Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Jiang Zhiyu was quite touched.

After Li Long sent her to the township compound, she was still thinking about saying a few words of thanks, but Li Long didn't even wait for her to open her mouth. He turned a corner and went back on his tractor.

The sound of bangs was very loud, and Li Long didn't hear Jiang Zhiyu shouting twice.

Of course, it is also possible that he heard it but didn't respond.

Li Longchun felt it was really unsafe. After all, from the Fourth Team all the way to the township, there were no residential areas except for two schools - and the residential areas were at least several hundred meters away from the main road.

It's really unsafe for a young and beautiful girl to walk on the road at night. The news is not good these days. In the previous life, Gu Xiaoxia encountered a similar thing, and a few decades later, she often saw children missing and women being raped on the Internet platform.

It's better to pay attention.

But because Jiang Zhiyu is beautiful, Li Long doesn't plan to say anything to her.

If you are a married man, you have to pay attention to the impact.

I returned home, had a quick meal, and then went to rest.

It's quite tiring.

Du Chunfang looked distressed, and muttered:
"What kind of family are they? They work so hard for others, but they don't even give them food to eat..."

Li Qingxia smiled and said to her:

"We've earned money, why should we eat? People are so distressed when they give us money. Don't worry, Xiaolong won't mistreat himself, he's smart. Besides, his sister-in-law has left some food for him, and we have food at home, so why should we care whether others leave some food for him or not?"

Du Chunfang was naturally unconvinced and continued to talk to the old man. Li Jianguo and the others just listened in the yard with a smile and did not interrupt.

At this time of night, there are still many people watching TV in the old man's room. Sometimes the Li family will watch it, and sometimes they are too tired to turn on the TV. Other families also understand. After all, during the busy farming season, most of the people who can come to watch TV are children, and if they can't watch it, then they can watch it.

After returning to his yard, Li Long washed quickly and then went into the house and lay down.

This is a lot of money earned in a day, but to be honest it is much more tiring than collecting Fritillaria, and the money earned is not as much.

I made more than 200 yuan today. If I continue at this pace, I can make 4,000 to 5,000 yuan this wheat season. After deducting the costs, the net profit will be around 3,000 yuan.

It's similar to making a handle.

But after experiencing the incident of collecting Fritillaria, Li Long became more generous and more than three thousand yuan was no longer of much interest to him.

It’s just that there is no other opportunity to make money now, and the job of a harvester can continue forever, for about ten years.

It was not until the end of this century and the beginning of the next century that domestically produced combine harvesters became popular and then harvesters gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

If this kind of thing can keep making money, Li Long will hold on to it no matter what.

He even thought about waiting until this wheat season was over, and when he had time, he would go to Kuitun and order two more harvesters, so that he could get a tractor to work with him during next year's wheat season.

Li Long's long-term idea is to get two cotton pickers, two combine harvesters, and a high-horsepower tractor, hire a few people to drive them, and then he can just lie at home and collect the money.

Of course, the best thing would be to contract hundreds or thousands of acres of land from the government during the second round of land contracting, and then contract it out directly when the time is right. The land price here will not be less than one thousand yuan per acre in thirty years. At that time, Li Long would think about contracting out the land directly or joining a cooperative. Wouldn't it be good to get pure profits every year?

That’s so comfortable!
The second round of land contracting was in 1997, when more land in the village was contracted. Anyway, when the state-owned land was finally surveyed, the total arable land area in the village, both legal and illegal, was 10,000 mu.

The legal ones are the lands reported to the county water conservancy bureau and the township water management office, and the water fees are paid based on the number of acres each year.

What is illegal is that they concealed it, and directly used the water from the small lake and the wells they dug to irrigate the land.

Of course, after the state-owned land was surveyed, these lands were no longer allowed to be cultivated, privately drilled wells were also removed, and some lands needed to be left fallow for rotational cultivation.

In his previous life, Li Long did not participate in it, but he just knew the high probability. In this life, he plans not to be a spectator or a chess piece, but to try to see if he can be a chess player.

If you want to be a chess player, you naturally have to have the confidence to be a chess player, so making money is the most important thing right now.

