Chapter 117 Caliber Gun Hunting
A fox is a fox, and is considered a local native to this Gobi alkaline beach. Other animals similar to it include badgers, water rats, hares, and now you can still see wolves sporadically.
When Li Long got old, in order to protect the environment, there were more foxes and rabbits, as well as pheasants. Water rats once disappeared because of the value of their skins and fragrance, but later the county leather factory went bankrupt and no one bought their skins, so they gradually began to increase again.
Li Long reacted very quickly. When he saw the fox, he had already thrown the thin wire ring in his hand to the ground. He shook his body slightly, and the small-caliber rifle slid into his hand along his shoulder. He supported the gun body with his left hand and grabbed the grip with his right hand. He opened the safety with a hook of his index finger, completing the preparations before aiming.
But the fox was extremely clever. After Li Qiang shouted, it rushed out. When Li Long aimed at it, it had already run behind a clump of red willows.
Li Long quickly ran forward with the gun in hand. Li Qiang hurriedly picked up the wire sleeve and followed him. He was bumped by Hong Liu from time to time, but he didn't care anymore.
Li Long saw a brown figure over the clump of red willow trees, and he immediately fired!
"Snapped!"
The sound of the small-caliber rifle was very crisp compared to the five or six-and-a-half caliber rifle. The brown figure did not stop for a moment, so it probably missed.
Li Long was annoyed, but he could see that the fox didn't seem to be running very fast because of the thick snow in the red willow bushes. He quickly chased after it again, bypassing two red willows. He seized the opportunity and fired two shots again.
The second shot hit the fox, but the fox was very tenacious and continued to crawl forward. However, the small-caliber bullet hit its abdomen, causing it to bleed a lot, and soon it could no longer crawl.
Li Long walked quickly to the fox. The fox turned its head and bared its teeth at Li Long threateningly. But it was about the size of a small mongrel dog and was injured. How could Li Long be afraid of it?
Just as Li Long was pointing a small-caliber rifle at the fox's head and preparing to kill it, Li Qiang ran up.
"Uncle, what is this?"
"Fox." Li Long said, "The cunning fox in the story of the fox borrowing the tiger's might."
In the evening, Li Jianguo would tell Li Juan and Li Qiang stories from time to time. Li Qiang should know this idiom.
At this time, the fox saw Li Qiang and suddenly started to cry. The voice sounded so pitiful.
"Uncle, what is it calling?" Li Qiang asked, looking up.
Li Long smiled and said:
"It's begging for mercy from you." This fox is really cunning. It knows that Li Long will not let it go, so when Li Long comes over, it just threatens with its teeth bared, and when Li Qiang comes over, it pretends to be pitiful.
So spiritual!
"Is its meat delicious?" Li Qiang asked, ignoring the fox's cry for help.
"The meat probably won't taste good, but the skin should be able to sell for some money."
"Then kill it." Li Qiang said without hesitation.
Li Long laughed out loud. The fox's "flirting eyes" were in vain. Nowadays, when children see living things, they basically don't think about whether they are easy to raise or cute. The first thing they think about is whether they are delicious. If they are not delicious, then whether they are worth money is the next question to be tested.
Li Long didn't bring a knife this time. He put the gun to the fox's neck and fired again. The fox twitched and stopped moving.
Li Long grabbed the fox's tail and lifted it up. It felt less than ten kilograms and quite heavy.
He didn't bring a knife, so he had to go back and skin the animals.
"Uncle, I'll give you this set. Do you still want to catch rabbits?"
"Yes." Li Long thought that the rabbits must have been scared away, so he led Li Qiang out of the Red Willow Beach and went around to the north before entering. There were no signs of people coming here, but there were many footprints and paw prints of various animals.
Li Long traced several routes that rabbits often walked and found a place near two clumps of red willows to set up traps. Twenty minutes later, after Li Long finished setting up the rabbit traps, he returned to the place where he had set up the traps. At this time, he found that where the fox was, there was a half-frozen rabbit. The rabbit was trapped in the trap and had been dead for a long time, and the fox finally targeted it.
Li Long untied most of the rabbit and went to find other sets based on his memory.
What surprised Li Long was that next to a clump of red willow trees, a frozen rabbit was covered by the snow and was not discovered by other animals or people. It was an extra gain today.
After putting away the traps and rabbits, Li Long walked back with the breathless Li Qiang.
"Uncle, shall we go back and eat rabbit?"
"Okay. Let your mother make it tonight." Li Long said, "Let's eat rabbit."
With delicious food, Li Qiang didn’t feel so tired anymore.
Xie Dafa was strolling on the road and saw Li Long carrying a fox. He said in surprise:
"Xiaolong is good, and he can catch the fox. If we take the fox skin to the county, it should sell for more than ten yuan, right?"
"I don't know. It's got a hole in it. It's probably worthless." Li Long said, "They ate my rabbit trap."
"That rabbit is worth only a few dollars, but the fox skin is very valuable." Xie Dafa showed an envious look.
Li Long took Li Qiang back, and Xie Dafa wondered if he should also get some thin wire to set a trap. If he couldn't catch a fox, a rabbit would be fine.
After returning to the Li family, Li Long put the gun in the east room. Li Qiang couldn't wait to run into the house with the fox in his hand to show off.
Although fox meat doesn't taste good, it looks good.
Li Long put down his gun, took out the small knife that Li Jianguo had prepared for him, pulled it out and tested the blade with his thumb, then went to the west room.
"Xiaolong, did you kill this fox?" Li Jianguo still couldn't believe it. It was not that there were no hunters in the team, but the production team itself was mainly based on agriculture. Some people might have guns hidden at home, but few had the ability to hunt.
"Well, it was just a coincidence today. Qiangqiang has sharp eyes and saw the fox. It was in the red willow beach. The snow was scattered and it couldn't run fast, so I caught it."
Li Long started skinning the fox as he spoke.
"This leather is good." Li Jianguo came over and touched it and said, "The leather is the best in winter, and it becomes second-rate when it changes its fur in spring."
"It's a pity that there's just a hole in the stomach. It's probably not worth much."
"That's hard to say." Li Jianguo shook his head. "It's so beautiful, it should be worth some money."
"Let's go to the purchasing station in a couple of days." Li Long peeled the fox skin slowly. He stepped on one of the fox's legs to secure it, otherwise it would be difficult to peel.
Li Qiang also came over to help, pulling the other leg, while Li Juan squatted beside and watched curiously.
"Are we going to make rabbit meat later?" Liang Yuemei came in from outside and asked when she saw the rabbit thawing by the stove. Then she also saw the fox.
We have all seen this thing from afar, but this is the first time I have seen someone die right in front of me. I am very curious.
Li Longze thought, this is the first time I hunt with a caliber rifle today, I am lucky. Will I get anything when I go to get the set tomorrow?
(End of this chapter)
