Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The tractor drove to the reed ditch. The driver turned around and told the girl that Team 4 was just ahead. The girl asked the driver to stop, got off the tractor, and asked the driver to wait here while she went to do some things.

Li Qiang finished school earlier than Li Juan. He walked back with other classmates. When they reached the ditch in front of the reed ditch, they saw other children catching fish there. Several of them immediately took off their shoes and joined in.

The water here leaked in from the small lake above, and along with it came some crucian carp fry, which then grew up.

For a while, the small lake stopped leaking water, and there was less water in the puddle, so the fish appeared.

The children did not necessarily catch fish for food, but just for fun. The children in Team 4 had no shortage of fish to eat. Every once in a while, the team would release water from the small lake to the canals in various settlements in order to irrigate the vegetable fields in the settlements.

There are fish in the canal water, so basically you can catch fish in everyone’s vegetable garden every once in a while.

Even occasionally you can catch a large crucian carp fillet.

It is also very easy for children to catch fish. Some of them go into the water and reach out to feel the water, while others splash the water in the pit out with their hands and they can catch fish while splashing.

After catching the fish, they would not throw it directly onto the ground. Instead, they would dig a small hole the size of a small basin next to the puddle, scoop water into it, and then put the fish in.

Everyone has such a place to put fish. Li Qiang came from behind and caught more fish with his family. With his quick eyes and hands, he caught several fish in a short time.

"Children, can I ask you something? I'll treat you to candy!"

When the girl walked here, she saw the children catching fish, so she stopped and shouted when she saw that no one was paying attention to her.

When the children heard that there was candy to be had, they immediately stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the girl.

The girl was a little surprised. Most of the questions she asked along the way were about the child.

Many children, whether from rural or urban areas, would rush over as soon as they heard that there would be candy.

How come these kids are so calm?
"Auntie, what do you want to ask?" Li Qiang felt that the girl looked familiar. Although she was wearing a mask, her exposed eyebrows and eyes looked quite familiar.

The girl's Mandarin was very standard, which relieved Li Qiang's doubts a little, but he still felt it was a little strange.

"I want to ask if there is anyone with the last name Gu in the team."

"There are many people with the last name Gu." Mingwa said quickly, "Whose family are you asking about?"

Li Qiang added one more sentence:
"what is your job?"

The girl smiled and took out a handful of candy from her small bag and handed it to me:
"Come up, everyone, one candy each."

"No."

Several children who were busy catching fish bent down and continued to catch fish. There were not many fish in the puddle, and everyone was thinking about catching one more.

Just like what was said in that talk show, it’s a secret competition with no rewards, it just depends on whoever comes first.

Li Qiang shook off the mud on his hands and asked:
"Whose family are you asking about?"

"Gu Boyuan's house." The girl felt a little frustrated. Her candy offensive was useless.

Don’t these kids know it’s sugar?
Or have they eaten too much and sugar is no longer attractive to them?

"Are you... a relative of the Gu family?" Li Qiang suddenly realized and asked, "Your last name is also Gu? Do you know Uncle Gu?"

"Uncle Gu?" The girl was a little confused. "You... call him uncle?"

"Well, he calls my dad brother, so I have to call him uncle?" Li Qiang said proudly.

Mingwa next to him exposed his words:
"Then you have to call him Grandpa! Your uncle married Gu Xiaoxia, and you call Gu Xiaoxia aunt, so you have to call him Grandpa, right?"

"I'm on my dad's side!" Li Qiang said stubbornly. The child already knew that the older the generation, the better - at least verbally, so he almost had a quarrel with Mingwa.

The girl was confused.

The amount of information Mingwa just said was a bit overwhelming, making her feel a bit confused.

"Since you are a relative of Uncle Gu, let me tell you, Uncle Gu is not in the team now, he runs a shop in the county." Li Qiang felt that this was his relative. He wiped his muddy hands on his clothes, turned his head to look at the fish, feeling a little reluctant, but then thought it was just talk and nothing would happen for a while.

"Then that Xiaoxia he just mentioned..." the girl asked nervously.

It turns out that her name is Xiaoxia...

