Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The two cute little deer looked at Li Long, appearing very timid. Deer themselves are timid.

The roe deer was smaller than the fawn, so it was not that scared. When it saw Li Long and the others coming, it looked at them calmly at first, then when it saw that Li Long and the others did not move, it moved forward curiously.

Very cute.

"Then I'll take it away." Li Long said with a smile, "Very good, very good, I like it."

"As long as you like it." Halimu smiled, and the young people behind him also smiled. They really needed what Li Long brought, and they also hoped that what they brought would be needed by Li Long.

For lunch, they had hand-pulled meat. The sheep had just been slaughtered. When Li Long and his tractor arrived, the guys there began to slaughter the sheep. After cooking it in a pot, Chen Xingbang ate the hand-pulled meat with rinds and salt. He also felt the original taste.

But it smells really good.

After eating, the sheep, deer and roe deer were tied up and loaded onto the truck. Tying them up was a technical job, as they had to be tied up to prevent them from jumping up, but not too tightly to avoid breaking their legs.

"I'll come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," Li Long said. "If you only need one truckload of food, I'll unload the food here and then go to the cabin. I'll stay for a few days and do some hunting."

"Okay." Yushanjiang said with a smile, "We still have a few days before we move on. I'll find out where the prey is these two days and tell you later."

The tractor rumbled out of the mountain, emitting black smoke.

Halimu and his men did not see Li Long until he could no longer see him. After the tractor started to move away, they began to divide the things. Time was running out, so there was no time to be sad.

There are now two parts of things in the tractor, one part is Chen Xingbang's sheep and fodder, and the other part is the things that Halimu and others packed for Li Long, including seven or eight deer antlers, roe deer horns, a plastic bag of jade. Li Long didn't look closely, there were also two fawns and a roe deer fowl.

Chen Xingbang had a hunch that what Li Long had might be more valuable. If there were one or two pieces of jade of relatively good quality, one piece would be enough for Li Long to buy a whole truckload of stuff.

But neither Li Long nor Halimu, who was delivering the gifts, cared much about it, which made Chen Xingbang very emotional.

He didn't say it, but he knew it in his heart. This kind of trust and attitude of not caring about anything was the foundation that Li Long and his friends had laid with many things in the past year.

Halimu originally wanted to give the remaining pieces of meat to Li Long, but Li Long refused. Chen Xingbang might not know, but he really knew that the herdsmen in the mountains did not have much time to eat meat.

Let’s save it for Halimu and the others.

After the tractor drove out of the mountain, Li Long said to Chen Xingbang who was sitting on the front board:
"Brother-in-law, let me send the sheep to you first, and then I'll be back. Can you handle it over there by yourself?"

"Sure." Chen Xingbang was very excited at this time, "Put the sheep in the yard, I will kill one tomorrow morning to try my hand! The rest will be in the yard, just give them some grass and water from a distance. Don't worry about this, if you don't make it work, I won't see you anymore!"

With these sheep as a foundation, Chen Xingbang is confident that he can build up his business.

He had already made a plan. When he returned to the yard and put the sheep away, he would go to the market to see the market price of meat today, and then decide how to sell the meat tomorrow. He had already brought back all the tools the day before, including scales and knives. The next step was how to make the most money from the sheep.

When the tractor crossed the Qingshui River, Li Long stopped for a while and added water and oil. He asked Chen Xingbang to loosen the bonds of the sheep one by one to loosen their blood vessels so that their legs would not be crippled.

Not only sheep, but also deer and roe deer are the same.

They went on and off like this, and when they arrived at Shicheng, the sun was already setting. Li Long and Chen Xingbang put fifteen sheep into the pen and took out two bundles of grass. Li Long saw that the two fawns and roe deer were still chewing the grass in the truck bed, so he simply pulled two handfuls of grass for them and put them in the truck.

"Brother-in-law, I'm back. It's inconvenient to contact you. If you have any questions, take the bus to Ma County and find Xiaoxia at the Education Bureau, or go directly to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau to call the team." After Li Long told Chen Xingbang, he drove away on his tractor.

