Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

After leaving Sister Yang's house, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia separated at the intersection, drove the tractor to the oil depot, filled up the oil, took two kettles of oil, and drove into the mountains.

The sun was very strong, but fortunately there was wind when driving the tractor, so it wasn't too hot. We headed west, and when we were almost at Ma River, we turned south to Qingshuihezi. There were pedestrians on the road occasionally, and it was obvious that there were indeed more people riding bicycles.

After crossing the Qingshui River, the temperature felt a little lower. Occasionally, wild animals could be seen in the bushes on both sides of the road. They did not run away, but stared with wide eyes and curiosity at the tractor whizzing past.

Li Long felt a little bored because there were no jumping rabbits following the tractor during the day. But he was also glad that this thing didn't follow during the day, otherwise it would have been extinct long ago.

When they were less than a kilometer away from the mountain pass, Li Long saw a person standing in the middle of the road, carrying a bag and a bag on his back. The bag was a sack with irregular contents, and Li Long guessed it was daily necessities. The bag was very familiar to Li Long.

Most likely it contains mother-of-pearl.

Li Long stopped the tractor about ten meters in front of the man, without turning off the engine, and asked:
"What are you blocking the road for?"

"Selling Fritillaria. I went to your cabin. Since you were not here, I had no choice but to carry this stuff out. I am so tired!" The man kicked the Fritillaria in the bag and said, "Do you want to buy it?"

"Now that it's out of the mountains, why don't you sell it directly in the county?" Li Long was puzzled. He got off the tractor and asked, "It's more expensive in the county, so you can get more money."

"I don't want to carry it anymore. I can't carry it. I want to get to the county early to see if I can catch a night bus to Wucheng. Carrying it will take at least an extra hour."

Li Long stepped forward and opened the Fritillaria pocket.

The mother-of-pearl inside was quite clean, half dry and half wet. Li Long grabbed a handful and dug it down, and found that the quality below was the same.

He guessed that the man really intended to take the bag of Fritillaria to the purchasing station at the foot of the mountain to sell it, but he probably couldn't carry it all the way from the mountain to here.

This bag of Fritillaria weighs more than 20 kilograms. It's not a big deal to carry it for a short time, but it can be carried for several kilometers now. Carrying it for dozens of kilometers... This is not an ordinary job.

"Okay, but I don't have a scale. I'll give you an estimate. It's over 20 kilograms. You cleaned the Fritillaria well, so I'll charge you 7 yuan. How about 150 yuan?"

"Okay." The man was a little surprised. He thought that if he could get the hundred yuan, it would be enough to pay for the train ticket.

I didn’t expect Li Long to give so much.

Li Long took money out of his pocket and paid the bill. The man didn't even want the bag anymore. He took the money, counted it twice with his saliva, folded it and put it in his inner pocket, patted it, and then said to Li Long:

"Okay, boss, I wish you good fortune, I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he picked up a stick from the ground and strode north.

"I wish you peace." Li Long said loudly to his back.

In fact, he was always on guard. He was also worried that someone might suddenly show up on the roadside to attack him while they were trading. So he kept touching the gun on his shoulder with his hands and kept observing the surroundings.

Fortunately, nothing happened.

After tying the mouth of the Fritillaria tightly and putting it in the truck bed, Li Long got on the tractor and continued to move forward.

When we arrived at the cabin, the sun was setting, it was past five o'clock, and no one was there.

No one destroyed it.

The sun is shining brightly, not glaring but quite hot.

Li Long washed the Fritillaria and hung it on a hanging basket to dry.

Yesterday, I took all the Fritillaria in the cabin downstairs. Now there are only more than 20 kilograms. Although the man cleaned it up quite cleanly, it was relative. The quality was still a little different from what Li Long did himself, so he had to wash it again.

The next step is to deal with the bear meat and internal organs.

Of course, bear meat is not as delicious as domestic beef and mutton, but it is still meat after all.

I just cooked it yesterday. The bones were rubbed with salt to make dried meat, and the cut meat was continued to be stewed. Although the taste is not very good, there are many people who want to eat this kind of meat.

The stove in the wooden house was also set up. Boiling water was the first priority, and then the dough was fermented.

After eating unleavened bread here for two days, Li Long thought of steaming some buns in the afternoon.

