sun rises in winter, it can never be half as high as in summer.

It was only morning, and the sunlight reflecting off the snow was not blinding.

With the help of the driver, Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng put the wild boar into the trunk of the car. They had already put the wild boar and roe deer in the trunk yesterday, and because the car door was closed, they were not worried that the wild animals would steal and eat them at night.

Breakfast was prepared by the driver - when Li Long and his team went to ambush the wild boar, the driver got up and started preparing breakfast.

Because there were canned food left over from yesterday, the driver only needed to heat it up. Although he was not very good at cooking, he had no problem making some porridge.

So Li Long and the others came back and drank some hot porridge.

It feels very good.

And he also knew that this hunt was about to end.

Li Long had expected it to be so quick. He had thought it would take at least three to five days. After all, even if he was so familiar with this mountain, it was not easy to catch the right prey.

The other people also felt this atmosphere and were all silent while eating breakfast.

When the porridge was almost finished, Yang Chen suddenly spoke:

"I never thought that rice porridge could be so sweet."

"Yes, I used to think that milk is much better than this, but today I changed my mind." Xie Ruifeng echoed him, "Whole grains are still good for nourishing people!"

"That's because you're hungry!" Qi Jingyue exposed him mercilessly, "I always boasted about your good physical fitness, but today you just walked a few kilometers and look how tired you are!"

When they started talking, the atmosphere became a little better. Li Long did not intervene in their conversation. He finished his porridge, ate two sesame cakes, and went out to wash the dishes. When the four of them finished eating, Li Long said to Qi Jingyue:
"Pack up your things in the small room and load them into the car. I think this hunting trip is almost over."

Qi Jingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Yes, our hunting...it's time to end."

Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng, who followed behind, wanted to say something, but finally followed Qi Jingyue to the small room, put away the military coats and put them into the jeep. This jeep could hold quite a lot of things.

"I really don't want to go back." Yang Chen said suddenly, "I really want to go see that hot spring and see if there will be any prey there this morning - I have never experienced this feeling of anticipation at home!"

"Forget it!" Xie Ruifeng ruthlessly exposed him, "You will definitely complain of being tired halfway through the journey, and then you will regret it! Anyway, I don't plan to go hunting with you in the future - the accidental discharge of the gun will be remembered by me for the rest of my life!"

"Hey! Hey!" Yang Chen's face turned red. "That was an accident. Do you understand what an accident is? Everyone has problems. Besides, didn't he break something this morning?"

"I didn't hit it. I had planned to catch a wild boar today. I was aiming for the biggest one in the herd. I heard that the biggest one has fangs! I don't want the body, I just want the fang - but what happened? You accidentally fired, and my plan went down the drain!"

"Actually, if you ask Jingyue for a tooth this time, Jingyue might give it to you..." After he said this, Yang Chen's tone suddenly became weaker.

Yeah, anyone who has only one chance to kill a wild boar and then misses the chance would probably get mad.

The fact that he has endured until this point shows that Jie Ruifeng is still quite restrained.

"Jingyue only has wolf teeth but no wild boar teeth!" Xie Ruifeng was just refutating Yang Chen's words out of habit, but after being persuaded by him, he really got angry.

Li Long thought it was quite fun, but to be honest, there was nothing wrong with the three young men coming here, and it was normal for young people to be a little arrogant. He thought about it, walked into the small room, fumbled on the shelf, and found a package.

These were some of the leftovers from hunting that seemed somewhat useful, but not very useful. He took them and walked out, first giving one to Qi Jingyue:
"This is for you, Langya, as a souvenir."

Then he gave Li Ruifeng another one:
"It's a boar tusk, from a male wild boar. It's not particularly big, but it's still a tusk. I'll keep it as a souvenir after my visit."

He gave Yang Chen and the driver each a wolf fang.

The four people held the things with different expressions. Qi Jingyue was a little surprised, while Jie Ruifeng was pleasantly surprised. He really wanted the wild boar tusk, but he didn't expect Li Long to give him one directly!
This is amazing!

