Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Director Qian's house is not new, and the interior decoration is a bit old-fashioned - from Li Long's point of view.

After his rebirth, he had decades more experience, knowledge and memories in his mind, but the youthful energy also burst out in the past two years.

The decoration was dark, and the furniture didn't look new, but the appliances were quite complete, including a TV that was on with a cloth cover, and an old-fashioned refrigerator that was rare in northern Xinjiang these days. He could also see a washing machine in the bathroom, a double-tub type.

This is still very rare these days.

Li Long just glanced at it, and then Director Qian pulled him to a middle-aged woman, who smiled and said:

"Fenghua, look, this is the little Li Long I told you about. Take a look, isn't he a handsome man?"

The woman's name is Guan Fenghua, Director Qian's wife. She currently works in the state bank. At this moment, she is wearing an apron and tidying up things on the table.

It was a bit strange at first. Director Qian had clearly said before he left that he would not see any guests today. When he sent Director Wei out, he was planning to persuade everyone at the door to leave. Unexpectedly, he turned around and pulled two more people in, and then brought Director Wei in as well.

As soon as Director Qian introduced Xiao Li, she understood - although she had never met Li Long, she was very familiar with this person, and Director Qian would talk about him from time to time.

She also knew about the tiger skin incident, and she was also aware of the several times that Li Long came to deliver gifts. She was really curious about this young man who only delivered gifts but never showed up.

From Director Qian, Guan Fenghua learned that this young man had never asked him to do anything for him, which showed that this young man knew when to advance and when to retreat and was capable.

This is very rare.

Director Qian has not been the director for a long time, but Guan Fenghua has met many different kinds of people during this short period of time. Most of them come to give gifts. More than 90% of them come with gifts and state their requests at the same time.

This made Guan Fenghua very annoyed. Wasn't this forcing her husband to make mistakes?

There are also people who come with gifts to build relationships. They don’t tell the purpose the first time, but when they bring things the second or third time, they will make requests.

This is the only one like Li Long who often sends gifts, thinks about me from time to time but never makes any requests.

So Guan Fenghua was quite curious about this young man, and her impression of him came entirely from Director Qian's introduction.

Capable, young, handsome, knows when to act, married, has two children,...

and many more.

Are there any young people with so many advantages?
Now that I have seen him in person, I think he is quite good. At least at first glance, I can tell that this young man is quite elegant and does not look like an ordinary farmer. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a young state cadre.

"Come on, Xiao Li, sit down, I'll pour you some water."

"Sister Guan, why do you need to pour the water?" Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "I'll do it, I know where the water is."

"Yes, yes, come on." Li Xiangqian felt quite comfortable here, and Guan Fenghua did not stop him. She smiled and said, "You two both have the last name Li... Then I'll call you Xiaolong."

The last sentence was directed to Li Long.

"Okay, Miss Guan."

"I think it's normal for Xiang Qian to call me Big Sister. Xiaolong calling me Big Sister makes me feel a lot younger." Guan Fenghua said with a smile, "Okay, you guys chat, I'll go to the kitchen to clean up. Lao Qian, I'll make you two dishes, would you like to have something to drink?"

Director Qian looked at Li Long and Li Xiangqian.

"I'm driving here, so I definitely can't drink." Li Long was the first to refuse and handed the initiative to Li Xiangqian.

"I'll let it go." Li Xiangqian came over with the thermos and explained, "I made an appointment with Xiaoye and the others to meet today."

"That's fine, let's chat." Director Qian nodded to Guan Fenghua, "You don't have to be busy anymore, take a rest."

Li Long hurriedly took out the morels he brought and said:

"I came here in a hurry and didn't know what to bring. I picked some morels in the mountains these two days, so I brought some here."

"This is a good thing," Guan Fenghua took it with a smile and took it to the kitchen, "It's quite a lot... just right, I can make soup tomorrow and stew a chicken on the weekend. Not bad, not bad, this gift is much more sincere."

"Then this one of mine is a bit unpresentable." Li Xiangqian took the black bag from Li Long and took out the roe deer head from it. "I was thinking about where to put it in your study. The main thing is that the head and horns are complete, so it's okay as a decoration."

