Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long held the child while Gu Xiaoxia went to buy the ticket. Before departure, Li Long gave Gu Xiaoxia one thousand yuan and asked her to put it in her small purse and pay the bill later. Gu Xiaoxia said she had money, so Li Long let her put it in anyway.

According to Li Long, he is making more money now and Gu Xiaoxia is responsible for spending the money.

"Xiaolong, you bought the toys in Juan and Qiangqiang's hands, didn't you? Don't buy them anything anymore," Liang Yuemei whispered to Li Long, "You've spoiled the two kids. How can children nowadays have so many toys? These things are not cheap, are they?"

"Sister-in-law, this is not it." Li Long said with a smile, "This is at the door, right there..." Li Long pointed to the stall that was still surrounded by a group of children and said, "This is what Juan and Qiangqiang won by playing the needle spinning game."

"Hey, really? They are pretty lucky..." Liang Yuemei went over to ask Li Juan and Qiangqiang, and then she believed it.

Li Jianguo was about to buy a ticket but was stopped by Li Long. This time he listened from the side. After Liang Yuemei passed by, he whispered to Li Long:
"How can it get so good? Is there something wrong with this stall?"

"He used a magnet. I told him not to do anything bad when Juan and Qiangqiang were spinning, and then everything was fine." Li Long also explained in a low voice, "Otherwise I would have overturned his stall, and Juan and Qiangqiang would have been lucky, and they would have been able to spin out one at a time and the other two at a time."

"Hey." Li Jianguo smiled and also found it quite funny.

The stalls around here not only have pin spinning games, but also rod-pulling games, marble games, etc. These games are basically tricky. Adults basically know that there is a problem, but most of them don't know where the trick is. Children only see the gifts and most of them can't walk.

Li Juan and Li Qiang have strong self-control. They don't continue playing just because they are lucky. When they see other similar games, they just glance at them and leave.

Li Juan actually even doubted whether she could turn around, and her uncle helped her.

He is old and hard to coax.

When buying a ticket to enter, the photographer came over to solicit business, but Li Long refused. Gu Xiaoxia brought a camera, which was also prepared by Li Long in advance. He also let Gu Xiaoxia practice with two rolls of film, and basically passed the test, and no longer needed other people to help take pictures.

Besides, it’s very expensive, a larger one costs three dollars!

After entering the zoo, the whole family stopped and walked around and began to admire the animals.

Liang Yuemei took Mingming from Li Long. Mingming was not very happy, but he didn't cry. He was soon attracted by the animals in the cage.

The zoo was much quieter than outside. There was a sign above each animal's place (no loud noises allowed). The tourists at this time were all quite respectful of the order and would not talk unless they were allowed to. Only the noise was a little louder at the monkey mountain.

Li Juan and Li Qiang were already very excited. Li Juan was better, she walked and stopped to look, and followed the adults but didn't run far. Li Qiang was different, after seeing an animal, he couldn't help but run forward to see another one, and after running past, he turned around and looked at the adults, and couldn't help but waved to them to hurry up.

"Qiangqiang, slow down and be more careful when looking at the animals." Li Jianguo couldn't help but say, "Look carefully, maybe you can use it when you go back to write your essay."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Qiang became much quieter - although there was much less homework these days than in later generations, it was still there.

Writing essays is also a big problem for Li Qiang, who has good academic performance.

It is not easy to express what is in your mind with words.

Li Jianguo didn't say anything to Li Juan, but Li Juan had already begun to observe the animals carefully.

Li Juan is very strong-willed. When she entered junior high school, many of her peers had better academic performance. If she wanted to improve her grades, she had to work hard in all aspects.

She is okay at writing, but she doesn't have much knowledge, so she just writes the text in a boring way. Naturally, she has never seen animals before, so the images they turn into images in her mind and then into words are more vivid and lifelike.

Li Long had told her before, intentionally or unintentionally, that going to university was better than going to technical secondary school or high school, and that the jobs assigned to you in the future would be more advanced, so she made up her mind to go to high school and go to university.

It is easier to get into high school than technical secondary school. Technical secondary schools have the highest score, followed by normal schools, and finally high schools. After all, after three years of graduating from technical secondary schools and normal schools, students can directly get a job and get a salary.

If you graduate from high school after three years and don't get a job, and fail to get into college, those three years are wasted in the eyes of some people. It's not easy to get into college these days, and the admission rate is very low.

But Li Juan felt that she could do it.

