Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

To fight the bear or to fight the wolf, that is the question.

Li Long quickly followed with his gun in hand. He could see that when the gray wolf, which was the last one to come, turned its head, there was still a tuft of bear hair on its mouth, and blood was oozing from the place where it was slapped by the bear.

The little ha bear had already rushed onto the ridge, and two gray wolves blocked its way, one in front and one behind. The two gray wolves were also injured, but their injuries were relatively minor. They were just slapped by the little ha bear's paw. If it were a big ha bear, this slap would have killed the two gray wolves on the spot.

But the little bear was only slightly bigger than a dog after all, and his strength was limited. The two slaps only left a few bloody marks on the gray wolf's body. The result was that the little bear was left on the ridge, unable to move forward or backward, and the gray wolf also had a few more bloody wounds on its body.

Li Long aimed his gun. If he fired at this moment, he could kill the little bear directly.

The little bear stood up, and although he roared and threatened the gray wolf from time to time, the gray wolf had obviously seen that he was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and jumped around him swiftly, not wanting to fight, but just harassing him, neither letting him leave nor letting him attack.

These wolves are so damn cunning!
Li Long didn't plan to wait any longer. He aimed at one of the gray wolves - mainly because he didn't want to bully the brown bear. Seeing that the brown bear was so helpless, Li Long thought about killing a few gray wolves first.

He was aiming at the gray wolf that was first injured by the brown bear. That gray wolf was the most seriously injured and was at the outermost edge at the moment, unable to move forward to attack the brown bear.

Just when he was aiming at the gray wolf, he saw a big guy coming out from the other side of the ridge and just entered the aiming circle. Then the big guy roared and slapped the gray wolf, who was unable to dodge, away!
It really flew up - flew five or six meters and fell heavily on the rock!
Li Long was startled, and then felt extremely fortunate!

The big bear is really nearby, just a little far away!

As soon as the big bear appeared, the little bear immediately made a sound of grievance.

The remaining gray wolves immediately changed their tactics. Two of them went to harass the big bear, while one started to attack the small bear.

Maybe because there was a big bear nearby, the little bear also became ferocious. Along with the roar of the big bear, the little bear actually fought back and forth with a gray wolf, and then took advantage of the gray wolf's dodge to run behind the big bear.

Next, Li Long saw the strength of the big bear. He once again grabbed a gray wolf with one claw, stuffed it under his butt, and sat down!

With a shrill howl, the other gray wolves turned around and fled!
The huge difference in body size made it impossible for the gray wolf to fight!

"Bang bang bang!"

Li Long took the opportunity to beat the fallen wolves and knocked the two fleeing gray wolves to the ground with three shots.

Little Ha Bear was lying behind Big Ha Bear. Big Ha Bear reacted very quickly. After hearing the gunshot, he roared towards Li Long, turned around, grabbed Little Ha Bear and ran behind the ridge.

After Li Long killed the two gray wolves, the bear had disappeared.

Li Long walked up carefully with his gun in hand. The gray wolf was a reward, but he also had to be careful of the ambush of the bear.

After spending a long time in the mountains, I felt that these carnivores were all very cunning. They were good at ambushing, besieging, and even using tactics when starting a fight.

When they walked to the place where the first gray wolf fell, the wolf died with its eyes open. The gunshot hit its head very accurately, and the wolf's head was cracked. A mixture of brain and blood flowed out from the muzzle of the gun, and also on the surrounding grass leaves.

A fishy smell filled the air, and Li Long went to look at the second gray wolf that was knocked down.

The muzzle of the gun was on the gray wolf's buttocks, and the bullet must have penetrated the wolf's abdomen and crushed its internal organs, but the wolf was still very strong and did not die completely.

Li Long stepped forward and stabbed the gray wolf in the neck with his bayonet, making it bleed and relieving its pain.

The third wolf was crushed to death by the brown bear. When Li Long reached the ridge, he found that the downhill direction was also full of rocks and bushes, and the big and small brown bears had long disappeared.

The gray wolf that was flattened by the sitting was limp, with a pile of stuff in its mouth and butt, all squeezed out by the brown bear.

