The winter nest is not big and very warm. There is an open-pit coal mine nearby, but it is not developed yet. After Harimu and the others came back from their shift, they dug coal for several days and collected enough coal for the winter.
The strong smell of milk, mutton, etc. mixed together, which made Li Long a little uncomfortable, but after drinking two bowls of milk tea, he felt nothing.
The old lady sat on the wooden kang and looked at Li Long with a smile, muttering something she didn't understand from time to time.
Nathan and Susken took out something to show to Li Long from time to time, including certificates, their own books, paintings, and handiwork.
Li Long asked them if they had finished their homework, and the two children immediately became hesitant.
Li Long laughed, these two children were almost the same as Li Qiang. If Li Qiang hadn't been under Li Juan's supervision, he wouldn't have done his homework every day. Apart from eating, he would have been playing outside all day long, even in the middle of winter.
Nathan and Susken were a little embarrassed. They took out their notebooks from the corner of the wooden kang and lay down on the wooden kang to do their homework.
Li Long thought that before he came over next time, he would have to find a carpenter to build two small wooden tables for the two children. It would be better to sit on the wooden kang and write than lying down.
Halimu has a wooden kang at home, but it is for eating, and it is not convenient for doing homework.
Li Long also thought that the small folding wooden table of later generations would be good. It could be opened when in use and closed when not in use.
I just don’t know if carpenters in the countryside can do it now.
Halimu's mother broke the naan into small pieces, put it on a plate and placed it in front of Li Long. Nathan's mother took out the jam on a small plate from the cabinet next to the stove. Li Long picked up a piece of naan and dipped it in the jam to eat.
He calculated the time. If Harimu just went to ask someone, he should be back in more than an hour or two.
Although there is heavy snow in the mountains, cattle and sheep often have to go to the winter pastures, and the horses are fast, so they should be back soon.
It was very hot inside the room, and the smell was quite strong. The two children were lying on the wooden kang doing homework, and they squirmed from time to time.
After Li Long drank milk tea and ate two pieces of naan, he stood up and said hello, saying to go outside and clean up the tractor.
As soon as Li Long came out, Nathan ran out first.
"Uncle, I have finished my homework today." Nathan's expression was very proud.
Actually, they have just started school. At this time, the courses themselves are relatively simple and there are fewer subjects, so it is normal for them to have less homework.
Li Long shook the tractor and started it, mainly because he was afraid that the water in the water tank would be cold and it would not be easy to start.
The chug sound echoed in the valley, the tractor was emitting black smoke, and then returned to normal.
Li Long just let the tractor's engine warm up, and then turned it off after ten minutes.
It seemed that nothing could be done today. He planned to drive the tractor back after Harimu came back. I just happened to go to the furniture factory in the county to see if there are any ready-made small wooden tables. I can buy them and bring them back tomorrow.
By the way, Yushanjiang’s family also has children going to school, so he should buy two more.
After making up his mind, Li Long walked around with a gun on his back.
Although it had only snowed for a short time, the snow around Harry Mudong's nest had already flattened. There are hoof prints of cattle and sheep everywhere. It is obvious that the cattle and sheep are usually let out to graze and move around in the winter pasture.
The nearby stream is still flowing. The water flow is not large, but it is very clear. There are actually a few green grass growing under the water.
The vitality is really tenacious.
Nathan followed Li Long around, and then Sasken also ran out of the winter den and followed Li Long, staying with Nathan.
The two children have a very good relationship. It is normal for them to fight and fight. Occasionally, they can hear quarrels, but they follow each other and are anxious when they are not seen.
It was quite cold outside, and the two children were not wearing hats. After a while, their ears turned red from the cold, and their noses ran down. They wiped them with their sleeves from time to time, which reminded Li Long of Li Qiang two years ago.
Children at this time are really pretty much the same.
It is better to go into the winter den, at least the child will not be cold.
Just when Li Long was about to speak, he heard the sound of wolves howling in the distance.
Extremely sad and long!
Li Long looked to the southwest, which was exactly the direction Harimu went. The winter dens of Yushanjiang, Talihar and others were all in that direction!
