Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Although Uncle Luo didn't quite understand the investment, he knew that the decision must be made by Li Long.

So he didn't say anything. Although the old man was not well educated, he could see that Li Long didn't seem to be interested in Huang Xuejun's proposal.

Huang Xuejun saw that Li Long was silent and thought that he could not make the decision, so he smiled and said:

"I read in the newspaper that this farm is still nominally owned by your elder brother Li Jianguo. Do you need to discuss it with your elder brother? I'm not in a hurry. This is a big deal and must be handled with caution. I understand this. After all, for you farmers, this is almost all your property, right?"

Li Long smiled.

This person probably thinks of himself as a bumpkin.

However, Li Long was not in the mood to play the pig-eating-the-tiger game with him, so he said directly:

"Just name your price. If it's suitable, I'll sell the deer to you. If it's not, forget it. Even if the deal doesn't work out, there's still friendship."

"Shouldn't you discuss this with your eldest brother?" Huang Xuejun narrowed his eyes after hearing what Li Long said. "This is a big deal, a matter worth several hundred dollars..."

Then he looked at Li Long's bicycle and thought that Li Long should have some money, but he still said:
"Well, I still think this matter needs careful decision. I'm not in a hurry. How about this, you'd better go and discuss it with your eldest brother. How about I go with you to meet your eldest brother?"

“No need.” Li Long waved his hand. “I raised this child, my eldest brother doesn’t care. Besides, my eldest brother is busy now and has no time to take care of this matter.”

Seeing Huang Xuejun say this, he roughly understood what the other party was thinking, and ignored him. He parked his bicycle, took out a jar of honey from the bag on the back seat and handed it to Uncle Luo:
"Uncle Luo, I got this honey from the mountains. Your throat is hurt by smoking. Drinking some honey with water from time to time will be good for you."

"Good." Old Uncle Luo smiled happily, "Xiaolong, you still remember me..."

"Of course you have to remember that." Li Long said with a smile, "Everything here depends on you."

Huang Xuejun was left aside.

He was not embarrassed and just watched Li Long busying himself there.

Li Long went into the pen again to look at the deer and roe deer. As for the wild boar, he didn't care at all. The calls of that creature could be heard from a long distance, which meant it was very healthy.

When Li Long was pushing the cart and preparing to leave, Huang Xuejun followed him.

Li Long was a little impatient and said to him:
"Director Huang, I'm telling you, if you want to buy it, just make an offer directly. If it's suitable, you can take the deer away today. If it's not suitable, then we won't hurt each other. There's no point in you following me, I'm the one who makes the decision. Besides, as a factory director, it's really not in line with your status to do this."

Huang Xuejun was embarrassed now. His original plan was to follow Li Long to his home and meet Li Jianguo, perhaps he could get some connections from Li Jianguo.

After all, if you build a branch factory, your own factory will be expanded, which will make it easier to grow, and you can also get dividends from selling products. Why not do it?
So he tried to persuade Li Long again and said:
"Xiao Li, I think you should think about this carefully. Look, if we set this up as a branch factory, then you will be the factory director, right? Even if you can't be the factory director, your brother is the factory director, so you will be the deputy factory director! This is an honorable position! Although we are not a state-owned factory, it is also a collective enterprise. You will be able to eat commercial grains then!"

He felt that if he explained this clearly, it would be enough to make Li Long interested.

Nowadays, eating commercial grain is the dream of countless rural people. It’s simply too good to be true!
But I didn't expect Li Long to wave his hand and say:
"No need, I'm fine now."

Of course, he would not tell Huang Xuejun that the money he earned in one day was equivalent to what someone who ate commercial grain could earn in a month!

With such an income, would he be interested in the commercial grain job? Besides, he had already rejected one, so that was it.

Things like this can be kept to oneself, no need to show off.

"How can it be the same? You are getting up early and going to bed late now," Huang Xuejun was quite good at talking, and his tone and expression showed that he was thinking about Li Long:
"If you eat commercial grain, you can sit in an office later! You don't have to face the earth and work hard, how comfortable it is..."

"As the factory director, you still have to run around everywhere without even a private car..." Li Long was fed up with listening and said, "Look, as a factory director, if you are like this, then even if I become a partner with you and become the deputy factory director of a branch factory, isn't it the same as now? What's the difference?
Well, I won't go home now. I have something else to do. If you want to buy a deer, then make an offer. Otherwise, please go. I don't have time to chat with you here."

After saying that, he glanced at Huang Xuejun.

Huang Xuejun was stunned for a moment, and Li Long jumped on the bike and rode towards Gu's house.