"You said that was my aunt, but she's not here either. She's eating commercial grain in the county..."

"What?" Mingwa said, "Your aunt is about to give birth. She should ask for leave, right? How can she go to work with a big belly?"

"Is she going to give birth soon?" The girl felt a little overwhelmed.

How old are you?

I just graduated from college!

"She's really going to give birth soon." Li Qiang nodded, "It should be in the next few days, right?"

They didn't know that Li Jianguo and his team drove the tractor to Shicheng, they were just guessing.

"Then can you take me to visit the Gu family? Is the house they live in still there?" The girl finally calmed down and asked.

"Okay." Li Qiang felt that his relatives would definitely help, so he said to Mingwa, "I'll give you my fish. I'm leaving now." After that, he went to the bushes to put on his schoolbag and led the way.

The girl looked at Li Qiang's schoolbag and was a little surprised that it was different from what she had seen along the way.

"Did your aunt buy this for you?" In her mind, since Gu Xiaoxia was a state cadre, she must be richer than the farmers in the team. Ordinary farmers would not be willing to buy such a schoolbag, right?

"No, this was bought for me by my uncle." Li Qiang said proudly, "When my uncle bought it for me, he and my aunt were not married yet. My uncle is very rich..."

When talking about Li Long, Li Qiang talked endlessly, including making money, fishing, buying tractors, buying cars and so on.

The girl couldn’t believe it. How could a farmer who didn’t even finish middle school have such great abilities?

She had already formed a preconceived idea and always felt that it was Gu Boyuan who helped Li Long, or that Li Long took advantage of Gu Xiaoxia.

Otherwise, how could a state cadre marry a farmer who had not even finished high school?

It is absolutely impossible for me to be like this.

When they arrived at the residential area in the east, some people saw Li Qiang and took the initiative to talk to him and say hello. Of course, their main intention was to ask some questions and find out the identity of the girl.

Li Qiang is quite tight-lipped.

But from the girl's point of view, it can be seen that Li Qiang is quite popular among everyone. From this point, the girl thinks that Gu Xiaoxia must have something to do with it.

When she arrived at Gu's house, the girl saw that the yard was quite tidy, but it was obvious that no one lived there. There was no vegetable garden, and the stove was not cleaned.

Many of the courtyards here don't have gates, so you can see in at a glance.

The girl slowly walked into the yard, looking at everything one by one. The scenes of Gu Boyuan and Gu Xiaoxia living here seemed to appear before her eyes.

Li Qiang was watching at the gate of the yard. Although he didn't know why the girl didn't speak, he could feel that she didn't seem very happy.

Ten minutes later, the girl came out of the yard and walked back with Li Qiang.

"Uncle Gu is not here, come back to my house with me?" Li Qiang said, "There are people at home."

"No, I'm pressed for time and need to go back." The girl asked again, "What kind of store does your Uncle Gu run?"

"Agricultural supplies store." Li Qiang knew this. "It's right at the entrance of the county street, diagonally opposite is Tuanfeng Tower."

The girl had some impression of Tuanfeng Tower and nodded. She couldn't wait to go over and take a look.

When leaving, the girl stuffed the candy in her pocket into Li Qiang's hand and walked west.

At this time, Li Juan came back on her bike and passed by the girl. She thought she looked familiar, so she rode over and asked Li Qiang:

"Qiang Qiang, who is that?"

"Uncle Gu's relatives." Li Qiang shared the candy with his sister and said as he ate, "I just went to see Uncle Gu's yard. I asked her to go home, but she refused."

Li Juan felt that it was not that simple, but the girl had left and she couldn't stop her, so she took Li Qiang back.

The girl vaguely heard the conversation between Li Juan and Li Qiang, but she didn't care about it. What does it have to do with her?

Back at the tractor, she asked the driver to drive to the county. The driver naturally had no objection, as it was a chartered vehicle, and it was good to make money.

By the time the tractor arrived at the county, the sun was about to set. The girl paid the money, let the tractor driver go, and she went to find the agricultural supply store.

It's a pity that it's closed.

The girl thought the person was in the backyard, but she waited at the door for a long time and saw no movement, so she had to leave.

