Chapter 518: Who owes whom, it's already unclear

When Li Long came out of the bus station, the sun had already set.

He walked back carrying a lot of things. The things were quite heavy, especially those jades. Now Li Long missed the taxis that only became popular twenty years later.

By the time he walked to the big courtyard, it was already dark. The door was latched. Li Long patted the door and shouted:

"I'm back."

Gu Xiaoxia responded in the courtyard, and then heard quick footsteps, and then the door opened.

"Back so soon?" Gu Xiaoxia smiled and wanted to take the bag Li Long was carrying. Li Long didn't give it to her, saying as he walked inside:

"The meeting ended in the morning. After it ended, I had lunch at the guesthouse, otherwise I could have come back even earlier."

"Hungry, right? The food is still hot. I didn't know if you would come back or not, so I ate first. You put the things down and wash up, I'll scoop rice for you here." Gu Xiaoxia said and went to the kitchen.

Li Long entered the room, put the things down, and changed his clothes. This Zhongshan suit looked quite spirited when worn, but the wind-proof buckle was also quite restrictive. If it wasn't buckled, it looked not solemn, so it was better to change it.

Simply washed up, Li Long came out to the kitchen. Gu Xiaoxia had already scooped the rice porridge, and the sliced toasted buns were also placed on the plate. A plate of stir-fried cabbage was placed in the middle, and a bowl of pickles was on the side.

The cabbage was stir-fried with mutton that had been braised, with star-like meat dregs on it, smelling quite fragrant.

Li Long was indeed hungry. He sat down, picked up the toasted bun slices, and ate them.

Gu Xiaoxia sat on the side, watching him eat while asking about the situation of the meeting.

"... We stayed in the guesthouse, the treatment was quite good, feeling at least like the treatment of county-level leaders and above. The food inside was also very good, a bit plain, but there were many varieties.

My roommate was an older brother from Aksu in Southern Xinjiang. He is a Han person, but was adopted by a Uyghur, and the name he was given is also a Uyghur name—Ayidaxi."

"... The commendation meeting was in the Great Hall, there were many people, and I felt dizzy after entering. I forgot what the procedures were later. By the way, I brought back the meeting bag given to us, inside are the meeting procedures, as well as paper and pens. We also took a group photo with the leaders, and that group photo will be mailed to the unit later. That Reporter Zhang specially took a photo of me and that vice chairman of the Autonomous Region, saying it will also be mailed back later..."

Li Long chattered and said a lot. Gu Xiaoxia listened seriously, with pride and envy in her eyes.

After eating, the two of them cleaned up together and returned to the bedroom to watch TV. When Li Long took out the dress he bought for Gu Xiaoxia:

"When I went to the department store, I saw this dress hanging there and it looked quite good. I thought you would definitely look good in it, so I bought it for you. Do you want to try it?"

Gu Xiaoxia took the dress with some shyness and changed. Although the couple had been married for two months, they were still not used to changing clothes in front of each other.

Next, naturally, it was the joy of the boudoir.

The sun was high.

When Li Long got up, Gu Xiaoxia had already gone to work. He rubbed his eyes, climbed up, put on his clothes, and walked out the door. He saw the dress he bought yesterday and changed into was already washed and hung up to dry.

Simply washed up, Li Long went to the kitchen to eat breakfast, and then rode his bike to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Originally, he planned to go back to the team early to talk about the watermelon matter properly, and by the way, take back the things he bought for his family. Now looking at the time, it was too late, so it was better to report to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative first, and it wouldn't be too late to go back to the team after lunch.

Li Xiangqian was talking to the big truck driver in the front yard. Seeing Li Long coming, he waved to the driver, the big truck drove away, and he smiled at Li Long and said:

"When did you come back?"

"Last night." Li Long took the initiative to reach out. When Li Xiangqian shook hands, he felt a hard block in his hand.

"Went to the Wucheng Jade Factory to turn around, bought a few small pieces of mutton-fat jade materials, you take them to play, section chief."

