Li Long drove the carriage back to the big yard first, put down a half sheep and a set of sheep into the water, and also kept the small intestines of the leather sheep. The four disassembled legs and horns of the yellow sheep were also retained.
The leather sheep intestines need to be sold separately later.
Gu Xiaoxia hadn't gotten off work yet, and Li Long didn't stay in the big yard for long. After putting down his things, he went to the big meat canteen, bought a few buns, and drove the carriage back to the team while eating.
Students were on vacation and it was winter, so there were not many people on the road. The sunlight from the sun that was already setting in the west could only bring a faint warmth to Li Long, but more of it made him feel sleepy.
Firstly, one thing is completed and the burden is gone. Secondly, after eating the steamed buns, the blood supply to the brain is insufficient and I want to sleep.
There was no car anyway, so Li Long didn't have much control over the reins, letting No. 76 slowly pull the carriage forward.
He wrapped himself in his cotton coat, sat on the shaft of the car and leaned back. He felt the car swaying, which was quite comfortable.
The wheels pressed against the snow on the road, making a creaking sound. Occasionally, Li Long would bump against a stone or a frozen dung egg, and then Li Long would open his eyes to take a look, and then continue to squint. Take a nap.
As the carriage approached the third team, Li Long woke up when he heard the voices of people on the roadside.
The settlements of the fourth team he belongs to are scattered in three places, all at a certain distance from the main road. The third team next door is different. There are two settlements, and the largest one is built along the road. What Li Long heard was the villagers on the other side of the road talking.
Li Long sat up, moved his arms and legs, looked to the right, and found that two women were arguing about something across the courtyard wall. It seemed that one family had lost its chicken and thought that the other party had eaten it.
Li Long didn’t care so much. He had to cross Weigou next. The road in Weigou was repaired once because of floods and again because of a team that came here to carry out construction. It is currently relatively flat, but overall It is lower than the original road and has not yet reached the level of future generations. It will only become its final appearance after repeated repairs.
Someone was running in the cut reed stubble. Li Long stretched his neck and looked for a while before he noticed a black dot running in front of the man. It should be a rabbit.
Catch the rabbit!
Li Long was wondering whether the rabbit he had chased would eventually be sent to him?
When the carriage arrived at Laoma, Li Long unloaded a whole sheep and a plate of water as meat reserves here, and then drove the carriage to Li's house.
Someone from the Li family came to sell rabbits now. Li Long drove the carriage to the yard, found a stool to set up the shaft, unloaded the horse and led it to the pen, wiped the sweat and fed it.
"Hey, Xiaolong, is this the sheep's urine you got?" The woman who sold the rabbits looked at the things on the carriage and asked with bright eyes, "There are so many, do you want to sell them?"
The woman is He Wenhui, the wife of Lao Zhou in the old residential area. Lao Zhou is actually not that old, in her forties, but she looks like someone in their fifties, with wrinkles on his face. He is from Modu, and so is his wife. The reason why he came here is unknown.
“Sell it.” Li Long said, “Six yuan a set, the same price last year, but the intestines and stomach are not cleaned well this year.”
"Six dollars. Let me take a look. They are quite fat and oily... Just right. I brought up two rabbits just now. Your brother will give them six dollars. Can you take one set and go?"
"Okay." Li Long was naturally happy to open the business when he came back.
He Wenhui moved a set of sewers and left happily. Li Long originally thought of going to Xu Chengjun's place and shouting with a loudspeaker, but he didn't need to do that now. He Wenhui is an important member of the women's gossip association in the village. Once she knows something, it won't take long for almost everyone in their settlement to know about it, and then the whole village will know about it in no more than three days.
“You got a lot back this time.” Li Jianguo looked at the car that Li Long got back and went into the water and said with a smile, “Now the rabbit has collected one hundred and three, can you still accept it?”
"Collect it." Li Long said, "Collect the fish as well. When I finish delivering the things requested by the sugar factory in two days, I will sell the rest."
"Let's go inside first." Li Jianguo said, "Get warm. Your sister-in-law and I will move the things in here."
"Let's move together, quickly." Li Long took off his cotton coat and put it on the car's shaft. He began to move the frozen sheep into the water into the vacant house.
Liang Yuemei, who heard the noise just now, had already cleared a space in the spare house and covered it with plastic sheeting. Li Long, Li Jianguo and the three of them moved their things.
