Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

With Li Long's words, Director Du felt reassured. To be honest, although Li Long did not have a high level of education, after chatting with him a few times, he found that this young man had a very active mind and a clear grasp of the future development of agriculture.

Therefore, Director Du still believed that he could design better agricultural machinery.

After leaving Director Du's place, Li Long drove his jeep to Section Chief Ma Aihong's place.

Ma Aihong heard a knock on the door, and this time he came to open the door himself.

Seeing Li Long, he was not surprised, and said with a smile:

"I guess it's time for you, Xiao Li. Are you here to attend Junshan's wedding? I remember that according to seniority, you are his uncle?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Long walked into the yard carrying the meat, saying as he walked, "Junshan is my cousin's son, and he calls me uncle. This time he's getting married, and my cousin can't come, so we must have someone here...

Chief, these are the cattle and sheep I raised in the pen. I slaughtered them two days ago, so I just happened to bring you some meat. I didn't come before the New Year, so this is my early New Year greetings to you."

"You're praying early this year." Ma Aihong didn't refuse. He took the meat with a smile. It felt very heavy, so he handed it to his wife.

Ma Aihong's wife looked at the meat and felt genuinely happy - in the middle of winter, if the meat was used carefully, they could be eaten until the New Year.

"Sit down, I'll pour you some water." Ma Aihong asked with a smile, "Did you come here by yourself, or with someone else?"

"My parents, and my eldest brother. Junshan's father can't come, so we relatives must come to support the party, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Ma Aihong handed a glass of water to Li Long and said, "With your support, Junshan will be more confident."

"Chief, how is his work in the company?" As the "elder", Li Long naturally asked about Li Junshan's basic situation.

"Junshan is a good guy," Ma Aihong gave a positive response, "He is hardworking, down-to-earth, and gets along well with his co-workers. He is also eager to learn, and his subordinates have good skills. Now, he is considered a technical backbone."

"That's good." After listening to Ma Aihong's evaluation, Li Long felt relieved. Li Junshan had established himself in the construction and installation company. He would have a stable job in the future and his life would be better than most people in this era.

According to Li Long's memory from his previous life, the construction and installation company developed quite steadily. Even during the wave of layoffs more than a decade later, most people here were not greatly affected. They worked normally until retirement and received their pensions.

After all, there is still a gap between the urban development in the northwest and that in the northeast and the inland areas. Therefore, compared with some relatively saturated areas in other places, this side is still at a disadvantage and needs further development.

Of course, the information Li Long obtained in his previous life was also limited, and he didn't know much about many industries, so he didn't plan to venture into an industry too far away. He just wanted to be a stable farmer, contract some land when appropriate, and then hand it over to a cooperative to get dividends every year. How nice it would be.

Ma Aihong not only talked about Li Junshan's situation, but also talked about Li Anguo and Yang Yongqiang.

Li Anguo is doing well in the construction and installation company. After all, he is married, steady, and studious. Now he has no problem with the technical aspect. Everyone elected him as the team leader and his salary was raised by half a level. According to Ma Aihong, he will have no problem becoming a squad leader in the future.

As for what will happen in the future, this is probably the case.

After all, it is quite difficult for workers to become cadres under the current mechanism.

Yang Yongqiang is more of an outgoing person. Although he is still learning technical skills, his foundation is not good enough. He has just reached the qualification line for a master's degree. If he wants to make further progress, it depends on how hard he works.

"Xiao Yang is a smart guy, but he's not calm enough and doesn't work hard." Ma Aihong sighed, "Most of the young guys here have this problem, they are a bit too ambitious. But as long as they find the right path, their development ceiling will be very high."

Li Long nodded. Ma Aihong's analysis was indeed correct. Yang Yongqiang was a very smart guy. If he used his brain in the right place and was willing to use it, his future would definitely be higher than Li Junshan's.

He thought maybe he was a bit lazy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

At this point, it depends on the individual.

Li Long thought about it and said:
"Chief, I was the one who sent my second brother, Junshan, and Yongqiang here. We are family members and we don't talk nonsense. If they do something wrong, you should criticize them. I believe they can understand your painstaking efforts.

