Chapter 657: Forestry Team leaders came to inspect

When Li Long arrived at Little Bai Yang Ravine the next morning, Li Jianguo first asked him to take the processed small wild boar and most of the big wild boar back.

"Leave the small one there for you guys, make it for Xiaoxia to supplement, and let Old Gu taste it, he hasn't eaten much of the small one." Li Jianguo's original words were like this:

"The big wild boar meat is not old either, take it back and put it at home, let your sister-in-law stew it and eat it slowly."

Gu Xiaoxia was about to give birth, Li Jianguo felt that this was the time to supplement.

Li Long saw that the meat should have been soaked in cold water all the time, and occasionally changed the water, so he immediately fished the meat out, and after applying a layer of salt, he drove the jeep and hurried back.

The jeep drove back to the large courtyard, Sister Yang hadn't returned, Li Long drove to the free market, and told Sister Yang who was pushing the cart to sell rice.

Sister Yang planned to stop selling rice and go back to process it, Li Long stopped her hastily, telling her not to rush at this moment.

Then he drove back to the Fourth Team.

Mother Du Chunfang was chopping pig feed in the courtyard, Father and Sister-in-law were not there, and the tractor was not there either.

"Your sister-in-law drove the tractor to the field." Mother Du Chunfang saw Li Long return, very happy, and told him, "Your dad and Daqiang's dad went to Shicheng to sell fish. Today the two caught more than thirty kilograms of fish, they were so happy, the family didn't eat, they took it all to sell."

Li Long took the wild boar meat down and decomposed it into pieces in the kitchen himself. There was only one stove outside, and lunch had to be prepared now, so the meat could only be soaked in the basin first.

"You don't have to worry, after eating lunch, your sister-in-law and I will slowly process it." Du Chunfang couldn't stand Li Long busy in the kitchen, and immediately stopped him, "You rest, I'll make the meal."

"What are you preparing to make at noon?" Li Long asked.

"What do you want to eat?" Du Chunfang put the chopped pig feed aside, this was to boil for the pigs in the afternoon. The two pigs left in the family ate twice a day, and the morning one had already been eaten.

"Steamed rice is convenient, just eat rice." Li Long thought for a while and said, "Isn't there wild boar meat, my brother hit it yesterday, I'll make red-braised meat, and then steam some rice."

Du Chunfang had been here for two years, and steaming rice was no problem. There were two stoves in the courtyard, Li Long made red-braised meat on this side, and Du Chunfang washed the rice on the other side preparing to steam rice.

Seeing Li Long working skillfully, Du Chunfang smiled, her youngest son is really capable!

Liang Yuemei drove the tractor back first. When she returned to the courtyard, she saw the jeep parked inside, so she parked the tractor outside, so that it wouldn't be hard for Li Long to drive when he left.

After getting off the tractor, Liang Yuemei untied her headscarf, looked at Li Long stewing red-braised meat there, and smiled.

There was already a stir-fried dish on the table outside, covered with a gauze net, to avoid flies crawling on it. Liang Yuemei looked, it was chives stir-fried with eggs.

When Li Qing Xia returned, the meal and dishes were ready. For the sake of Father and Mother's stomach, Li Long stewed the red-braised meat very rotten, almost the kind that melts in the mouth, the oil had been stewed out, causing Li Qing Xia to be a bit dissatisfied when eating:

"Why isn't it so fragrant?"

Although the old couple had lived in the northern Xinjiang for two years, almost eating meat every day, Li Qing Xia liked to eat big slices of meat all his life, and stewing it for too long, stewing the oil out made it feel not so fragrant.

Li Long was a bit speechless, it seemed he had to stew it for less time next time.

"You are picky! This meat is so soft and rotten, it's delicious!" Du Chunfang was very dissatisfied with Li Qing Xia's opinion on the red-braised meat Li Long stewed, "What kind do you want to eat, do it yourself!"

Li Qing Xia laughed.

Although the old couple bickered, it didn't affect everyone's appetite, everyone averaged two bowls of rice—except Du Chunfang, she still had a small half bowl of rice, today it was to support Li Long, so she ate two more pieces of red-braised meat.

When eating, Li Long told Liang Yuemei about the wild boar meat, and after the meal, he drove back.

Actually, he just wanted to have a meal with his father and mother. Otherwise, although they met from time to time, they just met, came in a hurry and left in a hurry, with no time to chat. Father was still better, Mother definitely had opinions.

After eating, Li Long drove into the mountains again, he planned to see the situation on Sun Jia Qiang's side. If there were still people who didn't trade with him, waiting for himself, he couldn't let people wait all the time.

When he arrived at the wooden cabin, there was really someone waiting there.

