Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The winter nest was not big, but it was very warm. There was an open-pit coal mine nearby, which had not yet been developed. After Halimu and his team returned from the field, they dug coal for several days in a row and pulled out enough coal for the winter.

Li Long was a little uncomfortable with the strong smell of milk and mutton, but after drinking two bowls of milk tea, he didn't feel anything anymore.

The old lady sat on the wooden kang and looked at Li Long with a smile, mumbling something incomprehensible from time to time.

Nathan and Susken would occasionally take out some things to show Li Long, including award certificates, their own books, paintings, and handicrafts.

When Li Long asked them if they had finished their homework, the two children immediately started to hesitate.

Li Long laughed out loud. These two children were similar to Li Qiang. If Li Qiang was not supervised by Li Juan, he would not do his homework every day. Except for eating, he would play outside all day long, even in the winter.

Nathan and Susken felt a little embarrassed, so they took out their notebooks from the corner of the wooden kang and lay on it to do their homework.

Li Long thought that he would have to ask a carpenter to make two small wooden tables for the two children before coming next time. It would be better to sit on the wooden kang and write instead of lying down.

Halimu's family has a wooden kang, but it is used for eating and is not convenient for doing homework.

Li Long also thought that the folding wooden tables of later generations would be nice, which could be opened when in use and folded up when not in use.

I just don’t know if the carpenters in the village can do it now.

Halim's mother broke the naan into small pieces and placed them on a plate in front of Li Long. Nathan's mother took out a small plate of jam from the cabinet next to the stove, and Li Long picked up a piece of naan and dipped it in the jam.

He calculated the time. If Halimu was just going to ask people, he should be back in more than an hour or two hours.

Although the snow is thick in the mountains, cattle and sheep often have to wade through the winter pastures, and horses are fast, so they should be back soon.

The room was very hot and smelly. The two children were lying on the wooden kang, doing their homework, twisting their body from time to time.

After drinking the milk tea and eating two pieces of naan, Li Long stood up, said hello, and said he was going outside to clean up the tractor.

When Li Long came out, Nathan followed him out.

"Uncle, I have finished my homework for today." Nathan looked very proud.

In fact, they have just started school not long ago. The courses themselves are relatively simple and there are fewer subjects, so it is normal to have less homework.

Li Long cranked the tractor to start it, mainly because he was worried that the water in the tank would be cold and difficult to start.

The rumbling sound echoed in the valley, the tractor was emitting black smoke, and then it returned to normal.

Li Long just let the tractor's engine warm up, and after more than ten minutes, he turned off the engine.

It looked like he couldn't accomplish anything today, so he planned to wait for Halim to come back and then drive the tractor back. It was just in time for him to go to the county furniture factory to see if there were any ready-made small wooden tables, and then buy some and bring them back tomorrow.

By the way, Yushan Jiang also has children who go to school, so he should buy two more.

After making up his mind, Li Long walked around with a gun on his back.

Although it had only been snowing for a short time, the snow around Halimu's winter home had already been flattened. There were hoof prints of cattle and sheep everywhere, which clearly showed that the cattle and sheep were usually let out to graze and exercise on the winter pasture.

The stream nearby was still flowing, the water was not strong but very clear, and there were even some green grass growing under the water.

The vitality is really tenacious.

Nathan followed Li Long around, and then Susken also ran out of the winter den, followed Li Long and stayed with Nathan.

The two children have a very good relationship. It is normal for them to fight and quarrel with each other. You can hear them quarreling occasionally, but they follow one another and get anxious when you can’t see them.

It was quite cold outside and both children were not wearing hats. Soon their ears were frozen red and their noses were running, which they wiped with their sleeves from time to time. This reminded Li Long of Li Qiang two years ago.

Children at this age are really similar.

It’s better to go into the winter nest, at least the children won’t get cold.

Just as Li Long was about to speak, he heard the sound of a wolf howling in the distance.

Extremely sad and long!

Li Long looked to the southwest, which was the direction Halimu had gone. The winter nests of Yushanjiang, Talihar and others were all in that direction!

