Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 211 Everyone in the team knows that catching fish can make money!
Li Long stopped his bicycle and said to Li Qingxia:
"Dad, this has happened twice before. The last time, Daqiang and I came here to sell fish. It was winter, and there were also a few people there who were beaten up by Daqiang and I. And this time..."

"That's two people. What if you're alone?" It would be a lie to say he wasn't worried. Li Qingxia knew that it was not easy to make money. He had run into thugs when he was doing small business before, but sometimes he just had to endure it. He wanted to persuade Li Long.

But after beating someone like that today, they will definitely not show mercy when they retaliate later.

"Dad, do you think I'm stupid? If I came here to sell fish by myself and encountered a situation like this, I would have turned around and ran away long ago. There is more than one way to get back to the county town from Shicheng. I can just turn into the city and go back by other roads."

Li Long's explanation made Li Qingxia feel a little relieved, but he was not completely reassured.

He thought for a while and said:

"Xiaolong, why don't you just sell fish in the county? Although selling fish in Shicheng is fast, it's not our territory. It's easy to go to the county anyway, and it's close to home. At worst, we can just stop selling..."

"Okay." Li Long agreed straightforwardly, "Dad, you know what? I don't sell fish every day. I have two guns, and I go hunting in the mountains from time to time. With guns in my hands, I can hunt wild boars, wolves, etc...."

"That's great!" Li Qingxia's eyes lit up when he heard that Li Long had a gun in his hand. "When I was young, I went out to do small business and I wanted to have a gun in my hand. At that time, someone robbed us with a pistol in his hand. He was alone and could force us to pay money..."

"My gun is very advanced, used by the militia, with a 50/60 caliber, bang bang bang, one pull and one shot, much better than that Rafale!" Li Long said with a smile, "Will you take a look at it when we get back, Dad?"

"Yes, yes!" Li Qingxia agreed with a smile, and put the matter of the robbery by the second-rate guy aside.

In the team, Tao Daqiang went to Li's house to pick up nets after breakfast. Tao Jianshe did not go to the fields today. Now that the work in the fields was almost done, he planned to tidy up the vegetable garden today. The vegetables for summer and autumn, and the dried vegetables for winter all came from the vegetable garden.

When Tao Jianshe was working in the vegetable garden, a woman in her fifties walked out of the yard and shouted:
"Is Brother Tao here?"

"Yes, yes." Tao Jianshe was setting up a stand for sword beans. He poked his head out to take a look and said:

"It's Zaohua's mother. How come you have time to come here?"

"Good news has come to your house." Seeing Tao Jianshe there, Zaohua's mother walked into the yard, first looked around the situation in the yard, and nodded with satisfaction.

The specifications of everyone's yard in the team are similar. At that time, there was no clear standard for dividing residential land. It was not until the 1990s that the standard was given. One family, one yard, and the total area of ​​the residential land and yard was 1.7 mu.

Now if you want to be neighbors with others, then your house can be as big as the size of their yard. If you want to find a piece of wasteland to open up on your own, then you can make your yard as big as you want - of course, don't make it too big.

After all, there is alkali in the soil now, and a lot of soil needs to be buried under the homestead to lay the foundation. Without large machinery, no one wants to make their homestead look like a square. That would be too tiring! Besides, there are only a few people in a family, so building more houses would cost money, wouldn’t it?

The Tao family's yard was the same as their neighbors', with an area of ​​about two mu, and was kept very clean. There was a donkey pen near the inner wall, one bright and one dark, with some hay piled on the dark side.

There was a donkey cart next to the outer wall of the yard, and a pile of wood next to the horse cart. This was the wood that Tao Daqiang and Li Long had brought in during the winter. There was some extra wood, which Tao Dayong took back and then asked his wife to give to her parents.

These woods were re-cut by Tao Jianshe and stacked neatly. Some of them had been beaten into wooden planks, obviously in preparation for making furniture.

Although the Tao family's house was a bit shabby, a donkey and a donkey cart had already firmly placed them at the forefront of the team's means of production.

Zaohua's mother's surname is Yang, and her name is Yang Huaiying. She has a very famous position in the team, matchmaker.

Actually, the position of matchmaker is not very popular in northern Xinjiang. When children grow up and want to find a partner, most of them ask their parents and relatives to help them find someone to introduce them to. They want to find someone they know well. After finding the right person, they meet and talk. If they feel that they can continue the relationship, if not, they break up.

Of course, there are more common cases like Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia, who are in a free love relationship. Usually, unless there are particularly unacceptable circumstances in the other party's family, the parents of both parties will generally agree to the free love relationship.

