Chapter 117 Caliber Gun Hunting
The fox is a fox, and it is considered a local aboriginal in this Gobi desert. Like it, there are badgers, water rats, and wild rabbits. Nowadays, wolves can still be seen sporadically.
When Li Long got old, in order to protect the environment, there were more foxes and hares, as well as pheasants. The water rat once disappeared because of the value of its skin and incense, but later the county tannery went bankrupt and the skins No one accepted them, and gradually more and more came.
Li Long reacted very quickly. When he saw the fox, he had already thrown the thin wire ring in his hand on the ground. With a slight shake of his body, the small-caliber rifle slid into his hand along his shoulder. He held it with his left hand. The right hand had already grasped the handle of the gun. He opened the safety with a hook of his index finger and completed the preparations for aiming.
But the fox was extremely clever. After Li Qiang shouted, it had already fled out. By the time Li Long took aim, it had already run behind a bush of tamarisk.
Li Long quickly ran forward with the gun in hand. Li Qiang hurriedly picked up the wire cover and ran after him. From time to time, he would be bumped into by Hongliu, but he couldn't care anymore.
Li Long looked across the red willow trees and saw a brown figure. He made a prompt decision and fired!
“Bang!”
The sound of the small-caliber rifle was much crisper than that of the five or six. The brown figure did not stop for a moment, so it must have missed.
Li Long was annoyed, but he could see that because of the thick snow in the tamarisk bush, the fox seemed not to be able to run very fast. He quickly chased after it again, bypassing two tamarisk trees. Seeing the opportunity again, he fired two shots.
The second shot hit the fox, but the fox was very tenacious and continued to crawl forward. However, the small-caliber bullet hit its abdomen, which caused a lot of blood. Soon it could no longer crawl.
Li Long quickly came to the fox. The fox turned its head and bared its teeth to threaten Li Long, but something about the same size as a small native dog was injured. How could Li Long be afraid of it?
Just when Li Long was pointing a small-caliber rifle at the fox's head and preparing to kill it, Li Qiang ran up to him.
"Uncle, what is this?"
"Fox." Li Long said, "The cunning fox in the fox pretends to be a tiger."
In the evening, Li Jianguo would tell Li Juan, Li Qiang and others allusions from time to time. Li Qiang should know this idiom.
At this time, when the fox saw Li Qiang, he suddenly screamed "嘤嘤嘤". The voice sounded extremely pitiful.
"Uncle, what is it calling?" Li Qiang raised his head and asked.
Li Long smiled and said:
"It is begging for mercy from you." This fox is really cunning, knowing that Li Long will not let it go, so when Li Long comes over, it is just a threat It bared its teeth, and when Li Qiang came over, it pretended to be pitiful.
So spiritual!
"Is its meat delicious?" Li Qiang asked, ignoring the fox's plea for help.
"The meat shouldn't taste good, but the skin should be sold for some money."
"Then kill it." Li Qiang said without hesitation.
Li Long laughed loudly, the fox's "wink" was in vain. When children these days see living animals, they basically don’t think about whether they are easy to keep or cute. The first thing they think about is whether they are delicious or not. If they are not delicious, then whether they are worth the money is the next question in the exam. .
Li Long didn't bring a knife this time. He put his gun against the fox's neck and fired again. The fox twitched and stopped moving.
Li Long lifted the fox up by its tail. It felt like it was less than ten kilograms, so it was a bit heavy.
He didn’t bring a knife, so he had to go back to peel the skin.
"Uncle, if I give you this set, do you still want to catch rabbits?"
"Yes." Li Longxin said that the rabbits must have been scared away by now, so he took it with him Li Qiang left Hongliutan first and went around to the north before entering. There are no traces of people coming here, but there are quite a few footprints and paw prints of various animals.
Li Long traced several routes that rabbits often walked and found a place where two tamarisk bushes were close to each other and placed a trap. Twenty minutes later, after Li Long finished putting the rabbit trap on, he returned to the place where he originally put the trap on. At this time, he discovered that where the fox was, there was more than half of a frozen hard rabbit. The rabbit was trapped and died for a long time, only to be targeted by the fox.
Li Long untied most of the rabbit and found other condoms based on his memory.
To Li Long's surprise, a frozen rabbit was covered in snow next to a clump of red willow trees. It was not discovered by other animals or people, which was an extra bonus today.
After putting away these condoms and rabbits, Li Long took the panting Li Qiang back.
"Uncle, shall we go back and eat rabbit?"
"Okay. Let your mother cook it tonight." Li Long said, "Let's eat rabbit."
There is something delicious, Li Qiang I don’t feel so tired anymore.
Xie Dafa was walking on the road and saw Li Long carrying the fox. He was surprised and said:
"Xiaolong can do it, he can also catch the fox. The fox skin can be taken to the county , why not sell it for more than ten yuan?”
"I don't know, the hole was shot, so it's probably worthless." Li Long said, "The rabbit he trapped me in was chewed up."
"The rabbit is only worth a few dollars, and the fox skin is very valuable. ." Xie Dafa looked envious.
Li Long took Li Qiang back, and Xie Dafa wondered if he could also get some thin wire to put a condom on. If you can't get a fox, you might as well get a rabbit.
Back at Li's house, Li Long put the gun in the east room, and Li Qiang couldn't wait to run into the house with the fox to show off.
Although fox meat is not delicious, it looks good.
Li Long put down his gun, took out the knife Li Jianguo prepared for him, took it out and tested the blade with his thumb, and then went to the West Room.
"Xiaolong, did you shoot this fox?" Li Jianguo still couldn't believe it. It's not like there weren't any people in the team who could hunt, but the production team itself was mainly engaged in agriculture. If it were true, someone might have a gun. There are some hidden ones, but few have the ability to hunt.
"Well, it was a coincidence today. Qiang Qiang's sharp eyesight saw the fox. It was in the red willow beach again. The snow was scattered. It couldn't run fast, so I caught it."
Li Long said as he began to peel the fox.
“This leather is good.” Li Jianguo came over and touched it and said, “The leather in winter is the best, and it will be second to none when it molts in spring.”
"It's a pity that there is a hole in the stomach, so it may not be worth much money."
"That's hard to say." Li Jianguo shook his head, "She is so beautiful, she should be worth some money."
"Go to the purchasing station in two days and have a look." Li Long peeled the fox skin slowly. He stepped on one of the fox's legs to fix it, otherwise it would be difficult to peel.
Li Qiang also came over to help, pulling the other leg, while Li Juan squatted beside and watched curiously.
"Are you making rabbit meat later?" Liang Yuemei came in from outside and asked when she saw the rabbit thawing by the stove. Then she also saw the fox.
Everyone has seen this thing from afar, but this is the first time they have seen it die in front of their eyes, and they are very curious.
Li Long thought that he was lucky to be hunting with a caliber gun for the first time today. Will I get any results if I go pick up condoms tomorrow?
(End of this chapter)