Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Most of the bear was not eaten. After speculating for a while, Halimu and Yushanjiang decided to dismount and start skinning the bear based on the principle of recycling waste.

Now they knew that this bear skin was worth dozens or even hundreds of sheep. Even half a bear skin could be exchanged for more than a dozen or twenty sheep. Besides, the bear had only died not long ago, so the meat was still fresh without maggots.

Most of the bear skin was peeled off, Halimu rolled it up and tied it to the horse's back, which made the horse a little panicked.

"We have to be careful these days." Yushanjiang said, "If it can kill a bear, it must be a tiger. I don't know if it is the one I injured before. If it is, I don't know if it will come back for revenge. This tiger is very fierce. We have to bring guns when we go out, so as not to get hurt by it."

"If Li Long knew there was a tiger here, he would be very happy." Halimu said with a smile, "This thing is very valuable. The last time I encountered it, he took back the bones and meat..."

"Alas, there are many big guys in the mountains. This mountain is so big, there must be some hidden there, but we just can't run into them normally..." Yushanjiang said, "Originally I was thinking of looking around for a few days to see if I could get something else, but I don't dare to run away. If that big guy runs into my flock, it will be a big trouble."

Li Long didn't know what had happened to Yushanjiang and the others. At this time, he was looking at the middle-aged man who called himself Huang Lei.

Compared with the celebrity in the previous life, why does this Huang Lei look so much like a lackey or eunuch in movie and TV shows?

He always had a smile on his face, had a fair face and no beard, and had a middle-parted hairstyle. He was not tall, only about 1.65 meters, and he always bent his waist, as if he was a head shorter than everyone he met.

That smile is not the kind of smile that makes people feel warm or favorable, but rather the kind of flattering smile that tries to curry favor with you, as if you would be letting him down if you didn't respond.

Li Long felt a little awkward. After shaking hands with Huang Lei, he asked:

"Comrade Huang, you are the one Comrade Qi Zhiguo introduced to buy dried mushrooms, right?"

"Yes, yes, Xiao Qi introduced me here. I was originally collecting mushrooms in southern Xinjiang. To be honest, although the weather in southern Xinjiang is relatively dry, there are many kinds of mushrooms. However, the local villagers don't eat these, so it's a bit difficult to collect them. Instead, there are more red dates and other things."

This guy is quite talkative. He started talking outside the purchasing station and he is not afraid of the heat.

Li Long led him to the yard behind the purchasing station, found a stool for him to sit on, and brought him a bowl of tea, which made Huang Lei thank him repeatedly. After drinking the tea in one breath, he put the bowl on the windowsill and continued:
"I heard from Xiao Qi that you have dried mushrooms here, so I rushed over. I want to ask you, Comrade Li... Comrade Li, right?"

"Yes, I'm Li Long."

"Yes, yes, Comrade Li, do you have a lot of dried mushrooms here? What kind of mushrooms are they? It's not that I doubt you, but there are many kinds of mushrooms. Some mushrooms are poisonous, but some people can't tell. Some mushrooms are not very poisonous, and most people can't tell... We who do this business must be cautious..."

Li Long couldn't help but interrupt him and said:

"I mainly collect three kinds of dried mushrooms here. One is last year's black tiger mushroom, one is this year's morel mushroom, and the other is straw mushroom. The three kinds of dried mushrooms are very easy to identify, and they are all non-toxic mushrooms. But if you just come here like this, you may not be able to take them back."

"A lot?" Huang Lei smiled when he heard what Li Long said. "Comrade Li, don't worry. Although I came here alone, dried mushrooms are easy to transport. As long as we're done with the deal, I'll hire a car to take us to the bus station, and then someone will pick us up in Wucheng."

"Okay, let's go into the warehouse and take a look. By the way, what's the price you pay for mushrooms?"

"Ordinary dried straw mushrooms are usually 1-2 yuan per kilogram, depending on the quality. For morels, I can sell them for 30 to 35 yuan for this year's fresh ones, depending on the quality. Last year's old ones are around 25 to 30 yuan, and if they are from last year or earlier, I won't accept them.

As for the black tiger palm mushroom, if it is from last year, it can be sold for about twenty to twenty-five yuan..." Huang Lei was also very clear about the price, "Comrade Li, do you know that there is another kind of wood ear mushroom, which is like wood ear with legs? I have seen it in southern Xinjiang. The mushroom flavor is not strong, but it is quite unique..."

