Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Two days before the Beiting City National Unity Commendation Conference.

After Zhao Hui left, Li Long saved most of his money. After saving all the money, he went to a state-owned barbershop to get a flat haircut at Gu Xiaoxia's request. Li Long didn't like the fashionable 3:7 or 4:6 haircuts, so he was more comfortable with the flat haircut.

After the haircut, he returned home and waited for Gu Boyuan, Gu Xiaoxia and others to come back. They all said that Li Long looked energetic now - Gu Boyuan even felt that Li Long did have some of the temperament of a civil servant - but unfortunately, it was not the case.

Li Long just smiled and handed a thick stack of money to Gu Boyuan. He didn't save all the money, so he kept 20,000 as working capital for the purchasing station. He kept the money with Gu Boyuan for easy access.

Gu Boyuan also gave Li Long a receipt, and the money would be recorded in the account. Currently, Gu Boyuan keeps his own accounts, and he writes down every time he receives goods and pays for them, which is responsible to Li Long and himself.

Currently, the purchasing station is operating smoothly, with a large amount of materials being collected every day, which requires large sums of cash support.

The original purchasing station had running water in the yard - at that time not everyone had running water at home. Some families shared one water pipe, which might be at the gate of someone's yard or at a corner of the alley.

The purchasing station was established early, and because it was a public unit, the tap water was directly brought into the yard, which was different from the compound where Li Long lived.

Gu Boyuan would get up early or at night to wash and tidy up the collected medicinal herbs, but most of the time he was mainly collecting things, and Li Long was responsible for these miscellaneous tasks.

In the next two days, Li Long shuttled between the purchasing station and the big yard. He pulled the Fritillaria and other medicinal herbs from the big yard back to the big yard, washed and selected them in the big yard, and then dried them and bagged them.

Li Long made a rough calculation and found that the purchasing station receives more than 100 kilograms of Fritillaria every day, both dried and fresh, which is equivalent to 60 to 70 kilograms of dried goods.

After washing the fritillaria and drying them in the sun, Li Long would tie up Xiao Hei and spread a large piece of canvas on the ground for Ming Ming and Hao Hao to play on. The two children crawled, stood, and sat on the ground, having a lot of fun.

After all, with such a large open space, it is easier to deploy and move the bed cart than before.

Li Long tied up Xiao Hei because he was worried that the dog might accidentally hurt the child. Even though Hao Hao was less than one year old, he was still very strong. If he pulled the dog's tail and hurt it, Li Long was worried that Xiao Hei would bite the child subconsciously.

It's better to be careful.

On the first day of the commendation meeting, Li Long washed and dried the Fritillaria he brought back from the purchasing station. Then he went to the mountains again in the morning and brought back the Fritillaria he had exchanged from Sun Jiaqiang.

The Fritillaria brought back this time were almost all half dry and half wet, weighing more than 90 kilograms, and more than 30 kilograms of dried goods could be dried out.

Not a lot.

Although the number of Fritillaria that Sun Jiaqiang brought back was not large, they were clean and did not need to be washed.

Li Long brought him a dozen naan, which was enough for him to eat this time.

After returning to the big yard and having lunch, Li Long packed up and drove his jeep to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Xiangqian was already waiting in the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative. He had just had his hair cut and his hair was parted 3:7 - it was okay, not a traitor's hairstyle. He was wearing a white Dacron shirt, and his big round belly made it so big that he could hardly button his shirt.

Li Long looked at him and wanted to laugh, but Li Xiangqian glared at him:
"Laugh if you want to...Aren't you dressed a little too formally? This Zhongshan suit...is fine. There will be so many people at the conference venue tomorrow. Won't you feel hot wearing this?"

"We'll talk about it later." It was May now, and it wasn't as hot as in later times when the temperature would reach over 30 degrees Celsius. Li Long was wearing a Zhongshan suit on the outside and a Dacron shirt on the inside, which was specially made for him. He was afraid that if he took off the Zhongshan suit and exposed the white shirt underneath, Li Xiangqian would feel inferior.

Both of them were wearing leather shoes, and Li Long also had a black bag thrown on the passenger seat. This time, Li Xiangqian did not sit in the passenger seat, but in the back seat. In his words, it was less of a worry not to bring the car, and he trusted Li Long.

The deputy director of the supply and marketing cooperative and several section chiefs were in the yard sending Li Xiangqian to a meeting. Zhou Yuan put a black bag on the passenger seat. Li Xiangqian waved to them and asked Li Long to drive.

When the jeep drove out of Ma County, Li Xiangqian asked from the back seat:

"Are you going to see Director Qian?"

"I need to see it."

"Then what did you bring?"

"I went to the mountains to pick some morels. I'll bring some to Director Qian and some to Director Wei."

"Why didn't you bring some for me?" Li Xiangqian felt a little sour. "I am your direct supervisor after all."

"Yes, it's not dried yet." Li Long said, "I thought I'd let it dry before giving it to you. The ones I brought to them were half-dried."

"That's about right... How many are there?"

"Each of them can produce about one kilogram of dried goods, and you can produce one and a half kilograms of fresh goods. If you want fresh goods, we will bring them to you when we return."

"Let's hang them up to dry. We don't need them right now, and my yard is small, so it's troublesome to hang them out to dry."

"Row."

Li Xiangqian also brought something. In the black bag was an exquisitely processed roe deer head, which was either a specimen or a roe deer head with horns.

This one is very beautifully crafted and can be used as a decoration, or it can be pinned to the wall like a specimen in a foreign manor. Compared to the huge deer head, this one is a bit small and does not need to be used as the main decoration.

This is for Director Qian. Director Qian likes hunting and also likes prey, but he doesn't have much time at the moment, so Li Xiangqian's gift is a way to please him.

