Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long went to the team the next morning after returning from Liang's house.

There is really nothing to do in the team in winter. Except for the occasional person fishing in the small lake, or someone with nothing to do going to the red willow beach in the east to trap rabbits, basically everyone stays at home.

After all, there is nothing to do with such heavy snow.

When Li Long passed by the Wei Lake, he found that even the hairy reeds were gone from the lake.

All the crops that can be sold have been cut off. The four teams are still very persistent in making money to improve their lives.

The tractor drove back to its yard. Li Long opened the door and went in, and found that the house was quite warm.

There is a fire in the stove, and it is burning quite well.

At this time, Li Jianguo had already walked over. He entered the house and saw Li Long standing by the stove, and said:
"Dad said to set up a stove every day, so your sister-in-law came to set up the stove. Burn one stove a day, and when you come back to live here, at least the house won't be damp."

Although all preparations have been made when the house was built, due to the environment, if no one lives in the house for a whole winter, when the spring comes and the house is opened, there is a high probability that alkali hair will grow on the ground.

Li Long said to Li Jianguo:

"I plan to talk to Xie Yundong and Liang Dacheng about this. Including Daqiang's tractor, we will have five tractors. I think Yundong and Liang Dacheng will agree. This is all we have for now, and it won't be easy to pick out the rest who can be trusted."

"Well, I don't have that much money anyway." Li Jianguo was already surprised by Li Long's financial resources. If he calculated it this way, supporting his father-in-law's family, plus buying two new tractors and five harvesters, it would cost at least 20,000 yuan.

My brother's family is really well-off.

But anyway, I've spent almost all my money this time.

He planned to pay for his own harvester.

After all, Li Jianguo's country has some financial resources, so he can handle it himself without his father's money.

Li Jianguo suddenly felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that in just two years, the amount he and his brother spent on things would be thousands or even tens of thousands.

How much did a family earn in a year two years ago? When Li Long went to work in the factory in Wucheng, part of the money he asked someone to send was borrowed.

The changes are too fast and I’m a little uncomfortable with it.

After Li Long went to the backyard to see his parents, he went to find Liang Dacheng first.

He didn't know whether Xie Yundong was willing or not, but he guessed Liang Dacheng would definitely be willing.

Sure enough, after Liang Dacheng heard Li Long's idea, he immediately said:

"Xiaolong, if you trust me, I'll rent your tractor. My grandpa's home is in Hongxing Commune, and we brothers are all familiar with that place!
I will go over there to harvest wheat. According to what you said, we will harvest at least 2,000 to 3,000 acres of wheat in one season. The price will be two yuan per acre, and I will pay you one yuan!"

After Liang Dacheng made this statement, Li Long smiled and said:
"That's fine. We're family, so there's no need to sign any documents. I'll buy the tractor next spring and give it to you. I guarantee that you can pay off the tractor and the harvester within three years!"

Li Long and Liang Dacheng were talking about five years. The harvester was active for nearly ten years. In fact, after five years, Kangmaiyin had already started working in the fields of ordinary farmers. At that time, Li Long would have a new money-making tool.

Liang Dacheng did not lose out, in addition to using the tractor for free, he also earned a lot of money in the past three years. Such a good thing is something you can't ask for.

Li Long also believed in Liang Dacheng's character. This matter had happened step by step. In the process of dealing with Li Long over the past two years, Liang Dacheng made Li Long feel that he was trustworthy.

There is a little trouble with Xie Yundong.

It’s not that he didn’t want to, but Li Long couldn’t talk to him alone, so Xie Yundong and his wife had a disagreement on the cooperation model.

Xie Yundong prefers the second model, but his wife is more timid and cautious. She thinks it is better to work for Li Long and earn money. She can earn money day by day without taking any risks. If there is a problem with the tractor, Li Long will repair it and her family only needs to provide labor.

How good!

Finally, Xie Yundong got angry at his wife's nagging and scolded her. Xie Yundong's wife Deng Guilan couldn't save face in front of Li Long and went back to her parents' home crying.

Li Long felt a little embarrassed, as he was the one who caused this incident.

