Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

If three or four years ago Li Long's goal was just to live a good life and not end up with nothing like in his previous life.

So now he wants to live a better life. No matter how modest Li Long is, he knows that he is now almost the benchmark of the fourth team. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the richest man in the whole village, not to mention the whole township.

He is now a role model for many people, and many are imitating his path to wealth. Even now, some people who have not made a living as a porter will go to Xiaohaizi to fish and sell them in Shicheng, or even go to the mountains to dig for Fritillaria.

At this time, it is difficult to get rich by farming alone. Side jobs are the biggest source of cash.

Most people who imitate Li Long's path may earn some pocket money by selling fish, or go into the mountains to earn some hard-earned money, but some will be caught by the forestry team and end up empty-handed.

But there are always a few lucky people who make more money than they can imagine through hard work.

As a result, more and more people realize that they can’t just work hard in the fields to make a living. If they want to make money and live a good life, they have to find other ways.

If you work in the fields, it is not enough to just grow crops, you have to grow cash crops, and the Li family has already found a way; if you don't want to work in the fields, you have to find the right way, and Li Long has also set an example.

Li Long himself knew that in the next forty years, if the Fourth Team wanted to make a fortune through farming, that was the golden decade.

If you seized the opportunity during those ten years, you could have controlled a lot of land and become rich no matter what.

Just as people often say on the Internet in later generations, if you step on the right wind, even a pig can fly.

What he needs to do now is to accumulate initial capital so that when the opportunity comes, he will have at least enough cash to buy the machinery and contract the land.

When the golden age of land arrived in the previous life, it wasn’t that no one could see this. At that time, the saline-alkali land in the team was divided into strips, and dozens or hundreds of acres were contracted out.

Some people had set their sights on the land early on, but were troubled by not being able to pay enough rent.

After all, only a few people can borrow large amounts of money from banks.

Many people watch opportunities to make a fortune slip away, but are powerless to do anything.

Li Long didn't want this to happen - at that time, the second round of land contracting had just ended and cotton could be grown on saline-alkali land. The contract period for a piece of land was basically fifteen to twenty years or even longer, and the contract fee was between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.

Most ordinary rural families cannot afford it.

So even though Beimu made a lot of money this time, Li Long felt that he needed more. He had seized this opportunity with Beimu, at least no one could beat him in this field. He also hoped to seize more opportunities in the future.

The next morning after breakfast, after Sister Yang took over Mingming and Haohao, Li Long simply packed up the jeep. There were a lot of sundries in the car, and since they were going to pick up five college students today, the trunk had to be empty, otherwise there would be no room for them to sit.

After packing up the jeep, Li Long also put the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle back home. Today, he was only in the team and the county, so it was not appropriate to bring this.

Then he drove the jeep to Team 4.

Outside the old horse shed, Yang Laoliu whipped the cattle and sheep out of the pen, preparing to graze the sheep on both sides of the large canal in the south. At this time, the large canal had been drained twice, and the weeds on both sides of the canal grew better, suitable for cattle and sheep to eat.

He saw Li Long's jeep coming and waved at Li Long with the whip in hand. Li Long honked the horn to signal him, then drove the jeep into the yard.

The people here had just finished breakfast. The college students helped Uncle Luo and others clean up the dining table and the kitchen, and they were chatting and laughing, making it quite lively.

Professor Luo had already told them yesterday that they could go for a stroll around the county today, and several college students were very excited.

I have been in this small village for almost half a month. Every day I dig the soil and do experiments. Although the food is good and the accommodation is also very good, I am definitely not used to it after being here for a long time.

With the warnings from Xu Chengjun and Uncle Luo, those in the village who were interested in the college students just watched from outside and did not dare to get close.

These students don't have many entertainment activities. They just play cards and read books in the evening.

Now they are very happy to be able to go to the county town.

Li Long noticed that these students had all changed into new clothes and were obviously ready.

After getting off the car, Li Long went to talk to Professor Luo, and then went to ask Uncle Luo what they needed.

Ordinary daily necessities can be purchased in the village store.

Lao Luo said to let Li Long bring back a few packs of egg cakes and a set of chess.

The chess box they used to play had long since rotted away, and two chess pieces were missing recently - the chess pieces were made of wood, and the old men made quite a lot of noise when they were playing chess, and when they slammed the flag onto the chessboard, they broke two of them, a horse and a chariot.

"Okay, I'll bring you two boxes." Li Long said with a smile.

"Why do you need so much of that? You can't eat it." Old Uncle Luo waved his hand and said, "One serving is enough."

