"I originally planned to bury a water pipe for each of their families in the spring of next year and bring the water down from the mountain. This will make it easier for them to drink water. They don't have to run tens or hundreds of meters to the river to fetch water, and the water will be clean."
Li Long finally revealed his plan.
He could see that Director Wei wanted to achieve some political achievements in this area.
There is only one supply and marketing cooperative in the county, so there is no way to make horizontal comparisons. But if Director Wei wants to make progress, he must find results from other aspects.
The appearance of Li Long, especially this advanced individual in national unity, gave him a revelation.
Moreover, several reporters were very considerate. When writing about Li Long, they specifically mentioned their supply and marketing cooperative, saying that Li Long was an employee of the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperatives benefited a little bit, but not much.
Director Wei feels that it is not good to remain passive like this. Now that the herdsmen are sending things over, it is just a good opportunity to help the herdsmen solve their difficulties and do something practical. Won't this result come about?
Li Long didn’t think there was anything wrong with Director Wei’s idea. At this time, it’s time to talk about deeds and ignore intentions. No matter what, if he can really help the herdsmen friends solve their difficulties, that is doing good things.
How could it not work?
That's why he came up with such an idea.
It’s great if the supply and marketing cooperative can run it, but if it can’t run it, you have to run it yourself anyway. To be honest, the hard plastic pipe costs a few cents per meter, and the total amount required by a dozen herdsmen together will not exceed one kilometer. , he can still afford a few hundred yuan.
Besides, they also gave away so many sheep and skins.
The capital is enough.
"Okay, okay, it's a hard plastic pipe, right?" Director Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned to look at Li Xiangqian:
"Old Li, do we have pipes in our warehouse? They are the kind used to pump wells."
"Yes, yes, a few hundred meters, right?" Li Xiangqian thought for a while and said, "I don't know how to sell them. How many meters did it take? But it’s okay. This pipe is easy to purchase. I’m using it now. There are not many people, and there won’t be enough when the time comes. Just buy another batch.”
Li Xiangqian turned to Li Long and asked:
“How many meters are needed?”
“One thousand?” Meter?" Li Long probably judged that one thousand meters should be enough.
"That's okay. I'll just ask you to purchase some more before the year."
"Okay!" Director Wei knew that the matter was settled, so he asked Li Long:
"Xiao Li Ah, when do you plan to implement it?”
“It can be done as soon as the snow melts in spring. It’s mainly because it’s frozen now,” Li Long said.
"Okay." Director Wei was a little helpless. He couldn't wait, but he had to wait. He thought for a while and asked again:
"Is it appropriate to visit some herdsmen right now, and by the way...call the county publicity officer Ma?"
"Director, it's really inappropriate now. The main reason is that it's too cold in the mountains." Li Long said, "And after they finish the winter slaughter, they basically start the cat winter. They don't like unfamiliar people disturbing them."
I declined.
Director Wei also knew that there was no good reason for going to the mountains in a big way at this time. Even if he made a big splash, it would be difficult for others to write news, so he settled for the next best thing:
" Then Director Ma should be able to contact me when we use the pipe to divert the water, right?”
"Yes." Li Long thought that Ma Xiaoyan must be asking for it, right?
After the matter has been discussed, the next step is to divide the meat.
The director and deputy director each have a sheep, the director is a deerskin, and the deputy director is a wolfskin - the deerskin is the skin of a male red deer, which is much larger than the wolfskin.
Each of the remaining stocks is a sheep, not divided according to the number of heads, only divided according to shares.
In addition, Chief Hou and Li Xiangqian were each given a wolf skin.
Some people have opinions about this special preference, while others are very clear about it.
"I am in the purchasing department myself, and I am under the care of Chief Li in all directions, so I am naturally given an extra wolf's skin."
"Then why does Chief Hou have an extra skin?" At this time, a piece of skin was worth one month's salary, which was more valuable than in later generations. Naturally, some people were dissatisfied, mainly because they felt it was unfair.
“You didn’t know that Chief Hou brought him so many bullets twice to give to the herdsmen? Without those bullets, how could there be so much meat to eat?”
“That’s not the director’s approval. ”
"The director approved it, but the unit chief has to give me the bullet."
Things calmed down just like that.
