Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

When the forest rangers left, except Bolati, the other three were riding on horses, holding the reins in one hand and holding a bottle of wine in the other, drinking as they walked back.

One of them was drinking and singing at the same time, obviously very happy.

After watching Bolati and the others leave, Li Long began to move these things into the jeep.

There were too many things, especially the antlers, to fit in the jeep in one trip. Li Long simply loaded the herbs such as Codonopsis pilosula, Fritillaria thunbergii and Saussurea ovata first, and also loaded two pairs of antlers.

Then he took out the remaining half of the wild boar meat from the big basin beside the spring, put it into a bag, and placed it on the passenger seat.

"Xiao Sun, you stay here first. I'll go back first." Li Long said to Sun Jiaqiang, "I'll come over again in the afternoon to deliver some things and replenish the supplies here. You should be careful and lock the door at night. When exchanging things with others, don't be too easy on them, otherwise they will bully you."

"Don't worry, boss. I'll take note of it." Sun Jiaqiang stopped moving things into the wooden house and assured Li Long.

Well, that’s a very good attitude.

Li Long drove the jeep back to the yard just in time for lunch.

It was late April and the temperature had begun to rise. Mingming and Haohao were still playing in the crib, which had now been placed under a tree.

The trees in the yard currently have few leaves, and the sunlight shines through the leaves, creating mottled shadows on the ground. This kind of light is just right for the two children to bask in the sun.

Seeing Li Long coming back, the two children shouted at him excitedly. A group of small animals also surrounded the jeep, as if to welcome him.

Gu Boyuan and Li Long joked:

"Hey, you are the head of the family after all. You came here this time and took a look at what's going on at home. How is it? Did you get anything yesterday?"

"We killed two half-grown wild boars and caught a small wild boar." Li Long took the meat off the car and said, "I put some of it over there where my eldest brother and his friends were carrying the meat, and I put some over there where I exchanged things. These are for us to eat. To be honest, they're not as delicious as pork from home."

"It's not as delicious as pork from home, but it's still meat." Gu Boyuan took the bag of meat from Li Long and said with a smile, "It's better than the vegetables anyway. You're really good. As long as you go into the mountains, you'll get something."

"I'm still a little short of it." Li Long thought of Bolati and the others, and said with a sigh as he unloaded the things from the car, "You have no idea how many good things those caregivers in the mountains can get in a year."

"What's there?"

"Not to mention velvet antlers, deer antlers, and roe deer horns, there are also Fritillaria, Codonopsis, and Jasper. They can also get natural gold nuggets and rough gemstones. I paid them three thousand and five hundred today alone."

"Hey, you know what, they are all really good stuff!" Gu Boyuan looked at the things Li Long had laid out and sighed, "That's different. People live in the mountains and are exposed to these things all day long. They are easy to find. It's a matter of luck for us to find one, but it's normal for them to come across one."

This is indeed true.

Li Long and Gu Boyuan sorted the things together and put them in the side room, then washed their hands and ate.

"Are you going this afternoon?" Gu Xiaoxia asked while eating.

"Yes, go. Today the forest rangers brought in a lot of stuff, and they replaced all the stuff I put in the wooden house the day before. I'm going to replenish some things today and bring back the remaining stuff. I won't go tomorrow. I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to discuss bringing people into the mountains to repair houses for Yushan Jiang and his family."

"You're so busy every day. I feel like even the county magistrate doesn't have as much to do as you." Gu Boyuan joked as he ate. "I saw news about you in the state newspaper."

"Uncle Gu, what's the news?" Han Fang asked curiously.

The order of generations is very confusing. Han Fang calls Li Long uncle and Gu Xiaoxia aunt. Logically, she should call Gu Boyuan grandpa.

But Gu Boyuan felt that he was not old, so he asked Han Fang to call him "Uncle". Anyway, if you really counted it, he was only about ten years older than Han Fang's father.

"The newspaper said that it was your uncle Li Long who invited experts and professors from the Bayi Agricultural College to conduct soil improvement experiments. This is the first time in our state. Remember to praise your uncle well."

"My uncle is so awesome." Han Fang looked at Li Long with eyes full of admiration and pride.

