Li Xiangqian finally took the spotted dog away, leaving Li Long with a little black dog.
The two puppies were a little reluctant when they parted, but Li Xiangqian didn't give them too much time to be sad. He hugged the dogs and pushed the bicycle and quickly left the yard.
Li Long touched his head in the yard and shook his head.
After squatting down and comforting the little black dog, Li Long continued to pack the things in the trunk of the jeep. After packing, he drove out of the yard, locked the gate and drove west.
There is no need to go to the department store to buy things for the time being. Originally, I planned to visit the wooden house to make preparations. For now, I still need to go to Qingshuihe Village to find someone.
Of course, people can be found in his own village, but Li Long does not plan to add more people to the fourth team.
He planned to separate the matter of weaving broomsticks and weaving reed handles. In the team, you bring in those people you have good relationships with to help you, and the purpose of making big brooms and reeds is to bring some benefits to the people in the team.
Innate conditions still need to be utilized.
Of course, there are still some things that need to be distinguished between inside and outside the team.
When the jeep arrived at Qingshuihe Village, Li Long slowed down. There were fewer people on both sides of the road, so he simply drove to the home of captain He Yuqing.
There was no one at He Yuqing's home, so Li Long shouted twice, but no one answered, so he went to the home of Meng Hai, the militia company commander.
These are the only two companies in the entire team that he is familiar with.
Meng Hai was whittling a shovel handle in the yard. When he saw the jeep arriving at the gate of the yard, he hurriedly put down the tools at hand and stood up.
Li Long turned off the engine and said hello to Meng Hai after getting out of the car.
"Comrade Li, hello, hello." Meng Hai came over and took the initiative to shake Li Long's hand, and said with a smile, "Why are you free today? Come and sit." He turned to his wife to pour tea.
"I went to look for the captain but couldn't find him. I think this is the same thing as you." Li Long took the small bench Meng Hai handed over, put it down and sat down and said:
"I'm going to collect a bunch of tricks. Is there anyone in your team who knows how to do it?"
"What's the point? Yes, everyone can make up that stuff!"
"The quantity required is large." Li Long made an estimate and said, "About a thousand."
"What? So many?" Meng Hai was a little surprised. He thought Li Long would collect a hundred or ten at most, but he didn't expect there to be so many.
"I collected a lot in previous years, but this year it has increased. I think the people in Qingshuihe Village are honest, and we did a good job with the brooms last year, so I plan to assign some tasks to you."
Li Long said it clearly, but it didn't seem like he was giving any preferential treatment to Qingshuihe, but even so, it actually made the villagers here make money.
Meng Hai's wife brought out a bowl of tea and handed it to Li Long. Li Long hurriedly took it and took a sip. Meng Hai's wife put a small wooden block aside and motioned to Li Long to put the bowl on it.
Li Long took a sip of water and placed the bowl on the pier.
"Then..." Meng Hai scratched his head. He had never taken on such a job before.
"There is a unified quality standard." Li Long said, "I am in charge of other production teams. They organize people to go into the mountains and find valleys with a large number of strips. A dozen or so people are stationed in the mountains and they keep making up. I'll check and accept a hundred and ten of them and pull them out
As for you, it’s up to you, whether you follow this pattern or whether you want to collect the whole team like a big broomstick, then I don’t care. ”
"Then...how much does a lift cost?"
"Four yuan." Li Long said.
"Oh, it's really not cheap!" A smile appeared on Meng Hai's face. The price of the lift alone is almost enough to pay for a tractor.
Of course, it would be different if it were distributed to various families.
"There is a time limit, and there are also quality requirements." Li Long said, "The quality requirements are very strict, otherwise the price would not be this." Li Long earns half of it by himself, but he doesn't feel ashamed at all. He makes money for everyone in this job. Of course, he didn't get such a job for nothing.
"Well..." Meng Hai thought for a while and said, "We will definitely take the job, but is there a time limit?"
"May 20th, one month, a thousand strict efforts, how about it?"
