For Corps people, this situation is not particularly unexpected. North is close to the desert line. Although there are not many hailstorms every year, there are always some.
Every Company has Hail-Prevention Antiaircraft Guns, which will later develop into Hail-Prevention Rockets.
But there are always times when you can't prevent it.
On the contrary, here at Fourth Team, it is rare to see hail once every few years or more.
Fourth Team, Third Team, Second Team, First Team... arranged from east to west, it is a unique location - at least this area has not been hit by hail.
Of course, there will be bad things, that is, it rains on South, and there may be only a few raindrops here. It may also be because there are Reservoir and lakes on both sides of the north and south. There are many reasons.
There is no problem planting Cotton. If it doesn't rain, just water it.
August At the end of the year, Cotton is about to enter the harvest season, and Li Qiang they are also getting ready to go to school.
Mingming and Haohao finally ended the carnival in Fourth Team and returned to Big Courtyard in County Seat.
Gu Xiaoxia looked at his son, who was as tanned as a charcoal head, and frowned as he bathed the two children.
"Huh? Dad, do you think Mingming and Haohao has grown taller?" Gu Xiaoxia was bathing the child when he suddenly looked up and asked Li Long.
In fact, the two children wanted to wash it by themselves. They said that they often washed it by themselves when Fourth Team was in school, but Gu Xiaoxia was not happy because looking at the necks of the two children, they were as dark as the car Tire.
"It's just that he has grown taller." Li Long glanced at it and said, "It must be one meter tall, right? How old is this--Qiangqiang was not as tall as them when he got to Second Grade."
The two children are well-nourished and are growing very fast.
Not only are they taller than children of the same age, but they are also taller than children who are two or three years older. When most people see the two of them, they would never think that they are only four or five years old.
The two children are also very smart. They don't act like children when they talk. At this time, most four or five-year-old children don't know anything and just focus on eating.
"Isn't he going to grow to a height of 1.8 meters from now on?" Gu Xiaoxia said happily, smiling.
Li Long is now 1.88 meters tall and has not grown much for a few years. I think the two children have been lacking nutrition since they were young, so they should have no problem growing to 1.8 meters tall.
"Absolutely." Li Long was wiping the three-wheeled Motorcycle in Courtyard. He would drive the cars in Courtyard out for a spin every once in a while. If Gu Xiaoxia didn't drive the new Volga, he would drive it from time to time.
The Volga he drove is a luxury model, which is more beautiful than the Li Xiangqian, and looks different from the ordinary Volga. Now Purchasing Station There are two Volgas left in the carport. The Volga looks a bit like Santana, square and square.
But no matter what, it is better than Lada and Jeep.
After cleaning the car, Li Long went over to open the door and wanted to go out for a walk. He felt a little regretful now, why did he clean so many cars?
Just walking this car takes a lot of time.
However, the current three-wheel model, which is also imported, is considered the only one in Ma County.
Now there are County Seat and Motorcycle. After all, Jialing Motorcycle is not expensive, especially the small one with infinite speed. It is said that you can get it for two to three thousand yuan.
Li Long I know that in a few years, almost every household here will have a Motorcycle. It will take a few years for it to be popular in more remote areas, but it will be really popular. Even cattle and sheep will use Motorcycle.
It's faster than riding a horse, and it's also "obedient".
"Dad, I want to ride too!" Mingming, who was taking a bath in the big basin, shouted to Li Long.
"Take a bath and I'll take you to the car later. It's windy here Motorcycle, so it's hard to take you there."
After all, the children are still young, so Li Long dare not take them on the Motorcycle. After all, there is no seat belt in the back, and it will be troublesome if they fall if they don't hold on tightly.
There is no such trouble when driving a car. Although the two children like to lie on the car window and look out, they remember Li Long's words and do not extend their heads and hands outward.
After Li Long walked around County Seat, he drove Motorcycle to Purchasing Station.
Several acquaintances who were queuing up at Purchasing Station immediately greeted Li Long and looked eagerly at the military green Motorcycle.
Although there are Sidecar Motorcycles in China, and these people have seen them in the early years, they are all the Yangtze River 750 kind. How have you ever seen this kind?
This Motorcycle looks very cool and attracts everyone's attention.