Although the driver and Yang Chen were not particularly looking forward to these things, they were very happy knowing that they were a token of Li Long's love.

The originally slightly complicated atmosphere was diluted by this.

"Okay, pack up and let's go down the mountain. We have successfully completed the hunting activity, so we should celebrate happily." Li Long said, "It's a good thing, so don't be upset."

Xie Ruifeng and Yang Chen both smiled embarrassedly.

"I'll go back and get something with silver to wrap up this tooth!" Xie Ruifeng suddenly said, "Take it with you. This thing is great!"

"Wolf teeth are used to ward off evil spirits!" the driver whispered, "It's good to carry them with you."

Qi Jingyue was originally quite resistant to wolf fang, but after hearing what the driver said, he hesitated for a moment and then held the wolf fang in his hand.

Things were packed up quickly, and Li Long put out the fire with water. He was the last one to come out of the cabin. After locking the door, he sat in the co-pilot seat.

The car was difficult to start, but the driver was an experienced man and had started the car early and was waiting, and he also had a spare tank of fuel.

After Li Long sat down, the driver drove back.

Half an hour after the jeep left, Halimu arrived here on horseback carrying a slaughtered and skinned sheep.

"Gone?" Looking at the locked door and the tracks of the departing car, Halimu was a little surprised. "Leaving so soon? Or did he steal something yesterday?"

He walked around the area and saw some relics left at the spring, and thought he must have guessed correctly.

Since they have already left, they can take the sheep back home to eat. Halimu originally thought that since Li Long brought people here to hunt, then as a friend of Li Long in the mountains, he had the obligation to help Li Long entertain these guests.

Even if we can't hold a meat-eating banquet, it's no problem to slaughter a sheep.

I just didn’t expect it and didn’t use it.

More than an hour later, the jeep arrived at the county, but did not go to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Are you going back to the state directly?" Li Long was a little puzzled, mainly because Qi Jingyue asked him where his home was and where it would be appropriate to send him. Li Long said that he could just go to the supply and marketing cooperative with them.

In the end they didn't go.

"Then take me to my home." Li Long pointed to the big yard.

When they arrived at the gate of the compound, the three young men were a little surprised to see that Li Long lived in such a place.

Li Long got out of the car and originally planned to say goodbye directly, but he didn't expect Qi Jingyue, Yang Chen and Jie Ruifeng to also get out.

"Master Li, here's 600 yuan." Qi Jingyue had a bag in her hand. She took out a thick stack of big unity banknotes and handed it to Li Long. "Thanks to you this time."

Li Long didn't expect that Qi Jingyue would bring the money directly.

He remembered that the amount he had discussed with Li Xiangqian was not that much, so he waved his hand and said:

"Too much, originally there wasn't that much..."

"Thank you for letting us experience what real hunting is like." Qi Jingyue stuffed the money into Li Long's hand. "We have learned a lot. You deserve this money."

All right, Li Long took it. He felt that his fate with these three young people was almost over.

After all, they are not from the same class. These days, some people are still worried about whether they can eat more meat, while others have already started spending a lot of money to buy what they want.

It's normal to think about it. In a market economy, some people will get rich first, and there are actually many opportunities at this time. The jade lumps in my hands can also be exchanged for a large sum of money after 20 or 30 years.

"Master Li, if possible in the future, we might ask you to come hunting in the summer - it should be easier to hunt in the summer, right?" Xie Ruifeng said.

"We can still fight in summer." Li Long nodded and said, "There are summer ways to fight in summer."

"Well, we'll come find you then. Is this the supply and marketing cooperative?"

"The supply and marketing cooperative." Li Long pointed to the house behind. "I also have a house in the countryside. I go back there sometimes."

"Okay, we get it."

"Then Master Li, goodbye." Qi Jingyue wanted to say something else, but in the end, he only said this sentence.

