Chapter 855

Xu Haijun wanted to borrow money and even give interest. There were people here to witness, so Li Long had no opinion. He went to the jeep, took out his backpack, took out the shoulder bag containing money from it, counted two thousand yuan, and handed it to Xu Haijun.

"Do you carry so much money with you? I was thinking about following you to the county on a bicycle to get it." Xu Haijun was a bit surprised, "Putting so much money in the car, aren't you afraid of losing it?"

"Afraid of what, there is a gun in the car." After Li Long handed the money to Xu Haijun, he fastened the shoulder bag, put it into the backpack, and put it back in the car.

He really had a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle in the jeep. Although the public security situation had improved a lot after the strike hard campaign, it didn't exclude that some people would take risks—after all, he was a celebrity of some size now, and had money. Even in Beiting, some people started to calculate him. Who could be sure that no one would find trouble for him in Ma County?

Better to be careful.

As for carrying money—after experiencing so many things, Li Long felt it was better to carry more money when going out. For example, the last time he went to Beiting, intercepting others' fritillaria, and this time going to find Chen Hongjun to leave money.

There were many opportunities. If he happened to encounter them but didn't have money in his hand, wouldn't that be a loss?

Compared to these opportunities, he naturally wasn't afraid of safety. With the Type 56 in hand, if seven or eight people came, he would flash the gun, and it was estimated that no one would dare to move.

Xu Haijun counted the money seriously, then solemnly took out paper and pen, and wrote an IOU for Li Long.

Xu Haijun's fountain pen calligraphy was not bad, with a feeling of dragon flying and phoenix dancing. Li Long took the IOU and looked at it, saying with a smile:

"Haijun, with your calligraphy, it's a pity you didn't stay in the army as a clerk."

"Do you know that there are clerks in the army?" Xu Haijun was also a bit surprised. At this time, the situation in the army wasn't known much by people outside. Or rather, the information was blocked to a degree that people who had seen the Internet in later generations couldn't imagine.

One system and another system didn't belong to each other. Many pieces of information circulated within their own small system. People within the system felt that many pieces of information were common, and didn't feel anything; people outside the system didn't know the situation in this system and felt mysterious.

And people with intentions could use this information gap to earn money, easily becoming the tide-leading people of the era.

"There are retired veterans in our unit, and I heard about it when chatting." Li Long said vaguely, "When you were in the army, wasn't this calligraphy of yours seen by the leaders?"

"It was seen, and they also wanted me to be a clerk. It's just that I was too stupid at the time, only thinking about being a soldier, feeling that being a soldier was the most correct path..." Xu Haijun sighed.

Li Long understood very well. He vaguely remembered that a few years later in his previous life, when Li Qiang took the college entrance examination, he applied for a military academy. Someone suggested he take a technical college, having a skill, not worrying about development whether in the army or returning to the locality.

But Li Qiang insisted on taking the command academy, saying that in the army, he had to be a commander, how majestic.

Well, he didn't know if it was majestic or not, but what was the biggest characteristic of that command academy? Tired.

At this time, ideals were in the highest position, and others' suggestions didn't work.

It's no wonder some people say that the biggest experience people learn from others' lessons is that they don't learn any lessons—if you don't bump your head, you won't turn back.

Everyone will feel that they are the luckiest one, and others' paths don't necessarily mean they can't walk them.

Xu Haijun borrowed the money but wasn't in a hurry to leave. He might feel that if he left in a hurry, his utilitarianism would be too strong, as if he came specifically to borrow money.

So after putting away the money, he chatted here.

"Now it's more than a month before wheat harvesting, what can I do to earn money in the free time?" Xu Haijun asked during the gap when others were talking.

Now Xu Haijun's mind was full of things about earning money. Li Long guessed if he was stimulated by that college student He Lijuan.

Li Long didn't know clearly that Xu Haijun actually looked for He Lijuan after returning from the mountains, and because his cousin was still guaranteeing logistics for Professor Luo and the others, Xu Haijun made an appointment with He Lijuan and said a few sincere words.

