Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 212: Brother Long has many ways to make money!

While Li Long was thinking about something, he pushed the cart in a circle out of the village, saying as he walked:
"How big of a disaster is it? Do you want to hide away? You know where the wooden house in the mountains is, right? If not, then stay there and hide for a few days..."

Tao Daqiang's tears suddenly flowed out!
The first thing Li Long was concerned about was not how big the impact was, but whether he could go out and hide for a few days. This was really considering himself!
What was the result? What did he and his father do?
"No, no, no? What kind of disaster could make you so depressed?" Li Long suddenly felt a little panicked. In his two lives, he was not good at convincing those who cried, no matter if they were men or women. He felt that this matter was probably too big, the kind that he could not handle.

"Brother Long, my dad...my dad told others...told others about the money you gave me, five yuan a day...and told Zaohua's mother...she said she wanted to introduce me to a girl and wanted to know my situation...and then my dad said something too much, saying that you could earn thirty yuan for selling fish once...and he let it slip..."

Tao Daqiang recounted what had happened while crying, then squatted on the side of the road with his head lowered, waiting for Li Long's "judgment".

Whatever the outcome, he would suffer.

"That's all?" Li Long was a little dumbfounded. This was the only thing that made Tao Daqiang, such a grown-up, cry?

"Ah!" Tao Daqiang thought, isn't this serious? The way to make money has been publicized, everyone knows it! There will be no way to make money alone in the future!
Li Long was happy. He patted Tao Daqiang on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Da Qiang, remember, when I said I would give you five dollars for every time you caught a fish, didn't I tell you not to tell anyone else?"

"Ah... I haven't said it... But I know I shouldn't tell anyone else. I just told my dad when I was at home and had nothing to do. I won't say it anymore..." After saying this, Tao Daqiang felt sad again - is there any future? I'm afraid there is no future.

It’s one thing if I don’t make money, but it’s really unfair to ruin Brother Long’s way of making money!

"That's right." Li Long said with a smile, "I didn't ask you to keep it a secret, I meant that this matter is nothing. We can't hide the fact that we make money by catching fish, and sooner or later everyone in the team will know about it. This money can't be earned by just our family, we have to make money together, so that this small lake can be preserved."

"Brother Long, don't comfort me. I know it's not like that..." Tao Daqiang shook his head, looking frustrated.

"Then I won't comfort you. Let me tell you the truth. Who in our team has a boat and a tire that can go into deep water to cast a net?"

"Then... you have it."

"Who can use a tire to cast a net in deep water and retrieve it safely? Who can buy 70 or 80 nets at once... Did you see that? I bought 10 new nets today!" Li Long patted the net bag hanging on the front handlebar of his bicycle and said, "Is there any? How many families have it?"

"Then... you."

"That's right." Li Long said with a smile, "Catching fish to make money, even if everyone knows about it, what can we do? Everyone makes money. This small lake is public property, not our Li family, so anyone can make money.

Daqiang, you have to know that you can’t eat alone for long. If my family keeps making money by fishing, there will definitely be people who will not accept it and will do bad things behind the scenes. But if everyone makes money, then my success will not be a big deal.”

Li Long's words were not meant to comfort Tao Daqiang. In the previous life, the "fishermen" in the team usually had to call a companion to catch fish. Some went with two people, some with three people. When they got to the place where they cast the net, they would cast the net in different areas. Whoever had the net would record the location and make an appointment to pick it up together.

As for how much you catch, it depends on luck. I won’t be jealous or dissatisfied.

Therefore, Li Long's mentality was actually quite good. He had actually been wondering, are these people in the team so slow? Seeing him catch fish and make money every day, is there no one who is tempted?

He naturally underestimated Tao Dayong and Gu Ermao who were arrested. After those two were arrested, everyone assumed that Li Long had connections behind him and that selling fish would not be arrested for speculation, so he was considered an outlier in the team.

Of course there were some who were jealous, but they were blocked when they reached Xu Chengjun.

"It's Li Xiaolong's ability to find a job that makes money. It's not against the rules or the law. Why should I care?"

