Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

At dawn, before the sun came out, Sun Jiaqiang had already gotten up. He first went out to the dry toilet to flush the water, then went back to the house to set up the stove. While boiling water, he took a big broom and swept the large yard of the purchasing station again.

In fact, he had swept the yard once last night. Early in the morning, the yard was quite clean except for a few fallen leaves. But Sun Jiaqiang felt it necessary to sweep it again, so that when people who came in to sell things saw the clean yard, they would be in a good mood.

After sweeping the yard, he returned to the room that had been converted into a kitchen. The water on the stove was not yet boiled, so he pulled the large iron bucket over, took a bag of brick tea from the windowsill next to it, and skillfully broke off three small pieces and threw them in.

After the water in the pot boiled, I used a ladle to pour some water into a large iron bucket. The boiling water brewed the three small bricks of tea, which soon turned into reddish-brown tea.

Golden flowers have grown in brick tea, and according to later generations, this thing is very nutritious.

When Sun Jiaxiang first drank it, he thought the tea was moldy and told Li Long to throw it away. But Li Long told him that it was golden flower, which was very useful and showed that the tea was of good quality.

Sun Jiaqiang was skeptical, and it was only after Li Long demonstrated it to him and proved that there was no problem drinking it that he finally believed it.

Since I came to work, the first thing I did every day was to provide good service. Li Long had already helped Sun Jiaqiang get his household registration, and gave him the remaining 300 yuan. This touched Sun Jiaqiang very much, and he felt that he had to work hard here, otherwise he would be sorry for Li Long's kindness.

The tea is provided to those who come to sell things every day. The idea was proposed by Li Long before, and it was also to ease the anxiety of so many people waiting. Later, it was felt that the effect was good, so it was continued.

After making the tea and taking the iron bucket outside to dry, Sun Jiaqiang began to prepare his breakfast.

Unlike Li Long who eats fried hot dishes every morning, Sun Jiaqiang thinks it is fine to eat steamed buns or naan in the morning, with pickles, pickled vegetables or cold dishes.

After covering the stove lid, Sun Jiaqiang put a grate on the stove lid, turned to the newly built chopping board, cut the steamed buns bought from the market yesterday into slices, put them on the grate and started to roast. He liked the roasted steamed buns with oil and chili, which tasted really good. The only bad thing was that it was easy to get angry after eating.

The problem of getting a sore throat is easy to solve. While the steamed buns were baking, he brewed two eggs in boiling water and added sesame oil and white sugar. This egg tea can reduce heat but cannot provide nutrition, but the combination is perfect.

Sun Jiaqiang likes this kind of life very much. He is busy every day, but he feels motivated.

He hadn't touched a penny of the 300 yuan in his pocket. Li Long said that if he saved 50 yuan a month, he could buy a small yard in the county town if he saved for more than a year or two.

Although Ma County is not as good as Shicheng, Sun Jiaqiang likes it very much.

The population here is not as large as that of the county town in my hometown, but if you work hard, you will get good results.

He planned to save money to buy a yard first, then save money to marry a wife, and live here in the future.

The family situation was like that, the relatives' situation was like that, and Sun Jiaqiang had experienced a lot. If he didn't hold on to Li Long, a boss he felt was kind and righteous, then he, Sun Jiaqiang, would be really ungrateful.

There are only a few stoves in the purchasing station that can be used for fire. In fact, in June, when the weather gets hot, people in the countryside cook with earth stoves, and very few use stoves. In the city, people use gas. There are no honeycomb coal stoves in northern Xinjiang. Some families use blowers and foam coal.

Sun Jiaqiang had no other choice. The tea at the purchasing station had to be refilled, and it was troublesome to build a new earth stove. Although Li Long could bring a cart of firewood from the village to burn here, it was not as convenient as a stove. And the coal was ready, so he just let Sun Jiaqiang use the stove to cook.

At around nine o'clock, Gu Boyuan finished his breakfast and returned to the purchasing station.

Since Sun Jiaqiang moved to the purchasing station, Gu Boyuan returned to his small courtyard. The agricultural supply store in the small courtyard did not reopen, and his agricultural supply store still had a sign hanging in the yard of the purchasing station. With Sun Jiaqiang watching over it, Gu Boyuan felt relieved.

Compared with the purchasing station, the business of the agricultural supply store is far worse. There are still customers coming every day, but there are only a few of them, mainly to buy pesticides and fertilizers. It is not difficult for Sun Jiaqiang to deal with these people.

In other words, as long as you train in the busy environment of the purchasing station for a month or so, you will be able to cope with other stores with ease.

Li Long did not come to the purchasing station today. He drove his jeep to do other things.

The purchasing station made a lot of money this Fritillaria season. Li Long felt that this was not just his own credit, and he wanted to thank everyone else.

