Chapter 96: The first failure in selling fish after the New Year
It was not until the tenth day of the Lunar New Year that Li Longcai and Tao Daqiang restarted the business of digging fish out of ice holes.
After a break of about ten days, the fish in Xiaohaizi became more and more urgent for oxygen. Two people ate 100 kilograms of fish in one day. So many fish shocked the two of them, and then they pulled the fish back and started sorting them. Both the big and small ones were kept at home. The Li family kept some of it, and Tao Daqiang took some back.
The next day, Li Long and Tao Daqiang took the fish to sell, but to their surprise, the demand for fish was not so urgent, whether it was the black market in Ma County or the family home in Shicheng. . The fish was placed there, and although Li Long shouted loudly and many people came to see it, there were not many bidders.
When the two of them came back after dark, the fish had not been sold out!
Li Long simply gave the remaining seven or eight kilograms of large and small fish to Zhong Guoqiang of the Big Meat Canteen.
Back in the team, Li Long gave Tao Daqiang a five-yuan note, and then said to him:
“Daqiang, I don’t plan to catch fish in the next half month. It’s hard to sell fish now, as you can see. If you want to catch fish to eat at home, just go to my house and get the fish.”
Tao Daqiang was also disappointed that Li Long didn’t catch fish. By selling fish, he lost his livelihood.
All the money I earned before was spent at home, buying new year goods and charcoal. Now I only have the five yuan given by Li Long.
When I was making money, I didn't spend much money, but now I feel that the five yuan in my hand is very precious and cannot be spent casually.
"Brother Long, when can we sell fish again?"
"Let's wait for a while." Li Long thought about it and said, "Let's see in half a month."
"Okay." Tao Daqiang returned home.
He can afford to wait for half a month.
In fact, this time when he went out, Li Long also discovered a new situation. After the New Year, although people's enthusiasm for buying things has dropped a lot, the black market has become more active.
The number of people setting up stalls in Ma County’s black market has more than doubled than before. Eggs, meat, rice, noodles, rabbits and other items are all for sale. In short, it can be seen now that the market has been invigorated, and the authorities seem to have relaxed a lot about setting up stalls to sell things.
Although there is more competition, the market is invigorated and there are naturally more people buying things. Li Long was delighted with this change.
Back home, Li Long told Li Jianguo about the situation. Li Jianguo nodded and said:
"If you don't want to catch it, I won't catch it. Anyway, Haizi is so big and there are many fish, so you can catch whatever you want." There are times. But when the snow melts in spring, it will be difficult to catch fish.”
"It's not difficult," Li Long said with a smile, "Nowadays, just stick the net on it."
I remember that in the last life, there were many fishermen in the team who used inflated tires of carts as boats and tied wooden boards to them. , make two small paddle boards, and launch a net in the sea while paddling. I lowered the net in the afternoon the day before and picked it up in the early morning of the next day. I took the fish off directly and rode my bicycle to the county to sell them. I came back after breakfast and picked up the net again.
At that time, the large crucian carp in Xiaohaizi was very popular. From two or three yuan per kilogram to later fifteen yuan per kilogram, the large crucian carp could be sold for twenty to twenty-five yuan, and there were still people who wanted it. .
After all, in the eyes of foodies, wild fish just tastes better than farmed fish. As there are reeds everywhere in Xiaohaizi, and cattail grass grows behind them, the crucian carp has something to eat, and it looks beautiful when fished out. It is fat and shiny, and you can tell at a glance that it is different from the pale color of the farmed fish.
So until Li Long passed away in his last life, the fish in Xiaohaizi were the most popular ones in the market.
If you think about it this way, buying a bicycle has to be put on the agenda. Next, you need to consider buying sticky nets, spreading nets, making tires or making wooden boats.
Hunting is something you have to do, and being a "fisherman", Li Long will not give up.
It can make money, and it is also a hobby.
"Brother, can you cast a net?" Li Long suddenly thought of something. My eldest brother passed away early in my previous life, and I really didn’t see him casting a net much. "Yes, but I can't cast it wide. I can usually only cast half the net." Li Jianguo rolled up a Mohe cigarette and said, "In my hometown, the second brother was the best at casting the net.
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The second brother's net was cast round, and it could also be cast into angles, so he could cover wherever he wanted - when the river next to the river flooded and there were fish under the bridge, he would cast such a big net in small circles, just enough to cover the bridge. The square table-sized area in front of us was covered, and not a single fish escaped..."
The second brother Li Jianguo mentioned was the second eldest brother among their uncles. He was a cousin, older than Li Jianguo. Bigger. Li Long has no memory of this. His memory of his hometown is almost blurry. He only remembers that he didn’t have enough to eat in his hometown. Rolling up a cigarette, he took a puff and said: "There was a shortage of food back then. As soon as spring came, my father would cast a net in the river, catch fish and shrimps and cook them back. Although there was no oil, it was better than nothing. "
I didn't expect that the old man who was inconspicuous in Li Long's eyes would have such a skill.
"In fact, it is easy to cast a net and learn to learn well. "Li Jianguo said with a smile, "When the snow melts, find a net, sweep the open space on the wheat field, and just practice. As long as you know the starting gestures and practice them one hundred and eighty times a day, you will be able to do it in a round shape within a week. ”
Li Long thought about it. He could cast a net with gestures, but he would either cast a line or a small semicircle. The reason is lack of practice.
He doesn't like the kind of netting of later generations. He still prefers old-fashioned netting - practice it when you have time.
Li Long went to the county the next day. When he came out of the department store, he rolled out a brand new 28-year-old permanently weighted bicycle with a pump. Strap a pack of cotton socks, a scarf and other cold-proof items directly to the back seat of the car.
Then he went to the sales department of the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some sheets of sandpaper and a steelyard. When selling things in the back, you can’t do it without a scale.
After buying all these things, Li Long rode to the big house, took out the 56 semi-automatic rifle from the side room, and began to gently polish the rust spots on the receiver cover with sandpaper.
After all the guns were ready, Li Long put on his equipment, got on his bicycle, and headed for the mountains in the howling cold wind.
It’s really cold, but it’s also really fast!
It took two hours to catch a carriage, and less than an hour on a bicycle, and he had already arrived at Halimu's winter nest.
Halimu, who heard the dog barking, came out of his winter den and was surprised to see Li Long riding a bicycle.
“This bicycle is expensive, isn’t it?”
"It's really not cheap." Although Li Long was rich, he still felt a little pain after buying this bicycle. "It's more than one hundred and sixty yuan, the price of ten sheep."
"That's not expensive either. "Halimu thought it was really cheap for only ten sheep.
Handing the cotton socks and scarf to Harimu, Li Long said:
"I plan to wander around the mountains in the past two days to see where there is anything I can fight."
"Then there are many things that can be hunted in the mountains, too many!" Harimu smiled, "I'll take you there if you have time. There are some places where there are good things in summer!"
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It is basically certain that it will be on the shelves at this time tomorrow. I have prepared a manuscript of twenty chapters, more than 40,000 words, in response to everyone’s long-term support.
If there are more words, I will put them in my remarks on the launch. Let’s do this for now, everyone, go to sleep.
(End of this chapter)