A military green jeep parked in the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative. The driver got out of the car, and the co-pilot, Director Qian, also got out of the car.
Li Long remembered Director Qian, but the driver had been replaced. He still looks like he came out of the army, but he is not the same person as last time.
I have forgotten the name of the person last time, Li Long, but his face shape is different from this one. This one seems to be younger.
"How are you, Director Qian." Director Wei took the lead in extending his hand and said with a smile, "Welcome to our company to inspect and guide our work."
"Don't say that." Director Qian hurriedly said Waving his hand, "I'm here as a private person, just to have fun. Don't talk to me in official terms, and I won't talk to you about your superiority."
"Okay, okay," Director Wei actually came over for an interview. Director Qian came over and Li Xiangqian had already reported to him. After the interview, he returned to his office.
Director Qian was really in a hurry to hunt. After saying hello to Li Xiangqian and Li Long, he went to Li Xiangqian's office to drink hot tea. After sitting there for less than ten minutes, he was ready to leave.
He didn't ask Li Long for specific hunting information, but he told him what happened after he returned last year.
“After I went back last year, I used this yellow sheep’s horn later, and it really worked. To be honest, I didn’t even expect it.
After doing this, the reputation spread. , the pair of yellow sheep horns in my hand were taken away
This year, I originally thought that it would be difficult to hunt goats in the mountains. But when you said this, Xiao Li, I really felt that God was helping me. It was also thanks to the two of you.
Let me tell you, I annoy those old leaders... Those leaders all have grandchildren, and everyone wants to prepare this thing for emergencies.
Although there are pharmacies, they are expensive and not many. Not like this, I have all the branches in my hands, and they think it’s very good, so it’s not enough if they don’t give it...”
Director Qian poured out his bitterness like this, and Li Long felt that it was not easy to be a leader. Ah. There are many more connections to maintain than myself.
After chatting for a while, Director Qian got up to set off. After drinking a glass of water, the driver immediately went out to start the jeep.
After getting on the bus, Director Qian sat in the passenger seat this time, and Li Long and Li Qianqian sat in the back. He saw that Director Qian was also carrying a shotgun, and the driver was carrying a five-six-and-a-half. This time, the driver did not carry a submachine gun.
"Qiang Xiang, are you using a shotgun? Do you have enough bullets? I have brought seventy or eighty rounds of bullets. Do you want to give you some more?"
Li Qiang Xiang shook his head and said with a smile:< br>
"No, no, no, I still have some over there, and I will bring a lot with me this time. It will definitely be enough to hunt yellow sheep."
Director Qian asked Li Long again:
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"Comrade Xiao Li, I think you have five or six and a half on your back. Do you have enough bullets?"
"Enough, enough." Li Long was definitely not in a good position to ask Director Qian for bullets.
"Don't worry, director, we have enough bullets for Xiao Li." Li Xiangqian said hurriedly.
"That's good." Director Qian sat up straight, and the jeep drove out of the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative, turned west, and accelerated all the way.
Li Long sat in the back and began to think.
This jeep is obviously much faster than a tractor, and it has a cover. Although it only has heating and no air conditioning inside, it is at least much warmer than sitting on a tractor.
The small four-wheel tractor is registered and cannot be added with a roof. If you add it without permission, you will be caught. And if you don't specialize in pulling things, getting a jeep is much better than a small four-wheeler.
Of course, the price is much higher.
Li Long realized that this jeep was not the one from last year. He was moved and asked:
"Director Qian, is this jeep not the one from last year?"
"No." Director Qian remembered that Li Long didn't seem to be excited at all when riding a jeep last year. He seemed to be very familiar with the car and was very interested in it. He was also a person who liked cars, otherwise he wouldn't have purchased these two cars. Listen to Li Long When asked, he turned around and said:
"Last year, the car was used by another leader in the prefecture club. I bought this car from the Corps and hung it in our prefecture club. Use.
Let me tell you, cars have already appeared in the mainland, but to be honest, if you really want to use them in northern Xinjiang, you still need this jeep. It has strong power, large space, and durability. ”
Li Longshen agreed, nodded and said:
"That's right, it is said that this car is not prone to problems, it is not so delicate, and you don't need to pay attention to too many things when using it."
