Li Qingxia was still a little clumsy in using this double-barreled shotgun. Li Long and Li Jianguo had already loaded the bullets, and he was still stuffing bullets into it. After stuffing it, he didn't close it several times.
"Dad, I'll come." Li Long turned off the safety of his gun and carried it on his back, then went to get the gun in his father's hand.
Li Qingxia still knew that the muzzle of the gun should not be pointed at people, so he handed the gun to Li Long at an angle.
Li Long looked at the position where the bullet was stuck. There was no problem, so he closed the gun with all his strength.
Handing the gun to his father, Li Long said:
"Dad, I'll hit the one on the left, my big brother will hit the one on the right, and you can hit the one in the middle as you like."
"Hit!" Li Qingxia smiled.
He was actually laughing at himself. Even though he is over sixty years old, he is still a little nervous about hunting.
Don't be afraid, if you can't fight, you can't fight. Anyway, my two sons can definitely fight. Among the three of them, he had the least opportunity to use a gun. When he was young, he played "poke" for a few days, a one-on-one kind of thing, which is a bit similar to this sand gun.
Anyway, it can’t hit as far as a rifle.
Li Long took off his gun and knelt down to take aim. Li Jianguo didn't care. He just stood there, holding the gun and taking aim. Li Qingxia weighed the gun and felt that he didn't need to squat down, so he stood and took aim.
"Dad, the recoil of that gun is very strong. You have to hold on tight and press it firmly against the shoulder, otherwise it will hit the shoulder and it will hurt!" Li Jianguo also reminded.
He has fought with rifles and sand guns, and knows that if this thing is not used properly, it is really easy to hurt yourself.
Li Qingxia was originally a little confident and a little excited, but now his two sons reminded him, and he became careful.
However, he did not complain about his two sons using rifles and letting him use shotguns. When it comes to hunting, you first have to make sure you’re hunting something. That rifle can hit far and accurately, so it naturally has to hit something first.
In the past year, he has lived in his eldest son's house, and his younger son has brought meat from time to time. Li Qingxia eats almost every meal with meat, but due to the habit he has developed over the past few decades, he still feels like he needs to stock up on some things. Especially this winter.
Now there is no shortage of food or winter vegetables at home, so let’s stock up on meat.
So since I’m here to hunt, I’ll focus on being able to hunt. As for whether I’m having fun or not, that’s secondary.
Li Long has already targeted the yellow sheep on the far left. He does not require big and beautiful sheep. The meat of these wild sheep is better than the smaller ones of the female.
Li Long was targeting a small ewe that was two or three years old. At this moment, he was warily staring at these uninvited guests on the roadside.
Li Jianguo was targeting a young male yellow sheep. His horns were not very long, but he was quite big.
Li Qingxia made a choice and finally decided to hit the leader. I don’t say whether I can hit it or not. Anyway, aim first. This target is big and easy to hit.
"One, two, three! Fight!"
Li Long shouted the numbers, and immediately pulled the trigger when he arrived.
In fact, the yellow sheep were already on guard at this time, and the big-headed sheep had turned around and was about to run away. Li Long and the others fired in time, and the two yellow sheep were knocked down, but Li Qingxia's other one was not hit.
Li Qingxia was not disappointed. He smiled and said:
"You can just shoot them. Drag the yellow sheep back quickly!"
The remaining yellow sheep were already there when the gunshots were fired. Scattering away, these guys accelerated extremely quickly over short distances and soon disappeared.
Li Long and the others were just about to put away their guns and go get the yellow sheep back when a large truck roared over, carrying snow powder, and the three of them took cover.
The big truck suddenly slowed down when it was less than thirty meters away from the jeep. The snow powder that swept over slowly dispersed. When the truck arrived in front of the jeep, it sounded its horn. Those who followed the wind came Snow powder has lost its power.
The truck drove past, then started to accelerate, and then quickly disappeared at the end of the road.
“Hey, let’s give back the power of the tiger.” Li Jianguo said with a smile, “The truck driver thinks we are the leaders.”
“Haha, let’s go, we have to get rid of the yellow sheep quickly. Come back." Li Long smiled and moved forward with his gun behind his back.
Although Li Qingxia missed, he still walked forward with his gun.
Li Long first came to the little yellow sheep and shot the yellow sheep in the head. The guy died instantly.
