Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Most elderly people in rural areas are afraid of being idle. If they are idle, they will not be able to eat and will easily get sick.

In fact, many city people are the same. The old saying "making trouble out of nothing" is exactly about this.

If you don't do anything and are idle, your mind will start to wander, and if you have random thoughts, you will tend to act recklessly.

Why is it that the idea of ​​later generations is that it is best for both men and women in the family to go out and work? Having something to do will keep them from thinking about messy things.

In some families that were originally harmonious, one of the spouses does not have a job and does housework at home. When they have free time, they start to have all kinds of random thoughts, which they then put into practice, and then the couple breaks up.

So Uncle Luo has to find a job for himself.

Of course, this job has to be something he likes to do, such as raising deer and wild boars.

If he really had to work in the fields, he knew how tiring it was in the summer. He was capable, but it was not as good as this. After all, he had worked in the team raising livestock for so many years, so he was used to it.

Snow shoveling was not a big deal for Uncle Luo, he liked to have something to do but he was not in a hurry, so during the day he just cleared the way to the door to the cattle pen.

The most important thing is to see if the livestock are frozen, because the roe deer and red deer are about to give birth, so he has to keep an eye on them.

After entering the circle, the red deer and roe deer all surrounded us.

There were some who were quite powerful and wanted to challenge others, but after being dealt with by Li Long twice, they became obedient.

These guys also know that if they don’t obey, they will be killed.

Uncle Luo looked at the two female roe deer and red deer that were about to give birth, and found that they still had a few days to go, so he was not in a hurry.

Clean up the pen and remove the grass residue, which are good for starting fires in the summer. As for manure, wait until the spring to dig it out and let it ferment for a while. When it becomes mature manure, it can be used to fertilize the fields.

After clearing the pen, Uncle Luo did not feed them immediately. Instead, he moved around, went back to the kitchen, made some cornmeal porridge, baked two steamed buns, and heated up the leftover vegetables from yesterday, which became breakfast.

Uncle Luo has good teeth and likes to eat burnt food, so he often bakes steamed bread, but this can easily cause a sore throat, so he occasionally makes egg tea.

These eggs were brought by Li Long. Sometimes some families in the team would also send eggs.

This habit of Team 4 continued for decades and was still going on before Li Long was reborn.

If someone has a lot of vegetables in the vegetable garden, they will invite neighbors to come and pick them, or directly deliver them to other families.

When the working group was there, they wanted to go into the yard to buy some vegetables, but there were basically not many and the villagers would not ask for money, as those few things were not worth it.

Some people would ride electric tricycles to the county to sell the leftover vegetables, but they would only sell them and would not charge money if someone in the village came to ask for them.

This kind of thing is a two-way street.

For a lonely family like Uncle Luo, who is covered by the five guarantees, the neighbors will definitely take extra care of him. If there is something delicious, they will bring him a bowl, or if there is any extra food, they will also give him away.

Eggs are not a particularly precious thing in Team 4. After all, the land is large and it is relatively convenient to feed the chickens.

So from time to time someone would bring a bowl of eggs to us, and when the children came to see the red deer, roe deer and wild boar, they would sometimes bring two eggs in their pockets.

Uncle Luo always has candies on hand. When children come over, he will give them candies and educate those naughty kids.

Old people like to be lively.

After breakfast, the animals started to cry out, and Uncle Luo began to feed them.

You can’t feed too often in winter. This is not the later times, when people feed cattle and sheep with concentrated feed in winter in order to fatten them up and then slaughter them for money before the Spring Festival.

To put it bluntly, Uncle Luo raises these animals for Li Long. How Li Long treats these animals is his business.

There is no shortage of meat between Uncle Luo and the Li family, so it is still unclear whether these animals should be slaughtered before the New Year.

These animals are fed twice a day, grass three times a day, and water once a day. They cannot drink too much, otherwise the warm pen will be full of watery feces. When these animals are cold, they urinate and defecate in the warm pen, without any care.

When Li Long drove over in his jeep, Uncle Luo was slowly pushing the snow.

There is no shortage of snowboards here, but the place is big and there is only one person here right now.

Li Long got off the jeep with a yellow sheep leg in his hand.

