Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

When we returned to the courtyard, Gu Xiaoxia had already finished get off work.

As the due date got closer, her belly became larger and larger. At Li Long's strong request, she took leave from work before the end of May.

However, Gu Xiaoxia still wanted to finish the remaining work in May.

In fact, Director Wang from the unit also talked to her privately. There is not much work in the unit right now, and her current situation is special, so she should take leave if she can.

Women's work at that time was still quite easy to do. On the one hand, female comrades strongly demanded to work the same as male comrades, and on the other hand, female cadres were taken care of quite well.

So it is not impossible for Gu Xiaoxia to ask for leave now. The work now is not as cumbersome as in the future, and it focuses more on practicality.

When Li Long came back, Gu Xiaoxia had already walked around the yard several times before sitting down.

Han Fang opened the door and let the jeep in, and Gu Xiaoxia slowly stood up.

Seeing Li Long park the jeep near the east wing and then turn off the engine and get out, she smiled and asked:

"Did everything go well today?"

"It went smoothly." Li Long responded, walked over and took a closer look. He felt that Gu Xiaoxia was fine, so he said:

"My eldest brother and his men will be digging for Fritillaria in the mountains tomorrow and will be back early the day after tomorrow. This way, the work of organizing the gang will be completely over.

The Fritillaria can still be harvested for a few days, and my work in the mountains will be almost finished by the time you are on vacation, so I can stay at home every day."

He finished all his work at the end of May, and when Gu Xiaoxia gave birth in June, Li Long naturally had to be by her side.

In those days, women giving birth were not taken seriously as much as in later generations. People usually only looked at the success rate of births. In rural areas, even a few years ago, most children were born on the kang in their own homes.

After chatting for a few words, Li Long took out the morels in his backpack, soaked some of them, and prepared to wash them and stew them into soup.

The other part will be dried and kept for later consumption. In the next few days, Li Long plans to bring back a little bit every day, so that he doesn't need to set aside a period of time to do it, but he can still get these nutritious and delicious things back.

Gu Xiaoxia was no stranger to morels. After seeing them, she just sighed and wondered when she could go into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

"There will always be a chance. After the baby is born, when he is a little older next year or the year after, I will drive you into the mountains to soak in hot springs, pick mushrooms, and collect ground scoops." Li Long said as he packed up.

"Uncle Li, can I go then?" Han Fang, who was helping on the side, asked with some longing while listening to what Li Long said.

"Why are you joining in the fun?" Sister Yang heard Han Fang's words in the kitchen and couldn't help but stick her head out to scold her.

Han Fang stuck out her tongue, but wasn't angry.

"Yes, I can go next year or the year after. This July... we'll see." Li Long originally thought that July would be fine, as Han Fang would be on vacation by then. But then he thought about it and thought that Gu Xiaoxia would only be out of confinement in July. Although there would be someone to take care of her, he might have to go harvest wheat by then and wouldn't be able to go.

There was no further discussion about this matter, and Li Long began to carry the Fritillaria thunbergii out of the back of the jeep and put them into the compartment.

These Fritillaria were already half-dried and could be sold after three or four days of drying. Moreover, these people originally planned to take the Fritillaria to the county to sell, so they cleaned them up quite well and Li Long did not need to wash them again.

In fact, Li Long was also wondering whether he had to wash the Fritillaria at the spring every time he collected them. This procedure affected those who dug Fritillaria, so when they were finally ready to go out of the mountain, they would also take the time to wash the Fritillaria, at least this way the rating would be higher.

Li Long guessed that by the end of this Fritillaria season, he might be able to harvest 700 to 800 kilograms of dried Fritillaria.

Even if the total price is less than 40,000, it’s almost enough.

After deducting the costs, his final profit was over 20,000 yuan.

Much more than last year.

Of course, the profit of making a baoba is much higher, after all, the number of baoba this year is much larger. Li Long thought that he would have to thank Director Qian if he had the chance, because if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been able to get so much share of baoba.

