As of the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Li family stopped collecting fish. In the afternoon, Li Long returned to the team and followed his father and elder brother to collect fish and put them in the car.
Li Jianguo had already notified each family on the first day that they would not accept the next fish. The fish everyone paid could be kept for their own consumption or sold in the market.
The next day, the Tao family, the Liang family, and the Jia family were still digging out fish.
They basically planned to catch fish for another two days. The big fish they caught this time would be kept for themselves to eat, and the rest would be given away to relatives.
The fourth team has a unique advantage in having Xiao Haizi. To be honest, even in the third team, it is almost impossible to eat fish as freely as the people in the fourth team.
Yang Pingping's younger brother Yang Yong follows Tao Daqiang to catch fish, and the family always keeps some small crucian carp. In the past, after Tao Daqiang caught fish, he would send some to the Yang family.
The third team usually only works in the beginning of spring, when the ice has just melted and the reeds in Weihu have not grown up yet. When the flood comes, they rush out of Xiaohaizi into Weihu. At this time, they can catch some fish from Weihu.
Normally, they would not go to Xiaohaizi.
People at this time are generally quite well-behaved. If they are not from their own team, then they will not go. No one cares about it, but if it really cares about it, it makes sense.
Therefore, if people from Team 4 send fish to other teams, people from other teams will usually welcome them.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, someone actually comes to your door with two big carps with red heads and red tails. Who can say no to this?
While packing the fish, Li Jianguo asked Li Long if he wanted to send two big fish to the leader of the State Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
These days, whether they are caught by me or sent by others, there are many good big red carps, seven or eight of them weighing more than three kilograms, which look really beautiful.
Li Long planned to send even the leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative as gifts. The last time the supply and marketing cooperative ordered a ton of big fish, there were quite a lot of good fish like this, and there must be no shortage of them among the leaders.
"Then sell them all?" Li Jianguo said.
"That's not possible." Li Qingxia said, "You have to keep a few fish. Even if the fish is not delicious during the Chinese New Year, it still has to be a sign. Leave four fish, don't use more. If you have one at home, go to your father-in-law's place. One, one for Xiaolong’s father-in-law, one for Xiaolong’s family...”
"That won't work like this. We need to leave two more." Li Long said with a smile, "My second brother and my sister will definitely come back during the Chinese New Year. Do I have to bring two more for them?"
"Yes, yes." Li Qingxia was happy, "Don't wait for your sister to come back. When we sell fish, you can send it to her."
"Okay, I'm going to tell my sister and ask her to prepare the meal."
"Okay." Li Qingxia said with a smile, "Then let's pack up as soon as possible and go to the market as soon as possible tomorrow."
There were many big fish such as big carp, big grass carp, silver carp and five-headed black carp. When collecting the fish, Li Jianguo asked Li Long to take some back.
Li Long was not polite and picked a big carp of about three kilograms, two black carp of more than two kilograms, and two silver carps.
I brought back enough crucian carp at home, so I didn’t take any more.
In fact, the locals eat fish. If they eat big fish, they eat the two ribs or the fish head. If they eat small fish, they eat small crucian carp. When it is stewed, they chew it directly.
Of course, I am still willing to eat silver carp. The head of silver carp is really delicious when it is ready.
When Li Long took the silver carp back, he planned to make fish head hot pot soup or fish head with chopped pepper. Such a method is not yet available in the fourth team. Li Long thought about making it and letting his family have a try.
He also told his elder brother his thoughts and asked him to keep two more silver carps.
"Okay, I'll see how you make this fish head hot pot for everyone during the Chinese New Year." Li Jianguo also said with a smile.
Li Long looked at his elder brother's expression and tone of voice, and suddenly felt a little unconvinced, but there was nothing he could do.
The eldest brother Li Jianguo's expression and tone still feel like watching a child misbehave, so you can do whatever you want, I'll give you the scoop anyway.
The feeling I had a few years ago suddenly came back. At that time, I was just like a mischievous child, willful, arrogant, and prone to getting into trouble.
But at that time, every time something happened, it was his eldest brother who took care of him.
Dad was not here, and the eldest brother was really like an elder brother and a father at that time.
Li Long vaguely remembered the look in his elder brother's eyes after he got into trouble, although he was angry with himself for failing to live up to expectations, but also blamed himself.
I have never felt this way since my rebirth. After all, I have gained decades of experience, and I always thought that I no longer have to worry about my elder brother.
