Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

To the south of Qingshui River, there is a Gobi desert with saline-alkali land to the north of Nanshan Mountain, where red willow, saxaul and white thorn grow, and Cynomorium songaricum also grows under the roots of white thorn.

Like most of the people in Team Four, the locals didn't know much about this thing, and no one thought of digging it up and selling it for money - mainly because they didn't know where to sell it.

It's like carrying a pig's head but not being able to find the temple door.

When Li Long and Meng Hai were chatting here, they were thinking that if the purchasing station stopped next year, they could take over the job.

At present, Ma County is vast and sparsely populated, and it would be a pity not to utilize its many wild resources.

Just like this Cynomorium songaricum, it grows year after year. If it is not harvested, it will continue to live and die.

It would be great if we could dig it up and sell it to improve the villagers' lives.

Naturally, he didn't intend to bet the treasure on Jia Tianlong. If the real price given by Jia Tianlong was indeed as he said, then there would be no problem in selling it to him.

If not, Li Long also had a way to take the purchased items to Shicheng, Beiting or even Wucheng to sell them.

As long as the quality is controlled well, it is certain that these things can be found in sellers now.

Qingshuihe Village is close to Nanshan Mountain, and it is very convenient to enter the mountain from here. Although the villagers are not living as well as the fourth team at present, if they really want to make money in the mountains, they can also improve their lives.

Although Bolati and his men are patrolling the forests and mountains, they have limited manpower, so the chances of them being able to bypass them are still very high.

For example, now, as long as you dig in the mountains for a day and get a few kilograms of Codonopsis pilosula, you can come back after the forest rangers leave at dark and sell it in the county, which can be equivalent to half a month's salary of a worker.

Of course, the journey is not short, and there are wolves in the mountains, which makes it very dangerous. It is like seeking wealth and fame through risk.

Compared with Li Long and Jia Tianlong, he did not have much capital, so he did not think of making a big publicity. He only talked about it in a few units where he had good relations, such as Qingshui River, Forestry Team, and the Fourth Team.

When he collects the supplies obtained by these small-scale units, he can control it with his own capital.

Moreover, since we have been dealing with each other all the time and know each other well, no matter if I make strict demands, they will understand.

In this case, my large yard cannot be used. I have to take back the storefront that I rented out this year. Fortunately, the lease period is calculated on a yearly basis. If I see that the relationship is not good next year, I can stop renewing the lease and use the storefront for this purpose.

This all needs to be done step by step, don't be impatient.

After discussing some general matters regarding next year with Meng Hai, Li Long drove the jeep into the mountains again.

Meng Hai was both worried and happy. He was worried that once the purchasing station stopped operating, it would be very difficult for the villagers to sell their goods. He was happy that Li Long was willing to take over the purchasing station, and the relationship between the two sides was pretty good. It seemed that he would have to strengthen his relationship with Li Long in the future.

The relationship between the two parties was not very equal, and Qingshuihe Village was in a weak position, but He Yuqing and Meng Hai had no objections. The fact that Li Long could bring them jobs to make money for no reason already made them owe him a favor.

So there is no need to think so much. Just see what Li Long will collect in the future and do whatever they want to make money.

They are not law-breakers and they all have conscience, and that is enough.

Meng Hai went to find He Yuqing. Although the big pot meal was over, its influence was still there. As village cadres, they would not completely conceal the news that would make the villagers rich.

Besides, if the news that the purchasing station is going to be withdrawn is true, it will definitely be exposed next year, and everyone will know it sooner or later. It is better to notify the villagers earlier so that everyone can make preparations early.

When Li Long drove the jeep back to the wooden house, there was no one there. He took a big broom from the shed and swept away the dust, leaves and grass on the wooden floor at the door, clearing out a clean area.

After sweeping it clean, I put down the broom and went to the spring again. I found that the water volume was a little smaller. I don’t know if it was because it was the dry season.

What surprised him was that he actually saw small fish and toads in the small ditch flowing downstream from the spring.

How did this thing get here?
Li Long was quite confused. This thing is a spring. How could there be such a thing?

Are they coming up the river from downstream?