The five college students had already assigned the seats. He Lijuan sat in the co-pilot seat, Zhu Yuechan, Zheng Zhiguo, and Li Qingyuan sat in the back row, and Hu Dongfeng, the team leader, sat in the trunk.

At this time, since you are a leader, you must set an example as a leader. The team leader is also a leader.

The students all got on the bus, Li Long said hello to Professor Luo, and drove away.

"Professor Luo, actually you should go out for a walk as well." Uncle Luo and Professor Luo were standing at the door of Lao Ma Hao together. They watched them leave and Uncle Luo said something.

"There's nothing better. Instead of using this time, I might as well get some other materials and mix them with the soil. I feel like I'm about to come up with results." Professor Luo said with a smile.

"Hey, you guys are awesome. To be honest, when I saw you applying fertilizer to that patch of beetroot, I could feel that the beetroots there were growing differently than those in other places." Old Uncle Luo said with a sigh, "If this saline-alkali land can be transformed, our team will have a lot more land in the future."

"Let's try our best." Professor Luo didn't dare to guarantee anything. Land salinization exists all over the country. This topic is huge and there are many difficulties. It is not so easy to solve.

When they first got on the bus, the students didn't say much - they had little contact with Li Long and didn't know what to say.

The jeep was driving on the road to the county town, with the windows rolled down. The college students were in a particularly good mood as they looked at the scenery outside that was quickly receding. He Lijuan even started singing in the passenger seat, and soon the others joined in. After the song was finished, the atmosphere in the car became relaxed.

Because there was a person sitting in the trunk, Li Long drove as steadily as possible and did not drive very fast. When he arrived in the village and got on the asphalt road, he increased his speed.

"Comrade Li Long, how far is it from Team 4 to the county?" He Lijuan asked curiously.

"About ten kilometers," Li Long said, "and it's exactly halfway to the township government."

There are few cars on the road, and occasionally you can see people riding bicycles or walking.

When they arrived at the county town, Li Long slowed down and said:
"Where are you planning to go?"

"We don't know much about this place. Comrade Li Long, can you introduce it to us?" Zheng Zhiguo said from behind.

"This is a small county town. If you want to buy things, you can go to the department store or the free market. If you want to see some cultural relics, there is a big Buddhist temple in the south and a Shaanxi Guild Hall in the east."

"Then let's go to the department store first?" He Lijuan said on the side. She needed to buy a lot of small things, and she felt like she was missing a lot of bits and pieces.

"Okay." Since everyone else had no objection, Li Long drove the jeep directly to the department store.

Because it was a weekday, there were not many people in the department store. After getting off the bus, several college students immediately ran to their destinations, different counters.

Li Longze went directly to the stationery counter and bought two boxes of chess and four decks of poker. These are consumables, so there is nothing wrong with buying more.

Then we went to the counter and bought some egg cakes, one pack for each elderly person and one pack for Professor Luo.

After buying it, he returned to the car and sat in it waiting for others.

He Lijuan and Zhu Yuechan discussed what to buy. When female students buy something, even if it is a clip worth one or two cents, they will compare whether the black one is better or the gray one.

The shopping process for boys is relatively simple. They take out money and go directly to the destination, pick up the things, pay and leave. They don't even look sideways, they are very rational.

Ten minutes later, three male college students came out of the department store. Twenty minutes later, two female students came out, talking, holding hairbands and facial oils, discussing the pros and cons of these things.

The things here, both in variety and quantity, were obviously less than those in Wucheng, but that did not reduce the two girls' desire to shop. They were carrying a lot of things, and Li Long took a glance and found that in addition to cosmetics and hair accessories, there were also snacks.

After getting in the car, Li Long drove to the market.

Compared to the department store, the market is obviously much busier. This year, the market management has also made flexible adjustments, learning from the old street in Shicheng, where shops can do business and stalls can be set up on the road in front of the shops.

After this adjustment, the flow of people has obviously increased a lot. Although those who rented or bought the shop to do business have complaints, there is nothing they can do.

Li Long actually thinks this is a win-win situation. More stalls mean more people will be attracted, and with more traffic, the transaction volume will increase.

The jeep was parked outside the parking lot, and the five college students immediately went inside. They did not separate, and seemed to be moving forward and backward together. Li Long thought that they probably felt that this was safer, right?

Li Long walked in slowly and glanced at the purchasing station first, wanting to see the situation there.

There were two or three people queuing at the door of the purchasing station, holding bags and baskets, ready to sell things. One of them was bargaining with the person collecting the goods.