Sun Jia Qiang was also used to it. Today he traded ten-some kilograms of Fritillaria, he was washing these Fritillaria there, and the washed ones were dried on the case and the wooden floor in front of the wooden cabin.

The wooden floor was swept very clean every day—there would be wind at night, which would blow some grass hair or sand, so it had to be swept every morning.

After these Fritillaria were washed, the moisture on the surface would dry quickly in the sun, and the next was the moisture inside.

Of course, basically the moisture inside wouldn't be dried much before being taken back by Li Long.

Seeing the jeep come over, the person waiting for him immediately showed a smile and walked over carrying a bag.

"Trade for what?" Li Long got off the jeep and asked.

"Trade for money." That person said very firmly carrying the bag.

"Okay." Li Long naturally had no opinion, anyway, it was all profit.

Seven kilograms of fresh Fritillaria, you could tell some were dug out this morning, Li Long gave the other party twenty-one yuan.

"Can you trade for small change?" That person looked at the two large bills, didn't take them, and asked.

"Okay."

Li Long usually carried quite a lot of small change, which was prepared for those who wanted to trade for money.

This person took the one-yuan, two-yuan, and five-yuan small change, divided it into three parts and put them into different pockets, two of which were inside the clothes.

This person wasn't afraid of Li Long and Sun Jia Qiang seeing it, after putting the money away, smiled at Li Long, and left carrying the empty bag.

Until the sun was about to set, four more batches came to trade Fritillaria. Sun Jia Qiang was very helpless, four batches of people, three batches found Li Long directly. If it weren't for the fact that he had already traded some this morning, his income today might not have been five yuan.

Although it was actually not little, compared to what Li Long collected, there was really a feeling of jealousy.

When Li Long left, he said to Sun Jia Qiang:

"I'll come over later tomorrow, push everything to me if there's any situation, still that sentence, nothing is more important than safety, if someone really comes to rob things, if the other party is too strong, giving the things is fine."

Sun Jia Qiang felt Li Long's words were a bit cowardly, but he also knew it was for his own good, so he nodded and agreed.

Li Long drove the jeep back to the large courtyard, Gu Xiaoxia had finished work and was sitting in the courtyard. Sister Yang was cooking, Han Fang had finished her homework and was teasing two small roe deer.

Li Long unloaded the Fritillaria and spread them out in the side room to dry, then came out and started teasing the dog.

The small black dog grew up a bit, very excited to see Li Long return, circling around him, jumping occasionally.

Li Long only trained simple ones now, he didn't know how to train dogs to hunt, at most he would take them out to have fun when the time came, he felt hunting still relied on guns, relied on himself.

Dogs, watching the house and protecting the yard, this is the most basic skill.

After "taming" the dog, it was time to eat. The next day Li Long went to sell some dried Fritillaria. Chen Hongjun was not there, but the acquisition member already knew Li Long. After seeing the situation of Li Long's Fritillaria, he still gave it first-grade.

When grading Li Long's Fritillaria, he didn't forget to say two sentences to the one selling Fritillaria next to him:

"You are not convinced when I grade you third-grade, you look at what other people's Fritillaria looks like, and then look at what your Fritillaria looks like? If your Fritillaria could be like this, I could also grade you first-grade!"

First-grade is seven or eight yuan more expensive per kilogram than third-grade, that person was a bit unconvinced, but looking at the Fritillaria Li Long brought, clean, without any leaves or mud blocks, he couldn't say anything to refute.

This time Li Long brought eight kilograms seven Fritillaria, sold for more than four hundred yuan.

Taking the money, Li Long went to the department store to buy some goods, and then drove towards the east, all the way to the west bank of the Tashi River.

Didn't Hearing Bolati say there was a steamed bun mountain over there? Since there is a legend about treasure over there, Li Long planned to go over and take a look, wanting to see if there is a steamed bun mountain over there, and if there is treasure.

Just like the psychology of buying a lottery ticket in later generations, what if he wins?

What if there is one?

The water of the Tashi River is not as big as the Ma River, but in the early summer, just when the snowmelt flood comes down, the river water is still much bigger than in later generations.

There is a road on the west bank, but it is not very obvious, not very suitable for cars to walk.

Before entering the mountains, the terrain is relatively flat, there are paths trodden by cattle and sheep, Li Long's jeep sometimes drives on the Gobi beach, sometimes drives on the turf, and sometimes even passes through dwarf shrubs as high as the knees.

The car was just maintained, so Li Long dared to drive with peace of mind in such an environment.

Driving into the mountain pass, there is a gentle slope by the river, which can be used for cars to pass. You can see the hoof prints and feces of horses, cattle, and sheep, and occasionally you can see human footprints.

However, you can't see steamed bun-shaped mountains from the mountain pass here.