Li Long didn't think much about it. He went to fetch some water, set up the stove in the house, and boiled water to make tea.

He didn't plan to stay long this time, so he brought some naan with him, thinking of having something to eat. If he could get Codonopsis from Bolati, that would be the best, but if not, he would dig some himself tomorrow.

The main thing is to sleep here tonight and go there early tomorrow morning to see if we can hunt some wild boars or something.

If you can't find it, then go to the hot springs or salt caves, I think you should be able to gain something.

He was boiling water when he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. Li Long came out to see what was happening and found Bolati riding a horse towards him from a distance. What surprised him was that in addition to a bag, there was also a roe deer on Bolati's horse's back.

When the horse ran closer, Li Long saw that the roe deer was still dripping with blood, so it must have been just killed.

After getting off the car, Bolati threw the roe deer on the grass in front of the cabin, and while tying up the horse, he said to Li Long:

"When I came here just now, I saw this roe deer drinking water in the ravine by the roadside, so I killed it. It just so happens that I haven't eaten meat for a few days. How about I cook it here?"

"Okay." Li Long said with a smile, "I'll set up the stove."

This roe deer is not big, with the skin weighing 20 to 30 kilograms. It should have grown up from the beginning of this year. The place where it was shot is. After Bolati tied the horse, he took out a knife from his waist, walked to the roe deer, and began to skin it skillfully.

Li Long came out of the house and washed the pot at the spring, then brought a pot of water to the stove outside.

He tidied the stove, went to the shed to get some grass and firewood, lit the fire under the stove, and did the same with the other stove.

Bolati was very skilled and quickly skinned the roe deer and then gutted it. While Li Long was cleaning the internal organs, he began to remove the meat.

The heart, lungs, liver and other internal organs that did not need to be washed were thrown directly into the pot and cooked.

There were two pots, one for cooking meat and the other for cooking offal. When Li Long washed the stomach and intestines and put them in the pot, Bolati had already rubbed the skin with salt and hung it on the wire rack.

Seeing the big fire in the stove, Li Long had already placed salt, incense and other ingredients on the stove. Bolati went to the spring to wash the knife and hands with satisfaction, then came over and took off the bag in front of the horse.

"Some people in our forestry team took these back after collecting them, and some people couldn't sell them and threw them away because they couldn't find anyone to sell them to." Bolati said to Li Long as he opened the bag, "That's all there is. If I had known you wanted this, I would have told them in advance."

There were more than ten kilograms of dried Codonopsis pilosula in the bag, some of which were intact, while others were broken.

Generally speaking, they are relatively thick and large. Now the resources of Codonopsis pilosula are very abundant in Nanshan, and those who dig Codonopsis pilosula are more picky and simply don't want the thin and small ones.

"What do you want to exchange these for?" Li Long took out a stalk of Codonopsis and looked at it. It looked pretty good. He put the Codonopsis in the bag and weighed it while holding it.

"What else can I exchange? Wine, canned food, haha, better food. Oh, and I need some money."

Li Long then packed some of the things that were not unloaded from the jeep into bags, and gave Bolati 50 yuan. This was the money for collecting codonopsis pilosula. As for Bolati's own money, he took 200 yuan and asked Li Long to save the rest for him.

The meat boiled in a short while, but it would take quite some time to be cooked thoroughly. Li Long took the opportunity to walk around the nearby grassland and woods. The grass was basically dry, and there were no wild vegetables. Instead, he found some wild mushrooms in the woods.

I didn't expect to find such things in the forest at this time. Li Long dug up some dandelions growing close to the ground and plantains that grew later, and planned to take them back to wash them and mix them with cold water.

Eating meat without vegetables always feels a bit incomplete.

After the meat was cooked, Li Long handed Bolati chopsticks and asked him to scoop it out himself. He turned down the fire under the stove, then boiled the wild vegetables he had dug in water on the stove in the house, and mixed them with ready-made seasonings.

Bolati tore half of the naan he brought, and the two of them sat at the door and started eating.

"Well, the meat is still delicious." Bolati praised while taking big bites of the meat.

