Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long insisted on not taking any money, and Director Qian could guess the reason. In fact, neither side said anything about the matter of raising the boss, so it was a tacit understanding.

Director Qian asked about Li Long's family situation. After learning that Li Long's wife had given birth to twin sons, he said enviously:
"I originally wanted to have a son and a daughter, but ended up having two daughters. My daughters are now in school and are very filial, but to be honest, I still feel a little regretful that I don't have a son...

Don’t accuse me of favoring boys over girls, this is the general environment of our society…”

Li Long certainly understood that if he had twin daughters, he might not care, but people in the village would definitely say something, and his parents might also say something, and Gu Xiaoxia might feel uncomfortable psychologically.

In general, in Ma County in northern Xinjiang, the concept of gender equality is stronger than in many other places, but some people still have that in mind.

Li Long could tell that Director Qian was speaking from the heart.

Family planning had not yet started when he had children, so he was able to have two daughters. But such a family must have its own principles, and after having two children and no sons, they decided not to have any more children.

Li Long could tell that what Director Qian said about envy was real. He smiled and said:

"Boys and girls are the same, as long as they are filial and healthy, that's all that matters."

"Yes, yes, that's right." Director Qian also showed his true feelings for a moment, but after Li Long said this, he immediately restrained his true feelings and asked about the child's condition again.

Knowing that the child was very well behaved, Director Qian smiled and said:
"That's good. If the child is well behaved, being a parent won't be tiring."

After chatting about family matters for more than ten minutes, Li Long stood up and said goodbye.

"Take the things down and give them to Xiao Si." Director Qian said, "Have him deliver them to your home. If you have nothing to do in the evening, come over for dinner."

"No, Director, I still have to go to Wucheng to do some things." Li Long said, "It's hard to take care of my two children at home, so I want to finish my work as soon as possible and come back."

"Okay, the child is still young, so I won't keep you here. Wait until he grows up and it's easier to take care of him. Then you can come over and have dinner at my house." Director Qian nodded without forcing him.

He is not a hands-off boss. He took care of the child when he was born and knows how hard it is to raise a child.

Seeing that Li Long was not using this as an excuse, he believed that Li Long really meant so.

I carried the bag upstairs and carried the bag out again. I met some people. Some of them looked at the bag with intriguing expressions.

Li Long didn't care about other people's eyes at all. It was normal to give something to the leader at this time.

He arrived at the car class and repeated what Director Qian said to Xiao Si.

After hearing what Li Long said, Xiao Si took the black bag, took out the snow leopard skin inside, and returned the black bag to Li Long.

As for the peaches, he asked Li Long to wait, ran back to the dormitory, and came out with a cardboard box. He took out the peaches and put them in one by one, saying:
"These peaches are so good! To be honest, I can't believe you bought these peaches in the city. I have never seen peaches like these sold in the city."

This is very normal. Beiting City is so big, it is impossible for Xiao Si to know everything.

Li Long chatted with Xiao Si for a few more words, then he carried the empty black bag out of the gate of the state community, got on the jeep, started it and drove east.

The second stop on the eastward journey is Wucheng.

Li Long naturally didn't come here just for Director Qian, but Director Qian had to come here.

What he didn't know was that after he left, Director Qian pulled out a plan submitted by the department from his desk and looked at some of the numbers on it. He took a pen and changed a few numbers on it, then nodded, turned around and shouted outside:
"Xiao Wang?"

"Director, I'm here." The young man who poured water for Li Long walked in quickly.

"Go, give this plan to the purchasing department and have them issue the tasks according to this number."

"Yes, Director." Xiao Wang took the plan with both hands and went out.

Half an hour later, Li Long entered the urban area of ​​Wucheng.

This time he did not go to the Bayi Hotel, but drove directly to the jade carving factory.

Li Long brought all three pieces of bloodstone with him this time. He wanted to ask Mr. Liu whether the bloodstone was valuable.

After all, when he really thought about it, he felt that this was the biggest gain from going to the mountains to cut grass.