Of course, it’s not bad that this year’s work can be completed on time and with high quality, which means we have lived up to Director Qian’s trust.

After dinner, Gu Xiaoxia was digesting her food in the yard, while Li Long went to the side room to collect the Fritillaria that he was going to sell tomorrow.

At present, we can basically collect some Fritillaria every day to sell. The Fritillaria collected last year can be dried in the wooden house, but now Li Long has to come back every day, so it is not safe to leave the Fritillaria there.

It’s not that I don’t trust Sun Jiaqiang. The main reason is that if a large number of Fritillaria are left there, if someone takes the risk and gathers three or five people to rob the wooden house, Sun Jiaqiang will be in danger.

No one can guarantee this thing.

Li Long gathered together a piece of mother-of-pearl that was drying at the same time, picked up a finger and squeezed it hard, and the mother-of-pearl was crushed into several pieces.

I looked at it carefully and it was quite dry.

Li Long nodded with satisfaction.

He picked up another one at random, crushed it and found that they were almost the same dryness, so he put all the mother-of-pearls into a bag.

This bag weighs more than 40 kilograms. If it is all counted as first-class products, it can be sold for 2,000 yuan.

This way of making money would not be possible for many people even forty years later, let alone now.

Every time Li Long went to sell Fritillaria, he could feel the complex emotions in the eyes of those around him who came to the purchasing station to sell things, including envy, jealousy, hatred, etc.

Of course, Li Long didn't care. These days, making money has gradually become a very glorious thing. With economic construction as the center, the rich first drive the rich later. Anyone with insight can say something.

Being a middleman is no longer an industry that is discriminated against or arrested. Many people have become rich because of it, and being a businessman has gradually become a legitimate profession, and people will envy you for being rich.

The lights in the yard were on, and the light was a little flickering. Sister Yang said that the street had notified her that the transformer in this city would be replaced, and the lights would become brighter and the circuits would become more stable in the future.

This reminded Li Long of the electricity usage process of Team 4.

Although we had electricity last year and we had electric lights and televisions, the power was often cut off and the kerosene lamps in our home were not completely eliminated.

He vaguely remembered that power outages seemed to have been eliminated only in the 1990s, when the power plant in Ma County was fully built.

Although it is said that the main electricity from the thermal power plant in Ma County is transmitted to Shicheng and Wucheng after its construction, at least the electricity supply in the county town and rural areas has returned to normal.

The thermal power plant in Ma County is considered to be the largest and most influential state-owned enterprise in the county. At that time, recruitment was quite active, and many people were proud that their family members worked in the thermal power plant. It was said that the hot water used in the factory staff quarters there was free all year round.

This water is from the thermal power plant cooling tower.

As for the treatment, it is said to be very good.

"Life will get better and better anyway." Li Long said as he sat on the steps, looking up at the stars in the sky.

The stars will become harder and harder to see in the future. Although there is no industry in Ma County and it will be an agricultural county until forty years later, it will be really difficult to see such clear stars at night in the winter forty years later.

I don't know where all the pollution comes from.

He looked to the west.

The next day, after sending Gu Xiaoxia to work, Li Long came back, packed the whole bag of Fritillaria, put it on his bicycle and went to the purchasing station.

Li Long arrived early and was the third in line. When he saw Chen Hongjun in the yard, he nodded and greeted him.

Chen Hongjun saw him almost every day, so he just smiled and nodded.

When Li Long put the 42 kilograms of Fritillaria on the counter, the buyer took it and poured it into a large basket. After checking it, he graded it and said:

"According to a notice, the purchase price of Fritillaria has increased since yesterday afternoon. The first-grade product is 52 yuan, and the total amount of yours is 2,084 yuan."

Li Long was quite surprised that the price of Fritillaria had increased during this season!

After signing the invoice and getting the money, he walked out amid the envious gazes of the people behind him. Li Long saw Chen Hongjun looking at him, so he walked over.

Chen Hongjun said with a smile:

"You've made a lot of money this Fritillaria season."

Li Long smiled and didn't respond. He asked:

“Why is the price increased?”