Thinking about these things in his mind, Li Long slowly fell asleep.

It is indeed tiring to harvest wheat on a tractor.

Of course, it is still much better than harvesting wheat manually.

The next morning, after Li Long had breakfast in his eldest brother's yard and added water and oil to the tractor, he continued to prepare to harvest wheat.

What surprised him was that when he went out, Jiang Zhiyu had already arrived on a bicycle.

"Thank you for yesterday. I will conduct a follow-up interview with you today." Jiang Zhiyu said loudly to Li Long.

Li Long felt helpless, but he didn't know what to say, so he drove away on the tractor.

He has harvested less than half of the team's wheat fields so far, and some are still waiting in line. Some people plan to harvest the fields manually this year, not paying for their share, but saving the money by doing their part.

This is also normal.

For about one-third of these people, the area of ​​wheat fields is less than 400 acres.

not much.

In two days, the wheat fields in the team will be harvested, and then it will be the other villages. The total amount of land in the queue of the three teams is less than 100 mu. If no new people come to find them in three days, they will probably have to stop.

However, Li Long is still quite optimistic. The news about the harvester can be reported to the township propaganda officer, and the farmers who grow wheat will naturally know about it.

Jiang Zhiyu rode a bicycle and followed Li Long to the wheat field wearing a straw hat. The landowner had leveled the field and was clearing the stalks. After Li Long came over, he greeted the landowner and started harvesting.

This was the first time that Jiang Zhiyu watched Li Long harvesting from the beginning. She immediately parked the bike and quickly ran to the front, ready to take a photo of Li Long from the front.

But the tractor was driving very fast, and she couldn't catch up after chasing it for more than a hundred meters, so she had to stop.

In fact, she did call Li Long just now, but she didn’t know whether Li Long didn’t hear her or heard her but didn’t respond. Anyway, she didn’t stop.

"Xiao Long, who is that?" Halfway through the process, the landowner, Liang Lao Da, asked Li Long while holding a shovel, "What are you doing?"

"The township propaganda officer is probably going to write a news report about the wheat harvest. I'm driving a tractor which makes a lot of noise, so maybe he wants to take some photos?" Li Long said as he continued to drive forward.

When Jiang Zhiyu waited for Li Long to come around, he immediately ran to the west end of the field, waited for him to come over, and quickly raised his camera to start taking pictures.

After taking several pictures, Jiang Zhiyu felt that he should be able to find a suitable photo, so he put down the camera.

Seeing that Li Long couldn't stop for a while, Jiang Zhiyu went to interview Boss Liang.

"Harvesters are faster, saving time and effort." Boss Liang has a good relationship with Li Long, so he would naturally say something nice. "Anyone who has been a farmer knows that harvesting wheat is too hard and tiring. With a harvester, it's much easier.

Besides, our country is advocating the Four Modernizations. Using a harvester to harvest wheat should be considered agricultural modernization, right? Even if it is not, it is still a step ahead, right? I think it is good.”

Jiang Zhiyu didn't expect that Boss Liang could speak so coherently. She hurriedly wrote down the words, then smiled sweetly and praised Boss Liang:

"What you said is so good!"

After the interview, Jiang Zhiyu went to the fields nearby to ask those who were harvesting wheat by hand what they thought. Boss Liang looked at her from behind and thought to himself, this cadre is so pretty, could she help introduce him to the second brother?
The eldest brother Liang already has a partner, so he is not in a hurry. The second brother is almost of the same age, and the one in front of him is pretty good.

Of course, it's just a thought. He is a state official, and my second son doesn't have Li Long's ability. I guess he won't look down on me.

The Liang family didn't have much wheat land, only 15 mu. His family had a lot of food land, but only 20 mu of contracted land. The three brothers made a lot of money from fishing and selling fish throughout the year, so they were a little reluctant to farm.

You can make money quickly by catching and selling fish.

Today, the eldest came, but the second and third did not. My parents were cleaning the field at home. Other families had already started threshing the wheat they had harvested, so everyone in the field had to send someone to help.

Liang Laoer and Liang Laosan went to sell fish in the morning and would go to the fields to bundle wheat after they came back.

