Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

In Lao Ma's hut, Xu Hongjun was also very worried.

As the youngest of the brothers of the Xu family, he had just reached adulthood and had originally worked at home with his parents. Now he was sent by Xu Chengjun to cook and fish for the professors and college students in the Lao Ma restaurant.

Clover, elm seeds, shepherd's purse, dandelions, etc. are all easy to get. He can even get some sour mustard, which tastes sour and is one of the "snacks" that children from families who have no money to buy snacks can find raw in the wild.

As for other wild mint, prickly ash flowers and other things that can be eaten raw, made into dumplings or steamed, he can get them all - after all, his age is there, he has just become an adult, just passed the age of being the leader of the children, and these things have grown up with him throughout his childhood, so how could he not find them?

It was even easy to get some crucian carp to eat every few days. Watering was needed soon after sowing. The water in the small lake flowed to the field through the main canal, branch canals, and minor canals, passing through many gates, bends, and uneven places.

After watering stops, there will be more or less some crucian carp in the remaining water in the canal. So those who have been the leader of children know that if you just want to eat fish at home, you don’t have to go to the small lake to cast a net. In the first few days after watering, you can catch a lot by just following the canal.

I originally thought that I could just have some fun and earn two work points a day. Although it was not as much as those who went out to work as porters, this money was in a good way and could be used to offset the public labor that my family did not pay at the end of the year.

It's a good thing.

But he didn't expect that just two days later, this morning he came excitedly with a bag of chopped crucian carp, ready to ask Uncle Luo to stew it for the professors and college students at noon. Unexpectedly, the female college student named He Lijuan blamed him for catching the crucian carp at this time, saying that the crucian carp at this time had seeds and should not be caught at all.

"I advise you not to catch crucian carp in March. Haven't you heard of it?"

The female college student spoke quickly and urgently, and Xu Hongjun had no chance to refute or explain, and was thus wrongly accused.

It was all in vain that he had such good intentions. He ran to the canal early in the morning and got covered in mud to catch these fish!

I didn't expect that after catching this fish, I was not praised but criticized first. How could I feel willing?

Uncle Luo happened to be out feeding the wild boars, so Xu Hongjun told him about this and asked him:
"Uncle Luo, what do you think Li Long would do if he encountered something like this?"

Li Long himself didn't know that he had actually become an idol in the minds of the 17- and 18-year-old boys in the team. Li Long was not very old, but the things he did were impossible for people of his age, not to mention those of his age, even those who were older.

He knows how to make money, he's smart, he can lead his team to get rich, and he's pretty good at fighting - most importantly, he's beaten a lot of people and he won every time.

And he is not stingy, unlike some people in the team who only care about making money quietly by themselves and never take others with them, not even caring about their relatives.

In the eyes of some people, Li Long's behavior truly qualifies as "chivalrous".

In this era when martial arts movies, TV shows and novels are all the rage, people like Li Long will truly be admired.

So after Xu Hongjun told Uncle Luo about the matter, he directly asked Li Long what he would do.

In his opinion, if Li Long encountered such a thing, he would definitely have a solution at the time, and would not be like him who was at a loss as to how to deal with what the female college student said because of his poor eloquence.

"If Xiaolong were here, wouldn't it be simple? Just take a few college students to the canal and you'll understand. Most of these college students are from the city, especially your girl, who has never lived in the countryside and has no experience of rural life.

But she is a college student, she has learned a lot and knows a lot, so she has an advantage over you who haven't even graduated from junior high school. She won't believe what you say, so why not let her see it for herself...

If you don't catch those crucian carps, they will die, right? If we eat them, they will die too. It's just death anyway, so what's the difference?"

These words were like an epiphany for Xu Hongjun, and he understood immediately.

At this time, He Lijuan and Zhu Yuechan were coming out of the dormitory, preparing to help Professor Luo. Xu Hongjun immediately went over to He Lijuan and said,

"Sister He, let me tell you, what you said before was wrong! You may not be able to catch the March Crucian Carp in other places, but you can catch it here."

"How can we catch them? Are you saying that the crucian carp here don't produce eggs in the spring?"

"Yes, most of the crucian carp I caught today have seeds." Xu Hongjun said honestly, "And there are a lot of seeds. The seeds in the fish neck are very fragrant."

"That's right. These fish eggs will soon become thousands of small crucian carp fry. If you catch and kill them, these crucian carp fry will not grow. Isn't that cruel? Shouldn't you say that?"

