Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

After dinner, Li Long took the roe deer to the spring and prepared to peel it. It had attracted a lot of insects, and he was worried that if he didn't do it, it would get maggots.

Liu Shanmin was sitting not far away, watching Li Long peeling the skin of the roe deer with ease. He suddenly asked:
"I feel like roe deer isn't as delicious as lamb."

"Game... hehe." Li Long shook his head. "It's just like that if you eat too much. The more you run, the thicker your muscle fibers become. Outside, you go hungry and full, and you're always worried. You eat all kinds of things, so the blood tastes strong. This roe deer meat is better. If you try that smelly wild boar meat, you'll know. It's normal for it to taste bad."

At that time, people generally lacked meat, and they were fine if they had some, so they didn't care too much about it. In later generations, the scale of poultry and livestock farming expanded, and because wild animals' living environment shrank, they were hunted more and their numbers continued to decrease, and then they became a good thing in the eyes of some rich people.

In fact, if you don't use heavy ingredients, game is not delicious. Despite the old saying "a toad wants to eat swan meat", swan meat is actually too coarse and does not taste good when eaten.

It’s just because there are too few, so there is a filter.

After saying this, Li Long realized that Liu Shanmin had also eaten roe deer meat, but he didn't eat it here. So where did he eat it?
Without thinking too much, he peeled off the skin and separated the meat. He followed the old method, cutting off part of the meat for stewing and making part into air-dried meat. He also braised the internal organs and prepared to send some to Xiaobaiyanggou in the afternoon.

Since you are aiming to make a lot of money there, you can't let them go hungry. You can't finish the food here anyway.

After finishing all this, Li Long sat down to rest for a while and then started to organize the handles.

There were two or three hundred people carrying the bags, and they had piled up a huge pile. Li Long was thinking whether he should go down the mountain to the supply and marketing cooperative to talk to Li Xiangqian next time and ask him to get a truck to bring a load back. Otherwise, he would have to make several trips.

But then I put this aside and waited until I had more, until the next time I went down the mountain.

Liu Shanmin was right next to Li Long. He would occasionally go forward to help, but was stopped by Li Long. He said that the injured man was not someone who could work, so it would be better for him to just stay put.

He suddenly said, "I think you'd better separate these handles."

"Why?" Li Long stopped and asked.

"This thing is too easy to ignite. If you put it together, if there is a fire, it will all burn up in an instant. After all, you will leave it occasionally."

Liu Shanmin didn't finish his words, but Li Long understood immediately.

There were many people in the mountains, and there were good and bad people mixed together. There must be people who had bad intentions towards me. Not only those two people, but also those who took the initiative to find me to exchange things might not thank me, and they might even secretly curse me as a vampire when exchanging things.

It was fine when I was here, but what about when I wasn't here? If all these people were piled together and a fire started, it would be hard to put out.

Liu Shanmin's words were a reminder. If he had been away for too long, and someone else really wanted to burn the wood, they could just separate the wood and light it. His words were a reminder to himself.

In this case, we have to get down the mountain as soon as possible and find someone to take this thing away. It seems that there is no need to pull the handle over here. Just check it over at Xiaobaiyanggou and pile it nearby. There are many people there, at least we don't have to worry about it being burned by outsiders. And there are many people, and they supervise each other, and everyone wants to save face, so there won't be any problems.

It was a bad move for me to pull the handle over at that time!
Li Long smiled and said to Liu Shanmin:

"You're right. I'll get rid of this guy in the next two days."

Liu Shanmin smiled, said nothing more, and then found a suitable place to bask in the sun.

These days are so comfortable that I’m a little reluctant to leave.

Li Long divided the baskets into three piles and turned to look at the Fritillarias that were drying in the sun.

When the sun was about to set, someone came over to give him Fritillaria, this time in exchange for money. It was 11 kilograms of Fritillaria, which was a bit dirty. Li Long gave 32 yuan for it and explicitly said that he would deduct one yuan because of the impurities, but the other party had no objection.

I washed and hung them up as usual, then gathered up the mother-of-pearl and put them in the small room to cook.