"Hey, I thought some big boss was coming." Uncle Luo saw Li Long and grinned, "Are you coming from the county? I heard that you guys got a lot of stuff in the west the other day."

"Well, we've killed nearly twenty yellow sheep." Li Long took the yellow sheep legs and hung them in the room next to the kitchen. Now that no one lives here, it has become a storage room, and then he came out with a snow shovel.

"You came all the way here to shovel snow?" Old Uncle Luo complained, "Snow shoveling isn't an urgent matter. I can do it slowly by myself."

"Hey, that's different. If you finish pushing the snow earlier, it will be more convenient for you to walk." Li Long said with a smile, "It's snowing heavily this time. If you want to sweep it by yourself, won't it take you a week?"

"That will take a week." Old Uncle Luo said with a smile, "It doesn't matter how long it takes, just sweep slowly. By the way, this morning I saw someone chasing rabbits. The snow was heavy, and the rabbits had nothing to eat and couldn't run in the snow. Several young men in the team went to chase them..."

Li Long became interested when he heard this. Thinking that he might still be able to catch up, he increased the speed of pushing the snow and said as he pushed:

"Uncle Luo, I'll go take a look after I finish shoveling the snow."

"If you want to see where you need to finish shoveling snow, go now." Uncle Luo said with a smile, "That place is far away, you won't have to run for a long time? Won't it be dark by the time you finish shoveling snow?"

"That's not possible." Li Long was very strong, and he was like a human snowplow. He cleared the snow with a loud noise. His board flew, and soon a small area in the yard was cleared.

"Xiaolong, I see you've grown stronger." Uncle Luo exclaimed, "Other people who are married are not as strong as before, but you're still growing."

Li Long chuckled and said nothing. He could indeed feel that his strength was growing continuously, not as fast as before, but still growing.

I don’t know when it will end.

It took Li Long just over an hour to clear the snow that Uncle Luo would need a week to clear. Uncle Luo would pile up the snow in the yard into several large piles and then pull them out when he had time.

Or you can wait for the snow to solidify, then use a wooden shovel to cut it into snow cubes and carry them out.

But Li Long didn't need that at all. He pushed the snowboard from beginning to end by himself and pushed all the snow out of the yard.

"Uncle Luo, you go do your thing. I'll get a few clean bags and go see if I can catch some rabbits."

I haven't trapped rabbits this year yet. There's still three or four hours before dark, so I'll see if I can catch a few to satisfy my hunger.

"I have clean bags." Uncle Luo hurried into the house and brought out three or four bags. "I have shaken out all the bags of sugar residue and put them here."

Li Long took the bag and put it in the jeep. Before getting in, he had an idea and asked Uncle Luo:
"Uncle Luo, do you want to take a ride?"

"Me? I won't turn around anymore." Old Uncle Luo waved his hands hastily, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave, you've done so much work, why don't you drink some water and take a rest?"

Li Long shook his head and said:

"Wait a minute, if there are any rabbits, go chase them. If not, I'll come back early."

Li Long knew where there were more rabbits, so he drove his jeep along the road he used to take to the farmland. The snow was thick, and the jeep had good power, so although it didn't drive fast, it had no problem pressing the snow down.

Li Long stopped when he was about 500 to 600 meters away from the red willow beach in the east. The snow was too thick and there was no need to drive the car any further. He got out of the car with a bag in his hand and walked towards the red willow beach.

There are some footprints on the red willow beach, and it can be seen that someone has chased rabbits here.

This place used to be the kingdom of rabbits. After all, there were a lot of wild grasses growing in the red willow beach, so rabbits could easily find food.

But the snow last night was so heavy that it buried the roots of the red willow. If the rabbit wanted to get food, it had to dig through the snow.

Before reaching the red willow beach, Li Long saw many traces left by rabbits.

The newly fallen snow in northern Xinjiang is very light and thin. It will not condense immediately, so although the snow is thick, it has little bearing capacity and rabbits will sink if they run over it.

But in order to avoid starvation, rabbits have to make this trip. In the past, rabbit prints were four paw prints, leaving at most a line on the snow, and you could see the front and back paw prints.

But now they are just wading through a ditch, which requires a lot of effort.

Li Long first looked at the tracks left by the rabbit to see if they were fresh. If they were not, he would just skip them.

