Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 243 After all, he is not a person of the first level

Chapter 243 After all, we are not on the same level
Li Xiangqian first opened the newspaper package, looked at the two stick-like objects, quickly wrapped the newspaper package, put it away with his left hand, and opened the drawer with his right hand and put it inside.

After putting it in, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was coming outside, and then he criticized Li Long again:

"Is this how you got this thing? Why didn't you tell me in advance..."

"How would I know that this thing needs to be kept secret?" Li Long said with a grin, "Besides, it's not a rare thing."

"Go to hell." Li Xiangqian calmed down and asked, "This is..."

"It's a roe deer." Li Long said with certainty, "I caught it earlier, but left it hanging. I said I would give it to you last time, but I was so busy that I didn't get to it."

"I didn't care about it at all. You didn't care at all!" Li Xiangqian exposed him mercilessly, "If the problem didn't come to you, would you deliver it to me?"

Li Long's thoughts were exposed, but he didn't blush and said with a smile:
"I've delivered it to you anyway. Just think of it as me helping you dry it during this time. After all, fresh stuff is so sexy!"

"That's right." Li Xiangqian thought that two roe deer whips could be better than one red deer whip, so he was in a good mood and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I'm engaged now, and my girlfriend is on secondment to the Education Bureau. I want to buy her a bicycle, but I don't have enough industrial tickets..."

Bicycle tickets can be a single ticket or a combination of several industrial tickets.

"You're engaged?" Li Xiangqian was surprised. "When?"

"It was last Sunday." Li Long said, "Actually, I've been dating my girlfriend for a while. She's from our village. She used to teach at a middle school, but it was confirmed yesterday that she was seconded to the Education Bureau..."

"Is there a place to stay? If not, I can help you find one."

"Yes, yes, I bought a yard in the county..."

"You are good, kid. You must have been prepared!" Li Xiangqian said with a smile, "Well, then this bicycle is indeed needed... I have the ticket."

As he said this, he opened the drawer, took out a stack of tickets and handed it to Li Long, "Take it, use the extra money to buy some other furniture. You're going to start a family soon, and it wouldn't be nice not to have some electrical appliances at home... Do you want to buy 28 or 26?"

"A 260." Li Long said, "Girls must use a 260."

In fact, Li Long thought that with Gu Xiaoxia's figure, she could ride a 24-inch bike, but at that time, 24-inch bikes were almost unavailable here. Even if it was a 26-inch bike, Li Long would have to go to Shicheng to have a look. Almost all the bikes on the streets here were 28-inch bikes, which were sturdy, durable, and convenient to carry.

"When are you getting married?" Li Xiangqian still felt a little regretful. After all, he didn't attend the engagement ceremony. "You didn't even tell me that you were getting engaged. This is a bit too much."

"Just two families sitting together. It's in our village. It's so far away that we don't want to disturb you." Li Long explained with a smile, "I will definitely come to see you when we get married."

"Well," Li Xiangqian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then be sure to let me know when you get married. I know you're rich, but given our relationship, I have to give you a big gift when you get married."

Li Long joked:

"Captain, I'll remember what you said. If you don't give it to me, I'll come over and ask for it."

"Okay, okay, I keep my word."

After leaving Li Xiangqian's place, Li Long went to the township middle school.

Gu Xiaoxia had almost packed her things, and the school didn't need her to participate in the work, so she waited in the dormitory.

After Li Long arrived, he put her things in the car and tied them up, then took her to the county.

On the way, Gu Xiaoxia talked about her colleagues' reactions and said that she had divided all the watermelons.

"You didn't eat?" Li Long asked.

"I didn't eat, and I can't eat."

Li Long thought, it would be strange if you couldn't eat it, maybe you took it to appease the jealousy of your colleagues.

Last night, Li Long ate half a watermelon by himself. At this time, even for children, eating half a watermelon is not a big deal. Eating watermelon with a spoon is the most enjoyable.

Li Long still remembers that in his previous life, in the 1920s of the 21st century, watermelons were still sweet and the price in northern Xinjiang was still cheap, only a few cents per kilogram.

But I can't eat anymore.

A watermelon weighing seven or eight kilograms can be cut into pieces by a family of four or five people, and each person can only eat two bites.

It’s not like now, even if two people eat a watermelon, it may not be enough to finish it!

Li Long remembers that when Li Qiang was twelve or thirteen years old, he could finish a five or six kilogram watermelon by himself!

Why can’t I eat anymore?
Of course, it may also be related to the improvement of living standards. People no longer lack food or oil in their stomachs, so they naturally eat less.