Li Long's face suddenly changed because he heard another wolf howl!
This is a pack of wolves!

Is Harimu in danger?

Li Long then remembered that Halimu was in such a hurry that he didn't even carry a gun with him!

He didn't even bring any weapons except a horse whip!

He immediately took the holstered gun off his back, threw the holster aside, then took the gun and ran southwest while opening the safety and loading the bullet.

At this time, driving a tractor is not as fast as running. The snow in the mountains is heavy, covering the valleys. Li Long doesn't walk often, and if the tractor gets stuck, not only can he not help, but it will affect the main work!

His five or six half-guns were full of bullets, and the shoulder bag he carried with him was also filled with dozens of bullets.

"boom!"

Li Long raised his gun and fired into the air, intending to intimidate the wolves and also to signal to Halimu who might be in danger that he had discovered the situation!
Li Long rushed down the grass slope and ran in the direction of Halim's horse's hooves.

At this time, we must try our best to save people, whether it is Halimu or others, they all have to be saved.

He faintly heard the neighing of horses and was sure that the wolves were chasing people.

"boom!"

Li Long fired another shot into the air. In less than two minutes, he had run several hundred meters and was about to enter another valley.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard behind him. When he turned his head, he was surprised to find that it was Nathan riding the horse. He raised the whip and urged the horse to catch up with Li Long.

"Uncle, get on the horse! I'll take you there!" Nathan's face was serious and mature like an adult at this time, "Horse faster!"

Li Long hesitated for a moment, slung the backpack over his shoulders, pressed the horse's back diagonally, and jumped directly on.

Nathan didn't expect Li Long to be so agile on horseback. Then he raised the whip, and the black and yellow horse neighed and ran in the direction of the wolf's howl.

Li Long turned his head and found that the old lady and Sasken were both at the door of the winter den.

And Halimu's wife was looking at them with five or six semi-automatic rifles in her hands.

He was relieved.

Even if wolves come to attack the winter den at this time, there should be nothing to worry about.

Being able to live in the mountains for a long time, Halimu’s Yanggangzi is definitely not a woman who only knows how to make naan and milk tea.

The horses were running very fast. Li Long took the gun off his shoulder and aimed it diagonally forward, but he couldn't hit anything at all. However, he was not worried. As long as the people surrounded by wolves could hold on until he and Nathan passed by, even if he couldn't hit them, the sound of the gunshot would scare the wolves away.

Having lived in this mountain for decades, the wolves must have witnessed the power of firearms more than once. Those who did not believe in the power of this thing would probably have turned into wolf skins and food for people.

After rushing past two valley entrances, the wolf howling sounded again. This time it seemed to be closer, but there was still no exact location.

Li Long raised his gun and was about to fire another shot, but he was worried that the horse would not be frightened. If it was startled by the gunshot, both he and Nathan might be injured.

"Uncle, shoot, my horse is not afraid." Nathan suddenly spoke.

It’s good that you are not afraid. Li Long immediately raised the gun at an angle and fired another shot in the direction of the wolf’s howl.

"boom!"

After the gunshot, the echo reverberated in the valley, and then another wolf howl was heard in the distance, but this howl was short and sharp, and no one knew what the leader wolf was shouting.

The horses neighed again, and this time the sound became panicked.

Li Long became even more worried. He fired two shots into the sky, and then he felt the horse under him was running a little unsteadily. It seemed that the gunshot did have some effect on the horse.

After climbing over a low slope and passing a valley, Li Long finally saw the horse running towards him.

It's Harim!
On both sides of Halimu and the horse, there were six or seven wolves running in the mountains. Occasionally, a wolf would rush up and try to bite the horse's legs. Halimu waved the whip in his hand to drive away the wolves.

Li Long was very anxious. He could see that the wolves posed a great threat to the horses. If one of them really bit the horse's leg, both the man and the horse would probably fall down. Then if the wolves pounced on them in their entirety, it would be hard to predict what would happen!