At night the girl tossed and turned in the guesthouse and couldn't sleep.

The next day the girl went to the post office and made a long-distance call.

"Mom, my dad is very good, but I haven't seen him yet... My sister got married, to a farmer... Yes, yes, yes, she seems to be giving birth soon... Work? Yes, yes, yes, she is a state cadre, but I don't know what kind of cadre she is...

My dad? He runs a farm supply store, but it was closed when I went there yesterday... Don't worry, I won't let them see me, I just want to see if they can recognize me..."

After hanging up the phone, the girl went out, found a place nearby to have breakfast, and then went to the agricultural supply store again.

Yesterday, Gu Boyuan asked Li Jianguo to drive a tractor to Shicheng Second Hospital. Seeing his daughter's haggard appearance, he really wanted to beat Li Long up.

Although it is very likely that we cannot defeat him.

Of course, he believed that if he beat Li Long, this kid would not dare to hide or resist.

Fortunately, it can be seen that both Liang Yuemei and Li Long are very dedicated in taking care of Xiaoxia here.

Looking at his two grandsons, Gu Boyuan knew that this was pretty good, or, relatively speaking, very good.

They couldn't stay in the hospital for long, and when the sun was about to set, Li Long and Liang Yuemei asked them to go back quickly.

The main reason is that Li Jianguo has children at home, as well as a large number of pigs, chickens, etc.

Gu Boyuan wanted to stay, but to be honest, he couldn't help much when his wife gave birth, and he didn't know how to help, so there was really no point in him staying.

Then he came back with the tractor.

This morning, after breakfast, when I opened the shop, the expression on his face changed from happy to sad, which scared the customers who came by.

The customer was not aware of the situation and left in a hurry after buying the items.

The old man from the next yard came over to chat, and seeing Gu Boyuan's expression, he asked in confusion:
"Old Gu, what's wrong with you? You feel so startled. Did you lose something? Or are you having a sweet dream?"

"Well... no." Gu Boyuan was in mixed emotions. He was happy that he had two more grandchildren, but also worried about his daughter's health, wondering if there would be any sequelae.

He has a good relationship with the old man next door. When business is slow, the two of them play chess together. When there are a lot of fish sent by Team 4 and placed here, he will also give some to the old man.

Since they were not strangers, Gu Boyuan told him about his daughter's child.

"That's great news, two grandchildren, your son-in-law is so lucky!" The old man said with a smile, "When will you treat us to red eggs?"

"You have to wait until you are discharged from the hospital." Gu Boyuan smiled, "The baby is weak after giving birth, so he is in the hospital."

"Then you have to stay in the hospital for two more days..." The old man said this and looked at one place without moving.

Gu Boyuan patted him:
"What's the matter with you?"

"Look...why does that look so much like your daughter?" The old man pointed to the front.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't Xiaoxia in the hospital... Eh? She really looks like her..."

The girl was not very surprised when she heard Gu Boyuan say that Xiaoxia had given birth to two children, but the old man's behavior made her alert, and she hurriedly turned around and left.

Although Gu Boyuan looked much older than the one in the photo at her mother's place, she could still recognize that this person was her father.

But at the moment, her mother did not allow her to recognize herself, so the girl had to leave in a hurry.

Gu Boyuan looked at the girl's back and couldn't help but say:
"It really looks a bit like..."

“Why don’t you chase after it and take a look?” The old man pushed him.

"What are you chasing after? She's a girl. What if I scare her?" Gu Boyuan didn't think too much about it. "There are so many people in our country. It's normal to look alike..."

When a customer came to buy pesticides, he went into the store and gave the customer change.

After getting the change and sitting at the counter, Gu Boyuan's mind was still filled with the girl's back.

He stood up suddenly and ran out. When he looked to the south again, the girl's back was no longer there.

When Li Jianguo and his team returned to the team yesterday, it was already dark.

Li Juan and Li Qiang were at home. Mrs. Lu fed the pigs and chickens and wanted them to come to her house for dinner, but Li Juan refused and cooked vegetable porridge with her brother.

