Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The next day, Li Long got up half an hour earlier than the day before. The autumn dew was a bit heavy, and both Li Long and Tao Daqiang wore coats. This kind of weather is why the fruits and vegetables in southern and northern Xinjiang are so sweet - when they are left to dry at night, the sugars are dispersed, and when it is hot during the day, the sugars gather and cannot disperse, so they are sweet.

The two men drove the carriage to Dahaizi. Li Long went down to get the net, and Tao Daqiang waited on the shore.

When the tire scratched the place where the nets were, Li Long had not yet started to take out the nets, but he was basically certain that with ten nets today, the number of fish might be similar to yesterday, or even more than yesterday.

As far as the eye can see, some of the silver carp caught on the net have turned upside down and are floating on the water.

More fish were still entangled in the net, struggling to see if they could escape.

Li Long began to take out the net. He pulled the net rope. The net was quite heavy and it dragged him forward. The fish followed the net out of the water one by one. It was very heavy.

Li Long stroked the net and put it into the urea bag, feeling mixed emotions.

Having lots of fish is a good thing, but it’s not easy to bring them back home. You can’t ride a horse-drawn carriage here every day, right?
In fact, it’s not impossible.

Last night, Li Jianguo actually wanted to give the money from selling fish to Li Long, but Li Long confiscated it. He said that Li Qingxia had always kept the money from selling fish for himself, and the big brother here did the same.

It is said that brothers should settle accounts clearly, but it is impossible to do so clearly. Otherwise, if you really want to count, how can you count the money you have raised me from the age of ten to the present?
He just wanted to subsidize his eldest brother's family more. After all, he was living well here, and he also hoped that his eldest brother's family would live better.

The nets were collected one by one. This time, two nets had to be sent back once. When the third net was received, Li Long was sure that there were really more fish in the net this time than yesterday.

There is a net almost every one or two meters, or even less than one meter. I don’t know if so many fish formed a school and hit the net together, or if there are so many fish in the trough and the nets were placed in the right place, so this is the case.

But considering what happened two months later in the previous life, it’s not that surprising.

"Brother Long, there are so many fish!" After collecting the four nets, Tao Daqiang pulled Li Long out of the water and said, "I'll pick the fish here first, so I can be more relaxed when I go back."

"Well, since we have a lot of bags, you can get a urea bag, put some water in it, and start picking it first." Li Long knew that Tao Daqiang didn't want to be idle here, so let him pick it.

It took more than an hour to take out all ten nets. Li Long knew that although selling the fish today might be earlier than yesterday, it would still be later than usual.

It seems I have to get up earlier tomorrow.

It's really tiring.

Of course, this was just what he said, others were too envious to even think about it.

The carriage passed through the settlement again, this time much earlier than yesterday, and there were not many people. Li Long and Tao Daqiang hurried on their way, and some people could be greeted or not, so they just passed by directly.

There is only one word to describe the question: anxious to go home - anxious.

After returning to the Li family, the whole family started to select fish together. Even Li Juan and Li Qiang, who had just eaten, helped to get the basins, bags and benches. Then Li Juan took Li Qiang to school.

Tao Daqiang has already picked out more than 30 kilograms of fish on the shore of Dahaizi, which is the amount of two nets, which has reduced the burden a lot.

"Brother, you still have to sell fish today." Li Long said as he looked at the more fish than yesterday.

"Well... today the team is working..."

"What's that little bit of work? I can do it." Liang Yuemei said, "You can go sell fish. How can you let Xiaolong carry all these fish by himself? Besides, selling fish for one trip is equivalent to hundreds of jobs. Which one is lighter and which one is heavier?"

Li Jianguo knew this was the truth. As a village elder, he basically had everything he needed for big and small matters. It would be a bit awkward if he didn't go to work at this time.

Li Long knew that his elder brother had not yet completely changed from the idea of ​​the big collective to the idea of ​​the small family, so he said:
"Brother, our family has made a great contribution to the team. Others are happy that you don't earn this little bit of work. Now the collective is about to be disbanded, and the higher-ups are calling on all families to find ways to live a good life. As the village leader, you should set an example for the team members."

Li Jianguo nodded: "Then I definitely know."

That’s settled.

Li Long was quite happy.

Sure enough, after picking all the fish, Li Long realized that there would not be enough space for all four bags.

"The crucian carp can survive. Put the carp, silver carp, and black carp in four bags and put them on both sides of the bicycle. Put the crucian carp in two bags and lay them flat on the back seats of the two bicycles." Li Long said, "When we get there, just pour the crucian carp into the basin, tie the bags tightly, and put some water in them. The crucian carp will definitely survive."

"That's the only way." Although there are a lot of fish, if you want to eat fish, just keep two or three at home. You can't eat more. Besides, being used to eating fish from Xiaohaizi, both the Li family and Tao Daqiang's family look down on the fish from Dahaizi.

"There will still be some left. Daqiang can take some back, some can be given to Uncle Luo, and some can be given to Xiaoxia's dad." Li Long said.

