Chapter 400: Not Everyone Is Suitable for Breaking Through

"You two, 150 each," Li Long said. "This is for the fish and rabbits caught before today. From tomorrow onwards, if we sell fish and rabbits again, we'll calculate the money separately."

"Alright!"

"Thanks, Dragon Brother!"

Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang responded with smiles.

Li Long counted out the money and handed it to them respectively, saying, "Take the money back and put it away first. Haven't eaten dinner yet, right? Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu made something delicious, come over to drink later."

"Dragon Brother, I won't drink..." Tao Daqiang smiled honestly.

"If you don't drink, there's small champagne. By the way, take two bottles back for your wife to drink. Yongqiang, you also take two bottles back for your family to taste," Li Long took out the small champagne and said, "This is just sweet water, you should know, no alcohol, it's nothing for women to drink."

"Good." Tao Daqiang agreed.

The two left with the money and the small champagne, laughing and talking. Li Long let out a long breath. Next, he was going to prepare to buy more grain for the mountains.

Some people might think that people in the mountains eat little grain, and some people might think that people in the mountains eat meat every meal—how is that possible?

Grain, which is the main source of energy usually mentioned by fitness experts, is basically needed by people everywhere to eat all kinds of grain.

The staple food of herdsmen in the mountains is actually grain, which is the naan they make. Mongolia has fried rice, mixed with milk tea to eat and drink. They also have their own vegetables, just not the same as the vegetables in the ordinary sense of Han people, or the variety is relatively single.

If they can eat enough grain, they are also very happy.

Cattle and sheep are their wealth, and they can't slaughter sheep to eat meat every day. After all, there are only so many livestock. What if they eat them all?

And they have to guard against natural disasters, diseases, etc.

So they basically don't eat meat on weekdays. Guests come, and they will eat meat on important festivals.

When Li Long first arrived at Halimu's house, they ate milk tea and naan. When the whole country was in difficulty, it was impossible to have so much fine grain and white flour, so they had their own mixed-flour naan—made of corn flour or other coarse grains, also called mixed naan, which could still be bought in naan shops in some ethnic minority alleys in Yining until the 2020s of the 21st century.

Of course, if they had white flour, they would naturally make white flour naan. At this time, fine grain was also a precious thing for them.

Rice is mainly used for eating pilaf, and it is eaten less in other aspects. Some people eat fried rice, but very few.

So Li Long would bring a lot of grain, which was a very precious thing for herdsmen getting through the winter, more precious than cattle and sheep.

Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu was stir-frying, and Li Long didn't know if Tao Daqiang and the others would come back. This time he planned to drink the Bai Yang Tequ he kept here.

Listening to his big brother's words at noon, he felt that when he had time to go to the department store or food company, he would buy some Yilite and keep it. Although he didn't like drinking much, wine was unavoidable in some occasions, so it was better to prepare it in advance.

And there was marriage. Li Long was already thinking, should he prepare bottled wine or follow the crowd to get some bulk wine?

When Li Long was thinking, Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu had already started serving dishes. Li Long went to help. In a short while, Tao Daqiang came over with a bag of deep-fried crucian carp. He found a plate to hold the fish and put it on the table, saying with a smile:

"I'll add a dish."

"Alright, deep-fried small crucian carp." Li Long smiled, "Smells good."

"All small fish, not only crucian carp, but also dogfish, not big, one bite after frying, tastes quite beautiful," Tao Daqiang boasted, "My wife fried it."

"Come, help set the table." Li Long greeted, "Having a wife is good, your life is getting better and better."

Tao Daqiang smiled proudly, and followed to set the table and put things.

In a short while, Yang Yongqiang also came over. He also carried things in his hand, a basin of braised offal.

"This was braised by my dad, I think it tastes quite good." Yang Yongqiang put the braised food on the table and helped together.

After the things were put, Li Long first let Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu sit down, then sat down himself, greeted Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang to sit down, and he unscrewed the wine bottle and started pouring wine.

"Drink some today. This big job before the New Year is over, this year is about the same. Come, everyone put in effort this time, you two got fish and rabbits, Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu guaranteed us here, I have hot rice and good dishes every time I come back, as for me, that goes without saying, this trip is considered finished now, come, let's drink one!"

Li Long raised his cup, Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu followed, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang hurriedly raised their cups, the four people touched, and then all drank in one gulp. Tao Daqiang drank small champagne, he was a bit embarrassed. But no one said anything to him.

"This bottled wine, drinking it is different from bulk wine." Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu put down the cup after drinking, wiped his mouth, and sighed, "It's just following you, I drank bottled wine, before I felt it was good to drink a cup of bulk wine from time to time."

"Eat, eat, eat." Li Long said with a smile, "Just now the first cup, find a reason, now let's eat first."

It was hot in the room, everyone took off their cotton coats one after another, wearing velvet clothes or autumn clothes to eat and drink. The sky gradually darkened, Li Long turned on the light, and the four people chatted while eating.

"... To say this life, it's still better now." Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu was old and drank wine, habitually comparing, "Before, I couldn't eat enough, at that time, let alone meat, it was good to be able to eat things. After we finished fighting, we went home to plant land, just thinking about nothing, living a good life..."

