The two men left more than three kilograms of fresh fritillaries and took away the things.
Li Long could tell that the middle-aged man was very happy, but the young man was unhappy.
But it doesn't matter, as long as you are happy. Besides, among those two people, it was the middle-aged man who made the decision.
As a young man, if you haven't been beaten severely by Nanshan, you still don't know how sad it will be in another half month.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the forest, the young man asked again:
"Ga Dad, you said that three kilograms of Fritillaria are worth more than ten or twenty yuan. Why don't we go out to the mountains and exchange for things in the village?"
"They won't change it for you." The middle-aged man patiently explained to his nephew, "The sales department in the village outside does not recognize Fritillaria, but only money. Do we have money? No.
Besides, if we don’t have a letter of introduction, if we meet someone with bad intentions in the village, they will tie us up with a rope and hand us over to the forestry team ranger, and they will get a reward! Can it be removed? ”
"Then go to the county! Isn't there a buying station in the county? You said so!" The young man always thought that he didn't want Li Long to make money. He felt that Li Long was too black-hearted and made too much.
If these caladiums were taken out of the mountains, they would have to exchange twice as much as they do now!
"It's more than thirty kilometers from the county to here, sixty or seventy miles. It takes more than two days to go back and forth. How many caladiums can we dig in these two days?" The middle-aged man became a little impatient. There are not so many things to do when you go out with others to dig for medicine.
"So it's not dangerous here? You also saw that guy is very close to the ranger!" The young man asked again.
"It's because he is very familiar with the ranger that I dare to come over and change things." The middle-aged man stopped and said to the young man in a solemn tone:
"I'm telling you, you should behave yourself when you come to change things. Even if the ranger is here, he won't arrest us. We are just around here with our Fritillary bags, and if the ranger sees us, just pretend we haven't seen him. Do you want to try somewhere else?”
The young man stopped talking.
He didn't know that Li Long had such energy!
"Didn't you see what kind of car he was driving? How could he be so evil-minded as to deceive you into being arrested by the ranger? He is in a long-term business and is not so narrow-minded!"
After the middle-aged man persuaded the young man, he carried the things into the mountains again. He had to put the things down as soon as possible. Today he could dig some more caladiums to make up for the losses.
Young people have short-sightedness.
Li Long washed the more than three kilograms of Fritillaria in a basin and then dried them in the sun.
There was no room left, so he collected some of the caladiums he had dried earlier and put them in a bag, intending to take them home and dry them again.
He was determined not to put any more fritillaries here. If they were stolen, it wouldn't be worthwhile.
What surprised Li Long was that people came over one after another to change things, and it took only half a day to change everything in his jeep.
Even the things that were taken back from the thief were basically replaced by others.
The people who come to exchange things are not picky. If they have something, they can exchange it. If they don't have it, just tell Li Long.
Li Long wrote down the things one by one and planned to bring them with him when he comes over tomorrow.
I didn’t even eat lunch because the biscuits and sesame pancakes I brought had been replaced by someone else.
The most popular item besides matches is noodles.
By mid-afternoon, two bags of fresh fritillaries weighing more than 20 kilograms had been put down in the trunk of his jeep, and another seven or eight kilograms were being dried.
And the cabin, including the contents of the jeep, was empty.
Even the steamed buns that I steamed first without being discovered by the thief were replaced by others.
It couldn't be replaced, so Li Long was hungry right now. After waiting for the remaining fritillaries to dry, he planned to drive the jeep to Xiaobaiyanggou.
Have something to eat there and then go back. Today I have to go back to the county before get off work and buy all the things that need to be purchased.
Seeing that all the water beads on the fritillaries were gone, Li Long immediately gathered them up, packed them in bags and put them in the trunk of the jeep, then locked the door and drove away.
Not long after he left, someone came out of the woods. He didn't see the car, shook his head and left again.
The old herb picker knew that Li Long came to drive a tractor or drive. If the car was not there, the man would not be there either.
Most people still obey the rules, or are worried. Stealing also requires breaking through the moral bottom line, and of course the punishment is heavy.