Although there are many people in some stocks, the meat you get is not much, but you can still get a few kilograms of meat. Although 99% of farmers across the country want to eat commercial grain these days, those who actually eat commercial grain cannot eat meat every day.
The main reason is that the supplies are not sufficient. Firstly, the salary must be used to support the family. Secondly, even if you have money, you cannot buy too much meat at once. There are not so many meat stamps, and the price of meat in the free market is high.
Who wouldn’t want to eat this suddenly free meat?
So no matter what, everyone is still more pleased with Li Long. At least this guy is not a solitary eater and is easy to deal with.
Although most people are selfish and would not be so divided if they made money, they all like to make such friends.
So when you are rich and generous, you have the most cunning friends.
When Li Long gave meat to each stock, he said that this was the wish of the herdsmen friends, but everyone was like a mirror in their hearts. Who among the herdsmen knew them?
This is obviously because Li Long took over the big jobs of the supply and marketing cooperative, made money, and then fed back to the people in the cooperative.
To put it crudely, it means blocking everyone's mouth.
They have not experienced this kind of thing once, but they are not as grand as Li Long.
After dividing the meat and skin, Li Long and Li Xiangqian chatted for a few more words before driving the tractor away.
He also wanted to send a leg of lamb to Ma Xiaoyan, and tell her what to do in the spring.
Ma Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment when the doorman said someone was looking for her. Her family members are also in the county town, but they rarely come here to see her, which she strictly enforces.
After all, the county court was quite strict about these things at this time.
"Li Long? Are you looking for me?" Ma Xiaoyan was a little surprised when she saw Li Long.
"Well, I just came back from the mountains. My friends from the mountains have already returned. During this time, they carried out winter slaughter. Because you wrote the manuscript, their animal husbandry team was very fond of them. Thank you very much for your attention. Let me help you get a leg of lamb.”
I didn’t give Ma Xiaoyan a whole lamb, that thing was too eye-catching. The leg of lamb was placed in a plastic woven bag, and the mouth of the bag was tied so that no one could see it while carrying it.
Ma Xiaoyan was surprised and very happy. She quickly realized that this was actually the leg of lamb given to him by Li Long.
It doesn't matter, this kind of gift is received openly.
There are many people in the family and she is not married yet, so she has to pay food expenses for the family. The manuscript I wrote last time didn't cost much, and the ministry rewarded me with two yuan.
Two yuan can now buy a kilogram of meat, which is dispensable to her.
But the leg of lamb that Li Long brought over weighed four to five kilograms, which was quite a lot.
She pretended to decline with some embarrassment and said:
"I did it for work, but actually I didn't do anything..."
"Mr. Ma, just accept it. In the spring, our club plans to go to the herdsmen in the mountains to help them solve their water problems. By then, we may I need to trouble you to go there..."
"What are you going to do to solve the water problem?" Ma Xiaoyan was really interested after hearing this. , "Dig a well?"
"Digming a well in the mountains is not practical, the main thing is to pull water pipes. There is a water source at a high place, and plastic pipes are used to bring water down from the high place, all the way to the herdsmen's winter nests."
Li Long explained simply: "There is a certain amount of work, which mainly requires a lot of hard plastic pipes."
Ma Xiaoyan understood. This type of materials can basically be found in supply and marketing cooperatives, and then she confirmed:
"Is it done by your company this time?"
"Well, I am alone. Come on, the workload is a bit heavy." Li Long said vaguely, but didn't say that he couldn't do it.
Ma Xiaoyan also worked in a propaganda unit after all, so she understood immediately.
She nodded, indicating that she already knew.
After saying this, Li Long said goodbye to Ma Xiaoyan and went to the radio station.
Yelaya currently works at a radio station, and Li Long wants to give her a leg of lamb. This time he really thanks her. Without her translating for reporter Zhang Xinhua at that time, this matter would not have been so big or have such a big impact.
Li Long already knows it now, and it is really good to be famous.
At least many people are still willing to give face.
Yelaya was surprised. Her parents were also members of the animal husbandry team and had just returned from work. Although they are currently slaughtering in winter, there is no way to send her meat.
For these herdsmen, the county seat is too far away and there are too many people in the county, so it is too difficult to find her.
