Chapter 990: Worth it even if tanned into a black charcoal head

Zheng Xiang Yang wanted to bring liquor, but Li Xiangqian firmly refused, saying he had to go to the prefecture to report to the leader, so liquor definitely couldn't be drunk.

Then just eat noodles well. Although many people in later generations would add noodles, when eating lagman, most people's habit was that even if they added noodles, they would eat slowly first, and after the added noodles came up, pour them directly in. If there were added noodles at the time, it was best to mix them together.

Because eating noodles had to be done in two batches, the second batch wasn't as fragrant as the first. So when serving food, Old Chen would ask by the pot how much noodles to eat and how much to serve. This way, there was no need to return the bowl, and one could eat their fill in one meal.

The two main dishes were served in basins, and one could serve as much as they wanted. The aroma was nose-piercing, and there was a cook in the kitchen specifically chasing away flies here.

When Li Long came over, Big Old Chen specifically brought him a few cloves of peeled garlic to eat with it.

Most people were considered young, and it was no exaggeration to say they were wolfing down their food. They were already tired, the dishes were stir-fried aromatically, the noodles were pulled to be chewy, soft, smooth, and fine without being hard, so it was comfortable to eat.

So basically, everyone solved a large enamel plate of noodles in less than ten minutes, and then used noodle soup to rinse the plate, air it, and drink it. Done.

Although the speed of eating was fast, to be honest, it was truly enjoyable. Li Long felt he hadn't eaten so aromatically for a long time—maybe it was also because he hadn't been so tired for a long time.

However, to be honest, the big brooms tied by the Corps were as good as ever in quality. He thought that when the prefecture leaders looked at these big brooms and then looked at the ones tied by the team in two days, they might be able to feel the difference.

Mainly, the big brooms tied by the Corps were not only good in quality but also looked beautiful on the surface; there was really nothing to complain about.

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Xiangqian rested for a while and chatted with Wang Mingjun, while Zheng Xiang Yang shuttled back and forth in the crowd, just wanting to chat more with these people.

When Li Xiangqian stood up to bid farewell to Li Long, he said in a low voice: "This instructor has many ghost ideas; he has been asking our people about how much money the supply and marketing cooperative gives for each big broom.

Hehehe, I had long guarded against this hand of his. When we came, I had already said this matter, and whoever asked, the answer was uniformly 'don't know'—this document itself was only seen by you and me, so he can't ask it out. Don't worry!"

Li Long glanced at Zheng Xiang Yang, who was chatting with an inspector, and thought to himself that this guy wasn't as honest as Wang Mingjun.

So what if you ask it out? Could you still directly bypass yourself and deal with the county supply and marketing cooperative? This was definitely impossible. Li Xiangqian's side only recognized himself now; even if he found the county, it was impossible to give him work.

It could only be said that this person was a bit smart, but not much.

Li Xiangqian saw it was about time and called people to leave. Wang Mingjun and the others hurriedly sent them off. Seeing Li Long not moving, Wang Mingjun was a bit strange: "Little Li, you're not leaving?"

"Who will settle the bill for you if I leave?" Li Long said with a smile, "I'm not leaving. After sending the director and the others off, let's settle the money matter. Now that the big brooms are hauled away, I naturally have to settle the account on my side."

"Good, good, good." Wang Mingjun was overjoyed upon hearing this. Li Xiangqian had never mentioned the money matter, and he was face-conscious and didn't want to say it. Now that Li Long took the initiative to stay and settle the bill, that was naturally the best.

After sending the motorcade off, Li Long started to verify the quantity with Big Old Chen and calculate the money.

"Three yuan and five jiao for each big broom. Your qualified ones total seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, totaling twenty-seven thousand six hundred and eleven yuan and five jiao." Li Long calculated in his notebook, "You look at the specific numbers; I'm calculating the total account here."

Big Old Chen calculated it once, which was the same as what Li Long calculated, and then showed it to Wang Mingjun and Zheng Xiang Yang.

The two of them naturally had no opinion.

"Then sign and receive the money." Li Long took out his bag from the jeep, took out money stack by stack from it, and let Wang Mingjun and Zheng Xiang Yang sign in the notebook.

Wang Mingjun and Zheng Xiang Yang looked at each other, then signed neatly, and Big Old Chen started to count the money.

After the money was counted, Li Long handed it over clearly, took Big Old Chen's receipt, and said to Wang Mingjun:

"Company Commander Wang, Instructor Zheng, let's talk about the last thing."

"You say." Having received the cash, the smile on Zheng Xiang Yang's face was even more exuberant than Wang Mingjun's, "We're listening."

