When Li Long finished drinking milk tea and was about to leave, Harimu started loading things for him.
He was taking stock of the things he was going to take back this time like a steward of the Jia family.
The heaviest ones are seven pieces of jasper seed material. The big one is about the size of a football and the small one is about the size of a fist. The texture is very good. Five of the seven pieces are the kind without black spots. Look at it. Very beautiful.
The six antlers that took up the most space were the ones with at least four branches, and the largest one had eight branches. Li Long didn't even know how the antlers grew so big.
The most comfortable thing is a thick pile of leather. Li Long is now considered knowledgeable. There are deerskin, roe deer skin, and ibex skin.
There are also two pairs of ibex horns, one is relatively fresh with a little bit of dried meat on the skull, and the other is old with a relatively complete skull.
The number of horns of these two ibexes exceeds sixteen, so they are old sheep.
A bag of snowdrops, the dried kind. In this regard, Li Long admired these herdsmen very much. They only took the flowers and would not dig up the snow lotus roots.
Two pieces of deer antlers, both of which are not very long, are dry, and their combined weight is about three kilograms.
These things have already filled the carriage. Although it is not heavy, it looks like a lot.
When Harimu loaded the car, he even left a seat for Li Long to sit.
Finally, he took out a small piece of something and handed it to Li Long:
"We picked up something like this by the river in the mountains, some big and some small. I am the big one. I stayed behind to get something for Yanggangzi. This Well, I’ll give it to you.”
Li Long was startled when he saw that thing, and waved his hand hurriedly:
“You can’t have it, you have to keep this. Well, pick it up yourself later!”
"Take it!" Harimu directly stuffed it into Li Long's hand, "Without you, Nathan would be gone. Don't be polite to me.
By the way, when you come again this time, bring more Some medicine, the medicine I brought last time... you don’t know, it really saved people, Shan It rained heavily for a long time, and several people had colds and fevers. If it hadn't been for the medicine you brought, some of the old people might not have survived."
Li Long's attention was drawn away! , when he reacted, the thing was already in his hands.
It was a heavy, golden thing.
The sky is golden nugget!
Although it is small and can be held with one palm, it cannot be called nugget gold, but it is very heavy. It feels like it is at least seven or eight hundred grams, if not one kilogram.
Even now when the price of gold is far lower than in later generations, this thing is still valuable!
Is this just for yourself?
"We looked for that place again, but couldn't find it again. But, I believe there must still be some in this mountain." Harimu said with a smile, "You and I are all lucky. Very, we will definitely meet more later!"
Li Long nodded, this is the truth.
After all, the Mahe River is known as the Golden Jade Bottom, which means that the river bed contains gold and the river bottom has jade. Gold mines were opened here when the braids were clear, so it is no problem to find natural gold nuggets in the upstream branches.
It just depends on luck.
Harimu, Nathan, and Susken helped Li Long push the carriage across the ditch, said goodbye to him and returned to the winter home. Li Long also led the horse back in a happy mood.
When I climb a mountain, I personally say that it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down. However, with a horse-drawn carriage, it is naturally easier to go down the mountain than to go up the mountain.
The thick snow was pressed into a rut when going up the mountain. The old horse knew the way. When he came back out of the mountain pass, he continued walking down the road. With inertia, he would go back quickly. Quite a bit, Li Long felt that No. 76 was walking easily, so he got on the carriage so that he could relax a bit.
After passing the Qingshuihe settlement and getting on the road, No. 76 walked more easily. The horse's hoofbeats sounded crisply, and it snored occasionally. When there was a downhill slope, it even wanted to trot. Li Long could feel it. I was very happy when I returned home on the 76th.
He began to think about what he would buy when he went back. I bought four more bags of coarse salt, one hundred and sixty kilograms.
You have to buy at least 20 packs of sugar cubes, 30 packs of brick tea, and radios—buy five first. You have to buy batteries by the box, twenty boxes... no, thirty boxes.
Since Harimu said, bring twenty bottles of liquor. If you drink this stuff at home, it’s fine.
If you have children, you still need to buy fruit candies. If you have elderly people, you should also buy some cakes. Of course, the most important thing is to buy more medicines. You need to buy all kinds of standing medicines.
In the past, we used to prepare for one, two, three or four families, but now we have to prepare for more than a dozen families. Anything less will not be enough.
The tickets are definitely not enough, so we have to look for the original ticket seller. I don’t know if I can find him.
While thinking about these things in my mind, I feel like there are multiple threads in my mind that need to be sorted out one by one.
Back in the county, it is already lunch time. Li Long didn't go directly to the purchasing station. There was no one there at this time, and they had to get off work at noon.
He led the carriage back to the big yard. The door was locked. Li Long guessed that Gu Xiaoxia had gone to Yang Xiulan's place, so he opened the door, led the carriage in, unloaded the horse, tied it up, and wiped it. Khan, given the materials, the next step is to deal with those things.
The jade must be unloaded and placed casually in the room where the jade was originally placed. When I glanced around, I found that some of the jasper that was originally placed, including some Hetian jade seeds, had fallen to dust and was very inconspicuous.
That’s right.
The skins and antlers were kept in the car. He didn't plan to sell the antlers now, so he took them inside and hid them. This thing became more and more expensive in the future, and it wasn’t until large-scale deer breeding began to appear that it became cheaper.
There is still a lot of room for growth. If you are not short of money, you might as well keep it.
I also took the snow lotus. This thing can't be sold for money now, or it won't be sold for money in future generations. It's better to keep it in your own home and make wine and medicine. These snow lotuses should be real and cannot be found later.
