Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Here in the cabin, Li Long finally relaxed completely.

He simply cleaned the wooden house inside and out, and built a fire to boil water.

Li Long didn't plan to cook or stew meat here, mainly because he didn't have enough time. He planned to roast some bear meat to fill his stomach first and then go back.

Although the weather in the mountains in April is still quite cool, the meat cannot be kept for too long or it will go bad.

When the fire was lit, Li Long took a large basin to the spring, scooped up water, put the bear meat in and dried it - the spring water was very cool, which was just right for preserving the meat longer.

This bear weighs more than 200 kilograms. Without the skin, head, four paws, and the stuff in its stomach, the remaining weight is just over 100 kilograms.

Li Long is now considered to be gifted and has much more strength than ordinary people, otherwise it would be impossible for him to carry all that meat back.

In the storeroom at home, there are hundreds of kilograms of dried meat and several large pots of stewed meat fat. If we only eat it at home, it will take us one or two years to finish it.

Although the bear meat is not as thick as in winter, it still has a lot of fat. The best way to preserve it at this time is to stew it into meat oil and seal the meat with oil for easier preservation.

While thinking about this, Li Long added more fire to the stove, then went to the warehouse, found a piece of wire and came to the basin where the bear meat was placed. After washing the wire, he took out a knife to cut the meat.

Cut the bear meat into pieces the size of barbecue pieces and string them together on a long string. Prepare to grill the bear meat after the water boils.

While waiting, Li Long took the bear skin from the car, spread it on the table, smeared salt on it, and hung it to dry.

It definitely won’t dry at this moment, but the sun is still quite strong at this moment, so let’s hang it up for now.

When the water boiled, Li Long took out the bear gall, dipped it a few times, and then hung it in the house. When he came out again, he had a small bowl in his hand with a mixture of chili powder, cumin powder and salt, ready for grilling the bear meat.

The bear meat he cut was fat and lean, and the flame under the stove was at its best temperature. It was not a good time to grill meat, but Li Long didn't want to wait. He didn't bring any dry food in the car, and he didn't know how long it would take to cook the meat. Grilling was the fastest way.

He cut the meat into small pieces, hoping to roast it as quickly as possible and then eat it to replenish his energy.

Put the iron wire with meat under the stove. With a "sizzling" sound, the flame licks the meat. A little fat is roasted and drips into the flame. A burst of fire suddenly rises and wraps up the skewer of meat.

Li Long gathered the skewers of meat together and roasted them near the stove - the fire was too strong and they were burnt in a short while.

The grease kept dripping down as it kept turning over, making the flames even more intense. Li Long sprinkled some seasoning on it from time to time, and gradually got used to it.

The aroma of barbecue wafted in the air, filling the air above the area. In the distant forest, two wolves came out, trotting to a small mound, and stopped to look over here.

Li Long didn't care. What he cared about most right now was when the barbecue would be cooked and how many skewers he had to eat to be full.

The stove was too small, so only one skewer could be grilled at a time. About five minutes later, Li Long felt the skewers were cooked. He took them out, blew on them, took a bite, and his mouth was full of the burnt aroma, followed by the grease inside.

Well, it smells really good. It can't compare to the taste of domestic sheep meat, but with the blessing of the bear's identity, it does have a unique flavor.

Li Long continued to thread the skewers while eating.

Very hot, but very satisfying.

The second skewer was not finished yet, but the first one had already been eaten. When Li Long raised his head, he found that the two wolves had disappeared. He didn't know whether they had gone around to the back and were preparing to surround them, or they didn't dare to attack in broad daylight and ran away.

But it didn't matter. He thought about eating a few skewers of meat and then hurrying back, as he had a lot of things to do today.

After eating three skewers of meat, almost half a kilogram, Li Long stopped eating, wiped his mouth, found two old gloves to pad his mouth, picked up the pot, poured the water outside, and carried the pot into the house.

Take the meat out of the bowl again, it should be cool to the touch, which means it's good.

They put the things in bags and put them in the car, including the bear skin, which was rolled up and put into the car, then they locked the door of the cabin, got in the car and drove out of the mountain.

