Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Halimu, Yushanjiang and others discussed returning to the winter nest to collect grass in mid-August. Every household in the tribe had to provide a laborer and bring tools to set out together.

Of course, if you want to go on your own, that's fine, Halimu and Yushanjiang won't force you. But everyone in this small tribe is very united, and the laborers who come out want to go together and then go to the winter nest.

"This year, I don't know if Li Long will bring the tractor to help us cut grass." said a young man.

Before last year, cutting grass was considered backbreaking work. One had to work from morning till night for more than half a month to collect enough grass. Then one had to start all over again to bundle the grass and transport it to the winter kennel for preparation for the winter. Only then was the work completed.

It took a month from start to finish.

However, with the addition of Li Long last year, the entire grass-cutting time did not exceed ten days. The main work of the laborers was to wait for the grass to dry, then bundle and transport it.

It’s so convenient.

After hearing what the young man said, Yushanjiang and Halimu looked at each other, and then Yushanjiang asked the people who had gathered around:

"Have you prepared everything?"

"Ready, ready." The young men took out the bags they brought from the horses.

In addition to carrying tools, they also carried various bags.

"I killed a wolf a few days ago. This is the wolf skin. I picked the relatively intact ones." A young man showed off his harvest.

"I picked up four deer antlers. Isn't this nice?" Another one also showed off his things.

"Four deer antlers? I remember you picked up deer antlers last year. Do you have some this year? Is there a deer nest over in your summer pasture?" someone asked puzzledly.

"Maybe, but I didn't see any deer when I went there, I just saw antlers. If I find a deer, maybe I can get some velvet antlers!"

"I have two antlers here, not very long, the deerskin is rotten, I didn't bring them here." Another herdsman who was about the same age as Halimu took out two dried antlers and said proudly.

"I have two roe deer skins here, that should be enough." Others took out their own things.

Everyone was showing off their works, and Yushanjiang looked at them one by one, nodding his head continuously.

Li Long said that the cost of using a tractor to cut grass in the mountains was really low, so he didn't charge everyone before. And everyone didn't let Li Long suffer a loss, and every time they brought him some special products from the mountains.

According to Li Long's calculation, it is more expensive than wages anyway.

Halimu did not take out what he had obtained, mainly because he did not want to show off.

The same is true for the Yushan River.

Others did not ask. They knew that Li Long had the best relationship with these two people, and Halimu and Yushanjiang would definitely bring better things.

After they gathered, they were ready to set off. Yushanjiang took a quick look and asked one of the young men:

"Why don't you even bring a sickle?"

"We have a tractor to mow the grass, so why bring a sickle?" The young man said with a smile, "I think it's more practical to bring a small sickle to tie up the grass."

"What if Li Long doesn't come?" Halimu asked from behind.

"He won't not come, will he? We believe in Li Long, Duosen has never let us down." The young man believed that Li Long would come more than Halimu.

Ok.

Yushanjiang and Halimu didn't say anything else. They set off together, one at the head and the other at the tail.

Halimu's wife was the only one left at the summer pasture, and the cattle and sheep of the Yushanjiang family were simply entrusted to other people.

Fortunately, we only have to graze in the mountains and don’t need to do anything else. The summer pasture is very large, and we drive the cattle and sheep out to graze every day. The only two things we need to do are to prevent wolves from attacking and to drive the cattle and sheep back at night.

The summer pasture is in the inner mountains, where there are more relatively flat grasslands than in the outer mountains, and high-quality forage grows on them.

Of course, because there are few people here, there are also a large number of wild animals living here, which is why these people can pick up and hunt more prey here.

These people gathered together, and basically all of them carried guns - with more people, they were not afraid of those small wolf packs. The summer ranch managed a lot of cattle and sheep, and also kept a few guns, and also had dogs. After all, there would be wolves or even bears and snow leopards coming to attack from time to time, and the dogs could remind the owners, and everyone was not far away, so it was easy for them to take care of each other.

