Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

It is 100 kilometers east of Ma County to Beiting, and another 30 kilometers east to Wucheng.

This road passes through Hu County, which also belongs to Beiting. In Li Long's impression, this county and Ma County are both brothers in distress in the land reform in later generations.

After all, both counties are major cotton-producing areas in northern Xinjiang. As to why they were chosen, Li Long had no idea.

Anyway, the original plan of the four teams of villagers to get rich was cut short.

Maybe it's really not something that can be told to outsiders.

After leaving Ma County, go all the way forward, first pass Tougong, then Baojiadian, Pingyuan Forest Farm, Tasi River, Letu Posthouse, and then you will arrive in Hu County.

Letuyi was once the richest town in Northwest China and was even reported in the autonomous region’s daily newspaper.

These place names have appeared in many ancient people's articles, including in "Yu Jiaolong" written by Wang Duhu, which was adapted into "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". After reading the original novel, Li Long watched the movie again and thought it was a bunch of nonsense.

Purely personal feeling.

Unlike Hu County and Ma County, the county seat is several kilometers north of the Wuyi Highway. There are low earthen houses along the road, which later gradually became various small shops such as "Shaanxi Tire Repair", "Sichuan Restaurant", and "Battery Charging and Water Tank Filling".

A few years later, the original mud house was abandoned, and a building was built next door. There were signs on the roofs of the rows of houses, but the walls were painted with advertisements such as "Brother tell sister-in-law, the farmer's love is good."

Li Long drove a jeep and looked at the scenery along the road, which was still old and relatively primitive. He felt it was quite fresh.

Occasionally, when trucks and long-distance buses passed by, Li Long would take the initiative to move to the side, and the response he got was often a long flute.

It's quite fresh too.

It was almost two hours later when the jeep arrived at Beiting. The road was slippery in winter, so he didn't dare to drive too fast.

Beiting City is obviously larger than Shicheng and Ma County. If it were not too close to Urumqi and affected so much, its scale might be even larger.

There were more cars and people in the city, and Li Long was still a little unfamiliar when he entered the urban area.

The Beiting he was familiar with was the Beiting between the 1990s and the 2020s.

Fortunately, the city here is square and the roads are straight. Li Long drove the jeep to the side of the road and stopped. He saw a store on the side of the road and planned to go in and ask.

When he entered the store, he saw a fifty-year-old man wearing glasses listening to the radio. Li Long bought a box of Daqianmen and asked after paying:

"Old man, which direction is the state supply and marketing cooperative?"

After the old man gave Li Long the change, he enthusiastically showed him the way.

It turns out that there is only one street across. From here, walk north to the main road, then turn at an intersection and you will arrive.

After thanking his boss, Li Long drove the jeep over there.

When he arrived near the state supply and marketing cooperative, Li Long did not drive in. Instead, he made a circle, found an open space to park the car, took the things out, locked the door, and carried the things to the gate.

The state supply and marketing cooperative has a much larger facade than the county cooperative. Trucks come in and out from time to time, or a jeep is sandwiched between them. The cars here are of high quality, and jeeps are no longer so rare.

No wonder Director Qian was so happy to exchange his car for the tiger skin.

Li Long arrived at the door, registered with his county society work ID, and said he was looking for Director Qian.

He already knew that Director Qian was the deputy director of the state society and was responsible for some work, but he didn't ask for details.

The guard let Li Long in after he registered, and pointed him to Director Qian's office.

There is a two-story office building in the yard of the state society, and Director Qian works on the second floor.

Li Long entered the building. There was someone guarding the building. After registering again, he went up to the second floor.

There are many more people coming and going than in the county commune, some are in a hurry, some are leisurely.

Whether it was the clothes Li Long wore or the pocket he carried, they all looked like old-fashioned people. Fortunately, he didn't care. He was not nervous or restrained. Under the gaze of some people, he arrived at the door of Director Qian's office.

Director Qian was on the phone, so Li Long waited at the door for a while.

