Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

In the movie, the guys from the Tiandihui are on the run, and the Qing court's lackeys are chasing them. Everyone who watches the movie feels their blood boiling and they wish they could join in.

There is a reason why martial arts films have become so popular. The chivalrous spirit in the bones of the Chinese people is most recognized by ordinary people at the grassroots level.

Li Long was revisiting an old movie, and it was quite enjoyable to watch. Xie Yundong and Tao Daqiang were also watching with great interest. Xie Yundong finished cracking the melon seeds in his hand, and directly searched Tao Daqiang's pocket to take out a handful of seeds and cracked them, saying as he cracked them:

"That's what I said. This sunflower just doesn't have the fragrance of oil sunflower."

Tao Daqiang smiled and simply took out some sunflowers from his pocket and shared them with Li Long and the others.

"Do you have anything to do tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Li Long asked while taking it.

"fine."

"It's nothing, Xiaolong, just tell me what you want to say."

"Yes."

"Then tomorrow at ten o'clock, you drive the tractor to the county, and we'll go to the livestock market on the Ma River. I want to buy some sheep. Now the herders have started to move to other pastures, and I plan to add more cattle and sheep to the old horse herd, raise them for two or three months, and then slaughter and sell them before the New Year."

Li Long made a lot of money from fattening sheep last year, and he thought this business could be done. After all, they were idle in the winter, so Uncle Luo and the others wanted Li Long to do more.

Li Long was the first to do this, and the quantity was the largest. He did not think of becoming the leader of the animal husbandry industry in northern Xinjiang in the future, but mainly thought that it would be more convenient to eat meat in the future.

It's just a matter of convenience.

"No problem. Then should we add a rack to our tractor bucket?"

The land in northern Xinjiang is large and there are many things to grow, so we like to add auxiliary equipment to the tractor. For example, we add wooden racks to pull wheat bundles, and we add Achnatherum splendens to carry sunflower heads.

"We have to add more. I plan to buy more. A tractor should be able to carry at least 10 or 20 of them. If we don't add more, I'll jump off and die."

The matter was settled like that.

Li Long calculated that he would drive a tractor, and together with Xie Yundong, Tao Daqiang, Jia Weidong and Liang Dacheng, there would be five tractors, which could pull nearly a hundred sheep at a time, and three or five trips would be enough.

I've been watching a movie these days, and I'll go there once or twice a day. By the time the movie is over, this matter will be done.

"I will also buy two sheep and raise them. Xiaolong, you know what, the sheep in our team really don't smell bad." Xie Yundong said, "They are different because they have eaten the grass in the saline-alkali land."

Nowadays, every household has corn stalks, which can be used as feed for sheep in winter. The remaining stalks can be used to burn firewood under the stove in summer.

The sheep here don't eat wheat straw, that stuff is too flat, cows eat it, but sheep don't. If it is cut directly, sheep will eat it, I don't know why.

"Then I'll get two sheep too." Tao Daqiang thought about it and said, "I think the dairy colt you got, Brother Long, is really good. I wonder if I can buy it. If I can, I'll get one for my baby to drink."

"I don't know. It depends on the situation. If you can find it, buy it. Juli milk tastes good and doesn't make you get irritated." Li Long agreed with this point of view.

A few people were chatting here. Some other young people were envious, some wanted to join this circle but didn't dare to. Some people came over to say hello and chatted a few words, but felt out of place and eventually left.

In fact, Li Long himself didn't think he had changed much. No matter how much money he made, he wouldn't feel arrogant in front of the people in the team. Whether others called him the second son of the Li family, Xiaolong, or just Li Long, he wouldn't get angry - because it was like this before.

Team Four has been like this for decades. Even if you become rich and have assets worth tens of millions, you still have to turn out the intestines when the New Year pig is slaughtered. If you don't pull the pig's legs hard enough, people will still laugh at you.

It's actually pretty good.

As the movie was coming to an end, some people were already looking at the projectionist's box.

The county usually shows two films in the countryside, so even though the village was notified, I still felt like I wanted to watch more of this one, and always wanted to watch another one.