Before coming to the team, Yang Huaiying was used to matchmaking in her hometown. After coming here, she resumed her old job, but she found that she had little use for her skills. Many young men and women were in a free love relationship. Basically, when the relationship was about to be concluded, the man would find a middleman to propose to the woman. And this middleman was usually known and recognized by both parties, and Yang Huaiying was not qualified.

This, in turn, aroused Yang Huaiying's competitive spirit, so she often took the initiative to help match men and women. As for the results, one can only say that it was better than nothing.

After Yang Huaiying took a quick look at the situation at the Tao family, he smiled and said to Tao Jianshe:
"Brother Tao, I'll be frank with you. I see that your Daqiang is getting old. Isn't it time for him to find a wife?"

"I also want Daqiang to find one." Tao Jianshe's biggest concern now is Tao Daqiang. Daqiang makes a lot of money, and he is getting better and better with Li Long. Now he makes more money than the workers. Tao Jianshe is naturally very clear about how the family has reached this level.

But at Tao Daqiang's age, many people are already married. Even Li Long, everyone knows that he has Gu Xiaoxia. But Daqiang is really a nobody. Now after hearing what Yang Huaiying said, he immediately felt that the other party became friendly:
"What do you think of Zaohua's mother?"

"I do know that there are several girls who are in good condition, but I need to know your Daqiang's situation so that I can tell the girl, right?"

"Then what else can I say? Look at our conditions. We have donkey carts and wood for furniture. Daqiang has also earned some money from fishing with Li's little dragon. We have also saved some money for a new house... What else do you want to know?"

"That's about right. Your Daqiang is tall and strong, and looks energetic. Girls will definitely like such a guy. How much can Daqiang earn in a month if he follows Li's Xiaolong?"

"I don't know. Daqiang's is based on the order." Tao Jianshe took the pipe, lit a pipe of tobacco, and said with some pride:

"Look at that donkey and donkey cart. Daqiang borrowed money from Li Xiaolong to buy them from the team. Daqiang went to join the sideline team and found a roe deer. He asked Li Long to kill it and gave him a velvet antler as payment."

"That's a lot!" Yang Huaiying said enviously, "So where are you catching fish now?"

"I'll give Daqiang five yuan for every time I catch him." Tao Jianshe said with a smile, "It's a lot. If I catch him every day, even a worker wouldn't get that much!"

"How much? Five dollars?" Yang Huaiying asked in surprise, "Can you give so much?"

"Is this too much?" Tao Jianshe glanced at Yang Huaiying and couldn't help thinking, "He is really short-sighted." He took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I can give Daqiang five dollars. Just imagine how much Li Xiaolong can earn at one time?"

"How much?" Yang Huaiying asked with eyes wide open.

"At least... thirty, right?" Tao Jianshe said uncertainly, "How about giving Daqiang five? But I'm a kind-hearted man, I just do the work and don't ask for anything else. Besides, where can you find such a good job?"

"Not bad, not bad, really good!" Yang Huaiying said a few perfunctorily and left in a hurry.

Tao Jianshe realized it slowly, and only after Yang Huaiying left did he realize that he had said something serious.
How much money Daqiang gets each time and how much Li Long earns, shouldn't this be discussed?

Tao Jianshe's face turned pale all of a sudden - had he gotten into trouble again?

He didn't think so before, but now that Daqiang is following Li Long, although many people in the team say sour words, Tao Jianshe believes that this is a good thing.

Daqiang himself didn't have the ability to be a leader, so he just had to work for others honestly. Li Long was a kind person and didn't treat Daqiang unfairly. After doing such things, he was still willing to give Daqiang a chance and let Daqiang follow Li Long. He felt relieved.

The more Tao Jianshe thought about it, the more he felt that he had let the cat out of the bag. If Yang Huaiying spread the news, wouldn't everyone in the team know about it? If that happened, wouldn't everyone go fishing? Then the little dragon from the Li family would definitely not earn that much, so how could the big dragon still get five pieces?
Damn it!

Tao Jianshe is regretting it so much now!

Why can't you control your mouth? Why are you so good at showing off?
He could already guess that Yang Huaiying would tell her boyfriend about this when she returned. Her boyfriend was from the Loess Plateau and didn't know how to catch fish, but he had a good relationship with Wang Caimi. This matter...

Trouble.

Tao Jianshe could imagine that within a week, there would be a lot of people surfing in the small lake!
He now had no intention of working in the vegetable garden anymore. He just wanted to wait for Tao Daqiang to come back quickly, tell Daqiang about this, and let Daqiang tell Xiaolong to see if there was any way to deal with it.

I can’t think of it myself, but Xiaolong is very smart, maybe he can think of it?