"This time our big brooms, as Director Li Xiangqian said, have a very high qualification rate and very good quality. If this were placed in other places where big brooms are tied, seven or eight thousand big brooms might have six or seven hundred or even a thousand unqualified ones. Yours is really good."

Li Long praised them first, making both Wang Mingjun and Zheng Xiang Yang feel a bit embarrassed.

"But because yours is an assembly-line tying method, once it's unqualified, it's easy for a batch to be unqualified, so I'll mention the unified problems of these unqualified ones. The main problem I checked out is the handle problem.

The quality of the red willow handles is very good, but if they aren't shaved well, they are easy to prick hands. As for the others, I think you should be able to see the specific problems, so I won't say more."

This actually didn't count as a big problem; Li Long was striving for perfection. Both Wang Mingjun and Zheng Xiang Yang understood, but to say change, it was really just a matter of saying one more sentence, so they naturally agreed readily.

When Li Long returned, he hauled back some more skins. During this period, Wang Mingjun led people to cut needle grass and chop red willow poles, and they would encounter wolves, red deer, and Mongolian gazelles in the Gobi Desert. Since they encountered them, they hunted them. After hunting, they improved their food with the meat, and the skins were left behind.

Li Long hauled seventy or eighty skins and drove back to the county, going directly to the acquisition station to unload the skins. Gu Bo Yuan also had to register these skins. Doing business was like this; there had to be rules.

Li Long saw that those selling goods here were really mainly black tiger palm mushrooms, in big bags and small bags, occasionally with skins, occasionally with codonopsis. However, Gu Bo Yuan pressed the price of codonopsis very low. After all, it wasn't time for codonopsis yet, and drying it now would make it very empty.

When Li Long went to the backyard, he saw Tie Lanhua was still there processing black tiger palm mushrooms. After seeing Li Long, she smiled and took the initiative to greet him, and then thanked Li Long for the preserved fruits he sent over.

The snacks Li Long brought back were distributed to Sun Jia Qiang's family, not many, mainly just to taste something fresh.

Putting down the skins, Li Long saw there was nothing for him to do here, so he returned to the big courtyard.

It was just that not long after he went back, he rushed back again. Gu Bo Yuan called to say Zhao Hui had come.

There were few skins in summer, and Zhao Hui only came once every month or two, but since he had come, Li Long naturally had to welcome him.

"Every year in early autumn, there will be some rare skins appearing here. How is it this year?" Zhao Hui said straight to the point, "If there are good skins, you must give them to me. I will definitely make you satisfied with the price on my side!"

Li Long smiled and said: "There are indeed a few skins at the moment. You look at the ordinary skins first, and I'll go over and haul those few skins over for you."

Saying this, without waiting for Zhao Hui to react, he went out the door.

Li Long had long legs, and Zhao Hui wanted to follow but couldn't walk fast at all. The two had a height difference of nearly thirty centimeters. By the time he reached the outside of the acquisition station, Li Long had already disappeared.

After waiting for a while, Li Long drove the jeep over, stopped in the backyard, and took out the skins to show him.

"Two bear skins, one snow leopard skin, see how they are? The remaining deer skins and such aren't rare."

"This bear skin is not bad, this snow leopard skin is also not bad... Good, good, good, although there are gun holes, this thing is inevitable." Zhao Hui was actually really satisfied.

Li Long took out other skins from the warehouse. He also took out the skins he received from Wang Mingjun today together.

Zhao Hui followed and saw a thick pile of skins in the corner. Because the light was dim, he couldn't see clearly, so he asked: "What about those skins?"

"Those are sheepskins, you don't want them again." Li Long said with a smile.

Zhao Hui laughed dryly. He indeed didn't want sheepskins. At the moment, there were many sheepskins, and they could be collected everywhere.

Then he started to classify these skins, saying while classifying: "Big things are about to happen soon, Boss Li, you know, right?"

"You mean the Wildlife Protection Law?" Li Long followed him to classify the skins and answered.

"You know?" Zhao Hui originally wanted to show off his information, but didn't expect Li Long to actually know!

"Hmm, know a little. But to be honest, it definitely won't be strict when it's first implemented." Li Long smiled and said, "This thing, it will take a process for it to be implemented here. However, once implemented, will the price of these skins rise?"

"It has already risen now." Zhao Hui sighed, "Just now, this bear skin, if put in the past, it could be collected for over a thousand, and two thousand was the limit. But now, such a big skin, if you say three thousand, there are people who want it.

This snow leopard skin is even more expensive. In the past, it could be collected for over three thousand, but now if it's a full skin, five thousand is the minimum..." ===== CHAPTER 991 =====