There were obviously more people in the Laojie Market than before. Li Long drove his carriage to the three-way intersection and couldn't get in. After driving the carriage to look around, he finally pulled the carriage to the other side of the road and stopped.
He tied the horse's reins to a tree on the roadside. Seeing that the horse was not sweating, Li Long untied the rope on the carriage, took off the plastic sheet and spread it on the roadside, and then began to move the fish down. .
Put the fish on half of the plastic sheet, and arrange the large and small fish neatly. Then he pulled off a dozen rabbits and placed them on the plastic sheet. Li Long took off the scale again and started to shout.
The place here is a bit out of the way. When he shouted, Li Long also pulled a stick from the car. It was not appropriate to use a gun at this time. After all, there was a market manager patrolling back and forth, so it was not good to use a gun.
After shouting twice more, someone came over to take a look. Seeing the fish and rabbits arranged neatly in Li Long’s place, someone asked the price.
"One piece of carp weighs one kilogram, and one piece of crucian carp and silver carp." Li Long said, "There are four pieces for big rabbits and three pieces for small ones." He also divided the big and small rabbits into two sides, with plastic sheets as big as them, and placed them in piles for viewing. The design is very obvious, easy to distinguish, and avoids any disputes when choosing.
It was done so neatly that people buying things could see it clearly. At that time, an old man smiled and said:
"These five shades of black are pretty good. Come on, weigh one for me..." That’s the one!”
“Okay!” Although the location is remote, it’s good enough. We arrived at the edge of the market, but it opened in less than ten minutes. Li Long was still very happy. He grabbed the fish and weighed it, shouting as he weighed it, "Two kilograms for one, calculated as two kilograms, two yuan and two, depending on the scale." High..."
The old man took out his wallet from the cloth and counted out two yuan and twenty cents and handed it to Li Long.
There was a bag in Li Long's waist. He said it was sewn by Gu Xiaoxia. It was made of gray material with a good stitch angle. He took the money and stuffed it into the bag and continued shouting.
Maybe it is the Chinese New Year, and everyone is starting to stock up on food. Fish and rabbits are still very popular. Some people pick up the big ones, while others pick up the small ones. Some people think that the big ones have more meat, some people think that the small ones have less money, and everyone has their own calculations.
After a while, the big fish placed on the plastic sheet were almost sold, and there were still some small fish left. Li Long moved another bag and poured it down. When there were few people, he quickly distinguished the big and small fish. Set up.
Rabbits are easier to get. Someone bought them, so they pulled a few off the carriage and put them on them.
When there were few people, Li Long even pulled some grass off the carriage and put it in front of No. 76 to prevent it from chewing the bark of the tree.
When the administrator came over, there weren't many people around. He took away Li Long's 30 cents management fee - saying that this place was too remote, and if there was a place inside, he would keep an eye on it for Li Long.
Li Long was a little uncomfortable with the administrator being so considerate. He looked at the things on the carriage, smiled and said no need. After all, he has a carriage. If he wants to enter the stalls inside, one carriage must occupy at least three stalls, which is difficult.
Li Long was weighing fish for others when he heard someone calling him:
“Comrade Li, you are here!”
Li Long looked up and saw that it was Song bright.
"Yes." Li Long responded with a smile, weighed the fish on hand, and after collecting the money, he said to Song Ming, "I have saved some rabbits and fish in the past two days, so I came here to sell them."
< br>"Great, I was just thinking about asking you to get a rabbit to cook and eat." Song Ming said with a smile.
“Here, take it back and eat it.” Li Long said, dragging a big rabbit, “Thaw it before peeling it, and take out the internal organs as soon as possible after peeling it. By the way, if you don’t want to eat the rabbit head, just peel it. You need to use a knife to cut open the skin at the neck and pull it down, which is very convenient."
"I don't really know." Song Ming suddenly realized. It feels like other people also find it fresh when they listen to it.
Then one who bought the fish hesitated and asked for a rabbit.
Song Ming was about to give money to Li Long. Li Long waved his hand hurriedly:
"You often have to help me. What kind of money does this cost? Take it back and eat it quickly."
