Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Although he was very tired after running all the way back, Li Long was still eager to go after washing with hot water. However, Gu Xiaoxia did not give him the chance and hurried to the kitchen to cook for him.

After Li Long changed his clothes and came out, Gu Xiaoxia came over with a bowl of noodles.

"I didn't eat much tonight, but I did have some noodles. I beat an egg, and there are some vegetables in our yard. You can make do with them."

"Okay." Li Long took the bowl with a smile and started eating without stopping.

"There's more in the pot after you finish eating." Seeing that Li Long was eating in a hurry, Gu Xiaoxia said, "Eat slowly."

Li Long smiled and continued to eat with big mouthfuls of food.

To be honest, the taste is just average, but on such a rainy day, when my body hasn't fully warmed up yet, having a bowl of hot soup noodles is really comfortable.

After eating two bowls of noodles, Li Long felt full. Gu Xiaoxia went to clean up the dishes, while Li Long went out to take down the Fritillaria pulled by the tractor, poured them into the east wing, and spread them out to dry.

There were a lot of Fritillaria, and Li Long had to spread them out in three rooms to dry them. There were a lot of junk in Lao Ma's room, some of which Li Long put in one room, and some were simply thrown away. If those things belonged to the original owner, they might have kept them because they had some commemorative significance, but for Li Long, they were just worn-out items that just took up space.

It’s better to leave it empty.

After drying the Fritillaria, Li Long took the sponge off the seat of the tractor and brought it into the house. It would be dry if he wiped it, so that he would not have to sit on the water when he drove it. He also put the four metal pieces and the bronze mirror he got from that person into the secret box under the bed in the guest room. Let's put it there for now.

Not long after entering the house, Gu Xiaoxia also came in, and Li Long asked:

"Do you have work tonight?"

"No more." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head and said, "If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to bed too."

"Then let's go to bed." Li Longhou hurried to the bedroom and began to take off his clothes.

Gu Xiaoxia pursed her lips and went into the bedroom. When she got to the bed, before Li Long made any move, Gu Xiaoxia began to ask him about the situation in the mountains.

Li Long patiently told Halimu's family about his weaving of the bamboo baskets, collecting Fritillaria, and visiting their family, including what happened yesterday when the bamboo was stolen and how many people came to sell Fritillaria in the heavy rain today.

Gu Xiaoxia was listening and asking questions, drawing Li Long's attention to one side. As they talked, both of them felt sleepy. After all, they hadn't communicated like this for a while, and they wanted to know something about each other's lives. They talked for a long time and then fell asleep.

Li Long felt a little uncomfortable at first as they fell asleep in each other's arms. After all, he slept alone most of the time, and the wooden kang was big, much more spacious than here.

Just hugging Gu Xiaoxia, he felt much more at ease, and he slowly closed his eyes.

When it was almost dawn, Gu Xiaoxia woke up first. She was awakened by Li Long. When she moved, Li Long also woke up. Then when Gu Xiaoxia remembered, Li Long pulled her back to bed, and then he succeeded.

Because Gu Xiaoxia still had to go to work and Li Long had to go back to the mountains, the two of them simply got up afterwards. Gu Xiaoxia went to cook while Li Long went to feed the little ones.

The two fawns and one young roe deer eat a lot every day now, and their bodies are changing day by day. They are not afraid of Li Long and the others, but it was drizzling outside, so Li Long did not let them out. He just cleaned the glass shed, locked the door and went out.

The rain slowly stopped, but the ground was still wet, the air was very humid, and there was a strong chill.

Gu Xiaoxia was starting a fire in the kitchen, and you could see the smoke rising over there, which was quite nice to see.

Before the meal was ready, Li Long simply found a fire hook and started cleaning the mud off the tractor.

There was too much mud on the tractor, so he could only clean the area around the wheels, then go back to the cabin and wash it with spring water until it was clean. He had plenty of time anyway.

After breakfast, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, while Li Long went to the department store. He needed to buy some more supplies to replenish the cabin. The "enthusiasm" of that group of people yesterday really scared him.

