Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Not everyone wanted to sell the fish to Li Long.

The number of ice holes on Xiaohaizi increased by a few more on the second day. In fact, there was Xu Jianjun, whom Li Long disliked very much.

Xu Jianjun got into a lot of trouble when he first followed Li Longbian, so Li Long never took him with him again. This guy also knew his own limitations, and although he didn't approach Li Long openly, he was secretly observing the Li family.

He was not stupid. He knew how Li Long could make money and wanted to learn from him, but his learning was totally weird.

Now I am honest. If I can't learn, can't I just copy it? Fish is easy to sell, so why not sell it whole?

In the past two years, more people in the team have started eating fish, and they can tell that the fish from Dahaizi is not as delicious as that from Xiaohaizi, and its appearance is not as good as that from Xiaohaizi.

Even if you take it to the market, the fish from the small lake sells for 1 cent more per kilogram than those from the large lake.

It’s not that there weren’t people from other teams or other towns in the county who wanted to come to the small lake to catch fish, but as soon as they were discovered, the people in the team, even those who didn’t fish, would drive them away. Before Xu Chengjun made public the fact that Li Long had contracted the small lake, everyone recognized that it was public property, but it was only public property within the team.

People from other places, don't even think about taking advantage.

Now we know that it is Li Long who has taken over the contract, but he does not prohibit others from catching fish, so everyone will naturally protect it. After a few outsiders came to catch fish and were scolded and left, gradually no outsiders came.

It was quite surprising that the third team basically didn't come.

Xu Jianjun also wanted to save face, and he could have fished out of the ice hole, but he didn't take it to Li Long. He probably couldn't bring himself to do that. So he fished for two days and then rode his bicycle to the county to sell the fish.

After the markets in the county were integrated, some people did not want to rent or buy the storefronts, so they set up a free market in the urban-rural fringe of the eastern suburbs. This market was similar to the black market of the past, and it opened early because during work hours, people would come to patrol and those who had set up stalls would leave.

Xu Jianjun sells fish here. His fish is not expensive, only 1.3 yuan, a little more expensive than Li Long, but at the end of the day, he is lucky if he can sell half of it - it is hard to sell.

The market in Ma County is not very big, and it is winter now, so most people who go out shopping go to the county market. At least those shops have stoves and fires to keep warm.

After selling fish for two days, Xu Jianjun stopped selling fish and stopped breaking ice holes.

After all, he had to endure this hardship.

Life is better now than before, and there is extra meat and money at home, so some people are not so eager to make money.

Li Long goes to Xiaohaizi every day to break holes in the ice and catch fish, then comes back early. Following his previous method, he spreads a piece of plastic sheet in the vacant house on the east side of his yard and places the fish he has collected on it one by one.

The idle house is cold, so the collected fish can be frozen overnight and will not stick together. The fish sticks can be put into bags and then sent to the sugar factory.

Li Long's plan was to catch enough fish and deliver them all, and the rest would be to give the meat that was supposed to be delivered in winter to those people, and they would be fine for the winter.

Hibernate!
After a busy year, I have to take a good rest. After all, I didn’t think of joining the supply and marketing cooperative as a formal employee. I just wanted the farmers to have a good rest in the winter.

He couldn't get used to the nine-to-five life.

The fish in the small lake were pretty good this year. On the sixth day, Li Long caught more than a ton of fish. He shared the extra ones with everyone.

Tao Daqiang, Xie Yundong and others originally did not want it. According to Tao Daqiang,

"As long as this little lake is here, when you want to eat fish, just bring a scoop net and fish it out."

However, Li Long still divided the fish. He meant that everyone should take a good rest these days. They had been busy all year and a busy month in winter. The Chinese New Year would be just over a month away, and the family had to prepare New Year's goods.

Li Long calculated that apart from the fish to be handed over to the sugar factory, there would be about ten kilograms of large fish left at home, and there would be a lot of crucian carp left, at least fifty or sixty kilograms - mainly those caught every day, and a little bit adds up to a lot.

Leave seven or eight big ones for your eldest brother, and small ones weighing about ten kilograms, and then send some fish to your second brother and sister Li Xia.

When Song Ming pulled the sugar residue over, Li Long was already waiting at the Laomahao.