I don't have time to care about you.

"Comrade Xiao Li, Li Long! Wait a minute! Fifty, I'll pay fifty for each deer!"

Huang Xuejun knew that his plan had failed, so he had to grit his teeth and make the bid.

However, after hearing his price, Li Long left without even turning his head.

Fifty? You're dreaming! When the fawn grows antlers, one branch will be worth more than fifty, right?
Li Long went to Gu Boyuan's place. Seeing that Gu Boyuan was there, he got out of the car, pushed it into the yard, and set up the car.

"Are you back from the mountains?" Gu Boyuan was lighting a fire in front of the stove.

Li Long smelled it and felt that he was planning to make soup and rice, so he said:
"Yeah, just got back."

"So you won't be going during this time?"

"No, I've finished picking mushrooms in the mountains, so I'll rest at home for a while."

"I got your jade. It's pretty good." Gu Boyuan said, "It should be mutton fat. Did you get it from Wucheng?"

"Yeah, I bought it from the jade factory. It's not expensive."

"The jade is good."

"This time I brought back some honey from the mountains. I'll leave it for you to drink. Oh, and here are two Codonopsis roots for you to take. I'll get some more solid Codonopsis roots in the fall. The Codonopsis roots from the mountains are really good!"

"Okay, you put it there." Gu Boyuan was not shy at all. This kid had "tricked" his daughter away, so there was no problem for him to enjoy some of the things he offered as tribute.

After leaving Gu's house, when Li Long was walking back, he saw Huang Xuejun still watching at the Lao Ma Hao.

"Director Huang, the price you offered is too low. I won't sell it to you. Please go back." Li Long was still kind-hearted. He shouted and then rode his bike back.

Huang Xuejun shouted loudly:

"The price is not low! Fifty yuan is enough to buy two donkeys, and yours is a fawn!"

"You also know this is a deer. You should know that the whole body of this deer is a treasure... Just one whip should be worth more than fifty, right?"

Li Long laughed and left.

Huang Xuejun realized that he had met someone who understood him.

It seems that I need to change my strategy.

He thought about it and did not leave, but turned to the Lao Ma No.

Compared to the stubborn young man, the old man was easier to talk to. When Li Long returned to the Li family yard, Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei also came back carrying wooden shovels and forks.

The wooden shovel is used for winnowing, and the wooden fork is used for picking up the wheat straw after threshing. These agricultural tools are essential for every household.

"You're back?" Li Jianguo said, "Are you not going to be there for a while?"

"No." Li Long got out of the car and said as he pushed it, "I'll stay home for a while. A few days ago when I was selling fish, the old customers in Shicheng said that I hadn't been there for a long time and they missed my fish."

"Well, that's great. We have repeat customers." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Then you can go fishing these days."

"How's the threshing going on the field?"

"It's almost done." Li Jianguo went into the yard, put down his shovel, and washed his hands at the well. "There's less than a quarter left. In less than a week, it will be finished."

"Has the wheat in the county been sent away?"

"We've sent them off, and the team's Free Aid grain has been put into storage. I heard from the military kids that the team's land will be contracted out next year, and then we won't do this anymore... We'll have to pay for the land."

"You have a few dozen acres... Can you grow crops on it? And you want to raise pigs?"

"That's nothing!" Li Jianguo said proudly, "It won't be a problem to plant a few dozen acres more."

In the yard, Du Chunfang and Li Juan were cooking. Li Long could smell that they were cooking rice.

"Juan, you can stew rice now?" Li Long was a little surprised. This was amazing.

"Hehe, uncle, I've cooked it several times." Li Juan was very proud. "The rice crust is all yellow and it tastes so good!"

"That's right!" Li Qiang came out of the vegetable garden, holding a small cucumber with flowers and thorns on it, and shouted, "That's right, my sister's rice is delicious now... The rice crust used to be black, but now it's good!"

"Li Qiang!" Li Juan was angry, "You picked the tender cucumbers again!"

“Hehehe…” Li Qiang hurriedly hid the cucumber behind him and laughed, “I just wanted to see—it fell down by itself, it really fell down by itself!”

The whole family happily watched the siblings bickering.

In the past, Liang Yuemei would definitely blame Li Qiang. After all, when the cucumbers grow bigger, they can be used to make a dish. But now that the family is well off, as a mother, she naturally wants her children to be happier. Just eat the cucumbers while they are still tender, since there are plenty of them anyway.