Du Chunfang walked at the back, and Gu Xiaoxia accompanied her and watched slowly. At first, Du Chunfang didn't want to come in, but Li Qingxia said something to her, and Du Chunfang got out of the car.

Although she said that, after entering the zoo, she was still very happy to see the animals that she had only heard of in stories - the candied haws were also very delicious. Du Chunfang has bad teeth, so she still has more than half of the candied haws left. She eats it slowly, savoring the sweetness of life.

Most of the people who come to the zoo to see the animals are adults with children. Not all of these people wear decent clothes, and some of them have patches on their clothes.

It was hard to work hard at that time, but people still yearned for happiness - after all, there was hope after hard work. After the household contract responsibility system and the expansion of production and management, at least for now, the living standards of both workers and farmers have improved a lot.

The gap in material demand is too big, so all factories are producing at full speed, and the benefits will come naturally. The same is true for farming in rural areas. After the production quota is assigned to each household, the land becomes their own, and the enthusiasm for farming is increased. Rural people have extra money in their hands, and they also hope that their children can go out and see the world.

Although some people's expressions were still a little reserved, their smiles were sincere.

From time to time, Gu Xiaoxia would take some photos as Li Long suggested. In fact, she preferred that everyone be more formal and take a photo standing upright in front of the lion and tiger cages.

Walking, stopping, and taking photos, this family walked much slower than others. By the time they left the zoo, it was almost noon.

"Let's go eat first." Li Long suggested, "I originally thought we could go to the water park, but now it seems we don't have enough time, so let's do it in the afternoon."

"Okay, let's go." Li Jianguo said, "Let's not go too far, just have a meal nearby."

"Okay." Li Long had actually already made inquiries beforehand. There was a state-owned canteen nearby. Li Long didn't even drive the car, and the family went there to eat.

Li Long was about to order food, but Li Jianguo stopped him:
"You sit there, I'll bring you lunch." Li Jianguo said, "Come out, let's have a good meal today."

Li Jianguo's voice was not loud, but his tone was firm. Li Long did not insist and returned to his seat.

The family sat at a large round table, talking quietly about the animals in the zoo. Li Juan and Li Qiang were talking quietly about going to the water park in the afternoon. They had heard of the Wucheng Water Park but had never been there, so they were looking forward to it.

Originally, according to Liang Yuemei, a bowl of mixed noodles would be enough, but Li Jianguo said that they should order some delicious dishes, eat some rice or steamed buns, and have a delicious meal.

It’s so hard to get the whole family together in Wucheng, it’s like a festival, the food can’t be that simple.

Li Jianguo also figured it out. His brother said that he would buy a Dongfanghong 75 tractor and supporting facilities in a few days. If he wanted to do something, he should do something big. A tractor can pay for itself and make money in two years at most. Li Jianguo understood after Li Long reminded him.

Why doesn't he want to do it? Of course he wants to do it, but he didn't dare to think about it before because he didn't have the capital.

Nowadays, few people can afford to buy a tractor worth several thousand yuan. There is hardly anyone in a township who can afford a large tractor. At this time, it is rare to have a family with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan. Moreover, a large tractor costs more than 20,000 yuan. Those families with monthly income of 10,000 yuan are considered assets. If it is pure cash, it is really not something that ordinary people can take out.

The imported John Deere wheeled high-horsepower tractors that Li Long was thinking of were made for state-owned farms and those agricultural machinery factories. Ordinary people hardly bought them.

With this idea in mind, Li Jianguo no longer cared so much about money - he already owed so much, but looking forward along this path, he should gain more.

No need to be so cautious.

Of course, he didn't try to be pretentious. He ordered dishes according to the number of people and had a rough idea of ​​everyone's appetite. He ordered main dishes such as braised pork, spicy chicken, braised carp, and a few vegetarian dishes, with rice.

After eating a few bites, Du Chunfang suddenly said:

"This braised fish is not as delicious as the small crucian carp stewed by Juan's mother!"

As soon as these words were spoken, others agreed, and even Li Qiang raised his hand and said yes.

This is a matter of taste. Liang Yuemei blushed and said, "They cook it well, but we may not be used to the taste..."

Well, that's the truth.

Not to mention this time, even in the next thirty or forty years, the people in Team Four rarely ordered fish when they went out to eat, because it felt not fresh - the team had large and small lakes, and even in winter, the fish they ate were mostly fresh.

The fish we eat outside are rarely caught directly from the reservoir and cut up and served alive, so over time, I have developed a sense of superiority.

Of course, some people say this is pretentious.

Of course, everyone has their own opinion.

