Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

It was unknown whether the tiger wanted to eat cattle and sheep or seek revenge, but it wandered around the area from the entire autumn until the beginning of winter when snow fell. However, the dogs of Halimu and Yushanjiang's family, as well as themselves, were very cautious, so the tiger was unable to eat a single sheep for such a long time.

Today was an exception. It snowed, and the grass in the summer pasture was covered by snow, making it difficult for cattle and sheep to eat. Halimu went to Yushanjiang to discuss the matter of relocation. When he came back, he heard dogs barking. Halimu knew something was wrong and ran over here. This northern tiger was not as big as the Siberian tiger. At this moment, it was dragging a sheep into the mountains. Halimu's wife was shouting from the yurt, but she didn't dare to chase far.

Halimu fired from a distance and found that the tiger still refused to give up the sheep it had killed and was still dragging it into the mountain. Its movements seemed a little inconvenient. He guessed that the tiger must be injured and immediately thought of killing it.

After chasing into the ravine, the horse could no longer be ridden. Halimu dismounted and continued to chase into the ravine, holding the gun tightly in his hand. The tiger was frightened when it heard the gunshot, probably because it had been beaten by Yushanjiang before, so it had this reaction.

"Bang!" Seeing the tiger trying to drag the sheep into a stone forest, Halimu hurriedly raised his gun and shot. The shot hit a stone less than five meters away from the tiger. The splashing stones scared the tiger, and it even dropped the sheep in its mouth, rushed into the stone bushes, and continued to run into the mountains.

Halimu hastily fired another shot, but unfortunately he could no longer see the full picture of the tiger.

So I continued running into the mountains.

Yushanjiang also heard the gunshots. On the open snowy ground, the sound of gunshots could be heard far away. He immediately took the gun off the wall of the yurt and ran out while pulling the bolt to load the gun. Living in the mountains, the gun is always full of bullets, but it is not usually loaded.

Sometimes, the gun is even loaded and the safety is just turned off.

When Yushanjiang rushed to the top of the mountain ridge, he saw Halimu running sideways below. Following the direction of Halimu's pursuit, he saw a tiger that had already jumped out of the stone forest in front.

This tiger looks very much like the one he injured before. Could it be that one?

Anyway, Yushanjiang feels that tigers are like that.

It is bigger than a wolf, but not much bigger. After all, the Northern Xinjiang tiger is not as big as the Siberian tiger. In southern Xinjiang, it is often chased by old hunters in the desert Gobi.

The tiger had already rushed out of the stone forest, but Halimu had not yet reached the stone forest. Halimu could not see any trace of the tiger due to the rocks between them. However, Yushanjiang could see it clearly. He ran along the ridge for a while, found a suitable distance, raised his gun and shot at the tiger with a "bang".

The tiger was frightened and ran to a higher mountain. This piece of mountain was very high, with snow on the top all year round. It was winter now, and the snow on the mountainside was even thicker.

However, the tiger climbed up diagonally with all its might, as if it thought it would be safe once it climbed halfway up the mountain and entered the crevice.

At this time, Halimu saw Yushanjiang and climbed to the stone forest. Through the gaps between the rocks, he saw the tiger climbing up the mountain sideways. He raised his gun again.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was no way he could catch up with it. The tiger climbed the mountain much faster than him. The distance between them was more than a hundred meters. He could only try to see if he could injure or kill the tiger after using up all the bullets in his gun.

Halimu guessed that this was his only chance, so he and Yushanjiang agreed to go down the mountain in two days. Today he had to inform the rest of the tribe to pack up and not have time to hunt anymore.

Yushanjiang also fired a shot in that direction, as a farewell to the tiger.

The gunshots suddenly became more frequent and the sound echoed in the valley. The tiger became even more frightened and tried desperately to climb up. Then he felt the snow under his feet start to slip.

Halim was the first to notice that something was wrong. He shouted:
"avalanche!"

