Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long drove the carriage to the market, looked around, and was surprised to find that there were three stalls selling frozen fish.

One of them was the man who had worked with him to collect fish in the Dahaizi Reservoir. The man did not notice Li Long and was bargaining with someone else.

The other two people selling frozen fish did not have as large a quantity as him, and their business was not as active as his. At this time, they were squatting in front of their stalls, with their hands cupped, waiting for people to come and ask questions.

There was no one from the team selling fish, so Li Long guessed that Meng Zhiqiang and his team might not be able to catch any fish now.

The small lake has only been frozen for a short time. Although the ice can withstand people, if you smash a hole in the ice, not many fish will come for a while. After all, the oxygen in the water cannot be consumed so quickly. It will take some time before a large number of fish can come out after smashing the hole in the ice.

Now most of the team members have started to hibernate. If they have less time, they may go to the red willow beach in the east to chase rabbits and set traps to burn off their energy. Others basically stay at home. The women will start making paste and cloth shoes. This winter, they have to make shoes for the whole family for a year, which is still very busy.

Someone set up a stall to sell cotton shoes. They looked like they were handmade, but in fact they were made by stuffing a layer of cotton inside the corduroy shoe gussets and making the soles thicker. They looked a bit bulky, but they should be warmer.

Li Long walked from one end to the other, and when he came back, he saw Yang Xiulan pulling the cart to the market. Han Fang was helping her mother push the cart from behind, and then he felt the cart stopped moving.

When she looked up to ask the reason, she happened to see Li Long.

"Uncle... I thought I could make a few bucks this afternoon... I'm very busy here, so I won't delay your meal."

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Long waved his hand. "You sell your food, and we eat with you. No need to explain. I think it's good for you to do this. There's nothing wrong with making money with your own labor."

After hearing what Li Long said, Yang Xiulan felt relieved.

"Uncle, what are you doing..."

"I'm waiting for someone. It's okay. You guys go and do your thing." Li Long pulled the carriage aside and let Yang Xiulan pull the carriage over.

Han Fang smiled at Li Long as she pushed the cart and left happily.

A few minutes later, Cao Liu changed his clothes and came over.

"Brother Li, how about we go to another place? There are a lot of people here..."

"Okay." Li Long was not worried. "I still say that I won't go to places that are too remote. I'll tell you again, I want industrial tickets, or you can just buy radio tickets; wine tickets, sugar tickets, tea tickets, oil tickets. You also know that I need a large quantity every time, so you have to give me a lower price, don't fool me with a high price. I will buy frequently from now on, so you'd better not think of doing a one-time deal..."

"Brother Li, I understand, I understand." Cao Liu explained, "I have no choice this time. My buddy has been arrested, and his whole family depends on him to make money. When he went to jail, his whole family cried. His wife came to me every day to ask me to help find a solution. What can I do? I am just worried..."

"Yeah, I understand." Li Long nodded. "Then you count the tickets. Do you have enough? If not, you can give me some first."

Cao Liu said hurriedly:

"Enough, definitely enough. Don't worry, Brother Li. I have a solid foundation in this business. There aren't many big clients like you, and most of them want little. I brought all my foundation with me today, so don't worry..."

When the two men reached the west end of the free market, two managers came towards them. One of them even stopped to look at Li Long's carriage and asked:
“Have you set up a stall?”

"No. I came to see if there is anything I can buy." Li Long replied.

The man looked disappointed and left.

Cao Liu was tense the whole time, Li Long saw it but didn't say anything, he knew Cao Liu's explanation was true. If the manager did something extreme at this time, Cao Liu would definitely run away.

Fortunately, the other party just wanted to charge more for the stall fee.

The two men left, and Li Long and his friends arrived at the west end of the market. Going further ahead, they reached the compound of a government agency, and further ahead they reached a crossroads.

"Okay, take out the tickets quickly. I have to go shopping in a hurry." Li Long was a little impatient. He didn't want to waste time.

"Okay, okay," Cao Liu didn't want to go on like this. He was also worried that other accidents might happen if he continued shopping, so he took out a stack of tickets, looked left and right, and quickly counted them out one by one.

"Food coupons cost 10 cents per pound. There's nothing we can do about it. Oil coupons are more expensive, 15 cents..."

All of them were given to Li Long in the amount of ten yuan.

"Give me more industrial tickets. I need to buy a lot of things." Li Long reminded him, and Cao Liu gave Li Long some more industrial tickets.

