The barber cut and trimmed the old man's hair very carefully, and even trimmed his face at the end. Li Long was not in a hurry. He was sitting in the chair, feeling a little drowsy.
The main reason is that I was too tired yesterday. Li Long thought if there was a WeChat step ranking list now, would he be ranked first?
Oh, it’s impossible. Those fools like Li Junfeng were ranked higher. After all, they had to walk ten kilometers further home than me.
Think about those guys who walked 40,000 to 50,000 steps on the ranking list in later generations. At that time, it felt amazing, how could they walk so many steps? Now think about it, if there were step counting in this era, how could adults in rural areas Most people probably take more than 30,000 steps every day, right?
Haha, it’s no wonder that in later generations, elderly people in their 70s and 80s in rural areas can still work in the fields, but once they stop working, they immediately become depressed.
Life is really about movement - not absolutely.
When he was thinking wildly, the old man's hair had been cut. The barber carefully wiped off the broken hair with a towel, brought a mirror and handed it to the old man:
"Master Wang, look Is it okay?”
“Okay, there’s nothing wrong with it, I’m most satisfied with you.” The master stood up, patted the broken hair on his body, took out a roll of change from his pocket, counted out two cents and handed it to the barber: "Here, give me the money."
"Okay." The barber took the money, reminded the old man to put on his hat, sent him to the door with a smile, and then looked at Li Long:
"Little comrade, what kind of hair style should I have?"
"Shorter." Li Long wanted to say a short haircut, but it seemed that there was no such way to say it at this time, "Let me have a flat head, or what kind of haircut do you think is suitable for me, master?" Hairstyle."
"Okay... sit here and let me take a look."
Li Long sat on the barber's chair. The master put a cloth around him, looked at Li Long's head and said:
"Little comrade, your head is not round, and your flat head is not round." It’s so neat. Can I trim it a little shorter to suit your head shape?”
"Okay." Li Long doesn't have high requirements - as long as he is not a traitor who is more popular now, he seems to be quite satisfied with it in his last life, but looking at it a few decades later, it is really stupid. of.
You don’t have to completely conform to the trend of the times. Now that you have a new life, you have the right to plan your own life independently, such as determining your own hairstyle.
When Li Long came out of the barber shop and found someone nearby looking at his hair shape curiously, he said this to himself silently, and immediately put on his hat after saying that.
Seeing that it was getting late, he returned to the big yard, packed some meat and divided it into two bags. He was going to take one bag to the supply and marketing cooperative and give it to Li Xiangqian, and the other bag to the small yard where Yang Xiulan lived and put it there. , as Gu Xiaoxia’s daily meat for lunch.
At least for now, the mother and daughter are still very grateful, which makes Li Long very satisfied. No one wants the result of their rescue to be like "Mr. Dongguo and the wolf" or "the farmer and the snake". These days, most people are quite simple.
When he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Long saw that the snow in the yard had been cleared, and there were cars transporting snow out at the door. Li Long greeted two acquaintances and then entered the yard.
The young guard no longer blocked him, knowing that he was one of his own.
Li Long came to Li Xiangqian's office. The door was ajar, and the smell that hit his face was a mixture of warm air, the faint smell of soot and the smell of cigarettes.
Li Xiangqian was listening to the radio and saw Li Long at the door. He was a little surprised and said:
"Why do you have time to come here? Mao Dong is not at home?"
"I caught some game in the mountains, why don't I bring you some."
"Yo? What are they?" Li Qianqian stood up and looked curiously at Li Long's hand.
"This bag is yours." Li Long put the bag of meat for Li Xiang on the table, "venison and wolf meat. This time I kill a wolf pack and get the wolf meat." I drank a lot, and it is said that this meat is quite nourishing. Venison comes from male deer, so you need to add more spices when making it. Male deer meat is also very nourishing, but it is a bit Cool."
"Haha, I'm not afraid." Li Xiangqian took the meat with some joy, "Not bad, it seems that you are one step closer to being an old hunter and can kill a wolf pack. "Listen?"
Li Xiangqian is not good at hunting, but he likes stories like this. Li Long looked at the time. It was still a while before lunch, so he came in. He originally wanted to open the window to get some air, but there was a plastic sheet nailed on the outside of the window and it couldn't be opened, so he had to give up.
Sitting on a wooden chair, Li Long told the story of one man fighting against a pack of wolves - he had told it before, but now it is much smoother and can be polished up a bit, which made Li Xiangqian feel very satisfied after listening to it, and he only hated himself. Cannot attend in person.
