Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 214: Watching him build a tall building, watching him build a tall building...

In the afternoon, when Li Long and Tao Daqiang went to Xiaohaizi to fish, they met Wang Caimi.

Li Qingxia did not go, or rather, Du Chunfang did not let Li Qingxia go. Liang Yuemei wanted to make clothes for them, so Du Chunfang asked Li Qingxia to stay at home.

Li Long guessed that it must be the vegetables bought by Li Qingxia. Then Du Chunfang asked where the money came from after lunch. After knowing that Li Long gave Li Qingxia money every time, Du Chunfang stopped letting Li Qingxia come.

He was afraid that his youngest son would divide all his money and he would not be able to save enough to get married.

Of course this is just Li Long's guess.

When the two men arrived at Xiaohaizi, they saw Wang Caimi and Meng Zhiqiang on the east bank of Xiaohaizi, casting nets along the shore.

They looked at Li Long and Tao Daqiang carrying the tires over, smiling awkwardly in the water.

Wang Caimi took the initiative to greet:

"Xiaolong, come over here and lower the net? This uses a tire - are you going to lower the net in deep water?"

"Yes." Li Long smiled and said, "There are fish in shallow water, but not many. There are more fish in deep water. Oh, there are duck turtles in the water now. They bite people and it itches and hurts. Get out quickly after you cast the net."

"Okay, okay." Wang Caimi nodded repeatedly.

Li Long and Tao Daqiang carried the tire, basin and net to the southeast shore, chose a place and pushed the tire into the water.

It was Li Long who cast the net again. He first went to a place about ten meters away from the shore, cast the basin, and then began to look for a waterway to cast the net.

Wang Caimi and Meng Zhiqiang watched Li Long go to the waterway about thirty or forty meters away from the shore to cast his net, and they were filled with envy.

It was still risky for them to cast their nets on the shore. If someone came secretly in the middle of the night and took the nets away, they would not even have time to cry.

Li Long and his men had lowered the net so deep that it was difficult to retrieve it. The water was two or three meters deep, so even if they swam over to retrieve the net, it would be inconvenient to come back.

People are afraid of trouble.

Meng Zhiqiang also noticed this and asked Wang Caimi:

"Dalu, do you think the net is still here?"

"What should we do? We don't have any tires." Wang Caimi said helplessly, "It's already up to my chest. If we go any further, it will be up to my neck. How can we lower the net? Okay, let's do it here."

The two men clumsily lowered the net into the water bit by bit. It was their first time lowering the net, so after lowering the net into the water, they tied one end to a reed stalk under the water on this side, and the other end to the grass roots on the side of another waterway.

The two men cleverly thought that this kind of net would be just like a dam net, which would directly catch all the fish passing by.

When they finished lowering the net, they found that Li Long had also lowered the net and the tire was on the shore. Li Long and Tao Daqiang had already packed up and were ready to go back.

So fast?

Wang Caimi was a little puzzled, but he also wanted to ask something, so he waited for Li Long to come over and asked:

"Xiaolong, you cast several nets, how come it's so fast?"

"Six." Li Long said, "I cast six nets."

"So much? You bet so quickly?" Wang Caimi didn't believe it at first, but then he thought, there is no need for others to lie to him.

"So what's the mesh size of your nets?" Meng Zhiqiang was most concerned about the mesh size. He was worried that the net he cast wouldn't catch any fish.

"There are mesh sizes ranging from two fingers to five fingers." Li Long said, "Big meshes catch big fish, small meshes catch small fish. People in the city don't just like big fish, they also like small fish."

"Oh, I see." Wang Caimi felt a little relieved, thinking that there should be no problem with the mesh of the net he had.

The four of them walked towards the team together.

When they were almost home, Wang Caimi finally remembered and asked:

"Xiaolong, what time will you get up tomorrow to get the net?"

"About six or seven o'clock." Li Long said, "I don't really care about the time. We have a lot of nets, so we have to get up early and choose the fish early."

"That's right. Choosing fish is also a troublesome thing."

"Yeah, it's quite troublesome." Li Long nodded.

Tao Daqiang also nodded.

When he went back yesterday afternoon, he told Tao Jianshe what Li Long said. Although Tao Jianshe was relieved and agreed that Tao Daqiang did not take the five yuan, he was still skeptical about Li Long's optimistic attitude.

But in this matter, Li Long has the right to speak. Tao Jianshe admits that he did something wrong, and he has no other good solution. He can only listen to Li Long and wait and see.