"Hey, okay." Li Xiangqian looked at the jade-carved walnuts and felt they were quite good, "Then I won't be polite. Does the director have any?"

"Yes, I'll take them over when I go to report to the director later."

"Okay. The director is there, you go over first. Wait a moment, let me see the honorary certificate. I have no hope of going to the Autonomous Region to receive an award in this lifetime, let me see yours to get some joy."

Li Long then spread out the honorary certificate for Li Xiangqian to see.

Several employees heard the movement and surrounded them, looking together.

"Hey, this one from the Autonomous Region is indeed more exquisite than the one from the county."

"That's right, look at the writing, it's not ordinary."

"The reward from the Autonomous Region side is also high, right?"

"One hundred yuan." Li Long didn't hide it, "I spent it directly at the Wucheng Department Store yesterday. The things inside are much richer than in our county, I was dazzled..."

"That's right! That's the capital of the Autonomous Region after all. I went there once, it's really different..."

"Don't mention one hundred, even if you take five hundred, it will be spent very quickly inside, the things are really good..."

Well, the building was directly crooked.

It just happened to be what Li Long wanted.

After the people dispersed, he took the honorary certificate and went to Wei Zhuren's office.

In the middle, he saw Liu Deputy Director Liu Sheng Li who had asked for sick leave before. Li Long also smiled and took the initiative to greet him, and then saw the stiff smile of the other party.

Li Long was secretly happy in his heart. Just like the feeling of you can't stand me but can't kill me—this sentence is really cheap.

But it fits the mood.

"Little Li is back." Wei Zhuren was in a good mood. Just now, the deputy minister of the county propaganda department called again, saying that he wanted their Supply and Marketing Cooperative to introduce the advanced experience of ethnic unity and wanted to write a material. At that time, Li Long hadn't come back yet, and Wei Zhuren agreed, letting them send someone over here to find materials.

"Back," Li Long placed a piece of skin-covered white jade hand-play piece on the table when Wei Zhuren poured water for him, "Director, I went to the Jade Factory in Wucheng on this trip and bought a few jade carvings, this is a gift for you."

"Hey, you have a heart." Wei Zhuren didn't think this jade carving was worth much money, mainly because Li Long could think of bringing a gift for him after going to Wucheng, this heart was not bad.

He didn't lack money, he really cared about this heart.

Li Long briefly talked about the situation of attending the meeting, including the one hundred yuan reward for himself, and the fact that the meeting organizers also took care of the food and accommodation expenses. He expressed that he would return the travel expenses drawn from the cooperative to the finance department.

"Return what return?" Wei Zhuren waved his hand, "If it's not spent, then it's the cooperative rewarding you. You won honor for the cooperative, the county and the Autonomous Region both have rewards, and our cooperative also has to express it. Take it and don't take it out again. By the way, you just said the Autonomous Region leaders took a photo with you? Can the photo be obtained?"

"Yes. I told Reporter Zhang, and the photo and the group photo will be mailed to our cooperative later."

"Good, good, good, Little Li, the head is very flexible. Any opinion on putting the photo in the cooperative later?"

"I asked for two to be washed." Li Long smiled, "One for the cooperative, one for me."

"Hey, you thought of everything." Wei Zhuren pointed at Li Long with a smile, "This cleverness, no wonder you can go to the Autonomous Region for commendation. Since you know that Reporter Zhang, contact more in the future. Take some things to see people next time you go to Wucheng, this money will be paid from the cooperative later. Our cooperative doesn't have any connections in the Autonomous Region, since you have expanded here now, you have to keep it, maybe it will be used sometime."

This can be considered experience, Li Long nodded hurriedly to show he understood.

Coming out from Wei Zhuren's place, Li Long went to Li Xiangqian's office.

Li Xiangqian had already poured water for him. After Li Long sat down, Li Xiangqian asked with a smile:

"The director didn't arrange any work for you to do?"

"Arranged." Li Long picked up the water cup, took a sip, put it down, and said, "He said let me go to Captain Tang of the County Construction Company Engineering Team when I have time, any work that needs to pull materials can be taken. Anyway, I have a tractor, and it's a waste if it's idle, so it's better to go and pull work to earn some money."