I could roughly hear that Director Qian was discussing the purchase of some things with others. They didn't talk about the price, but mainly the quantity, transportation method, etc.

"Who? Come in." Director Qian saw the figure but didn't notice who it was, so he shouted after hanging up the phone.

When Li Long came in carrying the bag, Director Qian was stunned for a moment.

"Hey, Comrade Xiao Li, come in, come in. Come on, come on, sit down. Why are you here so early in the morning?"

Director Qian was greeting Li Long here, and someone came in to pour water for Li Long.

The workers were very observant and could tell that Director Qian attached great importance to this young man, so they poured the water faster.

Li Long put the bag next to the sofa and said with a smile:

"Director, I just came here. First, I want to report my work, and second, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, okay, knowing how to report your work shows that you have made progress in your thinking." Director Qian said with a smile, "Just tell me what you want to say."

The young man who poured the water smiled at Li Long and left the office.

Li Long then took out the pair of antelope horns.

Don’t leave good things for last, take them out as soon as possible.

"This is..." Director Qian was still a little skeptical.

"We went hunting in an uninhabited area a few days ago and happened to encounter a group of saiga antelopes. We shot two of them." Li Long gestured, "This pair is antelope horns, the ones used for medicine. The other two were shared by Section Chief Li and I."

"This is... this is..." Director Qian stood up suddenly. He was really excited!

Yellow goat horns do have some effects, but they cannot be compared with real antelope horns!

I really found it...Isn’t this too exaggerated?

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, what can I say about you?" Director Qian quickly regained his composure. He patted the antelope horn and said, "Thank you for thinking of me the first time."

"I just thought that the director was originally looking for antelope horns, but got yellow sheep horns instead. It's a bit regrettable after all." Li Long said with a smile.

"Yeah, actually I am a little regretful. But now I have been made up by you, Xiao Li." Director Qian sighed, "Not bad, not bad, not bad."

"By the way, it snowed heavily yesterday, so I went to the beach to catch some rabbits and brought a few to the Director. Let's try them." Li Long pointed at the bag and said, "Director, I have finished my work. My recent work situation is like this..."

Under the guise of reporting work, of course you really have to report.

Li Long has lived two lives after all, so he reported his work clearly and in an organized manner. Director Qian nodded repeatedly as he listened.

This boy is extraordinary.

After Li Long finished his report, he turned his head and looked outside and asked:

"Did you drive here yourself?"

"Yes, I drove over here."

"Where's the car?"

"We found a place to stop outside."

"Why don't you drive in? I've already given you the paperwork and work permit."

"After all, I'm not really a local here, so I should keep a low profile." Li Long said honestly, "There are some things I can't do."

"Not bad, not bad, not bad." Director Qian nodded again.

This is a young man who knows when to advance and when to retreat.

"Director, I've finished my work here, so I won't stay any longer. I'm going back."

"What are you replying for? Why are you in such a hurry?" Director Qian originally thought that Li Long might want to ask him to do something, but now he saw that Li Long really came to deliver something.

This made him feel a little embarrassed, but at the same time he thought that Li Long was a really good guy.

Someone came to give you something, and you just let them go. What kind of person would you be?
Director Qian also thought that Li Long’s work report just now was so clear, this young man has a very flexible mind.

He asked again:

"Xiao Li, what are your plans for your future work?" Li Long did not expect Director Qian to ask this question. He smiled and said:
"I just received a job from our company to purchase one ton of fish, and I plan to do a good job of it next."

Director Qian nodded again. This young man is great. He can still focus on his work even in winter. Not bad.

He suddenly asked again:
"Have you ever thought about coming to work in the state agency? I mean it. If you really want to come, I will arrange a position for you here. Don't you have the work permit? How about making it real?"

"No, no." Li Long waved his hands and said, "Director, I really can't do it. I can work in Ma County now because I grew up there and I know the situation there, so I am confident that I can complete the tasks assigned to me by our company.