Thinking about it, it is normal. If you could discover the burial place of that treasure so casually, I am afraid it would have been dug away long ago, and it would not have been news until now.

Li Long drove the jeep into the mountains. These two layers of mountains are the same as the location where he entered the mountains on the Qingshuihe side, there is no vegetation, rocks and soil are all over the mountains, and the brown rocks look like they have been roasted by fire.

The jeep crushed those broken stones and made a harsh sound.

It sounds quite uncomfortable.

Li Long stepped on the accelerator, the jeep made a roaring sound, and drove into the mountain along the slope of the mountain ravine.

After passing two more mountain ravines, Li Long slowed down. The mountain situation here is complicated, and the space by the river that can drive is also much smaller. He is hesitating whether to turn into a wider mountain ravine to see.

Otherwise, if he goes further, he is worried that he can't continue to go forward by the river, so he can only turn around.

Walking further, he found that there is a wide ravine in the west, which can accommodate two or three cars driving. Although there are some shrubs in the ravine, there are no big trees, and there are some rocks exposed in the dry riverbed. Li Long decisively turned a corner and drove the car in.

Driving the jeep into the ravine for more than a kilometer, Li Long was a bit surprised, this ravine has openings on both sides, that side is another north-south mountain ravine, this mountain ravine is wider, or it doesn't look like a mountain ravine, it should look like a dry riverbed, there are some trees that are not big on the riverbed, and some rocks are exposed.

You can also drive here, but you have to be slow, otherwise it is easy to overturn, and it is easy to be stuck by rocks or wooden piers.

Li Long stopped on the opposite side.

This flat ravine can go a long way into the mountains, and there is no end in sight at the moment. He didn't plan to continue running, just wanted to find a high place to see if there is a steamed bun mountain, and if there is a road to Little Bai Yang Ravine.

If not, then he has to drive out of the mountains and walk along the national defense highway outside the mountains towards the direction of Little Bai Yang Ravine.

That is the famous S101 highway in later generations.

Of course, it is not as good as later generations at the moment, it is still a sandy soil road.

Li Long carried his gun and climbed up the mountain in the west with his hands and feet. This counts as the highest mountain nearby.

Looking around, he didn't see where there is a steamed bun mountain. He doubted whether Hearing Bolati pointed him in the wrong direction, or whether the location he said was a distance from here?

Li Long carried his gun and planned to come down, when he suddenly discovered that in the southeast direction, three people were walking towards the jeep.

Li Long's jeep target was too big, and the other party saw it very early. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 660 =====

"I know about that matter, but one thing is one thing. We are currently cracking down hard on the illegal digging of medicinal herbs, and he is here collecting them..."

That man saw the herb digger waiting for Li Long with a bag in hand and pointed with his horsewhip:

"What is this person doing? And these..."

He pointed to the fritillaria drying on the wooden floor and the table and asked:

"What is the meaning of these fritillaria? He is still our auxiliary forest ranger; is this the kind of work he does?"

This man spoke very good Chinese, and his tone was very stern; if his belly weren't slightly large, he would truly look the part of someone righteous and severe.

"Deputy Captain, you know how it is. These mountains are so vast, it's impossible to clear them out completely." Hearing Bolati regarded Li Long as a friend, so naturally, he had to speak up for him. "With him here, he can at least keep the people in these mountains from going too far. The grass and the forest in this area are doing quite well.

Besides, this Li Long has a very good relationship with the county and the herdsmen, so..."

"So what? So we just ignore it?" The deputy captain did not give Hearing Bolati any face, and Hearing Bolati could no longer continue.

"Arrest these two people first." The deputy captain instructed the other person, "Collect all the fritillaria and confiscate them! And the things inside here..."

He did not give instructions to Hearing Bolati, clearly knowing that Hearing Bolati would not listen to him, but the other person was his confidant, so he was certain there would be no problem instructing him.

Two of the three men were carrying guns, so he was not worried that these two would resist.

Sun Jia Qiang listened to Li Long and did not resist, nor did he argue—he knew that arguing would be useless.

That herb digger, however, felt it was bad luck; he was in trouble now.

Although he wanted to resist, the other man was carrying a semi-automatic rifle on his back, and he knew resistance would be futile, so he simply gave up on resisting.

It was at this moment that Li Long drove over in his jeep.

Hearing Bolati knew this was Li Long's car, so he didn't show any expression.

The deputy captain, however, was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask:

"Which leader would come here at this time? This license plate... doesn't look like one from the county."

Hearing Bolati held back a laugh and didn't explain.

Naturally, he knew this car was Li Long's, but he couldn't say that; it was better to let Li Long say it himself.

Of course, after Li Long got out of the car, Hearing Bolati still took the initiative to introduce him. (End of chapter)