These herdsmen slaughtered cattle very quickly. Looking at such a big brown cow, within a few minutes, the original wailing stopped. The life of a cow ended, and then they began to skin it.
Li Long couldn't help, so he went to the crowd again and asked where there was a source of water at a high place near the Yushan River.
Yu Shanjiang pointed at it casually, and then asked casually:
"What are you looking for here for?"
"When spring starts, connect a pipe here from above. , it’s convenient to use water, no need to go down to fetch water.”
What he said happened to be heard by Talihar, who was coming from the stream below carrying a bucket. Talihar asked with interest:
“Can there be such a long pipe?”
"No, but it can be connected." Li Long gestured at the diameter of the pipe and said, "The hard plastic pipe is two or three times a circle. It’s ten meters long. It will be buried underground. Just dig a dark hole at the joint and connect it. Don’t be afraid if water comes out.”
Originally everyone was talking about how much meat this brown cow could produce. , now after listening to what Li Long said, everyone began to discuss how many water pipes are needed to bury water pipes like this, and how to lead them most conveniently.
After Li Long explained, he took a stick and went to the place pointed by the Yushan River to see if it was convenient to divert water here.
The herdsmen skinning the brown cattle here did not waste any time, thinking about the appearance of the plastic pipes while skinning the cows.
Only Yushanjiang, Harimu and Yamashita have more to do with each other here. Although I have never seen such a thick hard plastic pipe, I can at least imagine that the others are really wild.
Li Long climbed up and saw that this side seemed to be steeper than the Harimu side. But the distance should be closer, maybe ten or less than twenty meters.
There are four water outlets at the end of the stream, and the water output is not large. Li Long guessed that it should be the same water source, but the water seeps out from different directions.
After all, this mountain is made of stone, and it is normal for there to be cracks in it.
He looked at it and thought that he would dig out a pit under the four water outlets to collect water, and then bury the opening of the water pipe here. Taking advantage of the height difference in the mountain, the water could be continuously directed to the winter nest of Yushan River.
The amount of water in winter is not small, and the amount of water in summer will be even greater. As long as the pipes are buried, I estimate that there will be no need to worry about water problems for a few years.
In a few years, due to the need for irrigation, the number of motor-driven wells will continue to increase, and the groundwater level in the entire northern Xinjiang will decrease. Then there will be no way.
Of course, it’s still early.
Li Long determined his location and was about to leave when he suddenly felt a sense of danger not far away.
He immediately lifted the stick and looked around carefully.
On a high stone platform about twenty meters across from him, a gray wolf was staring at him and making a low sound.
Li Long touched his shoulder out of habit. Oh no, he didn’t bring a gun!
Thinking that there would be no danger in slaughtering the sheep, he put the gun in the bed of the tractor without bringing it over.
The wolf seemed to realize that Li Long was alone, so he jumped off the stone platform and slowly and tentatively walked towards Li Long.
Hey!
Do you think you are a soft persimmon?
Li Long was so happy!
He bent down and picked up a stone and threw it at the wolf.
The wolf dodged quickly. However, Li Long didn't just use one stone, but one stone after another, which made the wolf extremely embarrassed - it didn't expect that the other party actually used the stone beside the ditch. It can make you feel uncomfortable!
"Ouch--" The wolf was hit three times by Li Long. He turned around and ran away with his tail between his legs in pain!
Li Long's strength is not comparable to that of ordinary people. If the stone is hit hard, the wolf's legs can be broken!
The wolf howled and ran away. Li Long was still a little regretful. If he had carried a gun on his back, the wolf might have become the prey of his gun.
The herdsmen who heard the howling of wolves ran over with guns in hand. Seeing that Li Long was fine here, Yushanjiang asked:
"What's wrong?"
"I met a wolf when I was looking at the water source." Li Long explained the matter, "It's a pity that I didn't bring a gun."
"There is heavy snow in the deep mountains, and many wild animals are running to the outer mountains," Yushan River He said with some worry, "There are wolves outside my sheepfold these days. Activities."
"I will go down the mountain this afternoon and bring some bullets up tomorrow." Li Long heard Brother Xian and said, "Let's share it then. Don't be lenient when encountering such a beast."
Yu Shanjiang nodded, indicating that he understood.