Li Long's expression suddenly changed because he heard another wolf howl!
This is a pack of wolves!
Is Harimu in danger?
Li Long then remembered that Harimu went in a hurry and didn't even carry a gun!
He didn't even bring any weapons except a riding crop!
He immediately took off the holstered gun from his back, threw the holster aside, then took the gun and ran southwest while opening the safety and loading the bullet.
At this time, driving a tractor is not as fast as running as a human. The snow in the mountains was falling heavily, covering all the valleys and valleys. Li Long doesn't travel very often. If he gets stuck while driving a tractor, not only will he not be able to help, but it will actually affect his business!
His five or six bags are full of bullets, and the satchel he carries contains dozens of bullets.
“Bang!”
Li Long raised his gun and fired it in the air, intending to deter the wolves, and also to signal to Harimu, who might be in danger, that he had discovered the situation!
Li Long rushed down the grassy slope and ran in the direction of Harimu's previous horse's hooves.
At this time, we are trying our best to save people, whether it is Harimu or others, they all need to be saved.
He faintly heard the neighing of horses and was sure that the wolf must be chasing people.
“Bang!”
Li Long fired another shot into the sky. In less than two minutes, he had already run several hundred meters and was about to enter another valley.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded behind him. When he turned his head to look, he was surprised to find that the person riding the horse was Nathan. He raised his small riding whip and urged the horse to catch up with Li. dragon.
"Uncle, get on your horse! I'll take you there!" Nathan's face looked serious and mature at this time, "Hurry up!"
Li Long hesitated for a moment and turned his back to He slung it over his shoulder, pressed the horse's back diagonally, and jumped directly on.
Nason also didn’t expect Li Long to be so quick on the horse. Then he raised his whip, and the black and yellow horse neighed and ran in the direction of the howling wolf.
Li Long turned around and found that the old lady and Susken were at the door of Dongwozi.
And Harimu's wife was looking at them with a 56 semi-automatic rifle.
He was relieved.
Even if a wolf comes to attack the winter nest at this time, there should be nothing to worry about.
Having been able to live in the mountains for a long time, Harimu’s Yang Gangzi is definitely not a woman who only knows how to make naan and cook milk tea.
The horse ran very fast. Li Long took the gun off his shoulder and aimed it diagonally forward. He couldn't aim at all, but he was not worried. As long as the people surrounded by wolves could hold on until he and Nathan passed by, even if Even if you can't hit him, the sound of a gunshot can scare the wolf away.
In these decades in the mountains, the wolves must have seen the power of firearms more than once. Those who don't believe in this guy's power have most likely become wolf skins and food for people to eat.
Rushing past the two valley entrances, the wolf howled again. This time it felt closer, but still couldn't get an accurate position.
Li Long raised his gun and planned to fire another shot, but he was worried that the horse would not be frightened. If it was frightened by the gunshot, both he and Nathan might be injured.
"Uncle, let's shoot, my horse is not afraid." Nathan suddenly spoke.
Just don't be afraid. Li Long immediately raised his gun at an angle and fired another shot in the direction of the howling wolf.
“Bang!”
The gunshot was fired, and the echo echoed in the valley, and then I heard another wolf howl in the distance, but this wolf howl was short and shrill, and I didn’t know the leader. What are you shouting?
The horse neighed again, and this time the horse's voice became panicked.
Li Long became even more worried. He fired two shots into the sky, and then he felt the horse under him running a little bumpy. It seemed that the gunshots had some impact on the horse.
After climbing another low slope and passing through a valley mouth, Li Long finally saw the horse running towards him in front of him.
It’s Harimu!
On both sides of Harimu and the horse, there were six or seven wolves running in the mountains. Occasionally, a wolf would rush up and try to bite the horse's leg. Harimu waved the whip in his hand to drive away the wolves.
Li Long was very anxious. He could see that those wolves were a great threat to the horses. As long as one of them really bit the horse's leg, both the man and the horse would probably fall down. Then a group of wolves would attack. If you go up there, it’s really hard to say!
