When he returned home, Li Long didn't say anything about it. He and Tao Daqiang went to lower the net as usual, taking the cast net with them and casting a dozen fish.
After coming back, Tao Daqiang took two fish back, while Li Long washed the fish carefully in front of the pressure well, and then stewed most of them in the pot, leaving one five-striped black and one large plate crucian carp. He cut the fish open, put a knife on his back, sprinkled the seasonings on it, and waited for the fish in the pot to be stewed. Then he wrapped the two fish in paper, wetted them, and buried them in the red ash under the stove. inside.
Roasted fish.
It gets dark at night, and the family eats fish and chats around the table under the shed.
Li Long took out the cooked fish from under the pot, tore off the paper, put it on a plate, and then said to Li Jianguo:
"Brother, let's have two drinks."
"Okay." Although he didn't know why Li Long asked for a drink, Li Jianguo stood up and got a bottle of wine, opened the bottle and put two wine glasses.
Liang Yuemei refused to drink. After eating the fish, she cleaned up the fish and sent them to bed.
He didn’t eat anything, so he had a drink with Li Jianguo first. After finishing the drink, Li Long said:
“Brother, I got Gu Ermao into trouble today.”
"What?" Li Jianguo was a little surprised, "Didn't Gu Ermao...he went to the Corps?"
"This guy didn't learn well and followed others to resell fake electronic watches. There were piles of Let me see it. I asked the police to take away their den. The police said that he would have to squat there for at least three years..."
"It's not a loss." Li Jianguo poured the wine." He deserves it! It’s not a good thing! Just go in and give it a try!”
“Well,” Li Long took a bite of the grilled fish, suppressing the spicy taste of the wine, and then picked up the cup and touched it with Li Jianguo. , said:
"When I chased him, I broke his arms and legs. It was a bit harsh, but I had been holding my breath for a while, and now I have let it out."
"I thought you had forgotten about this matter a long time ago." Li Jianguo was also a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Li Long kept remembering this matter. "That's good, it's settled now."
"He will do it later. His family will definitely tell the team that I reported him and beat him." Li Long tore up a piece of fish and chewed it slowly, "But I didn't care. I'll beat him."
"What the hell does he do?" Li Jianguo smiled scornfully, "That family is a bully! If you are a coward, you must beat him with fake things! People are not afraid of losing their descendants in the future! You don’t care, just do your thing, no matter who says it, I will take care of it!”
Li Long smiled, the eldest brother is domineering.
Li Long went to sell fish the next day. When he came back, he went to the big yard and was stopped by Officer Guo before he could enter the door.
Li Long didn't expect that Officer Guo would call him so quickly. He propped up his bicycle and walked to the door of the police station.
"I thought you might come over today." Officer Guo said with a smile, "I asked about it yesterday. The main things must still be destroyed, but I can get a few pieces. You can play with it then."
"Thank you. Thanks to Officer Guo." Li Long smiled and said, "I'll pay you whatever." Officer Guo waved his hand, "But it will take some time. We are busy over there now." Hold the evidence, interrogator. Did you know that during the interrogation, Gu Ermao actually said that the amount he said was much greater than what we had confiscated? Then the person who interrogated him asked me. , I told them that this person was lying. , you didn’t touch those things at all, and he said that I know you and I am protecting you... This person is really bad. "
"That's what he is." Li Long is not at all. Accident, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been hurt twice..."
"Fortunately, I was present at the time, and after searching and interrogating, the amount of those things and money were consistent. He had another false accusation, and he will probably stay in there for a few more years."
"Then. You deserve it." Li Long felt happy in his heart. Gu Ermao still wanted to drag people into trouble, but it was a pity that he was too clever. Being fooled by his cleverness, he was going to be in trouble this time. He asked Officer Guo, "With such a big case, you must be very busy now, right?"
"Not busy, we mainly provide assistance, this is considered an economic type The case, what we should do has been completed.”
After chatting for a few more words, Li Long returned to the compound.
Gu Xiaoxia hasn’t come back yet, and Li Long starts to make a fire to cook. After the two of them had dinner at noon, Li Long told Gu Xiaoxia about his arrest of Gu Ermao, mainly to prepare her mentally.
"You should be arrested!" Gu Xiaoxia knew that Gu Ermao reported Li Long's matter at that time, which was to ruin Li Long's future, and he had ruined Li Long more than once, which made her and Li Long feel that they had the same hatred.
After dinner, Li Long rode his bicycle into the mountains with the tools he bought from Shicheng and a gun bag on his back.
At the end of autumn, the grass turns yellow and the mountains are filled with a desolate feeling.
Li Long didn't think so much. This time he brought some steamed buns, noodles, spicy peppers, potatoes and tomatoes that could be stored for a period of time. He planned to stay at least half a month.
As for the price and harvest of Codonopsis pilosula that can be mined in this half month, Li Long thinks it will not exceed the price of selling fish.
But Codonopsis pilosula has medicinal value. It’s good to sell part of it and keep part of it. In winter, you can stew chicken or something to replenish it for your family.
Besides, it would be good if Li Jianguo and Tao Daqiang were involved in catching fish. The eldest brother is so proud of his reputation that he doesn't really want to "steal" his position as a fish seller, but in fact Li Long feels that it would be better for the family if Li Jianguo has some money in his hands.
Now, before the pigs are slaughtered, the land has been cleared and there is basically no farm work. It would be good for Li Jianguo to catch and sell fish to earn some money during this free time.
Occasionally, marmots will show their heads in the grass. They are taking advantage of this last moment to gain weight, and then plan to hibernate underground.