Entering the red willow beach, there are more ditches for rabbits to wade through, all over the place. Obviously, the rabbits have no food stored, so they can only run out to find food.

There were really a lot of wild rabbits at that time. Li Long had only been looking for two minutes when he saw a rabbit wading in the snow in front of him. It had heard the sound of Li Long walking, turned its head to take a look, and then rushed forward in fear.

Unfortunately, the snow was too deep and it couldn't run fast. Even if it ran with all its strength, the distance it covered was still less than half a step of Li Long.

Li Long strode forward. The rabbit knew that it could not make its way forward, so it turned and jumped to the side. However, there was snow on the side as well, so it dived into the snow again.

When Li Long came to the front, the rabbit squeaked, then took a desperate fighting posture and rushed towards Li Long. Li Long was wearing imitation big-toed shoes bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, and he kicked the rushing rabbit!
Although the hard toe of the shoe did not knock the rabbit's head off, it did send the rabbit flying five or six meters away. After it fell into the snow, it twitched and struggled there, shaking its body.

Li Long went over, picked up the rabbit and stuffed it into the bag, then continued looking for the next one.

In just over ten minutes, Li Long caught two rabbits and encountered a golden fox. This guy was much more sensitive than the rabbits. When he saw Li Long, he turned around and ran away, and soon disappeared behind the red willow bushes.

Li Long didn't chase this guy because it smelled too bad and would beg for mercy, unlike a rabbit, so he decided to just forget it.

The main reason is that the fur color is not very good, it is a bit mixed. If it is a pure red fox, Li Long will definitely catch it.

Li Long got out of the red willow beach when he was chasing the third rabbit. This gray rabbit was big, weighing at least five or six kilograms. It was also smart and knew to run along the old path. Its movements were not much slower than before, and it rushed out of the red willow beach directly, raising snow powder.

Li Long naturally would not let go of this big guy. After peeling the skin, he could make a meal that was enough for the whole family.

The rabbit rushed out of the red willow beach and ran more than 20 meters, and Li Long stepped on it.

Then he saw someone running towards him from a distance. Li Long was delighted when he saw it: Liang Dacheng.

"How did you come here alone?" Li Long stepped on the rabbit to death, threw it into the bag, and then asked.

"Shuangcheng and Zhongcheng went to see the ice hole on the small lake." Liang Dacheng also rushed over after seeing the rabbit running out, but he didn't expect it to be owned by someone.

"Then let's split up. Which way are you going?" Li Long said with a smile, "There are a lot of rabbits here, and it's easy to catch them."

"Then I'll go north." Liang Dacheng saw that Li Long came out from the south, so he chose the north.

The two men separated, Li Long walked south and entered Hongliu Beach again.

Soon, he found a rabbit under a pile of red willow roots. It had dug through the snow and was chewing grass there.

When Li Long came over, the rabbit was smart and did not run away. Instead, it curled up into a ball, trying to avoid Li Long's sight.

But Li Long had already seen it when it was shrinking its body. Li Long walked up to it with a smile, and just when he was about to reach out to catch it, he found that it was a female rabbit with a big belly.

It also saw Li Long and bared its teeth.

Li Long shook his head and decided to let go of this thing. He didn't need another one.

He left, leaving the confused mother rabbit behind.

Continuing south, we saw that there was not only one clever rabbit, but also another one that buried its head in the snow and pretended to be dead.

Unfortunately, Li Long had excellent eyesight and could see its slightest movements - after all, it still had a heartbeat and its body was moving slightly.

Li Long, wearing gloves, grabbed the rabbit's skin by the scruff of its neck and stuffed it into his pocket.

In less than two hours, Li Long changed a bag and took thirteen rabbits back.

Actually there are more, but Li Long doesn't want to catch them.

He carried the bag to the jeep and turned to look at the red willow forest in the north. Liang Dacheng's figure was still appearing and disappearing in the red willow forest. Obviously, there were quite a few rabbits there as well.

Li Long drove the jeep and turned a corner, driving back. When he arrived at the residential area, the sun was still a foot high. Li Long entered his eldest brother's yard. Li Juan and Li Qiang had already finished school, and they ran out when they heard the noise.

"Uncle, why are you here at this time?"

"Uncle, your car is so beautiful!"