In the end, Li Long bought various tickets worth 120 yuan - enough to last for a long time.

After receiving the money, Cao Liu counted it quickly, waved to Li Long, and then walked away quickly, walking faster and faster, and then he started running. After crossing the intersection, he turned right, crossed the road, and disappeared.

A clever young man.

Li Long put away the ticket and saw that someone nearby had noticed him, so he led the carriage forward, crossed the intersection, and walked towards the department store.

"This new radio has very good performance. It's a Panda brand. Many people buy it for the brand." The saleswoman was still the pretty girl Xiao Liu, but now she was not as enthusiastic about Li Long as before. She just introduced the product normally, "There are two specifications, one plug-in and one battery-powered."

"Give me five batteries." Li Long looked at them and said, "How much is one?"

"Sixty-five yuan." Xiao Liu's eyes were slightly surprised, and then they returned to normal, "I need a ticket."

"Yes, I have tickets." Li Long said, "Five. Oh, and they use No. 1 batteries, right? Bring me thirty boxes of batteries."

Xiao Liu swiftly took out the radios in packages one by one, asked Li Long to check them, and then tied them up. Next came the boxes of batteries.

Calculate the bill and issue the invoice. Li Long has already reached the snack counter and started buying other things.

"White wine, let's say Baiyang Special Liquor, thirty bottles." Li Long continued to name names, "Thirty packs of brick tea, thirty packs of sugar cubes, thirty packs of salt..."

Finally, he bought a tin frog and a Rubik's Cube. He bought four Rubik's Cubes, two for Halimu and one for Li Juan and Li Qiang. This thing is really good for exercising the brain.

As for the tin frog, it is for Nathan and the others to play with. I think it will interest them.

After loading the goods into a car, Li Long paid the money and tickets and left the department store.

He felt eyes on him, but he didn't look back.

After leaving the building, Li Long led the horse back to the courtyard. It was a bit late today, so he would not go to the mountains. He would go there early tomorrow morning. When he returned to the courtyard, Gu Xiaoxia had not come back yet. After Li Long settled No. 76, he began to prepare dinner. He did not plan to go to Yang Xiulan's house for dinner and did not want to move. To be honest, when he went to the mountains, he was very excited and did not feel tired, but in fact, once he stopped, he felt exhausted and needed a good rest.

Li Long naturally knew that this was actually a manifestation of tiredness. After all, there was such heavy snow, and he had to lead the horse to run inside, transport and move things, and then run around after coming back, which was very tiring and laborious.

Steam the buns, cut the pickles, stir-fry them with the stewed meat, and then cook some porridge, and you're done.

He thought about it, boiled some water, and made some egg tea - actually, he just beat two eggs in a large bowl, added sugar and sesame oil, and poured the boiling water directly into the eggs to cook them.

Some places call it egg tea, and some people say that Chinese medicine calls it Suzaku Soup - but in fact, Li Long didn't find such a description when he was watching short videos in his previous life, but this thing can reduce heat.

Gu Xiaoxia has been working overtime these days, and Li Long has seen pimples on her face, so he thought it would be a good idea to make some egg tea to help her cool down.

Boiling water can cook the eggs, and stirring them with chopsticks can also kill the bacteria in the eggs to prevent diarrhea.

When the steamed bun was cooked, Li Long saw that Gu Xiaoxia had not come back yet, and guessed that she must have gone to Yang Xiulan's place, so he started eating it by himself.

A bowl of rice at noon was not enough to fill me up, so at night I had two big steamed buns, half a plate of fried meat with pickles, and a bowl of porridge, and I felt full.

The remaining food is placed in the steamer on the kitchen stove. In winter, we also use the stove to cook. The fire is hot, so the food is always hot.

It was already dark when Gu Xiaoxia came back. She pushed her bicycle in and saw Li Long coming out to see her. As she put her bicycle away, she said:
"I waited for you for a while at Sister Yang's place. She said she ran into you at the market—she didn't expect you to come back."

"I don't want to run anymore. I'm a little tired, so I thought I'd come back and rest." Li Long said, "Have you eaten?"

"Well, the soup and rice that Sister Yang made tonight tasted pretty good."

"Then have some egg tea. I also cooked and steamed buns. You can eat the leftovers tomorrow morning." Li Long went to the kitchen and took out the egg tea. It was warm in his hand and he handed it to Gu Xiaoxia.

"You know I'm getting a sore throat?" Gu Xiaoxia also knew the benefits of egg tea, and asked in surprise.

