After Li Long and the others left, while Dongwozi was resting between slaughtering the sheep, Talihar's grandmother Sana washed her hands and moved over to move the wooden cabinets and boxes she liked.
When they moved together, she called Talihar over and asked him to put these two things in front of his horse, and tie them to the horse's back before leaving.
Nathan and Susken had moved the two small square tables into the winter den. Ye Erjiang, a child from Yushanjiang, also moved two small tables, one upright and one upside down, into the winter nest. This is what Li Long told them when he left.
Not only were there desks, but Harimu also gave them study supplies.
The child came over and was actually helping to rub salt on the leather just now. Now that he sees that he has a new study table, he is really happy.
The remaining cabinet and box were taken away by two other old ladies.
They were a little dissatisfied with Sana for occupying a cabinet and a box, but there was nothing they could do.
Because when Li Long was here, Sana was the first to bravely express her request, and she wanted to use all the sheep that came to exchange for the cabinet and box.
They don't have as much autonomy as Sana. Most of the decisions on how to sell the sheep at home are made by men, and they come here to do auxiliary work.
The men in the family may have already planned what to do with the money from selling the sheep, so the most they can do is to think about getting a cabinet or a box. After all, the cabinets and boxes at home have been used for too long, and some of them were inherited from the previous generation. Came here.
Need to change it.
Li Long just asked Halimu to count the furniture each family needs, and he will go over and have someone build it. Although Harimu didn't have an interpreter, a young man heard it.
Talihar ran over and whispered to grandma Sana:
"Grandma, Li Long said, we can't use all the sheep. These things are given to us... You can give one to others. You see, there is nothing in Alken's house..."
"Giving it to us? That won't work." Sana was very sober. "Li Long is very good. You said it, and I know it. However, accepting things from others like this cannot last long.
For what we really need, if we have the ability, then use our own things to exchange for it.
He often brings us things, and we can't let him suffer. Like the last time you used the wild goat you brought to exchange for him to help us cut grass, that's good.
We Kazakhs cannot ask for others’ things in vain, and we must remember to receive help from others. ”
Talihar nodded, indicating that he understood.
Talihar has become much more confident since he killed the herd of wild goats when grazing in the fall. This time his father recognized his ability by letting him drive the sheep out.
Of course, grandma came over to see if he could handle this matter well.
"Of course, if he can really bring more furniture, I think we can exchange it with other things in the winter nest." Sana stroked the brand-new cabinet with her rough hands and said:
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"Taha, you know? My dream is to have a house with brand-new furniture, and brand-new blankets that we knit, and make the house beautiful.
Don’t you still have jade, collected gems, and those antlers at home? These things are not of much use in our hands, but they are good for replacing furniture. ”
Herdsmen have lived in the mountains for generations, and every household still has some financial resources.
Some young people yearn for the mountains, thinking of living in settlement yards.
Most elderly people are still accustomed to living in the mountains, staying in their winter dens during the winter and moving to summer pastures in the summer.
Sana's idea is to tidy up her winter nest. It would be best to replace the old furniture at home.
Like several other aunts, she looks down upon her. Although traditional, women also need to be stronger when necessary.
A home is made up of men and women. Men make the final decisions more often, but when it comes to the furnishings at home, women still have to listen to them.
Sana planned to ask Li Long about the furniture after they came back from hunting wolves. If Li Long could really get more furniture, then these grass-fat sheep that came here today, plus the ones hidden in his winter den, It’s no problem to take out some of the things.
Some Kazakh herdsmen have their own traditional crafts. They can make a wooden saddle or braid a horse whip.
But it is really difficult to let them make furniture at home. Firstly, I don’t have the skills, and secondly, I don’t have the right tools.
Li Long didn't know that his random idea aroused the Kazakh aunt's dream of "decorating" her own home.
He went out with Harimu and the others with the gun in hand, not actually expecting to shoot the wolf. However, no matter what, these guys cannot be allowed to become more rampant.
The howl of wolves echoed in the distant mountains. Harimu didn't go there at first. The direction he went was exactly where he drove his horse back yesterday.
"Those wolves are very vengeful. They came to my winter den and howled last night just for revenge." Harimu explained to Li Long as he walked:
"Their companions died on this road. A lot of sheep drove over this road early this morning, so they will most likely regard this road as a key ambush location. Wolves are also very smart.
If Talihar and the others returned late and it was dark, they would definitely be attacked by wolves. ”
In fact, they came here to eliminate possible dangers on this road. It is impossible for Harimu and the others to let people like Talihar walk at night. Even if they have guns, walking at night is still very dangerous.
Harimu, Yushanjiang, Li Long, and two men in their twenties and thirties all carried guns and strode towards the mountains. They quickly followed the path trodden by sheep and climbed over two mountains. The valley goes forward.
Li Long kept looking both ways. The snow on the mountain is very loose, and the continuous snow has not had time to compact the snow. Although it is very thick, if you really want to roar, it will not cause an avalanche.