There were indeed fewer people in the mountains. It was not until it was almost dark that a man slowly came over carrying half a bag of Fritillaria.

When he got here and smelled the aroma of meat, Li Long saw that the man was about 40 or 50 years old, quite thin and obviously malnourished, so he cut a piece of meat for him.

"Hey, I haven't eaten meat for a long time." The man took the bear meat and chewed it a few times. After swallowing it, he asked:
"Boss Li, can you exchange this meat for Fritillaria?"

"Yes, please pour out this Fritillaria and let us see it." Li Long said.

When the Fritillaria was poured out, it could be seen that it was newly dug, but it was not very clean.

"The portion is not big and not very clean." Li Long gave his evaluation.

"There's nothing I can do," the man complained. "Some of the Fritillaria are in bloom now. It's hard to dig up the ones that haven't bloomed yet. I went to three ditches to dig up these. Don't be picky anymore. If you're picky, they'll be gone this year."

"It's the best if I'm gone," Li Long smiled, weighed him on a scale, and said, "If I'm gone, I can go down the mountain. It's so boring to stay here."

The man originally wanted to use words to control Li Long, but he didn't expect that Li Long was more casual than him.

Li Long didn't raise the price for five and a half kilograms of Fritillaria, just three yuan. Some of the Fritillaria were a little shriveled, and Li Long guessed that they were dug from the blooming Fritillaria. Once the Fritillaria blooms, just like the lily, the nutrients go to the flower, and the bulb below naturally shrinks.

After giving the man a piece of dried meat and fifteen dollars, he sent him away. Li Long still had to wash the Fritillaria.

I won't sell these Fritillaria, I'll wash them and give them away as gifts. They're good to eat anyway, but they don't look good.

In the evening, Li Long steamed the buns, made a cold salad of wild mushrooms, and cut a plate of bear offal, which was delicious to eat with the buns.

After packing up the things outside and bringing them into the house and locking the door, Li Long went to sleep.

The next day, Li Long got up before dawn.

The stove was still on, so he went outside to add some water, then he opened the stove, added some coal, and put some water on it. He baked two steamed buns under the stove, and he took out two pieces of red tofu from the can. Since he was planning to save time, it would be nice to eat with rice.

The steamed buns were baked and poured with hot tea. Li Long took the steamed bun and patted it a few times with his hands crossed to shake off the dust on it. Then he broke it apart, spread red tofu on it, and put two pieces of offal that he had cut yesterday but had not finished eating in it, and ate it as a roujiamo.

After eating two steamed buns, he poured boiling water into the thermos and used coal slag to suppress the fire in the stove. Then Li Long took his gun, shoulder bag, belt, stuffed two urea bags on his back, and went out.

It was still dark outside, and he strode southeast with his gun in hand.

The big male deer that he once thought was a two-headed deer was seriously injured, and its partner was suspected to have died in the mountains. Li Long wanted to go over and take a look.

Whether there is or not, there is an ending.

Fortunately, the dew on the grass was not heavy at this time, Li Long was well fed, and his goal was relatively simple. He crossed mountains and ridges without stopping for a moment, and before the sun came out, he arrived at the valley where he hunted bears.

He smelled a faint scent of blood.

When he reached the place where the bear had been killed, Li Long saw bloodstains on the ground. Something had dug there, probably a wild boar. There were also many hoof prints and claw prints, so he guessed that a wolf had been there as well.

He turned his head and headed in the direction where the buck had escaped after being caught by the bear, in the grass below the left side of the road.

After walking around, Li Long found the deer skull in the bushes that he had mistaken for another deer's head.

There was only one antler left on the skull, but it looked very beautiful.

It would be great if there were two.

Li Long carried the deer skull to the side of the narrow path, put it on the side of the road, and walked slowly into the tall grass with his gun in hand.

There was no sound in the grass, so there should be nothing nearby.

This patch of tall grass was quite messy. After Li Long entered, he found that there was actually a road where he was walking, but it was blocked by the grass growing on both sides.

After entering, you will find that the grass is not densely grown. There are gaps that people can pass through. But you have to be careful after entering because some grass grows in clumps and no one can be sure whether there will be danger behind it.

Li Long walked slowly. The grass was deep, but the soil underneath was not wet, so he was not sure whether he would encounter a snake.

