Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 142 Try a Different Place
The next day, Li Long and Tao Daqiang went to retrieve the net before dawn.

Li Long plans to go to Shicheng to sell fish today. It takes nearly an hour to get there by bike from Shicheng to Ma County, so he needs to leave early.

As usual, Li Long sat on the tire to get the net. Tao Daqiang originally wanted to try it himself, but Li Long didn't let him.

Although Tao Daqiang demonstrated his dog paddling skills when he went into the water to retrieve the casting net, the water was quite deep where the net was cast, so Li Long was still a little worried.

He thought that when he had free time, he should let Tao Daqiang practice scratching the tire by himself first.

Then I can watch from the side, at least there is a safety guarantee.

Having learned from yesterday's lesson, Li Long brought three urea bags today, two nets in one bag. After packing, he tied the bag with a rope and dragged it behind the tire. At least this way it does not occupy the buoyancy of the tire.

After collecting all six nets, Li Long had three "tails" dragging behind his tires, but rowing was not as difficult as yesterday.

While pulling in the net, Li Long felt that the mesh size of the mesh he bought was not big enough, because there were two carps weighing three or four kilograms each, and they were only slightly caught. When Li Long was pulling in the net, he startled them and the fish ran away, not only did they run away, but they also tore a piece of the net.

Well, not only did I not catch any fish, but my net was also broken.

But Li Long was also quite content. The fish he caught today were enough to replace all his nets.

Of course, he was just thinking about it. If he were to speak out this idea now, his elder brother Li Jianguo would definitely call him a prodigal.

The tradition these days is three years new, three years old, and then three years of mending. Who would replace a net after using it twice?

Many families in the team wanted to catch fish but had no nets. They could only wait until watering time, when the fish would flow into the fields with the canal water, and then go out to catch the fish.

In the 1980s, which "fisherman" didn't have to throw away his net because of rotten Haloxylon ammodendron?
There is also a saying that "old and rotten nets are better for catching fish." In fact, everyone knows that new nets without the smell of fish blood are the best for catching fish.

I just don't have the conditions to change to a new network.

Without waiting for Li Long to come ashore, Tao Daqiang went into the water and pulled the rope on the tire to the shore. Li Long simply handed him three urea bags and asked him to put them on the shore.

"Brother Long, there seem to be more fish today than yesterday." Tao Daqiang said happily.

"Well, there are more crucian carp," Li Long said as he walked up, "and there are also carp and half-grown silver carp. I don't know if they will sell well or not."

When people in this village eat fish, they would rather eat palm-sized crucian carp than half a kilogram of carp and silver carp, because they think they are not tasty and not fully grown.

This time, Tao Daqiang put all three bags on his shoulders, one in front and two in the back, and strode towards the Li family.

Li Long followed behind carrying the tire, and in his heart he was amazed at how strong Tao Daqiang was!

But it seems that I have grown taller, almost as tall as Daqiang?

When they got back to Li's house, Li Jianguo had already laid out the plastic sheet, Liang Yuemei had also cleared out the washing basin and put it on the side, Li Juan was eating, and when she saw Li Long and the others coming back, she came over with her bowl. Li Qiang was attending preschool in the village, so he didn't need to hurry, so he got up, rubbed his eyes, and came to the washing basin, squatting there waiting to watch.

Although I see them every day, I am still curious every day. "The biggest one today weighed less than three kilograms, not as big as yesterday." Li Long said as he dumped the net and fish, "They are very evenly distributed."

The process of picking the fish is very familiar, and the fish are picked one by one and placed gently into the washing basin - because they are going to be sold, so try not to let them suffer secondary damage, to ensure that most of them are still alive when the stall is set up.

After the fish were picked and sorted, while Li Jianguo and Tao Daqiang were putting them into urea bags, Li Long changed his clothes and began to help pack Li Juan's things.

Li Juan had to arrive at school early today. It was only just getting light at this time, but she was already ready.

The fish were placed in two urea bags - one bag held twenty-seven or twenty-eight kilograms of fish. They were very heavy, and water dripped down the corners of the urea bags, and soon a large area of ​​the ground became wet.

The six nets caught more than 60 kilograms of fish. When Li Long collected the nets, the fish were almost connected. In addition to the fish he wanted to take away and sell, there were still 7 or 8 kilograms of fish left at home, half of which Tao Daqiang had to take back.

Li Jianguo tied the sticks and strips that Li Juan used to make the carrying handle to the back seat, so that Li Juan could only sit on the front beam.

Li Long first let Li Juan get on, and after she sat down and held on, he pushed the bicycle out of the yard, took advantage of the slight downhill slope to get on the bicycle by pedaling, and then rode out of the village.

When they arrived at the elementary school, Li Long rode straight in and stopped at the fourth grade. Li Juan got off the bike quickly and untied the sticks and strips with Li Long.

"Juan, when are you going to organize the group?"

"I'll edit it in the afternoon after the regular classes are over."

"Okay, I'm leaving."

"Goodbye, uncle."

Li Long rode his bike and sped away. Although the road was gravel and not very flat, there were few cars on the road. Although there were students, they would hide on the sides of the road when they heard the sound of bicycles from afar. In this way, Li Long arrived at the county town in 40 minutes. He turned to the big yard, took the scale and basin and tied them to the back seat of the bike, then turned west and headed for Shicheng.

There were more cars on Wuyi Road, with one coming from time to time, but the road was also much easier to travel on. Li Long sighed that being young was good while pedaling his bike hard. When he arrived at the old street, the sun had not yet risen.

The old street has a large flow of people. Although it is not densely packed, it is at least four or five times the flow of people at the county town’s morning market.

Li Long felt that he had come to the right place!
The stalls here are more casual, unlike the morning markets in the county where they are all on both sides of the road - because the old street is a T-junction, and buses pass by from time to time.

Li Long looked around and found that the best location at the center of the T-junction was already occupied, so he chose a second-rate location, the roadside opposite the old street entrance. This place was right opposite the bus drop-off point, and although he had to cross the road, there were fewer stalls.

Li Long stopped his bicycle, propped it up and locked it, spread out a plastic sheet, set out two large enamel basins, and poured the fish in - there were too many fish to fit in the enamel basins, so some were left in the urea bag, then he picked up a large silver carp and shook it while shouting loudly:
"Fish for sale! Fish for sale! Authentic wild carp, crucian carp, silver carp and black carp from Xiaohaizi, delicious and nutritious - fish for sale!"

There are some people who are hawking here, but their voices are generally not loud, and can be heard from about 3 to 5 meters away. After all, they are not professionals in this field, and they still care about their reputation.

Li Long is different. To him, making money from selling fish is serious. As for face - poor people don’t care about face at this time. Besides, in this place, who knows who?

Li Long's loud shouting immediately attracted a lot of people's attention. Some people became interested in the fish in Li Long's hand, so they crossed the road from the old street entrance and walked over here.

(End of this chapter)