Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Gu Xiaoxia looked at Li Xia very kindly. After greeting Li Qingxia and Chen Xingbang and asking about the situation, she took Li Xia's hand and asked her questions, which surprised Li Xia.

"Sister, you see, both of our names have the character 'Xia' in them. This is fate." Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile, "I heard Li Long say before that he had a sister named Li Xia. At that time, I was curious and wondered what you looked like. Now that I see you, you look pretty much the same as I imagined."

Li Xia really didn't expect Gu Xiaoxia to be so warm and kind. In her opinion, a state cadre, or a county cadre, was a higher official than a township leader!

She was so young and beautiful that Li Xia felt for a moment that her brother Li Long was marrying above his station. She was also worried about how to get in touch with her brother's wife, after all, she was an official.

But after getting to know her, she found that Gu Xiaoxia was not arrogant at all and was so friendly. She felt like she had a younger sister and was not unfamiliar at all.

Gu Xiaoxia also gave Li Xia a new headscarf, but Li Xia blushed and refused. Li Long said:

"Sister, just take it. This is Xiaoxia's gift to us since it's our first time meeting."

"Then I'm still a sister, and I haven't prepared anything..." Li Xia felt very embarrassed.

"Well, now we are here. Wait until you, your brother-in-law, and Hongqin are settled in Shicheng, and then we'll go over to play. You can prepare anything by then, and I promise we won't be picky."

Li Xia felt much better after hearing what Gu Xiaoxia said. That's right, my family came here in such a hurry, how could we have time to prepare. When we came out of the village a few days ago, it was like playing hide-and-seek with others to avoid being chased. How could we have the nerve to talk about that?

No wonder she could clearly feel, whether getting on or getting off the car, that both her father and her husband were much more relaxed and at ease after arriving in Northern Xinjiang.

This place is different.

"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat. After dinner, I'll drive the tractor back to the team. Xiaoxia, are you coming back?"

"I won't go back for now." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head, "I have something to deal with in the evening."

"Okay, let's go and eat first."

The canteen was not far from the compound, so the family went out and walked over. The purchasing station was also off work. When Chen Hongjun came out pushing his bicycle, he saw Li Long and the others and greeted them with a smile:
"Comrade Xiao Li, what are you doing?"

"My father, sister and brother-in-law came from my hometown, and I took them to dinner."

"Oh, hello, old man, hello everyone!" Chen Hongjun greeted hurriedly, "Hello, Comrade Gu." He had attended Li Long's wedding and recognized Gu Xiaoxia.

Among them, only Li Xia's face is relatively unfamiliar.

After chatting for a few words, Chen Hongjun rode away, and Li Long took the initiative to say to Li Xia:
"Sister, this is a buyer from the purchasing station. I made my first money from him. I sold him the antlers I collected from the mountains for less than 20 yuan. But it gradually increased."

Li Xia listened to Chen Xingbang talking about Li Long’s “history of making a fortune” and nodded.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Li Long asked for other people's opinions. Li Qingxia and Chen Xingbang wanted to try noodles with fried pork, but Li Xia had never eaten it before, nor had she eaten it at Wucheng Railway Station. She was mainly worried that she would not be able to get used to it.

So Li Long ordered rice for them, pork, cabbage, vermicelli and spicy chicken. Gu Xiaoxia accompanied Li Xia and Hongqin to eat rice.

In her hometown, Li Xia's family rarely ate rice, mainly because rice was not produced locally and this fine grain was difficult to buy. Before Chen Xingbang went to northern Xinjiang, the family did not have much money. Later, when he came back, he gave Li Xia a sum of money before leaving, but Li Xia did not dare to spend it.

The main concern is that her parents-in-law will cause trouble for Li Xia because she spent money.

After all, in their opinion, even if Chen Xingbang split up the family business, they should still have a share of the money he earned.

Eating rice at this time feels so delicious.

During the meal, Zhong Guoqiang came over to say hello. He already knew that Li Long hadn't caught fish for a long time, but he still jokingly asked Li Long when he would catch fish again, especially in winter, and leave him a big carp, no matter how much he wanted.

Li Long agreed jokingly.

Li Xia then learned another way that Li Long made money.

