The next day, Li Long drove the tractor to the mountains and helped Harimu and the others pull grass. Some winter nests cannot be reached by tractors, so the grass is pulled to where it can be reached, and the rest is piled there by horses.
In the next few days, Li Long would go to pull grass in the morning, and when he came back in the afternoon, he would pull a cart of brooms from Qingshui River back to the big yard.
When the big broom was finished, the forage was pulled for another two days, and it was finally finished.
On the day after the interview, Li Long wanted to go back to the county, but Harimu and the others refused to let him go.
"We are going back to Summer Ranch tomorrow. We are going to have a good meal and drink this afternoon." Harimu said to Li Long solemnly:
"Yesterday, we started hunting. However, the wild animals are very clever now. From yesterday to today, we shot a deer and a wild goat.
Actually, we also encountered wild boars. Well, you also know that if we don’t eat, we won’t fight. Today, we will have barbecue and drink a little wine to celebrate. Tomorrow, we will go to Summer Ranch, and you don’t need to come over tomorrow.”
Li Long nodded. It was said to be a celebration, but actually it seemed that I had seen this set before.
Someone dug a trench in the ground, and Li Long could tell that it was for barbecue. Someone set up a charcoal fire and set up a shelf next to it. Could it be that they were preparing to roast a whole deer?
Of course there is a big pot, and the wine bottle is also taken out. There is only a glass cup, which can be used after washing it by the stream.
The wine is the loose wine that Li Long brought before. It is packed in a plastic cage and has a capacity of three liters. If divided among a dozen people, it only takes about three or four taels per person.
The deer has been skinned, and now it’s time to remove the meat, roasting part of it and boiling part of it.
The variety of food these days is limited. Unlike in later generations, a restaurant in Ili could serve eight or one goat.
Li Long was willing to participate. Seeing that everyone had something to do, he ran to the river to cut red willow branches. This thing has a really refreshing aroma when skewered on barbecue. Of course, it's not old branches that have been used hundreds of times, but fresh skewers.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, especially here for the barbecue. The trench was dug, charcoal was placed in it, the sides were piled high and solid, the red willow meat skewers were put on the rack, sprinkled with seasonings, and the fragrance was carried by the wind. It drifts away, choking the nose and tempting the stomach.
In one word, I want to eat.
Young men actually eat a lot of meat these days. In the past, hunting was just to protect the sheep. After all, I was not a professional hunter. But now it is almost being exploited. The first thing that comes to mind when encountering prey is that it can be eaten by killing it.
There has been a change, but it is hard to say about the beasts deep in the Tianshan Mountains.
Both venison and wild goat meat are roasted. Anyway, these wild animals need to be roasted with more seasonings to suppress the smell of the meat.
Of course, the focus is on expressing emotions. The descent was originally expected to take more than a month, but who knew it would be over in less than half a month.
Although it seems to be an anticlimax, everyone knows that Li Long's harvesters and tractors played a big role.
There are even young men who are already thinking about buying such a machine.
It’s so convenient!
The barbecue was ready quickly. Although the meat pot was boiling, the meat was not yet cooked, so everyone took turns drinking with the meat skewers and a glass of wine each.
Li Long stated in advance that because he had to drive, he would only drink one drink at most.
Everyone agrees on this and knows that safety comes first, so we do not encourage people to drink.
Baisha is very spicy, but it can enhance feelings and make people communicate easily. The young men talked about their feelings and thoughts.
What I shot this time was a big buck, and the deer skin, whip, and antlers belonged to Li Long by convention, so he was not polite.
Taking a stick of red willow barbecue from Talihar, the boy stuffed two more sticks into Li Long's hand as a thank you.
I originally thought that I would have to cut grass steadily for a month this time, but the samarium sickle was really uncomfortable to use.
But this is a necessary skill and experience for every herdsman when he grows up.
No one expected that Li Long drove a tractor and a harvester and cut all the grass he needed for a month in just a few strokes.
Watching all the grass on a hillside fall down in one morning, it’s really not a great feeling!
Even though Talihar was lucky enough to get a dozen wild goats to return to Li Long, he still felt that he needed to thank Li Long.
