Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long remembered that before he passed away, the price of coal here had been fluctuating, but basically never exceeded five or six hundred yuan. Most of the time, the cheapest was over three hundred yuan, and the most expensive was over five hundred yuan. Occasionally there were a few times when the price exceeded six hundred yuan, but then it went down.

After all, there are at least three coal mines in the mountains south of Ma County. If it weren't for the trouble of digging coal himself, Li Long would even think of pulling a horse-drawn carriage to the coal mine that Halimu told him about in the mountains and digging it himself.

In fact, it is not difficult. The coal is in the open air. We can just tie up some detonators and explosives, dig a hole and put the explosives in, then we can directly blast down a large piece of it.

It's just a little troublesome. If there are people behind you who can buy a tractor, it's not impossible.

The driver did not drive directly to Laomahao, so he slowed down and followed Li Long.

Later, seeing that Li Long was slow, he simply asked Li Long to put the bicycle on the roof, tied it up with a rope, let Li Long sit in the passenger seat, and pulled it to the team.

When they arrived at Laomahao, the roar of the car startled Li Anguo and the others, and they ran out to see what was going on.

The driver was surprised that when he passed the preschool class just now, the children did not chase the car, which made him feel both headache and proud. In other villages, he often encountered such situations.

After all, cars were a real rarity at that time.

Of course he didn't know that there had been so many cars coming to the team during this period that the children were no longer a rarity.

"Second brother, brother-in-law, both of you come here, we will unload half of the coal here, and unload the rest in my eldest brother's yard. Let's be busy today."

"Hit it." This was all work for them, so Li Anguo and the others naturally had nothing to say. They asked Uncle Luo for a shovel, and after the car was positioned properly and the driver opened the rear compartment, the two on top shoveled down, while the one below shoveled into the coal room.

Uncle Luo also wanted to help, but was pushed back by Li Long.

"Uncle Luo, there are so many young people here. If we ask you to work again, it would be a slap in our face." Li Long said with a smile, "Just cook for us."

He did not take action, but said to Li Anguo in the carriage:

"Second brother, I'll go and tell my eldest brother to clear out the things in the yard, otherwise it will be difficult to unload them later."

"Okay, you go over there, unload half of it here, right?"

"Yes." Li Long nodded and rode away on his bike.

No one thought that Li Long was being lazy. All the charcoal was bought by Li Long, and they were the biggest beneficiaries.

In fact, Li Long was really being lazy.

The driver looked a little worried when he saw Li Long leaving. He leaned out of the cab and asked:
"Who will pay for the charcoal?"

Li Anguo and the others didn't say anything, as they didn't know what to say.

"That young man just now." Old Uncle Luo was walking in with a bundle of reeds in his arms, and said with a smile, "Master, don't worry, that young man has earned hundreds of dollars in the past two days, and he doesn't need your little money."

The driver felt relieved.

Li Anguo and his companions felt a little embarrassed.

When Li Long arrived at the Li family yard, he saw Li Jianguo watching the pigs in front of the pigpen, so he put his bicycle away, walked over and said:

"Brother, when will we slaughter the pigs?"

"In about half a month, Daqiang is getting married, and his father asked for half a fan of pig."

"Only half a fan." Li Long felt it was a bit too little.

"It's quite a lot. This year, the pigs are really big. It's no problem to slaughter 100 kilograms of meat. Half a fan weighs 50 kilograms. Who can afford so much meat for a wedding these days?"

Li Long thought about it and agreed.

"Have your second brother and the others rested? They must be exhausted these past few days, right?"

"That's right, but they were all very happy. They didn't say anything when they got blisters and cuts on their hands. Today we sent Technician Chen away, and I gave them ten yuan each, saying it was a bonus."

"Okay, you know how to behave," Li Jianguo smiled.

"Brother, this is yours, one hundred." Li Long took out a wad of money and handed it to Li Jianguo. "You've been running around for me these days, so I'll just give you the change."

"you……"

"Brother, take it. We are brothers. I won't give you much. Don't think it's too little..."

"You." Li Jianguo smiled and took the money.

Yes, you are welcome to Xiaolong. I feel that I am getting the same care you gave me as my son.

"I just called a coal truck from the village. It has a whole truck of coal. Half of it will be unloaded at the Lao Ma Hao. My second brother and his friends will come over and unload the other half here later."

"You got it all? I was thinking of using the hundred yuan to bring back a cart of coal." Li Jianguo was a little surprised. "You brought it here right away?"

"Brother, that money is for the family to spend, how can I use it to haul coal?" Li Long said with a smile, "The money I made this time is not as much as last time, but it is not a small amount either, so I won't give more to my family. I will definitely still haul the coal."

"Okay, okay, you've made it." Li Jianguo scolded with a smile, "Are you showing off to me?"

"No way."

Liang Yuemei came out of the house and saw the two brothers standing at the door of the pigpen, so she asked:

"Xiaolong is here. What are you talking about and why is you still laughing?"

"Xiaolong brought a cart of coal here. Anguo and his men are unloading it now. Half of it is unloaded over there, and the remaining half is unloaded here."

"That's great. I was going to dig up Haloxylon ammodendron these two days." "Don't dig anymore. You have to chop it before burning it." Li Long said with a smile, "Let's take a break this year."

"Then you have to ask your brother to give you the money..."

"Sister-in-law, what you said is really a slap in my face." Li Long pretended to be angry. "I haven't divided the family property yet. I haven't given back the money I made from the reed farming to my family yet."