Smelling the fragrance of snow lotus, Li Long thought for a while and put this in the bedroom. The fragrance will last forever, so why not just put it in the bedroom and it will smell comfortable.
The remaining skins and antlers can be sold directly to the purchasing station, and the money can be used to exchange for things needed in the mountains.
Get more tickets and buy more.
As for the natural gold nugget, leave it alone for now. At this time, the price of gold is only twenty or thirty yuan, and this natural gold nugget should be impure. I wonder how much it can reach, seventy? eighty?
It’s not a bad idea to keep it. After taking care of these, Li Long rode his bicycle out, locked the door and went straight to the free market.
As expected, there was no ticket seller here, nor Yang Xiulan, so Li Long went straight to the yard south of Wuyi Road.
When he arrived at the door of the yard, he heard the voices of Yang Xiulan and Gu Xiaoxia talking inside and smiled.
It is indeed here.
And from the smell, he must be eating.
Li Long pushed the bicycle in. Han Fang heard a sound and opened the door and looked around. When she saw Li Long, she shouted in surprise:
"Uncle Li!"
Then she turned around. Shouting into the room:
"Mom, Aunt Gu, Uncle Li is here!"
When Li Long loaded up the car, Yang Xiulan and Gu Xiaoxia both walked out.
"You're back from the mountains?"
"You're back. I went to the compound just now. I saw you weren't there, so I thought you were here, so I came over to have a meal."
"Say What are you doing?" Yang Xiulan pretended to blame, "I'm eating this. It’s your fault that I live here. You should come here to eat. Come on, come in, come in quickly.”
The room is very warm, and there is a pile of coal beside the stove, smashed into even pieces. small piece, with a layer of newspaper spread underneath to prevent the floor from getting dirty. The ashes in front of the stove were also swept clean. It seemed that they were cleaned frequently.
On the table at this time were three bowls of rice and two dishes: fried shredded potatoes and fried cabbage. You can see a little bit of meat in the dish, and I don't know if it's just for when Gu Xiaoxia comes over to eat, or if it's included on a regular basis.
Yang Xiulan hurried over, filled rice for Li Long, and placed it in front of the table. Han Fang had already pulled a stool for Li Long and said with a smile:
"Uncle Li, sit down!"
Gu Xiaoxia The seat was on Li Long's left hand. At this moment, the two plates of food were close to her position. This allowed Li Long to see that Yang Xiulan still took good care of Gu Xiaoxia.
"Okay, I'm not welcome." Li Long was also hungry. He picked up the bowl and took a mouthful of rice. When he was about to pick up the food, he said to the others:
"You guys too Eat. By the way, Sister Yang, is there enough food?”
"That's enough, that's enough." Yang Xiulan said with a smile, "I originally cooked a lot and planned to fry rice in the afternoon, but now it's just right."
"Okay, let's eat. I'm busy after eating."< br>
Those three just started eating.
"You just came back from the mountains?" Gu Xiaoxia asked with concern, "Is the snow heavy?"
"It's okay." Li Long had food in his mouth and quickly chewed it down. Then he said: "There are not many things to pull, the carriage can go up. I am going to buy things in the afternoon, and I have to go up tomorrow. They are short of a lot of things."
Han Fang asked curiously:
"Uncle Li, what are you sending to the mountains? Who are you sending to?"
"Don't ask random questions!" Yang Xiulan glared at her.
Han Fang lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
"It's okay, Sister Yang, it's okay. I have some herder friends in the mountains. They came back from the summer pasture. I gave them some medicine, rice, noodles and other daily necessities." Li Long said, "It's nothing to keep secret."
"Oh." Yang Xiulan nodded.
Han Fang raised her head and saw Li Long looking at her. She quickly took a bite of rice, then picked up a piece of cabbage and slowly stuffed it into her mouth.
"You didn't encounter anything dangerous, right?" Gu Xiaoxia knew that Li Long was carrying a gun, so she wasn't very worried, she just asked.
“No, those things don’t dare to come closer in broad daylight—by the way, Harimu said they encountered a white bear in the summer pasture. White bears are really rare!”
“White bear?” Gu Xiaoxia was also surprised, “Aren’t polar bears the only ones that are white?”
"I don't know, it should be an albino brown bear. Just like a white tiger." Li Long explained, "I didn't see it, but we definitely won't have polar bears here."
A meal The meal was eaten quickly, and Li Long didn't add any food. He said to Yang Xiulan:
"I'll come over for lunch tomorrow. Please make more rice." A little bit."
"Okay." Yang Xiulan knew that Li Long didn't cook enough and said a little embarrassed, "I didn't expect..."
"I didn't tell you in advance. ." Li Long waved his hand, "It's okay, the dishes are cooked well. I won't clean up anymore. I have to go back to work - Xiaoxia, what about you?"
"I'm leaving too." Gu Xiaoxia also stood up, "The work has been busy these two days, I have to go back quickly."
"How long will I be busy?"
"A week, maybe. "
The two talked to Yang Xiulan and Han Fang, went out, and pushed the bicycle out of the yard.
The two rode out together. Yang Xiulan and Han Fang saw them turning out of the video at the entrance of the courtyard, and then they returned to the courtyard together.
"Mom, are you still going out to sell food in the afternoon?"
"Go, how can you get money to eat if you don't go?" Yang Xiulan said, "It's cold, and people in the market still want to eat hot food in the afternoon, let's go early If you make soup and rice and sell it, you can earn two or three yuan in an afternoon!"
Han Fang nodded and said she understood.
Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia rode to the Education Bureau together. After watching Gu Xiaoxia go in, he returned to the big yard.
The next step is to sell things first and then buy things. This time you have to use a carriage. (End of chapter)