When Li Long heard what Yang Yongqiang said, he turned around and took out the stick from the carriage and asked:
"Where is it?"
"Brother Long, brother! The person has run away..." Yang Yongqiang didn't Thinking that Li Long had such a strong reaction, he immediately stopped him and said:
"I'm not selling fish. There are more people asking for fish. I remember you said to keep an eye on when there are many people. I saw someone stealing other people's wallets, I reminded After making a sound, the thief ran away. Unexpectedly, when there were few people around, he came over with another person and wanted to cause trouble for me. I picked up a brick and started fighting with them, calling them thieves. I knocked one over, and the market manager came and took him away... I just had a scratch on my face, it’s fine.”
After hearing this, Li Long calmed down. Hand the stick to Yang Yongqiang and say:
"Then don't go there. You are here. We can sell fish quickly here. Daqiang will come over later and we will join him."
It's okay. Those who bought fish did not stand idly by, which made Li Long thought it was good - the blood of the people in the Corps was still very strong. After all, they were all veterans or their descendants.
"No, no, no, they sell fast there." Yang Yongqiang said, "I've already caught one, I don't think anyone will mess with me anymore."
"Then give me the stick. Bring it with you." Li Long handed the stick to him, "It's better to have something by your side than with bare hands."
This Yang Yongqiang didn't refuse. He always feels more at ease when he has something in his hand.
Yang Yongqiang wiped the blood off his face at Li Long's reminder. Only then did Li Long see a piece of broken skin at the corner of his eyebrow. There were small blood vessels here, so there was more bleeding. The actual wound was not big. Now it has been The scars are gone, nothing will happen.
Shortly after Yang Yongqiang left, Tao Daqiang also came back. He and Yang Yongqiang were not in the same direction, so they did not see Yang Yongqiang fight.
"Daqiang, take the stick with you when you go over." Li Long reminded, "Just now Yongqiang met a thief over there and had a fight, so you should pay more attention."
"Yes, I understand."
Tao Daqiang took the rabbit by himself, while Li Long weighed the fish for others. The fish buyer looked at Li Long and told Tao Daqiang, and said with a smile:
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"You are not from Shicheng, are you?"
"No, from Ma County." Li Long said while weighing the fish, "I haven't been here for a long time. I don't know why it is like this now."
"Oh, you just get used to it, just pay more attention to yourself." Buy After getting the fish, the fisher reminded Li Long, "They are all here, and I don't know where the root is. Anyway, they are not good things."
Listen to this man in his fifties. Nagging, Li Long knew that this should be the true feeling of most people in Shicheng.
There are people who come to the carriage to buy fish and rabbits, but they are not many. The advantage is that the water flows slowly and lasts for a long time. This is not a gathering place for people, so it is not crowded. Therefore, although Li Long has been vigilant, he did not notice the three-hand phenomenon.
But he always felt that someone in the distance was observing him. From time to time, he raised his head and glanced around. There were many people, and he couldn't determine the target.
It doesn’t matter, there are three young men with guns and clubs, what are they afraid of?
Towards noon, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang came back one after another. The things they brought there had been sold out.
Every time they come back, the two of them will give large amounts of money to Li Long. Li Long basically has nothing left here, just a few fish and a rabbit. Li Long doesn't plan to sell it anymore and closes the stall. .
He roughly estimated that the total cost of the trip was almost three hundred yuan. He pulled the carriage out by himself and paid for the fish collection by himself. He had agreed in advance to give Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang two wages.
In terms of time, in four or five days, he planned to give Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang 60 each. Averaged out every day, the money would be equivalent to the income of the Dingliang family or the Yang family, but Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang are one person. These are all brothers or father and son in a family.
So it’s actually a lot.
“Let’s go, let’s have a bowl of milk tea to warm ourselves up first, and then we go back to the county. Let’s go to the Big Meat Canteen to eat noodles.”
Li Long led the carriage and arrived with Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang. At the milk tea shop, he found that besides the boss there was another young man.
The boss Keyoumu came over with an authentic Henzhong accent and asked:
"Three bowls of milk tea?"
"Yes, three naan, plus a plate of honey." Li Long said with a smile, "Your shop has made money, and you even added a waiter."
