After Li Long finished breakfast, he drove the tractor back to the compound. Gu Xiaoxia had already gone to work.
He closed the door, fetched a bucket from the kitchen, fetched water, and then dragged the half-big wild boar off the cart, preparing to skin and disembowel it.
It's not winter now, and it won't stink if I don't disembowel it for a while.
The two fawns and the roe deer heard the noise and ran over from the backyard. They did not dare to come forward. They just looked at Li Long with some vigilance and smelled from a distance.
Li Long didn't care about them and started skinning the wild boar. I haven't done it for a while, so my skills are not old, but the skin of this half-large wild boar is still a bit thick, so it's not that easy to peel.
After the skin was peeled off, the deer seemed to feel that Li Long was not so dangerous, so he came closer. It seemed that he smelled the blood, and he didn't know whether he was curious or wanted to taste it.
Li Long waved his arms to drive the three little guys aside, and then opened their mouths.
A burst of dirty air came out, and the three little guys were immediately fumed and ran away. Li Long put all the wild boar's internal organs into a large basin and began to dismember the wild boar. He took off all four legs and put them in a basin and pulled them out with cold water. Then he started to clean the intestines and stomach.
It was more convenient in the big yard. After cleaning, he soaked the sewer in water, then picked up a few legs and drove the tractor out.
Just like later generations who don’t want to move their legs when they have cars, Li Long now explains to himself that carrying these three legs is tiring and inconvenient, but it is more convenient to drive a tractor.
First, he went to the purchasing station and saw that Chen Hongjun was not there. Then he went to the Big Meat Canteen and gave one leg to Zhong Guoqiang. Then he went to the supply and marketing cooperative and gave the other leg to Li Xiangqian.
"Did you go to the mountains?" Li Xiangqian looked at Li Longti's legs and asked:
"When did you go? Are you so easy to fight?"
"I went there yesterday and got the shot this morning." Li Long He smiled, and then couldn't help but say, "What a pity. Chief, what do you think I saw this morning?"
"What can I see in the mountains? Wolves? Bears? You can't see it. Is it the tiger?" Li Xiangzhen kept guessing.
"No, there are wolves and bears in the mountains, how can there be tigers." Li Long waved his hand, poured a jar of water for himself, made some tea, blew it, took a sip and said:
"I saw it this morning A two-headed red deer!”
“What? A two-headed red deer?” Li Xiangqian was shocked and stood up. He got up and asked: "Two heads?"
"Yes, two heads." Li Long said, "One big and one small, far away, about a hundred meters away. When I looked at it, it also Look at me, the two heads looked at me together, I almost ran away!”
“What’s behind?”
"I think about it, it's wrong. It's a deer, and both of them are deer! I picked up the gun and chased it, but I ran for several kilometers and couldn't catch up."
"Then you have a gun in your hand. "Why don't you fight?" Li Xiangqian was even more anxious than Li Long at this time.
"It was a hit. When we were crossing the ditch, I felt that I couldn't catch up, so I fired."
"Did you hit it?"
" It was hit, but the deer didn’t react and kept running forward.”
"Where was it shot?"
"On the back of the neck, I felt that the shot hit the neck should be a vital part. A normal deer would have fallen down long ago, but it continued to run as if nothing was wrong. I just All we have to do is keep chasing."
"That's right, it's strange, you're okay?" Li Xiangqian had also been shot before, so he usually made a direct diagnosis when he knew that a 56 semi-automatic rifle had hit his neck.
How can I still keep running?
“Then I continued to chase, and a group of wild boars came out of the forest, being chased by wolves, and stood in front of me. Of course I would not let go of this opportunity, and I took the opportunity to hit the wild boar. Look, the deer has disappeared.”
"It turns out that this wild boar was brought along for the ride." Li Qianqian smiled, "I just don't know if the two-headed deer is real or fake. Did you really see two heads?"
"Really, it has four horns. , The corners are all tangled together." Li Long took another sip of tea and said, "Really!"
"Oh, what a pity."
Li Long just chatted for a few words. When he was about to leave, Li Xiangqian said:
"At the end of this month, the editing work should be done. . There are more tasks to do this year than last year, will you do it?”
"Let's do it!" Li Long smiled, "I will definitely do it. I can take any number."
