In the office, Gu Xiaoxia felt a little restless.
There are a few people missing, and others have gone to the meeting. As a seconded non-staff member, she is not qualified to participate in the meeting.
There is work in hand, but Gu Xiaoxia cannot see it or write about it.
Today's meeting is very important to her, and it can even be said that it may determine the direction of her life in the second half of her life.
Although her life had already bifurcated before she knew it.
Finally, the door of the conference room opened, and the sound of participants coming out of the conference room and discussing could be heard in the corridor.
The elder sisters who came in looked at Gu Xiaoxia with smiles and congratulations, but no one said anything.
Gu Xiaoxia also knows that in such a meeting, the content of the meeting needs to be kept confidential. There are also rules for who announces the content of the meeting.
Deputy Director Wang did not ask her to come over, which made Gu Xiaoxia a little worried.
It wasn't until she went to work in the afternoon that she was called over by the deputy director as soon as she arrived at the office.
"This is a transfer letter that we will send to your school." Deputy Director Wang said with a smile, "I will give you one day tomorrow to go through the procedures. Now you are officially transferred to our unit... Congratulations You, Comrade Gu Xiaoxia!"
"...Thank you, thank you!" Although she had already guessed, when the news was actually announced to her, Gu Xiaoxia still felt a great surprise, "Thank you so much. You! ”
"You don't need to thank me. It's your own ability and the help of the organization." Deputy Director Wang looked at Gu Xiaoxia as if he were looking at himself when he was young. "Work hard. Although you have a weak foundation, you are willing to learn and have the ability." Spirituality, there will be a better future in the future. "
The transfer letter was stamped and originally needed to be sent to the school in the form of a document, but Gu Xiaoxia had to go through the formalities, so Deputy Director Wang asked her to do so. Take it with you so that you can complete the formalities as soon as possible.
After all, it’s the end of the year. I think the school will clear Gu Xiaoxia’s procedures as soon as possible for some reasons.
Gu Xiaoxia rode her bicycle back to the middle school. By this time, school was almost over.
She hurried to the principal's office, handed over the transfer letter, and then started to open the letter of introduction and go through the formalities.
Although Gu Xiaoxia didn't stay in the middle school for a long time, she managed the relationship between colleagues and superiors very well, and the school leaders also took good care of her. Now she is leaving, and she is going to the Education Bureau and the school. The leaders greeted her with smiles and said they would treat her to dinner that evening.
The male teacher who had some thoughts about her also took the initiative to say hello and said he would go to the county to visit her.
Gu Xiaoxia declined them all. After completing the procedures, she went to the dormitory.
The door to the dormitory was still locked and was left to her. This time she came here to pack her things. After packing her things, she had to hand over the key.
Teacher Wang next door was cooking. He saw Gu Xiaoxia coming over with a complicated expression on his face. Finally, he came over with a smile and said:
"Congratulations, Xiao Gu. You went to the county. Work will be much better than at school in the future.”
“No more holidays.” "Gu Xiaoxia naturally wouldn't follow her words, "There are a lot of things to do, such as processing documents and writing materials. My head is full, and my foundation is not very good. I have been studying."
"Well, I know how to study. That's a good thing. By the way, where's your partner? You've gone to the county, he..."
"He is also in the county." Gu Xiaoxia knew that Teacher Wang always felt that she and Li Long were not compatible, so she hurriedly explained, "He works in the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Oh..." Teacher Wang's face A complicated expression flashed across his face, "Then you clean it up, I'll do it It's time to eat..."
Take two steps back, she turned around and asked:
"Do you want my help?"
"No, no," Gu Xiaoxia actually continued. Have moved some things to the yard or home. There are not many things left, so I just pack them in a cardboard box, put them on the back seat of the bicycle, and take them away without tying them with ropes.
She looked around the dormitory again, locked the door with some reluctance, and prepared to leave.
I haven’t been in school for long, but the time I stayed here is really unforgettable. During that time, I really wanted to be a good teacher seriously, and I also planned to be a teacher for the rest of my life. .