Li Long did not waste the half-cooked rice left over from lunch. The rice crust was indeed black and could not be eaten. Liu Shanmin felt a little embarrassed and planned to soak the black rice crust in water and eat it himself.

"No, don't eat that thing. It's not a big deal." Li Long waved his hand and threw the black rice crust directly to the still tied roe deer.

The roe deer was not picky, licking it and slowly chewing it. Li Long beat a few eggs, cut some wild onions, and fried some half-cooked rice, which was considered dinner for the two of them.

Because they didn't plan to bring the porters back, Li Long thought that he would go to Xiaobaiyanggou to check the porters after dinner and then come back. Unexpectedly, while they were still eating, six or seven people suddenly emerged from the distant mountains.

Li Long didn't stop for a moment, turned around and went into the house, and when he came out, he had a gun in his hand.

It goes without saying that these vagrants must have planned something when they gathered together. Li Long didn't believe that they would form a group to send him warmth.

Liu Shanmin knew he couldn't help, but he didn't intend to just stand by and watch. He stood up and put the bowl in the inner room to avoid it from tipping over.

After putting the bowl away, Liu Shanmin went to pick up the stick and stood next to Li Long.

Li Long glanced at him and thought that even if this person couldn't contribute, at least he had made the gesture.

Okay, you know how to behave.

Each of the group of people was holding a bag. Li Long took a quick look and could see that some were carrying as much as 25 or 26 kilograms, while some were carrying as little as 10 kilograms.

It turns out that these people brought more than 100 kilograms of Fritillaria alone.

What is this plan? Is it to force the emperor to abdicate?
When they were less than ten meters away from the wooden house, these people who were originally aggressive suddenly slowed down. They pushed each other and seemed to not want to move forward.

Coward!

Li Long really looked down on these people.

If you have the guts to gather a crowd, don’t be scared in front of a gun!
Then someone came out of the crowd and stopped about 7 or 8 meters away from Li Long. As he walked, the others behind him also slowly squeezed in, probably intending to support this person.

"Boss Li, we should have met before. I sold you 12 kilograms of Fritillaria a few days ago and gave you 36 yuan. Do you remember?" The man was about 32 or 33 years old, with a slightly long hair and a beard that seemed to have been shaved by himself with some tool, and was not very neat.

His accent sounds a bit like someone from a southern province, but I'm not sure. He looks quite kind, and smiles when he speaks. It's rare for him to have a round face in this mountain area.

His eyes are not big, but they sparkle with brilliance all the time. It is obvious that he is not easy to deal with and is the type that can tease people to death.

"I don't remember." Li Long didn't give him face. Firstly, he really didn't remember much. Secondly, since this person had gathered a group of people to negotiate with him, there was really no need to be polite.

"That's right, Boss Li, it's normal for a noble man to forget things." The man didn't expect Li Long's words to be a bit choking, but then he found a way out for himself, smiled a little faintly, and said:

"This is what happened. Some of our people went down the mountain and inquired about it. The purchase price of Fritillaria thunbergii has increased a bit. I think Boss Li is also aware of this. This Fritillaria thunbergii season has arrived. We are all knowledgeable people. In this season, the price of dried Fritillaria thunbergii is seven kilograms per kilogram.

So we think the price Mr. Li gave is a bit low, so we thought about raising the price. We can earn more income here, and we can also promote Mr. Li more in the mountains. Mr. Li, you can also collect more Fritillaria, and sell them at a good price when you take them out of the mountains. What do you think?"

"I gave it to you. If you clean the Fritillaria, I will raise the price." Li Long did not directly fight back, but stated his principles, "The Fritillaria you sent are full of mud and leaves, and some are even mixed with stones. If you ask me to raise the price, it should be worthy of this high price, right?"

He pointed to the Fritillaria that had just been washed and dried and said:
"You don't think that if you send the Fritillaria here, I can sell it for double the price, right? I have to pick out the garbage, dry it in the sun, and then collect it together to sell. You earn your share, and I earn mine. Is that okay?"