Li Long thought of the battle heroes found one by one in later generations, almost all of them were wearing medals or awards. They didn't want any treatment, went back to plant land or work after being demobilized, in their view, the things they did really didn't count as anything.

And the later people, people who enjoyed the happy life they exchanged with blood or even life, listened to them talk about battle experiences, some almost couldn't believe it.

And those big Vs with ulterior motives would deny their achievements, saying that the things they did were not what normal people could do.

Can only say, they underestimated the determination of hero veterans to fight for a peaceful environment for the younger generation.

This one in front of him was like this. He fought, he didn't feel he was a hero, and compared with those comrades who sacrificed on the battlefield, they felt they were very lucky to be alive.

Simple veteran thought.

"Can eat enough now, that's also thanks to you winning that battle at that time." Li Long raised his cup and said, "No one will fight with us anymore, life will get better and better, you just enjoy the blessing slowly."

"Enjoying the blessing now." Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu picked up a chopstick of braised offal and ate while saying, "At that time, fighting ate fried rice and fried noodles, how could I think I could eat meat every day?"

"That is also what you should enjoy." Li Long raised his cup and said, "Come, let's toast Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu. If it weren't for them fighting, we wouldn't know what kind of life we would be living now."

People now actually don't have such a deep impression, and don't feel deeply about the founding battle and the later self-defense counterattack. After all, there is no internet now, and not so many people talk about the historical significance of those wars.

Li Long lived two lives, from the experience of not eating enough to finally eating three highs—although sick, it was really eaten out.

Where did the good life come from, isn't it exchanged by these veterans with blood or even life?

He looked at Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu's wrinkled face, thought of a veteran who once said to the reporter in dialect "still want to wander on the 38th line again", and the faces of the two overlapped.

To say big, this is revolutionary optimism, to say small, this is really not afraid of death—in order for the younger generation to live a good life, really not afraid of death!

"Can't afford it..." Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu also raised his cup, said with a smile, "Compared with those comrades who fell on the battlefield, we are already very happy, the country also issues money..."

This is so similar—they don't feel they are heroes. The topic is a bit heavy, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang who haven't experienced internet baptism don't know how to pick up the topic, so Li Long changed the topic and asked Tao Daqiang:

"Daqiang, it's been a year, life is much better, have you thought about what to plan next?"

"Me?" Tao Daqiang didn't expect it to be his turn next, he touched his head, smiled honestly, "I think it's quite good now. There is extra money in hand, extra grain at home, I also got married, next wait to have a baby, I think life is enough to enjoy like this, I dare not think about it anymore."

Alright, can't say no ambition, can only say that the poor life was lived for too long before, now just want to live a plain and happy life peacefully.

It can also be considered a pursuit.

"Then don't you plan to earn more money next year and rebuild your house? You will have a baby later, the current room is not enough. For example, save some money, build a brick-covered house?"

Brick-covered houses are actually very good and expensive houses now, similar to the kiln with blue brick tiles that Sun Shaoan built for his family in "Ordinary World", which is to build a house with adobe, and finally cover a layer of brick outside. Looking from the outside, it is a brick house, but the core inside is adobe.

Such a house is not a showy thing. For Northern Xinjiang, adobe houses are warm in winter and cool in summer, which is actually the most suitable. By the 21st century, everyone built pure brick houses, which look good, but as the weather gets hotter and hotter, the shortcomings of brick houses are reflected. It is hot outside in the middle of summer, and it is also hot in the room. Because bricks conduct heat better than adobe, the outside is hot, and the inside is hot.

Adobe houses are different, with poor thermal conductivity. It is hot outside, and it is cool inside.

Winter is also the same. The stove is burning in the room, and the fire wall is set up. It is cold outside the adobe house, and the cold air transmitted to the room is less, and the warm air in the room transmitted out is also less, so it can be warm in winter and cool in summer.

But pure brick houses dissipate heat quickly in winter, requiring more coal. Fortunately, by the 2020s of the 21st century, the state gave subsidies for exterior wall insulation, and every household engaged in exterior wall insulation, which would be better.

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But this gave birth to another problem. Because of exterior wall insulation, some families in the village bought apartments in the county, went upstairs in winter, and entered the courtyard when the snow melted in spring. When entering the courtyard, because of exterior wall insulation, the moisture and cold air in the room are not easy to discharge. It is sunny outside, very warm, but it is cold in the room at night, and it is still necessary to set up a stove.

Finally, electric heating subsidies were engaged, and those families who went upstairs in winter turned on electric heating to maintain a temperature of ten degrees, so that the room was always above zero, and there was no moisture—but it cost one or two thousand yuan of electricity in a winter, which was also no way.

"Build brick-covered? No money, I won't be so showy!" Tao Daqiang shook his head firmly, "Just adobe houses are fine, I have to build a big house, otherwise the family can't live, and it's not very convenient."

Li Long couldn't say more, so he asked Yang Yongqiang:

"You? Yongqiang, what do you think?"

