Four wild goats were soaking in the pool. One was quite big, with horns about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and three were slightly smaller. One of the three must be a female goat, and the two were lambs.
Is it a small family? Li Long guessed.
The biggest goat has a black head, gray body, long hair, and is very ferocious. It has to jump up from the pool several times. But the two wolves were staring at it. As long as it jumped up, the two wolves would pounce on it and bite it. The big goat could only retreat into the pool to look for opportunities again.
The two smallest sheep followed the female goat closely. Although they were only stared at by a wolf, they did not dare to run out because of the deterrence of natural enemies. They huddled in the pool and screamed in fear.
Li Long was no longer in a hurry. He found a good position, half-crouched down, and prepared to take aim with his gun, but he had no intention of shooting immediately.
If you want to maximize benefits, you have to wait until both sides suffer losses.
Otherwise, if you shoot now, you may only hit one prey at most.
These wolves are not vegetarians!
The big goat was also a little anxious in the pool. He kept shouting, and then he saw the opportunity and rushed forward again. This time he rushed to the side of the wolf, and a wolf rushed over. The other wolf was blocked, and the big goat successfully rushed to the edge of the pool, and then fiercely pushed towards the rushing wolf!
The wolf moved quickly, dodged to the other side, and the goat was in the air. Then another wolf arrived just in time, pounced on the big goat, and bit its neck!
The big goat twisted its head to resist and screamed loudly, but was still bitten on the shoulder by the wolf, and blood spurted out!
At this time, the mother goat and her two little goats didn't know whether it was because the big goat's cry stimulated them or they thought it was a good opportunity, so they rushed out of the pool with all their strength.
A wolf obviously couldn't stop three sheep. The wolf could only pounce on one of the lambs, while the female goat and the other lamb quickly ran across the stream towards the mountains.
What a coincidence, the direction they ran was exactly towards Li Long.
Li Long didn't pay attention to them. His gun was aimed at the gray wolf that was rushing towards the lamb!
"Bang bang!"
Two shots knocked the wolf down, and then Li Long turned the gun and aimed at the battlefield of the other two wolves and one sheep.
The moment the gunfire rang out, the wolf and the sheep stopped fighting. When Li Long took aim, one wolf had already rushed towards the forest, and the other wolf was slower to react and looked at Li Long's sight gun. direction.
The big goat was covered in blood. At this moment, it was suddenly let go by the wolf. It was still a little confused. Li Long "bang bang bang bang" and shot several times in a row. The big goat fell down and reacted slowly. The wolf was also bleeding out!
Li Long saw that the wolf was still injured and escaped, so he immediately refilled the gun. When the bullets in the gun were finished, Li Long did not rush down, but took out the bullet bridge from his pocket and suppressed the bullets. He went down, pulled the trigger to load the bullet, and then walked down with the gun.
When he reached the waterside at the bottom of the valley, Li Long took a look and was happy!
This time, the harvest is really big!
The wolf closest to him was dead to death, and next to it was the lamb, which was screaming feebly. It was bitten through the neck by a wolf. It was not completely dead, but almost there.
The wolf in the back was lying on the edge of the woods opposite at the moment. He had been shot several times. The blood slowly smeared under his body, and finally flowed into the water, spreading a red blush.
The big goat was completely dead. At this moment, half of its body was immersed in the water, and the entire stream was dyed red with blood.
Li Long was a little worried. How could he bring so many back?
That’s it, there are still more than ten kilograms of fungi in the forest!
No matter how difficult it is, we must get it. Li Long dragged the lamb and the wolf to the water first and laid them side by side. Then drag the big goat and the other wolf over.
Because I came here to soak in the hot springs, I didn’t think I could hunt, so I didn’t bring a rope.
Li Long thought again and again, and could only go to the mountain to get the sack, and then forcefully stuffed a relatively intact wolf and the big goat into it.
Fortunately, they were all dead, so I could squeeze in even if I had to squeeze in. Then I put the sack on my shoulders, hung the gun around my neck, and walked down the mountain while carrying the lamb, which weighed about ten kilograms.
As for the other wolf, let him soak it in water for now.
Li Long estimated that when he returned to the cabin and came back, the wolf would most likely be eaten. Of course, even if this is the case, I will definitely come back to see it in the end.
It took an hour when I came here and a full two hours when I went back!
After taking several breaks, Li Long was too tired to move when he saw the wooden house.
The clothes were all stained with blood, and the smell was very fishy. If they were not washed properly, they would be useless.
There were flies following along the way, and Li Long also knew that he had to hurry up and process the meat when he returned, otherwise maggots would develop.
