Chapter 130

Although it was late March, green could be vaguely seen in the fields, and the ice had melted, but the water in the small lake still felt very cold to the touch. It was different from winter. In winter, it was cold outside, and although the temperature in the water was low, it felt warmer than the outside.

At this time, the temperature outside had already risen. Li Long had already taken off his cotton-padded jacket and changed into a fleece jacket. With the sun shining, he didn't feel cold at all, but it was different when he got into the water. The water was still at four or five degrees above zero, and it felt bone-chillingly cold.

"Brother Long, where are we setting the nets?" Tao Daqiang hadn't set nets before and didn't know what technology was involved.

"I'll probe how deep it is below first. We didn't bring tires, and we didn't wear waders, so we can only take off our pants and set the nets in the water," Li Long said. "Now setting nets can only be done not far from the shore. I remember there is a groove over there, which was pushed out by a bulldozer during the dry season before. There are shallow beaches on the side of the groove, about a meter or so deep."

Li Long only had a vague impression now. He pointed to the position and said:

"Go along that place, let's probe inside. If there is a shallow beach, go along the beach and set the net in the groove on the edge of the beach. The water level is different there, so there must be fish below."

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

As soon as he got into the water, Li Long shivered. This water was not just cold!

If you want to make money, you have to suffer. He was prepared for this long ago. But Li Long was stimulated by the icy water and secretly decided that he would go find a big tire immediately after selling the fish this time, otherwise his body wouldn't be able to stand it!

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

"Slow down, don't get into the groove, it's hard to get out if you're submerged!"

At this time, the water in the small lake was at most three meters deep, unlike later generations, when Li Long had high blood pressure, it was at most 1.5 meters. At that time, some people didn't dare to choose nets with long seedlings when setting nets, usually 90 centimeters or 1.2 meters, and 1.5-meter seedling nets had to drag on the ground.

"Okay," Tao Daqiang responded, slowing down a bit. Li Long knew he wanted to do more work, so he didn't say much more.

The two walked out more than 30 meters, and sure enough, the deepest water was only at the waist. But it was clear that the water on both sides was very deep, and this shallow beach was only wide on both sides.

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

"Daqiang, you hold the bag, I'll take the net and set it."

Tao Daqiang hurried back, 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 pressed it into the water. It couldn't be seen on the surface, and the next step was to set the net along the groove.

Tao Daqiang learned carefully, and found 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 set all four nets he brought, already deep into the center of the small lake.

"Hurry back." Li Long was already shivering from the cold. He must get a tire tomorrow after taking the fish and selling them!

He made the decision again.

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

Returning home, Li Long changed his shoes and quickly boiled some water to soak his feet. Although he was young and resistant to cold, his body was still cold, so he had to deal with it.

Living to be over sixty in his previous life, he paid more attention to health preservation in the last ten years. Of course, because of the problems he had developed before, 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 boiling soup. He ate solid food at noon, and usually steamed buns and leftovers in the evening, and then boiled some soup.

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

Li Xiangqian? Why is he looking for him?

Li Long said to Mingwa:

"You go back first, I'll be there right away." After Mingwa left, Li Long collected the fire in the stove, cleaned the stove mouth, kept the soup in the pot hot with the red ash inside, and then moved the firewood beside the stove to the side, and then locked the door and walked toward Xu Chengjun's house.

"That Section Chief Li said he would call you back in a while," Ma Hongmei was tidying up rapeseed in the courtyard. Seeing Li Long coming over, she said, "Said there is an important matter to ask you for help."

Li Long was a bit strange, what could it be?

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

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

"Section Chief Li, hello, I am 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 mountain sheep head with long horns? Director 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 sheep horns are section by section. Director Qian said that it needs at least fifteen sections or more, otherwise it won't be imposing. You say it, as long as it can be obtained, you can mention 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 Director Qian wanted it urgently, and he made many calls, but there was no effect for the time being. Even if he promised, 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 that this would be such a coincidence, and his luck would be so good?

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

"Then..."

"I'll go to the county tomorrow, and I'll take it to you then?" Li Long understood Li Xiangqian's meaning.

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

If Li Long wasn't in the village now, he would want to go directly to Li Long's house and see the sheep 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 incident, it's possible!

But even if he opened his mouth like a lion, he would admit it!

Early the next morning, Li Long and Tao Daqiang went to the small lake together.

On this trip, even Li Long was a bit uneasy—this was the first time he caught fish with nets in this life, and he didn't know what the result would be?

(End of chapter)