Chapter 173 Elaeagnus angustifolia, nose flush, brother-in-law fell in love with...
Li Long rode his bicycle out of Xiaobaiyang ditch and rushed towards the county seat quickly. These wild boar meats were not easy to put away, and he needed to take them home and dispose of them as soon as possible.
He rode to the rural middle school. It was lunch time. Gu Xiaoxia was warming up food in the dormitory. Li Long rode over. Gu Xiaoxia happily helped him hold the bicycle up and support it.
"It was killed in the mountains this morning. Do you want legs or ribs?" Li Long said, "Put the meat in cold water first and put it on the stove when you are free in the afternoon."
"No, no, no, no. I haven't finished the two bottles and the piece of meat you brought over last time."
"Why are you eating so slowly? You didn't keep up with your nutrition before, and now you have to supplement it."
"You can't eat anymore, or you will...get fat." Gu Xiaoxia said the last two words very quietly , but Li Long heard it, he smiled and said:
"Where are you fat? No... Besides, it's better to be fatter, It shows that you are resistant."
Then he cut a piece of wild boar steak for Gu Xiaoxia and put it on the chopping board:
"Just soak it in a basin of water. It will be fine at night. I’ll deal with it later. I have to go back to the team now. It’s too hot to let go.”
"You can eat before you leave!" Gu Xiaoxia hurriedly tried to stop him, but Li Long waved his hand and said:
"No, it's a lot of work to go back. I have to rush back to the mountains today. By the way, your dad is very good. This I left a leg over there, so they can eat it, don’t worry." After saying that, Li Long hurried away on his bicycle.
"Young man is quite nice." Teacher Wang came out after waiting for Li Long to leave. She held a bowl of rice and said while eating:
"I can think of you from time to time and come here to give it to you. I really care about you when I send you meat. He can hunt wild boars from time to time and make money. There must be a lot of girls in your team who like him, right?"
Gu Xiaoxia thought of Wu Shufen, and she said with some confidence:
"He won't pay attention to other people."
Teacher Wang smiled and said nothing, but she sighed in her heart that people's hearts are easily changed. Change.
When Li Long returned to the team, the Li family was also eating. They were a little surprised to see that Li Long had brought back another wild boar, and then they were relieved.
"You guys eat first, I'll go to the Wei family. This little wild boar belongs to their family." Li Long said, holding the sack, "Wei Zhonghua discovered the wild boar group."
"Then you send it over first and keep the food for you." Li Jianguo said, "Explain the matter clearly. Do you want to bring some meat?"
"Bring a piece of meat, we will explain it clearly in the mountains. A small wild boar, but we can’t finish the meat, so we’ll bring some ribs and pork belly.”
“Okay.” Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei both nodded, and then went to cut the meat.
“I’ll cut off one more piece and send some to Old Uncle Luo.” Li Long said again, “By the way, I’ll send the remaining injured little wild boar over.”
“Okay. Okay, I went to see Lao Mahao this morning. Lao Luo raised the little wild boars very well. They can eat all of them, but this guy doesn't grow very well. No pig grows fast. By the way, those two. The little deer is still a little wilted..."
"There's no way, we don't have any experience raising this thing. We'll raise it if we can. If it doesn't, we'll kill it."
"Then let's keep it first." Li Jianguo shook his head. , "Maybe he will survive."
Li Long carried two small wild boars and two pieces of meat and walked to Lao Ma's house, where Lao Luo was eating.
Li Long took a look and found that the rice he cooked was steamed with corn noodles mixed with alfalfa. It was similar to the "Yuqian Rice" in middle school textbooks, and a small dish of soy sauce was served as a side dish. .
"Uncle Luo, can you eat this?" Li Long put a piece of pork belly on his chopping board, "It's not nutritious."
"Hey, as long as you can eat enough, there are so many things! Why are you bringing up meat again? I burned the meat you brought last time and haven't finished it yet."
"Then you have to eat it Ah, I have to give it up." Li Long couldn't help but wonder, "Is it going to get bad if you keep it for a long time?"
"It's not bad," Old Uncle Luo grinned. One of his front teeth was missing. Looks quite happy Qing, "Would you like some?"
"No, I have prepared them at home, and they are also steamed vegetables. My sister-in-law picked the thorn bud flowers on the edge of the ration field and steamed them."
Although the Li family also steams vegetables, they have rich side dishes. They have stir-fried pickles, salted leeks, and two boiled eggs. After pounding a bowl of eggs and garlic and eating them, the taste will definitely be different.