These people rode on horseback for three days and returned to their winter camp in the afternoon, so they simply went back to their own winter camps and agreed to meet Halimu's house early the next morning.

Halimu's winter nest was at the outermost location, and he came back the last.

When he returned to the winter den, Halimu looked at the sheep washing pool and was a little dumbfounded.

what's going on?
And how come our own winter nest has become like this?
At first glance, I felt like I had come to the wrong place.

After the winter house was renovated, the weeds that had grown on the roof were cleared away, the holes on the wall were filled, and the entire wall was covered with a layer of mud, making it look like new.

Halimu only took a quick glance at Dongwozi, and what surprised him most was the sheep washing pool.

The sheep washing pool was dug very neatly and was larger than the one at the pastoral team's side. Although the sheep pens at both ends were not completely closed, Halimu could imagine that after all, there was no need to gather the cattle and sheep together completely here. After washing, they could graze nearby and spread out.

Moreover, the bottom of this sheep washing pool is paved with stones and sand, which is much more refined than the one in the pastoral team that has been in disrepair for many years.

Halimu got off the horse, looked around the sheep washing pool, kicked the earth wall beside the pool, and found that the earth wall was quite solid.

He remembered that he and Li Long had once mentioned the sheep washing pool, but he didn't expect that only a few months had passed and it had already been built!
Looking at the winter nest which had undergone great changes, Halimu turned his head to glance at the bag he had placed on the horse's back.

Fortunately, I got some good stuff at the Xia Ranch this time, otherwise, I would be embarrassed to meet Li Long.

I don’t know if there have been any changes in Yushanjiang and his family’s winter home.

I led the horse back to the winter den and found that someone had already entered.

This is normal - after all, the winter den is located in the outer mountain area, and there will definitely be people coming in. Those with low moral standards, and those who can't find a place to sleep at night and are afraid of wolves will most likely break in.

After entering the house, Halimu found that it had been cleaned. It was probably someone left garbage there, which was then swept away. It was relatively clean at the moment.

He took the bedding he brought with him and spread it out on the wooden kang, unloaded and packed up the things on the horse's back, and then took out the sack containing the things he had prepared for Li Long.

Halimu was grazing on the summer pasture. In addition to taking care of the cattle and sheep every day, one of his main jobs was to think about getting more things in the mountains and hand them over to Li Long when the time came.

Since meeting Li Long, Halimu feels that his life and the life of his tribe have undergone tremendous changes.

The summer pasture where they were located was not just for this small tribe. There were not many pastures outside the southern mountains of Ma County, which was enough for Halimu and his small tribe to live on.

But in the summer pastures, there are large tracts of grassland in the mountains where a large number of livestock can be raised.

So there is not only the small tribe of Halimu here, but also other herdsmen.

Each of them has its own designated pasture, so there will be no disputes, but rather some exchanges.

The contrast in this exchange is quite strong. In the tribe where Halim and his people live, almost every family has a radio, sufficient bullets, and no shortage of food, brick tea, etc. The children basically go to school, and their "equipment" such as clothes and rubber shoes are also very good.

In contrast, the lives of other herders are one or two levels lower. Although they are not starving, they eat less white flour naan and more mixed shell naan (naan baked with a lot of cornmeal). Brick tea is also used sparingly, and sugar cubes are not much.

The most striking contrast is the radio, and the rest is medicine. Almost every family in the tribe has common medicine. When someone in the family is sick, such as a headache or fever, they can find medicine and take it, and they will be cured in two or three days.

Few other herdsmen have medicine, and even if they do, the types are limited.

As for radio, no. Absolutely none.

Halimu had seen more than once that the herdsmen on his side, especially the young men, had confidence on their faces when they talked with the people on the other side.

This confidence has helped some of the young men here find partners and some make good friends.

The people in the tribe, both men and women, feel much better when comparing their lives with the past when there was no comparison.

