This man stayed with Fritillaria, and Li Long took what he should take away from him.
Didn't get used to him.
But the man wasn't angry either. Before leaving, he asked:
"Comrade, if I find those things again, will you take them?"
"Take it." Li Long didn't even raise his head, his hands were busy, "But the price won't be high, these things are not valuable."
"As long as you can give me money." The man left without choosing.
Li Long was also wondering how this man could be so sure of finding something. Did he discover a treasure cave?
However, if it is really a hidden treasure or something, it cannot be just this little thing. It is most likely that it was left behind by jade hunters and gold diggers in the past.
Ma County is known as the golden jade base, and there are many gold and jade mines in Mahe, Nanshan. People have been mining gold and jade since before the Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government at that time felt that these things belonged to the official, so they banned them from the private sector. Gold mining started as a government operation.
It should be something left over from that time.
Li Long didn't think much and started cleaning up these fritillaries.
After washing the mother-of-pearl and putting it on the board to dry, Li Long took out the bedding in the big room to dry it.
There was nothing to do, and he couldn't go hunting for prey now, so he just tidied up the house.
While I was packing, another person walked over from a distance. Li Long took a look and found that this man seemed a little uncomfortable. He swayed after taking a few steps, and he could hear coughing in the distance.
Does this person have a cold or lung disease?
Li Long was suspicious, then put down the broom in his hand and went to the trunk of the jeep to dig out the medicine he had brought this time.
There were aspirin, vitamin C Yinqiao tablets, and, yes, cold and cold capsules. These were quite useful at the time, and they only took one or two times.
Putting the medicine away, Li Long waited for the person to come over.
Most of the people who come here to change things these days are carrying three or four kilograms of caladiums on their backs. The inside of the bag is also dirty and has not been cleaned.
But Li Long didn't mind. Anyway, he made a lot of money, so it didn't matter if he spent some time cleaning up.
When this man walked up to him, Li Long realized that he was not very old, about thirty years old, but he was very thin, probably less than fifty kilograms. He was less than 1.7 meters tall, just like a big child - if it weren't for the thick beard on his face and the messy hair even mixed with some white hair, Li Longzhen would have regarded him as a child.
"What to change?" Li Long asked after being three or four meters away.
The man didn't speak. He carried the bag and walked until he was less than one meter away from Li Long. He looked up at Li Long, who was about 1.8 meters tall, and coughed twice - Li Long had already subconsciously moved to the side. At one step, the foam from that person's cough sprayed into the empty space.
Li Long saw the unwillingness and complexity in this man's eyes. His heart trembled. He took two steps back and enlarged his voice:
"What do you want to change? If you want to change, then change. If not, then leave!"
He could tell that when this person coughed, it didn't sound like he had a cold, but like his lungs were full of phlegm. This guy must have an infectious disease, right?
"Change noodles, change matches, change some salt...cough cough cough..."
The man took two more steps toward Li Long with the bag in his hand. After taking two steps, he started coughing again.
Li Long strode to the trunk of the car, raised his gun and pointed it:
"Put the bag down, step back, step back!"
Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, the man actually took another step forward, apparently thinking that Li Long didn't dare to shoot and was trying to scare him.
"Bang!"
Li Long shot him at the foot, and the bullet hit the ground. The dust and fine stones that bounced up hit his calf, making him "ouch" in pain, and he hurriedly stepped back with disbelief in his eyes. The light comes.
This man really dares to shoot!
"You really want to hurt me, right? Put down the Fritillaria, take this bag of noodles, and get out!"
"It's not enough, why just change this pack?" The man still wanted to move forward, but stepped back as soon as he raised his foot. He already knew that Li Long really dared to shoot.
"You really want to harm me, but you still have the nerve to say there's not enough food?" Li Long raised his gun and said, "If you don't leave, my legs will be broken!"
The man argued while going to get the noodles. Seeing that Li Long's gun never left him, the man had no choice but to turn around and leave.
