Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

I bought a total of 400-500 yuan worth of things, most of which were food, such as sesame cakes, egg cakes, and Jiang noodles, which can be eaten directly. These days, there are not many such foods in department stores. After all, people don’t have much spare money, and most snacks are made at home.

I bought some sugar cubes and fruit candies, not many. After all, these things are snacks. I think those who dig for Fritillaria may not be willing to eat these.

Wine is a must, whether it is for forestry team members like Bolati or those digging for Fritillaria, there are always people who like this stuff. After all, it's a long night, and sleeping without any entertainment doesn't seem to be fun. Of course, it's mainly loose wine, not many bottles of wine, but I brought a box of small champagne, and I'll see if I can sell it when the time comes.

Li Long also brought a portable radio with him, thinking that he could listen to it when he had nothing to do. If someone wanted to buy it, he could sell it. The price was not high, just a dozen kilograms of fresh Fritillaria would be enough.

The rest were some daily necessities, such as lighters, Mohe cigarettes, shovels, sickles, and wind oil. He also went to a herbal medicine company to buy some common medicines, which are also very useful in forest areas.

Then there were the grains, mainly rice and flour. The stall owners in the market were very happy. The three purchases made by Li Long alone were enough for him to sell for several months.

Li Long got a load of things and drove the tractor to the mountain. All these things would be put in the small room of the wooden house and arranged - did he really want to open a small store?

What about funny?

But it doesn't matter, as long as I can make money. I am not a professional hunter, and I don't even have two knives. Now I am just one step ahead, and there is no animal protection law. I have a gun, so I can roam the mountains. If I want to make money, I can't just rely on hunting, I have to do more.

Collecting Fritillaria, exchanging things, and doing some tricks are all ways. Although it is short-term, it really makes money.

The tractor rumbled into the mountains, and when it crossed the Qingshui River, many people came out to watch. Although Qingshuihe Township is relatively close to the mountains, the people here find food in the mountains, and at most they get some wood and some medicinal herbs. Since the forestry team was established last year, those people have come to the villages near the mountains to promote it, and people here rarely go into the mountains.

Unlike the Northeast where people make their living from the mountains, the people in Qingshuihe Township mainly rely on farming. Moreover, the people in the Northwest are relatively conservative in their ideas. They will not do anything if the superiors forbid them to do so. As for whether they can do things that the superiors do not mention, they will most likely not do them.

This comparison has been mentioned many years ago. The reason why southerners can be so successful is that they will do anything as long as the policies and regulations do not prohibit them. And the reason why northerners are not so flexible is that they only do what they are told to do based on the regulations and the notices from above.

The same is true in the Northwest.

There are almost no orthodox hunters along the entire northern Tianshan Mountains, because this area was mainly herdsmen and farmers dozens or hundreds of years ago. There are some hunters in southern Xinjiang, otherwise the XJ tiger would not have become extinct. There are too few professional hunters, and the population is small. There are more resources and less land for farming. Most people will not take risks in the mountains. After all, there are many wild animals, and it is not uncommon for wolves to eat people. Ten years ago, it was normal for a few people to go missing.

After entering the mountain, Li Long drove his tractor to Halimu first. When he went there, he found that their winter nest had been almost cleaned up, and some supplies were tied up and packed outside, waiting to be put on horseback and taken away.

Hearing the sound of the tractor, Halimu and his wife came out together. After greeting each other, Halimu said enviously:
"It would be great if the tractor could drive to the summer pasture so we could just haul our stuff over there. This tractor looks great."

Li Long smiled and said:

"It will be realized later. There is a road to the summer pasture, but it is quite narrow. When the animal husbandry team has money in the future, they will definitely repair the road."

This was not consolation, as a road had indeed been built to the summer pasture. Although it was just the most common gravel road, at least it was passable by cars, and when they moved to another pasture later, they could hire a car to haul their things up.

Li Long brought some daily necessities to Halimu and the others. After putting the things down, he drank two bowls of milk tea and prepared to leave.

"We are also planning to go to the summer pasture in the next two days." Halimu said to Li Long, "I may come down later. I will come to you if I need anything."

"no problem."

