Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 210 Father and Son Fight in Battle: Li Qingxia is Very Powerful
The final fate of Li Qiang's water chicken was to be turned into a beggar's chicken by Li Long.

At noon, all the Li family members (except Li Long and Li Juan) had lunch at Liang's house. The food was very good. According to Li Jianguo, the elders from both sides had a very good chat and agreed that the Liang couple would come over to chat together again after a while.

The meal was a little more casual in the evening, but Li Qiang was energetic and got hungry quickly. His water chicken was almost tormented to death, so Li Long made him a simplified version of beggar's chicken.

Without plucking the chicken feathers, just gut the water chicken, take out the inedible parts, and put the edible parts back. Apply salt inside the belly, add a little chili powder, and some ginger, garlic, etc. After closing it, use the mixed mud to paste it, wrap it into a ball, make it even, put it under the stove, and start to make a fire.

There is plenty of firewood, so you are so arrogant - Li Jianguo laughed and scolded: If you wasted firewood like this when you were a kid in your hometown, your butt would be beaten into eight pieces!
Li Long knew that Li Jianguo still had the memory of being hungry when he was a child, so he smiled and said:
"It's different now. In the past, we were hungry one day and full the next. Now, I can eat whatever I want, but at least I can eat white flour and meat every day. Life will get better and better in the future."

"Yes, life will get better and better in the future." Li Jianguo thought about what he had just said to Li Long, his heart full of hope.

"Uncle, when will this chicken be ready?" Li Qiang's mouth was almost drooling. The chicken was wrapped tightly in mud, and the fragrance could not come out. Li Long smiled and said, "It will take a while. I can't give it to you before it's cooked. Go get a small bowl and put some salt in it. When the chicken is done, it won't taste salty, so you have to dip it in water before eating."

Li Juan sat quietly by the wall, but her eyes would occasionally look under the stove.

The sky had darkened and the stars could be vaguely seen. Li Long had turned off the fire under the stove more than ten minutes ago, leaving Hong Hui stewing the beggar's chicken.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he got up, went to the kitchen, took out two steamed buns and stuffed them into Honghui.

After a while, the air was filled with the aroma of burnt noodles.

Li Qiang couldn't help it anymore. He shook Li Long and asked:
"Uncle, when can we eat? I'm hungry..."

"It's ready to eat." Li Long smiled. He used a fire hook to take out the mud bag, knocked it on the stove mouth a few times to knock off the red ash on it, and then said to Li Qiang:

"Go get a basin."

There was a pine table in the yard. Li Qiang quickly brought the basin over, and Li Long knocked it lightly with a fire hook. After a while, cracks appeared on the mud, and then pieces of dry mud fell off, revealing the tender white water chicken meat inside - the chicken feathers fell off along with the mud.

"It smells so good!" Li Qiang's saliva was about to flow out this time. He swallowed and said loudly, "It smells so good!"

Li Juan also came over, and Li Long pointed at the wooden table and said:

"Go there." The two children came to the table, and Li Juan ran to get a lot of bowls and chopsticks.

Li Long cracked the mud bag open completely, then pounded the water chicken meat into a basin, picked it up and put it on the table, watching Li Juan's actions, and said with a smile:

"You two can eat, the adults have already eaten."

When Li Qiang heard this, he turned to look at his father.

Li Jianguo waved his hand:

"Eat it, it smells delicious."

Li Juan hesitated for a moment, picked up a piece of meat and asked Li Qingxia:

"Grandpa, do you want to eat?"

"No, no, you guys eat it." Li Qingxia was very happy.

"Grandma, please have a taste..."

"Then... let me try it." Du Chunfang regretted it after she said it. She was a little shy, but it smelled really good.

"Dip it in salt..." Li Long reminded him, but it was a little too late. Du Chunfang ate the meat, chewed it, and said:
"It's just lacking salt."

Everyone laughed, and Du Chunfang also laughed. Although it was a little awkward, the atmosphere was really good.

I can’t feel that at home.

Li Juan hurriedly picked up another chopstick, dipped it in some salt and gave it to her grandmother. Li Qiang saw it and thought it was a bit of a comparison, so he picked up a piece of meat, dipped it in some salt and gave it to Li Qingxia.

This went back and forth until the adults tasted a bit and left the rest, leaving the two children to eat it.

Li Long took out the two steamed buns from under the stove. They were now browned. He patted them hard to get rid of the ash on them and threw them on the table. The buns were baked hard and bounced twice on the table, shedding some ash.

Li Long pulled over a wooden stool, sat in front of the table, cracked open a browned steamed bun, took out the browned part and divided it into two halves, giving one half to Li Juan and the other half to Li Qiang.