This roe deer is not big, and its meat is very tender. In addition, it is the season when it is full of fat, so the meat is fat and tender. Although it has a bit of wild smell, it is suppressed by the spices and is quite fragrant.

Li Long was different from him. He ate naan and meat at the same time, and occasionally took a bite of cold wild vegetables to reduce the greasy taste.

He was also thinking whether he should cut the stomach and intestines into a plate and prepare a bowl of dipping sauce as a meal in the evening?

After all, to some extent, the offal is the essence.

Of course, Bolati disdains to eat like this. If he feels tired of it, he can just drink a bowl of tea that Li Long had brewed before coming here. Brick tea can not only relieve the greasiness but also supplement vitamins, which is good enough.

After eating and drinking, Li Long scooped out a few pieces of meat for Bolati, put them in an enamel basin and took them away. Bolati left contentedly.

Naturally, Li Long had to clean up the mess.

Before leaving, Bolati reminded him that there were many wolves nearby. Recently, as there were few people, the wolves were hunting wild goats, roe deer and deer in groups, so he was asked to close the door at night.

Li Long scooped the remaining meat and offal into a basin and carried it into the house. He discarded the offal soup and poured it directly onto the grass outside. He brought the broth and pot into the cabin, intending to drink it after heating it up tomorrow morning.

This thing has a high fat content. It’s okay to drink it now, but I won’t dare to drink it in another twenty years.

After finishing all this, Li Long put out the fire in the stove outside and brought in the roe deer skin. By this time, it had already darkened.

After the autumnal equinox, the days become longer and the sky becomes shorter. The sun has already set and some bright stars can already be seen in the sky.

Li Long closed the door, lit the oil lamp, leaned against the head of the bed, flipped through a book and occasionally picked up a piece of cut tripe as a snack.

Although I was full in the afternoon, when this thing was placed in front of me, I couldn’t resist eating it.

But Li Long was quite restrained and stopped after eating only one plate.

After a quick wash, he went to bed and prepared to sleep.

The bedding had been dried in the sun in the afternoon, and now it felt warm from head to toe and had a pleasant smell.

He brought an alarm clock and planned to get up at half past five, take his gun and go to the nearest place where wild boars were active.

Li Long's biological clock is very accurate, but he brought this alarm clock for safety. After setting the alarm clock, Li Long blew out the oil lamp and went to sleep.

At around four o'clock, Li Long woke up.

He heard the sound of wolves howling outside, very close.

You could even hear the sound of wolves licking the offal soup and roe deer blood that they had poured out.

Li Long quietly got up, put on his clothes, grabbed the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle beside the bed, turned on the safety and slowly pulled the bolt to load the rifle.

Since there is prey running right in front of you, why not hunt it?
Li Long slowly lifted the window paper a little and looked out. There were a group of four wolves in his sight. One was observing from a high place beside the spring, two were pouring the offal soup, and one was eating with its head down where Bolati was peeling roe deer.

Li Long slowly extended the gun out of the window, hesitated for a moment, and focused his eyes on the wolf on the high ground for observation.

Just when he was about to put his cheek close to the wolves and aim, a beast roar was heard, which not only scared the wolves, but also Li Long!
A black bear ran over from a distance, with its four paws facing the ground. Occasionally, it stood up. When it was about to run to the front, it stood up and roared fiercely at the wolves!

Although this black bear is not as tall as Li Long, it is fatter. Perhaps it has accumulated enough fat in the autumn, and its body is wavy when it walks.

Li Long immediately turned the gun and aimed at the black bear.

Faced with the threat of the black bear, the wolves obviously did not intend to give up the meat in their mouths. They immediately gathered together and circled the black bear, trying to drive it away.

The black bear had thick skin and tough flesh, and was not afraid of the threat from the wolves at all. It waved its two big paws and roared from time to time to scare the wolves.

A wolf went around the back of the black bear and suddenly jumped up to bite the bear's leg. The bear's fur was very long, so the bite only bit the skin, but the black bear roared in pain and slapped the wolf away with one palm.

The wolf was blown five or six steps away. When it got up, Li Long vaguely saw blood flowing from its abdomen.

