Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long thought for a moment and said:

"Director Qian, I do have a tiger skin... but it's not mine, it has a part of me..."

"Really?" Director Qian's eyes suddenly lit up. The car suddenly flashed. Director Qian turned around and scolded Xiao Si:
"Xiao Si, drive steadily!"

Xiao Si hummed, feeling a little ashamed that he still didn't have enough self-control.

Li Xiangqian also widened his eyes and asked Li Long:
"Really? Xiao Li, are you really a tiger?"

Li Long nodded and said:

"It was given to me by my herder friends when I went to participate in the winter slaughter. As you know, I have a good relationship with them and often send them some supplies. This thing was given to me by them. I thought that if I could sell it, I could buy some more things for them."

"Sell it to me!" Director Qian said immediately, and he even reached out and grabbed Li Long's arm:

"Xiao Li, let's keep our word! Do you want money or this jeep? If you want the car, we can register it with our state society and leave it to you! If you want money... 15,000, how about that?"

Director Qian gritted his teeth when he said this number. He didn't have much cash to take out, and fifteen thousand was the limit.

However, both Xiao Si and Li Xiangqian were shocked.

Fifteen thousand!
It’s not that I haven’t seen fifteen thousand before, but is it worth it just for a tiger skin?

The money for three tractors!
Li Long hesitated and said:

"Director, I'm telling you the truth. I want a car, but my tiger skin has several bullet holes in it... I don't know if it's worth it..."

"Is the leather intact?" Director Qian calmed down at this time and began to ask detailed questions.

"It's intact. The skin on the head is still there, but it's separated from the body. In fact, they peeled off the skin after the beating and took the head back, but didn't keep the body." Li Long said.

"The head is still there, so we can definitely confirm it's a Northern Xinjiang tiger. There's nothing missing from the skin, right?"

"No, it's intact, but there are bullet holes."

"Don't worry!" Director Qian was relieved and said with a smile, "Then it's settled. Let me tell you, the leather is nominally mine now, and the car is nominally yours. By the way, Xiao Li, do you have a driving license?"

"No." Li Long shook his head. "I can drive, but I don't have a license."

"Can it really be opened?"

“Yes.”

"Then Xiao Si, please stop the car. There is no one in the area now. Let Xiao Li try." Director Qian said with interest.

Xiao Si really didn't believe that Li Long could drive a jeep. After he got out of the car, he asked Director Qian to get out as well, as he was worried that if Li Long overturned the jeep, it would be troublesome.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Since Xiao Li said so, it should be possible to drive." Director Qian was not afraid and sat in the passenger seat watching.

Li Long thought that it was a good thing that he learned the C1 driver's license and practiced with an old pickup truck. Although the gear position of this jeep was different, the difference was not that big.

I can drive a tractor, and anything else with manual transmission, no problem.

After sitting in the driver's seat, Li Long first familiarized himself with the environment, including the clutch, brake, accelerator, gear, etc.

He was taller than Xiao Si, so he adjusted his seat first and then started the car.

Seeing that Li Long's operation was a little unfamiliar, but the major procedures were correct, Director Qian nodded, assuming that Li Long could drive.

Li Long drove very slowly at the beginning and changed gears very carefully, but he became familiar with it after driving for only three minutes. Seeing that there were no cars in front, he turned around in the middle of the road and drove back. When he arrived in front of Xiao Si, he stopped steadily.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Li, let's make a deal. This car is yours, and the leather is mine!"

"Okay, it's settled. I'll go get the leather when I get back to the county town."

"Don't forget the tiger head!" Director Qian reminded him, "By the way, Xiang Qian," he turned to Li Xiang Qian and said, "Li Long driving such a car is a bit ostentatious, you should say hello when you get there, and tell him that I need him to help me with something and leave the car here.

By the way, you still have to do something for him, get him a license, is that ok?"

"No problem, no problem." Li Xiangqian said, "The county can still handle this matter."

"That's fine."

After hearing this, the atmosphere in the car became much more relaxed. Although it was still quite cold inside and the airtightness was not good, it was still a jeep after all.

