Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The woman didn't expect that the other party was not panicked, but asked her questions instead. At this moment, she was a little panicked.

Therefore, when you are framed, never prove yourself, but learn to fight back - the person who framed you is unlikely to react so quickly, so you can respond calmly. Let him be confused, and you won't be confused.

At this time, the crowd was also polarized. Some people believed Li Long and his team, while others were still skeptical.

"Auntie, do you want us to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau together?" Li Long knew that he had to stand firm on his side at this time. He said loudly, "I will pay for my fish to be identified. If it is a sewage fish, I will accept the punishment. If it is not, I don't want you to compensate for my reputation loss. How about you just pay the identification fee?"

Li Long's words were so magnanimous that he immediately won the support of many onlookers present.

"That's right, go ahead and let us open our eyes!"

"The guy is very generous. He doesn't ask for compensation as long as you pay the appraisal fee. If you think it's a sewage fish, then go ahead."

"After hearing what the young man said, I feel that he has a clear conscience and is not guilty. I think this fish is good!"

"That's right. If it was really a sewage fish, how could it be so beautiful? Even if it was washed very clean, it would still have a bad smell, right? This fish only has a fishy smell..."

The audience's opinion gradually turned to Li Long's side. The "auntie" who could be Li Long's aunt at best became a little anxious. How could she possibly pay the appraisal fee?

After all, she originally wanted to use the name of sewage fish to get Li Jianguo to give her a cheaper price.

"You are making trouble here!" The woman was about to throw a tantrum, shouting at the top of her lungs: "You all know that the sewage fish comes from Ma County. The sewage fish eats stinky water. The fish are dirty and cannot be eaten at all - do you dare to eat this fish?"

Some people were encouraged by the woman and their desire to buy fish receded a little.

The woman didn't respond directly, but Li Long wasn't afraid. He stepped on the plow and said loudly:

“The sewage fish was indeed found in Ma County, and I am not afraid to tell you that the people who caught the sewage fish were arrested by our villagers who went to the police station!
We earn our money cleanly and we won’t use this to ruin our jobs!”

He took out a grass carp weighing more than one kilogram from his pocket and pried open its gill cover to show everyone:

"See? The gills of this fish are all red inside the gill cover! If it was a sewage fish, the gills would be covered with black mud when filtering water! Is there any on this? Everyone, take a look, see if there is any? Also, sewage fish are smelly, everyone, can you smell this fish and see if it stinks?"

When you drive a woman crazy and then produce strong evidence, it will be convincing.

After saying this, Li Long looked at the woman again:
"So what? You still call my fish a sewage fish? If you still want to frame me, then go, go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau or the police station, it's up to you!"

The woman couldn't stand it anymore, so she pushed through the crowd and ran away, yelling that Li Long was bullying her.

Obviously, she didn't have the confidence to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau for appraisal. After all, she just wanted to take advantage of a little and didn't want to get herself involved.

The woman left, and the crowd was still hesitating, not knowing whether to buy Li Long's fish.

Li Jianguo was also a little embarrassed. He had never encountered such a situation when selling things before. Even if he did, he would usually face it head-on.

Meeting a difficult woman is trouble.

At this moment, an old lady suddenly pushed through the crowd and walked to the fish stall. She looked at Li Long and asked:

"Young man, are you the one who has been selling small crucian carps and loaches here for the past two years?"

"It's me!" Li Long was overjoyed when someone helped him break the impasse. He quickly said, "It's me, it's me. I've been selling fish since the market in Old Street opened the winter before last."

"I know. My wife and I bought a lot of fish from you two years ago. My wife said your fish are good and fat, unlike those from other reservoirs, which are skinny and meatless. Why didn't you come last year? An old man came instead?"

"That's my dad." Li Long was happy. This guy was really an old customer. He explained, "I got a tractor and had to do farm work. My dad and my friend came here to sell fish. Our little lake has lots of water plants, so the fish are fat. Now there are no plants in many reservoirs, so the fish are skinny!"

"Yes, yes, that's what my husband said. He likes the fish you sell. You said your friend is the tall guy who doesn't talk much, right? I remember... Come, weigh some fish for me... You don't have any small crucian carp and small dog fish?"