"Hmm, not bad." Li Xiangqian said, "It is indeed the case, otherwise your tractor would really be a waste if it's idle."

Li Long was relatively relaxed here at Li Xiangqian's place. He said his next plan: "I'll go and pull work during this period. When the wheat is about to be harvested in a while, I'll go back to the team. This time I went to Kuitun and got a harvester, trying to harvest the wheat, which can also earn some money."

"Harvester?" Li Xiangqian really didn't understand this, so Li Long started to explain to him.

"Also okay, after you finish harvesting the wheat, next it's almost time to get the big broom. Are you doing this work this year?"

"Definitely doing it." Li Long said with a smile, "If you don't give it to me, I won't be happy."

"As long as you do it, I'll tell you when the specific notice comes down." Li Xiangqian crossed his legs, lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff, and said:

"Now all aspects are accelerating construction, and the demand for tools like big brooms is great, so you have to make preparations in advance.

Don't worry this year, with your current honor, you have shown your face in the cooperative and even the county, and it's very easy to take these jobs. As long as you control the quality, you don't even need to hold a meeting, just give the job to you directly, and no one will have anything to say."

Li Long understood this point. Normally, receiving the Autonomous Region's commendation, if it were a formal employee, one could be promoted in rank and position in advance. Li Long is a temporary worker, so there is no need to consider this aspect, so the honor brought is more reflected in the bonus to the collective.

The cooperative received honor, and it is bound to give Li Long corresponding compensation, otherwise it would definitely be chilling.

When Li Long was about to say something else, the new guard came to find him.

"Comrade Li Long, someone is looking for you at the door." The guard now also knew Li Long. After all, he was a popular person who attended the Autonomous Region's commendation. He had to know. The central figure discussed in the cooperative these two days was him, so it was impossible not to know.

!.

"Who is looking for me?" Li Long was a bit surprised and stood up to ask.

"A Kazakh riding a horse, saying his name is Halimu." The guard said.

"Halimu came down the mountain?" Li Long was pleasantly surprised when he heard it. He smiled at Li Xiangqian and said: "Section chief, I'm going first, Halimu came down the mountain, there must be something... Let's talk later."

"Is it your friend in the mountain? Then you hurry up and go," Li Xiangqian waved his hand. After Li Long walked out quickly, Li Xiangqian remembered something, chased to the door, and shouted at his back: "Treat people well."

"Got it." Li Long didn't look back, only replied with one sentence, and went to the door quickly.

Halimu stood by the horse, holding the reins in his hand, still a bit nervous.

When he saw Li Long coming out, his nervous mood eased, and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Li Long walked quickly to Halimu and asked with a smile:

"Dosen, are you okay?" Saying that, he shook hands with Halimu.

"Okay, okay." Halimu shook hands with Li Long hard and said: "I came out of the mountain to the livestock team yesterday and saw the house you renovated. Thank you!"

"Dosen, friend, don't mention this." Li Long said, "Did you come over in the morning?"

"Yes, I brought some things for you." Halimu pointed to the things on the horse's back and said, "Where is your home? I'll send them over. Actually, I don't know if I can find you, I thought if I couldn't find you, I would store these things here first..."

Li Long looked at the things on the horse's back, which were some skins, and a bag that looked like deer antlers.

"You wait for me." Li Long pointed to the courtyard, "I'll go and ride the bike, let's go to my courtyard."

"Good." Outside, Halimu didn't talk much.

Li Long rode the bike out, Halimu had already mounted the horse, and the two of them, one car and one horse, went to the big courtyard at a slow speed.

Arrived at the big courtyard, Li Long opened the door, Halimu dismounted and led it in. Li Long leaned the bike against the wall, then closed the door and said:

"Is everything okay in the mountain? Is anything missing?"

"Not really missing much. Grain, medicine, salt are all there." Halimu looked at Li Long's big courtyard curiously. After hearing Li Long's question, he said, "It's just that the bullets are a bit few, and I don't dare to shoot when I encounter some things. There are many wolves this year, mainly to prevent wolves."

