Gu Xiaoxia came here with a leather jacket.
“I saved my salary in the past few months, and then I worked in the bureau - the Education Bureau to distribute welfare. There was a batch of welfare products from the Second Lighting Bureau. I bought two leather jackets..." Gu Xiaoxia was pushing her bicycle at the door of the horse number to explain to Li Long He said, "One for my dad, one for you..."
"Let's go inside first." Li Long stopped Gu Xiaoxia, "It's so cold outside. Seeing that you're not wearing thick clothes, go inside and say. ”
It’s December and it’s still very cold outside. Although Gu Xiaoxia looked a bit bloated in her cotton-padded clothes, she didn't wear much for the convenience of riding a bicycle.
It's now more than 20 degrees below zero outside, and Li Long doesn't want to freeze her.
"Okay." Gu Xiaoxia did not hesitate.
"Second brother, there aren't many fish left, so you go ahead and do it. By the way, I'll introduce it to you." Li Long smiled and said to Li Anguo and the others, "This is my partner. Gu Xiaoxia. You have met her father, Uncle Gu who came here before."
"Xiaoxia. , this is a relative from my hometown, let me tell you," Li Long introduced to Gu Xiaoxia: "This is my second brother, Li Anguo, this is my brother-in-law, Chen Xingbang, and these are our eldest nephews, Li Junfeng and Li Junshan "
Li Long introduced him, and Gu Xiaoxia said hello with a blushing face.
Li Anguo and the others were still breaking open the frozen fish. At this time, they stood up and said hello in a hurry.
They knew that Li Long's daughter-in-law worked in the county. She was originally a teacher and later joined a government agency. This was what Li Long had said.
They also know that people who work in the county must have different temperaments from rural girls. But looking at Gu Xiaoxia, who was riding a 26 bicycle, wearing a woolen coat and a scarf, completely different from rural women, and very beautiful, most of them still admired her in their hearts.
"Okay, Xiaolong, hurry up and bring people into the house. It's cold outside. We'll finish this little fish in a while." Li Anguo urged, "Go quickly, don't worry about us, Xiaoxia , let’s work, let Xiaolong greet you, don’t worry about it.”
“Okay. Second brother, please work harder." Li Long said to Gu Xiaoxia, "Let's go into the house. There is a stove in the house to keep warm."
Gu Xiaoxia smiled at Li Anguo and the others. , pushed the car to the house where someone lived, set it up, and followed Li Long into the house with his leather jacket.
She had been in this room only a few times. Most of the time the two met in the big yard. Gu Xiaoxia came back once a week or two, but at that time Li Long was usually in the mountains or in the county, and it was rare for the two of them to meet in the village.
"Your house is quite clean." Gu Xiaoxia looked around the house, seeing that the quilts on the bed were folded, the clothes were hung on the wires, the things on the table were not messy, and the room didn't smell that bad. The taste, I praised it.
"Take off your coat, it's hot in the room." Li Long took off his coat and said to Gu Xiaoxia, "I pulled a lot of charcoal this year and it's hot too."
Li Long did not give any help to Gu Boyuan. What he actually asked before the snow started was that Gu Boyuan did not want Li Long to send charcoal. He said that he was at home alone, and the charcoal distributed by the team was enough for two months. Later, he partnered with others to buy some more, and he I dug up some Haloxylon ammodendron wood roots, enough to burn.
Gu Boyuan told Li Long more than once that there was no need to pay too much attention to him. He is from the Li family, and Gu Xiaoxia married into the Li family. Li Long can just come over during the holidays and do his own thing. He is not old yet and can take care of himself.
The older generation still has quite conservative ideas, which Li Long can still understand.
"My dad said that you often go to deliver things to him. He doesn't want you to go there often. He said that he is not old yet and can take care of himself." Gu Xiaoxia said while taking off her woolen coat, "He You have done something big this time. Many people in the team say you are courageous."
"It's still too troublesome to catch fish through holes in the ice. Gu Xiaoxia poured a glass of water, sat next to her and said, "If you have such an opportunity, then seize it. If you save this fish, it won't be bad anyway. Sell it slowly to save trouble. I estimate that this fish can be sold until the beginning of spring. . You have also seen that with so many relatives coming from my hometown, I have to find something to do for them."
Gu Xiaoxia took the cup and sipped it, feeling quite impressed by Li Long.
When most people see so many fish, their first thought is to try their best to catch them and ensure they have enough to eat first.
Then there are so few people who think, what if they catch too many and can’t eat them? Then sell it. If someone takes it, then sell it, it would be good to make some money.
A very small number of people will sell them on the market, at least at a high price.
Like Li Long, who wants to collect the fish everyone catches and slowly sell them later, there are so many villages around Dahaizi and so many people come to catch fish, there may not be more than five.
Li Long was the only one who put it into practice and finally succeeded.
“Actually, the fish I collected accounted for less than one-fifth of the total caught fish, maybe even less than one-tenth. I let those who took more fish back plan to eat them in the winter.”< br>
There are definitely more than fifty tons of fish stored in a large ocean, and it may even be more than one hundred tons. The other fish were either caught and taken home, flowed down the river, or were collected by others.
Li Long remembered a similar "fish picking" experience more than ten years ago in his previous life. At that time, every family in the village picked up four to five hundred kilograms of fish.
So, the amount of fish stored in Dahaizi is very large.
Li Long didn't feel any regrets. In fact, he had done what he could do, which was very good.