But after all, I am not an expert, I just want to ask and see if Mr. Liu has any good jade carvings and buy some.

The entrance of the jade carving factory was quite busy. Li Long saw people selling jade coming in and out. He parked his car on the side of the road and waited for a while, mainly to see if he could see Yusup.

I haven't seen this friend for a long time, and I don't know whether his business in the south has been successful.

After looking for about ten minutes and not seeing any familiar faces, Li Long drove the jeep towards the side door.

What surprised Li Long was that there were quite a few people gathered at the side door.

The last few times he came here, there were basically no people here, and Mr. Liu's stall was basically supported by him.

At the moment, it seems that this place is like a dead tree coming back to life and having new life.

Li Long stopped the jeep about forty or fifty meters away, picked up some peaches, put them in a black leather bag and carried it over.

As I approached the side door, I saw that the stall was still the same, the glass cabinet hadn't changed, but there were more jade carvings inside. Three or four people were selecting them, and a few more were watching from the outside.

It should be that after the economy was revitalized, people's demand for decorations also increased. Jade itself is a gentleman's instrument. Many Chinese people have worn it since ancient times. It is said that there was a special jade era.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the price of jade to be driven up so high in later generations - in fact, there is naturally the involvement of investors and capital, but if there were not really a group of people who like jade, the price of jade would not have been driven up.

These people were picking up jade articles and asking questions from time to time. Engineer Liu was explaining everything one by one. What surprised Li Long was that there was a young man standing next to Engineer Liu, who would occasionally interrupt and ask questions, and Engineer Liu was also explaining.

Is he an apprentice sent by the factory, or is he Mr. Liu’s own family member?

At this moment, Engineer Liu no longer looked as depressed as he did when Li Long first saw him. He looked quite well and spoke with full energy, obviously having recovered.

After those people picked their items, they paid and left. The people behind them started picking their items. Then Li Long saw someone else coming from a distance, so he thought he should go forward, otherwise he would have to wait until after get off work.

Li Long came over. Mr. Liu didn't notice him at first. He was introducing the material and weight of the jade Buddha to the customer in front of him. After he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Li Long smiling at him.

"Hey, Xiao Li is here!" Liu Gong shouted in surprise, and handed the jade Buddha to the young man next to him: "Zhigang, come and look after the stall, I have something to do."

After saying that, he opened the side door and invited Li Long in:

"Comrade Xiao Li, please come in. I haven't seen you for a long time. I was wondering if you would come..."

Li Long, carrying a black bag, squeezed into the crowd and followed Engineer Liu into the door.

Several people who were buying jade were a little confused, but the young man immediately took over and introduced the jade Buddha. He mainly introduced the price and carving, as well as the future appreciation, which attracted everyone's attention.

"...Everyone should know about the jade in our southern Xinjiang. It used to be a tribute. Jade carving factories in Shanghai all came here to buy it. Although these jade carvings are small in size, they are all genuine Hetian jade. The price will definitely increase in the future. After all, the less seed material is mined in the river, the higher the price of these seed materials will be."

"Is this jade Buddha carved from seed material?" the middle-aged woman who bought the jade Buddha asked with her eyes lighting up.

"Yes, of course it is seed material. Although it is not big, it is real seed material, and the whiteness is good enough, from level 2 onwards. Although it cannot reach level 1, it is almost there..."

Well, young people and old people say different things and see things from different angles, which makes it more attractive.

This jade Buddha was sold for eighteen yuan.

The people at the back who were originally watching immediately squeezed over.

Prices are rising these days, and it doesn’t seem very safe to keep money in the bank. It’s better to buy something to preserve its value.

The concept of collecting in troubled times and prosperous times has not yet become popular, but we all know that the less things there are, the more valuable they are. Besides, this jade itself can be worn, and if it can increase in value, wouldn’t it be killing two birds with one stone?

Li Long took a look at the young man named Zhigang. He is quite capable.