Li Long didn't care, and parked Motorcycle at Front Courtyard - this was considered the off-season for Purchasing Station, so there weren't many people lining up for Front Courtyard, maybe seven or eight.
Let these people watch Motorcycle, Li Long enter the room and say hello to Dad, and then take a look at today's acquisition status.
Recently, Mushrooms has been harvested almost. The next thing to collect is mainly medicinal materials. Someone has dug up Codonopsis from the mountain. Although it is not very full, it is still usable.
Then there are Astragalus Licorice and the like.
There is no way, Ma County's specialties, or Northern Slope of the Heavenly Mountain Economic Belt, are the main products of these counties and cities. Once Autumn arrives, there are no more Fritillaria, Mushrooms, and Hide is missing. The only thing that is easy to receive is Hide.
By the way, there is also Jade. I received five pieces of Jade today, all of which are Jade.
"I'm not sure about this thing. According to what you said, the price is based on kilograms." Dad Li Qingxia said, "If it has black spots, the color is not good, and it is cracked, it will cost about ten yuan and twenty yuan per kilogram. If it is not cracked and has black spots, it will be thirty yuan. If it is better, it will cost fifty yuan per kilogram."
Now Ma River Jade has an impression in the eyes of experts, but has no impression on ordinary people.
Therefore, if someone picks up Jade in the Ma River or Southern Mountain, there is a greater chance that they cannot find a way to sell it and may keep it at home. Some people will find Purchasing Station to give it a try.
Previously, Li Qingxia asked Li Long if he would accept it. Li Long thought about it and decided to accept it.
He knew that Ma River Jade would only become popular around 10 years of the next century. Before that, it was quite difficult for ordinary people to cash in on Jade.
After all, the circle playing Stone was still very niche at this time.
Li Long glanced at the Jade piled in the corner. The quality was average, but no matter what, you would never lose money.
In the next few days, he changed the car and drove it around every day to run it in, lest it would become inoperable after using it.
Of course, the most proficient person is still the old 212 Jeep. I have driven it for several years and I know the gear position with my hand. I am also very familiar with the condition of the car.
At the beginning of September, students started school, and County Town suddenly became a lot quieter.
Originally, Li Qiang and the others said they were going to Corps to pick up Cotton, but they suddenly stopped for some reason. Li Qiang was a little sorry, as he planned to continue to exercise for a while.
Fourth Team's Cotton is also about to enter the harvest season. Some Cotton Peach that have suffered from insect infestations and droughts have already opened.
The Watermelon, Muskmelon and so on that were replanted in the field have also grown. Li Junhai and the Others will bring back a few melons from time to time, and sometimes he can also bring back a Hedgehog that stole melons to eat.
"I also saw Fox once. I don't know whether he was eating melons or catching Hedgehog who was eating melons or mice. He just ran too fast and couldn't catch them." Li Junhai said to Li Long, "There are so many wild things in this place."
"Then don't look at how big this place is. There are few people and a lot of wasteland. There is room for wild things to live, so there will naturally be more of it."
I went through all the cars at home and took them to Transport Company after driving them. After spending money to do extensive maintenance, Li Long drove Jeep into the Mountains.
He brought a gun.
The Fritillaria season is over, the Black Tiger's Paw Mushroom season has also passed, and now there are fewer Mountains people.
So Wild Animalss started to appear, so Li Long brought a gun, thinking that if they encountered them, it would be good to get some game.
He first went to Winter Camp of Harimu.
Winter Camp There were large piles of straw bales piled up next to them, but there was no one there.
Li Long knew that he should have gone to work at Winter Camp inside.
He drove Off-Road Vehicle along the original repaired road and saw Harimu and the others pulling back the dried and bundled grass in front of Bek's's Winter Camp.
Seeing Li Long's car approaching, Harimu and the others were stunned for a moment.
I'm a bit unaccustomed to it - mainly because during this period of time, or in this year, Li Long has been driving the GAZ-69 car most of the time. This car is relatively easy to install and has good off-road performance. In addition, the car Li Long drives is a nearly new car.
Now that I have suddenly switched to 212, others are still a little uncomfortable with it.
But when they saw Li Long getting out of the car, these people laughed.
This time Li Long brought a slaughtered sheep, which he had ordered from Ke Youmu the day before. He was not allowed to cut the meat, so he brought the whole sheep directly.