After dinner, Hongqin strolled back to the yard and climbed onto the tractor impatiently. She had never ridden one before!
There was a bicycle and a bag tied to the tractor. Li Long explained:
"I bought this bicycle for Li Juan and Li Qiang. They have to walk a long way to school, so I wanted to buy a bicycle so that Li Juan and Li Qiang can get to school faster."

It takes at least an hour for a student to walk four or five kilometers to school every day. According to Li Juan's current hard work, Li Long thinks that if she can save time to go to and from school, she will have a great chance of getting into high school.

In her previous life, Li Juan failed the exam, and she failed again after repeating the year, so she went to learn tailoring. The reason for her failure may not have nothing to do with Li Long.

In this life, I will try my best to make up for it.

Li Qingxia and Li Xia thought it was normal, but Chen Xingbang couldn't help but start to compare. You've already bought things for Li Juan and Li Qiang, and your sister is coming over, why don't you prepare something?

Then he laughed at himself. He was really overthinking. The yard he lived in was rented by Li Long, and the first business he made was the sheep that Li Long got from him. What was he thinking?

The tractor drove out of the yard. Gu Xiaoxia waved to them, and then watched the tractor rumble away with black smoke coming out.

She closed the gate, buttoned it, went back into the house and started to deal with her own affairs.

Gu Xiaoxia really felt that Li Xia was kind and it was not just a compliment.

She has lived with Gu Boyuan since she was a child, and some physiological knowledge was taught to her by Liang Yuemei and other neighborhood aunts.

When I was dating Li Long, I felt a little awkward facing Liang Yuemei. After all, I used to call Liang Yuemei "Aunt", but after getting married, I felt uncomfortable calling her "Sister-in-law".

Second sister-in-law Chen Lirong is a quiet person, and the other people in the village can hardly talk to each other since Gu Xiaoxia became a state official.

Now that I have met Li Xia, the age difference between the two is not that big. Li Xia is younger than Sister Yang, and she and Gu Xiaoxia have some common topics.

Besides, Li Xia has never been back to her hometown, so she is still a little curious about Li Long's hometown.

But Li Xia will soon live in Shicheng. Gu Xiaoxia thought that when she has time later, she will really go to Shicheng with Li Long to take a look. Of course, she can also go to Kuitun to take a look when she has time off.

Li Long drove the tractor towards the team. At this time, the middle schools and primary schools had finished their classes, and there were few people on the road. The sun was setting, and when the tractor came out of the county, it felt hot, but when it was about to reach the township, it had turned into a cool breeze.

Looking at the endless fields and the scattered houses, Li Xia couldn't help but ask Chen Xingbang:
"Are all the villages here like this? There are only a few houses to be seen from such a distance?"

"Most of them are like this." Chen Xingbang said loudly, "Otherwise, how could one family get so much land?"

Li Xia suddenly felt that it was good to stay in the village. She was not afraid of working, and if her family had more than ten or twenty acres of land, she thought life would be very good.

She liked Li Long's big yard in the county very much, but she preferred the semi-open one where she could grow some vegetables, which was the kind of yard that Chen Xingbang described as her eldest brother's house.

She likes to stay in the countryside, of course, not in her hometown. In the past month, she has experienced things she never thought of before. How come the sisters-in-law and aunts who used to chat well have become so vicious?
Turning east from the village, Li Long slowed down. This was still a dirt road, and if he drove too fast, the people sitting in the truck bed would become covered in dust.

Hongqin stood up and held the railing in front of the truck and tried to look out. Although it was windy, she was not afraid, but excited.

This is what it feels like to ride a tractor!
It's amazing! It's so fast!

The tractor drove into the team and turned towards the Li family yard.

When the rumbling sound came over, people passing by looked at it curiously, wondering which tractor this was from the Li family?

Everyone in the Li family's yard became excited and came to the door one by one.

Du Chunfang, Li Jianguo, Liang Yuemei and Chen Lirong, the four children were the most excited.

Xueping and Xueqin excitedly told Li Juan and Li Qiang about the girl Hongqin.

Li Juan and Li Qiang saw the woman and girl in the car, as well as the bicycle tied to it.

Who is this bike for?
The tractor did not drive into the yard, but stopped at the gate.

Li Jianguo's tractor was parked in the yard. Because he didn't expect Li Long to come back, he didn't leave any space.