With Li Long as the middleman, the people in Halim's tribe don't want to go down the mountain to interact with too many people. They have been communicating with people in the same tribe since they were young, and they are not used to seeing too many people. Although the young people in the tribe have begun to learn Mandarin through radio and other herdsmen, they are still quite shy when they really meet a lot of people to communicate.

Li Long drove the tractor to the wooden house, opened the door, set up the stove, and then began to move things into the cabin.

There were shelves in the cabin, so it was easy to put these things on display. I didn't plan to go out this morning, so Li Long took out the Fritillaria he had collected earlier and put them on the wooden floor in front of the house to dry. The sun was shining down, so they would dry faster.

While we were moving, two people came over from a distance.

When Li Long saw the figures, the two men were already less than thirty meters away from the wooden house.

Li Zhengtang and Li Zhengting.

"You guys are here?" Li Long greeted. "How have you been these past two days?"

"I came to see you yesterday, but I found that your tractor was not there." Li Zhengtang said, "We dug some Fritillaria yesterday and wanted to come and exchange some things with you."

"It just so happens that I brought some things here today. Let's see what you want to exchange." Li Long didn't expect that the business would come so soon. He pointed to the cabin and said, "Take a look. I'm planning to open a store here."

"That's great." Li Zhengtang was very happy. This way they didn't have to run dozens of kilometers down the mountain to buy things. He had no money, and it would be an extra procedure to bring Fritillaria down the mountain to buy things. It was so troublesome.

Of course, going up the mountain to dig Fritillaria is also for making money, and it will definitely be exchanged for money later, but for now we must at least ensure a normal life, otherwise we won’t be able to survive and make a lot of money.

"Are there any steamed buns?" Li Zhengting couldn't forget about steamed buns. He drank porridge the day before and it tasted delicious at the time, but he soon became hungry. He always felt that steamed buns were better.

"Yes." Li Long remembered the steamed buns he had made earlier, and went to the big room to open the steamer, took a look, touched it, smelled it, shook his head, and said to Li Zhengting who followed him to the door:

"I steamed it before. When I went back yesterday, the buns were not air-dried, so they turned sour."

"It's okay, it's okay as long as it doesn't grow hair." Li Zhengting didn't care at all, "I'll change a few buns."

"Don't get an upset stomach." Li Long was a little worried. Li Zhengting had just recovered from his fever. If he got an upset stomach again, there was no village or shop nearby in this forest, and there might be no chance to save him.

"It's okay, it's okay, Boss, think about what we usually eat." Li Zhengtang didn't care. "This steamed bun is just a little sour, it's okay, just dry it in the sun."

Since they said it was okay, then it was okay. However, Li Long still recommended the medicine he brought with him to them.

Li Zhengtang and Li Zhengting brought over four kilograms of Fritillaria, which together could be sold for about ten yuan. Li Long brought a scale, and he asked Li Zhengtang to weigh it himself, and then they settled the bill and started exchanging things.

Two packs of sesame cakes, a pack of sugar cubes, four small bottles of medicine, a shovel, a sickle, two sheets, and six steamed buns.

This is what the two people exchanged. In their opinion, it was worth it to exchange these things for the Fritillaria they dug for two days.

Although they exchanged rice and flour from Li Long, they were unable to steam buns with the cooking utensils they had. The most they could do was make some dumpling soup, flour paste, or bake a few unleavened cakes on the stone.

This is much better right now.

Satisfied, he left with his things, and Li Long continued to put things on display. The two brothers did not exchange for wine and small champagne, obviously they were more frugal, and spent all their money on steel blades, hoping to get the most practical things at the lowest cost, so that they could get more during the remaining month of Fritillaria digging period and finally get more money.

reasonable.

Li Long picked out the dirt from the mother-of-pearls and washed them. He then broke the remaining buns into pieces and put them in a basket and hung them on a wooden pole outside to dry. Then he continued to arrange things.

In the ravine on the east side, Sun Jiaqiang lay quietly in the woods, looking at the trap he had set about forty meters ahead.

He has always been patient when it comes to improving one aspect of his life.