"I don't want it." Tao Daqiang refused immediately, "This fish is not as delicious as Xiao Haizi's. I don't want it."

"Okay." Li Long didn't force it.

He and Li Jianguo hurriedly ate breakfast, then rode their bicycles and headed to their respective destinations with the fish. Liang Yuemei went to work in the wheat field, and Tao Dayong continued to pick up the nets.

With five dollars a day and not too tiring work, Tao Daqiang is very content.

Li Long arrived in Shicheng a little earlier than yesterday. At this time, there were more stalls and people than yesterday. He turned around, found an empty space, parked the cart, took out the basin, and started pouring fish into it.

All three basins were filled, and there were still fish in the urea bag. Fortunately, the water in the bag had not yet dripped out, so there was no need to worry about the fish going bad. Li Long could even hear the thrashing of the fish inside. Before he started shouting, two people wearing Zhongshan suits, armbands, and bags in their hands came over.

"Comrade, are you planning to sell fish here?" one asked Li Long.

"Yes." Li Long looked at the two men and had some guesses in his mind.

"We are from the Laojie Market Management Office." The person asking the question introduced himself. "From today on, we need to charge stall fees for setting up stalls here. Please pay it."

"How much?" Li Long asked, "Are the prices the same for all the stalls, or do they vary depending on the situation?"

"Are all these fish yours? 50 cents." The man said, "It's not uniform, it depends on the value of the things you sell. For example, if you have a lot, then I'll charge you 50 cents. If you have a small amount, which may be less than two or three yuan after selling, then I'll charge you 10 cents...with the receipt."

He spoke quite politely.

"If you want to set up a stall for a long time, you can pay a monthly fee, which is cheaper at five yuan." Another person added, "We will issue a long-term ticket with registration."

"I may not come every month." Li Long waved his hand, "It depends on the weather."

"Then it's fifty cents." The two men spoke straightforwardly and did not force anything.

"Okay, I'll pay and please give me the invoice." Li Long took out the money.

The two men were a little surprised that Li Long paid the money so straightforwardly. The latter one quickly took out a stack of bills from his bag, pulled out carbon paper, padded it again, then put it on the bag and started writing.

Li Long took money out of his pocket, counted out fifty cents and handed it to the other party.

"Comrade, thank you for cooperating with our work. We have people patrolling here. If you encounter any problems, you can come to us directly to solve them." The person who asked the question earlier was very polite.

Li Long guessed that it was because he paid the money so readily that these two people were a little surprised.

After all, this stall has been there all the time and no money was charged before. Now that it is suddenly charging money, some people will definitely be unhappy.

Li Long, a man of two lives, would definitely understand. After all, when these people finish setting up their stalls and leave at night, there will definitely be garbage all over the place, which definitely needs to be cleaned up. And with stalls set up on both sides, there will be a large flow of people, which will affect traffic and easily cause problems, so people need to be sent to patrol, and they can't just be one group of people, otherwise they won't be able to take care of it.

Now that we have already started to maintain order, why not go with the flow and directly form a market here? It is always better to manage and constrain it than to let it go.

Within a few years, shops were built on both sides of the old street, making it a landmark building complex in Shicheng.

For quite a long time, this place was the place with the largest flow of people in Shicheng.

Taking advantage of the situation, in Li Long's opinion, Shicheng leaders have done a good job here in Laojie.

After paying the management fee, Li Long took the ticket and put it in his pocket. After the two people left, he started shouting and selling fish.

The voices became more confident.

People on both sides looked at Li Long with strange eyes.

On the right was a woman selling vegetables. When Li Long was shouting, she asked:

"Young man, why don't you bargain with them?"

"Why bargain? Can this be bargained?" Li Long was a little surprised. "Sister-in-law, did you bargain with them just now?"

"Yes." The sister-in-law nodded and said, "They charged me 10 cents, so I wanted to get a lower price."

"Is it a bargain then?" Li Long asked.

"No."

"Haha, that's it. I can't finish the talk anyway, so what's the point of talking?" Li Long laughed. "50 cents is less than a kilogram of fish anyway, I think it's okay."

"But if you want to bargain, then I can negotiate a little bit, maybe I can lower it to five cents..." The sister-in-law was still a little unwilling.

"Impossible." Li Long waved his hand. "Since the ticket has already been issued, how can they refund it?"

He stopped discussing the issue with his sister-in-law and continued shouting loudly.

The voices were loud and there were many regular customers. They came early today, so Li Long's fish stall opened quickly. The first person who came directly wanted to buy a ten-kilogram carp, which made Li Long very happy.

He guessed that this person was from the restaurant, but he didn't ask. If someone asked for money, he would just weigh it himself. Talking too much would easily cause annoyance.

After the ten kilograms of carp were weighed, more people gathered around. Li Long skillfully weighed the fish, collected money and gave change. He was also able to deal with those who wanted to steal the fish. Soon, he sold twenty or thirty kilograms of fish.

This speed is not bad! (End of this chapter)