Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei were both working in the fields. The field was close to the residential area, so they could hear the rumbling sound of the tractor and knew that Li Long had returned.

At present, the family still lives mainly in Li Jianguo's home. In fact, Chen Lirong wanted to work in the fields with Li Jianguo, but Liang Yuemei didn't let her. She felt that as long as no one interfered, the work in the fields was not a big deal for the couple. Chen Lirong was farming in her hometown, so she must not be used to working here. Besides, if Li Anguo wanted to be a worker, Chen Lirong would definitely go to the city, so there was no need for her to suffer this hardship.

The main reason is that Li Jianguo and his wife are young, energetic, and hope to make money.

Who doesn't want to make life better? The mother-in-law wanted to plant her brother-in-law's vegetable garden, so she planted it, as long as she didn't do anything naughty. Liang Yuemei was never afraid of working in the fields, she was only afraid of trouble.

Moreover, from last year to now, it was the brother-in-law's change that made their family's life better and better. If it weren't for the brother-in-law's change, Liang Yuemei was confident that the couple could live a good life, but it wouldn't be so fast.

So it’s actually pretty good now.

They worked in the fields, and at noon they came home to a ready-made meal. Whether it tasted good or not was another matter, but at least someone cooked it, and it wasn't a big hassle.

Li Jianguo was also very happy. The family had a good relationship. After his parents came last year, there were generally no conflicts, which was good. He was relieved. This year, his parents brought his younger brother, his wife and their children with them, and Li Jianguo had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, Li Long was very helpful and arranged for his second brother to work in the factory. Although it was not clear whether he could become a formal worker now, at least he had a place to go.

My brother-in-law has also set up a stall by himself. Now only my sister-in-law and niece are here, but they are not troublemakers. The family has a good relationship, and he thinks this is good. It's okay to be tired, but it's for a better life. In fact, many people in the team secretly want to see the jokes of their Li family. After all, the Li family was prosperous last year, which made many people envious. Some people hope that something will happen to the Li family.

However, this spring, the Li family became more prosperous. They bought a big TV and a tractor. What else could be wrong? The people here all came from their hometown. Although the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not that complicated here, the older people know that some of the people in the hometown are more difficult to deal with. I thought that with so many people coming to the Li family, there might be some trouble. It's not that no one would make fun of Liang Yuemei in private, but Liang Yuemei would not be a demon, so this joke can't be seen.

Good.

Li Long went to take a look at the vegetable garden. He was capable of doing this job, but Du Chunfang did not let him get involved. She just said that he was very tired after going out, so he should stop working and take a rest because he would have to cook soon.

The gang naturally started at Li Jianguo's house. Although Li Long's own home was fully equipped, it was not necessary.

"Xiaolong, did you get anything this time?" Li Qingxia asked directly. He actually knew Li Long well. Normally, he would not come back without getting something.

"I got a doe with a baby deer." Li Long said with a smile, "The baby deer was born yesterday. I happened to encounter it when I went hunting, and then I caught it."

"Little deer boy, that's really rare, have you released the horses?"

"Well, we're releasing them together. There are two young deer and one young roe deer in the county's big yard," Li Long said with pride, "but I didn't catch them. They were given to me by a friend. I'll raise them in the yard for a few days and then send them back."

"Okay, okay, it's great to raise this rare thing!" Li Qingxia had traveled a lot when he was young and had experienced a lot, so he knew that a deer is a treasure. A deer can be sold for a lot of money, this is a good thing!

In those legends, deer are magical animals!

After dinner, before Li Long went to the stable, Tao Daqiang and others came over.

Li Long took a look and was happy. Tao Daqiang, Xie Yundong and others were mostly the people who had been in charge of the group last year. What surprised him most was that Xu Chengjun also came.

Xu Jianjun didn't come, probably because he was too embarrassed to come.

"Come on, come on, let's go to my yard." Li Long said with a smile, "My brother's place is small and it's not convenient to stay here."

"Okay, we can do it in the yard." Since Xu Chengjun was here, he would naturally be the leader. Li Long gave the order, and he followed.

When he arrived at his yard, Li Long said directly without hesitation:

"Captain, are you making up a story about raising the leader?"

