It can be heard from the truck driver's tone that he often gives such instructions.
If you can drive a truck at this time, you are considered a stakeholder. In the ordinary world, Jin Bo drives a truck and is considered a successful person in his hometown.
At this time, a girl who marries a driver will be envied by others.
After all, truck drivers have a fixed salary, and they can earn some extra money by carrying some private goods back and forth. Although it is hard work, they make a lot of money.
This also develops the arrogant character of some drivers. After all, most of the time, others ask for help, and they rarely ask for help.
In other words, they will not show that arrogant face to the person they can ask for.
Abu Laiti and Abdul Saimaiti were accustomed to the driver's tone. One went to open the back panel of the truck, and the other went to the harvester.
Li Long also went over to help. The driver stood beside the truck, giving instructions from time to time, and then he saw the jeep parked in the yard.
He was only paying attention to people before, but failed to notice that there was not only a tractor but also a jeep in the yard. He originally smelled a little bit of alcohol, but he suddenly woke up.
Who is this family? Can you still afford a Jeep? Could it be stolen?
Impossible, he remembered that what he saw diagonally across was the police station, so it couldn't be stolen.
Is that from this family? Or which leader is this young man driving for?
The driver definitely did not think that this truck belonged to Li Long. These days, only ordinary people can afford a jeep like this. People generally don't live in this kind of courtyard, they should all live in large courtyards.
The driver had many thoughts in his mind, and then a smile broke out on his face. He trotted forward and followed Li Long to move the harvester. As he moved it, he asked:
"This Comrade, what’s your surname?”
"My surname is Li, just call me Li Long." Li Long didn't know why the driver suddenly became enthusiastic, but he really didn't like this driver.
His car skills were learned in his previous life, and he kept it in his mind not to drink while driving. However, this driver obviously drank a lot the first day, and the smell of alcohol has not dissipated yet, so it cannot be counted. Qualified driver.
It will be dangerous.
“Comrade Li Long is young and promising.” The driver also knew how to use idioms, “You drive this jeep, right? I looked at the license plate number, does it belong to Beiting Prefecture?”
"Well, the leader of our unit asked me to drive it." Li Long said, "He asked me to do things. Because it took a long time, he put this car in my yard."
"Oh, then the leader still thinks highly of you." The driver dreamed of driving a small car. Although driving a big car is convenient for pulling things, it is the last link in the chain of contempt for drivers. They look glamorous to outsiders, but they actually have their own pursuits.
"It's not bad." Li Long was not modest and said with a smile, "I have been working for the leader for two years, and the leader feels that I can handle the work with confidence."
"Then It's amazing." The driver praised, "This small car is more comfortable to drive than our big car..."
"That's different. It doesn't pull as much as your big car." Li Longye. Flatter the other person, otherwise he will be a little annoyed.
The harvester was put on the truck. Only then did he see that there was a lot of stuff piled in the front half of the truck. It was covered with a tarpaulin and could not be seen.
"Tie this tightly with a rope, otherwise if you bump it and bump it, the parts will break down and it will be difficult to repair." Li Long and Abu Lati said, "Tie it tight."
"Okay. "Ableti said.
The driver pulled out a bundle of ropes from under the tarpaulin and tied the harvester with Abdulsaimat.
After the harvester was tied up, they jumped out of the car, and Li Long said:
“Let’s go inside and have a drink of water?”
"No, no, no." Abu Laiti remembered what the driver said just now and waved his hand hurriedly, "We are ready to leave."
"It's okay, it's okay. Drink some water, drink some water. Comrade Li Long, is there any inconvenience?" The driver was not in a hurry this time and said, "Is there anyone else at home?"
"They are all busy." Li Long really wanted to keep them for some tea, so that the driver could Sober up the wine and loosen the smell. This road was full of ice and snow, and if you were not careful you would fall into the ditch.
Li Long led three people into the house. Abu Laiti and Abdul Saimat had both come in before, but they didn't feel anything wrong. The driver looked at it curiously and asked while Li Long was pouring tea:
"Comrade Li Long, your house... is an old house, right?"