"Brother Yundong, I'll go back first. Can you go and find your sister-in-law first?" This incident made it seem as if he came here deliberately to destroy the relationship between the couple.

"Xiaolong, no need. Women have long hair but short knowledge, don't mind it." Xie Yundong said, "She is timid and just wants to live a peaceful life, but I can't. You handed this opportunity to make a fortune to me. If I don't take it, what am I?"

"Sister-in-law is right." Li Longxian said, "What women want is for their family to be safe and sound. Xiaoxia is the same. She is always worried every time I go into the mountains..."

"That's different." Xie Yundong shook his head, "Xiaolong, I know you have the ability, you have the ability and conscience, you are willing to help us, I really thank you in my heart, you don't treat me as an outsider.

Let me tell you, if you give away the opportunity you mentioned, ninety-nine out of a hundred families will choose the second one. This is not a matter of making money in partnership at all. You are dragging me towards the path of wealth. Whether I want to do it or not, I would be blind.

I know that if you give us this opportunity, in the future these four teams, or rather not just these four teams, but the lives of the entire township may be counted.

People will look at us differently in the future. If I let this opportunity go, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Since Xie Yundong was so determined, Li Long no longer worried about his relationship with his wife.

I actually haven't thought about it that much. To put it bluntly, the ancients had the habit of "when one person becomes successful, the whole family will prosper". If he becomes rich, it is normal for him to make the people around him rich as well.

Otherwise, it would stand out from the crowd and look ugly, right?
He also hopes that everyone in the team knows that he will never treat unfairly those who truly follow him.

After Li Long left, Xie Yundong was still excited.

He was actually saving money, thinking that by the year after next he would have saved enough to buy a tractor.

So even though I made some money following Li Long in the past two years, to be honest, I didn't spend much, and their family life was not even better than that of other families.

Fortunately, Xie Yundong's wife did not complain. She supported her husband because he was capable and had goals.

The main reason was that she was scared by the conditions Li Long offered today. If the conditions were too good, it would easily arouse suspicion.

After Li Long left, Xie Yundong thought about it for a while. Since Li Long came to buy the tractor, the family could use some of the money to improve their lives.

This way my wife and children can live a better life, otherwise I would feel really sorry for her.

When it was almost lunchtime, Xie Yundong prepared the ingredients for cooking and planned to go to his father-in-law's house to pick up his wife. His wife was from the same village, and his father-in-law had a good relationship with Xie Yundong's father, so they got married.

Although he did nothing wrong, a man should still be more responsible. It is not shameful to admit his mistake to his wife in front of his father-in-law's house.

As soon as he went out, he saw his father-in-law leading his wife over. The father-in-law scolded his wife as they walked:

"Go back and apologize to Yundong. This is such a good opportunity. How could he harm you? He is helping your family get rich!

You are so mean, I can see it right in front of you! You can live a hard life, but what about my grandson? Are you going to let him go to school wearing patched clothes? ..."

Deng Guilan bowed her head and said nothing. She probably came to her senses. What could Li Long do to you? It's always right to be careful, but people should always try to live a good life and seize opportunities.

No one is wrong, they just have different standpoints.

Xie Yundong's father-in-law Deng Baoqing didn't see Xie Yundong and continued to talk:
"...In one's life, there may be only a few opportunities to turn things around. If you seize one, you may suddenly live a much better life than others. Right now is such an opportunity for your family. If you don't seize it, you two will regret it for the rest of your lives..."

Xie Yundong suddenly felt that his father-in-law was a wise man.

He stepped forward immediately. Deng Baoqing saw Xie Yundong and was about to speak when Xie Yundong spoke first:

"Dad, I was just about to pick up Weiwei's mom. I made her unhappy today..."

"You are not wrong again!" Deng Baoqing was about to say, but Xie Yundong hurriedly stopped him:

"No, no, no matter if I was right or wrong, I shouldn't have lost my temper with her. I have prepared the food and ingredients. Let's go inside and talk..."

"I won't go. Now that we've talked about it, you two can go back and make dinner. I still need to go home. Your mom has already prepared dinner. I was thinking of coming over to ask you to eat together."