"One month is definitely enough." Meng Hai breathed a sigh of relief, "Then when will you stop?"
"I'll come over once a week or ten days to collect them. As for how you do it, I don't care. To be honest, I think there are a lot of trees near your place, including tamarisk, poplar, and salix. They can be used to weave a handful of trees. There are a lot of slivers, I don’t care what kind of sliver you use, the quality must pass.”
"Comrade Li, tell me your quality requirements."
Li Long was well prepared and took out a piece of paper and handed it to Meng Hai, with the quality requirements for the lift written on it. For example, the length of the handle and the length and width of the braided strips in the middle.
If there are still people who don't know what a handlebar is, then you can imagine a stretcher made of softened strips - the kind with a curve in the middle.
After reading the request on the paper, Meng Hai carefully folded the paper and put it away.
"Thank you very much." Meng Hai said sincerely, "Comrade Li, no matter what, you have to stay and have a meal before leaving today."
Li Long waved his hand and said: "No, I have to go into the mountain. This time I have collected more than a thousand people. There are also tasks in other villages. I have to find a suitable place for them..."
While he was talking, He Yuqing came over from outside.
Seeing Meng Hai holding Li Long's arm, he couldn't help but drag Li Long to the bench with Meng Hai.
"Just now my neighbor said that a jeep entered my yard and left without finding anyone. When it came to this direction, I hurriedly came over." He Yuqing explained:
"I didn't expect Comrade Li to be here. We have dinner in a few hours. You definitely can't leave!"
Li Long didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The two men held him down for fear that he would run away.
"If you don't want to go, let go." Li Long said helplessly, "Captain He, what are you getting into?"
"Hey, our Captain He has the consciousness and knows that I must have a reason for keeping you." Meng Hai smiled and let go of his hand, handed a bench to He Yuqing, and went into the room to get another bench. At this time, Meng Hai His wife came out with a bowl of tea and handed it to He Yuqing.
"Hey, Lao Meng, what are you talking about?" He Yuqing smiled and took the water. He could see the joy on Meng Hai's face and knew it was a good thing.
"Comrade Li gave our team a thousand jobs, four yuan each!" Meng Hai raised the four fingers of his right hand and gestured in front of He Yuqing.
"What? Four yuan? A thousand?" He Yuqing stood up immediately, shaking the bowl in his hand, and the water came out and sprinkled on his clothes. He didn't care so much and asked: < br>
"Really so many?"
Li Long smiled and nodded.
"Then..." He Yuqing no longer knew what to say.
"It will be completed in one month and the goods will be delivered every seven days. This is the standard requirement." Meng Hai took out the piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to He Yuqing.
He Yuqing placed the tea bowl in his hand on the wooden pier next to him, took the paper and read it.
"This quality requirement...isn't difficult!"
Meng Hai talked about the two modes Li Long mentioned again. He Yuqing thought about it for a while and said:
"Let's choose someone too."
Meng Hai nodded.
"Comrade Li Long, thank you so much!" He Yuqing stretched out his hands to hold Li Long's hand and said seriously: "Thank you for thinking of our Qingshuihe Village at this time... Don't worry, these thousand Keep up the good work, we will complete it according to the standards and on time!”
"I come here once a week to collect, and I pay in cash when I collect." Li Long also said, "With last year's cooperation, we also understand each other, and I also hope to have more cooperation in the future."
Before the polite words were finished, Meng Hai's wife over there had already started catching chickens.
Li Long hurriedly tried to stop him, but was pinned down on the bench by He Yuqing and Meng Hai again.
"Comrade Li Long, don't worry, you can eat this chicken with peace of mind. This is a public account, and our team will not let Lao Meng pay for it himself." He Yuqing said half-jokingly.
"What? What do you mean? I can't afford this guest?" Meng Hai stared, "Old He, what you said is a bit inappropriate."
"No, no, I don't mean that this is considered a business reception." He Yuqing hurriedly explained, "Anyway, I will have a meal here today, you can do whatever you want."
