Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The ravine looked quite narrow from the outside, but once you got inside you found that it became wider and wider and was quite flat. Li Long wondered if it was because of the camouflage of the ravine entrance from the outside that those who entered the mountain thought it was narrow inside and so they didn't come in?
There were indeed signs of trampling and gnawing on the grass, and there was a pile of dung further in, and I didn't know whether it was left by wild goats or some other animal.

Li Long stepped on it and found that the feces ball was quite soft and it didn't take long to defecate.

He continued walking inside with his gun in hand. Because of the tall grass and bushes, he couldn't tell how long the ditch was.

As we walked forward, we reached the widest part. The bottom of the ditch was a shallow arc, about thirty or forty meters away from the hillsides on both sides, and there were no streams. It was a good pasture.

There were no signs of cattle or sheep eating, nor of grass being cut, so the grass here grew in a rather messy but very tall pattern, with some dead grass and some green grass mixed together.

Li Long saw Codonopsis pilosula growing on the flat ground, tangled together, but not many Fritillaria thunbergii. Perhaps the environment was not suitable, or perhaps they had all been dug up before.

He searched very slowly, fearing that he might miss something, but he continued walking forward and saw that the space ahead was already quite narrow, and he didn't find anything.

What Li Long didn't see was that on the ridge in front, a sika deer was looking down anxiously, and the direction it was looking was diagonally in front of Li Long.

Li Long continued walking forward. He seemed to smell a faint fishy smell, accompanied by a smell of blood.

What do you mean?
Li Long looked around but couldn't find the source of the smell.

But it was obvious to him that the smell did not come from a dead and smelly thing, but more like the smell of living blood.

As he continued walking forward, the smell became stronger. He slowly looked around the area within a few dozen meters.

Finally, after testing for a while, Li Long found that the smell became weaker the farther away he was and stronger the closer he was. Li Long finally confirmed that the smell was coming from a bush.

He searched slowly in the bushes. This was a willow forest, the kind of shrub willow, the leaves were like sea buckthorn, but without thorns, thinner than ordinary willow leaves, unlike ordinary willows that grow into big trees, here are shrubs, and Li Long has only seen it in places like this, not in other plains.

Or if it wasn't a willow tree, he didn't know what it was.

This area is full of such trees. They are not tall, less than 1.5 meters, but they grow in large clumps. Soon, Li Long found a bloody thing among them.

Then, he saw a small living creature, which looked at Li Long with fear in its eyes.

This is a newborn fawn!

It was slightly larger than a newborn lamb and lay quietly under the bushes, not moving at all.

Not calling either.

Li Long looked around but didn't find the doe - but he was sure that the doe must be nearby, he just didn't know where it had run to.

Li Long was a little troubled. What should he do with the fawn and the mother deer?
He definitely wants to get the fawn back, but without its mother, the fawn won’t know how to eat. Should he feed it with milk powder?
After thinking for a while, Li Long took out a thin nylon rope from his bag, made a noose near the fawn, pressed it with a thin stick, and tied the other end to the root of the bush, tying it firmly. He planned to bring both the big and small deer back if he could get the noose.

If you fail to catch the fawn and the doe takes it away after you leave, that is fate.

After putting on the condom, Li Long got up and left.

He turned the safety of his gun and walked to the mouth of the ditch. He turned his head and looked, but seeing nothing was happening, he strode away.

Li Long gave his food to Sun Jiaqiang. He was still a little hungry, but he didn't want to go back at this moment. Instead, he wanted to take a walk around the area and then come back.

Didn't Sun Jiaqiang say there was something in a ditch? Let's go and take a look.

After Li Long left, the doe quickly ran down from the ridge and slowed down when it reached the bushes.

It smelled a strange smell and became very alert.

More than an hour later, Li Long found the place that Sun Jiaqiang mentioned.

Unfortunately, there was nothing in the ditch. Although there were indeed traces of wild animals, there was nothing left now.