It was not until the screen went dark, the lights came on, and the projectionist began to pack up the boxes that these people stood up with some disappointment, picked up their stools, and prepared to go home.

The flow of people was divided into several directions, and people who knew each other gathered together and chatted as they walked.

The movie was really exciting, so these people talked more. Some kids even imitated the moves in the movie as they walked, such as the snake fist shaking scales move, and the double hook move. Some people were discussing whether Tie Biao was a good guy or a bad guy, etc.

Although he already knew the ending, when he saw it to the end and the lights came on, Li Long suddenly felt a little regretful. Why didn't he make two movies every day?

He understood a little bit, he liked this kind of time. He didn't think about anything, just watched the movie here, and chatted with the people next to him when the plot was a little dragged. The stars in the sky were very bright, and he could clearly see the Milky Way and the Big Dipper's spoon.

The older generation said that the spoon of the Big Dipper rotates all year round, just like people cooking. In spring and summer, they swing the spoon into the pot, scoop it up in autumn to represent harvest, and hang it up in winter to represent rest.

I have been busy or on the road these past few years. I don't have much time to relax like this.

Of course, the regret only lasted for that moment. Li Long looked around for Gu Xiaoxia, Mingming and Haohao and found that the two children had fallen asleep. Mingming was in his sister-in-law's arms, Sister Yang was holding Haohao, Gu Xiaoxia, Li Juan, Li Juan and Han Fang were walking back together with benches. He walked back quickly, intending to start the car first.

"Why don't you sleep in the front room today? The quilt will be dried the next day, and the bed will be clean." Liang Yuemei said, "Your east room also has a bed and quilt, Xiaofang and her mother can live there too. You have to go to work and school tomorrow, so just get up early."

Liang Yuemei was mainly worried about the two sleeping children, hoping they would not wake them up and cause trouble.

After Liang Yuemei said this, Gu Xiaoxia looked at Li Long, and Li Long said:

"Then stay here. Don't run back and forth. Just go back early tomorrow."

So I stayed in the front yard that night.

After putting Mingming and Haohao on the bed and covering them with a quilt, Gu Xiaoxia sighed and said that she had not lived here for a while, but the quilt was not damp at all and looked like it was often exposed to the sun.

The next day, she got up early, washed up, and went to the backyard to eat. In fact, Sister Yang wanted to cook in the front yard, but she was not familiar with the stove here, so she went to the backyard to help.

After breakfast, Li Long drove back to the compound. He originally wanted to take Qiangqiang with him, but Qiangqiang wanted to ride his own bike, so he gave up. Qiangqiang was already in the fourth grade and was very good at riding a bike - at least that's what Li Long saw.

Usually, children in the fourth grade are not too tall at this time. They often ride by crossing their legs, holding the handlebars with one hand and the big bar with the other hand, and passing through the middle of the tripod.

But the Li family's life has been getting better and better in the past two years. Qiangqiang is much taller than in his previous life. He is already about 1.4 meters tall when he is over 9 years old. The bicycle Li Long bought for him is a 26, not as high as a 28. He can barely sit on it and ride it by adjusting the seat to the bottom.

So Qiangqiang likes to ride his bicycle to school. You can say it's showing off or vanity. What bad thoughts can a young boy have? Isn't it just that he wants to get to school quickly and tell his classmates that he watched a very good martial arts movie?

Back in the yard, Li Long adjusted the position of the jeep and started to drive the tractor.

Han Fang hurried off to school, while Sister Yang began to take care of the creatures in the yard. Xiao Hei was very anxious because he hadn't seen his owners all night.

"Are you going out to get something today?" Gu Xiaoxia asked as she pushed her bicycle to go to work.

"I have agreed with Daqiang and the others to go to the Mahe livestock market to buy some cattle and sheep and bring them back to the Lao Mahao. Now that the herders who have moved to other pastures have come down the mountain, there should be a lot of cattle and sheep in the market."

"Isn't it time for Halimu and the others to come down?" Gu Xiaoxia asked again when she pushed her bicycle to the gate.

"That's right. We cut more grass this year, so they should come back earlier, right?" Li Long said. "When Halim and his family come down, I'll buy him a tractor. It will be more convenient to haul coal and people up and down the mountain."