Now with a comparison, they find that their lives are much better than those of other herdsmen. Besides being happy, they are also very grateful to Li Long.

That’s why I brought so many things this time.

Among these people, Halimu was the one who was most impressed by this.

Therefore, the things he brought were also the most valuable. In order to get a suitable gift for Li Long, he spent nearly half a month, letting his wife herd sheep alone, and he went higher and deeper into the mountains with a gun on his back. There he got some good things, and I believe Li Long will be very happy to see them.

The next day, when the others arrived at Halimu's winter home, they were also surprised to see the sheep-washing pool, and then someone exclaimed. Now, before going to the summer pasture in the spring of next year, there is no need to drive the sheep to the animal husbandry team for washing.

"Great!"

"Is this a gift from Li Long to us?"

"Li Long is so nice!"

Halimu asked Yushanjiang about his winter camp.

"It hasn't changed, but the inside has been cleaned." Yushanjiang looked at the changes in Halimu's winter nest. To be honest, he was a little jealous, but when he saw the sheep washing pool, he became happy again.

He patted Harim on the shoulder and said:
"When Li Long comes, I will tell him that he will help me to fix up my winter home next year. Let's go and see your winter home. It's a new house. It must be comfortable to live in, right?"

"Of course." Halimu said with a smile, and then lowered his voice, "What I brought him is also very good!"

"I'm the same. I didn't dare to show it to other people. This time, Li Long will definitely be surprised--" Yu Shanjiang was also very proud.

The two men laughed.

In fact, don’t you think they don’t know that they can get a lot of money by taking these things to the county?

of course I know.

But they felt that giving the things to Li Long would bring them greater value and play a greater role.

Just as the herdsmen tied up their horses around and went to see the sheep washing pool, the sound of car engines was heard on the road outside the mountain.

"It must be Li Long!" someone guessed immediately.

Halimu and Yushanjiang were both looking over there.

These days, Li Long would come to the mountains every day to see if Halimu and the others had returned.

After reading it, go look around to see if you can find anything.

He met Bolati twice in the middle. Bolati gave him an irregular piece of gold. Li Long weighed it and it weighed about 40 to 50 grams.

Li Long asked Bolati to keep an eye on it for him, and if someone else picked up something like this, he would take it.

Recently, there are no people digging for Fritillaria, and the lives of forest rangers such as Bolati are not as comfortable as before. Every day is very boring, just riding horses in the forest, and some people are lazy. But there are people in the forestry team to supervise, and if anyone is found to be lazy, they will be fined or even fired.

Bolati was relatively diligent and often met with Li Long. He also had some money deposited with Li Long, so he lived a good life.

He naturally agreed to Li Long's request. As for the things produced in this mountain, besides the herdsmen who have lived here for generations, the forest rangers are the most familiar with them.

Bolati could bring some jade or something to Li Long from time to time. Although it was not good jade, it was better to have it than nothing.

Today, Li Long planned to come here for a walk as usual. If no one came here, he would go to the salt mine cave to see if there was anything there, and then he would go and hunt.

He had been to the wild boar gathering place that Bolati had mentioned twice. He didn't know if it was because of the wrong timing or something, but he didn't see any wild boars. However, there were indeed traces of the grass being dug up.

It's quite new, which means there are indeed wild boars here. However, most wild boars appear near the outer mountains in the early morning. When Li Long came here, it was already morning, so it was difficult to see them.

Unless he stayed overnight in the cabin and waited until the early morning.

Li Long was still hesitating.

When he first saw Halimu’s winter den, Li Long discovered that many horses were eating on the grass, and some people were looking at his masterpiece - the sheep washing pool.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Long realized that Halimu and the others were back!
He immediately stepped on the accelerator, the engine roared, and then rushed towards the winter nest.

When Li Long arrived at the winter den, Halimu and his men had already surrounded him.