Also, the pastoral area where her parents live is not in the same place as Harimu and the others. After all, the only grasslands that can be used for grazing in the southern mountains of Ma County are small patches of grassland, which cannot be compared with the grasslands in Ili.
She was on secondment in the county and had to pay for meals in the canteen, which was really expensive.
Giving her a leg of lamb, Li Long could really solve her big problem. She has her own dormitory with a communal stove for cooking.
Li Long didn't use such official rhetoric to Yelaya. He just expressed his gratitude to her and told her that if she had any difficulties, she could go to the supply and marketing cooperative to find him.
Yelaya felt like crying. Although she tried hard to go to the county, she didn't know until she arrived that the competition here was fierce, and there were very few ethnic people in the radio station, so she really didn't have much advantage.
It is only because I often follow Director Ma on interviews and publicity work that I can stay.
Otherwise, we would have returned to the team long ago.
Li Long couldn't say much about Yelaya. He agreed to take care of her because she was from the animal husbandry team. Li Long felt it was his responsibility to help her - of course, within his ability.
The remaining two legs of lamb were given to Chen Hongjun and Zhong Guoqiang.
As long as they can rush from the county to join the team when I get married, this friendship must be maintained.
After this round, Li Long left a sheep in the compound. He planned to bring two sheep to the team tomorrow and tell his elder brother about the tiger bones.
Except for his wife and eldest brother, he was not prepared to talk about this matter to anyone else.
Even if someone discovered it later, they would only say it was a lynx bone.
However, before Li Long returned to the team, Li Jianguo drove a tractor to the county early the next morning, pulling Li Qingxia, Du Chunfang, Liang Yuemei, Li Juan, and Li Qiang.
This surprised Li Long, and Gu Xiaoxia was also a little surprised.
After all, people like the Li family, Du Chunfang rarely move places.
Li Juan and Li Qiang are here because it is Sunday.
As soon as they came over, Li Long immediately went over and called Gu Boyuan over. Now the two families were almost there.
Fortunately, the yard is big and the room is big enough to stay.
Li Juan and Li Qiang ran from one room to another, curious.
Du Chunfang took Gu Xiaoxia's hand and slowly asked about the situation. Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and her mother-in-law came over to ask. Du Chunfang actually felt a little uneasy.
Fortunately, Liang Yuemei was by the side, interjecting words from time to time to make Gu Xiaoxia and Du Chunfang feel more comfortable. Liang Yuemei had acted as Gu Xiaoxia's maternal elder at some point. She was also an outspoken person, so she asked more questions.
Gu Xiaoxia mostly said with a blushing face.
Li Qingxia stayed in this courtyard for one night. Looking back now, he felt that this courtyard was still a bit too big.
Sister Yang and Han Fang are also there. The Li family knew them, so they were not strangers. On the contrary, Sister Yang and Han Fang had heard about these people from the Li family from Gu Xiaoxia, and they had lived in the compound longer.
But at this moment, they are the host and they are at most the guest, so they are still a little uncomfortable.
Liang Yuemei came out of the bedroom quickly, and then took Sister Yang's hand, mainly expressing her gratitude.
"My family is in the countryside. Xiaoxia works here and we can't take care of her. Thanks to you." Liang Yuemei said it honestly, and Sister Yang felt comfortable listening to it.
"If it weren't for Uncle Li's help, I, Xiaofang, would be dead. It would be too late for me to thank them." Sister Yang also spoke sincerely.
As the two of them chatted, they reached their hometown. After talking about it, they were not that far apart. They were in neighboring counties, dozens of kilometers away.
This is quite far from my hometown, but in northern Xinjiang, it is not even out of the county for dozens of kilometers, so it is close to my hometown.
The closer we talked, the closer Sister Yang felt.
So we cooked together.
Liang Yuemei also admired the kitchen in the yard. It was much better than the stove at home.
Although building a house in northern Xinjiang is big, the kitchen, storage room, and stove are usually in one room these days, so clutter is inevitable.
Unlike here, the kitchen is a kitchen, the storage room is a storage room, and the dining room is a dining room. Although the rooms are not big, they are easy to clean after being separated.
Liang Yuemei was even thinking that when she built another house, the kitchen would be like this.
It’s better to separate.
