Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long got up before dawn.

There was a hint of excitement in his expression, even though he hadn't fully woken up yet.

Hunting again!
Hey!
He couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.

How can harvesting wheat be as exciting as hunting?
Just like typing, some people persist for more than ten years, don’t make much money, but still enjoy it. It’s a hobby.

Although some people earn over ten thousand yuan a month, they become worried when they sit in front of the computer to open the code.

This is life.

He didn't know how long he would have to stay outside, so even though Li Long wanted to take his gun and go out to find a place to shoot a few times, he still held back.

Open the stove lid and check if the fire is still there. Add some chopped firewood, charcoal on top, put the pot on the stove and boil water.

When the fire started here, Li Long had already gone out with a bucket, fetched water from the spring, and then kneaded the dough and made pancakes.

Unleavened bread is hard to digest, but it is better than having nothing to eat. Although it is August now, it is hot during the day and cool at night outside the mountain, but it is not cool at night inside the mountain, it is cold.

Not to mention humans, even animals feel bad.

If you don't eat something, you will shiver after a while if you go out in the coldest morning.

As for vegetables, there is none, but red bean curd will do. As long as we kill some game later, we will have vegetables.

At such a young age, it is not enough to just eat plants, you have to eat some animals to be considered a vegetable. Now that you have come to the mountains, you would be doing yourself a disservice if you don't get some game.

When kneading the dough, some corn flour is mixed into the white flour. When the pancake is cooked, one side is golden brown and hard, while the other side is soft. After peeling it off, put it on the steamed bun plate, add some batter to the pot, pour it, stir it, and drink it as porridge.

The two kinds of dough have a sweet fragrance when eaten, and the browned side tastes great when chewed. Dip it in some red tofu and it is delicious.

Of course, this was Li Long's self-consolation. As long as he had hot food in his stomach, he wouldn't be afraid of the cold when he went out later.

After eating, he pressed the stove with coal dust, put a piece of cake in his bag, and walked out with his gun.

The moon is not there, the stars are twinkling, and looking at the time it should be another hour or two before daybreak.

The dew had not yet risen, and he strode eastward with his gun in hand.

Halfway through the walk, Li Long felt the urge to pee, so he casually walked to the side, untied his belt and started to pee.

I don’t know what plants it nourishes.

It is said that a famous singer also got up at night to empty his urine pot when he lived in a hutong, which shows that this is very normal.

It was powerful and made a loud sound, Li Long was very satisfied.

After draining the water, Li Long lightened his gear and walked much faster. In less than an hour, he arrived at the entrance of the valley.

Li Long had achieved fruitful results here. What he wanted to see now was whether there would be any wild animals spending the night in the cave. If so, that would be great.

He didn't plan to hunt wild boars until it was absolutely necessary. After all, he wanted to bring the boars he hunted directly to Halimu and his friends so that they could eat together.

It’s better to eat wild boar quietly by yourself.

Li Long took off the safety of the gun, pulled the bolt to load the bullet, and then slowly moved up the hillside.

After the Fritillaria was dug, there were fewer people in the mountains. Occasionally, some people would come, but they were very rare, so this place became a paradise for wild animals again.

Animals like salt, so Li Long guessed that there must be animals coming to this mine. As for whether there are animals staying overnight here, it depends on luck.

The speed should be slow and the steps should be light. If there is any wild animal, you have to prepare in advance. Whether it is a wild goat, a yellow sheep or a wolf, they are all very powerful. They will not be underestimated just because they are herbivores. The yellow sheep weighs 50 to 60 kilograms. If it lowers its head and hits a person with its horns in a hurry, it is estimated that it can knock the breath out of the person.

Li Long reminded himself while touching upwards. When he reached the entrance of the cave, he listened quietly, and then a look of joy appeared on his face.

He heard breathing and smelled blood.

In stock!

This requires more attention, Li Long directly raised the gun.

If there was a wooden-handled grenade at this time, he could just unscrew the lid pull ring and throw it in.

Just by smelling the smell and hearing the sound, you can tell that there's most likely a carnivore inside that killed a herbivore and then spent the night here.

Slowly walking to the entrance of the cave, Li Long could hear the calling voices getting louder. Obviously, the guy inside had woken up.

