Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 191 Don't Want to Be a Fool

The next morning, Li Long was woken up by Tao Daqiang knocking on the window.

He rubbed his face and said to Tao Daqiang outside the window:

"You take the tire first, I'll be right out."

In April, the house was still a little cold, and it was even colder outside, but young people were hot-tempered. Tao Daqiang put on a coat and a vest, went to the shed next to Li's house to get the tire, squeezed it, and seeing that it was still inflated, he carried it to the gate of the yard and waited for Li Long.

Li Long came out after putting on his clothes. He was sobered by the cool air outside and said:
"Let's go."

The tattered cloth shoes on his feet would get wet soon, and it would be a waste to wear new shoes. He followed Tao Daqiang's pace, and the two chatted casually as they walked towards the small lake.

After leaving the team and looking back, Li Long saw someone picking up manure on the road in the distance. He guessed that it was probably Wang Caimi. He became more and more diligent.

When they arrived at Xiaohaizi, Tao Daqiang took the initiative to ask for the net.

"Don't worry, Brother Long. I will be more careful this time. I won't go for it even if there is a big fish." Tao Daqiang assured Li Long again and again before Li Long agreed to let him take off the tire.

There are six nets, and it doesn't take long to retrieve them. Li Long didn't dare to be careless. He just watched Tao Daqiang pulling the nets in.

Previously, Tao Daqiang was thrown into the water by a big fish. Later, Li Long analyzed for him how to avoid similar incidents. If he encounters a big fish again, he must learn to trap it with a net.

Tao Daqiang had hoped to give it a try today, but with six nets, the largest fish he caught was a silver carp weighing more than three kilograms.

Tao Daqiang was a little disappointed, but Li Long was quite happy. As long as he came back safely, it would be uncomfortable to get his clothes wet.

After Tao Daqiang came ashore, Li Long weighed the bag. The six nets had caught about 40 to 50 kilograms of fish.

It’s not much, but it’s okay.

The two men chatted and laughed, carrying the tires and fish bags back to Li's house.

After selecting the fish, Tao Daqiang went home. Li Long packed the fish and the skin and scent of the water rat, and rode his bike with Li Juan all the way. After dropping Li Juan off at the elementary school, he went straight to the county town, took a basin and a scale from the big yard, and came to the free market.

Having not set up stalls in the county for a while, Li Long was surprised to find that more and more people were setting up stalls in the market, and now the stalls in the market are more than twice as long as before.

I guess someone will come to manage it after a while, right? Then those who don't want to pay the stall fee will start a new business and open a free market somewhere else.

While guessing, Li Long found a good spot at the edge of the market, stood up his cart, took out the basin and poured the fish, then started shouting loudly.

Along the way, he has seen four or five fish sellers. Some were the kind who caught a few kilograms of crucian carp from the creek and came to sell them, some were like Li Long who caught dozens of kilograms of fish with a net and sold them, and some looked more like fishery workers who came to sell fish.

Li Long has mastered the technique. He shouted loudly:

"Fish for sale! Wild golden crucian carp from the small lake, fresh wild crucian carp!"

At that time, no one was talking about golden crucian carp, but Li Long's shouting quickly attracted a lot of people.

Although most people were there to watch the fun, some saw that Li Long's fish was beautiful and couldn't help but buy it.

"The price of crucian carp is 80 cents per kilogram, carp is 1 yuan per kilogram, and silver carp is 90 cents," Li Long shouted loudly, "Don't put your hands in the basin to pull, otherwise the fish will die and become stale. If you have any complaints, please queue up!"

An old customer complained:

"Young man, you haven't come to sell fish for a while. I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Li Long saw that it was a woman in her sixties, so he smiled and said:

"Auntie, I went to Shicheng to sell fish a few days ago. I'm here now. Do you want crucian carp or carp? Since you're a regular customer, I'll give you a discount!"

"Young man, you know how to do business. I want two dollars for crucian carp soup!"

"Okay!" Li Long immediately took out the scale to weigh the fish. "The scale is high, how about adding another one?"

Li Long's enthusiastic attitude, coupled with the recommendations of his old customers, helped him sell out almost all of his fish in less than an hour.

Less than 50 kilograms of fish were sold for 42.80 yuan.

I closed the stall and left with satisfaction, but the big money was still coming.

Putting down the scale and basin, Li Long came to the purchasing station with the skin of water rat and three sachets.

The skins from yesterday are still drying at home.