The trap was made of rope, and the pieces of salt on the side were picked up from the rock salt mine. He knew that animals needed salt, and he was sure that the rock salt was not a gem. Since it was not a gem, he would make use of it. He would set a trap in a place where animals passed by and see if he could catch them. Sun Jiaqiang came here early in the morning. The trap was set last night. He planned to come and see the harvest. If there was any, he would keep some meat for himself and carry the rest back to the wooden house to exchange for some things. If there was no meat, he would just get something to eat and then go to dig for Fritillaria.

When he came over, he found a young roe deer nibbling grass nearby. He immediately became excited and waited to see if the deer could find the trap.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the little roe deer really found the rock salt, and started licking it excitedly, and then it was caught!

Hearing the little roe deer's panicked cry and watching it struggling desperately, Sun Jiaqiang suddenly became excited and rushed out of the woods and ran over. Fearing that the little roe deer would break free, he pinned it to the ground and tied it up with the rope before he felt relieved.

Just this roe deer must have at least ten kilograms of meat, right?
Sun Jiaqiang licked his lips, carried the roe deer and walked towards the cave where he lived.

But as he walked, he was in a dilemma. He didn't know how to kill or skin this thing. Although he could cook a pot of meat in his own cave, he couldn't cook meat with skin and hair on, right?
Why not just go and change something?
Sun Jiaqiang was quite determined, holding the roe deer and heading west. He didn't even know if he could find the cabin, but he took action right away.

Fortunately, he found the tractor's tracks halfway through the journey. This was when Li Long drove out of Halimu's winter nest and found a relatively wide ditch to drive through. Although Sun Jiaqiang was not very good at living at home, he still developed his observation skills in the mountains, otherwise he would have been eaten by a bear.

By the time he arrived at the cabin carrying the roe deer, he was almost exhausted.

Seeing the tractor, Sun Jiaqiang felt relieved and shouted loudly:

"Boss Li, Boss Li! I want to sell something!"

He remembered that Li Long had a gun in his hand. He was worried that if he approached rashly, the other party would take out the gun and shoot him a few times, wouldn't he be doomed?
Of course not.

Li Long had already arranged everything and was preparing lunch. When he heard shouting outside, he came out to take a look and was a little startled.

No way, is this guy so fierce? Is it so easy to catch roe deer now? Or is it that my luck has been leaking these days and I can't make up for it, or because my family is too happy, so there must be shortcomings in other aspects?
How do you measure this? Should you give up temporary sexual happiness?
impossible.

Li Long complained in his heart, but his movements were not slow at all. He took the tightly tied roe deer from Sun Jiaqiang's hand, took a look at it, and then put it on the ground in disappointment:
"You strangled me to death. You tied the rope too tight."

"I was wondering why it stopped moving." Sun Jiaqiang was still a little puzzled. "I was planning to exchange it for some supplies. Steamed buns are good."

He had already seen the steamed buns that Li Long had hung out to dry in the basket on the pole, and licked his lips. After eating the steamed buns, it was really hard to swallow the wild vegetables.

"Yes." Li Long pointed to the cabin. "I brought some new things in there. Take a look and see what you want to change. I suggest you prepare some medicine. You can't live in the wild without medicine. You might even get dehydrated if you have diarrhea."

"Yeah, but I was thinking that after you skinned this roe deer, could you give me a piece of meat? I haven't had good meat for a long time. It would be best if you could give me a well-cooked piece of meat when you cook it."

"No problem, as long as you can wait." Li Long skillfully took out the knife and started peeling.

Sun Jiaqiang did not go into the cabin to choose things. He knew he had to avoid suspicion and was also tired, so he simply sat aside and watched Li Long prepare the roe deer.

If the animal was strangled and not bled, it had to be cleaned up as soon as possible. Fortunately, the roe deer was not big, and it should have been a cub from the early autumn of last year. It weighed only about 11 or 12 kilograms. Li Long finished disemboweling and skinning it in less than half an hour.

"I'll wash my intestines and stomach." Sun Jiaqiang had almost finished his rest, so he got up to help. Li Long thought this guy was good, at least he wasn't just eating for free and not working. He had a vision, so how could he end up like this?
The stone stove outside was repaired and a pot was placed on it to boil water. After Li Long lit the fire below, he repaired the other stove.

The two stoves outside are much better for burning firewood. The stove in the house is good for boiling water and cooking small pots, but it is not enough for cooking large pots.