Riding his bike to the big meat canteen, Li Long said:
"Let's eat first. After that, I'll take you to Shicheng to buy a bicycle, and then we'll ride back together."

Gu Xiaoxia didn’t want it at first, but after Li Long said so much, she no longer insisted.

“But I’m worried that I won’t be able to ride back…”

"Then after dinner, let's find a place with few people to practice, and then go buy it. With your intelligence, you will definitely be able to learn it today."

Riding a bicycle is a matter of balance. Once you have mastered the sense of balance, you can learn it quickly.

"Then don't eat yet, let's study first!"

"Okay." Seeing that Gu Xiaoxia was in high spirits, Li Long turned the car around, went to the courtyard to put down the things, and then took Gu Xiaoxia to the east of the city. There were tall poplar trees on both sides of the road leading to the experimental station. The middle of the road was not exposed to the sun. It was an asphalt road, relatively flat, and more convenient for driving practice.

Li Long got out of the car. He asked Gu Xiaoxia to sit astride the car first, with her left leg on the ground and her right leg on the pedal. He supported her from the back seat and directed Gu Xiaoxia to start pushing hard.

In less than an hour, Gu Xiaoxia was able to ride a bike by herself.

Although I was sweating profusely, I was very excited.

She couldn't carry Li Long yet, but she could already ride at a very fast speed by herself.

Because the 28-inch bicycle was adjusted according to Li Long's body shape, the seat was a bit high. Li Long told her that it would be suitable when she rides a 26-inch bicycle.

After dinner, the two went to Shicheng together.

Shicheng Department Store has a much richer selection of items. Li Long paid 188 yuan to buy a 26-inch bike. Although the 26-inch bike is small in size, it is more expensive because there are fewer of them.

After buying the car, Li Long bought a radio. He explained to Gu Xiaoxia:

"You must be lonely living in the big courtyard. It would be good to listen to the radio and learn more about the major events in the country and our district."

Gu Xiaoxia just nodded.

Li Long also took her for a stroll around the old street, let her see where he set up his fish stall, and took Gu Xiaoxia to drink milk tea and eat naan.

The Uighur boy selling milk tea asked with a smile:
"Adasi, is this your Yanggangzi (woman)?"

"Yes, I do." Li Long said proudly, "Isn't it beautiful?"

"Beautiful! Beautiful! Like a flower, Guli, Yaxi!"

Li Long smiled.

Gu Xiaoxia was not used to drinking milk tea, so Li Long drank the rest and then bought ten naan to take with him.

At this time, there are already savvy Uyghur small businessmen who take the train south to Guangzhou with two sacks on their backs to do business. In the two sacks, there is a sack of naan and a sack of raisins. Many wealthy people started their fortunes from this. "Why did you buy so many naan?" Gu Xiaoxia asked curiously after leaving the old street.

"Of course I ate it. Put a few there," Li Long said as he rode slowly. "I don't have time to cook. I'll eat them when I'm hungry at night. These dry up very quickly, and I'll have to soak them and eat them later. Then take a few back and let the family try them. Put two at your dad's place, too."

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoxia was very happy to see that Li Long was still thinking about his father.

A 26-inch bicycle was much easier to ride than a 28-inch bicycle. Gu Xiaoxia also became much more cheerful and chattered all the way. Li Long listened patiently and responded from time to time.

But his mind was still thinking about the old street.

There are too many second-rate people.

The two returned to the compound. Li Long originally planned to leave, but seeing that Gu Xiaoxia seemed a little scared, he said:
"Then I'll stay here tonight too - don't worry, I'll be in the master bedroom."

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoxia became happy.

Although she lived alone in the dormitory, she had colleagues on both sides. But now she was alone in such a large courtyard, and Gu Xiaoxia was really a little scared.

"Come on, let's take the bikes up to the police station across the street, get a number, and get a license."

Li Long wanted to take Gu Xiaoxia to get to know the area, especially the police station here, so that they could find someone if they had any problems. Gu Xiaoxia didn't expect that the people in the police station also knew Li Long, and they enthusiastically helped him with the bicycle issue.

When the two people came out, there was already a small sign under the front handlebars of the bicycle, which meant it was a prestigious bicycle!
Nothing happened that night, so there's no need to worry too much.

The next day, Li Long got up early and knocked on Gu Xiaoxia's door. When Gu Xiaoxia got up and opened the door, she seemed not very awake yet. Li Long was very happy, because it meant that Gu Xiaoxia slept well.

"I think my dad and Daqiang might have caught some fish. I have to go back and take a look. If they really have caught some fish, I have to bring them here to sell."

"Then go ahead." Gu Xiaoxia sobered up a little, "I'll wash it and cook. I'll wait for you to finish selling the fish and come over for dinner."