Look. Li Long refused resolutely, and Song Ming said:
"Okay, then I won't charge you. Will you go to the factory later?"
"I'm not going today." Li Long shook his head, "I'm going into the mountains today, and that sheep is a friend in the mountains. Yes, I have to send them some food.”
"Oh, that's okay, just come and find us later." Song Ming raised his hand while holding the rabbit, turned around and left.
In one and a half hours, all the fish and rabbits in Li Long's car were sold out. He took a deep breath, put away the plastic sheet, and led the carriage to find Keyumu.
What surprised Li Long was that the milk tea house was closed.
Is there something going on at home or in the store?
Li Long felt a little regretful that he didn't drink the milk tea, so he led the carriage into the city.
It would take more than two hours to return to Shicheng. He planned to have lunch in Shicheng before going back.
At this time, no matter how big or small the city is in the northwest, there are few restaurants selling food. Most of them are state-owned restaurants. Whether they taste good or not is another matter. The service attitude is also another matter. At least they are real food.
It is not easy to get technology and work hard these days.
In the Hongqi Canteen, Li Long was carrying a gun bag, the carriage was tied outside, and everything else in the car was put into the bag and brought to the store. After all, this thing can be of great use these days. Maybe someone will take advantage of you if you don't pay attention while eating.
After ordering a portion of fried pork noodles and two noodles, Li Long poured himself a bowl of hot tea and drank it slowly.
It was already past lunch time, and there were not many people in the cafeteria. Li Long sat at a table alone, and the noodles and dishes were served quickly.
It’s similar to Ma County’s oily pork noodles. There are a few more fungus in the dish, which is worthy of the price of RMB 60 – and food stamps.
Li Long was also hungry. He poured the vegetables into the noodles, mixed them, and ate them.
"Hello, a bowl of soup!" Li Long took a bite and felt hungrier. He reached for a bowl of noodle soup and continued eating.
One noodle, two plus noodles, and some soup after eating. Li Long wiped his mouth with satisfaction, rested for a while, then got up and went outside, wrapped up his coat, untied the reins, and sat down After the carriage, he raised his whip and went to Ma County.
He is in the city now, and he can walk to the Mahe Bridge from here without having to cross the poplar forest. He takes another road.
So Li Long, who was sitting on the carriage, was relatively relaxed and planning to return to Ma County. If it was still early, he would go directly to the compound to pull up the sheep and send them to Li Xiangqian before buying food. .
If we can complete these preparations today, we can drive the carriage into the mountains early tomorrow morning and come back in the evening without any delay.
It’s a beautiful thought.
While he was thinking, he suddenly heard loud noises in front of him. He opened his eyes, sat up straight and looked over there, and saw two groups of people quarreling in the small square on the south side of the road.
One group was smaller, about four or five, and the other group was larger, about a dozen or so, all young people, about seventeen or eighteen to twenty years old. These people were noisy with each other, right in the middle. The two leaders of the confrontation were quite calm. They kept talking to each other, mainly because some of the group of people looked very excited, pointing, holding steel pipes or something in their hands, and waving them from time to time. , as if ready to start at any time.
Li Long has never been involved in group fights, but he has seen it in movies and TV shows. In fact, the two leaders of these people should want to solve the problem peacefully, but it is the younger ones who like to fight. , I feel like I am the best in the world and I will fuck you to death here today.
As a bystander, Li Long glanced at it twice and ignored it. However, he did not doze off again. Instead, he picked up the gun bag and laid it across his chest. No. 76 was as steady as As Lao Gou moved forward, he paid no attention to A Shi and the two gangs.
Li Long originally thought he was just looking at the scenery, but he didn't expect that when he walked forty or fifty meters forward, a roar, loud curses, and shouts suddenly broke out from the small square just now. , occasionally someone could be heard trying to persuade him to calm down, but more curses came out. Li Long wondered if there was going to be a fight, right?
Sure enough, he heard screams and then the ground shook. He turned his head and took a look and found three people running out of the small square and running towards this side. There were more than ten people behind him. Individuals chased each other, and the people chasing behind them ran and cursed, telling the people in front to stop, otherwise they would be hacked to death.
Will the spoon stop at this time?
