Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

"We will give you and your daughter 100 yuan. This is Comrade Han Bin's pension..."

"Hasn't it been given to us? We don't want it anymore. We have money..." Sister Yang shook her head stubbornly.

"Comrade Yang Xiulan, this is a token of our appreciation. We failed in our duty by not sending anyone back to Han Bin's hometown to find out the situation. We only sent the money and his belongings back. The one we sent was for her mother, and this hundred yuan is for you and your mother.

You should also consider Han Fang, after all, Han Fang still has to go to school... In addition, please leave your address, we will send Han Fang ten dollars every month as child support."

"What about my hometown..." Yang Xiulan asked.

"After all, Han Bin's mother is still there. We will still send money, but it will be reduced to ten yuan until Han Bin's mother... passes away."

There is a pension policy for martyrs, but of course it also needs to be combined with the actual situation of the unit.

Yang Xiulan did not refuse. She could set up a stall every day, but it was not stable, and she would inevitably have a headache or a fever, and Han Fang would have to go to school. If she stayed on the farm, it would be fine, but she did not want to stay on the farm.

It was not only because she felt that this place was not as good as Ma County, but also because she had heard about the policies of the Corps when she was setting up a stall in Ma County, and Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia had also talked about it at the dinner table.

I feel that the Corps’ policies were not very good for a period of time.

I should go back to Ma County. But my income there is not stable, and I have to consider Han Fang.

Her husband is gone and she is left with only her daughter. She doesn't think about her hometown and now she is only thinking about her daughter.

"Also, these grains and oils are our gifts. The New Year is coming soon, so just consider them as...New Year benefits." Section Chief Xu said, "We don't have any special products here, but we have some homemade wine. I'll give you some."

Someone came over and put food and oil into the trunk of the car, and Li Long did not stop them. The things were for Sister Yang and her daughter, and Sister Yang didn't say anything, so she accepted them.

After Section Chief Xu finished his explanation, Li Long asked Sister Yang and her daughter to get in the car. He shook hands with Section Chief Xu and others and drove away.

On the way, Li Long was thinking that no matter what, Hongqi Farm had done a good job. They did not ignore Sister Yang and her mother just because they had already paid the pension, and they took the responsibility on themselves.

In theory, it would be a good idea for Sister Yang to stay here.

Of course, everyone has their own aspirations.

On the way back, Sister Yang and Han Fang didn't say anything, and Li Long didn't know what to say.

After the car arrived in Wucheng and we had lunch, Sister Yang finally spoke:

"Uncle Li, I'm sorry to bother you with this trip."

"Sister Yang, why are you being so polite? You've helped us so much, and we didn't say anything."

Li Long planned to treat Sister Yang as a relative in the future. At first, he saved her out of pity, and then they gradually interacted more and more, and the relationship between the two sides became closer. After that, Sister Yang lost her man and her support in her heart. Her spirit and energy must not be as good as before.

Gu Xiaoxia and I need to pay more attention to comforting her.

The sorrows and joys of this world cannot be shared, and it is impossible for people to truly empathize with each other.

Li Long could tell that Sister Yang was very sad, but she was still trying hard to keep herself going even when she was sad. She knew that she couldn't fall down, because if she did, there would be no one to take care of Han Fang.

He knew all this, but he didn't really feel it deeply. Li Long knew that he and Han Bin had no connection and had never met each other, so it was impossible for him to be sad for a stranger.

I just feel sorry for Sister Yang. Life was just getting better, and suddenly there was good news, but who would have thought that this news would be followed by bad news?

Sister Yang only said this and stopped talking. She stared out the window with a dull look in her eyes. Li Long didn't know whether she was thinking about the days she spent with her husband in the past, or how she would live in the future.

Li Long knew that he had to get Sister Yang's household registration as soon as possible. To be honest, Li Long knew that Sister Yang's decision to return to Ma County was partly due to her trust in him and Gu Xiaoxia.

So, do I have the responsibility to solve this household registration problem?

Fortunately, this is still the time when the wild growth is developing into order, and if you really want to apply for a household registration, there are still some rules that can be used.

