Lu Dafeng gave Li Long three bottles of six kilograms of mountain nectar, and he didn't want Li Long's money, but Li Long didn't insist. According to the current price of these three jars of honey, they don't cost more than ten yuan, so if you don't want them, just don't want them. Anyway, the meat and other things he brought over were not only worth this price, but also came with life-saving grace.
As the old saying goes, don’t forget when you give a favor and don’t forget when you receive a favor, but Li Long still hoped to give Lu Dafeng a chance to return the favor, so that it would be easier to deal with him in the future.
Otherwise, Yi Lu Dafeng’s character might be remembered for a long time and would be uncomfortable.
“Is this flower going out of season soon?” Li Long asked, looking at the few red flowers left.
"Well, there are not many red flowers left, but there are still many other flowers in the mountains." Lu Dafeng said, "If we can survive August, we will move to another place then."
Li Long left here with the honey and returned to the wooden house.
Make a cup of honey water at night, it’s really sweet. At this time, there will basically be no fake honey.
Thinking about all the fake honey and fake royal jelly in later generations, Li Long felt that at least he had always been pretty good. Honey costs from more than one yuan per kilogram to dozens to hundreds of yuan per kilogram, and I have never tasted fake honey.
In the next few days, Li Long got up early and returned late to expand the scope of his search for black tiger palm fungi, and the harvest was pretty good. In the ditch to the east, I also picked up two ibex skulls, one with 21 segments and the other with 18 segments.
And the skull is also very intact. It should have died of old age or fallen down.
Li Long planned to keep the twenty-one-year-old self in the big yard and give the eighteen-year-old self to Li Xiangqian.
He has many friends, so this thing should be useful.
One day later, there was another sack of sun-dried black tiger palm fungi, and Li Long returned to the county town with two ibex horns on his back.
Before arriving at the purchasing station, the sky was already overcast, and it started to rain soon after. Li Long hurried to the big yard - look at the rain, it won't stop in a short time.
But there is also an advantage. After the rain, the mushrooms grow again.
The rain in summer falls hard and drags on for a long time. Fortunately, when Li Long came back, the meat on the pole had already been put away, and the few remaining mushrooms that were dried outside were also put into the small room.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome if it rained every now and then, and the quality might drop by one level.
There was nothing to do in the yard, so Li Long took out the Codonopsis pilosula and other stuff from the mushrooms while listening to the radio. The various Codonopsis pilosula I picked up several times add up to a lot, and they are all quite big.
Li Long thought about waiting until after autumn, before the reeds were cut, to see if he could dig Codonopsis pilosula in the mountains again. I heard from Chen Hongjun that the price of Codonopsis pilosula is about the same as that of black tiger palm fungus. This thing is big and can be harvested when dug out after autumn. You can give it a try.
To make money, it doesn’t matter if it’s hard work. After all, it was more comfortable than cutting wheat - Li Long wanted to laugh when he thought about Tao Daqiang being stung by an ant and a bee.
After putting the Codonopsis pilosula away, Li Long took out the 56 semi-automatic rifle and wiped it. There was a lot of hunting back and forth and a lot of bullets were used. Li Long was thinking that he would get more bullets when the militiamen were training in the winter.
I recently went back to the village when I had time to see if I could find some bullets from anyone.
The captain should have some. After all, he is also the commander of the militia company, so there should be no shortage of bullets.
I was thinking about things for a while, and after wiping the gun, Li Long saw that the rain hadn't stopped yet, so he simply went to the kitchen, made dough with dough, and prepared to steam some steamed buns to eat.
Knead the dough, cover it with a wet cloth in the basin, and then cover the pot with chops. When Li Long came out of the kitchen, he saw that the rain had lightened up and stopped falling.
The drainage in this large yard is quite good. The raindrops have disappeared and there is no accumulation of water in the yard. There are several water inlets covered with frames welded with iron bars. After the water flows in, it should enter the manhole.
Seeing that the rain had completely stopped, the clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and patches of clear sky appeared, Li Long took out the sack of mushrooms from the kitchen, put it on his bicycle, and pushed it out , riding towards the acquisition station.
Chen Hongjun was standing at the door of the purchasing station looking at the sky. He heard the sound of bicycles, saw Li Long coming, and said with a smile:
"Xiao Li, you have done enough here. Be diligent. You are the only one who brought this black tiger palm fungus. "
"Others may not know that this thing can be sold for money." Li Long got off the bicycle, propped it up, took off the sack and carried it into the house, "If you knew, you would definitely know it now. The mountains are full of people.”