Previously, Xu Haijun had guaranteed materials for Professor Luo and the others, so He Lijuan felt that this young man wasn't bad, and he had been a soldier, so she listened to Xu Haijun say a few words beside the Ma Hao.

Actually, she naturally knew what he wanted to say, and she just wanted to refuse face-to-face, so it would be better, avoiding rumors being spread, which would have a bad influence.

Xu Haijun was bold and said directly that he liked He Lijuan. Although He Lijuan was a bit surprised and blushed, she firmly refused and explained that she hadn't thought about finding a boyfriend yet. Even if she did, the one she found should be someone with ambition and a clear development future.

This made Xu Haijun feel vaguely wrong when listening. Is this talking about Li Long?

Clear development future, ambition, isn't that Li Long?

After Professor Luo and the others left, Xu Haijun "learned from the pain" and decided to develop well. If he could drive a jeep and have a lot of money to spend, it should be very easy to find a girl, right?

In 1985, the idea of economic construction as the center had been accepted by everyone. Although the homophonic stalk of "looking at money" hadn't come out yet, the general trend was like this.

Without Li Long saying it, Tao Daqiang said with a smile:

"Haijun, if you want to earn money, there is one now. Think about it, in August, our team will definitely tie large brooms again. We don't lack reed grass here, and thick iron wire can also be bought, but there are few poles. You go into the mountains to cut poles now, and when you pull them back, people in the team will definitely buy them."

Tao Daqiang dared to say this because he knew that this year, whether it was Li Long or Li Jianguo and the others, it was impossible for them to go into the mountains to cut poles like the previous two years. With more profitable work, they naturally couldn't go into the mountains to cut poles anymore.

They didn't want to do it themselves, and others definitely didn't want to do it either. On the contrary, Xu Haijun could use this to earn some money.

It was also because this person Xu Haijun wasn't annoying. Although he liked to earn money, he earned it openly and honestly, all done within the rules, and he was sincere in associating with people. He would help when he should, and refuse when he should, all on the surface.

Such a person, even if he couldn't be a close friend, at least wouldn't make people hate him.

"Really?" Xu Haijun turned to look at Li Long. Tao Daqiang's words didn't count, this matter had to be decided by Li Long.

"Hmm, the poles will be at least five cents each then, but you have to go into the mountains, it's not easy to do outside." Li Long said, "You also have to live in the mountains, one person is probably not okay..."

"Then I'll find a few more people." Xu Haijun saw that Li Long also confirmed it, knowing this matter could be done, and said immediately, "How many should I cut? Little Long, give me some advice."

This attitude is so good!

Deserving of being someone who has exercised.

Li Long smiled and said:

"There are already people in Qingshuihe Village going into the mountains to cut poles. If you cut, five thousand or more should still be usable. If there are more, they might be left over."

Xu Haijun calculated, a pole is five cents, five thousand or more, that is also two thousand or more yuan, very good!

With a new path to earn money, Xu Haijun couldn't stay anymore. He greeted the Li family and hurriedly rode his bicycle back.

Buying a tractor is a big matter, and earning money is also a big matter, neither can wait!

After Xu Haijun left, Tao Daqiang also left. He had to tell his brother-in-law about this matter.

The Tao family earned a lot of money in these two years. Yang Pingping's maiden family didn't have enough money to buy a tractor, and the Tao family could help a bit.

Unlike Tao Dayong's mother-in-law's family, after the Yang family and the Tao family became relatives, they helped the Tao family quite a bit. Tao Daqiang helping his brother-in-law didn't have any psychological obstacles. It was also because this young man Yang Yong was sensible. If Tao Dayong hadn't changed his view, Tao Daqiang felt that this brother-in-law was more like a family member than his eldest brother.

Although people in the team had changed their view of this former "fool" Tao Daqiang, even if the Tao family's family situation had changed, there were still those who looked down on him, and quite a few still discussed him behind his back.