With his sharp eyes, he could see a lot of hoofprints and paw prints of rabbits and other wild animals of all sizes on the mountainside on both sides.
On some shrubs on the mountainside on both sides, there are still scattered berries that have not completely fallen and have been frozen. These things are left as food for birds and small animals.
Li Long also saw a gray rabbit running from one bush to the roots of another bush and burrowing into the grass.
He didn't pursue it, the goal was too small for him to be worth it.
"Roe deer!" Suddenly, a herdsman pointed at the mountain ridge to the west and shouted.
Everyone looked over, and sure enough, on the mountain ridge more than a hundred meters away from them, there were two roe deer, one large and one small, watching them on the mountain ridge. After hearing the movement, they immediately ran back and disappeared. After reaching the mountain ridge.
There was no one to catch up. Their target is the wolf. If they see a wolf along the way, they will definitely chase it. Unless they are within the gun range of other animals, forget it.
Li Long thought so.
Continuing to walk forward, just when Li Long felt that there was no possibility of encountering a wolf, he climbed over another mountain. When they were at the top of the mountain ridge, Li Long himself was the first to spot a mountain ridge approaching in the distance. At the top, beside some boulders, there is a gray wolf observing the path of the sheep!
"Wolf!" Li Long shouted softly, "Ahead..."
When he cried wolf, he was already squatting down, the gun he was carrying had been turned over in his hand. When he raised the gun, his finger had already hooked the safety, and the bullet itself was already loaded. He used the ring on the barrel to hit it. That gray wolf.
At this time, the gray wolf also noticed the movement here. The fur on its body stood up. It raised its head and gave a short howl to warn its companions. Then it turned around and burrowed into the crevices of the rocks!
The wolves are very smart and know that even at such a distance, these enemies can kill them, so they can only sneak attacks.
"Bang!"
Li Long fired. As soon as the gray wolf turned around, he was hit in the head by Li Long and fell to the ground under the stone.
Another wolf howl sounded in the mountains opposite. Li Long looked over and could see bushes, but no wolf.
Obviously, these wolves were hiding in the grass. It was not known whether they were ambushing, eating, or preparing to attack something.
"Li Long, your marksmanship is getting better and better." Harimu admired.
"You have good eyesight." Yushanjiang nodded, "I didn't even see a wolf there."
Li Long smiled and said:
"Actually, I didn't expect to encounter wolves along the way. I thought wolves wouldn't be so rampant in broad daylight..."
"No? Have you forgotten what I experienced yesterday, brother?" Harimu patted his arm, "There are really many and fierce wolves in the mountains this winter. We must be careful!"
What happened yesterday left Harry with lingering fear, I believe he can remember it for a long time.
Several people went down the ridge, climbed over the valley, and came to the place where the big rocks were.
The gray wolf was already hard. Li Long's shot penetrated behind the right ear and came out of the mouth. The wolf was killed with one blow and suffered little pain.
Harimu looked at the wolf and said:
"A gray wolf of two years serves as an observation post in the wolf pack."
Yushanjiang pointed to the crack in the stone and said:
"This group of wolves must have hunted the wild goat here yesterday and this morning. I don't know where to drag it to eat."
There were some scratched hairs and some blood stains in the cracks between the stones. Li Long guessed that the wild goat was dragged into the wolf den by the wolf. I don’t know if there are old wolves or little wolves there. Otherwise, the wolves would have eaten the wild goats here.
Several people dragged the wolf forward. Li Long was the first to kill the wolf. Others were not very convinced, or felt that they were a little behind, and wanted to kill the wolf as soon as possible to eliminate danger on the way back.
Li Long felt that these people were being targeted. But when he looked into the mountains on both sides, he couldn't see anything. It's mainly snow, and there are too many bushes in the mountains, making it difficult to spot anything farther away.
He guessed that the accomplices of the gray wolf just now were eyeing several of his people from further away.
Do you want revenge?
If they really dare to come here for revenge, it will be right up their alley.
It's a pity that those wolves will definitely not come.
In these deep mountains and wild forests, wolves are more cunning and cruel than foxes.
Only foreigners' fairy tales make wolves so stupid.
Li Long did not remind Harimu and the others. He believed that these herdsmen who had lived in the mountains for many years were not much worse than him in this regard.
Several people were looking left and right, obviously knowing that there was danger nearby.
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They also had their guns in their hands. Although the safety was not turned on, their postures showed that they could pick up the guns at any time.
After they climbed over a low mountain ridge, the next quite long journey was along the valley. When walking in the valley, it is not easy to see dangers on the mountain ridges on both sides.
However, several people had guns in their hands and were not worried. When they continued walking for more than a kilometer, they finally saw three gray wolves running towards this side from the other end of the valley.
The three gray wolves seemed to be being chased by something. They ran in a panic and were still two or three hundred meters away from Li Long and the others when they realized there were enemies in front of them and immediately turned up the mountain.