He looked both ways and said to Nathan:
"Slow down!" Nathan pulled the reins, and Li Long jumped off the horse. He staggered twice in the snow, and while standing firm, he had already raised his gun!

He did not aim at the wolves that were following Halimu, but at the wolves that were moving through the mountains, raising their heads and roaring from time to time!
"boom!"

"Boom!"

After three shots, blood spurted out of one wolf. The other wolf was very cunning and dodged the bullets by diving into the snow.

Li Long still held his gun and aimed, this time at the wolf that was about to attack Hari Trojan Horse!

When Halimu was discovered just now, the distance between the two sides was about 160 to 170 meters. Now that Li Long has fired three shots, the distance between the two sides has become more than 100 meters.

One wolf hesitated and slowed down, but the other two wolves were still following closely!

"boom!"

When Halimu suddenly turned, Li Long, who had been aiming, seized the opportunity and knocked down the wolf that had no time to catch up and was still rushing forward!
The wolf was not dead yet. After being hit, it rolled twice in the snow and then howled. The sound was very miserable.

At this time, the other wolf also realized something was wrong, so it made a prompt decision, turned around and ran into the woods. Li Long aimed twice, but this wolf was very cunning and knew how to use Halimu and the horse to block Li Long's video, so he ultimately missed.

Nathan had already met Halimu at this time. After the two of them joined forces on their horses, they rushed towards Li Long.

Seeing that there were no more wolves chasing him, Li Long immediately took out bullets from his bag and put them into the gun.

After loading the gun with bullets, he walked forward.

Halimu jumped off his horse and came over to hug Li Long tightly:
"Thank you, Brother Li Long!"

"Why thank me? You came out because of me and are in danger. Let's go and see if there are any wolves that are still alive!"

Li Long took a look and found a blood mark on the hind leg of the horse behind Halimu. He pointed it out to Halimu.

"It's okay, it's used to it." Halimu calmed down at this time, "I regret it, I should have brought a gun."

Li Long thought so too.

"I never thought that these wolves would attack people in broad daylight." Halim led the horse back and said to Nathan:

"Go tell your mother that we are fine."

"Okay!" Nathan whipped his whip and ran back quickly.

"Is everything okay?" Li Long turned his head and looked at Nathan.

"No." Halimu said, "There are only less than 500 meters left. If the wolves dare to move again, we will have to clean up the mountains thoroughly this winter and fight the wolves well."

Only then did Li Long feel relieved.

The two men followed Halimu's original route back, and to Li Long's surprise, they actually killed three wolves.

Halimu took the rope from the saddle, tied up the three wolves, tied them with ropes, and dragged them behind the horse all the way to the winter den.

Halimu's wife and mother asked questions, and Halimu answered them one by one.

He took the 56-caliber semi-automatic rifle from his wife and said with a sigh:
"The snow is heavy this year, and the wolves are coming out of the mountains. Looks like we'll have to bring guns with us later."

"Should we notify them again?" Li Long was a little worried. There were only seven or eight wolves in that pack just now, and they dared to attack people and horses. He didn't know if the situation in the mountains was bad, so such a thing happened.

"Yes. But I think Yushanjiang will be here soon." Halimu said, "With so many gunshots, he will definitely notice it. He will probably come over with a gun to see what's going on. Let's go into the house first and we'll talk slowly."

Halimu had just arrived at Yushanjiang's house. A large part of Yushanjiang's sheep had also been taken away. The situation was the same as Halimu's. The total number of sheep in the two families was less than 30.

We have to keep looking for other people.

Halimu went to two more families and collected fifty fat sheep. He made an agreement with them to drive the sheep to Halimu's place the next morning and slaughter them together.

Today Halimu has to go and inform the imam that there will be a ceremony tomorrow.

But he didn't expect that when he was walking back after notifying, he encountered this wolf pack. At first, when he saw a wolf, Halimu didn't care and just drove his horse faster.

Unexpectedly, after seeing Halimu, the wolf followed him for a while, and then began to howl and call his companions.