"Well, the study just happens to be short of one." Director Qian nodded, "Put it there." Li Xiangqian went to put it there himself. Li Long could see that Li Xiangqian was really familiar with this place.

Guan Fenghua went to clean up in the kitchen for a while, then came over and sat at the table to listen to them talk.

"Xiao Li is good this time, Xiao Long is also good." Director Qian first gave the two people a qualitative evaluation, "Both the unit and the individuals were commended by the state. You are the only one in our system. Others may have one or none. Although it is not as good as the autonomous region level, it is also very good."

"Well, Xiang Qian must have been inspired by me!" Director Wei said with a smile, "Last year, I built water pipes for herdsmen in the mountains, and it was also reported in the newspaper. I also received commendations for this, but it didn't make such a big fuss..."

Li Xiangqian nodded and said:
"That's true... Xiaolong, I'll catch you and pluck your wool from now on."

"Why are you talking like that?" Guan Fenghua was unwilling. "Xiaolong has a spirit of dedication. He originally did a good thing and shared it with the unit. You make it seem like he is so reluctant...

By the way, Xiaolong, why don't you join the army? I heard Xiangqian and Lao Wei say that you just want to do a temporary job. The conditions are so good now. Not to mention Lao Qian from our family, even Lao Wei and Xiangqian can get you into the supply and marketing cooperative to become a formal worker, or it won't be too difficult to make you a cadre. "

Li Long didn't expect that his sister-in-law would be so concerned about him when they met for the first time.

It's no wonder she thinks so. In fact, many people nowadays are trying their best to enter the system and eat commercial grain. This strong desire is much greater than in later generations. After all, at this time, there is a dual structure of urban and rural areas, and people in cities feel superior to those in rural areas.

But Li Long's uniqueness makes many people confused. Isn't it good to be a state official?

Li Long smiled and said:
"Thank you, sister-in-law. Actually, I am doing well now. I live in the county town and have a position in the supply and marketing cooperative. Although it is temporary, I have all kinds of benefits. Besides, with the help of Director Qian and our Director Li, and Director Wei in the past, I get a few big jobs from the supply and marketing cooperative every year. I make money for myself, and also help people in our village and the people in the other two villages to make more money and improve their lives. This is good.

If I become a formal worker or a state cadre, I will have concerns about doing these jobs. To be honest, now I have to take care of the herdsmen of the small tribe in the mountains, and the people in our two or three villages. I recently set up a purchasing station in the county. It is really busy and fulfilling. If I really have a formal identity, I will not be able to do these things. "

"Is that so..." Guan Fenghua was a little disappointed after listening to Li Long's explanation. She felt that Li Long was so capable, and he knew how to handle things and how to advance and retreat. If he stayed in the system, he would definitely be able to develop. If he had the help of Director Qian, Director Wei, and Li Xiangqian, his future achievements might be even better than Director Qian's current ones.

Li Long is slightly older than the other children in their family. Although Li Long follows Li Xiangqian and calls her "big sister", he is actually a junior. Guan Fenghua was a little confused when she saw that such an outstanding junior did not enter the system.

But everyone has their own ambitions. As Li Long said, he is not alone now. If he really wants to enter the system, he has to work eight hours a day and follow strict rules. Li Long has to think about the herdsmen in the mountains, and the people in the village also rely on him to increase their income. He can also give these tasks to other people, but will anyone else be as dedicated as Li Long?

"It's pretty good now." Director Qian smiled and said, "You make a lot of money, your family life is pretty good, and you haven't been forgotten about it. You've also won honors, so it's not bad, it's pretty good."

"Well, I heard from Lao Qian that our leaders have all paid attention to your big broom. The quality is good and it has won us a lot of respect. It's very good." Guan Fenghua said with a smile:
"To be honest, we are all very happy to hear this news. We have good things here in our autonomous region, and it is not necessary to have things that come from the mouth. We should work hard and strictly control the quality. This big broom should not only be used in our autonomous region, but it would be even better if it can be promoted outside the region!"

