I made rice for lunch and two stir-fried dishes. The plates were quite large and there was also some meat. Li Long did some calculations and felt that Yang Xiulan didn't cook much of the meat that he brought over at that time, otherwise there would be no way there would be so much meat today.
He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. Maybe because of life reasons, Yang Xiulan usually cooks with less meat, which is understandable.
After all, people who have lived through hard times cannot change all of a sudden.
But to be honest, the rice and dishes are better than those cooked by myself and Gu Xiaoxia.
It is considered to be the best level of home-cooked food.
After eating and resting in the room for a while, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, and Li Long came out together.
"Be safe when you go to Shicheng and come back early." Gu Xiaoxia already knew that Li Long was going to Shicheng in the afternoon, so she warned.
"Okay. By the way, let me ask, is there a Uyghur school or a Haha school in our county now? My herder friends in the mountains would like to ask about their children's schooling."
"Currently It’s still being formed, and it will be almost ready next year,” Gu Xiaoxia said, “Actually, he is. If they are young, it is best to go directly to the animal husbandry team. After all, the Uyghur school is also a junior high school, there is no primary school, and the primary schools are mainly township and state-owned units.”
Li Long. He nodded, as he thought. Of course, it depends on what Harimu and the others think.
At the intersection, the two separated. Gu Xiaoxia got on her bicycle and went to work, while Li Long walked to the bus station.
After buying the ticket and getting on the bus, Li Long felt that it was still quite cold in the car. Not to mention air conditioning, there might not even be heating in the car at this time - at least not in this car. Everyone who got on the bus bundled up tightly.
The bus was not full, the driver and the ticket inspector shouted outside for a while, and then started the bus directly.
The car is an old car, I don’t know where it was eliminated from. The sound of the engine does not sound so healthy, but the speed is not slow. It is definitely faster than Li Long riding a bicycle or riding a carriage, so he does not force it. .
The glass windows of the car are covered with a thick layer of ice, and there are all kinds of beautiful and peculiar patterns, just like window grilles.
From childhood to adulthood, Li Long never understood how the patterns on the glass looked quite regular, like flowers or various abstract plants, but the lines were not so messy.
How? Shouldn't it form irregular lines when frozen?
Of course I'm just curious, I haven't asked or checked the reason.
Looking at the glass, Li Long suddenly became playful. He clenched his fist and pressed the edge of his palm against the glass. A chill came over him. Soon, the ice on the glass melted, leaving behind He made an image, and then Li Long clicked five points on the top of the pattern with his fingers, forming a shape of a small foot, which looked quite similar.
Li Long pressed another button to form a symmetrical pair of soles. When he turned around, he found that many people in the car were staring at him.
He was shocked, what's going on?
Then I realized that it was probably fun to see the pattern I made.
It was also very funny when I saw it for the first time.
But that was in my last life, and I seemed to have seen it when I was only a teenager.
I was quite surprised at that time.
At this time, the car had passed the Mahe Bridge. Li Long looked out through the soles of his feet and saw a vast expanse of white.
When he turned his head, he found that someone was imitating how to put "print patterns" on the glass by himself, and he smiled.
The car stopped at the old street. Most of the people on the car stood up early and crowded at the door to get off early. Li Long was not in a hurry at all. He waited for everyone to finish getting off before he got off steadily. I got out of the car, looked around, and then walked to the seed company.
There are vendors on both sides of the road. Many people even shout at them loudly to solicit business after seeing people coming out of cars.
Obviously, people who sell goods now know the importance of shouting, and the smell of wine is also afraid of the deep alley. If you don’t shout out, how will others know what you sell?
The market here in Bima County is much more lively, and Li Long can't help but sigh. Forty years from now, when people in Ma County have money, most of them will come here to spend money.
So in Shicheng TV advertisements, they usually add the sentence "the broad masses of Shama and Ma counties" after "the general public". Sha means Shawan, and Ma naturally means Ma County.
Shicheng is larger than Ma County, and Li Long walked for twenty or thirty minutes from the old street to the seed company. This is a courtyard. The snow at the door has been swept cleanly. After Li Long entered, he looked at the two people inside. The room was one and a half times bigger than the one in Ma County. There was nothing on the counter. There were various seeds written on the wall behind. A lot of it.
Li Long scanned it and found that there were also a lot of grains and vegetables. There were watermelons but no melons.
“Comrade, what do you need?” A lesbian in her thirties with a haircut asked with a smile.
"I want to ask if there are any melon seeds."
"Melon seeds?" The lesbian was stunned for a moment. Obviously, she didn't know.
“No.” The gay man in his fifties said, “Our superior department should have it, but if you want it, this kind of seed is more expensive. Since you know how to beat melon seeds, you should know about this stuff. It is not widely used and is naturally expensive if the quantity is small.”
“How much does a kilogram of seeds cost?” Li Long. He asked, "It's okay if it's more expensive. I also want to ask if you can harvest what I plant."
"Yes, but we only harvest high-quality seeds." The gay man stood up and said, He walked to the counter and faced Li Long and said, "It will naturally be more expensive to harvest. Of course it cannot be the price of seeds."