After all, neither the means of transportation nor the financial resources on hand nor the size of the market allow him to receive more fish.
If the financial resources on hand allow and the fish price in the market can rise, then if he charges 2 cents per kilogram, he will probably be able to charge another ten tons.
Of course, he is content.
"Then this winter..." "After a while." Li Long waved his hand and said, "After a while, wait until late December, almost January, and then we can bring the fish to I will go to Shicheng to sell them now and then probably go to the county sporadically. , There should be a lot of fish sellers in Shicheng. Now that the price of fish can’t rise, I won’t join in the fun.”
Looking at Li Long’s clear understanding, Gu Xiaoxia nodded. Head, changed the topic:
"When I went to the market yesterday, I met Sister Yang and Han Fang. They were selling food together. Han Fang was taking time to read with a book. When I saw them, they also saw I'm sorry, I was given a bowl of soup and rice, and I insisted on eating it - the taste It's actually quite good."
"Well, they should be doing well now." Li Long nodded, "They should be able to establish themselves in the market, especially when it's cold. It must be a pleasure to eat a hot meal. I have encountered this before. , As long as the price of the rice she sells is not high, the business will be good.”
“Well, it was noon when I went, and Sister Yang said that one pot had been sold out, and this was the second pot, three in a day. I'm saving money for pot rice now, and I plan to see if I can let Han Fang join later. "We'll talk about it later." Li Long heard that Gu Xiaoxia wanted to help and said, "Isn't she looking for Han Fang's father?"< br>
Gu Xiaoxia understood what Li Long meant. It's hard to say whether Yang Xiulan can settle here. Now that she has found a school for Han Fang, if she finds her father and moves to another place, it will be troublesome.
"Come on, try on this leather jacket." Gu Xiaoxia remembered the gift she brought over, stood up with a smile and said, "See if it fits. The one I picked for my dad is quite suitable. Let's see if you wear this." ..."
Li Long stood up, put on his coat, and asked Gu Xiao Xia took the leather jacket in her hand and asked:
“It’s quite expensive, isn’t it?”
At this time, there was a tannery factory in the county, but it only processed leather, and the processed leather was sent to The garment factory makes all kinds of leather clothes, as well as leather bags, belts, and leather shoes.
"It's not expensive, I told you," Gu Xiaoxia explained, "This is a benefit. Hurry up and try it on."
Li Long put on his leather jacket, and Gu Xiaoxia helped him zip up the zipper, took a few steps back, looked up and down, and then said with satisfaction:
"It fits very well——"
" Is he handsome?" Li Long suddenly asked.
"Well..." Gu Xiaoxia suddenly blushed, and then nodded firmly:
"Handsome!"
"Hahahaha." At this moment, Li Long felt very satisfied.
The two chatted about other things, and time passed quickly.
Li Junfeng whispered outside:
"My Uncle Xiaolong is so handsome! I think Uncle Xiaolong is worthy of her..."
"Tsk, tsk, Yes." Chen Xingbang also said with a smile, "Xiaolong has really good eyesight. That girl also has good eyesight..."
"I heard that Uncle Xiao Long had a partner before, but after Uncle Xiao Long was fired from the factory, that partner broke up with her. I also heard that Uncle Xiao Long got the news in advance and told her that this partner was able to go to school. "Li Junshan suddenly spoke.
"Really? Where did you hear that?" Li Anguo asked curiously. He didn't expect Li Long to have such an experience.
"Daqiang told me." Li Junshan stood up and walked to the horse hall with a bag of fish on his back. "Daqiang said that the girl before was also admitted as a teacher. , Later, the village primary school disappeared, she lost her job, and got married. Daqiang said that the man had no vision. "
Everyone was a little dumb. They really didn't expect Li Long to have such an experience. Quite complicated.
"Why was Uncle Xiaolong fired from the factory?" Li Junfeng couldn't figure it out. How lucky you are to be able to work in a factory now! Why were you fired?
Li Junshan turned to look at him and said:
"I heard that Uncle Xiaolong was going to join the supply and marketing cooperative as a formal worker. He was told specifically, but Uncle Xiaolong refused to work and said he did not want to be restricted. ...Uncle Xiao Long, you are so capable!”
This news is even more shocking than the previous one. Li Long doesn’t even want a formal job!
Things that others desire are actually things that he does not want!
Be good!
What are you thinking about?
On the same day, shortly after Gu Xiaoxia left, the fish processing work finally ended. In the next two days, Li Long took Li Junshan and others around on the east beach several times, setting some traps, and actually caught a few rabbits later.
The purpose of trapping rabbits is not to eat them, but mainly to play with them. After all, after working so hard for so long, it's time to relax.
In the next few days, Li Jianguo waited until Sunday to start slaughtering the pigs.
Choose Sunday. Li Jianguo made it clear to Li Long that he wanted to wait for Gu Xiaoxia to rest. Killing the New Year pig is a big deal for a farmer. Gu Xiaoxia and Li Long are engaged, and she is nominally Li Long's soon-to-be wife, so she must participate in this important event.
So it was Gu Boyuan and Gu Xiaoxia who showed up at Li's house.
There are so many people, Li Jianguo means to kill two pigs. A domestic pig and a wild boar pulled from Ma Hao - domestic pigs are obviously longer, and Li Long visually estimated that he can kill more than a hundred kilograms of meat.
Wild boars are slightly worse, but he thinks they can be slaughtered at least 70 to 80 kilograms. After all, they are farmed and quite fat. (End of this chapter)