If you have that intention, wouldn't it be better to think more about how to help the villagers get rich?
Li Long was confident that the team could catch fish. No matter how many people joined, he would still be the one who earned the most money from catching and selling the fish.

The protruding rafters will rot first. The problem is that there is only one rafter now. It is piled higher than the shore, and it stands out among the trees. We must mix everyone else in. The law cannot hold everyone responsible.

So when Li Long heard Tao Daqiang say that this matter would spread and that there would definitely be people who would follow suit because they could make more money, he was not angry.

"Brother Long, no matter what, my father shouldn't have told anyone about this..." Tao Daqiang felt that Li Long's words were "distorted", and he was still a little embarrassed to see Li Long, so he lowered his head and said, "I don't want the money. If you want to catch fish later, I'll do it for you for free..."

"You worked for nothing! Didn't you say that Zaohua's mother wanted to introduce you to a girl? If you work for nothing, how can you find a wife? Don't worry, your brother Long has many ways to make money... But to be honest, once the people from the team join us, we can't sell fish in the county anymore. We have to go to Shicheng to sell fish in the future..."

With the experience of his previous life, Li Long knew how short-sighted these guys in the team were.

The crabs in the cages in the big sea have rotted, and the whole lake is full of crabs. The crabs raised in the cages are to be sent to other places, and they are sold in small quantities locally. At the beginning, one kilogram cost 120 yuan.

As a result, the people in the team caught crabs from the sea and sold them at the morning market for 81 kilograms. Some sold them for 60 yuan per kilogram, and some sold them for 30 yuan per kilogram later...

The market was in chaos.

But there were so many people buying them! Some people had a bad idea and went to cut the crabs in the cages at night... This is a crime!

Finally, the crab farmer was so angry that he called the police. The police went directly to the market to look for them and caught a few...

So, don't overestimate human nature.

Li Long is confident that he can catch more fish, but he is also aware that once the team members know that selling fish can make money quickly, they will do whatever it takes to lower the price.

Only after a wave of competition will order gradually return.

But Li Long didn't want to get involved in this chaos.

If he wanted to make money by selling fish, he could only go to Shicheng. After all, given the current economic situation of the people in the team, most of them couldn't afford to buy a bicycle, and it was unlikely that they would think of selling fish in Shicheng.

This is a lack of information.

The bitter beans, Sedge grass and other things on the wasteland that seem worthless now can all be sold for money.

Moreover, these things are naturally grown, perennial, and basically inexhaustible as long as one does not exhaust the resources. Even the small red fruits of the white thorns on the wasteland later sold for more than ten yuan per kilogram on Taobao, and the purple fruits (black wolfberries) on the high thorns once sold for hundreds or even thousands per kilogram of dried goods!
How do people in the team make money? In fact, when it is their turn to make money, they are already late to realize it. It is only when others have already made enough money that the information is spread to the farmers.

In his previous life, Li Long had heard someone on a short video platform explain that if one wanted to make money in the information tide, one had to make money from upstream industries - for example, during the gold rush in the western United States, one could make money by selling shovels, tools and jeans; and now that farmers are contracting production to households, selling agricultural supplies can actually make more money - and it is a guaranteed profit.

However, for Li Long, there is a lot of original information in his mind now, so he doesn't need to use his brain so much.

Now all we need to do is move resources and carry out the most primitive capital accumulation.

Tao Daqiang was relieved to see that Li Long was really not angry, and did not think it would be a big deal for him and his father to have leaked the secret of making money by catching fish.

"Just go home and have dinner. We'll go online again in the afternoon. Don't worry, I know more about making money than you do. Tell your dad that it's nothing! Let him put his mind at ease. Oh, and take this five dollars."

"I won't take it!" Tao Daqiang wiped his tears and was completely relieved. He turned around and walked home. "No matter what, my dad shouldn't tell anyone about this. I won't take the money for now. It's too hot to take it!"