"Is there a specific price?"
"Seeds should cost no more than ten yuan per kilogram, but it's about seven or eight yuan. If you pay for it, it'll cost two or three yuan."
Li Long calculated it and found that it was almost the same as before.
"Then how much can you harvest at most?"
"A few hundred kilograms." The male comrade said, "We also collect the seeds for future use, or send them to the breeding farm of the experimental station for breeding, and then Just for sale, not much use.”
Li Long nodded.
"Do you want it? If so, leave a unit and we'll call you when we send it from Wucheng."
"Let's start spring." Li Long said, "Now It’s useless to ask for it.”
“That’s right.” Faced with Li Long’s ambiguous reply, the gay man didn’t feel angry and said with a smile, “Just come over if you need it.”
< br>The attitude is very good.
After coming out of here, Li Long went to the roasted seeds and nuts factory.
I could smell a burnt aroma from a distance, which was similar to the smell I smelled when I went to a shop selling roasted seeds and nuts.
The doorman of the roasted seeds and nuts factory did not let Li Long enter and called the people inside first.
"Chief Niu, someone asked us if we collect the melon seeds?"
"Yes." The other party's voice was rough, but not loud, "How many did he bring... …I’m coming over now.”
"He didn't pull it, he just came here alone."
"Then...does he have the goods?"
The doorman looked at Li Long.
"No, I plan to plant in the spring, so I'm asking you if you want to harvest." Li Long knew there was a misunderstanding and hurriedly explained.
“He has no goods and plans to plant them in spring.”
"Then... tell him to come and ask when the seeds are planted. I don't know whether to harvest next year."
Well, Li Long returned without success. It's normal when you think about it. Nowadays, the roasted seeds and nuts factories should still be based on the planned economy. But for now, everyone is still used to eating sunflower seeds and melon seeds, and not many people are cracking the seeds.
No one dares to say how the market will be.
After returning from the roasted seeds and nuts factory, when Li Long walked back to the old street, the sun was already setting in the west.
The main reason is that the road from the seed company to the roasted seeds and nuts factory is quite far.
After waiting in the old street for a while, Li Long waited for the short-distance bus. After getting on the bus, he found that there were not many people on the bus.
Actually, he knew that there were many people coming from Ma County to Shicheng to sell, buy, or do errands, but not many people took the car, and most people still chose to walk.
I still have no money at all.
Li Long is not easy to evaluate either. He can only take care of himself. Returning to Ma County by car, Li Long hesitated as he walked to the big courtyard, whether he should go to Wucheng tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Come to think of it, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, why don’t you go get some New Year’s goods?
Today is Wednesday, four days before Sunday. Li Long is thinking about going to Wucheng with Gu Xiaoxia on Sunday?
After all, Gu Xiaoxia has probably not been to Wucheng yet. Now that she has time and opportunity, why not go?
Go back and ask.
Back in the big yard, Li Long went to look at No. 76 and added some grass to it. Then he was a little worried. If it really comes to Sunday, No. 76 may not be able to hold on.
Of course, there is also a way. I can pull the carriage back tomorrow, then ride a bicycle over, and then set off again.
Everything depends on whether Gu Xiaoxia has time.
Li Long started preparing dinner, and soon Gu Xiaoxia entered the yard.
Li Long told her about this while having dinner.
“I can’t go!” Gu Xiaoxia looked regretful, “The state will come over for inspection on Sunday morning. We have been preparing for the inspection in the past two days, and everyone will be on duty when the time comes.”
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Well, Li Long is also quite sorry.
"In that case, I will go there tomorrow. Is there anything you need to buy after I go?"
"Nothing, I have everything now, I don't even need to cook. You don't need anything." Gu Xiaoxia waved her hands hurriedly, "You don't have to buy anything for me. Just buy new year's goods."
Li Long saw Gu Xiaoxia's determination and said nothing more.
The two of them got up early the next day. After dinner, Li Long went to add fodder to No. 76, and then went to the passenger terminal.
The ticket to Wucheng was not a big deal. Li Long bought the ticket half an hour later, warmed up in the waiting room for a while, then checked in and got on the train.
This car was much bigger than the one going to Shicheng. When Li Long got on the car, a quarter of the people were already sitting in the car. Li Long looked at the tickets, came to his seat and sat down. , a few more people came up after a while.
A young man in his twenties asked a short middle-aged man to step aside, saying that this was his seat. The short man stepped aside without saying a word and sat at the back.
Everyone at this time knows that you cannot sit at the door because of the air leakage and it will be very cold. It's bearable for short distances, but uncomfortable for long distances.
After a while, someone else came up from behind. The short man gave up his seat for a while and sat in the corner.
When the time was up, the ticket inspector checked the tickets. After checking, he asked the short man to sit back in his seat. The short man sat back with a look of reluctance.
At this time, people are still very afraid of public power, and most of them will not say anything back.
The car started and drove out of the bus station compound, heading east.