Well, it seems like I've been having bad luck these past few days.

Li Long felt that he was really hungry now. He thought that he could eat three steamed buns now.

Although he wanted to go back to the cabin right now, after all, it was closer from here. But he decided to go back and see if the condom worked. If it didn't work, he wouldn't say anything. If it worked, he would go back with the reward.

When walking back, Li Longtou felt for the first time that this Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was actually quite heavy. He walked with his head down, panting, and walked all the way to the mouth of the landslide ditch. He was already sweating.

If I had a pedometer, I should have walked 30,000 steps today, right?

Li Long laughed at himself and then went into the ditch.

He really wanted to hear the cry of the doe, but unfortunately the ditch was very quiet.

There was no movement at all.

This is a waste of time, isn't it?
Li Long mentally prepared himself that if the trip was in vain, then he would consider it as charity. But he couldn't throw away the rope, so he had to retrieve it.

When he reached the bush, he still didn't feel any movement. Li Long deeply suspected that the fawn had been taken away by its mother.

But when he pulled aside the bushes and looked inside, he found the doe lying on the ground, chewing the rope, and the fawn lying beside the doe, suckling, both of which were very strange.

The nylon rope around the doe's legs was almost worn through by it.

When Li Long appeared, the doe was frightened and before she could get up, Li Long grabbed her and pinned her down.

Now that you've been trapped, don't do any charity work on your own and just take it home and keep it!
At this moment, all the fatigue in his body disappeared. This was the first time that Li Long caught a fawn in the mountains by himself, and it came with a big gift package. It was really great!
He pressed the doe's neck with his knee. The doe struggled desperately twice, but failed and just accepted her fate.

The fawn was a little frightened, but still clung tightly to the mother deer. After seeing that Li Long did not continue, it lowered its head and continued to suckle.

Li Long took out a thicker rope from his bag.

A thin rope is more suitable for making a noose, and branches are needed to make the mechanism. A thick rope is not suitable, but by tying a thick rope on the head, Li Long easily made a rope halter and put it on the doe's head.

Fearing that the halter was not strong enough, Li Long untied the thin rope again. The doe suddenly struggled desperately, but she had just given birth to a fawn today and was much weaker than Li Long. She was still pinned under Li Long's legs. Li Long reinforced the halter with several thin ropes so that the halter would not fall off even if he pulled hard.

Pulling the reins tied to the bridle, Li Long pulled the doe up, and the fawn immediately followed.

Li Long was afraid that the doe would not cooperate, so he broke off a willow branch from the side and whipped the deer if it did not follow him.

The little deer was able to stand steadily. It turned out to be wild and quite capable.

Li Long dragged the doe out of the bushes. Although the doe was not very cooperative, she had no choice but to follow Li Long because of his strength and the bridle that bound her head and neck. The fawn didn't understand this, but it would follow its mother closely, so Li Long controlled the two of them and walked towards the ditch.

When they reached the mouth of the ditch, the doe stopped and refused to eat anything. Li Long pulled her several times, but the deer seemed to have a bad temper. Li Long also got angry, so he raised a willow branch and hit her several times. The doe cried out, and the fawn followed suit.

Not sure if it was because of the fawn or because of the pain, the doe took a step forward and followed Li Long.

After wading across the stream, Li Long dragged the doe forward and had to stop every ten minutes or so, otherwise the doe would be strangled to death by Li Long.

At first he was worried that the fawn would run around, but he found that the fawn followed the mother deer without stopping.

Stopping from time to time also allows the fawn to adapt. After all, it has just been born and may not have the physical strength to keep up.

The fawn was also very well-behaved. As soon as the mother deer stopped for a while, the fawn went over to suck milk.

When Li Long passed the two ditches, the sun was not far from the top of the mountain. He stopped on the grass to let the doe rest and eat some grass.

We are still far from the cabin, so we can’t tire them out.

Li Long was still thinking about carrying the doe, but the doe had just given birth and he didn't know if he would hurt it if he carried it, so he decided to just walk slowly.