"I remember your stinky smell. If you dare to destroy my house while I'm away, I tell you, I can catch you, kill you and bury you in the woods, and you can be used as fertilizer! ”
Li Long saw the man turning around occasionally while walking, and immediately threatened him loudly.
The man immediately did not dare to look back, bent over and hurriedly ran towards the southeast woods.
This man really had plans to burn down the wooden house, but Li Long saw through it at a glance and felt guilty, so he immediately gave up the plan and ran away.
There was also communication among the herb collectors. He heard that Li Long beat the previous man who stole things from the wooden house half to death, and then asked the ranger to drag him away with a horse.
Some people said that the man was dragged to death halfway, while others said he was not dead, but his face was gone.
He was worried that if he burned down the house and Li Long really found him, he would kill him and throw him into the woods. Whether he was buried or eaten by wolves, he would really die.
There will definitely be no one coming to find me.
It's better to die than to live, so let's dig fritillaries.
Li Long watched the man walk away and disappear into the woods. Then he turned off the safety and put down the gun, carried the bag, and poured the fritillaries into the big basin.
He definitely didn't want the bag, he planned to dry it in the sun and burn it.
As for the caladiums, put them in a basin to make more bubbles. No one knows what will be mixed with these caladiums.
Fortunately, there is a lot of sunshine now, which is perfect for disinfection. More sun exposure is beneficial.
After all, I have watched so many videos in my last life and know that no matter how powerful the virus is, it cannot survive long under the sun.
Li Long continued to clean up the wooden house. While he was cleaning up, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
Li Long came out of the wooden house and saw Polati running over. This time Polati did not have Fritillaria on his horse. When he ran over and turned over to dismount, he asked:
"Li Long, what's going on? Why did you shoot?"
"Just now, there was a bad guy with an infectious disease who wanted to infect me. He kept approaching me, so I shot him to scare him." Li Long explained, "This guy is very bad. You guys can't touch him from behind." Be careful not to fall in love with such people.”
"Is it so bad?" Polati had obviously never encountered such a situation before, and was shocked after hearing Li Long's words.
There were many infectious diseases at this time, some of which were incurable. Unlike later generations, almost all had specialized treatment techniques and symptomatic drugs.
So Polati was quite angry. He thought for a while and said:
"What does that person look like?"
Li Long described it.
"Okay, I understand. Next time we meet, I'll find a stick and beat him up first."
None of them are ruthless, and none of them want to kill anyone, but when it comes to their own safety and health, they will definitely be more cautious.
Bolati and Li Long chatted for a while, and then said slightly mysteriously:
"Li Long, let me tell you, I will bring a large number of fritillaries over tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You prepare money, meat, and wine. We will exchange them then."
"A large number? Where did it come from?" Li Long was a little confused, "How many are there?"
"At least...three bags!" Polati thought for a moment. He didn't know how many kilograms there were, so he simply counted them in bags. "Well, we targeted a group of fritillary diggers. These people dug them. It’s amazing!”
"Then you are going to take away all their fritillaries?" Li Long's expression was a bit complicated. Isn't this a bit cruel?
"Impossible!" Polati said with a smile, "Let's give them a warning so that they don't destroy the forest too much.
We can dig those caladiums, we can collect them, and we can leave some for them, but we can't just run away after digging them. Those turfs have been seriously damaged by them! There are pits everywhere, and when a flash flood comes, the grass will be gone! ”
It turns out that Polati and the others also knew that digging fritillaries would damage the turf.
Then Li Long doesn't need to worry, the people in his forestry team will deal with these conflicts.
It would be fine if he was only responsible for acquiring Fritillaria.
One hundred kilograms, that really requires careful planning, hunting, and bringing things back.
Li Long once again felt overwhelmed.
Seeing that nothing was going on here, Polati left on horseback. Later, Li Long changed supplies for the two herb collectors, then loaded the washed caladium into the car and headed to Xiaobaiyanggou.
Have lunch.
As soon as he entered Baiyanggou, Li Long smelled the smell of rice among the smoke of burning strips. Today's lunch should be rice and stir-fry. There are mushrooms and wild vegetables stir-fried—and there seems to be soup?