Although it looks a bit disgusting, at least the wolf skin should be peeled off.

Li Long dragged the flattened gray wolf to the other two wolves. After thinking for a while, he grabbed the tails of the three gray wolves and dragged them down the mountain.

When going down the mountain, try to avoid sharp rocks and thorny bushes.

When Li Long dragged the three gray wolves to the bag of mushrooms, some of the wolves' fur had been hung off by some dead branches and tree roots on the ground.

It was difficult to bring the three wolves to the jeep, so he drew his knife and peeled off the skin of the crushed gray wolf.

After removing one of the wolf's fangs, Li Long knocked off the remaining three fangs, and then removed the fecal stone. As for the squashed wolf meat, forget it. When the skin was peeled off, feces and urine were running around in its stomach, and Li Long was too lazy to clean it up.

Li Long returned to the jeep with a wolf skin, two gray wolves, and mushrooms.

After loading the gray wolf and mushrooms into the car, Li Long drove to the cabin.

Sun Jiaqiang was not at home, so Li Long smeared salt on the peeled wolf skin and placed it on the grass to dry in the sun. Then he opened the door of the wooden house and took out two basins.

Li Long did not start skinning the wolf immediately. Instead, he took firewood and coal, lit the two stoves outside, and then took two pots, added water to them and started boiling.

When Li Long was skinning the gray wolf here, a man staggered towards him from a distance.

Seeing the wooden house here, the man immediately quickened his pace and walked over.

When he saw Li Long, the man hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over.

Li Long looked up at the person who was approaching, ignored him, and continued to skin the wolf with his head down.

It was hot now, so Li Long had to deal with the wolf skin and meat as soon as possible. Without Sun Jiaqiang, he had to deal with his stomach and intestines by himself. He had a lot of things to do and had no time to pay attention to strangers.

"Comrade, is this house yours?" The man walked to a place about seven or eight meters away from Li Long and stopped and asked.

"Yeah." Li Longtou responded without raising his head and continued to deal with the wolf corpse.

"Comrade, can you give me something to eat? I've been wandering in the mountains for several days and there's nothing left to eat..."

Li Long glanced at the man.

The man was about 30 or 40 years old, wearing a somewhat damaged Zhongshan suit, with a lot of dirt on his pants and grass juice and mud on his shoes. Although his hair was not long, it was messy, and his beard was about one centimeter long.

The man was carrying a black nylon bag, which was bulging with something unknown.

Li Long washed his hands at the spring, went to the house to find a piece of rice crust the size of a plate and handed it to the other party:

"That's all."

The man thanked Li Long gratefully, took the rice crust and started to eat it. The rice crust was left over from the steamed rice yesterday, and it was a little dry now, but the man obviously didn't care anymore, he bit it with a loud crunching sound, ate it quickly, and then choked.

He looked at Li Long somewhat awkwardly, but Li Long didn't look at him. He lowered his head and continued to skin the wolf.

The man was choking and hiccuping. He had no choice but to go to the spring and scoop up a handful of water to drink. He straightened his neck and used the water to flush down the food stuck in his esophagus.

Li Long didn't care about these things. It was normal to drink raw water at this time. He couldn't care less. After all, even if he cared about it now, people still had to drink raw water when they went to the mountains.

After skinning the wolves, Li Long started to remove the internal organs. He put the stomachs and intestines of the two wolves in a basin for washing, and then rinsed the rest with spring water. Then he put them in a pot and cooked them.

"Comrade, if you don't mind, I can also process these intestines and stomachs. Let me do it? You give me food, and I don't have much in return..." The man saw Li Long put the wolf's stomach and intestines into the basin, and then went to skin another wolf, so he came close to Li Long while chewing on the rice crust and said.

"You know how to wash?" Li Long was a little surprised. Not all the people who came into the mountain were as ignorant as the ones he met yesterday.

"I know a little bit. This needs warm water, right?" the man said. "When I was a kid, I helped the butcher in the village turn over the pig's intestines."

"Okay, then you can do it after you finish eating. After you cook the offal, I'll give you some." Li Long didn't want to let others work for nothing.