Chen Xingbang blocked the door of the vegetable garden, spread grass for the sheep, got an old basin and filled it with water, then locked the door and went to the market.

Start making money tomorrow!

Li Long was driving a tractor past Keyum's milk tea shop. Seeing that the door was still open, he stopped the car without turning off the engine and bought two hot naan to take back home.

The naan smelled so good. Li Long drove the tractor with one hand and ate a piece of naan from time to time with the other hand. Before the tractor reached the Maha River Bridge, a piece of naan had already gone into his stomach.

Although he still wanted to eat, he thought that the rest had to be left for Xiaoxia, so he resisted the urge to eat. He stepped on the accelerator a little harder and drove eastward at a rumbling speed.

Before dark, Li Long returned to the compound.

The courtyard gate was completely open, and Gu Xiaoxia was standing at the door, looking at him with a smile.

Li Long drove the tractor in. After Gu Xiaoxia closed the door, he handed the naan to her first, and then went to the back bucket and took down the two deer and roe deer that were lying on the ground.

"Ah? What a cute little deer!" Gu Xiaoxia looked at the cute little deer with big eyes and fell in love with it immediately.

"My friend in the mountains caught it. He knew I raised it, so he let me bring it back." Li Long took the grass down as well, but the three little guys smelled something more fragrant and kept coming closer to Gu Xiaoxia.

"They want to eat the naan in your hand." Li Long saw what the three little animals were thinking and said with a smile.

Although we are self-sufficient in food these days, we have developed the habit since childhood that food is precious. Some people cannot even afford pasta, so how can we feed it to animals?

Seeing Gu Xiaoxia hesitate, Li Long smiled and said:
"Give them a small bite each, so they can have a taste of the new food."

Only then did Gu Xiaoxia grab a small piece of naan and feed it to the deer.

The little deer were scrambling to eat the food, and Gu Xiaoxia was very happy watching.

Animals are basically cute when we are young, especially deer, which are often the protagonists or mythical beasts in the stories we heard when we were young.

"Okay, let them eat the grass. You watch them first while I go sort out the things in the truck bed."

He didn't plan to move the deer antlers and other things down. He would take them and sell them directly to Chen Hongjun tomorrow. However, the jade and other things could be kept and put away for the time being.

There's no need to exchange these things for money in the short term, so just keep them.

After taking down the bag of jade, Li Long found that two of them were of very good quality, and the rest were average. It didn't matter, after all, they were all seed materials, better than the mountain materials made by blasting mountains in later generations.

Putting the jade in the empty room as usual, Li Long closed the door and came out. Seeing Gu Xiaoxia still playing with the deer, he smiled and said:

"I was originally planning to take the deer to the team tomorrow, but since you like them so much, let them stay in the yard for the next few days."

"Okay." Gu Xiaoxia happily agreed, "The yard is big, so we don't have to worry about them not having enough space to move around. By the way, is there enough fodder? If not, I'll go look for some nearby at noon."

"That's enough. There's some food left for No. 76 in the backyard. No. 76 can't come for a while, and I have some in my tractor." Li Long said with a smile, "Okay, leave them alone. They've been sitting on the tractor for most of the day, so they need to exercise."

The two of them went into the house together.

Gu Xiaoxia guessed that Li Long would be able to come back, so she cooked dinner for two people and added half a naan.

Li Long was eating the meal made by Gu Xiaoxia and remembered seeing it somewhere before. It seemed that it said that home is where no matter how late you come back, there is always a light on for you and a bowl of rice warm in the pot.

That's a great description. Isn't that what's happening right now?
Seeing Li Long eating so happily, Gu Xiaoxia was also very happy. She slowly took small pieces of the naan, stuffed them into her mouth, and chewed them slowly.

They didn't eat quickly on purpose, nor did they delay on purpose to prolong this happy moment. After the meal, Gu Xiaoxia cleaned up the dishes and Li Long cleaned up the tables and chairs. After wiping them, he washed the rag and then his hands. He also smelled them and found that there was no greasy smell from the kitchen on his hands.

Then Li Long looked at Gu Xiaoxia.