But I have to come here and start from scratch. It's not that I can't do it, but there are two main reasons. First, my education level is relatively low. I haven't even graduated from junior high school, so I'm not suitable. Second, I don't know anything here. I really don't have the confidence to start from scratch."

"How come you didn't even graduate from junior high school? I don't think you did? Was it because of family difficulties that you couldn't go to school?" Director Qian asked.

"No, I was just naughty back then." Li Long smiled. When his father sent him here, his eldest brother Li Jianguo wanted him to go to school well.

Unfortunately, I really didn't know what was good for me at that time. I didn't study hard and later dropped out of school.

At that time, there were people who really wanted to go to school but couldn't. My eldest brother also didn't continue his studies in his hometown because his father couldn't afford the five yuan tuition.

This will be his lifelong regret.

"Is that so? I really can't tell." Director Qian smiled. That's right, although he was young and frivolous, he saw in Li Long that he was humble, down-to-earth, thoughtful, and grateful.

It turns out that the youthful recklessness is all over, and maybe I have learned a lesson, which is why I have achieved what I have today?
Director Qian naturally thought that everything about Li Long was good.

“The jobs I take on from our community not only allow me to make money, but also allow people in our village to make some money together.

Director, you should know that now that the land is distributed to each household, we can have enough food to eat. But it is still difficult to become rich. I live in the county commune. There are hundreds of people in our village. Those big tasks can make a lot of money.

Although the money is not much, it can allow many children to go to school more affordably, eat two more meals of meat, and wear new clothes. "

After Li Long said this, Director Qian felt that this young man had a high level of awareness, which was good!
Being in the newspaper is not just for fame.

"Okay, since you insist, I won't force you. But don't be in a hurry to leave. I'll call Xiao Si over later. He'll take you out for dinner and then bring some things back.

Since you have a work permit from our state agency, we can't let you take it for free. Let me put it this way, it's just that skin," Director Qian lowered his voice a little:
"I gave it to the leader. The leader of the autonomous region assigned our state company more purchasing tasks just for this leather. With these, our company can have a good New Year this year."

He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was very clear: Li Long contributed to this.

This time Li Long did not refuse. To refuse again would be inhumane.

Director Qian called Xiao Si over. Xiao Si was also very happy to see Li Long.

"Xiao Si, I have a meeting later, so time is a bit tight. So, you go and take Li Long to get our New Year employee benefits and tell the logistics department, I said. Call the logistics department later.

Then, you take him out for a meal, eat out, eat a good meal, and come back to settle the bill. See if Xiao Li needs to do something else in the city, and help him with that.”

"Yes, I understand!" Xiao Si stood at attention and accepted the task.

Li Long said goodbye to Director Qian and followed Xiao Si out.

Xiao Si doesn't like to laugh much, but he is very enthusiastic towards Li Long.

"Let's go get our things first. Is your car coming over?"

"I drove over, but it's outside. I didn't feel comfortable coming over here."

"Then let's go, I'll drive the car over. It will be more convenient for us to get the things by car."

"Are there a lot of things?" Li Long asked as he walked. He felt a little embarrassed that he didn't bring anything for Xiao Si.

"Quite a lot. We have several types of employee benefits. Since the director has mentioned it, let's go over and take a look. Maybe it's given to you based on your leadership level."

Li Long and Xiao Si went outside and drove the jeep into the compound of the state community, turned into the warehouse at the back, and looked for someone to pick up something.

"Xiao Si, you're here? This is Comrade Li Long, right? Come on, sign your name, and let's get our stuff."

The warehouse manager was very polite. He took out a warehouse registration book and asked Li Long to sign it before starting to distribute things.

"Four large hairtail fish, four yellow croakers, and a bundle of kelp..."

This bundle of kelp weighs at least five kilograms, so when it is expanded, it will weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms, right?
"...a leg of lamb, a piece of ham, and four electric cannons..."

Li Long was dazzled. This thing can also release fireworks?

The things could fill a sack, and Li Long really understood what Director Qian meant by having a good New Year.

It really is going to be a great New Year!
After loading all these things into the jeep and saying something to the warehouse manager, Xiao Si drove out of the warehouse and out of the compound.

