Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The next day, after breakfast, Gu Xiaoxia went to work. By February, the weather was no longer so cold, and the snow on the road had been cleared, so it was no longer so slippery when walking on it.

Although Li Long still didn't allow Gu Xiaoxia to ride a bicycle, Gu Xiaoxia also didn't let Li Long send her there, and she went to work by herself.

She said that it was hard to be so pampered these days - her colleagues at work, including Sister Wang, laughed at her behind her back.

Li Long did not force her, but just reminded her to be careful.

After Gu Xiaoxia went to work, Li Long first went to set up the stove in the glass house. Three days after the New Year, the vegetables in the field had been almost cleared, and the chives were a little frozen, but not seriously. After the stove was set up and the temperature rose, they began to grow again visibly.

There is still a month and a half left before the snow melts, and Li Long has no plans to plant anything more. The Chinese cabbage, coriander, and celery are also slowly growing.

Let's just think of it as a change to the food. To be honest, the one who was most happy about bringing the vegetables back for the New Year was my sister-in-law Liang Yuemei, as it was rare to be able to eat vegetables in the winter.

Even my elder sister Li Xia and second sister-in-law Chen Lirong asked curiously where these dishes came from.

After listening to Li Long's planting process, they were disappointed and felt that it could not be replicated for the time being.

After warming up the glass room, Li Long came back and cleaned the kitchen, and prepared the ingredients for lunch.

I have to go to the woodworking factory in the morning and will be back late, so I'll prepare everything first so that it will be easier to cook no matter whether I or Gu Xiaoxia comes back first.

Gu Boyuan felt comfortable staying in the team and planned to return to the county to open a shop after the 15th.

In the simple concept of rural people, the Chinese New Year is truly over only after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Now it is still the Chinese New Year time. It is estimated that some people of similar age in the team, or those who came here together to conquer the world, are drinking with Lao Gu at this moment.

After getting ready in the kitchen, Li Long locked several doors, then started the jeep and prepared to go out.

The agreement with the woodworking factory was to complete the work before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so he went there today to check on the progress. He guessed that they had just returned from holiday and probably couldn't do much.

Li Long opened the door and saw Sister Yang and Han Fang leaning against the door. He was startled and hurriedly invited them in:

"Big sister, why don't you push the door? The door isn't locked." Li Long looked at Han Fang's pale face and complained, "Look how cold Xiaofang is."

"It's after the Chinese New Year, I don't know if I can get in..." Yang Xiulan had calmed down, she held Han Fang's hand and said: "Her Uncle Li, the two of us..."

"Come in, come in, come in, why can't I come in?" Li Long hurried over to unlock several doors and said:
"Have you had breakfast? Come in and warm yourself by the fire."

"We've eaten." Sister Yang said as she walked, looking a little reserved. "Can we still stay here?"

"It's definitely livable." Li Long also sighed in his heart, "It's the same as before. Cook during the day, sell food when I have time, Xiaofang does her homework... It's the same as before, it's livable!"

Yang Xiulan felt relieved and a smile appeared on her face.

She was already considered a widow, and Gu Xiaoxia was pregnant. According to the customs of her hometown, people of her status would be looked down upon.

I’m afraid of disturbing the master’s family.

Unexpectedly, Li Long didn't mind at all.

"Should we discuss this with her aunt..." Yang Xiulan was still thinking about Gu Xiaoxia.

"What are you discussing? She has agreed. We were both wondering when you would come back last night." Li Long smiled. "Now is the perfect time. It saves us the trouble. Well, I have to go out to do something now. You guys should pack up first.

Xiaofang, go and set up the stove in your house. I haven't started the fire yet, and then help your mother."

"Oh! Okay, Uncle Li!" Han Fang was very happy.

In fact, she didn't want to live in the small courtyard in the south. This place was much better.

With Yang Xiulan at home, Li Long felt more at ease. At least even if he wasted time going to the woodworking factory, Gu Xiaoxia would have a ready-made meal at noon.

