[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw":3,"chapter-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 1981: Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1933904,2572,"Chapter 23: This is a friend","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>By the stove, there were three deer antlers, all larger than the ones he got yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long just took a look and then handed the things he bought to Halimu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is tea, this is salt, this is granulated sugar.\" After taking them out one by one, he finally took out the fruit candy and handed it to the old woman, Halimu's mother, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A gift for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman couldn't speak Chinese, but she took the things, smiled, and greeted Li Long and the others to sit down, then let Halimu's wife prepare milk tea, while she grabbed a handful of fruit candy and distributed it to her grandchildren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Long and the others took off their shoes and got on the wooden kang, Halimu also sat over and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you left yesterday, I went to find other people who graze sheep. Indeed, some families had sheep that froze to death. They didn't want money, they wanted tea. I gave them tea and hauled back two sheep. By the way, there's also that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the deer antlers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long took the milk tea handed over by the woman, put down the tea bowl, took out the paper package from his pocket, and handed it to Halimu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is twenty bullets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halimu unwrapped the paper package and looked, and was overjoyed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is really great! Wolves came last night, and I didn't sleep well at all! With bullets, I can shoot the wolves! Brother Li Long, you really helped me a lot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long took a sip of milk tea and said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are mutually beneficial. You helped me find frozen sheep and deer antlers, and I helped you find these things, it's all as it should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, yes, mutual... help!\" Halimu's Chinese was a bit stiff, but he could express his meaning very well. \"After winter passes and spring comes, if I can hit wild boars or something, you come over to haul them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, Halimu showed Li Long how a Kazakh man slaughters a sheep in a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long had been refusing and stopping Halimu from slaughtering the sheep, but Halimu's whole family believed that this sheep must be slaughtered, otherwise, it would be unfair to Li Long, this close guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halimu also said: \"We don't have much fodder left. This year the snow is particularly heavy, and the cattle and sheep can't graze on the grass under the snow. Some sheep won't survive until the snow melts in spring. If we slaughter them now, they still have some fat; otherwise, when spring is near, they will starve to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long was clear about the harm of the snow disaster. He remembered that a few years later in his previous life, the township also called on students to donate fodder to help herdsmen in pastoral areas. At that time, it was snow disasters and insect disasters that led to insufficient fodder for herdsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps what Halimu said was true, but of course, it was more likely that they were covering up the fact that they slaughtered the sheep specifically for Li Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, they stewed mutton directly, adding only a little salt and melted snow water. Li Long could see that the two children were also staring at the meat in the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, they hadn't eaten meat like this for a long time either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the knucklebones piled in the corner, Li Long's heart moved, and he said to Nasen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me a few of your knucklebones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nasen didn't understand, but Halimu said a few words to Nasen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nasen looked at the knucklebones and then at Li Long. Halimu said a few more words, Nasen looked at the fruit candy in his hand, and then pushed all those knucklebones over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't need that many. I have a niece and nephew, they like this, but don't have any, so I'm asking for a few for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long took ten knucklebones; there were about thirty or forty in that pile, so ten wasn't many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the meat was cooked, everyone sat at the table and started eating meat and gnawing on bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang was a bit reserved, but Li Long didn't stand on ceremony. Since they were here and it was cooked, they should eat more. When they came over in the future, they would just bring more things here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With bullets, Halimu could shoot a few wolves, and everything would be earned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating mutton, Li Long and the others drank mutton soup again, and only then did they go out satisfied, put the two frozen sheep into the horse cart, and then he planned to get some more pine wood to load on the cart. \"I went to get some coal yesterday.\" Halimu pointed behind the winter shelter, \"But because I went by horse, I didn't bring much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you keep it to burn.\" Li Long knew that Halimu and the others also burned coal, so he didn't intend to haul this coal back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haul it up. We are close to that coal mine, and we can bring some back every few days. When you come next time, I can bring back more coal.\" Halimu was also stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long didn't refuse again. He and Tao Daqiang put the coal on the horse cart, loaded some more pine wood, and finally the three deer antlers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long weighed them; these three deer antlers weighed about ten kilograms, and according to the person at the acquisition station, they could sell for at least thirty or forty yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to have money in his pocket again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Long, whatever else you need, tell me, and when I have time, I'll go find others. If I run into them, I can trade for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With bullets, Halimu's courage was much stronger, and he could run to further places. He felt he owed Li Long many favors, so naturally, he hoped to be able to help Li Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can hit a wild boar, it's best to keep the wild boar's stomach.\" Li Long thought and said, \"There are still few things in winter. When summer comes, there are more medicinal herbs, which can also be sold for money, and there are mushrooms...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many good things in the mountains, but there are only a few in winter. There are brown bears in these mountains, which are even larger than black bears, and one weighs over two or three hundred kilograms. If ordinary people run into them and want to provoke them, that's looking for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Li Long wouldn't talk about these things, but wild boars, with a rifle in hand, Halimu also knew the severity. Even if he couldn't kill them, at least he could ensure his own safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking that wild boars come down in groups at this time, he thought about bringing more bullets next time he came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bidding farewell to Halimu's family, Li Long and Tao Daqiang drove the horse cart down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the county town again, Li Long let Tao Daqiang wait outside, and he carried the three deer antlers into the acquisition station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the person inside was not Chen Hongjun, but a middle-aged woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked at Li Long carrying the deer antlers, and her heart was happy, but she was very calm on the surface and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're here to sell deer antlers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it wasn't Chen Hongjun, Li Long didn't answer directly but asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see the price first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These deer antlers...\" The woman picked up the deer antlers Li Long placed on the counter and examined them carefully, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They look not bad, but they've been frozen, and there are cracks. I'll give you two yuan per kilogram; this is already a high price, how about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\" Li Long put away the deer antlers and prepared to leave. He remembered Chen Hongjun said he was there on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so he would wait until Chen Hongjun came. Two yuan per kilogram would mean selling for more than ten yuan less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small sheep was gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman didn't expect Li Long to be so straightforward, so she immediately said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll raise it a bit, how about two yuan and fifty cents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long didn't even stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman also had tasks, so she helplessly watched Li Long walk to the door with the deer antlers, and only then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then three yuan, no higher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" Li Long turned around and put the deer antlers down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman hated Li Long a bit; he really didn't see the rabbit and wouldn't release the eagle. Not many people who came here to sell things would bargain. This allowed her to collect many good things at low prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hitting a nail at Li Long's place made her feel very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 24 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","e9dde3a5ae1e1c5890dfe5b093b0ce4d71a11d2eb9e6a15ad4e9a6f877e86345","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-24","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-22",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]