Li Long had no plan to go in. He was in a situation where the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. Suddenly he went in and everything went dark. Then that guy suddenly jumped out and bit him. Wouldn't he be at a disadvantage?
No matter how cunning an animal is, it can't defeat a good hunter. Li Long bent down, picked up a stone and threw it into the cave, then quickly stepped back, aiming his gun.

He has used this trick several times and it basically works every time.

"Ow—!"

A gray shadow rushed out of the cave and pounced on Li Long!
"Bang! Bang!"

Li Long pulled the trigger and shot the guy to the ground with two shots.

A gray wolf is currently twitching on the ground.

Both bullets hit, one in the front leg and one in the forehead, not exactly, but a little off.

But it doesn’t matter. If you are shot in the vitals, you will die.

Li Long was about to step forward when there was a sudden noise inside, followed by a howl, and a gray ball rushed out.

Li Long was startled and held back when he was about to shoot. He was amused because this guy was a half-grown wolf cub, baring his teeth in protest at Li Long.

Li Long didn't spoil the wolf either. Seeing that the wolf cub was two or three months old and weighed about ten kilograms, it was half grown and there was no way to tame it. So he raised his hand and shot it, killing it and reuniting the mother and cub.

Could it be that the two wolves have made this their den?
Li Long held the gun and listened carefully, making sure there was no more breathing sound inside, and then he felt relieved.

As for why the mother and son of the gray wolf would live here alone, he was in no mood to investigate. He walked in with his gun in hand and found two roe deer, one large and one small, lying on the ground. The stomach of the small one was emptied, and the neck of the big one was only torn open.

Li Long was a little surprised. There were only two wolves, one big and one small. How did they kill these two roe deer?

Could it be that the roe deer was here first and the wolf is an outsider?

I went forward and touched it. The roe deer's body was not very hard, and it must have died within five or six hours.

That is to say, what happened last night.

Li Long dragged out two roe deer and placed them outside together with the wolves.

There are four of them, big and small, and it’s not easy to carry them back.

And they are all food that Halimu and the others can eat.

The sky was getting slightly brighter, Li Long gritted his teeth and took them all away!

After all, Halimu and his group had twelve people, so one wolf or one roe deer was not enough to eat. If they didn't eat the roe deer that died suddenly, they could eat wolf meat.

The female wolf weighs about 40 kilograms, and the young wolf weighs more than 10 kilograms. The adult roe deer weighs more than 30 kilograms, and the young roe deer weighs 10 kilograms.

Fortunately, this place is not far from Halimu’s winter nest, and Li Long has no intention of getting away with it. He carries the two small ones on his shoulders and drags the two big ones directly down the mountain.

After a rest in the middle and climbing over two mountains, when the two big guys were left with only their skins and furs stripped off, Li Long arrived at Halimu's winter den.

The eastern horizon was already turning red, and the sun would rise soon.

White smoke was rising from Halimu's winter den, and it was obvious that he had gotten up.

Li Long dragged the roe deer and the wolf to Halim's winter den and shouted:

"Harimu, Harimu!"

Halimu opened the door of the winter den, bent down and walked out.

"I just killed a wolf and brought back some roe deer. The roe deer were eaten by the wolf. Don't you want to eat them?"

Halimu was a little surprised. He looked at Li Long and said with a smile:

"that……"

"I'll keep the big wolf and the little wolf, and I'll take the roe deer away. Tell them all to gather everyone together and do it together." Li Long left the two wolves on the ground, "It will be faster this way."

"Okay." Halimu nodded. In fact, he thought so too.

"I'll go back and pack up the roe deer, and then I'll drive the tractor over here. Don't worry, we'll work together after my tractor comes over."

Then Li Long carried the roe deer and left.

What Halimu actually wanted to say was that when there was really nothing to eat, they would also eat roe deer that were killed by wolves.

Halimu thought about it and dragged the wolf into the winter den first. After closing the door, he rode his horse to call for help.

Li Long carried the roe deer for nearly an hour and returned to the cabin. His body was covered with blood spots, and he was exhausted, panting, and couldn't rest for long.

Sit on the threshold for a while, change your clothes, and then start peeling.

This roe deer has been dead for one night and needs to be skinned out as soon as possible.

