Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Gu Xiaoxia was also very happy to see Li Long in the yard. After putting down her bicycle, she watched Li Long cooking in the kitchen and said:

"When I came back that day, I saw that the snow in the yard was gone. I was shocked at first, but then I thought it must be you who came back to clear it."

"Well, I sold fish during those two days, and Daqiang and Yongqiang came over to clear it out." Li Long served the rabbit and put it on the table, handed Gu Xiaoxia a pair of chopsticks and said:
"Here, try some spicy hare."

After saying that, Li Long picked up another pair of chopsticks. There was already a leavened pancake on the table - a bit like the Xibe pancake, it was also very delicious when rolled with vegetables. He picked up a piece and handed it to Gu Xiaoxia.

Gu Xiaoxia was very happy. She sat down and ate with Li Long, saying as she ate:

"I'm free at work now. The lady in the office told me how to make braised fish. I'll make it for you when I have time."

"Okay." Li Long had a general attitude towards Gu Xiaoxia's cooking skills. Gu Xiaoxia could definitely cook, even home-cooked meals. After becoming a teacher, she had less time to practice. Later, when she came to the Education Bureau, and with Sister Yang cooking, she basically stopped cooking. Now she can think about cooking, mostly out of interest and habit.

After all, how many married women today can’t cook?
Gu Xiaoxia made breakfast the next day. After breakfast, she went to work, while Li Long went to the bus station and took a short bus to Shicheng.

In fact, you can ride a bicycle, but it is not as fast as a car, and Li Long is also worried that something might happen on the way.

Safety first.

The car arrived at Laojie, and Li Long got off and headed straight to the sugar factory. At the guard, Li Long explained the situation, and the guard made a phone call and let him in.

When Section Chief Hu saw Li Long in his office, he smiled and poured him a glass of water, saying:
"Comrade Xiao Li, you are very efficient! I admire your work attitude! Come on, take a seat first. I'll have someone bring the agreement over. After we sign it, you can officially prepare."

"Okay." Li Long took the water and sat down. The two chatted for a while, and then a staff member brought the agreement.

There were two copies, which seemed quite formal. Li Long signed his name, watched Chief Hu stamp his seal on it, and then put his copy away.

"Comrade Li, I've been waiting for your good news." Section Chief Hu politely sent Li Long to the door, which made Li Long a little strange.

Could there be any misunderstanding here?
Or is it that Section Chief Hu himself is a very down-to-earth person?

Li Long returned to the old street, drank a bowl of milk tea, and asked Keyum about it. After hearing that it had been quieter here recently, he took a short-distance bus back to Ma County, then went to the big yard to ride his bicycle, ate two buns in the big meat canteen, and then went to the department store to buy brick tea, sugar cubes and salt. He also weighed some fruit candies, packed them together and hung them on the bicycle, and then went into the mountains.

The bike ride was fine until we reached Qingshui River, and the whole journey was good, but after entering the mountain pass, the road became difficult to travel on.

Li Long regretted riding the bike a little - he originally thought that he could ride in the snow, after all, there was a road he had walked on before. But he didn't expect that the snow was so deep in many places, even higher than half a wheel, which was very uncomfortable.

At this time, he could only comfort himself - at least he had ridden the first ten kilometers, saving most of the time, and he could just push the cart for the remaining few kilometers.

When Li Long arrived in front of Halimu's winter camp, sweating profusely, he felt that he no longer had the strength to push the bicycle across the ditch to the winter camp.

The barking of the dog alerted the people in the winter den. Nathan ran out of the house and took a look. After seeing Li Long, he shouted loudly. Halimu walked out of the house with a hunched back.

Li Long smiled and waved at him, and Halimu hurried over.

When Halimu came over, Li Long had almost recovered. He pushed his bicycle and greeted Halimu:

"Dosen, it's okay!"

"Okay, okay," Halimu said with a smile, "Come on, come on, go to the winter den quickly, it's cold outside."

It’s almost the coldest time of the year and it’s really cold.

Li Long pushed his bicycle to the winter den, picked up the things he brought, and bent down to go inside.