"No problem, no problem." This man obviously didn't want to confront Li Long, he said hurriedly:

"Our original intention was just to earn some hard-earned money. In fact, if it weren't for the Fritillaria season, we could carry these Fritillaria down the mountain and sell them."

"Then go ahead." Li Long didn't care whether he was soft or hard. With the lessons learned from Li Zhengtang's two brothers, Li Long was not worried at all that they would cause him to lose anything by doing so.

In fact, it was not only the two brothers Li Zhengtang who went down the mountain to sell Fritillaria, there were others as well. But for Li Long, this was normal. He could not possibly monopolize the Fritillaria in the mountains, and it was normal to make more or less. He just didn't want to bow his head here, he felt that since he had already established the rules, these rules could not be easily changed.

Saving lives is a kind act, and you can just give medicine and other things to people. But business is different, and the saying "give a horse as a favor, but don't spare a needle in business" is true.

The man originally wanted to threaten Li Long secretly, but he didn't expect Li Long to fight back directly, freezing him in the middle.

"Let's get out of the mountain, do you think we can't get out of the mountain?" Someone behind couldn't stand what Li Long said and got angry, "Boss Deng, let's not sell it here. It's still early. Let's just carry the Fritillaria out of the mountain. I don't believe that the purchasing station won't accept our Fritillaria. Even if we sell it as second or third grade, it's better than having our blood sucked here."

Li Long smiled and said nothing.

As a result, the man surnamed Deng was a little panicked and a little confused. He really didn't plan to go out. Not to mention that it takes at least 30 kilometers to get to the county, wouldn't it be tiring to run 30 kilometers carrying so many things? It would take more than a day to go back and forth, and how many Fritillaria would he have to dig.

The loss is not small.

"Okay, you guys go now." Li Long didn't give him a chance and said, "Sell it wherever it's easy to sell."

Boss Deng hesitated, and finally stepped back into the crowd with his bag and began to discuss.

After a while, a quarrel broke out there, and two people stepped out from the crowd. They were carrying bags weighing about 20 kilograms each. They walked up to Li Long, and one of them said:
"Boss Li, I still plan to sell it to you at your price."

"Me too," said another hurriedly.

"Okay, wait for me to get the scale." Li Long turned around and went into the house with his gun.

The small group fell apart, and Boss Deng looked very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. He had this idea quite a long time ago. There were many vagrants in the mountains. If he could gather these people together to listen to him, then it would be much easier for him to do anything he wanted to do later.

According to his idea, he should have a good discussion with Li Long, and be soft but firm. Besides, there are so many people, even if he raises 50 cents, he will succeed. His prestige will also be established.

Unexpectedly, Li Long did not take this trick at all, and forcibly dispersed the blind migrant workers that he had spent half a day to gather.

Li Long weighed the two people, one weighed 24 kilograms, and the other weighed 22 kilograms. Both of them wanted money and some supplies, and Li Long also gave each of them a piece of braised meat.

The two men were so happy that they quickly left the place while eating the meat.

The remaining few people were stuck here and argued for a while. When the sun was about to set, Boss Deng took three people and went around the wooden house to the back of the mountain. It seemed that they were planning to go down the mountain to sell. The other two walked towards Li Long.

They finally decided to sell the Fritillaria to Li Long. Judging from his expression, it was partly because of the two pieces of braised meat. After all, once the lid of the pot was opened, the meat smell was still very strong and tempting.

Li Long did not show favoritism and gave each person a piece of meat. It was not big, but for the blind migrants who ate dry food and wild vegetables every day, it was already a supreme delicacy.

The two people's Fritillaria were 21 kilograms each and 17 kilograms each, which was half of the supplies and half of the money. After getting them, they hurried back to the forest. When it gets dark, the wolves' range of activities will be larger, so it is better to get to your own den quickly.

"I've taken on another big job." Li Long looked at the four bags of nearly 90 kilograms of Fritillaria and sighed, feeling tired but happy.

These mother-of-pearls can bring me a net income of about 300 yuan, but they need to be washed and the impurities picked out, which takes until dark.