"Okay." Li Long was naturally happy to have someone cook, and then he hurried home.

There were no people or cars along the way, and Li Long experienced the feeling of driving at lightning speed and rushed back home in half an hour.

Sure enough, the family was gathering in front of the plastic sheet and selecting fish.

"Xiaolong is back?" Li Qingxia was the first to see him, and then smiled, "If you hadn't come back, I would have planned to sell fish by myself..."

"Hey, I took Xiaoxia to buy some things yesterday and taught her how to ride a bike. We came back late, so we stayed in the compound."

"Yeah." Li Qingxia felt a little regretful. He actually wanted to go and sell fish himself to see if he could do it.

"Xiaolong, we caught fewer fish today than when you cast the net that time. Do you think there is any problem?" Li Qingxia asked again.

Li Long looked at it and said:

"We set down eight nets yesterday?"

"Ah."

"This fish... weighs over 60 kilograms?" Li Long looked at it and said, "Did you put the net too tight? Did you straighten it?"

"A little bit..." The one who cast the net was Tao Daqiang. He only remembered that one end of the net could not be tied, but he didn't think much of the rest.

"The net is too tight. The fish won't come in once they touch it. The net should be looser so that the big fish can get entangled and the small fish won't be too alert." Li Long said casually, "There are quite a few fish."

After selecting and dividing the fish, Li Long took Li Juan and left in a hurry.

"Xiaolong...are you planning to live in the county?" Li Qingxia waited for Tao Daqiang to leave before he started to guess.

"Don't talk nonsense." Du Chunfang shook her head. "If he really lived there, would he not tell us?"

"Xiaolong has grown up and has his own ideas. Let's not interfere." Li Jianguo made the final decision. "He is capable. We just need to support him. Dad and Mom, the team will harvest wheat in the next two days. Juan's mother and I have to go to work, so I will leave the pig feeding to you."

"Okay, okay, okay." Du Chunfang agreed readily, "You guys go about your business. This grain harvesting is a big deal!"

The common people, especially the older generation who have experienced several major disasters, cherish food with an obsession that is unimaginable to later generations.

Only by experiencing it can you know how to cherish it.

A few days passed like this, until Saturday, when Li Long sold his last batch of fish, packed up his things in the yard, and went to the mountains.

Gu Xiaoxia rode her 26-inch bicycle back home. She had a good relationship with Wu Shufen, so she planned to go back to Wu's house the day before the wedding to see if there was anything she could do to help.

After all, before marriage, they were just handkerchief friends, but after marriage, the relationship was different. At that time, traditional concepts were still very strong. After marriage, women should focus on their husband's family, and the old friends would not play together as they did back then.

Two tall stoves made of earth and mud have been set up in the Wu family's yard. There is an oil pan on the stove, and He Jun, a skilled chef from the village, is frying meatballs.

The tables, chairs and benches borrowed from the neighbors have been set out, and several aunts and sisters-in-law from the neighbors are washing the borrowed bowls and plates, gossiping while working.

"Shufen is getting married now. I heard the betrothal gift is one hundred yuan!"

"That's right. She married the son of Mr. Zhang, the commune's store owner. He eats commercial grain and has a lot of money."

"Shufen's life will be better from now on."

"This person is lucky! Li Long, whom I talked about earlier, lost his job in an instant. Although he is making money now, it is not as good as eating commercial grains..."

"Li Long... that's fine. After all, he found some big jobs for the team. Xu Chengjun is very polite to him now. I heard from Ma Hongmei that the leaders of the county supply and marketing cooperative are all on good terms with him."

"real or fake?"

"How could it be false? He talked about Xu Chengjun like a grandson on the phone, but when Li Long answered the phone, the two of them started joking..."

"How can Ma Hongmei say that about his man? Are you talking nonsense?"

"Ma Hongmei complained that Xu Chengjun didn't find work for her brothers from her natal family..."

"If you have that ability, why didn't you give Gu Xiaoxia a gift during the engagement? Are you just bragging?"

"Then... I don't know. Maybe the Gu family doesn't want it."

"No gift? A spoon? What's the difference between that and giving money away?"

As they were talking, they saw Gu Xiaoxia pushing her bicycle into the yard.

Then no one spoke.

Their eyes all fell on Gu Xiaoxia's bicycle.

This bicycle...is colorful, so beautiful!
Gu Xiaoxia actually heard these people's gossip, but she didn't pay any attention to it.

What Li Long said to her in the past few days made her feel clearly that she and these people were no longer on the same level.

There's no need to worry about it.

She had already seen obvious jealousy, envy and even a bit of resentment in these people's eyes.