By the time Li Long drove back to the Big Courtyard in the County Seat, Sister Yang had already made breakfast.
After breakfast, Li Long finally set about dividing up the fish.
Of the three big common carp, two weighed over four kilograms and one weighed over five. The five-stripe perch was not quite as big, weighing a little over three kilograms.
Li Long rearranged the fish, putting the two four-kilogram carp together and pairing the big carp with the five-stripe perch.
Gu Xiaoxia had already taken leave, so she stayed home looking after Mingming and Haohao and keeping Gu Xiaoyu company. Gu Boyuan went to work as usual, while Li Long headed to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Lately, Li Long occasionally dropped by to check in with Li Xiangqian and chat. He was something of a celebrity at the cooperative himself. Although he was not on the regular staff, stories about him kept circulating.
Li Long parked the Jeep in the courtyard without taking the fish out. People greeted him as soon as he entered the corridor, and he smiled and responded to each of them. He went to Zhou Yuan's office first, chatted briefly, then went to see Li Xiangqian.
Li Xiangqian had just finished the shift handover meeting and was reading a newspaper in his office. Seeing Li Long come in, he asked:
"Got some free time?"
"Yes. I've had quite a bit lately, but I'll be busy later on. I came today to ask you to help me with something, Director."
"What is it? Tell me."
"I'm planning to take the family to Yanjing in the next couple of days, and I'd like the cooperative to issue me a letter of introduction," Li Long said. "We might visit a few places there, and there are