But Yang Yong was different. When he met Tao Daqiang, he felt that Tao Daqiang had ability. After Tao Daqiang became his brother-in-law, he felt that this brother-in-law was even more powerful, earned money powerfully, and had a tractor, and worked steadily, simply an idol.

Tao Daqiang also had vanity. Having someone worship him, he was naturally happy, so he also cared about his mother-in-law's family.

The outsiders left. Li Long thought about saying to Li Qing Xia and Li Jianguo:

"There's nothing to do recently, should we go out and play?"

"Play? Where to go to play?" Li Jianguo asked.

"I was thinking about going into the mountains to play. Eldest brother, I seem to have told you, there is a hot spring in the mountains. When the time comes, the whole family will go over, soak in the hot spring, I'll slaughter a sheep, have a barbecue, and relax."

Three or forty years later, going out to play, most people just play like this in the Southern Mountains. At that time, the S101 National Defense Highway became a popular highway, and Kenswate Reservoir and Shimenzi Reservoir became scenic spots. Quite a few homestays and manors were also set up in the Southern Mountains.

Even local county people would go into the mountains to escape the heat in summer. The whole family drives into the mountains, pulls a sheep, boils and roasts it, and it's comfortable to spend most of the day in the mountains.

It's mainly because there is more free time. If you are tired of staying near your own home, then go around near someone else's home.

Isn't tourism like this?

"What's fun in the mountains?" Li Qing Xia curled his lips, "If you want to play, you have to go to Wucheng, at least you should go to that place in Beiting."

Li Long was stunned for a moment, then reacted and smiled.

Yes, at this time, mountain villages and wild places are really not fun in the eyes of ordinary people. Only when you have money and leisure will you go here to play. And for ordinary people, especially those who have hardly been out of the township and county, for them, going to those big cities is called playing.

"Alright, then let's go to Wucheng." Li Long smiled and said, "Wucheng has a department store, a water park, and many fun places."

He himself carried the experience of decades of later generations and felt that natural landscape is more fun, but ordinary people at this time still feel that big cities are fun, can see more good things, and see a bigger world.

"How to go? Your small car can't sit, right?" Li Jianguo hesitated and asked, "Xiaoxia and Mingming Haohao also have to go, right? Old Gu also has to go, right?"

"Part of the people take the bus over." Li Long smiled, "Just meet at the bus station. It's convenient to take the bus in Wucheng. We go to the department store, then go to the water park, there are many fun things there."

At this time, Li Long hadn't been to the water park yet, but in his previous life, he vaguely remembered that in these two years, the central primary school of the brigade organized fifth-grade students to play in Wucheng, mainly going to the water park and the zoo.

It should be fun at this time, right?

"Alright." Li Qing Xia actually also wanted to go to Wucheng to see. The development of big cities in this era is very fast, and the difference from the countryside is too big, which makes people very envious.

The matter was settled like this. The women were still watching the washing machine there, just like watching the sewing machine of the Li family a few years ago.

After the Li family and Li Long had success, they could always lead the trend in the village, and it was always the Li family that first used new things that only appeared on television.

Sewing machines, color televisions, tractors, and now washing machines.

I don't know what new things will appear in this courtyard in the future.

After agreeing to go to Wucheng to play next Sunday, Li Long intended to drive the jeep back to the county, but Du Chunfang was unwilling and insisted that Li Long stay for dinner.

Li Long thought about it and stayed.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the women also dispersed. Only then did Liang Yuemei go to cook. Li Long discussed with his eldest brother and old dad, and finally determined that Li Long would drive the jeep to take Du Chunfang, Liang Yuemei, Gu Xiaoxia, and the two children to Wucheng, while others would take the bus. Go in the morning and return in the afternoon, and eat lunch in Wucheng. The plan is to see the zoo and water park in the morning, go to the department store to buy things in the afternoon, and then go home.

At noon, Liang Yuemei made rice, stewed crucian carp, and stir-fried green pepper and eggs. The variety of dishes was small, but the portion was large. The rice was new rice milled this year from the rice fields, very fragrant.