"Well. The previous owner returned to Shanghai, and I bought this yard to live in."
"Then this yard is not cheap, right?" The driver admired, "Such a big yard, in our In the past, only wealthy families could afford to live there. The materials used were very good, but even if it is opened now, ordinary people can’t afford it.”
“It’s okay, I’ll pick it up. "It's...cheap." Li Long originally wanted to pick it up, but this is not the case. It seemed that the words hadn't caught on yet, so I changed two words:
"Come, drink tea, jasmine tea, not as good as the rose tea you have over there, but the taste is okay. The cup is new , feel free to use it.”
"Hey, Comrade Li Long is very polite and knows a lot. Our rose tea is indeed quite famous over there." The driver was very talkative, "Have you ever dealt with people from our ethnic group?"
"Well, I have many ethnic friends." Li Long felt that the driver probably didn't know that he was in the newspaper, and he couldn't say much about it himself, so he said:
"I have some herder friends in the mountains. , The relationship is very good."
"Okay." The driver took a sip from the cup and asked again. : "Which unit does Comrade Li Long work in?"
"Supply and Marketing Cooperative."
"No wonder!" The driver slapped his thigh, "No wonder, no wonder, let me just say, it feels like Li Long Comrade Long, you are very kind. I am also from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Yili Prefecture Cooperative! This tea is good!”
"I got it from our leader." Li Long joked, "Just drink it and it will be good."
While chatting in a casual manner, Li Long could clearly feel that the driver was trying to trick him. , he is also happy to chat more. Let them drink more tea and let the driver sober up.
"It's almost time, let's go, I'll treat you to dinner." After chatting for thirty or forty minutes, it felt almost done. Li Long stood up and said, "Go to our state-owned canteen."
"No, no, no." The driver immediately waved his hand , "We have to hurry up. Today we have to rush to the five platforms in front of Guozigou, and we will turn over Guozigou tomorrow. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to make it in the evening."
This driver has a very strong sense of time. , he continued to explain:
"Let's set off now and drive to Shawan or Anjihai for lunch, and then continue to the west. In this way, we can reach Wutai in the evening and live there."
Now that the driver said this, Li Long didn't force it either.
While sending the driver out, he also learned the driver’s name: Hailiqie.
Haili also said that he would contact Li Long next time he comes over for transportation. Li Long also thought that it would be convenient if there was a driver who often went to Yili, so he nodded in agreement.
When Abu Lati and the others left, he left a bag of apples for Li Long. Not too many, a dozen or so, but they are all quite big.
It is also a rare fruit in winter.
After sending the truck away, Li Long felt relieved. All the harvesters were sold out, leaving a large area in the yard empty.
More than ten minutes later, Sister Yang came back with her cart. She saw that the courtyard door was open and Li Long was standing there, and asked:
"Uncle Li, someone is here?" I just saw a big truck going out."
"Well, I bought the last harvester," Li Long said, "Sister Yang, are there many people in the market today?"
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"How strange it is." Sister Yang opened the lid of the pot and showed it to Li Long, "All the food was sold out in the morning. It's getting colder and colder today, and everyone wants to drink something hot."
"When the food seller is out there, bring a thermos and a bowl. If you want to drink water, you can also pour a bowl. This can attract some people." Li Long suggested an idea.
At this time, most people still want to lose face. Usually, drinking some hot water means they owe a favor, and they have to think about what to repay.
Unlike thirty or forty years later, when some people gave out free cotton-padded down jackets to those in need because of the cold weather, some people ran to get them even though they didn't need them.
Shameless.
Sister Yang's eyes lit up and she said with a smile:
"Okay, okay, this is so strange. Many of those who set up stalls are pitiful."
Many people have been exposed to the rain. When I have the ability, I will think about holding an umbrella for others.
Sister Yang can be considered someone who has been exposed to rain.
Since it was time to have lunch, Li Long stopped running to the team. He planned to go there after eating. I told my eldest brother and dad yesterday that I would go there later today.
On Xiaohaizi, some people who were collecting fish saw that Li Long hadn't come. Some thought it was normal, while others murmured.