The remaining three wolves immediately retreated a few steps, but did not run away. They still trapped the bear there and restrained each other.

Li Long aimed at the black bear's head and slowly adjusted the muzzle of the gun.

The bear became impatient and roared. When he was about to rush towards the three wolves, there was a gunshot and the bullet hit the black bear's head.

Li Long did not stop shooting. His gun was full of bullets. He was well rested and waiting for the opportunity. Besides, the target he was shooting at was almost a fixed one, so he fired a few more shots, "bang bang bang", until the black bear fell completely to the ground.

The gun never leaves his head, and Li Long plans to keep a relatively intact bear skin this time.

When Li Long fired his gun, the three wolves looked back and then quickly ran into the woods.

The wolf that was injured by the black bear also dragged its injured body and ran away. When Li Long saw it, he aimed at the wolf and shot it, ending its painful life.

Seeing that there was no movement outside, Li Long first loaded the bullets in his gun, then opened the locked door and looked around.

It was the eighth day of the lunar calendar, and the moon was halfway up in the sky, so the light was not bad. Li Long looked around, found no danger, and walked out with his gun.

When he was almost there, Li Long looked around again, and after not finding anything, he went up to the bear.

He could see clearly that the bear's face was basically smashed.

I bent down and pulled it. The bear was quite heavy, probably about two hundred kilograms.

With Li Long's current physical strength, he can drag it to the wooden house.

Oh, I have to stay up late to work again.

He held the rifle on his back and grabbed the black bear's two hairy legs with both hands. When he couldn't hold on tightly, he grabbed some skin and dragged it towards the wooden house.

At this time, you don’t care whether the leather will be damaged.

This thing runs in the mountains every day, so it should be okay to wear it down like this, right?
After dragging the black bear in front of the cabin, Li Long stood up, took out his gun and held it in his hand, then went over and picked up the wolf.

Compared to a bear weighing more than 200 kilograms, this wolf is much lighter, weighing at most 40 kilograms.

The night is not very dark. Looking up at the sky, the Milky Way stretches across, giving a feeling of brilliant stars. The night sky is very quiet and beautiful at this time.

Li Long sighed, then hurried back to the house to set up the stove.

It is beautiful, but it is also quite cold at night. We will be processing the bear meat soon, so we should make some preparations first.

The wild boar cannot be killed, and Li Long is already very satisfied with this bear.

Not everyone can hit this thing!

He remembered that Zhao Hui said that bear skin could be sold for fifteen to two thousand yuan, which was slightly inferior to snow leopard skin, but also quite expensive, much more expensive than what he got from Chen Hongjun.

I don’t know whether they really meant it when they said they would come after a while or not.

Li Long planned to keep the bear skin after he finished cleaning it and sell it to Zhao Hui when he came.

If I were to buy a big tractor in the future, one with a rotary plow would cost more than 300,000 yuan, so I have to work hard to save money now.

This business has been going on for three years, but the money saved is less than 100,000 yuan, which is a bit of a failure.

But there was really no other way. The risks of making money quickly were too great, and he just wanted to live a peaceful life.

Let others take the risk.

Since you don't want to take any risks, you can only take all the money you can earn first.

Next year will definitely be a hot spot. When the purchasing stations are closed, a considerable number of people who dig for Fritillaria will not be able to find sellers.

Take the opportunity to buy a batch and make a profit from the difference...

Far away.

After setting up the stove, Li Long also lit up the stove outside. This time he only boiled water, because the bear was too big, so warm water was required to handle the internal organs.

He didn't plan to waste it.

There were wolves howling in the distance, and I wondered if they were the ones that had just been beaten away. But Li Long didn't care. He set up two stoves outside and placed the bear next to them, ready to skin it.

After beating the bear, Li Long remained excited and was not sleepy now. After the water boiled, he took out a knife and started to skin the bear.

Although Li Long's skinning skills are definitely among the best in the four teams, they are still slightly inferior to those of Bolati and the others.

Thinking about the way Bolati skinned roe deer venison in the afternoon, Li Long was quite envious.

There was a wolf howling on a hill a few hundred meters away. Li Long looked up and continued working.

They dare not come. (End of this chapter)