Chapter 179 The Feeling of Falling in Love
Li Long had no intention of living in a underground house - it was easy to get rheumatism there, and the space inside was small and very stuffy.
When he left, Tao Daqiang and the others had already stopped working and started to light a pile of fires around the pit, then put wet grass on them, causing clouds of smoke. Come.
Li Long knew that he was fumigating mosquitoes - the mosquitoes in the mountains had already risen.
Some mosquitoes here look big, but actually don’t bite people, and some mosquitoes are small but very poisonous.
Tao Daqiang and the others randomly pulled some grass and put it on the fire, mainly to make smoke. Li Long knew that this thing can repel mosquitoes - surprisingly, this thing was bought from "Bear Bear Paradise" in someone else's house in the previous life. Saw it in cartoons.
Li Long came across some mugwort on the way and pulled a few handfuls. He didn't even order it when he returned to the winter nest, so he put the mugwort into the bedroom.
As usual, I locked the bicycle in the small room, then entered the bedroom and prepared to sleep.
Most of the things in the small room have been moved, and the remaining fritillary will just be taken back on the bicycle tomorrow.
After the mission of Xiaobaiyanggou is completed, Li Long feels that he can wander in the mountains every day - not even possible, he has to catch fish for a few days first. During this period of time, I have been wandering in the mountains every day. The fish in Xiaohaizi must be lonely, right?
The next day, Li Long got up and made himself a rich breakfast with the few things left here. After waiting for a while, before the Fritillary seller came, he tied the Fritillaries in the small room to his bicycle. Go up and ride towards Xiaobaiyanggou.
When they arrived at Xiaobaiyanggou, Xie Yundong and the others had already had breakfast, and all their things were packed and placed outside the nest.
However, the atmosphere was a bit strange, which surprised Li Long. Before he could ask, Xie Yundong told him.
"Xu Jianjun ran out last night and said he wanted to pick up antlers. But instead of picking up the antlers, he attracted the wolf! Last night three wolves came over... If there weren't so many of us, we would light a torch together. The wolf scared away, Xu Jianjun is finished, maybe one of us will be bitten by the wolf!"
Li Long's face suddenly turned dark.
Is Xu Jianjun so disobedient?
He looked at Xu Jianjun, who was sitting in front of his nest with an indifferent expression on his face.
“There’s no way to deal with him now. After we’ve finished making up the whole thing, he also feels that we can’t do anything to him, so you see… Anyway, if there is a mission next year, I will definitely not want him. ”
Xie Yundong was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Li Long's heart moved, he walked to Diwozi, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and said:
"Everyone has worked hard for more than a month. Today we have successfully completed the task. Everyone remembers the number of pieces. There are more and less, but it is still better than digging for food in the field, right?"
"Yes, yes."
"That's more than twenty yuan a month, which is better than The last apprentice worked.”
“Having meat for three days is much better than being at home.”
“That’s all thanks to Xiaolong, Xiaolong, it’s really thanks to you. "The person who said this was Wei Zhonghua. His family has a little wild boar, not to mention how beautiful it is.
"I also thank you all for cooperating with my work. There may still be work in the autumn, and I will look for you then - of course, just a few people, I can't afford to support you."
Li Long's words When they came out, most people immediately cheered up - by earning money twice a year, they could earn what they needed urgently at home.
Now that there are ration fields, there is no problem having enough food at the end of the year. If there is another way to make money, wouldn't it be happier than the workers - after all, there is nothing to do all winter!
Xu Jianjun listened indifferently at first. After all, the work was done and the job he made was qualified. He couldn’t deduct his own money. If his own money was deducted at this time, he and Li would fight to the death. !
I just didn’t expect that Li Long’s relaxed words would make Xu Jianjun’s face look ugly.
He didn't need anyone to remind him, he knew that Li Long was talking about him.
If there really is such a side job in autumn and winter, then everyone else will have it and he will not be there. That person will be in great disgrace!
The problem is that it feels uncomfortable to watch others make money but he cannot make it himself!
"Okay, let's wait a little longer. The supply and marketing cooperative's car will come over soon. Let's load these handlebars into the car. When we return, everyone will follow the car back to the county. You may have to go back by yourself when you get down."
"That's great. If you save this journey, when you get to the county town, it only takes two or three hours to leave." I can deliver it to the county town. , these people are happy.
After about half an hour, the car's engine sounded, and then three cars appeared at the mouth of the ditch, and then came to them.
