Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The next day, while Li Long was still sleeping, Gu Xiaoxia went to work. When Li Long got up, he saw that she had left breakfast in the kitchen.

Breakfast consists of steamed buns, fried pickles, and boiled rice porridge.

Very simple and homely.

Li Long smiled as he washed his face and ate breakfast. After breakfast, he picked up the skins and prepared to go to the purchasing station.

Today is Friday and there is another day of work tomorrow, but Chen Hongjun should be there today.

Most of these skins were scraps, but with the lynx skin, the other skins were just compensation.

The leather is very good, but Li Long has no intention of keeping it. Not to mention this leather, Li Long also plans to sell the snow leopard skin at the right time. Leather is only valuable in recent years. After another 20 or 30 years, not many people will wear fur clothes. At that time, the leather factory that was once prosperous in the county will close down, and the leather will be worthless.

It snowed yesterday, and the snow has not been cleared in some places on the street. Some people were clearing the snow, while others were rushing to work. The units on both sides of the road were also organizing personnel to clear the snow from the yard - this is generally the case for units in the north. As long as it snows heavily, unless there is an emergency, everyone in the unit will come out to clear the snow in the yard first.

Later, there was a saying that "snow is an order", including in schools. Once it snowed, if there were no snow-clearing tools in the class, students would take the initiative to bring tools to school in the morning and use the morning reading time to clear the snow.

When Li Long arrived at the purchasing station, the snow in the yard had piled up into a snowdrift. People were in the house and had not come out, probably resting.

Li Long carried the leather into the yard and came to the door. Seeing that it was ajar, he knocked and then pushed the door open.

Nowadays, when faced with such a situation, many people will not knock on the door. As long as the door is not locked, in their eyes, it means that the owner has tacitly allowed you to enter.

Well, it was rude, but it became a habit. Later, when everyone had a sense of boundaries, things gradually changed.

The counter remained the same as always, and I thought it would not be changed in the next few years. Li Long looked at the middle-aged man behind the counter and was a little puzzled. Chen Hongjun was not there.

The middle-aged man didn't look very good. He looked very approachable. His hair was combed very smoothly, and it was obvious that he had put on some oil. He had a long face and small eyes. He squinted at people. It was unclear whether it was impolite or because he was shortsighted and didn't wear glasses. His expression was that he didn't want to be approached. He was sitting behind the counter reading a newspaper. When Li Long came in, he took a look and frowned.

After all, these leathers have only been roughly processed, so the smell must be unpleasant.

Moreover, Li Long brought in such a large bundle of seven wolf skins, some large and some small, but most of them didn't smell good. After all, they were wild animals, and their stench was stronger than that of domestic animals.

Li Long put the leather on the counter. The middle-aged man hurriedly stood up and took two steps back, covering his mouth and asking:
"Selling leather?"

"Ah."

"Okay, let me see." Although this man hated the smell of leather, he did not refuse to look at the leather. He covered his nose and mouth, took two steps forward and began to look.

The lynx skin was on the top. The man took a look at it, touched it, and looked up at Li Long:

"Fox fur?"

Li Long almost laughed. Is this the extent of his eyesight?
"Lynx skin."

"Lynx? Impossible? How can you hit this thing? There are no bullet holes on it... How did you get it?"

"Condom." Li Long was a little dissatisfied with this man and said briefly, "The condom was used and it was trapped."

"You're just kidding." The other man touched it again, shook his head and said, "This skin has no head and no claws, how can it be proved to be a lynx?"

"You can't tell, right?" Li Long smiled. Actually, he had realized now that he was lucky to meet Chen Hongjun. He knew what the leather he brought was as soon as he touched it. As an amateur, he didn't even know to leave the head, which led to this leather... An amateur really can't tell!
Li Long thought about explaining it, so he stroked the lynx's skin and said:
"Look, this doesn't look like a fox. Fox fur is smaller than this, and the fur quality is different..."

Now he regretted very much that he should have kept the red fox.

But then I realized that even if I stayed, the other party probably wouldn't think it was fox skin, it was lynx skin - this was what an amateur would do.

"No, no, no, it has no legs and no head, who can tell?" The middle-aged man looked extremely serious, "I can't be sure, the one below... is wolf skin? I can tell it's a wolf skin, but the skin is damaged, and the bullet holes on it affect the processing..."

"Okay." Li Long hugged the leather and said:

"Then I'll wait until someone who understands arrives."

