Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Lu Dafeng brought three bottles of six-kilogram mountain flower honey to Li Long, and refused to take any money from him, but Li Long did not insist. The three bottles of honey were worth no more than ten yuan at the current price, so he didn't want them. Anyway, the meat he brought was worth more than that, and it was also a life-saving favor.

As the old saying goes, one should not remember a favor done to him, but one should not forget a favor received. However, Li Long still hoped to give Lu Dafeng a chance to repay the favor so that they could have a better relationship in the future.

Otherwise, given Lu Dafeng's personality, he would probably remember it for quite a long time and feel uncomfortable.

"Are these flowers almost out of season?" Li Long asked, looking at the few red flowers left.

"Well, there aren't many red flowers left, but there are still many other flowers in the mountains." Lu Dafeng said, "We can survive August and then move to other places."

Li Long left with the honey and returned to the wooden house.

Drink a cup of honey water at night, it is really sweet. There is basically no fake honey at this time.

Thinking about the many fake honeys and fake royal jelly in the future, Li Long felt that at least he had always been pretty good. Honey went from being more than one yuan per kilogram to tens or hundreds of yuan per kilogram, but he had never eaten fake honey.

In the next few days, Li Long got up early and came back late, expanding the scope of the search for black tiger palm fungus, and the harvest was quite good. In the ditch to the east, he also picked up two northern goat skulls, one with 21 segments and the other with 18 segments.

Moreover, the skull is very well preserved, so it must have been the result of death from old age or falling.

Li Long planned to keep the 21-section version of himself in the big yard and give the 18-section version to Li Xiangqian.

He has a lot of friends, so this thing should be useful.

A day later, there was another sack of dried black tiger paw mushrooms. Li Long carried the sack and returned to the county town with the two horns of the northern goat.

Before reaching the purchasing station, the sky was already overcast, and soon after it began to rain. Li Long hurried to the big yard - it looked like the rain would not stop any time soon.

But there is also a good thing. After the rain, the mushrooms will grow again.

The summer rains were heavy and took a long time. Fortunately, when Li Long came back, the meat on the poles had been collected, and the few remaining mushrooms that were drying outside had been stored in the small room.

Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if it gets wet by the rain, and the quality may be downgraded.

With nothing to do in the yard, Li Long took out the codonopsis and other things stuck in the mushrooms while listening to the radio. The codonopsis he picked up several times added up to a lot, and they were all quite big.

Li Long thought about going into the mountains to dig Codonopsis pilosula again after autumn, before the reeds were cut. Chen Hongjun said that the price of Codonopsis pilosula was about the same as that of black tiger palm mushrooms. This thing was big, and it could be dug out in autumn and dried to get something, so he could give it a try.

It's not a big deal to make money, even if it's hard. After all, it's more comfortable than harvesting wheat. Thinking of Tao Daqiang being stung by a wasp, Li Long wanted to laugh.

After putting the codonopsis away, Li Long took out the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and wiped it. He had hunted a lot and used up a lot of bullets. Li Long was thinking that he would get more bullets when the militia gathered for training in winter.

I'll go back to the village some time soon and see if I can get some bullets from someone.

The captain should have some. After all, he is also the company commander of the militia, so he should have plenty of bullets.

Thinking about this and that for a while, after wiping the gun, Li Long saw that the rain had not stopped yet, so he simply went to the kitchen, made dough with the dough, and prepared to steam some buns to eat.

After the dough was kneaded, it was covered with a wet cloth in the basin, and then covered with a pot rack. Li Long came out of the kitchen and saw that the rain had subsided and was gradually stopping.

The drainage in this large yard is quite good. There is no raindrops and there is no water accumulation in the yard. There are several water inlets covered with iron bars welded on the frame. After the water flows in, it should flow into the manhole.

Li Long saw that the rain had completely stopped and the clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, revealing patches of clear sky. He took out the sack of mushrooms from the kitchen, put it on his bicycle, pushed it out, and rode to the purchasing station.

Chen Hongjun was standing at the door of the purchasing station, looking at the sky. He heard the sound of a bicycle, saw Li Long coming over, and said with a smile:

"Xiao Li, you come here quite frequently. You are the only one who delivers the black tiger paw mushrooms."

"Other people may not know that this thing can be sold for money." Li Long got off the bicycle, propped it up, took down the sack and carried it into the house. "If they knew, the mountain would be full of people now."