Then he ran desperately towards the Yushan River - only by running to the top of the mountain ridge would he be safe!
The tiger also sensed the danger and tried desperately to run onto the snow, but the snow kept sliding down layer by layer. By the time it reacted and wanted to run sideways or downwards to escape, the snow above had already swept down, raising snow dust several meters high and submerging the tiger.

Halimu, who had already run up to the ridge, looked at the snow fog breathlessly. The avalanche itself was not big, and the snow on the mountain was not very thick at this time, but it was enough to bury the tiger - but he could still see the tiger in the snow fog still struggling. The position was far away from their feet, and the avalanche was small, so it could not affect them at this time.

He and Yushanjiang both held guns and looked at the rolling snow fog, thinking that if the tiger jumped out, they might have to shoot it.

Although the scope of the avalanche was small, it was still half the size of a football field. The accumulated snow rolled down, carrying rocks, mud, and ice, sliding for more than 200 meters and eventually piling up in the ravine. It stopped after being blocked by some bushes and eventually piled up into a large snowpack.

The snow and fog calmed down, and the tiger disappeared.

Halimu and Yushanjiang looked at each other, and Halimu said first:

"I didn't see the tiger run out."

"I didn't see it either. It must have been buried in the snow."

"Let's go down and take a look." Halimu was quite excited at the thought of catching a tiger without shooting.

"Wait a little longer." Yushanjiang shook his head. "Wild animals are very cunning! Wait a while and see if they will come out of the snow. It would be best if they freeze for two hours, otherwise they will die anyway."

"I'm just afraid that we won't be able to dig it out after two hours of freezing." Halimu shook his head. "The area is too large. If it's alive and can still move in the snow, we can still find it... Let's go ahead and just watch from the side. We have guns, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"Load up first and wait a while to see if there will be another avalanche. If not, then go down," Yu Shanjiang said cautiously.

Halimu only realized now that the bullets in the gun had just been used up and needed to be reloaded.

Otherwise, if the tiger really jumped out of the snow, he would not be able to beat it using his gun as a stick.

After loading the bullets, the two men waited for more than ten minutes and saw that there was no trace of snow falling on the mountain. In fact, it now seemed that the snow that was easy to fall off had just rolled down, and the stone wall on the mountain was exposed at this moment, as if a large area was bald.

The two men walked towards the avalanche with guns in hand. When they got nearby, they found that although the avalanche seemed small from the mountain, it was actually a very large area.

The two men looked at each other again, thinking that digging the tiger out from such a large area of ​​snow would be a huge project and it would be impossible to do it.

After all, it was unclear where the tiger was finally suppressed - fortunately, the two people had been watching it, and they could roughly guess the area where the tiger's figure in the snow and fog finally disappeared.

So we went there together.

The snow is still relatively loose after an avalanche, and you will sink into it if you step on it. Although it is not deep, it is quite troublesome.

The snow was rather dirty, with lots of grass debris, dirt and dust. Yushanjiang and Halimu did not walk fast, and did not go to the areas with deep snow. They just observed the locations of the bulges.

Just when they were close to the back of the avalanche, suddenly, something was pushing up the snow, and a bulge was formed. Halimu immediately raised his gun and shot!

"Bang bang bang!"

Yushanjiang also reacted and fired two shots at that location.

The sound of gunfire echoed in the valley. Halimu looked up the mountain belatedly and found that no snow had fallen. He felt relieved.

After the gunshot, the arched area stopped moving.

Yushanjiang thought of the same question as Halimu, and then he looked around and found that everything was fine.

If it goes on for another two months, the avalanche won't be over in just a few minutes.

A tiger is still a tiger after all, even if it is small, it is still a tiger. Halimu said to Yushanjiang:
"I'll fire two more shots and then clear the snow."

"Okay." Yushanjiang agreed, "You shoot, and I'll clear the snow."

"Let me do it. Someone has to be on guard." Halimu thought that he had to take the tiger out himself, so that he could tell Li Long to change the tractor.