"Of course I shouldn't say that. These are two different things." After Xu Hongjun thought it through, his thoughts became clearer. "Do you have time? Just follow me out and you'll know..."

"Go out with you? Who knows if you have good intentions?" He Lijuan got smarter at this time, "Don't try to trick us out!"

"I didn't mean to trick you out!" Xu Hongjun's voice suddenly got louder, and his face and neck turned red. "If you don't go and see, how do you know if what I said is right? You can ask Uncle Luo and the others to follow..."

Professor Luo came out after hearing the quarrel, and when Xu Hongjun saw him come out, he immediately stopped talking.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Professor Luo asked.

He Lijuan spoke quickly and explained the matter again - of course, from her point of view.

Professor Luo shook his head slightly when he heard this and asked Xu Hongjun:
"You want to show them where you caught the fish? So they won't misunderstand you, right?"

"Yeah." Xu Hongjun nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Xiao He, Xiao Zhu, you can call the others to come and have a look. I tell you, this knowledge needs to be increased from all aspects. It doesn't mean that you are college students, so you must be more knowledgeable than Xiao Xu who grew up in the countryside.

We have studied dialectical materialism for so many years, and you should know that for all things, we cannot be dogmatic and rely on experience and previous conclusions before we have a proof. Things are changing all the time, and we cannot absolutely believe that these proverbs handed down are completely correct. "

After hearing what Professor Luo said, He Lijuan realized that she might be wrong, but she didn't know where she was wrong.

Zhu Yuechan asked:
"Professor, today's experiment..."

"It's okay. Today we're mainly doing tests. Xiao Zheng and the others have already dug up the soil. I can do it alone. You guys can go out and relax."

So Xu Hongjun took He Lijuan and the others out.

"Professor Luo, Xiaolong also said that in big cities, driving a car, taking a bus, and flying are all considered knowledge. In our countryside, knowing wheat and corn, and knowing how to catch fish and hunt are also considered knowledge. What you said is similar, and the principle is the same."

"Well, although Comrade Li Long is from the countryside, he has a wide range of knowledge," Professor Luo said seriously, "and a flexible mind. His views and understanding of many things are not worse than those of the college students I teach. In fact, I am not as good as him in some aspects."

This is a very high evaluation, but Uncle Luo likes to hear it.

He treated Li Long as his nephew, and he was naturally happy when others admired Li Long and said good things about him.

Xu Hongjun led He Lijuan and others to the main canal, and then walked down along the main canal and found a branch canal. Next to the gate between the branch canal and the main canal, Xu Hongjun pointed to the puddle washed out by the water under the gate and said:

"See? There are at least several kilograms of crucian carp in this puddle. What will happen to them if I don't catch them?" Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the water here will only become less and less and eventually dry up.

The water dried up and the fish died.

Zheng Zhiguo and Hu Dongfeng both held shovels. They originally thought that if Xu Hongjun had tricked them into coming here, they would have no problem fighting.

But they didn't expect Xu Hongjun to bring them here to really show them something new.

Hu Dongfeng went down to the side of the puddle and used a shovel to pour the water from the puddle into the branch channel. After two or three times, he saw a crucian carp jumping out of the water. Zheng Zhiguo also came down immediately and poured water out of the puddle from the left and right opposite Hu Dongfeng. After a few times, he poured out a palm-sized crucian carp.

"Look, this crucian carp must be a female fish, with a big belly, and there must be eggs inside." Xu Hongjun said, "I tell you, the water in this puddle will dry up in three to five days. By then, these fish will either be caught by people or eaten by flies. There will be a lot of fish in these pits when watering several times a year, and most of these fish will die in the end. You should come and see in a week. If the fish are not caught, there will be a pit full of maggots here!"

He Lijuan felt really disgusted after hearing this, and then she subconsciously said:
"Then why don't you catch these fish and put them in the reservoir?"

After hearing this, Xu Hongjun looked at her as if she were a monster.

If Li Long were here, he would think of a word: virgin bitch.

"Impossible." Zhu Yuechan actually knew that He Lijuan had never seen this before, and she was kind-hearted, so she said that. She explained softly, "How could it be possible to get this? There must be many puddles like this in this team. Everyone is too busy to handle the work, how could they get this?"