"Oh, I am a busy man, otherwise I would have lived with you in the mountains for a while." Li Xiangqian sighed, "I really long for this hunting life. It seems that your choice at that time was right. This is not necessary Establishment, that is, free people, they can come and go as they please. Just leave, at least about hunting. If you are still making up, you won’t be so free!”
“Commander, don’t expect it.” Li Long waved his hand, “I’m telling you all about you.” I like to hear it, but think about it, just beat these six wolves, I will go back and forth I've been working hard for several days, and I feel like I've traveled fifty or sixty kilometers. How tiring it is! You should just sit in the office, this job is really not suitable for you!"
"Okay, okay, okay! , it sounds pretty good." Li Xiangqian naturally knew that hunting was not allowed. Yi said with a smile, "Are you going this winter?"
"I'll go after New Year's Day if I have time." Li Long said honestly, "I want to get a tractor in the spring. Buying another TV is a waste of money.”
"Then you have to work hard. It's just hunting... just selling skins will cost you a lot of money. How much did you sell the skins you got this time?"
"Not sold." Li Long sighed. , "I hit a lynx But Comrade Chen was not at the buying station, and the newcomers didn’t know the goods. If they said it was a fox skin, it was also my fault that I didn’t keep the lynx’s head... I didn’t pry off the lynx’s teeth just because they looked good. Yeah, my head doesn’t look good, and I have a gun It was hit on the head, it was broken, and the skin on the head was also rotten, so I didn’t want it..."
"What? Wait a minute, what did you say you hit?" Li Xiangqian stood up suddenly. Looking at Li Long, he asked:
“Lynx ? You said you hit a lynx?”
“Yes.” Li Long said, “Actually, it’s not all. It’s snowing heavily in the mountains. I found the wolf’s internal organs in the snow. Inside, I got it..."
"Is the leather still there?"
"Yes."
"Bring it to me... No, no, take a walk, take me to see it!" Li Xiangqian was a little anxious, "It's a good thing you said it, otherwise, I would really have missed it here. ...Let’s go!”
Li Xiangqian hurriedly pulled Li Long out. Li Long hurriedly reminded him:
“Commander, put on your coat and hat. It's quite cold outside now..."
"Yes, yes." Li Qianqian was a little anxious, but he quickly calmed down. As if to relieve the anxiety and embarrassment just now, he pointed at the other bag in Li Long's hand and asked:
"What's in here? ”
“I found a place to eat , with my partner. I plan to bring some meat over there so that I can have meat at noon and evening. "Yes, if you say so, I have to bring this meat with me." He picked up his meat bag and pulled Li Long out in a hurry, walking very quickly.
The two people arrived in the big yard. Li Xiangqian urged Li Long to take out the leather and he wanted to see it.
"Commander, you'd better come with me and take a look." The skins are in the east wing. There are many things here, including skins, meat, Codonopsis pilosula that was not sold out in the autumn, some caladiums for personal use, deer whips, roe deer whips, Deer heads, antlers, yellow sheep horns, etc.
"Hey, you have a lot of good stuff here!" Li glanced forward, sighed, and then looked at the piece of leather.
“Is this the lynx skin?”
The top piece of skin immediately attracted Li Xiangqian.
"Well, it's this one. The leather is intact. The gun hit the head at that time, but there were no other injuries." Li Long said quite proudly, "Most of the other leathers are a little bit damaged. This one is relatively complete.”
"Well, let me take a look." Li Xiangqian picked up the leather. The leather has not been tanned, and the board is hard, with just a layer of salt spread on it to prevent insects. In fact, preventing insects in winter is of little significance, but this is a habitual operation.
"This leather is really good... That man is really a layman. Can this be recognized as fox fur?" Li Xiangqian looked at the leather up and down, left, right, inside and outside, and then sighed, " It feels really comfortable to touch. This is still untanned. If it is tanned and then made into fur, it will feel..."
Li Long thought to himself, you are probably an amateur, but to be honest, this leather feels better to the touch. That wolfskin is good. I don't know if it is a psychological effect or a physical effect. Maybe it's because things are rare?
"Sell me this leather." Li Xiangqian held the leather and refused to let go. "I still know a little about the price of leather. This leather is not cheap, but our friendship is here, so you can Don't even think about asking me for a high price. One thousand yuan. I'll take the skin. "
"It's too expensive." Li Long waved his hand hurriedly. In July and August, I asked the lynx to scratch his claws. At that time, I asked Lao Chen and he said that the lynx skins were about the same. It’s like six, seven, seven, eight hundred..."
