Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The Old Street Market is getting busier and busier. When Li Long arrived, the tractor could no longer drive in. This place has completely become a pedestrian street, and a parking lot has been opened outside. It mainly parked bicycles, and there were also some donkey carts and horse carts. There were also two tractors parked.

Li Long drove the tractor in, and the person watching over the tractor gave him a sign, telling him not to take the crank away, as they would be watching it here.

Of course, if you're worried, it's okay to take it away.

Li Long didn't take it. The handle was universal, so even if he took it away, if someone really wanted to drive the tractor away, they could just find another handle and drive away.

Of course, that would be a big case.

Li Long walked in with the sign. At this time, I don't know if Dad and Tao Daqiang are still selling fish in the old street.

After a round of searching, I saw several shops selling fish, but I didn't see Li Qingxia and Tao Daqiang.

Didn’t come, or was it sold out and sent back?

The milk tea shop in Keyum is still open. Many people eat naan and drink milk tea there. Groups come and go, and there are both Han and ethnic minorities.

This market is much more prosperous than the Ma County market, with many vendors selling food, vegetables, and handicrafts. Li Long listened to the fishmongers shouting that the price of big carp had risen to 1.2 yuan.

No wonder dad and his friends are selling fish here to make money!
However, most of the fish in the small lake are crucian carp, and there are not so many carp. The price of crucian carp here has not risen yet. It is estimated that we will have to wait another 20 years or so before the price of wild large crucian carp will reach the highest point, directly breaking the price of carp to 25 yuan per kilogram.

There were also two stalls selling meat. Li Long saw Chen Xingbang from afar near where he had originally set up his stall.

I don’t know if this is a commonly accepted name for his stall, or if he comes here early every day to occupy this spot, so the place remains unchanged.

When Li Long came over, Chen Xingbang was bargaining with a man who was leading a sheep.

"I can only buy your sheep for twenty-five yuan. Let me tell you, the price of mutton with bones is one dollar and thirty cents now. Your sheep is thin, so I can get at most fifteen kilograms of meat from it, which I can only sell for nineteen dollars and fifty cents. The skin can be sold for five or six dollars, which is about enough. The only profit I can make is your offal..." Chen Xingbang looked at the fine-wool sheep in the sheep seller's hand, and then said.

"Just make some money from the waste. That set of waste should sell for at least five or six dollars, right?" The sheep seller was naturally unwilling to earn less.

"Then go sell it to someone else." Chen Xingbang didn't back down at all. "Isn't it hard to slaughter a sheep? Isn't it hard to skin a sheep and clean the offal? If you think I make a lot of money, why don't you slaughter it yourself? I have to pay a dollar a day for the stall fee here - I only make money from your offal, and you still have a problem with that? Then go find someone else."

"Then how do I know whether what you said about 15 kilograms is true or not?" The man couldn't argue with Chen Xingbang, but was unwilling to leave. Li Long guessed that he must have been to other stalls, where the price was lower, so he stayed here.

This person is like Ma Jinbao, not decisive.

"Hey!" After he said this, before Chen Xingbang could say anything, the other people watching were unhappy. "You said other things are fine, but you said Lao Chen has a bad eye? Let me tell you, his name is Chen Yidao! He looks at the cattle, sheep and pigs, and he will sell as much meat as he says! In this market these days, how many people didn't believe it, but in the end, weren't they all convinced?"

"That's right! Chen Yidao's name isn't for nothing!"

No one spoke when the price of the sheep was discussed, but now that the sheep seller questioned Chen Xingbang's judgment, someone immediately joined in.

Li Long didn't expect that his brother-in-law actually had so many fans in this market, and these people were quite supportive of him.

"Okay, okay, twenty-five is fine. Here, give me money!" The sheep-leader handed the rope to Chen Xingbang and stretched out his other hand to ask for money.

Chen Xingbang was wearing a leather apron with blood stains on it. He reached into the pocket of his apron and took out a handful of change. After rummaging for a long time, he found a Big Unity note, two five-dollar notes for steel workers, a two-dollar note and three one-dollar notes. He straightened the notes and handed them to the other party. At the same time, he took the straw rope for leading the sheep.