After passing through about 200 meters of grass, the view ahead opened up. The grass finally returned to its normal shape and became shorter.

The valley was still very wide, and the grass was lower, making it look even bigger. Then Li Long's gaze fell on the distance.

There, a red deer was lying with its head held high. Opposite it was a small gray wolf. The wolf had not noticed Li Long and was circling the red deer. It was obvious that it was very patient and wanted to wait until the red deer was weak before attacking.

The male elk struggled to get up, but halfway up, it let out a weak whine and lay down again. At this time, Li Long saw the remains of an elk not far from the male elk. Most of the flesh on its body had been eaten, revealing its bones.

Seeing that the male elk had no strength left, the gray wolf boldly took a few steps forward to the remains of the elk, took a couple of bites of the stinky meat, but then set its sights on the male elk again.

Obviously, it wanted to eat fresh meat.

The male elk turned its head and lowered its head to threaten the wolf with its horns. The wolf circled behind the elk and attacked it, biting it hard on the leg. The elk struggled to get up, and the wolf quickly retreated, causing the elk to fall down again.

The wolf saw that the elk was really dying, so it boldly rushed over to bite the elk's neck. The male elk seemed to have been waiting for this moment, and it lowered its head and fiercely used its antlers to stab the wolf.

The gray wolf was unable to dodge and was hit in the leg by the elk, causing it to fall halfway over. It howled and retreated.

The male elk had used up all his strength, and his head dropped down, and he lay flat on the ground.

The gray wolf didn't stay away. Although it was injured, it still felt that it might win.

It's all worth it for this huge elk.

Li Long looked at it for a while, thought for a moment, half squatted down, and aimed his gun at that side.

The gray wolf was determined to win the third time it attacked the elk. It believed that the elk was really out of strength and could not move. This time, it could really drink the elk's blood.

"boom!"

With one shot, the gray wolf, which was just about to pounce, suddenly tilted its body, let out a wail, and fell beside the deer.

The male sika deer was frightened by the gunshot and moved, raising its head to look towards Li Long. After seeing Li Long's figure, it finally lowered its head weakly.

Li Long walked slowly towards them with a gun in hand.

He saw the remains of the female elk, which were full of maggots and had been gnawed by something unknown. Less than half of its body was left.

The wolf was not big, it looked like a half-grown wolf cub of one or two years old that was out foraging. It was completely dead at this moment. Li Long's shot hit its head, breaking several pieces of its skull.

The male elk was in a miserable state as well. There were now many maggots on the two wounds on its neck caused by the bear's claws.

There were also injuries on its hind legs. It was not known whether it was bitten by a wolf or some other animal. At this moment, the male elk was on its deathbed.

It glanced at Li Long and closed its eyes.

"Okay, if it's dead, then it's dead. I have avenged you." Li Long knew that it would suffer even if it were alive.

Li Long looked around, but there was no sign of the fawn. He didn't know whether it had escaped from danger or had been eaten by other animals.

There was no danger, so Li Long put away his gun, took a knife, walked up to the bull sika deer, and cut its neck.

There wasn't much blood coming out of the elk's neck. It seemed that most of the blood in its body had been lost in the past two days.

The sun hasn't come out yet, the temperature is very low, and the flies haven't come out to wreak havoc yet. Li Long doesn't dare to wait any longer, otherwise he won't be able to stay here any longer.

This male elk weighs less than 200 kilograms. Li Long definitely can't take it away by himself. Just like with the bear, he plans to take the important ones and leave the rest here.

After all, it is normal for wild animals coming from the mountains to eventually return to the forests.

He is just a predator.

The skin was to be taken away, so Li Long began to peel it.

He found a rascal to pick out the maggots on his neck. He had done this in both of his previous lives. The one with the best luck was a pastoral dog he raised in the 1990s in his previous life. It got into a fight with another dog and was hit on the head with an iron rod by the dog owner.

Li Long went and beat up the dog owner, then came back and applied medicine to the dog's wound.

It was the height of summer, and within two days, the dog's head was full of maggots - this is something that people with trypophobia should not see. The maggots grew neatly in the hole, but the dog was still alive.

All Li Long had to do was to let his dog lie down. He used tweezers to pick out the fat maggots one by one, then used tweezers to hold cotton wool dipped in medicine to dip out the necrotic flesh in the wound, and then applied Kralin to the wound.

