Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

After Li Long and his companions left, while they were resting between the winter den and the sheep slaughtering site, Talihar's grandmother Sana washed her hands and went over to move together the wooden cabinets and boxes that she had taken a fancy to.

When they moved together, she called Talihar over and asked him to put the two things in front of her horse and tie them to the horse's back and take them away when she left.

Nathan and Susken had already moved two small square tables into the winter nest. Yushanjiang's child Yeerjiang also moved two small tables, stacked one upside down and one upside down, into the winter nest. This was what Li Long told them when he left.

Not only were there desks, but Halimu also gave them learning supplies.

The child came over and was actually helping to rub salt onto the leather. Now he is really happy to see that he has a new study desk.

The remaining cabinet and box were taken away by the other two old ladies.

They were a little unhappy that Sana took up a locker and a box by herself, but there was nothing they could do.

Because when Li Long was there, Sana was the first to bravely express her request, wanting to exchange all the sheep she had brought for the cabinet and the box.

Unlike Sana, they do not have as much autonomy. The men usually decide how to sell the sheep, and they come here to assist.

The men in the family may have already calculated what to do with the money from selling the sheep, so the most they can hope to get is a cabinet or a box. After all, the cabinets and boxes in the house have been used for too long, and some of them are inherited from the previous generation.

It needs to be changed.

Li Long just asked Halimu to count what furniture each family needs, and he would go over and have someone make it. Although Halimu didn't translate, a young man heard it.

Talihar ran over and whispered to Grandma Sana:

"Grandma, Li Long said that we don't need all the sheep. These things are given to us... Give one to someone else. You see, Arken's family doesn't have anything..."

"Give it to us? That won't work." Sana was very clear-headed. "Li Long is very good. You said that, and I know. But accepting things given by others like this won't last long.

If we really need something and we have the ability to do so, we can exchange our things for it.

He often brings us things, and we can't let him suffer any loss. For example, you used the wild goats you shot last time in exchange for him helping us cut grass, which was very good.

We Kazakhs cannot take things from others for free, and we must remember the help we receive.”

Talihar nodded to show that he understood.

After he shot down a herd of wild goats during the autumn grass harvest, Talihar became more confident. This time his father asked him to drive the goats out as a recognition of his ability.

Of course, grandma came along to see if he could get this done.

"Of course, if he can really bring more furniture, I think we can exchange it with other things in the winter nest." Sana stroked the brand new cabinet with her rough hands and said:
"Taha, you know what? My dream is to have a house full of new furniture and brand new blankets that we can weave, so that the house can be decorated beautifully.

Don’t we still have jade, gems we found, and deer antlers at home? These things are not very useful to us, but they can be used to exchange for furniture.”

The herdsmen have lived in the mountains for generations, and every household has some assets.

Some young people yearn to live outside the mountains and want to settle down in the courtyard of a settlement.

Most elderly people are still accustomed to living in the mountains, staying in winter homes in the winter and moving to summer pastures in the summer.

Sana’s idea is to clean up her winter home and replace the old furniture at home.

She looked down on the other aunties. Although traditional, women also need to be strong when necessary.

A home is made up of men and women. Men are more likely to make decisions, but when it comes to the furnishings in the home, women should be listened to.

Sana planned to ask Li Long and his men about the furniture after they came back from hunting wolves. If Li Long could really bring more furniture, then it would be no problem to take out the grass-fed sheep that were driven over today, plus some things hidden in her winter den.

Some Kazakh herdsmen have their own traditional skills and can easily make a wooden saddle or weave a horse whip.

But it is difficult to ask them to make furniture for home. Firstly, they don't have the skills, and secondly, they don't have the right tools.

Li Long didn't know that his casual idea had aroused the Kazakh aunt's dream of "decorating" her own home.

He went out with Halimu and the others with a gun, not really expecting to kill the wolves. But no matter what, they couldn't let these guys get more rampant.

The howling of wolves was echoing in the distant mountains, but Halimu did not go in that direction. He was heading in the direction where he had driven the horses back yesterday.

"Those wolves are very vengeful. They came to my winter den and howled last night because they wanted revenge." Halimu explained to Li Long as they walked:

"Their companions died along the way. A lot of sheep were driven along this road early this morning, so they probably considered this road as a key ambush location. Wolves are also very smart.

If Talihar and his men return late, when it is dark, they will surely be attacked by wolves."

They came here to clear the dangers that might be on this road. Halimu and his men would never let Talihar and his men walk at night. Even if they had guns, it would still be very dangerous to walk at night.

Halimu, Yushanjiang, Li Long and two other men in their twenties or thirties, carrying guns, strode into the mountains. They quickly climbed over two mountains along the path trampled by sheep and then walked forward along the valley.

Li Long kept looking around. The snow on the mountain was very loose, and the continuous snowfall had not compacted the snow in time. Although it was very thick, it would not cause an avalanche if it really snowed.

