Chapter 58 Showdown with Tao Daqiang
The afternoon sun was not very strong. Li Long dragged the simple sledge on the way home without feeling too strenuous. He was even in the mood to hum:
< br>“The first snow in 2002 came later than usual...”
"...I admit that I am the wolf in sheep's clothing, and you are my prey and the lamb in my mouth. I leave my companions and wander alone, just because I don't want others to share you..."
"...Come on, brothers, let's go through water and fire together..."
He memorizes a few popular lyrics for each song. Anyway, he has listened to them a lot before, so he just changes them if he can't sing them.
The Changan he bought in his previous life, the USB flash drive in the car was full of a certain man’s songs. Who told him that he became famous from northern Xinjiang?
Speaking of which, I really miss the days when I had a car. I no longer have to walk on two legs.
Fortunately, although this young body has not been exercised enough, it is still better than the old man who was 60 or 70 years old in his previous life. Even after walking seven or eight kilometers, he did not feel tired at all. It's also a bit light and the mood is very pleasant.
Because there is hope.
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to home, Li Long's pace became faster and faster. He dragged the plastic sheet for a while and saw the children in the production team playing on the road.
These days there are fewer people and fewer cars. The main focus is safety. If a car passes by, the children can be excited for a long time.
"Li Qiang, your uncle is back! He is dragging a big guy behind him!" A child with sharp eyes saw Li Long and shouted loudly.
Li Long once distributed fruit candies to everyone. These children all remembered it, so after shouting, they surrounded Li Qiang and rushed in front of Li Long.
“Uncle, uncle!” Li Qiang wiped his nose with his sleeve, “Why didn’t you come back yesterday?”
"Because I'm away from home!" Li Long smiled and straightened Li Qiang's crooked hat, then asked:
"Are you going home with me now, or are you going to play with them for a while longer?"< br>
"I'll go home with you!" Knowing that his uncle would bring good things every time he came back, Li Qiang hurriedly turned back to the road to pick up his old ox and whip, and then turned back to help Li Long drag the plastic sheet.
The other children smiled and helped, and soon arrived at the door of Li's house.
Li Cong took out a handful of peanuts from the urea bag, gave a few to each child, and said:
"Okay, let's go play."
The children dispersed happily, comparing whose peanuts were bigger, who had more peanuts and who had less. Li Long took another handful and stuffed it into Li Qiang's hand. Pat him on the head and go into the yard together.
Liang Yuemei and Li Juan opened the door and came out after hearing the commotion. They were a little surprised to see Li Long like this:
“Why did you bring so many things?”
“New Year is coming soon. Well, let’s buy some New Year’s goods.”
"Come into the house quickly. Your brother is still fishing with Daqiang in Xiaohaizi. He will probably be back soon."
"Then I won't go now." Li Long returned to the house. Only then did he feel exhausted. "After changing clothes, I will take a rest first." "Exit."
"Okay, I'll call you when the meal is ready." In fact, the family used to have two meals a day, but Li Long is busy these days from fishing to the mountains, and Li Jianguo also participates. So I changed my meal from two to three, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to endure it.
However, the most dinner in the evening is soup or porridge, with some leftovers from lunch. Even so, when Sister Lu knew about it, she secretly said that the Li family was a prodigal, and they couldn’t afford anything to eat or wear. Being poor means being poor if you don't calculate it well.
But Liang Yuemei ignored her words. What's wrong with a man who works hard and can take home things, earn money, eat and drink well, openly?
Is it better to imitate those lazy cats and drink the northwest wind at home?
Li Long entered the east room and found that the stove frame was on fire, and the fire wall and the kang were hot to the touch. Compared with the outside, the room was as warm as spring. He simply changed his clothes, lay on the bed and pulled away the quilt, and fell asleep without realizing it.
In the West House, Li Qiang secretly went to untie the rope on the urea bag, but was slapped on the back by Li Juan:
“What are you doing?”
"Sister, I just want to see...what did uncle bring back?"
"What are you looking at? I'll show it to you when uncle wakes up." Li Juan actually wanted to see it, but she knew that this was something that uncle bought and he had to open it himself.
Liang Yuemei was busy in the kitchen. When she heard the conversation between her sister and brother, she smiled and said nothing. Although Li Juan was very stubborn, she was sensible. With her in charge of Qiangqiang, Liang Yuemei was still relieved.
In her laundry tub were the "groceries" from the fish that Li Jianguo and Tao Daqiang caught yesterday and this morning.
Li Jianguo already knew that Li Long went to sell fish for personal reasons, so after catching the fish, he picked out large fish over two kilograms and froze them in the snow to prepare for sale.
The remaining smaller fish are left to be eaten by oneself. Liang Yuemei looked at the fish in the washbasin and felt as if she had had enough.
She felt that her thoughts were really criminal - how could anyone eat fish and still have enough? If my brother Liang Wenyu, who likes to eat fish, knew about this, wouldn't he be called crazy?
As the sun set, Li Jianguo and Tao Daqiang dragged their sledges back and pulled three big bags of fish back.
Today, the four ice holes took turns to catch fish. The two new ice holes produced a lot of fish. They caught nearly 100 kilograms of fish in one day, which surprised Li Jianguo.
Are these fish crazy? You know there's a lot of commotion here, but you still come here?
If Li Long were here, he would give a perfect explanation:
In fact, it is because the ice is too thick, and even where there are reeds, oxygen cannot penetrate easily. The fish below are almost going crazy from suffocation, so as long as there are ventilation holes, they will naturally come to join in the fun. The fish also want to live.
In fact, these breathable ice holes can be regarded as saving the lives of some fish.
Because before that big flood, when the ice cave thawed every spring, you could see a lot of dead fish floating on the water, and they were mainly big fish.
Big fish require more oxygen and are the first to be suffocated.
Hearing the noise outside, Li Long woke up. He felt a little confused and seemed not very awake. He rubbed his face and got up, got dressed and went out.
As soon as the cold wind blew outside, I woke up immediately, and at the same time I saw the harvest of the eldest brother Li Jianguo and the others on the sledge.
"Brother, did you get so many fish today?"
"That's right! There are so many fish today!" Li Jianguo said with a smile, "There are also many big fish, the largest grass carp is six kilograms. It's more than one meter long, and it almost broke the net!"
"That guy..." Li Longxin said, "Did you catch the fish king?"
Tao Daqiang was a little excited when he saw Li Long coming back, but then he said:
"Then I'll go back first?"
"Go back to what? Have fish soup before leaving." Liang Yuemei had already left. House, "The fish soup is ready, I have to eat before leaving."
"Yes, eat before leaving, I have something to say to you."
Tao Daqiang is a little bit I was worried, what would Brother Long say to me?
After dinner, Li Long called Tao Daqiang to the east room and asked him:
"Daqiang, do you still want to follow me?"
Tao Daqiang did not expect Li Long to ask this directly. question.
"Think." He did not hesitate.
He gave up the opportunity once. If he gives up again, he will be really a fool.
"But I have to tell you, even if you do it with me, it will be different from before." Li Long directly explained what he meant:
"You do it with me once, and I will give you money for it. For example This time, how about catching fish and selling it tomorrow for five yuan?”
Tao Daqiang’s expression changed.
He knew that his relationship with Li Long could never go back to the past.
(End of this chapter)