After all, it was only 1983. Last year, some people were arrested for stealing and imprisoned for seven or eight years. These people came here to make money and did not want to go to labor camps.
Li Long arrived at Xiaobaiyanggou and found that there were more knitted ones in front of the pit where everyone was knitting.
This time he didn't check. After getting off the car, he went directly to his elder brother Li Jianguo.
"How's it going?" Li Jianguo came out of the pit and asked, "What happened? If something is lost, just throw it away. Just don't put anything in the back."
"I caught that thief." Li Long smiled, "I also recovered the things. I also collected the several kilograms of fritillaries he dug."
"Where is that person?"
"I let Polati go away, and Polati was very angry. He dragged him behind the horse and fell him several times. His face was almost gone."
"That's good, that's good." Li Jianguo smiled, and then said, "You still have to be careful later, there are some shady people among these people, and you have to be careful when dealing with them - Xiao Sun is in the minority after all."< br>
"Yes, I understand. I even carry a gun." Li Long nodded, "I have to eat something. There are many people exchanging Fritillaria for food today, and I haven't eaten yet."
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"Can't you make something there?" Li Jianguo was a little surprised, "Didn't you bring anything to eat?"
"Everything has been replaced." Li Long pointed at the trunk of the Jeep and said with a smile, "Even the dry buns I dried have been replaced."
"Then go find Lao Huang." Li Jianguo said, "He has pancakes there."
Xie Yundong and Tao Daqiang also came over. Li Long went to Lao Huang to talk about the matter, and they felt relieved and went to work on their own work.
There is a lot to eat at Lao Huang’s place. Li Long took a piece of pancake and ate a few bites of the leftover roe deer offal from the lunch, then said goodbye to his eldest brother and the others, and drove back in the jeep.
When passing by the Qingshui River, Li Long vaguely saw green smoke lingering at the west end of the village. He thought they must be making up their plans there.
Back in the county, Li Long first went to the big yard to unload the fritillaries and put them in the wing.
He didn't even have time to spread the fritillaries, he just said hello to Sister Yang who had already returned, and hurried back to the department store.
There were not many people in the department store at this time, and the total number of customers inside was less than ten. Li Long's hurried appearance immediately attracted the attention of most salespeople.
This is a regular customer, and all the salespeople have an impression of Li Long.
Li Long arrived at the food counter first, pointing to the packaged biscuits, noodles, etc. and said:
"This, this, and this, give me ten packs, and twenty packs of noodles. By the way, I want the paper-wrapped noodles, not the loose ones."
At this time, the noodles are all packaged in paper, not plastic bags. This thing can be stored for a long time. As long as it doesn't get damp or moldy, it can still be eaten after a year or two.
At this time, people don't care much about the shelf life of food. They will judge whether something has expired and spoiled based on the taste and appearance.
Seeing Li Long buying things in such a large quantity, the salesperson at the counter thoughtfully found him a large cardboard box and put the things he wanted in while recording them.
The cardboard boxes at this time were quite large, and the standard size for liquor and beer boxes was twenty-four boxes.
Li Long packed two large boxes of food and wine.
When other salespeople thought he was going to check out, he went to the daily necessities place again.
Matches, gloves, rubber shoes, Li Long even bought a few packs of toilet paper.
At this time, toilet paper was packaged in a very thin plastic sleeve, a towel-sized pack, and was generally used by women.
Li Long hasn't seen a female herbal picker yet, but he thinks there's no harm in preparing some.
Four large boxes of stuff filled the trunk of the jeep, and the total cost was less than one hundred.
In other words, if the Fritillaria Li Long brought back today were sold, it would be more than enough to pay these bills.
Driving the jeep to the Education Bureau, Li Long looked at the time and saw that he got off work in more than 20 minutes. He would just go there now. All the time today was just right, which made Li Long feel pretty good.
The depression and unhappiness of the cabin being stolen have now dissipated. In May, the weather has become hotter. Li Long sat in the car, took off his coat, turned off the engine and waited by the roadside.
As he was about to get off work, some people were already walking or riding bicycles out of their work units on the road. Li Long just glanced at them and then turned his attention to the Education Bureau.
