Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The purchasing station is always busy, but people are basically discussing what is valuable recently, what is easy to buy, and what new things have come out.

Therefore, gossip-like things like Tiejinbing coming to find Sun Jiaqiang are very likely to attract everyone's attention.

Tie Jinbing didn't think too much about it. He was just short of money, so he followed his sister's example and collected things to sell at the purchasing station.

In Tiejinbing's mind, this was an easy thing to do. Buy low and sell high, and make a profit from the difference. That's it.

The problem was that the prices of the things he collected were higher than what Gu Boyuan offered. If he sold them at this price, he would not only lose a day's work, but also lose money.

The money in the family was managed by his father Tie Yinhu, and it was not easy for him to cheat this money from his wife.

So he was very satisfied and said to Gu Boyuan:
"Is that how you rate it? Are you doing it on purpose? How could my skins be worth so little? Didn't you boast that you could sell one piece of skin for fifty dollars?"

"Fifty yuan for a full leather." Gu Boyuan faced this straw-like Iron and Gold Soldier and thought of Tie Lanhua, who was also from the Tie family, also a Hui, but had an unusually tough personality. His tone was naturally not very good. "Is this a full leather? You can see there are at least two bullet holes on it. It was rotten when it was peeled, and it was covered with a piece of oil leather. Who are you trying to fool? Ask them how much this leather is worth?"

The middlemen nearby were very cooperative and said with a smile: "At most thirty yuan!"

"In my opinion, twenty-five is too high!"

"That's right! The leather is just like this, and you still want to raise the price? Even if you want to fool people, you should repair the leather to make it look better, right? At least comb the fur to make it smoother and wash off the blood scabs?"

The feeling of being embarrassed made Tie Jinbing excited. He looked at Sun Jiaqiang and said loudly:
"Are you dead? Don't you know how to say something?"

His meaning was very clear. Since Sun Jiaqiang married his sister, they were naturally a family and she had to speak for him.

However, if this was said in private, it might have some effect. But in public, even if Sun Jiaqiang took Tie Lanhua into consideration and wanted to help him, it would be impossible.

"I'm not dead, but I'm not stupid either." Sun Jiaqiang said coldly, "Your skin is in such a mess, how can you sell it for a good price? Uncle Gu gave you this price out of my face, what else do you want?"

After getting married, what Sun Jiaqiang heard most from Tielanhua was how autocratic her father was, how stupid and arrogant her brother was, and how cowardly her mother was.

If she had not been so strong and tenacious, it is hard to say whether she could have lived alone until now. When she was sixteen or seventeen years old, Tie Yinhu had already planned to marry her off.

Sun Jiaqiang asked in confusion at the time, why wouldn’t the community approve a marriage certificate for a 16 or 17-year-old?

Tielanhua rolled her eyes at him and told him that some young ladies like her got married at the age of sixteen or seventeen without getting a marriage certificate. They would just have the imam recite some scriptures and then get married. After that, they would have children and then get a marriage certificate when they reached the age required. If they met some bad families, if they gave birth to a daughter, they might be sent back to her parents' home.

"What will happen if I rush back to my mother's home?" Sun Jiaqiang asked.

"If she is driven back to her husband's home by her parents' family, she may continue to have children until a boy is born."

sorrow.

Although it's just an isolated case, it sounds quite sad.

Therefore, Sun Jiaqiang has no good feelings towards the Iron Soldier. This guy is just a blood-sucking worm, like a parasite.

On the one hand, he felt that he was very capable and his sister's abilities were not worth mentioning in his eyes. On the other hand, he was enjoying the money earned by Tielanhua peacefully without any gratitude at all.

Sun Jiaqiang knew all these things, so he would not have any good feelings towards his brother-in-law.

Sun Jiaqiang discussed with Tielanhua before marrying her. Tielanhua did not ask him to stop eating pork or do something in line with some doctrine. Sun Jiaqiang also tried his best to adapt to Tielanhua's living habits.

Both parties were considering each other's feelings, so Sun Jiaqiang felt very happy. Precisely because of his happiness, he felt even more sorry for Tielanhua.