Li Long ate two large bowls. After the meal, he handed the two pairs of Warrior sneakers to Liang Yuemei and asked her to give them to Li Juan and Li Qiang.

"Hey, those two will definitely be happy." Liang Yuemei took the sneakers and smiled. Li Long has always been thinking about the two nephews and nieces, which is quite good.

After eating, Li Long took the vegetables picked by Liang Yuemei and his old mother Du Chunfang from the vegetable garden and rushed to the county.

Passing by the primary school, Li Long originally thought about giving Li Qiang some pocket money. After all, they didn't go home at noon and could only carry a steamed bun as lunch, which was quite bitter. He thought about giving Li Qiang some pocket money to buy some good things to eat. The school had a canteen, which cooked for those teachers, and would also sell food to students.

It's just that when Li Long passed by the school, he found that class had already started, so he didn't wait, and would talk about it later.

The middle school was the same, so Li Long turned directly to the road back to the county.

Returning to the county, Li Long first went to the purchasing station. He saw seven or eight people queuing in the purchasing station's courtyard. The queue was relatively sparse, trying to stay in the shade. He remembered some practices of later generations and wondered if he could try it once when he went back.

In later generations, going to the hospital to see a doctor or handling affairs at the bank, everyone queues for a number. Li Long thought about getting some number plates to distribute to people who came to sell things, so that others could stay in the shade and wait to be called by number.

Of course, doing this would most likely be called "showing off" by Gu Bo Yuan, but trying it wouldn't hurt.

Among the queue, there were two or three familiar faces, who should be middlemen. They were familiar with Li Long and greeted him. Li Long also smiled and responded to them, and entered the purchasing station.

Gu Bo Yuan and Sun Jia Qiang were one checking and accepting things and one weighing and moving.

Seeing Li Long come over, Gu Bo Yuan nodded, finished the work at hand, stood up, let Sun Jia Qiang go over to take over, and led Li Long to the inner room.

"Little Long, some sundries in the warehouse are almost full. See if you can find a sales channel?" Gu Bo Yuan took Li Long to the warehouse and pointed to those things:

"Look, wild mushrooms, red copper, copper coins, some antiques... there are many sundries, these things take up too much space, and of course there are quite a few skins taking up space.

Skins are fine, even if that Zhao Hui doesn't come, they can be sold to the leather factory. But for other places, have you thought about where to sell them?"

Li Long thought for a moment and said:

"I'll go to Beiting tomorrow and ask where these things can be sold."

Going to Wucheng to play is a serious matter, and selling these sundries is also a serious matter. Li Long felt that both should be taken into account.

As for going to Beiting, on one hand, that is the capital of the prefecture, and there will be more sales channels. On the other hand, it is mainly to find Old Chen—Old Chen was originally from the purchasing station, knowledgeable and experienced, and should know where the sales channels for these things are.

Seeing that Li Long had an idea, Gu Bo Yuan didn't say much more and went out to be busy with his own work.

Li Long couldn't help much here either. He went to the stove to boil water, and after adding it to the large bucket outside, he greeted Gu Bo Yuan and returned to the large courtyard.

Sister Yang was playing outside with Mingming and Haohao. Li Long got off the jeep, put those vegetables into the kitchen, and then took over Mingming and Haohao.

Although the two children had been with Sister Yang for a long time, when Li Long appeared, the two children were closer to him.

Li Long took over the two children, holding one in each hand, and then told Sister Yang about going to Wucheng, asking if Sister Yang and the others wanted to go together.

"We won't go." Sister Yang refused directly, "If you all go, we will go to the courtyard in the south to clean up."

"Alright." Li Long said.

Maybe they felt that their family was going out to play, so Sister Yang and the others didn't participate.

Gu Xiaoxia returned in the evening. When eating, Li Long also told them about going to play. Gu Bo Yuan had no thoughts, but Gu Xiaoxia really wanted to go over and see.

The matter was settled like this.

After breakfast the next day, Li Long drove the jeep to Beiting. He was going to find Chen Hongjun. (End of chapter)