The nearest was the forestry team. Li Long drove a jeep to the forestry team to pick up a batch of supplies, a small portion of which was clearly for Bolati. Without Bolati's matchmaking, Li Long would not have been able to get so many "confiscated" supplies from the forestry team.

In addition to that small amount of stuff, Li Long also brought Bolati some good news. He heard from the west of the county that a minority wanted to sell his yard, and wanted to ask Bolati if he had any objection and whether he wanted to go and take a look.

If he wanted to go, he would take Bolati to meet the owner of the house. The relative of the owner was doing business in Wucheng, and now the business was booming, so he wanted to bring the owner over to form a partnership.

The landlord wanted to join his relative's business and needed money, so he thought about selling the yard in Ma County. He already had a place to live in Wucheng, and wanted to develop in Wucheng, so there was no point in keeping the yard in Ma County.

The yard was very nice. Although it was not big, it was very clean. Li Long had seen all the facilities. The grape trellis was built with iron frames. In June, the grapes were already lush on the trellis. There were also several kinds of vegetables planted in the small vegetable garden. The wooden kangs in the two guest rooms were a bit old, but they were well maintained. The kitchen facilities were also complete, and there was half a ton of coal in the coal shed.

The original owner wanted to pull out all his carpets, so this shouldn't have much of an impact.

The house is decorated in an ethnic style. The windows are decorated with ethnic minority carvings, as are the various decorations in the house. I think Bolati must like it very much.

Bolati was not there, he was patrolling in the mountains. Li Long told Ali about this and asked him to tell Bolati.

Ali agreed without hesitation. He felt that selling those things to Li Long was a good idea. After paying for the goods, Li Long still sent these things. He was really a good friend.

After leaving the forestry team in the morning, Li Long drove a jeep directly to Beiting City.

Director Qian, Director Wei and Li Long have already thanked them. This time he mainly wanted to thank Chen Hongjun.

Without Lao Chen's guidance, Li Long would not have made so much money in the past two years.

Without Jia Tianlong and Zhao Hui introduced by Lao Chen, Li Long would not have been able to open the purchasing station this year and make so much money now.

It can be said that at least 20% of Li Long’s success was achieved with the help of Lao Chen.

This time when he went to see Lao Chen, in addition to bringing the usual gifts such as cigarettes, alcohol, canned food and sugar cubes, he also planned to give Lao Chen a red envelope.

Li Long was not very clear about Chen Hongjun's family situation. He only knew that after the purchasing station in Ma County was closed, he returned to Beiting to work, and the situation was not so good.

After all, Chen Hongjun was the head of a station in the county, and his welfare benefits were relatively good. He was also responsible for the affairs of the purchasing station. After returning to Beiting, although the salary level did not change, the implicit benefits were definitely gone.

When meeting Jia Tianlong and Zhao Hui, Li Long also talked about Lao Chen. The two of them now spend less time dealing with Chen Hongjun. After all, they are not collecting supplies anymore. Chen Hongjun is just a normal friend to Jia Tianlong and Zhao Hui. They can get together when they are free, but it is difficult to even say hello when they are busy, after all, there is no phone at that time.

When Li Long arrived at Beiting, it was dinner time, and he had no intention of going to Chen Hongjun's house for a meal. These days, when visiting a city family, unless you invite them in advance, you generally won't go there at dinner time.

After all, at mealtime, each household cooks according to the required amount, and there is rarely any extra food.

If you suddenly attack, others will definitely let you eat. If you eat this meal, someone in the family will definitely eat less, or one person will have no food to eat.

Not to mention now, the situation will be similar in the next 20 to 30 years. Fortunately, in 20 to 30 years, we have mobile phones and we must greet people in advance when visiting them, so that the other party can be prepared.

So after Li Long arrived in Beiting, he first went to a state-owned restaurant, ordered a bowl of mixed noodles and an extra noodle, and after he had eaten and drunk his fill, he drove to Chen Hongjun's house.

Judging from the time, Chen Hongjun should have just finished his meal at home and had not yet gone to work.

Chen Hongjun's home was also in a residential compound. At that time, there were no residential communities. Except for self-built houses, most of the houses were residential compounds.

This family compound is quite large, with both bungalows and two-story buildings. According to the address given by Jia Tianlong, Chen Hongjun lives in a bungalow.

The bungalows were a row of large courtyards, not small courtyards. Each house had one or two doors, and opposite the door was a wall, next to the wall was an earthen stove, and there was a low room, which was the utility room or kitchen.

The living conditions here are not as good as those of Li Anguo in Kuitun.

This is an old residential area with many employees, so it's already quite good to be able to get a house like this.

When Li Long's jeep drove to the side of the bungalow, Chen Hongjun had just come out of the door, carrying a black briefcase, and was about to go to work.

