Chapter 130: Li Xiangqian's request for help

Although it was already late March, green could already be vaguely seen in the fields, and the ice had already melted, but the water in the Little Haizi still felt very cold to the touch. This time was different from winter; in winter, it was cold outside, and although the temperature in the water was low, it felt warmer than outside.

At this time, the temperature outside had already risen. Li Long had already taken off his cotton-padded clothes and changed into fleece clothes, and with the sun shining, he didn't feel cold at all. But once he got into the water, it was different; the water still maintained a temperature of four or five degrees above zero, feeling bone-chillingly cold.

"Brother Long, where should we set the nets?" Tao Daqiang hadn't set nets before and didn't know what techniques were involved.

"I'll probe how deep it is below first. We didn't bring a tire, nor did we wear waders, so we can only take off our pants and go into the water to set the nets." Li Long said, "Now we can only set the nets not far from the shore. I remember there seems to be a trench over there, which was pushed out by a bulldozer during the dry season. There are shallow shoals on the side of the trench, about a meter or so deep."

Li Long only had a vague impression now, and he pointed to the position and said:

"Follow that place, let's probe inside. If there are shallow shoals, follow the shoals and set the nets into the trench on the edge of the shoals. The water flow is different in height there, and there must be fish below."

The two found the position, took off their pants, and went into the water wearing shoes and shorts.

As soon as he got into the water, Li Long shivered; this water was not just ordinarily cold!

If you want to make money, you have to suffer; he had been mentally prepared for this long ago. But Li Long was stimulated by the icy water and secretly decided in his heart that once he finished selling the fish this time, he would immediately go find a large tire, otherwise his body wouldn't be able to take it!

Tao Daqiang had long legs and reached in front of Li Long in two steps, wading through the water. Li Long hurriedly reminded:

"Slow down, don't enter the trench; it won't be easy to get out if you're submerged!"

At this time, the Little Haizi was up to three meters deep at its deepest, unlike later generations. When Li Long had high blood pressure, it was at most one and a half meters deep. At that time, some people didn't dare to choose long net seedlings when setting nets; usually, ninety centimeters or one point two meters were enough, and one point five meter seedling nets would have to drag on the ground.

"Okay." Tao Daqiang responded and slowed down a bit. Li Long knew his idea of doing more work, so he didn't say anything more.

The two walked more than thirty meters forward, and sure enough, the water was at most up to their waists. But it was obvious that the water was very deep on both sides, and this shallow shoal was only as wide as the two sides.

Li Long stopped halfway, broke off a three-meter-long reed and probed to the side, finding that it was at least two meters deep on the side, so he said to Tao Daqiang:

"Daqiang, you come hold the bag, I'll take the nets and set them."

Tao Daqiang hurriedly walked back and took the bag from Li Long's hand. Li Long untied the four-finger net he took out, tied the cloth strip to the reed on the side, and then pressed it into the water. It couldn't be seen on the surface, and next was to set the nets along the trench.

Tao Daqiang remembered and learned attentively, finding that it was actually quite simple.

Li Long finished setting this net, let Tao Daqiang take out another one, untied it, tied the two nets together, continued forward, and kept setting all four nets he brought, already penetrating to the center of the Little Haizi.

"Let's go back quickly." Li Long was already shivering from the cold. After retrieving and selling the fish tomorrow, he must get a tire!

He made the decision again.

The two returned to the shore, wiped their bodies simply, hurriedly put on their pants, and walked quickly toward home.

Back home, Li Long changed his shoes and quickly boiled water to soak his feet. Although he was young and cold-resistant, he still had to deal with the cold air his body had suffered at this time.

Living to over sixty in his previous life, he paid more attention to health preservation in the last ten years. Of course, because of the bad habits formed earlier, he didn't preserve it well.

In this life, he had to deal with bad weather, so he still had to pay attention.

When the sun was about to set, Mingwa from Xu Chengjun's house ran to the Li house. Li Long was cooking soup. They ate solid food at noon, and in the evening, they usually steamed buns, ate leftovers, and cooked a soup.

"Qiangqiang's uncle," Mingwa said out of breath, "The county supply and marketing cooperative called to find you—my dad said it's the one who asked you to help hunt yellow sheep last time."

Li Xiangqian? Why is he looking for him?

Li Long said to Mingwa:

"You go back first, I'll go over immediately." After Mingwa left, Li Long collected the fire in the stove, cleaned the stove mouth, left the red ashes inside to keep the soup in the pot hot, and then moved the firewood by the stove to the side, only then locking the door and walking toward Xu Chengjun's house.

"That Section Chief Li said he would call you in a while." Ma Chunhong was tidying up rapeseed in the courtyard and said when she saw Li Long coming, "Said there's an important matter to ask for your help."

Li Long was a bit strange; what could happen?

Five minutes later, the phone rang again. This time Li Long picked it up.

"Hello!" Although the voice on the other side was slightly distorted, Li Long could still tell it was Li Xiangqian's voice.

"Hello Section Chief Li, this is Li Long."

"Li Long, I have to trouble you again."

"Section Chief Li, tell me if you have anything."

"Can you get that kind of horned mountain goat head? Section Chief Qian wants it, and it's quite urgent—if you know where there is one, we can hunt it now."

"Are you talking about the kind in the mountains, with long horns?" Li Long thought to himself, is it such a coincidence?

"Yes. The goat horns are section by section. Section Chief Qian said it needs at least fifteen sections or more, otherwise it won't be imposing. Tell me, as long as you can get it, you can propose any conditions."

!.

"Section Chief Li, I have one at home. I picked it up a while ago, I don't know if it will work."

"You have one? Really or fake?"

"Really." Li Long said with a smile.

"How many sections?" Li Xiangqian's breathing became rapid. This time Section Chief Qian wanted it urgently. He had made many calls, but there was no effect at the moment. Even if there was a response, it would take a week, so he thought of Li Long.

"Eighteen sections?" Li Long thought for a while and said, "Or nineteen sections? Forgot."

"Is the skull complete?" Li Xiangqian's voice was trembling. He couldn't believe this would be such a coincidence, that luck would be so good?

"Relatively complete, basically nothing missing—seems like that."

"Then..."

"I'm going to the county tomorrow, shall I bring it to you then?" Li Long understood Li Xiangqian's meaning.

"Good, good, good, that's great!" Li Xiangqian felt his mood rise and fall like a roller coaster.

If Li Long wasn't in the village now, he would have wanted to go directly to Li Long's house to see that goat skull first!

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiangqian remembered that Li Long didn't seem to say what reward he wanted.

This guy wouldn't open his mouth like a lion, would he?

Thinking of the last time, it's possible!

But even if he opened his mouth wide, he would accept it!

The next day, at dawn, Li Long and Tao Daqiang arrived at the Little Haizi together.

This trip, even Li Long was a bit apprehensive—the first time setting nets to catch fish in this life, I don't know what the result will be?

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