Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

For fear of being discovered, Li Long did not dare to follow too closely. He looked at the man in front of him, who was walking hurriedly with a bag on his back and looking left and right from time to time, feeling a bit sneaky.

Li Long followed at a distance of fifty or sixty meters. He used other people as cover from time to time, so the man didn't notice him.

However, after leaving the old street, the other party immediately turned into a small alley. Li Long hurriedly chased after him, but when he got into the alley, he found that the person had disappeared.

There were only a few families nearby. Li Long walked through the alley and there was a main road over there with a wider view, but he didn't see anyone.

Li Long turned back and pushed his bicycle slowly through the alley, listening carefully to each house.

One of the houses had its door locked, so three of the four families were suspects. There was a child's voice in one of the houses, but Li Long guessed that this was not likely to be the suspect.

The other two houses were diagonally opposite each other. Li Long didn't hear any noise when he passed by, so it was not a good idea to break in. He walked back and forth a few times, but felt something was not right, so he retreated back to the old street.

After parking the car at the milk tea shop, Li Long analyzed the situation while eating naan.

If this is really Gu Ermao, then why is he carrying that big bag?
It doesn't look like he's doing serious work.

It’s a pity that I didn’t follow him closely, so I don’t know which yard he entered.

Li Long originally planned to catch fish today and go into the mountains tomorrow, and the task of catching fish and selling them would be left to his elder brother and Tao Daqiang.

But today, after running into Gu Ermao, Li Long felt that he had to hold out for two days. If he could catch this guy, he would definitely give him a few beatings.

Seeing Li Long eating naan absentmindedly, the young man who made naan brought over a dish of honey and said:
"My friend, what's wrong with you? I saw you running over there just now. Are you looking for someone?"

"Yes." Li Long did not hide it from the enthusiastic young man. He took a bite of the naan, dipped it in honey and said:
"I ran into someone I knew before. He had hurt me before, and he ran away because he was afraid of my revenge. I saw him go into that yard just now, but I don't know which yard he went to, and I was worried."

"Hey, hey," the young man whispered, "If I offend you, you must run away. You've got those scoundrels in your circle, who wouldn't be afraid of you..."

"This is different. He and I are from the same village. I was selling things, and he accused me of speculation. You say... is this something a human being would do?" Li Long had to explain clearly that he was not the kind of person who would bully others casually.

"Then we really need to clean up." The young man nodded.

Someone came to buy naan, and the young man went to pack naan for others, and Li Long didn't care.

Unexpectedly, the young man came over again and whispered:

"You mean that yard, right?"

He quickly pointed over there and Li Long nodded.

"I know something about that area." The young man whispered, "Among those families, one went back to his hometown some time ago, saying that there was an emergency at home. Two of the families are locals, and three generations of grandparents and grandchildren live in the yard, doing some small business. Another family rented out the yard, which happened in the past two months. The person who rented the yard... um..."

The young man hesitated, as if he was organizing his words:

"There are both men and women renting the yard, and a woman is the leader."

"Female?" Li Long was a little surprised.

"Yes, a woman in her thirties. She was dressed very beautifully. She was with four or five young men, and there was also an old woman who cooked in the yard. It was a mess..."

"How do you know?" Li Long was a little confused. He knew such a thing?

"That woman likes to eat noodles. The old woman comes to me every few days to buy naan, and sometimes she even asks me to deliver it to her door. That's how I know." The young man said with a smile, "By the way, they seem to be doing business. They often bring back large and small bags of things from outside, but they don't set up stalls - when the goods come in, many people go to buy from them, and then go out to set up stalls... Look, someone is going there now."

After he said that, Li Long looked in that direction and saw people heading in that direction one after another. Most of these people were carrying cloth bags, and some were just holding square cloths. Were they planning to pack up the things they got?
"What are they selling?" Li Long broke off another piece of naan and asked while eating.

"I'm not sure, but I heard there are electronic watches or something. I heard it's very advanced. The watch is full of numbers, and you can tell the time without looking at the needle..."

Li Long immediately understood that this should be the electronic product imported from the south.

They've been buying from there so early? Isn't that a bit too much?
"I heard that they are not cheap, but no matter how cheap they are, they are still cheaper than the watches in the department store. Some of them are broken. The day before yesterday, I saw someone who bought a watch come to the stall owner and said that the watch didn't work or was broken..."

Li Long finally understood. This was a group of backpackers who dealt with electronic equipment. In the rebirth novels he had read before, many protagonists made their first pot of gold this way.

However, it is also a scam. After all, many electronic watches at that time were considered electronic waste, or in other words, what these people brought over were electronic waste. They bought them for a few dollars and sold them for dozens of dollars. As a result, they became unusable after a few months to half a year.

