Chapter 615: Reported, reported what?

In two and a half days, the wolf meat and sheep offal hauled back by Li Long were sold out, including sheep heads and sheep hooves.

If Li Jianguo hadn't collected the sheep heads and sheep hooves the family needed in advance, they probably wouldn't have been left.

It was inconvenient to go out in the middle of winter, and the traffic was far from as convenient as later generations. Even if they went to the door shop to chat and play cards, they couldn't gather so many people.

What could they do at home? Burning sheep heads and burning sheep hooves was quite good for killing time.

Therefore, sheep heads were gone, and wolf heads and wolf claws became bestsellers.

Li Long didn't sell that wolf king, neither the wolf head, wolf claws, nor the wolf body. He mainly wanted the wolf bone and wolf teeth inside. Such a big wolf, the wolf teeth and wolf bone were rare.

Taking them out in the future and saying this was the wolf king's, he could also pretend to be cool.

And now slowly, some people already knew that wolf teeth and wolf bones had the effect of warding off evil spirits in some legends.

When Gu Xiaoxia went to the unit, there was no work now, so she simply tidied up the office desk. The annual summary had been finished, and the work plan for the New Year was currently being organized.

This was something everyone had to hand in, and after finishing, she also had to help Deputy Bureau Chief Wang organize the unit's annual work plan. It was just that the work plan of the prefecture bureau hadn't been issued yet, so it wasn't urgent.

Several colleagues in the office were gathered together chatting about preparing New Year goods. Su Ningning, who had a good relationship with Gu Xiaoxia, was transferred to the county middle school, but Tao Min was still there. Seeing Gu Xiaoxia come over, she leaned over and asked:

"Little Gu, how is your family's New Year goods preparation?"

"I didn't manage it, my lover is preparing it all." Gu Xiaoxia touched her belly and smiled, "He didn't let me manage this, just let me take good care of my body."

Tao Min showed an envious expression. She had given birth to a child, and when she was pregnant, all the work at home had to be done by herself.

The lover had a job, and she had to cook after getting off work every day. At that time, she felt quite tired.

But everyone else went through it like this, so she didn't say anything, feeling it was very normal.

But now comparing with Gu Xiaoxia, she found that she really couldn't compare with others.

How could someone else's lover be so painful to his wife?

"Preparing New Year goods, after all, still has to be prepared by us women." Colleague Sister Ma on the side heard Gu Xiaoxia say this and immediately said:

"What do men know about preparing? In our family, that mouth of his hands the salary to me, and then I go buy things. They won't pick, that kelp is just taken back, can that work? Kelp has to eat the head...

By the way, Little Gu, what did your lover prepare? I'll give you some advice, see if it's okay?"

Gu Xiaoxia thought for a while and said:

"A sheep, two platters of sheep offal, fish, half a pig slaughtered by my lover's older brother's family, he said he'll go to the market to buy a chicken in a couple of days..."

Listening, the colleagues were all a bit stunned.

"How many people are eating in your family, so much meat? When will that be eaten?" Another sister couldn't help asking.

"Is it a lot?" Gu Xiaoxia didn't feel it was, she didn't count the wolf king's meat, Li Long said this didn't taste good, and occasionally eat a braised one in winter, and also had to use wine to remove the fishy smell well.

"It's a lot!" Tao Min said enviously:

"Just this meat, is it enough for three or five families to spend the New Year?"

"Just meat, no seafood, that's not good either, right?" Sister Ma said a bit sourly, "The unit of that mouth of mine distributed some dried shrimp, although they aren't big, they are clean one by one..."

"There is seafood." Gu Xiaoxia said, "He was borrowed to the prefecture association for a period of time, and then the prefecture association distributed benefits, giving some frozen prawns..."

Gu Xiaoxia gestured with her palm, and then added a section: "I looked at an ice platter, that prawn straightened out was longer than my hand... Kelp also has it, all in bundles, I didn't look, there are also sea fish, quite fishy..."

No one spoke, could this topic still be chatted about?

"The prefecture association side thinks quite comprehensively," Gu Xiaoxia continued: "Even firecrackers are distributed, and there are fireworks, I don't understand, didn't look. By the way, it seems there is ham, my lover said it's bacon, Jinhua's, our family doesn't like eating that..."