Halimu knew something was wrong and sped up immediately. However, the horse had been running for a long distance and it was caught up by the wolves because of the heavy snow.

Halimu knew that he couldn't stop at this time, so he immediately whipped the horse and urged it to run, thinking that he just needed to run to the winter den. At this time, he also regretted not bringing a gun. If he had brought a gun, he could have easily fired two shots to scare the wolf away.

Then the leader wolf howled, probably adjusting its tactics, but unexpectedly it was heard by Li Long. When the gun went off, the wolves started to get scared.

This was a perfect opportunity. Halimu took it to break out of the wolves' encirclement and ran towards this side desperately.

"Nathan is really good. If I had just run, I might not have run into you so quickly." Li Long touched Nathan's head and said, "The doll is also very useful at the critical moment."

Halimu smiled and gave his son a gratified look.

Nathan immediately became proud.

Halimu's wife brought him milk tea and occasionally whispered a word or two to Halimu.

Although he couldn't understand it, Li Long could tell that the tone was full of concern, mixed with a little bit of complaint.

He lowered his head and took a sip of milk tea.

Does this count as showing off your love?

There was the sound of horse hooves outside.

"Yushanjiang should be here." Halimu finished the milk tea in his bowl and stood up.

Li Long also got off the wooden kang, put on his shoes and walked out.

Sure enough, Yushanjiang jumped off his horse with a gun on his back. When he saw Halimu and Li Long, he immediately asked:
"Halimu, did you run into a wolf?"

"Yeah, a group of wolves chased me for more than a kilometer. If it weren't for Li Long, I would have been finished." Halimu spoke calmly, but Yushanjiang frowned as he listened:
"It seems that after we kill the sheep this time, we have to clean up this mountain. These wolves are too rampant! Now they dare to chase people in broad daylight. If they continue like this, they might dare to rush directly into the sheepfold at night!"

"Okay." Although Halimu appeared to be very calm, he didn't plan to wait until the next day if he could get revenge.

"Then I'll go back and get some more bullets." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "I'll come over then."

"Row."

Neither Halimu nor Yushanjiang declined. They were all family members, so there was no need to be polite. Li Long was a good marksman and he often went hunting. With him joining them, they could kill more wolves.

Although wild boars are more harmful in the mainland, in the northern Xinjiang, wolves are still more dangerous to the herdsmen in the mountains these days.

After all, the most the wild boars can do is dig up the pasture. With the abundant rain here, the digged pasture will soon be regrown with grass.

But if that pack of wolves becomes powerful, the losses may not only be cattle and sheep, but also people may die.

Every year, countless people who try to get rich by collecting herbs in the mountains end up falling into the mouths of these wild beasts.

Normally, herders focus mainly on grazing. When these wild beasts threaten their lives, they will not show mercy.

"Let's go together later and inform Talihar and the others to bring guns when they drive the sheep here tomorrow." Yushanjiang said, "We can't let them encounter danger on the road."

"Okay." Halimu nodded. He turned to Li Long and said:
"Li Long, don't go. Yu Shanjiang and I both have guns, so it's okay. You go back first. You'll be busy this afternoon if you need to get bullets."

"Okay." This was the first time Halimu asked Li Long to leave, but Li Long knew that they were all busy right now. These were important matters and neither of them could delay.

"As for the wolves, we'll skin them when Yushanjiang and I come back. You can just come over tomorrow and take the skin and meat away." Halimu added, "Bullets are very important. You can just focus on them."

"Okay." Li Long was no longer polite. He took out two spare packs of bullets from his bag and stuffed them into Halimu and Yushanjiang respectively. Then he turned the tractor around on the snow slope and drove down the mountain.

The wolf's actions today also scared him. This matter really cannot be delayed.

When the tractor drove out of the mountain pass, Li Long could still hear the howling of wolves on the western hilltop.

Are there too many wolves this year? Why are there so many?
Or is there some big creature in the inner mountain that drove these wolves out? (End of this chapter)