Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long skinned and gutted the animals, while Li Anguo and Chen Lirong turned out the intestines and cleaned the stomachs. By the time the skins of the two wolves and the red deer were peeled and the meat was unloaded, the intestines and stomachs had been almost cleaned out.

"Second brother, what I mean is that you keep one wolf and half of the elk, and I will take the rest back." Li Long said, pointing to the meat that had been unloaded and spread on the skin.

Li Anguo waved his hands hurriedly:

"We can't eat that much. We only need to keep the meat of one wolf. How can we eat that much..."

"You can keep it here without worry." Li Long said with a smile, "I expanded the old horse farm and raised more than 200 sheep and a dozen cows there. If you come across anything on this trip back, I can still fight them. Don't be polite to me."

After hearing this, Li Anguo did not refuse. He knew that his younger brother was very capable and was a good hunter, but he did not expect that he could also raise sheep.

In fact, after becoming a worker of Jianan Company, Li Anguo felt a little bit proud, thinking that he was a worker, while his elder brother and younger brother were still farmers.

But when I calmed down and thought about it, I felt that being a worker was not as comfortable as I had imagined.

At least in terms of making money, it is much less than when I used to work with Li Long.

Of course, the worker status is not only about having a fixed salary, but also about living in the city and living in the countryside. He basically doesn’t have to work much in the winter, which is equivalent to a hidden benefit. After all, where can you get a salary without working?

Of course, he was better than most, and among the peasants, there were only a few like Li Long. Li Anguo felt a little ashamed for accepting Li Long's "help".

Older brothers usually take care of their younger brothers, but in his family, the situation is reversed, with the younger brothers supporting their older brothers.

Even Li Anguo was almost used to it!
This is not good!

Li Long didn't know that his second brother had so many inner thoughts at this time. He packed some of the meat he was going to take back and put the rest in another bag, then said:
"Brother, I'm going to go see Section Chief Ma and bring him some meat. You work in the company, so you'd better get along well with this section chief. Shall we go together?"

Li Anguo was not good at this and he didn't want to go. Chen Lirong pushed him and Li Anguo followed Li Long reluctantly.

Chen Lirong felt a little powerless.

My husband is good in every way and is ambitious, but his ambition is limited to working hard. As for wanting him to have connections with higher-ups, that is more difficult than beating him up.

If he could be three points like Li Long, Li Anguo would at least be a team leader by now.

Look at Li Long, even the eldest brother Li Jianguo is better than Li Anguo in this respect.

However, Chen Lirong felt a little resentful in her heart, but she would not say it out loud. Didn't she marry Li Anguo because he was honest, down-to-earth, and not cunning?
Li Long drove a jeep and came to Ma Aihong's yard with Li Anguo.

Some people were walking on the road and were surprised to see the jeep coming.

Most of the people living nearby are from construction and installation companies, and they know that this yard belongs to Ma Aihong. Now this jeep that is obviously only for officials to ride in has arrived here, what is it doing?

As a result, the fire of gossip was burning everywhere, and some people who were originally planning to go to the nearby dry toilet could not hold back and did not go.

Li Long held the bag and motioned Li Anguo to knock on the door. Li Anguo was a little reluctant to move, so Li Long stuffed the bag into his hands and knocked on the door himself.

Ma Aihong was listening to the radio at home. When she heard a knock on the door, she looked at her wife who was wiping the table.

The wife rolled her eyes at him and indicated that she was wearing pajamas. Ma Aihong had no choice but to stand up, put on her clothes and go to open the door, shouting as she walked:
"Who?"

"Chief Ma, it's me, Xiao Li, Li Long." Li Long was not shy. As for whether Ma Aihong knew who Li Long was, he didn't care.

Anyway, even if I forgot, I would definitely remember it by mentioning Li Xiangti.

Ma Aihong knew who Li Long was. When she heard it was him, she smiled and said:

"Xiao Li is here, wait, I'll open the door."