Li Long was originally walking in the middle of the road, but now he pulled the reins to the left - those people were running on the south side of the road, that is, to Li Long's right. He didn't want to be a fish in the pond.
The three people in front ran very fast and soon surpassed Li Long. Li Long was worried that they would use him as a cover, or snatch his carriage and rush away because the two runners were slow. He stopped and looked at himself.
Only one person ran very fast. While running, he looked behind him. Seeing that the two were slower, he even cursed:
"What the hell are you looking at? Run quickly. ! Don’t think about having an asshole!”
The two men immediately sped up and ran. The hair of all three of them is so long that even the Lei Feng hat cannot hold it down. The people at the back ran over in a mess, the ones in front chased after them desperately, and the ones behind suddenly stopped, and then surrounded Li Long's carriage.
"Use your carriage and take us to catch up with the bad coward in front!" Someone raised a steel pipe and knocked on the carriage, his tone full of threats and matter-of-factness.
In their opinion, there are many of them and Li Long is the only one, so no matter what they say, they can only give in.
Li Long didn't say anything and just took out five or six halves.
These people obviously knew each other, and they were suddenly at least one meter away from the carriage as if they were shocked by electricity.
"Get out!" Li Long spit out one word and continued to move forward.
There was a man in front who pulled the reins, and the gun frightened him into not letting go.
Li Long opened the safety, loaded the gun, and then aimed at the person pulling the reins.
The man just woke up from a dream. He was so frightened that he hurriedly let go and ran away. Then he plunged into the snow ditch on the roadside and was covered in snow.
Although these people were a little unconvinced, they saw Li Long loading the gun and knew that there was a high probability that there were bullets in it. They did not dare to move, but they were unwilling to give in and followed behind.
The person chasing in the front turned around to see what was going on when he realized there was no one behind him. When he saw it, the leader became angry and pointed at the people behind him and cursed:
"Do you really want to die? This is originally a matter between us and Xiao Heizi. We have to involve outsiders, right?"
Li Long ignored this man and drove the carriage past him. Keep going.
Obviously, these people can't catch up with the first three people.
There were four people we saw in the square just now, and now there were three running away. Was the other person knocked down, or was he an undercover agent?
This thought only flashed, and then it was forgotten. What does it have to do with yourself?
In an alleyway on the side of the road, the three people who were chased earlier were hiding beside the house, secretly watching the situation on the road.
"Brother Heizi, you said it would be great if we had a gun! At least that guy Shitou will not dare to speak loudly to us if we meet him!" One of the two people who had originally planned to move Li Long's carriage just now One said enviously, "This gun...is it real?"
"It must be real! There are bayonets even if you don't see them! Those three bayonets are said to be poisonous!" The other one also had a face full of excitement. envious.
Heizi didn't say anything, watching Li Long's carriage passing by on the road, and watching Li Long sitting on the carriage holding five or six pieces, looking calm and composed.
It is impossible not to be envious. But after all, he was one or two years older than the others, and he was much more sensible. When Li Long walked over and looked at Shitou and the others, he said:
"What are you envious of? Believe it or not, if in our hands If you have a gun, don't scare Shitou and the others, just show it , the police will come and take us away the next day! Let’s play with steel pipe daggers and other things, but playing with guns is asking for death!”
“How did I hear that there is a river crossing in Laojie? "Long, he does have a gun, but it's a double-barreled sand gun." Someone spoke.
"That's old history. It is said that the man wanted to steal someone else's and asked someone else to give up the gun." Another one showed off the new information he had obtained.
Heizi interrupted the dispute between the two of them:
"Okay, let's go, let's go back."
Originally, they were planning to divide the territory with Shitou and the others, but this time it was good, they were Chase like a dog.
This is not possible!
Heizi is also thinking of a way.
For Li Long, this incident was just an episode in his life, letting him know that things were not peaceful inside Shicheng, but it had nothing to do with him.
After driving the carriage out of Shicheng, there is a three-way road leading to the Mahe Bridge. There are not many people walking on the road here, but cars have passed by and the snow has flattened, making it easier to walk.