Ten minutes later, the two wolves trotted to the cabin, sniffed around, and only smelled the aroma of meat, but found no trace of meat or blood. They jumped onto the case again, and there was also a smell here, but no blood or meat.

The two wolves jumped off the table in disappointment, walked around the house again, tried to open the door, but couldn't, so they left.

When Li Long drove to the county, it was still early. He drove the car back to the yard and took down the meat and bear paws.

Sister Yang was looking after the children in the yard. When she saw what Li Long had brought down, she was shocked:
"Her uncle, did you kill a bear? It's so big... you're not hurt, right?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I was shot." Li Long pointed at the gun in the car and said, "I'm fine."

In fact, although the wounds on my body have healed now, they still hurt a lot.

But Li Long didn't plan to show it, and he didn't even plan to tell anyone about the bear-killing process. After what happened today, he found that his body's ability to recover was quite strong, and the wounds healed quickly, which meant less blood loss and less damage, which was quite good for him.

"Sister Yang, thank you for the bear meat. Please cook most of it." Li Long said, "Leave some for me to deliver to the team tomorrow. As for the bear paw..."

"I don't know how to make bear paws." Sister Yang said a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay. I'll take care of it when I get back." Li Long said, "I'm going to give them some bear paws and meat now. They've helped me with a lot of things. We can't be ungrateful."

"Okay, okay, go and do your thing. I'll wait until Mingming and Haohao fall asleep, then I'll go and stew the meat." Sister Yang waved at Li Long.

Li Long washed his face, tidied up the car briefly, put the bear bile and bear skin in the compartment, took a bear paw and two pieces of bear meat, put them into two bags and put them in the car, went back to the house to change clothes, came out to say hello to Sister Yang, and drove east.

This year's new tasks are about to be distributed, and Li Long feels it necessary to give Director Qian a bear paw to express his gratitude.

There was no conversation along the way. When the car arrived in Beiting City, it was almost time to get off work. Li Long hurried as fast as he could to get to the State Supply and Marketing Cooperative. He didn't care about anything anymore. He showed his work permit to the guard, drove into the compound, ran to the car team, and saw that Xiao Si had already started the car and was ready, so he got out and handed the two bags to Xiao Si.

"Inside is a bear paw and a piece of bear meat. I made them today. Please give them to Director Qian. In this bag is a piece of bear meat. This is for you. I think you people from big cities can figure out how to cook it. Okay, I'm leaving now."

"Li Long, Li Long, don't leave in a hurry. Director Qian has come down, you have to see him anyway." Xiao Si pulled him, "Director Qian also said that he will treat you to a meal when you come over. If you leave now, I will be at a loss."

Li Long was in a hurry to go back, thinking about whether he could get something else done after returning, but Xiao Si held him back, so he couldn't leave.

Just as he was about to speak, Director Qian had already come downstairs. When he looked over here, he saw Li Long and immediately smiled. Without waiting for Xiao Si to drive over, he took the initiative to walk over.

"Xiao Li is here? Are you here to do some errands? It's dinner time, let's go home for dinner." Director Qian took Li Long home for dinner without saying anything.

"Director, I killed a bear today, and I came to give you a bear paw and a piece of bear meat." Li Long hurriedly explained his purpose. "I haven't packed up properly since returning from the mountains, and now I want to go home quickly..."

"We shot a bear? That's awesome!" Director Qian really loves hunting. He actually hopes to shoot something big, whether it's a bear, a leopard or a wolf.

But Director Qian also knows his own abilities. He is good at hunting gazelles, red deer and the like, but he still lacks some skills when it comes to hunting ferocious animals.

However, he still prefers Li Long because he can hunt big animals. It is equivalent to that Li Long carries a part of his ideals or hobbies, so there is a reason why Director Qian looks at Li Long differently.

Of course, Li Long also knows how to return a favor, and Director Qian likes his way of repaying. To be honest, Director Qian has no shortage of ordinary meat, but bear meat is not easy to get, even for someone in his position.

Not to mention how delicious it is, it’s just a curiosity and a rarity.