Hearing the noise, Li Jianguo came out of the house, and Li Long just took out the bag containing the rabbit.

"Going to chase rabbits?" Li Jianguo asked with a smile as he took the bag.

"Yes, there are quite a few. Here is one bag, and I will take the other bag back."

"Come in and warm up before you go." Li Jianguo looked in his pocket, took out two dead ones, tied up the rest and stuffed them back into the jeep.

"You have many friends and need a lot of food. We don't lack meat at home, so just get two to try."

Li Long did not refuse. He closed the door of the jeep and went into the house.

Li Juan and Li Qiang were teasing the two dead rabbits.

For them, wild boars are common, and roe deer and red deer can also be seen, but rabbits are a little rare.

Moreover, compared with big animals like roe deer and red deer, rabbits are actually more popular among children.

Small and cute. Of course, this is true for baby rabbits, but the attack power of adult wild rabbits is not weak at all. A claw grab or a kick from the legs is enough to hurt an adult.

Li Long chatted with his family, drank a bowl of hot tea, and then went out and drove away in his jeep.

Du Chunfang was very dissatisfied because her youngest son was always in a hurry and she never asked him a few questions to see if he had lost weight.

But there is no other way, I have my own life and my own days to live.

She actually wanted to live with Li Long in the big yard in the city, but when she thought about it, even if she went there, Li Long would often not be at home, so she decided to give up.

It's more comfortable to stay here.

Seeing that her eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, and grandchildren were all doing well, Du Chunfang knew that her life was already very good. Compared with those old women in the village, it was much better.

Whose mother can eat meat every day? She doesn’t have to work in the fields, and she can drink wine every day, and it’s good wine!

Yes, Du Chunfang has started drinking now, a small glass every night.

Li Qingxia didn't say anything to her. There was wine at home, so she could drink it. She wouldn't drink too much and wouldn't make a scene. What's the big deal?

Li Long drove his jeep to Laomahao, left a wild rabbit for Uncle Luo, and then drove back.

When we arrived at the yard, it was already dark. Sister Yang had already prepared dinner, but Gu Xiaoxia had not yet finished get off work.

Li Long took the rabbit down and started to clean it up.

Most rabbit skins are peeled off. Firstly, they can be sold for a few dollars, and secondly, some rabbits are given to others. Those people don’t want to take care of the rabbits, so they just take care of them themselves.

He planned to give Director Qian two rabbits that were ready-made and two that were not skinned. Maybe Director Qian liked hunting and liked to prepare the rabbits himself?

I kept two at home to eat, gave two to Li Xiangqian, and gave two to Director Wei. That was just right.

The rabbit skins were easy to peel. When Gu Xiaoxia came back, Li Long had already packed them up and put them in the tractor truck bed to freeze them.

Rats can't crawl in, so it's good to put things in here.

After dinner, Li Long told Gu Xiaoxia about his plan.

"Going to the state tomorrow?" Gu Xiaoxia asked.

"Well, we'll go there tomorrow. We'll go in the morning and be back in the afternoon." Li Long said, "With a jeep, the round trip will be much faster."

This distance is about the same as going west to Kuitun, but a jeep is much faster than a tractor and is convenient for going back and forth.

Gu Xiaoxia knew that Li Long was out doing business, so she didn't say anything and changed the subject.

At this time, Gu Xiaoxia was already a little pregnant, but her pregnancy symptoms were very mild. She occasionally felt like vomiting, but she didn't feel uncomfortable. This was quite strange.

"That means our child doesn't want you to suffer too much." Li Long joked, "Don't think too much. Isn't it good to be able to eat and sleep? I heard that there are also people who want to eat weird things during pregnancy. You don't have any strange reactions now, which is good."

In fact, Gu Xiaoxia just wanted to talk to Li Long more about her feelings, and after hearing what Li Long said, she smiled.

Touching my belly and feeling the life growing inside my body, I feel a complete sense of happiness.

After breakfast the next day, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, and Li Long loaded the things into the jeep, added oil and water, and then drove to the supply and marketing cooperative.

After giving the rabbit to Director Wei and Li Xiangqian, Li Long walked out the door.

He didn't dare drive the jeep into the yard as that would have been too conspicuous.

He left his Jeep outside, and not many people saw it.

Next, let’s head to Beiting! (End of this chapter)