We live far away from each other, and I can't come here often, so please keep an eye on the three of them."

"Hey, Xiao Li, don't worry about this. I, Old Ma, won't say anything else, but at least I recognize this favor. I will take care of them after the work starts, and I will tell them if there is anything or any news."

Li Long and Ma Aihong also have a relationship with Li Xiangqian, and this little Li comes to deliver things from time to time. Ma Aihong thinks this young man is good, and if she can get him under her control, he will definitely be capable.

It's just that they have their own ambitions and there's nothing you can do about it. But because of this favor, Ma Aihong doesn't mind taking care of those three people within an appropriate scope.

As for distinguishing distance, Ma Aihong is not stupid, how could she not know?

Li Long didn't stay with Ma Aihong for long. He left when the children got out of school.

Ma Aihong's wife also asked Li Long to stay for dinner, but Li Long said he had family there, so he would not go. He also knew that Mingqiu Ma Aihong would also attend the wedding, so he said he would see her tomorrow.

After Li Long left, Ma Aihong's wife sighed as she put food on the table:

"What a nice guy! He's handsome and good at talking. Look at the delicious meat he sent... It would be great if he wasn't married. I'm thinking of introducing my niece to him."

"Don't even think about it. Even though she's a farmer, she can drive a jeep - even our company manager can't drive such a small car." Ma Aihong shook her head. "Your niece is still a temporary worker now, so forget it..."

When he said this, he noticed that his wife's face had turned unhappy, and he hurriedly called the children and said:
"Okay, let's eat. After dinner, hurry up and do your homework. Tomorrow is Sunday, Dad will take you to a banquet!"

When they heard that there would be a banquet tomorrow, the children cheered up. The wife wanted to get angry, but gave up. She scolded her daughter first. What was the point of yelling like that?
Ma Aihong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, luckily, she had managed to fool him.

When Li Long drove his jeep to Li Ang's home, he found that both Li Junshan and Yang Yongqiang were there.

"Uncle Long," Junshan greeted with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a while."

"Brother Long." Yang Yongqiang also greeted with a smile.

Li Long nodded, then looked at Li Junshan, who was still wearing work clothes, and joked:

"You're going to be the groom tomorrow, why are you still wearing such old clothes? Why don't you change into new ones?"

"We're having a banquet today." Li Junshan said a little nervously, "I'm afraid it'll get dirty and hard to wash..."

"Yeah, that's right." Li Long nodded, "Are you ready? Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No, no, everything has been arranged. Our company has a union and some workers. By the way, Yongqiang has also been running around with me and has been working hard for several days. Now everything is done." Li Junshan said.

"That's fine. Just tell me what you want to say." Li Long didn't go into the inner room, but just talked outside. The main reason was that the room was too small and it felt too crowded to go in. "We're getting married soon, and we'll have a family in the future. Let's live a stable life."

Although Li Long is a few years younger than Li Junshan, he got married earlier and is the elder, so Li Junshan naturally has to agree with what he says.

Besides, Li Junshan has always admired his uncle and listens to his words seriously.

Li Long wanted to say something to Yang Yongqiang. He was quite touched by what Ma Aihong said, but after seeing Yang Yongqiang, he thought it was better not to say it. Tomorrow is a big wedding day, and talking about this now will make people unhappy.

"Uncle Long, thank you for the beef." Li Junshan added, "We can have another dish on the table tomorrow."

"You two can keep it for later." Li Long smiled. "I'll go see your new home tomorrow."

"Okay. I'll go there after dinner tomorrow." Li Junshan also wanted to let his relatives see his new home.

Li Long responded, and Li Junshan looked at the setting sun and said to Li Long:

"Uncle Long, I'll go back first."

"Brother Long, I'm leaving too. I have to help Junshan when I go back." Yang Yongqiang said.

"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work first. If you need anything, come find us at the guesthouse," said Li Long.