When Li Jianguo and Li Qingxia arrived at the meal time and were preparing to go back with their nets, someone shouted and asked:
"Old Uncle Li, Xiaolong didn't come, do you still want to collect the fish? ?”
“Accept it” "Xiaolong has something to do, so he can only come in the afternoon." Li Jianguo said, "You can send the fish over now, and I will collect it. If you wait for Xiaolong, I can send it over in the evening."
I know that the Li family will continue to collect the fish. People feel relieved.
"Xiaolong's harvester should have been sold, right?" On the way back, Li Qingxia was also asking Li Jianguo.
"It should have been sold. If not, then you can't come here so late." Li Jianguo guessed, "It's okay, even if it doesn't sell, I can keep it for next year. "The Li family is fully aware of the role of the harvester. Li Jianguo owns a tractor and is thinking about doing something big next year. After all, raising pigs in that circle is really not as good as harvesting a season of wheat with a harvester.
During lunch, Du Chunfang was still asking why Li Long hadn't come over. Li Jianguo, who had returned from collecting fish in the front yard, explained that he was busy selling harvesters to people.
Both Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei are used to my mother's preference for Li Long.
And it already feels like it should be.
With Li Long away, Du Chunfang didn't feel very good eating.
"Just eat well. Xiaolong has a yard over there, so he can eat with you every day?" Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei didn't dare to say, Li Qingxia was not used to his wife, "Either you move to the county Go there?”
“Then I won’t go. "Although Du Chunfang loves her younger son, she also knows what's good and bad. "Then Xiaolong and his wife are away from home every day and only come back when eating. It's not like the eldest daughter-in-law is always around and can take care of me..."
These words made Li Qingxia laugh angrily.
This partiality really knows no bounds.
Liang Yuemei and Li Jianguo also laughed out loud. When I speak so frankly, isn't it a disguised admission that Liang Yuemei has taken good care of her.
I am so cute.
After a lively lunch, we rested for a while, and when we were about to catch fish, the sound of a jeep rang, and soon the car drove into the yard, and the Li family all left the door.
Seeing Li Long jump out of the car with a bag in his hand, Du Chunfang grinned.
"Dad, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law, these are the apples that others left for us. I brought some over, and each of us can share one."
Li Long took out the apples and handed one to each of them.
“It’s so big!” Du Chunfang looked at the apple that was bigger than her face and was a little worried, “How can I fix it if I can’t finish it?”
“How can I fix it? Then let’s work together. Just eat one." Li Qingxia put the apple in his hand into Li Long's bag, then took Du Chunfang's apple, broke it in half, gnawed half of it, and gave half to Du Chunfang.
"Why don't you eat this one from me? Why don't you eat that one from you?" Du Chunfang was not satisfied, but she still took a small bite of the apple. Hey, it's so sweet!
Li Jianguo followed suit and broke his apple in half and gave it to Liang Yuemei.
"Xiaolong, you can eat too." Du Chunfang said.
“I chewed one on the way.” Li Long smiled, “Sister-in-law, you can keep the rest in the house. Juan and Qiangqiang will come back and let them eat.”
Dad and eldest brother are really strong with their hands. Most people really can't break open those apples.
Think it would be nice if Haili could send a batch of apples like this. The supply and marketing cooperative’s New Year welfare does not include fruits. Fruits in winter are quite a luxury.
If you really can get some apples, it would be good to keep them at home to eat or to give as gifts to acquaintances.
If Hailiji really comes over next time, let him help pull some over.
The Ili Valley has the world-famous wild apple forest. The apples here are native, taste good and are abundant.
Even thirty or forty years later, Aksu apples have become bags of apples from northern and southern Xinjiang, but in Ili, at the wholesale market in autumn and winter, you can still buy local boxes of them for five yuan a kilogram. apple.
And the quality is definitely good.
Most of them have candy hearts.
The land of melons and fruits is really not just a boast.
When Li Long, Li Jianguo and Li Qingxia appeared in Xiaohaizi, everyone else took the initiative to say hello.
Li Long, who made another small fortune today, is also very enthusiastic about these people.