After getting off the car, Du Chunfang shouted:
"Xia Xia, hey——!"

Li Xia immediately ran to her mother. No matter how old a child is, he is still a child in front of his parents. When he is wronged, the first thing he thinks of is to talk to his parents. Li Xia is not surprised.

Fathers are always more carefree and think about revenge, while mothers think about whether their daughters have been wronged.

After Hongqin was carried out of the car by Li Long, she looked at the four children with some fear, and then recognized Xueping and Xueqin.

"Hongqin, this is Dajuan, and this is my brother." Xueping pulled her aside and said, "We are all family."

Then she saw the doll in Hongqin's arms, it was so big!

After a chaotic greeting, he entered the yard.

Li Long first took the bicycle off, pushed it into the yard, and said to Li Juan:

"This bicycle will be yours from now on..."

"How can that be possible?" Liang Yuemei didn't expect Li Long to buy a bicycle for Li Juan, and she quickly refused. "Sister-in-law, this is for Juan to ride to school. Taking Qiangqiang with her can save some time and let her learn more at school. Then she will have a better chance of getting into high school."

Li Long's words left Liang Yuemei with no way to refute.

Yes, letting children ride bicycles to school can save a lot of time. After all, it takes more than an hour to go to and from school every day. How can they read on the way?

It is bad for the eyes and will make classmates laugh at you. Of course, the adults you meet will not laugh at you, but will use it to motivate their own children.

Li Juan's family members all saw how hard she studied, and at this moment she really liked the bicycle.

Seeing that his sister-in-law had no objection, Li Long stopped talking, then took the bag from the tractor and called the five children together.

"I went to Wucheng and brought a toy for each of you."

"I know, I know, I saw Hongqin's doll." Xue Ping said.

Xueping is more outgoing than Xueqin and is quite sociable.

Li Long opened the bag and inside were toy dolls of three different colors, animals, and two boxes.

"Juan, this is yours. You're too old now, and dolls don't fit you anymore. This is a set of hair-tying tools. There are some ribbons and hairpins in it. You can try tying your own hair."

At this age, girls are a little older when they pursue beauty. Forty years later, little girls of seven or eight years old have already started to be vain.

Li Juan really liked this box. After she opened it, she looked at the things inside. There was a small mirror, a small comb, as well as hair bands and hairpins.

The popular clips nowadays are the thin black ones, but the ones Li Long bought for Li Juan are colorful. Although they are a bit simple compared to later generations, they are already very beautiful in the eyes of people today.

"Qiangqiang, there is a toy gun in this box. I know the one I gave you before was broken, so I'm giving you another one. Please take better care of it this time."

"Hello, uncle!" Li Qiang was so happy that he ran away with the box.

Hongqin stood aside, watching curiously. She already had one, so she just watched it being shared with others. In fact, she also wanted to have another one, but she didn't dare to say it.

"Xue Ping and Xue Qin, these two dolls are yours. You can switch them whenever you want to play." Li Long took out two big dolls from his bag and gave them to the two sisters.

Both girls were happily holding the dolls with smiles on their faces.

There was also a box in the bag, containing five tiny dolls.

The children looked at the box that Li Long took out with some confusion. Are there still children?
"This box is for Hongqin. Do you know why?" Li Long asked with a smile.

Hongqin herself also looked surprised and puzzled.

"Because I've given you all toys before, and this is the first time Hongqin and I meet, so I want to buy her an extra toy. Do you agree?"

"Agree!" Li Juan said loudly.

"I agree too!" Li Qiang also said loudly.

Xue Ping and Xue Qin looked at each other. Actually, they also wanted the doll in the box, but when they thought about what Li Long said, they shouted together:

"agree!"

"Okay, they are all good kids." Li Long smiled, handed the doll to Hongqin, then stood up, touched her head, and said to Li Juan:

"Juan, take your brothers and sisters out to play."

"Okay, uncle." Li Juan responded and left with the children.

Seeing Li Long distributing toys here, everyone in the family listened and watched. After Li Long finished distributing the toys, Li Jianguo smiled and said:
"Xiaolong is great. He has the patience to explain things to the doll."

"Hey, that's great." Du Chunfang didn't know whether she was talking about the reunion of most of the family or about Li Long dividing the baby.