This gave Li Long an idea. Yes, why can't this big broom be promoted outside the district?

At present, the market is still relatively disordered, and bamboo brooms may not occupy the national market so quickly. If the large Sphagnum splendens broom can be promoted outside the region, even if it only occupies a small part of the market, it will be much easier to do business in the future.

Vision is really important. Li Long wanted to keep this piece of land from the beginning. Now that the purchasing station is open, he followed Li Xiangqian here. Others' words and suggestions gave him new inspiration. Of course, this process must be difficult, and it will not be as simple as opening a purchasing station by yourself. But things are done step by step, so there is no rush.

After chatting for a while, Li Xiangqian stood up and said goodbye. Director Qian didn't mind, but Guan Fenghua actually wanted to hear more about Li Long's plans.

"I'll come back when I have a chance. Anyway, Xiaolong has a jeep now, so I can make a trip from time to time." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "It's not very far."

"That's right, Xiaolong. Come to our house for lunch tomorrow. It's a deal now. Lao Qian has told us several times that you didn't eat when you got to our house. We took away all the food. How embarrassing. I've made a note of it. Come to our house for lunch tomorrow."

Li Long smiled and said:

"Okay sister."

"Well, fine. It's getting late and Xiang Qian has things to do, so we won't keep you here... It's dark, drive slowly."

Director Qian and his wife escorted the people out. The people waiting outside were still there. Director Qian said:

"It's late. If you have anything to say, come back tomorrow. Xiao Jiang, you too... go to the office and talk about it tomorrow."

Xiao Jiang responded hurriedly, then followed Li Xiangqian and the others out of the doorway.

The others also knew that this was not the time to do anything. Director Qian had already said so, so let's go.

These are not serious official business, so there is no urgency.

Li Long and his friends came to the car. Xiao Jiang pulled Li Xiangqian over to talk. Li Long took out the bag of morels for Director Wei and said:

"Director, this is for you. It was supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but it just happened to arrive today."

"Hey, there's also mine, Xiaolong, you're really...nothing to say. I still say the same thing, if you want to come to Beiting in the future, tell me early and I'll do it for you."

"Don't poach Xiaolong. Xiaolong will stay with me and won't go anywhere." Li Xiangqian was talking to the man surnamed Jiang while he was staring at Director Wei's words. He said loudly and then continued talking to the man surnamed Jiang.

Some people came over to introduce themselves and wanted to meet Director Wei and Li Long. Li Long did not refuse, but instead took note of several people.

There are some in Dongsan County, one in Beiting Miquan, and one in Ma County, which surprised him a little.

After noting down the names and units of these people, Li Long responded one by one. These people were not from the supply and marketing system, but they came here to wait because they needed Director Qian's approval and delegation of authority for material supply issues.

This refreshed Li Long's understanding of Director Qian's power.

Come to think of it, the director of a state's supply and marketing cooperative has quite a bit of power.

Director Wei also lived in this community, so he didn't need to be sent. Li Long drove Li Xiangqian to their drinking party and met the director named Ye who he heard on the phone that day.

The drinking party had already started. Li Xiangqian arrived and drank three cups. Those people actually wanted Li Long to drink as well, but Li Xiangqian refused:

"He wants to drive me. We can't both be sober by then, right? We have a meeting tomorrow, so one of us has to be sober. As for the wine, I'll take it."

This time, Li Long saw how Li Xiangqian was "sticking" with these people. These people kept urging him to drink, but Li Xiangqian refused with all kinds of excuses, including occasionally spilling a little while drinking, and talking to the people who were toasting him, as if to delay time.

Li Long has seen many drinking parties in the countryside, most of which are played by guessing games. The players usually look at the other party's situation, if they can play guessing games, they will play, if they can't, they can beat the smaller one, if they really can't, they can play tiger-pick-chicken games, it will always be the same, if they play this way, the loser will drink, there is no need to talk too much.

Twenty years later, from the last life, drinking at banquets became casual. Even in the countryside, people knew not to urge others to drink. If they could drink, they would drink. If they couldn't, they would switch to beverages or tea. No one would force them.

