Chapter 85

The Mongolian gazelle, also known as the yellow antelope, Mongolian gazelle, Mongolian gazelle, etc., is actually not a type of sheep.

At the very beginning, Li Long also thought this thing was the same as a wild goat, but later he found out that it was actually a type of antelope.

Since it is an antelope, the efficacy of the horns is huge. In later generations, these wild ones are protected animals, and the horns cannot be used. Now, if he could save a few pairs of horns, they would surely be useful at critical moments.

The function of Mongolian gazelle horns is the same as antelope horns: to reduce fever and prevent convulsions. Families with children should know how important this thing is at critical moments.

We don't have rhinoceros horns here, and we don't have long-horned antelopes, but we have this thing.

So Li Long decided that he must come over before the New Year to get two Mongolian gazelles with horns!

This matter was settled just like that. After loading the cart and drinking two bowls of hot milk tea, Li Long and Tao Daqiang hurried back with the horse-drawn cart.

"Brother Long, are we staying in the county today or going back to the team?"

"Back to the team." Li Long said, "We have to return the horse-drawn cart. This number seventy-six has to go back to the horse stable to get a good rest; it can't just eat grass, it needs feed. We don't have any feed to feed it here either."

Number seventy-six would be his own horse after the New Year, so he had to cherish it a bit.

The journey was silent. When the two of them drove the cart back to the Li family, it had already been dark for more than an hour. When Li Jianguo heard the commotion and came out carrying a kerosene lamp, seeing the two people covered in snow and frost on their hats, eyebrows, beards, and bodies, he hurriedly called Liang Yumei to come and help.

After the four of them, plus the two children, unloaded the cart of frozen mutton offal, Li Long still wanted to drive the cart to the horse stable, but was stopped by Li Jianguo.

"I'll handle returning the cart. You go into the house and warm up properly first, don't rush; if you get frostbite, it'll be troublesome."

Li Long and Tao Daqiang moved around in the courtyard to warm up, following the old habit of rubbing their ears, hands, and feet, which were almost frozen stiff, with snow. Only after feeling a bit warmer did they enter the house.

"The mutton soup is ready, you each drink a bowl to warm up first." Liang Yumei greeted them, "The steamed bun slices will be grilled in a moment."

Since Li Long started selling fish, the food on the Li family's stove had never stopped every night, all so that those who worked hard outside could eat a hot meal and drink hot soup when they returned.

Even in later generations, when returning home, being able to see the lights left on in the house and food left in the pot, that sense of happiness was incomparable to anything else.

Tao Daqiang didn't want to go home so early either. If he went back, if he wanted to drink hot soup, he would have to set up the stove and heat it himself. After a busy day, who wouldn't want to have a good rest?

"Daqiang, when you go back in a while, take a plate of offal as a Spring Festival benefit. Those factories all give benefits during the holidays, so we'll give them too." Li Long suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, if you can't carry it, pull the sled."

"I can carry it, it's only a few kilograms, how could I not be able to carry it?" Tao Daqiang didn't refuse this time. This offal was also good; whether it was the heart, liver, lungs, or kidneys and intestines, if prepared well, it was a good dish.

Moreover, when he was preparing the offal in the mountains, he also saw that the sheep intestinal fat and the offal were together. That fat was at least two or three kilograms; his family wouldn't be short of oil to eat for a short time!

Li Jianguo returned from the horse stable and ate with Li Long and the others, drinking a bowl of mutton soup and eating the grilled golden-brown steamed bun slices.

After drinking the soup and warming up, Tao Daqiang went to pick a set of offal, held it, and walked home quickly.

"How do you plan to handle this offal?" Li Jianguo then asked Li Long.

"Sell it." Li Long said with a smile, "Anyway, our family can't finish it, and people in the team can buy it if they want. If they don't buy it, then I'll take it to the county or Shicheng to sell. In this pile of offal, there is at least two kilograms of fat, and the heart, liver, stomach, and intestines add up to at least five or six kilograms; one set should sell for at least five yuan."

"You brought back more than thirty sets this time, that really can sell for a lot of money." Liang Yumei smiled, "It's enough to buy a bicycle when you get married."

"The family has to keep two sets," Li Long counted on his fingers, "take one set to the sister-in-law's family, and Daqiang took one set just now, so there are still thirty sets left, enough to sell."

"Hmm," Li Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "it's not very late yet, if you're not tired, why don't you take a set to Xiaoxia's family?"

Li Long looked up, looking at his older brother with some surprise.

Liang Yumei was also a bit surprised.

Li Jianguo let the two of them look at him, but he said it lightly and indifferently:

"Little Long, you're not young anymore. Last time you broke up with that girl from the Wu family, both your sister-in-law and I felt it was a good thing. Look at this girl Xiaoxia, she's not bad, why don't you two try dating?"

Li Long was a bit stunned. He did have a bit of interest in Gu Xiaoxia, but right now he was only focused on making money and hadn't thought that much yet.

He didn't expect his older brother to have already started thinking about this.

Thinking about it, he said with a smile:

"Fine, I'll take a plate to her family."

Saying this, he put on his clothes and walked out.

Li Jianguo and Liang Yumei looked at each other, thought about it, and both smiled.

If these two could really make it, that would be a good thing. Not to mention knowing each other well, at least Li Long would have a good girl to tie him down in the future, and he wouldn't go down the old path again.

The Wu family.

"You say this young man Li Long has changed a lot during this period," Wu Shufen's mother, Wang Yuzhen, said in the house while sewing shoe soles, feeling emotional, "it feels like he's not even him anymore. Just running outside every day, he must be earning quite a bit of money."

Wu Shufen was struggling. In the past two days, Gu Ermao's actions had become more and more bold, and she couldn't stand it, but she didn't know how to refuse. This Gu Ermao, how was he like the Li Long of the past, whose actions were proper and respectful, and who wouldn't even dare to hold her hand unless she allowed it.

Thinking of Li Long, Wu Shufen's heart became chaotic. Who could have thought that Li Long would become like this now?

!.

Seeing her daughter's expression change again and again, Wang Yuzhen thought she really regretted it, so she wiped the needle on her head and said:

"Why don't you—go and get back together with him. Finding such a young man is actually quite good..." Wang Yuzhen added a sentence in her mind, at least you can eat meat every day.

Wu Shufen's face turned red. Get back together? How could that be possible. Even if she took the initiative to find Li Long now, he wouldn't agree, right? After all, he had seen her and Gu Ermao... leaning together.

Li Long had already arrived at the entrance of Gu Xiaoxia's house at this moment. Because Li Jianguo had pointed out that matter, he felt a bit embarrassed at this time. Thinking about it, he finally knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Gu Xiaoxia's voice rang out from inside.

"Me, Li Long."

"Coming." Hearing it was Li Long, Gu Xiaoxia walked quickly to open the door.

"You are..." Gu Xiaoxia looked at what Li Long was holding and asked with some surprise.

"I got a lot of mutton offal from the mountains and brought a plate for your family. These are almost cleaned; just wash them simply with clean water after they thaw. There is a lot of sheep fat in this plate, you can just render it and keep it for eating."

"Little Long is here? Come in quickly." Hearing the commotion, Gu Bo Yuan put on his clothes and came out.

"I won't come in, it's dark, I'll go back first. You guys hurry and close the door too." Li Long didn't quite dare to face Gu Bo Yuan, handed the mutton offal to Gu Xiaoxia, and turned around to leave in a hurry.

Gu Bo Yuan looked at Li Long's back, a complex expression appearing on his face.

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