Although he has a good psychological quality, he is still quite uncomfortable with creatures like maggots.
Back at the wooden house, he threw the lamb on the grass and the sack. Li Long sat down on the ground and didn't want to move at all.
He felt that his power was completely squeezed out, with no trace left.
After sitting for about ten minutes, Li Long got up, stretched out his hand to shoo away the flies that came around, went into the house and took a drink of water, and then began to prepare to deal with the three prey.
Now let him go back to the hot spring to get the wolf. He will definitely not go, not even to death.
Carefully trying not to step on the mushrooms, Li Long took out a large bag of coarse salt from the small room. Li Long went to the grass and began to skin and decompose the lamb.
This is the most tender meat and cannot be wasted.
After peeling off the sheepskin, Li Long went to fetch all the pots, then opened them up and took out the internal organs.
After a lamb was skinned and trimmed, Li Long stood up and waved away flies. Seeing that the sun had set on the top of the mountain, he knew that he would have to do night work today.
He went to find firewood to light the stove, filled two large pots with water, and then sat by the stove to rest for a while, drank some water, and then continued to process the meat.
The lamb's meat was not removed, and coarse salt was directly applied all over the body to prevent flies from climbing up. Salt was also applied to the sheepskin, and it was spread out on the grass to dry.
This lambskin has not been shot and is intact. The bite from the wolf teeth on the neck does not affect the quality of the leather.
Next is the big goat.
This goat is called "Sao Hu" in local parlance. The meat tastes worse than that of a kid, but it is definitely better than no meat at all. Li Long peeled off the sheepskin and looked at the large and small wolf fang marks on it, knowing that the skin could only be used by his own family.
Similarly pour the offal into the basin and process the meat first.
After rubbing salt on the meat and placing it directly on the sheepskin, Li Long let out a sigh of relief.
Tired.
Seeing that although the flies were hovering on the mutton, they did not fall down, Li Long felt relieved.
He ignored the wolf and simply washed the hearts, livers, lungs and other internal organs of the two sheep that did not need to be processed, then threw them into the cauldron and started cooking.
After a while, a very strange smell filled the air here.
Li Long originally thought about giving some to Lu Dafeng, but then he thought about it.
The two of them are neither relatives nor friends, and I have already given them a lot of things. It’s not that he is stingy, it’s better not to go overboard with some things. After all, it’s a “good thing”, and if you give too much and it’s hard for someone to repay you, you’ll have random thoughts.
Standing by the stove, brushing the blood foam on it from time to time, it was considered a rest.
Li Long went to take out the remaining half of the watermelon at noon, cut off the top layer with a knife, and ate it.
After eating the watermelon, I felt a little more energetic, and then I started to deal with the wolf.
After completely separating the wolf skin and wolf meat, and cleaning out the contents of the wolf's belly, Li Long felt that he could hardly wield the knife. But my stomach and intestines still need to be cleaned.
The sun has completely set, and Qiming, or the Chang Geng star, has lit up.
Li Long didn't want to do it anymore.
Washing the stomach and intestines was also a laborious task, so he simply rubbed salt on the wolves, then carried the meat of the three wolves into the big room, put the skins on the side of the bed, and then removed the stove There was a fire on the stage, and he locked the door and went to sleep.
Quit!
I slept so soundly this time, without any dreams.
When he woke up, the sky was already bright, and Li Long even saw a little bit of sunshine - the sun had risen.
The smell in the house is bad. Although the flesh was covered with salt, it could not hide the smell of blood.
Li Long got up and rubbed his eyes, shook off the gum, shook his head to keep his head clear, sighed, and continued.
I didn’t feel any particular discomfort, and the young man’s energy recovered quickly. However, thinking that he still had a lot of work today, Li Long felt a little depressed.
He left the house and touched the pot on the stove. It was still a little warm. When I opened the lid, the fragrance was quite strong.
Li Long was happy, sprinkled some salt, used chopsticks to take out a piece of lamb heart and put it on the plate. He also put a bowl of soup in it, casually pulled a handful of wild vegetable leaves and put it in, and ate it happily. got up.
I didn't eat last night. I only ate dry buns and soaked watermelon at noon. I'm hungry now.
After finishing the lamb heart, I was still not satisfied, so I cut some lamb liver and ate it, then I was full.
When you are full, you have to work.
This time Li Long took the machete and went to the nearby forest to chop three poles. Two have branches, one is slender.
Carrying the three poles back, Li Long took out his shovel and dug two holes in the grass in front of the wooden house, planted two pieces of wood with yak branches in them, and then put the long poles on them.
