The rope was very long. Li Long tied one end of the rope around his waist and gave the other end to Harimu. He planned to go down and see if the tiger bones were still there.
Before going down, Li Long also found a root. He also told Halimu that if he fell and Halimu couldn't pull him up, he should tie the rope to the horse and let the horse pull him out.
Of course, he never fell into a snow pit. He did it with the idea of falling into a sand pit.
Halimu also solemnly agreed, then pulled the rope and walked two or three steps further away, watching Li Long carefully as he walked down.
Li Long first took a stick and probed down, but he couldn't reach the bottom with the stick. This snow pit was different from the ones he usually encountered in the county.
When the county town clears snow, the snow will be piled into big pits. But the volume of cleared snow is compressed, so it becomes solid.
Even if a person jumps into that snow pit, he will not sink very deep, up to his thighs at most. It is more likely that the person will not sink any further after the snow reaches his knees.
But the snow here is different. The snow in this snow pit is loose, just like light sand. It will sink when it falls.
Li Long took a step forward and entered the snow pit, and felt that his body was sinking directly down. Soon it reached his legs. He immediately crossed his other leg to the other side to increase the area of the snow. The momentum of his sinking stopped.
It was okay. I could feel that there was no bottom under my feet, but my body did not continue to sink. Of course, I was prepared. Just like the tiger before, it fell down stupidly, its body sank, and it struggled desperately, it naturally fell deeper and deeper.
"Over there, go over there." Harimu said, "I dug a snow pit there with a wooden fork and buried it. I don't know if it will still be there later."
Harimu The place mentioned was still more than two meters away from where Li Long sank, and Li Long slowly moved over there.
As soon as he moved, his body sank. He immediately took the stick and poked forward diagonally, using the force of the poke to resist the sinking force of the snow pit.
Just taking two steps forward, Li Long slowly became familiar with the skills of moving in the snow pit, and soon arrived at the position of Harry's finger.
He used a stick to explore and found something hard under half a meter of snow.
He became excited and immediately tried to pry the thing up with a stick. As a result, his body began to sink again with this movement.
The snow had reached Li Long's waist. He hurriedly leaned forward, stabilized his body, and almost lay on the snow.
This really stopped.
Feeling that his arm could just reach it, Li Long simply reached down and picked up the snow.
After digging out a pit half a meter deep, Li Long saw the frozen bones and flesh.
I don’t know if it belongs to the tiger or the sheep. Li Long was not excited this time, and slowly picked out the guy. It belonged to a sheep.
He turned to look at Harimu, who knowingly held the middle of the rope and threw the other end over.
Li Long slowly tied the other end of the rope to the leg of the lamb, and Harimu used his strength to pull the sheep out.
They will not eat the sheep bitten by the tiger, but Li Long will eat it.
No more wasting food.
When Harimu pulled the sheep up, Li Long continued to plow down the snow.
The tiger's body was not too deep below, but it was a bit deep now. It was nearly one meter deep, and it was quite difficult for Li Long to pick it up.
The main reason is that the action postures are too uncomfortable.
It feels like practicing yoga.
The tiger's body was much larger than that of a sheep. Li Long had been sweating for a long time, but he could only remove half of his body.
"You tie it up and I'll pull it," Harimu said on the road.
"Don't, don't, don't, it's stuck, it's hard to pull." Li Long shook his head, "I'll pull it again."
"It's okay, if I can't pull it, let Mara ."
"Will you pull me up too?" Li Long suddenly thought.
“It’s possible!” Harimu smiled.
After saying that, he threw the rope to Li Long.
Li Long also laughed. Once people enter into inertial thinking, it is really easy to become stupid.
Tie one end of the rope firmly to the tiger's leg, then Li Long turned to Harimu and said:
"That's it."
Harimu's side is simple. , pull the horse over, put the middle of the rope on the iron ring in front of the saddle, and then gently pat the horse's back.
The horse started to walk away, and Li Long immediately felt a huge force pulling him out.
My waist is about to be broken!
The rope should be tied a few more times!
Just when Li Long had this thought flashing through his mind, the horse had stopped and he had been pulled out of the snow pit.
