Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

When Li Xiangqian turned his head to look at Li Long, Li Long had already come over with something in his arms.

He was holding a wolfskin mattress and a bottle of wine.

The wolfskin mattress was made a long time ago. Some of the wolfskins that were tanned at the beginning were used to make mattresses.

But at home, except for my father Li Qingxia and my mother Du Chunfang, no one else needs to use the bed.

This thing is definitely good at keeping out moisture and cold.

Untanned leather is hard and useless. After tanning, it becomes softer. One side is wool and the other side is sewn with cotton cloth. When you spread it on the snow and sit on it, the feeling is different.

"Hey, Xiao Li, you are well prepared." Li Xiangqian was really impressed this time. "If Director Qian comes over, I will prepare the same thing. Isn't it great?"

"These are easy to handle. They are part of the preparation work." Li Long spread out the wolfskin mattress and waited for Li Xiangqian to sit on it. He then stuffed the bottle of wine into his hand and said, "If you're still cold, take a sip. This stuff is just a stimulus. It can't really help you keep warm."

"Okay." Li Xiangqian took the wine glass and put it in his coat pocket. He knew that they would go hunting soon and the wind direction was unclear. He didn't want to drink unless it was absolutely necessary.

Li Long himself did not use a wolfskin mattress, he just got two sacks and spread them on the snow. He was wearing thick clothes, leather pants made of sheepskin, and woolen pants underneath, so he was not cold at all.

Although his body is that of a 20-year-old, his mind is already that of a 60-year-old. At this time, Li Long is very knowledgeable about health preservation. If you are a little fragile at this time, you will suffer the pain of old age.

If you have the conditions, just make yourself comfortable, there's nothing wrong with that.

After going through all this trouble, the two men calmed down and continued to look north.

Li Long raised his gun directly. He thought there would definitely be animals coming from behind and he could catch up.

He was also cold, but it was bearable. It was certainly not as cold as being at home in warmth, but it wasn't uncomfortable.

After waiting for nearly an hour, Li Xiangqian spoke again:

"Xiao Li, do you think these things are coming? How about... we drive ahead and take a look?"

"Wait a little longer." Li Long said, "I think something should come over in ten minutes or so. There seems to be a dark shadow moving ahead!"

Upon hearing the movement of a dark shadow, Li Xiangqian immediately stopped talking and looked towards the north.

At this moment, his field of vision became even smaller, so he had to try to open his eyes wide to see, but he couldn't see anything, so he squinted his eyes to see. He didn't see anything, but he didn't dare to ask.

Li Xiangqian was worried that if he spoke too loudly, those things would hear him. What if those guys didn't come over?
Li Long was actually lying to Li Xiangqian. He didn't see any shadow at all.

But just a few minutes after Li Long finished speaking, he vaguely saw some dark shadows slowly moving towards this side.

Li Long suddenly whispered to Li Xiangqian:

"Captain, they'll be coming over soon. Let's not fight them yet. Wait until they get close to the roadside before fighting them. Otherwise, the bloody smell they leave behind will make them afraid to come over tomorrow."

"Okay." Li Xiangqian replied softly.

When Li Long looked more carefully, he found that the original black shadow had really become a piece - what was coming over this time might be a large piece of something.

As for what exactly it is, he can't see it at the moment. These guys are not running and are moving relatively slowly.

This is not forty years later. Forty years later, the snow in the Gobi Desert on both sides of the road was very thin, and with strong winds, it was considered a good thing if the snow was up to the ankles.

But right now the snow in the Gobi Desert on both sides is at least thirty centimeters thick, and it is very difficult for these wild animals to get up again once they step into it.

If there were no natural enemies chasing them, these guys would walk slowly to save energy.

At this time, unless they are targeted by wolves, they are basically safe.

Li Long slowly raised his gun.

The same goes for Li Xiangqian.

As those things slowly moved closer to the road, Li Xiangqian finally saw them.

This is a group of elk, about twenty of them - a large group.

The leading male elk really looked like a horse, and when he raised his head, he was much taller than Li Xiangqian - not counting the large branched antlers on top of his head.

Li Long also saw this big guy. He estimated that it must weigh at least four or five hundred kilograms.

If we shoot this guy down, I'm afraid the jeep won't be able to fit it.

So Li Long did not aim at this big guy. Apart from the antlers and deer whip, the other parts were of little use.

Don't take it too seriously, there is a lot of meat, but the meat of this male elk is very oily and smelly, and not as delicious as the meat of female elk and fawn.

As for the deer whip, is Li Long the one who needs that whip?

Just because Li Long didn't like it doesn't mean Li Xiangqian didn't look at it. He fell in love with the sika deer at first sight.

If I could knock this guy down, hey, it would be worth it just to have that whip!

