When Li Longqi returned to the county town, he went to the free market first and found that Li Jianguo was not there. He must have sold out the fish and went home. Meng Zhiqiang, the fish seller in the team, was not there either, but Zheng Dongsheng was still there. In front of him was a wet urea bag with a pile of fish on top - this guy didn't even prepare a basin. He came over with a urea bag on his back and found it somewhere. At the stall, the fish is taken out and placed on top of the urea bag, and an enamel basin is placed next to it to measure the fish.
There are still more than two kilograms of fish now, all of which are crucian carp. They are okay and not dry to death. I guess I can get some water from the ditch next to them to pour on them from time to time.
Seeing Li Long, Zheng Dongsheng was not embarrassed and greeted with a smile:
"Xiaolong, you went to Shicheng? I see your elder brother has gone back."
"You Not sold out yet?”
"Well, that's all that's left." Zheng Dongsheng was quite contented: "It's only as many cents as you can sell."
"Then you get busy first, I'm leaving." Li Long didn't have much to say. Unlike me, I am always content with what I have. In fact, I have also thought about this, but I have seen such beautiful scenery and eaten such good food that I cannot swallow the chaff.
He walked around but didn't see the mother and daughter selling food. He guessed that they had finished their work and rode to the big yard.
With Gu Xiaoxia away, Li Long put the pots and scales away, checked the tires again and saw that they didn't need to be inflated, and then started to prepare for cooking.
Pinch some chives and coriander from the vegetable patch and set aside. First, mix the noodles. After the noodles are mixed, cover them with a basket cloth and put them away. Next, cut the vegetables.
There are tomatoes and green chili seeds on the vegetable shelf. Break a handful of celery from the vegetable patch, wash it, pluck the leaves and throw them into the trash can. This thing is said to lower blood pressure later, but it is usually not eaten at this time, mainly because it has a bitter taste.
Peel a few cloves of garlic, cut into slices and put them in a small bowl. Add some ginger and put them together.
Cut tomatoes, green chili peppers, and celery and put them on a large plate. Use a spoon to scoop a spoonful of burned oil and meat into a bowl and start lighting it.
It's familiar, heat the pot, add oil, add garlic and ginger, stir it a few times, pour the vegetables, stir-fry is almost done, the aroma comes out, add salt, stir it a few more times and take it out of the pot.
I washed the pot, poured the water into the swill bucket next to it, and then poured water to boil. Here I started to roll out the dough, cut it into dough pieces with a knife, and then covered it with a wet cloth to keep it moisturized. . When the water boils, start pulling out the dough pieces - try to make them as thin as possible. No display skills are required, and it doesn't matter if you go slower.
After the noodles are cooked, bring to the boil, then pour the fried vegetables in, stir it with a spoon, scoop out some soup and taste it, it is a bit light, add some salt and remove from the heat.
Pour the chopped coriander in, scoop it out of an enamel basin, let it cool for a while, and Li Long can't wait to eat it - it's so delicious!
After eating a small bowl of soup and rice, Li Long felt that life was enough.
I feel so full that I don’t want to move. After a while, I finally recovered. Seeing that it was still early, I rinsed my own basin, and then poured the noodle soup and rice in the pot into a big basin. This thing cannot be left in the pot for a long time.
Put the noodle soup and rice in the kitchen and cover it with a pot. After Li Long cleaned up the kitchen, he rested for a while and went out with the cart.
There are so many fish in Dahaizi. Li Long originally just wanted to give it a try, but now it seems that he needs to manage it well.
Of course, now we are also preparing for what is to come.
While riding back, Li Long also saw Wu Shufen at the entrance of the courtyard when he was in the township middle school, and the other party also saw him. Li Long didn't pay attention and rode towards the elementary school. The middle school had just ended at this time, and Li Long guessed that the elementary school had also ended. When I was in elementary school, I happened to catch up with Li Juan taking Li Qiang's arm and walking out, scolding her as she walked:
"School is over and homework is done. I won't go back - you are doing it day by day." You know how long to play?”
“Why can’t I play after I finish my homework? Several people are playing——”
"Then you haven't seen that most of them have gone back? When people go home, they know how to help the family with work. How about you?" Li Juan hates iron for not being made of steel. "When you buy popsicles, you are very active. If I slow down, you will rush me. This Why don't you be active when you go home..."
"I'm thirsty!" Li Qiang tried to argue while struggling.
Li Long wanted to laugh when he heard this, and he shouted:
"Juan, Qiangqiang, come on, take a ride!"
Everyone in the countryside can now ride a bicycle. There were only a few people there, so he was very attractive at the school gate. His shout attracted the attention of many people.
Li Juan turned around and saw Li Long, smiled and let go of Li Qiang. Li Qiang ran over in a hurry, got on the beam automatically, and said to Li Long:
"Uncle, my sister said something about me again!"
"That's your sister, she said you because of you Okay."
Although many people in later generations complained about relatives oppressing themselves under the banner of "for your own good", to be honest, it was quite useful for Li Long to say it at this time.
Li Juan came over and sat in the back seat, and Li Long started the car.
After casually asking about the situation in the school, Li Juan praised the broomsticks and brooms that Li Long helped with, because most of the broomsticks in the class were broken, but the one they worked on was still fine, as was the broomstick.
"Let me know when you get pierced next year." Li Long knew that this was just a casual thing, but it would bring a lot of mental benefits to Li Juan.