"I guessed." Li Long smiled, "Drink it quickly. Drinking it too late is bad for your stomach."

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoxia nodded vigorously, took the drink and drank it in two gulps, wiped her mouth, and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

The next day, Gu Xiaoxia got up and had a hot breakfast. After breakfast, Gu Xiaoxia went to work. Li Long harnessed the carriage and drove into the mountains with the things.

There are a lot of different things today, but in terms of weight, they are not necessarily heavier than yesterday.

Number 76 was an experienced horse who knew the way well, so it didn't need Li Long to whip it. It just drove along the road towards Qingshui River. When it reached Qingshui River, it automatically turned towards the road leading into the mountains.

Li Long also jumped off the carriage and pulled the reins together with No. 76.

When No. 76 entered the mountain pass, Li Long was sweating and No. 76 was steaming.

The rest of the road was slightly easier to walk on, with ups and downs. Even if there were uphill slopes, they were mostly gentle slopes, unlike the long slope from Qingshui River to the mountain pass.

Thanks to yesterday's wheel tracks, the carriage quickly reached the mountain road opposite the winter den, and then Li Long saw a spectacular scene.

In front of the winter den, there were more than a dozen horses gathered there, and people were outside on the snow, some were chatting, some were wrestling, some were fighting, and some were exchanging something.

The sound of dogs barking was heard, and Li Long's appearance attracted the attention of these people.

"Li Long is here!" someone shouted, and then the voices of "Duosen" and "Li Long" rang out one after another. The young men all ran over here. Middle-aged people like Yushanjiang were more reserved, but they all had smiles on their faces.

With the help of these young men, No. 76 easily dragged the carriage to the winter camp. Someone had already moved the horses to another position, freeing up a large open space.

Only then did Li Long shake hands and greet each of these young men. Some of them were familiar, some of them he couldn't name but looked familiar, and some of them he had never seen before.

But don’t worry, Yushanjiang or Halimu will introduce them to those who don’t know them.

After saying hello, Li Long asked everyone to unload the things, and he didn't care how to distribute them.

"Li Long, come here quickly, the food is already cooked." Halimu greeted Li Long with a smile, "Today, have a good meal. This is today's lamb. The meat is very tender. We Kazakhs are very good at making this!"

"Okay, okay, I'm hungry too." Halimu and the others were not polite to the things Li Long brought, and Li Long was also not polite to them. They ate and drank as needed.

A mouthful of hot mutton went into my mouth, and it tasted delicious. In my previous life, this kind of mutton was advertised as eating Chinese herbal medicine, drinking mineral water, and even defecating Liuwei Dihuang Pills - this was an exaggeration, but the grass-fed sheep that were not fed with mixed processed feed were stewed directly in the pot after being slaughtered, and the taste was really great.

There is no real mutton that doesn't smell mutton. It just has a certain smell. For example, when you eat it now, the fragrance has completely covered the mutton smell and you can't taste it.

From the last life to more than 20 years later, most of the mutton we eat is from sheep fattened with feed, which is different from the feed that Li Jianguo feeds pigs. The feed that Li Jianguo feeds pigs is pure bran and soybean meal processed by himself, which are all natural things.

But those mixed feeds contain bone meal and the like, which makes the sheep grow fast, but the meat is not so tasty. It is said that some unscrupulous sheep farms feed cattle and sheep with urea when fattening them - of course, this is just a legend, and I don't know if it is true. Can cattle and sheep eat this stuff?

Anyway, Li Long had eaten that kind of purely smelly mutton twice in his previous life. It was really smelly. Usually, if smelly mutton was grilled, the smell would be suppressed by the barbecue seasoning, but that smelly mutton could not be suppressed at all.

Having lived two lives, Li Long still remembers them clearly.

But the mutton I eat this time is completely different from that one.

The lamb neck meat was the most delicious, so Li Long took a bite of it. The rib meat was the most delicious, so Li Long took another piece of it. The rib meat was for distinguished guests, so Li Long did not refuse and took a bite of it, and then he stopped eating.

After drinking half a bowl of mutton soup, I felt full again.

"Li Long, in a while, at the end of the year, we will be doing sheep and horse racing in the snow in front of your wooden house. Do you have time to come over?"

Yushanjiang squeezed next to Li Long and asked.

Everyone who was chewing the meat stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"Come. After a while..." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "Our team will have militia training. I may have to participate for a while, but not all of it. By the end of the year... I should be able to come." (End of this chapter)