The Xiaobaiyang Valley is generally flat. After the car drove over, it turned around and turned off the engine. The driver did not move, and two people got out, a man and a woman.
“Hello, are you Xiao Li?” The man was very enthusiastic. He smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with Li Long. “I am Wu Tianshan, the warehouse manager of our supply and marketing cooperative. Just call me Lao Wu. . This is our warehouse clerk He Fang."< br>
"Hello, Manager Wu, hello Sister He." Li Long greeted proactively, "Would you like to check the loading now?"
"Okay, let's not waste time, let's check now Get dressed.”
Li Long then turned around and waved:
"From the inside out, hold each other's hands and carry the handles row by row. After checking one person here, come to the next one."
Finally. The one inside was Tao Daqiang’s, and he was also the one with the most.
The others chatted and laughed together and carried Tao Daqiang's bags five by one.
“The quality is good.” Wu Tianshan inspected the handles one by one and praised, “The braiding is very dense, the strips are well selected, and the handles are suitable. It’s very good. Let’s load it into the car. ”
Then load up the car.
After checking one by one, it has been more than an hour since the three cars were loaded.
Finally, Wu Tianshan sighed while signing the document:
"Xiao Li, the quality of the handbags you made is really good. I won't come if you make good ones. It’s empty, these are all qualified. Come, take this list, and you can get the money from the finance department when you go back.”
There are some empty seats in the last car, Li Long and Wu Tianshan have already said. Okay, let Tao Daqiang and the others get into the car with their luggage.
"Daqiang, please take care of Uncle Gu on the way." After putting them in the car, Li Long said to Tao Daqiang.
“Don’t worry, I know this.” Tao Daqiang nodded vigorously.
The car drove out of Xiaobaiyanggou, and Li Long also got on his bicycle and pedaled out.
He also hopes to return to the county seat as soon as possible, then go to check out and settle this matter as soon as possible.
Li Long rode his bicycle to the county. It was already noon, and the supply and marketing cooperative had already finished get off work, so he went to the Big Meat Canteen and ordered a bowl of noodles.
Zhong Guoqiang was not there, so Li Long ate one noodle with peace of mind, added another noodle, and asked for a free bowl of noodle soup.
After eating deliciously, I wiped my mouth and left. At this time, I went to the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative and waited for a while before going to work.
Li Long was not here, and Li Long didn't care that much. He took the invoice issued by the warehouse manager and went to the financial office to settle the account.
"A total of 1,842 yuan." The cashier counted out the money skillfully, asked him to count it again, and then asked him to sign in a small book.
Li Long looked at the book, which was similar to a receipt, and signed it. The amount of money is no problem. He put it away and said habitually:
"Thank you, comrade." Then he walked out.
“This young man is quite calm after getting so much money.” The accountant next to him kept observing Li Long and said in a low voice.
"You should have seen large sums of money often." The cashier was more experienced and said, "The people that Section Chief Li has taken care of should not be simple."
Li Long didn't know this During the conversation between the two, he put the money in his inner pocket, rode back to the compound, and returned from He took out his three hundred and seven dollars from the wad of money, packed the remaining one thousand five hundred and thirty-five dollars, put the small-caliber rifle into the gun bag, took it out of the big yard, and locked the door. He rode towards the free market - he also wanted to try his luck and see if there were any stalls there.
What surprised Li Long was that there were stalls in the original black market and now in the free market.
There were not many stalls, and Li Long guessed that these people were probably professional second-tier dealers, the type of people who buy and sell, but the scale was small, so the Investment Office did not arrest anyone.
Li Long walked over and took a look. They mainly sold grain and eggs, and there were a lot of agricultural and sideline products.
As the weather gets hotter, these vendors have moved their stalls under the shade of trees - this is very good about Northern Xinjiang, or the whole of XJ. No matter how hot it is outside, it is quite cool under the shade of the trees, and it is also It's windy.
Li Long walked to the egg seller and saw that the eggs were of different sizes. Some were stained with blood, and some had chicken feces on them. Thinking about it, chicken farms had not yet emerged these days. , these are pure local eggs, so he asked:
"Sister, how much does an egg cost?"
The egg seller was in his thirties. Hearing Li Long ask the price, his face burst into laughter and he said:
"One six cents - "You asked for more, and I got it cheaper." She had been here for almost a day, and she ate a steamed bun at noon without even taking a sip of water. She almost choked to death and really didn't want to stay anymore.