"Okay, it's hard for you to think of me after you killed the bear." Director Qian said with a smile, "Why don't you go to my house for dinner? It's already prepared."

"No," Li Long waved his hand. "I have to go. Director, I'm afraid the food in your house is not enough. I also have to go to the west of the city to buy a few saddles for my friends in the mountains."

"Then go and do your work. When you are free, come over and tell me how you shot the bear - you didn't just shoot it, did you?" "No, it was quite thrilling this time. I fought it for several rounds." Li Long said with a smile, "I will tell you in detail when I have time."

"Hey, you've piqued my interest. Okay, I won't delay your business. You must come over when you are free." Director Qian waved to Li Long and got into Xiao Si's car. Xiao Si also shook hands with Li Long, got in the car and drove away.

Li Long also drove out west. He went to the saddle shop, bought two sets of horse harnesses, loaded them into the car, and drove back to the county.

It was already dark.

I had been planning to run a little further, but now I see I don’t have the time.

Gu Boyuan had already eaten and was walking around in the yard. He watched Li Long come back, and after he got off the car, he said with some complaints:

"Where have you been? You haven't been home all day. Are you safe from the bear? Didn't the bear catch you?"

"It's okay, I was shot." Li Long said with a smile, "I cherish my life, I always hunt from a distance."

"That's a good idea." Gu Boyuan nodded. "Okay, go eat now. I'm going back now."

He was just waiting here for Li Long to come back and remind him not to go out too often and to remember that there were people waiting for him at home.

Without unloading the things in the car, Li Long went to the kitchen. Sister Yang had already brought the hot meal to the dining table. Li Long washed his hands and started eating.

The skewers of meat at noon looked very filling, but actually Li Long felt a little hungry when he arrived at Beiting. However, he was in a hurry to go home, so he didn't eat there.

It’s better to eat at home.

After dinner, Sister Yang wanted to come over to clean up, but Li Long didn't let her. He washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen before going into the house.

Seven or eight hours had passed since the bear was killed, and Li Long thought the bloody smell on his body had already dissipated.

Gu Xiaoxia greeted him when he came back, and then went into the house to see Mingming and Haohao. Mingming and Haohao had just fallen asleep, and when Li Long came in, Gu Xiaoxia was still humming a song to coax the two children.

Li Long lowered his voice, slowly closed the door, changed his clothes, came to the bed, and looked at the two children sleeping there, back to back and lying on their sides.

The light in the room is very soft. In order to protect the children's eyes, the wattage of the light bulb in the bedroom is relatively low, but the two adults don't care. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia currently have a well-off standard of living, they are not lacking in vitamins and trace elements, and their eyesight is very good, so they don't care about these things.

"Did you kill a bear today? Was it dangerous?" Gu Xiaoxia looked at the child who was sleeping soundly and asked in a low voice, "Are you hurt?"

"No, I shot him to death." Li Long said calmly, "You also know that whenever I go into the mountains, my gun is fully loaded with bullets. I carry a gun with me wherever I go."

He did bring a gun with him, but he didn't expect to encounter a bear while taking a hot spring bath. Li Long has now begun to think about whether he should take his family to take a hot spring bath in June. This is still quite dangerous.

"That's good." Because Li Long had fought bears, wolves and other ferocious beasts without any injuries in the previous fights, and the only time he was injured was when he encountered a lynx, so Gu Xiaoxia believed his explanation, "You still have to be careful. There are so many wild animals in the mountains, and you may encounter one unexpectedly at any time."

Gu Xiaoxia felt that the current life at home was already very good, so good that she had never imagined it would be so good before, so she was very content and did not want any more accidents or dangers.

"Okay, I got it." Li Long nodded, went over to turn on the TV, turned down the volume, and started watching the TV series.

After breakfast the next day, seeing that the weather was good, Li Long moved Mingming and Haohao's bed cart to the yard and watched them play.

After Sister Yang cleaned up the kitchen quickly, she began to cut the bear meat, stew the meat and add oil.

When the pot was ready and oil was slowly coming out, Sister Yang came out to take over the task of looking after the children.