"Who do you say doesn't understand?" The middle-aged man got a little angry when he heard Li Long say that he didn't understand. He shouted, "What don't you understand? Am I wrong? You are a jerk, but you still want to keep your head. How can this be someone else's fault?"

Li Long laughed in anger. Fortunately, he had really lived two lives and had really cultivated his self-restraint. He waved his hand at the man and said:
"Okay, okay, you're right. I'm leaving."

The man didn't expect Li Long not to argue with him. He was very surprised to see Li Long holding the leather, opening the door and going out, and then closing the door again.

Li Long was a little disappointed that the leather was not sold. In the past, whenever he came here, whether Chen Hongjun was there or not, he could always sell the things he brought and earn a lot of money.

This is very important to Li Long - even though he doesn't have much to spend money on right now.

But there are many places in the plan that require money, a lot!

I need to buy a TV, a car... never mind, a motorcycle... never mind, I'll just buy a tractor, I need one too. Just these two items will take up most of my savings.

There are color TVs on the market now, so Li Long doesn't want to buy a black and white TV. Tickets are hard to get, but money is even harder to get.

In fact, if he sold the natural gold nugget and snow leopard skin, the money would be enough, but he didn't want to sell the former, and the latter would take some time. After all, now was not the best time to sell.

Do I need to sell some jade?
Li Long hesitated. The jasper material without black spots that he had stored was extremely precious and hard to find in later generations. If he sold it now, he could earn some money, but it was hard to say whether he could find such material in the future.

Let's wait. My eldest brother should have some money. Then I'll go to the mountains again before the New Year to see if I can get some more prey.

After bringing the leather back to the yard, Li Long locked the door and went to the free market.

The market has indeed become larger, but the snow here has not been cleared yet, and many stalls are set up in the snow. Some stall owners who are particular about it have cleared the snow themselves, and the snow around the stalls has been moved to the roadside behind. Some simply trample the snow with their feet, so that there is not so much snow in front of the stalls - but it must be difficult to clean up later.

The market is much busier now. Most stall owners will actively call out when they see someone coming. This is different from when Li Long first started selling fish. At that time, there were not many people who called out like Li Long. Now everyone knows to actively promote their products, and those who remain unknown are actually a minority.

Then Li Long saw Yang Xiulan and Han Fang pushing a cart to sell rice. There was a fire in the stove on the cart, and a faint smoke was floating in the short chimney, so the fire must be very strong.

There were two stall owners eating with bowls in their hands. There was a pile of enamel basins on the cart, and Han Fang was washing the small basins beside them - there was a bucket of water nearby, so she first scooped out a spoonful of water to rinse the small basins, and then scooped out more water to wash them.

Everyone could see the whole cleaning process. It was washed very cleanly and Han Fang's hands were red from the cold.

After collecting the money, Yang Xiulan followed Han Fang to wash the dishes. There were not many dishes that had been used before, so they were washed quickly. Yang Xiulan quickly took a towel to wipe Han Fang's hands, and then put on gloves for her.

When Li Long walked over, Yang Xiulan quickly spotted him, and then waved her hand and greeted him from afar:

"Uncle, you're back? Come on, have a bowl of hot porridge!"

Today is porridge.

Li Long walked over with a smile, and seeing Yang Xiulan trying to serve him some rice, he waved his hand hastily:

"No, I've already had breakfast. You guys came out early."

"Not bad, come out early, sell out early, and go back to cook at noon." Yang Xiulan patted Han Fang lightly after saying this:
"Girl, your uncle is here, why don't you call for help?"

"Hello, Uncle Li!" Han Fang greeted with a smile, still a little shy.

"Uncle, are you back from the mountains? Look at your hair, it's so long."

"Well, I came back yesterday and will go get a haircut later." Li Long asked a few more questions and then left.

"Uncle, come to my house for lunch today." Yang Xiulan shouted from afar. Li Long turned around, nodded, and left.

There are quite a lot of stalls, most of which sell handicrafts and agricultural and sideline products, and a small number of industrial products. I don’t know where the goods come from, but there are pots, pans, and utensils.

However, Li Long didn't see what he needed, so he walked from one end to the other and left again.

He really needs a haircut.

After all, you are in a relationship, so you need to pay attention to your image.

The prices at the county's state-owned barbershop were quite reasonable. When Li Long went there, the snow outside the shop had been cleared. There was an old man cutting hair inside. The barber was a middle-aged man who looked very skilled. Li Long waited patiently. (End of this chapter)