Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

A military green jeep stopped in the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative. The driver got out, and Director Qian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also got out.

Li Long remembered Director Qian, but the driver had changed. He still looked like someone from the army, but he was not the same person as last time.

I have forgotten the name of the last man, Li Long, but his face shape is different from this one. This one seems younger.

"Hello, Director Qian." Director Wei was the first to extend his hand and said with a smile, "Welcome to our company to inspect and guide our work."

"Don't say that." Director Qian waved his hands hastily. "I'm here in a private capacity, just to have fun. Don't talk to me in an official tone, and I won't talk about superiority or inferiority with you."

"Okay, okay," Director Wei actually just came over to have a face-to-face meeting. Li Xiangqian had already reported to him what Director Qian was here for. After the meeting, he went back to his office.

Director Qian was really in a hurry to go hunting. After saying hello to Li Xiangqian and Li Long, he went to Li Xiangqian's office to drink some hot tea. After sitting there for less than ten minutes, he was ready to leave.

He didn't ask Li Long for specific hunting information, but he told him what happened after he returned last year.

"After I went back last year, I used this yellow goat horn and it really worked. To be honest, I didn't expect it.

As a result, my reputation spread and someone asked for the pair of yellow goat horns in my hand.

This year, I originally thought it would be difficult to hunt yellow sheep in the mountains, but after hearing what you said, Xiao Li, I really felt that God was helping me, thanks to you two.

Let me tell you, I annoy those old leaders... Those leaders all have grandchildren, and every family wants to prepare this thing for emergencies.

Although the pharmacy has it, it is expensive and there are not many of them. Unlike this, I have a bunch of them in my hands, and they think it is very good and they have to give it to me..."

After Director Qian complained like this, Li Long felt that being a leader was not easy. He had to maintain many more connections than his own.

After chatting for a while, Director Qian got up and was about to set off. The driver drank a glass of water and immediately went out to start the jeep.

After getting in the car, this time Director Qian sat in the passenger seat, Li Long and Li Xiangqian sat in the back. He saw that Director Qian also carried a hunting rifle, and the driver carried a 56-and-a-half rifle. This time the driver did not bring a submachine gun.

"Xiang Qian, you're using a hunting rifle, right? Do you have enough bullets? I brought 70 or 80 rounds of bullets. Do you want me to share some with you?"

Li Xiangqian shook his head and said with a smile:

"No, no, I still have some. I brought a lot this time, which is definitely enough to kill the yellow sheep."

Director Qian then asked Li Long:

"Comrade Xiao Li, I see you have about 50 to 60 bullets on your back. Do you have enough bullets?"

"Enough, enough." Li Long certainly wouldn't ask Director Qian for bullets.

"Don't worry, Director. We in the security department have enough bullets for Xiao Li." Li Xiangqian said hurriedly.

"That's good." Director Qian sat up straight, and the jeep drove out of the supply and marketing cooperative's gate, turned west, and accelerated all the way.

Li Long sat in the back and began to daydream.

This jeep is obviously much faster than a tractor, and it has a lid. Although there is only heating but no air conditioning inside, it is at least much warmer than sitting on a tractor.

Small four-wheel tractors are registered and cannot be equipped with a roof. If you add a roof without permission, you will be arrested. If you are not specifically used to haul things, a jeep is much better than a small four-wheel tractor.

Of course, the price is also much higher.

Li Long found that this jeep was not the same one as last year. He was moved and asked:
"Director Qian, this jeep isn't the same one from last year, right?"

"No." Director Qian remembered that Li Long didn't seem to be excited at all when he rode in a jeep last year. He seemed very familiar with the car and very interested in it. He was also a person who liked cars, otherwise he wouldn't have bought two of them. After hearing Li Long's question, he turned his head and said:

"The one last year was given to another leader in the state commune. I bought this one from the Corps and hung it in our state commune, and I am using it.

Let me tell you, now there are sedans in the mainland, but to be honest, in our northern Xinjiang, if you really need it, you still have to use this jeep. It has strong power, large space, and is durable. "

Li Long agreed with this and nodded.

"That's right. It's said that this car is not prone to problems. It's not that delicate. You don't need to pay too much attention when using it."