"That's also a happy job." Liu Shanmin put the stick aside and went to get the basin with a smile.

Although he cannot do heavy work, he can still do things like passing things or holding a basin.

"Go ahead and continue eating. The food is getting cold." Li Long waved his hand. "That's what I said, but it's quick."

There were too many Fritillarias to dry on the wooden floor or the table, so Li Long simply brought over a few hanging baskets and hung the washed Fritillarias on them, and then poured them into the basin after dark.

After finishing the work, the sunset glow had completely dissipated and it would soon be dark, so Li Long planned to take a rest and not go to Xiaobaiyanggou today.

Liu Shanmin went to light the firewood himself, and after tidying up the shed, he led the roe deer into the shed.

The shed is quite big. It turns out that Yushanjiang and his friends built it to store more horses. In the future, when the young people organize activities here, the horses will have a place to stay.

So it was no problem to put a roe deer in the shed besides people. It was spacious, and the roe deer was also normal. After being tied up, it went to the corner to be submissive. It had already recognized the facts and did not bark here, especially after hearing the wolf howling in the distance.

Seeing that Liu Shanmin had handled the situation well, Li Long collected the Fritillaria, locked the small door, and went back to the cabin to sleep.

Early the next morning, Li Long was awakened by Bolati.

It was not yet fully light, and Bolati was very excited, knocking on the door so loudly that Li Long almost thought something big had happened.

Hearing it was Bolati's voice, Li Long lost his temper. He put on his clothes and opened the buckled door. He saw Bolati standing at the door with three bags at his feet. His horse was snorting beside him, and it seemed that he was quite dissatisfied with Bolati coming out so early.

"Li Long, look, they're all Fritillaria! Exchange them for money!" Bolati's face was full of smiles, very excited.

Three pockets, Li Long reacted immediately, could it be such a coincidence?
"Where did you get the Fritillaria?" Li Long asked, "Where did you get it from the mountains?"

"Yes! I went to a friend's house to drink, and when I came out, I met three people. They were probably planning to go down the mountain to sell Fritillaria, and I just happened to run into them. How could I refuse such a thing? I just took the Fritillaria!"

"Where are the people?" Li Long asked.

"Since Fritillaria has collected the money, I will let the person go." Bolati was very happy. "I can't be too ruthless. We have a meeting in the morning, so I came here first. You weigh it quickly, and then we will calculate the money. I have to go back for the meeting. Hehehehe!"

Li Long also laughed, his laugh was ironic. These people, ah, how to say it? It can be considered unlucky.

The three bags weighed less than 60 kilograms of Fritillaria, and Li Long gave Bolati 180 yuan. Eighteen big unity bills were a thick stack, and Bolati spit on his fingers, counted them carefully, and carefully put them into his inner pocket, buttoned them, patted them, and said:
"Li Long, I'm leaving now. If there's something good like this next time, I'll come find you again!"

The sound of horse hooves faded away, and Liu Shanmin woke up over there.

"Is it from those people?" He asked, looking at the mother-of-pearl bags at the door.

"should be."

"Why bother?" Liu Shanmin sighed, "Now it's all in vain."

Li Long shook his head. Does this mean his luck has never been better?
I don’t know what mood those three people are in now, but no matter what, it has nothing to do with me.

He will prepare breakfast first, and then he will have to clean up these Fritillarias.

The three of them found a crevice in the outer mountain last night. This morning, the three of them got up and headed for the inner mountain. Without the bag, it would be a hassle to dig for Fritillaria later.

"Damn it, it's all that Li guy's fault!" Someone suddenly said, "If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have run out of the mountain. If we hadn't run out of the mountain, we wouldn't have run into that turban, and this wouldn't have happened!"

"It's too late to say anything." Another person shook his head, "Let's first think about how to get the stuff to dig the Fritillaria. I have to borrow a bag from someone. Damn, I've been caught twice in less than half a month."

Boss Deng didn't say anything, but he was sure that this matter was not over!
I can't handle the people from the forestry team, but can I handle you, Boss Li?

Humph! This is all because of you, so you can have a taste of revenge! (End of this chapter)