Deng Baoqing saw that Xie Yundong was sincere, so he nodded. The most important thing for a family is to live in harmony. At this time, he didn't need to emphasize that Xie Yundong was right. As long as the two of them had no conflicts, the rest was a matter between husband and wife. Turning back, Deng Baoqing envied his son-in-law. Xie Yundong was really lucky to be able to make Li Long trust him and be willing to support him.

Li Long had been talking at Tao Daqiang's house for a while.

He did not mention any cooperation to Tao Daqiang, but just said that he would provide Tao Daqiang with a harvester so that he could find a village to earn money by harvesting wheat during the wheat season next year.

"Next year your child will be older and easier to take care of," Li Long said, looking at Yang Pingping holding the baby and Tao Daqiang sitting beside her listening to him, "You will be able to go harvest wheat and earn money by then."

"Yeah, okay." Tao Daqiang nodded vigorously.

"Have you saved enough money for the tractor? If not, can you ask me for some?" Li Long said again.

"That's enough," Tao Daqiang smiled innocently, "I'll just wait until spring to buy a tractor."

Yang Pingping saw the child looking at Li Long curiously, so she smiled and said:

"Brother Long, do you want a hug? Look, Xiuxiu is always looking at you."

Xiuxiu is the nickname of Tao Daqiang's child, and the child has a pretty face.

“No, no, no,” Li Long waved his hands hastily, “I don’t dare to hold her… She’s too small, and my arms and legs are fragile. I’m afraid of hurting her.”

"Hahahaha..." Tao Daqiang laughed. He didn't expect that Li Long would be in such an embarrassing situation.

"Besides me, my eldest brother, there are also Brother Yundong and Liang Dacheng who are responsible for harvesting wheat." Li Long told Tao Daqiang the truth. Tao Daqiang was the most trustworthy person among these people besides his family, so he had nothing to hide:

"I plan to be responsible for a township by myself, and find a township where my relatives or friends are. This way, I can divide the work into sections and make more money."

"Okay." Tao Daqiang also thought this was a good idea. He even wondered what the scene would be like when a row of tractors drove out of the production team during the wheat season next year.

Tao Daqiang and Yang Pingping wanted to invite Li Long to dinner, but Li Long said that his elder brother had already prepared everything and he had something else to do when he got back. He said hello to Tao Jianshe and left the Tao family.

Li Jianguo had really prepared the meal, and Li Long ate as soon as he got home.

Liang Yuemei made the noodles, and then she made the noodles for her mother-in-law Du Chunfang. Du Chunfang ate the soft noodles with a small plate of pickled vegetables and fried meat, and muttered with a smile:

"It's such a hassle to make a special meal for me..."

Liang Yuemei came out with a plate of noodles. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said:
"What's the problem? It's just a matter of rolling the dough a few more times. In the winter, there's not much else to do except cooking and feeding the pigs, so I don't mind doing that little bit of work."

Du Chunfang just laughed.

Li Long also smiled. In this life, the relationship between his mother and sister-in-law was much better.

Thinking about the bad relationships in the previous life, it was mainly because of myself.

After dinner, Li Long planned to take a rest and then go back to the county. Things here were going smoothly, so he wanted to finish the next step as soon as possible.

However, Du Chunfang pulled Li Long to talk to him after dinner. Yesterday, Du Chunfang and his friends mainly went to see the pregnant Gu Xiaoxia, and talked more with her.

Today Du Chunfang was mainly talking about her feelings. Seeing that everyone in her family had become successful, the eldest and the youngest had bought tractors, the second son became a worker, and even her daughter and son-in-law became city dwellers.

If I were to tell people back home about a day like this, who would dare to believe it?
Do you still eat meat every day? Back home, if you eat meat once every two weeks, you can tell many people proudly about it.

Li Long thought that since he had nothing to do, he might as well chat with his mother. She usually didn't talk much, so he couldn't spoil her mood if she occasionally talked more.

As he was speaking, someone pushed the door open. Li Long took a look and saw it was Wang Caimi.

The Li family was a little surprised. Li Jianguo's first reaction was that he had already paid for the mechanized farming, so what was this guy doing here? Did he forget to harvest the crops a second time?