Chen Hongjun looked at the nine skins Li Long brought and calculated them one by one. The largest skin was 11 yuan, the smallest was 7 yuan, and the final total was 73 yuan. Three musk bags, two of which were 15 yuan and one was 14 yuan, for a total of 44 yuan. The total was 117 yuan.

Four of the skins and one sachet were to be shared with Tao Daqiang. Li Long calculated separately and found that the four skins were more expensive, costing thirty-nine yuan, plus the sachet costing fifty-four yuan, so Tao Daqiang could get twenty-seven yuan.

Those at home are another matter.

Li Long was thinking about going hunting in the mountains in a couple of days. If he could bring back prey and cook it in a big pot, he would need to buy some seasonings and some necessary daily necessities, including pots.

He went to the supply and marketing cooperative store to buy some things and put them in a big bag. There was no room for the pot, so he put it on the back seat of the car.

When he came out of the store and walked around the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative, the gatekeeper, Mr. Li, saw him and immediately ran out and shouted:

"Xiao Li, Comrade Xiao Li!"

Li Long turned back after hearing the voice, got off the car at the gate, and asked:
"Uncle Li, what's the matter?"

"You haven't been here for a while."

"I'm here. You were not here when I arrived." Li Long said with a smile. He thought that Uncle Li just came to say hello and chat casually, but he didn't expect Uncle Li to say:
"Today, a phone call came to us, specifically about your matter... Did you help catch someone in Shicheng? They called to thank us, and later said they would send you a thank-you letter! Xiang Qian said they called your village, but couldn't find you. Did you really catch the bad guy?"

"Did they investigate so quickly?" Li Long was also a little surprised. "Yes, I went to Shicheng to sell fish, and a few people blackmailed me. I ended up catching them. It seems that one of them had killed someone before..."

"You are this!" Uncle Li gave a thumbs up, "Don't leave, leave the car there, I'll call Xiang Qian now, he is anxious to find you."

"No, no, I'll go in and find him directly." Li Long said to Uncle Li, went to the bicycle shed to put the bicycle away, and went into the purchasing department to find Li Xiangqian. Li Xiangqian was walking around in the office, and was also startled when he saw Li Long coming, and then smiled and pulled Li Long in:

"Xiaolong, you really made our purchasing section chief proud this time! The Public Security Bureau of the Reclamation Area called to thank you for helping them solve this case - a murder case! And it's a gang case, you've become famous this time! I'm also benefiting from it!"

Li Long sat down. Li Xiangqian poured tea for Li Long, then sat opposite him and said:

"Xiaolong, tell me about this in detail. Today the director asked me to report the situation, but I am confused. You see, you, a non-staff purchaser, can do such a big thing. How can those formal purchasers put their faces?

But to be honest, although we work hard in the purchasing department, we don't have such a big face in normal times, and we are often complained about. When your incident came out today, everyone in our department was proud, and the director also said that based on this incident, your non-staff position can be removed and you can be directly given a formal position. How about it?"

In fact, this formal establishment was proposed by Li Xiangqian when the director was in a good mood. It was not the director who said it, but Li Xiangqian did not say it explicitly.

He thought Li Long would be very happy to hear the news, but Li Long thought about it and shook his head and said:

"No, Chief, I'd rather be a non-staff member. I don't want this official position."

"What?" Li Xiangqian thought he had misheard. "This is a position that others are fighting for! You have to know that there is one position for each person. If someone hadn't just retired and the director couldn't make the decision, how could it be your turn? How could you refuse it?"

Li Xiangqian suggested to the director at that time that he should not only rely on personal connections but also show real performance.

But thinking about the benefits Li Long brought, Li Xiangqian felt it was worth it.

After all, Li Long is a reasonable person. Once things are confirmed, he knows the situation and will not waste his money.

But I didn’t expect that Li Long didn’t want this position!
In the eyes of anyone today, this is no less than the behavior of a fool!

The problem is that Li Long is not a modern person.

What he wanted was freedom. If he really accepted this system, it would be like Sun Wukong wearing a tight hoop, and his daily movements would be controlled by others.

Moreover, the supply and marketing cooperatives could remain prosperous for a decade or so, but then they would be lost in the crowd. Even before the end of this century, a number of them were simply disbanded.

What should I do then?
He also thought about contracting a piece of land in the production team, and then following the living habits of later generations, joining a cooperative, getting dividends, and becoming a retired farmer.