According to them, the money from selling the fish caught today would cover half of the harvest costs.

Li Long finished mowing the 15 mu of land in a little over an hour. After mowing, he took a break at the edge of the field, chatting with Boss Liang and letting the tractor cool down.

Jiang Zhiyu had returned from the interview and planned to talk to Li Long again before returning to her hometown. She had collected enough material and planned to write the manuscript today.

At this time, a thudding sound was heard.

All three looked to the west.

The road was dusty and I could see that a tractor was coming with a bucket, and it was obviously heading here.

Li Long pulled up the face towel.

It is actually quite troublesome to harvest wheat with a tractor. The dust in the wheat field is very heavy and choking. The wheat awns are very prickly and thin, which is also troublesome. The sun is too scorching, which is also troublesome.

So Li Long drove the tractor wearing a straw hat and a face scarf - the kind similar to the Adras silk scarf bought from the ethnic store, folded three times and tied on his face like a masked bandit.

After all, the masks at that time were still made of thick gauze. It was okay to wear them in winter, but it was a bit too much in summer.

Seeing the tractor coming towards him with a cloud of dust, he had no choice but to cover his face with a towel.

Jiang Zhiyu had already retreated far away into the field with a look of disgust on his face.

Only then did she realize that Li Long was actually very civilized when driving the tractor. Although his attitude was not very good, at least he was happy to drive the tractor and make such a big noise.

The tractor drove to the edge of Liang's land and stopped, just blocking Li Long's way out.

Li Long frowned. Is this person looking for him?
It looks like he has bad intentions!

The man who got off the tractor was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Li Long first took a look at the tractor, which was quite new and similar in appearance to his own. It should have also been bought from the Shicheng Tractor Factory.

"You are Li Long, right? I am Wei Tianxing from the first team." The middle-aged man was tall and spoke with a smile. He glanced at Jiang Zhiyu who was hiding in the wheat field, then walked towards Li Long's tractor, carefully looked at the harvester, and then continued:

"I know your eldest brother. I've seen you before, but I didn't expect you to be so tall now. By the way, where did you buy this harvester?"

"Kuitun." Li Long was not afraid of others asking. This kind of thing could not be concealed, and there was no need to hide it. Jiang Zhiyu had asked this question before, and Li Long had also answered it clearly.

But now that Li Long said it so directly, Jiang Zhiyu was quite surprised. Nowadays, when people have a way to make money, they usually keep it a secret and don't let others know.

After all, there are few ways to make money. If you get it, won’t I earn less?

"So far!" Wei Tianxing naturally knew Kuitun. He frowned and thought for a while, then asked:
"Is this harvester easy to use? Has it ever broken down?"

"No." Li Long replied with a frown. He didn't want to deal with this person. The tone of this person's questioning was quite annoying.

"Li Long, how much did you pay for this harvester?" Wei Tianxing asked again, as if he didn't see Li Long's expression.

"Five hundred." Li Long lied. Anyway, the Kuitun Agricultural Machinery Factory had no plans to continue production, so it didn't matter how much money was.

"So many?" Wei Tianxing was a little surprised, but then he understood.

After all, it is an agricultural machinery. Although it is not as big as a tractor, it is still an agricultural machinery after all. Looking at the triangular blades, gears, and chains on it, it looks extraordinary!
A tractor costs four or five thousand yuan, but this harvester only costs five hundred yuan, which is not expensive.

"How about this? I'm not familiar with Kuitun. I've only used this harvester for a few days. How about selling it to me at a 30% discount and you can buy a new one? You've harvested a lot of wheat these days, so the money should be about the same, right?"

Li Long was a little surprised by the idea proposed by Wei Tianxing.

Is this an idea that a normal person could come up with?

"Not for sale." Li Long was too lazy to pay attention to him. He said hello to Boss Liang and was about to leave.

"Don't go yet." Boss Liang glanced at Wei Tianxing and was also a little surprised. Is there something wrong with this guy's brain?
He took out three big unity notes from his pocket and handed them to Li Long:

“Harvest fee.”

"Okay." Li Long took the money and put it in his pocket, then asked casually, "Are you the only one tying them up? Where are the second and third brothers?"