Some people came out of the office and gathered around to talk.
According to what Gu Xiaoxia said in the past, the midterm exam is coming soon, so the school and the student union are relatively nervous, but the Education Bureau is fine.
Some staff from the Education Bureau are also transferred to teach in schools, but not many, only occasionally. Gu Xiaoxia said that she didn't want to go. She felt a little guilty when teaching others before. After all, she didn't graduate from a normal school, so she didn't learn much in a targeted way.
Li Long was thinking idly here, waiting until the Education Bureau got off work, and Gu Xiaoxia was among the first ones to come out.
She came out with a female colleague. The female colleague supported her. The two walked slowly and chatted. Then Gu Xiaoxia saw Li Long's jeep.
Li Long started the car and drove to Gu Xiaoxia, opened the door and got out of the car.
Li Long recognized the man, who seemed to be named Tao Min, and who had been in the big yard.
"Tao Min didn't ride a bicycle today." Gu Xiaoxia said to Li Long when she got in the car, "Shall we send her back?"
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"Okay, it's just a matter of kicking the accelerator." Li Long said with a smile.
Tao Min said hello to Li Long, and then got into the back seat with Gu Xiaoxia.
After getting in the car, Li Long asked about the location of Tao Min's home and drove her to Guangming Road in the west. There was a vegetable market there, and Tao Min's home was near the vegetable market.
Tao Min was also very curious and a little nervous in the car. After all, it was her first time to ride in such a high-end car.
When she got off the bus, she didn't say a few words. She said hello to Gu Xiaoxia and Li Long. When she got off the bus, she met the neighbor's old lady.
"Hey, Xiao Tao, are you coming back in the leader's car? Is your relative a county leader?"
The old lady next door likes to gossip. This place is remote and I have never seen a jeep come here.
"No, no, my colleague's lover drives the car." Tao Min smiled, "Send me back on the way."
"This is not a smooth road. I saw the car turn around and drive away - specifically to take you back, right? Why, why don't you tell me if it has something to do with you? Xiao Tao, you are wrong..."
The old lady was chattering, and Tao Min hurriedly found an excuse and hurried home.
But she didn't find it troublesome, instead she found it a bit novel. Who would have thought that a jeep could directly change the views of her neighbors?
When Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia were the only two people in the car, he drove back and talked about the theft of the cabin and how his "fierce eyes" found the thief and brought him back.
"Then you must be careful!" Gu Xiaoxia still sounded a little worried, "In that place... those people seem to be pretty bad."
"Not everyone who runs over is like Sister Yang." Li Long smiled, "But don't worry, I dare to chase because I am carrying a gun. If the situation is not right, I will definitely shoot. Of course, I I don’t plan to stay there overnight unless I can’t wait, otherwise I’ll be back in the evening.”
Hearing what Li Long said, Gu Xiaoxia felt relieved.
The jeep drove back to the big yard. Li Long got out of the car and helped Gu Xiaoxia down. After Gu Xiaoxia got off the car, she stopped letting Li Long help her and moved around by herself.
Li Long locked the car door and went to the side room to spread the Fritillaria to dry.
When it was half drying, Sister Yang shouted to eat. At this time, Gu Boyuan also came over to help Li Long dry the Fritillaria.
Looking at so many caladiums, Gu Boyuan sighed:
"You have harvested a lot this day. Your elder brother and I used to dig fritillaries in the sideline team, and it would take four or five days to dig so much."
"I have taken in several families here." Li Long smiled, "It's not bad today. Many people came to exchange things. All the things I prepared in the wooden house have been exchanged."
"Yes, this business can be done." Gu Boyuan said with a smile.
The two of them finished drying the Fritillaria and went over to eat. Gu Xiaoxia told another story about the cabin being locked, and everyone else also told Li Long to be careful.
Li Long said the follow-up and then expressed his thoughts. Gu Boyuan and Sister Yang also nodded. It was a cautious idea.
In the next few days, Li Long would leave early and come back late, and then he asked for two cars from the team to pull the handlebars at Xiaobaiyanggou. This time I brought back more than two hundred, which was really full.