Inside the mountain, Halimu and Yushanjiang were discussing about going down the mountain this year.

"Let me tell you, Talihar and I each have a tractor, and it's really convenient to cut grass this year. We've made a lot of money, and when we have some, we'll buy you one too." Yushanjiang was in high spirits, "Let me tell you, at the beginning I thought the tractor was really nothing, not as convenient as a horse, and it needed more fuel.

But when I actually drove it, I felt that this thing was really good. It could pull a lot and run fast. As long as I filled it with gas, I didn’t have to worry about anything else and I wouldn’t feel tired…”

Yushanjiang said a lot and Halimu just responded.

The grass at the foot of the mountain has turned yellow, but some large areas in the mountain are still a mixture of yellow and green. Groups of cattle and sheep are grazing in the mountains. Further away, the snow-capped mountains are bigger than before, and the mountains further inside have actually snowed.

"During the time when you went down the mountain to collect grass, I killed several deer and more than 20 wild goats and got five antlers, one of which was broken." Halimu patted his gun and said, "The tiger you mentioned came twice again, but I didn't kill it. The dogs were barking loudly. I saw a shadow when I went out during the day, but I didn't see it at night, but I guess it should be.

If we can kill that tiger, we should be able to buy a tractor."

Halimu wanted to buy a tractor with his own ability, and he naturally knew that tractors were very useful. In fact, if he told Li Long about it, Li Long would buy it for him - Li Long really wanted to buy him a tractor.

As the two were talking, they heard dogs barking in the distance. Halimu and Yushanjiang immediately rode over with their guns in hand. There were not many animals in the deep mountains that could compete with mastiffs. If they found any, they would eliminate them. They were all threats.

When the two men rushed over, they found a small group of wolves, about five or six in number, who were staring at the cattle and sheep below the mountain from the bushes on the hillside.

Several dogs barked at them across the ravine, and the sound shook the valley.

Halimu looked at the wolves with some disappointment. Even a bear would be fine - unfortunately, he didn't see any bears during the time when Yushanjiang and his companions were away. He didn't know if it was because there was a tiger nearby, so the bears and snow leopards didn't come.

Halimu thought that it would be nice to have a bear or a snow leopard, so that at least he could raise more money.

Of course, if there are no bears, snow leopards, or tigers, it would be better to kill a few wolves.

When the wolves saw the herdsmen on horseback approaching, one of them howled and turned to run away immediately, while the others hesitated for a moment. The fat cattle and sheep at the foot of the mountain were very attractive to them. Before winter came, these wolves also needed to store enough fat, and the best source of fat was these cattle and sheep.

While the wolves were hesitating, Halimu jumped off his horse, half-crouched, raised his gun, aimed skillfully and fired.

Yu Shanjiang was half a step slower than him. When he took aim, the wolves had already scattered and he ultimately missed.

To his surprise, Halimu hit two of them.

"Halim, you're really good!" Yushanjiang went over to see the two wolves, one dead and one seriously injured, and praised, "Your shooting skills have improved a lot during this period."

"Hehe, it will be fine if I keep fighting." Halimu looked around, put his gun on his back, pulled out his knife, and started bleeding the wolf.

Yushanjiang also came to help. There were several dogs nearby. Some came over to smell the wolf's blood, while others watched the wolves vigilantly, worried that the remaining wolves would come back.

The two wolf skins were quickly peeled off, and Halimu also took off the wolf teeth and thigh stones. He had a lot of these things. He killed at least a dozen wolves in a summer, and the wolf teeth and thigh stones he took off could fill a bag.

He vaguely remembered Li Long saying that this thing would be very valuable in the future, so he saved it.

It's not bad anyway.

They ripped open the wolf's stomach, took out the offal and threw it to the dogs, who happily began to eat it.

Halimu stood up and looked towards the distant mountains. He had a feeling that the tiger was nearby, and after he left, it might come to the place where the wolves were released to take a look and pick up some leftovers to eat.