"There are many buyers from the mainland, and our Fritillaria is of good quality, so the price has increased." Chen Hongjun's smile faded. He turned his head to look at the people who continued to pour in at the door, and whispered to Li Long:

"Try to get more this year, and it will be easier next year."

"What's going on?" Li Long was shocked. "Will there be any changes next year?"

In his previous life, he was still a gangster and had never been involved in these things, so he had no memory of any changes.

"This purchasing station will be closed next year - to be exact, it will be closed by the end of this year." Chen Hongjun whispered, "The purchasing stations in each county will be gradually closed -"

"What?" Li Long was shocked and his face changed. "Where can I sell the things I receive in the future?" The withdrawal of the purchasing station will not only affect him, but also many people in the county who take advantage of the slack season to do these side businesses and sell them to the purchasing station to supplement their family income.

"Once the market is liberalized, there will be specialized buyers and sellers to buy this." Chen Hongjun sighed and said, "The government will no longer be able to cover this person.

Medicinal herbs are fine, our county's medicinal herbs company will take them, and they will definitely give you a discount for such a large quantity. Leather and other things will also be taken by the county leather factory, and as for the rest, we can only see the situation at that time."

"What about you?" Hearing that the medicinal materials company and the leather factory would buy it, Li Long felt relieved. Although it was a bit troublesome, at least there was a place to sell it. He thought of Chen Hongjun again. If the purchasing station was gone, where would they go?

"When we get back to the state, we will carry out a restructuring. We are not sure how it will be handled in the end, but it will not make us unemployed." Chen Hongjun smiled, but the smile looked a little bitter.

Li Long nodded, that was indeed the case.

It is not as easy for today's employees to be laid off as it would be in a decade or so. Even if there is a restructuring at this time, they will be given a place to go.

After all, it is a period of great development, and people are needed everywhere. That is why technical secondary school graduates are so popular, because you can work at the age of 18 after graduation, and it counts as working years.

The country needs so many talents to quickly enter the increasing positions to drive an industry.

Later on, as each industry gradually became saturated with talent, technical secondary school students gradually became less popular, and college students became more common.

"I'll introduce you to a few people when I have time." Chen Hongjun said, "They will buy some materials here, and when you get to know them, you'll have a place to put those accumulated materials.

Although they will certainly make some money as middlemen, at least what you get will be able to sell. "

Li Long thanked Chen Hongjun and chatted with him for a few more words before returning to the courtyard.

Sister Yang had already gone out to sell food. After putting the money away, Li Long drove his jeep to the free market to buy some goods, then took a look around the department store before heading into the mountains.

The people in Xiaobaiyanggou got up very early today. For example, Li Jianguo went to a nearby ditch with Lu Yingming after getting up.

Because there are so many people here, even if there are Fritillaria in the nearby ditch, few people usually come here.

People who specialize in digging medicinal herbs are very vigilant in the mountains and will stay away from strangers.

So there are actually quite a lot of Fritillaria in these ditches. Last year, Sun Jiaqiang came to dig the Fritillaria here. This year, Sun Jiaqiang went to help Li Long, and the Fritillaria in these ditches remained.

By the time Old Huang called for dinner, Li Jianguo and Lu Yingming had already brought back a lot of Fritillaria.

These Fritillarias were not washed and still had fresh soil and some leaves on them.

But it looks like a lot.

"We dug up a lot!" Xu Haijun came over to take a look, "Uncle Li, you are amazing."

To each his own, Xu Chengjun can call Li Jianguo "Brother Li", but Xu Haijun has to call him uncle - there's nothing he can do about it, as his father worked with Li Jianguo when the village was founded.

"Not bad." Li Jianguo smiled slightly reservedly, "There are quite a few Fritillaria in this ditch, we can dig some."

These weigh less than a kilogram, but that's not much. The only regret is that the trench is not long enough for the two of them to dig in a day.

The tributaries nearby vary in size, some stretching for several kilometers, while others may be only a few hundred meters long.