Can't chat, completely scattered. Sister Ma finally couldn't help asking:

"Then besides benefits, other things must cost quite a bit of money, right? How was the bonus distributed at the end of the year on your lover's side? Little Gu, I tell you, this money must be held in your own hands. You have a body now, this man must be watched tightly... money can't be let them put in their pockets!"

Gu Xiaoxia shook her head and said with a smile:

"I don't manage his money. Two days ago when he came back from the pastoral area, he gave me four hundred yuan and I didn't want it. Finally, he stuffed two hundred to me, saying each take half. Our family doesn't cost much money, the rice, flour, and oil to eat are brought over by the older brother, the meat and such are brought back by my lover directly, there's no spending."

This time it really scattered.

Gu Xiaoxia really didn't have the heart to stimulate them. Being pregnant and having happiness at home, she just wanted to find someone to share it with and wanted to say it. Before, there was no chance, today everyone was discussing, so she just said the words out.

After saying it, she found that it might be a bit detached from the masses.

Before, everyone knew that Gu Xiaoxia's family living conditions were good, and there were colleagues who went to the house to see the little deer, but that was just a vague concept.

Listening like this today, they knew that compared with others, their own family was really a world of difference.

Others distributed a few dozen yuan bonus at

As a result, the person took out four hundred yuan to give to his wife, and the woman didn't even want it!

How can you compare to that?

Furthermore, regarding those supplies and benefits, some people were purely envious, while others were jealous to the point of madness.

Gu Xiao Xiao knew she had made a slip of the tongue and didn't know how to remedy it. Just at this moment, Director Wang shouted in the hallway:

"Xiao Gu, come to my office."

Gu Xiao Xiao stood up hurriedly and went out.

As soon as she left, that Sister Ma immediately curled her lips and said:

"She's really good at bragging; who knows if it's true or false? Shrimp as big as a palm—is that something we ordinary people can eat?"

"Hey, Sister Ma, you shouldn't doubt it!" Another male colleague who had been listening all along replied at this moment, "Do you know what I saw when I got off work the day before yesterday?"

"What did you see?" As soon as Sister Ma heard it was gossip, she asked immediately.

"I saw a jeep pick up Xiao Gu less than thirty meters away from our unit."

"A jeep? That's not an ordinary person, is it?" A raging fire of gossip immediately ignited in Sister Ma's eyes. "Xiao Gu doesn't look like that kind of person usually, does she?"

"Sister Ma, what are you thinking about?" Tao Min couldn't listen anymore and spoke directly, "That's the jeep her husband drives. I've seen it, and Xiao Gu has told me about it too."

"Didn't she just say her husband was borrowed by the Prefecture Supply and Marketing Cooperative? The leaders of the Prefecture Cooperative gave him a task that takes a relatively long time. To facilitate the completion of the task, they dispatched a jeep from the Prefecture Supply and Marketing Cooperative for his use. The car is still in their courtyard now..."

"Really? And they just dispatched a jeep like that?" Sister Ma still didn't believe it, her chubby face full of the fire of gossip.

"They are the Prefecture Cooperative, managing ten counties and cities. Jeeps are rare in our county, but it's different there..." Tao Min had a good relationship with Gu Xiao Xiao, so naturally, she wanted to help speak up for her. "Besides, I saw it with my own eyes; her husband was driving the car. How could that be wrong?"

Sister Ma rolled her eyes and stopped talking, but Tao Min knew this sister wasn't easy to deal with, and she didn't know what kind of scheme she was cooking up.

When Xiao Gu comes back later, she must give her a reminder.

Gu Xiao Xiao arrived at Director Wang's office. Director Wang asked her to sit down and said:

"Xiao Xiao, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."

"Director, please speak."

"It's like this: my younger brother's wife is about to give birth. She heard from somewhere that this wolf ankle bone can ward off evil spirits. You also know that we are Party members and don't believe in those messy things..."

Gu Xiao Xiao nodded hurriedly; she was already a probationary Party member and was very firm in this regard.

"But my brother's wife isn't; she's just an ordinary member of the masses. You can understand, right? A mother's heart is anxious; she wants to give the best to her child, so she wants to find a wolf ankle bone."

"She knows I have many acquaintances, so she wants me to help find one. It's rare for my brother's wife to ask for something, so I definitely have to help. After thinking about it, I remembered your husband has acquaintances in the pastoral area."

"We definitely can't find this wolf ankle bone easily, but it should be easy for the herdsmen. See if you can do me a favor. If you can find one, that's best; if not, a wolf tooth will also do..."