After saying goodbye to Yang Xiulan and Han Fang, Li Long drove his jeep out and headed for the woodworking factory.

Yang Xiulan closed the door and went to the kitchen first. Seeing that Li Long was almost ready, she took out some spicy noodles, prepared some details, and then came out to pack up the food cart.

Han Fang set up the stove and came out of the house. Seeing Yang Xiulan tidying up the car, she went over to help.

Life seemed to have returned to its original track.

When Li Long drove his jeep to the woodworking factory, it was already open for business, but it was obvious that not many people were working there. It was a bit deserted inside, the machines were not running, and there was no sound.

As soon as Li Long got off the jeep, the factory director He Changming came out of the office. When he saw Li Long, he was obviously relieved.

"Hey, Comrade Li, I thought some leader came to inspect after the holiday." He joked, "You scared me, thank God I didn't skip work today."

"Director He, you've been working hard. I just wanted to come and see how my furniture is doing."

"I know why you are here. Come, follow me." He Changming took Li Long to a warehouse where finished products were placed.

"Knowing that these furniture are yours, our workers are very happy and are working hard. They like the offal you sent them very much. Look at these pieces of furniture, aren't they well made?"

The woodworking factories in Ma County do not have any particularly advanced machines. Apart from saws, planers and other tools, most of the processes are done by hand chiseling or carving.

What Li Long saw in the warehouse were two long tables, a cabinet and a box.

The paintwork has been completed, with a clear Kazakh pattern on it.

"This is a pattern specially drawn by our retired master craftsman," He Changming said proudly, "It's their own ethnic group. How about it? Doesn't it look beautiful?"

"Beautiful, really beautiful." Li Long nodded. The base color of these furniture pieces was not the walnut color, but bright yellow, with brown and black patterns. Li Long felt familiar.

"We have only made so much for now. You should understand. After all, it's the New Year and everyone is thinking about celebrating the New Year. Don't worry, when everyone arrives tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will make the rest as quickly as possible. We will definitely have everything ready before the 15th!"

He Changming didn't brag, but after the New Year, the work of this year would officially start. Everyone was mentally prepared for this.

The job that Li Long brought could earn them a lot of money, and it also allowed the workers to have a good New Year, so naturally they would work more actively.

Besides, if someone can drive a jeep, can he be an ordinary person?
Li Long nodded, agreeing with He Changming's explanation.

Li Long and He Changming shook hands and said goodbye, drove the jeep out of the factory and went back.

He Changming looked at the jeep running away quickly and was very envious, but he shook his head and went into the office.

The freshly brewed tea is getting cold, I have to go over and taste it.

Li Long originally wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. After all, it was his first day at work, so it would be inappropriate not to go. But since he was driving a jeep, he should not be too conspicuous.

So he decided to leave the jeep and ride his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative.

When he arrived at the big yard, Li Long found two men standing outside the gate, one about thirty-four or thirty-five, and the other about twenty-two or twenty-three, both dressed quite warmly.

Seeing the jeep, the two men immediately moved to the sides of the gate and leaned against the wall.

Li Long parked the jeep at the gate, got out and asked:
"Who are you looking for?"

"Are you Comrade Li Long?" The man in his thirties immediately took off his leather gloves and held out his hand:

"We are from Company X of the 150th Regiment of the 8th Agricultural Division. I am the company commander. These are the farm machinery operators in our company."

"Hello, hello." Li Long shook hands with the two people. He had already guessed why they came.

"Come in first, let's talk." Li Long knocked on the door, and Han Fang called out from inside the yard, "Who is it?"

"I, I'm here." said Li Long.

Han Fang ran over to open the door. She must have been doing her homework in the room and didn't hear the sound of the jeep.

Han Fang opened the gate, and Li Long drove the jeep in. After getting out of the car, he let two more people in.

"Uncle Li, they knocked on the door just now. I told them you were not there, so they didn't come in." Han Fang explained.

