Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long didn't really want to fight, one reason was that it was too far away, and the other was that he thought what his mother said made sense. The meat of this yellow sheep is really not as delicious as the mutton of domestic sheep.

In the past, we hunted because we didn’t have the conditions. If we wanted to eat meat, we had to hunt. Now that there are so many cattle and sheep in Lao Mahao, and there is no shortage of meat at home, the desire to hunt has faded.

Of course, if a group of gazelles happened to run past him at this time, he might hit them.

"Xiaolong, stop the car, look to the north, there are sheep!" He didn't want to fight, but Li Qingxia did!

Li Long stopped the car.

After getting out of the car, he took the gun out of the trunk, opened the holster, and aimed north.

It's about a hundred meters away. You can see sheep, both big and small, moving slowly southward.

Although the jeep stopped, the group of more than 20 gazelles were not afraid. They slowly moved forward while gnawing on the Haloxylon ammodendron and red willows that were almost gnawed bare.

There are many hoof prints on the snow in the north, indicating that wild animals often move around here. The group of gazelles must have come here along the path created by their predecessors.

"Hurry up and fight." Li Qingxia couldn't help but urge, "Look at that group, there are quite a lot of them."

Li Jianguo and Du Chunfang also came down. The snow on the road was very compacted and slippery, and Li Jianguo tried to slide, sliding more than two meters - Li Long remembered that this was called "slipping" in the Northeast, but in the Northwest, it was called "sliding".

"Dad, do you want to fight?" Li Long opened the safety, loaded the bullet, turned off the safety and turned to ask Li Qingxia.

Li Qingxia looked at the group of gazelles, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head:
"You better hit him. I can't hit him from such a distance."

Li Jianguo smiled. His father was quite self-aware.

"I may not hit it." Li Long thought that since his father was so humble, he took two steps forward, knelt on the north side of the road, and aimed his gun.

Du Chunfang was wearing a headscarf, but she still felt a little cold. The warmth brought by the sun on her body was blown away by the wind.

She wanted to get closer to Li Long, but she found that her shadow was blocking Li Long. Just as she was about to leave, Li Long said:

"Mom, please move back a little. This shadow just covers the sight of my gun and blocks the false light. That's it!"

"Should I move or not?" Du Chunfang was a little panicked. She didn't understand whether she was hindering Li Long or helping him.

Li Jianguo understood and said with a smile: "Mom, just stand by the roadside and don't move."

At this time, the shadow was still relatively long. Du Chunfang stood on the south side of the road, and his shadow could extend to the north side of the road, so he was not afraid of cars coming.

"Okay." Du Chunfang grinned and felt that it wasn't so cold anymore.

She could also see the group of gazelles in the north, but at this time her attention was on Li Long, and she tried to keep her body still.

Li Long didn't aim for long, he wanted to shoot a lamb that had just grown up this year. Wild animals like yellow sheep usually give birth in July, and now it's almost one month old. The yellow sheep is five months old and basically weighs about 20 kilograms, which is the best time.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Li Long fired two shots at two-second intervals, then put away his gun and stood up.

The bullet shell bounced and fell to the ground, melting a little bit of the ice.

Li Long turned to Du Chunfang and said:

"Mom, okay, if you're going to be cold, go in the car first."

After saying that, he walked north with his gun.

The first shot hit a little yellow sheep. When the herd of yellow sheep suddenly fell into chaos, Li Long subconsciously fired another shot, which should have injured one, but it is not known whether it is dead or not.

Li Qingxia, Li Jianguo and Li Long headed quickly north.

"Hey, Xiaolong's shooting skills are really good!"

"Why do I think there are wolves in the north? Just now, when the Xiaolong Gun sounded, four or five wolves suddenly jumped out from the north of the herd of gazelles and ran away." Li Jianguo said as he walked, "I didn't notice them before. Those wolves are really good at hiding."

Li Long also saw the wolf. Only then did he understand why these gazelles were running towards this side even though they clearly saw something on the road. There must be a wolf chasing them!
It only takes a few minutes to walk more than a hundred meters. When Li Long and his friends reached the place where the gazelles were previously, they saw two gazelles in the snow.