Yushanjiang stopped talking. After all, it was Halim who first discovered the tiger, and it was he who shot the tiger and forced it under the snow mountain, causing an avalanche. He was at most an assistant.

He fired two more shots, but there was no movement under the snow. Halimu put the gun aside, glanced at Yushanjiang, and began to dig out the snow.

Yushanjiang changed his position and aimed his gun at the snow. As long as there was any reaction below, he would shoot immediately - without hurting Halimu.

Fortunately, there was no accident. When the avalanche occurred, the tiger was hit by a rock in the snow and was almost suffocated by being buried under the snow. The noise of the two people walking woke it up. It tried desperately to get out, but before it could get out, it was killed.

The tiger was lying more than half a meter under the snow, with blood on its body, but the gunshot wound was only secondary. The main injury was caused by the impact of rocks and ice during the avalanche.

Halimu worked hard to pull the tiger out, but it was already dead. The two thrusts just now were its last struggle, and there was only one gunshot wound on its body.

"It's not bad. It's quite big and it looks like a lot of bones are broken." Yushanjiang commented, "Take it back to Li Long. He will definitely be very happy."

The tiger was not particularly heavy, and its body was not yet stiff. Halimu and Yushanjiang each pulled one leg and dragged it back along the snow mountain until they got out of the ditch and returned to where Halimu's horse was. The horse was quite scared, as the smell was not friendly to it.

The sheep that was killed by the tiger was also brought out and placed on Halimu's horse. The mutton could not be eaten, but the sheepskin could still be kept.

Halimu took the rope from the horse's back and tied it to the tiger, said goodbye to Yushanjiang, then rode the horse and dragged the tiger back to the yurt.

The horse ran very fast without even a whip, and the dog at the door of the yurt and sheepfold smelled the scent and immediately ran away with its tail between its legs.

Although it smelled blood and saw a dead tiger, the dog was still reluctant to get close.

Halimu tied up the horse, said something to his wife, and prepared to skin the horse.

Li Long had told him that a tiger's entire body was a treasure. Although it was winter, he did not plan to take the whole tiger back home. He still needed to skin it, so that it would be easier to carry after that.

Two days later, the tiger had turned into skin, flesh and bones and was wrapped up in several parts, and its breath was restrained, so that it would not cause trouble when it was moved.

The herdsmen drove their cattle and sheep, with yurts and other things carried by several horses, back along the road.

Talihar talked to his family about tractors. If the tractor could be driven to the summer pasture, the annual transfer would become much easier. At least it would be much more convenient to carry back so many things.

He was very happy because he had his own tractor. Thinking about going back and driving the tractor to transport supplies, he actually felt a little anxious.

In fact, Halimu was also in a very anxious mood. He was wondering how Li Long would react if he saw the tiger he brought back.

He didn't calculate how much the tiger was worth, but with the other things, it should be enough to buy a tractor, right? He was thinking, should he buy a tractor first and then visit his mother and children, or should he visit his family first and then buy a tractor?
The snow was thin at this time and we could go down the mountain quickly, so we arrived at the winter camp a day earlier than usual.

The herdsmen closest to the mountain arrived first and began to move their things. Halimu was at the outside and was naturally the last to arrive.

Yushanjiang drove the cattle and sheep to his winter home, and finally only Halimu's family was left. Before they parted, Yushanjiang also told Halimu that he would come to find Halimu after he settled down, and then go outside to find Li Long and drive his tractor back.

Anyway, I have already told the pastoral team that the tractor belongs to Li Long. Even if they find out, the worst that can happen is that they can just say they borrowed it.

Halimu agreed. He was a little tired at this time. He and his wife drove the cattle and sheep to their winter den in a hurry. He thought that he would have to clear the snow in the sheepfold when he got back, feed them grass after driving the cattle and sheep in, sweep the snow in front of the winter den, arrange the bedding and other things, and make a fire... There were still many things to do.

Although it is tiring, it is something that must be done.