The warehouse manager looked at the jeep with envy.

He thought that Li Long was sent by some leader to collect the goods. This kind of thing happens every year. The state society has many relatives and friends, and some procurement tasks require the cooperation of various units, so favors are indispensable.

However, judging from the way Li Long is dressed, he doesn't look like the son of a cadre. He has a rather stable temperament, but he doesn't look like a dandy.

can't read.

Xiao Si led Li Long out of the compound and said as he drove:
"Comrade Li, I am also grateful to you for giving me a good meal this time."

"I think a bowl of noodles will do." Li Long said honestly, "I have to go back home after dinner, so noodles are good."

"That won't do." Xiao Si immediately shook his head. "The leader said he would treat you well. If I treat you to some noodles, what will the leader say about me? Just follow my instructions today."

He drove to a state-owned canteen in the city. Li Long could tell that the canteen was of a high standard, as most of the people coming in and out were wearing Zhongshan suits, and the decoration was much more upscale than that in Ma County.

Although I wanted to persuade him, I thought better of it. Since Xiao Si said so, let's just have a meal.

To be honest, he has eaten a lot of delicious food in his two lives, and he is not showing off. If someone is kind enough, then he should accept it.

After parking the car, the two entered the cafeteria and saw that there were already some people inside.

Xiao Si chose a seat in the corner near the stove and asked Li Long to sit down while he went to buy food.

After paying the money and the receipt, Xiao Si ordered four dishes, rice, and a bottle of wine.

"I don't drink. I'm going to drive back later." Li Long saw Xiao Si bringing back the wine and waved his hand hurriedly.

"I won't let you drink it, I'll let you take it back." Xiao Si put the wine aside and said, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. Take this wine and give it to the elderly at home. It's a good wine, you may not be able to buy it normally."

Li Long took a look and saw it was Wuliangye.

In fact, Moutai was not as famous as Wuliangye in northern Xinjiang at that time, because it was not popular to drink sauce-flavored liquor in northern Xinjiang at that time, and people only drank strong-flavored and light-flavored liquors.

The four dishes we ordered were also quite good: crispy lamb leg, braised spareribs, sweet and sour fish, and spicy chicken.

Li Long thought that no matter how big my appetite was, I couldn't finish it.

The rice came and the two of them ate while chatting.

Xiao Si is indeed a car soldier who was discharged from the army in March this year. He said that his current salary is quite high and the benefits are good, and he is quite satisfied.

So he will definitely complete the task assigned by Director Qian seriously.

Well, this meal is also a mission.

Li Long ate two bowls of rice. The rice was from Miquan, and everyone here knew this rice. The rice was fragrant and the dishes tasted very good. Li Long was also particular about eating, so he picked the dishes from his own side instead of searching for them on the whole plate.

There was still a lot of food left after eating, so Xiao Si found a plastic bag to pack it up, but it was not easy to find plastic bags at that time.

Xiao Si meant to pack up the food for Li Long to take away. Li Long only took the bottle of wine and let Xiao Si take the leftovers away.

Originally, Xiao Si wanted to take Li Long for a walk around the city, but Li Long said he didn't want to go around anymore and was going back immediately since there was nothing he wanted to buy.

This time Li Long drove the car. After sending Xiao Si to Zhoushe, he drove to the city himself.

After finishing his work, Li Long really didn't plan to buy anything. He planned to go to Wucheng the year before last, and it would be more convenient to go there to buy New Year's goods.

Li Long was quite full, so he didn't drive very fast. There were no snow blowers on the road at the moment, so when it snowed, it was all up to the trucks to compact the snow. The road was covered with ice, so he couldn't drive fast, or he would fall into the ditch easily.

There is no way, this is the condition at the moment.

This made Li Long think more and more that if he had a machinery factory, he could do the snow clearing work.

After all, the winter in northern Xinjiang is longer than it was thirty or forty years ago, with heavier snow and more troublesome snow clearing. (End of this chapter)