There are many resources in the mountains, so don't just cut them casually. Besides, since I have the status of a forest ranger, I don't have to worry about being fined or anything, and I can protect the people I call from the team. How can I not make this money?
"That's okay, I'll get the job for you when the time comes. As I said again, I don't care about anything else, the quality must be guaranteed."
"Don't worry, Chief, Have you ever seen a time when I had diarrhea while working? I also know that this brand of integrity is not easy to build, but it is too easy to fail. If I can make you believe in the quality of my work, then I will not destroy this brand myself."
"Well, Then go ahead and get busy.”
Li Long left the supply and marketing cooperative, drove the tractor back to the big yard, and began to deal with the sewage.
He kept one leg and planned to take it to Sister Yang later. He cut off most of the meat and prepared to burn it. There were still some meaty bones, which he planned to spread with salt and soy sauce and make them air-dried. Meat.
There are still some that will be left unprocessed for now. After finishing drying the meat and pulling out the remaining meat and internal organs in the water, he drove the tractor to the market.
Seeing that Sister Yang is not here, I guess she should be cooking in the yard. However, there were a few people in the team selling fish, Lao Meng was there, and there was someone whose name I couldn’t name at the moment.
The tractor made a lot of noise. They looked at Li Long and said hello. Li Long also waved his hands and then drove towards the Wuyi Highway.
The tractor parked in the open space behind the yard. He didn't drive into the alley. The main reason was that it would block the road and interfere with other people's walking, so he would be scolded.
The road in the alley is relatively narrow at this time. When I built the house and yard, I didn’t think about tractors and cars in the future.
Holding the crank handle in his left hand and the boar leg in his right hand, Li Long went to the door. After seeing that the door was unlocked and fastened, he pushed the door open and went in.
At this time, there was still some time before get off work, and neither Gu Xiaoxia nor Han Fang should have returned.
The yard has not changed much. The small vegetable garden has become a lot cleaner now. It was not a large area and was divided into six small borders. Some young seedlings have grown up. In addition to a border of Chinese cabbage and a border of leeks, Li Long didn't know what kind of vegetables they were growing.
Sister Yang came out of the kitchen when she heard the noise and was stunned for a moment when she saw Li Long.
"I killed a wild boar from the mountains and brought a leg here." Li Long handed the wild boar leg to Sister Yang, "I'll eat it here today. Sister Yang, what are you cooking for lunch?" "
"Steam the flower rolls, make a sweet soup, and stir-fry two vegetables." Sister Yang took the boar leg and said with a smile, "The flower rolls are made with green onions. Flowers and spicy noodles are quite delicious."
"Okay, I like this very much." Li Long nodded and said, "You go about your business. I'll walk around in the yard."
"Uncle, please come in and sit in the house." Sister Yang said, "The house has been cleaned and we haven't touched it."
"No, you are busy with your business and leave me alone." Li Long waved his hand, "I was driving the tractor in the morning and was busy picking meat. Now I am just going around."
Sister Yang did not say much and mentioned He walked into the kitchen carrying the pork leg and got busy.
The yard is much cleaner than last year. It can be seen that the residents are very attentive. The corners have been cleaned, and some areas where white dust has fallen have been repainted. The cracks in the bricks on the ground have also been cleaned. No grass.
There is no peculiar smell in the toilet. The screen on the kitchen window has been re-nailed and seems to be well maintained.
Li Long nodded. It seemed that Sister Yang and her daughter lived here and were very considerate.
He walked to the door and looked both ways. The trees on the roadside began to sprout and sprout leaves. Flower seeds were planted in the gaps between the trees, and only then did seedlings grow. Both sides of the door had been cleaned, and this side was obviously cleaner than the other side. Li Long smiled.
The courtyard door opposite opened, and a man in his fifties was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Long, and then he looked at him a little.
What does Li Long think? Can't you tell that you are the owner here, or do you think it's a little strange for this man to appear here?
He and the man looked at each other, and the man retracted his gaze and retreated silently.
Li Long walked around the door with his hands behind his back, like a lion patrolling its territory, and then returned to the yard. After a while, the bicycle bell rang. Li Long came out of the yard and saw Gu Xiaoxia turning from Wuyi Highway. There was a person walking in the middle of the road in front of her. The bell should be ringing for this person. The person was a woman in her fifties, and as he expected, the woman avoided the roadside and walked to the opposite door. She also turned to look at Li Long, a little surprised, and finally went in.