"The person who wrote this article is the propaganda committee member of our township," Li Long explained, "so he must praise us. This is not only praising me, but also praising the policies of our township."

"Well, a fancy sedan is carried by everyone." Gu Boyuan understood this principle.

"Will your going to renovate the house for Yushanjiang and others also be reported in the newspaper?" Gu Xiaoxia asked, remembering something.

"Yes, I will call the county's propaganda officer. This time, it's not just me who will be talking about this, but also our supply and marketing cooperative. We will publicize this as a good thing our supply and marketing cooperative has done this year for ethnic unity."

"Are you going to be commended again this year?" Gu Boyuan asked, "Don't be afraid of being a big shot at this time, just take the reward. You have a solid family background now, so you must have honor to protect yourself."

"Okay, I understand." Li Long nodded seriously.

After dinner, Li Long took a short rest and then drove to the convoy.

The jeep hadn't stopped for some time, so he planned to do a simple maintenance on it.

The people in the convoy were also familiar with Li Long. Li Long gave a pack of cigarettes to the captain and distributed a few packs of cigarettes to several familiar drivers. Then the jeep drove into the maintenance station.

More than an hour later, Li Long drove out the fully fueled truck, returned to the yard to get the double-barreled shotgun, and headed straight for the market.

Rice, flour, oil, brick tea
Sugar cube
, salt, vinegar, rubber shoes and gloves, raincoats, matches, wine, canned food, etc.

I bought twenty or thirty items from the market and department store and filled the jeep.

Before leaving, he turned into a naan shop, packed up and bought twenty or thirty naan baked that day, and then drove to Nanshan.

After a while, several ethnic minority people came to the naan shop and were dumbfounded. How come there was not a single naan left?

"A boss bought it." The young man who made naan spread out his hands to indicate, "Now we need to knead the dough and let it rise again. If you want to eat it, come over when the sun goes down."

Li Long drove all the way into Nanshan and headed straight for the cabin.

When he got to the cabin, he saw a man carrying a bag and walking into the mountains. When he saw Li Long, he suddenly quickened his pace and started running, and soon disappeared into the woods.

Li Long was a little amused. Was he afraid that he would catch them?
Sun Jiaqiang was pouring the newly exchanged Fritillaria into the basin. When he saw Li Long's jeep coming, he straightened up and said with a smile:
"Boss, you scared the customer."

"You look like a green hand at first glance. People I know will probably turn around and look for me when they see my jeep," Li Long also half-jokingly said, "I was more popular than you last year. People would greet me with smiles when they saw my jeep."

"It's different this year." Sun Jiaqiang came over and unloaded the things with Li Long. He smiled and said, "With these things, I don't have to worry. The guy who came over just now said that I didn't have enough things. I said that if you come over in a couple of days, you will have more."

"Then why would he trade with you?" Li Long carried a box of wine into the cabin.

"Yes, he changed two pieces of meat and left. Our meat and offal are still very popular. In the few hours since you left, we have changed the meat twice."

"What a bad decision." Li Long shook his head and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should have hunted the biggest wild boar this morning. Even though it doesn't taste good, it has a lot of meat."

"That's right, what a pity. Those wild boars will definitely not come again today."

"It's okay. There are many wild animals in this mountain. We can find another place. There will always be a chance." Li Long was just saying it, not really regretting it. There was a lot of wild boar meat, but it tasted really bad. Others didn't know, but he definitely couldn't eat it.

After unloading the things, he loaded the antlers, roe deer horns and other things that were not loaded in the morning into the car. Then Sun Jiaqiang washed the Fritillaria he had collected today, put them into bags and put them in the car.

"I'll leave most of these naan with you. Remember to spread them out to dry. Don't keep them covered in bags, as they'll get moldy and hairy if you keep them covered."

Li Long divided the bag of naan into two portions and reminded Sun Qiang, "You can eat it if it's dry. I see you're not very good at steaming buns, so use this for now."

"Okay, okay, I think this tastes better than steamed buns." Sun Jiaqiang took the naan and put it into the wooden house and spread it out on the shelf.

Li Long planned to take the remaining naan to the dugout to relieve Lao Huang of some of his burden.