"Yes, yes, that's the truth. In fact, there are similar cars like the eight-seater and ten-seater jeeps that came from the Soviet Union. Such cars are used a lot for border defense and are not easy to find.
After all. Many of them are military products, and if they are eliminated, they will not be in our hands. We have a good relationship with the Corps, so if you want to buy it, you can still find it. This Jeep has better performance and is shorter in life, so I bought this one."
Director Qian. Not without pride, Li Long wrote down this information.
To be honest, it must be difficult to get a jeep at this time. Director Wei is seen riding a bicycle. The county supply and marketing cooperative has cars and large trucks, which are used for pulling goods, but there are no small passenger cars at all.
The main reason is that I haven’t reached the level yet.
The only people in the county who are high enough to ride in the car are the county leaders, the leaders of the county artillery regiment, and the leaders of several regiments within the county.
To be honest, Li Long has never even seen the "eight seats" and "ten seats" that Director Qian mentioned.
But he’s not interested either. If you can find it in 212, that’s fine.
It’s just that Li Long knew not to think about it for a while. There are no leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative, so how could he have one? Even if there is, the car still needs to be affiliated with the unit at this time. More importantly, he currently only has a tractor driving license and no car driving license.
So the first step is to get your driver's license.
Just like when Schwarzenegger wanted to be president, the first step was to get fit.
The jeep soon arrived at Shicheng. The Wuyi Highway passed by the outskirts of the old street without stopping, whizzing by with a burst of wind and snow.
It feels great. Li Long felt that the jeep seemed to arrive all of a sudden after the tractor churned for a long time.
He looked at the trees receding outside and estimated that the speed of the jeep had reached sixty to seventy.
If you run westward at this speed, you will almost reach your designated location in about an hour and ten minutes.
It’s so fast!
On the road, the jeep passed the tractor and the big truck. When passing the big truck, the jeep blew its horn and the big truck immediately moved aside. It was obviously very polite.
It is completely different from the pride you feel when a big truck overtakes a tractor.
Li Long was even more envious.
He couldn't help but asked:
"Director Qian, how much does it cost to buy this jeep?"
"How much?" Director Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "This is not something money can buy. Usually, this Only the division-level units of the Corps have obsolete jeeps.
Of course, the Corps' large organizations also have them, so I can't get them.
Those obsolete jeeps will be sent for maintenance. If they still have use value, they will be sent to the units directly under the corps. If you find a connection at this time, you can intercept the jeeps and scrap them in the name of scrapping. Take it off.
Think about it, can this be bought with money?”
When he said this, Li Long understood and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
"What? Comrade Li wants to get a jeep? He's very ambitious!" Director Qian didn't laugh at Li Long, but even praised him.
"The main reason is that I drove a tractor back and forth on this road several times. Now I can experience it again by riding a jeep. It's really a huge difference." Li Long said it from his heart.
"Haha, that must be different. Okay, I'll help you keep an eye on it, but to get this kind of jeep, you also need to have a unit. There is no such car in your supply and marketing cooperative. "Director Qian reminded.
Li Long was worried again.
When the era of large collectives changes to the era of commodity economy, many regulations have not been completely abolished or replaced by new ones, which will cause some troubles.
Forget it, let’s think about getting a driver’s license first.
Li Xiangqian looked at Li Long, but he didn't think he was bragging. He watched Li Long start selling sheep and finally drive a tractor. How long did it take?
It is really possible that he will drive in the future. It feels like he will drive earlier than me.
Li Xiangqian said that buying a tractor is affordable and not necessary. But when it comes to buying a car, it’s really impossible.
Therefore, he felt that Li Long still had a bright future, and he could carry things clearly and know how to advance and retreat. It's normal to get excited occasionally.
The jeep drove out of the Shicheng Corps area and arrived at the SW County area. There were fewer street trees on both sides of the road, and the occasional cultivated farmland was also less and less. They were replaced by more and more tamarisk bushes, and Small piles of solidified sand dunes.
"Is it almost there?" Director Qian looked at the scenery on both sides of the road, then turned to ask Li Long.
"Almost," Li Long thought for a moment and said, "The first group of yellow sheep I encountered last time was less than ten minutes away."