He turned his head and looked over, and saw that Li Jianguo's head hit him in the neck, killing him with one shot. It seems that the eldest brother's marksmanship is also very good.
Li Qingxia looked around and said with a smile:
"Okay, okay, this sheep is good. It weighs more than thirty kilograms. It can last for dozens of days!"< br>
Carrying the sheep back to the jeep, Li Long started to dissect the sheep on the roadside. He first took out the internal organs. This time he did not throw them away, but put them directly into the bag and disposed of them when he got home.
Both sheep were treated the same way, and Li Jianguo was also dissecting that sheep. These were all discussed before coming here. We will deal with them roughly here first, and then break them down in detail when we get back.
After simple processing, put the sheep and sheep offal into the bag, throw it into the trunk, and move on.
They packed a lot of bags when they came here, and they just need them now.
The jeep continued to drive forward. They were driving slowly, and several trucks passed them or came towards them. Some trucks also sounded their horns.
Li Long smiled and continued driving, looking for traces of the yellow sheep as he drove.
In fact, if you go to the desert to the north at this time, there may be more yellow sheep. It's just that he is not familiar with the road there, and the road to the north is not as easy to walk as the national highway. It will be more troublesome if the car gets stuck.
So just stay here honestly. Even if you can't hit much, at least it's safe.
The jeep drove through Anjihai, not far from Kuitun.
It was quite warm in the jeep compared to the tractor, but Li Long still felt a little cold. He looked in both directions while driving, but found no more yellow sheep.
"Huh? What is that?"
This time it was Li Qingxia who discovered something first.
Li Long stopped the car and turned to look at Li Qingxia's fingers.
He really didn't notice that they were a group of guys who looked a little different from the yellow sheep. They were bigger than the yellow sheep, but more alert. They were more than a hundred meters away from the roadside.
Because his body hair was gray, Li Long didn't notice it for a while. What Li Qingxia could see was that they moved after the jeep passed by.
The movement of the jeep frightened these things, and they ran eastward, bringing with them large groups of snow powder.
"It's not like a gazelle, a roe deer, or a deer. What is it?" Li Long felt a little strange as he watched those things disappear from his sight.
"Never mind him. If we can't hit him, let's just keep going forward." Li Jianguo was not satisfied. He held the gun in the car and said, "Keep driving forward? There were many cars just now, and the yellow sheep were scared away. Now there are fewer cars. Maybe there will be one ahead."
Li Long was a little disappointed. However, there was a twist of events. When they were still more than ten kilometers away from Kuitun Military Station, they saw a huge herd of yellow sheep!
There were at least fifty or sixty yellow sheep, walking from north to southeast, probably looking for food in the mountains.
In the Gobi Desert in the north, there is limited grass to eat. The several layers of mountains to the south are all sand and soil, and nothing grows on them.
Only in the mountains in the southeast, near Ma County, Shicheng, after two levels up the mountain, there are shrubs and weeds further in the mountains, enough for them to eat.
And there are a lot of farmlands there, and some of them still have crop stalks that haven't been cleaned, which can give them a good meal.
This group of yellow sheep was passing by. When they saw the jeep approaching, they immediately accelerated their speed.
Occasionally, there are yellow sheep that are still picking up grass poles on the roadside and are reluctant to leave.
The jeep stopped fifty or sixty meters away from the yellow sheep, which made the yellow sheep slow down again.
"Dad, this time you take the rifle and look at the sheep. You can hit them at any time." Li Long handed his five or six half to his father and taught him to open the safety and load the bullet. .
Men are born to play with guns.
Li Long took the double-barreled sand gun, reloaded a round of bullets, and aimed at the leading sheep that had opened a path in front of him - a little ram on the side.
Li Jianguo has also jumped out of the car, with his gun mounted on the front cover of the jeep and aimed at the yellow sheep on the roadside.
These yellow sheep are still timid after all. When Li Long and others were operating their guns, the yellow sheep behind them had already crossed the road, and a large group of black sheep rushed south.
“Bang!”
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The first shot of Li Long's double-barreled shotgun hit, but the second shot missed. Li Qingxia The first shot missed, and the second shot hit a hornless female yellow sheep.
Li Jianguo was slow and unhurried. He shot a yellow sheep in the head with one shot, and then shot another one.
The gunfire rang out, and the yellow sheep screamed, then exploded the nest and ran away in all directions.