There are at least twenty days left in the Fritillaria season. Before the Fritillaria blooms, with so many migrant workers here, Fritillaria will be dug out continuously. Li Long must put enough things in the cabin and have enough money. Otherwise, if the Fritillaria are delivered to your door, but you have no money to accept them and nothing to exchange them for, then you will be at a loss.
On a rainy day, there were very few customers in the department store. Li Long didn't have to queue and quickly bought what he wanted.

What surprised him a little was that now there are many things that don’t require tickets anymore, you just have to pay for them.

He buys things frequently and can feel that some things are starting to go up in price.

Prices are slowly rising, but the goods on the shelves of department stores are also becoming more abundant. The most obvious manifestation is that there are more colors of candy, more patterns of fabrics, more varieties of children's toys, and more snacks.

However, most of these were not within Li Long's options. He mainly had to buy daily necessities such as salt, sugar, matches, as well as rubber shoes, labor protection gloves, work clothes and other things.

After buying things, he packed them in bags, put them into the bucket of the tractor, covered it with the bag, and went to the market again.

There is still some food in the cabin, but he believes that in the coming days, the migrant workers will increase their efforts to dig for Fritillaria. More work will naturally lead to more consumption, and a large amount of food will be needed to compensate.

There were fewer people in the market. The weather was damp and cold, and the stall owners couldn't stand it. There were also few people buying things. Sister Yang was still there, seeing that the pot of breakfast porridge had not been sold out yet.

After saying hello to her, Li Long bought some food, loaded it into the car, and left in a hurry.

He first went to the oil depot and bought two barrels of oil. These 25-liter barrels would last for a while. After he finished the work, he planned to buy a large barrel of diesel in the county yard.

After filling up the gas, Li Long went to the medicinal materials company and bought some ready-made medicines. Then he drove the tractor into the mountains.

When we arrived at Qingshui River, the weather turned gloomy again. Before we entered the mountain, raindrops began to fall from the sky. The dry clothes that we had just changed today were soaked again. Li Long wiped his face and felt that there was a lot of stuff on his hands. He looked at his hands and saw that they were covered with mud. He didn't know when his face was splashed with mud when the tractor was speeding.

It doesn’t matter. I can wash myself properly once I get to the cabin.

The sound of the engine broke the tranquility of the mountain. The migrant workers living in the nearby caves heard the sound and knew that Li Long had brought more goods. They felt more at ease - with such a "store", at least they didn't have to worry about going hungry.

When Li Long drove the tractor back to the wooden house, the tractor turned into a dump truck again. From the mountain pass all the way to the wooden house, he left deep marks in the places where the grass was thin.

But Li Long didn't care. Grass would soon grow in these places anyway. After the rain, the grassland in the mountains would become full of vitality again, and the grass would grow very fast and cover everything.

Li Long parked the tractor next to the wooden house, turned off the engine and got off to move things when he suddenly saw a man standing in the shed next to the wooden house and looking at him.

Li Long was startled. He moved his right hand, took off the rifle on his back and aimed at the other party:

"What are you doing? Don't move!"

"No no...don't move, don't move!" The man was also shocked. He didn't expect Li Long to pull out a gun just because of a disagreement.

The man was wearing a blue cloth Zhongshan suit, and his hair and beard looked a little messy, but he did not look like someone who had been in the mountains for a long time. He was probably less than 30 years old, and had a scholarly air - a bit similar to Gu Boyuan.

"What are you doing?" Li Long asked again, "Why are you here?"

This person was not a vagrant and did not have a bag with him. Although his shoes were worn out, the mud on them had been pried clean off at this time.

Although the Zhongshan suit was worn smooth and had a few holes, the buttons were still fastened tightly.

Li Long narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the man and made sure he was not carrying any weapons or anything like that. He relaxed his vigilance a little and waited for the other party's answer.

"I... got lost. I was originally thinking of getting some herbs in the mountains." The man said with a wry smile, "I ended up running here. When I saw your wooden house, I wanted to ask for some hot water, but I didn't expect your door was closed, so I decided to wait. Your shed is pretty good. It can keep out the wind and rain. Thank you!"

The man was quite polite, but Li Long was not completely reassured. He raised his gun and said:
"Wait, then."