"Yes, yes!" Li Long hurriedly picked up a bag from the sled and opened it, saying as he poured the fish onto the stall, "We're breaking the ice holes to get the fish. We thought that everyone likes to eat big fish during the Chinese New Year, so we didn't pack many small fish. Auntie, take your pick!"

"Okay." The old lady slowly squatted down and began to pick the fish.

The onlookers understood after listening to the two people's question and answer. This young man turned out to be an old man in this market. He had been selling fish here for a long time, and he even had a lake with aquatic plants. This fish was extraordinary!

It turns out that some people think this fish is expensive. Now that I think about it, it’s normal for fish to be a bit expensive. This fish is fat!

Anyone with a little common sense knows that most fish eat grass, and there are naturally good fish where there are aquatic plants, so someone immediately squatted down and started picking fish.

Li Jianguo saw that the crisis was almost over, wiped his sweat, looked at Li Long, and felt relieved.

If it were me or my father, we might not be able to resolve this matter.

Then several old customers recognized Li Long and chatted with him while others were picking fish. This made some people suspect that the old lady was a prostitute, so they dispelled their concerns and joined the ranks of those picking fish.

These old men and women are regular customers of the market and appear frequently, so it is unlikely that they are acting as agents for others. Moreover, more than one of them knows Li Long, which proves that what Li Long said is correct.

In fact, Li Long was also sweating just now. When he came over, there were people watching here and the market manager was already walking over here.

If the argument really gets out of hand, or if you are overwhelmed by the woman's aura, there is a high probability that the market manager will close his stall and take you out to the office to resolve the issue.

Then it will be difficult to sell this truckload of fish.

Thanks to the old lady, Li Long raised the scale higher when weighing the fish and gave her a few more crucian carps.

After that, the business went smoothly. The fish were big and beautiful, and everyone enjoyed looking at them. Those who had extra money also liked to buy them.

Soon the sled fish was almost sold out, so Li Long went to pull again. He found that small crucian carp and small dog fish were also very popular - of course, they were also cheap, 1.2 yuan, more expensive than before, but much cheaper than big fish.

Unfortunately, we didn’t catch many big fish, so we couldn’t sell many.

Li Jianguo carried a yellow schoolbag to collect money, and because it was all small change, the schoolbag soon became bulging. Li Long also prepared a yellow shoulder bag for him.

The number of bags of fish in the tractor's bucket became smaller and smaller. By the time Li Long and his friends had sold most of the fish, it was almost afternoon.

Only then did Li Long feel hungry. He slapped his thigh:
"Hey, I forgot to tell my sister we were coming over and didn't ask her to prepare dinner!"

Li Jianguo looked at the stall and said with a smile:
"Then let's not talk about it for now. Let's sell the remaining fish, then go have dinner. After dinner, we'll take the fish to see them and then go home. By the way, ask your sister if you can take Hongqin back with you. It's just right for her to play with Juan and Qiangqiang."

In the past, my younger siblings lived in my hometown, and the adults were fine, but the younger generation didn’t know each other. Now that the distance is not far, people like Li Jianguo hope that not only their generation can live in harmony, but also the next generation can have a good relationship.

"Okay." Li Long smiled.

"Hey, young man, I heard you came here to sell fish, so hurry over here, because this is all the fish you have left?" An old man came to the stall and spoke.

Li Long saw that the old man looked familiar and knew he was a regular customer. He smiled and said:

"Grandpa, there aren't many fish left. Which ones do you want to eat?"

"I want to stew some small crucian carp, but you don't have any left...Okay, how about a carp, that one?" The old man felt a little regretful when he saw that the stall was full of big fish.

"Old man, right now they are all big fish. Wait until the New Year is over and then we can sell the small fish."

"Okay, okay, I'll come again then." The old man came over with a cloth bag, put the fish in it, and slowly walked away carrying it.

"Xiaolong, many people know you." Li Jianguo said with a smile.

"That's right. At first, Daqiang and I went to the staff quarters of various factories to sell fish, and then we went to the market to sell fish. Many people knew me, but I didn't know them."

Later he added: "In fact, they don't know me, they just know that the fish I sell are delicious - Brother, to be honest, the fish in our small lake are tastier than the fish in other reservoirs."