Old Uncle Luo didn't try to dissuade him. He pointed at the sack in Li Long's hand and said:
"Caught another little wild boar?"
"Well, we caught two this time, and one is a good one. To Wei Zhonghua's family, he was the one who sent the wild boars There is another one left in our horse's bay. He is injured. Let's see if he can be fed."
"Let me see..." Old Uncle Luo came over and opened the sack, took a closer look, and put it away. Only the injured wild boar was taken out.
"This must be due to pressure. It looks like there is a little congestion on the body. Let's wait for two days. The wild boar babies are living well. The five of them are very happy now. They eat everything they are given and fight every day. They don't care at all. Losing leisure..."
"Then let this one stay alone first, otherwise the others will pinch the injured area. Don't die from it." Li Long suggested, "Okay, Uncle Luo, you eat first, and I'll go get the piglets for the Wei family." Send it over.”
“Okay, that’s right. Deer..."
"Keep it for now, there's nothing you can do if you can't keep it alive." Li Long waved his hand, "Take your time."
"Okay, okay."
Li Long went to the Wei family, who was also eating. Wei Zhonghua's daughter-in-law Cao Guixiang was a little surprised to see Li Long coming. Wei Zhonghua's son is in primary school, and now she is the only one at home.
Li Long said to her at the gate of the courtyard:
"Sister-in-law, Brother Zhonghua found a group of wild boars in the mountains. I dug a hole and caught two of them. One of them belongs to your family, and I will give it to you." Take this piece of meat from home.”
Li Long’s voice was loud, and the old lady from the opposite side quickly went out to look at her.
Cao Guixiang was a little surprised:
"Really from my family? Can his father find that one?"
"Of course, I can't give you a little wild boar kid for nothing, right? By the way, the wild boar kid may have escaped, so you have to close it up. This thing is easy to feed. He will eat whatever Old Uncle Luo says. If you want If you don’t understand anything, ask him.”
After Cao Guixiang was overjoyed, she immediately found a basket and caught the little wild boar in it. She watched the little wild boar in the basket and believed Li Long’s words.
After Li Long delivered the wild boar and meat, he went back home for dinner in a relaxed manner. After eating, he took a nap, and then got up and planned to go to the mountains - Harimu and the others were leaving soon, and he had to buy them more batteries to take with them.
Both Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei went to work in the fields, and Li Qiang was not at home either. Li Long pushed his bicycle out, and the sweet fragrance wafted in the air - the Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers were blooming.
At this time, many Elaeagnus jujube trees were planted in the tree fields on both sides of the road and on the edges of the cultivated land. These trees are drought-tolerant and salt-alkali resistant. They are the earliest greening tree species in the oasis and are of great economic value.
After all, the brigade sales department used to sell a jar of Elaeagnus angustifolia for five cents.
But later, because better economic tree species were planted, Elaeagnus choked people when eaten, and because of the thorns, the trees could not be used as timber, so they were cut down and burned in pieces.
But no matter what, the sweet fragrance of Elaeagnus japonica is unmatched by other flowers, not even the lilac, which later became a best-selling flower in gardening.
Every time this season comes, families usually buy a wine bottle, put a bottle of water in it, fold a handful of Elaeagnus angustifolia branches and put them in the house, and then the whole house will be filled with fragrance - even if the flowers are dry. , the fragrance can still spread for a long time.
Li Long got into the car and walked out of the village with some memories. Then he saw a group of children on the roadside in front of him, folding Elaeagnus japonica flowers and shouting loudly: "Elaeagnus elata flowers, flush your nose, my brother-in-law loves it." Go to my sister-in-law..."
What the heck, Li Long shouted especially loudly when he saw Li Qiang among the children!
He pedaled over quickly and stopped in front of the group of children. After getting off the car, he slapped Li Qiang on the head. He not only slapped Li Qiang, but also several other children:
< br>"Speak nicely, is this what you should say?"
Li Qiang was about to get angry, but when he saw it was Li Long, he immediately withered. He pointed at Ming Wa in the group of children with some grievance and said:
"I learned it from him! He taught us..."
Mingwa looked at Li Long with some fear, but she still maintained a stubborn attitude on her face.
"Your dad is the captain, the village director, and a party member. He has to take the lead for the whole team. You teach them this and let your dad know that it would be weird not to beat you!"
Now Mingwa was scared, and he said to Li Long in a tearful tone:
"Qiangqiang his uncle, don't tell my dad, I don't dare to do it anymore..."
"Go and play. If you don't shout, I won't tell your dad."