"That's not necessarily true. Not everyone can find this thing, and not everyone dares to venture into the mountains. There are a lot of things that bite people in the mountains."

"That's true." Li Long thought about the wolves hunting wild goats in the hot springs and said with emotion, "There are quite a few wolves and leopards."

"Did you catch the lynx?" Chen Hongjun asked, remembering what Li Long asked last time.

"No, that thing ran away too fast." Li Long thought of the family of four and shook his head. "I encountered it once, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye. Let's just look at the mushrooms."

"It didn't get wet, did it?" Chen Hongjun asked as he untied the sack. "If it got wet in the rain, we can just dry it out in the sun. But we have to know in advance, otherwise it will be troublesome if we cover it up."

"No, it was raining when I brought it back, and I carried it into the house when it started to rain." Li Long helped to open the mouth of the sack, "Take a look, check it."

Chen Hongjun was quite strict in this regard. He looked through the mushrooms carefully. Finally, he simply took out the plastic sheet and spread it out, letting Li Long pour the dried mushrooms on it and look through them bit by bit.

"Well, they are all dry goods. The quality is about the same as last time, not bad." Chen Hongjun smiled after checking, "Don't blame me for being troublesome. If these things are not checked properly and not dried, they will eventually get moldy. We will definitely be held accountable in the end."

"Why should I blame you?" Li Long said with a smile, "It's only natural. We are all speaking the truth, and no one will have any objections if we tell it to you."

After weighing, Li Long finally got 1,024 yuan - a little more than last time.

"Xiao Li, you can earn several years' salary just by selling mushrooms." Chen Hongjun couldn't help but envy him. "There are only a few young men like you in the whole county."

"Then what I do is hard work." Li Long showed the wound on his arm caused by the lynx. "You see, it's not only hard work, but also dangerous. If you really run into something serious, you'll be lucky if you get hurt."

"That's true." Chen Hongjun agreed deeply.

There were not as many people in the northern border at that time. The mountains were always a sparsely populated place. If Lu Dafeng had not met Li Long, he would have died. And there were more than one or two people who died in the forest while digging for mountain products. In the end, they all died quietly.

So it is generally acknowledged that Li Long earned his money through hard work and effort.

Li Long took the money and rode his bike back to the yard. He then put a sack on the head of the northern goat with eighteen horns and put it on the back seat, then rode to the supply and marketing cooperative.

The guard already knew Li Long and knew that he was one of their own, so he let him in with a smile.

Li Long rode his bicycle to the bicycle shed, parked it, and went into the house carrying the sack.

Li Xiangqian was on the phone, and Li Long heard him occasionally mention words like "yard" and "guarantee that it will be handled well".

After Li Xiangqian put down the phone, Li Long knocked on the open door with a smile. "Come in, come in." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "Come down from the mountains?"

"Yes, I'm down." Li Long put the things on the coffee table and said, "I picked up a sheep's head and brought it to you, Section Chief."

"What sheep head?" Li Xiangqian asked curiously.

"It's similar to last time." Li Long opened the sack. "It looks pretty complete. You can hang it at home or give it to anyone else."

Li Xiangqian felt good when he saw the northern goat head last time, but he was not very interested in it. Later, he heard from his superiors how good it was. But he also knew that it was something that could only be encountered by chance, so he did not look for Li Long.

I didn't expect that Li Long actually found one. Isn't this just what I wanted?

"Not bad, not bad, it's really good - let me see... these eighteen sections!"

"Well, it's an old sheep's head." Li Long said, "Hang it on the wall, it should look good."

"That's... but it needs to be handled properly." Li Xiangqian said casually, "I'll take this thing."

"Chief, I just heard you talking about the yard on the phone. What's going on?" Li Long asked casually.

Li Xiangqian stood up to pour water for Li Long. Li Long blocked him and rushed to pick up the thermos. He poured water for himself and made tea. He blew away the tea leaves while preparing to listen to what Li Xiangqian said.

"There was a leader who was transferred to work in the prefecture," Li Xiangqian explained, "and his family was transferred with him, and his children went to school there. His family had a yard here, south of Wuyi Road, and they wanted to get rid of it."

"How much?" Li Long's heart moved when he heard it. The leader's yard should be well maintained, right? This thing is different from those old yards that no one lives in. If I buy it, it should be very good - this is a rare opportunity.