"That's right." Li Jianguo was quite proud. "After eating Xiao Haizi's fish, I don't want to eat Dahaizi's fish anymore. It's not delicious! I don't want to eat it after eating it for two meals, but your sister-in-law is different. She doesn't get tired of eating it every meal, hey!"

The remaining fish were sold out in a short while. Li Long and Li Jianguo closed their stall and pulled the sled to the parking lot.

Li Qingxia was warming themselves by the stove with the old man who was watching over the parking lot. There were two baked potatoes on the stove.

It looks brown and has a burnt aroma, which is very appetizing.

Hey, old man, you can.

"Okay, my two sons are here, so I have to go too. You take the fish. We are close fellow villagers, so take the fish home to eat during the New Year." Li Qingxia smiled and stood up. "Let's go. I will come again in the summer, and we can chat again then."

"Okay." The old man picked up the two roasted potatoes and stuffed them into Li Qingxia's hands: "Brother, see you when you have time."

The old man is quite generous and doesn't even want the taxi fare.

In the truck, Li Long told his father what he had just said to Li Jianguo. Naturally, his father had no objection.

Although I ate roasted potatoes, I was still not full. I really needed a bowl of fried pork noodles to fill my stomach.

Li Qingxia always had a good appetite and lived to be over 90 years old. A big reason for this was that he could eat a lot and could still eat a lot even in his 80s. If he could eat a lot and was open-minded, then there was basically no major problem with his body.

After driving the tractor to the canteen, Li Qingxia wanted to watch from outside, but Li Long refused and directly carried the fish for his sister into the canteen in a bag. He chose a seat by the window so that he could also watch the tractor.

Besides, there is only the sled in the tractor. My brother has brought in the bags and scales, and the crank has also been brought in. There is no need to worry about the tractor.

Li Jianguo went to order three fried pork noodles, and also asked for three extra noodles, and three bowls of noodle soup. After paying the money and food coupons, he came back and sat down.

It was past lunchtime and there were not many people in the cafeteria, so Li Long and his friends' meals were served quickly.

The three of them put the peeled garlic into a bowl, mixed it, and started eating it.

I'm hungry, so I don't have much to say.

The food in the cafeteria tasted pretty good, and the meat portions were generous. It was about the same as the amount of meat in the thirty-five-yuan deluxe mixed noodles in later generations.

When the noodles were served, the three of them tacitly poured them into the bowls, stirred them a few times to let the noodles be coated with the vegetable juice, and then continued to eat them with big mouthfuls.

Barely any chewing.

He slurped up one bowl of noodles and then another one of extra noodles. In less than fifteen minutes, he had finished them all.

There was no sprouts left in the bowl.

Pour the noodle soup into the bowl, shake it to shake all the vegetable juice into the soup, then blow on it and drink it slowly.

This is called scraping fat. From the mouth to the stomach, it is covered with vegetable juice. Drinking noodle soup not only digests the original food, but also cleans the esophagus.

Very refreshing.

The feeling of not wanting to move.

It tasted delicious.

Half an hour later, the three people went out and Li Long drove the tractor to the yard where Li Xia lived.

As the tractor entered the alley, it saw Hongqin and two children playing in the snow. Hongqin was sharp-eyed and recognized Li Long at a glance. She shouted:

"Uncle! My uncle is here! Uncle!" As he said that, he threw down a snowball and rushed over.

Only then did Li Long see clearly that they were making a snowman there.

Li Long hurriedly slowed down the tractor and shouted:

"Slow down, go open the door and tell your mother that your uncle and grandfather are here!"

"Okay!" Hongqin turned around and ran away.

On the truck bed, Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo looked at each other. Li Jianguo said in annoyance:

"I forgot to bring some candy."

"I didn't take it either." Li Qingxia also felt regretful.

"Hey, I brought some. I brought a bunch when I went out." Li Long said with a smile while driving the tractor, "I'll give it to you later."

The two children who were playing with Hong Qin were leaning against the walls on both sides and looking at the tractor.

Li Long took out a few candies from his pocket and sprinkled two of them:

"I'm Hongqin's uncle. Take it and eat it. Hongqin can't play with you guys for the time being!"