Li Long followed them to Dongwozi. He found that the brown cowhide had been peeled off, the cow's belly had been cut open, and the internal organs were still being taken out.
Yushanjiang used a knife to remove one leg first, then carried it and threw it into the bucket of Li Long's tractor - there was a plastic bag in the bucket, so he was not afraid of getting dirty.
"No, no, no, I have meat at home." Li Long wanted to refuse, but was stopped by Yushan Jiang, "Duo Sen, we will not refuse you to build a house and dig a well for our family, and you can also Don’t refuse the meat we give you!”
Well, it’s hard to explain.
Not only a leg of beef weighing more than 100 kilograms, but also the internal organs of a brown cow. This guy was big and had big internal organs. After sorting out all the sewers, even two plastic bags couldn’t fit them in.
There is also a lot of suet, and more than half of the bag is filled with suet alone.
What an exaggeration!
The meat has been cooked, and the herdsmen are discussing the differences, pros and cons, between brown cattle and yellow cattle. They are still very greedy looking at the beef tumbling in the pot.
Although I ate meat yesterday, it does not mean that one meal can really satisfy the craving. In an era of meat shortage, one or two meals of meat cannot satisfy the craving.
Li Long deliberately returned from Yushanjiang earlier today. When he drove the tractor, he had already put the gun on his shoulder. The wolf and the wolf paw prints at the door this morning made him understand that the cabin was really unsafe. The beasts really came out of the mountains.
Fortunately, the big tractor is a real monster to ordinary beasts, so nothing dared to block the way until we drove to the wooden house.
What Li Long was most curious about was the leather that Yushanjiang was referring to. He didn't take a closer look when he moved in last night. The sun was still a pole high at the moment. He planned to move the leather onto the tractor, put in the water from yesterday, and then return to the county seat.
Yesterday, Harimu and the others loaded the tractor with not only leather, but also two male deer heads and three sets of roe deer antlers.
Li Long first moved these things onto the tractor, and then moved the cattle into the water.
He planned to give the scalper's waste to Li Xiangqian. To get the bullets, you must go through Li Xiangqian. I don't know if I have the qualifications to let the security team take out the bullets.
The top ones were two wolf skins. One was complete. Li Long guessed that the bullet had hit his head. The other one had two holes in its belly, so the skin was damaged.
Below is a large deerskin, which should belong to a male elk. The skin almost occupies the entire tractor compartment and there is more than enough.
The leather was also intact. Li Long wondered which of them had shot the buck. His shooting skills were quite accurate.
The piece of leather underneath...
Li Long's eyes widened suddenly.
This leather is also not small, but not as big as the buck leather. The hair is quite long, with yellow undercoat and black patterns on it. It looks different and feels different!
This is a big cat skin!
In the last life, Li Long knew that there was a Northern Xinjiang tiger or someone popularized it from a short video, saying that the official statement stated that this beast became extinct in 1916, but from the beginning of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, it was People from all over the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains claimed to have witnessed tigers.
The beast Li Long saw in front of the wooden house last time, he also thought it might be a tiger, but it was too far away, and there was no evidence left, so Li Long didn't tell others at all .
Just know this stuff yourself.
I just didn’t expect to see tiger skin among the skins given by Harimu and Yushanjiang!
Li Long was almost certain that this thing was tiger skin!
It is said that Beijiang has the character "王" on its forehead, but this piece of skin does not have a head, only the skin of the body. And there are several holes in the leather, which should be bullet holes.
I can’t believe that Harimu and the others actually shot a tiger! Is this thing accessible to ordinary people?
It was really beyond Li Long’s expectation.
With this tiger skin in hand, he almost immediately asked Harimu and Yushanjiang where the tiger was hunted.
After all, a tiger is valuable not just for its skin, but also for its bones.
Lynx bones are useful, not to mention tiger bones?
But after so many days, it might be gone after thinking about it, so Li Long thought it was better to go back to the county first.
After getting the bullets, go find Harimu and the others.
After loading the remaining leather in the house, Li Long locked the door, started the tractor, and drove out of the mountain.
By the time the tractor arrived at the county seat, it was already dark.
Li Long drove the tractor to the gate of the compound. Gu Xiaoxia heard the noise and came over to open the gate. She, Sister Yang and Han Fang pulled the two gates to both sides, and then asked Li Long to drive the tractor in The yard.