Halimu's mother was sitting on the wooden kang. When she saw Li Long come in, she smiled and said something. Li Long hurriedly bent down to greet her.

Halimu's wife was making milk tea. After Li Long sat down, he took out the gifts he brought.

There is no need to be too surprising, the main thing is to express your thoughts.

After asking about Halim's family's recent situation, Halim also said:

"The next day after I saw you, I went to your cabin to look for you, but you were gone." He did not mention the fact that he had slaughtered the sheep.

"We found a group of wild boars in the place you told us about. We shot one and then returned. I brought a few young people with me. They just wanted to get a feel for the hunting atmosphere."

After chatting, Li Long drank milk tea and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Thirty-five sheep aren't a lot." Halimu thought for a moment and said, "I can provide them all myself, but this year the fodder is more plentiful, and I don't want to slaughter so many sheep at once. I'll go find Yushanjiang and the others and share the number of sheep with them."

"Okay." Li Longduo asked for five more sheep, one reason being to prepare for the New Year for his family. Since it was New Year, he needed some pork and some mutton. He promised to give one to Li Xiangqian, and of course he had to share some with the others.

"Shall we go to Yushanjiang together this afternoon?" Halimu asked, "Ask him, and ask others as well."

"Okay, okay." Li Long was a little worried at first, but now he is no longer worried. Neither of them mentioned how much a kilogram of mutton costs.

In the afternoon, Halimu harnessed Li Long to his horse. As he was harnessing the horse, he pointed at Li Long's bicycle and said:
"Outside the mountain, that's fine, but inside the mountain, a horse is better. When you still live in that wooden house, I'll lend you a horse. This way it's very convenient for hunting or playing in the mountains."

Li Long thought so too.

Halimu took some of the brick tea and sugar cubes that Li Long had brought and put them on the horse's back. The two of them rode towards Yushan River.

The snow in the mountains was obviously deeper than this time last year. Li Long rode his horse behind Halimu and slowly walked into the mountains.

It took us about an hour to reach the winter den of Yushan River. The snow nearby had been trampled down by horses, cattle and sheep, and there was a lot of feces in some places with deep grass. It was obvious that they were grazing in winter to allow the livestock to move more.

Yushanjiang and his son are clearing the grass stalks left over by the cattle and sheep in the pen. This is something they have to do every day. They have to do it two or three times a day. When they spread new grass, they will use a fork to clear the grass stalks left over from the previous meal from the pen and throw them aside. These grass stalks will basically become firewood for starting a fire.

Of course, with the cows around, there won't be many straws left. Sheep will pick up the leaves when they eat hay, but cows are not very picky, so there won't be much left.

The barking of the dog startled Yushanjiang. When he turned around and saw Halimu and Li Long, the dog had already rushed over.

Yushanjiang called the dog, and the dog stopped barking, but did not go back. Yushanjiang put down the wooden fork and climbed out of the open circle, quickly walking towards Li Long and the others.

After some greetings, several grown men started drinking milk tea on the wooden kang in the house.

I have to say, drinking warm milk tea in this weather is really cold-resistant and comfortable.

"Slaughtering sheep is no problem. We have to slaughter a batch of sheep every year anyway." Yushanjiang said, "Halimu is right. It's better to let everyone participate in this matter. As for the money, it's useless for us to take it. Li Long, when you come to pull sheep next time, just bring some rice, flour, leather, and potatoes to exchange. How about it?"

"Okay." Li Long was naturally willing. Anyway, the supplies these people needed were also brought here by himself. Even if they got the money, they could basically exchange it for supplies by themselves and didn't have to go through the process again.

"That's all. You can convert it into money and tickets yourself. We know that buying things requires not only money but also tickets. We don't have many tickets, so you just have to run around a little more. Leave the slaughtering to us. It won't take ten days or half a month. Three days will basically be enough."

The matter was settled just like that.

After drinking milk tea in Yushanjiang, Li Long didn't eat anything else and returned to the winter nest with Halimu.