The power of the horse is too great.
As soon as he landed, he immediately untied the rope and went to see the tiger.
The hair on the tiger's head has not been peeled off, and there is really the word "王" on its forehead.
Unfortunately, this tiger is not majestic at all and looks a little pitiful.
The prey is always a certificate of pride for the hunter.
These words only flashed slightly in Li Long's mind, and he said to Harimu:
"Okay, let's tie them to the horse, shall we go back?"
"Okay." Harimu naturally had no objection.
Since then, the majestic feeling of the tiger has completely disappeared from Li Long's mind.
It turns out that hunting a tiger is so easy.
In fact, after careful analysis, Li Long knew that it was not that simple. If the tiger hadn't fallen into the snow pit, whether the tiger could have fought or not is another matter.
Harimu himself doesn't want to fight. This thing is very powerful in the minds of the Chinese people, otherwise it would not be possible to be often alongside the dragon.
But it just wanted to die. It was so unlucky that it fell into a snow pit and couldn't climb out for a while, so it gave Harimu a chance.
This snow pit is also the reason why its body can be preserved. Even if those carnivores want to eat it, they will probably run away immediately after stepping on it when they get to the edge of the snow pit.
Eat to death or starve to live, even animals would choose the latter, right?
Li Long took two large plastic woven bags from his horse, one for sheep and one for tigers.
Harimu tied the bag containing the tiger to his horse, and tied Li Long to tie the bag containing the sheep to his horse, and the two of them rushed back.
Li Long is okay on horseback, but tying something that is not very coordinated to the horse's back is still a bit worse.
The two of them basically didn't get much rest when they returned. When they were tired, they would come down and walk for a while, and they spent most of the time on the road.
Even so, by the time we arrived at Harimudong's nest, it was already dark.
Halimu's wife heard the sound of horse hooves, came out and saw the two of them, and immediately went into the house to make milk tea.
The two people unloaded the things and threw them on the bed of the tractor, then went inside to warm up and drink milk tea.
Haimu asked Li Long to live in Dongwozi, but Li Long waved his hand and said no. He just asked Harimu's wife to help him boil a pot of hot water. He drained the tractor's water tank when he left, and now that he was leaving, he had to add more water.
After drinking two bowls of milk tea, Li Long felt warm in the warm winter home.
Li Long also told Harimu and the others about the benefits of tiger bones. He meant to leave some tiger bones for Harimu and the others as a spare.
Harimu and the others shook their heads. Although they also use medicine from the county pharmaceutical company, they are still not used to brewing wine to treat illnesses.
Then take them all back. Anyway, the bare bones of this tiger must weigh fifty or sixty kilograms, so it can brew a lot of wine. Li Long plans to brew more. When the old people in Duosen's family are no longer strong, he can send some wine for them to drink.
Pour boiling water into the water tank. After filling it up, Li Long shook it a few times to warm it up. Then Harimu helped to reduce the pressure. He held the crank handle with both hands and shook the tractor in one breath. .
The chugging sound echoed in the valley, waking up the cattle and sheep in the pen, the pheasants, hares and other wild animals hidden in the forest.
Li Long said hello to Harimu and his wife and drove the tractor to the wooden house.
Back at the wooden house, it was completely dark. Li Long dragged the bag containing the tiger into the wooden house, then took off the bag containing the sheep and threw it in. He locked the door, filled the water tank, and then returned to the house. .
The fire in the stove had been extinguished, and he set up the stove with ease.
No water was boiled this time. The water boiled in the morning was still warm in the thermos. After pouring a bowl of water and drinking it slowly, Li Long touched his thigh. He had been riding back and forth for more than ten hours that day, and the inner thigh was aching.
I don’t know how people like Harimu and others who ride horses every day can bear it.
When the fire started to burn, Li Long shoveled a shovelful of coal foam, raised the lid of the furnace and pressed the coal foam onto the fire. In this way, the newly burned coal could only slowly smolder. , it can burn until at least the middle of the night. The room is always hot.
There is a stove pipe that draws smoke upwards, and there are cracks in the windows, so there is no need to worry about soot poisoning.