"Okay." Li Juan was very happy.
"Uncle, can you tell me when we are setting up the broom and lifting the handle?" Li Qiang asked hurriedly.
"Yes." Li Long answered while pedaling with a smile.
Li Qiang was satisfied. He grabbed the handlebars with both hands, looked forward with a smile, and greeted his classmates loudly on the roadside.
"You have to wait until the third grade to tie up the broom -" Li Juan ruthlessly broke the news behind her, "You are so young now, who dares to let you play with fire?"
"Oh..." Li Qiang's mood suddenly dropped.
Fortunately, the child's psychological adaptability is very strong. After a while, he said to Li Long again:
"Uncle, our classmates in the class all think that my gun is good, and almost others took it away. …”
"I'll help you get it back." Li Juan continued to hit the target from behind.
Li Long almost couldn't hold it back. "Well, it's not my sister. Someone really snatched her away." Li Qiang said seriously this time, "My sister almost beat that man to tears with a big broom..."
Li Long laughed directly, Li Juan was still so "violent"!
"I...I will go to middle school in two years." Li Juan tried her best to explain, "No one will watch Qiangqiang then, and I feel...just feel..."
"You just think that if you beat someone down, then no one will bully you, right?" Li Long added understandingly.
"Yes."
"Well done." Li Long praised, "You are a good sister, so you should think so."
"Little Uncle, can you please stop telling my mother?" Li Juan was very happy, but she still gave Li Long a warning.
“Why?”
"My mother would say that I am a 'wild girl' who only knows how to fight..."
"Hahaha, no. Okay, I won't say it. In fact, you did the right thing. I think your mother wants to If I know, I will praise you."
"Just... stop talking." Li Juan was a little unsure.
"Okay, don't say anything to Qiang Qiang."
"I know!" Li Qiang assured loudly.
The bicycle rode through Weigou. The road here was smoothed and a simple bridge was built, but it was much better than before.
Back at Li’s house, there was no one in the yard. After the two children got off the bus, they put down their schoolbags and went to drink water.
Li Long propped up his bicycle and thought about continuing to get off the net later.
But since Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei are not here, he plans to cook the pig food before leaving.
Now that the weeds are withered and the beet leaves are dry, bran, sugar residue and oil residue are the main ingredients for cooking pork. Li Long came over with a bundle of sunflower poles, and Li Juan had already begun to pour water and ingredients into the pot specially used to cook pig food.
The fire had only burned for a while when Li Jianguo came back from outside. He was carrying a large bundle of grass to feed the horses today.
After a while, Tao Daqiang walked in from outside the hospital.
Li Long stood up and gave Li Juan the position of lighting the fire. He said to Daqiang:
"Daqiang, let's go and get down the net."
"Okay. "Tao Daqiang was very happy, but he asked again: "Brother Long, how many nets are there today?"
"Eight." Li Long hesitated and said, "Maybe we encountered a school of fish in the morning. I'm not sure if there are really that many fish in Dahaizi. Let's try it first. If there are still fish when we get the net tomorrow, There are so many fish, so I’ll catch six tomorrow.”
“Okay.” Tao Daqiang also thinks so.
"Then you put down the net and hitch a carriage directly over tomorrow morning. If there are more fish, it will be just right. If there are few fish, then it will depend on the situation." Li Jianguo also suggested, "No need to make an extra trip."
Li Long thought about it and asked:
"Brother, how are the fish sales today?"
"It's not bad. It's cheap and sold out in two hours. The main reason is that we got there late."
"Then we'd better set down ten nets and hitch the carriage directly tomorrow." Li Long said, "If there are more fish, we can just set up the carriage today." Same, go there early and buy fish early. People can still accept this fish."
"What's not acceptable? It's a little thinner than Xiaohaizi's fish, but it's cheaper."
According to Li Jianguo's idea, Some of them are good to eat, and they are so cheap. Where can I find them?
After leaving the yard, Li Long took out a ten-dollar note and handed it to Tao Daqiang:
"Da Qiang, there are a lot of fish this time, and we can sell them for a lot of money. If you make two more trips, I'll give you an extra five yuan. It will still be five yuan tomorrow."
"Okay." Tao Daqiang didn't choose.
Li Long and Tao Daqiang carried tires and nets to Dahaizi, and the news soon spread in the residential areas.
Xiao Haizi is in the team by default, but Dahaizi is not. Therefore, going to Dahaizi to catch fish has always been resisted by many people, which has also led to many very good opportunities being missed.
Li Long doesn’t want to miss it this year.
When passing through Dongzhuangzi (a residential area in the east), people greeted Li Long from time to time, and Li Long responded one by one.
Someone asked Li Long directly how much he had sold the fish for today. Li Long laughed and said it was not much. The two of them walked all the way to Dahaizi, but there was still no one here.
Both of them have good eyesight, and they can see that there are no people even on the north shore - in fact, the north shore is very deep because of the dam. You have to use tires or boats to lower the net, which is not as convenient as the south.
As usual, it was Li Long who launched the underwater net. This time Li Long was doing an experiment, so he changed the trough to lower the net. This trough was to the west of the original trough and almost ran through Dahaizi from south to north. Li Long guessed that if the density of Dahaizi fish was similar, then in this trough There should be more fish.
After the ten nets were lowered, the sun had reached the edge of the west and began to slowly set.
Next, it depends on tomorrow. (End of this chapter)