This sudden lane change was a bit embarrassing. People often drove sheep in this valley, so they had a clear field of vision. Li Long and the others spotted the wolves first, and several people lined up in a row, aiming their guns at the three wolves.
From a distance of more than two hundred meters, it is completely possible to hit half a dozen.
But it also depends on the shooting skills of these people. After all, those gray wolves were not dead targets. When they discovered Li Long and the others, they had already started to change lanes and run up the mountain.
As long as they run into the bushes halfway up the mountain, they will be saved.
However, just when they turned around, the target originally facing Li Long and the others was relatively small. Now that they were facing Li Long and the others directly, the target was more than twice as big.
"Bang bang bang bang bang! Bang!"
Several people fired one after another, and someone fired twice.
Two of the three gray wolves were knocked to the ground, one of them died immediately, and the other was still rolling on the ground, not fully dead.
The remaining bullet only grazed the fur without causing any damage. It accelerated violently after the gunshot, and ran into the snow next to it. Then it ran forward into the bushes, and then only bushes and bushes were visible. The grass is moving and can’t be found.
The sound of the gun startled some animal further away. There were snowflakes rolling over there. By the time Li Long and the others came to the dead wolf with their guns in hand, they could no longer see anything further away.
Harimu took out the knife he carried with him, stepped forward and wiped the neck of the wolf that was still baring its teeth.
"Three wolves." Yushanjiang looked at Li Long, "You killed two wolves by yourself...it's awesome."
Li Long looked ahead and asked:
"Should we go further?"
Now the feeling of being stared at from both sides was gone, but he always felt that there should be something big in front of him.
Not many animals can force three gray wolves to escape.
I don’t know what it could be?
A little worried, but more curious.
"No need." Yushanjiang shook his head and said, "You can't see it. If there really was something, I would have rushed into the woods when I heard the gunfire."
Only then did Li Long realize that beyond the valley entrance, there was another valley with dense pine forests on both sides. If there was something, he would not be able to see it if he hid in the forest.
Several people carried the wolf and walked back.
It can be considered a good harvest. According to Li Long's initial thoughts, maybe even a wolf might not be able to be hunted, mainly because of the sunny day. Are wolves so stupid?
He underestimated the wolf's courage in the forest.
This turned out to be their territory.
When several people carried the wolf back to Harry Mudong's den, most of the sheep had been killed.
A large pot was set up in front of the winter nest, one pot boiled water and another pot cooked meat.
Two women were making naan in the cleaned naan pit. The smell of boiled mutton and baked naan came over, making Li Long feel really hungry.
He found that the furniture that had been unloaded was gone. There were only some shavings that the children took out and played with. From time to time, adults would scold them and then put the shavings into the cart.
For these herders, these shavings are also very useful things. At least wood shavings make a great tinder when setting up a stove.
Seeing Li Long and the others coming back with the three wolves, the people and children who were still working made various noises.
Some admired, cheered, asked about the situation, and some wanted to hunt with them.
Talihar, who was skinning the sheep, really wanted to go with him to hunt the wolves.
He felt that skinning sheep was no longer what he, a real hunter, should do.
For a person to kill a dozen wild goats, I am afraid that no one will break this record for a long time.
But in the winter nest, his family still regarded him as a child, after all, he was not married yet.
"Finish this sheep, and then eat." Yushanjiang said after throwing the wolf down, "rest for a while before doing it."
There was already a pile of processed sheep over there. Li Long took a cursory look and found that there were almost thirty of them.
The efficiency is really high.
Dozens of dishes of water were frozen. There is still warm water rinsing in the big basin. When Yu Shanjiang said this, everyone speeded up their movements. After finishing what they were doing, they were ready to rest.
Speaking of which, they were also hungry.
Harimu's wife came over and sprinkled salt into the mutton pot, and brought a plate of chopped skin sprouts.
She also took out a small wooden table from the house, but Nathan chased her out and took the small wooden table back.
This provoked Harimu to go over and scold Nathan, but Li Long stopped him.
Another young man smiled and went over to take the two small wooden tables next to his horse.
They took the small wooden table back with the intention of using it as a kang table, so there was no problem in using it here.
Nathan's children's table is used as a desk, and they will cherish it more.
In fact, children are more sensitive to the sense of ownership of their own things. At this time, parents hope that their children will be more generous in front of guests, but children prefer that they can decide whether to share things by themselves.
The three wolves were disemboweled first and did not skin them immediately.
The freshly made naan bread had been brought and placed on the small table, and the cooked mutton was also put together in a large basin. Everyone laughed and washed their hands, and each took the meat and naan bread to eat.
Harimu's wife took out another pile of enamel basins from the winter nest. Li Long should have put them down when he came here. They still kept them well.
Li Long also started eating.
The freshly made naan is so delicious.
Inexplicably, he thought of Xiao Gan who voluntarily gave up not to drag down his comrades. (End of chapter)