"That's not necessarily true. Not everyone can find this thing, and not everyone dares to venture into the mountains. There are a lot of biting things in the mountains."
"That's true." Li Long Thinking about the wolves hunting wild goats in the hot springs, Chen Hongjun said with emotion, "There are many wolves and leopards."
"Have you caught the lynx?" Chen Hongjun remembered what Li Long asked last time. thing, asked.
"No, that thing moved too fast." Li Long remembered the family of four and shook his head, "I encountered it once and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Let's take a look at the mushrooms. "
"You didn't get wet, did you?" Chen Hongjun asked as he untied the sack. "This thing has been exposed to the rain. Just dry it, but you have to know it in advance, otherwise it will be troublesome."< br>
"No, it rained when I brought it back. When it rained, I carried it inside the house." Li Long helped open the mouth of the sack, "Look, check."
Chen Hongjun's aspect Still very strict, he looked at the mushrooms carefully. Finally, he simply took out the plastic sheet and spread it out, and asked Li Long to pour the dried mushrooms on it and look through it bit by bit.
"Well, they are all dry goods. The quality is about the same as last time, not bad." Chen Hongjun smiled after checking, "Don't blame me for being too busy. This stuff is not inspected well. If it is not dried, it will become moldy in the end. , we will definitely be held accountable in the end.”
"Then blame you," Li Long said with a smile, "Isn't that what it should be? We all tell the truth, business to business, and no one will have any opinions when it comes to the matter."
After the weighing, Li Long finally got one thousand and twenty-four yuan - this time more than last time.
"Xiao Li, just selling mushrooms has paid for several years of other people's wages." Chen Hongjun couldn't help but feel envious, "Young men like this are the only ones in the county."
"Then I'll do it. It’s hard work.” Li Long. Showing the wound on his arm that was scratched by the lynx, he said, "Look, this is not only hard work, but also dangerous. If you really encounter something big, you will be lucky if you get injured."
"That's true." Chen Hongjun agreed deeply.
These days, there are not as many people in Northern Xinjiang as in the past. The mountains are always an inaccessible place. Lu Dafeng would have been dead if he had not met Li Long. And not just one or two people who were digging for wild goods in the mountains died in the woods. In the end it was all silent.
So it is recognized that Li Long earned hard-earned money and hard-earned money.
Li Long took the money and rode back to the big yard. He put the ibex head with eighteen horns in a sack and put it on the back seat, then rode to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The guard already knew Li Long and knew that he was one of his own, so he let him in with a smile.
Li Long rode his bicycle to the carport and put it away, then entered the house with the sack.
Li Xiangqian was talking on the phone, and Li Long heard the words "yard" and "guarantee to handle it well" occasionally mentioned in it.
When Li Qianqian put down the phone, Li Long knocked on the open door with a smile. "Come in, come in." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "Come down from the mountain?"
"Well, we're down." Li Long put the things on the coffee table and said, "I picked up a sheep's head and brought it to the unit chief."
"What? Sheep head?" Li Xiangqian asked curiously.
"It's almost the same as last time." Li Long opened the sack. "It looks quite complete. You can hang it at home or give it to anyone."
Li Long looked at the last time. It feels good to look at that ibex head, but I'm not very interested in it. Later, I heard from the leaders above how good this thing was. But he also knew that this was something that could only be met but not sought, so he never looked for Li Long.
Unexpectedly, Li Long actually found one. Isn't this just what he wanted?
"Not bad, not bad, really good - let's see...these eighteen sections!"
"Well, the old sheep head." Li Long said, "Towards the wall It looks good.”
“That’s right…but it needs to be dealt with carefully.” Li Xiangqian said casually, “I’ll keep it.”
“It’s worth it. "Chief, I just heard you talking about the yard on the phone, what's the matter?" Li Long asked casually.
Li Xiangqian stood up to pour water for Li Long, but Li Long blocked it, picked up the thermos first, poured water for himself and made tea, blowing the foam on the tea leaves and getting ready to listen to what Li Xiangqian said.
“There is a leader who was transferred to work in the state,” Li explained. “The family members were transferred and the children went to school there. His family has a yard here, south of Wuyi Road. I want to It needs to be disposed of."
"How much?" Li Long's heart moved when he heard it. The leader's yard should be well taken care of, right? This thing is different from the old yard that no one lives in. If you buy it, it should be good - it is a rare thing.