My brother-in-law Chen Xingbang was noticed by the food factory because of his ability. He has now become a city dweller, has a household registration, and eats commercial grain. Even his sister Li Xia has been registered in Shicheng.

This means that as long as you have special skills or something special, you can get this household registration.

Oh, right, Li Long’s eyes lit up: that small courtyard!
I immediately gave up the idea.

At this time, although the yard can be bought and sold and has a real estate certificate, it is not allowed to bring the household registration.

At that time, commercial grain household registration was still very expensive. Li Long vaguely remembered that it was the 1990s when the county opened up the sale of agricultural to non-agricultural household registration. At that time, household registration was not cheap either, ranging from four thousand to six thousand, which was about the same price as pulling a telephone line and opening a programmable telephone.

Moreover, at that time, farmers who changed their household registration to non-agricultural ones no longer had grain certificates and no planned grain and oil. He vaguely remembered that the Chinese medicine doctor at the brigade's health center spent 6,000 yuan to buy an urban household registration, and later he often complained that he didn't get any commercial grain, and finally he had to spend money to transfer back to the countryside.

Then find someone you know and see if it can be done.

The three people each had their own concerns, and they drove back to Ma County in silence from Wucheng.

"Uncle Li, let's drive directly back to the courtyard on the south side of the road." Sister Yang spoke again, "Let's not go back to the courtyard for now. Her aunt is pregnant, and it's not suitable for us to see her now. Let's wait... wait until after the New Year."

"Okay." Li Long knew that Sister Yang was very determined and would not change her mind once she made a decision, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll take you to the south yard."

The jeep drove to the gate of the yard. Han Fang got out of the car, holding the key in her hand, and went over to open the door first.

The yard was not big, but the jeep could still drive in. Li Long backed the jeep in, and someone nearby opened the door to see what was going on - after all, the jeep was a bit loud.

When they saw the jeep, the people living next door and diagonally across the street were a little surprised. After all, these days, people who can drive a jeep are not ordinary people.

Then they saw Sister Yang wearing a black cloth on her arm, and the door opposite them immediately closed.

Li Long vaguely heard someone over there say "bad luck".

Ignoring all this, Li Long waited for Han Fang to open the door and then took out the things from the trunk of the car and put them over.

Two bags of rice and two bags of noodles sent by the farm. Two plastic jugs of oil, about ten kilograms. After unloading these things, Li Long also unloaded the fish and meat he brought this time.

With these things, Sister Yang and Han Fang can get by for a while. There are also some winter vegetables stored here, and it is closer to the market than the compound, so it should be easy to buy if you want to eat.

Seeing that Li Long was about to carry the two plastic cages of wine down, Sister Yang stopped him and said:

"Uncle Li, we won't take this wine anymore. You can take it back. We can use it to make something else."

Li Long did not refuse, closed the trunk door and said:
"Sister Yang, you guys take a rest, I'll go back first. Come find me if you have anything."

"it is good."

Sister Yang's expression was a little dull. She wanted to smile, but her expression looked like she was crying.

Li Long couldn't laugh either. He nodded, touched Han Fang's head when he walked to the car door, left a sentence "Take good care of your mother, close the gate after I go out", and got into the jeep.

When he drove the jeep slowly and turned onto the Wuyi Highway, Li Long felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

Am I a bit like a deserter? I really can't stay in such a depressing feeling.

Unable to empathize.

Let's go home first. In this kind of situation, only Sister Yang can get over it by herself, no one else can help.

Li Long drove the jeep home. After hearing what Li Long said, Han Fang clearly felt a sense of responsibility.

She helped Sister Yang into the house and started setting up the stove.

Sister Yang looked at the busy Han Fang and gave a smile that was uglier than crying. Then she wanted to get up and work together, but she felt her body was very heavy.

"Mom, lie down on the bed for a while. I see you didn't get much sleep last night. Now is a good time to rest." Han Fang lit the stove and helped Yang Xiulan lie on the bed. "I've watched everything."

"Then... I'll lie down for a while." Yang Xiulan said weakly and slowly closed her eyes.

She held on in front of Li Long and Section Chief Xu, but now she didn't want to hold on anymore.

I'm really tired and exhausted.

