Chapter 80 This trip is not for making money Li Long didn't say much, just looked at Section Chief Hu. "If all the mutton is this kind, then I will buy some." Section Chief Hu finally made a decision, "But it depends on the situation. If the quality of the mutton you bring is not as good as this, then it's another matter." "I can guarantee this." Li Long breathed a sigh of relief, still confident on the surface, "The sheep are being slaughtered now. The quality of fresh mutton will not change even if it has been frozen for a day or half a day." "Okay, I'll wait for you to deliver the mutton." Section Chief Hu nodded. "I'm sorry to bother you again." Li Long hurriedly called Chief Hu, "Then let's set a price. If it's all this kind of mutton..." Section Chief Hu looked at the lamb leg in his hand again and said: "If it's all this kind of mutton, then I can decide. Ninety cents a kilogram..." "Chief Hu, I don't need meat coupons. Such good meat is not only wanted by you, but also by the woolen mill..." "What's your price?" Chief Hu was a little unhappy. This young man was a little greedy. If the other party said a high price, he would turn around and leave. "95 cents, right?" Li Long smiled. "At least give our friend who slaughters the sheep five cents as labor fee. It's so cold, and the temperature in the mountains is even lower..."
"Okay." This did not touch Section Chief Hu's psychological bottom line. Besides, Section Chief Hu had also lived in the mountains and knew what the conditions were like there. "Thank you, Chief Hu. I will go pull the sheep now!" Although Li Long knew that the credibility of such a verbal promise was not high, he was still very happy. At least I don’t have to hang around in the supply and marketing cooperative. After leaving the sugar factory, Tao Daqiang belatedly reminded Li Long: "Brother Long, the lamb leg hasn't been brought back yet." "Then give it to them." Li Long smiled. "If we just tell them we're going to sell them sheep, why would they believe us? When Section Chief Hu returns, he should at least have something to let others know that he can get the sheep." "So what should we do now?" Tao Daqiang understood and asked again. "Go sell the fish first, then go to the mountains." The group of fish they brought this time was not many. They sold them all after a walk around the old street and the staff quarters of the woolen mill. Li Long and Tao Daqiang hurried back to the mountains while eating pancakes. In front of Halimu's winter den, more than a dozen slaughtered sheep were freezing in the snow, and he was still busy skinning the sheep he had just slaughtered. The grandmother, wife, and two children are all helping out. They had no doubt about what Li Long had promised. In their minds, if you promised a friend something, you have to do it. "Halimu, I have slaughtered twelve sheep," Yushanjiang came over on horseback, dragging a large "meat bun" wrapped in plastic cloth. "I already have fourteen," Halim said with a smile, "We can gather almost thirty sheep today." "That should satisfy Li Long." Yushanjiang tied the horse and began to untie the "meat buns". "It should be OK." Halimu wiped the sweat from his forehead, "It's just that the smell of blood here is too strong. Wolves might come here at night." "It's the same with me, but I can't wait any longer." Yu Shanjiang said with a smile, "I'll set up an ambush tonight and see how many wolves I can kill. That little pack of wolves is too annoying. They come over to steal sheep from time to time." "Same thing, let's see how many wolves we can kill tonight." Just as the two were talking, the sharp-eyed Nathan suddenly pointed at the mountain pass and shouted.
Everyone looked over there. "Li Long is here." Halimu said with a smile, "We can take a break today." "That's right." Yushanjiang also said happily, "Slaughter this sheep, and I will have enough fodder over there." Li Long and Tao Daqiang drove the carriage to the "parking space". He smiled and stretched out his hands to Halimu and said: "Adasi, Jax!" "Okay, okay, I won't hug you anymore." Halimu raised his hand and said, "It's all blood." "How many sheep are there?" Li Long asked, "Brother Yushanjiang's sheep have also been brought here?" "Here we go." Yushanjiang said with a smile, "We are together, so we can sell it together." "Time is tight, so I won't say much." Li Long said, "Let's load the carriage now, and load as much as possible." The four big men loaded the carriage very quickly, but the carriage had limited capacity after all, and in the end they only loaded 22 sheep, and even these were tied up with ropes. These days, most transportation is still done by horse and donkey carts, so loading is a basic operation for these big men. "I am anxious to deliver the sheep to the buyer." Li Long took out 120 yuan from his pocket, divided it into two parts and said to Halimu and Yushanjiang: "This is the deposit, take it. I'll come back to settle the bill after the sheep are sold. By the way, if you don't want to eat the offal, keep it for me." Halimu and Yushanjiang wanted to refuse, but Li Long stuffed the money into their pockets and drove the carriage back. He was really in a hurry. This money was collected from selling fish today. He wanted to give more, but he really didn't have much money. Halimu and Yushanjiang looked at each other and had to put the money away first. Watching Li Long's carriage leave the mountain pass, Yushanjiang said: "I have to go back as soon as possible and clean up those sinking into the water." "Me too." Halimu looked back at his door. "But fortunately, the big problem has been solved. At least I can sleep well now." "This is the truth." Yushanjiang smiled and rode away on his horse. There is enough fodder, so we don’t have to worry about the culled sheep dying one by one when the snow melts. I feel very happy. What’s a little tired? Now let's clean the sheep's stomachs. Although the intestines cannot be flushed, the inside can still be cleaned. Li Long and Tao Daqiang drove the carriage carefully to the entrance of the sugar factory. The reason why he didn't go to the supply and marketing cooperative was that Li Long felt that Section Chief Li at the county supply and marketing cooperative would definitely not offer a price of 95 cents per kilogram. Since there is a lot of things given here, let’s focus on this side first. The gatekeeper, Xiao Wang, looked at the piled-up carriage and said in surprise: "You guys managed to get so many sheep in less than half a day? What you said about someone specializing in slaughtering sheep turned out to be true?" "Comrade Wang, right? Please call Chief Hu." Li Long finally calmed down. The road was slippery, and he was really worried that if the sheep rack he had tied up collapsed halfway, it would be difficult for him and Tao Daqiang to survive on the roadside. Section Chief Hu soon appeared at the gate of the sugar factory, along with not only him but other people in the factory as well. "How is it? Director, I'm not talking nonsense, am I?" Section Chief Hu's face was full of red. "How is our efficiency?" It turned out that not long after Li Long left, news spread that the factory was going to import sheep, and the news reached the factory director. The factory manager thought this was a good thing, but someone said the sheep would arrive today, which put Chief Hu in a difficult position. He couldn't guarantee that Li Long would arrive that day! After all, it's just a verbal promise from the other party, how much can you believe it? Now that the sheep have arrived, Section Chief Hu's heart has finally settled down. He still has to act calm and composed, as if everything is under control. "Okay, okay, Chief Hu, you've done a great thing this time! Old Qin from the farm machinery factory was still laughing at me, this time I'm going to teach him a lesson. What's his little bit of mutton? This is what we call welfare!"
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