Chapter 195 The Stupid Wolf Howling at Midnight!
Li Long came out of his home and went directly to Tao Jianshe's home.
He was also worried about Tao Jianshe's absence, thinking that if he was not here, he would have to leave the things at his home and wait for him to come back to pick them up.
Unexpectedly, Tao Jianshe was weeding in the vegetable garden at home. He was surprised to see Li Long come in. He smiled and greeted Li Long:
"Xiaolong is here, you are from the mountains. Come back?”
He also looked behind Li Long.
"Da Qiang didn't come back. He asked me to bring you something, and I will go back to the mountains right away." Li Long raised the bag in his hand, "I killed a wild boar today, and there is a strip of bacon in it. , and some fresh wild mushrooms. By the way, Daqiang also dug up a piece of Codonopsis pilosula, which replenishes Qi and blood. He said you can make some tea.”
Li Long took out the large Codonopsis pilosula from the bag. Tao Jianshe was also shocked:
"Why is it so big?"
"No one digs this thing in the mountains. It grows. "It's been decades." Li Long explained, "Just leave it in a cool room to dry. You can cut it into tea every time, and it doesn't taste bad."
Tao Jianshe, or most of the people in the team, didn’t know much about Codonopsis pilosula, but when they heard it was called “ginseng”, they would definitely pay attention to it.
Of course, Codonopsis pilosula belongs to the platycodon family, which is different from ginseng, which belongs to the genus Acanthopanax, but most people don’t care so much about it.
Li Long left the Tao family after explaining.
Li Juan was approaching Weigou when she saw Li Long approaching on a bicycle.
After Li Long saw her, he stopped the car and asked:
"It's just after school? Have you finished your homework?"
"Uncle, I'm done." Li Juan said, "Uncle, are you going to the county or to the mountains?"
"To the mountains? "Li Long took this opportunity to take a break.
The pace slowed down when we were going back. After all, we were definitely tired after riding all the way back and going back again.
“I just caught some fish by force. I put them in the red ash under the stove for him. I told him to eat a pack and wait for you to come back to eat the rest. I guess he hasn’t taken them out yet. Watch it carefully when you go back and eat it slowly. There are many thorns, so don’t prick them.”
"Okay." Li Juan responded.
Li Long got on the bike and pedaled forward quickly.
By the time Li Long returned to Mudong's nest, the sun had already set and it was starting to get cooler in the mountains.
What surprised Li Long was that Tao Daqiang hadn't come back yet. But he was just surprised and not too worried. With half a dozen in hand, it would be difficult for Tao Daqiang to get into trouble unless he encountered someone extremely vicious.
Li Long lit up the stove and prepared to cook some porridge. Although I was tired, I ate meat in the morning and lunch, so I couldn’t eat too much fat this evening.
The water in the pot had just boiled and before Li Long started stirring, Tao Daqiang appeared from the top of the slope. When he saw Li Long coming back, he hurriedly quickened his pace.
"Hey, you dug so many?" Li Long was a little surprised. Tao Daqiang held an armful of at least seven or eight very thick Codonopsis pilosula in his hand.
“Well, there are a lot of them on the other side, just over the mountain!” Tao Daqiang panted, looking very tired, but also very excited, “There are too many grass roots and tree roots down there, so digging It’s troublesome.”
“You’ve dug so much...it won’t show anything.” Li Long couldn’t laugh or cry. Codonopsis pilosula will not be full until September or October, and now it has a thin layer of skin when exposed to the sun, just like wheat that was only filled in May. It is shriveled when it is dried..."
Tao Daqiang's previous statement He didn’t understand, but when he talked about this kind of grouting wheat, he understood, and asked a little disappointed:
"Then...it's all water in this one?"
"Absolutely." Li Long smiled, "But it's all dug out, so let's wash it and dry it first. It's not heavy, but it tastes good. There are still some.”
Tao Daqiang finally regained his energy and went to the water to clean the Codonopsis pilosula.
Li Long cooked the porridge, filled two bowls and placed them on the wooden table, waiting to cool.
Tao Daqiang washed the Codonopsis pilosula and hung it to dry on the shelf in the small room. Then he walked to the table, pulled up a chair and sat down, letting out a sigh of relief:
"It's so comfortable now!"
"Haha, don't you feel comfortable in the team?"
"It's not comfortable here. If the team wants to be outside, we have to light a fire, otherwise we have to do it now Feed the mosquitoes. There are no mosquitoes here, and there are not many things to do. I want this book from you, Brother Long. It's okay to stay in the mountains every day.
If you have time, you can hunt wild boar or roe deer for half a month. If you don't have any shortage of meat, you can buy something in the county. Something..."
Li Long didn't expect Tao Daqiang's leisurely life to be like this.
It's actually quite good when you think about it.
But it is actually impossible. He has been a human being for two lifetimes. He knows that humans are social animals and cannot stay away from the crowd. Maybe Tao Daqiang was talked about too much in the team, so he had such an idea of escaping from the world.
Thinking of this, Li Long smiled and said:
"Actually, if you have the ability and can make money, you can live leisurely anywhere. Look at you, in fact you are now We are richer than most of the people in the team.
We will really wait a few days. After hunting deer, go back and pack up the horses. When the fields are free, you can lead your donkey cart, and I will pull the cart back, and then you can pull a cart of wood back from the mountains. Then you can beat your furniture. After a while, clean up the house and the people in the team will talk to you differently.”