Li Long first opened the big room, lit the stove and boiled water. Then he came out and opened the small room, put the things on the tractor in, and placed them on the shelves one by one.

After thinking for a while, Li Long took out a bag of sesame cakes and threw them to the other party at the shed:

"Eat, it will take a while for the food to heat up, so fill your stomach first."

People are actually so strange. Li Long was so angry at the person who had picked his door lock that he beat him into a pulp, but he was kind to the person who would rather wait for him to come back than pick the door.

"Thank you, thank you so much." The man took the sesame cake and thanked Li Long first before opening the bag, taking out a piece and slowly eating it. After observing for a few seconds, Li Long felt that this person was definitely not an ordinary person.

Normally, when people are extremely hungry, they don't care about the food they get and just wolf it down. This person was obviously very hungry, but he still ate it carefully, on the one hand, to avoid wasting food and to avoid leaving crumbs, and on the other hand, it might be because the sesame cake was too dry and he would choke if he ate it too fast.

Even when he was extremely hungry, he still maintained a certain "compassion". This person must have been brought up very strictly or very well.

As for whether he is a good person, it is hard to say. After all, it is difficult to judge at the moment.

Li Long returned to the wooden house. The water had been heated but not boiled yet. There was still some cold boiled water in the thermos. Li Long thought about it and decided to wait until the water boiled before giving the other person water.

As for inviting the other party to come in and keep warm, he had never thought about it. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Who knows if the other party is the wanted criminal?

The water boiled and the coolness and moisture in the room dissipated. Li Long found an enamel bowl, poured half a bowl of boiling water into it, added a large half bowl of cold boiled water, and carried it out to the shed next to it.

"Here, drink it. It's just boiled. Add some cold water."

"Thank you, thank you very much!" The man was sitting and eating sesame cake slowly. Seeing Li Long bringing water, he quickly stood up and bowed, put the bag of sesame cake under his elbow, and took the enamel bowl with both hands.

Li Long said nothing more and turned back to the cabin. Although he was curious about what happened to this person, he still hoped that he would leave as soon as possible. Li Long felt that dealing with this person would lead to uncontrollable consequences.

The fog slowly dissipated, and the clouds in the sky were no longer pitch black. They began to become thinner, gaps began to appear, and blue began to show through.

The rainy days are passing.

After the man finished drinking the water, he picked up the bag and placed the enamel bowl at the door of the wooden house. Then he bowed slightly to Li Long and said with a smile:

"Comrade, thank you very much for giving me a full meal and hot water. I don't have much money on me. I found these ancient coins in the mountains. They are quite rare. If the situation improves in two years, I should be able to exchange them for some money. Please accept them. I'm leaving now."

As he said this, he placed the copper coin on the threshold, raised the bag of sesame cake which still had half of its contents left, picked it up and turned to walk into the mountains.

Li Long walked to the door and watched the man walk west.

Li Long guessed that he wanted to cross the Ma River here and go to Shicheng in the west, or somewhere further.

"If you want to cross the river, you'd better wait for another day or two, or walk upstream. It has rained these past two days and the river is flooded. The water is too high to cross this section."

Li Long shouted at the figure.

The man had already walked forty or fifty meters. He paused, turned around, bowed deeply to Li Long, and walked southwest again.

Watching the figure disappear, Li Long bent down and picked up the enamel bowl, including the four ancient coins.

They are not the commonly seen Qianlong and Kangxi coins. Two of them are round with square holes, and two are solid round. One of them has the traditional Chinese characters "大清铜币" in the middle, "当制钱二十文" below, and the Manchu characters on the top, with the two characters Jiachen. The other one is almost the same, except that Jiachen has been replaced by Yiyou.

The other two copper coins with holes are Xianfeng Yuanbao Dangqian and Shunzhi Tongbao.

Li Long didn't know much about copper coins. Even in his previous life, he had never come into contact with this thing. He didn't know which ones were valuable, including the large number of one-cent, two-cent, and five-cent coins in the store, and he didn't think about collecting them. After all, there were too many on the market.

But since people say these coins are valuable, just keep them.