"Why did you come back so late?" Gu Xiaoxia asked.
"I have something to do when I come back. There was a winter slaughter in the mountains. They brought me some meat and water. I brought the meat back and put it down." In front of Sister Yang and Han Fang, Li Long did not mention the tiger skin. things.
After closing the courtyard door, Li Long did not unload the things in the truck, but went directly into the house. The temperature was around minus 17 or 18 degrees Celsius, and the snow in the yard was clear and clean. Those things are safe in the trunk of the truck.
Li Long was wondering if it was time to raise a cat in the yard. But if you have a cat, are little hedgehogs a bit dangerous?
Just think about it.
Gu Xiaoxia and the others had already had dinner, but Sister Yang quickly ordered a bowl of noodles for Li Long. In Sister Yang's opinion, as long as there is meat, cooking is really easy.
The people at this time are also very easy to deal with. Take a spoonful of oil from the meat and put it into the pot when making noodles. The taste will be very delicious.
Cut some shredded pickles and add some dried vegetables, and the flavor of the noodles will come out.
After bringing the noodles out to Li Long, Sister Yang and Han Fang went to the side room. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia were the only ones in the dining room.
"Today Yushanjiang slaughtered a brown cow. The brown cow was too big. One of them almost weighed a ton." Li Long gestured while eating noodles:
"Yushanjiang gave I brought a leg, but I don’t want it myself, but he insists on it Take it, I'll take it."
"And the brown cow's water and suet are too big to fit in the tractor bucket." Li Long said, "You can feed two cows like this. Three, not enough meat for a year.”
Gu Xiaoxia was sitting on the edge, listening to Li Long with a smile.
"...I met a wolf when I was looking at the water source. The wolf saw that I was alone and wanted to attack me, so I threw a stone at it and ran away." Li Long finished the noodles in the bowl. There was a slight sweat on his head. He drank all the noodle soup and was about to wash the dishes. Gu Xiaoxia took the bowl over.
After cleaning up, the two of them entered the master bedroom together.
"When you didn't come back, I was watching TV with Sister Yang and Han Fang. Han Fang usually watched an episode of TV and then went to do homework." Gu Xiaoxia helped Li Long change clothes while changing Said, "The three of us stayed together while you were away. "I feel pretty good."
"Well, I just want to tell you something." After Li Long changed his clothes, he and Gu Xiaoxia sat down and watched TV and said in a low voice: "The leather bag I brought back today. , there is a tiger skin..."
"What?" Gu Xiaoxia was startled, "Where did it come from?"
"They hit Yushanjiang." Li Long said, "I haven't asked in detail yet.
Tomorrow I Go to the supply and marketing cooperative to get them some bullets, then go back to the mountains and ask questions Ask, I really didn’t expect that there are tigers in this mountain! I also want to ask where the tiger bones are, and I don’t know if they are still there..."
Gu Xiaoxia was also very curious. If it wasn’t cold outside, she would have wanted to. Let’s go see what tiger skin looks like.
Gu Xiaoxia asked Li Long about the situation in the mountain while watching TV. Li Long answered indifferently. He wasn't very interested in watching TV at the moment and soon dozed off.
Gu Xiaoxia simply went to sleep with him.
Next door, Han Fang had finished her homework. She asked Sister Yang:
"Mom, Uncle Li feels different from before when he comes back from the mountains."
"Why is it different?" Sister Yang was sewing clothes and asked while sewing.
“The smell of blood on him is so scary.”
"There was meat on the bucket of the cart. It must have been some wild beast killed in the mountains." Sister Yang knew that Li Long would bring wild beast meat from the mountains from time to time, so she understood it better.
"Uncle Li's life is really good, he can eat meat every day." Han Fang said with envy.
When Sister Yang cooked for Li Long, Gu Xiaoxia and the others, although she also included meat, it was only for lunch, and the afternoon meal was very ordinary.
But here, for the sake of Gu Xiaoxia’s nutrition, Sister Yang is willing to put meat in her cooking.
There is also a lot of meat fat in the big yard. Gu Xiaoxia also asked Sister Yang not to be stingy when cooking, so Sister Yang made the three meals a day very nutritious.