He had sharp eyes and could see many hoof prints and paw prints of wild animals of all sizes, such as rabbits, on the hillsides on both sides.

On the hillsides on both sides, some bushes still had some frozen berries hanging on them, which were food for birds and small animals.

Li Long also saw a gray rabbit running from one bush to the root of another bush and then burrowing into the grass.

He didn't chase after it; for him the goal was too small and not worth it.

"Roe deer!" Suddenly, a herdsman pointed to the western ridge and shouted.

Everyone looked over there, and sure enough, on a ridge more than a hundred meters away from them, there were two roe deer, one big and one small, watching them. After hearing the noise, they immediately ran back and disappeared behind the ridge.

No one chased after them. Their target was the wolf, and if they saw a wolf along the way, they would definitely chase it. As for other animals, they would just ignore them unless they happened to be within the range of their guns.

That’s what Li Long thought.

Continuing to move forward, just when Li Long felt that there was no possibility of encountering a wolf, they climbed over another mountain. When they were at the top of the ridge, Li Long was the first to discover that in the distance, near the top of a ridge in front of them, next to a few huge rocks, there was a gray wolf observing the path the sheep had walked!
"Wolf!" Li Long shouted softly, "In front..."

When he shouted "wolf", he was already half-crouching, with the gun on his back turned over and held in his hand. When he raised the gun, his fingers had already hooked the safety, and the bullet was already loaded. He used the ring on the barrel to hit the gray wolf.

The gray wolf also noticed the movement here at this time. Its hair stood up, and it raised its head and howled briefly, warning its companions, then turned around and crawled into the crevice of the rock!
The wolves were smart enough to know that these enemies could kill them even from such a distance, so they could only launch a sneak attack.

"boom!"

Li Long fired a shot. As soon as the gray wolf turned around, it was hit in the head by Li Long and rolled under the rock.

Another wolf howl was heard in the opposite mountain. Li Long looked over and could see bushes but no wolf.

Obviously, these wolves were hiding in the grass, and it was unknown whether they were ambushing, eating, or ambushing and preparing to attack something.

"Li Long, your shooting skills are getting better and better." Halimu praised.

"You have good eyesight." Yushanjiang nodded, "I didn't even see the wolf there."

Li Long smiled and said:

"In fact, I didn't expect to encounter wolves on the way here. I thought that wolves wouldn't be so rampant in broad daylight..."

"No? Have you forgotten what happened to me yesterday, brother?" Halimu patted his arm. "There are really many wolves in the mountains this winter and they are very fierce. We must be careful!"

Halimu is still frightened by what happened yesterday, and I believe he will remember it for a long time.

Several people went down the ridge, crossed the valley, and came to the place with the big rocks over there.

The gray wolf was already hard, and Li Long's shot went through the back of its right ear and came out of its mouth. The wolf was killed in one shot and did not suffer much.

Halimu picked up the wolf, looked at it and said:

"A two-year-old gray wolf, serving as an observation post in the wolf pack."

Yushanjiang pointed to the crack in the stone and said:
"This group of wolves must have hunted wild goats here yesterday morning. I don't know where they took them to eat."

There were some hairs and bloodstains in the cracks of the rocks. Li Long guessed that the wild goat must have been dragged into the wolf den by the wolves. It was unknown whether there were old wolves or young wolves there. Otherwise, the wolves would have eaten the wild goat clean here.

Several people dragged the wolf forward. Li Long was the first to kill the wolf, and the others were not very convinced, or felt that they were a little behind, and wanted to kill the wolf as soon as possible to eliminate the danger on the way back.

Li Long felt that he and his men were being watched. However, he looked into the mountains on both sides and could not see anything. It was mainly because of the snow and the large amount of bushes in the mountains, so it was difficult to detect anything further away.

He guessed that it must be the accomplice of the gray wolf just now, staring at them from a farther distance.

Do you want revenge?

If he really dares to come here for revenge, it would be just what Li Long and the others want.

Unfortunately, those wolves will definitely not come.

In these deep mountains and forests, wolves are more cunning and ferocious than foxes.

Only in foreign fairy tales would wolves be described as so stupid.

Li Long did not remind Halimu and the others. He believed that these herdsmen who had lived in the mountains for many years were not much worse than himself in this regard.

Several people were looking around at the moment, obviously knowing that there was danger nearby.

They all held their guns in their hands. Although the safety was not turned on, their postures showed that they were ready to raise their guns at any time.

After they climbed over a low ridge, they walked along the valley for a considerable distance. When people walked in the valley, it was not easy to see the dangers on the ridges on both sides.

However, the men were not worried as they all had guns in their hands. After walking forward for more than a kilometer, they finally saw three gray wolves running towards them from the other end of the valley.

The three gray wolves seemed to be being chased by something. They ran in panic. When they were still two or three hundred meters away from Li Long and his men, they realized that there were enemies ahead of them, so they immediately turned up the mountain.