Sun Jiaqiang cleaned the stomach and intestines carefully and brought the whole basin back. Li Long said:

"Let's braise the offal together. You can take some away when the time comes."

"Okay." Sun Jiaqiang thought it was good to take some of the cooked food away. Although there were not many things he could exchange, at least his food would be better later. He was confident that he could get more things next time. He didn't expect that the little tricks he learned from his grandfather would actually be useful!

The big pot started to cook, one pot of meat and one pot of offal. Li Long, who had some free time, started to discuss with Sun Jiaqiang.

"You should know how much meat and offal you plan to take away, and how much money will be left?"

This is a female roe deer. It has no horns or whip, so it is definitely useless. So the only things that can be used are its skin and meat. I won’t talk about its skin, which is small and is in the molting period. It looks a bit miserable.

Of course, it can actually be sold for a few dollars.

"After we finish eating, I'll take two more pieces of meat. Cut me some internal organs, including the heart, liver, and intestines." Sun Jiaqiang thought for a while and said, "I'll exchange some steamed buns, medicine, and a bottle of wine from you. You're the one who cleaned up all this, and the stuff is yours. I don't have the nerve to ask for more."

What a real person.

Li Long packed up the medicine and wine that Sun Jiaqiang wanted, and reminded him:
"This steamed bun is a bit sour, so I dried it in the sun. Take a look. If it doesn't work, try something else."

Sun Jiaqiang went over and turned the bun over and said, "It's OK. It's not moldy or hairy. What's the big deal if it's sour? You can eat it even if it goes bad."

Well, I wish you have a stomach of steel. Li Long simply wrapped up all the steamed buns that were drying in the sun for him and brought him a rope.

Sun Jiaqiang was very satisfied. This merchant was very conscientious.

The meat of the young roe deer cooked very quickly. Li Long sprinkled the seasonings on it skillfully. He also went to get a bunch of wild onions nearby and washed them, ready to put them in the soup later. Eating meat and drinking soup, you don't have to worry about high blood lipids at this time.

Sun Jiaqiang couldn't wait any longer. Li Long brought him an enamel basin and scooped out a piece of leg bone with meat on it. He took it impatiently, pressed it and took a bite. It was so hot that he sucked in the taste, but he couldn't bear to spit it out. Seeing Li Long, he felt the pain too!

Li Long also fished out a piece for himself, put it on the table to cool, and then went to check the condition of the internal organs.

It was cooked, but he didn't know whether it had any flavor. Li Long picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his own bowl. Then he found two more bowls, scooped two bowls of soup, sprinkled some chopped green onions in them, and put them on the table to cool. Then he slowly started to eat the meat.

He only took out the meat from the neck, and removed the lymph nodes and other parts. Sun Jiaqiang was still a little dissatisfied, but Li Long didn't care about him. It's better to eat less of this stuff.

It would be even better if there was a piece of naan - but looking at the meat in the pot, Li Long thought, there is meat, why eat naan?

He admitted that he had underestimated Sun Jiaqiang. Before he had even chewed half of the meat, Sun Jiaqiang had already chewed the leg bone clean, leaving not even the tendons, only a dry bone stick.

"Put this aside, I'm going to knock out the marrow later." After Sun Jiaqiang put down the bone stick, he picked up another piece, which was still a leg bone. The meat on it was big and delicious.

Li Long removed less than five kilograms of meat, and the rest was on the bones, so the meat and bones were really delicious when chewed.

Sun Jiaqiang hadn't eaten such delicious meat for a long time, or it could be said that he had never chewed meat like this in his life. Today he turned into a hungry wolf.

Three sticks, Li Long estimated that at least one and a half kilograms of cooked meat filled Sun Jiacheng's stomach. He was worried that his stomach couldn't take it, so he hurried to get him some medicine.

At this time, the only medicine Li Long could use was Da Shanzhao Pills.

Sun Jiaqiang actually knew that he had eaten too much, and he didn't feel like moving at this moment. He also accepted Li Long's kindness, chewed the hawthorn pills slowly, and watched Li Long drink the soup leisurely, feeling really envious.

This is what it means to know how to eat! (End of this chapter)