Hunting can always be done in the mountains, but for hunting grass, you really need to cut it one by one. If you don't cut it one step at a time, the slope will not be considered finished.
no the same.
Bite into a piece of meat. It is very hot. The fat mixed with juice and the flavor of spices explode in your mouth. It is very fragrant, tender and delicious.
This should be venison, Li Long tasted and felt it.
In future generations, you will be full after three skewers of meat skewers like this. Now I have a surprisingly large appetite. After eating three skewers, I can still eat three skewers, and when the meat is cooked later, I can still chew two bones. There was a young man making Naren. Li Long was not used to eating it that way. After all, it always felt uncomfortable to hold it with his hands, so he gnawed the bones, and finally drank a bowl of soup with some dry naan to make him full.
I have developed a habit since I was a child. If I don’t eat some staple food, it seems like it doesn’t count as a meal.
Even just a small piece of naan is fine.
Eat and drink enough, and then watch other people having fun. Although these people are eating well these days, they basically eat two meals, work, and occasionally add meals in the evening, which is not frequent.
Everyone is not very used to eating three meals a day these days, except Li Long.
As soon as the wine started, there were people singing, dancing, talking and laughing, it was really lively.
Halimu and the others continued to make noise until about five o'clock in the afternoon, and then slowly dispersed.
Someone staggered onto his horse, bent over the horse, and let the horse know the way and carry it.
Li Long was a little worried and asked Harimu. Harimu smiled and said:
"Don't worry, the horse will take them to Dongwozi. When they arrive at Dongwozi, They are also awake, and they will be fine tomorrow after some sleep."
Well, although Li Long was a little worried, since Harimu said so, it should be fine.
Anyway, these people are carrying guns, so there should be no problem.
Li Long drove the tractor to the wooden house, where there were still some things hanging to dry. Some of the things he had picked up here and there these days, such as yellow sheep horns, roe deer whips and the like, were all kept here. He wanted to take them back with him along with today's antlers and deer skin.
I may not come back for a long time.
While Li Long was cleaning up, the sound of horse hooves and a voice calling him were heard outside.
Li Long came out of the small room and saw Bolati riding a horse and a bag on his horse.
"Hello Polati, are you still patrolling the forest? Thank you for your hard work." Li Long walked over and said.
"I patrol every day," Polati complained. "Now that the leaves are yellow and dry, I have to patrol them every day for fear of catching fire. I collected a bag of these today. You see if you want it. If not, I will hand it over. I guess If you hand it in, you will throw it away."
He got off his horse, took the bag off, and came to Li Long to open it.
Li Long was a little surprised. It contained dried Codonopsis pilosula.
It's big and thick. Although it's a bit deflated after drying, it's still a good thing.
“This is Codonopsis pilosula, a medicinal material.” Li Long said, “I want it.”
"Is the fritillary valuable?"
"Not really."
"Then give me twenty yuan for this bag. Do you have any wine?"
>"Let me see..." Li Long went to search in the small room, found a bottle of ancient city Daqu and handed it over:
"This is the only wine, do you want it?"
"Yes, yes, this wine is good. It's better than loose wine." Polati was very happy.
"Let me give you thirty yuan. Although this is not as valuable as Fritillaria, it is still a good thing."
"Okay." Seeing Li Long take the initiative to increase the price, Polati even more Happy, "You are a good person, I know that if I give you things, I will get good things in exchange!"
The bottle of wine is a good thing for them, and Polati has already planned to hide the wine himself One person drank slowly.
Counted out thirty yuan to Polati, and he happily took it, put it in his pocket, mounted his horse and left.
Li Long mentioned that the bag of dried Codonopsis pilosula weighed more than 20 kilograms. Last year, the price of one kilogram of dried Codonopsis pilosula was 18. This year, it will definitely increase a bit, reaching more than 20 yuan.
Because the season for digging these Codonopsis pilosula is wrong, the price may drop a bit.
It can be sold for three to four hundred yuan.
Li Long packed up all the things in the small room, including the bag of Codonopsis pilosula, and put them into the car compartment, and then locked the door.
There are only a few pieces of air-dried meat left in the small room now. I plan to add some more if I can’t get any meat for a while next time I come here.
The tractor drove out of the mountain. Some people and some animals were used to it, and some people and some animals felt relieved all of a sudden.