"Yes, yes, that's right. In fact, there are similar vehicles such as eight-seat and ten-seat jeeps imported from the Soviet Union. These vehicles are mostly used by border guards and are not easy to find.

After all, many of them are military products, and they won’t be in our hands if they are discarded. But the Corps has a good relationship with us, so if we want to buy them, we can still find them. This jeep has better performance and is younger, so I bought it.”

Director Qian said this with some pride, and Li Long wrote down this information.

To be honest, it would be very difficult to get a jeep at this time. Director Wei was riding a bicycle. The cars in the county supply and marketing cooperative were large trucks for transporting goods. There were no small cars for passengers.

The main reason is that the level is not reached yet.

The only people in the county who were high enough to ride in a car were the county leaders, the leaders of the county artillery regiment, and several regiment-level leaders of the corps within the county.

To be honest, Li Long had never even seen the "eight seats" and "ten seats" that Director Qian mentioned.

But he is not interested. If he can find it at 212, it would be fine.

But Li Long knew that he couldn't do it for a while. The leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have one, so how could he have one? Even if he did, the car still needed to be registered with the company. More importantly, he only had a tractor driver's license, not a car driver's license.

So the first step is to get your driver’s license.

Just like when Schwarzenegger wanted to be president, his first step was to get fit.

The jeep soon arrived in Shicheng. The Wuyi Highway passed by the outskirts of the old street without stopping, and whizzed past with a gust of wind and snow.

It felt great. Li Long felt that the tractor had been churning for a long time, and the jeep seemed to arrive in an instant.

He looked at the trees outside that were falling back and estimated that the jeep's current speed was sixty to seventy.

If you run westward at this speed, you will reach your designated location in about an hour and ten minutes.

It’s so damn fast!
On the road, the jeep overtook the tractor and the large truck. When passing by the large truck, the jeep honked the horn and the large truck immediately moved aside. It was obvious that the jeep was very polite.

It is completely different from the feeling of pride when a big truck overtakes a tractor.

Li Long became even more envious.

He couldn't help but ask:
"Director Qian, how much does this jeep cost if I buy it?"

"How much?" Director Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "This is not something that money can buy. Normally, only division-level units in the Corps will have obsolete jeeps.

Of course, the Corps’ larger organizations also have them, but they are beyond my reach.

Those obsolete jeeps will be sent for inspection. If they are still of use, they will be sent to the Corps' directly affiliated units. If you have connections at this time, you can intercept them and seize the jeeps in the name of scrapping.

Think about it, can this be bought with money? "

After he said that, Li Long understood and couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

"What? Comrade Li wants to get a jeep? You have great ambitions!" Director Qian did not laugh at Li Long, but praised him.

"The main reason is that I have driven a tractor back and forth on this road several times. Now I experience it again in a jeep. There is really a world of difference." Li Long said what was in his heart.

"Haha, that's definitely different. Okay, I'll keep an eye out for you, but to get this kind of jeep, you also need to have a unit. Your supply and marketing cooperative is not high enough to have such a car." Director Qian reminded.

Li Long was worried again.

When the collective economy was transformed into a commodity economy, many regulations had not been completely abolished or replaced by new ones, which caused some trouble.

Forget it, let me think about getting a driver’s license first.

Li Xiangqian looked at Li Long and didn't think he was bragging. He had watched Li Long from selling sheep to driving a tractor. How long had it been?

If he really wants to drive in the future, that's really possible. It feels like he will do it earlier than me.

Li Xiangqian said that he could afford to buy a tractor, but it was not necessary. But buying a car was impossible.

So he felt that Li Long still had a bright future, and he was clear-headed and knew when to advance and retreat. It was normal to get excited occasionally.

When the jeep drove out of the Shicheng Corps and arrived at SW County, there were fewer trees on both sides of the road and fewer and fewer cultivated farmlands. Instead, there were more and more red willow bushes and small piles of solidified sand dunes.

"Are we almost there?" Director Qian looked at the scenery on both sides of the road, then turned and asked Li Long.

"It's almost there," Li Long thought for a moment and said, "The first group of gazelles I encountered last time is less than ten minutes ahead."