Li Long had given him roe deer and red deer whips before, and he had experienced the benefits of them. For a middle-aged man, no one would think that there was not enough of this kind of thing! Li Xiangqian raised his gun and aimed at the male red deer.

He didn't expect that this subtle movement would immediately attract the attention of the sika deer over there.

At that moment, several sika deer stopped and looked at this side intently.

Some wild animals have better night vision than humans.

When Li Xiangqian saw several sika deer stopped to look at him, he immediately realized that his previous action seemed to have exposed him.

He also knew that if he just remained motionless at this moment, he might be able to get away with it.

If there is no other choice, just shoot - but right now, those elk are still at least thirty or forty meters away from him. He could only see the tallest shadow and several elk around it.

Will shooting now affect the major events? What if the wild animals do not pass by after shooting?
Li Xiangqian was a little worried, so he tried his best to keep the gun straight and still.

However, the more attention he paid, the more nervous he became. He felt that the hunting rifle, which he usually held so easily, was so heavy now.
Why are my feet itchy too?
He felt that he had not protected his feet well, the temperature was too low, and he felt like he was getting frostbite. The main reason was that he had frostbite before, but later his living conditions improved and he no longer had frostbite.

I didn't expect that after freezing this time, there would be signs of relapse.

This is not good!

The more Li Xiangqian paid attention to these things, the more itchy his feet felt. He wanted to scratch them very much, but he didn't dare to move!
Those guys are so alert!

There seems to be a professional analysis that says the more humans think about not doing something, the easier it is to do it. One example is that if you don't swallow your saliva within a minute when talking to someone else, then within this minute, there is a 99% chance that you will swallow your saliva - is this a kind of reverse stress?
In other words, the more Li Xiangqian thought about the fact that itchy feet were not a big problem, and the more his attention was unconsciously focused there, the more itchy his feet became.

If he wasn't distracted, he would scratch it sooner or later.

Li Long couldn't see what was happening over there with Li Xiangqian, as his attention was focused on the red deer. However, when he saw a few red deer staring at Li Xiangqian, Li Long guessed that Li Xiangqian must have moved.

Li Long didn't say anything. He believed that Li Xiangqian must have his own judgment criteria, and he would not move unless it was absolutely necessary.

Sure enough, after a while, the sika deer stopped staring at Li Xiangqian and continued to walk towards this side.

However, there was still an impact. The direction they were heading was slightly off, towards Li Long.

Li Long had it carefully selected when he chose the location. The location he chose was near the red willows. The person was almost merged with the red willow bushes, and could not be seen unless you looked closely.

So Li Long is not afraid.

There were big and small sika deer in the group. The largest one was the leading male sika deer, which was actually coming straight towards Li Long.

There were also several young male elk with horns on their heads, seven or eight female elk, and some half-grown elk calves.

Li Long saw that some female elk had big bellies, which meant they were probably pregnant. These elk were obviously not his targets.

He looked around and set his sights on a male elk that had just grown up this year. Such elk were like the "unmarried lambs" sold at some barbecue stalls in northern Xinjiang in later generations, with tender meat.

It tastes relatively better.

For a moment, the only sound was the rustling of snow, and the occasional crackling sound of the hard snow crust being broken.

Then, the herd of elk came to the side of the road.

It was almost very close to Li Long and the others.

It was not known whether the largest male elk, out of alertness or coincidence, changed direction while walking and went to the road more than 20 meters east of Li Long. At this time, the other elk also dispersed and quickened their pace to cross the road.

Li Xiangqian was a little dumbfounded. All the sika deer went to Li Long's side. There was a large patch of red willows between them and he had no idea where to start hunting them even if he wanted to.

And Li Long didn't even use his gun, which made it difficult for him to take action!
He was eager to see how Li Long would react, but Li Long wanted to wait until the elk crossed the road before hitting it. In this way, even if there was a smell of blood, it would be on the south side of the road and would not have much impact.

He didn't know that his action made Li Xiangqian very anxious.

Li Xiangqian was eyeing the big bull elk.

Li Long did not move, and the sika deer did not pay attention to him. A female sika deer walked past him about three or four meters away, and even tilted a little when crossing the ditch on the road.

When there were still seven or eight elk behind him, Li Long finally aimed at a young male elk and pulled the trigger!
"boom!"

"Boom!"

"boom!"

As soon as Li Long fired his gun, Li Xiangqian could no longer wait and stood up immediately. However, his legs were numb from sitting for too long and he staggered when he stood up. Then he saw the herd of elk running away to the south.

He reluctantly raised his gun and fired two shots at the big elk in the distance. While shooting, he said to Li Long:

"Xiao Li, beat that big elk, I want its whip!"

Li Long fired again, and after the gunshot, the remaining sika deer ran away in all directions.

The not-so-round moon had just risen, and at this time, two red deer were lying on the side of the road. (End of this chapter)