But just by such a small thing, I felt the atmosphere at that time again.
His nose is a little sore.
Although the eldest brother has watched him grow up step by step, deep down in his heart he is still the one who feels that he needs a helping hand at all times.
My eldest brother passed away early in my previous life, and my subsequent impressions of him are only in my memories.
This life has already been rewritten, and the tragedy of the previous life will not be repeated. My eldest brother is still here, and life is more beautiful. This feeling is really good.
Li Long drove over in a jeep, packed bags of fish into the truck, tied two plow frames to the tractor, and then drove the tractor back.
I have to drive the tractor back to pick up Gu Xiaoxia.
Tomorrow he will take his elder brother's tractor to Shicheng to sell fish with him, and then the matter will be over years ago.
Have a good New Year.
While driving the jeep to the county, Li Long recalled that this year was also very busy, but he also gained a lot.
I have saved a lot of money, and I have a jeep. The plan for next year is almost finalized and is just waiting to be implemented.
It's really good to live life so peacefully.
After getting a jeep, Li Long felt that his life was really good. I haven't had a mobile phone in the past few years, and it actually feels pretty good.
He drove directly to the roadside and parked it less than thirty meters away from the Education Bureau.
The road was not very wide at this time, but there were fewer cars, and there were no traffic jams. There were no traffic police or urban management officials coming to ask him why he parked here.
After the winter solstice, the days gradually became longer, and when the Education Bureau got off work, it was no longer so dark.
When Gu Xiaoxia and her colleagues came out of the gate of the Education Bureau, Li Long pressed the horn. Gu Xiaoxia, who was talking to his colleagues, looked over. Then he smiled and waved to his colleagues and walked over.
After getting in the car, Gu Xiaoxia felt the heat in the car and asked:
"You've been waiting a long time, haven't you?"
"Not long after, I just came back from my elder brother's place and pulled some fish. Tomorrow morning we will go to Shicheng to sell fish. When we come back, I will make you fish heads with chopped pepper to eat."
"Okay." Gu Xiaoxia has no talent in cooking and is often impressed by the new dishes made by Li Long.
According to Sister Yang, if Li Long wants to open a restaurant, it will definitely become popular.
Li Long knows his own family affairs. Those are dishes invented by others or brought from other places. It is better not to try to imitate others or disrupt the process of history.
As long as you can cook and eat for your family, that’s fine.
Driving the jeep back to the big yard, Sister Yang had already prepared the meal. Li Long filled the jeep with water, unloaded the fish and put them into the storage room. I can hardly let go anymore.
During the meal, Li Long told him about leaving a big carp for Gu Boyuan. Gu Boyuan nodded and agreed.
My parents-in-law gave me these things not once or twice. I was a little resistant at first, but then I got used to it.
How much is face worth? If someone has that kind of heart, it means that the in-laws they marry are good and they are right, so accept it.
If you have any good stuff here, just let your in-laws pay more attention to it.
Li Long didn't bring the fish over. The fish was sent there after Gu Boyuan returned to the team.
"I plan to go back the day before the Lunar New Year." Gu Boyuan also said, "I will tidy up the house and put up a couplet. I have to spend the New Year in the team."
With this idea, Li Long naturally wanted to help realize it, including firecrackers and the like.
Fortunately, the house over there is easy to clean.
"Then it will be Sister Yang and you two here." Gu Xiaoxia asked while eating, "Do you want to come to the team with us?"
"I won't go." Sister Yang said with a smile, "My mother and I are lucky to be able to celebrate the New Year in this big yard. It is something we have never thought of in our lives.
By then, the two of us will also clean up the yard neatly. His uncle will definitely post a couplet, right? Get some stickers with the word "Fu" on them, and we'll have a blast too! ”
"Okay." Someone was helping to guard the yard, and Li Long was naturally happy.
He could see that Sister Yang and Han Fang were really happy.
People who have suffered hardship have different standards of happiness than people like me.
The next day while I was having breakfast, the tractor rang outside.
"Brother, they are here, you eat first, I'm leaving." Li Long had almost finished eating, put down the bowl and chopsticks and went to get dressed, and told Gu Xiaoxia, "You should go to work more slowly."
"I know, you should be careful." Gu Xiaoxia hurriedly sent Li Long out of the door.
Today the three of them went to Shicheng. Li Long didn't bring a gun, he just held two shovel handles and pinned them to the side of the tractor truck.
If anything happens, I can respond quickly.