Five hundred yuan was nothing, he believed he could earn it quickly, but they had clearly agreed not to disturb each other, and now Tiejinbing was making such a shameless request, he really didn't expect it.

I didn't expect it, so I got angry and lost my composure.

Tiejin Bing was stunned by Sun Jiaqiang's tough words, and then became angry:
"What do I want to do? You're my brother-in-law, if you don't help me, who else can you help? I told people that I was being polite to you by not asking someone to give you an enema or baptize you, so what do you want to do? If you can't even help such a big guy, what else can you do? You're a piece of shit..."

"Snapped!"

Before Tie Jinbing could finish his words, Sun Jiaqiang slapped him in the face. He covered his face in disbelief, and then Sun Jiaqiang, not satisfied, slapped him again.

The Iron Soldier was even more confused, he covered his face and couldn't even speak.

"If you want to sell it, sell it. If you don't want to sell it, get out!" Sun Jiaqiang also has his dignity. Tie Jinbing is making trouble here, and not only Tie Lanhua loses face, but he also loses face.

Although the other party was his brother-in-law, his current behavior was like that of a naughty child, so he had to teach him a lesson.

After all, the Iron and Gold Soldier still had some shame, so he turned around and left, but after taking two steps, he came back, held the skins, glared at Sun Jiaqiang hatefully, and then left.

There was silence in the yard, and then everyone burst into laughter.

Gu Boyuan glanced at Sun Jiaqiang with a complicated look in his eyes. But this was the only way.

He said to the laughing vendors:
"Are you still selling? If you want to sell, come in quickly, otherwise, move in next!"

“Sell, sell, sell!” The man who was standing behind the Iron Soldier immediately came into the house, put the two deer antlers he brought on the counter, and said with a smile, “Boss Gu, let me have a look.”

Li Long was very surprised to know that Sun Jiaqiang had defeated the Iron and Gold Soldiers so forcefully.

Is this Sun Jiaqiang? Usually Sun Jiaqiang is kind to others, right? Even in the mountains, he used a knife to disguise his ferocity, but in fact he was not cruel at all.

Was it the changes that happened after marriage, or was it Tie Lanhua’s experience at home that made Sun Jiaqiang hate the Tie family?

Or both?
Li Long went to see Sun Jiaqiang and called him to the reception room at the back to ask about the situation.

"My wife said it was okay, and that the beating was over. She said that Tie Jinbing was a coward and didn't dare to tell his family even after being beaten. He was very proud, and at most he would pay some money himself, sell the leather to another purchasing station, and then take the money back to brag about it."

Sun Jiaqiang was no longer as fierce as before. He was a little embarrassed in front of Li Long. He rubbed his hands and said, "I was just worried that he would make a scene inside, so I thought of slapping him to scare him. But when I got home, my wife said that I had done a good job of slapping him. She couldn't do it, but I could."

Li Long understood a little bit. It seemed that the Iron Soldier had bullied his sister too harshly.

"How is your wife these days? Is she still collecting leather?" Li Long knew that she was fine, so he changed the subject, "Is she okay?"

"It's OK. I told her that she should just ride her bike to collect goods in two or three nearby villages, and not go too far."

Li Long wanted to remind her that Tie Yinhu would definitely not let go of Tie Lanhua, a money-making machine, so easily, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. That woman was so tenacious that she could make it to this point, so there was no reason not to take precautions.

Don't worry about other people's family affairs, at least not until Sun Jiaqiang asks him for help.

If I really need help, at least I have acquaintances and face in the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission. If I really get into trouble, it will be no problem for me to help.

Moreover, as a human being in two lives, he knew very well that the environment in Ma County was different from other places. There were many Han people, so some things were really Ga Ga's business.

After returning from the purchasing station, Li Long continued to take Mingming and Haohao with him until Zhao Hui came to collect the skins.

When Zhao Hui came over, it was already December. Li Juan and Li Qiang had already taken their midterm exams. The test results made Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei very happy.