SW The county is different from Shicheng. The county seat is not adjacent to the Wuyi Highway, so although the jeep passes through the county, not many people can be seen.
Further west, we really reach the no man's land. There are no traces of man-made buildings on both sides. They are all tamarisk, Haloxylon ammodendron, and the Gobi Desert. "Yes!" The driver, who had been silent from beginning to end, suddenly spoke. The jeep slowed down. He held the steering wheel with one hand and pointed to the northwest and said:
"There There is a group!”
Director Qian also saw it, and Li Qianqian, who was sitting on the right, also saw it through the glass. Li Long went over and scanned it twice, and then discovered that there was a group of yellow sheep grazing about 45 meters away from the road. At this time, he noticed the car and immediately raised his head alertly.
The jeep stopped in advance and did not drive directly south of these yellow sheep. Even so, the yellow sheep immediately ran northward under the leadership of the leader, and ran out to a distance from Wuyi Highway. It stopped on a high platform a hundred meters away.
For yellow sheep, being far away means staying away from danger, and they don't yet understand what long-range weapons are.
Director Qian got out of the car with a shotgun, looked at the group of yellow sheep, shook his head and said:
"The shotgun can't shoot, Xiao Si, Xiao Li, it's up to you two. "
Li Long took out the 56 and a half from the holster, walked to the back of the jeep, opened the safety and loaded the gun, and squatted down to take aim.
The number of this group of yellow sheep is small, eight. There are three rams with long horns, three large ewes, and the remaining two and a half small sheep.
"I'll leave you on your right." The driver Xiao Si said to Li Long, "I'll count to three and shoot together."
"Okay." Li Long aimed at the horned gun on the right ram.
This is not the first sheep. The first sheep is on the left. Li Long doesn't mind because his position is on the right.
"One! Two! Three!"
Xiao Si finished shouting slowly, and the two rifles rang almost at the same time. Director Qian looked into the distance, and he was surprised to find, The two yellow sheep fell to the ground almost at the same time, without even struggling.
"Hey, both of them are good at shooting!" Li Xiangxiang also saw that in this era, everyone's eyesight is generally good. Although the shotgun can't reach it, the eyesight can.
Li Long and Xiao Si both turned off their insurance, and then strode into the snow to get the two yellow sheep back.
Director Qian and Li Xiangqian were waiting on the roadside.
"Xiao Li is pretty good." Director Qian said with emotion, "Xiao Si was selected from this year's veterans of the military division. He can drive and shoot well and has received third-class merit. It's a pity that he didn't mention it. Do it. Xiao Li’s shooting skills, hey.”
“Director, where is your original driver?” Li Xiangqian asked.
"You mean Xiaojiang?" Director Qian said, "I arranged for him to drive in a small car class of a state agency. It's not easy to get a staff here, but there are staff over there. From now on, he will be a worker. It's better than driving here. Strong."
After speaking, Director Qian sighed:
"Xiao Jiang has been driving for me for three years, thanks to his hard work. Yes, I will definitely arrange a good future for him."
"The director is still honest," Li Xiangqian said sincerely, "Xiao Jiang must be very grateful."
"Yes. , this child knows how to be grateful. He cried when he left. He brought things to my house to see me during the New Year. Well, it was not bad.”
At this time, Li Long and Xiao Si had already arrived carrying the yellow sheep. Xiao Si wanted to compete with Li Long in terms of physical strength. He carried the yellow sheep on his shoulders and strode back. Li Long didn't overtake him and just stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Xiao Si speeded up and found that Li Long could also speed up. Only then did he know that the other party was not bad.
In fact, there is another reason why Xiao Si wanted to compete. He hit the yellow sheep in the stomach, but Li Long hit the head.
He felt like he was losing, so he wanted to regain his face.
Two yellow sheep were abandoned on the side of the road. Xiao Si went to the trunk of the jeep and took out a steel hand saw. He squatted down and started sawing the horns of the sheep.
Li Long couldn't help, so he took a knife and cut open the yellow mutton.
Everyone present knew that it would be difficult to clean up if it was frozen if not disemboweled, so Director Wu and Li Qianqian just watched.