The things I got from the previous person have been returned to the county, and these copper coins are placed in the wooden house first, anyway, they will not attract anyone's attention. It is still easy to find a few coins these days, so even if someone sees them, they may not miss them.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Li Long started to cook for himself. When he went to the market, he saw someone selling leeks, so he bought a bunch, which was just right for him to fry leeks and eggs, and then steam some rice. It's okay for a person to make do occasionally, but not for every meal.

By the time Li Long finished preparing the meal, the clouds in the sky had dispersed a lot. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds, forming a Dali Garden or Tyndall effect, which was quite beautiful.

Li Long sat on the doorstep, holding an enamel basin and shoveling rice and scrambled eggs with leeks on top.

Young man, work hard, I will prepare lunch for you at noon, rice, fried eggs, and a bowl of...

Hey.

At this time, the rice and vegetables were fragrant, and Li Long always felt that people's appetite at that time was far greater than that of later generations. Of course, some people said that in later generations, because of the rich nutrition, people could not eat as much as oil and water.

Li Long thinks that’s not entirely true. The rice now tastes better than the ones later, and the same goes for other ingredients.

Of course, the decreased appetite after wearing a mask is another matter.

After dinner, the clouds completely passed away, the sun shone down, the original coldness completely disappeared, and water vapor could be seen rising from the ground. Li Long waited until the water on the rope outside was completely gone, then took out the bedding to dry, then drove the tractor to the side of the spring and brought a bucket to clean the car.

It took more than an hour to clean the tractor completely. Looking at the brand new tractor, Li Long felt a sense of accomplishment.

There was nothing left to dry in the house, so Li Long went to the grass to pick mushrooms.

In late April, the morels in the mountains had not yet grown, but other straw mushrooms and pine mushrooms had already grown, and porcini and white crisp mushrooms were juicy and sticky. Li Long picked a lot of them. Some of them could be dried, but some were not suitable, so Li Long washed them and prepared to cook them in the evening, and some of them could be taken back to Xiaobaiyanggou.

There probably wouldn't be many people who could help Xiaobaiyanggou this afternoon, so Li Long didn't go there until the evening. After all, the tractor had just been washed, and the ground hadn't dried completely yet, so it wouldn't be good to have a load of mud on it.

Dinner was fried mushrooms. Li Long took advantage of his free time to steam a pot of steamed buns. He felt that most of the people who dug Fritillaria still liked steamed buns. After all, they were more cost-effective than sesame cakes, and they were a fine grain, and much more delicious than cornmeal cakes.

Li Long's dinner consisted of steamed buns and vegetables, and half a pot of rice porridge.

Seven or eight years before his rebirth, rice porridge was considered the most tasteless thing, but now it is really a good thing. It is thick and tastes so delicious.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content and without anyone to disturb him, Li Long prepared to have a good sleep and go somewhere for a walk before the sun rose tomorrow morning.

In the middle of the night, Li Long was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who?" he asked, grabbing the gun.

"Comrade, please...save my life."

There was a weak voice outside the door. Li Long tried to identify it and remembered it was the man in the Zhongshan suit during the day.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Long got up, put on his clothes, lit the oil lamp, and asked through the door.

"I was bitten by a wolf..." The man's voice sounded okay, "I'm injured, please help me..."

Li Long was a little worried, so he took off the safety of his gun, loaded the bullet, and used his bayonet to pry open the door button.

The door was slightly open, but the other party did not push it. Li Long used his bayonet to push the door open and saw the situation outside.

Under the threshold, the man was sitting on the wooden floor. When he saw Li Long, he gave a bitter smile. There were many wounds on his face and body, and his clothes were torn in several places.

What surprised Li Long even more was that there was a wolf next to him. The wolf was already dead. Li Long guessed that it must have been dragged here by this man. There was a lot of blood on the wolf's body.

Seeing Li Long, the man forced a smile:

"This wolf... just consider it as medical expenses. Please bandage it for me. I might pass out."

After saying this, he tilted his head and fell down.

Li Long cursed: He is so damn capable of causing trouble and also so capable of predicting the future!

It's not a scam, right?
But this person is really cruel! (End of this chapter)