The man counted the money twice with his saliva, then said to Chen Xingbang with a smile:
"Boss Chen, this sheep is yours, make a fortune!"

Finished talking and left.

Chen Xingbang smiled, brought the sheep over and placed it next to the counter, but did not kill it immediately. There was still some meat on the counter that had not been sold out, so he continued to shout.

"Old Chen, kill the sheep. Everyone is waiting to see it."

"That's right, fresh lamb. You slaughtered me and I weighed two kilograms!"

"This sheep looks good. You can kill it and I will buy some."

"Give me the stomach, that's all I want!"

The onlookers were talking at once, but Chen Xingbang remained unmoved and shook his head and said:

"No, I can't sell all the meat on my butcher's stand. If I leave the freshly slaughtered meat there, it will just go bad."

"Okay, okay, we'll help you shout!" Some people really hoped to wait and eat fresh mutton, so they helped to shout.

Li Long found it very interesting. He didn't expect that his brother-in-law would really take root here so quickly.

good thing.

When he walked to the case, Chen Xingbang had already seen it and said with a smile:

"Xiaolong, you're here. You haven't been here for a long time! I heard from dad that you were in the mountains with your big brother and the others to do some work. Are you done?"

"It's done." Li Long walked to the side of the case so as not to block the people from buying meat, and said, "It's all done, it's a good time to take a break. I see you can just buy the sheep in the market, it's very easy."

"Hey, I don't receive it every day. I still have to go around the neighborhood in the afternoon," Chen Xingbang's face was flushed. Li Long felt that he had gained at least five kilograms since the last time he saw him. "It's okay now. I can sell dozens of kilograms of meat every day."

Someone came over to weigh the meat. After Chen Xingbang asked the other party clearly about his needs, he cut the meat quickly and cut it into pieces, almost exactly one or two ounces. The person who weighed the meat was satisfied, and the people watching nearby also cheered.

Chen Xingbang had a reserved smile on his face, and Li Long could feel that he was actually feeling a bit proud.

The hustle and bustle here attracted a lot of people, and then people started buying meat one after another. The meat on the stall was soon sold out, with only a few pieces of leg bones left.

Chen Xingbang was busy, so Li Long didn't disturb him and just watched for a while.

"Chen Yidao, isn't it time to slaughter the sheep now?" Someone immediately said when he saw that there was less meat on the table.

"Okay, okay, go ahead and kill them." Chen Xingbang was also happy and said, "Kill them now."

"Brother-in-law, you are busy. I have to go do some work first." Li Long came over and just looked after Chen Xingbang. He still had to go to Shicheng Department Store to buy a color TV.

"Okay, you go do your thing first, and go to the yard at noon. I'll close the stall at noon and prepare something good then. Don't leave, I'll prepare it for you!" said Chen Xingbang.

Li Long thought about it and agreed.

When he came here, he went to Ma County Market and talked to Sister Yang, asking her to tell Gu Xiaoxia that he would not be back home for lunch, but would definitely be at home in the afternoon.

Li Long saw that it was still early, so he went to Keyum's milk tea shop to drink a bowl of milk tea to quench his thirst. Then he went to the parking lot to hand in his license plate, paid ten cents, started the tractor and went to the department store.

The department store already has a parking lot. Judging from the size of the parking lot, Li Long can guess that there are many people going in. Some are from the city and the Corps, but most are from Shama County and Shama County. Last year, the land was allocated to each household, and although each household had to pay public grain according to the number of people and the land, the income was actually increased.

Now that everyone has some financial resources, they naturally want to live a better life, and they will buy some daily necessities in their free time.

Shicheng Department Store is much more famous than Ma County Department Store.

Li Long was not in a hurry. He walked around inside and saw that there were people buying goods and asking prices at almost every counter.

The same thing happened at the TV counter. A young couple who looked like newlyweds were standing in front of the counter and asked the salesperson to introduce them to a 14-inch black-and-white TV.

Li Long was not in a hurry and waited patiently. He listened to the woman in the couple asking very detailed questions. He thought it would take a while to finish the question, so he went to another counter and bought a battery-powered radio and a box of ten batteries.

Seeing that Li Long bought the radio so straightforwardly without even trying it out properly, the salesperson knew that he must be a frequent buyer, so he took the initiative to ask him what else he wanted to buy.