The car door was pulled open by someone, and Li Long was surrounded as soon as he got out.

"Li Long, you made this sheep-washing pool, right?"

"Of course it is! This sheep-washing pool is great! From now on we don't have to run so far to the animal husbandry team to wash sheep!"

"That's right! Hey, Li Long! I brought me two wolf skins, take them..."

"I have two pairs of antlers here. I'll load them into the car for you..."

At first, he excitedly explained to Li Long the benefits of the sheep washing pool. Then he showed off his things, unloading bags of things from the horse's back and starting to load them into the car.

Everyone knows that Li Long is good friends with the herders of this tribe, and they also hope to do something for Li Long with their own efforts.

After a while, the back of Li Long's jeep was full.

So enthusiastic!

Li Long was also confused for a while before he reacted. He smiled and greeted everyone one by one.

"Thank you." Halimu took his things out of the winter nest and placed them on Li Long's co-pilot seat. He pointed to the winter nest and the sheep-washing pool and said again, "Thank you!"

Yushanjiang also put the things he brought with him on the co-pilot's seat, squeezed together with Halimu's, and said:

"Many of us feel relieved when you come. How about driving a tractor over to help us harvest the grass this year?"

"No problem, I'll drive over tomorrow." Li Long said with a smile, "It would be best if I drive the tractor over here, and then you learn how to use the tractor to mow the grass. That way, it will be convenient to mow the grass later, and you don't have to wait for me."

"Really? Really?" Some were surprised, while others still didn't believe it.

Last year, some of them actually wanted to drive a tractor, but they were too embarrassed to mention it. After all, Li Long had a good relationship with Halimu and Yushanjiang, and his relationship with them didn't seem to be that close yet.

But now that Li Long took the initiative to bring up this matter, things are different.

"Alright, alright, let Li Long take a break!" Yushanjiang said, "Let's go."

Yushanjiang still has some authority. After he said this, although everyone still wanted to ask about driving the tractor, they dispersed.

As soon as the crowd dispersed, Li Long said:

"Tomorrow I will bring a tractor here, and then I will teach you how to do it. Then you can drive the tractor to mow the grass. It's very simple, even easier than learning to ride a horse."

Since Li Long made it simple, Halimu and Yushanjiang felt relieved.

There is a large flat grassland nearby, and it is more convenient to learn to drive a tractor here than on the field of Team 4.

So Li Long was relieved.

The three of them sat in front of the winter nest, and Li Long said to Yushanjiang:
"This year, our staff members are on a tight schedule and will be back soon. Next year, we will repair your winter nest as well. I think your winter nest is old and the grass on top is so tall."

"That's right. Just now I saw that Halimu's house was renovated, and I was thinking, we have such a good relationship, why don't you renovate mine? I'm jealous." Yushanjiang joked.

Li Long naturally wanted to explain. He took out a wallet from his pocket, then pulled out a photo from it and showed it to Yu Shanjiang:
"My wife gave birth to two boys. I had just finished the weaving and it was almost time for her to give birth, so I hurried back. I'll wait until next year..."

"Oh my!" When Yushanjiang heard Li Long say that his wife had given birth to twins, and then looked at the photos in Li Long's hand, a smile suddenly appeared on his face:
"Li Long, you are so amazing! Giving birth to two children at once, so amazing!"

He took the photo and looked at it.

This photo was taken when the two children were one month old. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia took the children to a photo studio and took a group photo of the two children and a family photo. Sister Yang and Han Fang also went there and took a group photo of the two of them.

Li Longduo developed a few more photos. His wallet contained family photos and photos of his two children, which he would take out and look at from time to time.

After reading it, Yushanjiang showed it to Halim, and both of them gave their best wishes to Li Long's child.

"When these two boys grow up, they will surely be as beautiful as the eagles in the Tianshan Mountains!"

"I will be as healthy as the mountains!"

Li Long smiled happily. (End of this chapter)