Maybe a good night's sleep would suffice?
Han Fang was not that sad about her father's death. She just thought about what Li Long said, to take good care of her mother.

Looking at her mother lying on the bed, she went over to cover her with a quilt and started to boil water.

Although I am not very good at cooking, I still know the necessary things.

Boil water, set up the stove in the kitchen, and cook porridge.

She is not very good at cooking other kinds of food, but she can make rice porridge.

There were pickles in the kitchen, so Han Fang fished some out. I remember my mother told me to use clean chopsticks and wash my hands when fishing for pickles.

He fished it out, thought for a moment, and then used a knife to cut a piece of meat - he had no choice but to cut it, as it was frozen hard.

There were no steamed buns, and Han Fang didn't know how to steam them, but she knew how to make dough cakes, and the few kilograms of sesame cakes left by Li Long were enough.

Yang Xiulan slept for more than an hour. When she was woken up by Han Fang, she felt a lot more relaxed and her underwear was wet.

I sweated. After sweating, I felt less tired.

She got up, changed her clothes, and went to the kitchen.

Looking at the rice porridge, unleavened flatbreads, and the pickled vegetables and fried meat that were cut into pieces but tasted okay on the dining table, Yang Xiulan's eyes became moist again.

"Mom, let's eat." Han Fang was quite proud of her masterpiece and hoped that her mother would praise her.

"Okay, let me try your cooking." Yang Xiulan touched Han Fang's head, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and picked up a pickle.

too salty.

I guess Xiaofang added a handful of salt when she was frying the pickles?
But Yang Xiulan ate it anyway, smiled and said, "It's really delicious."

Han Fang smiled.

When Li Long drove the jeep back to the compound, there was no one in the yard.

Gu Xiaoxia hadn't gotten off work yet, so Li Long parked the jeep and went into the house.

The fire in the stove in the house was still burning, so he added some charcoal to it, then went to the kitchen to set up the stove, and finally went to check on the glass house.

The temperature over there was a bit low, so Li Long went to set up the stove. After the stove was lit, he watered the vegetables.

Although I am very tired, I don’t want to sleep.

Come to think of it, there is one thing I haven't done yet.

The two deer placentas given by Uncle Luo are still frozen.

He went to the corner and found a tile, scraped off the ice and snow on it, then took it to the kitchen and washed it repeatedly, and then took it to the glass house at the back.

If you want to deal with it, you have to keep it far away. It is said that this thing is very fishy. At present, Gu Xiaoxia's pregnancy reaction is very mild, and he doesn't want to bring out a serious condition because of this.

The preparation of deer placenta is relatively simple. Put it in a non-gold container, roast it dry, grind it into powder, and then take it in several doses.

Of course, you can also wash it directly and then stew it in soup, but you can’t add any seasonings, otherwise it will probably taste terrible.

Li Long decided to make it into powder so that it would be easier to take.

There is no special baking equipment at present, so we can use tiles. Anyway, we often see ancient people using this stuff in novels.

Put the tiles on the stove in the glass room to bake first, then Li Long went over and got a placenta and cleaned it in a large basin.

This thing froze immediately after Uncle Luo picked it up, and a lot of grass stalks and other impurities were stuck on it.

The amount is not heavy, about one kilogram. Li Long soaked it in warm water and washed it first.

After it slowly melted, Li Long decided that this thing had to be cut. Otherwise, firstly, the tiles wouldn't fit in, and secondly, it would be heated unevenly during baking, so wouldn't it get burnt?
If you don’t use gold tools when baking, you don’t need to be so strict when cutting, right?

There was no ceramic knife at that time, so he thought about it and decided not to use the knife. He just used his hands to tear the placenta into five pieces of similar size.

Wash them, separate them, put them in an enamel basin, and take them to the plastic room.

The tiles were already very hot, and when you put a placenta on them, you could smell a odor.

It's too hot, no. Li Long knew he was wrong, so he took the placenta off and put it in the basin, then took the tiles off as well.

Wait until the raging fire in the stove burns out and only red charcoal fire remains, then roast it.

Look at the time, I have to go cook.

What a busy day.

Fortunately, when Li Long is working, he won't think about so many things. When the sun sets, Li Long has finished cooking, and Gu Xiaoxia and Gu Boyuan also come back together.