He looked both ways and said to Nathan:
"Slow down!" Nathan pulled the reins, and Li Long jumped off the horse, staggered twice in the snow, and raised his gun while standing firm!
He did not aim at the wolves following Harimu, but at the wolves that were traveling through the mountains, raising their heads and roaring from time to time!
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
After three shots, blood spurted out from one wolf's body. The other wolf was very cunning and dodged the bullet by diving into the snow.
Li Long still aimed his gun, this time at the wolf that was preparing to attack Harry's Trojan Horse!
From the time when Harimu was discovered, the distance between the two sides was 1,670 meters. Now that Li Long has fired three shots, the distance between the two sides has become more than 100 meters.
One wolf has hesitated and slowed down, but the other two wolves are still following closely!
“Bang!”
When Harimu suddenly turned, Li Long, who had been taking aim, saw the right moment and knocked down a wolf that was still charging forward before he could catch up!
The wolf was not dead yet. After being hit, it rolled twice in the snow, and then howled in a miserable voice.
At this time, another wolf also realized that something was wrong. It made a quick decision, turned around and ran into the forest. Li Long took aim twice. This wolf was very cunning and knew how to use Harimu and horses to block Li Long's attack. The video was not played in the end.
Nathan had already received Harimu at this time, and after the two horses merged, they rushed towards Li Long.
Seeing that no more wolves were chasing him, Li Long immediately took out bullets from his satchel and pressed them into his gun.
After loading the gun with bullets, he walked forward with the gun in hand.
Halimu jumped off the horse, came over and hugged Li Long hard:
"Thank you, Brother Li Long!"
"Why do you thank me? , you are in danger because of me. Let’s see if there are any wolves alive!”
Li Long took a look and found the horse behind Harimu on its hind legs. There was a blood mark, and he pointed it out to Harimu.
"It's okay, it's used to it." Harimu's mood stabilized at this time, "I regret it, I should have brought a gun."
Li Long thought the same way.
“I never thought that these wolves would attack people in broad daylight.” Harimu led the horse back and said to Nathan:
“Go tell your mother. "We're fine."
"Okay!" Nathan raised his whip and ran back quickly.
"Is everything going to be okay?" Li Long turned to look at Nathan.
“No.” Harimu said, “There are less than 500 meters left. If the wolf dares to move again, then we will have to clean up the mountains this winter and fight the wolves properly. ”
Li Long was relieved.
The two men followed the original path of Harimu to find their way back. To Li Long's surprise, they actually hit three wolves.
Halimu took off the rope from the saddle, tied up the three wolves, then tied it with a rope and dragged it behind the horse until they reached the winter den.
Harimu's wife and mother were all asking questions, and Harimu answered them one by one.
He took the 56 semi-automatic rifle from his wife and sighed:
"It's snowing heavily this year, and wolves are coming out of the mountains. It seems like everyone has to bring their guns with them. "
"Do you want to inform them again?" Li Long was a little worried. There were only seven or eight wolves in the group just now, and they dared to attack people and horses. He didn't know if the situation in the mountains was bad, so There will be such a thing.
"Yes. But I think Yushanjiang will be here soon." Harimu said, "With so many gunshots, he will definitely notice it. He should also come over with a gun to see the situation. Yes. Come on, let’s talk slowly.”
Harimu arrived at Yushanjiang's house just now. A large part of the Yushanjiang family's fat sheep were also taken away. Their family was in the same situation as Harimu's family. The total number of fat sheep owned by the two families is less than thirty.
You have to continue looking for other people.
Halimu went to two more families and collected fifty fat sheep. He made an agreement with them to drive the sheep to Halimu tomorrow morning and slaughter them together.
Today Harimu has to inform the imam that there will be a ceremony tomorrow.
I just didn’t expect that when I walked back after the notification, I encountered this wolf pack. When he saw a wolf at first, Harimu didn't pay much attention, he just hurried away.
Unexpectedly, the wolf saw Harimu, followed him for a while, and then started howling to greet his companions.