Today, when Wang Caimi and the others were talking to Li Long, Tao Daqiang didn't say a word from beginning to end. He was afraid that he would say something wrong and cause trouble again, which would be a recipe for death.

In fact, in Tao Daqiang's opinion, it is easy to cast the net now, but it will be difficult for them to pick up the net tomorrow. Of course, Tao Daqiang will not tell them about this, and they have to let them figure it out on their own.

Tao Daqiang is also an experienced person. He knows that these people will not cherish the experience gained for free. Only after he has been beaten to a pulp will they believe it.

When Li Long went to Xiaohaizi, he had already told Tao Daqiang that he had met Wang Caimi in the morning and also told them some of his experiences, but it was hard to say whether they remembered it or not.

When Li Long got home and put his things down, Liang Yuemei called him to the spare room. His mother Du Chunfang was also there, and the two of them measured Li Long's body and wanted to make a set of clothes for him.

Li Long did not refuse and kept giving. Sometimes he had to accept the kindness of his family.

After measuring his body, Li Long took a basket and rode his bicycle to the field to get some pig feed.

The pigs at home have grown a lot and are getting hungrier day by day. If it weren’t for the few acres of feed land allocated to the family, it would be difficult to satisfy them just by cutting grass for the pigs.

He rode his bike directly to the fodder field. The main crops here were beets, which had grown up now. Although they were not very big, it was no problem to break off some of the leaves on the edge. They would continue to grow.

Li Long parked his bicycle at the edge of the field, looked inside and found that the ground was still a little damp because the water had just been applied, but there was no mud.

The beets are growing well. The seedlings have been thinned out long ago and there is very little grass in the field. It can be seen that my elder brother and his wife are doing a very meticulous job in the fields.

Li Long walked a few rows inside and began to pick beet leaves with a basket.

As I was breaking it, I heard someone shouting on the ground:

"Xiaolong, what are you doing?"

Li Long straightened up and put a handful of beet leaves in his hand into the basket. When he looked out, he found that it was Gu Zhixin from the team, a man in his forties. Although he was about the same age as Li Jianguo, he joined the team later.

Gu Zhixin's Gu Ermao family is somewhat related to the Li family, but their family and the Li family are not in the same residential area, so the two families are not very familiar with each other.

"Get some beet leaves for pig feed." Li Long said, "Have you finished your farm work? You're fast."

"Yes." Gu Zhixin said with a smile, "Working on your own land brings a different spirit. My sunflowers are growing well this year, and we can harvest a lot in the fall. We won't have to worry about oil this year."

"That's good." Li Long replied perfunctorily, "Where's your sister-in-law? Didn't she go to work with us?" "She went back to cook." Gu Zhixin replied, and then said, "Your family is still the best. Not only do you have food fields, but you also have fodder fields. I heard that the land of the vegetable deputy team is the best land in our team. When we first planted vegetables here, the manure from the team's stables all went up here..."

"That's what my eldest brother got from raising a few pigs." Li Long heard the sourness in Gu Zhixin's words, and he was a little uncomfortable with it, and said lightly:
"In fact, you see, the vegetable deputy team still has quite a lot of land. If you go catch a few pigs and report to the team, you can also get five acres of land."

"Really?" Gu Zhixin's eyes lit up. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, otherwise how did I get this land?" Li Long said with a half-smile, "You don't think I got this land because I gave a gift to the captain, do you? How is that possible?"

Gu Zhixin's face turned a little red, he really thought so.

"Which pigs can share the land?" asked Gu Zhixin.

"Eight heads." Li Long said, "I think it was eight heads."

Gu Zhixin asked again:

"You go to the county often, so I want to ask, how much is a piglet now?"

He thought that if it was not expensive, he would just borrow some money and buy it. How much more grain could be produced with five more acres of land?

"A month ago, it was ten dollars a head. Now, the piglets are bigger, so it should be twenty dollars, right?"

"Twenty!" Upon hearing the number, Gu Zhixin almost swallowed his breath.

Twenty for one, eight for one hundred and sixty, which is equivalent to the price of a bicycle!
Even if I sold all my belongings it wouldn’t be enough.

Gu Zhixin sighed and decided to forget about it.

But think about it, how could the Li family get these five acres of land?

After Li Long finished speaking, he ignored him and continued to break off beet leaves. This was much faster than cutting grass for pigs, and soon a large basket came out.

However, the little pigs at home were very greedy. Li Long pressed the beet leaves in the basket and continued to pick them.

It takes experience to break off beet leaves. You can't just break off one or two leaves from one place and each beet.