The man smiled and said nothing. He finished the rice crust in a few bites, then put the bag aside, carefully rolled up his sleeves, and when he saw Li Long looking at him, he smiled and said:
"I can't help it. I don't have any change of clothes in the mountains. These clothes... are a little dirty."

Li Long could feel that if this person was outside the mountain, he would still maintain good hygiene habits. There was no such condition in the mountain, so he just nodded and said nothing.

Having seen all kinds of people in the mountains, Li Long still feels it is better to remain vigilant.

The man took another empty basin to the stove where nothing was cooking, scooped up a small half basin of hot water, took it to the spring and added some cold water. After testing the water temperature with his hand, he took the intestines, first cleaned out the feces inside, and then rubbed them in the basin.

Li Long saw that this guy's technique was better than Sun Jiaqiang's, so he ignored him and skinned the other wolf. It was impossible to cook the meat of both wolves, so Li Long added some water to the other empty pot, boiled some wolf meat in it, and rubbed salt on the rest and hung it on the wire to dry.

Wolf meat is not as delicious as ibex meat, and Li Long didn't plan to bring much back. He would first dry it here to make dried meat.

Although that person was not very professional at cleaning the stomach and intestines, he was better than Sun Jiaqiang. By the time Li Long had finished drying the meat, he had almost finished cleaning the stomach and intestines.

Li Long went over to take a look and found that the stomach and intestines were all clean, so he put them in the pot and started cooking.

By the way, sprinkle some incense.

The man washed his hands and the basin, and seeing that Li Long was free, he came over and said:

"Comrade, I think you are a good person. I want to form a partnership with you."

"What are you doing?" Li Long looked up at him.

"There used to be gold diggers in this mountain. I have some information that can help me find the gold they buried back then. You're a local and you're familiar with the terrain. I have the information. Let's work together and split the gold equally..."

"No!" Li Long refused directly. He had met many similar people in the mountains in the past two years, and he didn't believe it.

"I really have information..." The man finally found someone who looked reliable and kind, so he naturally didn't want to give up. Seeing Li Long refuse, he took out a map.

Li Long was delighted after reading it.

This is exactly the same as the one Bolati gave him - so this thing was bought in bulk?

I was originally thinking of finding some bargains from the map given by Bolati, but now it turns out to be fake!
Seeing Li Long smile, the man thought he agreed, and said with a smug smile:
"How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I? Let me tell you, this map came into my hands by chance. I think this is God's will. I'm not a very greedy person. I think it's necessary to share this wealth..."

While this person was still talking, Li Long returned the treasure map to him, and then he took out the "treasure map" provided by Bolati.

When this person saw Li Long unfold the map, his eyes widened.

If this person had not been educated, he would have thought that Li Long was performing magic and had instantly copied his "treasure map".

It's impossible to think about it. If Li Long had this ability, he wouldn't have to stay in this mountain.

It took this person only a short time to realize that the "treasure map" he thought he had gotten by sheer luck was actually a common item, and that there would be copies, or even that it was a copy itself!
Li Long put away his own map, ignored the man, and continued to process the meat in the pot.

After the meat was cooked, Li Long took out two pieces of meat, put them in an enamel basin and handed it to the man, then went to look at the internal organs.

This person didn't stay long, after all, the atmosphere was rather awkward.

He found a large leaf to wrap the two pieces of meat, then left with them in his hands. He didn't even have the courage to say goodbye when he left.

After Li Long cooked the meat, he tore a little bit and ate it himself. He felt that the taste was just so-so.

He has no shortage of meat, so he's still a bit picky.

After the offal was cooked, he found a small bowl and put some vinegar, chili oil and minced garlic in it, and made a bowl of sauce himself. Li Long cut some intestines and dipped them in the sauce, and he thought it tasted pretty good.

After all, they didn't eat much, so Li Long fished out the rest and also put some salt on the table to dry.

Part of it will be left here for Sun Jiaqiang, and Li Long plans to take part of it back.

Including the mushrooms in the car, Li Long’s harvest today was still good.

In fact, Li Long also felt a little regretful. He knew the locations on the map roughly, and wanted to visit several important points. He just didn't expect the final result to be like this. Although he didn't feel as much loss as that person, he still felt a little unwilling.