"Then Director, how many do you want?"

"How many?" Director Wang was a bit surprised to hear Gu Xiao Xiao speak so calmly:

"How many could there be? I've asked quite a few people; it's hard enough to find one, let alone several..."

"Oh," Gu Xiao Xiao said a bit embarrassedly, "This... my husband just came back from the herdsmen a few days ago. There was a wolf disaster over there, and the herdsmen at that small gathering point he knows killed a few wolves and let my husband bring them back. We do have some of these wolf ankle bones at home."

"Good, good, good. Then get me one... two, actually." Director Wang didn't expect things to be so easy, and then added: "How much for one? I won't take advantage of you..." "It's free," Gu Xiao Xiao said with a smile.

"That won't do. How can it be free? I'm already very grateful that you could help me find them."

"It's really free. My husband brought back some wolf teeth and wolf ankle bones and gave quite a few to the children in the village."

"This..." Director Wang didn't know what to say either, and finally said, "Alright, that's fine. See when you have time to bring them to me. Since it's the New Year, my wife's unit is distributing some tea; I'll bring you a pack to try."

Gu Xiao Xiao didn't refuse this; at least on the surface, this matter was settled, and there was nothing wrong with it.

When Gu Xiao Xiao returned to the office, Sister Ma immediately asked:

"Xiao Gu, did Director Wang arrange another important job for you?"

"Not at all, Director Wang was just showing concern for me and asking about the annual work plan by the way." Gu Xiao Xiao wasn't a fool; she couldn't spill everything.

As soon as Sister Ma heard this, she lost interest and turned back to her own desk.

Near the end of the workday, Tao Min saw that Sister Ma had gone out, so she leaned over to Gu Xiao Xiao and told her about what had happened earlier.

"Is there any problem with your husband driving the jeep?"

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"No problem." Gu Xiao Xiao knew the ins and outs, and since the paperwork was all in order, there was definitely no problem.

However, she was a bit worried that she had been too flashy about the New Year's goods, so when Li Long came to pick her up, Gu Xiao Xiao wasn't in a very good mood.

Li Long discovered it immediately. As the two walked and chatted, he let her speak her mind.

After Gu Xiao Xiao said what was on her mind, Li Long laughed and said:

"What's the big deal? We should be low-key in our daily lives, but that doesn't mean we should let people provoke us right in front of our eyes. It's fine to retort appropriately once in a while."

"Isn't it just about our family's New Year's goods? What of it? The sources are all legitimate; even if the Discipline Inspection Commission came to investigate, we wouldn't be afraid."

"Don't worry, it's nothing. Don't let this little thing affect your mood. Sister Yang will have dinner ready at noon; we'll have a wonderful meal, and everything will be fine."

Gu Xiao Xiao's trust in Li Long was blind; once Li Long said this, she really felt relieved.

She immediately remembered the matter of the wolf ankle bones and told Li Long about it again.

"That's simple. When we go back, I'll give you a bag, and you can pick them out yourself." Li Long really did have a bag stored away. "It's not suitable for children to wear wolf teeth, so let's use the wolf ankle bones. Since Director Wang asked for two, you take three or five over and let her pick."

Gu Xiao Xiao didn't mind either; in any case, there were plenty of things at home, so whatever Li Long said was fine.

Once Li Long spoke, her mood improved, and the two chatted and laughed as they returned to the compound for dinner.

After dinner, Li Long took out a bag of wolf teeth and wolf ankle bones for Gu Xiao Xiao to pick from. At first, Gu Xiao Xiao picked a few big ones, but later she couldn't bear to part with them.

"When our child is born, should they wear this too?" Gu Xiao Xiao hadn't cared before, but now that Director Wang had mentioned it, she became concerned.

"We won't use these for ours," Li Long said with a smile. "There's still a wolf king in the side room that hasn't been touched. When I'm free in these two days, I'll get the ankle bones from the wolf king, as well as the wolf teeth. When the time comes, if it's a boy, I'll give him two teeth, and if it's a girl, she'll wear two ankle bones."

"Good." Knowing that their own child would have better things, Gu Xiao Xiao felt relieved. She even gently touched her belly and said:

"Baby, your dad has saved the best things for you."

Li Long smiled, thinking that Gu Xiao Xiao at this moment was still a bit like a child, truly cute.

Gu Xiao Xiao arrived at the office. Seeing that it was time for work, she waited for Director Wang to be busy for a while before going to her office.