After the tractor passed by, the two children picked up the candy and went home shouting.

At this time, fruit hard candies are as attractive to children as various blind bag cards in later generations.

Probably more attractive than that.

When the tractor drove into the yard, Li Xia was already waiting in the yard. Seeing her father, older brother and younger brothers coming together, she was very excited.

As soon as the tractor was turned off, Li Xia's first question was:

"Dad, Big Brother, Xiaolong, have you eaten? I'll cook for you now."

"We've eaten it." Li Jianguo said, holding the bag of fish. "These are the fish I took out from the ice hole these two days. They are big red carps. They are for you to eat during the New Year."

Li Xia took the fish and led the people into the house:

"Come in and warm up, come in quickly!"

Li Long took out a handful of fruit candies from his pocket and handed them to Hong Qin:

"Hongqin, here, have some candy! Remember to brush your teeth every morning and night!"

"Hey, I got it, uncle!" Hongqin put the candy in her pocket and followed Li Xia into the house. She was very curious about the big fish.

Although a big carp weighing three or four kilograms is not as big as a big silver carp that is more than one meter long, its visual impact will be stronger.

It has a red head and a red tail. Although it is frozen solid, the fish is very wide, about 50 centimeters long and nearly 20 centimeters wide, and very fat!
The scales were about the size of a nickel. Hongqin was curious and wanted to pick them up, but Li Xia slapped her back:
"Don't touch it, it smells really bad. You'll have to wash your hands again later."

Although Hongqin was scolded by her mother, she was not sad at all and still squatted there watching the fish.

"Sister, let Hongqin go back with us and stay at big brother's place for two days." Li Long went to the kitchen and said to Li Xia, "With Juan and Qiangqiang accompanying her, Hongqin can have a good time."

"Won't that trouble my sister-in-law?" Li Xia said with concerns.

My eldest brother is definitely fine, and the child is fine too, but my eldest sister-in-law has to take care of my parents. If I send another child over there, will she be happy?

"Hey, it was my sister-in-law who brought this up." Li Long said with a smile, "My sister-in-law said that Hongqin is alone here, and she doesn't have anyone she knows to play with. My brother-in-law is busy, and you have to take care of the family, so why not take her over there? With Juan and Qiangqiang watching over her, she won't suffer any harm."

"That's fine." Li Xia actually wanted Hongqin to get to know her cousins ​​and play together. She had thought that it would be good for her family to be in the fourth team.

It’s just that my husband chose this line of work, so I had no choice but to follow him.

Fortunately, it’s not very far, so I can see my father often, and my younger brother also comes over often, so that’s good.

As for life, it is better than before, except that there are fewer people I know, but that doesn’t matter.

The matter was settled, and Hongqin was very happy. She was already thinking about how to go to her uncle's house and play with her sister and brother.

Then I went to pack my own things.

Although children don’t understand much, they have their own understanding and their own world.

"Hey, this yard is nice." Li Qing and Li Jianguo both said, "It's so big, we can grow vegetables here in the summer, so we don't have to buy anything."

"When will Xingbang come back?" Li Jianguo asked.

"It's already evening." Li Xia said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and the food factory has sent a lot of meat.

There are many people buying things here, and the food factory is increasingly relying on the meat stall here. They even said they were planning to build a butcher shop here.

"That's a good thing!" Li Qingxia was very happy to hear that. "A store is always better than a stall. I think from now on, both sides of the old street will be built with houses, all of which will be stores. There will be many more people here than in the county."

Li Longxin said, Dad, you are really foresighted.

He was also thinking, wondering if he could open a store here. Even if he didn't open it, he could make a lot of money by renting it out, right?
Forget it, the basic situation is not here, but I can mention it to my brother-in-law.

Li Long came over occasionally, but Li Jianguo and Li Qingxia came over less often. After Li Xia poured the water, they started chatting. They mainly asked each other about the situation on both sides and whether their lives were good.

Li Xia's family had plenty of meat because Chen Xingbang was selling meat. Although they didn't eat good meat every day, the scraps and bones were enough for the family of three.

It can be seen from Li Xia's face that she is much better than when she just came from her hometown. (End of this chapter)