Li Long had just finished eating and was planning to have a good rest in the East Room when he heard what sounded like his name over the loudspeaker.
Li Long went outside to listen carefully and heard Xu Chengjun calling over the loudspeaker:
"Li Long! Li Long! Li Long from Li Jianguo's household, come to the team office as soon as you hear this. There's a phone call for you!"
It was called the team office, but it was actually Xu Chengjun's home. The loudspeaker was installed there too, for convenience.
"It's probably about that call from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative earlier," Li Jianguo said, coming out after him and hearing the announcement too.
Li Qiang asked from behind them:
"Uncle, are you going to help someone hunt Mongolian gazelles? Are they easy to hunt?"
Li Long smiled and rubbed Li Qiang's head.
"Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. Depends on your luck."
"Uncle, you'll definitely get one!" Li Qiang looked up at Li Long with certainty in his eyes.
Li Long laughed heartily, went inside to put on his outer clothes, pulled on his cotton-lined rubber shoes, and headed to the team office.
"You're here, Xiao Long." Xu Chengjun greeted Li Long with a smile when he saw him. "You know people at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative? Not bad!"
"I wouldn't say I know him. We met when I was selling fish and meat," Li Long said vaguely. Then he looked toward the table, noticed the phone had already been hung up, and asked, "Did he hang up?"
"He said he'd call back in ten minutes. Wait a bit," Xu Chengjun explained, then turned to Ma Hongmei. "Mingwa's mother, get Xiao Long a cup of water."
Ma Hongmei answered and went to pour some water. Li