Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 238 Six-color Gifts Prepared by Myself

Li Long came back from Liang's house and saw Tao Daqiang at the small lake. He did not go back but was casting a net there non-stop, probably practicing the technique of casting a net.

Li Long felt that he had not cast a net for a long time, so he went over and cast a few nets to get familiar with the feel.

"Brother Long, I really envy you..." Tao Daqiang suddenly said from the side.

"Why are you envious of me?" Li Long asked while sorting out the net.

"I envy you for your ability to make money and find a good wife like Gu Xiaoxia." Tao Daqiang said sincerely.

"Hahahaha." Li Long laughed, put the net in place, twisted his waist and swung the net, then threw the net out, watching the net spread out in the air, forming a nearly perfect circle and falling into the water.

When the net slowly fell into the water, Li Long turned to Tao Daqiang and said:
"Daqiang, if you look back now, you are actually the envy of many people in the team."

"Me? The object of others' envy?" Tao Daqiang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands hastily, "How is that possible? I'm lucky enough that they don't shiver..."

"Haha, look at you, you really don't know how you have changed in the past six months.

Your family now has a donkey cart, which puts you in the top ten in the village, right? There are no more than ten families in the team that have donkey carts or horse carts. "

"That's it." Tao Daqiang knew it was the truth.

"One more thing, you should have at least 200 or 300 yuan in your hand now, right? It should be enough to buy a bicycle? Even if you don't buy a bicycle, it should be enough to buy a new piece of furniture, right?"

"That's enough. I can't use it anymore." Tao Daqiang was not completely ignorant. Nowadays, a set of furniture would cost more than 100 yuan at most. He still had some wood at home, which could save him a lot of money.

"That's right. Take a look. Take away the money for the furniture, find some time to build a house, and spend some money to build a house. Can you afford this? You are not afraid of working hard, right?"

"Then... definitely." Tao Daqiang is least afraid of putting in effort.

"Look, we have everything except a wife, right?" Li Long smiled. "How many young men your age in the village can earn their own money and build a family?"

Tao Daqiang reacted and laughed.

Yes, unknowingly, the guy who was once famous for being silly among the young men in the team has grown into a leader among the young people.

Thinking back to the time when someone came to his house a few days ago to propose marriage, Tao Daqiang finally felt truly confident.

Yeah, who is worse than who?
Li Long had already pulled up the net, but unfortunately it was too round and there were only some crucian carp and small ditch fish in it, but no big silver carp.

"Recently, there are many people casting nets near the lake, and fish are not coming near the lake." Tao Daqiang explained, "I heard Meng Zhiqiang and the others said that they also want to learn from you and cast nets deeper into the lake, otherwise they won't be able to catch any fish."

It's not like they couldn't catch any fish, after all, the lake is so big, at most they can just cast the net in circles. But there are definitely fewer fish, after all, no one used to fish here every day, including Li Long, who only cast the net occasionally, and mostly cast the net in the deep part of the lake.

The two men cast a few more nets, then went home carrying the tire, the net bag, and a few kilograms of small fish.

Tao Daqiang put the tire down and went back to his home. Li Long changed his clothes. Du Chunfang couldn't bear to see her son suffer, so she couldn't help but complain again:

"Look, your son is getting engaged, and he has to buy everything himself. You are such a busy father."

"Then what should I do?" Li Qingxia had a very good attitude and said with a smile, "My son is capable, so I can't help but be happy."

Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei went to work in the wheat field. Li Qingxia also wanted to go, but Li Jianguo did not let her.

In the matter of the Yinmai Field, it is assumed that each family will provide one or two laborers. Although the Li family has a large number of people, they cannot provide so many people just because they have a large population. This also requires tacit understanding and fairness.

So Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang fed the pigs and tended the vegetable garden in the yard. Some vegetables could be picked but could not be eaten, such as sword beans and cowpeas, so they needed to be dried and eaten in the winter.

Li Long changed his clothes and moved a stool to the side of the well. He started peeling fish while listening to the old couple bickering and smiling from time to time.

The way my parents live together is not what we call a husband and wife. They don't say sweet words, if one of them quarrels, the other will be softer.

After peeling the small fish, Li Long washed it three times with water from the well, put the fish next to the stove, and went to get some corn stalks. Du Chunfang was cooking pig food at the other stove, and Li Long was cooking.

"Xiaolong, what are you doing? Are you preparing to stew fish?"

"Well, I haven't had stewed fish for a few days, and I kind of miss it. I thought I'd add some pancakes while it's stewing, and then I'll have dinner for dinner."