Li Long is still excited.

He actually wanted to keep the tiger skin matter a secret at first, but Director Qian's suggestion was so tempting that he couldn't hold on.

He felt that if he missed this opportunity, he would miss it forever.

Secondly, the tiger skin was so valuable that he was worried that he could not hold on to it. If he could not hold on to it, he might as well sell it as soon as possible and let someone who could hold on to it take it.

After all, he was just a temporary worker. In an equal workplace, his cover could still fool people, but if someone from above really wanted to forcefully demand the tiger skin, would he give it to them or not?
Although the situation here is generally clear, the justice that follows is not the justice he wants.

So it would be better to give it away and exchange it for a jeep that you can use yourself.

Of course, the jeep was also something that people envied, but it was much more low-key than the tiger skin. There were at least four jeeps in the county, not counting the ones from the Corps, so it was not too eye-catching.

After all, this is the only tiger skin that has not been seen in northern Xinjiang for decades.

If you really say so, you may sell it too cheaply, but how much is enough? If you can't hold on, not only will you not make money, but you may also get into trouble.

As he slowly calmed down, Li Long felt more and more that it was the right decision for him to speak out at that time.

"Xiao Li, I say the same thing again. If you have good leather in the future, please let me know first." Director Qian suddenly added, "Bear or leopard skins are fine. I know you have connections in the mountains. If you can get them, I will definitely pay more than the market price."

"Okay." Li Long agreed readily. In the future, he would sell medicinal materials to the purchasing station, and send the rare skins to Director Qian.

Director Qian looked calm at this time, but he was really excited in his heart.

They have a hunting circle, in which Director Qian is considered a novice and is at the lowest level.

He was also brought in by his leader, and this time he planned to make a pair of yellow goat horns as a gift to his leader.

They would occasionally meet in their circle and sit down together to communicate.

I heard about the Northern Xinjiang tiger at a party. A regional leader was talking about the Northern Xinjiang tiger. He was really eager for tiger skins. He said at the time that anyone who had any information could tell him.

It was here that Director Qian learned that the Northern Xinjiang Tiger was actually a creature that existed only in legends.

Only occasionally there would be news saying that someone had seen him somewhere, and there were more news from northern Xinjiang and less from southern Xinjiang.

Southern Xinjiang was originally the habitat of the northern Xinjiang tiger, but at this time there are no tigers to be seen in southern Xinjiang at all.

On the contrary, news comes out from the mountains and forests in northern Xinjiang every ten years or so.

So Director Qian paid attention to it and told the news when he came to hunt. The more he knew, the more information he could get.

He really didn't expect to get something in his first try!

It was already noon. According to Li Xiangqian's original plan, he was going to have lunch in Shicheng. Director Qian's plan was the same. After lunch in Shicheng, they would go to Ma County to drop off Li Xiangqian and Li Longyi, and then they would drive away.

He couldn't do that now. He was still thinking about how to put the jeep down and how to get back.

"Director Qian, how about we go to the county to look at the leather first and then have a meal?" Li Xiangqian asked caringly.

"Okay." Director Qian naturally agreed.

"Don't leave the car in the county for now." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "Director, drive the car back.

After all, it's not convenient to take another car with a gun and leather. Just drive back and bring it back to me when you have time."

"Okay." Director Qian actually regretted what he said just now, but in order to show his credibility, he did not say anything back. After all, to be honest, if Li Long could sell the leather to him, it would be a huge favor for him.

In fact, Li Long could have kept the leather a secret and contacted people who wanted the leather privately. There would always be people who would offer a higher price.

After Li Long said this, he felt that this Xiao Li was really a real person and someone who trusted him.

He won't betray this trust!
The jeep passed Shicheng without slowing down, and drove all the way to Ma County, and arrived at Li Long's yard under his guidance.

Li Long got out of the car to open the door, but it was locked. It was already mid-afternoon, and Gu Xiaoxia and Sister Yang had already finished their meals. One went to work while the other went to sell food.