Saying goodbye to Teacher Wang and handing the keys to the school's logistics director, Gu Xiaoxia left on her bicycle.
If you leave this time, you will be a guest of the school again.
It was getting late, so Gu Xiaoxia did not go back to the village, but went directly to the big yard. I still have to go to school to submit the paperwork tomorrow, but fortunately the day after tomorrow is Saturday, so I can go home in the afternoon.
When I first left school, I was still in a bad mood, but as I rode closer to the county seat, my mood became very good. If Li Long hadn't already entered the mountain, what Gu Xiaoxia wanted most now was to tell him the good news and let him share the joy with her.
Of course, you can also treat yourself now - instead of going to Sister Yang's house for dinner tonight, or cooking it yourself, go to the big meat restaurant for a good meal - well, just Ding Ding fried noodles!
Li Long did not know that Gu Xiaoxia had completed the change of status, from a seconded staff member to a formal staff member of the Education Bureau, and would be able to proudly claim to be a national cadre in the future.
As for determining ranks and grades, he doesn't understand, and he doesn't want to understand.
After setting up the stove, lighting a fire and boiling water in the wooden house, Qi Jingyue could not wait to go hunting.
Because she had seen those strange snowdrifts in front of the cabin. When the three people curiously went over and cleaned up the snow, they saw several wolf heads. They were shocked at first, and then a little excited!
Uncle Li really didn’t lie to himself. This man looked young, but he didn’t expect that he was really good at killing wolves!
At this moment, the desire to hunt with Li Long directly overshadowed the hunger at noon - in fact, compared to ordinary people, their stomachs have more oil and water, and they can bear hunger better.
"Let's eat something first. Even drink some hot water." Li Long was not surprised at all that these people could find the Langtoutai. The thing was placed there, and it was easy to find it. Can see. As for hunting, he was now thinking about going to a hot spring or a salt cave. After all, it's not easy to find those things to hit in the middle of the day.
The three young men were obviously a little reluctant. Xie Ruifeng even retorted:
"Master Li, we are pressed for time. We also thought that if we can catch something today, we can go directly back to the state in the evening."
"Noon is the time when prey activity is least frequent." Li Long explained while boiling water, "Their most common activity time is in the morning and evening. Animals such as wild boars and deer are very popular in the Qing Dynasty." They come out to look for food in the morning, when it’s still dark, and then go to the mountains. Animals like wolves come out to look for food in the afternoon and at night. It’s the middle of the day, so it’s hard to find things.”
Li Long's words sounded quite similar, and it really wasn't a problem to bluff a few young people.
And the point is that what Li Long encountered basically started to move sooner or later.
"Have you brought anything to eat?" Li Long asked again. He didn't want to get entangled in the topic of hunting. I have to walk a long way for a while, and I can go on without eating, but it will be uncomfortable.
"We brought some canned food, sesame cakes, naan and other dry food," Qi Jingyue said.
Yang Chen reacted quickly and went directly to the jeep to get it, carrying a bunch of things over.
Li Long took a look and saw that there were cans of braised pork, braised beef, braised hairtail, etc., as well as canned fruits and dry food pancakes.
"Eat some first, and I will take you to the hot springs later. There used to be prey gathering there sooner or later, and maybe there will be a harvest." Li Long said the first message.
It’s okay. It’s not difficult to lead a few young people. At least they are obedient, or listen to what they say.
"Is there a hot spring? Natural? Is it far?" Upon hearing that there was a hot spring, Qi Jingyue showed a surprised expression, "Is it fun?"
Well, it seems that adventure is in the bones of every young person. factor. Although Yang Chen and Xie Ruifeng did not speak, they looked at Li Long with a yearning expression.
"It's less than five kilometers in a straight line. It will take more than an hour to walk." Li Long thought for a while and said, "Natural hot springs, you can wash in the summer, there are several natural pools there. Not only people Washing, animals are also washed.”
It sounded like the distance was not too far, and several young people immediately started to join in and prepare food together.
At this time the driver spoke:
"Comrade Qi, I won't go, right?"