"How can you make money?" Keyumu smiled bitterly, "I don't believe you can't see that the market is a bit chaotic. I called my brother to help. The two of us are together, no matter what happens, we can be together ”
That’s it.
Li Long shook his head slightly. It seemed that there was really some trouble here.
But it doesn't matter, he is just a passerby, coming here occasionally, and more importantly, he has enough things in hand to deal with big trouble, so he is not afraid.
After drinking milk tea, the three people drove the carriage and headed east. Ma County is about ten kilometers away from here and takes more than two hours. However, the truck was empty when we returned, and since we made money from selling all the items, everyone walked very briskly.
When he walked to the poplar forest, looking at the person walking very slowly in front of him, Li Long sighed, why does this always happen?
Can't they just move to another place, such as near the checkpoint?
That can save a lot of things!
"Get the sticks." Li Long said to Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang, "I guess the two groups in front are most likely to stop us from grabbing money. So if we really start fighting later, don't hold back."
The people in front were walking forward, two in a group, four in a group, about ten meters apart. Their pace was slow, and Li Long and the others slowly caught up.
A large truck came from the east. Li Long watched the truck drive very fast, picking up the snow powder on the ground and filling it up in the air.
The big truck passed two groups of people and drove away after passing the carriage. The two groups of people stopped, then turned around and looked at Li Long and the others.
The two groups of people began to converge - Li Long's slightest suspicion was dispelled.
When the carriage was approaching, Li Long saw the guy in their hands.
Daggers, daggers, steel pipes and iron rulers.
Looking at Li Long and the three of them holding sticks, the four people were a little confused.
To go or not to go? Obviously they are well prepared. Can they beat this four-on-three match?
After all, Li Long and Tao Daqiang both looked tall. The tall men of 1.8 meters were still very intimidating at this time.
"Brother Long, the one on the far right is the one who hit me!" Yang Yongqiang suddenly spoke, which made Li Long, who was still a little hesitant, make a decision.
"Go up, fight!" There's nothing more to say!
Throwing aside the carriage and letting No. 76 move forward on his own, the three men rushed over with sticks in hand.
What surprised Li Long was that one of the four people saw Li Long and the others rushing over, turned around and ran away!
What the hell, what is this?
Ten minutes later, Li Long and the three of them caught up with No. 76, who was walking forward leisurely.
"Damn, that kid is so cruel. I hit him with three sticks, but he carried the stick and gave it to me." Yang Yongqiang touched the crook of his left arm and complained with a grin. .
“I’m okay with that,” Tao Daqiang smiled naively, not at all like the bruised nose and face he had just beaten one of them to, “I’ll give up after a few beatings.”
Li Longshu Count the money found from three people.
Yes, three people. The one who ran first ran very fast and could not catch up.
Twenty-seven dollars.
"Nine yuan per person." Li Long smiled, "You can make money from a fight, which is good." He divided the money, and then gave the money earned from this trip to Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang. Sixty:
“This money is your share of this trip. Pay it back when you go back. Do you want to do it?”
“Go for it!” Yang Yongqiang took the sixty-nine yuan and felt that he was one step closer to his goal, “I have made so much in these days, of course I will do it!”
“Aren’t you afraid of the risks of grabbing money next time?”
"Hey, Brother Long, I saw it. There are five, six and a half miles under this bag!" Yang Yongqiang's eyes were sharp, "I don't believe they won't be afraid of this thing next time they really come?"
Okay. , smart guy!
Tao Daqiang carefully stuffed the money into his inner pocket, patted it again, and felt relieved.
"Go back later and let the three of us go to the big yard to sweep the snow." Li Long said, "Xiaoxia is alone and has to go to work and has no time to sweep the snow."
"Okay!" Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang nodded in agreement.
It was already afternoon when they returned to the county town. Li Long and the others went to the Big Meat Canteen for dinner. Manager Zhong happened to be there. When he saw Li Long, he hurried over and took out ten yuan and handed it to him:
"It's too early in the morning. , I haven’t gone to work yet, and I heard that you had sent the fish as soon as I came. Comrade Xiao Li, you delivered the fish in a timely manner.”
“Haha, just in time.” Li Long smiled.
Zhong Guoqiang did not disturb Li Long and the others while they were eating. He just went to the back hall and asked the three of them to add more ingredients to the fried pork.
When the noodles and meat were served, Li Long habitually said to the waiter:
"Add six noodles."