Ma Aihong had a very good impression of Li Long. He opened the door and saw Li Long and Li Anguo together. Then he remembered that Li Anguo was Li Long's second brother. He smiled and invited the two men in.

Seeing what Li Anguo brought, Ma Aihong pretended to be angry and said:

"Xiao Li, we are family. Your section chief and I are close friends. It's so awkward for you to come back every time to get things!"

Of course, while he was speaking, his wife had already taken the thing from Li Anguo with a smile, weighed it, and found it was quite heavy.

She also remembered Li Long - to be honest, although he only came once or twice a year, he always brought real good things every time, so how could she not remember him?
"Chief, you said that you and our section chief are close friends. I finally came here, and the section chief asked me to come and see you, so how could I not bring something? My second brother also said that you often take care of him in the company, so we have to express our gratitude."

Look how nice Li Long's words sound. As for whether Ma Aihong took care of Li Anguo, it's hard to say, but since it was said, Ma Aihong remembered it and naturally had an impression.

"This is red deer meat. Eating this kind of deer meat is very nourishing in the winter. You can eat it by stewing, braising or braising." Li Long pointed at the bag and said, "Eat it first. If it's not enough later, I'll bring more."

"Enough, enough," Ma Aihong was not a greedy person. If someone wanted to give her something, why would she be dissatisfied or continue to ask for more?
He chatted with Li Long for a few words, asked about Li Xiangqian's situation, and also asked about Li Long's situation. After knowing that Li Long's wife gave birth to twins, Ma Aihong was full of envy.

Even Ma Aihong's wife said enviously after hearing that Li Long had twins:
"Xiao Li is so lucky to have a pair of children. The two brothers will definitely think of supporting each other in the future."

At this time, you may think that having more children is a good thing, but it does not necessarily mean that you will have children to provide for you in your old age.

More people still habitually think that having brothers and sisters will help each other support each other, and that if relatives visit, they will not be lonely when they get old.

Although many people become very pretentious when they get old, more elderly people, when they are old, are thinking about how not to leave a burden to their children, and try to do things by themselves as much as possible.

Li Long has always accepted the envy in this regard with a smile. Although the reason for having twins is probably that Gu Xiaoxia has this gene, it is also his contribution.

Li Long did not stay long, and left with Li Anguo after more than half an hour. When Ma Aihong saw the two brothers off, she told Li Anguo to come and visit her often when he was free.

On the way out, Li Anguo suddenly said to Li Long:
"Xiaolong, it seems I really need to learn from you. Section Chief Ma is a good person, but I didn't interact with him much before you were here..."

Li Long understood that his second brother, and even his eldest brother, were not very good at currying favor with the leaders.

Literally, this is not a derogatory term, it is just a normal human relationship. In fact, with Li Long as the middleman, it is easy for Li Anguo to get in touch with Ma Aihong, but he may be concerned about what others say, or he may not be very good at dealing with leaders, so the resources in this regard are shelved.

Now that Li Long brought him here again, it would be stupid for him to not come to his senses.

Li Long smiled, said nothing, and drove back to the yard rented by his second brother and his family.

What surprised him was that Li Junshan and Yang Yongqiang were both in the yard, and Xueqin and Xueping had also finished school and were playing in the yard.

The aroma of meat filled the courtyard, which was very tempting.

"Uncle Xiaolong." Li Junshan greeted Li Long with a slightly reserved smile. However, after Yang Yongqiang greeted Li Long, he said with a bit of complaint:

"Brother Long, if I had known you were coming back, I would have asked my family to bring some pickles. The food here is too bland..."

"Haha, it's okay, I'll come back later." Li Long said with a smile, "If you have nothing to do, do you want to go back with me today?"

"Then when can you come back?" Yang Yongqiang was tempted. How could he not want to go home?
"Maybe four or five days, or five or six days, or maybe a week." Li Long thought that there were indeed gazelles passing through this uninhabited area, but not as many as last year, so he should come here with Li Xiangqian to investigate first. If they came here normally and kept watch, and were able to find herds of gazelles, they could then notify Director Qian.