It can be seen that the two people have a good relationship, and such quarrels and bickering are also habitual actions.
While cooking, He Yuqing took Li Long around the village, mainly to look at the nearby shrubs, the tamarisk on the south slope, and other shrubs and trees that could be used for weaving strips.
Li Long knew that this was He Yuqing showing him that he had enough strength to create a qualified leader. Li Long also said ugly things at the front. If something is not up to standard, he will definitely send it back. He Yuqing also made a guarantee.
When we returned to Meng Hai's house, a large plate of chicken and a plate of river fish were already on the table, and the staple food was rice.
Because Li Long had eaten here twice, they knew that Li Long did not drink while driving, so there was no wine on the table.
Li Long now knows that rice is not grown in Qingshuihe Village, so rice is usually used to entertain distinguished guests, unlike Team Four, which grows rice itself. Although the area is smaller now, at least it is normal for every household to eat rice.
At this time, there were no shrimps in the river here, not even frogs. The fish in the river were the same as those of the fourth team, cold water small fish.
The stew is very fragrant and makes you appetite when you smell it.
There were four dishes, and two were vegetarian. One was wild mushrooms from the roots of tamarisk, and the other was scrambled eggs with leeks.
The plates were so big that the table in the courtyard was immediately filled.
The women and children ate in the house. Qingshui River is close to Nanshan, which is cooler than that of Team Four. There are not many flies at this time, and it is brighter to eat outside than in the house.
Li Long was allowed to sit down as a distinguished guest. A chicken leg, a large piece of egg, and the largest pike were sandwiched between two people and placed on the empty plate in front of him.
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The meal was delicious, Li Long praised it repeatedly, and Meng Hai's wife in the room was also happy to hear it.
She already knew that Li Long came here to give work, which was equivalent to giving money, and he was really willing to cook this meal.
Not every family member of a village cadre is willing to cook for the leader or guests.
After dinner, Li Long chatted with He Yuqing and Meng Hai in the yard for a while, then said goodbye and drove the jeep to the mountains.
At this time, He Yuqing and Meng Hai started discussing business matters.
The two of them didn't have much doubt about their job. Collected on a Monday. Li Long often goes to the mountains and is well-known in the county. There is no need to lie to everyone - there is no benefit in this.
The main thing they discussed was the candidate.
"Since Comrade Li Long has said a model, we cannot copy it, but we must also select people. We cannot work with the whole village. That would really cause quality problems and be very troublesome." He Yuqing set the tone first.
"Well, I think so too." Meng Hai had no objection.
"Well, Lao Meng, this is our first time doing this work, so we need to find more people," He Yuqing thought for a while and said:
"Counting you and me, you look for five and I look for five, so there are twelve people. In one month, there are only more than thirty people working in a day. There are twelve of us, and one person can make three in a day. No problem.”
"Okay, I also think it will be bad if there are more." Meng Hai smiled, "Then I will go find someone later. We have to make preparations early, including cutting strips, digging holes, burning strips, and cutting poles. It all takes time.”
"Okay, I'll go find someone too. It's the slack time for farmers right now, and Comrade Li Long really knows how to choose the time."
"That's a capable man." Meng Hai sighed.
After the household responsibility system was implemented, the captain was different from the previous captains. When looking for people to work, he could naturally find whomever he wanted. Others in the team who were not found could not say anything even if they were upset.
After all, everyone is taking care of themselves now. If someone can't find someone to blame, it can only mean that they either don't have the connections or they don't have the skills.
That afternoon, the entire Qingshuihe Village knew that there was a good editor doing a good job.
The found people suppressed the excitement in their hearts and began to make preparations. Some people could no longer bear it and went to the Red Willow Beach with sickles to cut strips and chop poles. They first thought that they could weave more, after all, everyone had no money. There is a limited number, and secondly, I am worried that others will finish mowing the nearby areas and they will have to run farther away.
After Li Long left Qingshuihe Village, he drove a jeep into the mountains, and then turned towards the wooden house.
This is the first time I have been to the cabin this year.