Engineer Liu let Li Long in, found a bench for him to sit on, and said with a smile:

"Comrade Xiao Li, it seems you are really busy. It has been almost a year since you came. My wife still mentions you from time to time."

"There was no one here the last time I came here." Li Long explained, "It seems that your place has changed a lot, Mr. Liu. It's much better than before."

"Not bad, not bad." Mr. Liu said with a smile, "After you came over a few times, I became more financially comfortable, and slowly started carving things. I can also choose the things sent by the factory to sell, and I threw away some of the inferior ones. Now I sell the better ones, and slowly more people come to buy."

There are commissions here, and there is also Mr. Liu's own business. With more people coming to buy, his income has increased, so he is naturally happy. Now that he no longer relies on that little salary to make a living, he is naturally happier.

Li Long took the peaches out of his bag and placed them on the table, saying:

"I came to see you this time. The peaches I bought on the way looked good, so I bought some. You can keep them and enjoy them slowly."

"Okay." Mr. Liu did not refuse and helped Li Long arrange the peaches. After that, he took two peaches to wash them and then handed one to Li Long.

Zhigang on the other side turned his head and took a look, and was also quite curious about Li Long.

However, there are many people outside the stall, and his main focus is still outside.

"Xiao Li, do you want jade carving this time?" Engineer Liu asked in a low voice while eating a peach.

"Yes, of course." Li Long said with a smile, "But I need your help with something else."

"Whatever it is, just tell me." Engineer Liu was very grateful to Li Long in his heart, and naturally felt obligated to help Li Long.

"I received three red stones. Could you please take a look and see if they are valuable?" Although Li Long was sure that the three stones were bloodstones, he was an outsider after all, so he still needed an expert to take a look.

"Take it out and let me see."

Li Long ate the peach in two or three bites and placed the peach pit on the corner of the table - he couldn't find a trash can, and then he took out the three pieces of bloodstone from the side pocket of his black bag.

Mr. Liu's face turned serious and he took the reddest stone and looked at it.

He just glanced at it a few times, turned it over, and then went to look at the other two stones.

It took only five or six minutes to look at the three stones. Then Mr. Liu handed the stones back to Li Long and said:
"Xiao Li, these three stones are chicken blood stones. This one is quite red, and is considered top quality. It is worth a lot of money. How much did you pay for it?"

Li Long thought for a moment and said:

"A few dozen dollars."

"Hey, you made a fortune." Engineer Liu smiled and said, "Although I specialize in jade carving and don't know much about bloodstone, I have colleagues in this field. Your piece is no less expensive than the first-grade Hetian jade of the same weight - you made a fortune."

The same weight of first-grade Hetian white jade is still sold by kilogram at this time, but one kilogram is also several hundred yuan, so this piece must be worth thousands of yuan.

It’s really worth it.

Li Long felt relieved, put away the three stones, and said:

"Mr. Liu, take out your stuff. I'm here to buy some."

"Hey, kid!" Mr. Liu likes Li Long's straightforwardness and shopping!

During this long period of time, Mr. Liu still carved a lot of things. Although he sold a few of them, he still kept most of the better materials.

Now that he has enough money for food, Mr. Liu thinks it would be better to leave these good things to Li Long - after all, he is his "little mentor".

After waiting for so long, Mr. Liu was a little disappointed. He even wondered if Li Long's financial situation was not good, so he didn't come.

If he had the contact information, Mr. Liu would even want to tell Li Long that he wanted to sell this thing to Li Long even at cost price.

If for no other reason, it was because it was Comrade Li Long who helped him when he was down and out.

But it seems that Li Long is really not short of money at the moment - just this piece of bloodstone is worth more than twice the price of the things he carved.

What's more, Li Long has three pieces.

Some people outside also questioned why Li Long was able to get in. The one named Zhigang directly said that Li Long was Mr. Liu’s friend and came to discuss something.

There's nothing we can do about it. Who doesn't have friends and relatives?
Mr. Liu took out all the wonderful things he had carved one by one.