After moving the things, Li Jianguo pulled the carriage under the shed and put it away. Someone from the team came to buy water.
Last year, Li Long sold a plate of water for six yuan, and it sold out in the end, but not very quickly. Today, He Wenhui just took away the things and someone came over within an hour. It seemed that her "broadcasting" effect was working.
Two plates of sewer were sold for twelve yuan, and the money was handed over to Li Jianguo. Li Long said:
"Brother, you can continue to collect rabbits with the money you get from selling sewer." He knew that his brother must not have enough money.
"Okay." Li Jianguo didn't say much, "When you have time, send some mutton and offal to Xiaoxia's father. That man strangely likes to eat offal."
"Okay." Li Long nodded, wanting to give it away. Gu Xiaoxia is very busy during this period, and due to the short days, she usually only comes back once every two weeks. She is also relatively busy during this period, and she doesn't know how Lao Gu is doing now.
Liang Yuemei temporarily cooked vegetables and steamed buns for Li Long. After finishing the meal, Li Long felt refreshed and then rode his eldest brother's bicycle to Gu's house with half a sheep and a plate of water.
I met a few people from the team on the way, and after seeing Li Long, they asked about going into the water.
“It’s at my elder brother’s place. You can go and buy it there.” Li Long replied and went to Gu Boyuan’s house.
The snow in Gu Boyuan's yard is not very clean, and the snow is still thick in the corners. When you enter the courtyard, you can hear the intermittent sounds of opera singing coming from the main room - Gu Boyuan must be listening to the radio.
Because of the several big jobs brought by Li Long last year, many people in the team made some money. Radios in department stores are not expensive. The captain can get industrial tickets every month. Some people in the team also have other connections and can get some tickets, so many people buy radios. It's just that no one has bought a TV yet - this thing is really a bit expensive.
Li Long propped up the car and was untying the rope when Gu Boyuan opened the door and walked out.
"Xiaolong is here. Is this a sheep? Did you get it from the mountains? Why did you bring so many? I can't finish it!"
"Eat it slowly if you can't finish it." Li Long said with a smile, "Isn't there still another winter? Even if it comes If you can’t finish the food in spring, you can sear it with oil and keep eating it when the weather is hot.”
“That’s true...then you got a lot of it, right?” Gu Boyuan followed Li Long while moving things. As he moved, he said, "Winter There are a lot of wolves in the mountains, right? You have to pay attention to your safety.”
Compared with wolves, the robbers in Shicheng are actually more dangerous. Li Long complained silently, but did not say it out loud. He explained:
"I carry a gun, but I'm not afraid of wolves. When I came back the night before yesterday, I saw someone with green eyes. I thought it was a wolf, so I shot it. The day before yesterday, I went over and found that the one I killed was a yellow sheep!"
"Then you are quite lucky." Gu Boyuan finished moving the things, washed his hands, and let Li Long enter the house. He followed and said, "But you have to be careful, one or two can be dealt with easily, but if there is a group, it will be troublesome. "
Li Long nodded in agreement, and then asked:
"Uncle Gu, do you want me? "Unload that sheep?"
When he was putting things in the kitchen just now, he found a bowl of salted leeks on the chopping board. This should be for breakfast. There were no steamed buns in the cage, and there were a few dead slices on the plate. Noodles - Most likely, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, and Gu Boyuan had to deal with eating by himself, fooling his own stomach.
"Do I need you? I'm not old yet." Gu Boyuan glared at him and said, "I can still unload sheep."
"Uncle Gu, you are living alone and you don't think about finding a stepmother for Xiaoxia? Anyway, Xiaoxia is old, and I plan to argue with her when I build a house there in the spring. It's not good for you to have no one to take care of you."
“Go away, Do your own business and be nosy like your brother..." Gu Boyuan slapped Li Long, "You are not a big man, but you have a lot of free time!"
Li Long came out of Gu's house with a smile and rode on. I took my bicycle to the horse number.
He planned to go to Laomahao to rest for a while. He had been running around continuously for the past few days, and he wanted to lie down when he had free time.
Li Long knew that he was too tired, so he should rest more. Anyway, the elder brother is there to collect rabbits and fish, and Yang Yongqiang and Tao Daqiang are still there to collect fish. I only need to take the things to the sugar factory tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to deliver the goods and get money.
