Chapter 113 This Time It's Stable
Li Long now knew that the other party wanted yellow goat horns. He was a little reluctant to part with the pair of big yellow goat horns in his hand, so he said:
"I also know of a place where gazelles are found, but I can't guarantee that I will find them."
"Okay, okay!" Li Xiangqian excitedly said, "Let's go!"
"Let's deal with this yellow sheep first?" Li Long pointed at the dead female yellow sheep.
"Open him up, drain his blood, and throw him in the trunk of the car." Director Qian thought for a moment and said to Xiao Jiang, "Xiao Jiang, you handle it, and then follow our footprints. Can you keep up?"
Xiao Jiang nodded without saying anything.
"The place we are going to is quite far. Let's drive a little bit first." Li Long suggested, "When we reach the intersection, we can walk when we are going into the mountains."
"Okay, you are the guide, you have the final say." Director Qian readily followed suit.
Xiao Jiang carried the yellow sheep, Li Long carried a sand gun, and the submachine gun was given to Li Xiangqian. They rushed diagonally towards the jeep.
When they arrived at the Hongshanzui Pass, Xiao Jiang threw the yellow sheep into the trunk and started the car. Li Long got in the car, and after the people in the back were seated, he pointed in the direction and asked Xiao Jiang to drive the car to the pass he often went to.
When they reached the mountain pass, Li Long did not let them drive further in. Instead, he took them out of the car and walked along the ridge to the other place where Yushanjiang pointed out where the yellow sheep were.
This time Xiao Jiang stayed behind to deal with the gazelles, and would catch up later. Li Xiangqian continued to carry the submachine gun.
Because they were not sure whether they could find the yellow sheep or whether they could hunt it, the three of them walked forward in silence. The only sound they could hear was Li Xiangqian's heavy breathing as he tried hard to keep up.
Director Qian's face became solemn at some point, and it was obvious that this yellow goat horn was very important to him.
Li Long walked ahead, taking one step forward and one step back. He was a little nervous, wondering if there would be any yellow sheep there when he got there.
But think about it, it's no big deal. If you really don't have any, just give away a pair of yellow goat horns at home and make them yourself when you have time.
Thinking of this, he felt relieved. But he didn't say it out loud. Everything depended on whether there were yellow sheep in the area ahead.
To Li Long's surprise, before they arrived, Xiao Jiang had already caught up with them at full speed and took the submachine gun from Li Xiangqian. Li Long could even hear Li Xiangqian sighing with relief.
The section chief must be sweating profusely.
Li Long continued to walk forward while guessing. They had been walking on the south side of the ridge, and when they saw that they were almost there, Li Long stopped and said to the other three people:
"We're almost there. Let's move lightly. When we get over the ridge, I suggest you load your gun and be ready to shoot."
He didn't know where the gazelles would appear, so he should be prepared.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Director Qian checked the double-barreled shotgun, loaded the bullets, and followed Li Long with the gun in hand.
The three men lined up in a line, with Li Xiangqian, who didn't have a gun, following behind. The four of them slowly walked towards the ridgeline.
Li Long walked very slowly. He had followed Yu Shanjiang in the mountains several times and had some experience. He walked and listened, and suddenly he felt that the other side of the mountain seemed to be quiet. Li Long secretly said, "Not good." He immediately whispered:
"Hurry, there should be something, run!"
He rushed out first and reached the ridge in two steps. Then he saw a group of more than a dozen gazelles looking up at him just thirty or forty meters below the hillside!
The moment they saw him, the gazelles flew away and fled in all directions as if a huge rock was thrown into a pond!
When these gazelles ran away, they did not form a group, but scattered!
Li Long didn't think twice and immediately stared at the nearest ram, put the gun to his shoulder and pulled the trigger!
"boom!"
"Boom!"
Less than two seconds after he fired the shot, he heard the sound of bursts of gunfire behind him, followed by the "bang" of a shotgun.
Li Long ignored it and stared at his target. In less than ten seconds, he fired two more shots. The yellow goat only ran three or five meters away and fell in the snow. Only then did Li Long put away his gun and look at other positions.
Two gazelles were lying beside the red willows a little further away, both were rams.
The one with the biggest horns was the one that Li Long had knocked down. As for the other gazelles, they had already scurried into the red willow beach, which was more than a meter high, and disappeared without a trace.
"Director Qian, you have great shooting skills!" Li Xiangqian just climbed up at this time and praised the three yellow sheep in the snow in the distance.
"I didn't hit it." Director Qian shook his head and said, "Comrade Xiao Li hit the biggest one, Xiao Jiang hit two with two bursts, and I missed it."
Li Xiangqian was a little embarrassed.
"Mission accomplished. Three rams, all with nice horns." Li Long said with a smile, "That should be enough, right?"
He glanced at Li Xiangqian, then at Director Qian.
Li Xiangqian understood what Li Long meant by looking at him, and cursed in his heart: "This bastard, it seems that this small caliber must be abandoned."
"That's enough. That's enough." Director Qian was not as unhappy as one might imagine. He smiled and said:
"Comrade Xiao Li, it seems that you are very familiar with this area and your marksmanship is pretty good. Do you often go hunting?"
"Well, I occasionally go hunting in the mountains recently." Li Long said vaguely, "My family is not well off, so I thought about finding a way in the mountains."
"That's right." Director Qian nodded. "Young people should try their luck if they have ideas. Now, reform and opening up are different from before. Policies have changed. Young people are catching up with a good time."
Xiao Jiang had already gone down the mountain and put the three gazelles together.
"The one Xiao Li catches will be given to him." Director Qian said generously, but his gaze lingered on the head of the largest yellow sheep.
"I don't want it. The gun is not mine, and you need this yellow goat horn urgently." Li Long refused without waiting for Li Xiangqian to speak. It would be a bit greedy to ask for this yellow goat horn after getting the small caliber.
Li Xiangqian was very satisfied.
"Oh, I see..." Director Qian turned his head and looked at Li Xiangqian.
"Director Qian, you can take all the yellow sheep. I have instructions for Xiao Li." Li Xiangqian said with a knowing smile.
"Well, then...then go forward," Director Qian said, "Take one of the male yellow sheep back. I'll keep the sheep's head. Don't refuse, we are not strangers..."
With these words, Li Xiangqian felt that everything was worth it.
It was not easy to carry three sheep. Li Long carried one, Xiao Jiang carried one, and Li Xiangqian also planned to carry one, but he couldn't lift it, so he had to drag them along.
Li Long did not bring plastic sheeting this time, so he suggested that Li Xiangqian break off three or five red willows with dense thin branches, put the yellow sheep on the red willows, and drag the branches to use them as a simple sled.
Li Xiangqian did as he was told and found it much easier. He had a better impression of Li Long. This young man was not just greedy.
"Xiang Qian, Xiao Li, you have to thank him. If we go into the mountains again in the future, we will have to trouble him." Director Qian said as he walked along the road, holding a hunting rifle, "In the future, when our supply and marketing cooperative needs special products from the mountains, we can also look for him."
"I understand, Director, I understand." Li Xiangqian felt that giving Li Long a small-caliber rifle was not a bad thing. He was able to catch Director Qian's eye, and Director Qian liked hunting, so maybe there would be similar things in the future.
As a middleman, I have to do myself an extra favor. If anything happens in the future, won’t you think of me first?
(End of this chapter)