In the next few days, Li Long appeared in Xiaohaizi every day and collected fish twice at noon and evening, just like commuting to get off work on time.
In mid-January, when Li Juan and Li Qiang were on vacation and Liang Yuemei went to attend the parent-teacher meeting, Li Long calculated that he had already collected more than 700 kilograms of large fish.
There are hundreds of kilograms of peeled small crucian carp stored at home on both sides.
Li Long even asked Sister Yang to get some dry-fried small crucian carp to sell in the market. Not many each time, and a lot of people buy.
After all, this kind of prepared small crucian carp tastes pretty good, because it is fried and crispy, so there is no need to spit out the spines, so it is easy to eat.
Those who like to eat crispy food will definitely be happy to eat it.
After Li Juan entered junior high school, her grades were good, and Li Qiang's grades in elementary school were also good, and he became a member of the Young Pioneers.
At this time, the second graders joined the Young Pioneers, unlike later generations, when many first graders joined.
Li Long heard a classic saying in Yili, which was said by a principal from an ethnic minority: The children are also our battleground. If we don't occupy it, those who speak black scriptures will pull them over.
The principal was the principal of a primary school in Caiyuan Township. In those years, things were very complicated anyway.
So Li Long was deeply impressed.
Things have gotten better in the back.
On the day of the parent-teacher meeting, the final exam results had already come out. After the parent-teacher meeting in the morning, the children had a day off. Liang Yuemei was originally going to the meeting by bicycle.
Li Long drove her and the two children there in a jeep, and then calculated the time to pick them back together.
Li Jianguo was a little worried about being too ostentatious.
But Li Long said it was okay.
The jeep has been driving for a while, and now everyone has accepted that there is such a jeep here. Don’t doubt people’s ability to accept new things these days.
During the barbaric development, when something new appears, everyone will only be surprised for a while and then accept it.
Everyone is busy running towards better days, busy. When others make a lot of money, they will be envious, but more often they will think about how they can live a good life.
If you can’t innovate, then why not just follow the association?
Everyone understood that Li Long had done so many things without being caught.
These days, it is true that people are told to find ways to get rich first, to get rich first and then to get rich later.
Then try to make yourself rich first.
In winter, there are all kinds of business people.
Business opportunities are really everywhere at this time. After all, we are still in an era of shortage of materials. As long as you can think and dare to do it, you can make money.
My own leeks turn yellow in winter. Isn’t it too much to sell them out a year ago?
Isn’t it too much to sell the rabbits you catch in the wild if you can’t finish them all?
Not to mention the fish in the river, no one cares about this at all. If he wanted to care about it, Li Long would have entered the fence long ago.
Of course, handmade products are the most common, such as baskets, forks, plates, etc. At present, we can only use sorghum stalks to make steamed bun plates in the kitchen, but in a few years, Pucao doesn’t know how to start in Xiaohaizi. When they are growing, cattail poles are used to weave steamed bun plates.
This thing can be regarded as an invasive organism. It took root as soon as it arrived, shrinking the reeds to a large area.
The market has become prosperous, not only in the free market, but also in front of the school. In winter, there are people selling roasted potatoes, candied haws, fried melon seeds and fried peanuts.
Although students don't have much money, they are the best to earn.
At the gate of the middle school, while Li Long was sitting in the jeep waiting for his sister-in-law Li Juan, he bought a pack of fried melon seeds and was cracking them.
At this time, a pack cost five cents. It was folded into a triangle with newspaper. When opened, a small glass cup of melon seeds could be placed inside, which was very convenient.
Then I saw Liang Yuemei and Li Juan walking out of the school gate.
They also held certificates of award in their hands. It was obvious that Li Juan won the award.
At this time, the gold content of the certificate is much stronger than that of later generations.
It’s really hard to say that in later generations, almost everyone has a certificate of merit.
There are only two kinds at this time, three good students and outstanding class cadres.
Those who study well should really study well. There are several members of the team, some of whom are poor, but the certificates that are stuck on the wall are really the pride of the parents.
Even if this thing is placed in a thatched cottage, it is worthy of those villas. (End of chapter)