"Okay, okay." Du Chunfang naturally had no objection. To be honest, she was still not used to cooking here, and since Li Long wanted to do it, she had no objection.

"It's only in the northern border that we eat three meals a day. In my hometown, no one eats three meals a day. Two meals a day at most. Anyone who eats three meals a day will be scolded by others." Li Qingxia sighed while stirring the pig food with a stick.

"That's because the land here is big, the harvest is plentiful, and there's food to eat. How can we eat that back home?" Du Chunfang habitually said, "We have one dry meal and one watery meal. It's nothing like here, where we eat rice and flour every day. If I tell my family back home, they won't believe me."

Li Long returned to the kitchen and started kneading the dough. He mixed corn flour and white flour together, which he thought tasted good. When the pancakes were filled with fish soup, they would taste really good.

For the elderly and children, softened biscuits are easier to digest.

When the dough was ready, Li Long went to light the fire. When he got to the stove, he saw Du Chunfang already sitting there, putting a handful of corn stalks into the stove and getting ready.

"Madam, are you lighting the fire?"

"Then I don't know how to cook, and I can't light the fire?" Du Chunfang said with a smile, "You cook it, and I'll watch. When I go back tomorrow, I'll cook it at home, and make them envious."

Li Long found that his mother had become more talkative these days, but her mentality seemed to be better.

"Then why go back? Just stay here." Li Long said while washing the pot, "Do people stay in my hometown in winter? The house is colder than outside, and there is no stove or fire wall. There is no firewood even if I want to light a fire. I can buy several tons here with the money for one ton of coal..."

"That's right." Du Chunfang nodded, then turned to look at Li Qingxia, "Did you hear that? Your youngest son said, isn't it good to live here for the winter?"

Li Qingxia just laughed.

Li Long knew that his father would definitely want to go back home, to return home in glory. Many things that were commonplace here could be discussed at the poker table back home.

Of course, people with capable abilities can also live a comfortable life here, but they have lost their status as pioneers, and if they want to live a good life, they have to work twice as hard.

Unless they have someone to rely on, like Li Jianguo, who can allow them to rely on him.

Du Chunfang lit the fire and Li Long added oil. Seeing how much oil Li Long poured in, Du Chunfang wanted to say something but didn't. The amount of vegetable oil Li Long put in was enough for the old couple to eat for a week in their hometown.

But the younger son can earn money. The money he earns in one day is equivalent to half a year's income at home. He can also help the old man make money. So he can eat whatever he wants. Isn't it up to him?
In order to cater to the tastes of Li Juan and Li Qiang, Li Long did not add too much chili. He put garlic and ginger into the hot oil, stir-fried them a few times to bring out the flavor, and then poured the fish in.

Although the fish had been peeled and washed several times, some of them were very tenacious and stayed in the pot for two days. It was quite fun to watch.

Oil has been poured on the edge of the pan, so even though the fish makes a loud noise in the pan, it won't stick to the pan.

After turning the fish over a few times in the pan and frying both sides, Li Long picked up the thermos and poured water into it. He stopped only after half the pan was filled.

Next, paste the pancakes.

After the pancakes are pasted, the lid is put on the pot and the heat is turned to low. Soon the yard is filled with the aroma of stewed fresh fish.

"Hey, Xiaolong's cooking is really good!" Li Qingxia scraped the pig food out of the pot and washed the pot. Smelling the smell, he smiled and said, "Xiaolong, stew it for a while longer, just in time to wait for Juan and Qiangqiang to come back." "Okay." Li Long, who had taken over the fire from his mother, reduced the fire a little.

Li Qiang came back first, followed by Li Juan.

When Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei came back pulling the carriage with the roller, a large basin of fish had been taken out of the pot and the pancakes had been placed on a large plate. Li Juan and Li Qiang, each holding a pancake, had already started eating.

"It's more fun when there are more people eating." The family was eating around the table in the yard. Li Qingxia sighed, "Back home, your mother and I had no appetite when we ate alone. Here, hey, I can even have two pancakes in the evening."

"This little fish tastes good too." Du Chunfang continued. She was impatient to eat fish because fish bones were hard to deal with, so Li Long simply told her to just put the little fish in her mouth and chew it until the taste was absorbed, and then spit out the rest.

There are plenty of fish anyway, so we don’t mind the waste.

It tastes really good when eaten this way, but there is not enough meat.

"We should be able to catch a big carp tomorrow." Liang Yuemei was still concerned about the fish in the six-color gift. The meat had been bought, and the rest was all that was left.