They walked and stopped like this, and by the time they reached the cabin, the sun had already set for a while. Li Long finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he tied the doe to the tractor, then opened the cabin and got it a basin of warm water, sprinkled some salt in it, as a welfare.

The doe took a sip and then drank it in big gulps.

Li Long took two steamed buns, ate one for himself, and broke the other one to feed the doe, which was also a snack for it. This thing must be more nutritious than the grass.

The doe smelled the steamed bun that Li Long broke open, and then quickly started eating it. It also knew that this thing was good stuff.

As long as it’s edible.

Li Long ate a steamed bun, turned around and got another one. When he came out, he saw that the doe had finished the bun and was looking at him.

Okay, half and half.

The mother deer must have been exhausted, so she ate some steamed buns and drank some light salt water, then lay down on the wooden floor to rest. The fawn was also exhausted, lying next to its mother with its eyes closed.

Seeing that the game was about to start, Li Long originally planned to go back tonight, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. After being jostled on the tractor for several hours, the doe and fawn must be feeling uncomfortable, so he decided to rest for a night and leave tomorrow morning.

He himself should take a good rest.

We set up the stove to boil water. Although we still didn't get any game, the steamed buns with red tofu were delicious.

Tomorrow we will take this thing to Lao Mahao in the team and let Uncle Luo take care of it.

Let's put the three little guys in the big yard first. When we come back, bring some feed back to the big yard. When Gu Xiaoxia can't take care of them anymore, take them back to the stable.

Now my own breeding team has increased a lot, and if the breeding is good, it will make a lot of money.

While water was boiling on the stove, Li Long went to the next room and collected all the mother-of-pearl on the floor. The deer had to stay in the house at night, otherwise if a wolf came over, all his efforts would be in vain.

We will stay here for one night, and tomorrow we will put the two deer on the tractor and take them away.

When Li Long pulled the mother deer to the small room, the fawn was sleeping soundly and didn't follow, so Li Long had to carry it back. The fawn was really exhausted after this trip.

After putting the doe's drinking water bowl over and locking the door, Li Long went to the back of the cabin to relieve himself. Then he returned to the cabin, locked the door from the inside, lit the oil lamp, half-lay on the bed, and let out a long sigh.

It's hard work, but it's worth it.

He was very tired after the day, and he didn't even dream all night. He woke up naturally. After he woke up, he didn't delay anything. He got up and didn't add coal to the stove. He went to the next door to put two steamed buns for the doe as breakfast, and then he had a simple breakfast with the steamed buns and red tofu with the boiling water in the thermos. Then he tied up the doe's legs, put her on the tractor bucket, and then carried the squeaking fawn on it. He locked the door, cranked the tractor, and drove out of the mountain.

The sun had not yet risen and it was quite cold. Li Long wore his cotton coat inside out to protect his knees. He walked out of the mountain, crossed the Qingshui River, and arrived in the county.

Li Long stopped at the big meat canteen, bought some steamed buns, and added some water to the tractor. There was enough oil, but the water had been boiling for a while, so there was probably not much left.

Zhong Guoqiang was there too, and seeing Li Long's expression, he asked:

"Have you just returned from the mountains?"

"Ah."

"What did you get?" Zhong Guoqiang is now very interested in the game that Li Long got.

"The doe and the fawn are not for sale. I am taking them home to keep."

"How big is the fawn?" Zhong Guoqiang asked as he walked out, "Let me see."

He was really curious.

"So small? Just now?"

"I downloaded it yesterday and I happened to see it, so I brought it back." Li Long said with a smile.

Not to mention the fawn, the female deer weighs about 50 to 60 kilograms, which is not small in size.

According to Sun Guoqiang, there should be a male deer in the ditch. Li Long thought that he should go there to have a look when he had time. If he couldn't find the male deer, he might be able to find its antlers. After all, if they could give birth to fawns there, it meant that this was where they often stayed.