"Xiaolong, your family is still the best!" Gu Zhixin continued, "You make money easily, and it's easy to buy this piglet. You are really lucky..."

"That's not luck." Li Long interrupted him, "You only see me making money. I get up at six in the morning and run more than 30 kilometers in the middle of winter to pull wood and sheep. I was frozen like a grandson. You didn't see it! You can't just watch others make money and eat meat, but you can't see how hard they work."

"Hehe, that's just what I said..." Gu Zhixin explained with a dry laugh.

Li Long didn't listen to him anymore and just picked beet leaves by himself. Soon the basket was full. He pressed it down and picked some more. When he was about to leave, he saw that Gu Zhixin had left without knowing when.

Li Long sneered. Some people in the team were really annoying and couldn't stand others living better than themselves.

However, after two lives, Li Long has seen a lot and has a much better attitude. No matter how others see you, that is their opinion. It is best to live your own life well.

Even if those people are so angry that they vomit blood, it won't affect me much. They don't have much power. At most, they will just say a few more gossips under the big tree at the entrance of the village.

Nowadays, you still have to rely on your strength to speak. To use a famous star's words in the last life, when you have enough money and high enough fame, everyone around you will smile at you.

When Li Long returned home carrying a heavy basket, Li Juan was about to go out to cut grass for pigs. When she saw Li Long coming back with a basket of beet leaves, she knew that she didn't have to go out to cut grass anymore. She happily helped Li Long take down the basket and grabbed the board to chop it.

"Have you finished your homework?" Li Long asked. "If you're done, go play. You're busy every day. You're still young, so it's not good to be too sensible."

Li Juan didn't quite understand what Li Long said, but she was still very happy about it.

"Uncle, I'll finish chopping before I go out to play." Li Juan thought for a moment and said, "You cook?"

"No need." Li Long waved his hand, "Go and have fun. You can't act like a little adult every day."

Li Juan smiled, then went out to play with the rubber band.

Li Long moved the basket to the side of the chopping board, picked up a broken kitchen knife, and began to chop the beet leaves.

"Just spoil her." Du Chunfang sat down at the door without knowing when. "Juan is already eleven years old. She can do any job back home."

"That's my hometown. Here, her job is to study. Why do I earn so much money? To let them live the life they deserve." Li Long said as he chopped beet leaves. "They are so small, and they have to work every day... We can't compare with the city, but I can make money now, and let them live better than other children in the team, that's enough."

Liang Yuemei was in the room, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but wipe her eyes.

She felt that she was not as good to her children as Li Long.

Chopping beet leaves is actually quite relaxing. This thing is very crisp and full of moisture. It can be chopped in one go very neatly. It looks much better than other pig grass.

While he was chopping, Li Qiang rushed in from outside, shouting:

"Uncle, uncle!"

Li Long looked up and found that there was a big swelling on Li Qiang's face.

"Qiangqiang, what's wrong with you?" Li Long stood up suddenly. He thought Li Qiang was beaten.

"I... was disturbing a hornet's nest and got stung by a wasp." Li Qiang was a little embarrassed. "I felt the pain, but I didn't cry. Really!"

"Okay, you didn't cry." Li Long didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At this time, he was still standing strong.

"Uncle, look at this hornet's nest. There's honey in it! Take a taste. It's so sweet!"

According to common sense, wasps do not produce honey. But when Li Long and his friends were little, they also broke into wasp nests, and there was still a little honey in the nest that was as clear as water.

This is probably what Li Qiang was referring to.

"You eat it, I don't want to eat it." Li Long smiled. Li Qiang paid such a huge price, but he knew to eat the little bit of honey himself. It was really good!

"Uncle, do you want to eat it?" Li Qiang took the honeycomb in his hand, broke open one of the eyes, tore off a small piece with honey and handed it to Li Long's mouth.

"Okay, okay, I'll eat it." Li Long ate the piece of honey and said, "Come, come, I'll get you some soapy water to disinfect and reduce the swelling."

After cleaning the stinging area for Li Qiang, Li Long quickly chopped the beet leaves, then changed the pot, poured water and started boiling.

At this time, Li Qiang had already shared his harvest with his grandparents and mother, with a proud look on his face.

"Qiangqiang has grown up," Du Chunfang praised with a smile, "and now he knows how to share the honey with everyone."

"Of course we have to divide it!" Li Qiang said, "We are all family!"

His words made everyone laugh.

It turns out that adults’ words and teachings are very important to children.

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