At least you don’t have to worry anymore. When Li Long's tractor drove to Qingshuihe Village, it stopped for a moment, but it couldn't stop. Meng Hai, the militia company commander, stopped in the middle of the road, holding a cage of honey in his hand.
The five-liter one, why does it look so familiar to Li Long?
"Comrade Li Long, put this in the car." Meng Hai waited for Li Long to stop the car, went to the car bucket, put the honey in, and said:
"The last time I went to my house for dinner, you took honey and gave me money. I was embarrassed to say it at the time. But to be honest, the honey wasn't worth five yuan.
I know you are a nice person, but we live in the countryside People know good and bad, take this home Give it to the old man’s daughter-in-law, the baby is too small to eat. If you come here often, I will kill the goose for you to eat!”
After saying that, he stepped aside and said with emotion. He waved his hand and drove away on the tractor.
The tractor suddenly left. When Meng Hai walked back, he met He Yuqing.
“Accept it?”
"I accepted it."
"He is a good man, but he doesn't know next year..."
"It doesn't matter next year, let's talk about it next year. At least this year, people in our village can have a good year. "
"That means each family can earn at least ninety-one hundred, right?"
"It's almost a hundred miles away."
"Hehe, you're awesome. Okay, it seems that this Achnatherum splendens can still produce some flowers. Let's prepare in advance next year. It's easy to say that Actilien splendens is easy to say. Even the pole needs to be prepared in advance."
"That's right. After the wheat harvest next year, I will Just organize people to go up the mountain to get poles. No need to prepare them first.”
“That’s the reason.”
Li Long suddenly drove the tractor back to the county compound and put the things away. After removing it, start equipping the big broom.
Four thousand have been shipped to the supply and marketing cooperative, and there are still more than a thousand in the yard. A few more trucks will be enough.
After transporting the brooms all afternoon, Li Long went to the financial department to settle the accounts, then packed a satchel with money and hurried home.
Taking inventory of income.
A large broomstick costs four yuan. Originally, he planned to charge three yuan for those with a pole in the team, and two and a half yuan for those without a pole. In fact, the poles I pulled back were cut by herdsmen friends, and they have not been used up yet.
The big brooms in Qingshuihe Township basically charge 2.5 yuan. Calculated in this way, a broom earns 1.5 yuan, and these 5,000 brooms are 7,500 yuan.
But actually not that many.
The more than 100 brooms that the eldest brother, Li Jianguo, paid for were paid at four yuan, and the inspection fee of 100 yuan for He Yuqing, as well as the initial brooms with handles that someone in the village paid for at three yuan.
So the actual money earned in the end was six thousand nine hundred and twenty yuan.
I earned less than 3,000 yuan from editing, a little more than 10,000 yuan from caladium, more than 5,200 yuan from harvesting wheat, and now I have earned nearly 7,000 yuan.
I didn’t spend much. I had some spare money, and I bought two color TVs for nearly 4,000 yuan.
Later, Li Long spent some of the money he spent on Gu Boyuan to buy a yard, a bicycle, and purchase goods, but did not let Gu Xiaoxia pay for it. The money in her hand was deposited regularly, and she just wanted to earn some interest.
After this calculation, Li Long still had more than 25,000 yuan in hand.
It’s a lot to calculate the numbers, but in fact you can’t even buy a Tianjin Dafa at the price.
After all, the price is still twenty-eight thousand.
We have to keep working hard!
Fortunately, Li Long has no worries. Anyway, even if he makes enough money now, the big trains will not be able to send to northern Xinjiang. All the big cities along the coast have sold out.
We have to wait two or three years. By then, the same model of Songhua River will be released.
Of course, there is also Charlie.
As for which one to choose when the time comes, I’ll tell you later.
Li Long rode his bicycle to the bank with a bag of money and directly deposited 10,000 yuan for a fixed period of one year.
Anyway, it won’t be needed for a while, and when he pulled the big broom over, Li Xiangqian had already made it clear that there would definitely be more reed handles this year, so he was asked to prepare in advance.
This is to tell him directly that the job of doing the reed job is still his.
Why?
