There are huge piles of beets in the yard from five acres of land.
These beets still need post-processing. Use a knife to peel off the remaining mud on them and chop the roots clean.
Of course, if it is eaten by pigs, it can be treated roughly. If the syrup is made at home, it must be done carefully.
When Li Long returned to the yard, he saw a lot of beets. There are still uneaten bones in the pot on the stove in the yard. The lid is on, and the aroma is emitting.
Some bones were thrown in the corner, and a bowl was placed on the table under the shed. Sister-in-law Liang Yuemei was washing the dishes. When she saw Li Long coming back, she asked with a smile:
"Xiaolong is back? Have you eaten?"
"I haven't eaten, but I'm not hungry. I'll put the meat down and take the deer to the horse number." Li Long explained, "Inside are the stomachs and intestines of wild boars and wolves, as well as the meat of a small wild boar. Sister-in-law, please handle it."
"Okay." Liang Yuemei was full of gratitude to Li Long at this moment. If Li Long hadn't run back in time to call someone yesterday, his parents and brothers would have suffered a loss.
Li Long unloaded the meat and water, and put some in a bag, which was to be given to Old Uncle Luo.
Cycling to Laomahao, Uncle Luo was not there. Li Long guessed that he had gone to work on the grass. In winter, the wild boar must be killed, but the roe deer must be raised. Old Uncle Luo said before that he would go to the fields to get some corn stalks and cut some grass for preparation in the next few days.
Each family will be given a point for the corn pole in the team, but some people in some places that are far away will not need it. If you don't have any livestock at home, you usually save some for the fire in the summer, but the rest are really of little use.
But for the roe deer, the leaves and seeds on the corn stalks are delicious.
Li Long released the little deer and put it into the pen where the two deer were. The deer was suddenly free and immediately ran inside.
Roe Deer Zi saw a new "person" coming and came over to smell the smell across the circle.
Li Long went to wash his hands, cut up the offal and put it on a plate, and took out a bottle of wine.
As for the meat, he just put salt on it, found wire and hung it on the wire that was used to tie up clothes in the yard.
Make air-dried meat.
Half an hour later, Lao Luo came back with a large bundle of grass on his back. Li Long helped him put the grass down, and fed part of it to the roe deer and fawns in the pen, and part of it leaned against the wall of the vegetable garden. on, ready to dry.
"Xiaolong, when did you come back?"
"I just came back a while ago." Li Long said, "Uncle Luo, you must be tired too. I chopped some offal. Open a bottle of wine and have a drink?”
"Then have a drink." Lao Luo said with a smile, "With this good thing, why don't you drink? Have some to relieve your fatigue."
The moonlight was not as bright as yesterday, and the electricity was turned on in Lao Ma's cabin. There was an electric light, but Old Uncle Luo didn't turn on the light, so he just lit it up in the moonlight, each with a pair of chopsticks and a glass of wine, drinking and chatting.
“It’s great that you have brought back another fawn.” Old Uncle Luo sighed, “I’m afraid that in winter, those wild boars will be killed and only one roe deer will be left. Then what should I feed? This deer is here, it’s okay.”
“Uncle Luo, if you want to feed more, wait. I'll go to the mountains in a while, stay for a while, and bring everything back for you to raise. I'm afraid you won't be able to raise it by then. "
"How can you not raise it?" "Lao Luo? The uncle smiled and said, "As long as it's not this snarling wild boar, everything else will be fine."
"That's okay." Li Long picked up the cup and clinked it with Old Uncle Luo. "I think I can get some more roe deer seeds or deer back then. This thing is valuable, and it will save you money to keep it."
" Just think about it, a fawn sells for 300, but when it’s grown, it costs 500 or 600, right? If we can get a big deer, then our horse number must be changed to a deer number..."
"Then I'll try my best." Li Long drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, "Let's see. You can’t just rush back to get a few more at the end of the year.”
Having a goal will bring you motivation. In fact, during the previous period, Li Long's goal was not particularly obvious. It was to make money, catch fish, and hunt. The money is about the same, and some things are being added step by step. I have a bicycle, a big house, a small yard, a radio, and now I still need to buy a TV.
The next step is the homestead, but building a house will not be until next year. Therefore, Li Long feels that he is not very motivated now. He just has the mentality that there will be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and he will solve whatever problems he encounters.
Now that Old Uncle Luo has given him a goal, Li Long feels that he can really do it.
The two of them didn't finish the bottle of wine. Old Uncle Luo had an average drinking capacity, and Li Long didn't intend to drink hard, just having some fun would be fine.
After drinking, the two of them washed up and went to bed. Li Long felt so dizzy that it was better to fall asleep.
I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and the fatigue from this period seemed to be gone.
Old Uncle Luo had already cooked porridge and fed wild boars, roe deer, deer and young deer. When he saw Li Long coming out, he smiled and said:
"Eat here or go to your brother's place? I mixed cold vegetables and steamed corn noodles to make cakes."
"Then eat here." Li Long said with a smile, "Uncle Luo, please You."