The next step is to take out three grams of meat from the big room and start making air-dried meat.
Air-dried meat is actually mainly rib meat. But Li Long didn't care and hung up his legs - of course, he wanted to pick out some meat and keep it for eating.
He was not so meticulous in his work this time, picking and hanging meat at the same time - he had seen Harimu and the others pick meat, and it was really satisfying to pick them however he wanted. If you really don't intend to leave meat on the bones, the bones will make the dog angry.
Li Long doesn't have this ability. Of course, when the meat is dried, a lot of meat must be left on the bones.
There is a case next to the pole. There are three crowns on the case and two pots beside it. One basin for mutton and one basin for wolf meat. Soon, most of the meat was piled in the basin, which was the result of Li Long picking at will.
Now is the time to get fat and strong.
The pole was soon covered with salted meat, and flies flew in in swarms, but in the end they could only fly away.
Li Long brought the two pots of meat to the room and covered them, and then went to clean his stomach and intestines.
I wasn’t so tired this time. I went directly to the spring to clean up my stomach and intestines. Then I took it back and soaked it in the basin.
The heart, liver and lungs have been taken out. Li Long let it cool for a while, then cooked the stomach and intestines, and then began to slice the cooked heart and liver.
Now that the sun is shining brightly at noon, the sliced heart, liver, and lungs will be half-dried, making them less likely to spoil.
Although the stomach and intestines were cleaned enough, they still smell like organs when cooked.
But Li Long doesn’t care, he likes to eat his belly and fat intestines.
Whether it is braised in braised sauce, spicy or served as a cold dish, I like to eat it all.
Look at the weather, it’s too hot. Li Long feels a little tired. He still doesn’t want to go to the hot spring.
Forget it, cut a watermelon to relieve the heat, and wait until your stomach and intestines are cooked.
Flies buzzed around the bloody place where they were skinned and dismembered yesterday, and Li Long didn't care. Although the sun is quite strong, there is wind in the valley, so it is quite pleasant to sit under the eaves and eat watermelon.
When the intestines were cooked enough, Li Long turned off the fire, waited for a while, and took them out. I ate the heart and liver in the morning, and now I still have an appetite when I look at my stomach and intestines.
He then went to prepare the food bowl, cut some wild onions into chopped green onions, sprinkled them in the food bowl, cut the stomach and intestines into a plate each, and ate them slowly.
Tastes so good!
After eating, Li Long felt that he seemed to be eating alone, so he filled half of the stomach, intestines, liver, heart, etc. in a basin, and then put half of the dried meat into two sacks and moved the other half to the house. Go, lock the door, put the two sacks on the back seat of the car, then use the empty pot to catch the full pot, put it on the back seat, tie it up with a rope, and ride out of the mountain.
Running fast along the way, carrying the wind, full of strength.
When they arrived at the compound, before Gu Xiaoxia came back, Li Long put down half of the meat and offal, packed up the rest, and rode towards the village again.
On the way, Li Long also thought, what’s the point of running back and forth like this every day?
Thinking about it, he smiled again. This is sharing and happiness.
If you have something for yourself, you also want your family to have it. Is this a giving personality?
Can’t you say that?
Halfway through the ride, a child suddenly jumped out from the roadside in front of him and waved at him. Li Long immediately stopped the car.
This time the child was far away and on the roadside, so it was not dangerous. Then Li Long saw it. Wasn't this the child picking up wheat ears that he almost bumped into before?
"What are you..." Li Long asked doubtfully.
The girl picked up the things in her hands:
"Uncle, here you go...the fish I caught was pickled by my mother...thank you!"
Li Long saw it clearly. What she held in her hand was a string of three palm-sized salted and dried crucian carp.
Li Long is a little sad. This is a grateful girl. Is she waiting for herself?
"I waited for two days until...this fish is clean!" Seeing that Li Long didn't accept it, the girl explained again, then took two steps forward to Li Long and stuffed the fish into his hand. .
Li Long originally wanted to say that he had a lot of fish at home, so he didn't want any, but looking at the girl's clear eyes, he couldn't tell.
He thought for a while and said:
"Okay, let's switch."
He got out of the car, took the three fish and put them into his satchel. Then he took out the sack from the back seat of the car, pulled out two pieces of dried meat and handed it to her:
"I'll take the meat in exchange for your fish. Okay, go back quickly!"
The little girl was shocked. She never thought that there would be such a change in the world!
"No, no, no, I can't have your meat..."
The little girl reacted and said loudly.
But Li Long has already ridden far away. (End of this chapter)