After breakfast, everyone took their tools and went to various ditches in groups of three or five to dig for Fritillaria.

After these people returned from the ditch where Halimu was yesterday, they began to explore the nearby terrain.

In fact, some of the spots were already seen when the strips were cut. But at that time, except for people like Li Jianguo and Xie Yundong who had been to the mountains before and knew to pay attention to Fritillaria, others, especially young people, would not pay attention to it at all.

So they worked overtime yesterday afternoon and found the ditch they were going to today.

Some of them really wanted to dig some Fritillaria, while others just took it as a hobby. After all, they had basically been working hard for nearly a month, and now they were finally able to relax and get paid. The remaining Fritillaria was the icing on the cake, and it didn't matter whether they earned money or not.

So some people really want to earn more, while others are just here to make some money.

When Li Long arrived in the mountains, he went to the cabin first.

Sun Jiaqiang didn't get much today. He only received the first batch of Fritillaria when Li Long arrived, which was a little over three kilograms.

Sun Jiaqiang still looked down on it a little, mainly because the other party asked for too many things, and the items he wanted to exchange were piecemeal and would take a lot of time.

The man left when Li Long came over. Sun Jiaqiang waited for Li Long to arrive, and complained while washing the Fritillaria.

Li Long smiled and asked him what happened last night.

"It's okay. I locked the door early and read a book and slept alone in the room." Sun Jiaqiang said, "It's very comfortable."

Li Long left the oil lamp and books to Sun Jiaqiang. To a person in the wild, those novels were no less important than watching TV in the county town.

Very interesting.

"How do you have breakfast?" Li Long asked again with concern.

"Didn't we get some morels yesterday?" Sun Jiaqiang poured out the water from the first wash and scooped more water. As he scooped, he said, "This morning I made a soup with the morels and baked some steamed buns."

"not bad."

Li Long stayed here for a while, chatted, then unloaded some things, locked the jeep, and headed south into the mountains.

He planned to get some morels since he had nothing to do anyway.

After walking more than 200 meters and reaching the edge of a forest, Li Long stopped.

"What are you doing?" he shouted into the woods.

The rifle on his back slid into his hand skillfully. If the other party didn't answer, Li Long would prepare to load the bullet.

What Bolati said last time made Li Long realize that there is no shortage of desperate criminals in this mountain.

Li Long's hearing and vision are far superior to those of ordinary people. He just heard two people in the woods, breathing a little rapidly.

Seeing that the two people did not agree, he directly opened the safety of the gun, pulled the bolt to load the gun, and aimed the gun inside:

"Come out! If you don't come out, I'll shoot!"

The two men panicked and did completely opposite actions.

A man stood up with his hands raised, shouting:

"Don't shoot, don't shoot!"

The other man got up and ran into the woods!
Li Long originally wanted to scare the two people. He didn't think there was anything wrong with them. He even thought that they were waiting here to see the situation and then go to exchange for Fritillaria.

When the man ran away, Li Long felt something was wrong, so he fired a shot.

He aimed at the top of the man and wanted to scare him, so he shouted as he shot:

"Stop! If you don't stop, I'll hit you!"

The woods were sparse, and Li Long had good eyesight, so he could tell that the man was not running very fast.

When the surrendering man heard the gunshot, he immediately knelt down on the ground and lay down, not daring to move at all.

He kept begging for mercy there.

The man who was running away ran faster when he heard the gunshot. Li Long also became angry and shot the man in the calf with a "bang".

"what--"

With a scream, the man fell to the ground, rolled twice, and then howled hard while holding his calf.

Li Long raised his gun and kicked the kneeling man:
"Go ahead and bandage him up."

He was also worried that if he shot the man, his blood vessels would be severed. What if he died? Although he was a forest ranger, he didn't want to kill anyone on the spot.

Even if this person obviously looks guilty.

"Okay, okay." When the kneeling man saw that Li Long dared to shoot, he had no other ideas at all.

The two of them went over and bandaged the injured person, then Li Long began to ask the uninjured person.

This question really shocked me! (End of this chapter)