The cows, sheep and dogs in front all started barking. After turning a corner, they would be able to see their own winter pasture and winter den. Halimu also became a little excited.

No matter how tired you are, you will soon be home.

Then he saw a faint column of smoke rising from the winter den and the brand new tractor in front of the winter den.

And there is that very familiar, army green jeep.

The snow in front of the winter den has been cleared, and there is no snow in the sheep pen. There are a few bundles of grass inside the sheep pen, but they have not been opened yet. It is obvious that they are waiting to be opened and distributed to the cattle and sheep after they enter the pen.

Halimu suddenly felt a warm current surging in his heart - it was Li Long coming.

Not only did people come, they also set up the stove, swept the snow, tidied the sheep pen, and even drove a new tractor!

Halimu had no doubt that this tractor was for him!

He cracked the whip and drove the horse quickly towards the winter den.

Halimu's sheep Gangzi also saw the situation in front of Dongwozi, and she smiled.

In fact, it's not just Halimu. The winter den of Yushan Jiang's family is similar, except that there is fire in the stove, but no one is there.

The snow was also cleared. This was what Li Long and Tao Daqiang did in the past two days. Of course, Li Long was the only one in Halimu's winter nest now. He brought a gun and waited in Halimu's winter nest after finishing these things.

When Yushanjiang and his friends were cutting grass in the fall, they said that they had cut more grass this year, so they would return earlier. After the first snow, Li Long guessed that Halimu and his friends would be back, so he went into the mountains to wait.

Of course, there are also people who are idle in the county and want to go into the mountains to see if they can hunt prey.

But it didn't hit. It was just snowing, and the grass and bushes in the mountains were not yet covered. The red deer and roe deer still had food to eat, so they wouldn't run out of their habitat for a while.

Because I can't come here often every day, although I have seen a few places that have been dug by wild boars, I couldn't hit them.

When Li Long heard the dogs barking outside, he walked out. When he saw the cattle, sheep and Halimu riding a horse towards him, a smile appeared on Li Long's face.

"Jakes? Dosen?" Li Long greeted Halim who was running towards him.

"Jakes, Li Long, everything is fine, everything is fine..." Halimu was a little excited. He turned over and got off the horse, put the whip rope around his wrist, came over and hugged Li Long tightly, and then punched Li Long's arm with his fist after letting go:

"Thank you!"

Although Li Long only swept the snow and cleaned the pen for him, it really saved him a lot of trouble. Now the cattle and sheep have food when they enter the pen, and the house is warm when people enter. A bowl of hot tea is enough to dispel most of the fatigue. This is already very good!
Yushanjiang thought the same at this moment. There was grass in the sheep pen, a fire in the house, a pot on the fire, and hot water in the pot. Although Yang Gangzi was not there, what else was there to pursue?

"This is the tractor I brought for you." Li Long pointed at the tractor and said with a smile: "After you settle down, you can drive this tractor to visit your family. By the way, I have prepared some daily necessities for you in the house, such as brick tea, salt, rice, flour, potatoes, sprouts, chili skin, etc. When they come over, they can also take some away..."

Halimu thought that it was true, this tractor was indeed bought by Li Long for him!
"Li Long, I also brought you a gift," Halimu said anxiously, "You could never have imagined it!"

"Impossible to think of?" Li Long was a little surprised and joked, "You can't kill another tiger and bring it back, right? The tigers in this mountain are not that easy to kill. Is it a snow leopard or a brown bear..."

"Tiger, a tiger!" Halimu said proudly, "It was a northern Xinjiang tiger, just killed!"

"What?" Li Long was stunned for a moment. "A real tiger? You are so awesome! There are only a few tigers in this mountain, and you killed two by yourself! If it were in ancient times, you would be a tiger-killing hero! Even now, you are also an expert in killing tigers. Awesome!"

Ever since Halimu killed a tiger, Li Long has actually always had this dream, and even thought about taking time to go to the summer ranch.

But this was just his dream. He didn't expect that Halimu actually killed another tiger! (End of this chapter)