Gu Xiaoxia also looked surprised when she saw Li Long, then smiled and waved, and waited until she reached the door and asked happily:
"Why are you back?"
“I shot a wild boar this morning and came back Yes. Let me tell you, I also saw a two-headed deer. I kept chasing it and almost caught up with it, but was blocked by a group of wild boars."
"You didn't have a two-headed deer? Are you wrong?" Gu Xiaoxia pushed the car into the courtyard and asked curiously:
"A red deer? Has it grown horns? Is it an adult?"
"Yes, an adult red deer, the kind with horns, the horns are all tangled together."
" Is it a deformity?" Gu Xiaoxia immediately chose to believe Li Long and then guessed. After all, she had attended high school and had some common sense, so she first judged from a scientific perspective.
“I don’t know. I also shot him in the neck, but he didn’t kill me. He ran away.” Li Long shook his head, “I don’t know if we can touch him again later.”< br>
"Maybe we can still meet each other." Anyway, Gu Xiaoxia was very happy that Li Long was fine, "Then when will you go into the mountain again?"
"Tomorrow." Li Long said, "I gave away a few legs and went back to clean up the remaining meat. I took a leg here, burned some meat over there in the yard, and processed the internal organs and sewer. "Bring some here so you can have some for lunch."
The two of them were chatting. After a while, Han Fang also came back from school. She was surprised to see Li Long and called him "Uncle" shyly. Then she washed her hands and went to help her mother.
At this time, Sister Yang’s rice has almost been cooked, and the only help she can do is carry the plate, set chopsticks, and the like.
The four of them came to the table to eat. Because Li Long was there, Sister Yang and Han Fang talked less, so Li Long asked more questions. Gu Xiaoxia helped explain some things that were difficult to explain. For example, to Li Long's surprise, Han Fang's academic performance was not bad.
After dinner, Sister Yang and Han Fang quickly cleared the table and dishes. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia rested for a while and then left. One goes to the Education Bureau and the other goes back to the compound. Because it was difficult for Li Long to drive the tractor in parallel, he split up.
Li Long returned to the compound and began to burn the meat and process the internal organs. The pig stomach should be kept, and the rest will be cooked in one pot. The fawns were no longer afraid of Li Long at this time, and would run over and bark at the kitchen door from time to time. Li Long took the time to look at them, and left some water for them. Then he gave a few little guys a lesson and a few gentle whippings, mainly for them. There was a lot of poop in the yard.
The few little guys have learned a lesson and have become more honest and will no longer come here. Li Long feels that it is necessary to tell Gu Xiaoxia when she comes back. These little guys must be locked up, otherwise The vegetable patch at the back and everything grown in the garden will probably be destroyed.
When Gu Xiaoxia came back in the evening, Li Long had already packed up his things. He cut a plate of offal and got a bottle of wine and two glasses to put on the table.
“Want something to drink?” Gu Xiaoxia put down her bicycle and asked after seeing this posture.
"If you have nothing to do, then have a drink. If you have something to do, forget it." Li Long said, "It depends on your situation."
"Then it's really nothing, but don't drink too much, just have a drink or two to relax."
"Why?" Li Long rarely saw Gu Xiaoxia taking care of him, so he asked curiously.
"We, can't we have children?" Gu Xiaoxia said softly, "I heard that drinking is not good for having children!"
"Yes, yes," Li Long immediately listened. She nodded, then put away the wine, "I won't drink it then."
"Just one drink." Gu Xiaoxia didn't want to spoil his mood, so she whispered while going to the room to change clothes, "Just think about it. ”
"Hehe, okay."
A glass of wine, a plate of offal, and two cups of tea, the two of them were eating and drinking while chatting.
It was not very long at this time. The two of them finished a plate of cold chop sueys, and it was getting dark. The two of them cleared the table, washed the dishes and chopsticks in a tacit understanding, then locked the door, turned off the fire, and entered the house.
Everything is calculated, the marriage was less than half a month ago, it was the hottest time, and the taste was not enough for outsiders to understand.
So, it was a clear day.
The next day, Li Long ate the breakfast cooked by Gu Xiaoxia and still didn't want to leave. No wonder the old saying “Wife and children are hot on the bed” is true.
But no matter what, you have to go into the mountains when you should. After all, you need to make money. If you want a better life, you have to go to the mountains.
