Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

In the fourth team, many families' large basins were borrowed, and the news that Li Long had brought a truckload of melon seeds that needed to be dealt with also spread.

After listening to Xu Haijun's words, Xu Chengjun thought deeply and asked:
"Do you think there is any explanation for Li Long's behavior?"

"Shouldn't he?" Xu Haijun had actually thought about it a long time ago. "He drives the jeep given by the state supply and marketing cooperative every day. It can't be for nothing, right? In our army, only the commanders above the regiment level can ride in that jeep.

He drives this car like it's his own every day, so he must be doing some work, right? To be honest, this is the first time I've seen him doing serious work in the past two years."

There was a strong taste of jealousy in Xu Haijun's words. Xu Chengjun smiled as he listened. It was normal.

Who in the team wouldn't be jealous of Li Long's good luck? Even the captain was envious.

But what's the use of envy? If it was three years ago, maybe someone could catch up with him by following his footsteps, but now it's impossible. Li Long has left these people in the team far behind.

So Xu Chengjun was not jealous, he was just thinking about the significance of what Li Long did. As the captain, he would seek benefits for the team members, but when necessary, it was also normal to seek benefits for his family and his clan.

"Does that mean the price of pumpkin seeds this year might be good?" Xu Chengjun thought about this question. "Or, if the price of the roasted nuts factory is not good this year, will the supply and marketing cooperative buy pumpkin seeds? If so, how much will it cost?"

"It was 3.5 yuan last year, so it won't be more than 3 yuan this year, right? The Li family didn't plant anything, so I guess we won't even get 2 yuan."

"If it's really two yuan, that's fine too." Xu Chengjun said, "I'm afraid it's less than one yuan. Maybe if we collect too much, no one will buy it. I've also asked around. There are private roasted seeds factories in our county, but their annual output of melon seeds is no more than three tons, which is less than the amount of twenty acres of land. The roasted seeds factory in Shicheng can collect more, but no more than ten tons..."

With this calculation, the team has no idea where to sell the melon seeds from the hundreds of acres of land it grows.

Moreover, it is not just the team, but also other production teams. This year, there are more than a thousand acres of fields planted with melons.

More than a hundred tons!

Xu Chengjun was thinking about whether there was any benefit to be gained from this matter.

Should I buy some first, and then sell them to Li Long later? This is definitely not a good idea. Zhang Qiang has done something similar before and was badly cheated. Now all the big brooms at home have not been sold out yet.

Anyway, now everyone understands that when dealing with Li Long, you can follow him and follow his path, but don't cut in on him.

There are risks in cutting off the target.

So Xu Chengjun wanted to make a fortune from this opportunity, but he didn't want to offend Li Long.

Li Long used to be someone who would not mind anything if someone said a few nice words to him. But after returning from Wucheng, he has completely changed. He is generous, has vision, and is bold, but he is no longer as enthusiastic as before.

A lot more mature.

Many people in the team felt uncomfortable with Li Long. In fact, Xu Chengjun also understood that if he didn't adapt, he wouldn't be able to take advantage.

Xu Haijun didn't receive any notification from Li Long and felt a bit of a failure. He thought his relationship with Li Long was pretty good and logically he should have a share in such things.

But it's no big deal if you think about it. The wheat season is coming soon, and the wheat should be harvested in early to mid-July. Now I have already bought my tractor and harvester. I can work hard and make a few thousand dollars. Isn't that better than this little money?
Xu Haijun said hello to Xu Chengjun and then went back. He still had to get familiar with the tractor and harvester. The tractor was okay, but the harvester was not so easy to operate.

Mingwa came back from school and shouted that he wanted to go out and play, but his mother slapped him on the head. He had no choice but to go and pull pig grass mumbling something.

Xu Chengjun sighed. It would be nice if his own child was as studious as Li Juan and Li Qiang. He wouldn't have to worry about him so much. Mingwa was obviously not the type to study. It would be good enough if he could finish junior high school. He would definitely not be able to pass the entrance exam to a normal school or high school. He would have to worry about him after he graduated.

We have to lay a solid foundation now. Even if I can't take over my job in the future, at least I will have land and machinery in the team... Alas, it's a life of worry.

Li Long got up early the next day, cleaned the yard, and went to milk the goats - there was not much goat milk that could be squeezed out each time. The two lambs were quite friendly to Li Long, and they came over to rub against him when they saw him.

Li Long cleaned the sheepfold, poured sugar residue on them, and then went to the kitchen to put goat milk. After a while, the goat must be taken to the old stable, otherwise, there will be no goat milk to drink in the next six months.