Li Long said:

"This is easy to handle, I will prepare some bullets for you today."

"Put these things in a place first." Halimu said, "The skins are not cooked, the number of deer antlers is not many, mainly because it is not easy to bring them back. Some things will be brought to you when transferring the field, but there are two deer antlers, the weight is quite heavy."

Li Long then took these skins off the horse's back with Halimu, as well as that bag of deer antlers and two deer antlers.

Four wolf skins, two deer skins, two roe deer skins, what surprised Li Long was that there was even a lynx skin!

"Is this what you hit?" Li Long asked with some surprise.

"Yes, it's quite hard to hit." Halimu said, "It runs very fast, we hit it together. Mainly it often runs over to steal our little lambs, very annoying."

So that's how it is. Li Long thought it was normal. Halimu and the others were not hunters. Usually, they would only hit things when they encountered them. And lynx, which was relatively hard to hit, unless it provoked these herdsmen, otherwise they wouldn't take the initiative to find trouble with this guy.

It's just a pity for the bones and meat of that lynx.

"This skin can be sold for a lot of money. I will sell the skin in the afternoon, and then give you the money, or change it into things." Li Long said while looking at the skin.

"No need, no need." Halimu waved his hand, "These skins, these deer antlers and deer antlers are gifts for you. You helped us repair the house, dug a well, and bought school bags for the children. I haven't thanked you for these yet. These things are not to exchange for those, they are gifts from me and Yushanjiang to you."

"These things are too precious, selling them all is worth a lot of money." Li Long shook his head, "I can't accept..."

"Li Long, you are our Dosen, friend. You help my family, help Yushanjiang's family, and didn't hope for any return." Halimu pointed to those things and said, "For us, family members live well, we have no problems with cattle and sheep in the summer pasture, we are very satisfied."

"These things, for us, are not as precious as you imagine. For us, the precious things are those I just told you. You helped me realize those, I am very grateful. And as a friend, these are what you should get."

Alright, fell into that infinite loop again.

Li Long stopped talking, spread out these skins one by one to look at them, and then put them away.

The deer antlers and roe deer antlers in the bag were all good, including those two well-processed deer antlers.

"Come, you sit first." Li Long put these things into the empty side room to dry, and after coming out, he let Halimu sit first, "Tie the horse first. It's almost time to eat, I'll take you to eat first, and after eating, I'll get you bullets."

"Don't tie the horse." Halimu waved his hand, "I'll go buy a naan. I came down from the summer pasture, eating naan all the way, no need to be so troublesome."

"Arrived in the county, not troublesome. If I let you gnaw dry naan after arriving in the county, I will be scolded." Li Long smiled and went to tie the horse, and then prepared to take Halimu out the door.

Halimu didn't know how to sit behind the bike, so Li Long simply drove the tractor out, taking him to Sister Yang's place first.

Sister Yang was cooking. Seeing Li Long bring someone over, she thought they would eat together, so she said she would get more rice. Li Long explained to her that they would wait for Gu Xiaoxia here, and the two of them wouldn't eat here.

Waited for a while at Sister Yang's place, Gu Xiaoxia arrived, and Li Long introduced Halimu to her.

"This is Halimu, you know," he said to Halimu again, "This is my Yanggangzi, Gu Xiaoxia."

"Brother Halimu, hello!" Gu Xiaoxia smiled and reached out, "Often heard Li Long mention you, saying you have a particularly good relationship. Thank you for your care in the mountain."

"No, no, no," Halimu shook hands with Gu Xiaoxia lightly, blushed, and waved his hand hurriedly, "No, it's Li Long who took care of my family. This time I came back, my courtyard has changed a lot, and that well water is also particularly sweet... I also want to thank you."

"You eat first, I'll take Halimu to the Halal canteen to eat." Li Long said, "Need to handle some other things."

"You go handle your things." Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile, "We are fine here."

Li Long then took Halimu to the Halal canteen.

The two of them chatted while eating. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 519 =====