Isn't this harming people? It's so hard for ordinary people to make money now! (Except myself, of course. But when I first started making money, it was hard-earned money in the ice and snow at minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius)

"These people don't necessarily sell their goods here. There are few stalls in the old street, and they will even drive away those who set up stalls. They ask these buyers to sell in the surrounding counties or townships." The young man knew this very well. "It is said that they can make a lot of money in a day!"

"Then why don't you think of doing this?" Li Long asked with a smile. After finishing his naan and honey, he drank milk tea and waited for the young man's answer.

"I actually thought about it, but my father gave me a beating. He said I couldn't do that kind of work. Now I can open a milk tea shop and sell naan to make money. It's clean money.

As long as this old street exists, my business will not be disbanded, and I will continue to make money. And I can earn this money without feeling guilty.

If I follow them, I can make a lot of money, but it’s hard to say how long I can keep the money. I might not be able to sell it one day and run back home when I run out of money. It’s better for me to just stay at this milk tea shop…”

"Your father is very wise." Li Long said, "This is the right thing to do. You have such a stall. If you can keep it well, you can buy two houses for your son."

The old street is considered a landmark building in Shicheng. There is a house at the entrance to the street. It will be no problem to replace it with two buildings when it is demolished in the future.

After knowing the details of the matter, Li Long was no longer in a hurry.

"Have you ever seen a young man like this?" Li Long described Gu Ermao's image.

The milk tea shop owner Keyum thought for a moment and said:
"It seems there is such a person, others call him something..."

That's it.

Li Long paid the bill, and the boss returned 1 cent to him:
"That honey is for you to eat. The honey you asked me to find was not found, so they sold it directly to the purchasing station after they brought it back, leaving a few jars for me."

Li Long had forgotten about this matter. He smiled and said:
"I bought it. I met a beekeeper in the mountains and bought a few cans from him."

"That's all, I won't think about it anymore." The young man smiled and stuffed the dime into Li Long's hand. "Go about your business. I need to make some more naan."

Li Long came out pushing his bicycle and took another look at the yard over there. Someone had already come out with a bag and some things on his back, and it was obvious that he had completed the purchase procedure.

Li Long didn't want to alert the enemy at the moment. He pushed the bike, pedaled quickly and got on it, then rode towards Ma County.

When he arrived in Maya County and went to the market, Li Long saw a stall selling electronic watches.

What surprised Li Long was that Yang Xiulan, who was selling soup rice, was asking for prices in front of the electronic watch stall. Next to her was a cart with rice that had not been sold out. The girl Han Fang was not there, so Li Long guessed that she was in the yard.

Li Long walked over and listened to the dealer say impatiently:
"Thirty-five yuan, that's already cheap enough! Watches in department stores all cost more than a hundred yuan, but mine is electronic and looks so fancy, but I only sell it for thirty-five yuan... I'm not trying to make money from you..."

"I know you will definitely make money, big brother. Here are 20 yuan. You have so much money, so why don't you sell me one?" Yang Xiulan seemed to be persistent. "If you find a piece that is hard to sell, just sell it to me at a low price..."

The dealer became impatient and waved his hand, saying:
"Go, go, go! I can't even take twenty dollars... Go quickly, don't delay my business!"

Yang Xiulan was not discouraged. She pushed the car away and then saw Li Long.

She smiled somewhat embarrassedly, pushed the cart to Li Long, and explained in a low voice:
"The main thing is to get up early every day and cook and set up the stall..."

"Don't buy it yet. There's something wrong with that electronic watch. I'll find a solution for you later." Li Long said, "Is your daughter at home?"

"Well, I asked her to prepare some dishes and sell other food in the afternoon. She said you said you should read books carefully, so she read the things left at home."

"Okay." Li Long nodded, "Then I'll leave."

"Brother, wait a minute. I'll pay this month's rent first..." Yang Xiulan took out a roll of money from her pocket and said, "I'm already making a lot of money. I can't keep owing it..."

"Okay." Li Long didn't refuse this time. He took the ten yuan and put it in his pocket, then pushed the cart away.

Tao Daqiang was the happiest when he knew that Li Long would continue to catch fish for a few more days. It would be faster to get the net down, and he could practice more. Now that the weather was cold, there was not much time to practice.

Li Long went to Shicheng again the next day, and this time he was observing that side while selling fish. Then he saw another person carrying a bag walking towards that yard, and then people swarmed over like flies smelling feces.

When these people came out, most of them had smiles on their faces, and it was obvious that they had made a lot of money.

Li Long slowly took control of the matter.

Gu Ermao was not seen that day, and he did not stay here for long. He left after selling the fish.

To be on the safe side, Li Long has been wearing a mask these past two days. After all, selling fish has a bit of fishy smell, but other people don't really care.

Just to avoid being recognized.

It was not until three days later that someone who looked like Gu Ermao appeared again, and Li Long knew that he could take action. (End of this chapter)