One was hit in the neck by Li Long and was dead. There was a pool of blood on the ground. It was a newly-adult male yellow sheep with only a few short horns on its head. Judging from its body shape, it weighed only about 20 kilograms.

The other one was a female gazelle, a little smaller than the male. The bullet hit its right hind leg and just missed it. It was still running away with its injured leg, but it didn't run far before it lay down in the snow. The snow was still quite deep at that time, and the little gazelle could not run anymore.

When Li Long and his friends came over, the little yellow sheep was crying in fear.

"Hey, you got a living one." Li Qingxia was happy, "Can I take it home and keep it?"

"It should be okay, right?" Li Long looked at it and said, "It's not a serious injury. Just scratch it. I'll find something to wrap it up later, go back and apply some medicine, and it will be fine after a while."

Li Jianguo had already gone over to pick up the dead yellow sheep, and Li Long then put his gun on his back, grabbed the frightened yellow sheep, and took out a mask from his pocket. The mask had a rope, which could be used as a strap to tie up the injured leg of the yellow sheep.

When they were almost at the road on their way back, Li Long saw a truck coming from the east. It slowed down when it was almost in front of the jeep. The driver may have seen Li Long and his friends, so he accelerated and drove west again.

When they got on the road, Li Jianguo put the yellow sheep down. Li Long took out the knife and handed it to him. He took out a rope from the trunk and tied up the injured yellow sheep to prevent it from moving.

Li Jianguo took the knife and stabbed the dead yellow sheep in the belly, and a burst of dirty air gushed out.

"Brother, there's no need to skin it. Just open it up and let the belly cool down a bit, then put it in a bag and put it in the car. We'll skin it when we get back." Li Long prepared the little yellow sheep and saw that Li Jianguo was planning to skin it on the side of the road, so he said, "It's not convenient outside."

"Okay." Li Jianguo pulled back the knife, wiped it on the yellow sheepskin to wipe off the blood foam, and handed the knife to Li Long with the handle facing forward.

"This leather is really good, with a dense layer of velvet on it," Li Jianguo said, "When the time comes, peel off the leather and make me a fur coat."

Du Chunfang was weak and always afraid of cold. In summer, she would bask in the sun, and in winter, she would lean against the fire wall.

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll find someone to peel the skin off and bring it back for my sister-in-law to make a coat for me." Li Long took a urea bag, stuffed the yellow sheep into it, put it in the trunk, and said:

"Let's go."

The car went eastward, and Li Qingxia was still looking at the road on both sides. Obviously, shooting two yellow sheep could not satisfy his hunting idea. But along the way, when he was about to reach SW County, he encountered a few more yellow sheep on the south side of the road, running wildly towards the mountain. He could not shoot them at all, so he did not say anything.

"It will be difficult to hunt yellow sheep here in the future." When they were almost at Shicheng, Li Qingxia shook his head and said, "Do these yellow sheep run away at night?"

"When we have time, we can go to the Gobi Desert in the north." Li Long said with a smile, "Or we can go to the sandbags after harvesting wheat in July or August. There are herds of gazelles over there. They will give birth to gazelle babies in batches at that time. Let's see if we can catch some."

Li Long originally just said it casually, but he didn't expect that after he said it, he felt that this was feasible.

Anyway, the only animals raised in the old horse pen are red deer, roe deer, wild boars, etc., so it doesn't matter if there are more gazelles, right? There shouldn't be any artificial domestication of this thing yet, right?

Anyway, the animal protection law has not come out yet, so let's get a group of them and raise them. If they can be raised, that would be a good thing. If they can't be raised, just treat it as an experiment.

"It will work for sure." Li Jianguo thought about it and said, "After harvesting the wheat, there is still some time before we can make the big brooms. We can go and have a look."

Li Qingxia was happy. This was not bad. Catching fish every day and making money was a good thing. But life should always have some variety in happiness.

Du Chunfang asked doubtfully:
"Can that be sustained?"

"Let's try it. Look, we have all the young deer and wild boars in the stable." Li Jianguo also had an idea. Think about Li Long raising red deer, and selling one for 800 yuan, which is equivalent to the income from many acres of land.

This thing can be played with.

Originally, Li Long planned to drive the jeep directly back to the big yard, but according to Li Jianguo's idea, since his parents were out, he might as well go and see his sister Li Xia.

