Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Because the wedding was the day after tomorrow, Li Qingxia meant to go to Kuitun the day after tomorrow. After breakfast in the morning, Li Long went to the Fourth Team to pick up the people, and then went to Kuitun.

The plan was to go to Kuitun that day, book a room at a guesthouse, complete the formalities, visit Li Anguo's family, and discuss the wedding procedures with Li Junshan.

After discussing this matter, Li Long went to Xie Yundong's house.

"Brother Yundong, this is the money from selling fish. It's a little over 1,500 yuan in total. Each of you three families will get 300 yuan. I won't divide it equally." Li Long took out a stack of big unity notes and handed it to Xie Yundong, "Don't think it's too little."

The one ton of fish was not only caught by the four families, but also collected from Xu Haijun and his group. Li Long paid for the fish, so he gave the three families a smaller share.

"Hey, don't share this money." Xie Yundong didn't need the money. He waved his hand and said, "We have already eaten the sheep..."

"You paid for the sheep, too." Li Long smiled and put the money on the table in front of Deng Guilan. "Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. No matter how good our relationship is, we still have to settle the money."

"Okay." Xie Yundong saw his wife smiled and took the money, so he didn't know what to say. His wife was good in everything else, but she was short-sighted. "By the way, we shouldn't do anything later, right?"

"Well, we have to go to Kuitun in two days. Junshan is getting married. After this is done, there will be nothing to do before the New Year." Li Long said, "Let's have a good rest this winter, and then we can make plans next year."

Xie Yundong would definitely stand together with Li Long and the others, and he listened to what they said.

After Li Long left, Xie Yundong looked at his wife happily counting money. He wanted to say something, but then he sighed and decided not to say anything.

Li Long went to Tao Daqiang and Liang Dacheng's homes and gave them the money. Jia Weidong was there less often, so Li Long gave him 100 yuan.

Although everyone declined, Li Long still insisted on keeping the money. These people followed him to work and catch fish, and if he took the money and didn't share it, there would definitely be a lot of gossip behind him.

Li Long did not leave empty-handed either. Tao Daqiang caught two rabbits, Jia Weidong caught a chicken, and the Liang family brought Li Long a basket of eggs - according to Liang Dacheng's mother, these were for Xiaoxia's health and he had to take them.

Okay, it’s also a fruitful return.

In the evening, Li Long talked about the egg incident. Gu Xiaoxia lowered her head and remained silent for a while. When she raised her head again, she slowly said:

"When I was little, I was a crazy girl. I remember one day my dad went to repair the canal. He told me to have lunch at your eldest brother's house at noon, but I was playing and forgot about it.

I only remembered it when I got home when I was hungry. I cried because of hunger. When I was walking on the road, I met Dacheng’s mother. His mother saw me crying and guessed that I was hungry. She took me to her house and brought me steamed cakes and leftovers..."

Li Long didn't know that Gu Xiaoxia had such a thing when she was young.

The brilliance of human nature sometimes reveals itself inadvertently.

"Fortunately, you helped Dacheng and his family become rich." Gu Xiaoxia suddenly smiled and said, "You can also indirectly repay my kindness."

"That's right." Li Long said deliberately exaggeratedly, "I have foresight."

"Okay, okay, you have foresight." Gu Xiaoxia gently pushed Li Long, then looked down at Mingming Haohao who was already asleep. At this moment, happiness filled her whole body.

The next day, Li Long went to the Fourth Team, mainly to the Lao Ma No., to get some meat for his second brother, and also to bring some meat to Director Du and Section Chief Ma.

Director Du is an old friend of Li Long. He has really done something in the harvester business, and he didn't let Li Long suffer a loss in terms of agency. He actually rejected all the orders from the places where Li Long requested to be the agent. Li Long just made a profit.

Chief Ma mainly wanted him to take care of his second brother, Junshan and Yang Yongqiang, so he brought a piece of venison and a leg of lamb.

As for the second brother, he took half a sheep, a piece of beef and a piece of venison.

The trunk of the jeep was almost full. Junshan and his wife were getting married, and the main thing they gave was a gift money. Li Long also brought a piece of beef.

That's about it.