Tao Daqiang actually understood.
"Brother Long, do you think we can fight? Besides, you said there is a forestry team, can you still let us pull wood?"
"That means I am there." Li Long smiled and said, "I'll take you with me, and it'll be no problem."
He didn't say anything about the ranger. Even though Tao Daqiang is already a very reliable companion for him, Li Long doesn't intend to show all his trump cards. It will be of no benefit to both parties. The two chatted a lot, mainly with Tao Daqiang asking questions and Li Long answering. However, this has also strengthened Tao Daqiang's idea of continuing to follow Li Long - think about the light water rat, he can split at least fifty yuan between two trips, and then There is also fishing, which costs five yuan a trip, and other income. After this year, I can make more than a hundred yuan.
It is not a problem to buy a bicycle in two years. When the time comes to ride a bicycle, who else in the team will look down upon him?
After the two of them drank porridge, Li Long said to Tao Daqiang:
“Let’s go to bed early, but be more alert at night. Maybe there will be a wolf coming. If there is really any movement, Don't move yet, watch me."
Li Long was afraid that Tao Daqiang would get angry again, but Tao Daqiang also understood his shortcomings and nodded in agreement.
After cleaning up the outside, Li Long entered the house. He checked the 56 semi-automatic rifle, loaded it with bullets, turned off the safety and stood beside the bed, locked the door and lay down on the bed to rest.
After a tiring day, Li Long fell asleep quickly.
Then he was woken up by the howling of wolves.
This wolf doesn’t regard himself as an outsider, right? Howling in front of the winter nest?
Li Long fell asleep for a while, and when he woke up he was a little angry. He rubbed his face, got up and put on his clothes, picked up his 56 semi-automatic rifle and came to the window.
Afraid that opening the door would scare the wolf away, Li Long carefully pulled open the nailed plastic sheet and looked outside.
It was less than the full moon, but the sky was still bright outside. Li Long got used to it, and soon saw the old wolf next to the stove.
The wolf is indeed very old, and the winter hair on its body has not completely faded away. It looks very embarrassed.
No wonder it is said that "a man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is skinny and has long hair." This wolf is very thin, with long hair, and its skinny appearance is a reflection of it.
Li Long looked in other directions and saw no other wolves.
Is he a lone wolf? Was he kicked out of the wolf pack, or separated from the wolf pack?
While Li Long was guessing, he quietly placed the 56 semi-automatic rifle on the window lattice.
No matter what it was, he planned to kill the wolf first.
Tao Daqiang also heard the howling of wolves over there, but he didn't dare to open the window and couldn't see through the crack in the door, so he was anxious.
As soon as Li Long stretched out his gun, the wolf discovered it.
However, what surprised Li Long was that the wolf not only did not hide when he heard the noise, but instead bared his teeth and roared fiercely at Li Long in demonstration.
Li Long laughed angrily.
This wolf is so stupid!
Then he saw that the wolf was actually protecting food. There were two large wild boar bones under its claws.
Damn it, this wolf was most likely driven out by other wolves. It’s so stupid!
Of course, it will pay the price for its stupidity until the end of its life.
The height of the window was not very good, so Li Long had to stand up and take aim. Fortunately, the wolf was very "cooperative" and did not run away. It just howled at Li Long, giving him enough time.
Li Long put the wolf into the aiming circle, slowly preloaded it as taught in the textbook, and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound sounded in the valley. Following the gunshot, the wolf fell to the ground, twitched, and then stopped moving.
Li Long put away his gun, picked up the flashlight beside the bed, pulled the door latch and walked out.
When Tao Daqiang heard the noise, he immediately followed out with his gun in hand.
"Brother Long, are you hunting a wolf?"
"An old wolf." Li Long said, "I will be busy for a while again in the evening."
Actually, he is I don’t want to fight, I’m tired from the whole day, and I can’t sleep well that night.
But if he didn't fight, the wolf wouldn't know how long it would be here.
He held a gun in one hand and a flashlight in the other and pointed it at the wolf. He went over and stabbed it with a bayonet. The wolf didn't move. It must be dead.
"Come on, Daqiang, take care of me. I'll skin the wolf, then cut the meat and put it in a basin, fill it with water, and let's sleep."
Li There was anger in Long's voice, but he also knew that he had to deal with the wolf meat.
After all, although it is not as hot in the mountains as outside, it is still late April, and flies and other things are out. Although the meat is not smelly after one night, it is definitely not fresh.
It is better to peel off the skin first, then it will be easier to handle.
Tao Daqiang now regrets that he doesn't know how to peel the skin, otherwise he can share some of the burden for Li Long.
He could only shine the flashlight and pull the wolf's legs from time to time as a start.
Although Li Long was reluctant, he also knew that this wolf skin cost twenty or thirty yuan, and now was not the time to be impulsive, so he peeled it off very carefully.
Soon, a piece of wolf skin was peeled off, and the contents of the belly were cleaned out. The wolf meat and bones were decomposed and soaked in a large basin. They were placed in two rooms separately. Li Long took the knife and Throw it away and say to Tao Daqiang:
“Let’s go to bed and we’ll talk again in the daytime tomorrow!”
(End of this chapter)