Gun in hand, he bounded swiftly through the mountains. As he raced along, his eyes had already picked out his next foothold. He nimbly dodged branches, tree roots, and scorpion grass, wind rushing past his ears as the trees swept backward on either side.
Li Long loved this feeling-he had not chased game like this in a long time!
After spending so long in the county town, Li Long had forgotten when he had last chased game. He had not noticed it in the county seat, but once he reached the mountains, he realized that he loved the feeling of the chase, loved this life of holding a gun, pursuing prey, and racing through the mountains!
"The wild boars have gone a long way... Comrade Li Long probably won't catch them." Someone watched Li Long disappear into the forest and speculated.
"True. The boars were thirty or forty meters ahead of me. The moment I shouted, those things ran off. Li Long even went back for his gun before chasing them. How could he catch up?" the young man who had first shouted about the boars added.
"All right, enough talking. It'll be good if he catches them-we'll have meat for lunch. If he doesn't, there's nothing we can do."
"Right, everyone get back to work," the man Li Long had appointed temporary group leader called out. "Those on either side, keep an eye out for any other wild animals coming over, wolves or whatever. Stay safe!"
Everyone stopped talking and went back to work.
Quite a while later, two gunshots sounded in the distance. They all stopped what they were doing and looked toward the sound.
The trees blocked their view, so they could not see anything.
A little later, Meng Hai drove the tractor over. After stopping it