"This little deer looks so beautiful." Zhong Guoqiang exclaimed.

People who were having breakfast nearby were watching and thought it was quite strange. With so many people watching, Li Long was not afraid of losing the deer. He went into the house, ate the buns, drank two bowls of hot tea, then started the tractor and drove back to the team.

He had been out for a few days, and once the tractor entered the team, the others knew about it. After all, this tractor was the first one in the team, and even if others couldn't see the person, they knew who the tractor belonged to.

Li Long drove the tractor to the stable. Old Uncle Luo was weeding in the vegetable field. When he saw Li Long coming back, he smiled and asked:

"Why are you back at this time? Have you eaten?"

By this time the sun had risen quite high. Li Long smiled and said:
"I've eaten. Uncle Luo, I've got another job for you."

"What kind of work?" Uncle Luo heard it, picked up the hoe and walked to the waist wall, put the hoe down and asked.

"Look inside the truck bed." Li Long got off the tractor, stood at the front beam of the truck bed, climbed into the bed, and picked up the fawn:

"look."

"Oh, why is it so small... By the way, the female roe deer in our stable has also given birth to a calf, which is smaller than this one." Old Uncle Luo also gave Li Long a surprise, "She gave birth the day after you went to the county two days ago."

"Hey, that's good." Li Long was very happy. This meant that the things raised in the stable were already producing.

"Hey, there's another big guy!" Uncle Luo walked to the truck bed and saw that there was a big guy lying inside.

"Yes, I got the female and the baby back together." Li Long said proudly, "I didn't beat them. I used condoms to put them in."

"Great, you're the first one in our team to catch a live deer." Uncle Luo said happily.

"Then find them an empty circle and I'll get them in. They've been riding on the tractor for several hours, and they're almost done."

"That circle is already there." Uncle Luo said with a smile, "I knew there would be more behind it, so the circle is there."

Li Long picked up the doe. The doe had been lying down for a long time, and perhaps because she had recovered her strength or her temper, she kicked Li Long hard. However, Li Long held the doe skillfully, so the doe couldn't kick her at all. Li Long put the doe into the empty circle, and Uncle Luo put the fawn in as well, then closed the door.

The female deer cried out several times and turned around in a hurry, which made the other two deer cry out as well.

Li Long looked a little worried. There was only one male deer growing up here, a half-grown deer from last year, and it had been separated from its mother, the doe. If he wanted to continue to develop, did he have to wait for the two fawns in the big yard to grow up?
Or should I try harder and bring back a big deer?
Otherwise, how could there be a deer?
The number of roe deer is getting a bit less. It seems that I have to work harder in the mountains.

"When will you go back up the mountain?" asked Lao Shu Luo. "How many days can you stay in the team?"

"We have to go to the county today and go into the mountains tomorrow." Li Long said, "They've started digging Fritillaria in the mountains recently. I want to see if I can collect some and make some money. And these deer and roe deer, I want to get a few more alive, there are still a lot of empty spaces in this pen."

"Okay, you are so generous. Just go and get it." Old Uncle Luo was happy. "But no matter how much, as long as you can get it, I can keep it for you. By the way, you have to get some more sugar residue later. The reeds are not tall enough to be cut now, and it is unlikely that these guys in our stable will be taken out and left there."

"Well, I'll go get some in a while. This fall, I'll have to get some corn stalks back. They're great as feed."

In fact, silage in later generations was even better, but people didn’t have enough food these days, so it was not possible to make that thing.

After talking with Uncle Luo for a while, Li Long drove the tractor to his own yard.

Sure enough, there was no objection at all. My mother was weeding in the vegetable garden and didn't see my father. Of course, she didn't see him. Li Qingxia was picking up nets in Li Jianguo's yard.

Everyone had their own work to do, and no one interfered with anyone else. However, when he heard the sound of the tractor, Li Qingxia put down the net and walked towards Li Long's yard.

My youngest son is back, so I have to go see him. (End of this chapter)