"Me?" Yang Yongqiang was tearing and eating a deep-fried small crucian carp. Listening to Li Long's words, he ate the fish in two or three bites, wiped the oil on his hand on his clothes and shoes, and then said:

"I plan to earn more money, first supply my sister, if she can take a technical secondary school or normal school, that's the best. After she gets admitted, I'll think about building a brick house, the kind covered with bricks, big and bright. By the way, I'll also marry a wife then, hehe, then get a bicycle to ride, and get a horse cart for work at home."

"You two didn't think about getting a small four-wheel tractor for work at home?"

"Small four-wheel? Hehe, I could laugh to the sky in my dreams if I could get a grasshopper leg!" Tao Daqiang really dared to say this time, "One of those costs several thousand! When will I earn it?"

"Land contracting next year." Li Long said, "At that time, see if we can contract more land, then plant things that make money, I plan to plan well at that time."

Li Long said so, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang looked at each other, and then Tao Daqiang said:

"Dragon Brother, whatever you plant, I plant. If my dad is not willing, then my share of land will follow you to plant."

Yang Yongqiang didn't speak, just nodded, his expression was very firm.

"Then I'll ask clearly at that time, and tell you after I get it done." Li Long said, "We can earn some money by small fights, I can earn more, you earn less. Later, if you can make money by planting land, then you can make a lot at once, then whether it's building a brick-covered house or saving for two years to get a tractor, it's not a problem."

Now a small four-wheel tractor, twelve horsepower, costs about five or six thousand yuan. Grasshopper legs are cheaper, but the power might be lower.

And now a brick costs about three cents, three big houses covered with bricks use about 10,000 bricks, and a full brick house needs 60,000 or 70,000 bricks—of course, big houses, with a construction area of 140 or 150 square meters, with small compartments inside.

Li Long thought about building a house next year, wood, reed bundles, bricks, adobe, these all need to be prepared. Especially purlins and rafters need to be prepared in advance.

He can get wood without spending money, bricks must be bought, now Maxian has only one state-run brick factory, the brick price follows the coal price, if you want to haul, you have to say it in advance.

Li Long suddenly thought of a thing, in fact, running a brick factory now is also quite profitable. Because starting from now, the reform and opening up here in Northern Xinjiang is gradually implemented, and individuals are gradually allowed to run enterprises. The point is that the next step must be to engage in large-scale construction, whether it is official or private, the amount of bricks used will definitely increase greatly, not only using bricks, but also tiles commonly used by people from the mouth, and rarely used by locals are also very profitable.

Engage in this... it's not impossible.

Li Long's thinking diverged, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang didn't delay either, chatting with each other.

Li Long calculated himself, the money he saved was about more than 10,000, and it wouldn't be much more after selling a few more trips of fish before the New Year. In this way, buying a tractor, and then talking about building a house, the material money is enough, but at that time, labor must be invited, then it might not be enough.

Now there is one month before the New Year, this year the New Year is late, if you can make other movements before the New Year, see if you can earn more money, then it is possible to prepare the things by then.

Of course, it's just thinking, plans are not as fast as changes, he who lived two lives knew this point long ago. Things are like this, what you want, fate may just not let you reach the goal so easily.

So in terms of money, you have to leave a certain amount of redundancy.

Of course, you will definitely be able to afford it in the end, Li Long has this confidence. The tasks that must be done now, with Li Xiangqian, basically won't change. The point is that he wants to expand the source of income, otherwise, just relying on these currently, it will be like this at most.

Although for ordinary families, this is already very powerful, one ten-thousand-yuan household a year, who dares to think?

But for Li Long and the things he wants to do, this is still far away.

Continue to work hard.

Compared with the three people, Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu's thoughts about future life are the least. Now is the happiest life he can live. Living in a brick house, eating meat every day, having a salary every month, the country also issues money, land is planted, the work done is what he is willing to do, what else to think?

Although there are no descendants, these three young people in front of him are very respectful to him, he is very satisfied.

Unknowingly, the four people ate and drank until late at night. Uncle Uncle Lao Luo Shu couldn't hold on first, he drank nearly 500 grams of wine today, a bit much, Li Long helped him to sleep.

Yang Yongqiang drank a lot, and then talked a lot. For a while, he asked Tao Daqiang to help him find an object for his wife, and for a while, he said to Li Long that his sister studied very well, he actually wanted his sister to take the university entrance exam, but his sister wanted to take the technical secondary school or normal school, so that she could work directly in three years, and still be a national cadre...

Tao Daqiang although drank small champagne, in this atmosphere, also couldn't help but complain that his big brother came to ask his father for money and things from time to time.

Tao Daqiang wouldn't say such words before, now there are changes.

Every family has a scripture that is hard to recite!

Of course, for Li Long, these are actually trivial things. With more vision after going out, some things really don't count in his view.

Still think well, how to open up financial resources, earn a tractor and then talk!

He also wanted to get a car in one step, but that was impossible. There is a collective enterprise in the county, a transport agency. What do they use for transport inside?

Horse cart!

Want to buy a private car? Still save it, it's early! (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 401 =====