Because the photo of him and the deputy director of the autonomous region has been enlarged and hung in the office of the director of the supply and marketing cooperative by Director Wei.
Although it is not Director Wei’s own photo, it is also the honor of the supply and marketing cooperative. At the end of the year, Li Long can still be rated as an advanced individual.
With this photo, the supply and marketing cooperative must have the green light.
Moreover, the things Li Long made were of good quality, and the feedback from customers after sending them out was all good, so why not do it.
So Li Long is not short of money in the future, so he might as well make a regular deposit.
He was also wary. Three banks issued two certificates of deposit for 10,000 yuan and one for 5,000 yuan for 25,000 yuan. Just depositing money in one bank is risky.
Who knows if I will be investigated?
The interest is quite high. On these ten thousand yuan, the annual interest is not lower than the annual salary of a worker.
After saving money, Li Long went to the department store to move a small bottle of champagne, and bought another bottle of beer to carry home.
Fortunately at this time, the 28-inch pole was strong enough and the kraft paper box was thick enough, so we arrived safely in the big yard.
There was meat and vegetables at home, but he didn’t go out to buy them. He planned to cook a few dishes in the evening to celebrate.
There is no need to run out for a while, he is going to be a homebody for a while.
Tao Daqiang's child is about to be born. Seeing that Gu Xiaoxia's stomach has not moved yet, we must work together.
Gu Xiaoxia was very happy when she came back from get off work in the afternoon. She had been busy checking the preparations for the opening of various schools recently. It was finally coming to an end. Some schools had successfully opened, so their work would be easier.
On the dining table were four plates of food, two small bottles of champagne, and two bottles of beer.
"Is today a festival? It's so rich!" Gu Xiaoxia asked kindly, "Are you not busy anymore?"
"You are not busy anymore. Look at the large brooms in the yard. It has been sent to the supply and marketing cooperative," Li Long said while taking off his apron.
He was making some stir-fry. Gu Xiaoxia had just arrived home, and the last tomato and egg drop soup was just coming out of the pot.
There are dozens of large brooms left in the yard, which are extra. The supply and marketing side won't charge much this year, so Li Long plans to send them out as condolences. The police station will give a few handfuls, the purchasing station will give a few handfuls, the Education Bureau will give a few handfuls, and then a cart will be taken to the animal husbandry team, and each family will be given a handful.
Gu Xiaoxia changed her clothes and washed her hands, and sat at the dining table with Li Long. Watching Li Long open the bottle, she asked:
"Does that mean that for the next period of time, you will Are you at home?"
"Well, I will stay at home and do your job. We have a safe backing." Li Long said with a smile, "You know, Tao Daqiang is going to be a father soon, and we have to work hard."
Gu Xiaoxia has been cultivated by working and living among women, so she is not afraid. Well, after hearing what Li Long said, she complained half-heartedly:
"Then we have to work together. How can you work hard if you run around from time to time?"
"Okay, okay, let's work together next. Come, have a drink for our joint efforts!"
Gu Xiaoxia laughed. She also picked up the cup, touched it with Li Long, and took a sip. , then put down a piece of meat and chewed it in his mouth. After eating, he said:
"Well, it tastes pretty good."
Li Long learned from the experience of later generations, good is good. , praise the good things, don't use "ok", "average", "ok" and other words that are easy to misunderstand, just praise people well.
It’s great to be like Comrade Gu Xiaoxia!
We ate well, chatted well, and drank happily. When it got dark, we didn’t eat much food. We drank six bottles of beer, three bottles of small champagne, and went to the toilet several times.
The two people stood up and touched the bottle, which made a clanging sound, which was quite lively.
After cleaning up the mess while talking and laughing, the two of them entered the house.
Watching TV is no longer an important thing. Since we have said that we will work together to have children, we have to practice it, right?
So the two of them went to bed in perfect agreement.
We wear less clothes in summer, so it’s very simple and proactive at first. After all, we are married and it’s legal, so there is no need to say more.
I don’t know whether it was because he was drunk or because Li Long was often busy and not close enough in the past, but tonight they fit in particularly well, and both of them had extremely strong fighting abilities. They kept tossing until after midnight before falling asleep.
Li Long felt inexplicably that this time, maybe it would happen. (End of this chapter)