Li Long stopped washing and hurriedly took off his clothes, lay on the bed, and fell asleep after a while.
Tomorrow I will participate in another winter slaughter, so I need to rest well.
In the next few days, he would participate in a winter slaughter almost every day, and by the time this series of winter slaughter was over, there were already twelve sheep crocodiles and a pile of skins piled in his cabin. .
They all ask him to replace the pipes with water in the spring.
Li Long naturally agreed, and it wasn't too troublesome. He is mainly a technical consultant, and someone will do the work.
When the winter slaughter of this small tribe was over and Li Long returned to the county, the tractor bucket was already full.
And he also became unshaven, and his mouth smelled of bad smell - not the kind of bad smell that makes people unable to eat, but the kind of smell that comes from eating too much beef and mutton.
After all, even your pee smells of beef and mutton, how can you live without it?
I'm sweating.
Li Long couldn't wait to go back and take a shower. The most you can do in the wooden house is boil some water and wipe yourself.
There were no electric shavers at this time, and he was not very used to using a razor. There were a few small red marks on his face, which were caused by shaving with a razor.
When he came back, Li Long laughed at himself. He once stayed in the mountains for a month or two, but now he has only stayed for ten days and he can't stand it anymore.
It is really easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
It was still morning when the tractor drove to the gate of the compound. Gu Xiaoxia had not come back yet, but Sister Yang had already returned from selling food in the market and was preparing to cook.
When she heard the sound of the tractor, she hurriedly wiped her hands and came to open the door. There was no way. If there was water on her hands, her hands would stick to iron objects if they got on them. She had learned a lesson before.
Not only has it happened to her, but also to Han Fang.
No way, many people who have come here have learned this lesson. After all, such lessons cannot be spread quickly and widely at this time.
Opening the gate, Li Long was also about to get out of the car. Seeing Sister Yang opening the gate, he drove the tractor in.
“So many sheep?” Sister Yang was really surprised when she looked inside the carriage.
"Well, it's going to be sent out." Li Long got off the tractor and did not drain the water in the water tank this time. He still had something to do.
“No wonder, I just wanted to say, there are so many sheep, our family can’t finish them all.” Sister Yang already regards herself as a member of this family.
Of course, a very well-behaved family.
"Sister Yang, what are you cooking for lunch?"
"La Tiaozi. I asked her aunt when she went to work in the morning, and she said she wanted to eat La Tiaozi."
"Okay." Li Long smiled, just right. Home-style noodles and over-fat pork noodles from outside each have their own flavors, so you can eat both.
Look at the time, it’s too late in the morning. Sister Yang went to the kitchen to cook, so he sorted out the sheep and goats, counted eight, and put the rest into the side room together with the tiger's body.
He planned to hide the tiger's matter.
There were still skins in the car. He picked up a deer skin and several wolf skins, and put away the rest of the skins.
I don’t plan to sell the leather for the time being. I don’t know what the price of leather will be in winter. We’ll tell you later.
He doesn't plan to keep the tiger skin, but at least he will sell it when the price is good.
Includes snow leopard skin. After all, that thing is not allowed to be owned by private individuals in the end. It's better to sell it for money.
In this regard, Li Long is very practical.
The stove in the room was on fire. Li Long lifted the lid of the stove, sat on a small pot, poured water and burned himself. He simply washed his face and went out to the barber shop for a haircut.
When he came back, the water in the house was almost boiling, so he scooped out the water, mixed it with cold water, and began to scrub his body.
After wiping the body, draining the water, and changing into clothes, Gu Xiaoxia and Gu Boyuan rushed over after a while.
Li Long was wondering whether Gu Boyuan came here late on purpose to avoid suspicion.
This is normal. At this time, the defense between men and women was much more serious than in later generations. If a man and a woman were alone together, someone would definitely gossip.
Although the incident in 1983 is not as serious here as in the mainland, Gu Boyuan himself will still pay attention.
Both Gu Boyuan and Gu Xiaoxia were very happy to see Li Long back.
Gu Boyuan asked:
"Why are there so many muttons in this car? Why don't you unload them? Come on, come on, it's just a matter of time..."