Li Long and Xiao Si also cooperated tacitly. When one finished opening the chamber and put the entrails into the bag, the other also sawed off the horns.
So exchange.
In less than an hour, the two yellow sheep were almost processed, and they were packed into bags and put on the jeep, and then continued westward.
Knowing that we have reached the area where yellow sheep are infested, Xiao Si drives much slower.
Maybe it was because the crisp gunfire just now spread far away, but I didn’t see any yellow sheep on the roadside after driving for more than 20 kilometers. Li Long's sharp eyesight saw a herd of yellow sheep more than two hundred meters away, but he couldn't help but didn't warn them.
As we approached Anjihai, this time Director Qian first spotted the yellow sheep group.
And it is relatively close to the road, and the flock is relatively large, with more than a dozen sheep.
There were six or seven horned rams.
Director Qian was more excited this time. He opened the car door without getting out of the car. He loaded bullets into the shotgun and said with a smile:
"My hands were itching just now when I saw you guys fighting. Now I have a chance. Come forward, come on, let's see who is better! Xiao Si, Xiao Li! You guys need to shoot again!"
"Okay."
“Understood.”
Li Long and Xiao Si stood on both sides again.
The group of yellow sheep ran to the southern Gobi Desert more than fifty meters away from the road. Some of the yellow sheep disappeared directly into the red willow bushes and were invisible.
There are only seven or eight that can be seen in the field of vision.
"I'll leave you right." Director Qian said to Li Xiangqian, "Xiao Si calls one, two, three, and we'll shoot together."
"Okay." Li Xiangqian himself was here to play with him. Yes, but at this time he also had a competitive spirit. He picked up the shotgun and aimed steadily into the distance.
At such a long distance, both of them used single-head bullets.
“One, two, three!”
Xiao Si took aim while shouting the number. When he shouted three, Director Qian and Li shot both of them, and after they finished one shot, they immediately fired again.
Li Long only took a rough aim. After their gunshots were fired, the flock of yellow sheep exploded. He immediately caught a hornless female yellow sheep and ran eastward. He stood in the east and waited. After estimating the amount of advance, I took a rough aim and pulled the trigger with a bang!
The yellow sheep somersaulted and fell down. It struggled to get up, but failed and finally fell down.
Xiao Si also fired at this time, and he didn’t know whether he hit Li Long or not.
“Let’s go, let’s go, I hit one.” Director Qian was very excited, “Come forward, I think you hurt one, right?”
"Yes, I was injured. The sheep is still running. Let Xiao Si refill the gun." Li Xiangqian said truthfully.
It seems that there is still room for improvement in my marksmanship.
Director Qian took the lead and walked forward. Xiao Si took out the key to the Jeep, locked the door, and followed suit.
Li Long walked towards the downed ewe alone. The ewe had already run twenty or thirty meters away from its original position and dispersed.
Li Long fought this one just for the meat.
The meat of this sheep is at least more delicious than the meat of rams.
As for the ram's horns, he felt there were enough.
When he arrived at his position, Director Qian was very proud of stepping on the yellow sheep he had beaten.
This is a sheep. The horns are thirty centimeters long - which is considered very long among the yellow sheep.
The bullet hit the stomach with great force. The sheep died on the spot.
The one that Li shot forward and Xiao Si shot again was also a ram. It looked younger than the first sheep. Its coat was grayish-yellow mixed with white, and it looked very beautiful.
Blood flowed all over the floor.
Li Long was already walking back with the ewe on his back. Here, Xiao Si is carrying the sheep that Director Qian shot, while Li Xiangqian is dragging the sheep that he shot, and everyone is walking back together.
Li Long walked quickly and threw the ewe to the jeep. He returned and picked up the sheep that Li had pulled forward.
The back of the jeep is now full.
"It's not fun!" Director Qian thought he could still fight, but unfortunately he couldn't pretend. "It's too easy to fight."
"It's easy to fight this wild creature when there are many people but few." Li Long Said, “The land is vast and sparsely populated, and wherever people don’t stay, they are overrun by wild animals. They haven't developed any fear of humans yet, so they won't run far." "That's the truth," Li Xiangqian said, "Do you want to fight?" (End of this chapter.) )