"I knew you could guess it. Just tell me straight, is there any job like this this year?"

"It should be possible to get it, but we'll have to wait and see." Li Long would not say anything definitive, "If there is any, it will be by the end of the month."

"That's good." Xu Chengjun said, "Let's talk about it in advance this year. I'll take up a spot for this."

"What?" Li Long was stunned for a moment. "Captain, are you going there too? You're going there to form a group? That's not possible, right? How can the team do that?"

"What can't be done? Now the team has basically finished sowing. The next step is weeding, fertilizing and watering. This is not that troublesome and anyone can do it. It's just the beginning of spring and it will take several months to harvest in autumn. My kids need to go to school and we need to buy things at home. My family also needs money. As the team leader, I don't make much money. If I don't make money, how can I take care of my family?"

Xu Chengjun's words sounded pitiful, but Li Long didn't believe a word of it.

The fact that the Fourth Team was able to develop to this day is due to its unique conditions, large area and abundant resources. But it is impossible to say that it has nothing to do with Xu Chengjun. To give a simple example, the Fourth Team was the first in the township to demonstrate drip irrigation on the entire village. This project was supported by the autonomous region, which directly allocated 16 million yuan for the renovation, without requiring each household to pay a penny.

For the subsequent renovation of other villages, each household paid some money.

This project was Xu Chengjun's idea. No matter how he got the project or what benefits he got from it, no one in the village cares. At least everyone remembers his benefits. Without him, this project would not have fallen into the hands of Team 4.

With drip irrigation, the maximum cotton yield suddenly doubled from 200 to 300 kilograms to 500 to 600 kilograms. Only when the yield increased did farmers start to make money - they made a lot of money in those two years.

Of course, there were restrictions afterwards. All land was not allowed to grow cotton. A certain amount of grain had to be grown. The wells drilled privately were removed and the water supply was reduced...

Not to mention.

Of course, Xu Chengjun has been the village director for so many years, so it is certain that he has benefited from it. If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth, and no one thinks he is a saint. When drip irrigation started, he asked his nephew to open a drip irrigation tape factory. He was one step ahead and had the first opportunity. The factory took the money without a blink.

Unfortunately, the competition became too fierce and I didn’t keep the money, so things didn’t go well in the end.

A little later.

But at least Li Long didn't believe Xu Chengjun's miserable description. In this position, although there was no salary at this time, there was definitely a subsidy, plus the huge amount of contract fees from the contracted land, part of it would be handed over, and the team would definitely keep part of it.

"Captain, just tell me the truth. I'm really scared when you say that. If you're already complaining about being poor, who in the team can become rich?" Li Long didn't buy it and said with a smile, "I'll put it this way. If there's work to do, I'll definitely give it to someone in our team."

"That's very nice." Xu Chengjun said with a smile, "Since you don't think highly of me and don't want me, then I can't do anything about it. How about I recommend a few people to you?"

"What do you say."

Both sides know the situation this year. After the household contract responsibility system was implemented, the role of the village committee and the village party committee is not as obvious as before. They exist more in the form of assistance and service and communication between the upper and lower levels. Villagers earn money by farming and sell grain to pay public grain. So if Li Long does the work of organizing the work, he can completely bypass the village committee.

Last year, the village committee had to collect money from each person who carried the broom, and the same was true for the big broom. This year, Li Long can directly recruit villagers without going through the village committee, just like he did last year with the reed broom, so that he and the villagers can get more money.

Both of them knew it, so it was hard to say what the purpose of Xu Chengjun's visit was.

Li Long originally wanted to make some money so that he could donate some things to the village, but since Xu Chengjun had come, it would depend on the conditions he proposed. It would be fine if he brought a few people, but if it was like what Xu Jianjun did last year, Li Long would not agree. He was looking for someone to work for money, not to find a living father to support him.

"You have to bring Yundong with you, right?" Xu Chengjun patted Xie Yundong beside him and said, "For matters in the mountains, we still have to find an experienced person like him."

"Of course, even if Brother Yundong didn't tell me, I would have to go find him." Li Long said with a smile, "When it comes to leading people to work, Brother Yundong will still be responsible for it. I will still be responsible for the inspection. We cooperated very well last year."