Li Long quickly reloaded and shot another head, but unfortunately he had no chance again.
Li Qingxia’s lips curled up this time and he couldn’t hold it back.
He raised the gun and took aim again and again, looking at the yellow sheep that was running too far away. After all, he was not willing to waste another bullet. It's already pretty good to hit one.
After the herd of yellow sheep dispersed, Li Long drove the jeep over and then went south to get the few yellow sheep back.
Four yellow sheep, it will take a while just to handle them.
The trunk was full, and a yellow sheep named Ke Langzi packed a bag and placed it in the front seat. Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo sat in the back seat.
"Go back." Li Long said, "No matter how hard you adjust, you can't pretend anymore."
"It's not enough yet." Li Jianguo hit both ends, and it was still a bit unsatisfactory.
"Then come back later when you have time." Li Long said with a smile, "Winter is still long."
"Yes, yes." After all, Li Qingxia couldn't compare to the young man. Although he was excited after this back and forth, he also felt a little bit Tired.
When he said this, Li Jianguo also knew not to fight.
"If we run again, we will soon reach Kuitun. There is a military station there. It is still troublesome to come out to check the guns." Li Long said, "Go back."
"Okay, go back." Li Jianguo Nodding, the jeep turned around and headed back.
On the way back, when they were approaching Sandy Bay, they encountered another group of small yellow sheep. There were only six of them, and they were particularly alert and timid. As soon as the jeep came over, they immediately ran wildly towards the Gobi Desert in the south. Soon Just disappear into the bushes.
Li Long guessed that this group of yellow sheep should be separated from other groups, and the leader sheep should have just become the leader, so he is particularly timid.
This is the only way to survive.
Li Long did not stop the car and continued to drive back.
I have to go back and deal with the yellow sheep as soon as possible.
Li Jianguo thought about returning the gun when he went back and borrowing it for another fight later.
Actually, a small caliber will work, but if it misses the vital point, the yellow sheep can still run away, which is more troublesome.
Li Qingxia was more pleased. He was able to hit a yellow sheep, which was really good.
This is something I can do by myself in my hometown for half a year!
The jeep drove to the big yard. The policeman on duty at the police station diagonally opposite was a little surprised. Why was this jeep in that yard every day?
Lunch had already been eaten by this time, but the three people in the jeep were not very hungry. Gu Xiaoxia hadn't gone to work yet. When she heard the noise, she and Sister Yang came over to open the door.
The jeep drove into the yard, and the cadre on duty from the police station went in and reported the situation to the leader.
Sister Yang saw the three people getting out of the car and asked:
"You haven't eaten yet? I'm going to get food now."
"No, no, no." Li Long knew that even if he did it, it would not be enough for three people to eat for a while. He said, "Let's pack up the yellow sheep and go out to eat later. You guys are busy with your work."
After Gu Xiaoxia greeted Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo, Li Qingxia hurriedly asked her to enter the house. Gu Boyuan went to the agricultural supplies store early after lunch. There were so many people coming these two days, and he was afraid of delaying business.
Gu Xiaoxia saw that Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo were very determined, so she entered the room. She was really afraid of the cold. She would not go to work for a while, so she was not in a hurry.
Li Long was determined not to let Sister Yang prepare food, so she helped spread the place, and Li Long and Li Jianguo took care of the yellow sheep here.
Li Long came mainly to do the skinning work. Although Li Jianguo could also peel, he was worried that the skin would be worthless if it was scratched, so he followed suit.
There are six yellow sheep in total, which is enough meat for winter.
While Li Long was peeling the skin, there was a knock on the door outside, and Sister Yang went over to open the door.
Guo Tiebing walked in wearing a police uniform.
Guo Tiebing was also shocked when he saw so many yellow sheep in the yard.
Li Long raised his eyes and saw him, hurriedly smeared the grease on the yellow sheepskin, stood up and said with a smile:
"Officer Guo is here? These are the things we are going to the west today. Yellow sheep in no man’s land”
"Not bad, not bad, it's very profitable, and the harvest is quite big." Guo Tiebing said smoothly. It's not like he has never seen such a situation. The Public Security Bureau sometimes does such things to improve the food.
The main reason for the surprise is that I didn’t expect Li Long to be there.
When he thought about the purpose of coming here, he pointed at the jeep and asked:
"Xiao Li, that is..."