"Have you caught enough fish?" Song Ming didn't participate in the work of unloading the sugar residue, and he couldn't squeeze in. Today, not only Uncle Luo and his friends were there, but Tao Daqiang and his friends were also there.

Daqiang and the others meant to be faithful to each other and to call it a day after getting the fish into the car with Li Long.

So there were some people at Xiaohaizi today, but none of them had a good relationship with Li Long. They were all here and in Li's yard. Some were unloading sugar residues, while others were putting frozen fish into bags, waiting to be loaded onto trucks.

With so many people gathered together, Song Ming chatted with Li Long.

"That's enough. It's more than a ton. They are all carp, grass carp, black carp, and silver carp that are over one kilogram. That's enough fish. I've even prepared some for you."

After unloading the sugar residue, Tao Daqiang took a large broom and swept the sugar residue in the car trunk clean, then threw the broom down, and several other people also climbed onto the trunk.

"Let's go and load the fish." Li Long said, driving the jeep in front to lead the way, while Song Ming followed behind driving the truck.

"When do you think we can buy this car?" Liang Shuangcheng sighed in the car.

"Wait. This car can't be bought without hundreds of thousands of dollars?" Xie Yundong thought he was daydreaming. "A tractor is enough. Why do you want this?"

"Hey, why can't I think about it?" Liang Shuangcheng was still very excited. Although there was wind, he didn't feel cold at all. He stood in the middle of the car without holding on to anything, trying to fight the inertia of the car to keep himself balanced, and said:
"Two years ago, who would have thought that our family could afford a small four-wheel tractor?"

Xie Yundong stopped talking. Liang Shuangcheng was right. Two or three years ago, buying a bicycle was the biggest dream, not to mention buying a tractor.

That was 1982, and now it is 1984. Only two years have passed, but it feels like the changes are greater than those in the past ten years.

"Brother Long said that in 20 to 30 years, all of us will be able to afford cars," Tao Daqiang said suddenly, "and by then, you may not be interested in this big truck anymore."

No one objected this time. What Li Long said must be correct - some people in the village might not believe it yet, or they might not have such strong confidence in Li Long.

But right now, these people in the big room are the ones who are following Li Long and enjoying the greatest benefits.

They believe it.

Twenty or thirty years, driving a car... Although it takes a long time, but when you think about being able to drive a car, it's worth it a little longer.

When the car arrived at Li's house, Li Jianguo, Liang Zhongcheng and others had already packed the fish into bags and placed them against the wall in the yard.

As soon as the car entered the yard, some of Tao Daqiang's men jumped out, while others were on top to catch the fish. Soon, more than twenty bags of one ton of fish were placed in the car.

Li Long took out a half-packed bag of fish and gave it to Song Ming:

"This is for you. Put it in the carriage and don't lift it down when the time comes."

It was still early, and there were still two or three hours before lunch, so Li Long didn't keep him and drove the jeep towards Shicheng.

After Li Long left, Tao Daqiang and his friends went to Li Jianguo's house to chat for a while, which was also considered warm. The main topic they discussed was still what to plant next year.

As we were chatting, we mentioned that Li Long had invited a professor to come and guide us on farming. We might as well ask the professor for advice on how to farm better.

In the west room, Li Jianguo and Xie Yundong were chatting. Liang Yuemei smiled and brought out a plate of fried sunflower seeds for them to eat.

Liang Yuemei didn't pay much attention while chatting, but she found that the wealthier families in the team were all here.

I don't know when, these people around Li Long have become rich, and they are more confident. And these people also like to come here to talk about plans for the coming year.

How far can this small group go in a few years?

She doesn't know either, but she believes things will get better.

Li Long arrived at the sugar factory and weighed the fish as usual, weighing 1,025 kilograms.

At one dollar and fifty cents per kilogram, the total cost is one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

Section Chief Hu was in a very good mood as he looked at the fish, especially the beautiful big carp in the bags.

At that time, state-owned reservoirs had fish farms, but most of those fish were supplied to various government agencies, and some were used as reserves. Although the sugar factory was also a large factory, it was not easy to get some of these fish.