In fact, Li Long was not sure whether Director Qian would have time to come hunting again after taking up his new position.

Yang Yongqiang thought for a moment and said:

"Okay, I'll go ask for leave now, Brother Long, wait for me."

After saying that, he didn’t talk about the past anymore, just turned around and ran away to ask for leave.

Li Long remembered the toys in the jeep and took them out to give to Xueqin and Xueping. The two children happily played with the toys and only said thank you to Li Long after Chen Lirong reminded them.

It's not that the two kids are impolite, they just don't have the habit. And they are not very familiar with Li Long - they only see each other once or twice a year, it would be strange if they were familiar with each other.

"Junshan, how is your relationship with your girlfriend going? When are you getting married?" After entering the house, Li Long asked Li Junshan.

Li Junshan's expression was not very good. He lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Anguo poured water for Li Long and said:
"Junshan and his girlfriend are getting along very well and are engaged. According to his girlfriend's family, they want to get married here. Junshan's father wants them to get married back home.

According to me, wouldn't it be fine if we held one on each side? But Junshan's father didn't want to come... He said that since we were holding it in his hometown, his in-laws wouldn't come, so why not just hold it separately? But the in-laws here didn't want to..."

Li Long had no way to persuade them.

Such trivial matters were not his strong point, otherwise he would not have lived like that in his previous life.

Li Junshan raised his head and looked at Li Long as if asking for help.

Li Long thought about it and said:
"Since your father won't come, we can come over when the time comes. My parents can go over, since they are elders anyway... What do you think?"

Li Junshan's eyes lit up, this will definitely work.

In fact, he thought about letting Li Anguo and his wife be the elders, but these people knew Li Anguo inside and out, so it would be difficult for them to act as such.

Li Qingxia is a serious elder. If he were present at the wedding, he would definitely be able to calm the situation down.

"I will then invite Chief Ma to come along. Oh, and I'll see if I can invite Director Du from the Agricultural Machinery Factory to come along. We can both attend, and that will give the man some face." Li Long thought and planned, "So if we calculate it this way, isn't that enough?"

"That's great!" Li Junshan's eyes lit up. "Can it really work?"

"Then I'll go back and tell my dad, it should be fine." Li Long felt that with his father Li Qingxia's personality, he would really like to join in the fun of such things.

He is the most senior member of the Li family in Northern Xinjiang. If he doesn't show up, who will?
Li Junshan has taken root in Northern Xinjiang in the future. It is probably because of this reason that his father does not want to come here. After all, Li Junshan has settled down here, and it may be troublesome for him to go back and forth if he is still staying in his hometown. Of course, there may be other factors.

Li Long was just guessing, and there was no way to find out the specific truth. He just wanted to go back and talk to Li Qingxia about it. After confirming the matter, he would talk about the follow-up.

"So when do you plan to do it?" Li Long asked, "Do you have a specific date?"

"No, it's because my parents can't come, so we're stuck here." Knowing that Li Qingxia could come, Li Junshan smiled, "I'll go over and discuss it with his family tomorrow--"

"Now that you're married, how do you get a house?" Li Long asked.

The possibility of directly dividing the house should be small. After all, Li Anguo and the others are all renting a house, and someone like Li Junshan who got married later will definitely have to wait in line.

"I have saved some money, and I plan to borrow some more and buy a small yard." Li Junshan has now regained his enthusiasm for life. "Then we will pay it back together."

"Okay, as long as you have an idea." Li Long nodded. Li Junshan works here and doesn't need to take care of his family like Li Anguo does, so he might be able to save more money.

In the mid-1980s, houses in the urban-rural fringe of Kuitun were not expensive. The construction and installation company itself was located in a remote area, so it was not expensive to buy a yard nearby.

That's basically how it's settled.

After a while, Chen Lirong brought out the cooked meat - mainly offal, some dipping sauce, the stomach and intestines cut into small pieces, and some cooked meat - more ingredients were used when cooking the meat, and you could smell the aroma of the meat and the seasoning, as well as a faint smell of mutton, which was not very strong.