"No, no, no, add five." Yang Yongqiang poured the dishes onto the plate and said, "I'll add one, you can add two if you can. I think this There are a lot of dishes, and I can just add some noodles.”
The appetite of young people these days is astonishing. The main reason is of course that there is not enough fat accumulation. In the words of later generations, the rice they usually eat is less oily and watery. Even if the Li family eats meat as often as they do, it cannot be compared with future generations. After all, the ingredients are relatively simple.
"There are more vegetables and meat today than usual." Tao Daqiang whispered. "It should be that the manager knew Brother Long, so he told the back office to take special care of us." Yang Yongqiang said vaguely while eating noodles.
After finishing the noodles and soup, they wiped their mouths and went out. The three of them drove the carriage back to the big yard. The door was locked. It was obvious that Gu Xiaoxia had not gotten off work yet.
The snow in the yard has cleared partially, but most of it remains in place. Gu Xiaoxia went out early and came back late, so she really didn't have much time to clear the snow.
The three people started taking action immediately. In less than an hour, the snow in the yard was clear and the sun was almost setting.
It was still early, less than seven o'clock.
“Go back.” Li Long said, “See if we can return to the team before dark.”
Two hours later, Li Long had returned to the horse cabin.
Today was a busy day, and the noodle meal in the afternoon was quite solid. He was not hungry yet, so he drove the carriage back to his elder brother's house, then came back and washed himself in a hurry before going to bed.
Slept so sweetly.
The next day, word spread among the team. Li Long and the three of them went to Shicheng to sell fish rabbits and earned several hundred in one trip!
Although some people know that this matter is exaggerated, many people have seen Li Long and his friends driving a carriage to Shicheng with many fish and rabbits. What does this mean? It shows that the fish in Shicheng sells quickly!
So someone was moved.
The Zhao family father and son immediately went to find others - they did not find the three Liang brothers. The fish of these three brothers must be sold to Li Long. Although they are three brothers, they are so timid, which makes the Zhao family a little bit contemptuous.
Of course, we only talk about it in private and cannot mention it on the surface.
So the next day when Li Long took Tao Daqiang and the others to play with the rabbit trap, Yang Yongqiang told what he knew.
"The day after tomorrow, Zhao Laoshi, his father and his son, and the two Qiao brothers are going to take the fish to Shicheng to sell."
"I don't care about them. Shicheng has a big market, so their fish will definitely be sold, and it won't affect us."
"What about us?" Yang Yongqiang asked.
“Let’s stagger one day.” Li Long said, “We’ll see how much we can get from fishing in these two days. We need to get more fish to sell.”
The gross profit of this trip is 300, give me Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang divided one hundred and two, leaving one hundred and eighty for himself. After removing the fifty who collected the fish, there was still one hundred and three. He gave his elder brother thirty more, and finally settled on one hundred.
Not much.
This made Li Long feel that his rate of making money was a bit slow.
This was not the case last year - there were several large transactions last year. Is it okay to inquire about them this year?
Li Long suddenly thought that he had not gone to get sugar residue for a long time. This thing is also available in winter. If he sells fish next time, he will bring back a cart of sugar residue and ask the sugar factory by the way. Bian, do you need to buy some new year goods like last year?
After finalizing the matter, Li Long settled down and began to work out the tricks.
This trip still yielded a lot of rabbits, eleven rabbits. Not as much as the last time. After all, it has been a while since the snow fell, and the rabbits' range of activities has increased, so there are fewer of them here.
Carrying the rabbit back to the horse number, the three of them went to Xiaohaizi again.
Uncle Luo was not impatient at all when handling the rabbits - who could find it tiring to work when there was meat to eat?
This is something that no one else can even think of.
If you don’t do anything, then you won’t feel at ease eating!
When Li Long and the others went to Xiaohaizi, there were already people copying fish here.
As expected, the two holes in the ice that Li Long and the others dug out showed signs of use - someone else had been there when they were selling fish yesterday.
This is normal.
Li Long and the others broke open the thin ice and began to dry it. The sun set and they called it a day. What surprised him was that neither the Zhao family nor the Qiao brothers came back, apparently planning to continue fishing.
It seems that he is preparing to go to Shicheng to sell fish the day after tomorrow.
It’s really hard work.