"Okay, okay, go and do your thing." Li Long smiled and invited the two people into the living room of the main house.

After pouring tea for the two people, Li Long sat down and asked:
"Do you want to ask about the harvester?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The company commander said hurriedly, "Yes, we just want to buy a harvester." "Then you have to wait. The five harvesters I have on hand were sold out before the New Year, and the next batch of harvesters will not arrive for some time. Fortunately, it is still a long way to harvest wheat, so there is no rush."

"About... how long will it take?"

"About one or two months." Li Long said, "It's not convenient to go to the manufacturer now. They haven't started production yet."

“They’ve produced it, but they won’t sell it to us.” The young man next to him whispered.

"Has it already started production?" Li Long had no problem with the young man knowing the manufacturer, as it was all reported in the newspapers. "Then do you know how many units have been produced?"

"I saw three." The young man was quite honest.

"That's not enough. I have to bring back at least five at a time. We have to wait. And even if you have it this time, you can't buy it. You can't carry it back without a tractor, right?"

"Well, we just came here to place an order." The company commander said, "My name is Shen Fei, and this is Cheng Xingquan. Could you please register us first? I can pay the deposit. When the goods arrive, please reserve one for us, or tell us the specific arrival time, and we will come to pick it up."

Li Long thought about it and said:

"It's early February now, I'll go there in early March. If you come in mid-March, it will be almost there."

"Okay." Shen Fei stood up and said with a smile: "Then we won't waste your time, we'll leave first. We came here to attend a meeting in Shicheng, and the meeting hasn't started yet, so we hurried over to get down to business."

This made Li Long feel quite emotional. In their eyes, buying a harvester was the real business.

After seeing the two people off, Li Long went over and saw that Sister Yang had already started cooking, while Han Fang was still doing her homework.

I don’t know if it was because of Han Bin’s incident, but Yang Xiulan rejected Han Fang’s idea of ​​coming over to help and told her to study hard.

Compared with Han Fang, Li Juan and Li Qiang's learning attitude is slightly worse.

However, Li Juan's academic performance is quite good, and Li Qiang's is also gradually getting better.

I think Han Fang’s grades shouldn’t be bad.

Seeing that there was still about an hour before dinner, Li Long pushed his bicycle out, said hello to Sister Yang, and went out to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Xiangqian was reading the newspapers of the recent period in his office. He saw Li Long come in with a smile and pointed at a chair.

"Happy New Year, Chief." Li Long said with a smile, "How was your New Year?"

"Not bad, just had a few days of drinking." Li Xiangqian and Li Long were not polite and told the truth, "Did you go to the director?"

"not yet."

"Then go say hello to the leader first. The leader was still asking about you during the meeting this morning." Li Xiangqian waved his hand, "Come back and talk after you say hello."

"Okay." Li Long stood up and went to wish Director Wei a Happy New Year.

On the first day of the new year, several leaders were reading newspapers. It seems that the habit of caring about national affairs has not changed much in the past forty years.

Director Wei kindly asked Li Long how he spent the New Year, then showed concern for his family and the health of his elderly parents, and then let him go back to the office.

Li Long went to visit the deputy directors again - there were two before, but now there is only one.

After returning to the office, Li Long finally relaxed, poured himself a glass of water, took two sips, and said:

"Section Chief, why don't we have a cafeteria in our company? That way we don't have to run back home for lunch. It's troublesome to go back and forth."

"Of course it's not a problem for bachelors, but what about those with families? What about those with elderly and children? What should we do?" Li Xiangqian glanced at him and shook his head. "Running a canteen is not that simple. There will always be some people who are dissatisfied, and it's easy to cause conflicts."

Well, balance again.

Li Long chatted for a while, and then Li Xiangqian drove him away. He said he had to go see an old friend and was going to lock the door.

Li Long whispered and guessed that you were going to leave early.

Li Xiangqian also answered in a low voice:

"Your sister-in-law has made delicious food at home. We have guests coming to our house today, so I have to go back early."