Li Long naturally knew that this mushroom, which became famous because of "A Bite of China", did not yet have an official name of "Bachu Mushroom". People in different places had different names for it, and most of them called it Wood Ear Mushroom.

"I know. The smell is indeed not strong, and the roots like to grow in sandy soil, so they are difficult to clean?"

"Hey? Comrade Li, you are quite amazing. You know all this? No wonder Xiao Qi keeps praising you... No way? So much?"

Huang Lei was halfway through his words when Li Long had already opened the warehouse. Huang Lei was a little surprised when he saw the large and small sacks piled on the warehouse shelves and smelled the mixed scent of mushrooms.

"Well, there are nearly 600 kilograms." Li Long said with a smile, "Right now, we can still harvest morels for two days, but the black tiger's paw mushrooms haven't grown out yet. If we come a month later, there may be a ton... The amount of black tiger's paw mushrooms is not small, and they can be dried out in larger quantities than morels."

When morels are dried, the body of the mushroom becomes as thin as a piece of paper. Seven or eight kilograms can produce one kilogram of dried goods. Black tiger palm mushrooms are large and thick, so they can be dried in large quantities. Three or four kilograms can produce one kilogram of dried goods.

Li Long estimated that by the time the black tiger's paw mushroom season ends in August, he would be able to receive nearly one ton of dried mushrooms.

I just don’t know if Huang Lei will come to pick up the goods.

“Then I really prepared a little hastily…” Huang Lei’s smile was a little more apologetic, “Comrade Li, I’m really sorry, I came over as soon as Xiao Qi finished talking to me.

This time, I am not well prepared and I don’t have enough money. How about this? I will take some away first and come back to take some more in two days… Mainly, I don’t have enough money. I’m sorry to make you laugh, Comrade Li. I am also a small business owner, so I will just do some business…”

"That's fine. There's nothing to laugh at," Li Long said with a smile. "You can do big business if you have the ability. I also started from nothing. It's best if we are honest with each other... How much goods do you plan to buy?"

"I brought nearly 10,000 yuan with me this time, so I'll just take this much." Huang Lei was quite frank, and smiled and said, "Comrade Li, how many morels do you have here?"

"About 280 kilograms," Li Long said. "About 150 kilograms of black tiger mushrooms, and the rest are straw mushrooms. In fact, if you want to collect them all, they are pretty much the same."

"That's good. Let's take a look at the goods first?" Huang Lei asked tentatively. He felt relieved.

"Okay, come, I'll open these bags and you can check them one by one."

"Thank you for your help." Huang Lei was so polite that Li Long felt a little embarrassed.

Li Long carried down bags of dried mushrooms, and Huang Lei was looking through them.

He looked through them very carefully, grabbing a handful from different places in the bag to check their color, size and appearance.

While he was watching, Sun Jiaqiang came in with a bag of dried mushrooms and said to Li Long:

"Boss, these are fresh morels that we just harvested. Shall we dry them in the sun first?"

"How much... This is more than three kilograms, right? Do you want to make soup today? I'll take some back and make soup in the evening, and the rest can be dried in the sun." Li Long was able to "taste" a lot of good things received at the purchasing station, especially those that can be eaten directly, which are eaten a lot at home.

Huang Lei smiled and said:
"Morels are good stuff. The fresher they are, the better. Not only do they provide nutrition, they can also strengthen your sexual function... um, Comrade Li doesn't need this... hehehe..."

Well, this guy also has a vulgar side.

After Sun Jiaqiang left, Huang Lei continued to carefully check the mushrooms, literally checking them bag by bag, spending at least five minutes on each bag. However, he explained to Li Long as he checked:
"Comrade Li, it's not that I don't trust you. Dried mushrooms are ingredients that we take back for human consumption. I'm just afraid there might be some poisonous mushrooms mixed in. That would be a big trouble."

"No problem, you check it, I understand." Li Long said, "But can you please not use you... I'm younger than you."

“Haha, you are in big business, the one who is successful comes first and the one who is capable is the elder brother, no matter how old you are.”

Since Huang Lei refused to change, Li Long had no choice but to let him do what he wanted.

There were more than ten bags of dried wild mushrooms in the room, and Huang Lei spent more than two hours to check them all. At this time, Sun Jiaqiang had called them twice outside to have dinner.

But neither Li Long nor Huang Lei left the room. How could someone go out halfway through an inspection? Li Long guessed that this person must have thought that he would finish the inspection, weigh the items and take them away. Otherwise, if something went wrong after he left, who would be held responsible?
He thought so too. It was no big deal to eat late, so he should finish his work first.