On the third day, during breakfast, Li Long told Sister Yang and Gu Xiaoxia that he had actually told Gu Boyuan specifically about the trip to Kuitun the previous afternoon. Gu Boyuan told him to go without worry, as he didn't have much work to do in the agricultural supply store right now, and he would take care of anything there.

Li Long drove to Team 4. His parents and eldest brother were already ready.

Looking at his neatly dressed parents, Li Long smiled. It really looked like they were visiting relatives.

A trip takes two or three days, and everything that needs to be said has been said, so Li Jianguo and the others didn't say much and got in the car directly.

Liang Yuemei waved at the car, then turned around and went back to feed the pigs. It was only two or three days, so there was no sense of parting.

Although I've gotten used to it, in fact, in the last life, even in the late 1990s, going to Kuitun was a long journey for the villagers. Who would have thought that with a car at home, going to Kuitun would only take two or three hours? One round trip a day would be plenty of time!
The car drove out of Ma County, passed Shicheng, overtook one large car after another, and sped along the snowy road.

"This car is really fast." Du Chunfang, who was sitting in the back seat, held on to the bag tightly and couldn't help saying as he looked at the fields passing by quickly outside, "Hey! There are sheep in the snow on that wasteland! No one is grazing them..."

"Mom, that's a yellow sheep!" Li Jianguo turned his head and took a look, then said with a smile, "Wild creature, that's what Xiaolong hunted some time ago."

"Is that a yellow sheep?" Du Chunfang leaned over the car window and took another serious look. "It's not that yellow."

Li Long wanted to laugh when he heard this, but Li Qingxia leaned over to take a look, and then asked Li Long who was driving in the front seat:

"Xiaolong, do you have a gun?"

"Bring it with you. If you run into us on your way back, we'll fight." Li Long knew what his father was thinking and said, "There won't be any trouble when we go."

"Yes, yes, yes. We are going to support Junshan's wedding. We won't do anything bloody." Du Chunfang was quite particular.

"Okay, let's not hunt." Li Long looked at a small group of gazelles passing by the roadside and smiled, "We don't need them. Hunting is just for fun."

We have plenty of meat to eat at home, and since we are going to have a wedding today, there is no need to kill any animals.

Seeing that Li Long listened to her very much, Du Chunfang grinned.

This son is not loved in vain.

When the car turned down at the military station, the sun was already in the middle of the south.

"Let's go to the city cafeteria to have a meal first, then go to the guesthouse to book a room, and then go find my second brother and Junshan." Li Long said his plan, "There is still a lot of time, so there is no rush."

"I'll listen to you." Li Qingxia said happily.

Although he also often goes out, he knows that his youngest son has the most experience, so it is right to listen to him.

The car drove to the state-owned canteen, which was still quite crowded.

People coming in and out were all surprised to see the jeep parked here. There weren't many jeeps in the city, so everyone knew who was in it. But people who knew the traffic knew it wasn't a local when they saw the license plate number, so those who were about to leave slowed down out of curiosity to see who was coming down.

As a result, after Li Long came down, he helped Du Chunfang down, while Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo came down by themselves. This combination itself was normal, but it became different when combined with the jeep.

Quite strange.

Li Long didn't care what others thought. After entering, he found a seat, helped his mother sit down, and then went to find the waiter to buy food.

At that time, there was still no ordering system like in later generations. It would take several more years. At that time, you still had to check the blackboard to see what meals were available today, report the dishes and the number of portions to the waiter, then pay the money and food coupons, and finally wait for the meal to arrive. Li Long ordered four mixed noodles and three extra noodles.

After paying the bill and sitting back at the table, Du Chunfang whispered:
"Why order so much? Don't you know how much I eat? Just give me a bowl of noodles..."

"Then you still have to eat the food, right?" Li Long smiled, "Don't worry, mom. If you can't finish it, I'll be there for you."

Li Long has a big appetite, and everyone in his family knows this, so they don’t worry about leftovers.

Du Chunfang chuckled and said nothing more.

It's a good thing that my son cares about me.

Li Long couldn't let his mother share a bowl of rice with others - if it was at home, it would be fine, everyone eats together. But this time he was out, and as a son, he had to keep up his mother's face.