When Yang Huaiying returned home, she immediately told her husband Meng Zhiqiang about this.

"Can you earn so much by catching and selling fish?" Meng Zhiqiang didn't believe it.

"Of course, that's what Tao Jianshe said himself, how could it be false? Think about it, he only earns a day's wages of a worker, so it's no wonder that Li Xiaolong can buy a bicycle, a horse and a carriage, and have so many little piglets!"

This last point is what Yang Huaiying envies the most. Now everyone in the team knows that the Li family has achieved the freedom to eat meat and can eat it whenever they want. When will his own family reach that point?

More than 30 yuan a day... Not to mention a day, even if I can earn more than 30 yuan a month, that's fine!

"But we don't have internet, and we don't know how to download!"

"Then can't you find someone to partner with? Li Jia Xiaolong is looking for Tao Daqiang to partner with him? Can't you just find someone else... But you have to find someone you can trust..."

"That's Wang Caimi. There's not much work in the team right now. I saw him cleaning tractors these past two days. I'll go find him." Meng Zhiqiang was also dazzled by the money. Who doesn't want to make money? "I just don't know if he'll be caught again..."

"That Li family's Xiaolong goes there every day to sell it, but he's never been arrested." Yang Huaiying had figured it out long ago. "I went to the store to buy vinegar a few days ago, and heard from Lao Zhang that there is a free market in the county now, and everyone can sell things without being arrested!"

"Then let's do it!" Meng Zhiqiang immediately made up his mind, "Let's buy a net... There are too many fish in the small lake. If we can't go in to catch them, can't we cast a net nearby? At worst, I can just watch and learn from them while they cast the net..."

When Meng Zhiqiang found Wang Caimi, Wang Caimi also didn't believe it.

However, the two of them agreed to go to the county early tomorrow morning to buy a net, and then check out the county market to see if there is anyone in charge, if anyone is catching fish, and what the price of the fish is.

Tao Daqiang had just returned home from picking up the nets, and before he could rest, Tao Jianshe told him about this.

After hearing this, Tao Daqiang's face turned black!

He no longer had the energy to scold his father, so he turned around and walked out without saying anything.

"Da Qiang, the meal is ready, please eat first before going..." Tao Jianshe shouted from behind.

His voice was quiet, full of guilt - if because of his mouthiness, Daqiang would no longer have the job with Li Long.

Then he would be too ashamed to see his son.

How could I be so stupid? I was so anxious about Daqiang's girlfriend that I only cared about bragging about my family situation. I didn't expect... Oh!

Tao Daqiang didn't go to Li's house because he felt too embarrassed to go.

If Li Long's fish business was taken away by the villagers and ruined because of what his father said, he would not be able to go to the Li family or follow Li Long.

The sun was high in the sky and the temperature had risen, but Tao Daqiang felt quite cold at the moment. He felt that his originally clear and bright future seemed to have suddenly floated into the air. There was no road ahead and he didn't know where to go.

Li Long and Li Qingxia did not have dinner in the county this time and returned early - Li Long himself didn't care much, but Li Qingxia felt that as long as he could make it, he would try to have dinner with his family.

There is no other meaning, just hope so.

After crossing the reed ditch, Li Long saw Tao Daqiang.

That tall body actually felt a little hunched at this moment.

What happened again?

Seeing that Li Long slowed down the car, Li Qingxia asked:

"Xiaolong, what's the matter?"

"Daqiang is in front, he should be waiting for me."

"Then you guys chat. He's not going home, and there are some things that are definitely not good for his family to know. I'm going back first." Li Qingxia jumped out of the car and took two steps forward. Tao Daqiang hurriedly called him "Uncle". Li Qingxia smiled and said:

"You tell Xiaolong that I'm going back first."

Faced with such an "understanding" old man, Tao Daqiang felt a little ashamed.

"What happened?" Li Long pushed his bicycle to Tao Daqiang, held the handlebar with one hand, took out some money, and handed a five-dollar bill to Tao Daqiang, "Take it first. Tell me if you have any difficulties."

"Brother Long, I...I'm in trouble..." Tao Daqiang's voice was filled with tears.

He felt that he was going to ruin Li Long's profitable business.

He said before that he could earn 1,000 yuan with me in three years, so how much can Brother Long earn? Will he be a 10,000 yuan household in three years?
Ten thousand yuan household!

Even if you sell your house three or five times, you can’t get it back!
"What's the matter? Don't be anxious, just speak slowly." Li Long looked at Tao Daqiang's expression and his face became serious.

What kind of trouble could Tao Daqiang get into in the team? Judging from his expression, it's going to be a big trouble. Should we let him hide in the mountains for two days?

(End of this chapter)