That’s so comfortable!

Nowadays, all buyers have purchasing tasks! Some even have to stay in other places or travel to other places for a long time. This is not the life that Li Long wants.

So when faced with the benefits offered by Li Xiangqian, Li Long flatly refused.

"Really don't want this job?" Li Xiangqian confirmed again, "If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. Let me tell you, Xiaolong, this job is really a coincidence. If it wasn't at this time, even if I wanted to help you get hired, it would be impossible without spending several thousand dollars."

Li Long smiled:

"Chief, I really don't want to be trapped. This non-staff purchasing clerk identity is pretty good right now."

"Okay then." Although Li Xiangqian couldn't understand why Li Long would behave like such a fool, everyone has their own aspirations, and it would be good for him if Li Long didn't take this position. He wouldn't have to confront other leaders in the company head-on, after all, there were many people eyeing this position. Although the director agreed to his request, he was under a lot of pressure.

"Then you can ask for anything you want." Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "Don't worry, with this thank-you phone call and the thank-you letter later, as long as the request is not too unreasonable, the agency can agree to it."

If they don’t even want the establishment, what else can they ask for? Li Xiangqian said this very casually.

"Then...get me two more tires?" Li Long thought for a moment and said, "I'm fishing these days, and that tire is not safe."

"What kind of conditions are these?" Li Xiangqian felt that Li Long was a little petty. "How about this, I'll treat you as a temporary worker and give you a monthly salary. Of course, it's not much, about ten yuan, which is nothing to you, but you'll get all the benefits of the supply and marketing cooperative. There's no task, I just need you to do what you can do, and you just need to cooperate and do it well.

In the spring, it is better for you to complete the task of carrying the broom, and in the fall, there are tasks such as sweeping the ground and weaving reed mats. You can do sporadic tasks in the countryside, and you can see how many tasks you can complete each year, and your work will be completed. "

Li Long was overjoyed when he heard this:
"Okay, then the autumn broom will take me over, there will definitely be no problem with that!"

"Okay. As for the tires, I'll write you a note and you can pick them up from the garage in the backyard later. Three or five old tires won't be a problem."

Li Long hurriedly thanked him.

"There is also the matter of the part-time forest ranger you wanted. This matter happened today, and you don't want to be included, so I can talk to the director about it.

My reputation with the forestry team is not very useful, but the director's reputation will definitely be used. This matter should be settled in three to five days, no more than a week. Come over in a few days, and it will be almost settled."

Li Long was also very happy. He had solved a gang of thieves by chance, and he didn't expect that there would be so many good results.

As expected, do good things without worrying about the future. I don’t know what this will do in the next few decades, but at least for now, it seems to be quite effective.

He naturally didn't know. In fact, he came back to hand over the wallets to the two police comrades before leaving. This touched the two comrades very much and they wrote about this matter in great detail. The Public Security Bureau of the Reclamation Area was also very touched and wrote about him as a typical example. In other words, Li Long was not from the reclamation area, otherwise, he would definitely be brought to the meeting to be commended.

Such a person can definitely be a role model!
"Xiaolong, have you been into the mountains during this period?" After finishing his business, Li Xiangqian walked to the door, looked around, and then asked Li Long in a low voice.

"I was in the mountains a while ago. After I finished weaving, I didn't go back into the mountains. I plan to go back in two days."

"What are you going there for, hunting?" Li Xiangqian's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"Half and half." Li Long said truthfully, "My friend in the mountains built a wooden house for me. I made some furniture with wood in the village and want to send it in. At the same time, I also want to go into the mountains to see if I can find anything."

"That's exactly what I wanted to say. Have you ever come across a sika deer in the mountains? I mean a male one." Li Xiangqian's eyes were a little complicated.

"I did encounter it," Li Longyi said with some regret, "That elk was almost as big as a horse, and its antlers were half a person's height. I used a small-caliber rifle and hit it, but unfortunately the power was too weak, so it ran away..."

"Oh, what a pity!" Li Xiangqian slapped his thigh when he heard the deer's shape and Li Long's statement that he missed it, and said, "That small-caliber bullet is not powerful enough!"

"That's right, it's OK for hunting small animals." Li Long said, and then hurriedly tried to make up for it. After all, this small caliber was given to him by Li Xiangqian. "It's OK for hunting yellow sheep or something. The main problem is that the big elk is too big!"

Li Xiangqian didn’t care about this at all. What he cared about was the big elk!
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