Of course, some people may think that face is meaningless, but these days, many people really value face more than anything else.

When the noodles were served, Li Long gave them to his parents first, and mixed them for his mother. He put the rest into a large plate for himself. Anyway, he had a big appetite, so he didn't feel full after eating this.

Du Chunfang picked all the meat slices in the bowl and sent them to Li Long, but Li Long refused and advised her to eat more. The cooking skill of the chef was good, and the meat slices were very soft, so she should be able to chew them.

After eating and drinking noodle soup, the family went to the state-owned guesthouse to book a room. Li Long booked two double rooms. It was a little more expensive, but it was safe to stay in.

After registering and looking at the room, Li Long and his friends drove to Li Ang's home. "Why do we live so far away, almost in the village?" Du Chunfang muttered as she watched the jeep drive further and further away, "Why do I feel like being a worker isn't that good?"

"Do you think every peasant family is yours?" Li Qingxia said as usual, "Don't you see the abilities of your eldest son and youngest son? They are among the best in the city... Be content!"

This was the first time Li Qingxia praised someone in front of Li Jianguo and Li Long, which made Li Long a little embarrassed.

Li Anguo was clearing snow in the yard. Xueping and Xueqin had to go to school on Saturday. The Chinese New Year this year was in mid-February, and the elementary school didn't have a holiday until mid-January.

It snowed heavily during this period. Li Jianguo and Chen Lirong were clearing the snow in portions every day, but there was no rush anyway.

In winter, people tend to be lazy.

When the jeep stopped, Li Anguo had already seen it. When he put down his shovel and walked over, Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang had already got out of the car.

"Dad, Mom, and Big Brother." Li Anguo greeted them one by one. "Xiaolong, why didn't you tell me in advance? Have you eaten lunch?"

Chen Lirong heard the noise and came out of the house, greeting everyone with a smile.

After entering the house, Du Chunfang wanted to talk more, but Li Long touched her gently and she stopped talking.

What she meant mainly was that the room was very small.

The two rooms together are not as big as the east room where the old couple lives.

Several people squeezed into the living room and bedroom, filling the bed and sofa.

"It's just right. Junshan will be here later. Let's talk about it together." Li Anguo said as he poured water for his parents. "With you here tomorrow, he will be more confident."

Li Long didn't sit down. He came out right after he entered the house, opened the trunk, and moved things into the kitchen.

"Where did you get all this meat?" Chen Lirong was a little surprised. "This is all..."

"This is beef, this is mutton, and this is venison, all of which are raised in my pen." Li Long said as he moved them. "I killed a batch a few days ago, so I'm taking this opportunity to send you some. By the way, Junshan will be coming over later, right? This piece of beef is for him."

Chen Lirong saw that the piece of beef Li Long brought was smaller than the one she had at home, so she smiled.

"Okay, I'll leave this Junshan thing here. I'll tell him when he comes over later... Xiaolong, you're here, so why don't you just tell him directly?"

"I'm not here. I'm going to deliver meat to Director Du and the others." Li Long spoke loudly, not only to Chen Lirong, but also to his family members in the room.

Li Anguo was also shocked when he saw so much meat:
"Xiaolong, did you get all this? Why did you get so much? You haven't finished eating the meat you hunted last time."

"This is the one I raised in my pen." Li Long explained, "This one is for Junshan."

"Row."

Li Long went in again and talked to his parents and eldest brother, then went out and drove away in his jeep.

The agricultural machinery factory was still in production, and Li Long could hear the sound of machines from his jeep outside the factory.

The guard saw the jeep and did not dare to delay, so he hurried out to open the gate.

Li Long drove in without registering - the guard didn't ask him to register either, he thought some leader was coming to inspect. As soon as the jeep entered, he hurriedly called Director Du, who asked him which leader he was, and he said he forgot to ask.

Director Du was very angry.

He hurried downstairs and saw Li Long getting out of the jeep.

"Hey, it's you, Comrade Li!" Director Du relaxed when he saw it was Li Long. "I thought it was some leader coming to inspect."