"I brought back some honey. Dad and Mom, you can drink it in warm water every morning and evening. Brother and sister-in-law, you've been working hard these past two days, and your noses and lungs are probably full of dust. Eat some too."

"Uncle, I want to eat too!" Li Qiang shouted loudly in the vegetable garden.

"Yes, yes, there's yours." Li Qiang said as he carried the whole bag of honey into the house, "We have both, Juan has some too."

Li Juan, who was looking forward to it, smiled.

Which child doesn't want to be valued? At least it should be fair.

After lunch, Li Long returned to the Lao Ma No. to have a good sleep. Li Qingxia followed him and said:

"Xiaolong, are you still going to play online this afternoon?"

"It's raining." Li Long said, "I will catch fish in the next few days."

"So...are you going to sell it in Shicheng or in the county?"

"You sell in the county, and I'll go to Shicheng. Let's set up a few more nets and sell them separately." Li Long said casually, "We have two bicycles at home, so can't we sell them however we want?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Qingxia was happy. This was just what he wanted.

Li Long returned to the stable and saw that Uncle Luo had already started eating. Huang Xuejun also joined him, and his eating manner was quite fierce.

"Comrade Xiao Li is back?" Huang Xuejun said this, which surprised Li Long. But he nodded and said, "Director Huang, are you planning to leave this afternoon? OK, you guys eat. Uncle Luo's cooking is very good. I'm going to sleep now."

After saying that, he ignored Huang Xuejun and went straight back to his room and closed the door.

Huang Xuejun felt a little helpless. He was a factory manager after all. In other places, when people heard that he was a factory manager, they would at least greet him with a smile. Why was he not welcomed here?

"Xiaolong is just like that, don't mind it." Old Uncle Luo was still very concerned about his position as the factory director. He smiled and said, "Director Huang, you should eat more."

"Comrade Lao Luo, the food here is pretty good!" Huang Xuejun said as he quickly ate his rice and picked out the meat from the dishes. "Being able to eat meat shows that our living standards have improved."

"That's all thanks to Xiaolong. He can hunt in the mountains." Old Uncle Luo said with a smile, "Xiaolong takes care of me and brings me some meat from time to time."

"Li Long is still hunting? That's right, you can't get deer without hunting..." Huang Xuejun got to know Li Long better, but why was Li Long, who was so generous in Lao Luo's eyes, so impatient with him?
Li Long really didn't care about Huang Xuejun. He couldn't do anything special in the small piece of land in the team.

What he didn't expect was that when Li Long woke up from his nap, in addition to Huang Xuejun and Lao Luo, there was also Xu Chengjun outside.

Xu Chengjun and Huang Xuejun were talking about all sorts of things. When they saw Li Long standing up, Xu Chengjun smiled and said:
"Xiaolong, are you up? I was planning to wake you up. Director Huang said you must be exhausted in the mountains, so he asked you to have a good rest. Director Huang is sincere, do you think you two can have a good talk? I heard Director Huang say that he wanted to build a branch factory, what do you mean?"

"I'm not interested." Li Long didn't know how Huang Xuejun fooled Xu Chengjun, but he refused directly. "Hunting and fishing are good for me. Why set up a branch factory? Isn't it just like putting a tight hoop on Sun Wukong? How troublesome it would be.
I don’t get deer every year. I just get them for fun. If you want to buy them, I’ll buy them. If not, I’ll keep them until next year when I can cut their antlers.”

As he said this, he glanced at Huang Xuejun, who smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Xu Chengjun was so smart that he realized right away that he might have been overthinking it. This Huang was boasting so much that he also thought it would be nice if one of the teams could run a business. Now it seemed that Huang was just being too enthusiastic. He immediately said:

"Well, since you don't want to do it, let's just leave it as it is. I have things to do over there, and I have to oversee the delivery of summer grain. Xiaolong, Director Huang, you guys talk, I'm leaving first!"

Having said that, Xu Chengjun left quickly.

Li Long turned around to get some water, washed his face, and then said to Huang Xuejun:

"Director Huang, if you want to buy it, give me a sincere price, otherwise I will be busy now. Our village is big, you won't be able to find me for a while. It's already afternoon, and it won't be easy to go back to the county if you get late. There is no hotel or anything like that in this team."

After saying that, Li Long got on his bike and rode out.

"Then how much do you want?" Huang Xuejun knew that he had to buy it now. Even the village director couldn't stop him, which showed that Li Long was really capable and those tricks wouldn't work.

"Five hundred per head." Li Long said a number.

Why don't you go and grab it!
Huang Xuejun was almost cursing! (End of this chapter)