Li Long took the sheep Kelangzi up the mountain.
Sure enough, when they saw Li Long taking the sheep, Pastoralists all screamed happily.
Although they can hunt with guns, the taste of game meat cannot compare with domesticated Cattle and Sheep.
Sure enough, Li Long also saw the meat being cooked in a makeshift pot at Bek's's door. Hide was drying it with salt on the side. At first glance, it was Wild Mountain Goat's.
Li Long not only brought the sheep, but also bought half a Sack Watermelon and ate it here with Harimu and the others.
"The grass has been beaten long ago and most of it has been dried. Now we just bundle the dried ones and stack them." Harimu said while eating Watermelon, "We will go down the mountain in a few days to see Nasen and the others."
"It is said that it is okay now." Li Long came up to tell Harimu and the others about the situation. "Nasen and Sasiken are okay and can keep up with the progress of their studies. The teacher said that they were a little cautious at the beginning, but the teacher said hello to the students in the class and the classmates were relatively friendly."
"That's good, that's good." Harimu was quite happy.
"By the way, Ye'erjiang and Jiana need to practice for a while." Li Long said to the Jade Mountain River, "The classes in junior high school are different from Elementary School. Chemistry, Physics, and English, English are pretty good, but Physics and chemistry are a bit difficult. What I mean is to contact a teacher to supplement them and lay a good foundation."
"Okay, okay, I need your help with this." Jade Mountain River was a little nervous, but thinking that Li Long was watching, he said, "We don't know how to find the teacher either..."
"I just want to tell you that the matter of finding a teacher is left to me... I am my wife." Li Long broke off a piece of melon and ate it, "School has just started not long ago, and I can just keep up with the process of finding a teacher at this time."
This is what Gu Xiaoxia told him. Gu Xiaoxia will go to the school every two days to ask about the situation of the children. It is easy to find out.
As for finding a teacher, it is also very easy.
Many teachers have nothing to do after retirement. They can train students and earn some extra money, so why not do it.
Li Long came here to ask for the Jade Mountain River's opinion. Although he knew that Jade Mountain River would definitely agree, he had to say hello.
After the business was agreed upon, the next step was for Bek and the others to work, leaving two people to cook for Mutton. Li Long did not participate in the work. He went up the mountain with a gun on his back.
He still remembered Talihaal's record of driving seventeen Wild Mountain Goat down on a certain mountain, and wanted to go over and see if he could catch one.
I ran around for a while and found nothing.
Only after returning back did Harimu tell him that in the past two days, some of them had taken turns hunting nearby, and all the Wild Animals nearby had been driven away.
Li Long Although I wanted to curse, I was a little embarrassed, so I thought about it.
After eating Hand-Pulled Meat, Li Long went back.
That night, I told Gu Xiaoxia about tutoring Jiana and Ye'erjiang. Gu Xiaoxia Dian Dian told me that she had already found a teacher and was just waiting for the Jade Mountain River to speak.
Li Long knows that my daughter-in-law works very efficiently and is very satisfied.
Gu Xiaoxia went to see the retired teacher the next day, and Li Long went to see Jiana and Ye'erjiang at noon. After knowing that their father agreed, the two children naturally had no objection.
There is no need to do any work at home right now. The two children are mainly focusing on their studies. They have been to Yanjing. Although some time has passed, they still have dreams in their minds.
On the third day, Li Long took a gun into the mountains again. This time he went to where the road was being built.
Driving all the way, Li Long found that some roads were washed away by Flood and then repaired.
The road surface has become smoother and firmer.
Obviously, Meng Hai and the others repaired all the way.
It was only when Mountains Li Long discovered that although Meng Hai and the others had not been in the mountain for a long time, their efficiency was very high. In just these days, they had traveled another six or seven kilometers to the Mountains.
Much faster than before.
"Comrade Li Long, thank you so much for bringing us meat." Li Long didn't show favor to others. He also brought a sheep to Meng Hai and others.
"Actually, in addition to Loader and Truck, I also drove Car over." Meng Hai said, "Every few days I will go down the mountain to pull supplies."
Now they live in Tent, which is convenient. It takes a lot of effort to dig out Earth Cellar. This one is very simple to set up and can be done in half an hour.
