Chapter 205 Xiaolong’s partner is quite beautiful
In less than an hour, the fish has been sold for 77 or 88, the sun has risen, and the fishy smell in the three basins is very strong, but Li Long no longer feels it.
"Dad, you sold these fish for eight and a half yuan, and you may not be able to sell the rest. Here!" Li Long handed a wad of banknotes to Li Qingxia. Most of the wad of money was in dimes. , also mixed with a dollar.
Li Qingxia pushed Li Long's hand and asked not to take the money:
"What are you doing for me? Just take it."
"Dad, don't be polite. This is a fish you caught, and you should get the money from the sale. My eldest brother and I are still settling accounts. Besides, you can see that my money is more than yours."< br>
Li Qingxia no longer refused and happily accepted the wad of money.
More than eight yuan, a day's harvest, all it takes is a pot, a piece of gauze, and a morning of hawking.
Isn’t this too easy?
Li Qingxia couldn't believe it when she took the money.
He looked at the other pile of money in Li Long's hand and felt at ease again.
My son’s earning power is much better than his!
The fish Li Long brought today is no better than usual, less than 50 kilograms. There are still some small crucian carp and a half-sized silver carp left that have not been sold. Altogether, he now has more than 40 yuan in his hand. .
Less than usual, but still a lot.
There are not many flower loaches left, weighing less than one kilogram. They have been suffocating in the water for a long time, and they are all dead and their stomachs have turned upside down.
There are one or two small crucian carp still struggling to stay alive, occasionally splashing in the water, but they also look half-dead.
"Dad, pour it down, I'll take you to have breakfast." Li Long saw that the flow of people in the morning market had decreased a lot, and he probably couldn't sell the rest.
There are still people looking here, but Li Long doesn't care much anymore.
"It's a pity that the monster fell." Li Qingxia was still a little reluctant to give up. I want to put this in my hometown. Peel it and fry it in oil. It will be delicious! It can also be stewed. The corn flour pancakes soaked in the stewed soup will taste amazing!
"There are plenty of fish in Xiaohaizi, that's all." Li Long could understand his father's thoughts and said with a smile, "If you don't, it will stink after a while. The sun will come out and it will get hotter as it goes back." , we have to go back early.”
"Okay, okay." Li Qingxia immediately became happy thinking that he could still get the money tomorrow, "Let's go, this... I don't want it anymore."
The two of them poured out all the remaining fish in the basin. In the ditch, I packed up and pushed the cart away.
Before their bicycles were pushed away, people quickly jumped into the canal and started picking up fish. Two of these people were stall owners next to them.
Well, it’s really fast to pick up cheap ones, and those that cost nothing are just delicious!
The two people pushed the bicycle. Although they were tired, they were very relaxed mentally.
Li Long pointed out the various buildings in the county to Li Qingxia. He went all the way to the big yard, put down the pots and scales and other things, and then went to the big meat canteen.
“Hey, Comrade Li is here?” Zhong Guoqiang was talking to the waiter at the counter. When he saw Li Long, he came over with a smile and greeted:
“Are you here to sell fish again today? It’s over?”
“It’s sold out and there are no big carp, so I didn’t come to give it to you. "Send it to you." Li Long said with a smile, "I will send it to you when there are good fishes." Said, "Our chef said that your fish is authentic, and the guests who ate it also said that the fish is good - who is this?"
"This is my dad." Li Long introduced, "I just came from my hometown. Dad, this is Manager Zhong from the cafeteria, who often takes care of me."
"Hello, Manager Zhong!" Li Qingxia is a little cautious. Zhong Guoqiang was dressed in a Chinese tunic suit and was dressed as a cadre, which made Li Qingxia, who had not had much dealings with officials, feel a bit oppressive.
"Hello, Comrade Li!" Zhong Guoqiang took the initiative to shake hands with Li Qingxia and said with a smile, "Comrade Li is very humble. I take care of him, but he has been providing us with high-quality ingredients. Just look at Comrade Lao Li and you will know that for Xiao Li to be so outstanding, it must be because of his good family education..."
Li Qingxia rubbed his hands, not knowing what to say.
"Manager Zhong, I'm sorry for what you said." Li Long said with a smile, "What's delicious this morning?"
"Porridge, steamed buns, pickles, and other things. Do you want to cook some hot dishes for you? The old man is here, I'll treat you!"
"No, no, no." Li Long waved his hand hurriedly, "I just took the old man from here. Come to the morning market and have some money from selling fish, so let’s cook some vegetables.”