When Sun Jiaqiang came back, Li Long had already loaded the things he was going to take away into the car, and was eating half a watermelon with a knife in front of the wooden house.

When I was young, I thought it was cool to see others eating watermelon with a knife like this, but when I ate it myself, I felt it was still more convenient without a spoon.

You need to use a knife to cut the watermelon flesh into strips horizontally and vertically, just like drawing lines on a chessboard, and then pry off the flesh piece by piece and put it in your mouth to eat.

There are fewer seedless watermelons at this time, but the watermelon varieties grown in the wild are still very good and very sweet.

Sun Jiaqiang watched Li Long eating watermelon and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He put most of the sack of mushrooms on the side of the wooden house, went into the house, and then came out with the remaining half of the watermelon.

Sun Jiaqiang also had a knife, a short knife he bought from Li Long. He pulled out the knife and sat on the doorstep of the wooden house like Li Long, using the knife to eat the melon flesh.

"This life is better than at home." Sun Jiaqiang felt a little intoxicated as soon as the crisp and sweet watermelon entered his mouth. Even in his hometown, he couldn't eat watermelon so casually in the summer - one watermelon had to be shared by the whole family, and he was lucky to get two bites.

And it is impossible to eat it every day. Only with dad’s permission can I buy a watermelon to eat.

As for what Li Long said, that every household in the fourth team could buy watermelons in sacks, he always felt that it was bragging.

After all, it’s always the same few people who come here to help every time. This year, there will be at most twenty more.

What about the rest of us? We don’t have much spare money, so how can we spend it to eat melons in the hot summer?

It's good to have food to eat.

Although Sun Jiaqiang has been in Northern Xinjiang for more than a year or two and has relatives here, he only knows a little more about the living standards in Northern Xinjiang than those in his hometown.

So Sun Jiaqiang was very satisfied with his current life. While eating, he asked about the wolf he had killed.

He had already seen the wolf skin and was very impressed by Li Long's hunting skills. If he had the ability to hunt every day, he would have become a millionaire long ago.

Sun Jiaqiang knew very well that wolf skins were very valuable, and there were a lot of them in the mountains.

Li Long ate and talked, and soon he finished half of the watermelon, which weighed more than three kilograms. He felt that his stomach was not completely full, so he stood up with satisfaction and threw the watermelon rind far away, then went to the spring to wash his hands and knife, wiped them, put the knife back into the sheath, turned around and walked to the wooden house, and said to Sun Jiaqiang:
"I'm going to go back first. I left some meat for you." He pointed to the remaining meat on the wire and in the pot and said, "Put it away when the meat in the pot cools down."

"Okay." Sun Jiaqiang was very experienced in this area and stood up holding the watermelon.

Li Long got on the jeep, started it, waved to Sun Jiaqiang, and drove out of the mountain.

The Sphagnum reticulata outside the mountain has already produced cherries, and can soon be harvested and made into brooms.

The sound of tractors rumbling could be heard in the wheat fields on both sides of Qingshuihe Village. Li Long looked over in the direction of the sound and saw that there were tractors with harvesters cutting wheat here.

The distance was a bit far, and he didn't know if he knew the person, but during this wheat season, it seemed that many people would be freed from the work of harvesting wheat.

It's a good thing.

There is a lot of land in Qingshuihe Village. If there is only one harvester, it will probably take a long time.

Of course, Li Long could also guess that at least half of the people would not hire tractor drivers to use harvesters to harvest wheat.

During this wheat season, farmers here can only harvest wheat semi-mechanized and semi-manually.

For quite a long time, the local areas were not as good as the Corps in terms of mechanization.

Things didn't get better until nearly forty years later.

The jeep drove all the way to the large yard without stopping.

Now Li Long feels refreshed when he goes out every day, and when it is almost afternoon, he feels eager to go home as soon as possible to see his wife and children.

A very complex psychological state.

It's actually quite good, as he has more ties with the world he's reborn into, and is experiencing some happiness that he hasn't felt in his previous life.

Very good. (End of this chapter)