And it's early autumn now, it's quite hot during the day and cool at night, but if ten people live in one Tent, the temperature at night is still okay.
"There are Truck and Loader, plus we have done the work of Farm Canal and Livestock Enclosures, we have established a company. Now everyone regards themselves as workers, so their enthusiasm is naturally very high."
Meng Hai's words explain why these people work so efficiently.
"Why don't you also pay for them to buy a set of work clothes." Li Long thought for a while and said, "Each person will be given one set, so that they will be more motivated to work. Does our County Seat have a private tailor shop that can take on this job?"
"I don't know. Labor insurance stores sell ready-made ones, right?" Meng Hai thought for a while and said, "This is indeed possible. It can be given to everyone as a welfare, which will also make these brothers happy."
A set of clothes costs tens of dollars, and if these people are asked to buy it themselves, they will definitely be reluctant to part with it.
But if Construction Crew is given to workers as welfare, they will definitely be very happy.
After the company was established, they have now become workers, and they are all so proactive. If they were given out clothes and put them on, wouldn't they have a stronger sense of enthusiasm and belonging if they had uniform clothes?
The sheep brought by Li Long were asked by Meng Hai to be picked by Construction Crew who was responsible for cooking. According to Meng Hai, since there is meat, Carrots, rice, and Piyazi at Tent, let's make it Pilaf.
You're full. As for the remaining meat, add mutton fat and burn it, and you can eat it for a long time.
Li Long didn't care so much. He took a look at the road construction procedures. Everyone was very careful about safety and the speed was very fast, so he went to the Mountains with a gun on his back with confidence.
The mountains were places he had never been before. They were inaccessible and there were no people grazing there. Harimu and the others were just passing by, so there were not even Sheep Intestine Trail in this Inner Mountain, let alone any human habitation.
Li Long climbed up an Mountain Ridge, looked carefully, and then found an Mountain Ravine with less Shrubs and more Pine Tree, and the grass was not very high, and walked in.
He took the gun off his back, opened the safety and loaded the Bullets, wanting to see if he could gain anything today.
Gu Boyuan called him. After recently finishing his work, he went hunting with Geming Bek twice and caught a wolf, Wild Boar. At this time, the ethnic minorities in the Mountains didn't care much about Wild Boar and so on.
It's not like I will be embarrassed to mention this thing in another twenty or thirty years.
Gu Boyuan said they also caught badgers at the Mountains. They also got badgers at Fourth Team Gu Boyuan, but there were more Hog Badger at Fourth Team, but at the edge of the forest over at Ili, there were more European Badger.
"There's so much oil, it's very fat!" Gu Boyuan said - it was obvious that he had eaten it.
Li Long felt his hands itchy after listening to it, but he couldn't go to Ili to hunt, so he had to the Mountains here.
Fortunately, there are fewer people Mountains now active, and some wild animals dare to come out - otherwise they would have gone to the deep Mountains.
Li Long was walking through the forest and soon found a red Fox. Unfortunately, the guy ran too fast, climbed over Mountain Ridge and hid directly in the dense Shrubs, and could not be found.
Li Long didn't worry about it. He believed that there would be a lot of the Mountains things. It was still early and there was no time.
At least it won't be like Harimu and his friends here, because the shots were fired and the noise was a bit loud, so those Wild Animals didn't dare to get close.
The most sounds here are from construction machinery, and the distance is far and the range is relatively fixed. Those Wild Animals are not very afraid.
Meng Hai is under strict control, so people at Construction Crew are working hard. When they rest most, they go to the stream to see if there are any Jade. There is no way to hunt at all.
Carrying the gun, I walked about 400 meters through the not very dense Pine Forest. When I came out of Pine Forest, I saw a river running north to south in front of me. It was more than ten meters wide and I couldn't tell how deep it was. However, there was a black guy on the river bank eating fish. Li Long's eyes suddenly lit up.
It stands to reason that Heavenly Mountain is full of Brown Bear, the big Brown Bear that can grow to two or three meters tall and the small Brown Bear that is only one and a half meters tall. But why does this guy in front of me look so much like Black Bear?
PS: I don't understand why there are people driving at night without turning on their lights, not even brake lights. The street lights on some roads are not very bright, and they drive so fast... I have encountered this for three consecutive days.
Annoying. (End of chapter)