This thing is used to wash sheep and remove bugs from their bodies.

In fact, Li Long was just trying to save his life. This kind of thing was not uncommon in the village. The dog was injured and had maggots on its legs, mouth and even testicles. It was not surprising that it was on the head, because when a dog pounces on a person, the first thing a person would hit is the dog's head.

In Li Long's opinion, if the skull was broken, the maggots could still grow, wouldn't they be growing in the brain? Could he still be alive?

He really came alive.

There isn't a single dog in the village that lives like this.

After picking out the maggots, Li Long skinned the deer.

The deer head is definitely what I want. The pair of antlers are so beautiful, and there are seven or eight branches alone.

The skin is also needed. Although it is rotten, it has little impact and is not in an important part.

The whip, tail, and tendons are all needed. Then there is the venison.

Li Long brought two bags. He not only peeled the deerskin, but also the wolf skin.

The wolf's fangs and thigh stones were all removed, but the wolf meat was fine because it was not as tasty as venison.

One bag contained deer skins, wolf skins and other odds and ends, and the other bag contained venison, including venison chops and legs. After removing the internal organs, there were more than 100 kilograms of venison. Li Long took the oil and 40 to 50 kilograms of meat and chops, which was enough.

As soon as the sun came out, wasps flew over covered with dew.

Li Long put the gun on his back, carried the bag of meat on his shoulder, picked up another bag, then turned around and walked back.

When Li Long returned to the cabin, the sun had risen to a tree height.

Li Long was also exhausted and panting.

In fact, at this time, his strength was much stronger than that of ordinary people in this era. If he really wanted to bring it, he could bring back 100 kilograms of venison. But he thought it was better to forget it. There was no need to tire himself out like a dead dog.

After putting the meat at the door, Li Long sat down on the threshold and began to rest.

After a few minutes, he felt relieved, so he opened the door and went to the house to get salt. The first thing he had to deal with was the deer and wolf skins. At this time, flies were already coming over, smelling the smell.

He rubbed salt on the two skins and spread them out to dry in the sun, then began to process the meat.

The venison steaks needed to be cooked, the meat and fat needed to be simmered, and the whip and tail needed to be dried.

Just when he was about to light the two stoves outside, two people came out from behind the slope not far away.

Li Long looked at them, waiting for the two men to come over.

"Boss Li went hunting?" A man looked at the gun beside Li Long and asked with a smile, "What is this? A deer?"

"Hmm. You... sell Fritillaria?"

"Well, we came here in the morning, knocked on the door and saw that you were not there, so we waited there."

Li Long knew that they were afraid that the forest patrolmen like Bolati would come, so they hid first.

The two men brought about ten kilograms of Fritillaria, but the quality was not very good. They also made it clear that this was the best Fritillaria they had now and this would be their last time. They would dig up some other things next time and take them back.

Li Long counted the money for them. The two men also ordered steamed buns and dried meat, then turned around and walked into the mountains with the bags.

Putting the Fritillaria aside first, Li Long continued to process the meat.

Light the stove, collect water, boil the meat. Cut the oil, and braise the meat.

After finishing all these, Li Long went over to wash the Fritillaria, and hung them outside to dry together with the Fritillaria in the house.

This time, we will hang it on a handle so that there will be more space in front of the house.

He looked at the deerskin and saw flies still falling on it, so he took a handful of salt and rubbed it on it.

The water boiled, and the air in front of the wooden house was filled with the aroma of meat and a hint of mutton.

Li Long meticulously held the spoon and gently stirred the deer oil and the meat underneath in the pot.

This is the final fate of the two-headed deer since it was discovered.

I don't know if it was a worthy death, but Li Long felt that he had done enough. If there was one regret, it was that he didn't find the fawn. If he had found it, Li Long wouldn't mind taking it to the big yard and raising it.

But for now, let’s prepare the venison first.

Shortly after Li Long left, an animal with yellow and black patterns came out of the woods, sniffed around, and then walked to the remains of the male elk.

There was a fox eating there, and a couple of vultures, but the smaller guys ran away when the larger animal came over.

The animal took to devouring the elk's entrails in big mouthfuls.

Mouth full of blood! (End of this chapter)