So the jeep turned into the old street and drove around to the gate of the large courtyard where Li Xia lived.

Hongqin hasn't had her holiday yet, but she came back for lunch and is now playing in the snow in the yard.

Seeing the jeep arrive, Hongqin shouted happily: "Dad, Mom! My uncle is here!"

Li Long, who had already stopped the car, laughed when he heard the voice. It was estimated that the accent would not be changed in a short time. At least he would have to go to the third or fourth grade of elementary school before he could speak Mandarin fluently with his family, right?
Chen Xingbang and Li Xia came out of the house and were very happy to see Li Qingxia.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"

"We went to Kuitun yesterday. Junshan got married and we went there to support him." Li Qingxia said proudly, "I came to see you today."

"Come in quickly." Chen Xingbang came back for lunch. He turned around and said to Li Xia, "Add some more noodles... Let's add some dried noodles."

"What's the trouble?" Li Qingxia felt a surge of heat after entering the house. He took off his cotton coat and said, "Do you have any steamed buns? If you have, just bake some. I drank too much yesterday and couldn't eat anything..."

"That won't work." After Chen Xingbang asked everyone to sit down, he put on his clothes and went out: "I'm going to the old street to buy some braised meat. You guys sit down, Xia, pour some water for my parents."

It is convenient because it is close to the old street. If you don’t have time to cook, you can buy both raw and cooked food.

Li Qingxia sat and drank water. Du Chunfang was still a little curious and walked around the room, muttering as he walked: "This yard is okay, better than the second brother's... The house is also big, it's not bad to live in."

Li Long smiled. What my mother cares about is different from what others care about.

Hongqin followed Li Xia and helped to carry water. Li Long didn't let her busy because the pot in the kitchen was still on. Noodles were being cooked today, so Li Long asked Li Xia to go and do her own thing first.

"Uncle, is there a sheep in that car? I heard a sheep crying." Hongqin came over and asked.

She has a better relationship with Li Long. On the one hand, Li Long often comes to visit them, and on the other hand, Li Long has bought her a lot of toys and delicious food.

"Well, we shot a yellow sheep on the way and found one injured. We plan to take it back to raise." Li Long said, "Do you want to take a look?"

"Yes." Hongqin was eagerly waiting for it.

Li Long opened the trunk of the jeep, took the injured yellow sheep out, and partially untied the rope to let it move around.

Chen Xingbang happened to be walking over with something in his hand. When he saw the little yellow sheep, he asked:
"This was... shot on the way?"

"Well, we killed one and injured another," Li Long said. "We'll take this one back and see if we can keep it alive."

Hong Qin touched the yellow sheep carefully. The yellow sheep was a little panicked at first and struggled desperately, but later it saw that Hong Qin did not hurt it and slowly calmed down.

Chen Xingbang smiled, carried the things he bought into the house, and within a few minutes he was shouting at the door:

"Xiaolong, Hongqin, it's time to eat!"

Li Long carried the yellow sheep back into the car and said to Hong Qin:
"Next spring, I'll send you a lamb and you can raise it yourself, okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Hongqin was overjoyed when she heard it, "Uncle, you can't lie to me, okay?"

"I'm not lying to you." Li Long smiled. The ewes in the stable are about to give birth, and after weaning in the spring, it's not a bad idea to bring one over to Li Xia to raise.

Children like small animals like this. Chen Xingbang and his friends may not agree to raise a dog or a cat, but raising a sheep should not be a problem.

Anyway, Li Xia must feed pigs, so raising sheep is just a convenient thing to do.

After dinner, Chen Xingbang chatted for a while and then went to work. Li Qingxia and others went to see the pigs Li Xia was feeding. Du Chunfang pulled Li Xia aside and whispered to her.

Li Long vaguely heard Du Chunfang give Li Xia some money and asked her to use it to supplement the household expenses.

This money should have been given at the instigation of Li Qingxia. Among several children, the eldest and the youngest have the best lives, so there is nothing wrong with the parents subsidizing the second and third children.

It was past four o'clock when Li Long and his friends left. Hong Qin had already gone to school and Li Xia still had to feed the pigs, so she would be busy for a while to see Li Long and his friends off.

Li Long drove the jeep back to the county compound, mainly to let Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang see the child.