It takes a little longer to die, and it is not as easy to peel the skin as when it is fresh.

He used a knife to cut off the places where the wolf had gnawed, peeled off the skin and cleaned the rest, then began to decompose it.

Because I still had work to do, I cut the meat into large pieces and soaked them in a large basin of water. I would wait until I finished the work before I could clean them up.

After bringing the large basin of meat into the house, Li Long drank some water in big gulps. Then he locked the door and drove the tractor towards Halimu's winter home.

I'm going to have a free meal here at noon and try the wolf meat they cook.

When the tractor drove to the winter den, Li Long saw Yushanjiang who had just dismounted, and two young men.

It seems familiar. I must have seen it during the sheep and horse racing in winter.

Yushanjiang was very happy to see Li Long driving over on a tractor, so he tied up his horse and went to greet him.

Li Long drove the tractor to the open space, got out, shook hands with Yushanjiang and said hello.

"Halimu said you were coming, so I knew you would have a way." Yushanjiang said with a smile, "Is this the harvester?"

"Yes. I just finished harvesting the wheat over there. This one is also very good for cutting grass!" Li Long patted the harvester. "The grass we cut in one day is equivalent to the amount that one person cuts in ten days."

"That's great." Yu Shanjiang said with a smile. In fact, he was also quite curious and wanted to experience the feeling of mechanized grass cutting.

"I killed two wolves this morning. Halimu asked you to go, so it's a good opportunity for us to get rid of this wolf." After greeting the two young men, Li Long said to Yushanjiang.

"Okay." Yushanjiang is the one who makes the decision here. He pushed open the door of the winter den and pulled the wolf out.

Li Long went to find wood and stones to build a stove at the door. Yushanjiang and two young men skinned the wolf and processed its internal organs.

The big pot was set up, the fire was lit, and the wolf meat was cut into pieces and thrown in.

After a while, the water boiled and blood foam appeared on the surface. Then, young men and middle-aged men came over on horseback one after another.

Some were acquaintances and some were strangers, and everyone greeted Li Long one by one.

Most of them looked at Li Long curiously, looking at the strange-looking guy on the front of the tractor.

Li Long went to get two watermelons and cut them for everyone to eat.

An hour and a half later, Halimu came back.

Following him came back two young men, riding their horses and cracking their whips, looking quite anxious.

After getting off the horse, he said hello to others, shook hands with Li Long, and then went to see the harvester.

When I came here, I passed by Halim's grassland. Looking at the neatly cut grass, to be honest, it was impossible not to be surprised.

Most people would spend two to three days or three or four days to cut grass on one field, but he was different. He only finished cutting grass on two or three hillsides in one afternoon.

Mechanization is awesome!

When listening to the radio about agricultural modernization, I learned that animal husbandry is not a separate industry and is included in agriculture. I can now feel it clearly.

In the past, when Li Long sent them daily necessities, they exchanged them for things from the mountains, and they didn’t feel much gratitude.

Now that Li Long has come driving a harvester to help them cut grass, the feeling is completely different.

The wolf meat was boiling in the pot, and everyone was standing or sitting there discussing the matter of cutting grass.

After Yushanjiang prepared the wolf skin, he joined the discussion and quickly made the decision.

Everyone worked together and was divided into two groups. One group cleared away the stones and wooden stakes in the pasture in advance, and the other group waited for the harvested grass to dry before carrying it in bundles. Then Li Long's tractor would pull the grass to the winter shelters of each family.

As for improving the food, you can do it when you have time.

There was no mention of compensation for Li Long, and Li Long himself didn't think about it.

They sprinkled salt into the big pot, scooped out the soup, and each person took a piece to eat with dry naan. Li Long was not used to it, so he found an enamel basin on the tractor, filled it with soup, and ate the dry naan with it.

We ate and talked, and after we finished eating, we started working.

The timing was not right, but no one cared. Except for Halim, who had seen a tractor mowing grass, no one else had seen it before and was curious.

In later generations, except for Adasi shooting short videos and grandpa using a sickle to cut grass, everyone else has basically used special lawn mowers.

After all, the grassland is very large, covering hundreds of acres. It would take an indefinite amount of time to plough it manually.