"If I can't catch anything, I'll cast more nets." Li Long said with a smile, "I'll cast eight nets. I don't believe I can't catch a big carp."

The next day, Tao Daqiang came to find Li Long early, and the two of them carried the tires towards Xiaohaizi together.

Halfway through the journey, Li Qingxia caught up with him.

"Dad, why did you get up so early?" Li Long was a little surprised. "Can't sleep?"

"That really won't let me sleep." Li Qingxia said, "I'll just see if there are any carp today."

Li Long smiled.

When they arrived at Xiaohaizi, Li Long pushed the tire into the water, then sat on it to collect the net. Li Qingxia stood on the shore and watched anxiously.

From time to time, I could see fish on the net that Li Long put away, but I had no idea if there was a target.

When Meng Zhiqiang came to retrieve the net, he saw Tao Daqiang and Li Qingxia both looking into the lake. He also looked over and saw Li Long sitting on the tire pulling the net back.

His eyesight was pretty good, and he felt complicated when he saw that there were fish continuously hanging on Li Longshou's net.

When will I be able to put a tire into the water and drop a net?

When I cast the net on the shore, the catch was very little.

The problem is that big tires are not something you can buy just because you have money.

Meng Zhiqiang also went to the team to ask, but when they heard where he was from, they simply refused.

At first Meng Zhiqiang didn’t understand the reason, but later he found out that what Gu Ermao had done had ruined the team’s reputation.

This made Meng Zhiqiang very angry.

The last time Li Jianguo beat the Gu family, Meng Zhiqiang felt that Li Jianguo was a little too strong.

Now it seems that the blow was too light!

Li Long was paddling the tire back, and Li Qingxia couldn't help but shout:

"Xiaolong, is there any?"

He didn't say anything, but Meng Zhiqiang, who was collecting the net fifty meters away, pricked up his ears.

What are you asking?
"Yes, yes." Li Long's voice was cheerful, "Enough."

"Hehehe." Li Qingxia was happy. Seeing that Li Long was about to reach the shore, he walked a few steps towards the water, intending to pull Li Long up.

Tao Daqiang hurriedly followed, pulled Li Long up first, and then pulled the tire and the fish bag ashore together.

The three of them each carried a pile and went home together.

Li Jianguo had already spread out the plastic paper, and when Li Long and the others came back, he poured the fish and the net up. At a glance, he saw a big fat carp with a yellow and red head and tail, which was at least forty or fifty centimeters long.

"Wow! This fish must be at least four or five kilograms, right?"

"almost."

"It's so beautiful!" Li Jianguo exclaimed, "Just this fish is enough for me."

"There's also a smaller one, which is also pretty." Li Long began to select the fish, "Its head and tail are very nice, and its whiskers are long too."

"I'll send the fish and meat today," Li Jianguo said directly, "We don't care about that much, but it's auspicious to send live fish!"

Li Long chuckled.

"What should we do with the remaining fish?" Du Chunfang asked as he looked at so many fish.

"Sell it. I'll sell the fish later." Li Long said as he selected the fish. "These eight nets have at least 60 to 70 kilograms of fish. We can't eat them all if we keep them. Let's sell them."

"Okay." Li Jianguo had no objection. It would be a waste to keep it, so it would be better to sell it for money. "Don't log off the internet this afternoon. I'm getting engaged tomorrow, so I have to pack up."

After selecting the fish, Li Long changed his clothes. Li Jianguo skillfully divided the fish into two bags and put them on the bicycle, then covered them with sacks. Li Juan happily waited by the side with her schoolbag on her back.

Li Long got on his bicycle and rode out of the village, dropped Li Juan off at the primary school, then went to the county, got his things from the compound, and then went to Shicheng.

It has been a long time since I last sold fish, and Li Long felt his throat was a little itchy.

Shicheng Old Street was still bustling. When Li Long arrived, there were no empty stalls.

He was not in a hurry. He simply propped up the car at the angle across the road, put the basin there, and poured out the fish.

After the preparations were completed, they began to shout loudly.

As soon as Li Long shouted, many people came quickly over.

"Young man, you haven't come to sell fish for a few days, what's going on?"

"That's right, your fish is delicious. I was thinking of stewing it every two days. Why did you stop?"

"Is there something wrong at home? I'm glad you can come... Hey, why is there no loach?"

"It's good to have fish to eat. Look how beautiful this crucian carp is. It's still alive. Give me two dollars. I'll go back and make soup..."

Li Long didn't expect that these fish eaters were still waiting here after not coming for a few days.

Very good, repeat customers are welcome!
(End of this chapter)