Chapter 114 Small Caliber Obtained
They took the jeep back to the gate of the county supply and marketing cooperative. Li Xiangqian and Li Long got off the car, and Director Qian also got off.
"Director, would you like to come to our company and have a seat?" Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "It's already noon..."
"No, I'm in a hurry to go back, so I won't bother you this time. Next time, when you come over, I won't agree even if you don't entertain me." Director Qian said with a smile, "It's just noon now, you should entertain Xiao Li well. Without him this time, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
After saying this, he took the initiative to extend his hand to Li Long:
"Comrade Xiao Li, you have helped me a lot this time. I won't say more. Come to visit the area when you have time, and look for me then."
Xiao Jiang picked up the headless yellow sheep from the trunk and put it on the ground, then nodded to Li Xiangqian and Li Long and returned to the driving seat.
After seeing off the jeep, Li Long looked at Li Xiangqian.
"Don't worry, I'll settle the yellow sheep first." Li Xiangqian was in a good mood. He looked at Uncle Li who had already pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Uncle, leave the yellow sheep here first. Xiao Li and I will go do something. I'll come and get it later."
"Okay." Uncle Li nodded with a smile. Li Long greeted Uncle Li, then followed Li Xiangqian towards the supply and marketing cooperative's staff quarters.
Li Xiangqian lived in a bungalow in the staff quarters. He brought Li Long into the house and said to him:
"Please sit down first." Then he went to the inner room.
Although it was a bungalow, the interior layout was quite fashionable at that time.
"Where's my sister-in-law?" Li Long asked while sitting in the living room. "Where's the child?"
"Your sister-in-law works at the county grain bureau, and the child has gone to his grandmother's house." Li Xiangqian said as he took out a small-caliber rifle from the inner room.
There are two types of civilian small-caliber rifles: one is homemade, that is, the kind of handicraft master who transforms an air gun into a small-caliber rifle. The other is a standard small-caliber rifle, such as the "Jianwei" and "Emei" brands.
The gun that Li Xiangqian was holding was a Jianwei brand semi-automatic small-caliber gun. Looking at the reddish-brown wooden stock and the lack of any scratches on the paint surface, one could tell that the gun had not been used many times.
"I bought this gun when I first became a section chief. I went to the mountains to purchase goods. There are many good things in the mountains. At that time, I also thought that I must go hunting foxes and rabbits if I had the chance. Unfortunately, I never had the time."
The gun is very good, of course it can't compare with the , but it is very good for hunting rabbits, foxes, pheasants, etc. After all, the will make a big hole when hitting these things, and the loss is quite large.
"I still have two boxes of bullets. If you run out of bullets, Xinhua Bookstore has some for you."
Li Xiangqian handed the gun, holster and bullets to Li Long and said:
"Xiao Li, we are not strangers until we fight. You helped me a lot today. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me directly. I will definitely help you if I can."
Li Long took the gun and said with a smile:
"Captain Li, I understand."
"Let's go to the cafeteria. I'll treat you. We've been tired for most of the day. We need to have a good meal!"
Li Long took his gun to the meat canteen. Carrying a gun was not a big deal these days, after all, the five-six-charge and five-six-and-a-half rifles used in militia training were all taken at will. And the Xinhua Bookstore sold small-caliber rifles, sand guns, and air guns.
The two entered the cafeteria, Zhong Guoqiang came over and said with a smile:
"Hey, Chief Li, Comrade Li, do you know each other?"
"Manager Zhong, do you know Xiao Li?" Li Xiangqian was a little surprised. Chen Hongjun knew Li Long, and Zhong Guoqiang also knew him. This Li Long was not simple.
But it makes sense if you think about it. Li Long sells all kinds of things, so naturally he knows a lot of people.
"We are old acquaintances." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "Little Li just helped me a lot. I'm hungry at noon, so I came to your place for a meal. Bring us whatever delicious dishes you have. We are not picky now." "Okay, Chief Li, do you want some wine?"
"No need for the wine. I have to work in the afternoon. Xiao Li, do you want to drink?"
"No, I have to go back to the team in the afternoon." Li Long also waved his hand.
"Okay, Manager Zhong, you decide."
"Okay." Zhong Guoqiang went inside to give instructions, while Li Xiangqian and Li Long went to the inner room separated by a screen.
After the two men finished eating, they separated at the door of the big meat canteen. Li Long walked towards the big house, while Li Xiangqian returned to the supply and marketing cooperative.
When they were leaving, two people came over from a distance. Gu Ermao was a little surprised when he saw Li Long carrying his things and leaving another person. Who was Li Long having dinner with?
"Do you know that person?" the middle-aged man who came with Gu Ermao asked him.
"He's from our team," Gu Ermao curled his lips, "He used to be a worker, but was fired later. He's not very good at single pole."
"Single pole?" The middle-aged man sneered, "You must have seen it wrong, right? The person who came out to eat with him was Section Chief Li from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Section Chief Li is very arrogant, and he doesn't look down on ordinary people!"
"The leader of the supply and marketing cooperative?" Gu Ermao turned his head to look in the direction of Li Xiangqian. At this time, Li Xiangqian was only a distant shadow.
"What do you think?" The middle-aged man patted Gu Ermao, "Let's go, stop looking, he's better than you!"
Li Long didn't know that he was seen having dinner with Li Xiangqian by Gu Ermao. He returned to the big house with a gun, humming a tune, and then rode his bike back home.
The temperature outside has been slowly rising, and the snow on some sunny slopes has begun to melt, revealing black soil and dry weeds.
When Li Long rode his bike into the team, there were few children playing on the road. He guessed that school was about to start and students were busy finishing their winter vacation homework. Children like Li Qiang who were in preschool or did not have to go to school were not accompanied by older children and rarely went out in groups, so the road was quiet.
When we were almost at Li's house, we ran into Xie Dafa. Fafa looked at the bicycle Li Long was riding and said enviously:
"Xiaolong, you are so awesome, this bicycle runs so fast!"
Li Long stepped on the ground and said with a smile:
"Brother Fa, after the autumn harvest this year, maybe you can buy it too."
"How is that possible?" Fa Ge waved his hands hastily. "That car costs more than a hundred yuan. How can I afford it?"
"What if the policy changes?" Li Long smiled. "The school has expanded its enrollment, and many people in the team will become teachers directly. Does that mean the policy on farming should also change? The land in Kou is now distributed to individuals, so should we be able to do the same soon?"
"That's right!" Fa Ge touched his chin and thought, "If this land is to be divided among me..."
He was still thinking, Li Long pushed his toes and said:
"Brother Fa, you take a walk, I'm leaving."
After returning to Li's house, Li Long had just put his bicycle away when he saw the door open and Li Qiang ran out of the house.
"Uncle, have you finished hunting the yellow sheep? Did you catch any?"
Li Long took the small-caliber holster off the bicycle, raised it in his hand and said:
"See? This is the reward for hunting yellow sheep."
"Uncle, what is this?"
"Gun, do you want to see it?"
"Yes, yes!" What boy doesn't like playing with guns? Li Qiang was very excited.
(End of this chapter)