"No, no, no, these sheep It was given to our supply and marketing cooperative by the herdsmen in the mountains. , Our sheep have been unloaded into the house."
"Oh." Gu Boyuan nodded, "It seems that you have gained a lot from your trip to the mountain."
Li Long. Smiled and said:
"Anyway, there is a lot of meat, which is enough to eat this winter."
Indeed, although there has not been much hunting this winter, the meat brought back is really enough to eat.
Not only that, there are also a few more sheep. He had already planned to put one for his eldest brother, one for his sister-in-law's family, half for Uncle Luo, and some for others.
For example, does Mr. Ma have to give him a leg of lamb to show his gratitude?
Li Long was not trying to maintain connections, and this would not lead to connections. He just wanted to express his gratitude.
After all, although the article was written by Reporter Zhang, Director Ma also had credit behind it.
So Li Long felt it was necessary, including Director Jiang.
Well, it feels like as the end of the year approaches, there are more and more relationships to deal with, which is quite troublesome.
No more thinking, let’s eat first.
He could already smell the aroma of beef with spicy skin. Today’s tiaozi must be very exciting, and it will take two big plates!
Han Fang was the last to come back. Her school was far away and she didn’t have a bicycle after school, so she had to walk. Sister Yang actually planned to buy her a bicycle. Han Fang didn't ride one herself, saying that there were too few cyclists in the school. It would be too conspicuous for her, a student from other places, to ride a bicycle.
Laying Tiaozi is different from other meals. You don’t need to wait for everyone to arrive. Eat the noodles as soon as they come out, otherwise they won’t taste good after a while.
Sister Yang knew that Li Long ate a lot of food and cooked a lot of noodles, and in the end he almost finished it all. Today, the minced beef, rolled in spicy skin and served with persimmon sauce was particularly delicious, and everyone ate more than usual. Finally, a bowl of noodle soup came, and I could hardly move.
While eating, everyone else was listening to Li Long talking about winter slaughter in the mountains. Li Long thought it was common, and they listened with relish.
Although the straight-line distance from the winter nest in Harimu is no more than 20 kilometers, and the walking distance is no more than 40 kilometers, for other people in the yard, this is life in two worlds.
After eating, talking for a while, and feeling relieved, Gu Boyuan and Gu Xiaoxia went out one after another, and Li Long also drove out on the tractor at the same time.
He plans to send the things from the supply and marketing cooperative over now.
The reason why we need so many Kelangzi sheep is because they are given to the leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative and to each stock office.
As a temporary worker in the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Long usually does a lot of things in the name of the supply and marketing cooperative and makes a lot of money.
He can't keep all the good things by himself. Although Director Wei and Li Xiangqian are very supportive of him in the supply and marketing cooperative, there are still many people underneath.
Li Long planned to take advantage of this opportunity at the end of the year and use the name of the herdsmen to send some mutton to each stock as a welfare.
In fact, he believed that although he claimed to be a herdsman, everyone knew that he got the mutton, so they had to accept his favor.
The tractor drove into the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative, and then Li Long saw Li Qianqian walking to the door.
"Why did you remember to come here today? Didn't I hear that you went into the mountains?" Li Xiangqian probably just arrived.
"My herdsman friend in the mountains asked me to bring some meat to give to everyone. He is very grateful to our community for supporting and helping them." Li Long spoke in Mandarin with a loud voice, "So I sent some Let me give you a share of the mutton.”
"Hey, these herdsmen friends are pretty good." Li Xiangqian immediately understood what he meant, "Let's go find the director. The director has just arrived."
Director Wei actually heard the noise outside, However, he is the director and will not leave the office easily unless the leader comes or something big happens.
When Li Xiangqian and Li Long entered the office and reported the incident, Director Wei's eyes lit up and he said excitedly:
"Herdsmen friends are really very righteous. We just did trivial things - by the way, Xiao Li, do you know what difficulties they have?"
Director Wei has big ideas, and this is not just a matter of face.
Li Long immediately thought of that matter. Do you want to talk about it? (End of this chapter)