Chapter 84 The goal is achieved. The one who called out to Li Long was the old security guard. "Wait a moment, little comrade." Li Long stopped and turned to look at the old man and Li Xiangqian. He wanted to hear what the other party had to say. If he hadn't gone to Shicheng Sugar Factory to sell sheep yesterday, Li Long wouldn't have been so tough. After all, ten sheep are not as easy to sell as fish. But after yesterday's trip, he believed that even if the county supply and marketing cooperative didn't want the ten sheep, he could still sell them in Shicheng. The woolen mill was said to have no sheep yet, and Shicheng also had a supply and marketing cooperative. Now is an era of extreme imbalance between supply and demand. In fact, whoever controls the supply of goods will take the initiative. People in later generations have already analyzed it clearly. It’s just that those who control the supply of goods today don’t have the courage to challenge the government, and even their actions themselves are on the edge of the law. But Li Long is different, he is not afraid. He knew that the market would be liberalized after the Chinese New Year. Even if Li Xiangqian used his connections to pressure him now, it would only be during the Spring Festival period.
He doesn't mind this little bit of time. Uncle Li saw Li Long stop and said with a smile: "Don't be so impatient, young man. Business is a two-way street. If the price is not right, we can talk about it." He turned to Li Xiangqian and said, "What a fool you are! You are a purchasing agent by profession, so how can you be so rigid in bargaining? They have brought the sheep here with great difficulty from the mountains, you can't give the same price as you would if you went to the mountains to buy them, right?" He then gestured to Li Xiangqian and asked him to have a good talk with Li Long. Seeing that Li Long was not coming over, Li Xiangqian cursed him inwardly, calling him a little fox. He took a few steps forward and said: "Young man, don't be unconvinced. In the summer, I go to the mountains to collect sheep. Do you know how much I get when I weigh a live sheep? I get a sheep weighing 15 or 16 kilograms for only five or six yuan! Now I'm giving you 60 cents, which is already very good." "That was in the summer." Li Long just replied. In this winter, shouldn't he be able to earn some hard-earned money? Besides, he was thinking of giving Halim and the others 80 cents for the goods. "So what's your price?" "Ninety cents." Li Long said, "The sugar factory sold twenty-two sheep for ninety-five cents yesterday, and the wool spinning factory wanted more. But I thought I had promised you, so I brought them here today. If you don't want them, I'll take them to the Shicheng wool spinning factory." Some people gathered at the door, including employees of the supply and marketing cooperative and people from outside. When they heard Li Long mention the 90-cent price of meat, they all started talking about it. "Ninety cents? That's pretty cheap! The butcher's shop charges one dollar and one dollar, and you need a ticket!" "I'm sure this guy doesn't need a ticket to sell it? This meat looks pretty fresh." "Hasn't anyone told me that the sheep was slaughtered yesterday? It must be fresh." "If our supply and marketing cooperative collects this, can they give us some before the New Year?" …… Hearing these words, Li Xiangqian really wanted to curse. If he bought these ten sheep for 90 cents, the supply and marketing cooperative would not make as much money as before. As the head of the purchasing department, it has become a habit for him to lower the price and sell at a high price. He feels that he has suffered a loss if he fails to achieve the goal. But it seems a bit difficult today. After all, the price has been announced in front of so many people. However, he still tried to lower the price: "Ninety cents won't do. How about this, eighty-five cents..." "Jiumao." Li Long had already seen that Li Xiangqian was a little timid. He didn't want to suffer a loss, but in fact, Jiumao had already suffered a loss. If he is given some time, he has the confidence that he can slowly sell these ten sheep in various housing estates. "Young man, after all, we are from the same county." Li Xiangqian took a few steps forward and lowered his voice, "We will have many more interactions in the future, you have to give me, the purchasing manager, some face..." At this point he raised his voice: "Eighty-eight cents, it can't be any higher!"
"Okay, deal." Li Long nodded, "That's the price." Two cents, which is three yuan in total, is not much. His purpose is to help Halim and his friends sell sheep, not to make money. The current price is fine. The carriage was pulled into the courtyard of the supply and marketing cooperative. Li Xiangqian asked someone to bring a scale and weighed the ten sheep one by one. The total weight was 166 kilograms, which was 144 yuan and 8 cents. "Young man, you have a bright future." Li Xiangqian paid for Li Long and said with a smile, "Come back to me when you have something good. I will definitely give you a good price then." "Okay." Li Long agreed sincerely. As for what he thought in his heart, he knew it himself. After pulling the carriage out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Long went to buy some hot food, and then he and Tao Daqiang hurried into the mountains. He also has to pull back those that have gone into the water. When Li Long and Tao Daqiang arrived at Halimu's winter nest, they found that the whole family, including the couple of Yushan Jiang's family, were in the snow, washing the waste. Li Long hurriedly asked Tao Daqiang to lead the carriage. He ran to the winter den and looked at Halimu and his friends' red hands that were frozen. He said guiltily: "You don't have to wash it like this. I'll take it back and wash it. It's more convenient to use water there than here." In fact, it’s not very convenient for the production team to use water, but at least it’s better than here. "It's almost done." Halimu said with a smile, "I can't let you take the dirty stuff back. It's better to eat something clean!" The old lady was rubbing her belly with snow. Li Long went over to help her up and said: "Don't wash it, just load it into the car for me. It will be more convenient for me to take it back. Halim, call the people into the house to warm up. It's too cold outside." "I'm used to it. There aren't many left." Yu Shanjiang waved his hand. "We just did a rough job. You have to clean the rest carefully. There are less than five or six sets left. We'll be done soon." Li Long couldn't persuade them, so he suggested that the old man go make milk tea, the children go back to the house to rest, and they adults do the work. Halimu and the others agreed, and the old lady slowly stood up and took the child into the house. With Li Long and Tao Daqiang joining in, the cleaning speed was much faster, and it was all done in less than an hour. They loaded the sets of offal onto the carriage. It was not like mutton, it was soft and lumpy. Fortunately, it was frozen after cleaning. It was in lumps and very heavy, but it didn't take up much space. More than 30 sets of equipment were launched, and there were also two big sheep that Halimu and Yushanjiang specially gave to Li Long for the New Year, filling up the entire carriage. Li Long knew that it was useless to say more, so he took out the money and said: "I'll still charge you 80 cents for the ten sheep I sold today, a total of 128 yuan. You can calculate how many sheep you each have." He handed Halim one hundred and twenty-eight dollars. Halimu also knew Li Long's temper, so he didn't say much. After taking the money, he went to share it with Yushanjiang. "Li Long, I know there is a group of yellow sheep active near the mountain. Do you want to hunt them?" Yu Shanjiang took the money, happily put it away, patted the pocket of money, and asked: "There are seven or eight of them in that group, both big and small." "Yellow sheep?" Li Long thought for a moment and asked, "Where is it?" "Do you know Hongshanzui?" Yushanjiang asked. "I know." Li Long knew that the place Yushanjiang was talking about was another mountain pass about five or six kilometers west of here. Because the soil at the mountain pass was red, it was called Hongshanzui. That is actually the road into the mountains in the usual sense. Those people in the team who wanted to go to the mountains to pull wood took that road. "Walk about two kilometers from here to Hongshanzui. There is a flat slope with some shrubs on the Gobi Desert. The gazelles are active there, eating the branches of the shrubs." "It's not possible today. I'll come over in two days." Li Long said after thinking for a while.
The yellow sheep is not a sheep, but a kind of antelope, and its horns... (End of this chapter)