While distinguishing the types of meals, I drove the car to the "camp".
When Li Long got out of the car, everyone had already started eating. Someone came over with an enamel basin and handed it to him with a smile.
"Hey, Sun Jiaqiang!" Li Long was happy when he saw this man. He took the enamel basin with one hand and slapped the guy hard, "When did you arrive?"
"I entered the mountain a few days ago, but I was lost for two days after entering the mountain. I only found this place this morning." Sun Jiaqiang's clothes were still neat at this time, and he said with a smile and his white teeth:
"When I came here, I found that everyone still kept Diwozi for me, and I was happy."
After Li Long said hello to the others, Sun Jiaqiang sat together on a fallen log and ate and chatted.
In fact, Sun Jiaqiang didn't just find this place this morning. He spent two days digging for caladiums nearby and collected a few kilograms before coming here.
"You don't even know that many of the caladiums in the nearby caladium ditches have been dug up." Sun Jiaqiang complained while eating, "I thought I didn't bring anything. Even if I wanted to join in, let Lao Huang give it to me." I've also made some food, so I have to bring something with me. I've been digging caladiums for two days. Have you brought any food? I'll give it to Lao Huang, so I can feel more at ease while eating." >
What he said was true. Li Long felt that Sun Jiaqiang was a good person.
He asked smoothly:
“Isn’t it hard to dig caladiums this year?”
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"It's not easy to dig." Sun Jiaqiang shook his head, "In my hometown, someone should have made money digging last year, so there are a lot of people coming this year, and many of them are two, three, or three or five people coming together.
Just like last year, I could dig a trench for three to five days, or even ten days by myself. They might clear one ditch in two or three days, and then go dig the next ditch..."
Li Long also didn't expect that the competitive pressure in this industry would be so great.
He thought for a while and suddenly asked:
"If I asked you to work for me, would you do it?"
"What are you doing? Make up some work? I don't have that skill." Sun Jiaqiang shook his head, "I can't eat this bowl of rice, so I'd better find a new place to dig fritillaries. The most I can do is walk a few more miles and run into the mountains. ”
"I mean, you go to my wooden house and help me collect caladiums." Li Long said, "There is a place to live there, and you can also set up a stove and boil water for cooking.
My main focus this year is on transportation. If I don’t put anyone there, I won’t be able to collect some of the caladiums. Of course, I'm usually there, so you can help me out.
Then, when I am away, you can exchange things for me for caladiums. For every kilogram of caladiums exchanged, I will give you... fifty cents. ”
The caladium harvested by Li Long last year was measured in tons. At this year's rate, he couldn't harvest that much. Isn't it because he was away from time to time?
Of course, Bolati's side doesn't count, it's mainly bulk cargo.
He thought that Sun Jiaqiang was quite reliable. If he stayed at the cabin, he could be busy with transportation and hunting.
After all, it’s not easy to be alone.
"So... can you trust me?" Sun Jiaqiang thought for a while and felt that this matter could actually be done.
He had dug caladiums himself and knew that nearly half of his caladiums had been transferred to Li Long last year alone.
It must be nearly a hundred kilograms, right?
For such a big mountain, not to mention other places, just this section of Ma County, there must be at least hundreds of people digging fritillaries in the mountain, right?
Maybe a little less, but not much less.
If a person can bring 50 kilograms per Fritillaria season to Li Long in exchange for something, then he can still have 5,000 kilograms... He can earn 2,500...
I don’t dare to think about it!
"Of course, if I am here, or those forestry teams come to replace me, it will still be my own." Li Long also added with a smile, "Those people usually won't deal with you."
Li Long told the truth. People like Bolati will not trust someone easily. Once they believe it, they are truly friends and will not change easily.
"Okay!" Sun Jia forcefully took a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, "Just trust me, I earned this money! Will I follow you after eating?"
"Well, you'll be guarding the cabin then, and I have to go hunting. There are a lot of people who want to trade for meat recently, and there's no meat left in my cabin."
Several people in the team saw that Li Long had a good relationship with Sun Jiaqiang, and someone asked Tao Daqiang.