"Haha, I scared you, didn't I?" Li Long said with a smile, "I'm here to bring you some meat. The sheep I raised are fat, so I sent one over. Oh, and I also killed a deer and brought you some venison. It's very nutritious, so you can eat it as you like."

"Sheep? How many kilograms? Does it have two legs?" Director Du was not polite at all. "Is it enough to share? I have a lot of people!"

"A sheep, about 20 to 30 kilograms." Li Long didn't expect that Director Du planned to divide the mutton. "I see there aren't many people in your factory. Can each person get 2 to 3 kilograms?"

"It's a little too little," Factory Director Du shook his head. "Two or three kilograms. I can't even give them to the workers..."

Li Long ignored his words and looked at the harvesters piled outside the factory.

"How much is in stock?"

"What? Do you want to take some away?" Factory Director Du said with a smile, "I haven't seen you come here to pick up goods for a while. Do you want to take a batch away this time?"

"After the New Year. There is no car right now." Li Long waved his hand, "Unload the meat first."

Looking at the sheep, Director Du finally showed a surprised expression:

"So fat?"

"I told you, I'm a fattening sheep. I put the sheep in the pen and feed them concentrated feed." Li Long said proudly, "How is it? Does it look okay?"

"Not bad, not bad. Do you have any more? If you do, sell me ten?"

"You have... ten here, the shipping fee..." Li Long wondered how much the shipping fee would be.

"Don't worry, I'll pay for the shipping! Mainly because our factory has made a lot of profit this year, and I also want to give everyone a benefit. Not a sheep per family, but half a sheep is fine. There are sheep farmers nearby, but I haven't seen any sheep as fat as yours."

Li Long thought about it and calculated that the round trip freight from Ma County to Kuitun would be fifty-one trips.

It is not cost-effective to deliver the sheep in a single trip, but if you bring a harvester with you on the way back, it will be balanced.

"Do you really want ten?" Li Long asked.

"Yes, but they all need to be like this." Director Du was also thinking about this. "The factory will give some, and I will also give some to related units. Your meat is good."

"Don't worry, they are all so fat. But you have to pay according to the market price, my meat is in great demand." Li Long said with a smile.

"Of course. We can't let you suffer a loss if you have brought them all the way here, right?" Director Du said with a smile, "It's just right to take a few harvesters back with you when you leave."

"It's what I thought. I'm going to attend a relative's wedding tomorrow. I'll see what happens next week. I'll send it to you next week."

"Okay, it's still early for the New Year, I'm not in a hurry." Director Du and Li Long carried the meat and walked in together. "Where are your relatives?"

"Construction and installation company, my cousin."

"Then do you want me to go and support the place tomorrow? I have nothing to do tomorrow anyway."

"Okay, thank you so much!" Li Long smiled.

"Looking at our friendship, you're definitely not in the mood for thanks. Is it twelve o'clock? Where is it?"

"The canteen of the construction and installation company." Li Long heard this from Li Anguo. Right now the construction and installation company is basically shut down and the canteen is not in use, so Li Junshan and the factory applied to use this place.

It is more cost-effective to set up the stove in advance, hire a chef, and buy vegetables and ingredients yourself than to eat in the cafeteria.

"Okay, I'll come over then." After Director Du agreed, he asked, "Xiao Li, I know you have a quick mind, can you see if there are any other agricultural machines that can be developed? We have researched some in our factory, but we feel that they are not very practical, and the market response is not very good."

Li Long thought for a while and asked:
"Old Du, can you get an air pump?"

"Sure, but what do you need that for?"

"Agricultural machinery." Li Long smiled. "But right now, there are not many people planting crops, especially cash crops, so the market for this thing has not been developed yet. We have to wait for two years. I have an idea, and I will definitely come to you when the time comes. I can guarantee that in two years, this thing will be as popular as a harvester."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Director Du's face lit up. "If that's the case, then I'd like to thank you on behalf of our factory! Let me tell you, the market for harvesters is still very large. People from southern Xinjiang have already come to buy them. If it's really as you said..."

"Don't worry, it will definitely happen. You should get the harvester ready first. There will be a market for harvesters for at least ten years." Li Long said with a smile, "There's no rush." ​​(End of this chapter)