Chapter 108 Temptation of the Wolf
Before dark, Yushanjiang drove all the cows, sheep and horses that were scattered on the nearby hillsides and grazing into the warm pen. Then he took a fat sheep out of the warm pen and put it into the open pen outside.
The warm circle has a roof, which is a wooden house. Although there is no fire inside, the body heat of cattle and sheep can keep each other warm after entering. The open circle is the most common type, surrounded by wood with a door, used for rest during the day in spring, summer, autumn or winter.
The sheep entered the open pen and cried loudly because of loneliness or fear.
"Let's find a place to ambush now." Yushanjiang said to Li Long, "The wolf is very cunning and will wait for a long time before coming. So, we have to wait in the snow for a long time!"
"It's okay. I just had milk tea, ate meat, and had my relief. I can wait." Li Long knew that Yushanjiang was reminding him, so he smiled and said, "It's okay. No matter what, I have to let that wolf know how powerful we are today!"
Yushanjiang nodded and went to get ready.
Li Long had the experience from the last time, so he still lay down next to the sheep dung pile this time, and he took some snow to protect himself on both sides. Yushanjiang provided him with a sheepskin coat and a sheepskin mattress underneath, which was considered very luxurious.
Lying in the snow, Li Long soon felt the cold, but because he and Halim had ambushed wolves before, he felt that the cold now was not as strong as before.
The snow is melting soon in spring, and Li Long feels that after he finishes his work in the mountains and returns, he will have to start some things on the team.
The fish in the small lake cannot be washed away in vain like in the previous life. If such good resources can be preserved, it will be a great thing for both myself and the team.
In addition, not only is there fish in Xiaohaizi, there is also a Dahaizi Reservoir about one kilometer north of the production team. It used to be a wetland. In the 1960s, a dam was built on the north side of the wetland, and then a canal was dug to divert water from the Ma River to form a public reservoir for irrigating tens of thousands of acres of land downstream.
There are quite a few fish in that large sea, but because there are not many plant resources such as reeds nearby, the fish in it are relatively thin.
Li Long was just daydreaming to pass the time when he suddenly heard the sheep bleating loudly, and the cry was much more miserable than before!
He shuddered and immediately began to look around.
Yushanjiang saw Li Long turn his head, and he moved his chin slightly and gestured to the forest on the other side of the open circle.
Li Long felt a little ashamed that he was far inferior to these old herdsmen and hunters.
He looked in the direction Yushanjiang pointed. Over there was a dark forest. Occasionally, wind blew, and the sound of branches colliding and snow falling from the branches could be heard in the pine forest.
But Li Long didn't see any wolf.
The sheep was still very scared, running around in circles in the open pen, looking towards the woods from time to time, and then shouting loudly towards the winter den, as if asking for help from its owner or companions.
Occasionally, a sheep would bark once or twice in the warm circle, but most of the cattle and sheep were silent. The dog of the Yushan Jiang family was taken into the winter den, and it must have been under control, so it did not bark.
Li Long tried hard to look at the forest over there. When his eyes were almost sore and about to shed tears, he finally found a dark shadow wandering at the edge of the forest. The shadow moved lightly, walking back and forth in the snow without making any sound.
The location was more than a hundred meters away from here. Li Long used the crosshairs of his gun to aim at it, but he couldn't see it at all.
If it weren't for the fact that this area was mostly covered with snow, he wouldn't even be able to find the dark shadow.
The wolf wandered around the edge of the forest for nearly half an hour, listening to the sheep shouting until its voice became hoarse, and then it walked slowly towards the open pen with light steps. As it walked, it looked around from time to time and sniffed the air to see if there was any strange smell.
This is not a wolf at all, it's more cunning than a fox!
Li Long cursed inwardly and moved his fingers from time to time to make it easier for shooting later.
The wolf finally came to the open pen. The sheep could no longer make a sound, so it leaned desperately against the wooden railing near the winter den, hoping to find something to support itself from falling.
The wolf circled around the open pen, found a low place, and jumped in lightly.
Li Long slowly moved the muzzle of the gun, preparing to shoot.
Yushanjiang had said before that one should not be merciful to sheep, and it is best to wait until the wolf bites before shooting. At that time, the wolf will not move, so it is best to shoot.
But to be honest, he really didn't want the sheep to be bitten by the wolf. What a pity!
The wolf was still vigilant at this time, looking left and right as it approached the sheep, its steps light and powerful.
Finally, the wolf came to the sheep, and the sheep suddenly burst out with its final courage, lowered its head and rushed towards the wolf!
Li Long secretly praised, watching the wolf just jump lightly to avoid the sheep's attack, then stretch out its mouth to bite the sheep!
"boom!"
Li Long fired!
The bullet went through the wolf's back. The wolf staggered, and its mouth was already on the sheep, but it immediately loosened its mouth, turned around and ran away.
Obviously, the bullet missed the target.
Li Long kept staring at the wolf, and immediately aimed at the direction the wolf was moving, preparing to shoot in advance, but shots had already been fired from Yushanjiang's side.
Coincidentally, the wolf only ran three or five meters before its front legs went limp and it fell to the ground, just avoiding Yu Shanjiang's shot. Li Longhou's shot also hit the snow in front of the wolf, kicking up pieces of snow.
The wolf was frightened by the gunshot and jumped up suddenly. It even used the force to escape through the gap in the wooden fence of the sheepfold and limped into the forest.
Li Long got up and chased after the sheep with his gun. Yushanjiang actually thought that Li Long had been a little careless in shooting. If the wolf had bitten the sheep, the wolf would definitely not have been able to escape if he had shot at that time.
But looking at the sheep still alive in the pen, he could understand Li Long's thoughts.
Li Long panted and quickly chased the wolf, which was bleeding and dripping into the snow. It could hear someone chasing it, but it didn't even bother to turn its head and just ran towards the forest.
Li Long didn't expect that the wolf could make such a big noise when it was about to die, and it actually ran so fast!
Seeing that the wolf was only thirty or forty meters away from the forest, Li Long stopped, raised his gun and shot!
Because of his heavy breathing, the first shot missed, and the wolf moved forward a little. He ignored what Xu Chengjun had said before about not holding back his breathing. He held his breath, half squatted down, supported his elbows on his knees, and circled the wolf, which was about to rush into the shadow of the forest, into the crosshairs, then pulled the trigger again!
The distance was only fifty meters. After Li Long fired the shot, he aimed again and fired without any hesitation!
The wolf lunged forward and fell into the snow.
Li Long let out a long sigh.
He should have been beaten to death, right?
(End of this chapter)