Tao Daqiang shook his head. He didn't know Sun Jiaqiang.
Xie Yundong said:
"This is the man who dug caladiums here last year and then lived here. His surname is Sun. He is a nice person. He showed Li Long where to hunt, and he gave Li Long a lot of the caladiums he dug. He is an honest man."
Someone asked Tao Daqiang:
"Daqiang, why don't you go over and have a chat with Li Long?"
"What are you doing? If you have the time, I'll have to do my homework after dinner." Tao Daqiang shook his head.
"Aren't you on good terms with Li Long? How can we be good terms with each other even if we don't talk to each other? In my opinion, they are not as good as outsiders." This young man came here with Xu Haijun and wanted to see a joke.
Tao Daqiang said:
"The relationship is not obvious. I will do my job well and avoid any problems, which will help Brother Long. What does it matter how much I say? Besides, I have that harvester, it will be useful. Speak to prove?”
As soon as he said that, the man stopped talking.
Xu Haijun had finished eating and had just finished washing the dishes. When he heard the conversation between the two people, he slapped the man on the head:
"I can't even shut your mouth with good food. If you keep talking nonsense, I won't bring you here next year!"
Xu Haijun's hand was heavy, and the man said "ouch" and covered his head but still begged Xu Haijun for mercy.
Everyone else looked here, Xu Haijun was a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said:
"Work hard and see how you perform."
Tao Daqiang and Xie Yundong looked at each other and felt that Xu Haijun had matured a lot since he was a soldier.
After dinner, Li Long and Sun Jiaqiang washed the enamel basin and left in the jeep.
Before leaving, Li Long took out two large packages of dried noodles from the jeep - one package was five kilograms. He handed the noodles to Lao Huang, saying that this counted as the food handed over by himself and Sun Jiaqiang.
Lao Huang took it with a smile and said that he would make noodles in the evening - it would be much easier to make noodles with this.
Li Long and Sun Jiaqiang arrived at the wooden house together, and Sun Jiaqiang sighed:
"Hey, it's like a dream to live in a house like this in the mountains."
He went to the small room to make a floor and lay out his own bedding - Li Long reminded him that the sun was shining now and asked him to dry his bedding to prevent moisture and remove insects. Sun Jiaqiang naturally understood what Li Long meant , did so.
After a while, someone came over to exchange things. Li Long asked Sun Jiaqiang to look at the approximate exchange ratio. This person exchanged noodles, matches, and salt.
He brought more than four kilograms of fritillaries and exchanged a lot of things.
After this person left, Li Long said to Sun Jiaqiang:
"Based on the price of three yuan for one kilogram of caladium, the price of these things is roughly like this. Noodles are sixty cents per kilogram, and a box of matches is ten cents. If someone exchanges more, they will give away a box of matches. Question.
As for fresh meat, one kilogram of Fritillaria is exchanged for two kilograms, with bones..."
Sun Jiaqiang listened and memorized it carefully. After a while, another one came, and Li Long demonstrated it to him again.
"After changing, just pour these caladiums into a big basin and clean them," Li Long dragged a big basin and said, "Otherwise, it will be too dirty, and it will not be graded and sold at a good price..." < br>
After going through the process twice, Sun Jiaqiang memorized it.
"Really remembered it?"
"Remember it." Sun Jiaqiang was confident.
"That... just in time, here comes another one, this time you come." Li Long pointed at the person carrying something in the distance and said.
The man was relieved when he saw Li Long. He was a little surprised to see that it was Sun Jiaqiang who was changing things, but he still said he wanted to change them.
Rubber shoes, dried noodles, and rice are all for food.
Sun Jiaqiang exchanged the money at the price given by Li Long, explained everything one by one, and gave the man another box of matches.
Li Long looked at it and nodded. It was quite satisfactory, neither too much nor too little, not bad.
"Okay, come on, let's move the things to the hut. You stay here and boil some water to wash the fritillaries. I'll see if I can pack the things."
Li Long felt relieved. (End of chapter)