Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Jiang Zhiyu asked for two days off from the township. After the township knew her idea, they were very supportive. On the first day, Jiang Zhiyu went to the county supply and marketing cooperative and to Li Long's compound, but couldn't find him.

Of course, he couldn't find it, so Li Long drove his tractor to the animal husbandry team to distribute brooms. The deputy team leader Adili was very happy, and then forced Li Long to stay and eat a meal of Naren. It was autumn, and it was the right time to eat Naren.

The next day, Jiang Zhiyu got smart and rode his bike to the county early, and first ran to Li Long's yard. Li Long was feeding the roe deer, and planned to catch them after feeding them and put them on the tractor and send them back to the team's old horse number.

It's too big and not cute anymore. It's starting to push against people. It even bumped into Gu Xiaoxia a few days ago.

Jiang Zhiyu's arrival disrupted Li Long's plan, but Li Long did not refuse Jiang's interview. At this time, the overall situation was more complicated, and a certain exposure rate was actually a good thing.

Even if you really encounter a sensitive matter, if the relevant department wants to take any measures against you, you will also consider the impact.

Jiang Zhiyu's purpose was very clear, which was to ask Li Long about how Professor Wu provided him with technology.

Li Long started by talking about how he bought the seeds. This was when the connection was established. Later, he went to Wucheng for a meeting, and then went directly to the Bayi Agricultural College. At that time, Professor Wu answered his questions and taught him the management knowledge of melon harvesting, etc.

Li Long also said very clearly that the melons grown by his elder brother did encounter problems with diseases and insect pests, and they were cured by spraying pesticides according to Professor Wu's method.

This information was very important to Jiang Zhiyu. She recorded it carefully, filling up a whole page.

"Is there anything else you haven't said?" Jiang Zhiyu asked Li Long again.

Li Long couldn't say that he gave Professor Wu a jade gift, because that thing wasn't worth much at the moment. He just said that Professor Wu said that after the melons were harvested, she would come over to tell her about the details when she had time, which could be regarded as feedback on her extracurricular project.

Li Long was thinking to himself at this time that he had two feedbacks to complete, one from Professor Wu and the other from Director Du of Kuitun Factory.

It’s hard to say whether these two feedbacks are important to the other party, but at least they are very important to yourself.

Although Jiang Zhiyu felt a little regretful, as if this thing could not be completed perfectly, it was already very good.

She said goodbye and left, and Li Long continued to catch roe deer.

These guys are already very big, and their weight is basically over 40 kilograms. If they were not in the glass shed, and if Li Long did not feed them regularly, they would be really difficult to catch.

Li Long caught the four roe deer here, tied their legs and put them on the tractor. It was only half an hour's journey, not too long, so there was no need to worry about them getting into trouble. Then he drove the tractor to the old horse number in the team.

Uncle Luo was very happy that the team he managed had grown, and he helped Li Long drive several roe deer and fawns into the pen.

When these guys first joined the group, they were a little worried and went to the corner at first, but then they slowly adapted and became active.

After all, half of the pen here is open, unlike the big yard. If Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia are not allowed to go out for fresh air, they can only stay in the glass shed. Although it is not dark, they rarely see the sun.

But now I can see the sky all day long, and it feels different.

Uncle Luo sprinkled some fresh grass in the pen, and the new guys rushed over immediately. How could they get a few bites of fresh grass in the big yard? They almost forgot what fresh grass tasted like!

Li Long chatted with Uncle Luo for a few more words and then left in a hurry.

Watching Li Long driving away on his tractor, Uncle Luo also sighed that Xiaolong was getting busier and busier.

When Li Long returned home, his family was still threshing sunflowers in the field. When Li Qingxia saw Li Long, he said that he planned to return home after the sunflowers were harvested, and he had discussed this with Chen Xingbang.

Li Long had no objection. He planned to send his father and brother-in-law to Wucheng, and also go to the Bayi Agricultural College to report to Professor Wu on the harvest and sales of melons.

Li Long's impression of his brother-in-law Chen Xingbang has completely changed in this life. In the previous life, his brother-in-law was a sly guy who cheated his family, and they hardly had any dealings with each other after that. It was not until forty years later, when they were both about sixty, that they resumed their relationship, but they were not close anyway.