"You want to buy a yard? Don't you have a big yard?" Li Xiangqian asked, "You are young and not married yet, why do you want so many houses?"

"For living." Li Long said with a smile, "My partner now works in the Education Bureau, and my big yard is a little far from the Education Bureau. If this yard is suitable, wouldn't it be more convenient for me to take it?
Besides, I have a big family. My brother and sister-in-law are still in the countryside. If my niece is admitted to the No. 1 Middle School in the county, it would be more convenient for her to live in the school instead of in her own yard, right?"

Of course, it’s all nonsense. There was no concept of real estate speculation in those days. People didn’t even think about hoarding houses or land.

And if we wait another two years, when the company builds a new building, everyone will sell their yards to buy a new building. After all, you still have to set up the stove and shovel snow in the yard.

How comfortable it is to live upstairs. I don't have to clean the snow in the yard. There is heating and a toilet in the house...

It took many years for this concept to be gradually reversed when the facilities in the yard improved.

This is actually the same reason why people living in courtyard houses in Beijing cannot compare to those living in buildings in this era. The courtyard houses in later generations are expensive, one is the location and the other is the grounding, but that is also after the renovation. There are many uncomfortable places in the courtyard houses in the 1980s.

The big yard where Li Long lives now is also a dry toilet, but it is cleaner and tidier than the dry toilets in the countryside.

"The yard is nice, not too big, with a small vegetable garden, three main rooms, and a kitchen in the side room." Seeing that Li Long was really interested, Li Xiangqian said, "The leader is in a hurry to deal with it, so the price is not high, four hundred and fifty yuan..."

"Then I'll take it." Li Long, who only earned 1,000 yuan today, felt that the price was really not expensive. His income in the past few days could buy two yards.

"I haven't finished yet." Li Xiangqian glared at him, "But I have to clean up, so I have to wait two days. The smaller furniture in the house will stay, and the other appliances will be taken away..."

"That's for sure." Li Long said with a smile, "If they can leave me a TV, wouldn't I be able to buy a house and make a fortune?"

"Your mouth..."

Li Long took out money from his pocket, counted out five hundred yuan and put it on the table and said:

"Chief, here are 500 yuan. I want this house. Please tell me when the formalities can be completed..."

"What's the extra fifty for?"

"You are the introducer, so I should buy you a cigarette?" Li Long said with a playful smile, "I can't let you talk for nothing, right?"

"Take it back!" Li Xiangqian said with a straight face, "Do I need this little money from you?"

Li Long didn't move. Li Xiangqian reached out and took out fifty dollars from the stack of money and slapped it in front of Li Long: "Here! I know you make a lot of money, but it's hard-earned money. When you have time, it would be best if you could find me some stuff like this."

He patted the sheep's head and continued:

"I don't lack money or anything like that. You're smart and down-to-earth, and I like you. Let's not get into this kind of thing between us! Okay, get lost! Come over every three or five days. I estimate that you'll move out in the next two days."

Li Long left the supply and marketing cooperative in a good mood, rode his bike back to the compound, and seeing that the dough was almost fermented, he started to steam the buns.

When Gu Xiaoxia entered the room, she smelled the aroma of steamed buns. Li Long was preparing to cook. Seeing her come in, he smiled and said:

"It's a little late for dinner today, so wash your hands and wait for a while. If you're hungry, eat a steamed bun and see how good my cooking is."

Gu Xiaoxia was actually quite tired, but when she saw Li Long cooking, all her work worries disappeared in an instant.

What's the big deal? I have a strong backer!

"Then I'll wait!" Gu Xiaoxia smiled brightly, "It's so comfortable to eat ready-made food!"

"Hey, wait a minute, I'll look forward to your comments later!"

"Your cooking is the best!" Gu Xiaoxia happily put her bicycle away. "My dad's cooking is not as delicious as yours!"

It was half sincerity and half praise, which made Li Long feel a little elated.

These days, hey, are really promising!

In less than ten minutes, the dishes were ready. Li Long also made a tomato egg drop soup. The two of them sat face to face, each holding a big steamed bun, and ate together.

There were two dishes, one was traditional stir-fried eggplant with tomatoes, green peppers, and the other was stir-fried shredded sword beans with meat. Li Long cut the shredded sword beans very finely, so he had nothing better to do to practice his knife skills, and the shredded sword beans were cooked very well, so Gu Xiaoxia loved it.

Nowadays, women have big appetites! (End of this chapter)