He rides a bicycle to work. There are two bicycles in the utility room by the wall, one is his and the other is his wife's.

Pushing the bicycle forward a few steps, Chen Hongjun saw Li Long carrying something. He was a little surprised, but then he smiled:
"Hey, Xiao Li, why are you here? Are you here to see me?"

"Yes, I was busy recently and didn't have time to come. Now that I'm busy for a while, I'll come over as soon as possible." Li Long said with a smile, "Is it okay to delay your work?"

"No need to delay, there's still more than half an hour before work starts." Chen Hongjun propped the car against the wall, pointed at what Li Long was holding, and said:

"It would be fine if you just came over here, why do you have to bring so many things?"

Li Long was holding a large cardboard box, which was used to hold beer. At that time, a box of beer could hold 24 bottles. The box was quite large, so it was filled to the brim, and the beer was sticking out.

"I finally came to see you, how can I come empty-handed?" Li Long walked to the door with something in his arms and said with a smile:
"It's not an expensive thing. Let's go inside."

"Come." Chen Hongjun knocked on the door and then pushed it open.

After taking two steps into the room, Li Long frowned.

This room is really small. There are two rooms, one inside and one outside. The curtain hanging on the door of the inner room is not clear, and the outer room is half the size of Li Long's room in the large courtyard of the fourth team. There are two single beds on the east and west walls of this room. There is a chopping board by the window, on which are piled rice, flour bowls and other things.

In other words, this room serves as both a bedroom and a kitchen.

At this moment, an old lady was sitting on the left side of the two beds, and a little boy of about eleven or twelve years old was sitting on the right side.

"Is this Auntie? Hello, I'm Chen's friend Li Long." Li Long took the initiative to greet the old lady, "I came to see you."

"Okay, okay, put your things down quickly and go into the inner room and sit down." The old lady stood up and pointed inside.

The old man is not fat, less than 1.6 meters tall, with some gray hair. He looks to be in his sixties, but in good spirits.

The boy looked at Li Long curiously, still wearing a red scarf around his neck, and he didn't know whether he was in the upper grades of elementary school or already in junior high school. At that time, many junior high school students joined the Youth League, so Li Long guessed that he should be in the fifth or sixth grade.

"Come on, come in." Chen Hongjun lifted the curtain. At the door of the inner room, a middle-aged woman with a haircut looked at Li Long with a smile:

"This is Li Long. I often hear Lao Chen say how outstanding you are. He said he made a friend like you, who is much older than him. You look like a really handsome guy. Come in and sit down. I'll pour you some water."

Li Long placed the cardboard box next to the chopping board, then nodded at the old lady and went into the inner room.

The inner room is larger than the outer room. There is a double bed in the northwest. Next to the door is a chest of drawers, which also serves as a TV cabinet. On it is a 14-inch TV, and it is not clear whether it is black and white or color. It is covered with a cover.

There is a sewing machine on the windowsill, with the sewing machine head inserted into the belly of the machine. It is covered with a leatherette mat and has a few books on it. The sewing machine also serves as a table.

There is a sofa on the west wall opposite the door, and a coffee table in front of the sofa. There is a round table between the sofa and the bed, which should be the dining table.

The inner room is filled with things and the space is fully utilized. Although there are many things, it is not messy and the floor is also clean.

It seems that Old Chen's family is not doing well. Li Long regrets that he came a little late. Old Chen helped him so much before, and later introduced him to two very reliable buyers, but he didn't even know much about Old Chen's family. To be honest, this friendship is a bit unqualified.

Chen Hongjun's wife Zhou Xiujuan poured a cup of tea for Li Long and said with a smile:

"Li Long, are you free now? I heard from our old Chen that you set up a purchasing station. You must be very busy, right?"

"It's been quite busy," Li Long took the cup, took a sip, put it on the coffee table and said, "I was buying Fritillaria some time ago. It was my first year, so I was very busy. Thanks to Lao Chen for introducing me to two reliable buyers, otherwise I would have been in trouble this year."

"Old Chen is just a matchmaker. To succeed, you still have to work hard on your own." Zhou Xiujuan said with a smile, "I rarely hear Old Chen praise a young person, but he praised you several times in front of us, which shows that you are very capable."

"No, no." Li Long said modestly, "If it weren't for Brother Chen's guidance, I wouldn't be able to open the purchasing station now." He said this sincerely. Before leaving, Chen Hongjun told Li Long the purchase prices of various materials. Otherwise, he would definitely fall into pitfalls in this business. Only after many lessons can he walk smoothly.

So my gratitude to Chen Hongjun is very sincere.

I just didn’t expect the situation in Chen Hongjun’s family would be like this.

It’s too late! (End of this chapter)