"Goodbye, Master Li! Maybe someday I'll come to you to buy some prey and make a specimen!" Yang Chen spoke at last, and then they got in the car and left.

Officer Guo came out of the police station, watched the jeep leave, and asked Li Long:
"What do they do?" "They are from the state's supply and marketing system," Li Long said. "They asked me to take them for a walk in the mountains, hunting, and seeing the scenery."

"Oh!" Officer Guo nodded, chatted with Li Long for a few more words, and went back.

Li Long thought it was not bad to earn 600 yuan in a few days. He entered the courtyard and saw that it was still clean, which meant that Gu Xiaoxia would clean it regularly.

The kitchen stove was on, and the fire in the house went out. Li Long lit the fire and boiled a pot of water in the kitchen. After the water boiled, he turned off the fire again and then carried a bowl of water to the bedroom.

After he had put down the fire, he took off his hunting clothes, drew back the covers, lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

Li Long didn’t sleep well at night, so he needed to catch up on some sleep.

When he woke up again, it was already afternoon. Li Long rubbed his eyes, got up and put on his clothes.

The room was very warm, completely different from the wooden house in the mountains. It was so comfortable that he stretched out and then walked out.

There was still charcoal fire in the stove, but not much. Li Long added another shovel of coal into it. Looking at the time, Gu Xiaoxia should be getting off work soon.

He was also hungry and didn't want to cook, so he went out to the big meat canteen.

I was enjoying a bowl of noodles with fried pork. While I was eating, Manager Zhong came over.

"Comrade Li, I haven't seen you much recently."

"I'm a bit busy." Li Long put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "I see you have a lot of customers here recently!"

"Now that the market is open, people have more money, and more people are coming here to eat." Manager Zhong said with a smile, "Have you caught any fish recently? If you have any good fish, how about sending some to me?"

"Still want carp?" Li Long asked.

"Well, carp is the best, even if it has five black stripes. There are some customers who know what's good."

"Okay, I'll send it to you if I have it." Li Long thought that Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang should be able to get it. I didn't go to the market today, so I don't know if they caught any fish.

"Then it won't delay your meal." Manager Zhong mainly asked about the fish. After getting a positive answer, he left.

After finishing his meal, Li Long made ten more buns and took them with him, planning to heat them up for breakfast the next morning.

Gu Xiaoxia came back half an hour after Li Long returned to the yard.

"You're back? Did you encounter any danger in the mountains?" Gu Xiaoxia asked with a smile when she saw Li Long trimming the snow in the yard and making the flower fields and vegetable gardens square.

"It's OK. We were lucky. We caught a wolf's roe deer yesterday afternoon, and this morning we killed a wild boar. They were quite satisfied and came back."

"Well, I'm pretty lucky." Gu Xiaoxia couldn't help but share her good news with Li Long, "I have officially been transferred to the Education Bureau!"

"What? Really?" Li Long showed a surprised expression on his face. "Great! Finally, this matter has been settled! Has the notice been issued? Have the formalities been completed?"

"The formalities have been completed." Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile, "I did it yesterday. I also said goodbye to the middle school and got my things back."

"It's so fast." Li Long sighed, "At this time last year, we were still in the village, and now we are all in the county, and you have also changed from a farmer to a state official..."

"Thanks to you!" Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile.

"Well, let's go back together after you get off work on Saturday and tell your dad and my eldest brother the news. Let them be happy too!"

"Ok!"

On Saturday afternoon, Li Long waited for Gu Xiaoxia to get off work, and the two rode their bikes back together.

During the day, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, and Li Long went to the department store and the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things.

Before buying things, he went to the market and saw Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang. Then he learned that his second brother Li Anguo and his friends had left the county town by car yesterday, and were probably on the train on their way back to their hometown.

missed.

However, this was something that was already known in advance, so Li Long did not feel too regretful.