In fact, the two children were staring at him when he put the steamed buns on the table. When they saw Li Long dividing the steamed buns, they immediately took the steamed buns with a giggle and started eating them with the water chicken meat.

"Just spoil them..." Liang Yuemei said, "and see how you manage them in the future..."

"He's so filial, and he even knows to share meat with you. How can I not spoil him?" Li Long said as he slowly ate the heart of the steamed bun, "Isn't that right, Dad?"

"That's right." Li Qingxia also smiled as he watched, "Juan and Qiangqiang are filial piety!"

The whole family laughed.

Soon, Li Long had a piece of water chicken meat dipped in salt in his mouth.

The next morning, Li Long and Tao Daqiang went to get the nets. Li Qingxia wanted to follow them, and Li Long did not stop them. With Li Qingxia following them, it was easier to get more fish out of the basin. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for two people to carry so many things.

The weather has been cloudy these days, but the temperature is rising. If you get up earlier in the morning and put on a coat, it won’t be so cold anymore.

"Xiaolong, how about I go sell fish with you today?" Li Qingxia asked.

"Okay." Li Long said with a smile, "If we go together, I'll have a companion. If there's a scoundrel who wants to extort money from me, we can deal with him together."

"Someone wants to extort money from you?" Tao Daqiang suddenly became alert, "Brother Long, has this happened to you again?"

"No, no." Li Long waved his hand. "I'm just giving an example. After all, we're selling fish on someone else's property, so shouldn't we be careful?"

"That's true." Tao Daqiang was honest. He believed Li Long when he said it was okay.

Li Qingxia didn't say anything, but he felt that what Li Long said was not that simple.

When he arrived at the small lake, Li Long rolled up his trouser legs, pushed the tire into the water, then sat on it and paddled towards the lower basin.

When he arrived at the place and looked at the bulging basins half-sunk in the water, Li Long knew that it was another great harvest.

I just don't know whether there are more ditch fish or small crucian carp in it.

After paddling the basin to the shore using the paddle, Li Long turned back and paddled inside to start collecting the net.

Only six nets were cast today, and Li Long felt that he needed to buy a few more.

These nets can catch a lot of fish, but they also cause a lot of damage, especially the big fish. Basically, if you catch more than two or three kilograms of fish, the thin threads on the nets will break.

So Li Long plans to change a batch of nets.

After all, the cost of these nets has been recovered several times or even dozens of times. Two nets were placed in a urea bag. Li Long habitually tied the urea bag to the tire rope and continued to drag it forward.

After several experiences of casting nets and the experience from his previous life, he would start from the farthest net and work his way back, and he would almost reach the shore.

There were fewer fish today than yesterday, but Li Long was not disappointed. After all, there were two fewer nets, and the nets were getting worse and worse.

After taking out the six nets, Li Long saw Li Qingxia casting the nets on the shore, probably wanting to add more fish to the fish sold today.

When Li Long reached the shore, Tao Daqiang reached out and pulled Li Long up, then took the tire up, grabbed the urea bag, weighed it, and said:
"Brother Long, there aren't as many fish today as yesterday?"

"The fishing net is a little torn, so I'll have to buy a new one in the next two days." Li Long said casually, "This is only fifty or sixty kilograms, which is enough."

"There are still seven or eight kilograms in this basin, enough to sell for a while." Li Qingxia was actually quite content. In which river in his hometown could he catch so many fish? Even if he caught them, how could he sell them for so much money?
Loach? 80 cents a kilo? 40 cents, anyone?

Now I can earn ten days’ wages for those workers in one day. How wonderful!

These two brats still think it’s not enough? They are so ungrateful.

Tao Daqiang was carrying three urea bags and walking forward alone, Li Qingxia was holding a basin, and Li Long was carrying a tire and holding a casting net and walking at the end.

His legs felt a little itchy, and he thought he was probably bitten by a turtle in the water.

There's really no way to do this. After all, if you want to catch fish, you have to go into the water, unless you just cast a net, but that's too slow and tiring.

I have to find some medicine to apply when I get home, otherwise it will get ulcerated and be troublesome.

Li Qiang resisted the urge to scratch himself and went all the way home. He put his things away, then lifted up his trouser legs and saw several red bumps on his legs.

"Did you get bitten by a duck turtle?" Li Jianguo had experience and asked, "I have erythromycin eye ointment at home, let's apply some first."

"Hmm." No matter whether it works or not, apply some disinfectant first.

Li Qingxia had already poured all the fish in the basin into a large basin. Most of them were ditch fish, and a quarter of them were small crucian carp.

He picked out the small crucian carp, and Du Chunfang asked:
"Can't this be sold together?"

"That's not possible. The taste is different. Those who eat fish will be picky." Li Qingxia said with a smile, "We sell at a high price, so we have to give people something real."