"So many?"

"My husband said to let you pick," Gu Xiao Xiao said with a smile. "He also said that it looks grayish-white now, but you have to touch it often—it's called 'playing with it.' After a long time, it will be like jade, very smooth and very beautiful."

"Hmm, I see." Director Wang picked two and handed the rest to Gu Xiao Xiao: "Thank you so much for this."

"Don't be so polite. My husband said you are my benefactor," Gu Xiao Xiao smiled and took the wolf ankle bones.

Returning to the office, Gu Xiao Xiao didn't notice that Sister Ma had been observing her all along.

A day later, Li Long went to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to clock in as usual, and then he was called over by Li Xiangqian.

"Section Chief, what's the matter?"

"What's the matter? Do you know that someone reported you?" Li Xiangqian looked at Li Long with a smile.

"Reported me?" Li Long was stunned for a moment. He hadn't done anything illegal, had he? He had been very well-behaved lately; who would report him?

"That's right. They reported you for driving a public vehicle around recklessly and asked us to strictly investigate this matter. The phone call came into our cooperative."

"Who answered it? The Director?"

"Yes, the Director asked me about it," Li Xiangqian said with a smile. "I retorted. I think some people are green with envy, feeling that you, a temporary worker, are too flashy driving a jeep, so they might be jealous."

"Heh." Li Long thought to himself, this is really bad luck.

"It might be someone from our cooperative; otherwise, they wouldn't be so familiar with it," Li Xiangqian analyzed. "Don't worry about this matter. Since someone has poked their nose into it, let's just state it clearly: this is a car given by the Prefecture Cooperative for your task."

"The Director also said that we will announce it at the meeting tomorrow, so as not to be constantly watched by others."

"Then thank you, Section Chief, and thank you, Director," Li Long said with a smile.

Once it was brought into the open, he knew it wasn't a big deal. However, it was good that it was announced; from now on, he could drive the jeep around openly and honestly. But he didn't think this was an internal matter of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative; it was highly likely that it was caused by someone at the Education Bureau who was suffering from "red-eye disease" (jealousy).

However, he didn't intend to tell Gu Xiao Xiao; it had no impact, so he wanted to avoid making her worry.

Since it was nothing, the matter passed. A counterattack wasn't necessary, nor was it very likely. Li Long didn't have the power to find out who reported him, and he didn't want to investigate; in any case, it didn't affect anything.

However, he wasn't aware that after the County Cooperative announced this matter the next day, some people found out and traced it back to the person who made the report, causing the leader of that unit to scold the person.

After all, Li Long was an advanced model of the Autonomous Region; if there were problems, no one from the county to the prefecture could escape responsibility. But if there were no problems and he was falsely accused, the face of the model also had to be protected.

At this time, the promotion of models was basically of the "tall, great, and complete" kind, and it just so happened that Li Long's affairs were all legal and compliant, and the prefecture side also provided an explanation.

This matter had to be investigated in reverse.

Li Long didn't care, but that didn't mean some people didn't care. In the eyes of some leaders, wasn't this a slap in the face? Could they endure that?

For the past two days, Sister Ma's face had been sour, and people in the office didn't know why, so no one went to provoke her.

Gu Xiao Xiao wasn't close to her anyway and didn't take the initiative to talk to her often, so she just did her own work and took good care of her pregnancy.

Later, Tao Min quietly told Gu Xiao Xiao that Sister Ma's husband had been disciplined at his unit. The reason was unknown, but he had been demoted, which had a significant impact.

This news just passed through Gu Xiao Xiao's hands and she didn't pay it any more mind. In any case, it had nothing to do with her. The New Year was coming soon, so she just needed to prepare for it peacefully.

She had already planned to return to the brigade for the New Year. With Sister Yang and Han Fang watching the compound, there was nothing to worry about.

Li Long was preparing to start the last deal before the New Year, disposing of all the fish at home, and then he could spend the New Year leisurely.

In the past two days, more people in the brigade had been breaking ice holes at Little Haizi to catch fish, but most of the newcomers weren't doing it to sell fish; they were thinking about having fish to eat for the New Year. If you talk about eating fish for the New Year, they are willing to go and break the ice holes.

If you say they are idle and don't want to work, and want to take money to buy fish from the Li, Tao, and Liang families, they won't do it.

People are just that strange.

Hard to understand. (End of chapter)