SW County is different from Shicheng. The county seat is not close to the Wuyi Highway, so although the jeep passed through the county, not many houses could be seen.

Further west, we really reached the no-man's land. There were no signs of man-made buildings on either side. It was all red willows, saxaul, and Gobi desert. "Got it!" The driver, who had been silent from beginning to end, suddenly spoke up. The jeep slowed down, and he pointed to the northwest with one hand on the steering wheel and said:

“There’s a bunch of them over there!”

Director Qian also saw it, and Li Xiangqian, who was sitting on the right, also saw it through the glass. Li Long leaned over and scanned twice, only to find that there was a group of gazelles grazing about 45 meters away from the road. When they noticed the car, they immediately raised their heads alertly.

The jeep stopped in advance and did not drive to the south of the gazelles. Even so, the herd of gazelles immediately ran northward under the leadership of the leader and stopped on a high platform nearly 100 meters away from the Wuyi Highway.

For gazelles, long distance means staying away from danger, and they do not understand what long-range weapons are.

Director Qian got out of the car with his hunting rifle, looked at the herd of gazelles, shook his head and said:
"The shotgun can't do it, Xiao Si, Xiao Li, it's up to you two."

Li Long took the 565 rifle out of the holster, walked to the back of the jeep, turned on the safety, pulled the bolt to load the rifle, half-knelt down and aimed.

There are not many gazelles in this group, only eight in number, including three long-horned rams, three large ewes, and the remaining two and a half lambs.

"I'll go left and you go right." The driver, Xiao Si, said to Li Long, "I'll count to three and we'll shoot together."

"Okay." Li Long then looked at the horned ram on the right.

This is not the leader sheep. The leader sheep is on the left. Li Long didn't mind because his position was on the right.

"one two Three!"

Xiao Si shouted slowly, and the two rifles fired almost at the same time. Director Qian looked into the distance and was surprised to find that the two gazelles fell to the ground almost at the same time without even struggling.

"Hey, both of them are good at shooting!" Li Xiangqian also saw that in this era, everyone's eyesight is generally good. Although the hunting rifle can't reach it, the eyesight can.

Li Long and Xiao Si both turned off the safety, then strode into the snow to get the two gazelles back.

Director Qian and Li Xiangqian were waiting on the side of the road.

"Xiao Li is pretty good." Director Qian said with emotion, "Xiao Si was selected by me from the retired soldiers of the military sub-district this year. He can drive and shoot well, and has won the third-class merit, but it's a pity that he was not promoted. Xiao Li's shooting skills are amazing."

"Director, where is your original driver?" Li Xiangqian asked.

"You mean Xiao Jiang?" Director Qian said, "I was assigned to drive a small car team in a state agency. It's hard to get a job here, but there are jobs there, and you can be a worker in the future, which is better than driving for me."

After saying this, Director Qian sighed:
"Xiao Jiang has been driving my car for three years. He has made great contributions and has worked hard. I must arrange a good future for him."

"The director is really kind-hearted." Li Xiangqian said sincerely, "Xiao Jiang will definitely be very grateful."

"Yes, this child knows how to be grateful. He cried when he left. He also brings gifts to visit me at my house during the New Year. Well, he is not bad."

At this time, Li Long and Xiao Si had already come over with the yellow goat. Xiao Si wanted to compete with Li Long in physical strength, so he carried the yellow goat on his shoulders and walked back. Li Long did not overtake him, but walked shoulder to shoulder with him. Xiao Si sped up and found that Li Long could also speed up. He then realized that the other party was not inferior.

In fact, there was another reason why Xiao Si wanted to compete. He hit the yellow sheep in the belly, but Li Long hit it in the head.

He felt that he had lost, so he wanted to save face.

There were two yellow sheep thrown on the side of the road. Xiao Si took out a steel hand saw from the trunk of the jeep, squatted down and started sawing off the sheep's horns.

Li Long couldn't help, so he took a knife and cut open the mutton.

Everyone present knew that it would be difficult to deal with the frozen body if it was not opened, so Director Wu and Li Xiangqian just watched.