As for the mutton previously, after Section Chief Hu took the leaders on a tour, they were indeed praised by the leaders at the meeting on Monday. Although it is impossible to be praised again for the fish this time, it can at least add something to the list.

This fish tastes much better than the one in the big reservoir.

After paying the bill, Li Long took out a bag of fish that he had reserved for Section Chief Hu and gave it to him. Section Chief Hu accepted it with a smile, but put the bag of fish into the pile of fish. Li Long didn't care too much about it. As long as the intention was there, he said goodbye and left, driving his jeep to his sister Li Xia's house.

It was noon, and when Li Long arrived, Chen Xingbang had just come home. He was selling meat at the market, and someone replaced him at noon. After all, he couldn't be there all the time. Since he was already a worker at the food factory, the food factory had to consider his rest.

The jeep entered the yard, and Chen Xingbang and Hong Qin came together to greet Li Long.

Li Long got off the car, greeted Chen Xingbang, and took out two thigh stones and handed them to Hongqin, which made Hongqin very happy. This thing is a relatively popular good thing among the children in Northern Xinjiang, and it is almost equivalent to ordinary equivalents.

"Why did you bring so much meat?" Chen Xingbang said as he watched Li Long open the trunk and move the meat. "We have all of it at home."

"That's different. This is venison, this is beef, this is a leg of lamb..." Li Long pointed at them one by one, "and there's fish. You can't have so many, right?"

"That's right." Chen Xingbang said with a smile, "It's not that complete. I only have pork and mutton. I've rarely eaten beef."

Even in food factories, beef is a rare commodity. Some is sent to government agencies, some is stored, and some is canned, so it is difficult for ordinary people to eat it.

It's great that Li Long can get beef and venison.

Oh, and there are fish. Chen Xingbang used to catch fish in the big river in his hometown, but now he sells meat here every day, so there are fewer people eating fish at home.

Li Xia was busy in the kitchen just now, and only now did she take the time to come out and say hello to Li Long.

"Sister, is there enough sugar residue?" Li Long asked as he put the meat on.

"That's enough. The two pigs will be slaughtered in two days. There will be a lot of sugar residue left. I'll put it in the house and use it next year when I raise them again." Li Xia said with a smile, "Then you can take a piece of meat back to eat."

"No need for that, we have them at home." Li Long refused.

"That's different." Li Xia was quite stubborn. She had received a lot of help from her younger brother in the past two years, so she had to give some of the pigs she raised to her parents and her brothers.

She doesn't even need to discuss this with Chen Xingbang, it's necessary.

Chen Xingbang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't refute. He was still a bit chauvinistic - or rather, many men at that time, especially those who came from the oral sex, had more or less such thoughts.

Li Xia originally thought this was normal. But after staying in Northern Xinjiang for a while, she felt that this was not right. She had to make the decision on some matters and could not always let Chen Xingbang decide - such as sending pork to the eldest brother, the second brother and Li Long. If she did not mention it, Chen Xingbang would probably not take the initiative to say it.

In Chen Xingbang's eyes, Li Long and the others lived a better life than himself, so there was no need to send them off.

Li Xia felt that this was not acceptable. She fed the pigs herself, not to mention her second brother. Her eldest brother and younger brothers sent her gifts from time to time. Did she have no money? Of course she did. This was the love of her family, and it was also her confidence.

So she decided on this matter!

They had noodles for lunch - although many of their lifestyle habits have changed, Chen Xingbang and Li Xia have not changed their love for eating noodles.

Because Li Long came, Li Xia specially cooked two dishes: stir-fried sauerkraut with meat, and shredded potatoes.

Hongqin was very happy. There were things to play with and delicious food to eat. She was growing up and her rice bowl was bigger than her face.

Li Long liked watching children eat like this, and he was also wondering, when would Mingming Haohao be able to eat like this?
Hongqin eats like this because there are no snacks. When Haohao is older, there will probably be a lot of snacks at home. Will he stop eating properly?

There's no way around it. As a parent, it seems normal to worry during a disaster.

At the dinner table, Chen Xingbang talked a lot about his life as a butcher. Li Xia wanted to know more about her parents, her elder brother and his wife, and Li Long's family.

Li Long told him everything and also told him about the situation with his second brother.