After breakfast, Li Long stayed with Mingming Haohao in the yard. He thought about going to the purchasing station later, and then going to the team to check the situation at noon. After Tao Daqiang and his men took the melon seeds away yesterday, they must have soaked them that night.

The melon seeds will become soft after soaking overnight. You can press them with a board this morning. After they are flattened, you can hang them in the sun and store them ready for harvest.

This is all based on experience, there is no special technique. So with today's sun, the first batch of flattened melon seeds can be harvested in the evening.

Sister Yang was busy in the kitchen. Summer was here and the weather was hot. She couldn't always eat popsicles or something, so she planned to make some jelly for lunch.

The mung bean soup was boiling in the pot, but the fire under the pot was kept burning. The tradition here is to cook the mung bean soup for a long time, until the mung beans can be cooked into mung bean paste, and then it is ready. It was too cold at that time, and when the summer heat was strong, drinking a bowl of mung bean soup with paste would make the heat go away.

Li Long got some dogtail grass from Huatianzi and made toys for the two children. Actually, Li Long was not very good at it, but it looked pretty when the dogtails were twisted together, and the two children laughed when they saw it.

The lamb came over and stretched out its mouth to taste the dogtail grass, but Mingming knew to reach out and push the lamb away. In his opinion, how could the sheep eat something made by his old father?

If you want to eat, just eat it yourself - and then stuff it into your mouth!

Li Long hurriedly pulled the dogtail grass away from his son's mouth. He said that it was not good to eat it, as it would cause trouble.

Just as the food was pulled out of Mingming's mouth, Haohao also wanted to eat. He was different from Mingming, he wanted to eat alive - he held the head of the lamb next to him, and then bit the little ear that was swinging!
Fortunately, the little lamb was not a little black dog. After being bitten, it pushed Haohao away and ran away bleating. For at least ten minutes, the little lamb would not play with the two children again - of course, they would come over again after ten minutes. There was nothing it could do, the little lamb did not learn its lesson.

At this time, we really had to be very careful when watching children. Of course, many people in this era didn't care at all. They just ate what they could eat. What they could eat could be digested, and what they couldn't digest could be excreted. Unlike later generations, there were too many chemical and metal things. If they couldn't be digested, they might cause danger to the body.

What you eat at this time is most likely mud or stones, which will not have much impact.

Of course, Li Long couldn't let the children really eat anything, so he just played with them, which required great patience.

Fortunately, he has.

Really.

There was a knock on the door. Li Long recognized it as Sun Jiaqiang's voice and answered it:
"Come in, little Sun!"

Sun Jiaqiang pushed open the small door and came in, but he didn't go forward. He said to Li Long at the door:

"Boss, there's an antique collector here. He wants to see if we have any vintage items. He wants to buy them."

"Collecting antiques?" Li Long was stunned. How could he find him here?
As soon as this thought came out, Li Long was also happy. It was normal for him to find me. After all, I opened a purchasing station, and someone came to sell antiques. This news probably couldn't be hidden.

He said to Sun Jiaqiang:
"Xiao Sun, go back first and tell them I'll be right over."

Sun Jiaqiang responded and turned to leave, closing the small door behind him. Sister Yang came out of the kitchen, she had already washed her hands, and said to Li Long:

"Uncle, you go ahead. I'll take care of Mingming Haohao."

"Okay." Li Long responded and stood up.

Mingming Haohao probably knew that his father was leaving, so he stood up and swayed, not wanting Li Long to leave. However, Li Long had something important to do, so he patted the two children on the head, and Sister Yang went to the kitchen to get two steamed buns. When the two little guys saw the steamed buns, they no longer wanted their father, and turned to hug Sister Yang.

Well, now that I have food, dad doesn’t want it anymore.

Li Long didn't drive either. He walked to the purchasing station, which was only a matter of one or two hundred meters and was very quick.

The purchasing station was still busy. Li Long had a keen nose and could smell a strong mushroom smell. There were many people selling mushrooms at this time, as well as other herbs, such as Codonopsis pilosula and Saussurea involucrata.

Li Long suddenly remembered that the last time he went to the mountains, he seemed to see a lot of snow lotus on the mountain. He must go and pick some when he has time.

It’s not that the snow lotus is valuable - now the snow lotus is really not that valuable. He only buys it here for two or three yuan and sells it to Jia Tianlong for six yuan.

But there has to be that experience and process.

Li Long entered the yard of the purchasing station, and those who were queuing up to sell things greeted him one after another - most of them were second-hand dealers, and they had seen Li Long more than once or twice, so they were familiar with him.

As for the very few who come here for the first time, they will know who someone is when they hear them greet them and will say hello.

Just to make myself familiar with them, what if I need help from them in the future?

Li Long responded one by one, and then he saw a man wearing a double-breasted gown standing at the door.