"You want to buy a yard? Don't you have a big yard?" Li Xiangqian asked back, "You are young and not married yet, why do you have so many houses?"
" Live." Li Long said with a smile, "My partner works in the Education Bureau, and my big yard is a little far away from the Education Bureau. If this yard is suitable, wouldn't it be more convenient for me to get it?
Besides, I also have a big family. My brother and sister-in-law are still in the countryside. If my niece is admitted to the County No. 1 Middle School later, will it be convenient to live on campus instead of in my own yard? "
Of course it's all nonsense. There is no concept of real estate speculation these days. People don't even think about hoarding houses and land.
And wait for another two years, the unit When building a house, everyone sold their yard to buy a house. After all, they had to build their own stoves in the yard. Son, shovel the snow by yourself
It’s so comfortable to live upstairs, you don’t have to clear the snow in the yard, there is heating, and there is a toilet in the house...
Then this concept has been around for many years. The facilities in the yard have improved and things have slowly turned around.
This is actually similar to the reason why those who live in courtyard houses in Beijing in this era are not as good as those who live in buildings. In later generations, courtyard houses were more expensive, partly because of their location and partly because of their down-to-earth atmosphere, but that was also after renovation. There were many uncomfortable places in the courtyard houses of the 1980s.
The large courtyard where Li Long lives now is also a dry toilet, but it is cleaner and neater than the dry toilets in rural areas.
"The yard is quite nice, not too big. There is a small vegetable garden. There are three large rooms in the main house and the kitchen is in a side room." Li Xiangqian saw that Li Long was really interested, so he said, "The leader is in a hurry to deal with it, and the price is too high. It's not high, four hundred and fifty yuan..."
"Then I want it." Li Long, who only earned a thousand yuan today, feels that the price is really not expensive. He can afford it with his income these days. Two yards.
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Li Qianqian glared at him, "But it will take two days for them to clean up. The bulkier furniture in the house will stay, and other appliances and other appliances will be left behind. Take away..."
"That's for sure." Li Long said with a smile, "Then if you can leave me a TV, wouldn't I be able to make a fortune if I buy a house?"
"That mouth of yours..."
Li Long took out the money from his pocket and counted five He put a hundred yuan on the table and said:
"Chief, here is five hundred yuan. I want this house. Let me know when the procedures can be completed..."
"What's the extra fifty for?"
"You are not the introducer, why don't I ask you to have a cigarette?" Li Long smiled playfully, "I can't let you tell me in vain, right?"
"Take it back!" Li Qianqian said with a straight face, "I need you. This amount of money?"
Li Long didn't move. Li reached forward and took out fifty bucks from the pile of money and slapped it in front of Li Long: "Take it! I know you make a lot of money, but it's hard-earned money. "When you have time, it would be best if you could find something like this for me."
He patted the sheep's head and continued:
"I don't have money here." No. You are smart and practical. I like you, so don’t let this happen between us! Come on, come here every three to five days. I think it will only take two days to move here." >
Li Long left the supply and marketing cooperative in a happy mood and rode back to the compound. Seeing that his face was almost hairy, he started to steam the buns.
When Gu Xiaoxia entered the door, she smelled the aroma of steamed buns, and Li Long was preparing to stir-fry. Seeing her come in, he said with a smile:
"It's a little late for dinner today. You can wash your hands and wait for a while. If you're hungry, eat a steamed bun and see how good my cooking is."
Gu Xiaoxia It was actually quite tiring, but seeing Li Long cooking there, all those worries about work disappeared.
What’s the big deal? I have a strong backing!
"Then I'll wait!" Gu Xiaoxia smiled brightly, "It's so comfortable to eat ready-made!"
"Hey, just wait, I'll wait for your evaluation later!"
" What you cook is the most delicious!" Gu Xiaoxia put the bicycle away happily, "My dad's food is not as delicious as yours!"
It was half sincere and half a compliment, which made Li Long feel a little elated. .
These days, hey, there’s so much going on!
In less than ten minutes, the vegetables were cooked, and Li Long made another tomato and egg drop soup. The two of them faced each other, one holding a big steamed bun, and ate together.
Two dishes, one is the traditional stir-fried eggplant with tomatoes and green peppers, and the other is the stir-fried sword beans with meat. Li Long shredded the sword beans very finely, practiced his knife skills, and fried them very well. Gu Xiaoxia loved to eat them.
These days, women have big appetites! (End of this chapter)