Nutrition at this time is really based on meat.
Li Long still remembers that even in a few years, people suffering from tuberculous pleurisy, a disease of wealth, would still eat fried noodles to supplement their nutrition. At this time, fried noodles and fried noodles are not something everyone can eat.
"Okay, don't think so much, just study hard and become a national cadre in the future, and you can eat meat every day." Sister Yang said while sewing clothes.
"Currently, cadres from other countries may not be as well fed as we are." Han Fang is young but very sober. "Uncle Li is capable and his family is living a good life. Others rely on their wages and have no money at all. There is no way to eat meat every day.”
This is the truth. The wages of cadres and workers in some units in northern Xinjiang are higher than those in the mainland, and the output of cattle and sheep is also higher than in the mainland.
But even so, it is impossible for those cadres to eat meat all the time like Li Long's family did.
Sister Yang glanced at Han Fang and hesitated to ask her daughter to straighten her mind. After her hometown sent her husband's address, after taking care of Gu Xiaoxia's child, she still had to find her husband. of.
But looking at Han Fang's expression and thoughts, she probably wants to stay here. Life here is much better than back home.
Sister Yang has a complicated mood. Her hometown does not send her address, and she wants to find traces of her husband. Maybe she really has to go back.
The next day, when Li Long got up, the meal was already ready.
A bit corrupt these days, right?
When he and Gu Xiaoxia finished washing up, Han Fang had already finished eating. After carrying her schoolbag and saying hello to them, Han Fang hurried to school.
Sister Yang looked at Li Long with admiration in her eyes. She thought that only a man like Li Long was worthy of Gu Xiaoxia.
While cooking just now, Han Fang quietly came over and told her that there was a big leg of beef in the cart, a lot of meat, skin, etc.
Explanation that Uncle Li gained a lot from going to the mountains.
It is my skill to make my wife live a good life.
After breakfast, Li Long moved the leather antlers and other things into the east wing. The cow legs and brown cow's guts and suet were placed in the kitchen for Sister Yang to clean up. Then Li Long drove the tractor and went to the supply and marketing society.
Looking at the corbel that was bigger than herself, Sister Yang was a little worried.
This thing is really hard to do.
Let it slowly decompose after it thaws.
This can be regarded as happiness and trouble. If someone else gets this much meat, they must be extremely happy.
Li Long drove the tractor into the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative. After parking, he got out of the car and went to find Li Xiangqian first.
What surprised Li Long was that Li Xiangqian was not there. I asked other people in the purchasing department and they said they were going to the state to collect supplies.
Li Long is a little disappointed. Li Xiangqian is not here. Can he get the bullet himself?
The left and right had to give it a try, so Li Long went to the security unit.
"Get another two hundred rounds of ammunition?" Chief Hou was a little surprised. "The ones you got earlier were used up so quickly?"
"There is heavy snow in the mountains, and the wild animals are running out into the mountains, and the wolves are all in groups." Li Long had no choice but to tell the truth, "There is no way, for Protect the cattle and sheep."
"Okay, you go and write a note to Director Wei." Chief Hou nodded, "I'll prepare bullets for you."
Director Wei is in the office. Listening to the radio inside, I was very happy to see Li Long coming.
Asked about Li Long's recent delivery of supplies to herdsmen in the mountains, Director Wei praised Li Long and asked what difficulties he had.
Li Long took the opportunity to tell him about the bullet.
"Two hundred rounds, right? Is that enough?" Director Wei asked.
"That's enough." Li Long thought it was better not to ask for too much. "After they arrive at Dongwozi, the grazing area behind them will be smaller, and there will be fewer hidden dangers."
"Okay, I'll write you a note and you go get it." Director Wei said.
Li Long thought, should he bring two wolf skins to Director Wei after returning from this trip? If your leader treats you well, you can't always be empty-handed.
Although the wolf skin is not very valuable, it looks very stylish if you keep it.
That’s it.
PS: There is only one chapter today. The child took the injection for two days and his fever was gone. I stayed up for two days, basically didn't sleep much at night, and had to take it to the hospital during the day. I couldn't stand it anymore, but I should be back to normal tomorrow. Let’s sigh, it’s really hard for a person to be too thin and have no flesh, he can’t bear it! (End of this chapter)