Xie Yundong felt relieved when he heard this. Although he had his own strengths, it was up to Li Long whether to use him or not. After all, now was not like last year. Now that he had this definite answer, he could sleep well tonight.

"Of course there's no need to mention Daqiang. You guys have a good relationship and he's quick at organizing things, needless to say." Xu Chengjun pointed to a few more people, all of whom were hard-working. Li Long nodded one by one.

Then Xu Chengjun said another one:
"My eldest uncle's son, Xu Lao Hu, do you think you can take him with you?"

Xu Lao Hu's full name is Xu Fei Hu, and he is also a shrewd man in the village. Li Long vaguely remembered that after he started drip irrigation for cotton, he first contracted a lot of land. With the development of mechanization, he basically made money by sitting on the land. However, he was later set up by someone and was taken to the gambling table. Not only did he lose all his money, but also the land contracts were taken away.

But he was quite smart. He started raising sheep and made some money from the rising price of mutton. He then invested in the renovation of rural houses, which was considered a successful turnaround.

Li Long had never dealt with this man before, and he hadn't heard that he had any bad habits. He was always smiling when they met, so Li Long didn't refuse.

Seeing that Li Long did not refuse, Xu Chengjun smiled and continued:

"Also, the German army is young..."

Xu Dejun is Xu Jianjun's brother, a biological brother. The Xu family is a large family, with several families not only in the Fourth Team, but also in some townships in the north and in other counties. They are considered to be a relatively early family here, dating back to the late Qing Dynasty, and are considered a local household.

If Xu Chengjun proposed Xu Jianjun, Li Long would have refused even if it offended the captain, but when he proposed Xu Dejun, Li Long hesitated. Although Xu Dejun was Xu Jianjun's brother, the two had completely different personalities. After Xu Jianjun got married, they separated, while Xu Dejun lived with his parents - a bit like Tao Daqiang.

Xu Dejun didn't seem to have any bad problems at this time. He was 21 or 22 years old. He was said to have a girlfriend, but he didn't know whether he planned to get married this year. Li Long thought about it, nodded and said:

"Okay, let me come then."

"Then..." Xu Chengjun smiled even more happily when he saw that Li Long agreed again. He wanted to say something, but Li Long waved his hand hastily:

"Captain, I don't know how many jobs we can get this year, and it's not appropriate to hire too many people now. If we hire too many people, there will be less work, and everyone won't be happy if they don't make much money. Let's do this for now, and we'll decide later when we have more work."

Xu Chengjun alone appointed two people from the Xu family, and Li Long felt that it was enough. Otherwise, people would think that the job was obtained by the Xu family. Although Li Long did not intend to be a Guan Gong, he wanted to get closer to these down-to-earth people in the team by doing the work, and he did not want to let all the favors fall on the team.

"Okay, okay." Although Xu Chengjun felt a little regretful, he knew that he could go and get his job done. He was not only the village director, but also had prestige in the family. Where did this prestige come from? He had to help the people in the family solve problems. It was good to get two places now.

"Let's talk about it first. We will definitely have to live in the mountains. It will be hard, but we will also make money. You can earn at least two or three yuan by being a porter. According to Daqiang's speed, you can earn more than ten or twenty yuan a day. But living in the mountains this year is not like last year. If you want to have someone to eat like last year, you have to pay for the food. Of course, you earn more than last year, so it's not impossible to pay a few dollars to hire someone to cook..."

Last year, the team took money, so they asked Lao Gu to cook for them, on the condition that they gave him work points. This year, the team did not use middlemen, so those who were in charge of the team had to take out part of the money they got if they wanted to eat ready-made meals.

But it's better than staying at home doing nothing.

This is how the matter has been generally settled. As for the specific details, we can only talk about them after the life is confirmed.

After this, Xu Chengjun and his team asked Li Long about the situation in the mountains. They felt a little sorry when they learned that there were people digging Fritillaria in the mountains. In the past, the team could organize people from the sideline team to dig Fritillaria in the mountains. Now that there is a forestry team, Fritillaria can no longer be dug casually in the mountains. Although some people take advantage of loopholes, if they are caught, not only will the Fritillaria be confiscated, but the person may also have to stay in the detention center for a few days, which is not worth it.