Do you want to set a trap?
Unfortunately, I don’t know how to do it. After all, I am not a professional hunter, and it took me a long time to learn how to hunt with a gun.

Forget it, let’s find another opportunity.

Halimu and Yushanjiang carried the wolf's skin and body back to the pasture. The wolf might come back for revenge, but it didn't matter, they would just beat it again. Halimu and his friends would not eat the wolf meat, but they could chop it up and feed it to the dogs.

There is still some time before going down the mountain, and Halimu is wondering if he can gain some big gains during this period.

Although Yushanjiang and Talihar's tractors were also parked here, these two tractors were newer. After the two put the tractors here, they cleaned them carefully before leaving.

But Li Long still drove his own tractor and went to the bank of the Ma River with Xie Yundong, Tao Daqiang and others.

The scale of the livestock market this year is much larger than last year. When the tractor drives to the outskirts, you can see at a glance that there are more than a dozen herds of cattle and sheep scattered around the river beach. There are also many tractors and trucks coming here to buy cattle and sheep, and some people even come here with one or two sheep to join in the fun.

As soon as Li Long and his team stopped, someone came over. With these five tractors coming together, anyone with good eyesight could tell that this was a big deal.

A middle-aged man in his thirties came over and asked Xie Yundong with a smile:

"Fellow villager, would you like to buy a sheep or a cow? How much do you want?"

Li Long saw that he was dressed like a sheep dealer, and he didn't expect that an agent would appear so soon.

"We come here often, no need to introduce ourselves. You are an economist, right? Find someone else." Although Xie Yundong is rich, he feels that he does not need to spend money on this. First, they know Uyghur and Kazakh, at least for daily communication. Second, they also know cattle and sheep and will not be cheated, so they do not need an economist, just deal with the seller directly.

This person was also very friendly. After hearing what Xie Yundong said, he smiled and stepped back.

Jia Weidong didn't understand this, so he asked to stay and look after the car while Li Long and the others went to look for suitable cattle and sheep to buy.

Li Long went directly to the largest group of cattle and sheep. In this large group, there were more than thirty cows and two to three hundred sheep. It looked like it should be the common property of a small tribe or a small family. There were people from five or six ethnic groups watching.

The livestock economy has gone over to communicate with them, and both sides said that, so far, the communication is going smoothly.

When Li Long walked over, the cattle and sheep businessman stopped him and asked:
"Buy cattle and sheep? How much?"

"I want to talk to him." Li Long pointed to several ethnic people standing by the horse.

"They told me to be the agent." The economist smiled, with a hint of pride in his smile - he had just seen Li Long chase away another economist.

Xie Yundong listened and asked a question loudly in Uyghur, and there was a response soon.

"it is true."

"Then change to another one." Li Long didn't really care, but Xie Yundong had just said that he would not negotiate with the economic department and would just buy it, so he decided to buy it directly.

Walking towards the second largest herd of cattle and sheep, there were two men trying their best to keep the cattle and sheep together and prevent them from moving around.

They are said to be two men, but in fact they are only in their twenties, not very old. It should be their first time here. There are more than twenty cows and over a hundred sheep here, so it is actually a pretty large scale.

The economist was stunned for a moment, took a few quick steps, but stopped again.

When the two men drove their cattle and sheep here, several middlemen here went over to take over their transaction rights and earn a commission.

Unexpectedly, the two guys refused and just stood there in a stalemate.

The merchant originally wanted to attract more customers and prevent these two men from doing business, but it was obvious that the people who came over did not think so.

In fact, whether to let the intermediary make money is entirely voluntary. They understand the national language, and for those who don’t understand, the intermediary is very good and can help both parties communicate.

But for those who understand, they don’t like it very much. They think some agents will make trouble and it is better to communicate directly.

Seeing Li Long and his group coming, the two men were a little nervous, but they still came over. One of them asked in a rather stiff Chinese:

"Do you want to buy it?"

"Well, we want to buy cattle and sheep." Li Long replied, "How much do you want for these cattle and sheep?"

The two men had confused expressions on their faces.

Obviously, they didn't understand.

Li Long was happy. That's it. Isn't it easy to be cheated? (End of this chapter)