The children dispersed in a hurry, occasionally looking back at Li Long. He vaguely heard someone saying to Li Qiang: "Your uncle It’s amazing...”
“That’s right!” Li Qiang replied proudly.
Li Long got on the car and headed west quickly.
When he arrived at the department store, Li Long bought four boxes of batteries. When he was issuing the invoice, the lady at the counter smiled and asked him:
"Young man, you bought so many batteries. Are they for the work unit? Which work unit do you belong to?"
"No, no, no, I am not from the work unit, I am just a farmer." Li Long said with a smile, "No unit."
"Farmer? Impossible, right? There are not many farmers who can afford several radios, bicycles and sewing machines these days." The elder sister obviously didn't believe it.
Li Long said with a smile:
"That's because I am nominally a part-time buyer for the supply and marketing cooperative, and I help my friends in the mountains with their purchases. Part-time job, and I don't receive a salary, no It’s impossible to be a worker, so I’m still a farmer, okay, I’ll give you the money, goodbye!”
After paying the money, Li Long left with the battery in his arms.
Xiao Liu was there, looking at Li Long's back with a sense of loss.
"He is really a farmer..." The elder sister also felt a little regretful.
When the elder sister told Li Long that he had bought so many things, he had already realized the meaning. He even clearly felt a trace of nervousness in the expression of the young girl next to him at that time.
Most of the relationships between men and women in this era are relatively simple, so Li Long knew that he could not give hope to the other party at this time. He directly said that he was a farmer and explained the reason why although he was a part-time buyer, there were no workers. Editor, it was only in name, so it was a very positive rejection.
The other party should be able to hear this.
That girl is indeed pretty, I hope she can find a suitable partner.
Li Long didn't take this matter to heart and rode his bicycle into the mountains again.
By the time we arrived at Harimu's place, the sun had already set, and Harimu and the others had almost finished cleaning up their place. There were a lot of things placed outside the winter nest. The piles seemed to be put in categories, and they were meant to be put on different horses.
When Li Long arrived, Halimu was moving things out of the winter nest.
"This is the battery." Li Long handed him two large boxes of batteries. "You should be able to hear the radio station in Xia Ranch. You need to prepare more batteries, but you still have to save some."
< br>"Okay." Harimu took it happily and pointed to a place to the west of Dongwozi. Xiao Duo said:
"Those are what they brought to you, take them away quickly. We will leave tomorrow, you don't have to come to see us off. See you in winter!"
"Okay, winter See you.”
Li Long didn’t feel reluctant to give up.
Li Long went over and carried the pile of things in a sack to the side of the bicycle - it was a pile of jade and leather.
The jade is a little dirty, so I can’t look at it very carefully, but I’m basically sure it’s all seed material—from the river.
The skins can be seen to include deer skin, wolf skin and roe deer skin, and there seems to be one that looks like an ibex skin.
The largest one is deer skin - half the size of wolf skin. Li Long guessed that it should be an adult male red deer. When this thing grows up, it can really look like a horse.
I rode my bicycle and carried my things back to my wooden house. By this time, the sun had set and the sky had darkened.
Li Long put the bicycle and his belongings into the small house and planned to go to Xiaobaiyanggou after dinner tomorrow morning. If there was no Fritillaria, he would take it directly back to the big yard.
Although this is a deserted mountain, no one can guarantee that there will be no problems.
After locking the door of the small room, Li Long cooked some porridge, pulled out a piece of dried meat, entered the big house, lay half on the wooden kang, and slowly tore and ate.
It feels quite leisurely.
Li Long was also thinking, what will happen to their winter nest when Harimu and the others are gone? What would happen if someone came over and took over?
Thinking about it, I feel like I'm too worried. This winter den has been there for decades without any incident. There are only a few people in the mountains. People come to the mountains in summer, so staying in the winter den for a night is nothing.
After thinking about it, after finishing a piece of meat, he simply washed up, locked the door and planned to go to bed.
The wind wasn't too strong in the mountains at this time, and there wasn't much movement outside, but the temperature was still a bit low. Li Long took off his coat and got into bed and fell asleep quickly.
I don’t know when, there were footsteps and rapid knocking on the door outside. Li Long woke up from his daze and asked:
“Who is it?”
"I am an antler picker. I got lost in the mountains. Can I stay at your house for one night?"
It is normal for someone to get lost in the wild. Li Long got up, put on his clothes and got off the kang and asked:
"How many people are there?"
"Just me..."
Li Long stopped immediately, and he touched the gun next to him with his backhand!
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