"Xiaolong is back." Wang Caimi smiled, "Are you back to prepare to slaughter the New Year pig?"

Some people in the team have already started to kill the New Year pigs. Although the New Year is still a long way off, some pig farmers have already given up on feeding pigs. It is more troublesome to feed pigs in winter, and pigs don't eat well. The water fed will be wasted by the pigs and then freeze.

After Li Jianguo got the tractor, he had the idea to slowly get rid of the pigs. As a professional pig farmer, the pigs did bring a lot of income to the family, but compared with the tractor, it was nothing.

After all, two people have limited energy and cannot take care of both sides.

Nowadays, families who slaughter pigs usually need meat, but the Li family does not lack meat, and they have plenty of feed for the pigs, so Liang Yuemei meant to slaughter them later. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable to stay at home sewing soles without work for the whole winter.

To put it simply, I can't sit still.

In later generations, the old ladies in their eighties and nineties in the team, as long as they can move, still want to work and exercise in the summer. They really can't stand sitting still.

"No, we will have to wait a few days to slaughter the pigs." Li Long said, "Why are you here?"

"It's okay. I just visit friends when I have nothing to do in winter. When I heard the tractor sound, I thought you might be back." Wang Caimi found a stool and sat down, saying:
"I heard you were going to do something big next year and get some more tractors. Have you thought about getting a track car?"

Li Long immediately understood what Wang Caimi meant.

This guy was nervous. He must have heard that I had asked Liang Dacheng, Xie Yundong and others to help them buy tractors to start a big business. He was worried that I would get another track tractor and take away his plowing job.

This really thinks highly of yourself!

A new Dongfanghong 750 costs at least 70,000 or 80,000 yuan. How can I afford it?

Hmm – what if it’s old?
But Li Long didn't consider it. The uncertainty of that thing was too strong, so he shook his head and said:
"I can't drive a track tractor. You're the only one in our team who can drive one. I won't take your job right now. I'll just focus on harvesting the wheat."

Wang Caimi didn't notice that Li Long said "right now". He just smiled when he heard Li Long was just focusing on cutting the wheat. He said:

"Okay, okay, actually plowing the fields is really hard work. Even though I make a lot of money, it's basically all spent on repairing tractors. This old tractor broke down in the fields over the past 30 years and I'm exhausted..."

Although he said he was exhausted, Wang Caimi's face was full of pride:
“Fortunately, the back has been repaired, otherwise the whole team wouldn’t be able to finish plowing the land.”

"So how many acres of land does the team have now?" Li Long had been too lazy to ask before, but now that Wang Caimi was here, it was the best time to ask. His tractor had plowed, harrowed, leveled, and sown the team's land, so he knew the number of acres best.

"Hey, you've asked the right person. No one in the team knows how much land we have better than me." Wang Caimi seemed to have been tickled by Li Long, and he coughed and said:
"The team registered 2,432 and a half acres of land, but there are actually 2,610 acres of land. The extra land is newly opened this year. They didn't report it. Anyway, I just collect the money and don't care."

The land that can be reclaimed is basically divided on both sides of the strip field, so that it can be expanded to both sides, and no one really cares.

Who said that the land they were allocated is right there?

The Li family also has it.

Wang Caimi was relieved when he knew that Li Long was not going to buy a tractor. Then he told Li Long that his brother's family would slaughter a pig the day after tomorrow and asked Li Long to come back and help when he was free.

It's called helping, but in fact it's just eating the pig-killing dish. These days, the people who call for the pig to be slaughtered are mainly familiar people. After all, if you just treat someone to a full meal, it won't be a bargain for outsiders.

Li Long said he would see when the time came, he might not have the time, and Wang Caimi didn't care.

This was his goodwill, and Li Long just had to accept it.

Li Long planned to wait until he got back to rest for two days before going to Kuitun.

I don’t know whether Director Du has really started production. If not, he will have to work overtime to produce the harvester he needs before next year’s wheat season.

Wang Caimi came out of Li's house and was very happy.

He was really happy thinking that no one was competing with him for the plowing business.

I made a lot of money this year!

Tens of thousands!

Although the tractor is really expensive, it also makes a lot of money! (End of this chapter)