"Well, you don't have to go. You can just stay here and watch the car." Qi Jingyue nodded.
Li Long glanced at Qi Jingyue and didn't expect that this girl was the leader among the three young people. However, he didn't think too much. He was mainly thinking about how to get more things.
It’s best to encounter a herd of wild boars, or a herd of yellow sheep, knock them out, and take the money home directly!
This process is the most comfortable - those who find hunting very comfortable and exciting, let him try to stay in this snowy mountain for a month!
The lunch in advance was very rich, with all kinds of canned food. No one disliked anyone. There were enough chopsticks, and everyone was tasting various flavors and choosing what they liked.
Li Long could see that Qi Jingyue was not pretentious and didn't do much nonsense. He was quite easy to deal with.
I hope this mission goes well.
After eating and packing up, the driver took out a box of bullets from the car.
They use the same series of rifles, so the 7.62mm general ammunition is universal. Li Long took two packs of fifty rounds and put them in his satchel. Qi Jingyue and Yang Chen followed Li Long's example and put two packs each.
Only Xie Ruifeng said carelessly:
"I am using a submachine gun. The bullets go out quickly. I will load more."
He put it in the bag he carried with him. After loading four packs of one hundred rounds of ammunition, and filling the magazine with thirty rounds, it was complete.
Li Long loaded the bullets, then took the gun and set off with the three young men.
At first, the three of them asked from time to time how far it was to the hot spring, but soon, the difficult mountain road and deep snow made them shut their mouths, and they would make gasping sounds from time to time.
This comparison reveals Li Long's advantage in being active in the mountains all year round. From time to time he had to pause and wait for the three young men.
"Hunting in the mountains... is really not easy." Xie Ruifeng, who was walking at the end, felt a little bit that he had loaded too many bullets. After all, the bullets were quite heavy.
"Well, it's easy to hunt with rifles, but if you want to experience real hunting, you have to be prepared for hard work." Li Long said, "This is still the target I will assign to you. Otherwise, if it is If a novice comes in rashly, you will have no choice but to wander around in the mountains, and you may get lost."
Yang Chen wanted to memorize the route at first, so that he could bring people here in the summer. After all, hot springs are quite rare and attractive, but right now I don't even care about the landscape, I just want to get there quickly.
"How...how far is it?" Qi Jingyue was in the best condition among the three. She followed Li Long closely and asked after seeing two mountains.
"After passing this mountain ridge, you will enter the Wenquan Valley." Li Longlong pointed to the front and said, "This is still a shortcut. If you go around the mouth of the ditch and take the flat road, you will have to walk two more times. Three kilometers.”
“Master Li, is this a rabbit print?” Yang Chen asked from behind, looking at the paw prints in the bushes next to him.
"Yes." Li Long took a look and said:
"There are quite a lot of rabbits here."
I didn’t go on to say anything more. Taking five or six dozen rabbits was a bit overkill.
Finally we climbed over the mountain ridge and looked down. There were sparse pine forests on both sides of the mountain, and in the middle was a stream that had not yet frozen, with mist still floating on the water.
"Hot spring!" Qi Jingyue understood at a glance that the water temperature was very high, so it would not freeze, and then there would be fog, making the ravine feel like a fairyland. The hard work just now was really... Worth it!
“Go down.” Li Long said, “Slow down when you go down, step firmly, don’t let the grass get you tripping, there are all kinds of things under the snow, don’t let the dead branches hurt you Himself."
After that, he should go down first.
Although Qi Jingyue, Yang Chen, and Xie Ruifeng really wanted to sit in the snow and slide down, Li Long's reminder still made them dare not be careless. They just followed Li Long's path down to the ravine step by step.
"The water is really warm!" Qi Jingyue ran to the stream, squatted down, took off her gloves and touched her hands, and then shouted in surprise.
"There is also an unpleasant smell." Xie Ruifeng said with some disgust, "It's different from what I thought."
"It should be the smell of sulfur." Yang Chen understood. There are more, and he explained, "Hot springs generally come from volcanoes, and they contain sulfur. Soaking in hot springs can kill parasites on the skin, relieve or treat skin diseases. The main purpose is to come from sulfur."