As a result, he really opened his eyes at this dinner table.

Because Li Xiangqian had spoken, Li Long had no wine glass in front of him, just tea. No one asked him to drink, so he just ate and watched, just like watching the fun - if he didn't drink, he would be embarrassed to point fingers at others drinking, so he didn't persuade them to drink.

Although he didn't persuade him, Li Long also observed that Li Xiangqian had a sense of propriety when drinking. He would not drink just anyone's wine. When others toasted him, there had to be a reason, and he would not drink without a sufficient reason.

Li Xiangqian's side was bustling with activity, and someone from Li Long's side also came over to introduce himself:

"Xiao Li, this is Comrade Li Long, right? Hello, I'm from the Fukang Supply and Marketing Cooperative, my name is Tang Zhiqiang, I heard about your deeds, you are really amazing, I want to learn from you, come, I'll have wine and you'll have tea, let's clink glasses!"

The man who came over was about thirty years old, wearing an open jacket, with a 3:7 split hair, a round face, and a smile all the time... This hairstyle didn't really suit him, but since it was their first meeting, Li Long didn't remind him. He picked up the tea and said:
"Sorry, I can't drink today. Nice to meet you. Please enjoy the wine in your glass. Tea is best!"

This banquet was like a meeting. Li Long didn't bring any wine, so he didn't take the initiative to drink with others, lest others think he was bullying others with tea. Instead, other people came over with wine, and got to know Li Long, including two deputy directors and two section chiefs.

Is it because I am famous, or is it because Li Xiangqian has important influence on me, or is it because these people are hospitable?
Maybe both?
These people are much more enthusiastic than those I met at Director Qian’s door, and they are all from the same system, so they can communicate with each other freely.

Through the conversations of these people, Li Long also learned that after the purchase stations in various counties and cities were withdrawn, some supply and marketing cooperatives sent people to set up purchase stations and affiliated them with the supply and marketing cooperatives, while some people asked their relatives to set up purchase stations. However, from the comparison of these people, although the purchase stations in these places are currently mainly purchasing Fritillaria, the price they offer is relatively low.

Li Long thought that he could actually go to other counties to grab the business. Of course, this requires planning, and it cannot be made public, otherwise it will cause public outrage.

After all, he is also an insider of the system. If he really does it in a high-profile manner, he will offend people and his reputation will be ruined.

After a meal of wine, Li Long was quite full - the director surnamed Ye was quite considerate. When Li Long and his friends came over, he asked them to cook a few more dishes and told them not to let them eat leftovers.

In fact, there are not so many rules at this time. How many people eat at a rural banquet? The leftovers are poured into a big basin and distributed to neighbors. The neighbors are very happy to eat them hot.

In this day and age, supplies are still scarce, and delicious food must not be wasted. Director Ye has this awareness, which is beyond many people, and also makes Li Long feel that none of these people who can get this position are simple.

It wasn't until almost midnight that their table finished up - this was a newly opened private canteen; if it was a state-owned one, it would have closed by then.

Li Long drove the car and watched the dizzy Li Xiangqian get into the car. He said goodbye to everyone else and drove him away.

"Hey, Lao Li picked up a treasure. None of us have ever ridden in this jeep, but he probably rides it every day."

"Director Qian said that this Xiao Li is a talented person. He seems quite calm today."

"Well, he is a talent, but it's a pity that he is not with me, otherwise I can also enjoy the treatment of a department-level cadre."

"Don't think too much, just do your own thing. Okay, okay, disperse and go home..."

The jeep had not gone far when Li Xiangqian opened his eyes and said:

"Hey, that's tough!"

"Director, you didn't drink too much?" Li Long was a little surprised. Looking at Li Xiangqian's condition just now, he must have drunk at least one and a half bottles of 750 grams, but he was still fine?
"If you don't watch out when drinking with these people, you'll get drunk to death," Li Xiangqian said proudly. "But I'm a little dizzy now. I'll go back and vomit, otherwise it won't look good at the meeting tomorrow."

Li Long secretly sighed, Director, this is not easy. (End of this chapter)