Li Long smiled and went out, pushing his bicycle, and left the yard with Li Xiangqian.

Apart from the leader, he is the only one who can openly be late or leave early.

And the others didn't have any objections. After all, they had seen what Li Long had done, so they weren't jealous.

Li Long rode his bicycle to the Education Bureau and waited outside for a while, and then Gu Xiaoxia and the others got off work.

Gu Xiaoxia was a little surprised that Li Long picked her up on his bicycle. She said hello to her colleagues first, then walked back side by side with Li Long, asking as they walked:

"Is the meal ready?"

"Sister Yang is back." Li Long explained, "When I was about to go out after you left, she and Xiaofang were outside the door. They didn't knock and asked if we wanted them to come back. I said yes. She said she wanted to ask for your opinion, and I said you definitely had no objection."

"Hey! She's quite careful..." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head, "She was with us when Xiaofang's father passed away, and she didn't know... It's good that she can come back, so we can relax a little. They also want to come back, right?"

"Yes."

The two of them walked and talked, and when they reached the big yard, they could already smell the fragrance of food.

Guo Tiebing was at the police station. He knew Li Long's situation well, and now he was just envious. This guy was really lucky, his wife had a regular job, his family had a big yard, someone to cook, and they had a tractor and a jeep.

Life is really good.

Gu Xiaoxia went straight to the kitchen and chatted with Sister Yang for a few words, while Li Long put his bicycle away and went into the main room to take off his coat.

During the meal, Sister Yang and Han Fang were relatively normal. Li Long felt very good, and his old feelings were back, which saved him and Gu Xiaoxia a lot of trouble.

Over the next few days, Li Long tended the vegetable garden and processed tiger bones at home. In the meantime, he sent two of the processed pieces to Liang Donglou's home to have the old man take a look.

After carefully looking at the tiger bones prepared by Li Long, Liang Donglou gave his positive opinion.

Li Long had already finished copying the medical book notes and originally returned them to the Liang family.

He also talked to Liang Wenyu in detail and planned to bring back a batch of harvesters in the early spring, and at the same time buy tractors before the ice melted and they went into the mountains to weave the tractors.

After the reform and opening up, the first batch of tractor drivers in rural areas basically bought the tractor and taught themselves, or learned from other tractors for two days, or learned a few times at the tractor factory when they bought the tractor, and then drove it home.

Specific driving skills are honed in actual combat, so basically no one will ask questions like "Can you drive a tractor?" before buying a tractor.

Moreover, Liang Donglou was a serious and steady person, and Liang Wenyu also took after his father, with a more stable personality. Li Long believed that Liang Wenyu would find a larger place to practice well after the tractor arrived home, without any need to remind him.

Apart from anything else, the northern Xinjiang is vast, so it is not difficult to find a place to practice using a tractor.

At most it just takes some effort.

Li Long vaguely remembered that in his previous life he drove a tractor to the fields. There was no suitable place to turn around, so he had to turn around on the country road. Turning around with the tractor and the bucket really tested his skills. He would be suffocated after turning two turns, but he developed his skills in this way.

In these two lives, among the entire Team Four who drove small four-wheel tractors, few had better reversing skills than him.

In the meantime, several company commanders or agricultural machinery operators from the 8th Agricultural Division Corps came to him and wanted to buy harvesters.

Li Long immediately realized that the Corps was actually the major buyer of agricultural machinery!

After all, the mechanization of agriculture in northern Xinjiang actually started from the Corps, and then spread to the local areas. For a long time, the mechanization level of the Corps was stronger than that of the local areas.

It was not until later that the Corps' land began to be distributed to employees that things became different. The centralized agricultural machinery teams were disbanded, and agricultural machinery was sold to individuals, just like the local areas had been doing N years ago.

This is something.

Right now, I really need to analyze the agricultural machinery market of the Corps. After all, there are many regiments in the Eighth Agricultural Division of Shicheng alone, and there must be hundreds of companies, right? (End of this chapter)