Li Long and the others have entered into a regular life these two days. They got up in the morning to catch rabbit traps, and then went to Xiaohaizi to smash holes in the ice to catch fish. I came back in the evening and weighed the fish sent by the three brothers of the Liang family and others.
What surprised Li Long and others was that as the temperature dropped step by step, the number of fish caught every day increased. Although we didn’t catch 50, 60 or 780 kilograms a day like last year, we caught more than 40 kilograms of fish in one day, which was a lot.
According to this, the day after Zhao Laoshi and others go to Shicheng to sell fish, Li Long and others can march to Shicheng again.
“These fish must be frozen one by one before being put into bags, otherwise the frozen fish will form a big lump and it will be difficult to sell.” In the evening, after collecting the fish, Li Long was unpacking the fish. Open it and tell Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang.
The fish collected were of various sizes, but there were no crucian carps that were too small, which meant that several of the Liang brothers had picked them out.
Very good, we can continue to cooperate in the future.
The Liang brothers have caught more fish in the past two days, and can deliver thirty or forty kilograms of fish every day. Li Long guessed that if the small fish picked out by them were included, the three brothers could catch fifty or sixty kilograms of fish a day.
More than 20 yuan a day, which is great.
These are the only ones in Xiaohaizi. Li Long thinks that in a few days, when Zhao Laoshi and others come back from selling fish in Shicheng, the people who broke holes in the ice will probably get up.
There will be fewer fish in Xiaohaizi next year - this is normal.
In a few years, when the market stabilizes and everyone cultivates more land, they will no longer make money from this small sea. By then, this small sea will be able to recuperate and recover.
Should I wait for the opportunity, contract Xiao Haizi, and then build a holiday estate or something?
Forget it, there is no profit for a while, after all, there are too few people coming here.
Put away his divergent thinking, take apart the fish, and then sort them in bulk in bags. Li Long said to Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang:
"Let's wait one more day and set off the day after tomorrow. Today the Zhao family We should have made a lot of money when we went to Shicheng to sell fish. But we don’t envy them. We will get more fish to sell the day after tomorrow, and we will make more money by then.”
Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang both laughed when they knew that Li Long was telling the truth.
After stroking the rabbits the next day, they changed the condom and put it on yesterday. There were fifteen rabbits brought back today. The number of rabbits accumulated in the past few days was nearly 40, which was enough. Much more.
When breaking the hole in the ice, Li Long was a little surprised that he didn't see the Zhao family and his son.
Is it because I am tired of selling fish, so I have a rest today?
"The Zhao family did not go out today." Yang Yongqiang explained, "Someone visited their house and said they had a cold. They were afraid of contagion. Neither Zhao Laoshi nor his son showed up."
Li Long became suspicious now. Isn't he tired?
Could it be...
He felt that it definitely shouldn't be a cold, maybe something happened.
Logically speaking, no? After all, they are not two people.
Li Long and the others caught more than 30 kilograms of fish that day. The largest one was silver carp weighing seven kilograms, which Tao Daqiang fished out.
Li Long wanted to ask him to take the fish back and cook it, but Tao Daqiang refused, saying it would be better to sell it.
Li Longxin said that no one might want such a big fish.
But since Tao Daqiang doesn’t want to sell it, then take it with you. If you can sell it, then sell it. If you can’t, then let’s talk about it.
That night, several of them packed up the fish, and Li Long went to fetch the carriage in advance. The horse was put in the pen, the cart was set up, and the things were packed - this time Li Long directly added the surrounding shed boards to make it easier to load the sugar residue after selling the fish.
For this reason, he also asked Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang to wear dirty pants, otherwise it would be inconvenient to get into the car and unload the sugar residue.
At dawn the next day, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang came to the horse carriage, where they had breakfast with Li Long, then drove the carriage to Shicheng in a cold wind.
The three of them had walked less than a kilometer, and the brim of their cotton hats, beards, and eyelashes were all white.
Li Long estimates that the current temperature is at least minus 278. Who would come out in this weather if not to earn this little money?
In the team, the Zhao family's father and son sat at the table with bruises and swollen faces.
"Should Li Long and the others go to Shicheng today?" Zhao Laoshi asked.
"We went," his son said, "Someone saw it."
"It depends on their luck..." (End of Chapter)