It was already dark. Halimu meant that Li Long should stay here for one night before going back, after all, it was not safe at night. In the past two years, there were rumors that people were eaten by wolves at night.

Li Long didn't want to stay here. Halim's winter home was a little small, and it would be inconvenient if there were too many people living there. He had no choice before, but now he would go back if he could. He didn't want to go to the wooden house either. It would take a long time to push his bicycle to the wooden house, and it was inconvenient to ride a bicycle because there was heavy snow from here to the wooden house.

"I have a gun in my hand, I'm not afraid, I can ride the rest of the way out of the mountain pass, it won't be a problem." Li Long said, "You guys just do your own things. I'll bring a batch of supplies over in two days." "Okay." Halimu saw that he couldn't persuade Li Long, so he stopped trying to persuade him. He thought it was normal, Li Long had a gun in his hand, there was really nothing to be afraid of in this mountain.

When I pushed the bicycle out and crossed a ridge, the sun had already set behind the mountain.

Li Long knew that he had to speed up, so he pushed out with all his strength. Fortunately, he had left a mark when he came, so it would be easier to walk back.

By the time we got out of the mountain pass, it was already dark.

The snow was shining, and although the moon hadn't risen yet, the road could be barely seen.

The wind was blowing, and Li Long looked at the darkness ahead and felt that the road was still very long. He regretted his decision a little. He should have gone directly to the wooden house. In that case, he should have been lying on the warm kang now, right?
People will always regret their choices, no matter what choice they make.

Tired of pushing the cart, Li Long stopped and wiped his sweat. He drank milk tea, ate dried meat and naan at Yushanjiang and Halim's place, and his stomach was full. He propped up the cart and prepared to drain the water, and then he saw a pair of green eyes in the bushes a few dozen meters away on the right side of the road!

Li Long was shocked - anything with bright eyes at night is most likely a wolf!
Li Long didn't even bother to untie his belt, he was so scared that he peed himself. He took the holster off his back, opened it and took out the gun, turned on the safety, pulled the bolt to load the gun, aimed at the eye and fired!

"Bang bang!" After two shots, I felt a black shadow jump up and run away.

Li Long looked around again and found that there seemed to be no living creatures nearby.

But he didn't dare stay there for long. He held the gun upright, finished peeing, and quickly pushed his bicycle forward.

While running, he kept looking around from time to time. If a group of wolves really came over, he would be in real danger - it was late at night and he couldn't see far. If the wolves really got close to him, he would probably be pounced on by them!
Never do such dangerous things again!
Finally, he saw lights in the dark area ahead and Li Long breathed a sigh of relief.

We have arrived at Qingshui River - which means we can reach the road.

Sure enough, after turning into that building, Li Long quickly found the road. He rode his bike quickly north.

Riding a bicycle at night is actually faster than during the day, especially on snowy days, which makes Li Long feel a little strange. Because there is no need to look for potholes or ditches on the road, as long as you are on the road, you can just ride over them.

Those potholes that you might normally avoid are actually not as bumpy as you might imagine when riding over them at night.

The wind was howling, mainly because Li Long was riding fast. He could feel the wind blowing past him. Although he was wearing a coat and a cotton hat, the cold wind still penetrated into his body.

Now Li Long understood very well that in his previous life, even in early spring, those who rode two-wheeled electric vehicles would still put up a windshield in front.

It’s really cold!
Riding all the way to the Wuyi Highway, Li Long increased his speed again - there were not many cars on the highway at night, but the road was very flat, and the road ahead was very close to the county town, so he felt more anxious to return to the yard.

I don’t know if other people have the same idea, but Li Long has this idea. When something happens to him, he is eager to share it with others.

When he rode to the county, Li Long finally slowed down. He got off the Wuyi Highway, turned into the county street, and felt completely at ease.

Occasionally there would be pedestrians or cyclists, and Li Long felt particularly friendly.

Arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Li Long pushed it, but the door was locked from the inside, so he knocked hard.

Gu Xiaoxia came out from inside and asked:
"Who?"

"I, Li Long." Li Long shouted.

The light in the duty room of the police station lit up for a moment, and then went out again after hearing Li Long's answer.