This guy was accompanied by another guy wearing a Zhongshan suit. Li Longxin wondered if these two guys were hot.
Is it really comfortable to wear this clothes in such hot weather?

Li Long could see that the two men had sweat on their faces, and they wiped their faces with handkerchiefs from time to time. At this time, there was no handkerchief paper, so they could only wipe with handkerchiefs.

Seeing Li Long coming, the two men immediately came over to greet him. Li Long even saw an expression of relief on the face of the man in the gown.

"Hello, hello. Sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm Li Long." Li Long held out his hand. "Let's sit down in the back and talk."

"Hello, hello, my name is Ye Quanfeng and this is my brother Wen Chaozong." The middle-aged man in a gown said with a smile. His smile was very friendly, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was like a spring breeze.

The man surnamed Wen had a stern face the whole time, but when he followed Li Long to the shade in the backyard, Li Long could clearly feel that he was relieved.

It seems that the heat in northern Xinjiang in June is not so easy to dissipate.

Li Long led two people into the purchasing station through the back door. A room was set up here with tables and chairs, just like a reception room.

Li Long asked the two to sit down, and Sun Jiaqiang came over with two bowls of tea.

"Please have some tea." Li Long gestured, "I don't have anything good to offer here, please excuse me."

"It's okay, it's fine." Ye Quanfeng took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Brother Li's business is very good. In this hot weather, there are still so many people coming to the purchasing station to sell goods every day, which shows that the brand is very strong."

"No, no, we are just taking advantage of the reform." Li Zai smiled and said, "Are you buying antiques?"

"Yes, gold is valuable in troubled times, and treasures are valuable in prosperous times. Now that we are in prosperous times, these old items can finally be put to good use. If someone likes them, we will do our best to help them find them."

"Actually, you shouldn't have come here," Li Long said with a smile. "The Guanzhong Plain, the Central Plains, Yanjiao and other places, any place you pick has more historical relics than this Northern Frontier, right? Although I am considered a Northern Frontier person, I won't say I despise them, but this place is really far behind those places in terms of historical relics."

"Haha, Brother Li is a real person, so I will speak frankly. We also travel everywhere, and see the local customs and people, and see what good things there are. Wherever we go, it depends on whether there is fate." Ye Quanfeng said, "Some people like the solemnity of the Central Plains, and some people want to see the customs of the Western Regions. They are different."

"Okay, come and have a look with me." Li Long stood up and said, "I do have some vintage items here, but to be honest, they are not worthy of being displayed in a refined manner."

Li Long opened the door of the warehouse and let Ye Quanfeng in.

Wen Chaozong also wanted to go in, but Li Long blocked him.

Just kidding, the things in here may be really bad, but they are also paid for with real money. Ye Quanfeng went in, he can watch, if another person goes in, he will not look good.

Ye Quanfeng knew the rules and said to Wen Chaozong:

"Chao Zong, you wait outside."

Anyway, Li Long didn't close the door, so it's unlikely that there would be any danger in the warehouse.

There is a window in the warehouse and an iron fence outside the window. The light is good and you can see clearly what is inside.

Li Long still turned on the light, just wanting Ye Quanfeng to see the whole thing.

Whether it can be sold or not is another matter, but as a seller, you still have to show this attitude.

Sure enough, seeing Li Long doing this, Ye Quanfeng nodded in appreciation. Although this Li guy is young, he does a pretty good job.

But he glanced at these things and showed a little disappointment on his face:
"Brother Li, is that all?"

"Yes, that's all." Li Long nodded. "To be honest, this is a private purchasing station that has only been open for half a year. Originally, I mainly bought medicinal herb skins. These old things were brought to me by the villagers, so I had to accept them. I was worried that there would be no market for these things, but fortunately, there are not many things and they are all here."

Of course, Li Long thought that the better things had been transported to the big yard, and he had no intention of selling the things that were transported to the big yard. If this thing was kept for another ten or twenty years, it would not be surprising if it increased tenfold, a hundredfold, or a thousandfold.

Only a fool would sell it!
"That shouldn't be the case," Ye Quanfeng looked at these things again and asked, "This is the northwest border, and horse harnesses should be available. This gold-inlaid horse harness is good, I want it, but shouldn't this thing be a set? Isn't there a saber or something like that?"

When Ye Quanfeng said this, he looked into Li Long's eyes seriously, wanting to see what expression he had when he heard this.

saber?

Li Long's mind raced: Is this person really here to buy antiques, or is he just testing the waters?
Otherwise, why would he mention a saber? He did have a saber, but he didn't dare to take it out, nor could he sell it.

Could it be that the news about the incident in the mountains has been leaked? (End of this chapter)