Gu Xiaoxia was cleaning the pots and pans and the stove. She seemed to be able to feel Li Long's burning gaze. She lowered her head, felt her face getting hot, and her movements couldn't help but speed up.

After cleaning up the kitchen, both of them restrained themselves and walked back to the big room together. After closing the door, Gu Xiaoxia was still trying to find a topic to talk about, but Li Long had already hugged her and bent down to kiss her.

We are an old married couple, so there is no need to make so much drama.

The two people became more and more in sync and experienced more different kinds of fun.

The next day, before dawn, Li Long was woken up by the deer.

The little deer kept calling out, and Li Long somehow understood what they meant.

The little deer wants water!
Oops, I forgot to give them water yesterday.

Li Long got up quickly and looked at Gu Xiaoxia beside him. She was still sleeping. She was a little tired after working most of the night.

Li Long put on some clothes, opened the door carefully, and went out to pour water for the deer. The deer drank happily, and from time to time they raised their heads and snorted, spraying water.

Li Long looked at the time. There was still more than an hour before he woke up. Although he wanted to stay in bed and hug Gu Xiaoxia to sleep for a while, he gave up this plan. After washing up, he went to the kitchen to start cooking.

Halfway through, Gu Xiaoxia pushed open the door and came out. After seeing Li Long, she came over and hugged his waist, and asked softly:

"Why did you get up so early?"

"The deer in our house has become a spirit. We didn't give it any water, so it came to the door and cried out when it was thirsty, so I got up."

"I didn't hear anything." Gu Xiaoxia leaned her head on Li Long's back. "Okay, go to sleep for a while. I'll cook."

"I can't sleep, let's do it together."

Then do it together.

After breakfast, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, while Li Long took the deer antlers to the purchasing station.

Chen Hongjun was basking in the sun in the yard. Seeing Li Long driving the tractor over, he smiled and said:

"Comrade Xiao Li, you have really upgraded your weapons. What good stuff have you brought this time?"

"It's nothing good, just deer antlers. I went to the mountains yesterday and my friends picked up some deer antlers and asked me to sell them." Li Long turned off the engine and took the deer antlers off the car.

"Yes, it seems that most of them are newly fallen this year. Your friends in the mountains are quite capable." Chen Hongjun glanced at them and said:
"Bring some velvet antlers when you have them later. Now the herbal medicine companies are also buying them, so it's difficult for us to complete this task."

"No problem." Li Long thought about the fawn he brought back last year, which had grown antlers, and said:

"I have a deer at home that has grown antlers this year. It's not big. I'll cut the antlers and bring them to you when the time comes."

"Great. You already have an industry here and can even cut deer antlers yourself." Chen Hongjun exclaimed. He watched Li Long's success step by step in the past year. It was magical.

Among the deer antlers that Li Long brought, six were first-grade and one was second-grade. The price of deer antlers has increased a bit now. Six antlers weighed more than 20 kilograms and were sold for more than 200 yuan.

Li Long signed and took the money, chatted with Chen Hongjun for a while, and drove the tractor to buy grain.

The stall owner from yesterday was still in the market. He was a little surprised to see Li Long driving a tractor straight towards him.

Can the sky digest so much food?

"You still buying?"

"Do you have any? If you do, I'll buy it."

"Yes, how could there not be? Are there as many as yesterday?"

"Well, the same amount, same price, right?"

"No problem, let's go." The stall owner was very happy. The food that could have taken two months to sell was sold out in just one day!

cool!

After pulling another truckload of grain, Li Long went to the department store to buy some daily necessities. He also went to the oil depot to buy some diesel before driving the tractor into the mountains.

This time they have to stay for at least a few days, so Li Long not only prepared things for Halimu and the others, but also prepared a lot of things for himself.

The supplies in the wooden house were basically empty. Li Long was going to live there, so he had to at least ensure that he could survive there.

The tractor was running again on the road leading to the mountains.

When the tractor drove to Halimu's winter home, Li Long found that the water in the stream was a little more than yesterday. He didn't know whether it was because it rained in the mountains or the snow was melting faster.