By this time, Li Juan could already cook simple meals.

When Li Jianguo and his friends came back, Li Qiang told Li Jianguo what happened today.

"You mean a person who looks strangely like your aunt went to look after the Gu family's yard?" Li Jianguo was a little surprised when he heard this. "Where is that person?"

"He left and gave me some candy," said Li Qiang.

Mrs. Lu came over and saw Li Jianguo and the others coming back. She also came over from the opposite door and asked about Gu Xiaoxia's birth. She then said that many people in the team saw a girl who looked very much like Xiaoxia going to visit the Gu family's yard.

Li Jianguo felt that this matter was not simple, and he planned to find Gu Boyuan to talk about it when he had time.

"Dad, did my aunt give birth to two little brothers?" Li Qiang asked, as he was more interested in having children.

"Yes, you will have two younger brothers in the future, and you will have to learn to take care of them." Li Jianguo said casually, and then said to his parents:
"Tomorrow we have to clean up the front yard. Xiaoxia is going to recuperate after giving birth, and we didn't ask where. If she's in the team, then the house in the front yard needs to be cleaned up again. If she's in the county compound, there should be someone there to clean it up, so we don't have to worry about it."

"Hey, I can't help either." Du Chunfang actually wanted to stay in the hospital to take care of the patient, but there was really no room for anyone there. Liang Yuemei and Li Long both asked her to come back and not stay there.

Although it was getting dark, many people in the team came to ask about it. The news that Gu Xiaoxia had given birth to two sons had spread throughout the team, and those who were more distant from her were envious. Those who were more closely related were already preparing gifts to be given when they visited her.

The next day, Li Jianguo and his team went to the front yard to clean up. They took out the bedding and put it out to dry, and re-pasted the stove in the house. Because Gu Xiaoxia was weak, Li Jianguo also planned to collect a few chickens from the team and stew them from time to time to replenish her body.

If Liang Yuemei were at home, she would be the one to take care of these things, but she is in the hospital now, so Li Jianguo has to take care of them.

As for whether Gu Xiaoxia can live here or not, that is another matter. As the eldest brother of the Li family, he must prepare everything here.

The Li family has a new baby, and the whole family is very happy these days. Even Li Qiang can get a few cents more pocket money when he goes to school.

He was also thinking about what gifts he should give to his two little cousins ​​when they came back.

The medical technology level of Shicheng Hospital itself is well-known, at least in the surrounding areas. Gu Xiaoxia had no major problems giving birth, except that her body was relatively weak.

She stayed in the hospital, with the doctor's care, Li Long boiling Chinese medicine for her, Li Xia making chicken soup for her, and Liang Yuemei's care. After a week, her body had almost recovered and she was able to be discharged from the hospital.

Now she has become friends with He Yulian who is in the same ward. He Yulian's mother is taking care of her here. Qin Liben has to go to work and will come over after get off work in the afternoon.

He Yulian made no secret of her envy of Gu Xiaoxia. She even secretly told Gu Xiaoxia that if it weren't for the child, she would have thought about divorce.

After all, Qin Liben and his family went too far during the birth of the child. Until now, Qin Liben's mother and other relatives have never come to see him again.

Gu Xiaoxia could only comfort her, there was nothing she could do.

Li Long also told Gu Xiaoxia privately that this kind of thing cannot be controlled and should not be interfered with, so just respect the fate of others.

After all, in this day and age, divorce is a rare thing, and most people, especially women, will endure it for the sake of their children.

In fact, after twenty years, they were divorced.

But Li Long couldn't persuade him openly, after all, this was the general trend at the time.

Besides, his main focus now is on his wife and two children. He has to change diapers eight times a day. If it weren't for Liang Yuemei's help, Li Long would have collapsed.

Everyone wanted to help Gu Xiaoxia, but Li Long refused and asked her to take good care of the child.

So whether it was the doctors, nurses or He Yulian next to him, they all praised Li Long again and again.

Such husbands and fathers are rare these days.

Finally, on the eighth day after Gu Xiaoxia gave birth, which was also the twelfth day of her hospitalization, the doctor signed for her to be discharged. (End of this chapter)