Halimu knew something was wrong and immediately speeded up. However, the horse ran a long way, and due to the heavy snow, it couldn't pick up the speed, so it was overtaken by a pack of wolves.
Halimu knew that he could not stop at this time. He immediately waved his whip and urged the horse to run, thinking that it would be enough to reach the winter nest. At this time he also regretted not bringing a gun. Bring a gun, just fire two shots to scare the wolf away.
Then the wolf howled, probably adjusting his tactics. Unexpectedly, Li Long heard it, and the gun went off, and he started to be afraid of the wolf.
It was an opportunity. Harimu took this opportunity to break out of the wolf siege and ran over here as hard as he could.
"Nathan is still very powerful. If I had just run away, I might not have met you so quickly." Li Long touched Nathan's head and said, "In critical moments, dolls are also very useful."
Harimu smiled and gave his son a look of relief.
Nathan suddenly became proud.
Halimu's wife served milk tea and occasionally whispered a word or two to Halimu.
Although he couldn't understand it, Li Long could hear that the tone was full of concern, mixed with a little bit of complaint.
He lowered his head and took a sip of milk tea.
Is this considered spreading dog food?
The sound of horse hooves was heard outside.
"Yushanjiang should be here." Harimu drank the milk tea in the bowl and stood up.
Li Long also got off the wooden kang, put on his shoes and walked out.
Sure enough, Yushanjiang, who was carrying a gun, jumped off his horse. After seeing Harimu and Li Long, he immediately asked:
"Harimu, have you met a wolf?"
"Well, a pack of wolves chased me for more than a kilometer. If it weren't for Li Long, I would be dead." Harimu spoke very calmly, but Yushanjiang listened with a straight face:
“It seems that after slaughtering the sheep this time, we have to clear this mountain. These wolves are so rampant! Now they dare to chase people away in broad daylight. If this continues, they might dare to chase people directly at night. Where is the sheepfold? "
"Okay." Although Harimu has always been calm, he does not intend to take revenge overnight.
"Then I'll go back and get some more bullets." Li Long thought for a while and said, "I'll come over then too."
"Okay."
Neither Harimu nor Yushanjiang have any The refusals are all from our own people and no polite words are used. Li Long has good marksmanship and often hunts. With him joining, he can hunt more wolves.
Although wild boars are more harmful in the mainland, in northern Xinjiang, at this time, wolves are more dangerous to the herdsmen in the mountains.
After all, wild boars can destroy pastures at most. There is abundant rainfall here, and the grassed pastures will soon grow again.
But if that pack of wolves becomes the weather, the loss may not only be cattle and sheep, but also people may die.
Every year, people who collect herbs in the mountains and want to make a fortune don’t know how many of them end up in the mouths of these wild beasts.
Normally, the herdsmen’s energy is mainly grazing. When these wild beasts endanger their lives, they will not be lenient.
"Let's go together and inform Talihar and the others that they must bring guns when they drive the sheep over tomorrow." Yushanjiang said, "We can't let them encounter danger on the road."< br>
"Okay." Harimu nodded. He turned to Li Long and said:
"Li Long, please don't go. Yushanjiang and I both have guns, it'll be fine. You can go back first. If you want to get bullets, you will be busy in the afternoon."
"Okay." This is Harimu It was the first time that Li Long was driven away, but Li Long knew that he was busy right now. These are all major events, and neither of us can delay them.
"The wolf, you'll skin it when Yushanjiang and I come back. Just come over tomorrow and just take away the skin and wolf meat." Harimu said again, "Bullets are very important. You can do this specifically." Okay."
"Okay." Li Long was no longer polite. He took out two spare packs of bullets from his satchel and gave them to Harimu and Yushanjiang respectively. Then he shook his head and moved the tractor up the snow slope. Head up and drive down the mountain.
The wolf's actions today also shocked him. This matter really cannot be delayed.
When the tractor drove out of the mountain pass, Li Long also heard wolves howling on the top of the mountain to the west.
Are wolves a problem this year? Why so many?
Or is there something big in the inner mountains that drives these wolves out? (End of this chapter)