What surprised Li Long was that the things left by Mr. Liu were much larger in size. Except for some things that needed to be worn around the neck, most of them were ornaments larger than a fist.

Seeing Li Long's surprised look, Engineer Liu said proudly:
"My business is good, so the factory can relax. Some larger materials can be delivered. After all, we are creating benefits for the factory here!"

Li Long smiled. No wonder Mr. Liu's mood and temperament were different now. It turned out that he had regained his original feeling.

"Then let's calculate the total price." Li Long said, "I made some money in the first half of this year, and I took all these things. As you Zhigang said, these things will definitely appreciate in value in the future. Buying them now is an investment and making money for myself."

Mr. Liu shook his head without comment.

"Mr. Liu, I think he is right. You should also keep a few pieces of good material for yourself, even if you don't carve them. After all, the seed material is really getting less and less..."

There will be a lot of mountain materials in the future, but the seed materials are really becoming less and less.

Mr. Liu thought about it and it was true, but he still had some good materials left. Of course, he could also feel that Li Long was sincere in saying this.

Thinking that Li Long made a lot of money from his business and had never been stingy when buying these materials, he thought to himself, let him listen once, and if he got more good materials, he would keep a few pieces at home.

Now that I have some spare money, I can afford it.

Li Long wrapped each piece of jade in newspaper and put them into a black cloth bag.

These jade pieces were all carved by Mr. Liu himself, using Hetian jade of grade two or above, which is not cheap in terms of both the material and the craftsmanship.

Mr. Liu must have given a friendly price. There were many people outside, so Li Long didn't say much. Mr. Liu is in a good mood now, and business is good, which is good.

Even if you retire in the future, you can save some good materials. In ten years or so, you will know the price of these materials.

After all, let alone Hetian jade, even Qinghai jade, which was once the material for bricks, cost several thousand yuan a truckload. But after the new century, its price skyrocketed by dozens or even hundreds of times, and is now priced by the gram.

After settling the total bill and paying the money, Li Long chatted with Mr. Liu for a few more words, said that the next time he would come might be in winter, then left the side house and left with the black bag.

Engineer Liu sent Li Long outside and watched him walk to the jeep, open the door, start the car, wave to him, and drive away. Engineer Liu then realized that Comrade Li was actually a very capable person.

Anyone who can drive a car is at least someone close to a leader.

The director of the jade carving factory has not yet been able to ride in this small jeep.

Be nice!

Engineer Liu suddenly remembered what Li Long said about hiding the jade, and he immediately felt that the next step would be to buy more raw materials from the factory.

Li Long drove his jeep out of the jade carving factory. Seeing that it was almost time to get off work, he knew his next stop would be tomorrow.

The jeep drove to its destination, the Bayi Agricultural College, and we found a hotel in a yard nearby to stay at.

The jeep is still a bit conspicuous outside, it would be better if there was a yard and the car could drive in.

The room rate is not high either, a single room costs four yuan a night - cheaper than the Bayi Guesthouse.

The main reason is that the Bayi Guesthouse is different. There is a large flow of people, so the price is naturally higher. There is not so much flow of people here. The jade carvings and chicken blood stones that Li Long brought are valuable items.

Not to mention the bloodstone, the jade carving I bought from Mr. Liu cost more than 500 yuan.

This is still a friendly price.

The real value is naturally higher, so Li Long has to be careful. Live in a single room, rest assured.

The person in charge of the hotel was polite to a "rich guest" like Li Long. He provided hot water and told him where to have a good dinner nearby. The hotel also provided fried dough sticks, which were not expensive, at 80 cents a bowl.

Li Long thought it smelled good, so he just ate it here.

He thought about having a good rest tonight and going to see Professor Wu early tomorrow morning.

While he was cutting grass in the mountains this year, several families' melons were infested with insects. Since his eldest brother was not at home, his eldest sister-in-law used the method that Li Long left behind last year and told others about it, and the insect infestation was actually controlled.

We must thank Professor Wu for this. (End of this chapter)