Uncle Luo was cleaning the intestines of the sheep at Lao Ma. When he saw Li Long coming back, he said with a smile:
"Xiaolong, the sheep we brought back this time are really fat! The intestines are so good when roasted in oil." Very good!”
“The grass is good this year,” Li Long explained, “Uncle Luo, I won’t wash it anymore. I’m tired. I'm going to take a nap."
"You go and have a rest! You're doing a big job. I'll finish this little job in a while. Let's have a drink tonight. After drinking, you can have a good sleep and you will be energetic tomorrow!"
Li Long was running back and forth, and Old Uncle Luo saw this. This young man is neither greedy nor stingy. He allows himself to live in a horse house and eat the good things he gets back as he pleases. He never says that he is hiding something. This makes Old Uncle Luo deeply impressed. He comes from the old society and has experienced many things. He knows which people treat you sincerely and which ones are just looking at the surface.
This Li Long used to be a bit out of character, but it had nothing to do with old Luo Tou. After all, he used to raise horses for the production team. Later, Li Long bought a horse number. Old Luo Tou didn't want to leave and tentatively wanted to live here, which coincided with Li Long's idea.
Old Luo Tou must have been a little uneasy at first. At this time, he was no longer the usual Uncle Luo, but Li Long's employee. Coming from the old society, he knows the difference between employees and bosses.
I just didn’t expect that Li Long still treated him as an elder as always, never interfered with his work, and never treated him like a human being.
When people treat me with sincerity, most people at this time will repay with sincerity - more sincerity in return.
Although the saying of "promoting rice and fighting against rice" has been passed down from ancient times, there were actually many cases spread on the Internet when Li Long was about to die in his previous life. At this time, more people know how to be grateful.
Li Long went to his room and saw that the stove had been set up, and the fierce fire of the charcoal fire had been burned. It was the red charcoal period. He shoveled some foam coal to suppress the charcoal fire, and then Lying on the bed, I touched a book, flipped through the content and found that it was "Seven Swords Down the Tianshan Mountain". I casually turned to Ling Weifeng's use of the Tianshan Divine Light and started reading, and then fell asleep.
In the dream, Li Long himself knew how to use the Tianshan Divine Light. In his hand, that thing was like a large long-grain wild wheat. If he threw it, he could poke a big hole in the wild wolf. It was extremely powerful. .
Then he was woken up by Uncle Luo.
He thought about his dream and smiled. No matter how powerful the divine light is, can it be as powerful as bullets?
Uncle Luo has already cooked the vegetables, fried tripe slices with spicy skin, stir-fried lamb intestines, and steamed cornstarch noodles.
Li Long saw that the fire here was fine, so he added a load of coal, washed his hands, and ate with Old Uncle Luo.
It was getting dark, and while we were eating, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang came over together.
"Brother Long, I got a big five-strip black fish today, more than two kilograms, look!" Yang Yongqiang excitedly held up a fish and showed it to Li Long, "We won't freeze this fish anymore, put it here. You and Uncle Luo eat it.”
Li Long knew that there were fewer and fewer Wudaohei in the reservoir, especially the big ones, and he didn’t know where they were. This fish meat is delicious. People in the village who like to eat fish usually keep it and eat it themselves if they are not short of money. Of course, the Li family prefers to eat crucian carp.
But if you want to make a big dish, five-course black, that is, perch will be more photogenic and more high-end than crucian carp.
"How was the harvest today?" Li Long pointed to the stools for them to sit on, and then asked.
“It’s okay, there aren’t many fish, but there are a lot of big fish today.” Tao Daqiang said, “I picked out four carp, three of them weighed more than two kilograms, and these five black ones were picked up by Yongqiang. He also took out a large silver carp, which weighed at least five kilograms."
"The weather is getting colder. ." Old Uncle Luo said, "The big fish is more hungry for air. Even if you know you will be caught, you still have to take the risk, or you will die. Come and eat it yourself."
< br>At this time, there is a lot of cooking and cooking, mainly because they have got rid of food and clothing and are moving towards a well-off society. The more fried it is, the next meal will be hot and can be eaten. One of the more reasons is naturally that there are many young people coming here in Ma Hao, so that others can come and eat together.
Like now.
Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang did not pretend, they washed their hands, took chopsticks, took the cake and started eating.