He Lijuan also realized that she had said something wrong and blushed. At this moment, she also realized that she had wrongly blamed Xu Hongjun before, so she said to Xu Hongjun:

"Xiao Xu, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. I didn't know there were so many fish here, and that they would die like this..."

"Well, now it's enough that you know." Xu Hongjun was very happy to hear this. Uncle Luo was right, and Professor Luo was also right. College students may not necessarily have more knowledge than us.

Li Qingyuan, who had been silent, also jumped into the canal at this time, ignoring the mud and water, and went to pick up the fish that were splashed out.

Later, He Lijuan and Zhu Yuechan also joined in. How could they not be excited by such visible gains? Instead, Xu Hongjun became the technical instructor, giving instructions one by one on the gate.

I have to say, it feels really good to guide college students.

During the one hour or so this morning, these college students had their fill of catching fish - although the fish they caught in the end only weighed five kilograms, it was a rare experience for He Lijuan, Li Qingyuan and others!

The next day, when Li Long arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Xiangqian asked him to settle the bill first.

There are more than a thousand people carrying the banners, which means more than nine thousand yuan.

Li Long originally planned to withdraw some money, otherwise he would have nothing to pay the bill when he arrived at the forestry team’s garrison.

Now that the bill has been settled, the money will be available.

He didn't plan to pay the porters in Qingshuihe Village and Xiaobaiyanggou for money, but planned to bring back the things from the forestry team's garrison first.

We’ll talk about the check later.

After putting the money in his backpack, Li Long drove his jeep to the department store to buy things.

The forestry team’s garrison point is thirty or forty kilometers away from the county seat. They have no cars or tractors, but mostly horses.

It is not easy to come to the county town, so Li Long brought some daily necessities for easy exchange.

Hou Zhengyi followed Li Long all the way without saying much - these days, he brought the meat that Li Long bought every day, and his family was very happy, even the children praised him for his skills.

So Hou Zhengyi had no objection to Li Long making a few more circles in the county.

After Li Long took him to buy things, he drove to Qingshuihe Village, took Meng Hai and others, and went into the mountains.

After arriving at the winter camp in Yushanjiang, Li Long and Meng Hai transported materials to the winter camp in Mulati together.

At this time, the handles placed here played a big role. Of course, after repairing the four winter houses, Meng Hai and his team also had experience. The most used thing was bags of cement. Some bricks would be enough, some wood was needed, and the rest were materials.

As for the gravel and sand used for cement, it is very convenient to get them locally. There are ditches near every winter nest, and suitable gravel and sand can be found in them.

Then there are tools, stoves, etc. After all, eating is a very important part of doing hard work.

Hou Zhengyi was still looking at the cars here. He actually wanted to switch with Li Long and contribute some effort, but Li Long would not let him. He was much stronger than Hou Zhengyi and could carry more things - for example, now he had a bag of cement under his arm and a few pieces of wood on his shoulders. Even so, he was faster than Meng Hai and the others.

When they arrived at Murati Winter Wozi, Li Long just gave a few instructions and then went down the mountain - he still had things to do.

He also told Meng Hai and the others that there might be no meat to eat today, and if they went hunting in the afternoon, they would have to rely on their luck.

Meng Hai and the others all said that everything was fine, but after Li Long left, they still hoped that when Li Long came back in the afternoon, he would be able to find something.

When they arrived at Yushanjiang Dongwozi, Hou Zhengyi saw Li Long coming and got in the car.

The jeep and the truck went out of the mountain, one in front and one behind, and headed east to the forestry team's garrison point.

Bolati and the others had been waiting here for a long time. When the car came, Bolati was waiting by the road, and then he rode a horse to guide Li Long to the warehouse.

Team leader Ali, who was in charge of selling the 200-plus kilograms of Fritillaria to Li Long last time, was in the warehouse. Li Long guessed that he was in charge this time as well.

After all, it is not easy for the leaders above you to come forward directly. If there is any problem, the leaders can mediate from behind.

So after Li Long got off the car, he greeted Ali, and Ali didn't say much. He took the key and opened the door.

A scent of medicinal fritillaria and the pungent smell of leather hit my face.

Li Long frowned as he smelled these odors. He had a keen sense of smell and could already smell a faint musty smell.

Sure enough, these forestry teams don’t care about the storage of medicinal materials at all.

At first glance, in this warehouse of nearly 100 square meters, there are dozens of bags of all sizes, some full and some half-full!
There are so many things! (End of this chapter)