Maintaining a superficial relationship.

In this life, Chen Xingbang was much more humane. At least now he was going back to pick up his sister and children. Just for this reason, Li Long felt good.

If she didn't care too much, she would probably send some money back home, use the excuse of being busy with work not to go back, and just let Li Xia bring the children over.

This makes sense, after all, he is a temporary worker now and it is a critical moment.

But Chen Xingbang did not do that, but went back directly. It can be understood as returning home in glory, or it can be understood as vanity, but at least part of it was for his sister.

Li Long had a very vague impression of his sister Li Xia. He only vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his sister went to work in the fields and picked wild fruits for him to eat when she came back.

It was hard to find wild fruits at that time. After all, there were many people in my hometown, and most of the edible fruits in the wild were eaten by people when they were just ripe or even before they were ripe.

Li Long even forgot what his sister looked like when she was young, but he still remembered her appearance when she was old.

But this did not stop him from thinking that his sister needed her respect.

After all, Chen Xingbang has been out for more than half a year, and Li Xia has been alone at home with the child, which is not easy.

After all, none of her family members are here. Nowadays, most of the courageous daughters-in-law are given by their brothers from their family members. If the brothers from their family members are strong, women will basically not be bullied in their husband’s family, and they may even bully others.

Of course, Li Xia never bullied anyone before.

Neither Li Qingxia, Chen Xingbang, nor Li Long would have imagined that Li Xia had been having a very painful time during this period, especially in the last few months of the second half of the year.

Chen Xingbang set up a stall in Shicheng and was busy all day long. He almost never wrote letters home. Occasionally he would send a telegram with just a few words to report that he was safe. He would not even mention in the telegram that he was working as a temporary worker at the Shicheng Food Factory.

At most I can wire some money, but not much.

Because he knew very well that if he sent too much, his parents would be biased, would go to his wife to make a scene, and would take the money away.

Chen Xingbang has no older brother, but he has a younger brother. His younger brother just got married and lives with his parents.

My parents, like my father-in-law and mother-in-law, favor my younger brother. But my younger brother is not as successful as Li Long, and he still takes care of his elder brother after he succeeds.

Chen Xingbang's transformation in this life may have been due to Li Long.

Li Xia has to do housework and take care of the children. Sometimes her parents-in-law will ask her to help with housework.

She had no choice but to go, as she didn't want to be branded as unfilial.

Nowadays, the final say lies in the mouths of the elderly. The villagers will accept whatever the elderly say. Li Xia's personality is a bit like Chen Lirong. They are both a bit introverted and don't know how to adapt.

Things were better during the first two or three months after Chen Xingbang left. After all, Chen Xingbang left the last time, but he came back with a lot of money, and he bought a lot of things during the Chinese New Year, which everyone knew.

But this time, Chen Xingbang went to northern Xinjiang and stayed there for longer and longer periods of time. Although everyone knew that he would occasionally send a telegram, he never read any letters or sent anything. Some people speculated that he had run away to northern Xinjiang and would never come back, and that he no longer wanted this home.

After all, everyone in the village knew that Chen Xingbang was exploited by his father. It was normal for him to not want to contact his parents.

This put Li Xia in a passive position, mainly because she didn't participate in the gossip circles in the village. She didn't know much about some things, so it was difficult for her to refute them, and she didn't know how to refute them.

That's just her personality. She only knows how to do her job well, take care of her children, and take care of the house as much as possible.

However, she discovered recently that her parents-in-law would come to visit their home from time to time, and would ask Chen Xingbang directly or indirectly what he was doing in northern Xinjiang, when he would be back, how much money he had sent last time, etc.

Li Xia is really not good at hiding things and she says whatever comes to her mind.

But the more fluently she spoke, the more her father-in-law Chen Changgui felt that there might be a problem.

Since my father-in-law can't visit often, my mother-in-law will come over often and ask these questions indirectly.

Li Xia could barely handle these, but she had trouble dealing with other things.

A few days ago, rumors started to spread in the village that Chen Xingbang didn't want this family anymore and would not come back. In the past, some people would just ask tentatively, but now the rumors are more detailed, and even directly say that Chen Xingbang has found a wife in northern Xinjiang and has remarried!
This matter eventually reached Li Xia's ears. A sister-in-law from the village came to her house to ask about it, but Li Xia retorted that she would never believe it.