The price of eggs has dropped? Li Long was a little surprised. Previously, an egg was worth eight cents! He remembered that the last time he had an impression of the price of eggs was two years later. At that time, it was only 10 cents. This price of 10 cents lasted for several years.
"There is no way, there are still few people eating eggs now, and everyone has little money." The woman saw Li Long's doubts, "It can't be sold. Look, I sold this basket of eggs for a whole day. ”
"How many are left?" Li Long asked.
"Thirty-three." The woman said quickly.
"Is it fresh?" Li Long asked again, but he was worried about buying a bad one.
"Don't worry about this! I go to a regular house to collect them every three to five days. There can't be any old eggs." The woman said immediately, "No, please take one and shake it..."
< br>"Then I want them all." Li Long pointed at the basket and said, "Then this basket..."
"I can't give you the basket." The eldest sister immediately shook her head, "I bought this basket from a stall next to me some time ago."
"Then I can't fit it in." Li Long habitually carried a basket An old yellow satchel. This yellow satchel can hold twenty eggs.
"Then..." The woman was also in trouble. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then you have to add some money."
"Add fifty cents." Li Long looked at it. Her basket said, "You have been weaving this basket for at least half a year, and you are still good at weaving it." It’s not good, the closure is not in place, you can see the hair is falling off on the edges.”
“That’s okay.” The woman certainly knew what was wrong with her basket. In fact, it was the closure that she bought. The baskets I took from other people's homes when I was cooking eggs.
Thirty-three eggs cost one dollar and sixty-five cents. Add the fifty cents for the basket, and the total is two dollars and fifteen cents. That’s seven cents more per egg.
Li Long is very contented.
With the basket stuck on the back seat, Li Long left with satisfaction and went to the department store again.
There is already a shed to store bicycles here, and the fare is five cents. Li Long locked the car and entered the building with a gun and an egg basket.
Seeing fresh bagged chicken cakes costing two yuan a pack, Li Long bought six packs and asked the salesperson to pack two packs.
He thought that his family didn't go out on the street often, so he bought some common things - salt, sugar and various seasonings, needle money. Thinking about summer and the bad roads, he bought a pair of rubber boots for Li Juan and Li Qiang each. (rain boots), a pair of sneakers, a few pairs of socks.
As for the eldest brother and sister-in-law, after thinking about it, they had nothing to buy, so they turned around and left the building.
Xiao Liu saw Li Long as soon as he came in.
After Li Long finished shopping and went out, the eldest sister next to him whispered:
"It seems to be true. The things I bought are for living - maybe the family has already You have a partner, don’t forget about it. How is the one the manager introduced to you a few days ago?”
"That driver... I don't like it." Xiao Liu shook his head, "He invited me to dinner and drank some wine, and his behavior... was very rude..."
The elder sister sighed and said no more say.
Li Long got on his bicycle and rode all the way to the township middle school. Gu Xiaoxia hadn't finished class yet. He waited for a while at the door of the teacher's dormitory. Gu Xiaoxia didn't come, and Teacher Wang came back first.
"Xiao Li, right? Xiao Gu still has half a class, do you want to sit here with me?"
"No, no." Li Long waved his hands hurriedly, thinking that this lonely person Men and widows, go to your dormitory? When Gu Xiaoxia saw it, she really couldn't explain it.
Teacher Wang was older, and seeing Li Long's appearance, he was really happy to tease him. He opened the door and said with a smile:
"Are you dating Xiaoxia? Let me tell you, Xiaoxia Xia is very popular in our school, so you have to keep an eye on her."
"I believe in Xiaoxia," Li Longxin said. I know Gu Xiaoxia better than you. This girl will not accept death easily. Changed.
Teacher Wang did not expect that Li Long would not accept the move and was still very determined, so he felt a little bored and muttered "It's really not funny" and then entered the room.
Li Long was still looking in the direction of the classroom bungalow, without even looking at her open dormitory door.
Finally seeing Gu Xiaoxia's figure, Li Long waved to her happily.
Being a man of two generations, Li Long felt it was a little strange to have the tension and excitement of falling in love.
When Gu Xiaoxia saw Li Long, a touch of surprise flashed across her face. She held the book and quickened her pace. When she came to Li Long, she whispered:
"I don't know you Come..."
"I didn't tell you, okay, open the door." Li Long said with a smile, "You look like a teacher."
Gu Xiaoxia blushed and lowered her head to open the door, and Li Long followed her in.
Teacher Wang appeared at her door. She leaned against the door with a smile on her face, a little envious.
This is what it feels like to be in love.
(End of this chapter)