Men have a lot to talk about here. With Sister Yang here to take care of Gu Xiaoxia, Gu Boyuan, Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo are actually relieved.
They just advised Li Long to go out less often next year and stay at home more. After all, pregnant women need more care.
That’s all. These days, most men still have some masculinity and attach great importance to having children, not as much as later generations. After all, family planning has only been implemented here for a few years.
Li Long focused on talking about Dong Zai, saying that since Li Jianguo is here, he will take the meat back.
Li Qingxia and Gu Boyuan began to chat about his plan to smash holes in the ice to catch fish. Li Long took Li Jianguo to move the sheep, and also let Li Jianguo take a look at the tiger.
The tiger's head was still there. Li Jianguo really followed Li Long to move the sheep. He saw a tiger head unexpectedly and screamed:
"Tiger!"
Li Long hurriedly got a bag. He covered the tiger's bag and at the same time moved a sheep to Li Jianguo.
"What's wrong? What tiger?"
Li Qingxia asked outside.
"It's okay, my eldest brother saw a bunch of hair and thought it was a mouse." Li Long explained inside, and then the two of them each moved a sheep out of the room and placed the sheep on the cart.
"You are such an adult, yet you are making such a fuss." Li Qingxia said something to Li Jianguo and continued talking to Gu Boyuan about fish.
The two of them are the in-laws. Although Gu Boyuan is young, Li Qingxia still takes matters related to his seniority very seriously, so he has to talk to his in-laws carefully.
Li Long pulled Li Jianguo into the side room again.
"How did you do it?" Li Jianguo saw that Li Long didn't want others to know, so he asked.
"Halimu shot it, give it to me." Li Long whispered, "I plan to hide it, and then in the past few days, I will pick out the bones, save some, and soak some wine. Just treat it as lynx bones, and no one will Say."
"Yeah." Li Jianguo thought about it and nodded. He has not heard of tigers in northern Xinjiang, let alone seen them. The reason why Li Long didn't say anything when he explained just now was because he was digesting the news.
I really can’t talk about Tiger when I think about it. Li Jianguo's father-in-law, Liang Donglou, knew a lot about traditional Chinese medicine, and Li Jianguo also knew a little about it, so he knew it was valuable.
This is not like in the Northeast, where it is easy to do but difficult to do here, so it is even more precious. Once it is leaked, there will probably be too many people who want it, and it won't be able to be saved.
"The matter must not be leaked." Li Jianguo became more and more frightened as he thought about it, "Who else knows about this?"
"Xiaoxia, me, you." Li Long said with a smile, "I have already told Harimu and the others not to tell anyone, they are reliable."
"That's okay, get rid of this head as soon as possible. Peel off the skin so that nothing can be seen directly. As long as the skin is peeled off and the bones and flesh are bare, no one can see it. Come."
Li Long nodded, this is what he was going to do next, and he also joked:
"Brother, will you take the tiger whip?"
"What should I do with that?" Li Jianguo glared at him, "You can keep it yourself."
When walking out, Li Jianguo hesitated for a moment and then said:
"If you can get a deer whip, just give me one."
Li Long took one. Put the red deer whip in the bag and handed it to Li Jianguo.
Halimu and the others knew that Li Long wanted a whip, so they kept the whip after they killed the deer.
Li Long had some here, but he didn’t give them away anymore.
For him, these things are not uncommon, but it is different for others.
Just like leather. The Yellow Sheepskin is easy to fight, because these guys live in groups on the Gobi Desert, and from time to time they run to the villages near the mountains.
Wolves are easy to fight and can be found in the Gobi Desert, and can even be seen on the edge of sparsely populated basins. There was a period of time when they were almost wiped out, but now that the ecology has improved, there are more of them again.
In the 1920s, packs of wolves often appeared near Sailimu Lake in winter.
But red deer is not easy to hunt. This thing can only be found in the mountains, and most of them are deep in the mountains. Ordinary people cannot get it.
That's why he was happy to give Director Wei a red deer skin.
After leaving the wing, Li Long turned around, locked the door, and began to discuss next year's plans with Li Jianguo.
He is somewhat ambitious. He has been making small fuss in the past two years, but he can't do it next year.
There need to be certain rules.
But Li Jianguo was also shocked after hearing his plan.
Isn't this a bit big? (End of this chapter)