Of course, the slaughtered yellow sheep had to be put down and wait for Li Long to come back to clean it up.

As for the injured one, Li Jianguo wanted to take it back to raise and see if he could keep it alive. Anyway, he had room at home and time in the winter.

Gu Xiaoxia had already gone to work, and Sister Yang was coaxing the children in the house. She couldn't come out when she heard the noise outside. The two children had become naughty and would crawl under the bed if they were not careful.

Li Jianguo opened the gate of the courtyard. After Li Long drove the jeep in, he got out of the car and first picked up the yellow sheep and put it into the wing room, and then slowly cleaned up the rest.

Du Chunfang got out of the car, looked at the yard, and muttered:

"This is a proper courtyard for living, it's so big..."

"It's not good if the yard is big. It's troublesome to sweep the snow." Li Qingxia is a worker. He knows that such a big yard looks comfortable to live in, but it is also a lot of work.

At this time, it is not possible to ask the cleaning staff to help with cleaning. You have to clean it yourself. Anyway, Li Qingxia feels that the yard is not as good as that of Team 4.

At least it snowed there, so they finished sweeping it in one morning. Looking at Li Long's large yard, with a total area of ​​front and back, it might take two days to finish sweeping it, right?
Li Long invited his parents and elder brother into the house. He first went to pat Xiao Hei. He hadn't seen him for a few days and Xiao Hei looked very happy.

After entering the room, Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang surrounded Mingming Haohao and smiled.

The two children were also curious about why so many people came. They didn’t cry or make a fuss, and from time to time they even stretched out their arms asking for a hug.

I feel so sad.

After staying in the Li family compound for more than an hour, Li Long drove the jeep to take them back.

Although they were resting at Li Xia's place and in the big yard, the old couple always felt uneasy.

Li Long knew this feeling - even if it was his children's home, it was not where he had always lived, so he felt like a guest.

After returning to the Fourth Team, Li Long took down the live yellow sheep. Li Jianguo took it and tied it up in the shed, then took some white medicine from the house to treat the wound.

The wound itself was not very big, but the yellow goat kept struggling, so the wound was not easy to scar. Now back in the yard, Li Jianguo applied medicine to it, and gave it some sugar residue and hay to eat, and the little yellow goat gradually calmed down.

The dog in the yard was barking at first, but after seeing what the owner did, it realized that the dog was kept at home and stopped barking.

Liang Yuemei asked about the basic situation there, the situation of Huang Ling's family, and the wedding.

When Li Long heard that her father-in-law had just said that Li Xingguo had broken his leg, Liang Yuemei also started laughing:
"Why do you say that... Will Junshan agree?"

"Why not?" Li Qingxia didn't care. "If his father doesn't come to attend his wedding, then there must be something wrong with him. I haven't even mentioned that he's paralyzed in bed..."

"What nonsense?" Du Chunfang still believed it a little bit and couldn't help but said, "You could have just said it at that time..."

Li Qingxia smiled and said nothing more.

Li Long stayed here for a while and then drove back. Du Chunfang wanted him to stay a little longer and go back after dinner, but Li Qingxia dissuaded him:

"Xiaolong has been tired all day, and he has to get the yellow sheep when he goes back. Let him go back quickly. He will be here again in a few days anyway."

Du Chunfang thought about it and felt a little tired, so she slowly stood up and prepared to go to the east room to rest for a while.

I don’t dare to sleep now. If I sleep now, I won’t be able to sleep at night.

When Li Long drove the jeep back to the courtyard, Gu Xiaoxia had already returned. She was also curious about how the wedding was held there. Li Long half-lying on the bed told her slowly, and fell asleep while talking.

To be honest, he was really exhausted these past two days. Although he didn't get drunk, the alcohol required the liver to digest it, and running back and forth, meeting many people, giving gifts, and other miscellaneous things all consumed his energy.

Seeing that he fell asleep, Gu Xiaoxia took off Li Long's shoes, covered him with a quilt, and did not wake him up for dinner, allowing Li Long to have a good rest.

Everyone slept well that night. Even the two children seemed to know that their father was tired. They didn't make any noise or make any fuss. They were quiet and peaceful, allowing Li Long to sleep well.

When I woke up again, it was already the next morning. (End of this chapter)