Li Anguo invited Li Long and Li Junshan to eat. The two children had already started eating in the kitchen.

Yang Yongqiang hurried over, carrying a black bag.

"Brother Long, I've asked for leave. When will we be back?"

"I'll be back after eating." Li Long looked outside. It was still daylight. He felt there was no need to stay here.

If you drive a car, the 100 kilometers will only take two hours at most, so it is more convenient to go home.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Anguo tried to persuade her, "It's not easy for you to come here..."

"It's okay. We'll come over in a few days." Li Long said, "Wait until Junshan sets a date. Then my parents will come over too."

As for whether the eldest brother will come over or not, we will see when the time comes.

Eating meat and drinking soup, life was quite comfortable. Xue Ping and Xue Qin were also very happy. Now they knew that every time their uncle came over, life would be better, even better than during the Chinese New Year.

After eating the meat, Li Long said goodbye to his second brother’s family, took Yang Yongqiang, and drove the jeep south - the KT city area is north of Wuyi Road. First, you have to drive onto Wuyi Highway, and then head east to Shicheng and Ma County.

When the jeep drove onto the Wuyi Highway, the sun had already set. The western sky was red, and a cool air began to fill the air.

Although it is quite cold when the sun is out, as long as there is no wind, it still feels a little warm.

Once the sun sets, all that's left is cold.

Yang Yongqiang was very excited and asked Li Long about the various situations in the village from time to time. He worked in a construction and installation company and might not be able to come back once every one or two months. At this time, transportation was very inconvenient. There were no cars from the county to the village. Although wolves were almost invisible now, it did not mean it was safe.

It would be strange if Yang Yongqiang was not excited that he could go home in a jeep.

The sky gradually darkened, but it was not so dark that it could not be seen. When Li Long drove past Anjihai and reached the no-man's land again, he suddenly saw a large black shadow in front of him, quickly crossing the road and running south.

Li Long hurriedly stopped the car and when he looked carefully, he found that it was actually a large group of sika deer!

There must be at least forty or fifty of them!

Li Long was just about to get out of the car with his gun when the elk had already run far away. When he got out of the car, he saw that they had already run into the low bushes on the south side. Although Li Long could still see the elk with his eyesight, he found that they stopped after running a hundred or two hundred meters across the road, and then walked slowly forward or even stopped.

It seems that these elks also know that this road is not safe!

Even red deer have become smarter. No wonder I didn’t see any gazelles when I came here during the day.

But now Li Long was completely relieved. He was still worried about the lack of prey. It turned out that it was not the case. These animals just ran to the mountains at a different time.

The distance was too far and the image was a bit blurry, so Li Long did not shoot and got back into the car.

Yang Yongqiang got into the car and asked:
"Brother Long, what is it?"

His eyesight was not as good as Li Long's, so he couldn't see those things clearly.

"Yellow sheep." Li Long said, "A large group of yellow sheep ran to the south."

"Well, it's only at night. If it's during the day, I can at least kill a few, right?" Yang Yongqiang also thought about hunting, but he didn't have a gun, so he could only think about it.

Li Long turned on the headlights of the jeep and continued driving forward.

Occasionally, you could see something running in the snow on the side of the road, but Li Long didn't care. As long as he knew there was something there, he would go back and make a detailed plan to see what to do.

They drove past SW County and when they were almost at Ulan Usu, they saw a group of gazelles running south in the light of the jeep. This time Li Long did not hesitate at all. He stepped on the brakes and jumped out of the car with his gun in hand before the car stopped. He ran to the side of the car, squatted, aimed at the gazelles about thirty or forty meters away, and fired "bang, bang, bang"!

Yang Yongqiang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had not yet come to his senses when Li Long had already opened fire. He hurriedly opened the car door and jumped out. Seeing the herd of gazelles running away in all directions after being blown up in the distance, he became excited.

If only I had a gun at this time! (End of this chapter)