Parents, eldest brother, second brother and younger brother are all in Northern Xinjiang. Even if Chen Xingbang dares to do such a thing, with the eldest brother's temper, he can break Chen Xingbang's legs.

Of course, as they have been married for several years, Li Xia absolutely believes that Chen Xingbang would not do such a thing.

But the villagers don't care. There are few entertainment activities these days. There are fewer televisions in the village than in the fourth team where Li Jianguo is located, and there are not many radios. Some people can only listen to the news from the village loudspeaker.

Therefore, no matter whether the "news" in the village is true or false, they will enthusiastically support it, and some false news can even be said to be true.

It is true that three people make a tiger.

Finally, the news spread and almost everyone in the village believed it except Li Xia. After all, the last time Chen Xingbang and the Li family came back, they all looked rich.

Since it is so easy to make money in Northern Xinjiang, why do people come back?

A considerable number of people who are good at spreading rumors will make themselves the protagonist of the rumor. If I were Chen Xingbang, would I stay in Northern Xinjiang?

Then you will definitely stay?
So everyone believed it.

Even Chen Xingbang's father Chen Changgui and mother Shen Yujuan believed it. The father-in-law and mother-in-law went to Li Xia's house together and asked her directly in front of the child Hongqin:

"If Xingbang doesn't come back, what will happen to you and the child?"

"Xingbang will definitely come back." Li Xia said firmly.

"What if he doesn't come back?" Chen Changgui didn't have much confidence in his son. He was aware of how he treated his eldest son, but if he had to say he regretted it, he certainly didn't. Right now he just wanted to hold on to that last bit.

Li Xia's expression was firm and calm: "If he really doesn't come back, I'll go find him."

Chen Changgui and Shen Yujuan looked at each other, and finally Chen Changgui said:

"We don't care whether you go to find him or not. I just want to tell you that this yard and land belong to the Chen family. Whether you want to go to the northern border to find Xingbang or remarry someone else, we don't care.

But if you want to leave, we have to take back this yard and return the land to us. Hongqin is a girl, you can take her with you, but don’t even think about the rest.”

Li Xia didn't expect her parents-in-law to say such things. She simply couldn't believe it.

She always thought that no matter how partial her parents-in-law were, they should believe in their son. At least at this time, they should stand with her and firmly believe that Chen Xingbang would come back.

She didn't expect that what she was waiting for was not the comfort from her parents-in-law, but ruthless isolation and impatient greed!

Chen Changgui probably felt that he had spoken too early, so he left after he finished speaking. Shen Yujuan wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it and followed him away.

Hongqin didn't say a word from beginning to end. Only after her grandparents left did she quietly ask Li Xia:
"Mom, my dad is not coming back. Doesn't he want us anymore?"

"How can I not want it? Hongqin is so obedient. Your father loves you so much that he asks about you every time he sends a telegram." Li Xia suppressed the pain in her heart and forced a smile to comfort her daughter:

"Don't worry, your dad will bring you toys when he comes back, toys you've never seen before!"

"Hey! Then I'm going to go and scold Donkey Egg and the others now. They said my father doesn't want me anymore. They all said that, and I don't know how to scold them back!"

After hearing what her mother said, Hongqin ran away excitedly.

Li Xia suddenly lost the motivation to work.

The village had a power outage at night, so Li Xia took Hongqin to knock on the door early to rest. In the past, when Chen Xingbang was at home, she didn't need to knock on the door, but after he left, Li Xia developed the habit of knocking on the door.

Just as Hongqin fell asleep, Li Xia heard someone pushing the door. When they couldn't open it, they started knocking on the window, saying:

"Sister Li Xia, please open the door! Your Xingbang doesn't want you anymore, but I do. Don't look at my age, I will be more caring when I am older! Please open the door, if you open the door, we will be a family, and I will definitely treat Hongqin as my own daughter..."

Li Xia recognized that this was Wang Jinguang, an old bachelor in the village. It was said that he had been married once before, but beat his wife away. Since then, he never married again and no one wanted to marry him.