Li Long opened the gate and asked Xiao Si to drive the jeep in. Then he opened the wing room and took out the tiger skin, the skin with the tiger head, and the bones of the tiger head. He hid the other bones so that they could not be seen without careful observation.

Seeing the stacked leather, Director Qian became excited again.

Four people spread out the leather, each holding a corner and unfolding it completely, and then they could see the pattern with black stripes and a yellow background.

The word "Wang" on the leather on the tiger's head is very conspicuous, which is the unique symbol of the tiger.

Director Qian asked everyone to turn the leather over and was very satisfied when he saw the bullet hole which was not very obvious.

"Okay, okay, that's great! Xiao Li, I really thank you so much! I won't say anything else, I will remember this kindness..."

Li Xiangqian looked at Li Long with some envy.

He has paid a lot of money and effort to have the current relationship with Director Qian, but all Li Long paid was a tiger skin.

This kid is so lucky!

Fortunately, he also knew that Li Long was a nostalgic and grateful person, so he was not jealous.

The jeep did not stay in Li Long's yard for long. Director Qian meant to leave all the gazelles hunted, except for a big male gazelle and a wolf, to Li Long.

Li Long wanted to leave a yellow sheep for Xiao Si, and Xiao Si gave Li Long a grateful look.

So there were only three gazelles and a wolf left in the jeep.

Li Xiangqian invited Director Qian and others to the cafeteria for dinner. Originally, he wanted to order something heartier, but Director Qian was eager to go home, so he ordered a plate of mixed noodles.

Xiao Si was guarding the car outside. Even though no one dared to touch this kind of car at this time, he still didn't dare to leave.

After Li Long finished eating, he changed to another driver. They were all young people and ate quickly.

Twenty minutes later, Director Qian drove away from Ma County. When he left, he rolled down the window and said to Li Xiangqian and Li Long:

"I'm leaving first. The car will be delivered in the next two days. Xiang Qian, you take care of the license. Go back and tell Director Wei. I won't keep you here. Only we know about this leather thing."

Li Xiangqian and Li Long nodded quickly to show that they understood.

After the jeep left, Li Long asked Li Xiangqian:
"Section Chief, can I take those wolves and gazelles home for you?"

"No, no, you can just bring me the yellow sheep head when you go to work tomorrow. To be honest, I don't think the yellow sheep meat is as delicious as the domestic mutton. I can't get used to it, so forget it."

Li Long has sent many gifts in the past two years. My family has eaten all kinds of meat and they feel it is just that.

Nowadays, when people cook, they don’t know so many dishes, and they don’t use too many seasonings because they are used to being frugal.

So it would be strange if those wild game were delicious.

Li Long parted ways with Li Xiangqian and rushed back to the big yard. Although he was very tired, he had to start dealing with the gazelles and wolves.

Since he couldn't finish all the meat and Section Chief Li didn't want it, Li Long decided to keep one yellow sheep for himself and give the rest to the team.

Naturally, you can eat more at the eldest brother's place, give a leg to Uncle Luo, and send some meat to Tao Daqiang, Xie Yundong, Liang Dacheng and Jia Weidong.

Since you are planning to follow me, you can try some of the benefits first.

As for Liang Wenyu's family, we won't send any for now. A sheep was sent earlier, and they probably haven't finished eating it yet.

When Li Long was processing the yellow sheep, Sister Yang came back pushing a cart. Today's meals were sold out quickly, so she came back early to prepare dinner.

Dinner was relatively simple, but Sister Yang would not neglect or relax. Sister Yang was really grateful to Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia, so she worked very hard.

Seeing Li Long preparing the meat, Sister Yang wanted to come over to help, but Li Long shook his head and said:
"Sister Yang, go cook first. I'll cut and portion the meat. You'll be the one to take care of the rest of the stewing."

Sister Yang thought about it and went to prepare dinner.

These gazelles and wolves were originally frozen. After unloading them from the jeep, Li Long dragged the gazelles and wolves to the storage room while Director Qian was packing the tiger skins.