Obviously, they knew who Li Long was.

"I'm coming." Gu Xiaoxia didn't expect Li Long to come back at this time, so she hurried down to the door and opened it.

"Come in quickly, you're all white!" Gu Xiaoxia looked at Li Long's white hair and said distressedly, "I'll boil some water for you, you can soak your feet, have you eaten yet?"

"I ate it." Li Long said with a smile, "It was the craziest time I rode a bike today."

"Why did you come back so late? It's so unsafe in the mountains." Gu Xiaoxia said with a bit of complaint, "There are so many wolves..."

"I really encountered a wolf." Li Long propped up the car, propped up the door and walked into the house, saying, "I was so scared that I fired two shots. Fortunately, I brought a gun with me."

"What? You can't do this anymore! Just live in the mountains when it's late. There's a wooden house there!" Gu Xiaoxia was shocked when she heard this. "Come in quickly, take off your clothes, and I'll hang them up to dry for you."

The two of them got along like an old married couple. Li Long changed his clothes and waited for Gu Xiaoxia to get him some water for washing his feet. While soaking his feet, he told her who was sitting next to him about what happened on the way.

After listening to this, Gu Xiaoxia pursed her lips and poured a cup of hot water for Li Long. Then she brought a thermos over to add some hot water to the basin where Li Long was soaking his feet. Then she sat down and said:
"Luckily you brought a gun, and fortunately you reacted quickly. If it were me, I would probably be scared when I saw those green eyes."

"Hey, you can't do that either - I remember you were pretty accurate when you were training as a militiaman." Li Long is still a little scared now. He was busy pushing his bike and there was wind, so he didn't hear anything around him.

If it was a wolf, or a pack of wolves, it could have sneaked up behind him and pounced on him all at once.

The reason why he didn't pounce on him was actually something Li Long himself had guessed along the way.

There are two possibilities. First, it is not a wolf, but some other animal. Because wolves are not the only ones with green eyes at night. Li Long has experience. In the middle of the night, he used a flashlight to shine on the sheep in Halim's sheepfold and saw green eyes.

Another possibility is that the wolf might have been afraid that Li Long was pushing a bicycle, and the combined size of the man and the bicycle was quite large, so the wolf was cautious and feared that it was a large creature, so it did not dare to pounce on him.

After all, wild animals are cautious towards larger ones that they have never seen before.

Think about the donkey in Guizhou. The tiger tried it many times before attacking.

African children all know that holding up a wooden board will make them appear bigger, thus scaring away jackals.

Li Long told Gu Xiaoxia his idea, and Gu Xiaoxia also thought it made sense.

Li Long finished drinking the hot water, let out a long sigh, and said:
"I feel better now. The coldness is gone now... I can have a good sleep now."

"Come, let me wipe your feet." Gu Xiaoxia squatted down and wiped Li Long's feet with a foot towel. This made Li Long feel a little embarrassed and he laughed.

"What are you laughing at? You've been tired all day, take a rest." Gu Xiaoxia said, "I know you've been working hard, but you don't have to work so hard. I've saved most of my salary. We'll live together in the future, and you can't be the only one working so hard..."

“Hehehe…” Li Long scratched his head with a silly smile.

"Look at you." After wiping Li Long's feet, Gu Xiaoxia went out with the basin.

When Li Long was lying on the bed, Gu Xiaoxia poked her head in, saw that he was lying down, and said:

"I have a document here. You should go to sleep first. What would you like to eat tomorrow morning?"

Seeing that she was a little timid and didn't dare to go in, and was thinking about asking something, Li Long thought she was pretty cute, so he said:

"You can do whatever you want. I like to eat them all."

"Hmph." Gu Xiaoxia wrinkled her nose. "Go to bed early. I'll turn off the light for you." After saying that, she turned on the light and gently closed the door.

It seems that those girls who stick out their tongues to show they are cute are all fake, Li Long closed his eyes and thought, few real girls stick out their tongues, and wrinkling their noses is quite beautiful.

Then he fell asleep. (End of this chapter)