After picking the fish, Tao Daqiang took some dead ditch fish and small crucian carp back home. As for dry-frying fish, the taste of ditch fish and small crucian carp is similar. Fry them for a longer time until the bones are crispy, and then you can just chew them directly.

Li Long put the sorted fish into two bags, filled them with water and placed them on both sides of the frame, then put sacks on top and let Li Juan sit on the beam. He got on the bike first and pedaled, then let Li Qingxia sit at the back and rode out of the village.

When they arrived at the elementary school, Li Qingxia put Li Juan down and continued riding forward. He asked:

"Is the fish shop far away? Do you want to go to the woods and find two sticks first?"

Li Long didn't expect that his father had already thought of it. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said:

"No, no, there are shovel handles in the big yard where the basins and scales are placed. Just take two."

"That's it." Li Qingxia knew what a shovel handle was. That thing was much better than any random stick.

This time Li Long did not bring a gun, mainly because his father was with him, and carrying a gun would easily make the old man worried. Besides, they were two grown men, so even if the three hooligans from that day came again, they would not be afraid.

He went to the big yard to get a scale and a basin, put the basin in a bag and asked Li Qingxia to hold it. Li Long also took two shovel handles and tied them to the car, then pedaled towards Shicheng.

When he arrived at the old street, the stall Li Long found this time was not as good as the last time, but it was not too remote either. He waited for a while and watched the old lady selling wickerwork leave before he went to the stall.

This time no one competed with him for the goods. After setting up his stall, Li Long started shouting.

Li Qingxia didn't expect that Li Long would add the words "aphrodisiac" and "kidney-tonifying" when he was shouting about selling ditch fish. Her face turned red with embarrassment for a moment.

But the effect is very good!

It was really good, and immediately many people gathered around and started asking the price.

Li Qingxia became a little nervous when he saw so many people coming over, but Li Long still treated them the same way, not letting anyone touch the fish and weighing it himself.

The people who gather around now are quite orderly. Most of them come to weigh loaches. A few have seen the carp and black carp in the big basin and think they are beautiful, so they come to weigh these fish. Business has boomed.

There was little fish in quantity, so they sold out very quickly. In less than an hour, the bottom of the basin was cleared out. Li Long and Li Qingxia looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Not seeing the scoundrel coming, Li Long felt relieved, packed up his things, and took his father out to drink milk tea and eat naan.

The naan was not bad, but Daddy Milk Tea was not used to it, so he gave the remaining half bowl to Li Long.

After finishing their meal, the two men rode their bicycles back. They turned out of the old street and onto the Wuyi Highway. Not long after they went, they were stopped by someone.

Li Long looked at the three second-rate guys and smiled.

He stopped the car, and Li Qingxia got out, holding a shovel handle in his hand, and asked Li Long:
"Just these three guys?"

Li Long nodded:
"It was them yesterday. I told the joint defense officers, and the three of them were chased by the joint defense officers, so I ran away. It seems that they came here specifically to block me today."

"Hey!" Li Qingxia was a little excited holding the shovel handle, "I haven't used it for a few years. Can I use it?"

Li Long was a little scared after hearing this: Dad has a tendency to be violent!
The three second-rate guys didn't care about that. Li Long, a young man, and an old man, although tall, all three showed their weapons. One was a steel pipe, one was a bayonet that he got from somewhere, and the other was a blade welded on a one-foot steel pipe, which looked quite intimidating.

"Pay the money! Leave the car here!" The leader happened to be the one who was beaten by Li Long yesterday. He pointed at Li Long with a steel pipe and shouted, "You dared to let the joint defense chase us yesterday. Today, retribution has come! Get out of the car!"

Li Long was amused. This guy really didn't know the situation he was facing!
"What are you talking about?" Li Qingxia had traveled around the country and done small business when he was young. Without waiting for Li Long to answer, he knew that this matter would not end well, so he rushed over with a shovel handle.

Li Long was shocked. This old man is quite fierce!

He quickly put his bicycle aside, picked up the shovel handle and rushed over.

It is true that an inch longer is an inch stronger. When the three hooligans saw two people rushing towards them with long sticks, they were a little confused. Were they surrounded? Three people were attacked and surrounded by two people?
Then there was a lot of commotion and beating.

The three thugs must have only been in the business for a short time and didn’t know how to fight very well. They were knocked to the ground by the old man and Li Long in a few hits and couldn’t get up. Then they were disarmed.

Li Qingxia watched as Li Long searched the wallets and took away all the change from the three people, and then he left with three weapons and a stick.

On the way, Li Qingxia suddenly asked:

"Xiaolong, is this often like this?"

Li Long knew that his father was worried.

(End of this chapter)