"My elder brother has a sheep in the water. When you go back later, each of you will take a plate and take it home to eat." Li Long said, "The intestines and stomach are not washed, just squeeze out the feces inside. Wash it after thawing. ”
"That's great!" Yang Yongqiang smiled and said while eating, "My dad likes to eat this."
"My wife also likes to eat it." Tao Daqiang said, "She mentioned it just now. Some fish went back.”
"Daqiang's wife is really good at what she does." Yang Yongqiang's face was full of envy. "In the past two days, he has fished with us during the day, and went back to cook at noon. His father came over instead, and after dinner in the afternoon, we came over to fish together... We two did it. Daqiang catches more fish than me every time."
Li Long nodded thoughtfully.
When it’s time to divide the money, give Tao Daqiang more.
After dinner, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang went to Li's house to get water. After Li Long peeled off the five-strip black strip, he put it in the kitchen and told Uncle Luo to cook it tomorrow.
It was getting dark, and Uncle Luo and Li Long drove the deer into the warm pen together. At the same time, they picked out the grass stalks that had eaten the leaves and piled them beside the open pen, so that they could be fed to these animals tomorrow morning. Give fodder.
Li Long was not worried at all about feeding these things. Old Uncle Luo would arrange these things.
Back in the house, he turned on the light and saw a roaring fire. Li Long felt a little hot, so he turned around and shoveled the coal foam to suppress the fire.
Taking off his clothes and half leaning on the bed, Li Long couldn't sleep, so he simply read a book.
When he felt sleepy and wanted to sleep, it was already past one o'clock. Li Long went out to use the toilet and then fell asleep.
It was rare that he didn't have to rush the next day. Li Long had a good sleep and it was already bright when he got up. He could hear Uncle Luo feeding deer and roe deer outside, and scolding the animals from time to time. It seems that they dislike which animal is too eager to grab food.
Li Long smiled, got up, got dressed and walked out.
A gust of cold wind got into his clothes, and Li Long couldn't help shivering. He tightened his clothes and felt that the temperature had dropped a lot.
When Old Uncle Luo saw Li Long coming out, he smiled and said:
"It seems that you slept well this night. Breakfast is in the pot and I have already eaten it. You finish it Just go about your business. By the way, will you come back for lunch?”
“Maybe not, I have to go to my elder brother’s place,” Li Long said.
He needs to prepare things to be sent to the sugar factory tomorrow. If it is enough now, loading the truck in advance will save a lot of work tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll make that fish in the afternoon." Old Uncle Luo nodded and continued to feed the deer.
Li Long originally wanted to let Uncle Luo eat the fish himself, but he thought about it and didn't say it. The old man has this idea and will not change it easily. Besides, Uncle Luo is alone, so eating will definitely be boring. It would be nice to come over and eat with him in the evening. Two people are better off than one.
Li Long had breakfast and rode his eldest brother’s bicycle to Li’s house.
Li Qiang was beating an old cow with a few children on the road outside the yard. When he saw Li Long coming, he shouted loudly:
"Uncle!"
"What about beating the old cow?" Li Long asked, leaning sideways and kicking, "Have you finished your homework?"
"No..." Li Qiang suddenly said Like a frustrated rubber ball, he lowered his head, afraid of being scolded: "There are two more books."
"Okay , don't be in a hurry, just write some every day." Li Long didn't feel that he had to finish his homework at once, "It's just fun, I still have to write my homework every day, and then I can play after I finish it."
" "Li Qiang was happy. His uncle didn't blame him for not finishing his homework. He thought he was the best!
Liang Yuemei was feeding the pigs. Li Long entered the house and saw Li Jianguo putting fish in his pocket. This bag contains urea bags, ammonium nitrate bags, and sacks that Li Long brought from the sugar factory.
"Brother, you have enough fish, right?" Li Long understood at a glance.
“That’s enough, it’s more than a ton. I’ve weighed it here, and the pile is one ton.” Li Jianguo pointed to a large pile of fish on the plastic sheet and some that were already packed in bags. , "Put it in a bag for easy storage and unloading."
"Me too That’s what I thought. I’ll pack it up today, and together with Rabbit, we’ll deliver it to Shicheng early tomorrow morning.”
Actually, we can deliver it today, but with all these things packed, the carriage won’t go fast, so it’s fine when we go there. It might be dark when we come back, so it's not safe.
Let’s talk about it tomorrow! (End of this chapter)