These past two days, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang have been digging holes in the ice to catch fish. They can catch about 20 to 30 kilograms every day, which is less than last year when Li Long and Tao Daqiang were the only ones doing it.

This is normal. After all, on the one hand, after a summer of fishing, the number of fish in the small lake has decreased. On the other hand, there are now four stable people breaking holes in the ice on the lake's surface to catch fish, and occasionally there are people coming, so it is normal that there are fewer fish.

On average, two people together earn about ten yuan a day, which is already very satisfying.

Li Long told them that he would go back today too. Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang were very happy.

Then Li Long went shopping.

A pair of rubber shoes was given to each of the five people in the Li family and Gu Boyuan. The main reason was that Li Juan and Li Qiang were both growing taller, and the rubber shoes they wore last winter were no longer suitable for them. Li Juan's shoes could not be worn by Li Qiang either, as the age difference between the two was a bit big.

In addition to shoes, Li Long also bought some dried fruits, snacks, daily necessities, etc., mainly for practical purposes, as this is not the time to waste time.

The two of them rode side by side, chatting as they went, and it felt like the ten-kilometer journey was completed very quickly.

When they entered the village, someone outside the village entrance saw the two of them together, smiled and greeted them, and even joked with Li Long:
"Li Long, I heard you're living together now. When are you going to get married? Don't forget to invite me when the time comes!"

"I won't forget it!" Li Long replied, "I will definitely treat you guys then!"

Gu Xiaoxia blushed when she heard this and didn't dare to say anything.

This is the old village. Li Long lives in the new village and has more dealings with the east village. Most of the people in the old village are just acquaintances, not familiar. But now they took the initiative to greet him, and Li Long thought about it and understood.

My reputation in the village is a bit high. Of course, another reason is probably because Gu Xiaoxia works in the county and is a state cadre, so her status is different.

Both?
That's the reality.

The two of them rode to a fork in the road. Li Long stopped and said to Gu Xiaoxia:
"You should go back soon. It's getting dark. I'm going to my eldest brother's place too."

"Okay, tomorrow..." Gu Xiaoxia asked.

"I'll come to see you tomorrow." Li Long took over her words, and Gu Xiaoxia nodded happily.

When Li Long rode to the Li family's courtyard, the lights in the house were already on.

Although electricity was connected, many families in the village still did not turn on the lights at this time, mainly because they were afraid of wasting electricity. Some people even lit oil lamps to use up the kerosene and save some electricity money.

The Li family is not like this. Firstly, they are not short of that little money. Secondly, Li Juan and Li Qiang are growing up, their eyes are developing, and they have to do homework. It is good to have bright spots.

After hearing the sound of a bicycle, Li Qiang's voice came from the room:

"My uncle is back!" He ran to the middle room, opened the door and looked out.

"Qiangqiang, you have great ears!" Li Long propped up the cart and took the things down, "Come, help me carry the things!"

"Okay, uncle, why are you here so late?"

"Wait until your aunt gets off work." Li Long actually did not hide Gu Xiaoxia's identity now. It was a done deal.

Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei came to the door, followed by Li Juan. When they saw Li Long, they greeted him with a smile.

Li Long responded one by one, and quickly closed the door after entering the house.

There is a pot on the stove, and on top of it is a three-layer steamer emitting steam, probably steaming buns.

"Is the work done?" Li Jianguo asked after Li Long sat down.

"It's done. I stole three things and made some money." Li Long took out a pair of shoes and said, "I bought a pair of shoes for each of you. In this cold winter, these cotton-rubber shoes are more convenient and won't get soaked when wet."

"Spending money recklessly again!" Liang Yuemei said angrily, "You're getting married next year, you have to save the money for yourself!"

"It's not a big deal. We are really different from others." Li Long said with a smile, "Money is earned to be spent. My elder brother borrowed money from you to get me into the factory. That was for my own good. Now I have money, and I should give it to you to spend. Well, let's try it!" (End of this chapter)