It was the first time she encountered such a thing and she didn't know what to do, so she had to cover Hongqin's ears and dared not make any sound.

Wang Jinguang knocked on the door for more than ten minutes, but when no one opened it, he left a message, "Sister Li Xia, I'll come back tomorrow night," and left.

It took Li Xia a long time to come back to her senses.

She was very angry at this time, and her rage rushed to her head. She hated herself for not taking a stick and beating that guy up.
Seeing that there was nothing to hit in the house, she thought she must prepare a stick tomorrow!

The next day, Li Xia found a stick outside and put it in the house. She planned to rush out and beat Wang Jinguang if he came again tonight!
Rural women at that time were not in poor physical condition, they worked every day and were quite strong.

What Li Xia didn't expect was that Wang Jinguang knocked on her door yesterday and someone saw it, and today they spread gossip about her.

When the gossip reached Chen Changgui, he not only did not defend Li Xia, but instead said to his wife Shen Yujuan:

"Look, I told you she's dishonest. We just talked to her yesterday, but she couldn't help herself at night. We have to persuade her to leave early, so as not to ruin the Chen family's reputation!"

Even his youngest son and daughter-in-law felt that this was inappropriate, and they looked at Chen Changgui with strange eyes.

Li Xia didn't know this because, because of her husband's affairs, she rarely communicated with other people in the village except going to the fields.

She also looked down on the gossiping behavior of those sisters-in-law, and she thought it would be better to do some housework at home with that time.

At night, after locking the door, Li Xia asked Hongqin to go to bed early, and she waited by the door with a stick.

After it was completely dark, Wang Jinguang came again. Since Li Xia didn't go to his house to argue during the day, he thought there was a chance, so he thought he might be able to get in today.

The door was still locked, so he went to knock on the window. After just two knocks, the door opened.

Wang Jinguang was delighted and was about to reach out to hug someone when he was greeted by a stick!

Li Xia hated him so much that she hit him with the stick with all her strength. Wang Jinguang dodged hastily and the stick hit him on the shoulder. He screamed and turned around and ran away.

Li Xia chased him with a stick and hit him on the back a few times with great relief. Seeing that he was running fast, she turned back because she was worried about Hongqin in the house.

The next day, the villagers looked at Li Xia differently.

This is a fierce woman!
But some gossips started saying: Why bother?
Some people couldn't stand it and said to those people:

"Are you uncomfortable seeing how well they live, or do you think they are too strong-willed to be like you? You always gossip about what they do, are you too idle to do anything?"

Li Xia was unaware of these things. After driving Wang Jinguang away, she lived in her own world.

Li Xia only smiles when facing Hong Qin.

Until one day, the village director's voice came from the team's loudspeaker:

"Li Xia, Li Xia, come to the team headquarters to pick up the telegram!"

Li Xia knew that this was a telegram from Chen Xingbang, so she put down the work at hand and hurried to the team headquarters.

This telegram was the only contact between her and her husband. She really wanted to go to northern Xinjiang to find Chen Xingbang. Chen Xingbang left her enough money, so buying a ticket was not a big deal.

Besides, there are my parents and older brothers and younger brothers there.

When they arrived at the team headquarters, the village director handed her the telegram with a rather strange look:
"Look, Xingbang is coming back."

"What?" Li Xia originally thought it was just a form to report safety and send money, but she didn't expect that Chen Xingbang was coming back!

She lowered her head and looked carefully:

"Xia: I will go home around the Mid-Autumn Festival."

There were not many words, but the content was what she had been looking forward to for a long time.

I looked up at the village director, who smiled:
"Xingbang is coming back. Your hard work has finally paid off!"

Li Xia held back her tears, turned around and walked out. After wiping her tears in the team yard, she hurried to the big tree at the entrance of the village.

Seven or eight women were still there gossiping about other people's affairs. They were a little surprised to see Li Xia.

"Listen carefully, you useless people: my Xingbang will be back in a few days!" Li Xia said loudly:

"Xingbang didn't abandon my mother and me, nor did he marry anyone else over there! If any of you spread rumors again, I will tear your mouths apart!"

The bunch of gossipy women stood there in a daze. For a moment, they were a little at a loss as to what to do.

This is Li Xia's highlight moment! (End of this chapter)