After listening to two sentences, I can tell that the main problem is price and quality. The person who received the goods obviously lacks some experience in this area and cannot convince everyone.

Li Long just listened to a few words and then slowly walked in.

The business of this purchasing station has not been very good, and I don’t know why the people who receive the goods just won’t change - as long as the price is slightly raised, more people will definitely come.

Eighty percent of the shops in the market are open for business, but most of the shop owners are relatively conservative, waiting for customers to come. A few will greet people enthusiastically at the door, and on the surface, the difference is not that big.

Sister Yang's shop was still closed. Someone had written a few words on the door. Li Long walked over and took a closer look. It said, "Is the shop available for rent?"

Several people asked, and some even left their contact information.

Li Long smiled. This shop has a great location, so there must be a lot of people who want to rent it. These people are quite direct.

He turned around again and found that there were already some food vendors in the market. However, there was only one food vendor in the entire market, and its business was not very good.

Now state-owned canteens no longer accept food coupons, and the food is of good quality and inexpensive. Unless the price is quite advantageous or the food is very unique, there will not be much advantage in opening a private canteen.

On the contrary, the business of selling snacks from carts was good. Li Long saw several college students buying sugar cakes from the carts, each holding one and eating while walking around.

The market is not very big. After walking to the end, there is a road outside the gate. On the other side of the road is the Cultural Palace. Li Long vaguely remembers buying various tickets from a young man here.

I don’t know how that young man is doing now.

A few college students left the market, crossed the road and went to the Cultural Palace. Li Long wondered if they were going to go to the movies.

He followed.

Several college students went up the steps and looked at the movie news written on the blackboard - there were no posters at this time - at least not here. I don't know if there will be movie posters in two years, but there will be posters for the video.

Just when Li Long thought they were going to look, the college students turned back and walked down the stairs. After seeing Li Long, Hu Beifeng smiled and said:
"Comrade Li Long, let's go and have a look somewhere else."

"You don't want to watch movies?" Li Long asked doubtfully.

"No, these movies have been shown in Wucheng a long time ago." He Lijuan explained, "Most of us have seen them, so we don't watch them anymore."

Li Long suddenly realized. That's right, it's not that the movies are released simultaneously across the country at this time. It's possible, but there are only so many movies that can be released in a year. Now the team shows open-air movies, and sometimes there are war movies from the 1960s and 1970s.

This is normal, as there was a severe lack of cultural and entertainment activities at that time. Otherwise, "Shaolin Temple" would not have sold so many tickets at once, and there would not have been the idea of ​​introducing so many foreign film and television programs.

The five people walked out of the market again, and Li Long found that when they came out, each of them had an extra hat in his hand.

The hat looked a bit old-fashioned and wasn't something students like them would wear.

Next, the students went to the Shaanxi Guild Hall to take a look and prepared to go back without going to the Big Buddha Temple.

Li Long originally wanted to invite them to have lunch in the county, but was rejected by the students - they said that the food at Lao Mahao felt better and they were used to it.

Well, Li Long didn’t expect this.

We drove a jeep and took the students to Laomahao, where the meal was almost ready.

After getting off the bus, the students carried their own things. Just as Li Long had expected, those hats were given to Uncle Luo and others by the students.

"Ah, hey, hey, why did you buy this for us? You're wasting money. You're still students..." Uncle Luo and the others were both happy and complaining, "Save the money for you to buy food to replenish your bodies..."

"We are all adults now." Hu Dongfeng said with a smile, "We feel embarrassed to let you take care of us every day. This is a gift from several of us students. Thank you."

"Okay, okay, then we'll take it... This hat... is really nice."

Uncle Luo and the others put on their hats.

It's quite appropriate.

"Nothing for me?" Professor Luo pretended to be dissatisfied. "You didn't forget about me, did you?"

"How could I forget you?" Li Qingyuan said with a smile, "Look at this."

He took out an exquisite notebook:
"Professor, your notebook is full, so we thought it was time to get a new one. How about this hardcover?"

"Good, good, you came just in time." Professor Luo smiled, "You guys are quite observant."

"Comrade Li Long, this is a gift." He Lijuan handed a small photo frame to Li Long:

"I heard from Lao Luo that you and your sister-in-law gave birth to twins. I don't know what to give as a gift. I'll use this photo frame and put the family portrait in it. It will definitely look great."

Li Long didn't expect that he would have a gift of his own. It was truly a pleasant surprise.

Not bad, he likes it very much. (End of this chapter)