After the meal, everyone praised Li Jianguo for his delicious order. Except for the braised fish which had a little left over, all the other dishes were finished and everyone was very full.

When he left the cafeteria, Gu Boyuan started to complain:
"The rice in this canteen is not as good as the rice in our team. Oh, I'm too picky. I can't go anywhere else from now on."

"That's not necessarily true. There must be good rice in other places." Gu Xiaoxia retorted. What she meant was that her father should stop having so many problems.

"That's right. The rice from Miquan doesn't taste as good as the rice from our team." Li Jianguo supported his old friend's words. He continued, "If you ask me, it's because our team's land is small. We grow rice on the east side of Weigou. The rice grown by the three teams to the west of Weigou doesn't taste as good as the rice from our team... This is weird."

Li Longxin thought, this should be the same as the saying of selenium-rich soil in later generations, or the saying that the local water and soil nurture the local people? The soil in that place is different, and the things grown are different.

He did not participate in the discussion of this topic. Whether the rice of the Fourth Squad is better than the rice of Miquan is naturally a matter of opinion. This thing is too subjective. But no matter what, it is certain that the rice at this time is better than the rice in the future. At least Li Long has bought rice from many places in the northern border in the future, and asked people in the northeast to buy vacuum Wuchang rice. I don’t know if it’s fake or subjective, but I always feel that the rice at this time is the most delicious.

At that time, whether it was Bingquan rice at 17 or 18 yuan per kilogram, Daohuaxiang rice at 20 yuan per kilogram, or Maoya rice at 10 yuan per kilogram, none of them tasted as good as the rice today.

When we got to the jeep, people were still divided into groups, some took the bus and some took the jeep, rushing to the water park.

When they arrived at the water park, Du Chunfang refused to get out of the car. She asked Li Long to park the car in a cool place. She wanted to sit in the car to rest and take a nap.

Gu Xiaoxia didn't want to go in either, mainly because Haohao had clearly fallen asleep while eating, and she had to look after the two children.

Then Li Long parked the jeep under a nearby big tree, opened the windows to make sure the inside was not exposed to the sun, and then took Li Juan and Li Qiang into the park to play.

After coming in, Li Long knew that when his father Li Qingxia and the others came over, they would definitely regret it - this place is basically for children to play, or couples or lovers, rowing and the like, it is really not suitable for a few grown men to play.

However, Li Juan and Li Qiang were very excited. Bumper cars, duck boats, etc. At that time, there were not as many amusement projects as in later generations, and bumper cars were already a very popular thing.

This was also the most lively place, with constant screams. Li Long played with Li Juan and Li Qiang for a while before coming down, still not satisfied.

Sure enough, we toured the entire water park but didn’t see Li Qingxia and the others come in - there were introductions at the entrance, and I guess Li Qingxia and the others saw these projects at the gate and decided not to come.

When Li Long took Li Juan and Li Qiang out, there was no one else near the jeep.

"Dad, eldest brother and his wife, and my dad went to Tianbai to buy things." Gu Xiaoxia was looking after Mingming and Haohao. The two children had woken up and didn't want to stay in the car, so Gu Xiaoxia brought them down and looked after them together with Du Chunfang.

It was probably the first time for the two children to see so many people. They were curious and kept looking at the people walking around in their grandmother and mother's arms. They found it very interesting.

This can be considered as seeing the world.

"Then let's go and have a look." Since we are here, we have to take a look. Whether we buy something or not is another matter (we will definitely buy something), but we have to go shopping.

The jeep stopped at Tianbai. Li Long saw that his father Li Qingxia and the others were not outside, so he wanted to take his mother and the children in.

"You guys go in. I won't go in. I'll just stay comfortable in the car. I ate too much at noon, so I need to take a break." Du Chunfang was very righteous this time and refused to go in no matter what.

Li Long knew that his mother was actually a bit socially anxious and felt uncomfortable meeting too many strangers.

Just let her do it. He held Mingming and Haohao in his arms, and Gu Xiaoxia watched Li Juan and Li Qiang enter Tianbai together.

Tianbai, the department store in Bima County, is much bigger and has a much larger number and variety of merchandise.

When he met Li Qingxia and the others, Li Long found that they had already bought some things.

Liang Yuemei bought a handbag for Gu Xiaoxia, and Li Jianguo bought a pair of sunglasses for Li Long to use when driving the jeep.

Li Long felt pretty good wearing it.

Hehe, I feel cared for.

Well, you can't always be a strong man.

Although this trip to Wucheng only lasted one day, it was generally quite successful. (End of this chapter)