I think after the fight last year, there shouldn't be any obstacles this year.
After all, my head is already fat.
Li Jianguo was driving a tractor, and Li Qingxia was sitting on the page board wearing a coat and a cotton hat. "Xiaolong, are you sitting next to me?" Li Qingxia asked after seeing that Li Long was holding on to his shovel.
"No, I'll go up and sit on the sledge." Li Long climbed onto the tractor neatly, and after sitting firmly on the sledge, he said, "Brother, let's drive."
Li Jianguo and the others greeted Gu Xiaoxia at the door, then put the tractor into gear and drove west.
When the sun rose, the tractor had already arrived at the Mahe Bridge.
A carriage could be seen running towards Shicheng, and someone was pulling a sledge - Li Long saw Zhang Qiang.
He was pulling a carriage, and there were many large brooms piled on the carriage.
Seeing Zhang Qiang sitting on the carriage and driving forward, Li Long wanted to laugh.
This guy hasn’t sold out all the big brooms yet.
But you should have made some money, right? After all, there is a lot of traffic in Shicheng, so big brooms should still sell well.
Now some units have begun to use bamboo brooms brought from the mainland, but ordinary people who have yards still like to use splendens brooms.
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Durable and easy to clean.
Of course I'm used to it.
I don’t know if the above tasks will be reduced next year.
While Li Long was thinking, the tractor had already passed Zhang Qiang and headed for Shicheng.
Zhang Qiang looked up and didn't recognize Li Long, so he lowered his head and continued on his way.
The old horse knows the way, and there is only one road. The horse can just go forward, and there is no need to rush it.
When the tractor arrived at Shicheng Old Street, the stalls here were almost full.
The tractors have to be parked in the parking lot, where there are not only two tractors, but also horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts and bicycles.
"Dad, you are here watching the tractor. My elder brother and I are pulling the sledge and fish to find a stall." Li Long said, "We can just set up a stall. There are many fish, and the three of us will greet them together."
"Okay." Li Qingxia said cheerfully.
Li Long unloaded the sledge, and Li Jianguo came over, took the two bags of fish that Li Long had dropped and placed them on the sledge. Li Long came down and picked up two more bags of fish, then put the scales and fish on the sledge and pulled them to the market.
The voices of sellers in the market are much louder now, everyone is noisy, and occasionally they argue about price and portion.
Li Long had good eyesight. After walking a few steps around the corner of the market, he saw a stall in front of him. He was closing the stall after everything was sold out. Li Long thrust the sledge rope into Li Jianguo's hand, and then rushed over to wait for the cabbage seller. The eldest brother put away the stall and Li Long had already taken his seat.
There was a seller of frozen tofu carrying a basket who also took a fancy to this seat. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. Seeing Li Long standing there, he asked with some luck:
"Young man, are you helping?"
"No, I'm a fish seller. That's not true. I've got fish here."
Li Jianguo knew that Li Long had spotted the right spot when he saw him rushing out. He took the sledge rope and immediately increased his strength. When the tofu seller finished asking, his sledge also came over.
Seeing that the two Li Long brothers had occupied their seats, the tofu seller shook his head and left with his load.
The stall selling cabbage was quite big, and those on both sides were short-sighted and wanted to join in. Li Long immediately said:
"You two, we have occupied this stall. The sledge is a bit big, so don't move."
He was a tall man, and when he shouted with this voice, Li Long took the sledge rope from Li Jianguo and pulled the sledge into the stall.
It just stuck, leaving a gap of about ten centimeters on both sides. It can't be so accurate anymore.
Seeing that he couldn't occupy a position, he ignored him and continued to shout for his own things.
The stall was set. Li Long and Li Jianguo pulled the sledge back to expose the open space in front, spread the plastic sheet they brought, and poured two bags of fish on it. Li Long also arranged the fish one by one, mainly In order for people to see clearly.
As soon as this fish was put out, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
"Fresh fish, big fish from Xiaohaizi, Ma County!" Li Long started shouting, "Just took it out of the ice hole. It is guaranteed to be fresh and clean. Buy what you want!"
"Hey, young man, your fish looks beautiful!" Four or five people gathered around, and an old man in his sixties asked: "How did you sell it?"
"Big carp, grass carp, black carp and silver carp are one and a half yuan, and white silver carp is one and three yuan." Li Long quoted the price familiarly.
Although the silver carp was collected in one piece, Li Long did not intend to sell it so expensively.