"What's the trouble? It's better to have someone to eat with. I feel like I can't eat alone. It's better to have a lively meal." This Li Long felt deeply. ——Of course it was also in the previous life. When I was young, I was at my elder brother's house. When I was eating, it was like robbing me. It was really robbing me with Li Juan and Li Qiang. At that time, I felt like I had a really good appetite.
When I got older, my eldest brother had an accident and lost contact with my sister-in-law’s family. After that, I was alone for a while and basically lost my appetite for food.
Even children have to eat together as a group to enjoy the meal. In comparison, it seems to be more able to stimulate the secretion of some substances in the human body.
Porridge is actually a paste of corn flour, commonly known as Dacha porridge. The corn noodle cake is a little sweet. The cold dishes include green chili peppers mixed with vinegar and salt, autumn leeks blanched in water and then chopped and poured with vinegar, and cabbage chopped raw and served cold.
Quite a few.
With the leftover offal from last night, it has both meat and vegetables and is rich in nutrients.
The two chatted while eating. After eating, Li Long went to wash the dishes, and then found Xu Chengjun's home.
Xu Chengjun had also just eaten and was getting ready to work in the fields. Today, wheat will be sown in their family's grain field, and the head of the family must follow suit.
"Xiaolong, what's the matter?" When Li Long came, Xu Chengjun immediately stopped walking out, "You don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything."
"That's for sure. "Li Long also knew that Xu Chengjun He was busy, so he said the matter directly, "Director, I want to apply for a homestead."
"What do you mean?" Xu Chengjun was amused, "Are you planning to get married?"
Li Long is engaged He knew about it. Normally, when the relationship is relatively good, he will be notified. But these two are different. Li Jianguo is the elder of the village. Before Xu Chengjun became the militia company commander, Li Jianguo was the leader of the village group and one of the founders of the village.
And Gu Boyuan can also be regarded as one of the founders of the village. He came early and has knowledge. Facing other people, although Xu Chengjun is young, he definitely has the right to speak. He should be lectured or scolded. Some old people in the village think that Xu Chengjun is a second-rate person.
But he also trains people differently. He could only respect people like Li Jianguo and Gu Boyuan. His qualifications are there, just like Li Yunlong. Although he was awarded the title of major general in five or five years, some lieutenant generals still have to salute him when they come over - his qualifications are too old.
“No, let’s prepare it first.” Li Long said with a smile, “This year we will mark out the homestead site, and next year we will make soil blocks or bricks, prepare materials, and see when the house is built before we can get married. Well.”
“ Then tell me, which village are you planning to build in?" Xu Chengjun turned back to the house and said, "You can choose between three places!"
"So much freedom to choose? ? "Li Long was a little shocked? "Director, are you kidding?"
"Are you kidding me? I'm telling you, you can really choose whatever you want. It doesn't matter if it's bigger. I know you have money and can afford it. Anyway, it's a homestead now. Even though the yard and so on are within the general scope stipulated above, But our village has a lot of land, so you can expand it as long as you don’t go too far.”
Li. Long was a little confused and asked:
"Director, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? Isn't it obvious what I mean? I just want to keep you." I heard that you have a yard in the county?”
“Yes.”
"That's right. I was still thinking that when Gu Xiaoxia went to work in the county, you would also move to the county one day. After all, you are from our village, so our village also expressed its opinions when it came to it. Now you say you want to be in the county If the village wants a homestead, I'm so happy!" Xu Chengjun didn't hide it and said what he felt directly:
"As you know, our village is starting to develop its economy, no. It should be said that our township does not have this advantage. So, you have done these two big jobs for the village this year, which will really make other villages jealous. Just focus on our village, that’s fine. As for the homestead, isn’t that what it should be?”
Li Long understood that this was to tie himself up—or, in other words, give himself some restraint.
After all, I am really a big Buddha to the village now.
Not everyone can just pull in a big job worth thousands or even thousands of dollars. And Li Long obviously still has more work in his hands. As long as he is in the village, as long as his brother is still in the village, this job will never be given to other villages.
So you can zone this homestead wherever you want.
Understand this meaning, Li Long is actually a little proud.
After all, I have such an important role in the heart of the village director, so I can't help but feel a little proud.
He thought for a while, and it took nearly twenty years before the village abandoned two of the three residential areas and merged them all into one residential area. That point is to the west, near Weigou. But Li Long doesn't like living there at the moment, after all, neither his eldest brother's house nor Lao Ma's house is there.
In the past twenty years, now we can build a house and live in it for twenty years, then tear it down and build a new one.
In twenty years, who knows how much will change?
So he said:
"Then I'd better build it near my eldest brother's house. If you see where there is a place to draw it, just give it to me."
" That's easy, just at your eldest brother's house There is a large open space in front of you. Your eldest brother, as the team leader, has planted red flowers there. Don’t plant them next year. Let it be used as a yard for you.”
Li Long was shocked—that place was at least four square meters. Five acres, all for yourself as a yard? Are you becoming a landlord? (End of chapter)