After Li Junshan and Yang Yongqiang left, Li Long looked at the yard, stroking his chin and thinking for a while. Seeing that Li Anguo was checking the schoolbags of Xue Ping and Xue Qin who had just returned, he pulled him out and whispered in the yard:

"Second brother, I think you should move to a bigger yard?"

"Change? Where? It's pretty good to live here. It's not far from the workplace. It's big enough for our family of four..."

After saying this, Li Anguo felt something was wrong again, and said with an apologetic smile:
"It's just that you have no place to live after you came here, which is a bit troublesome..." "So what I mean is that you should move to a bigger yard. Buy one nearby, close to your workplace and school. If you don't have enough money, take it from me first - we are brothers, so don't talk about whether we will pay it back or not, at least you have to live comfortably."

Li Anguo hesitated.

Doesn't he want to live in a big house? Of course he does. But isn't it because he doesn't have the financial means?
The younger brother was rich, and he knew this when he first came to Northern Xinjiang. After all, he made so much money with the four of them, so he must have more money.

Adding to the hard work over the past few years, it should be easy to buy a yard.

The prices of better yards in Kuitun have gone up. Li Anguo has seen a larger yard nearby. It has one more room for the house and more space. The yard is not like the one where Section Chief Ma and his family live, which can only be used to store things but not to grow vegetables. The location is also good.

A yard like this would cost more than a thousand yuan.

There is another place with a house but no yard. There are three bungalows in a row, and they also cost more than 600 yuan.

There are many people coming here to work, and there are fewer original houses, so the prices have gone up.

"In fact, I have saved some money and I am thinking of moving to a new place in a few years—" Li Anguo said, "Xiaolong, this matter... shall I discuss it with your sister-in-law first?"

"Okay. I'll come again in a week to pick up some stuff from the farm machinery factory. I'll come and take a look then. If you need anything, I'll give you a thousand dollars, enough to buy a yard."

Needless to say, the place where my eldest brother lives is a little old, but it is spacious enough. In addition, my eldest brother's family has a tractor, so his future life will definitely be better than that of ordinary people.

The courtyard where my sister Li Xia lived was bigger, not much different from the one I lived in Team 4. My brother-in-law worked in a food factory, so it was okay for our family to eat meat regularly.

Shicheng and Ma County are close to each other, so we can provide some assistance from time to time.

It’s just that my second brother lives far away and I can’t come here often.

But as for his brother, Li Long wanted to change their living environment, so that at least they would live a better life.

There is another main point. Li Long vaguely remembered that the north of KT City has been developed. If he buys a bigger yard, he can get more subsidies when the land is expropriated. It can be regarded as a direct expected deposit for his second brother.

Of course, this kind of thing still needs to be discussed in advance. He seemed to remember that some people here saved money for their entire lives, sold their yards at a low price two years before the land was expropriated, and then bought a house in a newly developed building.

Who could have thought that two years later, after land requisition, his yard could be exchanged for two houses!
Chen Lirong asked Li Anguo to bring the bowls, dinner was ready.

The dinner was noodles with meat in it, which tasted very delicious.

Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang ate less that night, only half a bowl. Li Jianguo and Li Long had big appetites, so one bowl was not enough.

Chen Lirong cooked a lot and there was not enough room in the house, so Li Long ate outside with his bowl.

You know what, even though it’s quite cold outside, the noodles are quite hot and have a unique flavor.

Li Anguo was also outside with him. He picked up a piece of chopped salted chives on the noodles with chopsticks, stirred it and ate it. It tasted very good.

After dinner, Li Long and his friends drove the jeep back to the guesthouse. On the way, Du Chunfang said:

"The second brother's room is so small, it feels cramped to stay here."

"That's because you're used to staying in the boss's yard. Do you think anyone has such a big house?"

"Xiaolong's yard is even bigger..." Du Chunfang said unconvinced.

"How can it be the same?" Li Qingxia laughed angrily, "How many courtyards like that are there in the whole county? Not to mention the whole county, how many are there in the whole northern Xinjiang?
You said that the second brother's house is a little small, but isn't the yard similar to our hometown? You have only been in Northern Xinjiang for a few years and you don't like that yard..."