"Haha," Li Xiangqian was somewhat satisfied with Li Long's sincerity. He said with a smile, "You don't know. As soon as the market was liberalized, the price of everything increased. In the past, the public collected it, and the price was set. You get what you pay for. Now, private individuals can also collect it. Merchants from the south and south come to us to collect the goods, and the price suddenly rises. If you want to sell this leather to Lao Chen, That's about it Of course, given Lao Chen’s authority, the price can be higher, but if you meet a merchant from the mainland, let alone one thousand, maybe one thousand and fifty... This thing is not easy to beat!”
"Then I won't be polite." Li Long and Li Xiangqian were also polite, "Commander, you can take it."
"Well, let me take advantage of you." Li Long was really happy. , this leather is of great use to him. Of course, there are some things that don't need to be told to Li Long now. This matter is beneficial to him. If the matter is done, it will also be beneficial to Li Long in the future.
Now Li Qianqian looks at Li Long and becomes happier and happier. This Li Long is his lucky general!
You have to be nicer to this guy in the future. If you have a mission, you can think about this first and see if there are any good things to keep close to you first. This friendship is extraordinary!
"Okay, let's go, come with me to get the money," Li Xiangqian said, "Then you go about your business, I won't treat you to dinner today, I have something else to do."
"Don't worry about the money now. "Li Long looked at the time and it was almost lunch.
"Come on, take the money, so you can rest assured and I won't be worried." Li Xiangqian retorted, "Friendship is friendship, money is money. Okay, let's go. You There are some things in this house that I'm still worried about. Remember, we don’t have enough money. We’ll talk about it later.”
Li Long picked up a roe deer whip from the side and handed it to Li Xiangqian:
“How about using this?”
"Okay." Li Long smiled happily, "You boy, you are born to do business!"
After taking the money from Li Xiang, Li Long went to the small courtyard on Wuyi South Road with his bag. .
It’s time to get off work, and Gu Xiaoxia has already arrived.
At noon, there is rice, stir-fried vegetables - shredded potatoes, dried beans, braised pork, and a soup.
Looking at Gu Xiaoxia, Yang Xiulan and Han Fang waiting for him at the dinner table, Li Long explained while putting his bag aside:
"I originally planned to come early, but someone asked me to buy leather on the way, so I struggled for a while. Sister, this bag contains meat from the mountains, including wolf meat, venison and wild boar meat. Just make it and eat it as usual."
"Then...I'm not very good at doing it." Yang Xiulan was a farmer in her hometown, so she had never done any of these things.
"It's okay, just treat it as ordinary meat. Pour it with water a few times before cooking. The game is fishy, so add more seasonings and press it down." Li Long explained, "Big You need to gain weight and eat more meat in winter.”
He said this, and Yang Xiulan had no objection.
Li Long was hungry and ate two bowls of rice. He cooked a lot of food, but there was some leftover.
After eating, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia rested for a while, and then went out together. Li Long sent Gu Xiaoxia to the entrance of the Education Bureau, and then returned to the main courtyard.
Gu Xiaoxia simply cleaned the snow in the big yard, but she didn't do much because she had to go to work.
Li Long was not very sleepy after eating, so he went to find tools and started clearing the snow.
The yard was too big, so he first cleared the snow from the road outside the yard and swept it into the ditches on both sides. The snow on the road has been compacted, so you need to use a shovel - Li Long swept the easy-to-remove stuff first, then returned to the yard and swept the snow into piles.
How can I put it, the house is really good. There is flat ground outside the door, which is grounded, and you can plant some things. But the bad thing is that it snows heavily in winter, and clearing the snow is a big trouble.
It’s okay if the yard is small, but if it’s big, it will take several days just to clear the snow, and nothing else can be done.
Fortunately, the pace of life is slow now. After spending so many days in the mountains, Li Long has gotten a head start in hunting. Now that he is back to work, although he is a little tired, he feels good.
After working for two hours, the snow in the front yard was piled together into five piles. Li Long put down his tools and planned to take a rest before moving out.
When he was about to go to the kitchen to drink water, there was a knock on the door, and then a familiar voice rang.
“Is Comrade Li Long at home?”
This is Lao Chen.
Li Long suddenly thought that Lao Chen might already know that he had sold leather. (End of this chapter)