As for the one for Director Wei, Li Xiangqian roughly got a dried deer penis, which is more practical.

Of course, he didn't tell Li Long in detail. This thing is for each of us, so there is no need to compare. It's more than 100 kilometers from Ma County to Beiting City. With the current road conditions, it takes more than two hours to get there.

After arriving in Beiting City, Li Long and Li Xiangqian went to the hotel to check in as required by the meeting notice, but the two of them only checked in and did not check in.

Li Xiangqian asked Li Long to drive out, and the two found a canteen to have dinner. After walking around Beiting City, Li Xiangqian showed Li Long the way to Director Qian's house.

"Let's go home?" Li Long was a little hesitant. Is it okay to go to Director Qian's house now?
"Let me tell you, we came here with something, we can't deliver it to the workplace, right?" Li Xiangqian said, "Just follow me, it won't go wrong. We have to leave quickly, we have to come out after delivering it, I have an appointment - I have to drink in the evening, if I drink too much then, you have to take me back to the hotel."

Okay, after all, Li Xiangqian is the leader.

Following Li Xiangqian's instructions, Li Long drove the jeep into a residential compound and stopped in front of a two-story building.

Does Director Qian live here?
"I didn't live here before, I moved here after I was promoted to director." Li Xiangqian saw Li Long's confusion and explained in a low voice, "Let's go."

Li Long carried the morels he brought with him and Li Xiangqian's black bag, and followed Li Xiangqian into the doorway.

What surprised Li Long was that there were actually several people waiting in the doorway.

One of them saw Li Xiangqian and stepped forward and slapped him hard:

"Old Li, you're here? Great! You were commended right after taking office. Is this because of Old Wei's contribution?"

"What are you talking about?" Li Xiangqian pulled his hand away in dissatisfaction. "I'm telling you, I did this with my own hands. Even if Old Wei was here, he would be able to testify for me. Why are you here?"

"Why, you can come but I can't? You're here to see our old leader, what else can you do? Is this person from your unit? He doesn't look familiar to me."

"Well, newcomer, come along and train with me." Li Xiangqian said vaguely without introducing Li Long.

Not all the people who came were from the supply and marketing system. Li Xiangqian didn’t know the others and didn’t say hello.

"Old Jiang, why don't you go in?" Li Xiangqian asked the man. These people were all staying outside and there was no queue. How they could get in depended on who got the first spot.

"Old Wei is in there," said the man surnamed Jiang. "He's been in there for about ten minutes. I want to wait until he comes out before I tell him."

Someone nearby glanced at them and seemed to think, "What you said sounds very nice, but it's hard to say who is more advanced."

Anyway, it's not part of the same system, so just rush in. Why bother about so much?

Most of these people came here with a mission, and no one wants to go back and be criticized.

Li Long didn't say anything, just carried the things, but he was actually listening to the noise inside.

There were soft voices inside, and the sound began to move towards the door. Li Long knew that someone was about to come out, so he gently touched Li Xiangqian and gestured towards the door. Li Xiangqian understood immediately and immediately squeezed towards the door.

The two people in the middle didn't care and actually let Li Xiangqian squeeze out a spot, but the person near the door was very nervous and immediately stood guard at the door. Li Xiangqian couldn't squeeze in, so he had to stay there.

The person whose seat he pushed out glared at him, but Li Xiangqian didn't care. He had other things to do later and didn't care about the rules at this time.

A few minutes later, the door opened and Director Wei walked out followed by Director Qian. Everyone at the door immediately made way and shouted, "Hello, Director Qian."

Director Qian seemed to be used to it. He frowned and nodded. He glanced around and saw Li Xiangqian and Li Long, and his eyes lit up:
"You guys are here? Xiao Li, I've told you several times to come over, but it's been almost a year... Come on, come in first. Lao Wei, don't leave either, we're all here together, sit together."

Director Wei did not expect Li Xiangqian to come with Li Long. He smiled and said:

"Okay, okay, then I'll bother you again, Director... Xiang Qian, you really showed off this time. Xiao Li, okay, okay, I knew you would be able to shine!"

Director Wei admired Li Long more and more. This young man was very capable and the quality of several major projects was good. There was no doubt about that. The achievements in other aspects were also very impressive, which benefited him as the director. If Li Long was not unwilling, he really wanted to recruit Li Long to Beiting.

Although Li Long said that his roots were in Ma County, Director Wei felt that with Li Long's abilities, even if he came to Beiting, he should be able to make a name for himself soon.

It's just that he doesn't want to.

Li Xiangqian proudly pushed aside the two people at the door and walked in. Li Long followed behind him. Director Qian patted his arm and said:

"Come in quickly. Your sister-in-law has heard me say several things and has long said she wants to see you."

As the door closed, everyone outside was stunned, especially the one with the surname Jiang who saw it most clearly.

It turns out that in Director Qian's eyes, Li Xiangqian is not the most favored one, but that young man is?

When I come out later, I must ask around!

The other people also looked curious - it was okay for Li Xiangqian and Li Long to squeeze in first, as there was still time, but for these people to catch Director Qian's eye, they must be important.

I have to ask around!
Someone remembered that the man surnamed Jiang had just exchanged a few words with Li Xiangqian, so they should know each other. Someone immediately took out a cigarette and handed it over, trying to get closer to him.

The man surnamed Jiang was also a little confused, but Beiting only governs a very large area, and everyone has heard about the situation in Ma County. Now Director Qian and Director Wei both know this young man. Combined with the situation of Ma County Supply and Marketing Cooperative in the past two years, the man surnamed Jiang guessed Li Long's situation.

This is really a rather different character! (End of this chapter)