The jeep ran over the not-so-dense turf and staggered to the wooden house. Li Long found that the main body of the wooden house had not changed much. It was the shed that had been knocked crooked by a wild boar or something, and was used as a pillar. The wood has cracks.
But it's not a big problem, just straighten it and screw on the wire.
The door lock of the wooden house has not been broken yet. I wonder if no one has entered the mountain yet.
I don't know who removed one end of the iron wire hanging from the two pieces of wood. It looked like it was broken violently, but I don't know why the iron wire was not taken away.
There was a lot of excrement in front of the wooden house, including horse dung, wild boar dung, and other unknown ones. There were puddles here and there, and there was even dog urine growing on it.
The amount of water in the spring in front seems to be larger than last year, and the grass in that area is lusher and greener than in other places.
Li Long turned around and found nothing else, so he stepped forward and opened both doors in turn.
A damp musty smell filled the air.
Some of the items on the shelves in the cabin were broken.
Half a bag of rice and half a bag of noodles cannot be eaten. One of the several pieces of dried meat was hairy.
Li Long packed up all these bad things and took them outside, planning to dig a hole and bury them later.
He went to the big room, took out all the bedding on the wooden bed and put it on the jeep. Then he used tools to pull the wire that was used to build things and tied it to the wood.
The wire originally had some room left, so it would naturally hang downward when placed on something, but now it can only be pulled tighter.
He put the bedding on the wire and beat it with a stick for a while. Then Li Long went to set up the stove in the house.
The sun was shining brightly outside, but there was still a bit of dampness in the house. Li Long set up the stove to dry out the moisture.
After all these things were done, Li Long took out a net from the trunk of the jeep, carried another bag, and walked to the nearby ditch.
He had lowered his net into a stream nearly a kilometer away. He might be able to catch some pike by leaving the net open for a few hours.
The pike stew he had at Meng Hai's place was good, and he planned to get some back for Sister Yang to stew for Gu Xiaoxia to replenish.
After setting the net, he shook his hands, then picked up a bag and walked back, looking around on the turf.
There are not many straw mushrooms. Maybe it hasn’t rained in the past two days, but you can occasionally see a few. However, there were hundreds of meters of grassland in the area. The place was large, and Li Long had a lot of time. He slowly added up, and it took him more than an hour to finish turning this piece of grass, and he also picked up three or four kilograms of straw mushrooms.
There must be pine mushrooms in the pine forest in the distance, but Li Long didn't go there, so he thought it was almost there.
When picking mushrooms, I also picked up a lot of wild onions and some peppergrass. These things can be seen everywhere in the mountains, but they are all good things outside the mountains.
Li Long came with a gun, but the animals in the mountains didn't give him a chance to shoot.
Originally, he planned to go to the hot springs to take a dip and see if he gained anything. However, because he wasted some time in Qingshuihe Village, it was too late to go there now.
Let’s talk about it later.
Anyway, I will often travel between mountains and counties in the future. Having a jeep will make it much more convenient.
And it’s also a great deterrent. Driving a tractor may seem rich to others, but it is not a deterrent. Driving a jeep is completely different. People on the road know to hide first, so they look at the car differently.
What is this? People rely on the power of cars?
Li Long smiled and went to the spring to clean and wash the mushrooms one by one. After finishing, he arranged the wild onions and peppergrass.
When the sun set, he went to the place where the net was lowered and found that there were only a dozen small fish in the net.
This was too far away, so Li Long didn't take it, waiting to see if he could get more tomorrow.
After loading the things into the jeep, the fire in the stove was pressed with coal foam, and the bedding was taken back and piled on the wooden kang, planning to dry it again tomorrow.
After locking the door, Li Long drove the jeep out of the mountain.
When they passed Qingshui Village, the sun was still high, and then Li Long saw Meng Hai waiting on the roadside, waving his hands vigorously when he saw his jeep coming.
There was a basin at Meng Hai's feet, tied with gauze.
Li Long slowly stopped by the roadside. (End of chapter)