Everything was in order in Xiaobaiyanggou. Bolati and his men knew that the boss here was someone related to Li Long, so they would not come here easily.

Now there are more than 20 people stationed within a radius of 500 meters, all of them are young and strong laborers. Those people who roam the mountains casually don't dare to come here to blast.

So when Li Long came over, he saw a peaceful scene. Old Huang was preparing dinner, and the others were cutting, burning, and making bamboo strips. It was lively when there were many people, and everyone was laughing.

After Li Long's jeep came over, many people looked over here.

When he came down carrying a sand gun and a naan bag, he heard a crowd of greetings.

Li Long responded one by one, first put the naan bag at Lao Huang's place, then took the sand gun and a bag of bullets and found the place where his elder brother Li Jianguo was working.

"Brother, this gun is for you. If there's any noise at night, just shoot him."

"Okay. I've heard some noise in the ditch next door in the middle of the night these past two days. Let's squat down and look over there tonight to see if there's anything we can shoot." Li Jianguo said excitedly after taking the sand gun.

Others nearby looked at him with envy.

Last time, that group of robbers threatened more than a dozen of them with just a shotgun. Now that they have this guy on their side, they are much safer.

During the past two days of mowing the land, they have encountered animals of all sizes in various ditches. If they had guns in their hands, would they have been able to shoot them?
Because of Li Long's influence, everyone in the team now knows that a wild animal skin is not cheap, and is worth at least dozens of dollars. Killing a wild animal not only provides meat but also money. How great is that.

Li Long went to the positions of Xu Haijun and Liang Wenyu again. There was less noise on these two sides, but everyone was also meticulous and serious in making the handles. After all, compared with those veterans, their skills were not very good, and they were all young people who cared about their reputation. If the handles they made were eliminated because of poor quality, it would be embarrassing.

"Xiaolong, these are some wild mushrooms I picked up these past two days. Can you help me deliver them to Professor Luo and the others at the Lao Ma No. 1?" After seeing Li Long, Xu Haijun turned around and took a package from the dugout and sent it over.

"Okay, let me take a look. They are all good straw mushrooms." Li Long picked them up and looked at them once, saying, "I will go down the mountain and deliver them to them now. Don't worry, I will tell He Lijuan that these are from you."

"Hey, why are you talking about this?" Xu Haijun said with a slightly red face as someone nearby was listening.

Li Long originally wanted to tease him, but seeing his expression, he decided to let him go.

After Li Long left, Xu Haijun thought, this little long is okay, he knows what he is thinking.

After coming out of the mountains, Li Long went all the way back to the county town. This time he brought the little wild boar with him. Seeing that it was not yet time to get off work, he went to the department store to buy some canned food, honey, egg cakes and other things, and drove to Laomahao.

There were some people gathered outside the Lao Ma Hao, but when they saw the jeep coming, they slowly dispersed.

Li Long didn't care at first. In his opinion, it was normal to have people watching when professors and college students came to the team.

Professor Luo and his colleagues are conducting experiments in the yard, testing the composition of the saline-alkali soil and adding something to it to see if it can be neutralized.

After Li Long's jeep arrived, they all stopped what they were doing.

What surprised Li Long was that Jiang Zhiyu was also there.

Seeing Li Long getting off the car, Jiang Zhiyu was the first to greet him:

"Hey, the busy man is back."

"I'm just busy doing nothing. Officer Jiang, I heard that you've finished writing that news report and it's even been published in the newspaper. How come you still have time to stay here?" Li Long asked as he carried his things downstairs.

"I am now the liaison between the township and our research site, so of course I have to come here every day." Jiang Zhiyu said as a matter of course, "You bought a lot of things."

"Of course, Professor Luo is helping us. I can't help with this experiment, but can I help with the supply guarantee?"

"Not bad, not bad. The attitude is very good and upright."

Li Long ignored her and went over with the bag of mushrooms, saying to Professor Luo or a few students:
"Professor, everyone, these are the wild mushrooms that Xu Haijun picked in the mountains. They are all straw mushrooms and are not poisonous. He said he would give them to you to try. He asked me to say hello to you."

After saying that, he specially handed the bag of mushrooms to He Lijuan.

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone understood the meaning.