There are no good dishes now. The sign in the window says leek and egg, shredded potatoes, vinegar cabbage, etc.
Li Long ordered two bowls of porridge and four steamed buns, as well as a fried leek and egg. When he was about to order, he was stopped by Li Qingxia.
“Enough is enough, too much is too much to eat.”
Li Long knew his father's appetite, so he would definitely be able to finish it, so he said:
"I've been tired all morning. I'm hungry. I can't finish eating. Take it home and stir-fry some cabbage."
After that, go and pay.
Li Qingxia watched with distress as Li Long paid the waiter one banknote after another. Adding the money to the food stamps, the total amount would eat up one-third of the money he earned from selling fish in a day!
After arriving at the table and waiting for the meal to arrive, Li Qingxia whispered:
"Xiaolong, I know you can make money, but I didn't expect you to spend money so quickly..."
"Then what are you doing to make money?" Li Long said with a smile, "You work from dawn to dusk to make money, you can't You're treating yourself badly."
Li Qingxia didn't answer, but he began to feel that his wife Du Chunfang's words made sense: He had to find a wife for his youngest son and take care of the house. Otherwise, if he continued to waste his money like this, how long would he be able to survive? Can you save money?
Li Long and Li Qingxia washed their hands at the door. When they came back, the buns were already on the table. There were not many people in the morning, and the food was served quickly, followed by the aroma. Li Long had been hungry for a long time, so he took a bun and handed it to his father, then took a sip of porridge, and then ate the bun.
“This bun tastes really good!” Li Qingxia took a bite and praised.
"Then I'll buy a few more later and let my mother try them too!" Li Long said, "Let's go back early, so we don't have to cook at home for lunch."
"...Okay." Li Qingxia thought It’s okay, but you can’t eat alone.
Although Li Qingxia said before that he would not let Li Long order more, when he finally finished eating, there was nothing left on the table.
“Twenty more buns.” Li Long went to the counter and said, “Take them away.”
At this time, the big meat restaurant also had take-out buns, but they were packed in paper bags. money.
"How much do you want?" Li Qingxia was surprised.
"My partner is in middle school, I will bring her some." Li Long said with a smile, "She even bought me a really good shirt a few days ago."
"Ah ? "Li Qingxia didn't expect that what Li Long said was true, that he really had a partner?
He became a little worried again.
The other party is a teacher and a public servant. Can he like Li Long?
When Li Long took Li Qingxia to the rural middle school, he saw that there was no one in the school, and then he remembered that it was the weekend.
"Dad, do you want to stay here and wait, or come with me to take a look?" Li Long asked at the gate of the middle school, "Maybe he's here. It's the weekend, maybe he went home. . ”
“Let’s go and see.” Li Qingxia was also curious about what the girl his son was talking about looked like.
Although in the eyes of parents their children are excellent in every aspect, after all, they still have a rural household registration, which in this era is naturally one level lower than a non-agricultural household registration that eats commercial grain.
Li Long originally didn’t want Li Qingxia to go, but he had already done this, so he just went. He rode his bicycle into the school - the school didn’t have a wall these days, and the school guard was watching at the gate. He glanced at Li Long and knew him, so he ignored him.
When he arrived at the female teacher's dormitory, Li Long was a little surprised. The door of Gu Xiaoxia's dormitory was actually open.
Squeezing the handbrake, Li Qingxia felt the place and hurriedly got down. Li Long also got down and set up the car. Gu Xiaoxia, who heard the noise, walked out of the house. Seeing Li Long with an old man, she immediately reacted, her face flushed and her head lowered.
Li Long smiled awkwardly and said:
"Xiaoxia, this is my dad. He came out with me to sell fish today. We had breakfast. I bought some steamed buns and thought about bringing some to you..."
"Hello, uncle." Gu Xiaoxia greeted her gently, and Li Qingxia nodded hurriedly:
"Hey, okay."
"Dad, this is Xiaoxia, who is also on our team. , now he is my partner."
Li Long introduced the buns to Gu Xiaoxia. Gu Xiaoxia took the buns and gave Li Long a gentle blow. She was embarrassed and happy. Is this a formal meeting with her parents?
Seeing the girl's expression, Li Qingxia knew that Li Long was right. He was very proud and said with a smile:
"Okay, Xiaoxia, right? My little dragon skin, please take care of it from now on... These buns taste good, eat more and gain weight, haha."
Li Long was already a little happy to see his father. His words were incoherent, so he said:
"Xiaoxia , why didn’t you go back?”
“It’s almost the midterm exam, it’s my first time teaching a class, and I have to prepare some things in advance, so I didn’t go back.”