Li Jianguo also agreed. After all, there are few people eating silver carp, and not much is harvested.
"The price is not cheap." The old man negotiated the price skillfully, "Look at your fish being so big, the whole family may not be able to finish it..."
"Old man," Li Long said with a smile, "Look at this fish of mine. It was fished out from Xiaohaizi Reservoir. Look at how beautiful this fish is! It's rare for you to see such a beautiful big carp in this market, right? < br>
To say it is expensive, I would definitely not sell it so expensive in the summer, but this is winter, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. I won't hide it from you, I don't catch all the fish myself, I also collect them from the villagers.
The price of my fish is only one yuan and two, you can't let me sell it at the original price, right? I also have to earn some money for noodles, right? It’s Chinese New Year, and the fish is at this price, and there’s nothing I can do about it...”
It is impossible to lower the price. If he didn't want to get the fish out quickly, Li Long would even think of raising the price again.
During the Chinese New Year, the prices of many things have increased.
The old man thought about it again and again, and finally chose a carp weighing over two kilograms, which looked very beautiful, and asked Li Long to weigh it.
"Old man, look at the scale. Two kilograms and six, one kilogram and one fiver. These two kilograms and six are three and nine yuan. Come on, take the fish..."
The old man paid the bill and left with the fish in his arms.
This fish is really beautiful. Although it is not particularly big, the head and tail of the fish are all red. It looks very festive. It immediately attracted the attention of many people. Someone asked, and the old man also pointed to Li Long and the others. , it can be regarded as an advertisement.
If you buy the first one, there will be a second one. Li Long looked at it and found that carp was the best to sell, followed by five black ones, and silver carp that was the most difficult to sell. Flowered silver carp sold faster than white silver carp.
Soon, half of the bags of fish on the stall were left, and there were only two carps left. Li Long said to Li Jianguo:
"Brother, you watch first, I'll drag a few more bags over."
It’s almost Chinese New Year, and there are a lot of people in the old streets. This fish is beautiful and sells quickly.
Li Jianguo responded, and Li Long lifted the sledge and walked out of the stall, pulling it towards the parking lot.
"Is it sold out now?" Li Qingxia, who was chatting with the old man at the car lot, was a little surprised when he saw Li Long coming over, "So soon?"
"No, the carp is almost gone, I'll pull some over." Li Long explained, took off the fish bag and loaded it on the sledge.
Li Qingxia came over to help. Li Long saw that there were six bags on the sledge, so he said enough, and then pulled the sledge to the stall.
Before I even reached the stall, I heard someone saying:
"Who knows if your fish is the sewage fish? There's no way to prove this fish. If you don't think it's cheap, I won't buy it..."
The speaker was a female voice who sounded like she was in her fifties.
Li Jianguo’s voice defended:
"How could this authentic fish from Xiaohaizi, Ma County, be a sewage fish? Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Jianguo's voice was filled with suppressed anger.
"Who knows? That sewage fish is also from Ma County. How can you prove that your fish is not a sewage fish?" The woman said a little surprised.
People nearby also commented a lot.
Li Long heard that something was wrong. It seemed that someone was looking for trouble.
He immediately shouted:
"Rang, I'm a fish seller, let me go in first!"
Someone immediately made way for Li Long to pull the sledge over.
Li Long saw clearly that the woman who was making trouble was in her fifties, and she was dressed quite fashionably - considering this era.
But he has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and he has a mean look on his face.
She saw Li Long coming, glanced at it, and then looked at the stall.
"You said I'm a dirty fish, right? Bring me evidence? Otherwise, I'll go to the police station later and tell you the slander!" Li Long came up and faced the woman with a slap in the face.
As a man in two lifetimes, he has long known that he has been slandered by others. He is not in a hurry to prove himself. He has to refute it first, otherwise he can only fall into passivity.
He wouldn't do anything that would hurt others but hurt his vitality greatly.
The woman was stunned after hearing this. This was a bit unreasonable.
"Why should I prove it? You said you are not a sewage fish, why don't you prove it? How do you prove it?"
"Haha, why should I prove it? You first said that our fish are from sewage fish. Now that you have said that, then show us the evidence! If there is no evidence, then you are making a false accusation!
You have to be caught!" Li Long sneered, "How about you just call someone else a thief or a murderer, and you still need someone to prove it to you? Who do you think you are? ”
Li Jianguo was really relieved after hearing this, and he also asked angrily:
"That's right, who do you think you are? Who do you think you are?" (End of Chapter)