The temperature there was much higher than outside. When Li Long came back from dinner, the wolf and the gazelle had softened a little and were perfect for handling.

Li Long was busy until Gu Xiaoxia came home from get off work and Gu Boyuan closed the shop and came over to have dinner. Only then did he finish skinning the yellow sheep and the wolf.

At that time, for the convenience of transportation, the internal organs of these animals were all thrown away, so only the skin was needed. Li Long removed the four legs of one of the wolves, intending to share it with the others later.

Leave a yellow sheep in the big yard, and give the two yellow sheep to the eldest brother, and the wolf will divide them up.

As for the wolf's teeth, wolf's thigh stones and so on, Li Long didn't think it was too much and took them all off.

As these things became less and less common, some people began to use dog's to impersonate them.

There's no harm in saving more.

During the meal, Li Long briefly described the hunting situation, and Gu Boyuan asked with some yearning:
"Are there really that many gazelles? When we first started building the village, there were also herds of gazelles. Your eldest brother used the old 79 rifle to shoot them.

Later, when the village was built, there were no more gazelles nearby. Occasionally, you could see a wolf or something. Some single people walking at night disappeared, and everyone thought that they were probably killed by wolves.

Now the gazelles are out in groups again, I really want to go and hunt them.”

When Sister Yang listened to Gu Boyuan's words, her face turned pale, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

Li Long just smiled after hearing this. He knew that Gu Boyuan wanted to go hunting. But which normal adult male would not like this hunting activity that sounds easy?
In fact, Li Long thought that if the jeep was really delivered, he could really organize a hunting operation.

Of course, it's just a thought right now.

After dinner, Gu Boyuan leisurely returned to his own courtyard. Sister Yang packed up her things, Han Fang did her homework, and Li Long returned to the bedroom to watch TV.

On weekends, Han Fang and Sister Yang would come over to watch TV, but they never entered the bedroom on weekdays.

Gu Xiaoxia wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but Sister Yang drove her out.

Gu Xiaoxia is better in this regard. It seems that she has no reaction to pregnancy and everything is normal. She just feels that her belly is a little bulging.

When Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia were alone in the bedroom, he told her about the exchange of tiger skin for a jeep.

"Did you really change it to a jeep?" Gu Xiaoxia was also a little surprised. "Is that tiger skin so valuable?"

"Well, I was a little surprised at first." Li Long said, "In fact, if we really talk about rarity, it does exist. It's just that we didn't realize it before, and Director Qian didn't intend to deceive us."

In fact, when Director Qian first said that, he didn't know that Li Long had tiger skins, but now Li Long would rather believe that even if he knew, he would be willing to buy the tiger skins at a high price.

Li Long told Gu Xiaoxia the analysis that had gone through his mind at that time. Gu Xiaoxia initially thought that the jeep was a bit ostentatious, but now she thought that if the tiger skin was known to more people, it would cause even greater trouble.

After all, Halimu and Yushanjiang both know about it. If it is leaked unintentionally, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, Gu Xiaoxia is very supportive of Li Long's behavior.

The two watched TV for a while and then took a break.

After breakfast the next day, Li Long added boiled water, started the tractor, and drove to the team.

He first went to Laomahao and gave Uncle Luo two wolf chops.

Originally, I was going to give them a wolf leg, but Tao Daqiang and his four friends only had four legs, so no one had more. So I let Uncle Luo eat some ribs.

There is quite a lot of meat on the wolf steak, enough for Uncle Luo to eat by himself.

He divided the four wolf legs among Tao Daqiang and the other three, and then went to the eldest brother's house.

Li Jianguo was at home, and he and Li Qingxia listened to Li Long talking about hunting, and both of them were immediately interested.

Being able to have a hunt like this, this topic can be shared in the team all winter!

Li Long thought about it and thought that this was indeed a possible solution.

I have a 55-65 rifle, a shotgun, and a small-caliber rifle.

If you can borrow five or six and a half clubs from the captain, that's basically it.

Do it or not? (End of this chapter)