"I went to sell fish and will be back soon. These two don't want to work, they just want to make quick money, what a trouble."

"Okay, okay, as long as we can make money." Li Long smiled and got on the tractor.

Jiang Zhiyu watched the dust on the road dissipate, and rode away on his bicycle. Before leaving, he glared at Wei Tianxing in disgust. This person really has no manners.

Wei Tianxing felt embarrassed when Li Long ignored him after saying two words, so he raised his voice and said:
"Li Long, I said I'll give you 350 yuan, you made a profit! After all, you've mowed a lot of land these days, and this harvester must be worn out. You can use the money to buy a new one and continue mowing... I have a good relationship with your eldest brother."

"I'll give you 350 yuan, and you'll get me a harvester?" Li Long absolutely didn't believe that this guy had any friendship with his elder brother. They might know each other, but it's hard to say if they were friends. After all, he basically knew all the people who had friendship with Dake.

After hearing what Li Long said, Wei Tianxing was speechless.

He had actually been to the county agricultural machinery factory and the Shicheng agricultural machinery factory, but they didn't have any harvesters. No one had ever heard of them.

That's why I came to get Li Long to talk, but I didn't expect Li Long to say it so honestly.

He had never been to Kuitun and didn't know much about it, so he wanted to buy ready-made ones.

After all, Kuitun is also a city, and you may not be able to find the place even if you go there.

Of course, that being said, if you really want to risk it, you might be able to find it.

However, everyone is lazy, especially people like Wei Tianxing. They can order others to do things and talk about it passionately, but they don't have the courage to do it themselves.

When going to a strange place, they will become very cautious and even afraid.

Coward.

Li Long ignored him. Anyway, the Liang family's land had been harvested. Li Long got on the tractor, drove around a little bit, scratched the rear tire of Wei Tianxing's tractor, and then drove away.

Wei Tianxing saw that it was too late to call a halt, and when Li Long left, he hurried to check the tire. There was a black mark on it, which made him heartbroken.

But he couldn't blame Li Long - to be honest, there were no more than five people in the whole township who could drive a tractor.

Wei Tianxing had the capital to be proud of, so he basically drove sideways all the way, occupying the middle of the road, and did not slow down even when he saw people. The sky was full of dust, and he did not consider the passers-by who were blinding him.

The same behavior occurred when he drove to the end of the field, occupying the middle of the road because he was the biggest.

But he didn't expect that Li Long didn't give him face and died on the way out.

Wei Tianxing wanted to shout, but Li Long had already run away.

Seeing Boss Liang looking at him with a sickle in his hand, smiling, he swallowed back the curse he wanted to say.

Only then did he realize that this was someone else's territory.

However, although his goal was not achieved, Wei Tianxing did not want to give up. He got on the tractor, turned a corner, and drove towards the settlement.

If Li Long doesn't work, then ask his elder brother. He actually knows Li Jianguo, maybe asking his elder brother can help.

Li Long went to another field to harvest, and harvested two more plots of land before lunch. He was paid 40 yuan for one plot, which was the price for 20 mu of land. The other plot was directly stated that the wheat would be delivered to the Li family within half a month at the price of 15 kilograms of wheat per mu of land.

Li Long naturally agreed. According to last year's price, the wheat for public grain was 1.2 yuan per kilogram, and the wheat sold after paying the public grain was 1.8 yuan per kilogram. Li Long took the average value of 1.5 yuan per kilogram, and 15 kilograms of wheat was 2.25 yuan, which was about the same.

After all, he had to remove the impurities from the wheat he received if he wanted to sell it, so this price was just right.

Ever since Li Long announced that he could get a low price for harvesting wheat, more people have come to him to harvest their wheat. If this trend continues, three quarters of the village's wheat will be harvested by him.

There are about 800 acres, which is 1,600 yuan.

The total area of ​​land in other villages is less than 200 acres at present, but judging from the trend of Wei Tianxing coming here to look for harvesters, it should be more.

Then when I went home for lunch, I saw Wei Tianxing outside the yard.

Hey, this haunted guy! (End of this chapter)