Daqiang and Xu Haijun also came back, and Li Long sent the people to the mountains early the next day.
In the past few days, Li Long was able to get some fritillaries sporadically every day, but not as much as the first day. This is normal. It is similar to last year. At the beginning of last year, not much was exchanged. Later, when the supplies of those who went into the mountains to collect herbs were almost consumed, a large amount of exchanges occurred.
Of course, it also has something to do with the intensity of patrolling the forest by Polati and the others.
After making an appointment with Qingshuihe for a week, Li Long drove a jeep to the village and went directly to find He Yuqing.
He Yuqing was not at the team headquarters. The people in the team headquarters pointed Li Long to a field in the west and said:
"Over there, captain, the militia company commander is over there, leading people to organize and carry out the task."
Well, the captain is also involved.
There was a road in the direction the man pointed, so Li Long drove the jeep over and saw a wheat field to the west of the village. There is a canal to the west of the wheat field, and there are many big willows and poplars along the canal.
He Yuqing, Meng Hai and others dug a hole over the canal, lit a fire, and burned the strips to weave them into pieces.
Similar to the people in Xiaobaiyanggou, these people now have black hands and black faces. The wheat field is filled with the smell of burning slivers, and some children are playing nearby with unused slivers.
Seeing the jeep coming, He Yuqing and Meng Hai stood up hurriedly. Meng Hai turned around and washed his hands by the canal, then ran two steps and followed He Yuqing to see Li Long.
"Hello, Comrade Li Long!" He Yuqing said with a smile, "Are you going to take the handle away today?"
"I will check and accept it first, and then I will bring the car to pull it later." Li Long said, "You guys should have compiled a lot this week. I thought I had to come over, otherwise it would be difficult to pull it."
"Yes, many of us here are also thinking about when to take them away." Meng Hai said with a smile, "Lao He and I are also under pressure. Of course, we all believe in you - do you want to accept it now? ?”
"Come on now, you must have more than three hundred people to carry it out. It will take a lot of time to go through each one." Li Long said, "I brought a pen and paper. I will write it down here, and you can also write it down together."< br>
"I have a pen and a pen." He Yuqing immediately took out the hero pen from his pocket.
Starting from the first one, Li Long had vaguely seen that person. He might have handed over a broom before, but he couldn't remember his name.
"No. 1 Liu Dashu." He Yuqing reminded Li Long to introduce, "Let's start from here... He made up... Dashu, how many have you made up?"
"Thirty-seven." Liu Dashu said.
That’s quite a lot.
Li Long did not check immediately. He looked at Liu Dashu, then at the others, and said loudly:
"Although I have told the captain and company commander before, I would like to emphasize again that the quality requirements for this broom are particularly high, even higher than last year's big broom. If it is returned unqualified, I will explain the reasons to you... …”
"It's okay, Comrade Li Long, you can just check it. Those who fail are our own. If we don't meet the requirements, we will admit it ourselves." Meng Hai took Li Long's words.
Then start checking.
The pile in front of Liu Dashu was divided into four piles. The first pile was nine. Li Long checked and found two problems. One was broken, and the other was not curved enough.
Among the second ten, one had a problem. The pole was cracked, and the crack was not small.
The third time I put down the nine, there was no problem. The fourth time I put down, four out of the nine had problems. In the three Joe's, the thickness of the two ends of the pole was obvious.
The unqualified rate is not high, less than one quarter.
However, Liu Dashu's face was still red. When he found out the problems, he immediately took those with problems aside. Li Long told him some things that could be changed, but the ones that Qiao dropped were basically impossible to adjust.
"Comrade Li Long, don't worry, we will definitely not let those who fail to pass the test pass!" Meng Hai assured here.
The next inspection also impressed Li Long. Twelve people were very good at editing, and the pass rate was over 80%, which was better than the veterans over at Xiaobaiyanggou.
It seems that the requirements are really strict.
The qualified ones were piled up in the middle of the wheat field by Meng Hairang. He promised Li Long that before the car came, he would personally watch it here and that no one would steal it or replace it. (End of chapter)