Li Xia actually wanted to visit her elder and second brothers, but she had no time at the moment. They were not far away, but she could not see them all year round, which was worse than staying in her hometown.

"Wait until the summer, when Hongqin is on vacation or on the weekend, you can just take a car over there." Li Long said with a smile, "Or I can come pick you up then, and take you to Big Brother's place to meet Mom and Dad."

After he said that, Li Xia's expression became much better.

Li Xia is a sentimental person, her emotions come and go quickly.

After dinner, when Li Long was leaving, Li Xia repeatedly reminded him to come here to buy meat at the end of January.

Li Long agreed.

I don’t care about the little bit of meat, what’s important is my sister’s love for me.

Next, Li Long planned to go east and west. Yang Yongqiang stayed for five days and then took a bus back to Kuitun. He was currently working there and had to go back when his leave was up. He was considered a government employee, so someone from the team came to introduce him to a date as soon as he came back. Yang Hua didn't even let him meet the person and directly rejected him.

According to Yang Hua, since Yang Yongqiang has become a city dweller, he should find a partner there.

This is naturally understandable. After all, if you marry a woman from here, you will be separated from your family, which is not conducive to family life.

When Yang Yongqiang left, he asked Li Long when he would go to Kuitun again. Li Long said he would wait until he finished his work.

It was impossible for him to make a trip to Kuitun just for Yang Yongqiang. After all, although there was no direct bus from Mayan County to Kuitun, it was possible to get there by reversing from the middle of Shicheng.

Yang Yongqiang knew this without Li Long reminding him.

After returning from Shicheng, Li Long went to Team 4 again and heard a piece of news that surprised him but was very normal.

Li Junshan is going to hold a wedding banquet and has decided to invite Li Qingxia, Li Jianguo, Li Long and others to attend.

In other words, Li Qingxia and others will become the man's family.

Li Junshan called the team directly, and Xu Chengjun rode his bike to find Li Jianguo to answer the call.

In Li Jianguo's east room, Li Long asked his father:

"Did you say when it will be done?"

"I told you, the day after tomorrow, this Sunday." Li Jianguo said on behalf of his father, "Are you going?"

"Go ahead, I'll take you all over there." Li Long smiled, "It's a big happy event for our Li family after all."

"Well, Dad and Mom, you and I... will ask your sister if she wants to go." Li Jianguo said, "By the way, will Xiaoxia go?"

"She'd better not go. After working for a week, she should have a good rest on the weekend. It doesn't matter if we delay for one day. She still has to work on Monday."

"Too."

"My sister probably can't go either," Li Long added, "My brother-in-law is also at work, and my sister can't leave because we have two pigs at home."

That person was determined.

"I'll pack the meat for my second brother before I leave." Li Long said, "I'll deliver it to my second brother then, so he doesn't have to make another trip before the New Year."

"Do you want to prepare some clothes for your parents?" Although Liang Yuemei was not going, she thought it through carefully.

"What are you preparing? No preparation." Du Chunfang said immediately, "It's just the beginning of winter and you've already cut cloth and sewed new clothes for us. What else are you preparing? If we can't wear them all..."

There is naturally no problem with the eldest daughter-in-law in this regard. Li Jianguo doesn't even need to mention it. New clothes for the changing seasons of the year have been prepared early.

When Li Long needed to give money to his eldest brother, he would give it directly to his eldest sister-in-law. He knew that his eldest sister-in-law didn't care about money, so sometimes he would persuade her to give her some money. What should I do if my eldest brother is not at home when I need money urgently?

Liang Yuemei took this to heart. She also had some money saved, but she basically spent it on her family. When she was cutting clothes, she even habitually prepared a set of clothes for Li Long.

"No need to prepare." Li Qingxia also said, "Let's talk about how much we should give as a gift."

PS: Let me report the situation to you all. First, the headache has been relieved and the updates will continue. Don't worry, I will continue to write this book.

Second, I would like to thank many book friends for their support. Some went to Fanqie to help report it, and some went to Longkong to post to expose it, such as Dongchuan on Longkong, Haozi on the greedy cat, etc. Thank you. Now the book can no longer be found. It is not clear whether it is protected by Fanqie or blocked. We will see if there is any update later.

Thank you all (End of this chapter)