[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw":3,"chapter-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 1981: Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1933937,2572,"Chapter 56","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Li Long was called up by Li Jianguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his brother's voice outside, he climbed off the heated brick bed, responded, rubbed his eyes, rubbed his face, and started putting on clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, he really didn't want to crawl out of the quilt—the stove fire had gone out, the room was very cold, only the inside of the quilt was warm, and the temperature outside had reached minus thirty degrees. Just thinking about it was uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a better life, Li Long knew he couldn't be lazy. Time was precious now; if he didn't strive for it, no one would wait for him after the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting on his clothes and arriving at the west room, Li Long saw that his sister-in-law had already finished cooking and was placing it on the table, waiting for them. Li Juan and Li Qiang hadn't gotten up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let your brother send you to Shicheng?\" Liang Yuemei asked while placing chopsticks, \"Two people can look out for each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, no need.\" Li Long waved his hand, \"It's too troublesome. My brother still has to catch fish at home. As for Shicheng, I'm very familiar with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianguo didn't think there would be anything wrong with a big young man going to Shicheng. Li Long didn't tell his family about the time he and Tao Daqiang were robbed halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, Li Long wrapped the two pieces of jade with cloth, then put them in a urea bag and carried them on his back. Liang Yuemei handed over a shoulder bag:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside are steamed buns, two pieces of mutton, and two pieces of pickled vegetables. Eat on the road if you're hungry. Drink the warm water in the water bottle early; see where you can refill it later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" Li Long took it. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother; Liang Yuemei had indeed taken care of him like her own child for the past few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waving to his brother and sister-in-law, Li Long put on his cotton-padded hat and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached the county town, the sky was already bright. Li Long watched the state-run shops open one after another. He thought for a while and went to the acquisition station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongjun was indeed there. Li Long went over to greet him and asked with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Chen, I have a matter to ask you about. Do you know where the Wucheng Jade Factory is located?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... I don't know either. I just know that the jade factory belongs to the Second Light Industry Bureau. You should be able to ask if you go to the Second Light Industry Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, thank you.\" Li Long thanked him, went out to the meat canteen, bought two hot buns, and continued to rush to Shicheng while eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached Shicheng, there was still half an hour before the bus departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bought a ticket and got on the bus. There weren't many people on the bus. Li Long found a seat in the middle—there was no air conditioning on the bus now; it was basically just an iron shell, so the one hundred and fifty-kilometer journey was very cold and needed to be endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ticket price was four yuan. Li Long knew that after spring, with a series of reforms starting, the long-distance bus from Wucheng to this county would also open, and the ticket price would be three yuan and five mao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folded the urea bag and put it under the seat; he wasn't afraid of others stealing it, but he held the shoulder bag in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came, the driver got on the bus with a large water cup, the conductor checked the tickets, and the bus departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road now wasn't as smooth as in the future, and with thick ice and snow, the journey was bumpy. Li Long had taken it a while ago, so there was nothing to say. By the time he got off at Wucheng South Station, it was already mid-afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were places to stay nearby—the famous August 1st Guest House. It was convenient for both transportation and accommodation here. The August 1st Guest House was opened by the Civil Affairs Bureau and was originally called the Military Supply Station. It was the preferred accommodation for many people traveling to and from Wucheng, and later it was changed to the August 1st Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, staying for one night in a triple room cost one yuan and eight mao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting off the bus, Li Long asked the gatekeeper at the August 1st Guest House about the location of the Second Light Industry Bureau, and the other party even told him how to take the bus there, which made Li Long feel the enthusiasm of the Wucheng people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the Second Light Industry Bureau, Li Long first went to the nearby retail department to buy a box of cigarettes—at this time, they weren't called shops, but retail departments—and then took the cigarettes to find the gatekeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inherited for many years, the gatekeepers were generally old men. The old man took the cigarettes, and after Li Long lit them for him with a lighter, he pointed out the location of the jade factory to him. Li Long hurriedly thanked him and then rushed to the jade factory with the urea bag on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached the jade factory, the sun was already slanting to the west, and it was almost time to get off work. Li Long hurriedly explained his purpose to the guard, who said he couldn't make the decision and called the raw material procurement section inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long carried the urea bag on his back, feeling a bit worried while waiting. If they didn't collect it here, his trip would be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two men came out of the jade factory, one about thirty, with a tall and straight posture, and the other over fifty, with a slightly hunched back and wearing glasses. Both were a bit surprised to see Li Long—this really didn't look like a traditional \"jade farmer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little comrade, are you the one who came to sell jade?\" the tall man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Li Long took off the urea bag and asked, \"Can you see it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, let's go to the office.\" the old man said, \"What kind of jade is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mahe jasper.\" Li Long said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately saw the disappointed expressions on the two men's faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although that disappointment was fleeting, Li Long still saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a while and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see it now; otherwise, if you go to the office and see it and feel it's not worth buying, that would be too troublesome.\" Saying this, he bent down and took out the jade stone he got from Harimu's place from the urea bag, opened the cloth package, and let the jade stone be displayed in front of the two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other, and the old man took the seed material and started looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of jade looked like a ruler, and also like a natural paperweight. It weighed four or five kilograms and felt very warm—even though the outdoor temperature was over minus twenty degrees, it wasn't very cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good jade.\" the old man sighed, \"This kind of seed material is rare even among the Mahe jasper we collect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the jade very good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good!\" the old man said very firmly, then pointed behind him and said, \"Let's go, let's go to the office to talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long finally felt slightly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the two to the office, there was heating inside, and Li Long immediately felt it wasn't cold, but his feet and ears started to itch—this was a manifestation of mild frostbite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this piece of seed material were placed in the interior, one kilogram would have to be given to you for at least one hundred yuan.\" the old man sighed and said, \"But here, there are too many good raw materials, and the price can't go up, so, I can only give you eighty yuan per kilogram. Look...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" Li Long agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, this piece of jasper is of very good quality, reaching the first-grade standard or above.\" the middle-aged man next to him took the jade and looked at it, saying, \"Usually Mahe jasper has black spots, but I see this piece doesn't, which is very rare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have another piece.\" Li Long took out the other one from the urea bag, opened the cloth package, and placed it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This piece...\" the old man looked carefully, shone a flashlight on it, picked it up and weighed it, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The quality is slightly worse, but it's actually quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing the two pieces of jade, a total of nine hundred and fifty-six yuan was paid to Li Long, of which the small one was four kilograms two, three hundred and thirty-six yuan, and the big one was twelve kilograms four, at fifty yuan per kilogram, selling for six hundred and twenty yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long suddenly had a feeling of getting rich!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was even stronger than the feeling of handing over the land to the cooperative for a dividend of over one hundred thousand at the end of the year in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1584,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","0f288a25ebee3c191c339f0ed44283f330e1f2445da0032c0d69311c3d41894c","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-57","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-55",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]