“Oh, that’s okay, let’s go. I’ll go back now and I’ll come over to see you when I have time.”
"Well, bye uncle!"
Leaving school, Li Qingxia smiled at first, but then stopped.
"Xiaolong, do you think this Xiaoxia is originally from the team?"
"Yes, his father and my eldest brother have a very good relationship." Li Long said, "At the beginning of this year , I got the news that there would be a batch of exams in the school, so I told her in advance, and she reviewed and passed the exam."
"Yes."
"She made me shoes and bought me clothes, and she was very nice to me." Li Long was very proud.
But Li Qingxia was still a little worried.
After all, Gu Xiaoxia eats commercial food and is quite beautiful. She has a good relationship with Li Long now, but what about the future? The identities of both parties are there. Can this relationship last long?
Li Long didn't know that his father had thought so much. He pedaled his bicycle very fast, thinking of rushing back to eat the buns at home before they were cold.
After all, these meat buns are the most fragrant right out of the pot. If you cook them again, the taste will be different.
When he rushed home, Li Long saw that Li Qiang was still playing in the yard pressing the well, but Li Juan was not there.
Seeing Li Long and the others coming back, Li Qiang threw away the mud in his hands and ran over, shouting:
"Uncle!"
"Hey." Li Long got out of the car and said to Li Qiang:
"Go and wash your hands. I bought meat buns, washed my hands and ate them. By the way, where is your sister?"
"My sister, my father and my mother went to work in the fields." Li Qiang turned around and went to press the well. After the well is drilled and pressured, a basin is always placed beside the well for washing hands.
Du Chunfang sat at the door and watched Li Qiang play. When Li Long and the others came back, he smiled and asked Li Qingxia:
"How is it? Did you sell the fish you caught?"
< br>"Sold, sold More than eight yuan!" Li Qingxia said proudly, "There are so many people asking for this fish..."
"How much does it cost?" Du Chunfang was also shocked, "This fish is so good." Is this valuable? ”
"Well," Li Qingxia said proudly, "Today I am going to catch fish with Xiaolong, and I will sell it tomorrow. Give half of the money to the boss, you can't just eat from him."
"That's right." Du Chunfang didn't have any objections.
"I just saw Xiaolong's partner," Li Qingxia whispered to her, "That girl is very pretty. She teaches in a middle school and seems to be very kind to Xiaolong."
< br>“Really?” Du Chunfang was a little unconvinced, “People eat business. Li Qingxia, who is from Pingliang, is interested in Xiaolong?” I was worried too, but I tried my best to say things that were beneficial to both parties.
Du Chunfang was still thinking of telling one of her relatives to Li Long, but now it seemed that it was impossible.
"Mom, come and eat the steamed buns. These steamed buns are not yet cool, they taste so good!"
"Okay, okay, I'll eat half...I just finished my morning meal, no. Why are you hungry..." Du Chunfang said half-rejection, took the bun, broke off half of it, and handed the remaining half to Li Qingxia.
Li Qingxia took it and started eating.
Li Qiang was also there eating meat buns with a smile on his face.
"Qiangqiang, has Daqiang come?" Li Long asked.
"Uncle Daqiang has been here, picked up the net and left." Li Qiang said while eating steamed buns, "He said he would come back in the afternoon."
Li Long did not expect Tao Daqiang's appearance today. The movement is quite fast, Liu Tiaowang is still picking up at this time.
"Grandma helped me pick it up." Li Qiang said again, "I said it was easy to pick it up online today."
That's it.
Li Long understood.
When the wind came, Li Long looked up, turned to look northwest, sighed, and said to Li Qingxia:
"Dad, we can't catch fish today."
“Why?” Li Qingxia had just finished half of the bun and was still a little confused.
“There’s going to be a yellow wind today, so I can’t go. I won’t go online even if I’m offline, so we all have to stay at home today?”
When Li Qiang heard that a yellow wind was going to blow, he immediately ran outside the yard. A minute later he ran back and said loudly to Li Long:
"Brother-in-law, uncle! The yellow wind is going to blow." Oh! I even saw a dark line in the old west!"
Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang still don't understand what Huang Feng is.
"This yellow wind blows sand!" Li Long simply explained to them, "The sky is full of dirt and sand, you can't see anything...it happens several times a year."
Yes, there's a sandstorm coming!
Li Long hurriedly packed up the things in the yard and suppressed some things that needed to be pressed down to prevent the strong wind from blowing away some things. If it's really blown away, I don't know where it went, and I can't find it again.
(End of this chapter)