"TV." Li Long pointed over there, "We have to wait, there are people over there."

"Hey, that couple, they've come here three times, but they just listened to the introduction and couldn't make up their minds in the end." The woman selling radios was a big lady who spoke very quickly. After she finished talking to Li Long, she shouted to the salesperson selling TVs:

"Xiao Qin, this customer here wants to buy a TV. Can you show it to me?"

The salesperson Qin looked over and saw Li Long holding the radio box, still a little embarrassed.

The man and woman were somewhat dissatisfied. The woman curled her lips and said:
"We came here first, and this isn't finished yet."

The saleswoman Qin was a woman in her thirties. She looked at Li Long apologetically, and Li Long said, "It's okay. I'll wait a moment."

"Young man, what kind of TV do you want to buy?" The lady at the counter probably couldn't stand the couple, so she asked on behalf of the salesperson Qin.

"Two color TVs, 18 inches." Li Long stated his needs.

"What?" The eldest sister was also shocked. "You mean, you want to buy two 18-inch color TVs?"

"Yeah." Li Long nodded.

"Are you the purchasing agent of the company?" the older sister guessed.

"No, no, no, I'm from Ma County. There is only one machine in our department store, so I thought of coming over to have a look. I'm buying it for my family." Li Long was not afraid of being envied at this time, because no one here knew him anyway.

The couple stopped talking immediately.

The two of them looked at each other, revealing a little jealousy and envy, as well as more complex and difficult to describe emotions.

The two stopped talking and took two steps back.

I'm getting married and I've been running here three times to buy a 14-inch black-and-white TV, but I still can't make up my mind. As soon as the other party opens his mouth, they want two, color TVs, and 18 inches at that!
Why is there such a big difference between one person and another?
"We have two 18-inch Panda color TVs here." Salesman Qin said quickly, "One is 2,100 yuan. Do you want to take a look?"

Huh? It's much cheaper than what I bought during the Chinese New Year.

Has the production capacity increased?
"I need to take a look." Seeing that the couple had stopped talking, Li Long walked up to the counter and said, "Can I try it?"

"Yes, but not at night or on weekends. There is no TV during the day now."

"Plug it in and have a look, mainly to check the screen and so on." Li Long felt that all he could see now was snow, and saying that there were bad pixels was simply deceiving himself, so he should check the power supply situation.

Anyway, it is under warranty at this time.

Salesman Qin brought a color TV, opened the box, took it out, carefully placed it on the counter, and plugged it in for Li Long to see.

The lady at the radio counter asked:

"Young man, if you buy two, how can you carry them back by yourself?"

"I drove a tractor here," Li Long said. "Just put it in the tractor and pull it back."

"Hey, there's also a tractor! That tractor is equivalent to two color TVs, right? Your family is really rich." The elder sister sighed sincerely.

"Isn't this catching up with the good policies of the Party?" Li Long said casually. He was speaking the truth, and it was also from his heart. Without the policy of loosening the loopholes, it would be really difficult for him to get rich. After all, if the collection of Fritillaria was not relaxed now, he would be imprisoned for speculation. Although the charge is still there, to be honest, no one cares much about it.

After trying both color TVs, Li Long was very satisfied. He got the invoice, paid the money, took the goods and left.

The salesperson helped him move a color TV and placed it on the tractor. After thanking the salesperson, Li Long drove away on the tractor.

There was a color TV in the tractor, so Li Long didn't dare to go anywhere else. He drove very steadily. Although there was foam in the box of the color TV, it was better not to shake it if possible.

When the tractor drove to Chen Xingbang's yard, Li Long was somewhat surprised to find that the door was open and Chen Xingbang had already returned.

The tractor drove into the yard, and before Li Long got off the vehicle, Chen Xingbang had already come out of the door.

"You take a rest first. I'll cook. Come and try my cooking today!"

Li Long smiled and turned off the engine, got off the tractor, and handed the radio box over:
"Brother-in-law, this is for you. When you are selling meat in the market, turn it on and listen to it. It can be a good way to entertain yourself and also attract some people to come."