Li Xia looked at her elder brother's yard and thought about what Chen Xingbang had said before. This yard was really big.

There are also various kinds of vegetables planted in the yard, most of which are ripe at this time and are pleasing to the eye.

I heard that my younger brother Li Long’s yard is even bigger, how big must it be!
At this moment, Li Xia really didn't want to go to Shicheng. It would be so nice if she could stay here and be with her father, mother and elder brother!

It was getting dark, but the family members chatting in the yard were still in high spirits. Li Jianguo cut two large watermelons and placed them on the low table. Most of the adults only ate two or three bites at this time, but the children ate more.

The light in the yard was on. This light was modified according to Li Long's suggestion. It only needed to lead an electric wire from the house and connect a lamp holder.

At this time, the electrical modifications were really carried out in a barbaric manner. Pulling down the power switch, changing a lamp, changing a socket were all child's play, and replacing a fuse was also a small matter.

Of course, the electrical wiring and electrical appliances at that time were not as complicated as they are in later generations. There was only one main switch in the house, and if there was a problem, it was usually because the fuse had burned out.

It’s nothing like the later generations, which have so many electrical appliances. There are a row of things next to the switches, and you can’t even repair those things yourself, and you don’t understand them at all.

It may be professional and safe, but it is also troublesome.

The headlights were on, attracting a group of mosquitoes and bugs around the lights. There were also quite a few bats flying around in the yard, attracted by the mosquitoes.

Children will scream when they see bats. Most children of this age have never seen the true appearance of a bat. In addition, this creature moves very fast, so they can only see a shadow, so they will be very curious.

Mysterious things always arouse curiosity.

Li Xia and Hong Qin were really surprised at the electricity here. There was no electricity in their hometown village, and they still used kerosene lamps at home.

Seeing that there were many mosquitoes outside, Li Qingxia turned on the TV in the house, lit mosquito coils, and let the children watch TV.

When other families saw someone coming to the Li family’s hometown and wanted to watch TV at the gate of the courtyard, they just said hello and left.

The family knew that Chen Xingbang would take Li Xia and Hong Qin to Shicheng tomorrow, so they chatted very late at night.

This is also a rare time of the year when the whole family can get together relatively well.

Maybe we will have to wait until the Chinese New Year.

At night, Li Xia could not see the outline of Li Long's yard. They chatted until very late before going to bed. The children had been forced to go to bed.

Two courtyards are enough to accommodate all these people.

The next morning, Li Xia saw Li Long's yard.

The eldest brother's yard was already exaggerated enough in her eyes, and Li Long's yard shocked her even more. Is this a yard? The landlords in the old society in his hometown would not have such a big yard, right?
Of course, I have not seen much. I have never seen it.

After breakfast, Li Long drove the tractor and sent them away. The main reason was that Chen Xingbang's leave was limited.

This time Li Juan did not ride the tractor, but rode her new car to school. Li Qiang rode the tractor - he felt that it was a great honor to ride a tractor, and it was definitely better than riding a bicycle.

When Li Long drove away on the tractor, Xu Jianjun came to Xu Chengjun's house.

Xu Chengjun is Xu Jianjun's cousin. He has always regretted not buying the seeds from the Li family.

This time I came here to get some information.

"Brother Chengjun, what do you think the Li family is trying to do? They're bringing everyone from their hometown here one by one. Are they trying to create a family in our team?"

Xu Chengjun glanced at him and really didn't want to talk to such a stupid person.

Seeing that Xu Chengjun didn't say anything, Xu Jianjun thought what he said made sense, so he continued:
"Li Long has registered his parents in the team, so his brother and sister must not be registered in the team, otherwise he will become more powerful in the future..."

Xu Chengjun cursed angrily:
"What's your last name?"

"Xu, is this even a question?"

"What's my last name?"

"Of course your surname is Xu, since you are my brother." Xu Jianjun said with a smile.

"What about the Navy, the German Army, and the Flying Tigers?"

"Then..." Xu Jianjun finally came to his senses. It turns out that the biggest family in the team is his own?
"Besides, how can they be interested in this little thing of yours? His second brother is a formal worker in Kuitun, and his brother-in-law will soon be a formal worker in Shicheng. How can they come back to be farmers? You are just a dung beetle rolling in dung, but you think dung is a treasure!" (End of this chapter)