In fact, the children are very cute now. They are surrounded by a group of small animals and have many toys in the crib. Except for the two children who scream or cry when they need to poop or pee, they can't play with them at other times.

Some of the toys were made by Du Chunfang, Liang Yuemei or Sister Yang, and some were bought by Li Long. Although they were not as many as children in later generations, they were still quite a few.

Li Long drove his jeep to the supply and marketing cooperative first. To his surprise, Li Xiangqian was still in the section chief's office and had not moved to the director's office yet.

"Captain, this is the bear paw I got from the bear I killed yesterday. I'll give you one." Li Long carried the bag and placed it next to Li Xiangqian's desk. "There's also a piece of bear meat in it. The bear meat in the spring is not so fatty. It should taste better than the bear meat in the winter."

"Hey, you can." Li Xiangqian opened his pocket and looked inside. He was hit by a fishy smell which was really unpleasant.

But he knew it was a good thing.

Li Xiangqian rolled up his pocket and tied it up, then said with a sigh:

"I have worked in our supply and marketing cooperative for so many years. I have eaten wolf meat, venison and other things, but I have never eaten bear meat before. I can eat bear meat thanks to you. You are my lucky star."

"Don't flatter me." Li Long waved his hand and said, "Section Chief, I have to go first. I have to send some meat to my brother, who is in the team. This meat is not easy to preserve. I have to hurry."

"Okay, okay, go and get busy." Li Xiangqian waved his hand. He was thinking about how to deal with this bear paw.

Li Long went to the county party committee compound again. He wanted to look for Secretary Ma.

Ma Xiaoyan was planning to write an article for the National Unity Education Month. This activity was in its third year and was gaining attention, so she thought of Li Long.

After all, there are very few "farmers" like Li Long who are so proactive in cooperating and know how to provide news clues.

So when Ma Xiaoyan received a call from the security guard saying that someone named Li Long was looking for her, she felt it was a bit of a coincidence and a bit magical.

"Hello, Comrade Li Long." Ma Xiaoyan went to the door to lead the people in, but Li Long did not follow her in. He handed the bag to Ma Xiaoyan and said, "This is bear meat from the mountains. Take it back and eat it. Although the bear meat in the spring is not as fat as the bear meat in the winter, it still has a lot of fat if you stew it. It can be eaten for a long time."

“You’re still so polite…” The smile on Ma Xiaoyan’s face grew even wider. Although she worked in the propaganda department and was noble and could get good food when she went down to inspect and interview, her rank was there and her salary was so little. If she wanted to live a better life, she had to be frugal and find more ways.

Ma Xiaoyan was hesitant at first about Li Long sending meat, but Li Long didn't ask her to embezzle or use connections to get things done. He just asked her to do more interviews. What's wrong with that?

Moreover, the clues provided by Li Long are all real, which is really useful for Ma Xiaoyan.

"Does your supply and marketing cooperative have any activities this year? Or what are your plans?"

"Last year, we installed water pipes for the herdsmen in the mountains, and later we built a sheep-washing pool for them. Today I will go to the mountains to see them washing their sheep." Li Long now knows the importance of his identity. With an identity, at least as long as he does not break the law, others will have to think twice before they can touch him.

Therefore, he felt it necessary to talk about the Sheep Washing Pool incident. Even if Ma Xiaoyan only mentioned it later when writing the manuscript, it would deepen some people's impression of him.

"Then can you take me with you when you go?" Ma Xiaoyan thought this was good material and could be serialized.

"Director Ma, we will help the herdsmen renovate their houses in a while. Would you like to go then? The leaders of our supply and marketing cooperative will also go there." Li Long persuaded tactfully.

"It's okay. I'll go both times. You have a car, so it's very convenient." Ma Xiaoyan unconsciously acted like a coquettish person. After taking Li Long's meat, she felt that she needed to do something. This man was much better than those who begged themselves to write promotional materials.

Li Long thought about it and said:

"Okay then. I'll leave after lunch and pick you up then?"

"it is good."

That's it. (End of this chapter)