Huang Lei finished inspecting the dried mushrooms, stood up, pounded his waist, and said with a wry smile:

"I'm old, and my waist isn't as strong as it used to be... But to be honest, Comrade Li, the dried mushrooms you bought here are of very good quality. Even if I wanted to give you a low price, I couldn't... Did you sort them when you bought them?"

"Yes, we picked out the impurities and then sorted them." Li Long nodded and said, "Our purchasing station takes the high-quality route. Basically, the things we collect have to be sorted out. Otherwise, how can we sell them to you? Of course, we also want to sell them at a good price."

Sun Jiaqiang does not live in the recycling station with nothing to do. When he is free, he will sort these things out. In fact, some things will be classified when they are collected. Although it is rather tedious, it is not a hard job.

"Then let's weigh them." Huang Lei said, "I see that at least 80% of the morels here are top quality, and 20% are slightly smaller and very clean. The same goes for the black tiger's paw mushrooms. There is no dirt or impurities at the base of the mushrooms, which saves me a lot of trouble."

Li Long went out to get the scale, and Huang Lei walked outside the door and waited, looking very well-behaved.

Li Long felt that this kind of partner was good and both parties felt comfortable working together.

The scale was brought over, and both of them took a notebook and weighed the morels first, separating the high-quality ones from the ordinary ones.

"I'll give you 35 yuan per kilogram for the top quality ones." Huang Lei said, "How about 30 yuan for the ordinary ones? This is the highest price I can offer."

"No problem." This price was almost twice as high as Li Long's purchase price, so he was naturally willing.

There are more than 250 kilograms of top-quality goods, and less than 30 kilograms of ordinary goods. After this calculation, the price of the morels alone is more than 9,700 yuan.

Huang Lei simply stopped weighing the other dried mushrooms - he had no money left.

After all, he still has to be taken to Wucheng.

Right here in the warehouse, the money and goods were paid for, and there was less than 500 yuan left in Huang Lei's black leather bag.

"Oh, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Comrade Li." Huang Lei said somewhat embarrassedly, "But Comrade Li, you must keep these dried mushrooms for me. I'll take the morels away first, how about that?"

"Okay, no problem." Li Long said, "I'll keep all these for you." Li Long said, "Whenever you come, we'll weigh them."

"Okay, okay, great!" Huang Lei rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly, "You have to sell these bags to me too. I'll charge 50 cents each. How about that?"

"You're cursing me." Li Long waved his hand. "I'm sure I'll give you the bag too. I'll drive you to the bus station to take these mushrooms. Do you want to eat first?"

"No, no, no." Huang Lei shook his head hurriedly, "This... is too troublesome."

"It's not a big deal. What's the problem?" Li Long smiled. "Come on, tie up the bag and put it outside. I'll go drive."

Less than 300 kilograms of morels were packed into eight bags, large and small.

Morels are different from other mushrooms because they become like paper when dried, very tough, and not afraid of being pressed. Li Long's jeep could barely fit all the morels, and of course two bags were tied on top, otherwise Huang Lei would not be able to sit.

The jeep took Huang Lei and the morels to the bus station. Huang Lei bought a ticket and Li Long helped him carry the bags of morels into the station, then loaded them and tied them up on the roof of the car.

Fortunately, the weather was good today and it didn't look like it was going to rain, so Li Long didn't remind Huang Lei to cover the bags.

As for what to do when they get to Wucheng, Li Long didn't ask. Since Huang Lei said it, there should be a way.

After watching the car Huang Lei was riding in leave the station and head east on the Wuyi Highway, Li Long returned to the yard with satisfaction.

This time, the morels were sold for nearly ten thousand yuan, and the profit was nearly four thousand yuan, which was considered a big profit.

In the big yard, Gu Xiaoxia had already gone to work. Sister Yang, who was watching Mingming Haohao, saw Li Long come back and stood up to make food. Li Long waved his hand and told her not to worry and to go by herself.

Haohao was obviously thinking about playing with Li Long. He staggered over to Li Long who had just got off the car and asked him to hold them. Li Long then picked up the two children.

At noon, Sister Yang was making dumplings, but Li Long hadn't come back, so some of the dumplings hadn't been cooked yet. At this time, Sister Yang went into the kitchen, lit the fire, and prepared to cook the dumplings.

Li Long calculated that Sun Jiaqiang had also put in a lot of effort in recycling the mushrooms, so he should be given a bonus of fifty yuan this month.

Everyone can make money! (End of this chapter)