Li Long and Xiao Si worked in perfect harmony with each other. While one of them was gutting the sheep and putting the internal organs into the bag, the other one was sawing off the sheep's horns.

So they swapped.

In less than an hour, the two gazelles were almost dealt with, so they were both packed into bags and put into the jeep, and then we continued our journey west.

Knowing that they had arrived at the area where gazelles were present, Xiao Si drove much slower.

Maybe because the crisp gunshots just now were heard far away, they drove more than 20 kilometers without seeing any yellow sheep on the roadside. Li Long did see a herd of yellow sheep more than 200 meters away, but he didn't remind them because he couldn't hit them.

When they were almost reaching Anjihai, Director Qian first discovered a herd of gazelles.

Moreover, it is relatively close to the highway and the flock of sheep is relatively large, with more than a dozen of them.

There were six or seven rams with long horns.

Director Qian was quite excited this time. He opened the car door and said with a smile while loading bullets into his shotgun without getting out of the car:

"Just now, I was itching to fight you two. Now I have a chance. Come forward, let's see who is more powerful! Xiao Si, Xiao Li! You guys take the lead!"

"it is good."

"clear."

Li Long and Xiao Si stood on both sides again, one on the left and one on the right.

The group of gazelles ran to the Gobi Desert in the south, more than 50 meters away from the road. Some of them even hid in the red willow bushes and could no longer be seen.

There were only seven or eight that could be seen in the field of vision.

"I'll be on the left and you'll be on the right." Director Qian said to Li Xiangqian, "Xiao Si, if you say one, two, three, we'll shoot together."

"Okay." Li Xiangqian came here just to play with the other players, but at this time he also felt competitive. He raised his shotgun and aimed steadily into the distance.

At such a long distance, both of them used single-shot bullets.

"one two Three!"

Xiao Si aimed and shouted numbers. When he shouted three, Director Qian and Li Xiangqian both fired their shots, and after each shot, they immediately fired again.

Li Long just aimed roughly. After they fired the gun, the herd of gazelles exploded. He immediately caught a hornless female gazelle running eastward. He was standing on the east side, estimated the lead time, and after roughly aiming, he pulled the trigger with a "bang"!

The yellow sheep fell down and struggled to get up, but failed and finally fell down.

Xiao Si also fired a shot at this time, but it was unknown whether he hit Li Long or not.

"Go, go, go, I hit one." Director Qian was very excited. "Go forward, I think you injured one, right?"

"Yes, it was injured. The sheep was still running, so Xiao Si shot it again." Li Xiangqian said truthfully.

It seems that there is still room for improvement in my marksmanship.

Director Qian took the lead and walked forward. Xiao Si took out the key of the jeepney, locked the door, and followed.

Li Long walked towards the knocked-down ewe alone. The ewe had already run 20 to 30 meters away from its original position and dispersed.

Li Long killed this one just for its meat.

The meat of this sheep is at least better than ram meat.

As for the ram's horns, he thought they were enough.

When they arrived at the location, Director Qian was very proud of himself as he stepped on the yellow sheep he had shot.

This is a sheep with horns that are thirty centimeters long - this is considered very long among a herd of gazelles.

The single-barreled bullet hit the sheep in the stomach with great force, and the sheep died on the spot.

The animal that Li Xiangqian shot and Xiao Si shot again was also a ram. It looked younger than the head sheep, and its fur was gray-yellow with white mixed in, which looked very beautiful.

Blood flowed all over the floor.

Li Long was already carrying the ewe back. Xiao Si was carrying the sheep that Director Qian had killed, while Li Xiangqian was dragging the sheep he had killed, and they were all walking back together.

Li Long walked quickly, threw the ewe to the jeep, and then returned to take the sheep that Li Xiangqian was pulling.

The back of the jeep was now full.

"It's not fun!" Director Qian felt that he could still play, but unfortunately there was no more space, "This is too easy to play."

"There are more wild animals than people, so it's easy to fight them." Li Long said, "The land is vast and the population is sparse. Wild animals occupy the places where people don't stay. They haven't developed a fear of humans yet, so they won't run far."

"That's the truth." Li Xiangqian said, "Director, do you still want to fight?" (End of this chapter)