It should be a snowmelt flood coming soon, right?
Halimu and his wife were there, but Yushanjiang and the others were not. Hearing the sound of the tractor, Halimu and his wife came out, greeted Li Long with a smile, and then moved things downstairs.

"Let's eat first before leaving." Halimu and Li Long said.

"No, give me two of your naan. I'll go to the wooden house to clean up first." Li Long waved his hand. "I haven't been there for a long time. I want to see how it is over there."

Halimu smiled and said:

"Don't worry, he will be fine. The meat from yesterday is still here. Eat some before going back. There's no rush."

Li Long did not refuse, and drank milk tea, gnawed sheep bones, and ate dry naan with Halim and his wife. He felt that he seemed to be very adapted to this kind of life.

After eating and saying goodbye to Halimu, Li Long drove the tractor and turned towards the wooden house.

The road in the mountains is a bit narrow, it's OK for a horse-drawn carriage, but it's a bit difficult to drive a tractor. In the past, trucks could drive through by taking another road, and Li Long planned to take a shortcut, which was a bit difficult to drive, but the distance was shorter.

When they arrived at the wooden house, Li Long understood why Halimu said everything was fine.

A shed had been built next to the wooden house. I think it was built by Halimu Yushanjiang and his men. Li Long remembered that Yushanjiang had said that there was a lack of a shed for the carriage, but he didn't expect that they would build it later.

But it was unnecessary to calculate, after all, I was driving a tractor and wouldn't need the shed for a while.

But no matter what, I am very grateful to them.

Driving the tractor to the wooden house and stopping it, Li Long found that the wooden floor had been cleaned and there was a lot of firewood and fodder piled in the wooden shed, which were also newly prepared.

Li Long got off the tractor, opened the door of the wooden house with the key, and smelled a damp smell. This house had not been occupied for a long time. Although it was spring outside, the inside was stuffy and had not caught up with the spring time.

Li Long simply opened the doors of both rooms and peeled off the paper on the windows to let in some air. He lit the stove to dry out the moisture in the room, took out the bedding and other things to dry in the sun, and then put some supplies from the tractor in.

There are rice and flour, as well as steamed buns and dumplings, which are for emergency meals. There are also some dried vegetables, red tofu, seasonings, and so on.

The stove was lit, and Li Long went to the spring to check. The water was flowing normally, so he fetched some water, boiled it on the stove, then put out a towel and started to wipe the house.

After cleaning the house, the sun had already set, so he went to the nearby meadow to pick wild vegetables.

Wild mushrooms are out now, but in relatively small quantities. He walked around for more than an hour and picked more than a kilogram of wild mushrooms, and also got a bunch of wild vegetables, such as dandelions, plantain, etc. He planned to bring them back and make a cold dish by boiling them in water.

After eating meat at noon, I made a lighter meal for dinner. I fried steamed buns, cooked porridge, and then mixed some cold dishes. It was very refreshing.

Wild vegetables inevitably have a bitter taste, and most young people may dislike them. But Li Long did not dislike them. With his experience in the previous life, he knew that these wild vegetables were good for clearing the heart and relieving internal heat, nourishing the liver and promoting urination.

The weather is still cool at night and there are no mosquitoes. It is actually the best time.

After eating, Li Long got up slowly, went to the spring to wash the dishes, dumped the remaining wild vegetables, put the steamed buns and porridge in the small room, and then brought the blankets that were drying on the wire outside back to the room and spread them on the wooden kang. There would be no moisture when sleeping at night.

In fact, let alone now, even in two months, the nights in the mountains are still quite cold. Although the stove in the house has been on for a long time, the temperature inevitably drops as night falls, and it is a bit cold outside.

Li Long brought the tractor's crank into the house, closed the door, fastened it, put down the stove, and then took off his clothes and prepared to go to bed.

I have to get up early tomorrow to see if there is any prey, so I have to go to bed early now.

After a tiring day, Li Long fell asleep quickly and snored on the bed.

Occasionally, animals passed by outside, but they made no sound and did not alarm Li Long.

While sleeping, Li Long shot and killed a tiger with a gun.

He woke up with laughter. (End of this chapter)