Li Long and Zhao Hui met in the reception room of the purchasing station. The reception room had a fire wall built before the snow fell, so it was very warm - warmer than the counter in front. Because the door of the counter was always open, even if the stove was burning brightly, the temperature could not be raised. It was different here. It was no exaggeration to say that it was warm as spring.

"What? Nearly a thousand skins?" Zhao Hui came here with a car, but he was still a little surprised when he heard Li Long's words, "How could there be so many? I thought there would be at most five or six hundred!"

"There are a lot of people hunting yellow sheep this winter." Li Long said with a smile, "The price of leather has increased - I think the price given by Boss Zhao should have increased too, right?" The leather factory has already increased the price, and the price of yellow sheep skin, red deer skin and other leathers has increased to the price line given by Zhao Hui last year. Li Long has not been selling, just waiting for Zhao Hui to come. If Zhao Hui raises the price, then he will sell it to Zhao Hui. If Zhao Hui does not raise the price, then he will give Zhao Hui a part and sell the rest to the leather factory.

Zhao Hui didn't expect Li Long to know that the price of leather had increased. He originally planned to buy the leather at last year's price. He also thought that Li Long would definitely bargain, so he would just increase the price symbolically.

Li Long has become his largest fur supplier in Northern Xinjiang, and a supplier of high-quality leathers. The special leathers he gets from other people combined are about the same as what Li Long has.

So he had to consider Li Long's situation and had to maintain a good relationship with Li Long.

If you can cheat, then cheat. If you can't cheat, then be sincere.

"Of course, of course," Zhao Hui said with a smile after figuring this out. "The price of furs has increased this year, and the price of raw leather has naturally increased as well. For example, the purchase price of a whole yellow sheep hide is about 85 yuan now. Of course, if the leather is of very good quality, it will be higher. Even the damaged leather is still around 50 yuan - don't worry, you won't lose money."

It was similar to what Li Long had guessed. At the leather factory, the price of sheepskin had risen to twelve to fifteen yuan per piece, so the price of these special leathers would naturally increase as well.

This price increase rate is already considerable.

"Well, this price is good." Li Long said with a smile, "Should we look at the leather now, or take a rest first?"

"The car is outside. We definitely can't wait any longer." Zhao Hui said with a smile, "Let's see now."

The lights in the leather warehouse were on. Zhao Hui and Li Long both held notebooks in their hands and looked at the leather sheets one by one.

There are more than a thousand pictures, and it will take most of the day to look at them.

Fortunately, both of them are experienced and can tell the quality of the leather as soon as they touch it. Their opinions are basically the same, so there won't be any problems.

Both of them wanted to complete the transaction as quickly as possible. Li Long wanted to get rid of the smelly leathers as soon as possible, while Zhao Hui wanted to collect the leathers so that his cash flow would be sufficient again after a period of tightness.

These more than a thousand skins can bring me at least a net income of 20,000 yuan.

Not a lot.

"There are a total of 618 complete skins, 133 slightly damaged skins, and 431 damaged skins - is that the correct number?"

In fact, the full skins of some lambs were slightly smaller in area, and both people agreed that they were counted as slightly residual skins.

"A full-skin is 85, a total of 52,530 yuan. A slightly damaged skin is 60, a total of 7,980 yuan, and a damaged skin is 50, a total of 21,550, a total of... 82,060 yuan."

Zhao Hui’s calculation was the same as Li Long’s.

But Zhao Hui didn't stop, he looked at Li Long and asked, "Boss Li, these aren't the only leathers you have here, are they?"

"That's right... there are a few more." Li Long nodded and said, "In the other warehouse. You ask someone to load these leathers first, and then we go over there to take a look."

"Okay." Li Long said this, and Zhao Hui smiled, "I knew it, I knew it."

He waved his hand, and the people waiting outside immediately began to move the skins onto the car, while Li Long took Zhao Hui to the small warehouse next door.

The door lock of the small warehouse was heavier than the ordinary one and had two locks. After Li Long opened it, he saw three pieces of leather on the shelf inside.

Two bear skins and one lynx skin.