He Lijuan's face turned red all of a sudden, she really didn't know how to deal with it.

"Go and hand it over to Uncle Luo and the others in the kitchen." Professor Luo helped his student out of the predicament, and then began to introduce Li Long to the experimental progress of the past two days.

In a nutshell, there is progress, but it is not fast.

"It's okay, you guys take your time to study it, I'm not in a hurry." Li Long said with a smile.

Professor Luo is most satisfied with Li Long's attitude, as scientific research should not be done in a rush for quick results.

In fact, Professor Luo and his colleagues don't have to care about Li Long's ideas at all. They can just do their own research. After all, researchers are still very popular these days. They are considered state officials and have a very high status.

But Li Long's support was so good and thorough. Both the township and the village actively supported it, which made Professor Luo feel a little embarrassed.

"If you have any difficulties or troubles, you can tell me. When I'm not around, you can also tell Lao Luo," Li Long repeatedly reminded, "After all, we are in the village now. I'm not afraid to tell you directly that the quality of the villagers in our village is uneven. If some second-rate people in the village come to harass you, just tell the team or Lao Luo, or tell me, and I will deal with them."

Li Long was telling the truth and was also giving a shot of precaution. After all, Professor Luo and his people were all scholars, and they would definitely have trouble explaining themselves to these people.

To be honest, people like this deserve to be punished.

Li Long was also worried that if some people with bad intentions harassed the two female college students and caused a bad influence, it would be quite troublesome.

In any era, we should never think too highly of people's hearts.

Li Long not only told Professor Luo, but also told Hu Dongfeng and several other college students:
"If someone dares to harass you, the first thing you should do is to protect yourself and run to the stable. At the same time, shout loudly and call for help. As soon as you shout, someone will come to help you immediately!"

Then he went over to remind Uncle Luo and the others.

Now that I think about it, the people gathered at the door of Lao Ma Hao just now were just a few single young people in the village.

Unlike Xu Haijun and his colleagues, these people do not have clear development goals. They just muddle along, as long as they can get a harvest every year.

Now my income is slowly increasing, and my food and daily necessities are good, but I just feel a bit lazy and gluttonous.

They have parents to support them at home, and they don't have children to burden them. The girls in the team also look down on them. As they get older, it is impossible to say that they don't have the idea of ​​a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.

After all, the label of female college students is very attractive to them.

"Don't worry, Xiaolong. I will definitely take care of this aspect. If those guys dare to come and cause trouble, I will torture them with a policeman!" Uncle Luo knew how valuable these college students were, and he made this assurance to Li Long.

Li Long then felt relieved and drove the jeep to his eldest brother's house. Liang Yuemei and her family had just returned from the fields. Li Long asked and found out that they were spreading fertilizer. He told his parents and eldest sister-in-law about his eldest brother and his family's situation, and then went back to the county.

Every family has its own things to do. Now is the busy season and there are few people who are free.

What Uncle Luo didn't expect was that the safety issue that Li Long had just reminded him about in the afternoon had already occurred before dinner.

Hu Dongfeng, Zheng Zhiguo, Li Qingyuan and others were collecting samples in the saline-alkali land, while He Lijuan and Zhu Yuechan were helping Professor Luo with the experiment. Zhu Yuechan was carrying the wastewater from the experiment to the outside of the old horse house to dump it. When he turned back after dumping it, a young man stopped him.

"You are a college student, right? You are really good-looking. There is no one as good-looking as you in our village. Let's be friends. My name is Ma Ming. What's your name?"

Ma Ming is Ma Chunhong's younger brother and Tao Dayong's brother-in-law. He is one of the lazy ones in the team.

"Please make way. I'm busy." Zhu Yuechan still had a strong sense of self-protection. She said to Ma Ming with a stern face, "If you don't make way, I'll call for help."

"Why are you calling for help? I haven't done anything bad." Ma Ming still said with a playful smile, "We just want to make friends. I won't ask you to do anything." Then he pulled Zhu Yuechan's hand:

"You college students are so delicate and tender, how can you be asked to do such a job? Come on, let me help you!"

Zhu Yuechan took a step back in fear. She didn't expect this second-rate guy to dare to attack her! (End of this chapter)