"Hey, why did you spend money on this?" Chen Xingbang complained, but he was actually quite happy. His brothers-in-law were both capable, and he was a little scared at first. Now that he has achieved some success and gained confidence, Li Long buying him things means that he recognizes him even more, and he is also quite happy.

"Brother-in-law, what are we having for lunch?" Li Long asked.

"Steamed rice. Didn't I slaughter a sheep this morning? I won't sell the offal for now. I'll bring it back to clean it up and stir-fry the intestines. Don't worry, I'll make sure it's clean. You just take a rest and wait for the food."

Li Long smiled and nodded. Chen Xingbang went to do his own thing while Li Long looked after the yard.

There were some vegetables planted in the yard, which took up about a quarter of the entire yard. The sheep that had been brought in before were gone, and there were no other animals here, but there were a lot of skins laid on the middle wall.

There were sheepskins that had just been slaughtered, cowhides that had not been completely dried, and donkey skins.

Li Long was a little surprised that his brother-in-law's business was so diverse.

In less than half an hour, the food was ready and Chen Xingbang called Li Long into the house to eat.

"Dad and Daqiang can come over occasionally. I've heard some news about you. It must be hard in the mountains?" Chen Xingbang asked while eating.

"It's OK. Anyway, there are houses in the mountains, which is convenient to live in. There is a stove, so I can cook for myself." Li Long said, "It's more comfortable than the caves my eldest brother and his family live in."

"That's not bad. I heard that you can often hunt wild game." Chen Xingbang asked again, "Is it easy to hunt?"

"If you know the place, you can still catch one. You can catch one every two or three days." Li Long said, and then he asked, "Brother-in-law, I see you have cowhide and donkey hide outside, can you kill anything?"

"Of course not." Chen Xingbang said with a smile, "Pigs and sheep alone are not enough. Besides, I also want to make more money quickly so that I can bring your sister and baby over. The baby will go to school when he comes, so I have to save more now. But it's almost done, I think I will send the money back to your sister in a month or so. My father will take care of the yard and land at home, and your sister will bring the baby over and stay here from now on."

Li Long nodded, picked up a piece of fried tripe with chopsticks, put it on the rice bowl and started eating.

Chen Xingbang’s cooking skills are pretty good. The food tastes delicious, has no smell of internal organs, and is washed very cleanly.

A lot of dried chilies were used, which went well with rice.

Li Long ate two bowls of rice. While eating, he also learned some information about Chen Xingbang.

Because he made some money doing business here, some hooligans were jealous and came to "borrow" money. Chen Xingbang forced them away with a knife. At that time, he was still worried for a few days, fearing that the other party would retaliate.

But he knew that if he backed down once, he would be bullied from then on.

Then not long after, I heard from people on the street that these thugs had been arrested.

The leader was also shot as a target.

So even though some people are jealous of him as an outsider who makes a lot of money, there are many people with the same accent as him in Shicheng, many of whom are veterans of the Corps or descendants of veterans, and there are many people who support him.

So Chen Xingbang’s business is doing very well now.

"Can't you see I've gained weight?" Chen Xingbang assured Li Long, patting his already slightly visible belly and said, "I can't sell the leftover offal every day, so I have to cook it. Sometimes I cook it and sell it in the morning, and eat the rest myself."

Li Long suddenly thought of the sheep and asked:

"Brother-in-law, do you really only make a small fortune from a sheep?"

"Hey, that's not true. If you tell people that's the case, how can they be willing to sell their scriptures?" Chen Xingbang's eyes flashed with a cunning look, "Think about it, what else can I say?"

Li Long thought for a moment and said:

"Sheep's head and sheep's hooves?"

"Yes, this can be sold for two or three yuan after it is cooked. There are shops in our old street that specialize in selling cooked sheep heads and sheep feet. And mutton, the canteen also needs it."

Li Long smiled and said he understood. No wonder his brother-in-law could make money, because all the money was earned from unknown sources.

This is also his ability.

This is a good thing. As long as it continues like this, after a while, these brothers and sisters of mine will be able to take root in the northern border, and their lives will get better and better.

As for being envied by others, isn't that normal? If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre. Only when you live well will others envy you. If you live worse than others, others will not be jealous of you, right? (End of this chapter)