After Xu Chengjun, Xie Yundong and others left, Tao Daqiang did not leave. He asked Li Long about hunting.

"Oh, I've been unlucky these days." Li Long briefly described what had happened during this period, and also told him about Sun Jiaqiang mistaking rock salt for gems, which made Tao Daqiang laugh.

"After finishing the farm work, I plan to catch fish with Qiangqiang's grandfather and sell them, just like last year." Tao Daqiang said his plan, "As for the matter of forming a gang, we'll see how it goes then."

"Okay, you decide for yourself." Li Long thought about it for a while before he figured it out. Isn't Grandpa Qiangqiang his father? This is good. He is a little worried about his father catching fish in the lake alone. It's good to have Daqiang to take care of him. Even if he goes to the county to sell fish, he doesn't have to worry about anyone causing trouble. They both have bicycles, so it's convenient to go back and forth. It's easy to split the money. They are not the kind of people who care too much, so they are just right for cooperation.

After saying this, Li Long told his family, then added water and oil to the tractor, filled two barrels of oil into the truck bed, packed it up, and drove to the county.

I can't go to the mountains tomorrow, I need to go to the county agricultural machinery to take the driver's license test. Because it is an open-book test, Li Long didn't care too much. I can't fail to turn over the book, right?

As for the practical test of drilling rods, Li Long was sure that few people in the county who were taking driving tests could drive better than him. After all, driving a tractor, just reversing, could stump more than 80% of people.

This is a real technical job!

When leaving, Li Long went to the stable again and pulled a few bundles of grass. After all, the fawn was still in the yard, and he couldn't just not give it food.

Then I went to Gu's house. Gu Boyuan was picking alfalfa in the yard. Now that the alfalfa had grown, he had finished his work in the field and picked some to mix and steam. This thing has a lot of crude fiber and is good for bowel movements. Of course, people don't care about that now. They just know that before the vegetables in the garden grow, this can be eaten as a vegetable.

Seeing Li Long coming over, Gu Boyuan pointed to the basket of alfalfa in his hand and said:
"It just so happens that you are here. Take some with you to the county when you leave. It tastes really good when mixed with other ingredients."

Li Long smiled and said:
"It just so happens that I have to go to the county to take the tractor license test tomorrow and go into the mountains the day after tomorrow. I'll take this."

He deliberately tried to pick up the good one, but Gu Boyuan glared at him:
"You know how to eat. You only take the best ones. My eyesight is not good. I spent a long time picking out only this little..."

"Hey, that's not for me to eat, it's for Xiaoxia, are you reluctant to part with it?" Li Long teased Gu Boyuan.

"You're willing to give it up. Take it." Gu Boyuan knew that Li Long was joking with him and waved his hand. "You all have your own things to do. I'm free here. If I pick more, I'll have everything. There are also disadvantages to living in the city. You have to buy everything. In the countryside, you can just grab a handful from anywhere and it's enough to eat."

This year, Gu Boyuan did not contract any land, so the land he was allocated was enough for farming. He did not have much ambition in his life, as long as he had enough food and clothing, so he still had some free time.

Li Long followed him to pick alfalfa. The so-called picking alfalfa actually means picking out the grass and other dirt from the picked alfalfa. If the alfalfa is older, the old stems should be cut off. This way, it is easier to prepare and eat, whether it is steamed or served cold.

Li Long was driven away by Gu Boyuan after working for a while. He also took away half a basket of about two or three kilograms of picked alfalfa. Li Long actually wanted to take the unpicked ones, but Gu Boyuan wouldn't let him. He said that he had a lot of time and nothing to do, so it was a good opportunity for him to find something to do.

Okay, even a fool knows that this is the care that parents give to their children, so Li Long no longer insisted.

The tractor rumbled out of the village and headed west. Along the way, it met some students who were returning home late. I thought Li Juan and Li Qiang should have returned home to do their homework.

When he drove to the intersection in the village and turned left to the road leading to the county, Li Long vaguely saw a familiar figure in his peripheral vision, but he ignored it until he was almost in the county when he remembered, isn't that Wu Shufen? It seems that she is holding a child.

It doesn't matter. (End of this chapter)