Seeing that there were only three skins in total, Zhao Hui was slightly disappointed. Li Long looked at his expression, knew what he was thinking, and said, "That's enough. How long has it been since you last took the bear skin and snow leopard skin? My friend is guarding such a small area in the mountains. How many more precious skins can he get?"

Zhao Hui thought about it and went over to look at the leather.

Bear skin is good, lynx skin is also good. Although lynx skin is small, it is very rare, so this time, Zhao Hui gave Li Long a total of 15,000 yuan for the three skins.

Zhao Hui went out, dragged a suitcase out of the car, and started counting money for Li Long.

Ninety-seven thousand and sixty dollars, a huge sum of money.

Li Long roughly calculated these skins. Except for three special skins obtained from Halimu and others, he could earn about 30,000 yuan from the other skins.

There will definitely be no problem with the recent cash flow.

After processing these leathers, Zhao Hui did not stop for a moment and hurriedly drove his car to Wucheng. He needed to pull these leathers to the mouth as quickly as possible for processing.

The quantity of furs Li Long had here was beyond his imagination and could bring him huge profits, so his original plan needed to be changed.

After Zhao Hui left, Li Long's life returned to peace. He heard from Gu Boyuan that Tie Jinbing went to Sun Jiaqiang and Tie Lanhua's house and broke down the door, and then was scolded by Tie Lanhua and went back in shame.

As for what happened later, Sun Jiaqiang didn't say anything, but one day in late December, Sun Jiaqiang returned the money to Li Long.

Li Long now pays Sun Jiaqiang 50 yuan in salary and 50 yuan in bonus every month. Logically, he should not be able to save enough money in the past few months.

Then the rest of the money should have been earned by Tielanhua. This woman really has a good business sense.

Gu Boyuan also said that Tielanhua can basically collect one or two skins every day, so the speed of making money is not slow.

Li Long was relieved. As long as Tie Lanhua did not care about their old relationship and help Tie Jinbing, Sun Jiaqiang's life would be better in the future. He also knew that Tie Lanhua did not ask Sun Jiaqiang to live according to her previous living habits. It can even be said that Tie Lanhua was slowly changing her previous living habits.

From Li Long's perspective, she might be separating herself from her past self.

This matter is almost over.

Li Long was full of anticipation for the coming year 1986, because that year, the program-controlled telephone in the northern Xinjiang area would be opened.

By then, individuals will be able to install telephone lines at home.

He has already made a plan. He intends to set up one in the big yard, one at the purchasing station, and then build a line to his eldest brother's house - these two sides are easy to deal with in the county, but his eldest brother's house may have to wait.

After all, the program-controlled telephone line needs to be pulled from the county to the team. It can definitely be pulled to the township, after all, the public units in the township will definitely have telephones, but it is hard to say for the village. It seems that after the change to program-controlled telephones, the original hand-cranked telephones in the villages are no longer needed. The telephone lines are also different and need to be modified. It will be more troublesome to call the village in the future.

But before that, Li Long needed to do another thing.

That day, after Gu Xiaoxia got off work and had dinner, she discussed another matter with Li Long.

"You mean borrow the car? Do you want me to borrow the car, or do you want me to drive over there?"

"It's best if you drive there. If you don't want to drive, you can borrow a car." Gu Xiaoxia was a little embarrassed. She couldn't make a decision on this matter, and she didn't know whether Li Long's car would work.

But it was Director Wang who brought up the matter, so she couldn't refuse directly and could only bring the question back to Li Long.

The matter was simple. Director Wang's nephew was getting married on New Year's Day and wanted to make the event more grand, so he thought of borrowing Li Long's jeep.

At that time, there were no cars in the county, not to mention Santana, Xiali, or even Tianjin Daihatsu. The few jeeps were used by leaders, so if you wanted a decent car, you had to either use a tractor or a bus from the bus station.

At that time, some people even used tractors to pick up the bride, which was actually quite impressive. There were horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, and bicycles, but of course none of them were as good as cars.

Li Long's jeep is an anomaly. Director Wang and Gu Xiaoxia have a good relationship, so they think that although the car belongs to the state cooperative, Li Long can dispose of it at will.

Will you lend it to me? (End of this chapter)