< br>Professional explanation, no need for Li Long to waste any more time.
Qi Jingyue suddenly exclaimed again:
“There are fish in here!”
Well, it should be normal that there are fish in here.
The two men followed closely, squatting on both sides of Qi Jingyue and looking into the water.
At this moment, they are just big kids.
Li Long was a little bored, so he walked up and saw a lot of stones in the creek. He habitually got closer and took a look.
Nothing found.
It’s normal to think about it. If a good thing is everywhere, it’s not a good thing.
Looking further, there are a few stones that have been soaked in water for a long time. They look very beautiful, just like jade, but Li Long is now considered a semi-professional, and he knows that they are quartzite. , it’s just a little more transparent.
More than ten meters further, Li Long found that the stream had become deeper. When he was about to walk back, he found a stone in the water, which was a bit special.
He put the gun on his back, moved his satchel behind his back, then squatted down to retrieve the stone.
The stone was quite big, about half a basketball - I picked it up and looked at it, and found that I had misjudged it - it was not jade.
With a little regret, I pushed the stone back into the water, then touched a palm-sized stone and prepared to play with it.
Huh?
This stone is nice. It feels completely different from the previous one. He took it out and shook the water on it. Haha, it was really a piece of jade.
The jade weighs 200 to 300 grams, is dark green, has no skin, and is irregularly cylindrical. The quality of the jade is average, with black pitting spots. It cannot be sold for money now, but in 20 or 30 years, it will only cost tens or hundreds of yuan. .
“What did you pick up?” Qi Jingyue followed him at some point.
"A piece of jasper." Li Long threw the jade to her casually, "I gave it to you."
"Jade? Is this real jade?" Qi Jingyue was a little surprised, and then shouted in surprise He stood up and asked, "Is this jasper?"
"Yes, Mahe jasper. But the jade quality is very average." Li Long told the truth.
"That's jade too..." Qi Jingyue retorted.
Li Long said nothing.
Yang Chen and Xie Ruifeng in the back heard that there was jade and immediately came over to look at it. After reading it, they started looking for it in the creek.
Soon, they took out several stones and showed them to Li Long.
"They are all quartzite. Of course I can't tell for sure. You can take them back." Li Long, the chicken thief, won't offend anyone unless he gives the right answer.
When Li Long said it was quartzite, they didn't believe it, but in order to show their magnanimity, the two young men threw the stones they picked up.
Qi Jingyue also picked up two pieces, and Li Long said they were quartzite.
She was also a little disappointed, but then she held the piece of jade and followed Li Long's pace.
Collecting jade was just a sideshow. After walking for a while, Li Long pointed to the trampled snow on the roadside and said:
“Look, this is a herd of wild boars coming here. Traces, but for a while, at least a week ago.”
Wild boars belong to the order Artiodactyla. In layman's terms, they have two hooves, and they can be seen in groups at a glance.
"So many...the hoofprints are so big!" The three young people had never been exposed to this before, so they immediately gathered around to observe.
Then I discovered the poop of a wild boar.
Li Long waited for them to finish observing and continued to lead them forward.
More than a hundred meters further, the fog on the stream became thicker. The valley itself was relatively small, and it was basically covered in the fog at the moment.
The smell of sulfur in the mist became stronger, making people slightly uncomfortable.
"Walk slower and don't make any noise." Li Long whispered, "I'm not sure if there will be animals in front of me now, but if the noise is loud, it will scare things away."
< br>The three people behind nodded, and Qi Jingyue simply covered her mouth.
Li Long made a rough estimate and found that this place was still two to three hundred meters away from the hot spring pool. A smarter prey could hear the movement here.
So keep your voice down.
Of course, judging from the expressions of the three people, even if they didn't pack anything on this trip, they had gained some knowledge.
The closer you get to the hot spring pool, the more footprints there are in the snow. Some of the snow has simply been stepped on and there is mud beside the stream, so you need to be more careful when walking.
The pond is right in front of you. (End of this chapter)