Li Long's position is not bad, in the middle and front, neither cold nor bumpy. Sitting next to him is an eldest sister. The eldest sister keeps turning her head to look out. Li Long doesn't pay attention, leaning on the back of the chair and squinting. Eye.
It’s not enough to just watch the two or three hours journey with your eyes open.
Li Long's habit of driving in cars until later generations was to doze off when he got in the car and wake up when he got off - of course, driving was different.
The car passed Baojiadian, Letuyi, and Dafeng, and when it was approaching Huxian, Li Long felt something moving next to him.
He turned around and glanced, and found a man in black clothes with his hands on the back of his chair and looking forward, as if he was about to get off the car.
The journey from Ma County to Wucheng passes through one city and one county. There are many townships and towns. You can buy tickets anywhere.
Li Long didn't pay attention and continued to squint his eyes. However, as soon as he squinted, he felt something moving around him.
He definitely felt that someone was digging into his pocket!
Thief!
Just as Li Long was about to reach out to grab that hand, the car suddenly tilted and the hand retracted.
Li Long didn't move. He was sure that the person would definitely take action. As the saying goes, if you take someone's stolen goods, you have to catch him in action.
The car continued to move forward, and Li Long simply closed his eyes, but his nerves were tense and he was always ready to take action.
The man's body swayed with the shaking of the car, as if he guessed that Li Long had fallen asleep after closing his eyes. His hand reached towards Li Long's chest again, as if he wanted to look into the inner pocket of his jacket - at this time, people's clothes usually Sew an inner pocket to hold money or valuables.
Li Long opened his eyes fiercely, and grabbed the other person's wrist with his hands like lightning. With a flip, he directly pushed the person down on the carriage board!
"Thief!" Li Long knew the importance of public opinion and shouted loudly when he was pressing people, "Everyone, be careful! There is a thief in the car! This man stole my things!"
He was so As soon as he shouted, the people in the car suddenly panicked, and then Li Long felt someone rushing toward him. He hurriedly stepped aside without letting go of his hand. He immediately guessed that the other person had an accomplice!
Li Long was a little annoyed. He should have thought of this a long time ago. He would definitely not be alone if he dared to steal things on a long-distance train.
To Li Long's surprise, the person who jumped at him was the short man who changed seats around at first - it turned out that he changed seats for a reason!
"You are an accomplice of the thief!" Li Long saw the man rushing towards him with a knife in his hand, glaring at him fiercely, and immediately shouted:
"Comrade driver, drive!" Go to the police station! The thieves have accomplices! He must have stolen other people's money, and he found out after a quick investigation!"
The thief who was held down by Li Long was struggling. There was this accomplice between the short man and Li Long, and Li Long tried his best to hold down the thief! The thief dodged the short man's attack.
Then the short man screamed - the young man who first asked the short man to give up his seat took action and took the short man down with a chokehold!
The movements looked quite standard and neat. Li Long guessed, could this be a veteran?
"My money is lost! Damn it! They must have stolen it!"
"Donkey Ball is so hard! My wallet is gone too! Search it!"
"I'll give you this, beat these two damn guys to death! What's not to do, steal other people's money?"
The passengers were complaining one by one, it was obvious that they had been stolen There are many people.
"Everyone, stop arguing. We are driving to Huxian Bus Station now. When we get there, we will ask the police to come and deal with it!" the driver shouted.
"That's right! Let them squat down!"
The car quickly entered the station, and the driver jumped out of the car first and quickly went to the station to report.
After a while, two police officers came over and got into the car.
The young man twisted the short man, but the short man could not move. Li Long was more embarrassed. The thief kept resisting. Although Li Longjin was big, he didn't know how to grapple. Fortunately, he was strong and healthy. , tried his best to defeat the thief ten times, and finally handed the thief into the hands of the police.
Several people in the back immediately shouted that their money had been stolen. The police asked everyone involved to get out of the car and recorded the incident.
Li Long also had to get out of the car. Fortunately, he was not stolen. He just asked a few questions. The police found some wallets and crime tools - clips and blades from the thief, and then asked Li Long to return. The car is gone.
At this time, handling the case is relatively simple.
The young man also got on the bus. There are people getting off and on the bus here in Hu County. The bus was delayed for half an hour and then set off.
By the time we arrived at Wucheng Bayi Guest House, it was almost noon. Li Long got off the car and watched the young man striding towards the train station. He estimated that this young man was catching the train back to his hometown.
Li Long carried his black cloth bag and walked outside the guest house. After arriving at the bus station, when he was about to take the bus, he discovered that there were stalls outside the train station square.
This surprised Li Long, but it was normal after thinking about it. At this time, stalls are definitely not allowed in the square of the train station, but there is a heavy flow of people here, so those who want to do business have to step aside and set up stalls outside the square.
Li Long thought for a while and decided to do business first and visit the stalls when he got back.
He went to the bus stop and started looking for seed companies.
At this moment, a voice suddenly shouted:
"Li Long, Li Long!"
Li Long's voice sounds familiar. Can he meet familiar people here? (End of this chapter)