The straw mushrooms that used to be everywhere in the grass are no longer seen. In the mountain forests, the only ones that can be found now are probably the poplar mushrooms in the poplar forests. This thing can grow even in early winter. Li Long found it in a poplar forest after the first snowfall in his previous life. It was very big and looked like an oyster mushroom, but it was enlarged. It’s called poplar mushroom locally, but actually Li Long thinks it’s an oyster mushroom.
There were sheep herders walking slowly in the distance. Li Long guessed that they were the sheep of the animal husbandry team, and they did not go to the summer pasture. Not all sheep go to summer pasture. There are also herdsmen from other ethnic groups in the local animal husbandry team. Some of them will graze directly on the mountainside. After the wheat is harvested, they will graze in the wheat fields, and after the corn is harvested, they will graze in the corn fields. Such flocks are usually small and do not require large pastures.
Because I haven’t been to the wooden house for a while, there is some grass on the wooden floor in front, and some soil has been blown by the wind.
After Li Long put the bicycle in the small room, he got a big broom and started cleaning. After sweeping it, he got some firewood and put it next to the stove.
The stove made of two stones has a somewhat damaged feeling. It does not seem to be man-made. It may have been damaged by some kind of animal looking for something to eat and venting its anger after not finding it.
Li Long repaired the stove, then set up a pot and boiled water. There was a lot of firewood under the stove, so he let it burn while he took his things and went to the nearby ravine.
When I was getting wild vegetables earlier, I saw a lot of Codonopsis pilosula growing in this shady place. The distance was relatively close. Let’s dig it out first.
The soil here is soft and full of humus black soil. If you dig with a shovel, you can dig out a large piece of soil next to the Codonopsis pilosula. Then you will see the reed heads and roots, followed by the thumb-thick Codonopsis pilosula. Head - The lower it gets, the thicker it becomes.
There is a strong sense of accomplishment. This root of Codonopsis pilosula dug out feels heavy in my hand. It is very good whether for making medicine or eating it at home.
"It must be at least twenty years old." Li Long looked at the Codonopsis pilosula and said to himself.
nice one.
The Codonopsis pilosula at this time is already very plump, and it is not the kind of water content in July and August. Both the composition and the plumpness are good, and basically it will not swell again.
After getting one, Li Long backfilled the soil and continued digging.
Be a quality medicine digger.
After carrying this Codonopsis pilosula for only a few steps, he came across two more Codonopsis pilosula trees, very close to each other, less than half a meter apart. Li Long simply dug from the side and dug out both Codonopsis pilosula trees at once.
One of the two is stubby and the other is slender. They are not as heavy as the previous one, but they must be decades old.
Digging three branches of Codonopsis pilosula was done directly with a shovel, and Li Long was quite happy. If it's all of this soil quality, it's really good. The total weight of these three Codonopsis pilosula roots is more than one kilogram, and the total time spent is less than an hour. If this continues, it won't be a problem to dig dozens of kilograms a day.
Of course it is only a theoretical value. After all, there are not many pure soil growing areas like this.
He just dug up three roots of Codonopsis pilosula. The main obstacle to digging out is the grass roots. But Li Long knew that, like the places he dug last time, it was difficult to dig Codonopsis pilosula not only from grass roots, but also from tree roots. Some Codonopsis pilosula would also grow in the cracks of rocks, which would be even more troublesome.
Definitely not that easy.
After digging four more roots, Li Long stopped his hand and went back with the seven Codonopsis roots.
Firstly, all the thicker ones were dug out, and secondly, the water at the wooden house should be boiling. Li Long felt that there was no need to rush about digging Codonopsis pilosula, so he walked back to the wooden house.
The fruit finally opened. Li Long removed the fire, took a basin from the house, filled it with water, then went to the spring and washed the Codonopsis pilosula carefully.
Take Codonopsis pilosula back to the wooden house and put it on the shelf to dry in the small room. After Li Long came out, he started to make food for himself.
The sun has not set yet, but it is quite cool in the mountains at this time, so you need to wear a jacket. Li Long estimated that if he stayed here at night, he would have to cover himself with a thick quilt.
There is no stove in the wooden house now. I will need to buy a stove next time I come here. This is a wooden house after all, and it needs some protection.
He was thinking wildly while eating. There was some dried meat in the cabin, so he threw the meat into the pot and planned to cook it.
I am not going to steam the steamed buns today, so I will grill the buns in a pot. After they are browned, it is good to eat them with air-dried meat.
As for the vegetables, use chili peppers, tomatoes and skin sprouts to make the skin spicy and red, which is very refreshing. Only add a little salt and pepper, not even vinegar. Wash your hands and mix the three chopped items before eating.
The young man had a good appetite. After eating two steamed buns, he ate two pieces of air-dried meat. He ate all the spicy red skin and drank up all the juice inside. Then he put down the plate still unsatisfied.
Well, the food was good.
Throwing the remaining bones far away, Li Long went to wash the plates and bowls, but the water in the pot was poured out - the broth in which the dried meat was cooked was not delicious.
After cleaning the pot and putting away the things, Li Long returned to the house.
The sun has set, and the wind is blowing and I feel cold. It is more comfortable to stay in the house.
In the middle of the night, Li Long was awakened by a howling wolf.
Hearing the sound coming very close, he immediately put on his clothes, picked up the gun, opened the window paper and looked outside.
Where he threw the bones, a black shadow flashed past. Li Long's action of lifting the window paper alerted those guys, and they jumped into the mountain.
Li Long took aim and put the gun down again. It's too fast and too dark to hit.
It’s really unsafe this night! (End of this chapter)