This sudden change of lane was a bit embarrassing. This valley was often visited by people herding sheep, so the vision was clear. Li Long and his men spotted the wolves first. Several people lined up in a row and pointed their guns at the three wolves.

At a distance of more than 200 meters, it is entirely possible to hit the target with five or six and a half hits.

But it also depends on the shooting skills of these people. After all, those gray wolves are not dead targets. When they found Li Long and his men, they had already changed their route and ran up the mountain.

As long as they hide in the bushes halfway up the mountain, they will be saved.

However, just as they turned around, their heads were originally facing Li Long and his team, so the target was relatively small. But now their bodies are facing Li Long and his team sideways, and the target has become more than twice as large.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang! Bang!"

Several people fired shots one after another, and someone fired twice.

Two of the three gray wolves were knocked to the ground, one of which died instantly, while the other was still rolling on the ground, not yet dead.

The remaining bullet just grazed its fur without causing any injury. After the gunshot, it accelerated suddenly, ducked into the snow beside it, and then rushed forward into the bushes. Then, only the bushes and grass were seen moving, and it could not be found.

The gunshots startled some animal farther away. There was snowflakes flying over there. When Li Long and his men came to the dead wolf with guns in hand, they could no longer see anything farther away.

Halimu pulled out the knife he carried with him, stepped forward and slashed the neck of the wolf that was still baring its fangs.

"Three wolves." Yushanjiang looked at Li Long, "You killed two of them by yourself... Awesome."

Li Long looked ahead and asked:
"Do you want to go further?"

Now he no longer had the feeling of being watched from both sides, but he always felt that there should be something big ahead.

There are not many animals that can force three gray wolves to flee.

I don’t know what it will be?
There is a little bit of worry, but more of curiosity.

"No need." Yu Shanjiang shook his head and said, "You can't see it. If there was something, it would have run into the woods when it heard the gunshots."

Li Long then realized that after exiting the valley, there was another valley with dense pine forests on both sides. If there was anything there, it would hide in the forest and could not be seen at all.

Several people then carried the wolf back.

It was a good harvest. According to Li Long's initial thought, he might not be able to kill a wolf, especially in broad daylight. Are wolves that stupid?

He underestimated the wolf's courage in the forest.

This is their territory.

When the men returned to Halimu's winter den carrying the wolf, more than half of the sheep had been slaughtered.

A large pot was set up in front of the winter den, one for boiling water and the other for cooking meat.

Two women were making naan in the cleared naan pit. The aroma of cooking mutton and baked naan wafted over, making Li Long feel really hungry.

He found that the furniture that had been unloaded was gone. Only some wood shavings were taken out by the children to play with, and from time to time they would be scolded by the adults, who would then put the shavings into the truck bed.

For these herdsmen, these wood shavings are also very useful. At least when setting up a stove, the wood shavings are very good ignition materials.

When they saw Li Long and his companions coming back with the three wolves, the people and children who were still working made all kinds of noises.

Some admired, some cheered, some asked about the situation, and some wanted to go hunting with us.

Talihar, who was skinning a sheep, really wanted to go along and hunt the wolves.

He felt that skinning sheep was no longer something that a real hunter like him should do.

It's a record of one person killing more than a dozen wild goats. I'm afraid no one will break it for quite a long time.

But in the winter nest, his family still treated him as a child, after all, he was not married yet.

"Finish this sheep, then eat." Yushanjiang said after throwing the wolf down, "Rest for a while before working again."

There was a large pile of processed lambs over there. Li Long took a quick look and saw that there were about thirty of them.

The efficiency is really high.

There were dozens of frozen dishes. There was warm water in the big basin. After Yushanjiang said this, everyone sped up their work, finished what they had, and prepared to rest.

They were hungry too.

Halimu's wife came over and sprinkled salt into the mutton pot, and brought a plate of chopped pilaf.

She also took out a small wooden table from the house, but Nathan chased her out and took the small wooden table back.

This made Halimu want to go over and scold Nathan, but Li Long stopped him.

It was another young man who came over with a smile and took the two small wooden tables next to his horse.

They took the small wooden table back intending to use it as a kang table, so there was no problem in using it here.

Nathan's children's table is used as a desk, and they will cherish it more.

In fact, children are more sensitive to the sense of ownership of their own things. At this time, parents hope that their children will be more generous in front of guests, but children hope that they can decide whether to share things or not.

The three wolves were gutted first but not skinned immediately.

The freshly made naan had been brought to the small table and placed together with the cooked mutton in a large bowl. Everyone washed their hands with laughter and each took the meat and naan to eat.

Halimu's wife took out a bunch of enamel basins from the winter den. They must have been placed there when Li Long came here at some unknown time, and they were still keeping them there.

Li Long also started eating.

The freshly made naan is so delicious.

He inexplicably thought of Xiao Gan, who had given up on his own initiative and did not want to drag down his comrades. (End of this chapter)