After crossing the Mahe Bridge, Li Long drove the car to the courtyard. It was not yet five o'clock in the afternoon, and the work units had not yet got off work. Li Long first put the gun in the house and hid it, then put a sheep's crown in the prepared bag and put it on the carriage, and pulled it out. to the compound.
No. 76 was a little reluctant. When he entered the compound, he thought he could rest, but he still had to leave. Li Long couldn't speak horse language, so he could only forcefully lead it forward, and then flicked his whip, which finally made No. 76 understand what he meant.
When the carriage arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, goods were being transported out. Li Long saw Li Xiangqian directing the reversing of the carriage in the yard. He said hello to the guard, pulled the carriage in, and came to Li Xiangqian. .
"Captain Li." Li Long called him formally in front of others, "Are you busy?" Waiting in my office, I’ll be right over.”
Li Long took the carriage to the shed and tied it up, then carried the bag of sheep to Li Xiangqian’s office.
The office door was ajar. Li Long opened the door. There was a heavy smell of cigarette smoke inside. He just opened the door to disperse the smell. He leaned the bag against the edge of his desk, then poured himself a glass of water and drank it slowly.
Seven or eight minutes later, Li strode forward and looked at Li Long drinking water, and said with a smile:
"Okay, I won't be a stranger at all."
"I'm afraid you'll have any objections if I'm a stranger to you." Li Long joked, "Chief, this is a sheep from the mountains, take care of it. "
"Okay, I won't be polite." Li sat forward. He came down, picked up the tea jar on the table, took a sip, turned around and spat out a piece of tea, and then said:
"I have something serious to do with you. There is a leader at the state club who knows that you can hunt, and I wanted to find you years ago. You order some game, preferably roe deer, or gazelle, that's fine. No, I can't buy a wild boar. The price is the same as before, whole. I also told them that if the internal organs are not removed, the meat will smell bad. They also agreed. If the internal organs are removed, the skin, head, and horns will be left on. Two hundred and one. A wild boar is one hundred and fifty, and a deer is more expensive, depending on the size, two hundred. Five to three hundred, how about it?"
"I will go into the mountains tomorrow," Li Long said after taking a sip of water, "but I can't guarantee that I can get it in winter. If you encounter one, I’ll call you back. Do you want one?”
"The more the merrier." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "At least one."
"Okay, I'll try my best." Li Long said, "Is there a time limit?"
"That's not true. ," Li Xiangqian lit a cigarette for himself and said He said, "Just before the New Year. Of course, don't get it until the New Year's Eve. Then people will definitely not be able to get it."
"Then I know. I'll try my best." Li Long had nothing more to say. , he drank the water in the cup, put the cup on the table, and said: " Then I'll leave first. I'll go buy some food for my friends in the mountains later and set off early tomorrow morning. "Bring this with you." Li opened the drawer and took out two things. It's two packs of bullets, and it's also a stack of food stamps. He pushed the thing towards Li Long and said: "I have a lot of tickets here. You must have tickets when you go to buy food. Take it and use it. The bullets are left over from our militia training. Since you went into the mountains to hunt, this There is no shortage of gadgets.”
Li Long was not polite, took it and put it in his pocket, and then left.
Li leaned forward and bent down to open the new bag. He looked at the clean Yang Kelangzi inside and nodded with a smile:
"This kid is not bad."
< br>Li Long drove the carriage out of the supply and marketing cooperative compound, went to the nearby sales department, and bought four bags of coarse salt at the wholesale price.
After buying salt, he went to the grain store again. Originally, he planned to go to the market to see if he could buy high-priced grain. Now that there were food stamps, which were quite a lot, Li Long planned to buy the treasury grain directly.
Three bags of rice and three bags of noodles were loaded into the car. Li Long was satisfied and led the carriage back to the compound. He propped up the carriage on stools and took No. 76 to the backyard to rest and eat. Li Long closed the door and said, Take a breath.
Now that the preparations are done, the next step is to recharge our batteries and head into the mountains for a big fight tomorrow.
Watching the sky darken, although Li Long was not very hungry, he had to prepare dinner for Gu Xiaoxia because he felt sorry for his own people.
When Gu Xiaoxia came back and looked at the unlocked courtyard door, she laughed happily. (End of this chapter)