Looking at Tao Daqiang's back as he walked away, Li Long smiled and shook his head. What a stubborn coward!
But it's really simple. If you're looking for helpers, you should look for those who are honest, at least you don't have to worry about being backstabbed - if they're unintentional, you can only take your chances.

Li Long was riding his bicycle home. On the way, he saw Li Qiang walking home after school, so he stopped and took him with him.

The children who were originally following Li Qiang immediately ran after his car.

Li Qiang was so proud of himself sitting on the bicycle with a slingshot in his hand. From time to time, he winked and made faces at his friends who were following him.

When he got home, the meal was ready. Li Qiang got off the back seat of his bicycle swiftly, went to the well to pump water, and then turned to look at Li Long:

"Uncle, come and wash up! I see you are sweating!"

Li Long's back was indeed wet with sweat. After all, it was very tiring to bring Li Qingxia back all the way.

Li Qiang's actions made Li Long feel warm. He parked his bicycle, put his things down, and said with a smile:

"Okay, Qiangqiang, you know how to get water for uncle."

"That's right!" Li Qiang raised his head, "I'm going to primary school soon. I'm a big kid now!"

Yes, that's the reason.

Li Long went over, washed his hands and face, and went into the house with Li Qiang.

"Why did you delay for that long?" Du Chunfang asked with some concern. Li Qingxia had already told her about Tao Daqiang's search for Li Long, but she still cared the most about her youngest son.

"What's going on with Daqiang?" Li Jianguo asked after wiping his hands, "Are you in trouble?"

"No. Zaohua's mother went to talk to Daqiang about dating, and Daqiang's father told me about how I could make a lot of money by fishing. He later thought that this might cause trouble, so he asked Daqiang to find me to see how to solve this problem... He said that many people in the team might go fishing in the future."

Li Long said this in a very calm manner, but then the whole room fell silent.

Even Li Qiang felt that the atmosphere in the room was not right. He originally wanted to tell everyone loudly that he had scored 100 points in both exams in the preschool class, but in the end he didn't dare to say it.

Li Long immediately felt the change in atmosphere.

He understood that his family might have the same idea as Tao Jianshe and Tao Daqiang. Once the idea of ​​making money by fishing was made public, he was worried that he would not be able to make money in the future.

Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei looked at each other and said nothing. They knew that Li Long had his own ideas.

"Eat!" Li Long said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. The people in the team can only use one or two nets at most. Even if they catch fish to sell, they can only sell them in the county. They can't go to Shicheng, so it won't affect me." Li Long said calmly:

"Don't take this as a big deal. In fact, if you think about it, it's clear. I catch fish every day to make money. How can I hide this? It's only a matter of time before other people find out and start catching fish and selling them."

"That's right." Li Jianguo nodded and said, "Wang Caimi asked me about it when I was working for the first two days, but I let it slip. Many people know about this, but Tao Dayong and Gu Ermao had been arrested before, so no one dared to go."

"So this matter cannot be concealed. As long as people go to the morning market, they will know that selling fish is normal." Li Long said, "It's a matter of time. Besides, everyone is making money, so those people with red eyes will not only stare at me..."

"Right, right." Liang Yuemei responded, "That's right. There are many people selling fish in the team, so they won't just focus on Xiaolong... These days, many people have been asking me where Xiaolong catches fish to sell, and I said I don't know."

At this time, the family members finally understood that it was not a big deal if the news leaked out.

"Don't worry, none of them can catch fish as well as we can, and the same goes for selling fish." Li Long smiled, as if making a final summary statement:

"Making money is still our biggest source of income. And even if I don't sell fish anymore, I can still go hunting and do other things... Don't worry, there are many ways to make money, we are not afraid!"

The family happily started eating again.

But Du Chunfang would occasionally grumble that Tao Jianshe shouldn't have leaked this matter.

Li Long felt helpless. His mother always thought that she was the best in the world and no one could let her down or do anything that was not in her favor.

What if this is actually beneficial to you?
The next day, when Li Long was selling fish in the county town, he really met Wang Caimi and Meng Zhiqiang.

(End of this chapter)