"Doesn't that mean he should have better conditions?" Du Chunfang rarely came out to comment on the conditions of her children. She continued, "He's a worker, and his wife is about to join the factory. But, of the four of them, he has the worst housing."

There's no way to say that.

"That's nothing. Just let my second brother buy a big yard." Li Long said with a smile, "It's not like we can't buy one, and it's not like we don't have money, right?"

After he said this, everyone else fell silent for a moment.

Li Jianguo was the first to react. He smiled and said:
"Yes, let the second child buy a new yard. Living in that house is really bad. The two children don't have their own place. I think they have to wait until everyone has eaten before studying..."

He has decided to give some financial support to his second brother.

Another person who has the same idea is Li Qingxia.

Li Qingxia had more money than Li Jianguo. He had no worries about food and drink in the Fourth Squad, and except for some money he donated after going back to collect a family tree, the rest of his savings was still there.

At the beginning of the next spring, Li Qingxia thought that he could still make a lot of money, so why should he keep the money?

Most parents are partial to each other in this regard, just like Li Qingxia. It is normal for them to give some subsidies to their children who are not doing well.

He was thinking that after Li Junshan got married and had the wedding banquet, he would meet the second brother when he left and secretly give him some money so that the second brother could buy a decent house and live a more respectable life in the future.

The three of them had their own ideas about this matter, but they didn't talk about it.

When they returned to the guesthouse, it was already dark. Li Long locked the door of the jeep, and the four of them went into their rooms, washed up, and went to bed.

He got up early the next day and had breakfast in the guesthouse. At around eleven o'clock, Li Long drove his people to Li Ang's home.

They planned to go to the factory cafeteria with Li Angguo and his family of four.

Li Qingxia and her friends came as the man's relatives. Li Junshan had discussed this with the woman, so there was no need for the families of both sides to meet, as they were just acting as representatives.

The master of ceremonies was the chairman of the construction and installation company's labor union. When Li Long and his friends arrived at the cafeteria, the two newlyweds were already waiting to greet them at the door.

As the manager, Ma Aihong was in charge of arranging people's seats. Li Long whispered to her that Director Du would also be coming. Ma Aihong was naturally happy and said that he would be seated at the main table.

Director Du came half an hour before the banquet started. What surprised Li Long was that he knew the union chairman. The union chairman was also surprised that he could come - the union chairman's surname was Liu. Chairman Liu chatted with Director Du for a few words and learned that he was invited by the man, so he looked at Li Junshan with a different eye.

Some of the female guests also knew Director Du, and now they also looked at Li Junshan with new eyes.

What surprised Li Long was that the first item of the wedding was a speech by the groom’s elders.

Li Jianguo looked at his father and thought that if his father couldn't do it, then he would take over.

Unexpectedly, Li Qingxia took the lead and stood up after Chairman Liu of the union finished speaking.

The whole place gradually quieted down, and when the kids were still quite excited, their parents whispered to them to stop talking.

The girl's family knew that this man was Li Junshan's grandfather and came from the countryside, so they all wanted to hear what he had to say.

To be honest, there are a few people who still want to laugh at the joke.

"Hello, relatives and friends!" Li Qingxia was not at all stage-frightened at this time. After all, he had traveled all over the country when he was young, and later he became the clan leader. He had spoken in front of hundreds of people in the clan. Why should he be afraid of this?

"Everyone is welcome to attend Junshan and Huang Ling's wedding. Junshan's father has a broken leg and can't come..."

The Li family was shocked!

What do you mean?
Li Junshan was also a little stunned. Did his father really have a broken leg? He didn't send a telegram to tell him about it?

He looked at Li Long.

Li Long shook his head slightly, and he knew that his third grandfather was talking nonsense.

Well, giving Dad such a reputation is at least a reasonable reason.

"…his mother couldn't come because she was taking care of his father, so I, as the grandfather, will come to represent the Li family in the wedding. First of all, I wish the two newlyweds a happy and harmonious marriage and a long life together!…" (End of this chapter)