It is more convenient to use a grass trimmer. Advanced grass trimmers can compress the grass into bales directly after it is cut. Of course, this is not possible now, because the grass is still green after it is cut, and it must be dried before being bundled. Otherwise, it will get moldy and cattle and sheep will not eat it or will get sick if they eat it.

Everyone rode their horses, gathered around the tractor, and walked into the mountains to watch the fun. A few young men whistled occasionally, making it as lively as an Aken talk and singing concert.

Li Long had to drive carefully. After all, some of the guys were quite curious and were afraid of bumping into things if they got too close to the tractor.

No matter how small a tractor is, it is still made of iron and a collision is very serious. Just like a car, the driver may think that the speed is very slow and is moving forward slowly, so if the driver falls down, it should not be a big problem.

But think about something weighing one or two tons. It has such great inertia that if it is knocked over, you might break a bone or something.

Arriving at another hillside of Halimu's pasture, Li Long stopped the tractor, Halimu and his men dismounted, tied up their horses, and then led the young men to wade through the grass. Occasionally, they would hit a wooden stake, which they would knock down and pull up, throwing far into the woods.

If you encounter a stone, you can pry it up and throw it aside.

In fact, there are basically no major obstacles in the grassland, and if there are any, they have been cleared away when the grass was cut previously.

It's just that there will be small impacts. After all, when using the sickle to cut grass, if it encounters a small obstacle, the small wooden stakes will simply ignore it. You don't need to worry about it if the impact is not serious.

It is different now. Young people are very serious and know that this machine must be expensive. If it breaks because a stone is not picked up, they will have to cut the remaining grass by themselves, which is very troublesome.

It didn’t matter when there were no harvesters, everyone was the same. But now suddenly we are told that we don’t have to mow the grass anymore, machines can do it, and the feeling is different.

Li Long looked at the grass. At a glance, he saw Codonopsis pilosula, Bupleurum chinense, Astragalus membranaceus, and Licorice - all of them were herbs.

No wonder the mutton in the mountains is delicious. Look at what they eat. It’s all tonic.

Halimu and his team walked around once, and Li Long was ready. He started to drive up the grass slope with his tractor. When they reached the grass slope, he controlled the harvester and started to cut the grass.

All the young people looked over, and then looked at the place where the tractor passed. The grass was cut almost close to the ground, and the cut grass was neatly arranged on the right side of the tractor.

"Wow!"

"This is great!"

"Mechanization, that's what mechanization is!"

The herdsmen were all amazed.

While he was sighing, Li Long had already driven halfway up the hill.

Yushanjiang was also calculating that the time it took for Li Long's tractor to cut the grass was just a few minutes. If it were done manually, it would take at least half an hour or even longer.

After Li Long walked around, he found two more marks on the originally lush green grass slope, as if it had been shaved by a razor.

The boys were all very excited and some even thought about driving a tractor.

Riding horses is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years, while driving a tractor is just a momentary curiosity.

In the future, will it not take so much time to cut grass like this? After all, judging from the speed of cutting grass, a herdsman's pasture may be cut in one or two days.

Cutting grass is the most tiring part. As for waiting for the grass to dry and piling it together into bundles, that is just extra work.

It's the same as harvesting wheat.

The young men started laughing, only Halimu and Yushanjiang gathered together to discuss in a low voice.

When Li Long turned around, he was envied by the young men, but he didn't dare to hand over the tractor to them. This was on a hillside, and if he didn't drive well, he would just rush up and flip over. If the tractor broke down, it would be ok, but if it didn't, someone might die.

Li Long always remembers the incident when Yang Yongqiang drove his tractor into the wall.

After Halimu and Yushanjiang discussed it, they left two people here to take care of it, and the others rode their horses to another hillside. They wanted to clear the stones and wooden stakes on the pasture as soon as possible to make it easier for Li Long to cut grass.

We have to finish it as soon as possible and then go back to the summer pasture.

After all, the cattle and sheep are still there. Yushanjiang's sheep are still being looked after by others, so I am not too sure.

Li Long's job was much easier, he just had to drive the tractor to cut the wheat. And he didn't have to be as careful as cutting wheat, so he didn't care if the grass was pressed down. (End of this chapter)