"Oh, you are talking about this car. , this was placed here by the leader of our state company. The leader of the state company assigned me a task. Because I had to travel a lot, my tractor was a bit slow, so I left this car behind.”
Li Long went to find a towel and wiped his hands, then brought the certificate procedures and showed them to Guo Tiebing.
Guo Tiebing understood after reading it. He just couldn't figure out why he gave the car to Li Long.
He vaguely remembered that Li Long was not an employee of the county supply and marketing cooperative? It seems that he is still a temporary worker...
"Because I am friends with many herdsmen in the mountains," Li Long explained again and said no more.
Guo Tiebing made up some information in his mind, returned the procedure to Li Long with a smile, and said, "The leader values you very much."
"Haha, it's mainly because I have some special skills." Li Long smiled, turned around and handed the half-chopped sheep to Guo Tiebing:
"Officer Guo, you see we are neighbors. This is a newly chopped sheep." We have hunted a lot of yellow sheep, so we can share some with you and eat them together.”
“No, no, no,” Guo Tiebing said anxiously. He hurriedly waved his hands and backed away, "We have plenty to eat..."
"Here, you're welcome." Li Long stuffed the leg of lamb into his hand, "You see there are a lot of yellow sheep here, we will eat too It’s not over yet, let’s solve it together.”
Guo Tiebing had no choice but to accept it, chatted with Li Long for a few more words, and then went back to report to the leader.
"Comrade Xiao Li is really secretive." The leader was also a little surprised. "Xiao Guo, have you seen clearly, that proof is true?"
"Really. Leader, don't you believe it?" , In fact, we can call the state supply and marketing cooperative."
"No, no, no. Since he dares to use this car under our noses, it shows his heart. There's nothing wrong with it." The leader waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's take this meat to the stove... Forget it, don't give it away, just let the kitchen chop it up and let everyone take the raw meat. Go back and treat us as condolences from the common people.
Let the cadres on duty pay more attention to that yard and don’t let any little thieves catch their eye.”
By the time the remaining six and a half sheep were dealt with, the sun was already setting hard in the west.
Li Long and the others were really hungry, so they put the yellow mutton on the skin, and then the three of them hurried to the canteen to eat.
I didn’t drive while eating, mainly because I was afraid of being too public.
After coming back, he put the four yellow sheep with their offal into the water and put them in the car. Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo sat on them, and Li Long drove out of the courtyard.
Sister Yang and Li Long waved and closed the door of the courtyard. She did not go out to sell food in the afternoon, but stayed to collect the meat and offal.
Li Long drove to Liang Donglou's house first. When the jeep roared through the village, it really attracted the attention of many people.
Such a car is almost never seen in the village!
The dolls chased the car and ran to the door of Liang's house, and the adults also followed.
The jeep entered the Liang family yard and didn’t stay long. Someone came down to put down some things, chatted for a few words and then left.
After the jeep left, someone immediately went to Liang's house to find out who was driving the jeep.
"A relative of my family." Liang Wenyu said with a smile, "I brought you something."
The Liang family has such a powerful relative, which shocked many people at this time. Those who usually looked at Liang People who can't afford a family start to complain at this time. Since when did the Liang family have such awesome relatives, they all drive cars!
Even Blind Liu couldn't help coming over to ask, but the Liang family was vague and wouldn't say anything specific.
Blind Liu became more and more cautious when doing things. He couldn't afford to offend him, so why not?
Li Long drove the jeep out of the village where the Liang family lived, turned a corner, went to the county seat, and then drove north to the fourth team.
The sky was getting dark. When the jeep drove to the middle school, we found that the middle school was over. There were a few students on the road who didn't want to go back and were having fun.
When we drove to the elementary school, the gate of the elementary school was already locked. We didn’t see many students along the way. Occasionally there were students. When they heard the noise and saw the jeep, they quickly avoided it and went to the snow on the roadside.
Li Long didn't stop and drove quickly to Li's house.
Someone in the village saw the jeep driving to Li's house again, and some people began to speculate again.
Liang Yuemei, Du Chunfang, and the two children were all in the yard when they heard the noise. After the jeep stopped, they helped unload the things.
Lu Yingming saw it in the yard and originally wanted to come over to have a look, but when he saw people unloading things, he didn't come over.
Sister Lu urged him to come over and take a look at the situation. He shook his head and entered the house instead. (End of this chapter)