Seeing Li Long, Gu Xiaoxia looked around and asked:

"Where's Sister Yang? Where's Xiaofang?"

"They went to the south yard. She said that they would have to stay there for a few days because of this incident, and since you are pregnant, it would not be a good idea for them to come over now."

"That's right." Gu Boyuan nodded, "Is there everything over there?"

"I have everything. I brought rice, flour and oil from the farm. I also put down the fish and meat."

"Okay, let them be quiet and have a rest." Gu Boyuan said, "We can't help with this matter, so it's better to let them stay alone."

Although Gu Xiaoxia was a little worried, she knew that she really couldn't help.

After dinner, Gu Boyuan didn't stay here and went back to his own yard.

He said he needed to pack up as the New Year was approaching and he had to prepare to return to the team.

After Gu Boyuan left, Li Long cleaned up the kitchen and the glass room at the back. The placenta could only be prepared tomorrow.

Back in the bedroom, Gu Xiaoxia had already turned on the TV. When Li Long came in, she asked:

"What exactly happened?"

Li Long then told the story again.

"Xiaofang's grandmother is really..." Gu Xiaoxia was very angry after hearing this, "How could she do this? The person has already been sacrificed, but she still kept it a secret from Sister Yang and the others..."

Human nature is selfish, and this is only one side of it. There are many more extreme cases in later life, and Li Long has seen and heard a lot in his previous life, so he is not surprised.

At this time, many people are concerned about their reputation, so some things will be covered up even if they happen. There are not so many channels for information sharing, and everyone is still quite simple.

That's why I hate such selfish behavior so much.

The discussion didn't last long, as neither of them wanted to talk.

Sister Yang and Han Fang had lived with them for so long, and now that they had experienced something like this, they were both in a bad mood and just went to bed.

Li Long got up early the next day, but he didn't expect that Gu Xiaoxia got up even earlier and was already busy in the kitchen.

The couple had a tacit understanding. Li Long set up the stove in the house to boil water, then set up the stove in the glass room, and then went to the kitchen to help Gu Xiaoxia.

The two of them worked together to prepare breakfast. After eating, Li Long drove the jeep to take Gu Xiaoxia to the unit - mainly because both of them got up a little late and were not used to it yet.

After Li Long came back, he began to prepare the deer placenta.

Having learned from yesterday's lesson, after the fire turned into red charcoal, Li Long put tiles on it, then put the deer placenta on it and began to dry it.

The smell is a bit weird, Li Long, please stay away.

I originally planned to copy the notebook Liang Donglou gave me while looking at the fire, but after thinking about it, I decided not to.

That thing is too precious, so it’s better not to copy it here. It’s not good to be distracted.

It takes more than an hour to dry one of the five placentas.

It is not enough to just dry it, it must also be roasted until it is crispy so that it can be easily ground into powder.

Li Long was very patient. He looked at the dishes while watching the fire.

Lunch also needs to be prepared, and at this time he has to be distracted by thinking about preparing lunch.

Fortunately, it is winter. If it were summer, I might not have the time to do so many things.

Lunch... I've had two meals of noodles in a row, so I'll just make rice, stew some fish, and stir-fry some vegetables, and that's about it.

The peeled small crucian carps were all frozen. Li Long first turned over the deer placenta on the tile, then quickly went out to get a piece of frozen fish and put it in a basin of warm water.

If you want to make the frozen crucian carp taste close to its original flavor, you have to melt it in warm water first until it is completely thawed, then wash it and let it dry. This way it will taste better.

Of course, it would taste even better if it were stewed with crabs.

Sure enough, only delicious food can drive away the sadness in your heart.

Li Long prepared while watching the fire. When Gu Xiaoxia got off work at noon, Li Long had already prepared the meal.

He also roasted two pieces of deer placenta, and he felt that he could prepare a deer placenta today.

Li Long planned to prepare the deer placenta and tiger bones before returning to Team 4 before the New Year, and then prepare the medicine and make wine.

Because after the New Year we have to prepare for the tractor.

Of course, this is an ideal situation, and no one is sure whether there will be any changes. (End of this chapter)