Of course, he was also thinking about the two deers and didn’t know if he could touch them.
So I filled the tractor with water and fuel, prepared supplies, drove the tractor to give a pig leg to Chen Hongjun, and then headed towards the mountains.
Sister Yang and Han Fang went to sell rice in a cart early in the morning. Aunt Wu looked at the door and asked:
"Her eldest sister, who was the man who came yesterday?"
"That's Han Fang's uncle, and he belongs to this courtyard." Yang Xiulan said, "I'm staying here."
< br>"Is that the man in this yard? He Where do you work? Why is it not common? "
"He works in a supply and marketing cooperative. He also has a yard in Beicheng. He lives there and comes here from time to time, but you don't often meet him when he comes here. "Sister Yang said what was true and false.
"That's right." Aunt Wu nodded thoughtfully, "I'm still from the supply and marketing cooperative."
Sister Yang and Han Fang pushed the cart to the market. Aunt Wu entered the yard and told her husband about the incident.
"Supply and Marketing Cooperative? It's a good unit." Wu Zhenghu was a little disbelieving and a little afraid of the man Li Long had met.
"Mom, why did you tell them about my uncle?" Han Fang was a little confused and asked while helping her mother push the car.
"If I tell them, they will know that we are not without foundation, so they will not bully us." Sister Yang did not conceal her meaning, "We do not harm others, but we must guard against others. Some The bad guys will think that we, mother and daughter, will bully us.”
“Is it Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu?”
"I don't know, but regardless of whether it is true or not, these words will reach those people's ears."
"Oh... like this!" Han Fang is not the kind of good baby who doesn't know the sufferings of the world and the warmth of people's hearts. A girl who has experienced ups and downs with her mother, she still has a certain understanding of the sinister nature of people's hearts.
When Li Long drove his tractor across the Qingshui River and continued walking into the mountains, he was surprised to find that someone was already heading into the mountains carrying bags and sticks.
Obviously, he is not the only one who wants to go into the mountains to find some money.
Looking at the equipment of these people, Li Long guessed that they were digging caladiums. Although the caladiums have just grown at this time and are not big, they can already be dug. Li Long guessed that these people were not locals, they might be blind migrants, or people who had no jobs in the county. They had no money, so they had to take it from the mountains.
Now that the market is gradually opening up, spring has arrived in the mountains, and wild vegetables and wild mushrooms are growing. You will definitely not starve to death. If you are lucky, you can pick up antlers or catch deer cubs, and you can sell them for a lot of money. Isn't that great? ?
Of course, at this time, most people still don’t know that there are jasper in many streams in the mountains near the Ma River, and that there is a mountain further in that is full of jasper. In fact, there were people mining jade in the mountains during the Qing Dynasty, but few people knew about it, and even the locals knew little about it.
Message blocking turns out to be so powerful. Think about what rare things will come out in later generations. In a few days, not only the local area, but also other cities and provinces will know about it. In this era, some news may not be clear to other villages.
When those people saw Li Long's tractor appearing, they did not wave and want to hitchhike as they expected. Instead, they hurriedly hid in the bushes.
Li Long understood that although it was not illegal to pick fritillaries at this time, he would definitely be ostracized by the forestry team members. Being able to drive a tractor into the mountains is most likely related to the forestry team, so they are afraid.
Li Long didn't care, stepped on the accelerator and entered the mountain, then turned towards the wooden house.
The tractor stopped outside the wooden house. Li Long came down and opened the wooden door. He put the crank handle and the 56 semi-automatic rifle into the house, and then set up the stove.
I'm not hungry, but I have to cook, and then I plan to go out for a walk in the afternoon.
The house is still a little damp, mainly because it is cooler in the morning and evening. In addition, there is more moisture in the mountains than outside. There is no insulation or waterproof layer outside the wooden house, just a layer of mud, which is not very moisture-proof.
Li Long set up the stove and boiled water. After the water boiled, he took the pot down, covered it with a lid, put on the iron grate, cut the steamed buns into slices and baked them.
For lunch, grilled steamed bun slices and red tofu are enough. I don’t pay attention to nutrition. As for dinner, I’ll just see what I can get back when I go out later. If there is meat, eat meat. If there is no meat, it’s okay to mix it with some wild vegetables.
Of course, he still hopes to eat something good. (End of this chapter)