"Then you said that you should get the money you earned..." Liang Yuemei knew that Li Long was not really angry, and said with a smile, "The family is well-off this year, and most of the money comes from you, so we can't just let you pay for it, right?"

"Of course I will pay what I owe." Li Long said with a smile, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not a spendthrift. I know what I'm doing."

"That's it," Li Jianguo said. "Let's clean up the yard first and make room. Otherwise, when cars come later, there won't be anywhere to park."

The three of them started to get busy.

"Brother, let's build a coal house at the back of the yard. When we bring coal here, we can just unload it here."

"That's fine." Li Jianguo said after thinking about it.

The Li family's current coal room is in the middle of the yard, a little to the east, and a bit far from the west gate. Fortunately, the truck should be able to drive into the yard, but there is a shed on top, making it difficult to unload the coal.

Of course, this is relative and does not pose any problem for Li Anguo and his team.

Half an hour later, the truck drove over. After the driver backed the truck in, Li Long simply paid for the charcoal.

After taking the hundred yuan, the driver felt relieved - this was much more satisfying than selling coal in small amounts.

He thought that he could pull a cart of coal to the village tomorrow, and maybe someone would want it.

As they were talking, Lu Yingming came out from the opposite side and saw the Li family unloading coal. He came over to the yard and asked Li Long first:
"Xiaolong, how much did your family buy?"

"One load. Half unloaded at the horse station, and half unloaded here."

"How much is a ton?"

"The master said he doesn't sell it in small quantities..." Li Long repeated the master's original words here.

"Then I can find a few partners to buy together, okay?" Thanks to Li Long, Lu Yingming also made a lot of money this year, so his family naturally wanted to buy more coal. The coal distributed by the team was definitely not enough. There were many people digging for saxaul firewood these days, but there were also many people who wanted to buy coal directly.

"Master, is this okay?" Li Long looked at the driver.

"Of course no problem, one hundred yuan for eight tons." The driver was very happy, as this was a business that came right to his door.

I didn't expect that this time I would get one more truckload of business. That's pretty good. If I keep going like this, I can make a lot of money in the next few days.

Lu Yingming immediately went to find someone.

By the time the Li family had unloaded the coal, Lu Yingming and others had already arrived.

After counting the people gathered, at least two more trucks of coal would be needed!
It is said that there are still some people who want it, but the number is not large. It has not yet filled up a car, and they are still recruiting people.

The driver was so happy that he refused Li Long's invitation to have dinner at his home, saying that he had to go to the coal mine to haul coal right away and try to bring another truckload of coal before dark.

Watching the truck roaring out of the yard and heading outside, Li Long sighed that everyone is now striving for a better life and are really not afraid of hard work.

The next day, Li Jianguo harnessed a horse-drawn carriage and took Li Anguo and others to the county.

The four of them first went to the post office, which was still called the Post and Telecommunications Bureau at that time. It was a combination of postal and telecommunications services, and was responsible for sending money, making phone calls, and sending telegrams.

Chen Xingbang and Li Anguo each sent 20 yuan home. Li Junfeng sent 25 yuan home, and Li Junshan sent 30 yuan home.

Among the four people, Li Junshan earned the most money. Not counting the bonus given by Li Long, he earned more than 40,000 yuan.

Li Long secretly gave Li Anguo 20 yuan this morning. After all, he is his own brother, so he should give him what he deserves. As for Chen Xingbang, there is a layer of separation. If he brings his sister here later, Li Long will give money to his sister privately, but it seems a bit reluctant to give it to his brother-in-law.

Li Long did not follow them. After arriving at the county, he went directly to the big yard.

When making reeds, Xiaoxia came back and Li Long met her briefly, without much chance to talk. Li Long also knew that Xiaoxia was very busy at the end of the year, so he thought of bringing some pickles and cooking a meal for her, as a way of taking care of her.

When he arrived at the yard, Li Long saw some leftover cornmeal porridge from the morning in the kitchen, which had already solidified into a lump. There was also half a bowl of pickles on the chopping board. He thought to himself that this girl didn't know how to take care of herself.

No wonder you looked thinner the last time we met.

He started busying himself in the kitchen, cutting meat, vegetables, steaming rice, and cooking according to the time. When he had finished serving a table of dishes, Gu Xiaoxia pushed the cart in.

"I saw the door was not locked, so I knew you were coming." Gu Xiaoxia smiled, "Then I smelled the food - your cooking was so delicious!"

"Hey, you're going to use this to make me cook well in the future?" Li Long joked, "Don't even think about it - go wash your hands."

Gu Xiaoxia couldn't stop smiling, and her smile returned when she entered the door and saw a ready-made meal.

"Have you finished your work in the team?"

"Yeah." Li Long served the rice and placed it on the table. The egg drop soup was also boiling. He turned off the fire and came to the table with chopsticks.

"Stop looking at it and eat it. Eating pickles every day doesn't mean you can take care of yourself..."

Li Long's complaints sounded like sweet words to Gu Xiaoxia. It felt good to have someone care about her.

Therefore, during the meal, she talked more, from which school she was inspecting, how verbose and bureaucratic the leaders there were, to how some parents didn't want their children to go to school and how feudal their ideas were, etc.

Li Long was a very qualified listener. As he listened to her talk about trivial matters, a feeling of happiness welled up in him. (End of this chapter)